When the boy asks why the king called him "Nefertario," the Egyptian replies that he has been thinking about it for five years. He says that he understands military and political matters, but that he cannot understand why the boy wants to leave. He wonders how young the king still is, and how the king feels like he is "the sun" . The Egyptian says that it is impossible for the boy to know that he is the one who left the palace five years ago.