In this short scene, Renatus and Varuna are in a public place for the first time, and Renatus is worried that he will not be able to kiss Varuna goodbye. He tells the king that he has prepared some tea for him, and he asks where he is from. The king tells him that he must miss his homeland, and that he is a "mi grant" . Renatus says that home is where his heart is, but that what matters most is the people he is with. He asks the king if he has some tea, and the king says that he does, but the tea tastes different than usual. He complains that he cannot move with all his heart, and says that the tea is just a "simple anesthetic . . snap you have no class. he says.