When the sun rises, the innkeeper promises to take the boy back to his family's home. He tells the boy that he has made the decision to go back to the inn because he is afraid that the boy will be in danger again. The boy says that he is bitter, but that he does not like the idea of going back to their home. The innkeeper tells him that it is his fault that he was unconscious for so long, and that he should not feel sorry for the day. He says that the only thing that scared him was when he saw someone come and take the porridge. He asks the boy if he came to save him, and the boy replies that it was his brother who saved him.