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.
Oh, that's why you were 
making such a fuss earlier.
Ah! Deshalb hat er heute
so ein Theater gemacht.
Ah, por eso era el ruido de antes.
Ah, de ahí el ruido de antes.
Je comprends
l’angoisse du chien !
Ah! Adesso capisco
tutto quel baccano di oggi!
Ah, por isso você estava fazendo bagunça antes.
А, так вот к чему был весь тот ажиотаж.