The sheikh appears before a sobbing maid named Niesha, asking her if she'll stand in for his bride, who has run away. She's always been in love with him, but to act like his bride? Believing it to be a dream that would be broken when the real bride returned, Niesha agrees, only to find herself in the sheikh's bed on their wedding night. There, she hears him say, "I want you to be my queen and bear my child."