Chise and Selkie climb aboard a dragon's back to meet Lindel, to have her own mage's staff made. Frustrated by Chise's acceptance of her being kept as a pet by Elias, he describes the time he found Elias in the darkness. Meanwhile, Elias, who had stayed at home by himself, receives a letter from a sorcerer's college.
"Is there a duty that we must fulfill?"
"أهنالك عملٌ علينا إنجازه؟"

Oder ob sie vielleicht eine
Bestimmung erfüllen sollten.
¿Hay una tarea que debemos cumplir?
¿Hay una tarea que debemos cumplir?
Quelle est notre véritable mission ?
"Ho forse un dovere da compiere?"
Há um dever que devemos cumprir?
«Есть ли какая-то цель 
нашего существования?»