▁from ▁his ▁inj uries , ▁Es dan ▁is ▁permitted ▁to ▁w ander ▁the ▁gard ens ▁of ▁the ▁estate , ▁which ▁rem ind ▁him ▁of ▁his ▁home ▁on ▁H ain . ▁He ▁makes ▁the ▁acquaint ance ▁of ▁K ams a , ▁a ▁slave ▁woman ▁who ▁has ▁a ▁son ▁from ▁being ▁ra ped ▁by ▁an ▁owner . ▁He ▁speak s ▁with ▁Ray aye ▁again , ▁and ▁guess es ▁that ▁the ▁war ▁is ▁going ▁badly ▁for ▁the ▁government . ▁Ray aye ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁is ▁considering ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁bi ological ▁weapon ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁conflict , ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁wants ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁the ▁Ek umen ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁After ▁Ray aye ▁leaves ▁again , ▁Es dan ▁is ▁locked ▁ind o ors , ▁leading ▁him ▁to ▁guess ▁that ▁the ▁liber ation ▁army ▁of ▁the ▁slave ▁re bell ion ▁is ▁close . ▁Later ▁that ▁day ▁he ▁he ars ▁sounds ▁of ▁fighting , ▁and ▁is ▁released ▁from ▁his ▁room ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁liber ation ▁army , ▁who ▁have ▁storm ed ▁the ▁estate ▁and ▁killed ▁the ▁government ▁soldiers ▁holding ▁it . ▁He ▁is ▁cross - ex am ined ▁by ▁the ▁men ▁who ▁released ▁him ; ▁he ▁tells ▁them ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁wanted ▁him ▁to ▁express ▁support ▁for ▁it ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Ek umen . ▁ ▁The ▁re bel ▁officers ▁tell ▁him ▁that ▁they ▁want ▁him ▁to ▁warn ▁the ▁government ▁not ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁bi ological ▁weapon , ▁and ▁that ▁if ▁it ▁did ▁the ▁Ek umen ▁would ▁send ▁troops ▁against ▁the ▁government