Believed-dead Wynne returns from the underworld to avenge her parents and settle a debt. The Judge of Fate warns her not to reveal her identity: anyone tied to her will perish and never reincarnate. At court she faces Carlos, who doesn't remember her; his "aura of death" intrigues her and a pulse proves she's alive despite the Chancellor's report. On the wedding night the funeral becomes a celebration. She demands repayment — "a night of pleasure" — and he agrees, but the lethal warning forces her to conceal who she is as they head into the night.