Synopsis

The chapter focuses on the 'Teller' establishing rules for their rapidly growing library, which includes prohibiting cliques and negative speech. The Teller then has a significant meeting with Archangel Michael of Eden, who aims to gauge their alliance with Satan, which is dismissed. The Teller refuses Eden's sponsorship offer, as they did with Satan's, emphasizing their goal of telling stories free from external influences. The chapter ends with a large, mysterious egg hatching into an owl, presented as a gift from Eden, with an underlying implication that the Teller is being subtly watched.