Varen betrays his wife by sleeping with his sister Seralith, then they swap their newborns to seize the throne. The Queen secretly reverses the switch. Sixteen years later, Seralith dotes on Aurelia while torturing her own daughter Wren for blood to create elixirs. The Spirit Mirror exposes the deception, destroying Seralith. Consumed by hatred, Wren kills Seralith and resolves to destroy everything.
