In this chapter, we are introduced to Dr. Nim. He is a famous doctor who has traveled the world and has worked as a physician for many years in the royal court of the yan kingdom. Nim is shocked to learn that his son has drowned in the river. He apologizes to his mother for breaking his promise to visit the prince. He tells her that the prince is still not well after the disaster, but that he will visit him later on. He also wants to arrange an engagement ceremony between Nim and the prince so that they can be married when the northern kingdom is reconquered.