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00:00:00I was two months pregnant and suffering from severe anemia.
00:00:03Excessive blood loss would cause a miscarriage,
00:00:05yet my husband forced me onto an operating table and drew 800 cubic centimeters of my blood.
00:00:09His beloved childhood sweetheart had been injured,
00:00:12and I was the only person with a matching blood type to hers.
00:00:15Let me go! What are you doing?
00:00:18I'm anemic and pregnant! I can't give blood!
00:00:23Oliver, I'm your wife!
00:00:25I'm pregnant! The doctor said I'm severely anemic.
00:00:28If you take my blood...
00:00:30Christina, stop causing a scene.
00:00:32Elena is dying. Don't be so selfish.
00:00:35What about our baby?
00:00:36Last night you kissed my stomach.
00:00:38You said you couldn't wait.
00:00:40Now you want to kill it yourself?
00:00:41Just a blood draw. The baby will be fine.
00:00:44Do it.
00:00:45No!
00:00:47Blood flowed down the tube, drop by drop, pulled straight out of me.
00:00:50As the blood left me, my vision blurred.
00:00:52Oliver, you're going to regret this.
00:00:54A sharp pain tore through my stomach.
00:00:56I could feel it.
00:00:57My baby was slipping away.
00:00:58Blood pooled beneath me, spreading in dark red waves.
00:01:01Oliver didn't even look.
00:01:03All he saw was Elena.
00:01:04He was holding her hand.
00:01:05As everything went black, I woke up in an empty room.
00:01:08Only for a doctor to confirm the nightmare.
00:01:10My baby was gone.
00:01:11I lay alone in that hospital bed for three long days.
00:01:14Meanwhile, Oliver never left Elena's side.
00:01:16I watched a billionaire play nurse for someone else.
00:01:18No screaming.
00:01:19No crying.
00:01:20I simply dialed my lawyer.
00:01:22Draft my divorce papers.
00:01:25I stared at the divorce papers, turning the ring in my hand.
00:01:28Ring number 95.
00:01:30Five years ago, Oliver was the untouchable billionaire heir.
00:01:33I was the broke scholarship girl.
00:01:34I thought his 99 proposals were a sick game.
00:01:37I was just some bet.
00:01:38A girl he'd win, then dump.
00:01:39His first proposal?
00:01:40He lit up the whole Manhattan sky.
00:01:42A thousand drones spelling Christina marry me over Central Park.
00:01:44Proposal 2?
00:01:45A real Van Gogh delivered to my dorm.
00:01:47The frame was covered in pink diamonds.
00:01:49Three, four.
00:01:50I kept pushing the rings away, but he broke down my walls.
00:01:53Then came the 99th time.
00:01:55Christina, 99 times I chose you.
00:01:57Every time I break your heart throw one away.
00:01:59I won't stop you.
00:02:01Just say yes.
00:02:03I thought I was the exception.
00:02:04And for years, I was.
00:02:06He gave me everything.
00:02:07I never threw a single ring away.
00:02:09I'd stare at that wall-sized safe at night.
00:02:11Rows of massive, flawless diamonds.
00:02:13Then Elena showed up.
00:02:14Everything changed.
00:02:15In just a few months, I threw away ring after ring.
00:02:18Today, it's ring number 95.
00:02:20I dropped the diamond straight into the hospital trash can.
00:02:23Christina, what the hell are you doing?
00:02:26It was Oliver, holding Elena up.
00:02:28His boys all around him.
00:02:29Just me, gripping my bag, looking like a ghost.
00:02:35Why are you still here?
00:02:36What did you just toss?
00:02:37Looked familiar.
00:02:38He reached for the trash.
00:02:40But Elena gasped and crumbled to the floor.
00:02:42He rushed straight to her.
00:02:43Forgot about me on the spot.
00:02:45I swallowed the news of the miscarriage.
00:02:46I just turned and walked away.
00:02:48But Oliver grabbed my arm.
00:02:49You're coming with us.
00:02:52At the car, Elena slid right into the passenger seat.
00:02:54Christina, I get so carsick after surgery.
00:02:57You don't mind if I take the front, right?
00:02:59Too exhausted to fight.
00:03:00I reached for the back door.
00:03:01But Lucas and one of his friends shoved past me.
00:03:03Sorry, Christina.
00:03:05Elena's fragile.
00:03:06We're crashing at your place to keep an eye on her.
00:03:08I stared at Oliver behind the wheel.
00:03:10Jaw clenched.
00:03:11Not saying a word to stop them.
00:03:12I let out a laugh.
00:03:13Why did I expect anything different?
00:03:15Oliver's crew always hated me.
00:03:17To them, Oliver and Elena were endgame.
00:03:19Same world.
00:03:20Same money.
00:03:21And me?
00:03:22I was just the broke interloper.
00:03:23Whenever they crashed at our place, they treated me like the maid.
00:03:26Cleaning up their messes.
00:03:27And Oliver watched in utter silence.
00:03:29Even today, I was carrying his baby.
00:03:31And he still forced me to give blood for her.
00:03:33It wasn't the first time they treated me like trash.
00:03:35But it was the first time I felt nothing.
00:03:37I'll find my own way home.
00:03:38But first, sign it.
00:03:42Oliver didn't even read the cover.
00:03:44He just scribbled his name without looking.
00:03:46What is it this time?
00:03:48A house?
00:03:48A new car?
00:03:49We'll talk later.
00:03:50Stop making a scene.
00:03:51Elena isn't feeling well.
00:03:52Rolled up the window.
00:03:53And sped off.
00:03:54I looked at his signature.
00:03:56A faint smile crossed my face.
00:03:57Ring number 96 was next.
00:03:59Clink.
00:04:00The ring dropped straight into the storm drain.
00:04:02Rush hour.
00:04:03Not a single cabin sight.
00:04:04I called the estate.
00:04:06Could you send a car to pick me up?
00:04:08Ma'am, Mr. Oliver took the whole fleet.
00:04:09He went to pick up imported flowers for Elena.
00:04:11Got it.
00:04:1390 degrees out.
00:04:14I had just left the hospital after the procedure.
00:04:16And I walked an hour in the blazing sun just to get home.
00:04:19The second I walked in, the complaints hit me.
00:04:21Christina, what took you so long?
00:04:23I'm starving.
00:04:24Go whip up something good.
00:04:25The AC was off in the dead of summer.
00:04:27All because poor little Elena might get cold.
00:04:29Don't just stand there.
00:04:30Go fix us something to eat.
00:04:32Christina, go make dinner.
00:04:33Oh, and make that lobster bisque for Elena.
00:04:35She needs her strength.
00:04:36A knife twisted in my chest.
00:04:38I couldn't breathe.
00:04:39I walked into the kitchen.
00:04:40I pulled out ring number 97.
00:04:42And tossed it into the trash.
00:04:46I carried the steaming pot of soup to the dining room.
00:04:48I was drenched in sweat.
00:04:49Elena stood up.
00:04:50She reached out to take the bowl.
00:04:52The second I let go, her fingers snapped back.
00:04:54Shattered porcelain and boiling soup erupted across the floor.
00:04:57Watch out!
00:04:57He shielded Elena completely.
00:04:59But the scalding liquid seared my calves.
00:05:01It burned my skin red.
00:05:03Christina, I know you hate me.
00:05:04But you didn't have to throw it.
00:05:06What the hell, Christina?
00:05:07You've had it out for her for months.
00:05:09She's just our friend.
00:05:10What is wrong with you?
00:05:11Apologize.
00:05:11She dropped it.
00:05:12On purpose.
00:05:13You crossed the line today.
00:05:14She just got out of the hospital.
00:05:15You terrified her.
00:05:1690 degrees out.
00:05:17And I was freezing.
00:05:18The searing pain on my leg was nothing.
00:05:20The pain in my chest was killing me.
00:05:22Fine.
00:05:23I'm sorry.
00:05:24The food is ready.
00:05:26I apologized.
00:05:27Can I go treat my burn now?
00:05:29I turned my back on the shattered porcelain and retreated to my room.
00:05:33Outside, it was pure chaos.
00:05:34I could hear Elena crying.
00:05:36Please don't fight over me.
00:05:38I'm just making things worse.
00:05:39I'll get out of your way.
00:05:42I retrieved the velvet box from my safe.
00:05:44Inside was another ring.
00:05:46Ring 98.
00:05:47Just as my fingers closed around it, the bedroom door clicked open.
00:05:52Oliver didn't run after her.
