This chapter's epigraph is from Gulliver's letter to Alek, in which he tells Alek that he will kill him if he ever sees him again. This is a reference to the fact that Alek is a "high-class alpha" and that he is responsible for Alek's death. The letter goes on to say that Alek will be blamed for the death of his child and will be held responsible by his master for the deaths of his other children.