The Prime Minister holds a high-ranking position in the royal court. He implements the young queen's winter decree requiring galanthus flowers, supervising the reward for their acquisition. This enforcement spurs the stepmother to send her stepdaughter into the forest. Upon the stepdaughter's successful retrieval of the flowers, the Prime Minister joins the queen and her retinue in the forest to confirm the blooms' origin. His attendance marks the court's direct engagement in uncovering the stepdaughter's secret.