Charles feels guilty as she compares the hatred she faced in her past in Catacle with the love she receives here; she thinks the kindness is directed at her false identity. Her fiancé Lou Vandes invites her on a trip to the lakeside in the capital. In the carriage they talk about sharing the same room and moving the wedding forward, while Charles is shaken by the need to find the Holy Relic and the fear of her identity being exposed.