A midnight attack shatters the family's courtyard—made of Heaven Steel—but causes no fatalities, suggesting the strike was meant as a warning. Joyce, who awakened a frost constitution, and her father and the family master inspect the damage and fear the news leaked; they order repairs, increase her protection, and forbid her from going out alone. Grant reports hearing a commotion and seeing two people sparring outside. Later a man and woman are found alone; one says, "You saved my life." The episode ends with Joyce confined under guard while the attack's origin and the sparring pair's purpose remain unknown.