 However, later, when Sorn is to meet his new teacher, Master Tian, it is revealed to be the old man he met earlier.Tian turns out to be a strict teacher and instructs Sorn on all the instruments of the Thai classical music ensemble.At one point, Sorn is punished for being too flashy a player and is made to relinquish the "ranad-ek" to an inferior player, much to the dismay of other members in his ensemble, as well as a high palace official watching the performance.