The maid of the castle is tired after her night's work and wants to eat some dessert. She tells the boy that his father and the general are not home, but that he can have as much as he wants. The boy's name is Alan, and he is an orphan who was taken back to the battlefield by the Duke and General Jane. The Duke and the General Jane want to take him back to them, but the boy refuses, saying that he wants to stay with his father.