Biwa is taken in by three young shirabyoshi while Yoshinaka's troops run rampant in the capital, looting and pillaging as they please. Retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa returns to the capital with Yoshinaka's armies. He installs a new emperor, Go-Toba, and outlaws the Taira. The Taira's former ally at Dazaifu, Lord Ogata, is ordered to expel the Heike and so they leave on foot for the port of Hakozaki. When they arrive, Kiyotsune loses hope and throws himself into the water and Biwa sees his death in a vision. Biwa eventually finds her mother who is now blind and calls her Asagi...