The next morning, the two men go to the palace to discuss the plan. They decide to wait until after they leave the capital to discuss it privately. The two men tell each other that they have already discussed the matter with each other, and that they plan to do so after they are out of the capital. The doctor tells the men that the only way for them to save each other's lives is to bind up their wounds. The men are shocked that the doctor has told them this, but the doctor assures them that it is impossible. He tells them that the emperor of the kingdom will soon arrive at the palace.