This chapter opens with a light coming from the forest. The monster is described as a "chilling shadow" and a "fanged badger" . The creature is wounded and has broken into the lower levels of the forest, where it can be caught and killed. As the creature is being killed, the monster's core is missing. The other creatures are also missing the core of the creature, which means that the creature has lost its ability to fight. The remaining creatures, however, are able to fight and kill the remaining creatures because they are higher in the forest than the creatures that are lower in it. This means that they are also able to trap the creature and kill him. This is a trap set up by rogues, who are expelled from the higher ranks of society.