When Chise takes Philomela to her room, Alcyone says that Philomela is very adverse to destroying things.
Mela comes to and asks Chise why shes being so nice to her.
Chise tells Mela that shes free to do what she wants, but those psychological blocks die hard.
When Chise tells Lucy that shes kind, Lucy admits she doesnt fully trust her either.
Thats fair, considering what Lucys been through, and the raw power shes witnessed Chise demonstrating.
This message intends to stamp out any lingering wisps of rebellion from Mela.
Her granny will never give Mela her freedom.
But thanks to Headmistress Quillyn, she still has a chance to take it.
What better beast to gather and track the scent of the book?
Muriel and the wolf reach a brick wall that Muriel unfurls with magic to reveal a secret shop.
The next day, Chise and her friends are studying when Philomela walks by with Alcyone.
Chise waves hello, but Men recoils and retreats, clearly cowed by her grandmothers message.
But even if her relationship with Chise is quickly deteriorating, at least theres progress on the book front.
With the parameters of the search thus limited, the search for the book in earnest can begin.
But I worry for the resulting dangers to come.
