00:00The Silent Princess and the Talkative Princess
00:23A long, long time ago, in a kingdom walled by mountains
00:27and veiled in endless forests.
00:30Two princesses were born.
00:33One spoke with grace.
00:35A bit of a yapper, really.
00:37Her voice, a beacon of pride and power, filled every corridor.
00:42The other didn't say a thing.
00:45No one knew how the younger princess came to be so silent.
00:50The Queen in all but crown.
01:01Yes, her voice carries more weight than a sword.
01:06Ah, Hannah, don't look so serious.
01:09Nobody's watching you.
01:11Well, except the falconer, but he watches everyone.
01:14And besides, I tripped over my own dress and still survived.
01:18Anyway, do you think I should wear lilac or lavender?
01:22They sound the same, but trust me, they're not.
01:25She meant well.
01:26Hannah's family was so concerned about her condition
01:29that they didn't expect her to take the center stage at any occasion.
01:38Oh, Prince Malric, isn't it?
01:40I heard you arrived with a delegation from the east.
01:43How was your journey?
01:44Mountains can be so moody.
01:46And yap, yap, yap, yap, yap, yap, yap, yap.
01:51There was something about Hannah that nobody knew.
01:54Hannah could not speak.
01:56But she could hear what nobody else could.
01:59Hmmm.
02:01We are enough for the growth of this trunk.
02:07The nature.
02:10Not only could the silent princess feel the vibrations,
02:15but she could also decode the language of nature.
02:20Ooh, look at those fishies go.
02:23The trees, the rivers, never noticed a silent passer-by.
02:28In fact, a wanderer like Hannah was more natural for them.
02:33And Hannah found her peace in listening to things she could never explain.
02:38But in the recent past, Hannah was listening to an uncomfortable sigh for help.
02:45Hmph.
02:47I'll see you next time.
02:48And she'll be able to see you next time.
02:49Bye.
02:51Ahhh.
02:52Ahh.
02:54Ahh.
02:56Ahh.
02:57Ahhhokay.
02:59Ahh.
03:00Ahh.
03:01Ahh.
03:03Ahh.
03:04Ahhh.
03:05Ahh.
03:06Ahhh.
03:07Ahhh.
03:08Ahhh.
03:09Oh, darling, you are simply bored.
03:17Poor little thing.
03:19She doesn't have any friends, so she is making her own.
03:23Princess Hannah finally decided to deal with this voice on her own.
03:28After walking for a while, she heard something.
03:32They burn.
03:35They twist.
03:36They whisper lies.
03:42Hannah was scared.
03:43She always thought of the forests as her home.
03:46But she could sense the unrest as she went deeper into the part of the forest her feet never had touched.
03:53And there it was.
03:57The Root Keeper.
04:00Can it really be?
04:02Hannah thought to herself.
04:04But Root Keeper is only a myth.
04:06I read about this in the Royal Library.
04:09The Protector of the Kingdom.
04:11The Witness of Times and Eras.
04:13Wow!
04:14Hannah touched the bark of the enormous tree and was amazed.
04:18It lit up.
04:20Pride, greed, and fear.
04:23Flames hidden in the palace shadows.
04:27As Hannah removed her hand.
04:29As Hannah removed her hand, a faint shape of a lantern appeared on her palm with a flickering light.
04:36The flames.
04:37They must be stilled.
04:40Flames, thought Hannah.
04:42Is this magic?
04:44And oh, magic it was.
04:47Back at the palace, Hannah frantically tried to warn them all.
04:52But they couldn't see the lantern.
04:55Is it only visible to me?
04:56Oh, no.
04:58Is this about the soup again?
05:00I told them no mushrooms.
05:02You're right.
05:03This is a disaster.
05:04Yep.
05:05At the worst moment.
05:07No one should have to scream without sound to be heard.
05:12I'm opening school.
05:13For voices like hers.
05:15Oh, my child.
05:17They did not listen.
05:19They never did.
05:21Defeated, Hannah returned to the tree.
05:24Confusion in her heart.
05:27It's like the tree understood her.
05:30It shivered and dropped three leaves.
05:33As Hannah touched each of them, to pick them up, they changed color.
05:38Red, blue, and yellow.
05:40Flames that hide must be seen.
05:48Sins that cling must be freed.
05:52Just a reflection of the false shall burn the leaf.
05:58Pride.
06:00Greed.
06:01Fear.
06:03The silent sins hide within the palace.
06:07Hannah held the leaves.
06:09Gently, yet with quiet determination.
06:14The next day, looking for the first sin, pride,
06:18Hannah entered the heart of deceit, the royal council chambers.
06:23She heard the most pompous claims there,
06:26but the lantern on her palm didn't flicker.
06:30Then, she heard Sir Lancelot.
06:33We attack Tranverse,
06:35and we do it to set an example for those who oppose us.
06:40Sir Lancelot, they have come with a peace offering.
06:43How can we attack?
06:46Hannah's palm ached.
