The next morning, Bardolph wakes up to find that his sister has fallen asleep. He's relieved that she's not dead, but he's even more relieved when he realizes that he'll have to boil a suit of needles to get rid of the rest of the poison. He tells Bardolph to boil the needles and then tell his sister that she can pretend to be sick if she can walk. Bardolph says that's a good idea, since the murderer might still be looking for his sister after poisoning her. He then tells Bardson that he has to be the "Supreme Elder's Apprentice" at the family gathering in five days.