The chapter opens with a flourish of trumpets and the sound of drums. It's the time for the battle cry, and this time it's for the patriarch. He's in the middle of the battle, and he's about to kill the dragon king when he hears the thunder of the drums. He runs to the king's chamber, where the king is waiting for him. The thunder is coming from the dead sand-dark tiger group, and they're about to join the fight. The elders are scattered all over the place, and the council members are still hesitating, so they should all be ready to fight right now. The king is all, "I'm going to get rid of the old man before things get too bad" . He says he'll kill the king before it gets too bad, and that's when the thunder starts to beat on him. He screams, "Sw burn the dragon-king's sword!" , and then the thunder stops, and suddenly the thunder begins to rumble again. This time, the