A woman of the Xavier family bursts into the Marshal's presence, producing a jade pendant and insisting, "This jade pendant is the proof." She warns that Commander Zane will annihilate her line, but officers scoff—Zane and the Marshal have been friends since childhood. Nearby plotters prepare an attack: "Once you drop the cup, we move," they press the Marshal to act. He orders guards to seize her despite her plea that the Xavier legacy and her grandfather's destiny depend on his choice. Guards drag her away as the Marshal's decision hangs unresolved.