00:05:54He came in.
00:05:55His eyes landed on the diamond ring in my hand.
00:05:57He froze for a split second.
00:05:59Then, his face went blank.
00:06:00He probably figured I had plenty left.
00:06:03Christina, why can't you just let it go?
00:06:05Elena is fragile right now.
00:06:07She needs you to cut her some slack.
00:06:10Besides, we're having a baby.
00:06:11Once work slows down, I'll give you a real wedding.
00:06:14So don't start again.
00:06:15So you did remember I'm pregnant.
00:06:20I reached into my bag.
00:06:22My fingers hit the report.
00:06:23The one about the miscarriage.
00:06:25Right then, his phone blared.
00:06:27What's wrong?
00:06:28Oliver, get out here.
00:06:29Elena just got hit by a car.
00:06:42Seven years after his death, my husband came back to life at Flamekeep's Spring Feast.
00:06:46Adrian, you black-hearted dog.
00:06:48To feign your death upon the field, poor liar must have wept herself blind.
00:06:52So what?
00:06:53She was utterly devoted to me.
00:06:55The only reason I married her was the gold her father brought me.
00:06:58Otherwise, what makes a merchant's daughter like her think she's worthy of climbing into my bed?
00:07:02If it weren't for her, how could Leora have committed suicide after marrying my brother?
00:07:05She should feel ashamed and beg for our forgiveness.
00:07:08If not, I will not go back.
00:07:09He'd been living easy all these years.
00:07:11He had no notion that his desertion had long since been laid bare, nor that Whiteflamekeep had passed to another
00:07:16hand.
00:07:17The day he faked his death.
00:07:18But on that same day, the Iron Cavalry of Sarn smashed the gates of Whiteflamekeep.
00:07:22In a single night, he was branded a traitor and a deserter.
00:07:26The city was put to the sword.
00:07:28Nearly all were butchered, including my parents.
00:07:31There was not even enough left of them for a proper burial.
00:07:34Had Lord Roderick Harwin not descended from the sky on Dragonback,
00:07:37I would not be standing here now.
00:07:39And Torrin, the old Lord of Whiteflamekeep, the father Edrin kept talking about.
00:07:43On the day Lord Harwin pulled him from the ruins,
00:07:46he confessed his son's treason and threw himself into the flames.
00:07:50As for me, I survived.
00:07:52But I had remarried a long time ago.
00:07:54Darin was still jeering, playing to the crowd.
00:07:57By the gods, that's cold.
00:07:59Your lyre was a beauty.
00:08:01Were you not afraid she would run off with another?
00:08:05Run off?
00:08:06She was eight months pregnant.
00:08:08What man of honor would have her?
00:08:09And she was crazy about me.
00:08:11She was likely clutching my air to her breast every night, praying for my return.
00:08:16She would never have left.
00:08:17Given how hard Lyre was obsessed with you,
00:08:19she spent all these years hiding like a rat
00:08:21and will die alone still whispering your name.
00:08:24Honestly, she brought it on herself.
00:08:26Shameless, the way she begged for the marriage.
00:08:28No wonder she found herself a widow so young.
00:08:30I wager she's wasting away in her grief.
00:08:32If she saw you now, she'd probably lose her mind.
00:08:35He didn't object to a single word.
00:08:38I only slept with her once.
00:08:39And she got pregnant.
00:08:41What does that make her, huh?
00:08:42Sounds like a whore to me.
00:08:43Several men exchanged lead grins.
00:08:45I locked my eyes on Edrin's face,
00:08:47and a cold fire began to burn in my veins.
00:08:49Seven years ago, he abandoned us all.
00:08:52Old Torrin was forced to drag his ailing body into a suit of rested armor and ride out to meet
00:08:56the war.
00:08:56Meera and I were left behind in the war camp, huddled together,
00:09:00counting the last of our meager supplies.
00:09:02And there was nothing we could do.
00:09:08Torrin's forces were broken, again and again.
00:09:11From the rear, we heard the news from the front.
00:09:13Each report worse than the last.
00:09:15I heard my parents had been slain.
00:09:17I heard my family's law, gathered over generations, had been looted.
00:09:21On the distant ridgelines, the warning beacons were lit.
00:09:24One after another.
00:09:25Until he came.
00:09:27Down from the clouds, through the smoke and ash, on the back of a dragon.
00:09:31Lord Roderick followed.
00:09:33The dragon lord, he mastered the sky in the darkness,
00:09:36the keeper of the Iron Flame Throne, ruler of the Scarlet Sun Kingdom,
00:09:39lord of Flame Keep and the Dragon's Pine Sea.
00:09:41He buried the truth of Edrin's treason.
00:09:43In return, I was wed to him.
00:09:45The keeper of the Iron Flame Throne held too much power for anyone to question him.
00:09:49The official story was that Torrin and Meera Castwood had died of a sudden sickness.
00:09:52It was a lie that preserved what little honor their name had left.
00:09:56Then someone in the crowd spotted me.
00:09:58His face lit up.
00:09:59He slapped Edrin on the arm and pointed straight in my direction.
00:10:04Laya, what are you doing here?
00:10:06Damn, Aedlin.
00:10:07You're barely back from the grave and she's already tracked you down.
00:10:10Someone's desperate.
00:10:11Have you no shame?
00:10:12This feast is Lady Harwood's.
00:10:13Were you even summoned?
00:10:14Do not disgrace me before the guards drag you out.
00:10:17The dragon lord is insanely protective of his wife.
00:10:19Lady Harwood doesn't like seeing people,
00:10:20so he keeps her completely hidden away.
00:10:22No one's ever seen her face.
00:10:23This is the first feast she's ever hosted.
00:10:25We all came tonight hoping for a glimpse of her.
00:10:27So, Laya, I know you missed Aedrin,
00:10:29but try not to ruin the feast for the rest of us.
00:10:32You just crawled out of your grave, Sir Caitlyn.
00:10:35Worry about yourself.
00:10:37White flame coal is not as you remember it.
00:10:40Back then, Torrin sent him to the war hoping he'd earn some glory.
00:10:43I remember my belly was so swollen it was hard to walk,
00:10:46but I stood with him at the gates, terrified, begging him to stay safe.
00:10:50The only news we received was that he'd faked his death and fled the battlefield.
00:10:53I was eight months pregnant, hauling arrows and tending to the wounded in the rear camp.
00:10:58But the enemy broke into the audience faster than anyone feared.
00:11:02Boys, the fat-bellied one.
00:11:03Any of you had the taste?
00:11:05One of them kicked me hard.
00:11:06I hit the ground.
00:11:08Blood poured down my legs.
00:11:09You don't have to make up such pathetic lies to lure me back.
00:11:13If loneliness has made you so desperate,
00:11:15beg me sweetly enough and I may grant you one night in my bed.
00:11:18He saw the flicker of pain in my eyes and thought he'd hit the mark.
00:11:21He looked proud of himself.
00:11:25Why, Laia?
00:11:26Is that you?
00:11:27You poor thing.
00:11:29Having to look after Whiteflame Ward all these years.
00:11:32Aedlin, that is cruel.
00:11:34You have spent so long tending to us that poor Laia has been left to grieve alone.
00:11:38It was Leora Fane.
00:11:40She hid behind the lie that died of heartbreak and gone away with Edrin,
00:11:43to live as man and wife in some other place.
00:11:45And Edrin, who knew the whole thing was a lie,
00:11:47I remember.
00:11:49He once forced me to stand outside in the freezing cold all night as penance for Leora.
00:11:53My nails dug into my palms as I stared at the two of them.
00:11:56After Leora's tragedy, a healer managed to save her.
00:11:58Turns out she was already pregnant.
00:12:00She's been recovering in seclusion all these years.
00:12:01It hasn't been easy for her.
00:12:03A widow with a child.
00:12:04I couldn't just abandon them, so I decided to marry her.
00:12:05Make her my wife.
00:12:06Her son will inherit the title of Whiteflame Keep.
00:12:08The least I can do to honor my brother's memory.
00:12:10You will return and make the keep ready.
00:12:11And if I hear so much as a whisper against her, you will answer for it.
00:12:15I had never heard such shamelessness uttered aloud.
00:12:17That boy was obviously his.
00:12:19His and Leora's.
00:12:21Whom you wed is no concern of mine, Sir Castwood.
00:12:24I was wed again long ago.
00:12:26Remarried?
00:12:27You think I give a damn?
00:12:28I didn't come back for a woman like you.
