At court a young woman begs her father to defend her as rivals plan to remove a powerful woman. Rosalie vows revenge and says once Herbert beats the Bellarans in a duel she'll rally the court to force that woman out. Another attendant says Grandfather sent her to watch the humiliation and refuses to leave because Martin will stop his medicine. Envoys from Bellaros arrive, ceremony slides into an insult, and Archie greets the monarch. The episode ends when the challenger from Yolham declares "I am the number one," raising the duel's stakes and leaving the court's power play unresolved.