Ms. Coen faces a deadly crisis after her father poisoned her with Silkbind, threatening her life unless she submits to Gerald, who coldly hands her over to his superior despite family grief. At a tense banquet, the feared Prince Silas arrives, escalating danger for those present. Ms. Coen encounters a man who warns her of the risks she’s courting. Later, she receives the Wolf King's signet ring from Sierra as a promise that he will return after arranging wedding gifts. As Ms. Coen grapples with rejection and exile, her captors order her to be tied up and sent away, leaving her fate uncertain.