A woman held captive by the Dragon King pleads for her release, claiming her brother is alive and needs saving in the Dark Forest. He dismisses her story as a desperate lie, presenting a bloody shirt as proof her family is dead. He warns the forest is filled with mutants who would kill her. She declares she would rather die free than remain a prisoner of her enemy. Enraged by her defiance, he vows to cripple her so she can never run, before poisoning the water she depends on.