The cornered Gábor Báthory apparently agrees with the noble leaders who are hostile to him after he offers them a deal. He paints the Saxons as a common enemy, against whom he wants to launch a large-scale campaign, from which the Hajduks and the noble lords of Transylvania hope for serious financial benefits. In the meantime, Gábor Bethlen is trying to fix in Cluj what Báthory destroyed - be it politics or the princess's broken heart.