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00:00:15Ethan, this is the ice crystal you formed with your very first spell.
00:00:21Today is your birthday. Father and I had it made into a pendant just for you.
00:00:33Ethan, stay here while mother goes to buy you a sweet cake, alright?
00:00:37No, we need that money for father's medicine.
00:00:40But today is your birthday. Birthdays mean sweet cakes.
00:00:45Really? Thank you, mother.
00:00:52Excuse me, do you have anything a little cheaper?
00:00:56No.
00:00:56Please, sir. My son's birthday is today.
00:01:00He's always wanted a sweet cake. Even just a small piece.
00:01:03Out! Go buy your scraps at the end of the street.
00:01:09Ethan, you'll have sweet cakes for his birthday today. I promise.
00:01:16Get out of the way!
00:01:18Get out of the way!
00:01:21Get out of the way!
00:01:23Get out of the way!
00:01:23Get out of the way!
00:01:24Get out of the way!
00:01:26Get out of the way!
00:01:27Get out of the way!
00:01:30Get out of the way!
00:01:33Oh!
00:01:42Child!
00:01:43Child!
00:01:44Where are this boy's parents?
00:01:46Oh!
00:01:47Oh!
00:01:47Oh!
00:01:50Oh!
00:01:50Oh!
00:01:51Formed from ice magic.
00:01:55He carries a talent for ice magic.
00:01:58A skill that hasn't appeared in 300 years.
00:02:07Ethan, I got you your cake.
00:02:10Ethan? Ethan!
00:02:13Ethan!
00:02:16Have you seen Ethan? Have you seen Ethan?
00:02:18Ethan! Ethan! My son!
00:02:34Doctor, the boy. The injuries are severe.
00:02:37You'll need high-level healing magic.
00:02:38Head to the main city at once.
00:02:40Did you hear me? Open the portal! Now!
00:02:50Forgive me, child.
00:02:52The kingdom needs you more than they do.
00:02:59Ethan! My soul!
00:03:01Oh!
00:03:04I won't.
00:03:10Desperate chalkers.
00:03:31And here, perhaps someone here will have seen Ethan.
00:03:49Ethan, father will find you.
00:03:53I swear it.
00:04:17I swear it.
00:04:21I swear it.
00:04:36I swear it.
00:04:56My lord.
00:04:58Ethan.
00:04:59Ethan, you have become the greatest mage in the kingdom.
00:05:02From this day forward, you are the new Grand Commander of the Legion.
00:05:06Father, the Legion is in good hands.
00:05:08Please, go and rest.
00:05:13This is the construction plan for the Frost Village training camp.
00:05:17Go and oversee the site yourself.
00:05:21But I worry about you.
00:05:24Go.
00:05:25Frost Village is your home.
00:05:27This once hung around your neck.
00:05:29Forgive me, child.
00:05:30All these years I kept you so you could serve the kingdom.
00:05:33Selfishly, I took from your family.
00:05:35Go now.
00:05:36Your parents must still be waiting for you.
00:05:40Today is your birthday.
00:05:41Father and I had it made into a pendant just for you.
00:05:45Mother.
00:05:55Ethan, where are you?
00:05:57I miss you so much.
00:05:59Lucy, wonderful news.
00:06:01The most wonderful news.
00:06:04Victor, is it Ethan?
00:06:06Do you have news of Ethan?
00:06:11Ethan?
00:06:13Why would I bring up that useless boy?
00:06:15The Royal Magic Legion is building a new training camp in the Northern Territory.
00:06:19All of Frost Village is being cleared, including that broken shack of yours.
00:06:25My son Marcus bargained for you.
00:06:28Fifty gold coin in settlement.
00:06:31They're tearing down our house?
00:06:32That's right.
00:06:37No, we can't.
00:06:39If our house is gone, Ethan will have nowhere to come home to.
00:06:43I have to go back and protect it.
00:06:53I have to go back and protect it.
00:06:54Welcome, Commander.
00:06:56Commander.
00:06:57The clearance work in the Northern Territory is nearly complete.
00:06:59There's one household that refuses to sign the eviction notice.
00:07:02Shall we...
00:07:03Force the matter?
00:07:05The Legion does not do forced evictions.
00:07:07I'll speak to them myself.
00:07:11Yes, sir.
00:07:23Have you ever met Ethan?
00:07:35Auntie Lucy!
00:07:37What are you doing?
00:07:38The new Legion Commander is here!
00:07:39Put that thing away before you get me killed!
00:07:42Marcus, please.
00:07:43Your commander has surely met many people.
00:07:46Perhaps he's seen my Ethan.
00:07:48Let me just go and ask.
00:07:57Wake up!
00:07:58Your son is dead!
00:07:59Get out of my sight!
00:08:00No.
00:08:01Ethan isn't dead.
00:08:02He's not.
00:08:03Out of the way!
00:08:17Strange.
00:08:18The boy in this portrait looks just like I did as a child.
00:08:33Sam, my brother in arms.
00:08:34Let me handle this one alone.
00:08:36Commander Aldrich sent me to assist you.
00:08:37He believes Lord Garrett, Governor of the Northern Territory, is trouble.
00:08:42Then find out where this plan came from.
00:08:44I'll arrange it at once.
00:08:46Wait here for my news.
00:08:47I'm going to Frost Village myself.
00:08:49Contact me the moment you have something.
00:08:50Understood.
00:08:52Portals won't do for the road ahead.
