In this chapter, the young heroine, named Aeline, is introduced. She is described as a beautiful, intelligent, and charming young girl who is very much like her father. She wishes she had known her mother when she was a little girl, and her father was a charming, intelligent man. She tells her father that she is beautiful just like her mother, and that she wishes her mother were as beautiful as she is. She asks her father to plan a shopping spree for her and her friend , named Pet lissa, so that they can get some gifts for each other. She says that she has no money for the shopping spree, but that she will bring something back with her if she can. She also tells her friend that she would like to tag along on the shopping trip, so they can see what the girls find in the mall. She adds that she likes shopping because her father rarely lets her leave the castle, even though she is already 13.