Ekaterina couldn't dodge taking the villainess role in her class's festival play, but her performance wins warm praise-especially from Prince Mikhail. With the most stressful part behind her, Ekaterina can finally enjoy the rest of the festival. Good food and a jousting tournament await, and she even meets the cherubic Elizaveta Yulmagna-so sweet she hardly seems like a Yulmagna at all-though her appearance deepens the mystery of what her family is truly up to. Ekaterina can only hope the rising tension between the House of Yulnova and the House of Yulmagna doesn't spoil the rest of the festival.