The king, not satisfied with the power he had already, sacrificed the maiden for more power and threw them into the well on what was supposed to be their wedding day. That turned out to be a mistake, because the maiden cursed him.

So shall you sow, so shall you reap, and there will be a reckoning. Which he forgot about, in the years ahead. Blind to what was and what would be.

[and going to reach up and put his hand over Intensity's eyes.]