Chapter 14 "Ender's Teacher" Summary

Colonel Graff and Admiral Chamrajnagar discuss the inconvenience of Ender's lateness and the urgency of time. Graff relays to the Admiral everything that Ender has been told. He also inquires about the other children, reminding the Admiral that they were all once his students. Admiral Chamrajnagar, claiming that they are his students now, launches into a quick quasi-religious litany on the mysteries of the fleet, finally giving leave for Graff to set himself up in his quarters. Graff declares that he has nothing to establish beyond the clothes on his back.

Ender is uncomfortable on Eros, where the floors slope, the hallways constrict, and the ceilings hang low. The sheer number of people serves to isolate him, as he is shuffled from lecture to lecture, from tutor to tutor, never seeing the same face twice. Ender retreats...