Shadows Over Solarean - Episode 1

The episode opens as the Sable family celebrates newborn Kyle and waits for King Damon and his sons to return. A royal messenger, Mr. Hill, reads an imperial decree accusing King Damon of collusion and ordering execution by dismemberment of Damon and all male Sables; other relatives face exile or assignment to the Royal Arts Hall. The family protests and demands proof. Mrs. Sable pleads to spare the infant. Mr. Hill answers, "a swift death it is." The episode ends with baby Kyle's life suddenly at grave risk and the family left desperate and unresolved.