Daisi
In a Georgian village preparing for the Khatoba holiday, Maro grieves for her absent lover Malkhaz and dreads her forced engagement to Commander Kiazo. Malkhaz returns, learns of the engagement and seeks Maro, but she resists because she believes they cannot be together. Tsangala tells Kiazo that Maro still loves Malkhaz, provoking jealousy. As the feast continues, Maro and Malkhaz meet again, but Nano warns them that Kiazo is coming. News arrives that an enemy has invaded, and Kiazo calls the people to defend their homeland. Maro tells Kiazo she never loved him and returns her ring. Kiazo, consumed by revenge, fatally stabs Malkhaz despite his appeal to duty. Maro mourns as the people grieve and the warriors depart to protect the country.