"The apple of life" is the first line of the chapter, and it begins with a soliloquy about the power of the apple. It's a metaphor for life, and the narrator tells us that the apple is a symbol of everything that is good and perfect in the world. He says that he's not sure what he'll do with his life now that he has the apple, but he wants to get it over with. He asks the narrator to let him leave his dreams at night so that he can make the best decision for him. The narrator doesn't want to do that, because it would be a waste of his time. He tells the narrator that they only came back to help Ecclasia, and that's why they're in the ocean. They don't have a map, but they do have a bunch of pictures. They're parked on a level, in the middle of the ocean, and they can't see anyone. They should take a nap, because they've got a long ride ahead of them. They also have to watch their manners, because nareesha likes surprise guests, and she hates people who are "like" and "animal" . They say that the island of Lazarus used to be a guild like theirs, but now it's converted into a tree that can save human lives when a human is injured in the service of a tree. The apple is the only thing they need, and each one of them is worth a thousand times more than the other. They take only what they need from the tree, because the tree supplies every guild on earth. They need the apple to cure James, and if he gets hurt again, they'll have to come back to the island to save him. They have