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00:05Dorian! Please! Help me!
00:12Vivian, it's done. I got her here, just like you asked.
00:16Once she dies in this flash flood, you'll be the sole heir to Ashfield.
00:23Dear sister, your little fox is really useful, isn't he?
00:36I'm back. Back to six years ago. The familiar auction. I'm not dead. Not yet.
00:50Go on, Serena. Choose me. You did before.
00:56That one. Open it.
01:11Serena! What are you doing? You promised me! You said you'd pick me to repay my favor!
01:19Is that so? I don't really remember.
01:24Hear that, white fox? She's done with you. She doesn't even see you as her life maker.
01:39What's your name?
01:42Kale.
01:43My lady, please, be careful. This wolf familiar's dangerous. He's already bitten two trainers in the arena. He doesn't obey
01:49at all.
01:49The risk, it's way too high.
01:56Serena, stop! You promised me. When I fully took shape, you'd only recognize me as your one contract servant. You
02:03said it yourself!
02:04I already told you. It was a long time ago. I don't remember.
02:14Sister, since this silver fox knows you, there must be some fate here. Why don't... why don't I take him?
02:20I can keep him close so you won't have any regrets later.
02:27Let's go, Kale.
02:33Let me make one thing clear.
02:36If we form a bond,
02:39you'll only have me. I don't share.
02:43And I've got a bad temper. I don't know how to serve people.
02:48Come here.
02:52My lady.
02:56Don't know how to serve?
02:58That's fine.
02:59You'll learn.
03:01Slowly.
03:03But tonight,
03:05we bind our blood first.
03:07By the blood of the master and the soul of the familiar, this bond is sealed.
03:13The familiar shall be bound to the master for life.
03:16Should betrayal ever take root, the soul shall shatter, the spirit disperse, and it shall never be reborn.
03:27If it hurts, just bite me.
03:33First time making a bond?
03:37So you're some kind of expert.
03:40Done this with other familities before?
03:45Dorian and Kale couldn't have been more different.
03:48Dorian was like a pine tree in the snow.
03:50Cold, classy, and impossible.
03:53You had to coax him forever just to get him him to give an inch.
03:56But Kale,
03:57Kale, though, was like a winter river running dark and deep, calm on top but underneath, wild, loyal, and waiting
04:04in the wings.
04:06This kind of wolf, once it picks a path, it doesn't turn back.
04:17I'm going to wash up.
04:31What do you want?
04:32My lady, Miss Vivian asked me to bring you some fresh spirit fruits.
04:37My lady.
04:38In his last life, he formed a bond with me, yet he never once addressed me properly, always claiming that
04:43was just the way he was.
04:45And now, after following Vivian for barely half a day, he's already changed his tune.
04:51What dignity?
04:53He just didn't think I was worth lowering himself.
04:56Leave them. You can go now.
04:58My lady.
04:59Why did you choose a wolf familiar? He's aggressive by nature.
05:03He's hardly the kind of familiar that should be by your side.
05:08That is none of your business.
05:11So back then, everything you said was just to make me happy?
05:15From the start, you never really planned to bring me in, did you?
05:24You never planned to bring me in, did you?
05:25Cut the fox charm.
05:27Try that stun on her again, and I'll break your fox neck.
05:41Father, I know Serena has never really liked me. I'm not here to complain.
05:46I just, I never expected her familiar to be so cruel.
05:52Last night, I saw Serena humiliate Dorian in front of everyone.
05:56I felt so bad for him.
05:59So I brought him back with me and tried to cheer him up.
06:03I thought maybe they're just in some misunderstanding between him and Serena.
06:08So I asked him to bring her some fresh fruit and patch things up with her.
06:12I never thought it'd end up like this.
06:16Dorian got roughed up by her wolf familiar like this.
06:20There's a saying, you don't hit someone's dog without asking first.
06:25And Dorian's my servant! Serena didn't even stop him!
06:30This, this is just meant to embarrass me, isn't it?
06:35I know Serena is the heir, the eldest, the future lady of the estate.
06:39Whatever happens at home, it's always her say.
06:42And me, I'm merely a bastard daughter.
06:45Ever since mother passed, no one's been looking out for me.
