This chapter's epigraph comes from a poem by a famous poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Longfellow's poem, "Alone," is about a boy who loses his way and is defeated by his brother. The boy begs his brother not to kill him, but his brother refuses, saying that he will beat the boy in one move. This is not the first time that this has happened to Henry, and he realizes that he was wrong. He apologizes for his behavior, and accepts the offer of admission to the academy. The instructor tells the boy to go to the entrance of the academy and find someone waiting for him. He tells him to follow him, because there is an alien crystal on the campus. He explains that the alien crystal is hidden so well, that he is only vaguely sensing the presence of it. He warns the boy that he must get closer to the crystal to find out what it is. He also warns him that the fusion of the alien crystals is much more terrifying than he can imagine. He reminds him that he only has one life,