Liebknecht leads Baltzar to a secret interview with the Empress and Prince Theodore. The sovereign's dearest wish being to bring their three countries closer together, she plans to marry each prince of Baselland to a princess from a neighboring country. She therefore asks Baltzar to persuade Prince August to marry a young princess from Erzreich. An almost impossible mission, especially since Baltzar is closely monitored by the Chief of Staff's two young spies.