In this chapter, we learn that the demons have retreated, and that there are still some who are still in the direction of the capital. The city's defense forces will have to fight to protect the citizens, and the people's zeal will also be at risk. The demons will continue to fight until they die, says derieri, who has been seriously injured in the battle. He tells us that the breath of blessing is a spell that makes the demons lose their sense of pain, but it doesn't cure them of their wounds. He also says that the two high-level demons, the chandler and the cusack, are disobeying their superiors. He says that he wants everyone in the city to survive, and if possible, he wants them to do so without having to kill anyone. He is sensing an enormous signal approaching, and he says that it is the ten command of the archangels.