In this chapter, Bella G. Alice tells the reader that she has returned to Korin, and that she hopes to speak to the headmaster of the school. She wants to know what happened to the little boy who survived the fire in the village. She tells the headmaster that she was about 5 years old when the king of Korin came to visit her. The king was very proud of her and asked her mother for a private audience with him. When the king asked for Bella's mother's permission to speak with him, Bella snuck up to the window and watched the king and his mother having a private conversation. She is very sorry that the king did not acknowledge her son's father, and she is determined to take him down.