This chapter's epigraph comes from the opening lines of Act IV, Scene 1 : "What terrifying power are you ready?" . It's a quote from the novel's opening lines, which states that the protagonist's "powers" are "remarkably terrifying" . This quote is from Act IV , Scene 2, where the protagonist asks his sister if she's ready to come with him. She tells him that she feels "great right now" , and that she thinks her skin looks "better than before." She tells her sister that her uncle is dead, so there's no need for her to risk her life with them. She also tells her that they can't send jiajia back to the U.S. because they have a bounty on