00:08:53Find me a carriage.
00:09:23Mom!
00:09:24Mom!
00:09:25Mom!
00:09:25Mom!
00:09:26Mother.
00:09:27Are you here?
00:09:28It's been twenty years.
00:09:30Have you been alright?
00:09:32Ethan.
00:09:33Today is your twenty-fifth birthday.
00:09:36Where are you?
00:09:38I miss you so much.
00:09:42Thomas.
00:09:43This time, did you find anything?
00:09:46Nothing yet.
00:09:47But Ethan turns twenty-five today.
00:09:49Perhaps once the birthday passes, he'll find his own way home.
00:09:52Yes.
00:09:54Maybe he's married by now.
00:09:57Maybe we're already grandparents.
00:10:00If I can't find him in this kingdom, I'll go to the next.
00:10:03If not the next, until I search the whole world.
00:10:06Ethan is coming back.
00:10:08He will.
00:10:10Now, no more tears.
00:10:12Victor is coming today.
00:10:14They haven't visited in years.
00:10:16Why come today of all days on Ethan's birthday?
00:10:18Perhaps they miss him too.
00:10:32Ethan.
00:10:35I have a pony!
00:10:39I'm a cavalry soldier.
00:10:41Ha!
00:10:51Ethan, this is your birthday present this year.
00:11:05Commander, your disguise, as requested.
00:11:09Good.
00:11:10Exactly what I need to stay low.
00:11:13Where is the household that refused to sign the eviction notice?
00:11:16Commander, a mid-ranking officer in the Northern Division claims to be their relative.
00:11:20He has volunteered to speak with them again.
00:11:24Fine.
00:11:25Let him try.
00:11:26I'll walk around.
00:11:27Notify me when there's news.
00:11:29Yes, sir.
00:11:31Garrett cannot be trusted.
00:11:32I need to see for myself.
00:11:43Mama!
00:11:44Mama!
00:11:47This place.
00:11:48It feels so familiar.
00:11:50I've been here before.
00:11:58Victor.
00:11:59Welcome.
00:12:00Come in.
00:12:00Enough pleasanties.
00:12:02My son is here to discuss the demolition.
00:12:06Sign this.
00:12:0750 gold coins, up front.
00:12:09No.
00:12:10This is Ethan's home.
00:12:12If he comes back and there's nothing here, how will he find us?
00:12:15That's right.
00:12:16We stay and wait for our son.
00:12:2050 gold coins and you still won't sign?
00:12:22Have you ever seen that much money in your life?
00:12:25I don't want money.
00:12:27I want my son.
00:12:29Don't push your luck!
00:12:30Lucy!
00:12:31An ice crystal crest formed of magic?
00:12:36Where did you get this?
00:12:37Did you steal it?
00:12:38No!
00:12:38You can't take that!
00:12:39It's how I'll find my Ethan!
00:12:40Want the crest?
00:12:41Kneel and beg.
00:12:42Then maybe I'll consider it.
00:12:43You go too far!
00:12:47Thomas!
00:12:50Believe me, I'll smash it right now!
00:13:04That crest is my only hope of finding Ethan.
00:13:07Please!
00:13:08Please!
00:13:10Look at her!
00:13:11She's actually kneeling for some boy who may be dead!
00:13:17Give it back!
00:13:20I'll give it back!
00:13:21Sign first!
00:13:26Come on!
00:13:30Could this be?
00:13:31Will I find my parents inside?
00:13:39No!
00:13:40I will not give up our home!
00:13:44Then...
00:13:45I smash it!
00:13:46Stop!
00:13:47The crest is the only way Ethan will know me.
00:13:50If I lose it, I'll never find my son again.
00:13:53Alright, I'll sign.
00:13:55Then crawl over here to do it!
00:14:02Good heavens!
00:14:03All that for a pathetic brat!
00:14:07What can she do?
00:14:08It's her only chance at finding that wretch.
00:14:13Now...
00:14:14Give it back to me.
00:14:16Want it?
00:14:17Crawl over and beg.
00:14:30Please...
00:14:31Give it back!
00:14:33I told you.
00:14:34Just sign the notice.
00:14:36Why make things hard?
00:14:38You promised!
00:14:39You defied me.
00:14:41You chose that cursed brat.
00:14:43This is the price!
00:14:44You will never see him!
00:14:46Never!
00:14:47No!
00:14:48No!
00:14:51I'll make sure you can never find that bastard.
00:14:53Please, stop!
00:14:54Not for the rest of your life.
00:14:55No!
00:14:56No!
00:14:57No!
00:14:59No!
00:15:01That pattern...
00:15:03Still...
00:15:04Defying me?
00:15:05Then...
00:15:05Shut up!
00:15:22What a dramatic entrance.
00:15:24It's just a grimy blacksmith.
00:15:26Mind your own business or I'll beat you too!
00:15:29You'd strike someone?
00:15:30Bold of you.
00:15:32Legion code forbids the use of force against civilians.
00:15:36Did you forget every word of it?
00:15:38What does a blacksmith know about the law?
00:15:53Wake up, Thomas!
00:15:54What do we do?
00:16:01Are you alright?
00:16:02I'm fine.
00:16:04Marcus was forcing me to sign the eviction notice.
00:16:08This man stopped him.
00:16:12So you clearly know Legion law.
00:16:14I beg you, help us further.
00:16:16That eviction notice was signed under duress.
