The chapter opens with a discussion of the threat posed by the demi human. The narrator asks if the demi humans pose a real threat, and the guest introduces himself. He explains that he is a human being, and that he has done many things in his life, including breaking into a liquor shop and being arrested for theft. He says that he feels awful that he turned out this way, but he is confident that the monster will find him. He asks the narrator to take him to a safer place, but the narrator refuses, saying that they will not find them if they continue on their current path