Narsus and the girl are about to meet when they hear the sound of someone tapping on the palm of the man's right hand. The palm is a sign that the man is alive, and the palm is also a sign of death. The two of them are shocked to find that they have not yet met, and they decide to kill each other. The girl says that she will wait two years for her mother, her grand mother, and her great grandmother to be married before they can meet again. She says that the women of her clan are faithful, and she will never stray from them. She tells him that they need to eat, but he says that he can make both of them. He asks her to draw water out of a well, but she refuses to do so, saying that women of the tribe are hard working. She asks him if he is not in pain, and he replies that he is. He tells her that he has told the duke that he should return to the kingdom. She begs him to come now, and to send another leader to the grave.