In this chapter, we learn that the baby's condition is still unstable, and that the mother and father have not seen each other in a long time. The two women discuss the importance of the jade pendant that the grandfather gave to her when she was a child, and the fact that they have forgotten each other's pasts. The mother says that she can't blame the previous generations for their mistakes, since they didn't raise her or attend to her, and she says that they owe each other nothing. She says that the past is important, but that she doesn't care about it since she's forgotten it. The woman says that her husband, the prince-regent of the kingdom, is waiting for her at the border, and they're ready to set off.