An epidemic strikes Tessa's village and the surrounding countryside. When Colonel Montoya is stricken by the fever, Captain Grisham takes advantage of the situation by stealing or destroying Dr. Helm's entire supply of medicine, and blames the Queen of Swords for the theft. Tessa turns the tables on the officer by drugging his drink with herbs that cause fever-like symptoms and, as the Queen of Swords, follows the Captain where he hid the stolen pills.
—David Bassler