Episode opens with a bold suitor asking the king for Princess Nora's hand; nobles explode in gossip, calling Nora promiscuous while the king reacts positively and says he'll write to his brother. Later, Ms. Culver—called Chloe—returns from a hunt shaken but unharmed and insists they go to the bank. She withdraws 10,000 silver coins, treats a face mask as their currency, and pays children to spread a lie that Julius abandoned Prince Hudson to save Yara. As the rumor operation begins, someone spots Ms. Culver and yells, "Get her!"