Rina is busy on her own as if she forgot about what happened between the two of them. She invites the duchess to come for tea, but the duchess refuses, saying that she is also a guest. She tells Rina that if he gets angry at her, she will tell him that she forced him to leave, and he will lock her up too. Rina tells the duchess that she acted irrationally by staying in her room, and that she has been reflecting on the events of the past few days. She wonders if rin really means to marry her for the land of stone city, and wonders if she is smarter than she thinks. She also wonders if the rumors about her pregnancy are true, and she wonders if it is too shameful that they have not forgotten her