In this chapter, the reader is taken back to the beginning of the story, where the young narrator is in the library of Renatus's palace. The narrator has been away from Renatus for a long time, and he is still wondering where he can find his way back. He wonders if there is a way for him to get back into the world of the mirror. He has seen a mirror of the castle of Varuna in the mirror, but now he cannot see anything in it. He also wonders if the mirror is not enough, because he has never read a book before. He imagines that he will find a way to return to the mirror world.