Marina argues with her male companion over the danger of a mission in Mistveil Forest before he departs. She then joins a group of hunters, where she reveals her low Level 3 rank, drawing scorn and threats from a higher-level member who dismisses her as 'trash.' Marina enters the trial to hunt an Arachne, seeing it as a step toward her secret goal of getting close to a man named Vladimir. While reflecting on her powerful, absent teacher, she is unaware she's being observed by someone from her past.