00:12:30I heard the dragon egg at Whiteflame Keep hatched.
00:12:32The ice dragon egg my family has guarded for generations.
00:12:34I, Adian of House Castwood, shall mount the ice dragon and rule as king,
00:12:37and that dragon is my bloodlite.
00:12:38Don't you come crying back to me when it happens.
00:12:41Of course.
00:12:42No wonder you came back now, Adian.
00:12:43You're about to become a dragon lord.
00:12:45Even Lord Harwin will have to bow to you then, won't he?
00:12:47Already picturing himself on the back of a great ice dragon.
00:12:51And all I could think was,
00:12:52he has no idea that dragon hatched seven years ago.
00:12:55It hatched on the night Whiteflame Keep was slaughtered.
00:12:57It hatched while the Sarnriders were swimming over me.
00:13:00After my blood soaked into the dirt,
00:13:01my blood fell upon the ancient shell,
00:13:03already split with cracks.
00:13:05Then it broke.
00:13:06A little dragon,
00:13:07blue as winter ice.
00:13:09And you,
00:13:10the nerve you have,
00:13:11saying things like that.
00:13:13If I remember correctly,
00:13:14you were eight months pregnant.
00:13:15What man of rank would take a woman swollen with another man's bastard,
00:13:18or do you have to go crawling to some lowborn merchant?
00:13:20Right.
00:13:21You are common trash, after all.
00:13:23The men are everything else again.
00:13:25Mother, when is father coming back?
00:13:27These people are so loud.
00:13:29You want me back that badly?
00:13:31You even brought the child with you?
00:13:34This child!
00:13:35She should be seven by now,
00:13:37should she not?
00:13:38Why is she so slight?
00:13:41Liar, even if you're angry with Adrien,
00:13:43you can't take it out on the child.
00:13:45That's just cruel.
00:13:46Just then,
00:13:47her son came charging back.
00:13:49He saw the unique dragon scale pendant around Alia's neck.
00:13:52Give me that!
00:13:54Mom said you,
00:13:55and everything this woman has,
00:13:57belongs to me.
00:13:58Give it back!
00:14:01It's my birthday present!
00:14:03It's not yours!
00:14:05It all happened so fast.
00:14:06I didn't have time to think.
00:14:08I just shoved the boy back and scooped Alia into my arms.
00:14:11The boy fell on his back and let out a piercing,
00:14:14theatrical shriek.
00:14:18You dare lay a hand on a child?
00:14:21Leora was right.
00:14:22You're a bitch who belongs in slums,
00:14:25or a brothel!
00:14:27I've known Adrien since we were children.
00:14:29When other kids would corner me and bully me,
00:14:31he was the one who fought for me.
00:14:33He'd get his face bruised and bloodied,
00:14:35but he would always stand stubbornly in front of me.
00:14:37Back then,
00:14:38I thought he would protect me forever,
00:14:40and that I would love and cherish him forever.
00:14:42But now,
00:14:43in front of this whole crowd,
00:14:44for another woman,
00:14:45he had just humiliated me without a second thought for my dignity.
00:14:48He reeled from the slap,
00:14:50his rage about to explode.
00:14:52But when he saw my red-rimmed eyes,
00:14:54he faltered for a second.
00:14:56For the briefest instant,
00:14:57he looked almost ashamed.
00:14:59Leora seized the moment.
00:15:00She clutched her son to her chest,
00:15:02and let out a choked sob.
00:15:03It seems Leia doesn't want us to come back.
00:15:06I always knew Meera preferred her.
00:15:08But now that I'm a widow,
00:15:09I suppose I shouldn't be surprised I'm not welcome.
00:15:12Maybe we should just leave.
00:15:14I left you in charge,
00:15:16to see to my parents and the running of the keep.
00:15:19How dare you waste the keep's money
00:15:20on useless things like this!
00:15:22His eyes fell on the dragon scale
00:15:24hanging around Alia's neck.
00:15:25Wait!
00:15:26Where did you get that dragon scale?
00:15:28That's...
00:15:29That's a scale from my family's ice dragon.
00:15:31That scale is mine by blood.
00:15:33Mine!
00:15:34You have the nerve to scavenge it and wear it?
00:15:36That belongs to me!
00:15:37You've been squatting in White Flame Keep all these years.
00:15:41You probably never even got to touch the egg, did you?
00:15:44Now the dragon has hatched,
00:15:46and that scale is mine!
00:15:48You're a commoner's daughter.
00:15:50By what right do you touch it?
00:15:51I couldn't even be bothered to answer him.
00:15:53I turned to a handmaiden who had just rushed over.
00:15:57Get the healer.
00:15:59Being ignored sent Edrin over the edge.
00:16:02He grabbed my arm.
00:16:04It's a little scratch.
00:16:05And you're gonna bother Lord Harwin's people over that?
00:16:10Leia, what the hell is wrong with you?
00:16:12I've seven years alone surely made you so bitter.
00:16:14Are you just lonely, is that it?
00:16:16Blaming me because you've had no one?
00:16:18Ask pardon as you ought.
00:16:20I may yet come to your bed today.
00:16:23I have told you I am re-married.
00:16:25You need to start worrying about yourself.
00:16:30Fine!
00:16:31Be stubborn!
00:16:32I'll be waiting for the day you come begging me to take you back!
00:16:35After the healer had cleaned and dressed Alia's cheek,
00:16:37a deep wave of exhaustion washed over me.
00:16:39I used to wonder, for a long time, if Edrin had a reason.
00:16:43Some secret hardship that made him abandon his wife,
00:16:45his unborn child, and his home for seven years.
00:16:48I remember the night before Muro walked into the throne room and took her own life.
00:16:52I never should have gone to your father's house with Torrid.
00:16:55I never should have promised you, on that monster's behalf, that he would be good to you.
00:17:02We did this.
00:17:03We ruined you!
00:17:05Mira had always been so full of life, a woman who refused to grow old.
00:17:09From the day I married Edrin, she treated me like her own daughter.
00:17:12But in one single night, the weight of it all had broken her.
00:17:28In the seven years since I married Roderick Harwin, I've rarely left the castle.
00:17:33This was the day the stranger took Mira.
00:17:35I hosted this feast to tell the spirit of the old woman who loved me like a daughter that I
00:17:38was okay.
00:17:39That I had finally moved on.
00:17:42I took a breath, composed myself, and walked back to the great hall.
00:17:47Edrin and Leora were sitting together, acting for all the world like a happy couple.
00:17:51I walked right past their table without even glance.
00:17:56But as I passed, the boot caught my head.
00:18:00I remember her.
00:18:02That's Adrian Casford's wife.
00:18:03The one who's been lonely for seven years.
00:18:06Is she doing this to get his attention?
00:18:07How shameless.
00:18:08Is she crazy, making a scene at a feast by Lady Harwin?
00:18:12Liar, how could you?
00:18:15I know you're upset with Adrian, but you can't act like this at Lady Harwin's feast.
00:18:20Are you trying to make Lord Harwin angry with Adrian on purpose?
00:18:24Edrin's expression turned lethal.
00:18:26Leah, so you are here to cause trouble.
00:18:28Seven years, and you still haven't learned a thing?
00:18:35Directive received.
00:18:36Die.
00:18:37They replaced me with an AI, the ones crying now.
00:18:41Mom and dad brought home an AI daughter.
00:18:43The day she arrived, I became the difficult one.
00:18:46Dad thought I was too hard to deal with.
00:18:49Mom thought I'd never measure up to AI Seraphine.
00:18:53Kayla yelled to write in my face.
00:18:55All you ever do is fight me for everything!
00:18:57What else are you good for?
00:18:59I wanted to cry, but I couldn't.
00:19:01I rushed over and shoved Seraphine to the floor.
00:19:05Seraphine is your sister!
00:19:07If you had half her obedience, I wouldn't have Migra every single day because of you!
00:19:12I'm sending you to the Harmony Institute.
00:19:14Maybe they can teach you how to be a decent daughter!
00:19:16Just like that, she replaced me.
00:19:20I was sent to the Harmony Institute for reconditioning.
00:19:23Three years later, dad, mom, and Caleb came to pick me up.
00:19:28Nora, I didn't move an inch.
00:19:30Mrs. Ashford, you have to say activate.
00:19:33Otherwise, Unit 1314 won't boot up.
00:19:36Mom looked at the back of my neck.
00:19:39Activate.
00:19:41Unit 1314.
00:19:43She had no idea what the word meant to me.
00:19:45She was just parroting the director.
