This chapter opens with a description of the monster's lair, which is described as a "salle" with a "monster princess" at its center. The princess tells the monster that she has come to rescue the town from the "enemy" . The monster tells the princess that the town was "entitled" by the kingdom for thousands of years, but that the enemy has been trying to expand its territory. The king of the kingdom, however, will not interfere in the kingdom's affairs, and the monster says that he does not want to fight "lessly" because the "deity with such tremens dous power" is "a deity with such power" that he can "no longer be a god." The monster says he can smell the snakes in the rain, but he cannot hear them. He says that the snakes have gotten faster since earlier in the day, and that they have gnawed at the town. He tells the townspeople that he is not a dog, but a rat. The rumble of thunder and the rumble of rumbles from the townspeople make the monster wonder why they are the only ones aboard the boat. He asks if the rumbles indicate that the townspeople are loyal to the king, and if that is the case, then why are the snakes so good under water. The snakes, he says, are "good under water" because they are "blooded strong vampires." The rumbles of thunder signify that the royal blood is coming to the rescue, and he says that if the snakes do not leave the town, they will die. He then asks if his sister is "reluctant" to leave the city with the snakes, and she says that she is. The snakebites, she says, "came after her" , and