This chapter opens with a description of the new ferret, Edwin, who is half the size of the princess. He looks awkward and stoic, and the handra seems obedient to him, but he is still the prince of the kingdom. He asks the bandras to leave him food and water, but they do not, and he is hungry. The bandras are trained to lock the door of the dungeon, but Edwin has a clever technique that prevents them from doing so. He and the bandra are about to move to the king's palace when they are interrupted by the sound of a knock at the door.