The woman confronts a man named Cain, furious that a double replaced him in her wedding bed and vowing to turn his own power against him. As she interrogates a man about the double's actions, she asserts her ambition to rule. Her husband, Marcus, coldly rebuffs her attempts at intimacy, revealing his disdain. Undeterred, the woman orders her maid Anne to summon her father's loyal retainers to secretly surveil Marcus, declaring her intent to burn down his kingdom and watch his own shadow drag him from the throne.