The second prince, Edwin La Creus, arrives at the banquet hall to find that his brother, the young king , has been assaulted by a noblewoman. He rushes back to the party, where he finds that the noblewoman has been taken care of. The prince, who has been abroad for a while, congratulates his brother on his engagement to the second prince. He tells his brother that he is proud to call him his son. He also tells him that his proposal to his brother has not changed. He asks his brother to think about it.