Good Reasons
- When Despereaux is called to stand before the Mouse Council, the entire mouse community comes to watch the proceedings.
- Despereaux's been daydreaming about fairy tales and true love, but when the mice start yelling that he needs to go to the dungeon, he realizes that he's in trouble—and that it's not going to be easy to get out of this situation.
- The Head Mouse questions Despereaux about whether or not he came out to sit at the king's foot, and if he let the princess touch him on the head.
- Despereaux says that yes, he did break the rules of conduct of being a mouse, but that he did so because of love and music.
- The Head Mouse tells him that he must renounce the princess and apologize to the king, but Despereaux refuses. Therefore, he's sent to the dungeons, where the rats live.
- The Head Mouse tells the Threadmaster to bring out the thread, and Despereaux faints when he realizes of his fate.