Saltwater Bride of the Mortal World - Episode 1

Quincy opens the episode as the wife of Luke Group CEO Calvin, rushing to pick up their daughter Jessica from the hospital in the rain. Family members press her to be careful while reminding her of a deeper bargain: she once vowed to break 100 dragon bones to repay Calvin, and only three breaks remain. At a market she spares a sentient Gold-Scaled Fish—buying it to save it—and vows to keep sacrificing despite warnings that breaking her bones could ruin her roots or kill her. Her family then vows to ruin Calvin after the final break, leaving Quincy with three chances and a looming return to the sea.