Willow rides in a carriage with Prince Sebazhan Dack across the Kroz countryside in winter, with her brother Kiri and his butler, Rezhinald, riding on n'gyahs outside. Willow speaks with Sebazhan for a while, then pops a big question to him – She proposes marriage. This takes Sebazhan completely by surprised, but he accepts. Willow then crawls up to the top of the wagon to break the news to Kiri. Kiri thinks that Willow has been mind-controlled by Dack, but Rezhinald (also a seer) assures Kiri that this is not the case. Kiri's even more taken back when he learns that he has less than a month until the wedding happens, since Willow plans to get married on the New Year.