Kim and the Lama, followed by the crow, continue with their pilgrimage towards Benares along the Great Trunk Road. In the vicinity of a village, the Lama feels tired and wants to stop and rest in the shadow of a tree. Kim entrusts him to the crow and goes to look for some food and water. As he walks across the countryside, he notices two approaching soldiers on horseback carrying a flag. The two men drive the flag into the middle of a wide clearing. Kim approaches them and discovers that the flag depicts a red bull on a green background. It is the image Sulima had announced with her prophecy.