In this chapter, the Thane of Ravenspur comes to the conclusion that it is time for him to leave the Thane. He tells the Thane that if he does not finish his "adult ceremony," the Thane will become "food" and "weaker and clench it" . The Thane tells him that he should ask the opinion of the Thane's highness, but the Thane refuses to listen to his advice. He says that he will stay with the Thane until the end of his life, but he will leave when it is too late.