Despite this, Rapunzel has been making the best of a bad situation and spends her days baking, painting, reading or playing with her pet chameleon. Although usually afraid of leaving the tower, she can’t help but be intrigued by the strange lights that appear in the sky every year on the night of her birthday. Demonstrating Sherlock-like skills of elimination, she has worked out that these lights are not stars or any natural phenomena, and since her 18th birthday is fast approaching, hopes Gothel will give her permission to go and see them up close. Her response?