He searches for Danielle, whom Rodmilla sold to the lecherous Pierre le Pieu. Pierre attempts to force himself on Danielle, but she frees her after threatening him with his swords. Henry finds her, apologizes for his behavior, and proposes to her by placing the slipper on her foot. King Francis summons Rodmilla and her daughters and accuses her of lying to Queen Marie about Danielle. The queen strips Rodmilla of her title and threatens to banish her and Marguerite to the Americas. Danielle enters, now a princess, and requests a more fitting punishment: sentencing Rodmilla and Marguerite to work as servants in the palace laundry. Jacqueline begins a romance with Laurent, the captain of the guards she met at the ball, and Leonardo gives the royal newlyweds a portrait of Danielle.