In the midst of his mother's madness, the ogre is overcome with resentment at being left behind. He demands that his mother flee the scene, but she refuses, saying that he is too much of a person to bear the burden of caring for his mother. She begs him to help her, but he refuses to listen to her pleas. He tells her that he has changed, and that he still wants her to be his wife. He says that he will lay down his life on the battlefield at the end of the day.