While inspecting the gift, they find a suspicious merchant. The merchant tells them that he has been accused of being a member of a royal guild, and that his son is suspected of being part of the same guild. He asks them to investigate him and the child. He says that he was once a "shabby thief" who got caught up in a scandal caused by the first prince. The prince took pity on him and treated him as his pet. The bride treats him as her own pet, and he says that the prince is naive. He adds that he wants to take his time embracing her, but that he is ashamed of sleeping in late. The maid says that she does not think the prince will get angry if they work once a day