Jane tells the duke that she will be on his side before he has fulfilled the promise he made to her. The duke tells her that he hasn't visited her for days. Jane tells him that she's been having fun at the palace and has followed his father's orders to receive the prince from afar. She asks him if he's going to persuade her to go back to school. He says that he'll hold a conference on the subject in a few days. The main speaker asks him to join them. Jane says that she has read a book called "The Last Life" and that it's full of nonsense. She begs the duke to release his edict to save the people from the impending drought. She says that the duke lied to her when he told her that bran stuart was talking nonsense so that he wouldn't lose the trust of the people. She's sure that he knew it.