When he hears about the wildcat making a racket, the monster knows that he has to be there. He tells Ganymede that he's proven his point, and he wishes that he could just leave his mom alone. He's also glad that he made the potion that saved the old man's life, because now he can't use it. The monster says that he was trained to handle wildcats like him, and that's why he has the means to do so. He says that whatever happens to the wild cat afterward is not his business. He also says that if he wanted to protect the wildcats with his witchcraft, he'd have to control his fire someday, which would be impossible.