The maids discuss the situation at the border with Norterang. They have found two arrows, which they believe to be arrows fired by local mercenaries, but they have not found Sophia. They are worried that they will be captured by the mercenaries, and they need to leave the palace immediately. The maids are worried about their father, who has been dead for a long time. They need to find a way out of the palace, and the only way they can do so is to leave.