Seven Years a Curse, Then the Abyss Came Episode 3

Episode 3 · 26 episodes · Seren Voss, Cassian Rill, Ivy

Episode 3 recap

Seren remembers past years of watching Ivy ride away on Cassian's jade sea serpent while her pleas were ignored. A flashback shows Cassian kicking down her door after Ivy got hurt, demanding respect for Ivy. He chained Seren to a cliff under the blazing sun, leaving her feverish and near death. Back in the present, Ivy wears Seren's ritual veil again. Instead of stepping aside, Seren smiles and claims the first summon.

Episodes

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Episode 3 scene by scene

00:00: Memories on the Coast
Seren remembers watching Ivy ride away on Cassian's jade sea serpent over the past years. Seren begged him to revoke Ivy's summoning, but he ignored her. In response, Seren gave Cassian a direct warning that he would regret his actions.
00:09: Cassian Kicks Down the Door
A flashback returns to the previous year after Ivy suffered an injury. Cassian kicks down Seren's door with his men. He warns Seren that keeping the Rill family name requires respecting Ivy, and he demands double repayment for Ivy's pain.
00:22: Punishment on the Cliff
Iron chains hang Seren over the cliff face as the tide drops. The direct sun splits her skin, leaving her feverish and near death. Meanwhile, Cassian sits at Ivy's bedside and sends Seren a message to stay away from him.
00:37: Standing at the Summoning Stone
Back at the ceremony, Ivy puts on the sacrificial veil intended for Seren. Seren does not back down or give up her spot this time. Instead, she smiles at the platform and tells everyone she will perform her summon first.

Key lines from episode 3

“You'll regret this, Cassian.”
Seren · Seren warns Cassian after he ignores her pleas about Ivy riding his sea serpent.

“You'll pay double for what Ivy suffered. If you still want the Rill name, learn to respect her.”
Cassian · Cassian confronts Seren in her room after Ivy is injured during the past year.

“If you're still alive, that's luck. Don't come near me.”
Cassian · Cassian sends word to Seren while she hangs chained to the sunlit cliff.

“I summon first.”
Seren · Seren speaks to the crowd at the stone platform instead of yielding to Ivy.

How episode 3 ends

Seren takes her stand directly on the ritual stone platform as Ivy wears the sacrificial veil. Seren smiles and announces to everyone present that she will conduct the first summoning herself. Will Cassian allow Seren to proceed ahead of Ivy, or will he try to stop her from taking her turn at the altar?