In this chapter, we learn that Lysonel's brother, theodore, has finally found a way to "own" his lover. Theodore had been planning to do this for a long while, but Lysonell humiliated him and forced him to do it. Theo finally gave himself to Lysonelle, thinking that it was only a one-time deal. He was humiliated and possessed by the fact that she was his. He wants to be with her forever, and he just wants to hug her like this.