After Quixote wins his fight against the Basque coachman, Panza approaches him to discuss his reward. While Panza wants to talk about the governorship of the island Quixote promised him, Quixote dismisses his queries. They are not currently embarked on an island-acquiring adventure, he explains, but they will be in the near future. As they ride away, Panza worries they will be chased by the religious police who protect monks in the country. He believes they can hide from the Holy Brotherhood in an old church. Quixote insists that knights like himself have nothing to fear from the Holy Brotherhood as they are not beholden to such laws. Instead, he examines his broken helmet as they eat a simple meal and Panza dresses Quixote’s wounded ear. As they eat, Quixote decides he will not eat for the foreseeable future, just like the knights in his books. However, he eventually concedes he may eat if he needs to do so. They sleep out in the open, near a herd of goats. Sleeping under the stars makes Quixote feel like a real knight.