PRINCE JOHAN enters.
ERIC. [Going to meet him] Soon we may have nothing left to fight over, brother Johan, and so—it seems to me we may as well be friends.
JOHAN. With a right good heart, brother! Nothing could give me greater pleasure.
ERIC. Give me your hand! [They shake hands] I don't want to be the enemy of any human being after this.
[He goes out, deeply moved.
MOTHER-IN-LAW. [To Johan] What's the matter with Eric?
JOHAN. He has found a sweetheart, they say.
QUEEN. What did I say?
MOTHER-IN-LAW. Are you coming with me to the mass in the chapel, Johan? [When JOHAN hesitates and does not answer, she says sharply] Johan!
QUEEN. Mother!