This chapter opens with a description of the harsh winter season in the country of the "snow shadow forest" . The narrator tells us that the people of the forest are making a living by hunting, which is why they want to live in the "rich land" of the country. However, this is not a good thing for them, since they would all die if they were to take over the "country of the yan." The narrator then tells us about an agreement he had with the old man that there would no more wars. The old man had agreed to this agreement, but then he ate it up. He tells the story of how he and the other men had agreed not to fight anymore, but the old