00:16:19You signed it!
00:16:20No taking it back!
00:16:22Please, sir.
00:16:24We cannot lose this house.
00:16:26We have to stay and wait for our son.
00:16:29I will see that justice is done.
00:16:32You have my word.
00:16:35I will.
00:16:36I will.
00:16:36I will.
00:16:40I will.
00:16:40Could they really be?
00:16:43Where did you get that ice crystal crest?
00:16:45My son made it when he was young.
00:16:48The first time he ever used magic.
00:16:50He's been gone for 20 years.
00:16:52My son made it when he was a birthday.
00:16:54The father and I had it made into a pendant just for you.
00:17:13Ethan.
00:17:15You...
00:17:16You're my Ethan.
00:17:18This isn't a dream.
00:17:22It isn't.
00:17:25My son is home.
00:17:27Father, mother.
00:17:28I've been gone for so long.
00:17:30I've made you search so hard.
00:17:33Forgive me.
00:17:36As long as you're home, nothing else matters.
00:17:39Your brat is back.
00:17:40This isn't worth celebrating.
00:17:43Right.
00:17:44He's just a blacksmith who hammers ploughs.
00:17:49Today I am reunited with my parents.
00:17:51I will not let the likes of you ruin it.
00:17:54Get out.
00:17:55Hm.
00:17:55Big talk.
00:17:56Do you know who my son is?
00:17:58Hm.
00:17:58He's a mid-ranking officer in the Northern Division of the Legion.
00:18:02A man with a future.
00:18:07You're in the Legion?
00:18:08Who is your superior?
00:18:12What's wrong?
00:18:13Never heard of Lord Garret?
00:18:15Governor of the Northern Territory?
00:18:16I suppose a Backwell peasant like you wouldn't know your betters.
00:18:19Marcus was kind to even teach you Lord Garret's name.
00:18:22He's just a governor.
00:18:24One word from me and he'll come crawling.
00:18:30How dare you?
00:18:31Who do you think you are?
00:18:33Huh?
00:18:34Don't you know?
00:18:34Lord Garret runs this entire territory.
00:18:37What would a common blacksmith know?
00:18:39No.
00:18:40My son is strong.
00:18:41He belongs in the Legion.
00:18:42And Lord Garret pries him above all others.
00:18:45You ignorant fool.
00:18:47My beloved is Lord Garret's own confidant.
00:18:49Do you understand what that means?
00:18:52It means I can do whatever I want here.
00:18:56They hold no respect for the law.
00:18:58They treat the Legion's code like nothing.
00:19:01What do we do?
00:19:02We can't fight them.
00:19:04No.
00:19:04You can't!
00:19:07You are a Legion soldier.
00:19:08You were sworn to protect the people.
00:19:10Look at what you're doing.
00:19:11Protect them?
00:19:11Should we carry Lobron filth on our backs?
00:19:14What use are you?
00:19:15You bring nothing but shame to your parents.
00:19:17My Ethan is a fine man.
00:19:19Fine?
00:19:19A blacksmith's life is worth nothing.
00:19:22Ethan, beg us.
00:19:23Maybe Marcus can find you some work in the Legion.
00:19:25Beg you?
00:19:26You're not worth it.
00:19:28Don't get proud, Ethan.
00:19:30Kneel down and lick the mud off my boot.
00:19:32Do that and I'll consider it.
00:19:34Oh, Marcus, how generous.
00:19:36Let me think.
00:19:37What work suits you?
00:19:39Scrubbing latrins?
00:19:42You've gone far enough!
00:19:44Kneel and you get a job.
00:19:45We're not lying!
00:19:46Kneel before you.
00:19:48Not a chance.
00:19:51What is this blacksmith going on about?
00:19:55My son is captain of the Legion honor guard and deputy commander of the ceremonial escort.
00:20:00I have a dozen soldiers under me.
00:20:02Every one of them an elite fighter.
00:20:04We're only holding back because you're family.
00:20:07Count yourselves lucky.
00:20:08Marcus has too much power.
00:20:10We can't fight him.
00:20:11I won't let Ethan get hurt.
00:20:13Today is a good day.
00:20:15No more fighting.
00:20:16I've made sweet cakes and stew.
00:20:20Let us sit and eat.
00:20:22This slob?
00:20:23My pigs eat better than this.
00:20:25Father, they're hiding the good stuff somewhere.
00:20:29Move!
00:20:29no more fighting.
00:20:31No more fighting.
00:20:32No more fighting.
00:20:40No more fighting.
00:20:50Happy birthday, Ethan.
