The council is shocked to hear that the villain is trying to cast a curse on them. They are sure that he will not be able to use the prison as a testing ground for his evil intentions. They have been giving him food, but they have not been able to give him enough to eat for the past few days. They ask him if he is hungry, and he says that he is. He tells them that if they do not give him food for a week, he will have to stand on his own for the rest of the week. He says that this is the last time he will ever remember the name of "red--the color of his hair" . The council forgives him and says that they have always protected the magic of the island under his complete control.