At Chancellor Spencer's manor a crowd accuses Camron and demands Declan be dragged out, claiming Luca Spencer, Princess Rylee's main consort, is rightful heir while Declan is "a concubine's child." The confrontation escalates when Lady Vear arrives to defend Declan, declaring him her consort and insisting she has the right to interfere. Chancellor Spencer rejects her, asserting his authority to discipline the concubine and son and warning court support matters more than a consort. Lady Vear's challenge turns a family insult into a political clash, ending with the Chancellor snapping, "Who do you think you are to threaten me?"