00:21:02this is our son's birthday gift every year we prepare a birthday gift birthday gift
00:21:06how pitiful give it back worthless old woman stop gutter trash
00:21:12get out you are not welcome here how dare you speak to me that way
00:21:25please don't crush it please i beg you
00:21:32kneel pick up every piece fix it then kneel and beg my parents forgiveness refuse and i will make
00:21:40you pay back a hundred for ethan have you hammered your brain to scrap this house is no longer yours
00:21:49you're nothing but a pack of homeless strays
00:21:56what the hell why is it suddenly so cold
00:22:02quaking in your boots old man worried your son's about to die
00:22:05i'll say this once more kneel apologize now before you regret this a threat you don't scare me
00:22:13look at this cost me a hundred gold coins this can summon a beast more powerful than any mage
00:22:19you don't stand a chance count yourselves lucky to have this beast be the last thing you see
00:22:24a car in beast summoning stone five copper bends at the legion supply depot you paid a hundred gold for
00:22:31that trash what a fool how dare you think you'll survive this legion prohibition article 42 the
00:22:37unauthorized possession and summoning of aggressive beasts in civilian zones is forbidden violation
00:22:42results in permanent discharge and life imprisonment you quote the law at me i am the law here
00:22:49you're all lubon filth every last one of you could die and the legion wouldn't blink
00:23:11what do we do no my ethan is here i will not retreat
00:23:22don't be afraid son your mother and i will hold it back just run
00:23:28i won't leave you not when we just found each other
00:23:36child to have you as the last thing i see is enough
00:23:41i just wish i had the chance to watch you grow
00:23:52enough of this touching reunion no one leaves here alive
00:23:59why weep over a blacksmith he's worthless
00:24:02ethan no matter who you've become you are still your father's pride
00:24:09father mother i promise you no one will harm you today
00:24:18still boasting
00:24:21take him down
00:24:22take him down
00:24:39take him down
00:24:39take him down
00:24:56what's wrong with you attack
00:25:11where is it where did the beast go
00:25:14hey you useless creature get out here my hundred gold coins
00:25:22why doesn't nobody like him have magic
00:25:26impossible
00:25:28three hundred years and not one ice made in the whole empire
00:25:34how could such a long dead power appear in this wretch
00:25:40i know what this is dark magic
00:25:43forbidden black magic
00:25:45so that's where you've been all these years
00:25:47walking a cursed path
00:25:50ethan
00:25:50you sold your soul for this filth
00:25:53no
00:25:54my son is not that kind of man
00:25:57stop making excuses
00:25:59your son is finished
00:26:01dark magic is punishable by death
00:26:05my love
00:26:06come quickly
00:26:08there's a heretic using black magic
00:26:10hurry
00:26:10what
00:26:11i'm on my way
00:26:12hear that
00:26:15sienna is coming
00:26:16she's lord garrett's own confidant
00:26:19you can rot in the dungeon
00:26:35who dares practice dark magic
00:26:37the legion will not tolerate this
00:26:42my love
00:26:43you're here
00:26:45this wretch killed my beast with magic
00:26:48he tried to kill me
00:26:49someone laid a hand on my man in the northern territory
00:26:54i'll make him pay
00:26:56you're finished
00:26:57crossyanna
00:26:58and you cross the entire northern legion
00:27:03what are you smiling at
00:27:04you think you're walking out of here alive
00:27:07you're the one who hurt my man
00:27:09lowborn filth
00:27:11i'll make sure you beg to die
00:27:23careful my love
00:27:24he disguises the black magic as ice magic to deceive people
00:27:27there has been no ice macer in this kingdom for three hundred years
00:27:31and you thought you could fake it
00:27:32fool
00:27:33your ignorance only shows how low you rank in the legion
00:27:36you've never had access to the top
00:27:37how dare you
00:27:39lord garrett himself says my word is law here
00:27:42i have the power to execute filth like you
00:27:47is that what lord garrett teaches you to do
00:27:49you lowborn animal
00:27:51how dare you speak his name so freely
00:27:54is he so great
00:27:55then i'll have him come to me right now
00:28:02garrett
00:28:02come
00:28:03now
00:28:09garrett
00:28:10come
00:28:10now
00:28:17assemble the full guard move with me
00:28:22practicing dark magic is a capital offense
00:28:25arrest them all take them to the dungeon
00:28:27they face execution
00:28:30father mother don't be afraid
00:28:32i'll protect you
00:28:33once they're dead that 50 gold settlement is all ours
00:28:42i can't fight here
00:28:43i won't destroy the house
00:28:45this is the home my parents guarded their whole lives
00:28:47i'll go with you
00:28:49but my parents stay
00:28:50no
00:28:51if you go with them you'll die
00:28:53don't worry
00:28:54we're your mother and father
00:28:56we'll protect you
00:28:57ha
00:28:57lost your nerve
00:28:59where's all that big talk now
00:29:01fine
00:29:01those two old wrecks won't last much longer anyway
00:29:10father mother
00:29:12don't worry
00:29:13i'll be back soon
00:29:17honor his fertile devotion then
00:29:19trade your lives for his
00:29:34where is he
00:29:35tall handsome dressed in rough cloth and a leather apron
00:29:38where did he go
00:29:39your men took him
00:29:40they said they were taking him to the wasteland for execution
00:29:43please save my son
00:29:45ex
00:29:46execution
00:29:49execution
00:29:50execution
00:29:54thomas what do we do
00:29:56don't panic
