This chapter's epigraph comes from the opening lines of the novel, "Boom, nod, whoosh, loveless." This is a reference to the loveless state of the wrym, who has been hiding out in the Netherworld. It is implied that he is going to hide in the Netherworld, where he will not be able to be discovered. The chapter ends with a soliloquy by the master of the universe, in which he explains that he does not want the treasure of the wychm's body, which is the body of the giant wyrm. He wants the treasure because he has raised the giant creature to be a divine creature. The master explains that there is a demonic spirit within the girl, and that the spirit will devour her soul and transform her into a completely different person when the time comes. He says that the girl