The Villainess Who Rewrote Fate takes you on a thrilling adventure into a world of intrigue, betrayal, and destiny. Follow the journey of a fierce and determined villainess who is given a second chance to rewrite the story of her life. Torn between power, love, and revenge, she must navigate the complex world of royalty, where every decision could change the fate of the kingdom. As she rises in power, her choices challenge everything she once knew. Will she conquer her enemies, or will fate once again betray her? This captivating series is full of twists, passion, and royal drama.
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00:00My father came home from war with another woman. He said he was going to marry her.
00:05That night, I had her skinned and mounted like a hunting trophy.
00:09Father, now she can stay with you forever.
00:13He pissed himself in terror, but he still fathered a bastard in secret.
00:17When the boy crossed me, I had him gelded and sent to the palace.
00:21Father went mad after that. He tried to kill me, but burned to death instead.
00:26Every man in the capital feared me. Yet I married Wesley Pierce, the man every woman wanted.
00:34Later, Wesley returned from war with a pregnant woman. He claimed she was his fallen deputy's widow.
00:39At my winter gathering, she threw herself down the stairs, screaming that I had killed her baby.
00:44I smiled.
00:45Call a physician. If she hasn't miscarried it, see that she does.
00:49Iris Ellis' face went pale. She struggled to get up. I lifted her chin.
00:54You can move now. A second ago, you were lying there playing helpless.
00:58Call a physician. If she hasn't miscarried, make sure she does.
01:03Violet Wilson, how can you be this vicious?
01:06My husband died in battle. This child is all he left me.
01:12You're all just going to sit there while she humiliates a widow?
01:16She wanted pity. She wanted help. She got neither. Not one woman spoke. No one was stupid enough.
01:23My grandpa armed regiments before the war ever began. My grandma was the richest woman in the kingdom.
01:29My mother was a war hero. My brother was the Lord Chancellor. And me? I was the Wilson she-devil.
01:35Octavia Valorio lifted her fan.
01:39Was that a woman crying? I thought a pig got slaughtered.
01:42I smiled and let Iris go.
01:45You look fine. The physician can wait. Dance. On the ice.
01:50I looked at the frozen lake.
01:53I heard your dancing once drove men mad.
01:56When she saw what they brought her, she dropped to her knees.
01:59Those dancing shoes were filled with crushed glass.
02:02One step would hurt. Ten would cripple her.
02:05I gave her shelter in the capital.
02:07And how did she repay me?
02:08At my winter gathering, in front of all the ladies of the court,
02:12she screamed that I wanted her baby dead.
02:14That I was jealous.
02:16That I couldn't stand Wesley caring for her.
02:18So I showed her what harm looked like.
02:20And I wouldn't do it secretly.
02:22Looks like Miss Ellis needs help.
02:24Put the shoes on her.
02:26Violet, if you do this, Wesley will never forgive you.
02:30My husband died saving his life.
02:33He promised to take care of me and my baby forever.
02:36I slapped her. Hard.
02:39He promised you? So what?
02:42What does that have to do with me?
02:44I owe you nothing.
02:46I drew the sword from my waist.
02:48I pressed it to her throat.
02:50Choose. You dance or you die.
02:54Your blood will stain today, Snow.
02:57A thin red line rose across her neck.
02:59Her hands started shaking.
03:00She reached for the shoes.
03:02She got one foot halfway in.
03:04Sweat gathered on her forehead.
03:06Her lips lost all color.
03:08I glanced at the servants.
03:09Help her.
03:10They forced both shoes onto her feet.
03:13I smile.
03:15She asked my husband to watch her dance the other night.
03:17She said she had nothing else to offer, only a dance.
03:20I'm his wife.
03:21I want to see it too.
03:23She barely turned once.
03:24Her feet gave out.
03:26The frozen pond was slick.
03:28She couldn't even stand straight.
03:29She gasped and collapsed again.
03:31It was pathetic.
03:33She was shaking all over.
03:34No one could tell if it was pain or cold.