00:29:56remember
00:29:57ethan was betrothed as a child
00:30:00you mean isabella's family
00:30:02they were as poor as us back then
00:30:04but they've grown rich
00:30:05frost village wealthiest family
00:30:07they cut ties with us years ago
00:30:08they're our last hope
00:30:10perhaps they will save ethan for old time's sake
00:30:28chose quite the place to die
00:30:30any last words
00:30:37ethan
00:30:38kneel nicely and i might make it quick
00:30:40and those 50 gold coins will be ours
00:30:43small comfort for what you did to my darling but
00:30:46it'll do
00:30:48my love
00:30:49once we have that money i'll buy you the most beautiful dresses
00:30:51new shoes for my parents too
00:30:58i warned you
00:30:59cross the legion and you pay a price you cannot afford
00:31:02what right do you have to speak for the legion
00:31:08ethan
00:31:09ethan still boasting with death at your door
00:31:15no
00:31:17death is at yours
00:31:30is it
00:31:30you're falling for your own bluff
00:31:34this fool actually thinks he's the commander
00:31:37the commander
00:31:38have you ever even seen the commander
00:31:41only someone of lord garrett's rank would even qualify
00:31:44your rank is too low
00:31:45you're not worthy
00:31:47you vile creature
00:31:51scared now
00:31:53beg me and maybe i'll let you off
00:31:54is this all you can muster
00:31:56you truly think this is enough
00:31:58gutter trash
00:31:59there you go again with the big talk
00:32:02make him hurt
00:32:06these soldiers are legion elite
00:32:09any one of them could crush an ant like you
00:32:15rise
00:32:21see that
00:32:22scared
00:32:23too late
00:32:24is that all you've got
00:32:26against you
00:32:27more than enough
00:32:29this level
00:32:30i could put it out with a flick of my fingers
00:32:32you arrogant wretch
00:32:34i'll grind you to ash
00:32:35combine
00:32:38you're doomed
00:32:39you're doomed
00:32:45how is this possible
00:32:51this can't be
00:32:52i can't move
00:32:54let go
00:32:55help
00:32:58stand down
00:32:59all of you
00:33:00stand down
00:33:05commander
00:33:06commander
00:33:08thank goodness you're here
00:33:10kill this madman
00:33:12what is going on here
00:33:14commander
00:33:15this lowborn wretch used dark magic and killed all my soldiers
00:33:18now he wants to kill me
00:33:21striking sienna is the same as striking you sir
00:33:24this is a declaration of war
00:33:27lord garrett is here
00:33:29you're doomed
00:33:34you're dead
00:33:42sir have you struck the wrong person
00:33:45that one's over there
00:33:47silence
00:33:48and you
00:33:54you lawless animals
00:33:57he's just a penniless blacksmith commander
00:34:08commander
00:34:09your subordinate garrett failed to discipline his men
00:34:11they offended the commander
00:34:13i await your punishment
00:34:15we await your punishment commander
00:34:17commander
00:34:23sir look at how he's dressed
00:34:24how could he possibly be the commander
00:34:27commander
00:34:27commander marcusis i can bear witness
00:34:29he's just the son of a poor relative of mine
00:34:31they just found him today
00:34:33it's true
00:34:33sir you must be mistaken
00:34:35just look
00:34:36how could a penniless blacksmith be the commander
00:34:44open your eyes
00:34:46this is the youngest commander in the empire's history
00:34:49the new
00:34:51new commander
00:34:52this can't be
00:34:57effective immediately
00:34:58you are stripped of all military rank
00:35:01you are demoted to the lowest common class
00:35:05no
00:35:06commander garrett
00:35:07i was wrong
00:35:12he's the commander
00:35:14does that mean thomas's family is about to strike it rich
00:35:18commander
00:35:18it was all marcus who deceived me
00:35:20tonight
00:35:22anything you want
00:35:23if you let me go
00:35:24tonight
00:35:25no every night from now on i'm yours
00:35:27you can do anything you'd like to me
00:35:30you terrible woman
00:35:31what do you think you're doing
00:35:32this is your fault
00:35:34if you weren't such a useless rest
00:35:36i'd never have crossed the commander
00:35:38take them away
00:35:50commander
00:35:50victor and marcus's family are in custody
00:35:52also
00:35:53a contact reports your parents just left home
00:35:56and went to the estate of isabella frost village's wealthiest family
00:36:00so i have a betrothed do i
00:36:01yes commander
00:36:03arranged when you were young
00:36:05make it happen
00:36:06i have a more important task for you
00:36:09announce throughout the northern territory
00:36:11that three days from now
00:36:12i will hold a grand ceremony in the city
00:36:14i will declare the identity of my birth parents publicly
00:36:17no one will dare trouble them again
00:36:20understood
00:36:33move along
00:36:34this is not a place for beggars
00:36:38my lord
00:36:40my son holds a betrothal contract
00:36:43with miss isabella
00:36:44the poorest person miss isabella's ever seen
00:36:47is her own stable hand
00:36:49you two rolling in the mud
00:36:51dare speak of a betrothal
00:36:52this is all our savings
00:36:55please i beg you
00:37:04fine
00:37:05wait there
00:37:12my lord
00:37:13any news yet
00:37:16why are you still here
00:37:18move on or i'll have you arrested
00:37:19you took our money
00:37:21that was everything we had
00:37:23how could you deceive us like this
00:37:27savings
00:37:28how much could beggars like you even have
00:37:34miss isabella
00:37:38something stinks
00:37:39did someone leave rubbish out here
00:37:43it's me
00:37:44i'm ethan's mother
00:37:49so you're the two spreading rumors that i'm your son's betrothed
00:37:58how could you hit her
00:38:01exactly what vermin like you deserve
