In this chapter, we are introduced to Dr. Manette, who is in the process of healing Wushuang, who has been poisoned by the prince's wife. She is furious with the prince for not protecting the realm stone, which she believes is the only way to protect the realm from evil. She wants to use the alien fire to create pills for her brother. The prince refuses, saying that his foundation is not strong enough to absorb the fire. The doctor explains that they will have to buy a cauldron and use it as an aid to the healing process. He then explains that the prince can live without him for the rest of his life, but this cannot prove that he is a "blood cow" at all. He leaves to make an appointment for a battle