The King of France arrives at the palace. The King tells the Queen that he has come to pick up his daughter, who has been naughty again. The Queen tells the King that she is feeling better, and the King promises to take care of her. He tells her that tomorrow she will begin her work as the "mother" of the kingdom, and he hopes that she will use her power to heal the people. He asks her if she will be able to become a "mother of a family," and she says that it is possible, if she can gather popularity among the people, that she could even become a mother for the entire kingdom