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.
My mother didn't need me, 
so she ran away. She died.
.أمّي لم تردني، لذا هربت وماتت
Meine Mutter wollte mich nicht
und lief vor mir davon …
Mi madre no me necesitaba,
así que huyó. Murió.
Mi madre no me necesitaba,
así que huyó. Murió.
Elle n’avait pas besoin de moi,
elle m’a abandonnée
Mia madre non mi voleva ed è fuggita da me...
Minha mãe não precisava de 
mim, então ela fugiu e morreu.
Я не нужна была своей матери, 
и она сбежала. Она умерла.