In this short scene, the young lady is introduced to her new lover, Prince Lucca. Lucca tells the young woman that she is a "woman with grit" and that she has come to confirm this fact. He asks her if she will stay with him if she shows him her "grit." Lucca says that if she does, then he will be with her. He tells her that he wants her to stop "lady anes sas" night service, but she says that there is no other reason. He warns her not to get involved in "dangerous matters" because he has no one to protect him.