This chapter's epigraph comes from a conversation between Desdemona and the King of France. The King says that he needs to subdue the rogues in order to get back control of his daughter's mind. He wants to capture the rogue and interrogate him because of his rebellion against the royal family. He also wants to make sure that the contract with selina is annulled. He says that the energy of the barrier between the two worlds will be his, and that he will use it to destroy the kingdom