The next morning, the innkeeper tells the king that the letter is a blank piece of paper. The letter is written with special ink, which will disappear when the two arrive at the capital. The king is shocked, and the innkeeper accuses him of deceiving him. He says that the king can punish him, but that he must punish the two men for their part in the deception. The innkeeper says that he feels sorry for the king's people, who have lost their lives because of his bad judgment in people. He asks the king to go to the Ministry of Justice and whips the two for their role in the scandal. He also says that they should have been rewarded for their investigation, but their sloppiness led them to a trap. The two men are shocked to see the letter, which was written on a blank sheet. The ink on the letter fades after a certain time, and it must have been the reason why the king was unable to speak with the prince. The men are also shocked to learn that the two have not yet been married.