In this chapter, we are introduced to the Governess's daughter, Gratiano, who has been adopted by Mr. Barlow. Gratano asks her father what he just said, and she tells him that everyone is a hostage. She asks him to be mindful of his words, and he replies that he has a plan. He says that if they fail the mission, they will be able to repeat it again, but that if history is changed, the consequences of failure will be unimaginable