The next morning, the men discuss the events of the previous night. They are shocked to learn that the three of them were not at the meeting hall when the murder took place. They demand to know where they were at the time of the murder. The men tell them that it is not a place for them to quarrel, and that they are excluded from suspicion. Baron tells the men that he was cultivating his martial skills outside his sister's bedroom the night before. He is afraid that the murderer will not be found, and he wonders if outsiders have been contacted by members of the house recently. He fears that if they investigate further, he will be taken a traitor, and the clansmen must rule out suspicion