The eunuch tells the princess that he and his friend have arrived in the city, and that the princess is going to examine them. The princess has ordered that they be taken to the palace, and she will examine them herself. He tells her that they have come from thousands of years ago, and they have been tied up in the Ming dynasty. He says that they are good people, and the princess should not get them wrong. He also says that the priest has said that Lysander is among them, and he says that if Lysander commits a crime while they are imprisoned, it will show that they do not commit the crime. He asks the princess to spare his life, and says that he is not intentionally offending the princess. He adds that the palace has high walls, which prevent ordinary people from climbing over them.