The scene opens with a soliloquy by the monk. He tells the audience that he has just finished writing a story for the kkworld, and that he is in love with the monk's wife, Hilna. He asks her why she is sleeping on a bench in front of him, and she tells him that it is because she is too high-spirited to sleep on such a bench. The monk tells her that she is vulnerable to the charms of a butterfly, and he tells her to be gentle with him. He then tells her about a white-headed wasp that he saw on the bench. He explains that the wasp is docile, but when it gets too close, it will start stinging people. He tries to kick it away, but it hurts himself. He says that if he had known the wasps were going to hurt him, he would have ignored them. He also asks her if she would be willing to go back to the western empire with him