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.
We don't know why we're so long-lived, 
or possess abilities humans do not.
،لا نعرف سبب طول حياتنا
.أو امتلاكنا لقدرات لا يملكها البشر
No sabemos por qué vivíamos tanto
o éramos más capaces que los humanos.
No sabemos por qué vivíamos tanto
o éramos más capaces que los humanos.
Não sabemos por que vivemos tanto ou possuímos
 habilidades que humanos não possuem.
Мы не знаем, почему так долго живём 
или откуда у нас особые способности.