In this chapter, we learn that the dragon bound refers to one's "rest of life," and that the two of them haven't yet gotten to know one another. The dragon-hunter and the dragon-keeper are talking, and the latter thanks the former for saving his life. The two agree to stay in the city together, but the former says that he'll never be a dragonkeeper, and he's not going to need one. He tells the latter that one day, he will become an "imperial dragon" . He's going to avenge all the heroes of the kingdom, including the queen, who were killed by the dragon temple. He also tells the two that they've known each other for a long time, and they know each other's subordinate, the second-greatest dragon bishop. He apologizes for scaring the young lady, and says that the appearance of the black dragon must be eradicated immediately. He doesn't know what to do now, but he says that if the two men want to kill him, they can come and get him.