03:36She bit down on her lip until it nearly bled.
03:39We sat in the pavilion.
03:41By the fire.
03:42With hot tea.
03:43She really is a fool.
03:45How did she think she could provoke you and survive?
03:50She thought Wesley would protect her.
03:52Octavia looked at me.
03:53And if he does, then I'm done with him too.
03:56She laughed.
03:57That's why I like you.
03:59No hesitation.
04:00No mercy.
04:01Not even for your own man.
04:03If I don't strike first, I'm the one who gets destroyed.
04:09I was never like other kids.
04:12Even as a child, I could see my fate.
04:14The day dad brought Lysandra Mero home.
04:17Fate flashed right in front of me.
04:19This was the beginning.
04:21This was when I was meant to become the villain.
04:23Edric would bring Lysandra home as his mistress.
04:26She would poison her mother, take her place, and then come for Violet.
04:30Behind closed doors, she would abuse Violet.
04:34Then bear a daughter to inherit the house, the name, and the entire Wilson fortune.
04:39In public, she would call Violet wild and ungrateful, and blame her for the nursemaid's death.
04:44She would drug her, marry her off to Julian Vane, and cut her off from everyone who loved her.
04:49Her grandmom would die of grief.
04:52Her brother would be blinded and crippled.
04:54Her grandpa would be praying for treason, exiled, and slaughtered with the rest of his family.
05:01Edric, meanwhile, would be praised as a loyal and righteous man.
05:05To avenge them, Violet would fight Lysandra and her half-sister.
05:09But in the end, she would fail.
05:12Lysandra would skin her alive, mount her like a hunting trophy.
05:15I was only 10.
05:17I didn't understand all of it.
05:19Not really, but I understood enough.
05:22If Lysandra married Edric, the rest of my life would be hell.
05:27So that same night, I searched her bag.
05:30I found the poison.
05:32I swallowed a little of it myself.
05:34After that, I told everyone Lysandra had laced the lemon cakes she made for me.
05:39Mom heard that.
05:40She searched Lysandra's bag herself.
05:42And found the poison.
05:44She flew into a rage.
05:46At first.
05:47For the sake of Lysandra saving dad's life.
05:50Mom had been willing to let her stay.
05:52Let her live comfortably forever.
05:54But before that, she had already poisoned me.
05:57I'm innocent!
05:57That, mom would never tolerate.
06:00Lysandra broke down sobbing.
06:02She screamed that she was innocent.
06:04She begged to see Edric.
06:06Mom refused.
06:07She had poison forced down Lysandra's throat.
06:10Ten times the dose I had taken.
06:12I watched Lysandra choke out her last breath right in front of me.
06:15Mom covered my eyes.
06:17Violet.
06:18Don't be scared.
06:19I pushed her hand away.
06:20I'm not scared.
06:22I still have a gift to take to dad.
06:24Mom taught me how to handle knives and swords.
06:26Even at ten, I already knew how to use a sword.
06:29I picked up the sword by my feet and held it to Lysandra's face.
06:34Mom, I want her skinned and mounted.
06:36I'll give it to dad.
06:37Then he'll never bring another woman home.
06:39When I said that, I was scared.
06:41I thought mom might hate me.
06:43I thought she might decide I was a wicked child.
06:46Instead, she stroked my hair.
06:50That's my girl.
06:52Once people see this, nobody will dare mess with you.
06:56But this filth isn't worth your hands.
06:58I'll have it made.
06:59You can deliver it.
07:01That night, I carried the trophy made from Lysandra into dad's room.
07:05Then I shook him awake.
07:06What are you doing?
07:08Dad, isn't it pretty?
07:10This is Lysandra.
07:12Now she can stay with you forever.
07:14He looked at it for a while.
07:16At last, he saw it clearly.
07:18That wasn't leather.
07:19That was human skin.
07:21He got so scared he tumbled straight off the bed.
07:24He hit the floor.
07:25A wet stain spread beneath him.
