Chou gets up early and follows her instincts to the Grove. Destiny's Wave gets her past the guardian. They go to the pool, and Destiny's Wave explains what she's about and shows her one of the past Handmaidens who failed at her task: by not killing a single person at the right time, she brought death to thousands and turmoil to a kingdom for two hundred years. She's attacked by a demon as she leaves the Grove; she manages to fight it off, but it's hard.