06:49In her final moments, she kept calling father's name.
06:57How touching.
06:59Vivian's mother died, and father wept for a whole night.
07:03But when my mother, Eleanor, the one who built all of this, died when I was eight,
07:08he didn't shed a single tear.
07:11Now he says he won't let Vivian be wronged.
07:15So I guess that means I'm the one who's supposed to suffer, right?
07:21Serena! Look at your familiar!
07:23How dare it behave like this!
07:26That wolf is savage and has no discipline,
07:28and it attacked someone right here in Ashford!
07:31I told you from the start that wolf fililians are impossible to tame!
07:37They're not fit to serve as personal bonded servants, but you refuse to listen!
07:41Today it attacked Vivian's servant.
07:44What about tomorrow? Will it go after Vivian herself?
07:47And the day after that, will it turn on the entire Ashford family? On me!
07:52Someone! Drag this monster out and deal with it according to our family rules!
07:59Sister, Kale is just a familiar. Don't let this come between you and father, okay?
08:04Kale made the first move, so he should be punished.
08:07I trust this wasn't your doing. He just went and acted on his own, right?
08:15Kale, outside you can do whatever you want.
08:17But in Ashfield, you follow my rules.
08:21If you ever lay a hand on someone in public again, I won't cover for you.
08:28I understand, my lady.
08:31Go serve your punishment. Let this be a lesson.
08:54Oh, easy there.
08:58Oh, easy there.
09:05I know why she's gloating. She thinks she's beaten me at last.
09:10Finally seeing the one I care about humiliated like this. Pathetic.
09:16Look at Dorian. Why is he so bitter? I gave him exactly what he wanted.
09:22I let him go to Vivian. I even gave whatever it is between them a chance.
09:26So what does he still have to resent? And why does he keep provoking Kale over and over again?
09:35Enough. We'll leave it here for today.
09:39Sister, only ten, and we're stopping already. Kale attacked Dorian, and the marks on his neck are still there.
09:46Isn't that punishment a little too light?
09:54What else do you want, Vivian? His life? Dorian's injury is hardly serious.
09:59A fox for Lilia would recover from that in three days. Making a fuss over something this minor just makes
10:05you look petty.
10:08You!
10:10Oh right, sister. I almost forgot. Father said you've been so busy lately.
10:16The Northern Territory. The heart of Ashfield's wealth. The Spiritstone Mines. The Herb Estates.
10:23Everything my mother, Eleanor, spent half her life building. And now Edmund wants to hand it all over to Vivian.
10:30Looks like she's helping me out. But really, she's trying to worm her way into the Ashford family itself.
10:40Co-manageage? Honestly, Vivian, I couldn't ask for more. Thank you.
10:45Ah, ah, ah, ah!
10:46Sister, you're so easy to please today. Then I won't hold back.
10:57Stay still. I need to check the wound.
11:06I'm sorry.
11:09I know you only acted to stop his fox charm, but for now you'll have to take the punishment on
11:13your own.
11:15There won't be a next time.
11:20What's the big deal?
11:22It's only natural for a lady to punish her own familiar.
11:28Besides, you don't need to protect me.
11:30I'm the one who's supposed to shield you from the storm.
11:33Shield me from the storm. It's been ages since anyone ever said that.
11:39I've been the only heir since I was little.
11:41I had to master management, negotiation, and always be flawless before the elders.
11:46Nobody ever said they'd protect me.
11:47And now, some wolf cub who's been mine for just a day says it like it's the most natural thing
11:53in the world.
11:57Fine. I've got it.
12:01Whatever happens, I'll keep my word.
12:03Since you took me out of that cage, I'm loyal to you.
12:06Forever.
12:10And what if I lied to you?
12:12What if one day you find out I've been using you all along?
12:23Alright, I won't tease you anymore.
12:26Rest up, and in a few days come with me to the Northern Territory.
12:29That's where the real game begins.
12:55Hey, sister.
12:57Why not bring Kale to check his level two?
13:00Maybe he's leveled up and could make you look good.
13:03No, thank you.
13:05People test a familiar's rank when they're planning to sell it for a better price.
13:09Fortunately, I haven't fallen so low that I need to trade away my own familiar for a share of the
13:14family's assets.
