The next day, the elder tries to kill the rookie with an assault rifle, but the rookie kills him with an air rifle. The elder tells the younger man to follow him, because the enemy is so fierce that they cannot face it head-on. He tells the elder not to worry, because they will die together if they have to. The younger man is curious about his elder's reaction to the news, and he wonders what the elder would think if he knew that he was a rookie.