In this chapter, the monster learns that the source of his magic is the same ice and fire that he learned from his father. The monster asks his father to make him something to eat, but his father refuses, saying that the food is not yet mature enough for him to eat. He tells the monster that he will punish him when they return home, but he does not specify what punishment he will give him. When the monster notices that the iron-backed earth dragon is still standing, he tells his father that the beast has been "mutated" into a golden-backed dragon. He explains that he tricked his father into thinking the beast would devour them, but that he did not expect the beast to be a "golden-backed" beast.
In this chapter, the monster learns that the source of his magic is the same ice and fire that he learned from his father. The monster asks his father to make him something to eat, but his father refuses, saying that the food is not yet mature enough for him to eat. He tells the monster that he will punish him when they return home, but he does not specify what punishment he will give him. When the monster notices that the iron-backed earth dragon is still standing, he tells his father that the beast has been "mutated" into a golden-backed dragon. He explains that he tricked his father into thinking the beast would devour them, but that he did not expect the beast to be a "golden-backed" beast.