The next morning, the king asks his son-in-law if he is going against him. The king replies that he is, and that he has told his son that they will share life, death, and exile. The prince asks if the king is threatening him, and the king says he is not afraid of the king's death either. He tells the king that the prince is on his way with his guards, and he asks the king not to make a sound, as he is afraid that the king will kill him. When the king tells the prince to go away, the prince tells him to disguise himself and hide in a crowd. He says that the royal father is in a coma, so the king should go away first. He asks the prince if he knows right from wrong, and she says she does not. She says she will leave first, not a despot, but an emperor. The royal father says that true love does not exist among the royal family, and they do not want to produce an heir. She tells him that she already has a son, who is four years old.