Ulrich untied them both. The room became silent as Daisuke looked at their faces as if trying to read their minds. He stood up and said "You will be staying with us until we can sell you away, you will have to work for your food and of course if you earned to live another day. Try anything and you will be killed on the spot, he turned to Ashitaka grabbing his chin examining his face, Ulrich what happened to this poor boy? Ulrich began to get nervous sweating from his face and trying to dodge his look. Ulrich! Speak, don't look away from me!" Ulrich then said "Well they you see huh…, he began looking around trying to make up something for his sake, well they tried to run! Yes that's right, he ran and attacked the archer guy. Of course I was there to save him and gave him a beating he will never forget". He then gave a big smile as Daisuke glared at him. Ashitaka gave a small smile while his hair was covering his mangled face.

"Now, what is the one thing I always tell you to look out for?" asked the man as he raised his bushy eyebrow at Ulrich. "Well, he rubbed his chin, you always tell me not to damage any of the merchandise." Ulrich said. Daisuke then reached to his cane and pointed at Ashitaka and San "What are those Ulrich?". Ulrich then said hastily "Merchandise…". "Good, I see we understand each other. Or not". He then unhooked his cane from its cover and revealed not a cane but a massive Katana, the cover landed on San's hands. She looked surprised. Ulrich then kneel and pleaded "Oh please it won't happen again, I promise!". Daisuke then reach out his hand towards Ulrich and he gladly gave him his hand. He then brought him to eye level and smiled. Ulrich smiled back, but then Daisuke grip tighten making Ulrich squeal like a girl. He would kneel while trying to release his grasp. Daisuke got closer to his face and said in a deep tone "Now listen here, get out of my cabin and the minute I send this two out of here you are to get them a tent and a someone to treat this boys wounds, understand?".

"Yeah! Medic and tent yes of course", said Ulrich. Daisuke then sheathed his great katana. He pointed at the door and said "Go now and do as I have asked". Ulrich nodded and ran out the door shouting orders. The old man now sat as he did before, putting his cane close by him. "How old are you kids?" he asked. San and Ashitaka answered as one "We are 16 years old". Then he asked "What are you doing so far out in our territory?". Ashitaka then spoked out happily "Man you wouldn't believe what I was trying to hunt, Daisuke raised up his eyebrow, there was this big gigantic eagle I was trying to catch to take all his feathers so I could make winning arrows for the championship". Ashitaka's joy soon ended as he saw the old man overcome with rage. He shouted "That's my pet eagle you brat!,Ashitaka now opened his eyes wide open with a fearful look on his face, Oh wait you have been the one that has been stealing my poor birds feathers". "Well I didn't mean to…" Ashitaka managed to mumble out. The ringing of a bell ended the conversation making the two kids look around. "Ahha!, said the old man, speaking of the devil." He then stood up and went to a wooden wheel and began to turn it. The mechanism opened a small door high up in the wall while the kids watched in amazement. Through it came the eagle Ashitaka was after, it then flew around the cabin in circles making Ashitaka and San duck as the bird flew by finally resting in the forearm of Daisuke. He began to pet it as the kids stood back up. "Such a nice bird and to think you would want to rob him of his feathers, for shame boy…" claimed the old man.

San suddenly burst out "Who cares about your stupid bird? I was just following this failure of a warrior around making sure he didn't get himself killed!" Ashitaka then turned his head towards San and asked "What did you just called me?". "You heard me, you are a good for nothing warrior and don't even get me started on your marksman skills". They both got close enough to make their tip of their noses touch and would have continued to argue. Daisuke began to lose his nerves and said quietly "You like to argue? Well there is a nice door over there were you can go out and take your love problems somewhere else!" They both then stopped and realized how close they got to each other quickly separating turning themselves away. San then said "Oh please, me and this loser? Not in ten thousand lifetimes." Then Ashitaka replied "I rather sleep with a boar than look at her ugly mug any day, but if we are talking money I had be glad…" San then stood up and said "You want compensation huh? Then have a mouthful of this…" Ashitaka turned only to see San's foot inches away from his face. San dropped kicked Ashitaka making him fly across the room towards the door.

On the opposite side of the cabin the other men eavesdropped on their conversation. Amongst them was Ulrich with a bandaged hand listening closely behind the wooden door. One of the men asked "Well what are they saying?" and then another one "Is he going to kill them or what?". Then Ulrich turned with a smile and said "If only, if only…". Ulrich heard something that made him laugh and shouted "I hear screaming boys! Looks like we ought to have blood after all…". He stopped laughing as the noise grew louder and louder. The men jumped out of the way right at the moment when Ashitaka flew right through the door, taking Ulrich with him. Ashitaka was right on top of Ulrich like two ragdolls as they laid grunting. The other men rushed to see what was happening. Ulrich stood up and grabbed the battered Ashitaka by his neck elevating him from the floor. He asked him "Who told you could fly!?". Ashitaka replied "Is my mauler still there, I think she knocked it out." Ulrich became furious and shook him around "Answer my questions dam it!"