Paedyn kneels before King Kitt in the throne room and notices that he refuses to look at her at first. She studies his exhausted appearance and realizes he is asking Kai whether anything happened between them during the journey back. Because Kitt is testing both Kai’s loyalty and the truth of their bond, Kai answers carefully and denies any “unforeseen circumstances,” protecting both himself and Paedyn with the lie.

Kitt then turns the moment into a public judgment before the court. He reintroduces Paedyn as the supposedly heroic figure who was actually an Ordinary in disguise, and he forces her to confess openly that she worked with the Resistance. When Kitt asks whether Paedyn killed the former king, Paedyn admits that as well, and the court reacts with shock and disgust even though many already suspected the truth.

After securing those confessions, Kitt explains the political weight of what happened. He reminds the court that Paedyn’s actions killed his father, helped the Resistance infiltrate the Bowl Arena, and pushed him abruptly onto the throne while he was still grieving. By acknowledging rumors that he has become unstable, Kitt frames his next move as deliberate rather than mad, signaling that Paedyn’s fate will serve a larger purpose.

Paedyn expects a death sentence and even wonders whether Kitt will force Kai to kill her. Instead, Kitt orders her to stand, takes a small velvet box from his pocket, and opens it to reveal a ring. In a shocking reversal, Kitt announces that Paedyn Gray is to become his bride, turning her punishment into a political and deeply personal twist that transforms the danger around her and further complicates her bond with Kai.