At a banquet, a man named Alex confronts a woman, accusing her of forging the title deed to Castle Moore, which she claims belongs to the King of the Coast. He is dismissed and threatened with the guillotine. To prove his claim, Alex produces a glowing jewel he calls the Heart of the Ocean, but the woman dismisses it as a fake bought from Romani travelers. As she orders him ejected, news arrives that the Queen of Odin is coming to the banquet, prompting the woman to boast that her own status has now soared far beyond Alex's.