At a royal hearing, Valerie's nanny testifies she saw Valerie throw Princess Natasha into the water three years ago and presents a token Valerie told her to bury. The king orders the nanny seized and demands execution. Valerie denies the charge; her grandmother pleads for mercy and urges the king to relent. The nanny says she begged for help back then but was sent to Northo as a hostage. The court goes silent when someone insists Valerie was in the imperial chapel, leaving the accusation and Valerie's whereabouts unresolved.