They finally find the right location and start their way down. Eventually they come to a glade and jolly elves start singing a silly song. Elves seem to be much more silly creatures in this story than in the LOTR movies. We learn that dwarves don't like them.

Rand falls over on a rock and when he looks back the dark rider is gone. Tam, his father, asks him what happened and he explains about the rider so they go and search for tracks. Rand remembers his childhood and how he grew up in these woods.

There are 3 layers of behavior change:

1. Outcomes - these are focused on results
2. Process - these are about changing habits and systems
3. Identity - these are about changing your beliefs and views

This reminds me of the approach in Buddhism where the Eightfold Path starts with Right View. Right View then informs Right Intentions and the morality triplet (Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood).

In a way, Right View is a change in identity. At a deep level you stop seeing things as self and instead view reality as a momentary processes; culminating in an understanding of the 4 Noble Truths.