At a royal performance a jeering crowd demands Princess Valerie dance and even strip. Court news arrives: Dazel’s men accuse her of jealousy and claim she pushed baby Natasha into the water, killing her. The ruler condemns Valerie and orders her sent to Northo as a three-year hostage to atone and survive. Valerie insists she’s innocent and begs her father, who says he sent her away to save her. Dark guards escort her home. In a strained reunion a man brings pastries, Valerie apologizes, and he snaps, 'you won't even call me your brother?'