Ten years earlier, in the Holy Roman Empire, Guinevere denounces the witch as a "witch" who refuses to repent. She has refused to repent even if she was promised to her brother. She is engaged in "defend the faith," and the church "will remember such acts" . She denounces her brother for allowing such a thing to happen. She tells him to be "careful" and not to allow the situation to get out of hand. He says that if the emperor had been notified, he would have sent a message to him, but instead he chose to ignore it. He renounces his brother's name and says that he is no longer his brother. He tells him that they are being watched and that he will be joining the mission as his captain. He asks him to bring the accused man to the stake. The sentence has been pronounced and he is to be burned to death. He bitterly repents, saying that he would prefer to have "debauched" with the duke and his fine self