In the meantime, the uncle and his wife have managed to escape from the dragon's trap, but the array of eyes is still in place. The uncle and wife wonder if the array's effect will be lost if the uncle dies. The boy wonders why he has been transformed into a child. He wonders why his mother didn't pay any attention to him when he was a little boy. She died thirteen years ago to save him, and now she is with him. He tells his mother that he always has two mothers who love him the most.