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Rh The Prince then inquires why his father should have persecuted the followers of the true faith if their doctrines were so sound. Barlaam tells the parables—

The Prince asks Barlaam how old he is, and is told "twelve years old," for only during the time of hermithood had he truly lived.

The Prince's guardian, Zardan, overhears the conversation of Barlaam and Yudasaf, and threatens to tell the King, but is induced not to do so by the Prince.