Karlie, now queen, receives Sharon Preston, Anton’s mother, who confronts her after the sudden marriage. Sharon warns Anton is still in a fragile "sensitive phase" that ends today and asks Karlie if she truly likes him, pleading, "Give him a chance." Later Anton quietly organizes Karlie's toolbox and admits he’s afraid: if he falls asleep he’ll revert to his old self and she'll hate him. He asks to stay and hold her; she agrees. The episode ends with Karlie waking cold and someone whispering, "You're awake?" then insisting, "Let go," leaving an urgent, unresolved moment.