07:27Dad was pathetic.
07:28A grown man who pissed himself.
07:30I didn't even wet myself anymore.
07:33Lysandra!
07:34This is all my fault!
07:36I'll avenge you!
07:37You vicious little monster!
07:41You're this cruel at your age?
07:43I can't let you live!
07:48She poisoned Violet!
07:50She's only been here days,
07:51and she's already trying to kill my daughter.
07:53A woman that jealous deserved to die.
07:56Valeria, you are right.
07:58She deserved exactly what she got.
08:01My father behaved for three years.
08:04Then one day, a man hired thugs to harass me.
08:07He wanted to destroy my innocence.
08:09By then, my combat skills were already strong.
08:12Five grown men were nothing to me.
08:14So I captured him instead.
08:16I forced the truth out of him.
08:17When I found Dorian, fate appeared again.
08:18He was Edric's son by Lysandra.
08:20Edric never loved Valeria Wilson.
08:21He married her only for her status.
08:23He meant to bring Lysandra into the household,
08:25but she died instead.
08:26Now, Dorian was destined to become the Chancellor Doc.
08:28He would avenge his mother and destroy the Wilson family Doc.
08:30I stared at him.
08:31My sword was at his throat.
08:33He was so scared, he wet himself.
08:35Just like my useless father-
08:37Him?
08:37The Lord Chancellor?
08:39Raised my hand.
08:40I took his manhood.
08:44Cast him into palace service.
08:47Let's see how he rose through the ranks.
08:53My father was furious.
08:55He summoned me to the family chapel.
08:57Dad, I did nothing wrong.
08:58Why should I kneel?
08:59You ruined a man's life in broad daylight,
09:01and you still dare say you did nothing wrong?
09:03Today, I'll teach you how to behave.
09:05He raised a whip.
09:07That's your son!
09:08Hmm?
09:08Your son with your mistress!
09:10You hate me because I ruined his future.
09:12I destroyed your precious bloodline.
09:14I was never truly your child in your eyes.
09:17So I want nothing to do with the Thornhields!
09:20With that, I smashed the Thornfield family portraits from the walls.
09:24He stopped holding back.
09:25Every strike was meant to kill.
09:27Then he lunged at me, the whip wrapped around my neck.
09:30If I had known, I should have killed you the day you were born.
09:35How dare you hurt Dorian!
09:38You deserve to die!
09:40I had held back because he was my father,
09:42but he wanted my life.
09:44I fought back.
09:45I knocked over the altar candles.
09:48The carpet caught fire.
09:49I struck him hard.
09:51He passed out.
09:54I walked out of the family chapel.
09:56Then I stood outside and watched coldly.
09:59The fire spread across his body.
10:01I smeared ash on my face and ran outside, shouting,
10:04Fire! There's a fire!
10:06My father is still inside!
10:08Help! Save him!
10:10Of course, he was not saved.
10:13My mother took me back to the Wilson's estate.
10:15I abandoned the Thornfield surname.
10:18From that day on, my surname was Wilson.
10:21Soon, I became notorious across the entire kingdom.
10:24They called me a living she-devil.
10:26After that, no fool dared provoke me again.
10:29As for fate, it never appeared again.
10:34Iris screamed.
10:36It snapped me back.
10:37Save me and my baby!
10:39I looked up.
10:40Wesley stood at the courtyard gate.
10:42Dark violet court robe.
10:44White fox cloak.
10:45His face was cold as ice.
10:47He stared at Iris.
10:49She was still struggling on the frozen lake.
10:51He strode over without hesitation.
10:54He pulled off his fox cloak.
10:56Wrapped it around her.
10:57Lifted her into his arms.
10:59And carried her away from the ice.
11:02Iris leaned against his chest.
11:04Then looked at me.
11:06Like she had already won.
11:08That cloak.
11:09I had made it for him.
11:11Wesley had always been weak in the cold.
11:13Every winter.
11:14He coughed for months.
11:16So I rode into the mountains overnight.