00:38:04you saw our family prosper and came crawling
00:38:09that's not why we're here
00:38:15so this is frost village wealthiest estate
00:38:18rather modest honestly
00:38:21still denying it
00:38:23filth like you i've seen plenty
00:38:25you want money
00:38:26just admit it
00:38:37we don't want money
00:38:39do you remember the betrothal with our son
00:38:43you two shameless wretches dare bring that up
00:38:46you've been spreading that lie all over the village
00:38:49no we haven't
00:38:51my son
00:38:55your son
00:38:57two old chromes who wallow in the mud
00:38:59your son must be worthless to leave you destitute
00:39:04know your place and get out
00:39:08no no we don't want anything
00:39:10still here
00:39:13god
00:39:15no
00:39:31and who are you
00:39:33child you're really back
00:39:34they didn't hurt you did
00:39:36i'm fine father mother
00:39:37they didn't dare
00:39:39you're home
00:39:40that's all that matters
00:39:42oh and who might this is
00:39:44another pewter by the look of it
00:39:45you dare stand at the gate of my estate
00:39:48that is enough isabella
00:39:50don't think being a woman will protect you from me
00:39:53what are you playing at
00:39:55vermin from the gutter shouldn't stoil the air with their words
00:39:58isabella
00:39:58watch what you say
00:40:03apologize
00:40:05now
00:40:06apologize
00:40:08to you
00:40:08ethan you cannot bear the consequences of my apology
00:40:12in this town one word from me and you disappear
00:40:14isabella
00:40:14wonderful news
00:40:16the most wonderful news
00:40:18the legion just issued an order
00:40:1930 ships of premium spices and exclusive mediterranean salt trading rights
00:40:23all sent to your family
00:40:24you're about to be the richest family in the region
00:40:26oh really heavens
00:40:28is it true
00:40:29absolutely
00:40:30my father is the northern territory governor after all
00:40:33so that's why these two old retchels turned up today
00:40:37they heard word our family was about to strike it rich
00:40:41is that so
00:40:43parasites sniffing out the scent
00:40:44they dare set their sights on some of the legion favors
00:40:48i'll discipline these bastards the legion way
00:40:57lay a hand on me
00:40:59and your father will lose his post
00:41:02a blacksmith
00:41:03all muscle and no sense
00:41:05his lowborn peasant is far too brazen
00:41:07his father is the northern territory governor
00:41:09i'm telling my father
00:41:10you're finished
00:41:12no
00:41:12it was all my fault
00:41:15mother it's all right
00:41:16call him
00:41:18let's see what he does
00:41:21oh a filthy commoner wants to see my father
00:41:23someone of my father's stature
00:41:25and you think you can just summon him
00:41:27a filthy cockroach
00:41:28who doesn't know his place
00:41:32you two are the parasites
00:41:33living off your father's names
00:41:35so what
00:41:36even without magic
00:41:38i'm a senior legion commander
00:41:39can you say the same
00:41:40only those with magical talent
00:41:42may serve in the legion
00:41:44that is the law
00:41:45you had quite some nerve
00:41:50the law
00:41:51my father is the law in the northern territory
00:41:54a governor this arrogant
00:41:58my father is more than a governor
00:42:00do you have any idea how much the new commander values lord garrett
00:42:04values him
00:42:05news to me
00:42:07the new commander arrives in the northern territory in three days
00:42:10that alone is the highest honor for my father
00:42:12enough
00:42:12stop wasting words on this cockroach
00:42:17you said really true
00:42:18my father's word is never wrong
00:42:20three days from now
00:42:20the new commander holds a public ceremony in the central square
00:42:23i need to get a new gown ready at once
00:42:27three days from now
00:42:29i'll have a gift for you too
00:42:32one you'll never forget
00:42:50garrett has planted men in the honor guard
00:42:52they may make a move at tomorrow's ceremony
00:42:54he can't beat me
00:42:55everything proceeds as planned
00:42:57understood
00:43:00sam
00:43:00i need to ask a favor
00:43:02as brothers
00:43:04name it
00:43:07take my parents far from the northern territory
00:43:10as far as possible
00:43:11i don't want them caught in the middle
00:43:14done
00:43:14thank you sam
00:43:17you know i've never thought of you as a subordinate
00:43:21you are the brother i trust most
00:43:25i'll head out now
00:43:37coming here was too dangerous
00:43:38don't worry
00:43:40he'll never expect his sworn brother to be the one plotting his downfall
00:43:45you have his trust
00:43:48trust
00:43:50to him i'm nothing but a convenient tool
00:43:52good
00:43:54hold on to that hatred
00:43:59tomorrow
00:44:00ethan loses the thing he's most proud of
00:44:13once i win the commander's favor a duke d is practically mine
00:44:20once i've captivated the commander
00:44:22i'll have a man with magic
00:44:24unlike this useless dead weight
00:44:26the commander is here
00:44:45ethan
00:44:46why didn't you tell me you were the commander
00:44:48that makes me the commander's wife
00:44:50we do have a betrothal after all
00:44:53isabella
00:44:53what are you doing you shameless horrid
00:44:57get back here
00:44:58you have no shame
00:45:01yesterday you humiliated me and my parents
00:45:03called us worthless filth
00:45:05now you want to be my betrothed
00:45:06it was all my fault
00:45:09i didn't know you were the commander
00:45:12ethan please give me a chance to make it right
00:45:14take her away
00:45:16and revolt the thorn family's salt trading rights in the mediterranean
00:45:20no
00:45:21my family is already in debt
