In the past, someone died saving her. Now, the Princess intervenes when her brother, Master Thorne, prepares to kill a man his family discarded as 'trash.' The man is defenseless, with no magic incantation. Defying her brother's fury, the Princess claims the man as her own, declaring that harming him is harming her. The brother is left stunned, questioning if this is a humiliation, a test, or a dangerous new game.