In this chapter, we learn that Caius Martius has brought two of his lowest-ranking slaves with him, one of whom is a "test taker." Martius asks the queen to choose an opponent for the fight, but the queen refuses to do so, saying that the slaves are "human realm rank one and two" . Martius then tells the queen that he has a "dumb thing" for her, and he'll give it to her if she wins the fight