▁With ▁the ▁drum ▁she ▁can ▁enter ▁many ▁other ▁world s ▁including ▁the ▁g host - world , ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁the ▁dead . ▁When ▁Ch ing is ' s ▁app rent ices hip ▁is ▁complete , ▁w itch es ▁come ▁from ▁all ▁around ▁to ▁con gr at ulate ▁her , ▁but ▁the ▁sh aman ▁K uz ma ▁env ies ▁and ▁fear s ▁her ▁potential ▁for ▁great ness . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Cz ar ▁Gu id on , ▁the ▁latest ▁in ▁a ▁long ▁line ▁of ▁r uth less ▁r ul ers , ▁has ▁married ▁by ▁the ▁coun sel ▁of ▁his ▁advis ers , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁death ly ▁afraid ▁of ▁being ▁over th rown ▁by ▁his ▁son . ▁He ▁impr isons ▁his ▁pre gn ant ▁wife , ▁Far ida , ▁in ▁a ▁window less ▁room ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁tall est ▁tower ▁in ▁the ▁palace , ▁and ▁when ▁she ▁dies ▁in ▁child b irth ▁he ▁orders ▁that ▁his ▁son , ▁the ▁Cz are v ich ▁Saf a , ▁should ▁never ▁leave ▁the ▁room . ▁Mar ien , ▁Saf a ' s ▁nur se , ▁ra ises ▁him ▁there . ▁When ▁he ▁becomes ▁rest less ▁at ▁his ▁imprison ment , ▁she ▁d ares ▁to ▁speak ▁to ▁the ▁Cz ar ▁about ▁him ▁and ▁is ▁summar ily ▁executed . ▁ ▁The ▁Cz are v ich ▁sp ends ▁many ▁years ▁alone ▁before ▁his ▁psych ic ▁c ries ▁of ▁dist ress ▁reach ▁Ch ing is , ▁and ▁then , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁g host ▁drum , ▁she