Ethan is restless after spying a couple sleeping in the woods and inspecting the thick calluses on his gun-scarred hands. Another man begs him to teach how to forget fear, betrayal and death. Domestic moments cut in—quick affection, a child asking about a father, and Rae admitting she is an orphan who was found by a man at the river five years ago. Talk shifts to the village chief's heavy rule. When planning stalls, someone declares, "No need for a plan. I'll just use strength." The episode ends with the group set to confront the chief by force.