The scene opens with a conversation between the chamber lord and the princess. The chamber lord tells the princess that she should go to the banquet that night to discuss the peace treaty with the northerners. The princess tells him that she is willing to go for peace. The lord tells her that it is a good idea for the two countries to have each other's princess like her. He also says that he will report the matter to the king if it is true that they are negligent. He says that it would be good for both sides if they had a princess like the princess who would be willing to travel so far to discuss peace. He adds that the princess would be a great asset to both sides. He tells her to stamp her seal on the treaty if there are no objections. The scene ends with the princess telling the lord that she has found out that the prince is a man.