Meridia is conned into wearing a ridiculously tight outfit, corsets and all. The other clans arrive, being loud and obnoxious. They converge in the hallway and present their sons to the king and queen. One is fat, one is slightly effeminate, and one is a musclehead. The girl is not impressed.
Shiki: Wow. Talk about being between a rock and a bad place.
The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.The bride to be is allowed to choose the sport in which the men will be competing in. The winner wins the Princesses hand. Meridia jumps to suggesting archery.
Shiki: I see where this is going.
The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.Later the clans gather for each and their sons like up at the target. The effeminate one hits the target, but far off. The strong one shoots and arrow, and ends up closer. The fat one struggles with the bow but is startled at the last minute. He somehow manages to get a bullseye.
Shiki: Here it comes.
The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.She takes her bow, struggling out of her dress and fires three arrows hitting a bullseye each time. The third arrow splits through the fat guys arrow and her mother screams trying to stop her.
Shiki: Looks like that didn't work as planned.
The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.The girl storms into her room and her mother follows. The mother recites a story about four kings with one who turned against each other destabilizing and destroying the kingdom. The queen points to a tapestry of the whole family to express this unity but Meridia slashes it. In anger the Queen throws Meridia's bow into the fire. Meridia storms out and the Queen fishes the bow out of the fire in tears after she leaves.
Shiki: This will not end well.
The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.Shiki: True.
Meridia rides on her horse through the woods and ends up in a stonehenge like formation. Merideia sees another one of those blue will o the whisps but her horse is too scared to follow.
Shiki: Wonder where this is going?
The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.Speed run! She talks to the witch and gets a potion to change her fate. The witch agrees and gives her a cake. Meridiea gives the cake to the queen and the queen turns into a bear. Meridea sneaks the bear out of the castle and Meridea speaks to the witch's pre-recorded messages saying that the bonds must be restored before the second dawn before the spell can be broken. The queen and Meridea bond a bit, only to find out that the queen is getting less human with time. They discover that Mor'du was the prince from the legend that asked for strength and was turned into a bear. Meridea is called to action and decides that the witch was reffering to the slashed tapestry taking her mother back to the castle.
Shiki: Bears, huh? Hmm...
The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.Meridea ends up in the castle where the clans are about to go to war. Meridea intervenes clearly ready to be wed in order to bring peace. The queen mimes what do say, saying that Meridea need not wed and that the current generation should be free to choose their future. The clans unite and Meridea goes to retrieve the tapestry, the king spots the bear and believes that it killed the queen and chases it, locking Meridea in her room. Merdiea gets the triplets to retrieve the key and she tears down the tapestry. Meridea grabs the tapestry and races against the clans. The clans intrusion however brings forth the wrath of Mor'du. Mor'du fights the clans, endangering Meridea, but the Queen fights him off killing him but releasing his soul. Dawn approaches and Meridea repairs the tapestry, covering her mother in this. She remains unchanged as the sun rises.
Shiki: No....
The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.The reversal works after Meridea apologizes and happily ever after.
Sorry.
Shiki: Let's head back. (takes Kris back and leads him to his room).
The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.

Kris: ...She's going to run... I just know it...
And it's so easy when you're evil... This is the life for me, the Devil tips his hat to me...