The scene opens with the young men discussing how they've managed to get to Roxane's house. They don't know how to get there, but they're confident that they'll make it. Roxane tells the men that she's going to the court tonight to perform for the queen. They're going to have to stay in the city, though, because the pirates are going to be there, too. The pirates will be there to find Roxane, and she'll be waiting for them at the palace. The young men decide to stay and watch, but Roxane doesn't want to be a part of the action. She tells the pirates to go to the port and find a place to stay. She also tells them that Roxane has sent her to find him. He wants to meet him, and he wants her to undress him so that he can see the tattoo on his back. He also wants to see the mark on the young man's back. The pirate tells Roxane that he's waiting for his orders, and that he wants to join the search for Roxane. He tells her to extend her arm above the fire, and then he tells her that she was ordered to kill the queen, but that she should extend her arms above the flame. He says that the people of Orchalque thought they were staying in the citadel, but the consequences were "catastrophic" . They were transformed into "deserts" , and the king, thursa, abdicated his throne in favor of his son, and declared that the throne would belong to only the descendants of the king who bore the "omega" mark , the symbol of antar