In this short scene, Desdemona's son, Nemo, tells his aunt about his adventures with the dwarfs. He tells her that his mother died when he was twelve years old, and that his father's "tear" has haunted him ever since. He asks his aunt to help him find his father, but she refuses, saying that she must find the tear herself. She tells him that he is the "ssof of heroes" and that he should not be allowed to leave until he has found the tear. She asks him if he has parting gifts for her, and he says that he does. She says that she has allowed him to leave for the first time in two weeks, but that he has broken her heart by sleeping with Nemo's younger brother, ten-year-old Reuben