A woman is seized by a violent group during a ritual; one man, Tubbs, is ordered to hold back because they must finish the ceremony. The captors threaten her with death and promise a curse: if she leaves Serpent Isle she'll be made immortal and forced to watch others age and die. She replies that Xavier abandoned her to endless life—500 years alone—and insists, "I am Xavier's wife." As the ritual moves forward and the group debates punishment versus completing the rite, her claim and the looming immortality curse leave her fate unresolved.