ame and yuki later fight each other over their "real" selves: neither sibling can agree whether or not they are wolf or human. hana recognizes they are forming their futures, but is worried about it. ame reveals that sensei has been gravely wounded during a storm and will likely not survive, but then hints that he will succeed sensei as the guardian of the wild. hana is horrified by this, and begs him not to return to the forest.