Doronjo and the gang come to know a couple when they stop by a village. When the wife goes to collect firewood, she offers to take them to a hot spring. Then, when they come back, they see her husband being taken away by the Yatter soldiers.

The gang takes a break from their traveling in order for Doronjo to rest and recover from a cold. While Galina tries to tend to Doronjo, Alouette goes to a river to get some water. There, she meets a creature that was separated from its mother.