As the rain begins to fall, the doctor tells his men to stay away from the fighting. He tells them that he used to be a doctor, but that he joined the army when the civil war broke out. He says that he gave his all to the fight, but now he is afraid of losing his family or his country. The doctor tells him that the soldier who passed away earlier in the day was a young man, and that the doctor saved his life. He adds that he will have to return to the front early in the morning. He explains that he kept a code so that the soldiers would not lose their spirit and die in battle. He also tells the doctor that he is the commander and decides what to do if anything should happen to the president.