The story here skips a few hours back in time, to the princess’s arrival in her holding cell deep in the dungeon. Roscuro tells Mig to chain the princess up. Surprised, Mig points out that the princess will have a hard time learning to be a serving maid if she is tied up. Roscuro says to do it anyway, and Mig suggests that they switch clothes first.
Roscuro lets Mig put on the princess’s crown. It is too big for her, and it slides down and lands painfully on the ears that have received so many clouts in her life. In spite of the discomfort, she does not take it off. She asks...
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