Ramses calls his son, the wise Setne Khamwas, but he too is puzzled and asks for a delay of ten days, to think of some solution; he returns home and falls into despair. Khamwas' son, the young Si-Osire, learns the cause of this distress and reassures his father: he himself can guess the contents of the sealed letter without opening it. Setne Khamwas is not convinced at first by this amazing declaration and asks for proof of Si-Osire's professed abilities.