Ten days have passed since the battle, and now it's time to pick a new suitor. This time, we're introduced to a new character, a pant, who has just returned from the battlefield. He's a little worn out, but he's still eager to get back to his old life at the castle. He tells us that his stomach is burning, and he'd like to go back to the capital, where he'll be treated just like everyone else. But he doesn't want to, because he knows that once he turns traitor, he won't be treated any better. He also knows that if he returns to the castle, everyone will treat him like an outcast, and that's why he came back. He apologizes for his rudeness to her, but she's not willing to apologize. She tells him that she has been feeling tired all day, and she wants to go to bed so she can get some sleep. She asks if anyone is awake, and if they drank any juice during the battle.