Nike takes the "Rite of Illumination," but upon entering the cave to retrieve the ring she finds the ring is missing and she is surrounded by Ministry of Priesthood members, revealing that the Priesthood has used the Rite of Illumination for hundreds of years as a method of assassinating princesses they deemed unworthy to marry into the royal family. They attempt to assassinate her, but she escapes after meeting Livius in the cave, who followed her using a secret tunnel only he knew about...