The party heads to the capital to allow Alfred and Maurice to report directly to Captain Georg. However, along the way, they pick up a pair of young Dayerehan twins, ostensibly survivors of a monster attack, who take a special liking to Alfred.

Alfred and Deflotte are imprisoned, and their jailer, the knight Lucan, is unsympathetic, so the two must resort to desperate measures. Didier reveals to the princess some hidden memories involving the king before sending her off to be executed.