Kota is more in line with Inger from The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf (1857) in that he's being punished for his unsavory acts. To Lisa and Kota, Mari and her family are no more than Inger's flies, dumb creatures inferior to themselves. Lara is told to get a job by Mari's grandmother, because, well, she's costing the family a lot. And in the context of her quest for a nebulous “true love,” she's taken a step towards understanding what love is. Lara learned this from her prince, and I hope she doesn't have to relearn that lesson from her sister.