Chaos rules a realm of confusion on the edges of Hell, with his silent consort, Night, and a troop of unsound courtiers including Chance, Rumour, Tumult and Discord. In Book 2, Satan struggles through this realm of hollow dark and the shock of fighting elements. He is directed to Eden by Chaos who also describes, from his perspective, the fall of the rebel angels and the encroachment of the human world on his territory. In Book 10, this wild abyss is bridged by Sin and Death, providing easy access between Hell and Earth.