"I want to convey words to you that are free of lies and deception." While their feelings remained at odds, Liliangé and Alekseid visit the bedside of his critically ill mother. Liliangé, unable to hide her distress at seeing his mother's weakened state, expresses her sorrow and anxiety, lamenting that she had no one else but her mother-in-law. Seeing her like this, Alekseid feels an overwhelming sense of his own inadequacy. At the same time, he's resolved to finally convey his true feelings. "Shall we talk for a bit...?" With those words, Alekseid begins to share the feelings he had long been unable to express to Liliangé...!!
