Athena accuses Laius of lying about his heroic journey to retrieve sacred moss for their sister Lachesis's legs. She points to Laius's fresh wounds as proof of his effort, dismissing the speaker as jealous. The sisters refuse to listen, ordering the speaker dragged from the healing chamber for 'contaminating' it. In a flashback, Laius physically takes the moss from the speaker, claiming ownership. The speaker is punished and banished, realizing their family no longer believes them, leaving them isolated and betrayed.