In the palace, Galatea and her mother discuss the events of the previous chapter. Galatea tells her mother that she has been with her all this time, even though she hasn't seen her. She wants to know if amaltea would choose to live with her if she had a choice. She tells her that the potion she gave her as a child would help her achieve her goals in life. She says that she knows that she could never learn magic as a man, but that the day she knew what she wanted in life, the magic would guide her and help achieve it. She compares the potion to the way she was treated when she was a young woman sent to rescue the prince. She felt that it was wrong for her to be treated like a woman, and so she gave birth to her son.