That evening, a grand ball was held at the Grand Palais in honor of Anastasia's return. As the guests danced about, Anastasia stayed in the green room with Empress Maria and Sellah. The Grand Duchess decided to take a peek form behind the curtain to see if she could find someone.
"Who are you looking for?" Sellah asked with curiosity.
"Oh, no one in particular," Anastasia answered with a shrug.
Maria came over to her and said, "He is not there."
"Oh, I know he's not," Anastasia started before she turned to see her grandmother, "Who's not there, Grandmamma?"
"A remarkable young man who found a music box," Maria answered, referring to Dmitri.
"Oh, him," Sellah answered as she rolled her eyes in annoyance; she was still a bit peeved at him for deceiving her and Anastasia.
"No, he's probably too busy spending his reward money as fast as he can," the Grand Duchess said, trying to sound annoyed.
Maria then motioned for the two girls to watch everyone dancing in the ballroom. "Look at them dance," she smiled to Anastasia as she waved to the crowd, "You were born into this world of glistening jewels and fine titles." Pooka the puppy sighed a bored sigh as Maria continued to her granddaughter, "But I wonder if this is what you really want?"
"Well, of course," said Anastasia, "I found what I was looking for, I found out who I am, and I found you." She looked at her grandmother, who gave her comforting eyes.
"Are you sure?" Sellah asked with concern, "Something tells me…" She decided to cut herself off and shake the feeling of concern away as she finished, "Oh, never mind." The Jewish girl then decided to go out for a while, so she excused herself and walked off.
The Empress continued comforting her granddaughter as she said, "Yes, you found me. And you will always have me. But is it enough?" She then gave Anastasia a hug as her eyes became moist. Maria then decided to tell her about Dmitri. "My darling," the Empress said softly, "He didn't take the money."
"He didn't?" Anastasia asked with shock and disbelief.
"Knowing that you are alive," Maria said to her, "Seeing the woman you have become brings me joy I never thought I could feel again. And that little friend of yours, I see she has stayed with you and been loyal to you all these years."
"Sellah?" Anastasia softly said, "Of course. She comforted me when I first got to the orphanage, even though I saw she was still grieving for her family, too." She then tearfully smiled at her grandmother before giving her a hug.
Maria pulled the curtain back; as she and Anya looked at the party guests, the Empress finished to her granddaughter, "Whatever you choose, we will always have each other."
As she looked at the crowd, Anya heaved a heavy sigh and started to say, "Grandmamma, can't you tell me…?" She turned to look, but Maria was gone.
Meanwhile, Sellah was standing on a balcony overlooking the terrace; she was thinking out loud to herself about her dilemma. "What am I doing?" she asked herself, "I shouldn't be hanging around with Russian royals. If I tell the Empress my last name or my native language, then I'll feel even more ashamed!" Her thoughts were interrupted when she saw a green light shining at the Alexander Bridge. "What was that?" Sellah gasped. As she tried to remember where she had last seen green lights, Pooka the dog came onto the balcony, barking frantically.
"Pooka, what's going on?" Sellah asked as she tried reaching for him. But Pooka was too fast for her; he darted away and went down some stairs towards the garden. "Oh no," Sellah wondered to herself, "I hope this doesn't…"
Just then, Anastasia came out, looking for Pooka. "Pooka, where are you?" she softly called. She saw the Jewish girl and asked her, "Sellah, have you seen Pooka?"
"Um, he went down the stairs towards the garden," Sellah answered worriedly.
"Pooka!" Anastasia softly called as she walked down the steps.
Sellah came after her and called, "Anastasia!"
The Grand Duchess stopped and looked at her. "Sellah?" she said.
"Don't go into that maze that leads to the Alexander Bridge!" Sellah warned, "I saw something green that was flashing, and I think Pooka saw it, too. Please, I'm lying about my identity for you – don't ask me to lie about where you're going!"
"But Pooka is one of our friends!" Anastasia insisted, "I don't want him to get lost, or even hurt."
"I don't want YOU to get lost, either!" Sellah said with worry, "Believe me – something is out there that I find suspicious, and possibly dangerous!"
"Sellah, please, I understand you're worried, but I'm very brave," Anastasia insisted to her friend, even though she did feel her stomach turning in knots, "I'll find Pooka, and we'll be back in a jiffy!" Then she turned and went down the stairs before reaching the terrace.
"Anastasia, no!" the caramel-haired girl cried. The Grand Duchess ignored her and kept calling for Pooka. Sellah worriedly looked around, and then saw that the train station was not too far away; she picked her skirts up, took off her heels, and then ran as fast as she could down a different set of stairs, hoping to reach the station.
As she went deeper into the garden, Anastasia called for Pooka, but the dog didn't come. She went through a topiary labyrinth, and the bushes closed up behind her; some topiary animals gave evil, glowing eyes!
At the train station, Dmitri was in line to purchase a ticket back to St. Petersburg. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out the rose he received upon arriving in Paris. The young man sniffed the rose and thought to himself as the ticket lady said, "You're next!"
Just then, a familiar caramel-haired girl in fancy attire came breathlessly running up towards Dmitri. "Di-Dmitri!" Sellah breathed.
The young man turned around and softly said, "Sellah! What is it?"
As she caught her breath, Sellah looked at him worriedly and said, "It… it's Anastasia."
"What's wrong?" Dmitri asked with concern as he stepped out of line, "Is she okay?"
Sellah then remembered the green light she saw at the Alexander Bridge and said, "I… I think she's in trouble."