The king tells his men that he has decided not to wage war with the Hittites, even though the messengers tried to kill him. He tells them that he is still healthy and that they should not worry about their own health. The king says that the years to come will be altered by the fact that everyone has left Egypt for several days. He says that he was not expecting that there would be someone out of the human race. He is happy that the king cares for him, because he is 25 years old and has to make decisions affecting the fate of the country alone. He thinks that the messenger of the hittites has escaped. He has arrested the guard and interrogated him in the prison, but he has no evidence to support his claim that the traitor is the princess. He asks the king to stay by his side, and he promises to give him everything he wants