The next morning, the King comes to count his pears, and finds that one has been taken.  He talks to his gardener, who explains that he saw two spirit figures drain the moat and enter the garden last night, where the one spirit, with no hands, consumed the pear from the tree.

The King consults with his magician, who knows how to talk to spirits.  The three men, the King, the Magician, and the Gardener, all agree to watch under a tree again that night, and see if the spirits come back.

That night, when the moon is full in the sky, again the handless maiden, accompanied by her spirit guide, enter the pear orchard, after parting the moat.  

The three men watch as the tree is again bent down for the handless maiden to consume the fruit of the tree.  

The Magician walks towards the handless maiden and asks her if she is of this world...  She replies, "I used to be of the world, but I am no longer of this world."

The Magician explains this to the King who demands to know, is she human, or is she spirit?  The Magician replies that she is both.

The King is consumed with love for the handless maiden, runs to her, and proposes to her, promising to love her and protect her, and make her his Queen.  And so it is that the Handless Maiden married the King, and found her new home in the King's Castle.