In the forest, the Occitan girl finds Anna wounded and unconscious and caring, restoring her strength. Meanwhile, at the abbey, the climate between the two delegations is increasingly hostile and wary. Informed of what is happening, Bernardo Gui begins to investigate Remigio, sure he has already met him in the past. Thus begins the dispute over the riches of the Church, with the Franciscans having a clear suspicion that the Pope is plotting to declare their doctrine heretical.