In this chapter, the narrator explains that he has given up running away because he is afraid that he will destroy everything he has built up for himself because of his love for a human being. He is also afraid that if he loses to himself, he will betray the trust of the man who believes in him so much. He tells the audience that he is at his wits end, and that he needs to tell the man in advance. He asks the man why he is covered in blood, and the man replies that it is because he has a gaping wound in his arm. The narrator then tells the story of how he was trying to stand his ground, but the men kept trying to interrogate him. He says that the interrogation methods are "a little unorthodox," and that the men were tough on him, but that he did a good job at holding them back. He then asks the narrator to continue the story in the castle where he is staying.