Accused of witchcraft and mistreating her stepdaughter Lyra, the White Witch Morwenna defends herself, claiming she cared for Lyra as her own after the girl's father was killed. Her denials are met with a unified town petition against her. Separately, her healer reveals her magic is fatally corrupted, giving her only two months to live. Determined to secure Lyra's future, Morwenna decides against life-extending rituals to preserve her remaining resources for her stepdaughter, and finally tells Lyra she will take her to see her long-lost mother.