A skilled young woman faces hostility from a hostile family who sees her as a threat. Despite their attempts to intimidate her and mock her swordsmanship, she remains defiant and confident. Meanwhile, the family plots to sabotage her upcoming Saintess trial at Sunset Gorge by bribing the steward to assign her a dangerous high-rank unicorn. They plan to poison the unicorn with a drug that turns it into a bloodthirsty beast, hoping to kill her and ruin her reputation as a witch. The episode closes with the woman unaware of this deadly trap awaiting her in the trial.