In this chapter, the Governess tells us that she has learned that the Auria is under the control of a great tower, and that the people there are growing sicker. The Governess asks why she hasn't told the people about the impending attack. She says that she's waiting for the ground troops to come under her command. She's convinced that the goddess of death, surka, has been hoarding the Aima, the magical substance that makes the world real, so that she can re-create it in her image. The Aima is the only thing that can save the world from destruction, she says. She wants to be the "god of death," she says, and she wants to kill the people who need it most.