Belle has just laid a grand enchantment over the city of Changsha in Cathay, and returned home to attend to her husband in the wake of this activity, and now she is telling the kitchen to fix her some lunch.
"Yes, he is silly sometimes," says Céleste solemnly.
"He is, it's true."
"Maman is much less silly. Do you think I'm silly?"
"I think you're a little bit silly."
"Well, I think you're a little bit silly," asserts Céleste.
"I think so too!"
"Chase me again," demands Céleste, and she streaks off into the distance.
So Yseult chases her.