Millet faces pressure from her family and Avery to marry him to secure the ownership of her grandfather's land before the reclamation deadline. She firmly rejects marrying Avery but offers conditions: Avery must marry into her family and their children take her family name to consider the union, which sparks outrage from Avery's family. They ridicule her demands and insist the land must carry Avery's name. When Millet refuses, Avery suggests registering the land under all the villagers’ names instead, escalating the conflict as Mr. Green is called in to divide the land, leaving the future of the land unresolved.