Episode 2 - Son of Chaos Return to the Mortal Realm
Vivian Ends the Engagement, Then Brandon Insults Adrian's Dead Mother
Vivian enters Adrian's cell as House Gryphon's heir, carrying annulment papers. She doesn't ask how he is; she tells him their engagement is over. Adrian signs without reading twice and orders her out. When Brandon, Vivian's attendant, calls Adrian a jailed rapist and sneers at his executed mother, the air in the Mana Crystal Prison changes. Brandon draws his sword. Inmates in nearby cells go silent, then shrink back, because Adrian's calm isn't surrender—it's the stillness before slaughter. Vivian sees only a powerless prisoner; Brandon sees a threat he can't name. The cancellation is done, but the insult to Adrian's mother has just lit a fuse.
Brandon's sword is out, the inmates have gone silent, and Vivian still calls Adrian harmless—will his next move make Brandon kneel or run?