The king expresses his gratitude to the angel, who he says is equal to the emperors of the world. He tells the angel that he has been plagued with questions, and that he does not know how to answer them. The angel tells the king that he should lay down, but the king says that he is afraid it will not come to that. He says that angels have calumnyed mankind, but that the sin is man's sinful nature. He asks the angel if he is here to pass judgment on him, and the angel replies that the king has made a remarkable recovery from his wounds. He also says that the assassination attempt was unsuccessful, because the assailants had a weak poison agent. The king asks if the angel knows that the princess is in love with the king, and he says that it seems that she is quite smitten with him