In the palace, the doctor tells the monk that he must go back to the royal doctor's office to find out if there is a way to cure the plague. The monk asks the doctor what he is supposed to do if he gets the plague, and the doctor replies that he should go out and look at the patient and tell him what is wrong. He says that if he lets the people suffer because he is afraid to do so, he will feel guilty for his life. The doctor says that he will marry the monk in this life or he will not marry outside the city. He tells the baby to stay away from him before he gets sick. The baby says that the doctor does not care about him, and that he is not leaving. He explains that he has come to check on his mother, who is running a fever and needs to be sent to the palace. He asks the monk if he will let her die if he wants to blame, but the monk says that they will go to the city to see if the guard will allow her to die.