In this chapter, the wolf tells the girl that he has lost his way in the world. He tells her that he was poisoned so that his mind would not be poisoned, so that he would go away. He says that he woke up in the middle of the night, and that the machine kept him awake so that it could use his body as a weapon. He asks her to remember that he is before her, and she reminds him that they are together. She tells him that the allies came for them, but that it was too late. She reminds him of the mother superior, yvette, and the gull, who were possessed by the old god. She says that she is studying the foxes because she is the descendant of the empress, even if her blood does not bear the mark. She warns him that if he is caught, his mother will kill him.