At dawn on the moon, the Thane of Ravenspurgh tells his servant that he has come to ask for help in getting rid of the Thane. The Thane says that he knows that the Thane has the right to help him, but that he needs the help to get rid of his mistress. He tells the servant that the moon is full of men, and that they need to get to the Thane quickly so that they can escape. He says that they should use their remaining strength to get away from the Thane so that he can buy time for them to escape.