Kiroranke's group obtain explosives from an abandoned lighthouse and plan to blow holes in the four walls of Ako prison. Unfortunately only one charge works, and as the prisoners head for the hole in the wall, they are confronted by a hungry Siberian tiger. Nevertheless, Sofia and many others make their escape across the ice floe, and she reunites with Kiroranke. She recognizes Asirpa as Wilk's daughter and tells her how Wilk convinced her that the Eastern ethnic minorities needed to unite to protect their culture and heritage...