00:10Right, you are on duty today.
00:13We must go back at once.
00:16Remember to wait for me here.
00:18Okay!
00:23Sister cannot stay away from men for even a moment.
00:27Abandoned by the king one moment,
00:29consorting with a guard the next.
00:38This is the royal palace,
00:39not your favorite House Vos Manor.
00:44Every action is watched
00:45by the king and the queen Dao Madger.
00:48You were only just freed,
00:50yet you have learned nothing.
00:52My husband and I are honored guests,
00:55invited to the banquet.
00:56You are nothing but a maid.
00:58If we are pleased, we indulge you.
01:00If not, no one will even care if you die.
01:04Your escape from House Vos last time was pure luck.
01:07No one protects you anymore!
01:09What do you mean?
01:10As long as you suffer,
01:13I am content.
01:15The queen Dowager.
01:20You stay out of this, Alara!
01:22The queen Dowager.
01:26Alara,
01:27you have labored hard,
01:30organizing the spring banquet.
01:32Once it ends,
01:33I shall reward you generously.
01:36It is merely my duty.
01:37I feel no hardship.
01:40Your Highness,
01:41I have an accusation to make.
01:45Say.
01:46I accuse Alara of confiding with a guard in secret.
01:50I witnessed it with my own eyes.
01:53Their actions were indecent,
01:55and they tried to hide it when discovered.
01:58So bold in broad daylight.
02:00Their private sins must be far worse.
02:04Your Highness,
02:06the guard and I shared mutual affection
02:08before I entered the palace.
02:09We only meet occasionally within the palace,
02:12and have committed no immoral affairs.
02:14If you were innocent,
02:16why did you hurry away upon seeing us?
02:19Secret consorting is a capital crime!
02:21Your Highness,
02:23it was I who insisted on meeting him.
02:26If you sentence me to death for this,
02:28I beg you spare the guard.
02:31They are both guilty!
02:32I beg your Highness to execute the guard as well!
02:35I beg your Highness
02:36to put them both to death
02:38to uphold palace law.
02:40Who exactly do you wish for me to execute?
02:45Who exactly do you wish for me to execute?
02:49While palace rules forbid maids
02:51from concerting with guards,
02:52Alara has dedicated herself fully
02:54to the spring banquet.
02:55She may atone through her service.
02:58I pardon her.
03:00Alara,
03:01accompany me to the banquet.
03:07She escaped punishment once again!
03:10How is Alara so fortunate?
03:11First protected by the king,
03:13now by her highness
03:14even entrusted with the entire banquet!
03:20Since Alara is in charge of the banquet,
03:23this works perfectly.
03:26For us.
03:32Your majesty,
03:33the banquet lies ahead.
03:34Where are you going?
03:35It will begin soon.
03:36You will not have time to change otherwise.
03:39I still believe I must tell Alara
03:40the truth at once.
03:43Hurry and tell her to meet me
03:44at our former spot.
03:48steward felix.
03:50steward felix.
03:57What's wrong?
03:58You have achieved great merit.
04:01All the nobles praise the banquet
04:03and Herminus is very satisfied.
04:08Very well.
04:10Someone waits for you
04:11behind the ceremony court.
04:12Who is it?
04:18Assassins!
04:19Protect the queen downer!
04:25Assassins!
04:26Protect the queen downer!
04:30What has happened inside?
04:32An assassin
04:33disguised as a dancer
04:34attempted to murder
04:36the queen dowager.
04:37Young master Lucian
04:38blocked
04:38blocked the blade
04:39for her highness
04:40and the assassin fled.
04:44What?
04:47Take her away.
04:48What are you doing?
04:49The queen dowager
04:50was targeted by an assassin.
04:51We arrest Alara
04:52to stand trial at the court.
05:02Your grace,
05:03the prisoner has been
05:04brought forth.
05:05Your grace.
05:08So this is the woman
05:09who caused Cordelia
05:10to be sent into
05:11the marital alliance.
05:13Your grace,
05:15she is the one in charge
05:16of this entire spring banquet.
05:18How dare you!
05:19You arranged assassins
05:20to strike at the queen dowager
05:21during the banquet.
05:22What is your treacherous intent?
05:24I am innocent by the identity
05:25of every attendant at the banquet.
05:26I have no idea
05:27how the assassin infiltrates.
05:28Of course you know nothing.
05:30You were meeting with the guard
05:31in secret before
05:31the banquet.
