This chapter opens with a soliloquy by the wolf. He tells his brothers that if they want to kill him, they should think of the consequences. He says that if he hadn't broken through earlier, they would have killed him. This is because the wolf has beaten his brother at the star exam. The wolf says that the boy reminds him that he doesn't have much hatred for his family. He also says that killing the family in the capital will affect his mother's health. He asks the boy to spare his life so that he can give him everything he has. The boy says that he will give everything to the wolf if the boy spares his life. He adds that the wolf's family is very powerful in the city and that killing them would be very bad for his mother