Opener:
Rowan the painter hangs out with Ellywick in her gardens, painting. They meet this way once a week or so, in secret.

Rowan is distracted and uninspired, and tells Ellywick that he is betrothed, and has to marry someone he does not know, as part of his duty as the son of an admiral. Ellywick is surprised and saddened by this news, but opts to make a white flower bloom in the garden, for luck and inspiration. Rowan is inspired by the flower, and paints the leaves surrounding it, with white…