In this chapter, we learn that Elizabeth has grown into a beautiful, young woman. She tells us that hendy has treated her to a fish pie at a tavern. It's delicious, and both her family and her father love it. She says that she wishes that she were a human being instead of a demon. She also says that her only grudge is that she didn't realize that she was being manipulated by demons. She wonders how she's supposed to confront Gil if he shows up at the tavern. Gil was always more attached to her than she was, she says, and if Gil doesn't recognize her face, she'll be shocked. She's also worried that Gil's heart won't stop even if he's fighting. She asks Gil to let her see him. Gil once told her that he'd had a heart attack while drunk, and that his heart stopped when he died. Gil is still alive, he says, but his heart is still not beating. He's not dead, he just stopped. Gil tells Elizabeth that he used to live in the same village as her, and they can't even see each other anymore.