In this chapter, we learn that Krook and the others are in the forest, and that they're trying to find a way to get into Krook's house. They're also trying to figure out if there's anything they can do to help Krook, since he's in such a bad mood. Krook asks if they can help him find a treasurer, a strategist, and a headquarters, but they can't find any. He's also worried about the black crows, since they've never attacked humans before, but he doesn't think that's a big deal, since the forest isn't really a place where they'd attack humans. He also asks if the forest has its guardian, since nobody has ever seen