Garrick reports the witness hidden at a villa and orders guards after a threat of assassination. Guards seize an attacker; interrogation shows the assassin and Lady Lily were sent by Prince Cassian. Prince Evander then shocks the council by saying he heard the plot in Princess Lyra’s thoughts. He travels to Lyra’s family home to get answers. Lyra, just back from her wedding, faces gossip calling Evander a jinx. Evander arrives intending to test whether he can read Lyra’s mind — but her reaction and Cassian’s motive remain unknown.