The next morning, Dr. Rivers tells Rivers that the battle is going well, and that they've captured some girls as "bargaining chips" for the surrender of the besieged valley. Rivers says that the valley's doctors have been fighting the Russians for years, and they know that if they surrender, the battle will be over. Rivers worries that if the reinforcements arrive before they're done fighting, the valley won't have enough strength to hold onto until then. Rivers's worried that the reinforcements will arrive too late, but Rivers assures him that they will be able to hold on.