Easton Linden time-travels into a peasant's body. He wakes to the Hawthorne family demanding a higher Bride Price. The original owner exhausted family savings for Scarlett Hawthorne, leaving his mother without medicine. After receiving memories, he comes to his senses. He breaks off the engagement, demands the Bride Price back, and protects Willow Rivers. His declaration, "I'll marry her," stuns the village.