Rumaty arrives at the palace to Quinza dying and grants him permission to die. He then finds his brother promising to protect him and his brother embraces him. Rumaty then ask Kajika to become his queen yet again when she tells him she has started to realize who it is she loves without having to tell him he knows it was Li-Ren. Rumaty then contemplates the loneliness he will feel without them around when his brother shows up and Rumaty realizes he won't be alone anymore.