MidnightCinder dreams about her childhood, where she was adopted and worked as a slave to a hotel owner in Atlas. Taking pity on her, Rhodes, a Huntsman, trains her to become a Huntress, but after her family abuses her upon discovering her weapon, she kills them all, Rhodes included. When Cinder awakens, Salem sends her followers to invade Atlas, using the river of Grimm to break through its shields. While Cinder is ordered to find Watts and Penny, Oscar plans on working within Salem's group to sabotage them.