As Kino and Hermes drift on a raft downstream, Kino recalls people who she has met on her travels, in particular those undertaking journeys of their own in which she chose not to intervene. Jin sought revenge for her husband's death and shot a former criminal named Ace. Brock wanted to atone for his violent past, which was unknown to his love interest named Sica. When Kino was younger, her Master, an old woman, saved her from being attacked by a wolf. Kino also recalls that she stopped at a hermitage when running low on fuel...