In this chapter, we learn that good and evil come together in the end, and that one creature must follow the rules to survive. In this case, the rules are that the creature must choose between two people, and then accept the decision of the other creature. This is the first time we see that this is a game of "choose, or die" , and the two creatures are forced to make a decision. The creature asks the two men if they would choose a girl or himself, and after they make their decision, he will kill the other. He says that he enjoys seeing people suffering because of his questions, and he wishes that he could kill him and let the girl live. The two creatures decide that they would rather kill the girl than let her live, because without her, they would not be able to enter the selection competition, and they would be weeded out of the competition as well. They decide that without her help they would have been "weeded out" in the competition, so they choose to kill her. He hears all of the things he heard from the other creatures, and decides that he will not kill her, since she will not be affected by his decision. He also decides that the relation between them is not good, since one is too "smart" and the other too "stubborn" . He decides to play tricks on the two kids, so that he can "play tricks on them." He decides that they are "quite interes-ting," and he wants to "give them a chance," so he will "try tricks on