Emma and Ray are reunited with the other children, and the female demon, Mujika, and the male demon, Sonju, reassure them that they are not like regular demons. They explain that for religious reasons, they do not eat humans in order to survive and that they are freelancers unassociated with the Houses. Sonju tells Emma about the history of their world. Thousands of years ago, humans and demons fought an long war which eventually ended with the humans and demons making peace and agreeing to live in their own separate "worlds"; the demon world, with several Houses breeding human offerings to appease the demons and a separate human world. However, Sonju warns them that as escapees, the children will not be welcome in the human world. As the children prepare to leave, they are trained by Sonju and Mujika in the skills needed to survive the wilderness. Gilda and Don confront Emma and Ray about their tendency to hide their problems and persuade them be more open with the other children. Emma goes hunting with Sonju and he teaches her to kill living animals and then preserve them by using a vampiric plant called Vida which drains blood, as part of a ritual called Gupna. Emma is distressed by the process, but hides her emotions when returns to the caves with food for the children.