After Tabitha’s coronation, a celebration begins and Louise and Saito dance with the other nobles in a great hall, but Louise’s mind is elsewhere the Pope’s words still ring in her mind. Elsewhere, fire consumes an unknown town while lava pours from an active volcano. The next day, Siesta comes to wake Louise and Saito, but finds that Louise on the edge of the bed with bags under her eyes. Despite her attempts to lie about her worries Siesta sees through Louise’s attempt to hide the truth. Trying to tell Siesta about the Pope’s words Agnès interrupts with a summons from Queen Henrietta.