06:47It was the lantern.
06:49She took out the three leaves,
06:50and the red one almost inched towards Sir Lancelot.
06:54It turned bright and showed his reflection just then.
06:59Something strange happened.
07:01Sir Lancelot began to speak the truth.
07:05Peace is for losers.
07:07This is one chance to show my supremacy.
07:10You think I will let this go because you want peace?
07:13Your supremacy?
07:16Is that why you pushed for so many battles before?
07:21So much was lost.
07:22Just to prove your supremacy?
07:25We are not taking this kingdom into another battle to please your pride.
07:30Sir Lancelot,
07:31your shoulders are not strong enough to support this responsibility anymore.
07:35We unanimously vote you down.
07:38What?
07:39No, I mean, I don't know why I said that.
07:44But Hannah knew.
07:46She smiled as one of the lantern's flickering lights faded into calm,
07:50and the red leaf burned.
07:53Pride will not be ruling the battlegrounds anymore.
07:59My people are already starving,
08:02and here I had a rogue leader leading us right into battlegrounds for nothing.
08:07Starving?
08:10Hannah's palm began to burn at that word.
08:12Could another sin be nearby?
08:15Wait, where is that aroma coming from?
08:18Hannah followed the smell.
08:20Hannah reached an old amphitheater.
08:23It was a closed structure almost falling down.
08:27How could this place smell like a feast?
08:29She thought.
08:30Another tray?
08:38That in the table!
08:39Come on!
08:40Ha ha ha ha!
08:44Well, the royal chefs need to be more royal with their food now.
08:49Hannah was shocked beyond belief.
08:52It was a feast?
08:53The royal chefs were stealing from the rations meant for the masses and feeding the nobles.
08:59The green leaf brightened up in her palm.
09:02She held the leaf, and then it happened.
09:05Wait, who rang that gong?
09:08This amphitheater is closed for years now.
09:11Suddenly, the walls collapsed,
09:13and the amphitheater was teleported out on the streets along with the nobles.
09:18What?
09:19A feast?
09:20We are starving here!
09:22This is sorcery!
09:25Oh, I would rather accept sorcery than nobles and leaders like you and Sir Lancelot here.
09:31Call the chief of the councils.
09:35And the domino effect didn't stop there,
09:38for the chief of the councils was none other than the queen herself.
09:42Mother, you don't know what all has happened in your absence.
09:50These people were rotting the palace,
09:52and in one single night, this is all exposed.
09:56Oh, my crown!
09:58Sir Lancelot, a council right under my nose.
10:02I am appalled.
10:04Oh?
10:05Did you know about this?
10:07I... I mean, we did not really...
10:10Well, speak up.
10:15And there it was.
10:17The last sin.
10:19Fear did not hide in shadows.
10:21It lived in the royal council chamber,
10:23where truth suffocated beneath silence.
10:27Your Majesty,
10:28you do not take criticism lightly.
10:31Sir Lancelot knew this,
10:32and he quickly became your favorite by pleasing you.
10:35The last advisor who spoke up against you lost his rank.
10:39What have you done?
10:42I don't know why I said that.
10:45Your Majesty, I didn't...
10:47That was brave of you, council.
10:50My love, I am afraid they are correct.
10:54Perhaps my ego was preventing me from taking advice.
10:58Hannah then understood.
11:00Surely the queen's temper was difficult.
11:02But the councils were committing an even bigger sin
11:06by refraining from doing their jobs
11:08only from the fear of losing their rank.
11:11For it is the one who refuses to do their duty,
11:14who is a bigger sinner than the oppressor.
11:17And as soon as the dominoes fell,
11:21one after the other,
11:23so did the sins.
11:25Pride, greed, and fear.
11:27The three sins that were not only
11:29hollowing the pillars of the palace little by little,
11:32but also held the kingdom back from progressing.
11:35As they all gathered around the root keeper,
11:40no one knew what to expect.
11:42But then...
11:44Speak the truth.
11:45Protect the root.
11:47What is silenced must still be heard.
11:50Wait.
11:50Did I hear the wind?
11:52The silent princess shall now speak through us.
11:56For even in silence,
11:58she has proved her worth.
11:59For once,
12:01Teresa said nothing at all.
12:03And in that silence,
12:05she finally heard her sister.
12:08And that's how it was.
12:10The palace had found their true leader
12:11through their one princess who couldn't speak.
12:15Princess Teresa, the king, and the queen
12:17all happily bowed down to their new spiritual leader.
12:22But Princess Hannah never took to the crown.
12:25She encouraged Princess Teresa to rule
12:28and was prepared to guide her.
12:31I'll lead with your voice in my heart.
12:34It wasn't just silence that saved the kingdom
12:37or words that ruled it,
12:40but the harmony between them.
12:43Together, they proved,
12:44power lies in both voice and quiet.
12:58I'll lead with your voice in my heart.
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13:14I'll lead with your voice in my heart.
13:15I'll lead with your voice in my heart.
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