In this chapter, we learn that the fortress was built without paying heed to time or resources. In other words, it was built with the intention of escaping danger, but in the end, it turned out to be a labyrinth, a place where the enemy could hide and seek refuge. This chapter ends with a soliloquy by Captain Hobbes in which he laments the fact that there is no living soul in the fortress. He laments that it is lonely and that there are no living souls. Captain Hobbes reminds him that he is the one who built the fortress, and that it was he who made the beast. He tells Captain Hobbes that he taught the man how to survive in battle, but that the man was a coward, not the type he would expect to live a long time in battle. The two men agree that it would be better if they did not end up like this, but Captain Hobbes says that preparing for battle is a good thing, because it puts his mind at ease. He says that it appears that the fog is thickest tonight, which means that the enemy must have known that he was going to tag along. The captain tells him that it looks like the man is not really a human, but just looks like a "normal human." The captain says that if the man had allowed it, it would have been fine, but it's his job to back the man up after all. He asks Captain Hobbes if he has taken up with the enemy from town, and the captain replies that he has not, but he is here to kill him. The man says that the only way he can protect himself is to build the fortress stronger, and if he does not do so, the enemy will draw ever closer to him, and he will die. He is not at last ready to die, he says, because he has grown stronger. He wants to kill the enemy, but the captain says he can survive if he gets stronger. But where there is