11:19Hunted down several white foxes myself.
11:21Had that cloak made just for him.
11:27On the way back.
11:28I fell off my horse.
11:30Injured my leg.
11:31I stayed in bed for over two weeks.
11:34When I gave him that cloak.
11:35I told him.
11:40This is yours.
11:41Never give it to anyone else.
11:43He had smiled back then.
11:44I can't even bear to wear it.
11:46Why would I give it away?
11:48Now that cloak felt filthy.
11:50After clearing the courtyard.
11:52Wesley carried Iris toward his room.
11:55I stepped in front of him.
11:57I pulled the sword from my waist.
11:59And pointed it at her.
12:00Put her down.
12:04Violet put the blade away.
12:05Gideon died because of me.
12:06Iris is pregnant.
12:07And you forced her to dance on the frozen lake.
12:09Are you trying to make her missgate?
12:10Or kill her?
12:11What if I wanted both?
12:13Wesley just put me down.
12:15Don't fight with your wife because of me.
12:17I'm nothing.
12:18If I die maybe that's better.
12:20At least I'll be with Gideon and our baby.
12:22My foot's already ruined anyway.
12:23Wesley looked down.
12:25Her foot was covered in blood.
12:27His face darkened.
12:29What happened?
12:29Why are you doing this?
12:31I was pushed down the stairs today.
12:32Violet was the only one there.
12:34When I asked why she made me dance in glass slide shoes.
12:37I already paid for what I said.
12:38Please don't fight because of me.
12:39This is insane.
12:41All this over something so small?
12:44He didn't ask me one question.
12:46Not one.
12:47He just believed her.
12:48Something so small.
12:50Me being framed was something small.
12:52I was never afraid of a bad reputation.
12:54But I would never accept a lie I didn't commit.
12:57Right then, the physician came in.
12:59I pointed at Iris.
13:01See if she's misgaging.
13:02I won't.
13:02Your wife said if this baby doesn't die, she'll make sure it does.
13:05Gideon is already dead.
13:06How can I lose his child too?
13:08I'd rather die first.
13:10Then he turned and tried to carry her out.
13:11I flicked my wrist.
13:13My sword hooked the cloak.
13:15Then I slashed.
13:16Fur exploded into the air.
13:18It drifted down through the snow.
13:20Piece by piece.
13:22Wesley Pierce.
13:23Are you really choosing her over me?
13:26Violet.
13:26Why are you fighting this hard with some orphan girl?
13:30Iris has nothing.
13:31Step aside.
13:31I was utterly disappointed in him.
13:33I want an annulment.
13:35Over this?
13:36Yes.
13:38If you save her today, then this marriage is over.
13:41From now on, whoever you keep in this house is none of my business.
13:45I won't part from you.
13:48Not in this lifetime.
13:49And I am still saving her.
13:51Then he grabbed my sword hand and pulled the blade straight into his own shoulder.
13:54Blood burst through the violet court robe.
13:56I froze.
13:57I never thought Wesley's blood would stain this winter day.
14:00Take this as my apology on her behalf.
14:03Are you satisfied now?
14:05With that, he threw the sword to the ground.
14:07I stared at the blade.
14:09He had forged that sword for me himself.
14:11Back when I turned 18, everyone said girls shouldn't play with plates.
14:15Only he was different.
14:17Violet Wilson should never live like everybody else.
14:19You should be wild.
14:21You should be wild.
14:22Free.
14:23Do whatever you want.
14:24And now, he threw that gift for another woman.
14:27He apologized to me, his wife.
14:29For her.
14:30It was almost funny.
14:32The fox cloak was shredded.
14:34The sword was abandoned.
14:35So this marriage, whether it ends or not is no longer up to him alone.
14:41I went to the palace.
14:43I came for one reason.
14:45I wanted Cashin Valoria's help.
14:47For my marriage.
14:49Fast.
14:51Outside the council chamber, I saw Dorian Thornfield.
14:55Now, he was Cashin's servant.
