The guards that saw the two of them at the palace are dead, and Cai tells the king that he is just a visitor. The king asks Cai not to interfere in the affairs of the kingdom, but Cai says that if the king continues to treat his people the way he is treating them, they will respond in kind. He suggests that Cai and the princess stay inside the palace and think about what to do. He tells them not to leave the palace without his orders, and that if they cannot control their own legs, he will disable them