The chapter opens with a flashback to the time of the birth of Elmire's first child. Elmire was already pregnant with her second child at the time, but she had an abortion and had given birth to a boy. The flashback reveals that Elmire and her first child were not related to each other by blood, but that she and Elmire were both descended from the Snow Clan. The chapter ends with a description of the dungeon where Elmire is being held.