Morgan is ordered to leave tonight for Everlasting Estate after her grandfather and uncles announce the decision. She begs her mother not to expose that she is actually a girl, but they agree revealing the lie to the king would bring ruin and probable death, so Morgan accepts the sacrifice. To protect her, the family arranges to send her mother to her parental home so she won't be targeted or run to Everlasting Estate. As Morgan prepares to depart, someone calls her name and asks, "You were chosen too?"—a sudden complication that leaves her exit unresolved.