In the palace courtyard, the prince tells the princess that he will kill her if she does not agree to a peace treaty with the fifth prince. He also tells her that if she refuses to sign the treaty, he will have his men shoot the prince with arrows. The princess is shocked and says that the prince is insane. She tells the prince that he left her alive only because he was afraid of the "curse of the immortal ruler" and the "wrath of the heavens" . The prince says that he has no other choice but to act rashly. He asks the princess to remember the secret passageway to the palace, but the princess says that it is dangerous