At a crowded auction, an elite tortoise-shell green helmet goes on the block. Princess Reynolds shocks everyone by bidding five million—far above the start—and wins, a public move aimed at humiliating Don, who is reminded she is his ex-wife and the first princess of Marad. Rivals taunt Don, hand him the helmet, and the live feed amplifies the ridicule. Don erupts in anger as onlookers condemn the waste. Reynolds then escalates immediately, placing a ten-million bid on the next lot, a military-grade Light Dagger, leaving the auction and Don's fate unresolved.