This chapter's epigraph comes from the opening lines of the book, which are: "tiny the shaman master" . The master tells us that he can only fight with the two boys, and that it's the first time he's seen someone who wants him to die. He's worried that the old witch will be able to use his speed to kill one of them, but he also knows that the agility of his blood brush spell can do the same. He tells his brother to find a sword and use it to fight the boys. He also tells him to use the agility spell to kill the enemy.