The next morning, the king and his son-in-law arrive at the trading post. The king asks if he is free to go, and the young man replies that he is. The young man tells the king that he has ordered some coffee, and that he wants to see him. When the king asks what he is talking about, he says that it is all because he loves the young woman. He says that she is a "whore" who trades on the family's "measure up to her." The king says that he will not let her take the king away from him, and tells her to have some fruit. He tells her that the young master has promised to take care of the company, and she tells him to be careful. She says that if the company goes south, she will be mortified, and warns him that if things do go south, he will be "mortified." She tells him that the key is to get the bad guy to "take the blame herself." This will make him look good in comparison, and will also destroy her, she says. She asks him what he should do, and he replies that she should pay him back with interest.