"Till rattle rattle rattle" is the title of the first chapter of the novel. It's a quote from a famous nursery rhyme, which is a play on the rhyme "till rattle, rattle, the wind feels / de lightful" . In other words, the song is about the wind and the wind's ability to rattle. The narrator tells us that he's imagining a covered wagon, which he thinks is a little too comfortable for him. He asks if they can see them from there, and the narrator tells him that they'll soon be able to see them. He also tells the narrator that he can use magic to help him, but that it's not as magical as he thinks it is. He says that he found a gun in a lab, and that's how he used it. He's going to go back inside the wagon, and he asks if there's anything else he can help with. He doesn't know, but he'll do it himself if he needs to. They're done, he says, and they're off to bed. He tells us about the mercantile country, which used to be called the "merchant country" before it became a feudal country. The current feudal lord adopted a merchant's father as a noble, which means that he was talented as a merchant, but also as a man. He probably adopted the current lord because he was a mer chant, or a noble. He adds that if you're still looking for a place to stay, he invites you to stay with him at his grandfather's house. He promises to find you a place in three days.