This scene opens on the balcony of the Boar's Head Tavern. It is the middle of the night, and the tavern is full of smoke and noise. The innkeeper tells the porter that he has heard rumors that a group of soldiers has been sent to attack the castle. The porter tells the innkeeper that the soldiers are currently at twenty-one star-ranking generals, and that he will not go to battle. He then asks the innkeeper if he can smell something, but the innkeeper