00:45:23without that contract we'll be ruined
00:45:25this man holds no magical talent
00:45:28yet infiltrated the legion and took a post
00:45:31take him to prison immediately
00:45:34commander
00:45:36fitz is still young
00:45:37allow me to take him home and discipline him myself
00:45:40you would defy a direct order
00:45:42i advise you to think carefully
00:45:44this is the northern territory i call the shots
00:45:47move against my son and you'll see how ruthless i can be
00:45:54what are you going to do
00:45:56i have men positioned in all four directions
00:45:59one signal from me and they will destroy the barrier
00:46:03when the beasts flood the city
00:46:06every man woman and child will die
00:46:12you're insane
00:46:27you
00:46:32let me go
00:46:35where are my parents
00:46:37what have you done with them
00:46:46give up
00:46:48that is a mage binding chain
00:46:50it doesn't just restrain your power
00:46:52in one hour it will drain your magic entirely
00:46:55and leave you a broken man
00:46:59sam
00:46:59i always thought of you as the brother
00:47:02i trust with my life
00:47:04why
00:47:05you hypocrite
00:47:07even now you lie
00:47:08if it weren't for you
00:47:11if only you didn't exist
00:47:14the commander's seat would have been mine
00:47:18you have no idea what i gave to become commander
00:47:21i trained every hour of every day
00:47:23i pushed through every injury
00:47:25i could suffer anything if it meant i could become commander
00:47:28and then there was you
00:47:30you beat me without trying
00:47:32you took everything i ever wanted
00:47:34you made me this shameful loser
00:47:37sam you haven't lost
00:47:39you've let obsession blind you
00:47:41i have always seen your effort
00:47:43your worth
00:47:44in my eyes
00:47:46you are already one of the greatest mages in the kingdom
00:47:49you knew
00:47:51release the chain
00:47:52let us speak plainly
00:47:57he's manipulating you
00:47:59do you want to be a deputy for the rest of your life
00:48:01exactly
00:48:03don't listen to him sam
00:48:05stop struggling
00:48:07every soul in this city is about to die because of you
00:48:10you'll be thrown from the commander's seat
00:48:13and cursed for a thousand years
00:48:26my son
00:48:27it's useless
00:48:27only the owner can open the mage binding chain
00:48:30i know
00:48:30you spent three months developing it
00:48:33you've always been brilliant
00:48:34that means nothing right now
00:48:41enough
00:48:42don't waste our time
00:48:44no
00:48:44what are you doing
00:48:46you promised you wouldn't kill ethan
00:48:48so that was their arrangement
00:48:52sam
00:48:53do you know why ethan always outranked you
00:48:56because you are too soft
00:48:57poor little deputy
00:48:59think carefully
00:49:01if ethan were gone
00:49:02who would be left to contest the commander's seat
00:49:04exactly ethan is the only one who needs to die
00:49:07don't believe them
00:49:09they're using you
00:49:10i think you're a smart man
00:49:14you know what to do
00:49:23sam
00:49:24you deserve victory
00:49:26do you really want to claim it through dirty tricks
00:49:28useless
00:49:43mother
00:49:44no
00:49:45out of my way
00:49:46no
00:49:47a mother will never hide
00:49:49mother
00:49:51ethan i am so proud of you
00:49:53you've become such a wonderful man
00:49:56you've already done so much for us
00:49:58now let us protect you
00:50:00get out of the way you old fools
00:50:02two powerless wrenches
00:50:03i'll send you all off together
00:50:05mother
00:50:06mother get back
00:50:09no
00:50:10a mother should always protect her son
00:50:13it was my fault
00:50:14all those years ago
00:50:16you suffered so much
00:50:18don't blame mother
00:50:19i failed you
00:50:21i couldn't even buy you the sweet cake you loved
00:50:24i garret am of noble birth
00:50:26i do not strike those without magic
00:50:28if you insist on standing in my way
00:50:30take three strikes
00:50:32survive them
00:50:33and i'll let him go
00:50:35his health has never been good
00:50:36he's been ill for years
00:50:38but
00:50:40i'll take them
00:50:41perhaps i can hold
00:50:42what are these fools dealing about
00:50:44do it father
00:50:50mother
00:50:57mother
00:51:14powerless fool
00:51:15my father is the northern territory's greatest swordsman
00:51:18that strike was a lesson
00:51:20no one defies me in all the northern territory
00:51:24poor woman
00:51:25powerless
00:51:26she doesn't stand a chance against garrett
00:51:42mother
00:51:47she's still standing
00:51:54that was the first strike
00:51:56i was merciful to hold back
00:52:00step aside now and you keep your life
00:52:02no
00:52:03my son
00:52:04needs me
00:52:05i will not
00:52:07move
00:52:08mother
00:52:10then you die
00:52:12no one in the northern territory has ever survived three of my father's strikes
00:52:16least of all a frail old woman like you
00:52:21you
00:52:22you
00:52:24what are you doing
00:52:25you would betray my father
00:52:27i
00:52:32garrett held back on the first strike
00:52:34but the second
00:52:48i showed mercy once because you are old
00:52:51that mercy
00:52:53is gone
00:52:57mother
00:53:08she's finally dead
00:53:10no one survives three of garrett's strikes she gave everything she had
00:53:16lucy your sacrifice will not be wasted now it's my turn to protect our son
00:53:30ethan
00:53:31you missed twenty years
00:53:34but i am so glad i lived to see the man you've become far greater than i ever imagined
00:53:42i'm sorry
00:53:43i won't be able to walk beside you any longer
00:53:46i only hope
00:53:49you will be happy
00:53:55i give you no more chances
00:53:57die
00:54:11i
00:54:12lost again
