Ochiba no Miya's mother sends Yugiri a yokobue (a flute) treasured by the late Kashiwagi in reward for his support of her daughter Ochiba no Miya, but that night Kashiwagi appears in Yugiri's dream, saying that it was a different person (suggesting Kaoru) to whom he wanted to send the yokobue.
落葉の宮の後見をする夕霧はその礼として宮の母から柏木遺愛の横笛を贈られるが、その夜、夢に柏木があらわれて、自分が笛を贈りたいのは別人である（薫を示唆）と言う。