Many of them nevertheless meet an unhappy end. The Tale of the Second Dervish illustrates this feeling. The princess accepts her father's wish to return the dervish to his human form "in the name of Allah" (274), but is killed for her efforts, despite her good intentions. While the dervish is grateful for his help, he acknowledges that his death was divinely righteous, stating, "I wish I could have died in his place...but, alas, no one can revoke the degrees of Allah." (277) Before dying, the princess recites the Shahadah; Unfortunately, legal opinion states that his soul would not be saved, because "when a Muslim personally practiced witchcraft...he had to be killed and no repentance was possible." Despite her ability to create havoc with her magic, the princess chose to keep it hidden, until her father asked her about her wonderful monkey. As an elite member of society, she would be fully aware of the stigma attached to magic users and reluctant to use it.