13:21Besides, a rank gained through potions is little more than decoration.
13:25If you really want a 10th rank familiar sister, you'll have to spend a lot more than you already have.
13:36Even if it's just for show, it's still better than you're familiar.
13:39That lowborn wolf.
13:41No matter how many potions you give him, he's never going to amount to anything!
13:53My lady, let me take the test.
13:57I'm no worse than that fox.
14:01It's okay.
14:02It doesn't matter to me.
14:04All right, hurry it up.
14:05Put your right hand on the stone.
14:06Next!
14:28oh my god look at the runes the testing stone the testing stone is cracking
14:42impossible that's a tenth reek family a supreme class family mid-tier
15:00i told you i'm no worse than that fox
15:04even in my past life not even the empire's strongest royal guards could touch this level
15:08kail who exactly are you
15:15actually i'm not from a normal pack i ran away from somewhere else but now i'm yours only yours
15:27i understand you're with me now and that's enough
15:40all those potions wasted for nothing and you still can't beat a single wolf useless get lost
16:12come on kale off to the northern territory
16:16let's see what my dear sister has in store for us
16:46i tried so
16:51my lady please i need to talk to you
17:16you again what the hell do you want this time
17:36my lady please have kale leave for a moment i have to tell you this secret alone
17:45remember what happened last time he's no good don't listen to a word he says
17:58wait if he wanted to make a move he wouldn't pick now go wait by the gate i'll stay here
18:04but go that's an order
18:11go on make sure this secret's worth my attention
18:26my lady i'm begging you just give me another chance
18:35you want to kneel kneel to your master vivienna i'm not the one holding your leash anymore
18:46i'm sorry serena i was wrong i shouldn't have betrayed you i shouldn't have just stood there
18:53and watched those rocks crashed you watching you die in that valley
18:57i have no idea what you're talking about you're losing your mind dorian
19:01i know i know nobody's gonna believe me if i say it but it's true
19:08every single word of it
19:11i've been having the same dream over and over for days
19:15in it i'm your familiar you're so kind to me helping me through the shift
19:19and i swear in the dream i'll always be loyal to you
19:24never betray you but i broke it
19:26i fell for vivian she got into my head kept feeding me lies and before i knew it i was
19:32leading
19:32you straight to your death in the dream as the flood was swallowing you whole you said you only
19:38did all that because i saved your life seeing you die right in front of me and being powerless to
19:45stop
19:45it that feeling it's worse than dying at first i thought it was just a dream but then the details
19:53started getting clearer and clearer more real more vivid and then came that day at the auction
20:00the day you chose kyle that's when it finally hit me it wasn't a dream at all
20:06it was what happened before the ending we actually got in our last life
20:12we are meant to be together serena
20:16if all of that really happened if vivian got in my head and made me screw everything up
20:21then maybe we can do it over this time
20:27i've wanted to tell you the truth for so long
20:31i've wanted to tell you to apologize to make up for what i did
20:35but because of vivian i couldn't just come out and say it
20:38i was afraid she'd hurt you
20:50serena you really don't remember at all back at siren lake you fell in the water
20:54i jumped in and pulled you out the ashford family even gave me a shapeshing potion as thanks
21:01i've been looking for you ever since
21:17it was all vivian
21:19she's crazy
21:21she was jealous that you were the rightful heir
21:23ever since she found out i saved you back then
21:26she's been yelling at me
21:27hitting me
21:28taking out all her jealousy and hate on me
21:32i was going to just bear it in silence
21:35but i was scared
21:36scared she'd go after you
21:38scared you'd end up like last time
21:40let me be your firmance serena
21:43i haven't bonded with vivian yet
21:44that wolf is just a brute
21:46he can only fight
21:46but i'm different
21:47i'm skilled in fox charm
21:50i know countless secrets about vivian
21:52i can help you win over the council elders
21:55get rid of edmund's old allies
21:57take down anyone standing in the way of you inheriting your lands
21:59and do you really
22:02not have any feelings for me at all
22:17let me think about it
22:26i was only 12 back then
22:28the lake was freezing that early spring
22:30the second i fell in it felt like the water swallowed me whole