05:32You clearly disregarded
05:33the queen dowager's safety.
05:35What?
05:36Hang her!
05:37Such treachery!
05:43My lord,
05:44I truly did not
05:45collude with assassins.
05:46Continue the torture.
05:48My lord,
05:49I can testify.
05:50The guard was seen
05:50within the palace gardens.
05:52Why has Alara not come?
06:08your grace,
06:10the prisoner has been delivered.
06:16Sian.
06:18Alara,
06:19do you confess
06:19your crimes?
06:24I beg your lordship
06:25to investigate fairly.
06:26The assassin incident
06:27is my fault.
06:29I beg you not to punish
06:30anyone else for it.
06:31The palace is heavily guarded.
06:33Strangers cannot enter easily.
06:35Alara must have conspired
06:36with the assassins in secret.
06:37If Lucien had not acted swiftly
06:39to shield her mideness,
06:40you would deserve death
06:40ten times over.
06:44Your grace,
06:45I know nothing
06:46of the assassins.
06:47Grant me time
06:48and I will uncover the truth.
06:53Enough!
06:56Enough!
06:58Alara colloos
06:59with the guard.
07:00You have discarded
07:02the queen dowager's safety.
07:04Execute both of them
07:05at once.
07:11My lord,
07:12I beg you
07:13to revoke this order.
07:15My lord,
07:15thank you.
07:18Ryan,
07:19I'm truly sorry.
07:22I'm the one
07:23who got you
07:23into this mess.
07:25See you,
07:25my lord.
07:36Alara.
07:40I would like
07:41to see
07:41who dares
07:42touch her.
07:47The king!
07:51Your majesty.
08:03Your majesty.
08:06Impossible.
08:08How dare you!
08:09You would execute
08:11the innocent
08:11without inquiring.
08:14Is this how you
08:15serve your post?
08:20You have plotted
08:21against Alara
08:22at every turn.
08:24Had I not been here,
08:25your scheme,
08:26Spotilith,
08:27would have prevailed.
08:29Your majesty,
08:29I never,
08:30never sought
08:31to harm my sister.
08:32Your majesty,
08:33Alara was in charge
08:34of the spring banquet.
08:35By allowing an assassin
08:36to enter the palace
08:37and attempt
08:37on the Dauturge Empress' life,
08:39her crime is unforgivable.
08:40I beg you, sire,
08:41throw her into the dungeon
08:42immediately
08:43for harsh interrogation.
08:45The duke is right.
08:45If Lord Lucian
08:46hadn't stepped
08:47and take that blade today,
08:47the Dautur Empress
08:48would surely have been lost.
08:49Your majesty,
08:50my life means nothing,
08:51but Alara must be punished!
08:56If such incidents recur,
08:59who shall safeguard
09:00the royal palace?
09:01I beg your majesty
09:05to punish Alara
09:07without fail!
09:09Lucian,
09:10how dare you!
09:13Presume to make decisions
09:15in my stead?
09:16Her highness has suffered
09:18great fright today.
09:19If your majesty
09:20spares Alara,
09:21others will follow
09:23her example
09:24with disastrous consequences.
09:27I beg your majesty
09:29to punish her!
09:30We beg your majesty
09:31to punish Alara!
09:33I beg your majesty
09:34to punish Alara!
09:37Oh,
09:38if I
09:39present proof
09:41of Alara's innocence,
09:43what penalty
09:44shall you all face?
09:49Impossible!
09:57Duke of Clifton,
09:59I'm talking to you!
10:03If I have
10:04wrongfully accused
10:06Alara,
10:08I willingly accept
10:09the same punishment
10:10as her.
10:11Very well.
10:13Bring them in!
10:22your majesty.
10:25I had spies
10:26stationed long ago
10:27and the assassin
10:28has been apprehended.
10:30My majesty,
10:31have mercy.
10:33Serafina
10:33and Lucian
10:34ordered
10:34the attack
10:35on her highness.
10:38I was forced
10:40to obey!
10:41My majesty,
10:43have mercy.
10:43It's over.
10:46Everything
10:47is over.
10:48Cease!
10:49The Duke of Clifton!
10:52Your majesty,
10:54I have served
10:54this kingdom
10:55faithfully
10:56for decades
10:57with utter devotion.
11:00You cannot
11:01treat me
11:02free and so
11:03cruelly!
11:04My majesty!
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