In this chapter's opening soliloquy, Teta Elzbieta criticizes the way the Sokoras are resisting the invasion of their land. She's worried that they're going to attack again, but she's also worried about what will happen to them if they don't stop fighting. She tells Teta that she has saved all of them, and that she hasn't seen her since the morning of the invasion. Teta says that she doesn't want anyone to believe that she said anything about kana and the midget hooking up, but Teta insists that it's just a private conversation. She also says that Teta sent him to the humanworlo to be safe, because he's the only elf in the world who can open a portal to the other side of the world.