The chains forged from Knight Kato's hatred are not so easily broken... The knight has a heart of stone, and instead of a right hand, he has an iron claw with which he rips out men's hearts and then inserts hearts of stone into their chests. It is the law: all who surround Knight Kato must have hearts of stone.

Knight Kato entered, and the boy shuddered at his terrifying appearance. He stared at him silently with his terrifying snake eyes. His malice was chilling, burning his face and hands with a searing fire like smoke, gnawing at his eyes, penetrating his lungs, making it impossible to breathe. The poor youth was so tired that he couldn't lift his sword, no matter how hard he tried. But this time it wasn’t just cruelty that was in Kato’s eyes… It was something like amusement.

How can I deal with such a shivering mess, unable to even stand properly? This is worth considering! I could turn him into a bird and make him fly screaming over the Dead Lake for many, many thousands of years... Or better yet, rip his heart from his chest and replace it with a heart of stone. I could make him my little servant if I implanted heart of stone in him.

The young man shuddered, clutching the icy stones with his fingers, numb from the cold — he imagined the terrible fate that awaited him — and oh, how he wanted to live! But Knight Kato continued, his voice suddenly deceivingly gentle:

You’re shivering in fear… I understand you, boy, your life is very precious to you. I could even keep it… On one condition. You will always behave like that. Grovel, tremble and beg for your beating heart. Every day. Come on, boy, take a bite, take a sip… You must be eating only bread and water, and here you can try meat and wine… Don’t you want wine?

And the boy obeyed, forgetting the main rule — if you want to get out of a cursed place, you must never eat or drink anything.