In the castle gardens, Shirayuki meets Kiharu and Popo, a young girl from a southern island and her pet bird. She is there to have an audience with Zen, and ask him to declare the island a nature reserve to protect the birds of Popo's species from hunters. Sadly, there is nothing Zen can do for Kiharu's cause unless the birds can prove themselves useful for Clarines' society. And that's when Shirayuki comes up with an idea.