This chapter opens with a soliloquy by the "sweetest man in the world" . He asks why he should allow the "scum" to continue living in the land. He says that Ellian must have known that the wall would crumble if the wall were to fall, and that he must have been able to convince the "strongest players" to let him go. Ellian's courage is commendable, he says, but the truth is that he is always mad. He tells his friend that he used to blame himself for everything that happened to him, but now he feels that it is his fault. He apologizes for his behavior, and Ellian says that he hopes that they will be successful this time. He then asks his friend what he is going to do with the rest of his time in the house. He replies that he wants to go somewhere where no one will find them. He wants to "bag bond car" and run away.