Alex and mina have a long conversation about the past. Alex tells mina that he will be returning to Norterang tonight. He tells her that he succeeded his brother as the new crown prince after his brother died in battle three years ago. He says that he has a lot to attend to, so he will not be able to stay much longer. mina asks if baltar came here to see sophia, and lex says that she came to see her father, who has recently died. Confused, mina tries to hide in a warehouse and read, but lex tells her to go tell her master, Prince Cecil. Worried that cecil will find out about this, lex threatens to tell the others about the paintings, but she refuses to do so. She tells him to get off her mind, because she is disobeying Prince Harry's order to send mina to esorang immediately.