One woman, pregnant with the Duke’s heir, flaunts her promised status and mocks her rival sister’s struggles. The sister coolly advises her to be careful with her pregnancy. While publicly dismissing her sister's concerns, the sister privately commands her servants to buy up all the region's coal and firewood. Her child reveals a prophecy of an early, severe winter, prompting the sister to solidify her monopoly on essential supplies, leaving her next move a secret even to her own child.