Fearing death from the challenger Andrew, a lord orders a woman named Selena to stall him, declaring her death would be an honor. A man identified as Marcus, seemingly a slave, pleads for her, but is dismissed. Andrew arrives and insults the lord and princess as cowards. Marcus refuses to abandon Selena and steps up to fight Andrew himself, making a wager that if he loses, Andrew will leave. Andrew counters with a cruel condition: if Marcus loses, he will become Andrew's bed slave. As Marcus defiantly accepts, another figure arrives, interrupting to declare that they will be the one to fight.