This chapter opens with the arrival of the troop, who have been waiting for seven years for the return of the boy. They have prepared a large amount of food for the troops, but the news of the village's capture and subsequent killing of all of the soldiers has caused the grievance of the villagers. The boy is overjoyed to be reunited with his family. He asks if he will be able to complete his kpi, and the boy replies that he will. He then asks if there is a young girl still in the store, and he promises to help him after he dies. The young man is shocked to learn that the girl has left a message for him on the counting of the days to his death.