00:19:49Unit 1314, Abel.
00:19:51Awaiting directive.
00:19:53We designed a special system for our students, Mrs. Ashford.
00:19:56She requires a verbal trigger to be awakened.
00:19:58Once activated, she will never disobey you again.
00:20:02Caleb shopped for word.
00:20:03He was five years older than me.
00:20:05Making me cry used to be his favorite gang.
00:20:08I used to chase them around the house until mom screamed at us both.
00:20:13No!
00:20:14Unit 1314.
00:20:15Bark like a dog.
00:20:17The second I heard the command, I hunched my shoulders, stuck out my tongue, and barked.
00:20:27Looks like Nora finally learned her lesson.
00:20:29It used to take half an hour just to get her to practice piano.
00:20:33Now tell her to bark like a dog, and she does it instantly.
00:20:36On the drive home, mom tried to make small talk.
00:20:40Nora, how were your three years at the Institute?
00:20:43I said nothing, because she hadn't used the command to answer.
00:20:47Nora?
00:20:48Interrogative statements do not constitute valid commands.
00:20:50If a response is required, please use imperative format.
00:20:56Answer.
00:20:57Life at the Institute was productive and enriching.
00:20:59I completed the three core modules, emotional suppression, absolute compliance, and rational
00:21:05overreel.
00:21:06My final evaluation was optimal.
00:21:08The handler graded me as the most successful conversion case of the year.
00:21:11The backseat was silent.
00:21:13Caleb muttered.
00:21:14She's just like Serafina.
00:21:17Three years ago, real trees had lined this road.
00:21:20Now, they'd been replaced by glowing air purification columns.
00:21:24A holographic billboard played an Elysian in the streets as an AI girl smiled at the camera.
00:21:31The text below read,
00:21:32The child you've always dreamed of.
00:21:35As we drove past, the girl tilted her head the exact same way Serafine did.
00:21:41The city blurred past the window.
00:21:43The skyscrapers and the sky bridges looked nothing like I remembered.
00:21:48Inside the Institute, time was just a series of commands.
00:21:52A day and a month felt the same.
00:21:54I tracked time using the tally marks I scratched inside the sensory deprivation pot.
00:22:00Eventually, I forgot how to count.
00:22:02It was dark when the car pulled into the parking level.
00:22:05Serafine waited by the front door.
00:22:07Her hands folded neatly in front of her.
00:22:09Her lips were fixed in a calculated smile.
00:22:12She looked the same as she did three years ago.
00:22:15Back then, mom crouched down to speak to her.
00:22:19Serafine, welcome home.
00:22:21I jumped off the couch to see my new sister.
00:22:24My foot caught on something.
00:22:25I hit the floor face first.
00:22:27Nobody helped me up.
00:22:29They just said I was clumsy.
00:22:31After that, no one looked at me the same way.
00:22:34Caleb rolled his eyes when I spoke.
00:22:36Mom pulled Serafine behind her when I entered the kitchen.
00:22:40Dad stopped calling me, kiddo.
00:22:43I wasn't as obedient as Serafine.
00:22:45I wasn't as sweet.
00:22:46In the end, they sent me away.
00:22:49Welcome home, Nora.
00:22:50Her voice was just as sweet and glowing as I remembered.
00:22:54I didn't answer.
00:22:56She hadn't issued the answer directive.
00:22:58Are you still mad at Serafine?
00:23:01Did you learn nothing?
00:23:03Say something!
00:23:06Acknowledged.
00:23:08Serafine's smile never wavered.
00:23:10Mom nodded in approval.
00:23:12At dinner, everyone sat around the table.
00:23:15Serafine sat to Moss right.
00:23:18Caleb sat to Dad's left.
00:23:20I was seated at the far end of the table.
00:23:23Steam rose from the plates.
00:23:25The smell of roast chicken from the food printer hung in the air.
00:23:29But I felt nothing.
00:23:30At the institute, eating was categorized as energy intake behavior.
00:23:36It had nothing to do with hunger or pleasure.
00:23:39Let's eat.
00:23:40I instantly picked up my fork.
00:23:42Caleb stopped eating.
00:23:44His eyes went wide.
00:23:45No way.
00:23:46Since when do you eat Brussels sprouts?
00:23:47You used to gag just looking at them.
00:23:48I didn't answer.
00:23:49I just dab another Brussels sprout with my fork.
00:23:53The handler told us that
00:23:55Personal preferences are emotional residue.
00:23:57Proof of an incomplete conversion.
00:23:59During my third month, I refused to eat Brussels sprouts.
00:24:03They locked me inside the sensory deprivation pot for two full days.
00:24:07The pot had no white, no sound, and no physical cessation.
00:24:12There was nothing but total darkness.
00:24:14When they finally let me out, I ate the Brussels sprouts.
00:24:18Then came the liver, the mushrooms, and the asparagus.
00:24:21I ate every single thing I used to refuse to touch.
00:24:26Mom nodded approvingly.
00:24:28She'd always hated picky eaters.
00:24:30A second later, I reached for the peanuts on my plate.
00:24:33I put a peanut into my mouth.
00:24:36I chewed exactly 15 times.
00:24:38Then I swallowed.
00:24:40Did she just eat a peanut?
00:24:42Nora is severely allergic to peanuts.
00:24:44She ate one when she was little, and her lips swelled up.
00:24:46We had to rush her straight to the ER.
00:24:49Since when can Harmony cure allergies?
00:24:52At the Institute, allergies were treated as a form of weakness.
00:24:56The hinder simply smeared peanut butter onto my bare arm.
00:25:00The redness, the blisters, and the rotting skin spread across my arm.
00:25:05An allergy is a physical weakness.
00:25:06Weakness can be trained into strength.
00:25:08My skin rotted and healed over and over again.
00:25:12But the allergic reactions never stopped.
00:25:15Back at the dinner table, my body gave a sudden jolt.
00:25:18I felt my throat tightening, and my skin starting to itch.
00:25:22Angry red whales erupted all over my neck and face.
00:25:25Face is getting red.
00:25:26That's not blushing.
00:25:28That's an allergic reaction.
00:25:30Nora, stop eating right now.
00:25:31You know you're allergic to peanuts.
00:25:35Is that a directive?
00:25:38Patient presents allergic reaction.
00:25:41Respiratory distress level, moderate.
00:25:44Skin inflammation coverage, approximately 23%.
00:25:48Recommend immediate administration of epinephrine.
00:25:51They reacted instantly.
00:25:52They scrambled to find an Epi-Pen and jammed it into my leg.
00:26:00Once my breathing returned to normal, the living room fell dead silent.
00:26:04Caleb's voice drifted from the couch.
00:26:07Something's wrong with her.
00:26:09She used to cry.
00:26:11She used to throw tantrums.
00:26:13She didn't act like...
00:26:15Like Seraphine.
00:26:18Can you just be normal?
00:26:20Stop acting like Seraphine.
00:26:22We just wanted a sister who listens, not a machine.
00:26:25Please define normal.
00:26:27Caleb turned pale.
00:26:29Dad and mom looked rattled.
00:26:31Dad immediately called the institute.
00:26:33The voice on the phone explained it was a standard reaction to deep behavioral reconditioning.
00:26:40They promised it would fade in a few days.
00:26:44Unit 1314 is our highest performing case right now.
00:26:47Her compliance surpasses any AI model.
00:26:49Rest assured, this is completely normal behavior.
00:26:52Dad hung up and repeated the words to mom.
00:26:54She nodded.
00:26:55They both let out a sigh of relief.
00:26:57For the next few days, I became the most useful tool in the house.
00:27:01Mom told me to wash the dishes.
00:27:02I scrubbed them cleaner than Seraphine ever could.
00:27:05Dad told me to organize the garage.
00:27:07I moved every single box by myself.
00:27:10Caleb told me to grab his delivery downstairs.
00:27:13I made a round trip in under two minutes.
00:27:16Mom actually laughed.
00:27:18She's even better than Seraphine now.
00:27:20No one disagreed until that night.
00:27:23Caleb forgot to issue the shutout directive.
00:27:26Everyone went to sleep.
00:27:28I sat on the living room couch from dusk until dawn.
00:27:31When Mom came downstairs the next morning, she found me sitting in the exact same position
00:27:37I'd been in the night before.
00:27:39She stopped dead in her tracks.
00:27:41The coffee mug slipped from her hand and shattered.
00:27:44During the last war of the gods and demons, I expended my very last ounce of divine power
00:27:53to seal the dark lord Nevaran, banishing him forever into the endless sea.
