Hippolytus tried to tell her about one thing he was afraid of, and the empress told him that to think of every possible danger was a sign of weakness in spirit.
"Do what I tell you, and don't worry about another thing now."
Hippolytus answered:
"My lady, I will be happy to do everything Your Majesty commands me."
When they had finished their conversation the empress left Tirant's lodgings with all the other ladies. And when they were in the palace, the empress said:
"Let us go visit the emperor."
When they were together with him they conversed pleasantly. Afterward the empress stood up, feeling the anguish of her new love, and she said to Carmesina:
"Stay here with these maidens and keep your father company."
The empress then went to her chambers and told her maidens to have the stewards come, as she wanted to change the satin curtains and put up others fringed in silk, saying:
"The emperor told me that he would like to come here, and I want to entertain him a little since he has not come for a long time."