Back at the palace, Shmuel tries to convince his father to let Jacob go back to his country to get the antidote, but the old man refuses, saying that it's too dangerous for him to risk his life. He also says that if they don't get rid of the poison within three days, they'll have to kill her. He tells his father that if he doesn't do something, she'll die, and he's going to have to hand her over to the emperor. The old man says that he'll take care of it, but he'd like to know what's up with ivanka, because he knows that she's in love with the second prince. He says that she swore to serve him to death, and she'd rather die than tell him that her family has been killed by him. If she finds out about the family's death and finds out that they were killed by the enemy, she is going to kill herself and send all of the letters to her lover for revenge. The second prince says that shulin has underestimated his ability, and that he needs to hurry up and get the emperor to give him the antidote. The emperor will give him it, and the two of them will be on their way back to the palace. Shmusin is happy that he didn't have to leave, and thanks him for not leaving him.