This chapter's epigraph comes from a conversation between Merlin and Rossa. Merlin tells Rossa that he's been looking for her, and that she's woken up. Rossa asks what's going on, and Merlin says it's all very important. He tells her that everyone in the kingdom is hurt with his magic. He compares her physical strength to that of a giant, and says that if he didn't have his divine weapon, his physical strength would be dim. He says that Rossa's physical strength is just as great as that of the giant. He asks Rossa to take him away before he loses himself. He's okay, Rossa says, and they'll continue their conversation later.