Into the Huntress' Web

Episode 1

Yael Judd grew up in Xonos and inherited her grandfather's entire fortune — which is exactly why the Song family locked her away. In this opening, she's less a guest than a prisoner, dismissed as a "fool," while the household buzzes around a coming funeral trip. A guest is being welcomed with unsettling ceremony, and someone mutters about being outmaneuvered. The cruelty is casual: she's spoken about like an object, not a person. But Yael is watching, listening, and quietly cataloging every insult. Nobody expects the "madwoman" to be planning anything.

Episode 2

Whispers swirl about a man who claims he was drugged — something strange in the air left him out of control, and a "fool" caught him off guard. The gossip turns pointed: who was the woman? Meanwhile, the family has bigger plans. A match between Song Xueyan and Jim Holt is being floated, and the elders smell opportunity — if word gets out, their tea business could multiply. Amid the scheming, one instruction stands out: keep the "madwoman" in the small courtyard under watch, and don't let her slip away like last time. Yael hears all of it.

Episode 3

The engagement talk curdles fast. Someone balks at marrying a "madwoman," terrified of being tied for life to someone the family calls unstable, and pushes to break the engagement now. The elders fire back — the grandfather entrusted his granddaughter to them, and it's barely been two months. Accusations fly about who's really being used, and whether it's fair to sacrifice a nephew for a "fool." The argument exposes the ugly truth underneath: Yael isn't family to them, she's leverage. And someone is already angling to call the whole marriage off — with Yael as the excuse.

Episode 4

Something shifts. A man admits he didn't push the woman away — almost as if he were bewitched — and asks her name. It's Yael Judd. Even her "madness" doesn't scare him off; if anything, it intrigues him. A servant who tends to Yael at the old house scrambles to pull her away, and gets sharply reminded of her place. The scene ends in awkward comedy and quiet tension: the household is embarrassed, Yael is unpredictable, and Jim Holt is clearly not treating her like a nobody. The engagement question hangs unresolved.

Episode 5

The mask cracks in public. Yael clings to Jim Holt, and the household erupts — how dare this "madwoman" hold him? Someone is furious, convinced Jim came for her and that Yael stole the moment. A relative tries to coax Yael away gently, but she won't let go, nearly choking the man she's holding. To defuse it, someone suggests Jim simply take her home. It's the first real crack in the family's control: Yael has done the unthinkable and gotten close to the wealthiest heir in Valia — and everyone noticed.

Episode 6

Jim Holt is escorted out politely, but not before noticing Yael's painting. The family spins it — she just copies what she sees, nothing more. Once he's gone, the gloves come off. Yael is threatened and ordered to paint faster; an exhibition is three months away and the family's plans can't slip. Someone sneers that they can't understand why her grandfather left everything to a "fool." Alone, Yael steels herself: her revenge isn't finished, and she refuses to rot in this house. The forced painting sessions are hiding something — and she intends to use it.

Episode 7

Talk turns to art and marriage. Jim Holt's interest in Yael's "scribbles" could make her name — and maybe, she thinks, put him in her grasp. But the family pushes a different story: Jim has come to see Song Xueyan, and the engagement looks promising. Then the real motive surfaces. The elders admit Yael's grandfather left the Song family's entire fortune to her — if she's taken away, the Song children are left with nothing. So they'd rather keep her close and break the engagement. Yael's inheritance, not her welfare, is the whole game.

Episode 8

The family doubles down on the lie. They claim Yael's mother was an adopted daughter who married a "madman," implying Yael's instability is inherited — a convenient story to keep her caged. Someone insists they don't mind her condition at all, which only makes the manipulation clearer. Yael, meanwhile, is starved of information and food alike. She presses a servant: before she eats, she wants to know where her grandfather's handwritten will is hidden. The servant stalls, bargaining painting for meals. Yael is done being fed scraps — she wants the document that decides everything.

Episode 9

A jealous outburst, then a revelation: Jim Holt came to break off the engagement with Song Xueyan, and someone is thrilled — it means he cares about his own reputation. Then Yael drops a bombshell: she slept with Jim Holt. The room reels, warning her he's dangerous. Unbothered, Yael asks for the special paint she requested before — the one with "something" mixed in. Rain is coming, and Song Xueyan will surely keep Jim overnight. If he comes to Yael tonight, the plan worked. She's ready to continue. What exactly is she planning?