Aria is confronted by her guardian Dante for attending a party and dancing with a man. Dante forces her to kneel and aggressively accuses her of attracting male attention. Despite Aria’s protests that he is only her guardian, he declares her his property and brands her with a mark. After the confrontation, Aria finds her late father’s pocket watch in Dante’s possession, leading her to suspect Dante may have been involved in her father’s death.