The next morning, the two men prepare to leave for Rome. They have only a few hours before they are to be killed, and the only thing they have to worry about is the fact that they did not have enough time to sell their shrine to the swine. They are afraid that they will not be able to find the Coffer, which they believe Peter brought back from the Holy Land. They also find a letter from King Edward the Confessor of England, dated last year, which hints at the possibility of the coffer's being saved from the ravages of the pillage. The two men agree to go to the palace of the late king of England. The men leave and the next day, they receive a message from the vladimir.