The narrator tells the young man that he has been waiting for five hours for him to leave. He tells him that if he does not leave, he will ask him to. The young man tells the narrator that he is the victorious party and that he did not want to leave because he was not good for the girl. The narrator continues to tell the story of the night when the Prince of the Light arrived at the girl's balcony. He found her not the princess, but a handmaid waiting for him. The prince was saddened by the sight of the handmaid and promised to come, but night swallowed his own darkness and the two lovers remained separated forever, heartbroken, and alone