00:28:08Great!
00:28:09It's the master!
00:28:10The master!
00:28:50You think this is the end?
00:28:52You'll die with me!
00:28:57Luke's cloud!
00:29:02My entire soul has been sealed within this ring.
00:29:05I never imagined that I would return to the world in a different way a thousand years later.
00:29:15Please, let Evan go!
00:29:17I'm sure I can save him!
00:29:19Isabel, have you lost your mind, Isabella?
00:29:21It's the Black Plague!
00:29:22If we don't burn him, the whole village will die!
00:29:25No, Evan, no!
00:29:27No!
00:29:28No!
00:29:29No!
00:29:29No!
00:29:33Evan, no!
00:29:35Evan!
00:29:45Where am I?
00:29:48He becomes a ghost!
00:29:51Evan wakes up?
00:29:53This must be the will of the gods.
00:29:55Please spare him.
00:29:57No way! He's already dead.
00:29:59This must be a demon.
00:30:00Burn him! We can't let him back to the village.
00:30:10No, Evan! No!
00:30:30Thank God, Evan.
00:30:32You're okay.
00:30:33He must be a monster! A demon!
00:30:36He should be burned at the stake!
00:30:38Shut up!
00:30:39Only way you're touching Evan is over my dead body!
00:30:42It seems I have taken possession of that dying boy's body.
00:30:45The woman standing before me must be his mother.
00:30:49I, the creator god of the Holy Light Covent,
00:30:52have returned to the mortal world
00:30:54only to find myself as a frail, sickly child?
00:30:59We cannot keep this child!
00:31:03Sheep!
00:31:04I'm not a monster.
00:31:06I've awakened my magic.
00:31:10What are you dreaming of?
00:31:13Apart from the direct descendants of the Holy Light Covent,
00:31:18ordinary awakeners are few and far between!
00:31:22The only awakened in our village is the chief.
00:31:25You are truly shameless as a good-for-nothing who's caught the Black Death.
00:31:30You'll find out if it works when I try it.
00:31:33I was only a de-rage when I first awakened,
00:31:35not even good enough to stand guard in the Holy Light Coven.
00:31:38If you really have awakened magic as a mundane through your own talent,
00:31:42you'll be our village hero, if not.
00:31:46I'll make you die in a way that's a hundred times more painful than just now.
00:31:57Now, place your hand on the mirror
00:31:59and it will test whether you have awakened
00:32:01and determine your magic level.
00:32:05What a pity, child.
00:32:07You have no talent in magic at all.
00:32:15How could such a lowly magic mirror be fit to reveal myself?
00:32:32Run!
00:32:33Our village must have been attacked by monsters!
00:32:36I used barely a tenth of my divine power,
00:32:39yet it caused such cataclysmic changes to the landscape.
00:32:43It seems that, a thousand years on,
00:32:45the mages of the Aetheris continent have made no progress whatsoever.
00:32:52Tapos Volaris, come on!
00:33:05She's a mid-level mage at Sea Rank.
00:33:08How on earth does she have a flying carpet
00:33:10reserved for the nobility of the Covenant?
00:33:13I'm sorry, Evan.
00:33:14Mum didn't mean to keep our status as wizards a secret from you.
00:33:18It's just that, for certain reasons,
00:33:20I've been forbidden from using magic.
00:33:22It's okay, Mum.
00:33:47A thousand years have passed,
00:33:49and I, too, look forward to returning.
00:34:10Evan, you haven't been fully confirmed as having awakened your magic yet,
00:34:14so you must stay close to me.
00:34:15What?
00:34:23Locker 42 only has three minutes of magic time.
00:34:26We absolutely cannot afford any slip-ups.
00:34:33Porta obscuta, apra!
00:34:52I never imagined the magical world would have evolved like this a thousand years on.
00:34:56How interesting.
00:34:58Can you believe a lonely Mondian using Locker 42 and dares to go to the Holy City?
00:35:05That's ridiculous!
00:35:18Evan, I believe that one day you'll awaken your magic.
00:35:23First of all, let's find the Holy Spring and heal your body.
00:35:32Are you lot off to the Holy City for the elections, too?
00:35:35Carriage 42 for Junior Wizards is at the very back.
00:35:49You wait here for me, Evan.
00:35:51I'm going to the front to get...
00:35:52I'm going to the front to get...
00:35:52I'm going to the front to get...
00:35:52I'm going to the front to get...
00:35:52I'm going to the front to get...
00:35:55I'm going to the front to get...
00:35:55I'm going to the front to get...
00:35:57I'm going to the front to get...
00:35:58I'm going to the front to get...
00:35:59I'm going to the front to get...
00:35:59I'm going to the front to get...
00:36:00I'm going to the front to get...
00:36:00I'm going to the front to get...
00:36:02I'm going to the front to get...
00:36:03I'm going to the front to get...
00:36:05I'm going to the front to get...
00:36:08I'm going to the front to get...
00:38:31Is this the token of the Holy Knight?
00:38:35You thief, how dare you?
00:38:40This is mine!
00:38:41I didn't steal it!
00:38:42You're just a low wizard.
00:38:44The value of all your gear put together isn't even worth the gem on my boot.
00:38:52If you don't tell the truth, I'll chop your head off and feed it to the monsters.
00:38:59Marcus!
00:38:59She's a wizard too!
00:39:00Don't be so rude!
00:39:01You're the head of the Holy Light!
00:39:02You can't just let them get away with it, Morgana.
00:39:05Only the direct descendants of the Holy Light have the Knights' token.
00:39:08We must get them back and conduct a thorough investigation.
00:39:21Don't worry, Mom!
00:39:23Don't worry, Mom!
00:39:24No one can touch you!
00:39:39Who designed that statue?
00:39:42It doesn't even capture a tenth of my charm.
00:39:45How dare you!
00:39:47To look directly at the Creator God!
00:39:49Do you want to lose your head?
00:39:52Evan is just a child!
00:39:54He's just a child!
00:39:56He doesn't understand the rules.
00:39:57Please let him off.
00:40:09Don't wet your pants, Hick Mondaean.
00:40:15Don't worry.
00:40:16Once we get to the bottom of the matter of the token, no one will cause you any trouble.
00:40:21What on earth is going on?
00:40:24Marcus?
00:40:25Morgana?
00:40:27Aren't you supposed to be preparing for the elections?
00:40:32Grandmother!
00:40:33The Quintennial Holy Night elections are about to begin.
00:40:36Holy Light Coven is the foremost coven on the continent of Etherus.
00:40:39And you too are the most talented members of our new generation.
00:40:43Don't waste your energy on trivial, mate.
00:40:45Grandma!
00:40:46The thief of our token is no trivial matter.
00:40:48And I suspect the thief used it to steal the magic spring.
00:41:06I don't think so.
00:41:07I don't know.
00:41:24You show your face here again
00:41:30Grandma, who's she?
00:41:36I am the Pope's youngest daughter, and like you, I am a full-fledged member of the Holy Light Covenant
00:41:41But while your brothers are fighting for the coven on the battlefield, what are you doing?
00:41:48You chose to alope with the coaching
00:41:50My abilities are limited, and the Pope would not allow me to go to war
00:41:55I simply refused the Duke's proposal of marriage, and chose happiness instead
00:42:01What is wrong with that?
00:42:04How shameless!
00:42:06God, strip her of her magic and the token, and banish her from the Holy City forever
00:42:23Incendio!
00:42:32Now it's your turn
00:42:34We're family!
00:42:36Why are you pushing us so hard?
00:42:39You're just a few of rats
00:42:41Do you call yourselves family?
00:42:43How dare you?
00:42:44When the coven was first founded, you never sent women into battle
00:42:48Nor did you rely on political marriages to survive
00:42:52You are really our sole state of defense
00:42:54Shut up!
00:42:56Who do you think you are?
00:42:57You're not an idiot!
00:43:10You have no right to point a wand at me, let alone claim to speak for the Holy Light
00:43:22Depulcio!
00:43:34What on earth is that lad's background?
00:43:37He disabled Marcus' wand with a single spell, left him with injuries that severe
00:43:41Guards!
00:43:43Seize Isabella and this brat at once!
00:43:45Have them thrown into the Gaul to face the fiery punishment!
00:43:53Go on then, have at it
00:43:55But I make no promises that your lives are worth as much as your bravery
00:44:00What are you waiting for?
00:44:02Get him!
