At Ms. Smith's twentieth birthday, Chloe, playful and defiant, gives a silly wish and refuses her family's plan to marry the heir of the Herrings. Elders then reveal her parents were murdered twelve years ago; she was hidden, trained to fight, and returned for vengeance. Chloe insists she wants to live, not seek revenge, which draws scorn. A guest mocks her and proposes sending her back to the Lycans to become Mr. Lupin's 8863rd woman, ordering men to seize her and force her that night. A protector jumps in; as a brawl erupts someone snarls, "Then die for her!"