After eight years campaigning, General Gabriel Reeds is declared the Divine General and the crown sends his rewards to his hometown in three days. The county erupts in preparations when officials announce his deputy, General Aria Vance, will personally visit for the ceremony. At home, Reeds’ mother and daughter Clara trade hopeful questions about the brother’s wellbeing from his letters. Before the procession begins, a local matchmaker presents Mr. James Smith as Clara’s ideal suitor. The episode closes with lanterns hung and the family facing both military honors and an unexpected marriage proposal.