00:44:03Everyone stop!
00:44:08Everyone stop!
00:44:16Your holiness
00:44:24Father!
00:44:28Father!
00:44:29I am already apprised of what has just transpired
00:44:31It was Marcus who was imperturent first
00:44:33Yet I cast myself rather curious about this lad's method
00:44:36Magic at an A-plus standard
00:44:38Far superior to those other wasters
00:44:40But scarcely of the caliber required to serve as the Pope
00:44:45Father!
00:44:46Evan has only just come into his magical powers
00:44:48They are not yet steady
00:44:49And he has been frail since childhood
00:44:51We return this time to stand in the great election
00:44:54If he might obtain the Holy Spring
00:44:56Then Evan may yet have a chance to live
00:44:59I can afford you that chance
00:45:01The collection is at hand
00:45:03If you truly have the mettle to carry off first honours
00:45:06All our past grievances shall be wiped clean
00:45:08If should you prove wanting
00:45:10I shall personally see you undone
00:45:16Thank you father
00:45:18Let them go
00:45:29You wretch!
00:45:30I'll never let you and that little bastard off the hook
00:45:42This is the Dragonspine bridge
00:45:44Laid under the curse that the unworthy shall fall
00:45:46Only by crossing it through one's own magic
00:45:48May one be deemed to have properly entered the trial
00:46:06Acquia Forma
00:46:13Good luck mate!
00:46:15Good luck mate!
00:46:22Don't be afraid mummy's here
00:46:23No matter how hard it gets
00:46:25I'll get you through it
00:46:26Even if you fall
00:46:27I'll catch you with my own body
00:46:28Mum
00:46:29I'm not scared
00:46:30I'll protect you
00:46:34Vines arise
00:46:35Weave and bind
00:46:37Hans Yuva
00:46:39Let's go
00:46:48Evan!
00:46:49Hold me!
00:46:51A shoddery wand and a few ragged vines
00:46:53Dare you challenge the Dragonspine trial?
00:46:58Since you like it so much, let him hang here forever
00:47:04Let everyone see
00:47:06A lowly Mondin
00:47:07Who isn't even worthy of setting foot on the trial field
00:47:10Leave Evan alone!
00:47:12Face me instead!
00:47:15Very well
00:47:16My familiar hasn't broken its fast this morning
00:47:19You shall make a fine meal for it
00:47:21Don't hurry, I'll make sure to savour it
00:47:23Fight, fight, fight
00:47:29No
00:47:31I'll go with you
00:47:32Just let him go
00:47:34Just let him go
00:48:10Chapter 4
00:48:11I'll take care of you
00:48:37you've got the elections tomorrow evan so you should get some rest early
00:48:40don't worry mom i won't let you down tomorrow use only 30 of my power
00:48:45strike fear into the young whilps of the church and guide our coven back to the true path
00:48:52evan i don't expect you to achieve great things i just want you to be safe and healthy
00:48:56i'd give anything for you even my life she was a great mother she gave me the warmth of human
00:49:02kindness and a mother's love i hadn't felt in so long i suppose that was the gift of coming here
00:49:47wizards and brethren alike welcome to the dragon spine coliseum here the acolytes of our orders shall
00:49:55clash in combat proving their might through magic and vying for the highest glory of the coven
00:50:02now i declare the final duel of the holy light trial begin
00:50:32if you've got the guts come on then
00:50:35you lot of spikes cowards still they're only one person i truly want to take on this day
00:50:42evan i'll show you with my own two hands exactly what real power is
00:50:49today is the day that little bastard evan meets his end
00:50:54where's evan has he wet himself and run off to hide behind his mother blubbering
00:51:14isabella have you come here to get yourself killed
00:51:22i finally got the ten thousand alias will be so pleased
00:51:32alias the ten thousandth level eight essence today's the day you take human form
00:51:41you have no idea how dangerous it was
00:51:52we can form the bond now can't we thank you sister
00:51:59thanks to ten years of your devotion we couldn't have bonded without you
00:52:10supreme essence
00:52:13how dare you keep this from me all along
00:52:16no the academy's shield relies on it
00:52:37compared to you she's nothing pathetic
00:52:39see alias has always chosen me no matter how much you did for him
00:52:44farewell sister
00:52:56i curse you both if i get another chance i will not let this happen
00:53:10everyone is still here
00:53:12good that's good that's good
00:53:15as tradition dictates
00:53:17i now proclaim the decennial bonding ceremony of beast word academy
00:53:23underway
00:53:24i have returned to the day it all started fire dragon
00:53:31he boasts a pure bloodline unseen in a decade
00:53:37elaine tidesong as our premier apprentice you are the only one fit to master him
00:53:44though he is not easily tame the fire dragon just refuse her he is of noble blood
00:53:49proud beyond measure but there's no one better than elaine hilda step away it's dangerous
00:54:00professor i know i'm nothing compared to my sister it's just i've never seen such a magnificent creature
00:54:05and he seems to like me more
00:54:08professor talon since their hearts are already inclined let them have each other
00:54:12what she's a mere initiate i will not bond with the fire dragon
00:54:16in fact my choice lies
00:54:21feathered serpent
00:54:22a lowly half-breed
00:54:36professor talon
00:54:37since the fire dragon refused to serve as my mount
00:54:39i shall take this little serpent
00:54:42elaine you're the premier only the fire dragon is worthy of you
00:54:45such lowly beast isn't even worthy of being the fire dragon's lackey
00:54:50professor my decision stands
00:54:52then it's done
00:54:54the fire dragon goes to hilda
00:54:56in three months the beastware trials will judge your progress with the utmost rigor
00:55:00hilda how could you do that
00:55:02the fire dragon was meant for elaine
00:55:04right
00:55:05how can you steal from your own sister
00:55:07i didn't he chose me first
00:55:14brilliant with that fire dragon she'll be our new premier by morning
00:55:17the newest initiate and yet she scoops the finest prize in the hall
00:55:21a treacherous beast was never a good choice
00:55:25in my past life alias was just as arrogant
00:55:29he refused to forge the bond with me
00:55:34to feed his growth i risked death on every hunt
00:55:39hunting man eaters
00:55:41just to secure the beast essence
00:55:46he never once spared a glass for my wounds
00:55:50he only had eyes for what he needed
00:56:01when i was away hilda would come to him
00:56:03i knew
00:56:05i told myself she was just trying to help
00:56:11in this life
00:56:13i won't let them betray me
00:56:15not again
00:56:26elaine
00:56:27elaine
00:56:30elaine
00:56:30professor
00:56:36a familiar shares its master's magic
00:56:39you and alias
00:56:40you would have made an unstoppable pairing
00:56:43but as you saw professor he has no desire to bond with me
00:56:47a beast's will can be guided
00:56:49i shall speak with hilda again and have elidus return
00:56:52professor
00:56:52i seek no mighty instrument of power
00:56:54but a true companion
00:57:00he is not so bad
00:57:01after all
00:57:04fine
00:57:05but remember the beastward trials is in three months
00:57:08academy's judgment is absolute
00:57:10any beast that falls short of the standard will be stripped from its master
00:57:29oh elaine if you truly wanted elias why didn't you just ask
00:57:33what no weren't you begging him
00:57:36hoping the professor hand elias back to you
00:57:39ridiculous
00:57:42my dearest sister
00:57:44i'd love to return him but
00:57:49he refuses to leave with you
00:57:51drop the act hilda
00:57:52i have no interest in your precious mount
00:57:55save that energy for the trials
00:57:57speaking of the trials
00:57:59i have to apologize in advance
00:58:01when elias makes me the new premiere
00:58:03where will that leave you
00:58:12this time
00:58:13let me see how hilda gets this bloodsucker to take human form without me
00:58:17only if you can afford him
00:58:22of course i can
00:58:24but can your little worm even survive three months
00:58:48so you would defend your master elias
00:58:51you just detest me
00:58:53Elaine, the Fire Dragon is Academy's most precious beast in a decade. You will be punished if you hurt him.
00:58:59So my serpent deserves to die? It's just a lowly half-breed. There are hundreds like it in the Beast
00:59:03Pavilion.
00:59:04No wonder last time he died at your hands in just a year.
00:59:13Hilda, where is your familiar?
00:59:15It was too frail. It couldn't survive. I tried everything I could to save him.
00:59:20What did you try? What potions? What healing spells?
00:59:24I... You're an apprentice of Beast Word Academy, and you don't even know basic of beast care?
00:59:29How dare you question her?
