Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of death, graphic violence, and sexual content.

Tristan and Michael are in his office. Michael asks Tristan if he believes in God. Tristan says that he does and then quietly claims to have seen their father’s ghost. Tristan pretends to be horrified by what he has shared, and Michael admits that he has seen their father’s ghost, too.

Tristan finds Sara in the servants’ quarters with Timothy, Paul, Simon, and Sara’s lady-in-waiting, Ophelia. Tristan admires how natural and happy Sara is with them. Ophelia reminds Sara of their impending outing, and Simon asks to come, but Paul reminds him that his mother would never allow it. (Simon is Michael’s son, a secret that everyone in the castle keeps. If Michael were to acknowledge Simon, the boy would become the rightful heir to the throne.)

Sara is participating in her first official event as the king’s betrothed. She intends to follow the rules given to her—to smile and stay close to the guards and to refrain from speaking to anyone. Suddenly, she sees a little boy on the edge of the street. Sara is warned that he could be a trap, but she makes eye contact with Sheina, who helps block the others from interfering as Sara runs to the boy.