In this short scene, the young man is introduced to the reader. He is introduced as "baldur marcomputer de" , which is a French term for a messenger. The young man tells the reader that he does not want to be a part of the scandal surrounding "cheng zong" . He wants to keep his distance from the man, but he is afraid that the man will get jealous if he were to be friends with him. He tells the boy that if he is not interested in the man , then he should stay away from him.