Ambushed and shot while bounty hunters close in for a 10,000-tael reward, military governor Tybalt Cooper entrusts the last child of his line to a passing woman, begging her to save him and promising, “If I survive, I will return and repay your kindness.” She flees with the boy, declares, “From now on, you'll be Kayden Cooper, my son,” and takes him home. Later the boy wins a spar; his adoptive mother, Camellia Grant, is shown his victory. The adoption and Tybalt’s wounded promise leave the child’s new identity and their safety unresolved.