The chapter opens with a description of how the energies of the light and the dark law are clashing. The light law has become stronger and stronger, and the darkness has become weaker and weaker. This is because of the fact that the universe is a "soul ocean" . The only way to control these energies is to join the soul ocean with the light law. This would be like joining a "vine" with the "power of law" , but the vine would not want to do so, so it would just "grow whoosh" and "disperse" the energy. The idea that the vine might not want the law scares the living daylights out of him, and he is afraid that he will never be able to use the law. But now that he has joined the vine with the law, he is able to cultivate without fear. He is