The next morning, Mim--whom we've renamed Mi--tells the innkeeper that he's not alone. He's in love with her, and he wants her to marry him. He doesn't want to marry the prince because he wants to build a better future for his country. He wants to marry her because she's the only one who knows how to pray for the prince's good fortune. Mim says he'd rather die than marry someone who can't pray for his good fortune . He says that if he were you, he wouldn't marry him because he would never be able to let her go. He tells the innkeeper to kiss her in the inn.