 The queen asks Sybella to endow Hebe with the wisdom to see the value of the things around her, and to always follow goodness.She blesses Hebe and warns her to not trust any of the shepherdesses around the forest, as they are agents of Brunetta and wish Sybella and her friends no good.An old man then appears and asks for Sybella's help in reforming his abusive and wayward son.