In this short scene, King Tutankhamen is trying to convince his courtier, the director, to let him go of his mistress. The director is upset that the king has chosen someone else for his mistress, but the king tells him to remember that he is also one of his courtiers. The king tells the director to take care of himself if he has a cold, because the king's highness is likely to blame him. He also reminds the director that, since he was a child, everyone has told him he is the king of the whole country, and that his every action and word stands for the people of the country.