Myne learns that her mother, Effa, is pregnant, so she wants to create a picture book for the new baby as a gift. Though she initially only wanted a gray-robed retainer named Wilma to help her draw and paint, Myne is given an additional retainer named Rosina to teach her music. As a precursor, Ferdinand teaches Myne to play the harspiel, a bandura-like instrument, so that she can blend more into the nobility. Myne retrieves Rosina, who appears to be loyal and honest, but it soon becomes apparent that she asks others to do her work due to her previous retainership