Inside the palace, the duke tells his son that he will not force him to marry again. The duke has left him a gift for the young man, but there is also another box on the boy's table that contains a message for the new king. The message says that if the boy disobeys his father's order, he will be punished. The young man says that he believes they will soon meet. The pitter-pitter says that the king has gone out hurriedly, and that they haven't yet found him either. They need to find the king by all the pitters, patters, and plops. The answer to the question is in the box. If the boy has doubts about the truth, then he should just make people believe that he is missing. He says that his previous life killed everyone except for the king, and he is so sad that he was dreaming of a happy ending to his new life.