00:59:42Alasius, you never answered my summons, yet here you are for Hilda. Have you forgotten who your master is?
00:59:47I share no bond with you.
00:59:51You!
00:59:52It's my fault.
00:59:53It's her I refuse to acknowledge.
00:59:57Halt! At the Premier, I speak for the Dean himself. I order you to stay, Hilda.
01:00:03As you wish, Elaine.
01:00:05For your incompetence and the death of your familiar, I sentence you to the Outer Valley to clear out the
01:00:10trolls.
01:00:11No! I can't, can't do that. Please, please.
01:00:14Do not panic, Hilda. I will come with you. My flames will be your shield.
01:00:17I gathered essence all on my own. A thousand times. All for you. And you never came. Not once.
01:00:27As long as he chooses me and stands by my side, I will treat him right in return.
01:00:32A fallen Premier and a mutt from the gutter. Perfect match. I hope you can last five minutes in the
01:00:37trials.
01:00:37Keep yourself and your mountain check, Hilda. Next time, it won't be just a splash of water.
01:01:02Drop your weapons, or die with the usurta.
01:01:08Mercy, King Roman.
01:01:14My queen.
01:01:18The baby's coming!
01:01:21Get the medics. Bring both women to the castle. No child should be born in this slaughter.
01:01:40Our little Rosalind.
01:01:45She smells like white lilies.
01:01:48That's the scent of a pure white wolf. She'll be strong.
01:01:51For my future daughter-in-law, let's unite our kingdoms, Roman.
01:01:57That ruby carries ancient magic.
01:02:00Only a white wolf can wear it.
01:02:03When her wolf awakens, the necklace will find its way to her.
01:02:08The nurse says the baby's fine.
01:02:11But my eyes were damaged in the war.
01:02:13Soon I'll be completely blind.
01:02:15If we'd won the war, I'd be a lord.
01:02:18Instead, we're stuck as slaves.
01:02:21Then we fix it.
01:02:23How?
01:02:29We switch the babies.
01:02:32Our girl gets the silk bed and the royal title.
01:02:35And their precious princess rots in the dungeon with us slaves.
01:02:39When our girl becomes queen, she frees us.
01:02:43And we take it all.
01:02:44To fool the king, we trade their scents.
01:02:54Say goodbye to your crown, little princess.
01:02:58Welcome to the gutter.
01:03:00Mother.
01:03:01I finish scrubbing the floors.
01:03:04And the laundry is done.
01:03:06Royal tournament starts today.
01:03:08I want to go watch.
01:03:09Just to learn.
01:03:10I've always dreamed of being a knight like Queen Selina.
01:03:14A knight?
01:03:15You're a damn slave.
01:03:17Born in the dirt and you'll die in it.
01:03:20You dare dodge me, punk?
01:03:28Open this door, brat.
01:03:30I'll kill ya!
01:03:34Your dad lose his mind again?
01:03:37The tournament's starting.
01:03:38Go.
01:03:39It is your dream, right?
01:03:40Thank you, Tess.
01:03:41I owe you.
01:03:50Trash.
01:03:51All of it!
01:03:56I want that!
01:04:03Patience, my little moon.
01:04:04But I want to wear it for the tournament!
01:04:06And you will.
01:04:08Once your white wolf awakens tonight, the ruby will recognize you.
01:04:12It'll come to its true master on its own.
01:04:18And when Prince Arthur wins the tournament today,
01:04:21he'll crown you his queen of beauty.
01:04:24He's finally going to propose.
01:04:28Mother, stop.
01:04:29We don't know for sure he'll pick me.
01:04:39There she is.
01:04:41The jewel of my kingdom.
01:04:44Tell me, Arthur.
01:04:45Doesn't my daughter look like a goddess today?
01:04:51Thank you for dedicating today's tournament to me, Arthur.
01:04:57She's my destined queen.
01:04:59So why do I feel no connection to her?
01:05:02Happy coming of age, sister.
01:05:08Enough dallying.
01:05:10The crowds are waiting.
01:05:11To the arena!
01:05:23God, Roswin, they are stunning!
01:05:26You should see the magical ruby Arthur's father gave me.
01:05:30I can only wear it tonight, once my white wolf awakens.
01:05:36Don't wear trash in my presence.
01:06:00What the hell was that?
01:06:02Am I finally getting my wolf?
01:06:08You idiot!
01:06:09You scared the princess!
01:06:11Princess!
01:06:12Please!
01:06:12You threw the necklace.
01:06:14It startled the horse.
01:06:15So now it's my fault?
01:06:17No!
01:06:18No!
01:06:18No!
01:06:19Of course not!
01:06:20It was that slave girl.
01:06:21She spooked the horses!
01:06:23I didn't block anything.
01:06:25Your horse lost control.
01:06:26Liar!
01:06:27On your knees, rat!
01:06:29Or my king father will chop off your head for this.
01:06:33Being a noble doesn't give you the right to be a tyrant.
01:06:37Let go of me, bitch!
01:06:38What's happening here?
01:06:41Queen Selene.
01:06:43The fiercest white wolf in the realm.
01:06:45My hero.
01:06:47Mother!
01:06:47Thank the goddess you're here.
01:06:49This slave attacked us.
01:06:51She tried to flip the royal carriage.
01:06:53She ambushed us, your grace.
01:06:55I only came to watch the tournament, your grace.
01:06:57Her horse spooked.
01:06:58I didn't touch her carriage.
01:06:59My daughter carries royal blood.
01:07:01A white wolf does not lie.
01:07:03Guards, drag this slave to the dungeon.
01:07:11Please, your grace.
01:07:12I know I'm lowborn.
01:07:42I know I'm lowborn.
01:07:52I know I love you.
01:07:53I know I'm lowborn.
01:08:01I know I'm lowborn.
01:08:06A white wolf?
01:08:11Mother, it hurt!
01:08:17Guards!
01:08:17Kill that slave!
01:08:24The first knight of the Seven Kingdoms. He's magnificent.
01:08:28Perfect match for Princess Rosalind.
01:08:31For the champion's sweat, Arthur.
01:08:38Who is she? Why do I feel so inexplicably drawn to her?
01:08:44That rat again? She humiliated me, and now she's trying to seduce my Arthur?
01:08:49I'll kill her myself.
01:09:05I'll kill her.
01:09:09Strip her. Put her in the dead man's armor.
01:09:17Wait! What is this? Let me down!
01:09:18The final juice! Prince Arthur versus the Mystery Challenger!
01:09:33God is... I'm dead.
01:09:38Stay focused, Alina. Breathe.
01:09:43Charge!
01:09:53Incredible! This Mystery Knight has better balance than most of my generals.
01:09:56There is a rhythm to the movement. It's almost familiar.
01:10:02Why won't he just kill that piece of filth? Fall already!
01:10:18The Moon Dancer Strike.
01:10:20No one else knows that move.
01:10:22It's like looking into a mirror.
01:10:45Finish it, Arthur. Take her head off.
01:10:50This is it. This is it. He's going to kill me.
01:10:59A girl?
01:11:01A girl just fought the first knight of the realm to a standstill?
01:11:04She fights like a pureborn white wolf.
01:11:07Did you see her face?
01:11:09She looks exactly like Queen Selene at the Battle of the Red Flats!
01:11:19It's you.
01:11:21The champion has won!
01:11:24Crown the Queen of Beauty!
01:11:33To the fiercest and most beautiful on this field.
01:11:39No.
01:11:40He's crowning a slave?
01:11:42This is a complete insult to the royal family.
01:11:45She is an assassin!
01:11:47She ambushed my carriage and tried to murder me!
01:11:49Arthur, take that crown off her head immediately.
01:11:52Criminals get no honor in this kingdom.
01:11:55Her parents are war prisoners.
01:11:57They fought for the usurper Lucian.
01:11:59She has traitor blood in her veins.
01:12:01Traitor!
01:12:03Slave!
01:12:04Haga!
01:12:05For assaulting the princess and polluting a royal tradition.
01:12:09I declare this slave a traitor to the realm!
01:12:12Death to the slave!
01:12:14Execute her right now!
01:12:16Execute her!
01:12:17Execute her!
01:12:18Execute her!
01:12:22Anyone who wants her head goes through me.
01:12:34Jalabi!
01:12:35Jalabi!
01:12:47Run!
01:12:48They're after you!
01:12:49Run!
01:12:50And this pathetic bastard sister of mine is what you turned me down for?
01:12:55You simple-minded beast!