00:54:21how how are you still standing no matter how hard i try
00:54:36how is your mother safe she's no longer in danger but we need to get her to a healer
00:54:44then let's go now
00:54:49think you can just walk away
00:54:58the barrier you said you wouldn't touch the barrier sam you are far too naive did you really think your
00:55:06mage binding chain was enough of course i had a backup plan it's your own fault you're useless
00:55:11you
00:55:20you
00:55:52we'll be here begin restoring the barrier now
00:56:05commander please channel your energy
00:56:18father are we just going to wait while they repair it
00:56:21ethan you will not win you insist on stripping me of my governorship i'll burn the northern territory to
00:56:28the ground before i give it up release me now commander we cannot lift our hands from the
00:56:34ground until the barrier is restored not one thread of magical energy can escape if it does everything
00:56:40is lost
00:56:45we are safe
00:56:46the repair circle protects those channeling it is that so and what about those two
00:56:58let's see how lucky you are this time
00:57:07commander
00:57:08commander don't let go
00:57:11without the barrier
00:57:13without the barrier the entire northern territory will
00:57:15so what peasants and commoners
00:57:19worthless
00:57:20if they die they die they die exactly we are nobility superior by birth
00:57:30commander three hundred thousand commoners live here the loved ones of soldiers the legion
00:57:37who doesn't have loved ones think of the sacrifice your parents made to protect you
00:57:42can you really bear to let them die
00:57:55it's all right ethan we'd never blame you this is the right choice
00:58:02we're proud of you silence old man
00:58:07my poison dagger this venom makes a man feel every cut before he dies
00:58:13ethan remember all of this is your fault
00:58:33are you insane you dare betray me you broke your oath first you swore you wouldn't hurt anyone
00:58:40he never truly meant to harm me sam was only led astray
00:58:45sam you brought this on yourself every bit of it sam
00:58:49you did the right thing yes i made the right choice
00:58:53you believe his lies fool every man who reaches the top has blood on his hands
00:58:59that's why you'll never be ethan's equal useless
00:59:08you are the brother i trust
00:59:14you'll always be worthless
00:59:17you are the brother i trust
00:59:37you are the brother i trust
00:59:39father arrest northern territory governor garrett and his son fitz take them to prison at once have them
00:59:45confess every crime one by one you know what to do with those who refuse
00:59:52Ethan listen to me my family has money I'll give you whatever you want take it
00:59:57all this was all my father's doing none of it was me
01:00:08get them to the healer now
01:00:13you
01:00:19commander
01:00:31commander thank you for saving the northern territory
01:01:01it was my duty
01:01:12you
01:01:24Ethan!
01:01:26Mother!
01:01:29What happened? Where am I?
01:01:31You lost too much blood and fainted.
01:01:34The commander healed you with magic.
01:01:35You're safe now.
01:01:36He has some old ailments.
01:01:38He needs to take medicine, but he will be fine as well.
01:01:42Ethan!
01:01:44The king wishes to see all of you.
01:01:50Lucy, Thomas, you have shown courage and kindness.
01:01:54You were willing to sacrifice yourselves to protect the people of the Northern Territory.
01:01:58The kingdom of Floria is moon-honored to have subjects such as you.
01:02:01Therefore, I hereby forstro upon Thomas the title of Earl, and upon Lucy the title of Countess.
01:02:08Thank you, Your Majesty.
01:02:12Legion Deputy Commander Sam.
01:02:20Sam, you betrayed the Legion, injured your commander, and dealt a blow to the Legion's honor.
01:02:25However, on account of your remorse and service in rescuing the Earl and Countess, the Tribunal has weighed your crimes
01:02:31and judged them cleared.
01:02:33Effective today, you are relieved of all duties.
01:02:37Thank you, Your Majesty.
01:02:42Ethan.
01:02:46I am here.
01:02:49You were fearless in the face of death, and you saved the people of the Northern Territory.
01:02:54You are worthy to be Grand Commander.
01:02:59It was only my duty.
01:03:02I hereby declare, my most precious daughter, Princess Rowena, shall be given in marriage to you.
01:03:09It is my honor to wed the princess.
01:03:11I hereby swear, so long as my banner flies over the Northern Territory, no war shall ever reach the hem
01:03:17of Your Highness's gown.
01:03:18One final matter.
01:03:19I declare that Ethan is, from this day forward, Crown Prince of the Kingdom.
01:03:31This is as far as you go.
01:03:34Your parents are waiting for you.
01:03:36Are you truly leaving?
01:03:37Stay and think it over.
01:03:39The Legion needs you.
01:03:42Not after what I've done.
01:03:44We fought side by side, and I nearly destroyed their families.
01:03:49They wouldn't want to see me.
01:03:51But in the end, you still-
01:03:52Ethan.
01:03:53I'm going out to find myself.
01:03:55Train.
01:03:56Maybe one day I'll come back stronger than you.
01:03:58Very well.
01:03:59I'll be here waiting for your challenge.
01:04:02Perhaps I will be the one to claim victory.
01:04:05I won't hold back.
01:04:07I'll be waiting.
01:04:20Ethan.
01:04:22Father.
01:04:23Father.
01:04:24Are you all right?
01:04:25I was worried about you.
01:04:26I'm fine.
01:04:26I'm just happy.
01:04:27From now on, we will never be separated again.
01:04:30Yes.
01:04:30Our family will always be together.
01:04:32Always.
01:04:33Wish- chats.
01:04:33Bye.
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