Edric, a man of standing, asks the clan elders to accept Vivienne as his second wife, shocking his first wife, Seraphina. He pressures Seraphina to be 'reasonable' and welcome Vivienne. When Seraphina refuses and challenges Vivienne, Edric defends his new love, dismissing Seraphina's years of managing the court. The key turn comes when Edric orders Seraphina to vacate the master bedroom for Vivienne by that very night, decisively displacing her status. The episode ends with Seraphina's position in the household fundamentally overturned.