22:34i couldn't breathe
22:35i couldn't tell which way was up
22:38i didn't even have time to call for help
22:56oh that makes sense
22:58no wonder i treated dorian that way last time
23:00i always thought i was just returning the favor
23:03maybe it wasn't just about paying him back
23:07i was clinging to this one crazy idea
23:09that someone
23:10at some point had chosen me without a second thought
23:22the light was still on
23:23and the tea is cold
23:25and the tea drink it
23:28okay
23:30okay
23:39kail
23:41if someone saved your life when you were a kid
23:43and for years you let them walk all over you
23:46betray your trust
23:47push you around
23:48would you call that loyalty
23:50or just plain stupid
23:52neither
24:01if someone saved your life
24:03you're not wrong for being grateful
24:06what's wrong
24:07is the person using that gratitude
24:10to make you sacrifice the rest of your life
24:14people who really care
24:15don't keep throwing what they did in your face
24:19if someone won't stop saying they saved you
24:28you're surprisingly good at figuring things out for me
24:31i'm not saying this to make you feel better
24:34that's just how it is
24:47made it on the road
24:48it's nothing fancy
24:50but
24:51it carries my manner
24:53keep it under your pillow if you have bad dreams
25:01over the years dorian gave me all kinds of gifts
25:05every one of them was exquisite
25:07chosen with just the right touch
25:11but i'd never owned a taliman like this one
25:15it was rough
25:16simple
25:16not particularly valuable
25:18and honestly not even all that pretty
25:20and for some reason it made my chest warm
25:23like finally someone wasn't trying to cheer me up
25:26they just
25:27figured i'd be hurt
25:29and wanted to take the blow for me
25:31kail
25:33what if you find out i'm not the good person you think i am
25:36what if i'm cold
25:37ruthless and willing to sacrifice anyone
25:39including you to get what i want
25:41would you still treat me the same
25:48yes
25:50why
25:51because my loyalty isn't to good or evil
25:54it's to you
25:54i chose you serena
25:57and i'll keep choosing you
26:09drink the medicine before it gets cold
26:11i'll be right outside the door
26:14kail
26:25don't be at the door tonight
26:27sit inside
26:28i'm afraid i'll dream about the lake tonight
26:33okay
26:35okay
27:01i feel like i'm not even
27:07father this ride is awful the cushions are thin as paper and these snacks are
27:12ridiculously sweet tell them to go back and get something better will you
27:19vivian cut it out you're not a spoiled child anymore act your age
27:40ah so dorian was the one who whispered in father's ear before we left
27:45making him lose patience with viviana he's showing me his value he's proving he can be a very useful
27:52dog what's wrong not used to the carriage no it's just the way some people look at me makes me
28:07uncomfortable
28:17in this world a master can only bind one familiar to break that bond and form a new
28:21one the familiar must undergo soul fracture some lose their consciousness and are left as little
28:27more than empty hucks others are less unfortunate their souls are shattered beyond recovery and yet
28:32dorian is perfectly willing to let kale suffer that agony just so he can crawl back to my side
28:38he is just as cold and ruthless as he was in our past life fine we'll see
28:51to realize parries to heaven
28:59hero
29:04my lord it's been a long journey i've put together a feast to help you refresh yourself after the road
29:10perfect lead the way
29:15and one more thing my lord you have to see syren's lake tomorrow the manna there is unlike anywhere else
29:22around
29:22and it's the pride of the region you don't come here every day so it'd be a real shame to
29:27miss it
29:27lord hargrain is right
29:30father you've worked so hard for the family you deserve some rest by the lake
29:35and vivian should come too it's beautiful
29:41yes vivian you must join us tomorrow
29:45of course father i'd love to
30:04my lord your daughters are truly generous letting their familiots dine at the same table
30:09we don't see that kind of kindness every day
30:21darian get up stand in the back a familiar is just a servant have you forgotten your manners
30:32yes my lord
30:46father
30:48vivian was gravely ill last week
30:51and dorian stayed up for nights to nurse her back to health
30:54besides since dorian will assist vivian in managing the northern territory in the future
30:57we shouldn't treat him like a mere servant
31:00after all we're all ashford's here aren't we
31:07serena's right it's only a meal we're family after all everyone have a seat
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