In the forest, a man demands a woman accept a betrothal gemstone. After a struggle, she finally takes it, leaving him baffled by her sudden compliance. Elsewhere, Cole refuses to see his arranged fiancée, May, revealing his contempt for their alliance. Later, the persistent man tracks down the woman, bringing her new clothes and irritating her with his forwardness. After escaping him, she flees on horseback, but her plans are disrupted as a dangerous power begins to leak from her body prematurely.