If Lealy was here, she would know what to do, how to stop the bleeding and what ointments to put on the bruises and wounds. Lealy knew how to take away the pains and heal the hearts. She treated all her patients individually, prescribing different treatments for each. She had taken away Tirad’s pain and loneliness with her warm arms, yet he had left her to die in pain. He should have stayed and stopped Mart. If he was there, he wouldn’t let Lealy go to the harbour, or maybe he would. How could he have known? He wishes he had stayed and went to the harbour with her; he preferred that he was a direct victim of the fire having died in the flames with Lealy than becoming known as the villain who had killed so many innocent people – a victim of Mart’s plans. Deep in his heart, he wishes Lealy had survived the fire. She could have thrown herself into the water and picked up by the rescue boats or swam to the main harbour. She was a strong woman, a survivor. He doesn’t know whether he will see her again or not. But he wishes he would. He wants to explain to her that he had nothing to do with the fire. But will she believe him? Or if alive, has she already believed Mart, condemning Tirad for what had happened? He should have told her everything sooner, about the danger that threatened Hurmaz’s life and that he was heading back to him. But she was mad at him and too busy, he didn’t have all that time to bring her around and explain. One day, he will tell her everything.

Narivan opens his eyes and moans. Tirad tells him not to move but he wants to sit. He slightly bends his back to peek at his wounded leg. He tells Tirad there is a first aid kit in every boat and there must be thread, needle and bandage. He has to sew the skin. Tirad walks towards the wheel and tells Dalia about the first aid kit. Dalia slows down the boat and helps him look for the box. They search everywhere and finally find it in a drawer of the boat cabin. But there are no threads and needles in the first aid kit. Even if there was, sewing up Narivan’s deep wound is not something he could put off. He goes to Dalia again. She tells him that they have to get as far as possible from that area and she can’t stop the boat right now. She teaches him how to hold the wheel and sail the boat forward without having to turn or change directions. She tells him how to accelerate and decelerate the boat using the gas pedal. Tirad sits behind the wheel and Dalia goes to help Narivan. It is not too hard to keep the boat going straight ahead, not in this fine weather and calm sea. But he already knows he could never ride a boat in stormy weather and find his direction from the compass panels by the wheel. Maybe it would be easier to ride larger boats. The small boats may turn upside down with every fierce wave. He wants to decelerate the speed to stop the feeling that the boat might keel over any minute. But Dalia is right. They should get away from the Oxan Island area and the ships as soon as they can.