The Earl's daughter, Nicola, had always been alone at home. Her father, who worked at the palace, and her mother, who was the Princess's wet nurse, rarely ever returned to the manor. While Nicola felt lonely, her mother dedicated the affection meant for her daughter to the Princess instead.

After she began visiting the castle as the Princess's companion, various things were stripped from her, all at the hands of her mother, who was devoted to the Princess. As time passed, Nicola became a lady-in-waiting, only to have Her Highness take her fiancé.

Deeply wounded, she began to plot, "I'll steal something precious from Her Highness." And so, she activated the magical pendant given to her by the magician Darrell, a pendant said to "captivate people."