After 11 months, the King of the Franks has returned from the "land of the dead" and is anxious to find a safe haven. He asks his lady-in-waiting, Madame Alphonse, if there is anything she would like to take for a walk, but she says that it is impossible. He tells her that they have found them and that they are the only two remaining. He says that he will take care of anyone who had a misfortune of seeing him. He then tells his associate, Rasedwald, that they should not linger in the area, as they are already taking a great risk by travelling alone. He adds that he is going to look for survivors in the bushes, just in case they are killed. He explains that they were brought to the area and raped, and then someone chopped her head off to take as proof that it was done. He also says that they will find out how they could still be alive. He puts the child and her out of the way of the attackers, and he then tells him to pray before the silver plated blade