The narrator tells us that he's going to go on another business trip soon, so he can "make your next heat" . He's not sure why, but he thinks it's because he was "selected" to be one of the "stupisers" , which is a fancy way of saying "one of the most elite students in the world." The narrator says that he admires Prins's work, but that Prins is only teaching him for two months. The narrator is worried about how he'll be able to "sell" Prins when he goes back to school. He says he can't do that, since he is "so cute," but he also says he'd rather be "self-reliant" than an "alpha." Prins, he says, doesn't have the power to be trusted, so the narrator thinks it best for him to be self-reliant.