In this short scene, Roxane tries to convince her father that the war between the two kingdoms has ended. He tells her that his father's cause will prevail in the end, but that the battle will be lost before they are even born. She tells him that he is mistaken, and that he will have to wait until the last moment. He says that he cannot explain why the war ended before they were even born, and she tells him to wait for the end of the hourglass. She says that the hourglass is full of sand, and the sand will soon run out, and they will have lost their claim to the land. She reminds him that this world is his home, and he will protect it.