The mermaid Serlanty is left with only 33 scales. A man demands her golden scales to save a dying individual named Sil. When Serlanty refuses, the man dismisses her injury, accuses her of faking, and insists she has many scales to spare. He then threatens to call off their wedding if she doesn't comply immediately. Serlanty retaliates, revealing she had used her own scales to heal him, challenging how they became property for someone else.