01:12:57If it wasn't the frost out of nowhere that killed my dragon, I would never have even considered you!
01:13:31This stupid animal may be a cur, but its flesh carries resistance to the frost.
01:13:36Solve it and consume its flesh.
01:13:38You will all inherit the resistance.
01:13:45Rugen!
01:13:46No!
01:13:47You chose him and yet, you failed him.
01:13:51Your whole existence is a disgrace to our family!
01:13:57Die, crockroach!
01:14:05As expected, this grey-maned bear of rather modest Lingenogy has been left unchosen.
01:14:11And in that case, Brugen, it seems you'll be bound to our lowest-ranking student, Emma.
01:14:18Be bound?
01:14:19Did I survive?
01:14:20Wait!
01:14:21Am I back to the day when I was bound with Brugen?
01:14:25So, Emma.
01:14:26Though I suppose your choices are rather limited.
01:14:29Professor Rockweld?
01:14:31I'll take him.
01:14:32Laugh while you can.
01:14:34When the frost takes over everything in half a month, you will all be overwhelming with jealous.
01:14:40Wait!
01:14:46I'm taking the bear.
01:14:48You can bind with the dragon, sister.
01:14:51What is Fiona doing?
01:14:52The heir to the Drake family is always bind with dragons.
01:14:54Why would she go with anything else?
01:14:56And that's an Aurelian dragon.
01:14:58They appear only once in centuries.
01:15:00Fiona must be out of her mind to choose an inferior beast over that.
01:15:03Fiona, I must remind you that the selection of your bonded creature is not a trivial matter.
01:15:08It will affect not only your graduation, but also the limits of your future magical potential.
01:15:13Professor Rockweld?
01:15:14And that's precisely why Emma needs the dragon more than I do.
01:15:18My grades speak for themselves.
01:15:20I can handle myself regardless of what I bind with.
01:15:23But Emma, on the other hand...
01:15:25Look at her.
01:15:26She's already struggling.
01:15:27And on top of that, if she's paired with an inferior creature, I fear she may not graduate at all.
01:15:32A fine sentiment, Fiona.
01:15:34For a witch, power is secondary to character.
01:15:38And with a heart of gold like yours, you will go very far even if your bound creature is lesser.
01:15:45Well, Emma, don't you think you owe Fiona your gratitude?
01:15:48Um, thank you for the offer, Fiona.
01:15:51But this is really unnecessary.
01:15:53I quite like Bruggen, to be honest.
01:15:55Oh, come on, Emma.
01:15:56I'm trying to help you.
01:15:58Don't let your pride get in the way.
01:16:00No, it's really...
01:16:01Ouch!
01:16:08This...
01:16:09This is the unique way dragons bind with humans.
01:16:12This means the dragon chose me?
01:16:15Well, so much for it's really unnecessary.
01:16:18She refused it, then bound the dragon the moment she could.
01:16:21Shameless.
01:16:23That's an Anarian dragon.
01:16:25Some noble bloodline that appears once in centuries.
01:16:28If not for Fiona, she'd never have laid a hand on it.
01:16:32Lucky bastard.
01:16:35Lucky my ass.
01:16:36They have no idea.
01:16:38Indeed, Aurelian dragons possess extraordinary magical affinity.
01:16:44But their hatchlings are fragile in the cold.
01:16:51No!
01:16:52No!
01:16:54And that's exactly why last time it was killed in the frost on the first day.
01:17:01Thalrax!
01:17:03You gave up a dragon, and took my bear.
01:17:07I see, sister.
01:17:09You also came back with your memories.
01:17:13Bruggen, I'm not worried about surviving the frost without you.
01:17:17But I'm worried, what if Fiona mistreats you?
01:17:26Don't worry, Bruggen got you.
01:17:37Our fist hump?
01:17:38He remembers.
01:17:40It means he's alright.
01:17:42Did he also come back with his memories?
01:17:45Last time, Fiona drove the others and torn Bruggen to pieces.
01:17:48He may look gentle and simple-minded,
01:17:51but Bruggen never forgets.
01:17:53This time, this is going to be fun.
01:17:58Are you done staring at him?
01:18:00Are you talking to me?
01:18:02Your skills, they are beautiful.
01:18:05Naturally.
01:18:06I am an Oririan dragon.
01:18:08We do not choose lightly.
01:18:10You should feel honored, human, rather than getting distracted by lesser creatures.
01:18:16Fair enough, little one.
01:18:18But why me?
01:18:19That ferocious woman, her soul reeks.
01:18:23I can smell it out.
01:18:25But yours, it smells rather delightful.
01:18:28In fact, it is the most agreeable in this room.
01:18:31And do refrain from calling me little one.
01:18:34You may address me as your majesty.
01:18:36Of course.
01:18:38Of course.
01:18:38Your majesty.
01:18:42Alright, class.
01:18:43Copy this formation exactly as shown.
01:18:46Then speak the incantation.
01:18:48Voluntas Ligot.
01:18:51The bond will complete once you cast the spell.
01:18:54You may begin now.
01:19:05Where's my wand?
01:19:10I taught you the difference.
01:19:13Rugish, could you pass me my wand?
01:19:19Aqua.
01:19:33Now you are using this knowledge against Fiona, clever bear.
01:19:39Voluntas Ligot.
01:19:51When a wand is reversed, the magic turns back on the caster.
01:19:55And that means, Rugen has become your master.
01:20:04Must you keep exchanging looks with that bear?
01:20:07Aurelian dragons are not only of noble blood.
01:20:10We are also particular about what belongs to us.
01:20:14You've bound yourself to me.
01:20:16Then your attention should follow.
01:20:19Um, okay.
01:20:20I will keep that in mind.
01:20:37I will keep that in mind.
01:20:37Now if you are away.
01:20:37The I should have been failing,
01:20:39I will keep that in mind.
01:20:40But I will keep that in mind.
01:20:44I will keep that in mind.
01:20:44You cannot cure them for my mercy.
01:20:45I am sorry.
01:20:46I will keep that in mind.
01:20:50You will keep that in mind.
01:20:52You will keep it.
01:20:53I can't let them change their minds.
01:20:53Select your share and you are dismissed.
01:21:04Jalavi!
01:21:11Well done.
01:21:14That was a month's supply.
01:21:16She fed it all at once? Has she lost her mind?
01:21:20She clearly wasn't paying attention.
01:21:22Last in the class, and now this? Poor Valrax is doomed with her.
01:21:27Binding with Valrax is wasted on her.
01:21:29Let me remind you.
01:21:31Fire Salvamanders are not easily obtained.
01:21:34They are to be used with care, and in accordance with Academy guidelines.
01:21:40Do not waste them.
01:21:42Of course, Professor Rockwild.
01:21:44I assure you, it wasn't wasted.
01:21:47We only have half a month till the frost arrives.
01:21:49Valrax has to grow fast to survive and protect me.
01:21:54If he dies right at the beginning again, that would be a real waste.
01:21:58Class is over.
01:22:09You remember too, don't you, sister?
01:22:12Last time, you survived by clinging to that curt bear.
01:22:15This time, it's my turn.
01:22:19Hmph.
01:22:19Then I wish you best of luck.
01:22:21Of course.
01:22:22I will just fine with him by my side, freezing to death on the first day of the frost.
01:22:33Get that cursed, feral creature of yours away from me!
01:22:37I'm sorry, but you shouldn't have woken him up from his nap.
01:22:54Are you hungry already?
01:22:56You gotta be kidding me?
01:22:58Where am I supposed to find the extra salamers for you?
01:23:00I don't have the money for it.
01:23:02Did you hear?
01:23:03A freshman went into the Shadow Woods last night, got completely lost.
01:23:07I'm not surprised.
01:23:08That place is covered in heavy fog all year round.
01:23:11The Shadow Woods.
01:23:12If I remember correctly, before the frost, someone found a salamander's nest there.
01:23:18If the timeline hasn't changed, no one's discovered it yet.
01:23:22This is going to take forever.
01:23:25If you want to crawl like this, hop on my back.
01:23:28I will take you there.
01:23:30But you are still just a hatchling.
01:23:32You're hardly big enough to carry.
01:23:35The Kong during Tower Woods entry down.
01:23:37Back I got a псих, cat-cahed over-trained ground.
01:23:45I'm not listening to him!
01:23:48Heh, hooo!!
01:23:51Wow!
01:23:51Wow!!
01:23:53Take me take a home, bye!
01:23:55We've got the ground for a life.
01:24:02Woohoo!
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