In this episode, the Kirin Society is facing financial ruin, prompting rival factions to demand redistribution of their assets. Noah, engaged to Olivia Parker of the powerful Parker family, challenges the rivals claiming rights to parts of the marketplace. Tensions rise as Madam Marr and other elders resist losing their holdings, but the Parkers' influence gives Noah the upper hand. Olivia affirms the Parker family's reputation for keeping promises, yet shocks everyone by announcing that she and Noah have called off their engagement. The episode ends with the Marr family’s downfall imminent and the alliance between Noah and the Parkers suddenly severed.