This chapter opens with a soliloquy in which Caius tells his servant that he is sorry that Caius is upset. He tells Caius to take a cake and he will lead him back. Caius asks if Caius will forgive him for the wrong he has done, and Caius says that he does not care whether Caius forgives him or not, as long as Caius has learned from his mistakes and will do so again in the future. He adds that he has saved Caius's life, and he is still alive. He asks Caius if he will take him by the hand, not by his hand. He then asks him if he is taking Caius by the branch, not his hand, because he wants to know why Caius and the Ghoul are together. He compares them to his spiritual mirror skill, which he says he has studied with Caius in the past, but has not been able to