14:57Cashin's favorite.
14:59For one second, I caught the hate in his eyes.
15:02He smiled.
15:03Miss Wilson, the king is still in a meeting.
15:05Please wait.
15:06You did not even announced me.
15:08And you already know he won't see me?
15:14Snow started falling again.
15:16He never even told Cashin I was here.
15:19He wanted me standing in the cold.
15:21Please wait.
15:22He went inside.
15:2330 minutes later, he came back.
15:25Same answer.
15:27Wait.
15:28Two hours passed.
15:29By the time I was finally called in, my hands were numb with cold.
15:34Cashin sat in the council chamber.
15:36Smiling faintly.
15:38Violet Wilson.
15:40You used your grandfather's name to get this meeting.
15:44So tell me.
15:46What do you want?
15:50I want you to grant a royal decree of annulment.
15:53Why?
15:54Because his heart is no longer mine.
15:57And I don't want him anymore.
15:59Cashin let out a cold laugh.
16:05You think very high of yourself.
16:08A man like Wesley having a mistress is hardly a crime.
16:11For six years he had no one but you.
16:14He's only looking after a widow.
16:16And for that, you want an annulment?
16:21I will not be the one to tear that marriage apart.
16:24This was humiliating.
16:26And then I saw it again.
16:28Those cursed lines of fate.
16:48You're right.
16:49I'll take my leave now.
16:50The moment he saw I had stopped pushing for the annulment.
16:53Cashin's face softened.
16:55He waved me away.
16:56I looked up at the broken moon overhead.
16:58What a waste.
16:59More than two hours gone for nothing.
17:03Are we going back to the Pierce house?
17:05Or the Wilson estate?
17:06Neither.
17:08Take me to Princess Octavia's palace.
17:10If Cashin Valoria won't give me a way out, I'll find someone who will.
17:16Octavia Valoria was surrounded by half-naked men.
17:20She fed one boy grapes and smiled when she saw me.
17:22Well, look who's here.
17:25Did you dump your husband?
17:26Want a new one?
17:28Boys, line up.
17:29Let Miss Wilson pick.
17:31She saw my face.
17:32The teasing vanished from her eyes.
17:35Out.
17:35All of you.
17:38I looked at her.
17:39Do you want the throne?
17:41She shot up.
17:42Are you insane?
17:43She pressed a hand to my forehead.
17:46I pushed it away.
17:47I'm fine.
17:48No, you're burning up.
17:50I want an annulment.
17:53Your brother refused to help me.
17:55Octavia laughed for a long time.
18:05I poured myself a drink.
18:08You know me.
18:09I held her gaze.
18:10I do not tolerate humiliation.
18:11And you?
18:12Can you really accept it?
18:14Does he deserve your loyalty?
18:16Silence.
18:17Then she said it.
18:19No.
18:20He isn't.
18:24He was sent across the sea as a royal hostage.
18:26I went with him.
18:28I kept him alive.
18:30I stopped assassins.
18:31I saved him again and again.
18:34She drank.
18:36When we escaped an attack, he threw me out of the carriage.
18:43She drank.
18:45After that, I still protected him.
18:47Forged his alliances.
18:50Bribed his enemies.
18:53Cleared his path.
18:59I was the one who put him in power.
19:03Then she drank again.
19:05I had everything.
19:07Titles, prizes, a future.
19:09Until that accident nearly destroyed my left hand.
19:12He risked his life to find me a physician.
19:14And that was enough for me to choose him.
19:17And put him where he is today.
19:19She laughed once.
19:21And the first thing he did was marry me off for an alliance.
19:25For five years, I was trapped in that marriage.
19:28When I finally got free, I was pregnant.
19:32On the road back to the capital.
19:35And I lost the baby.
19:36Midwife!
19:36Midwife!
19:37Bitterly, her eyes turned colder.
19:40The only reason I'm still alive is because he thinks I'm broken.
19:45Her eyes were red now.
19:46Not from tears.
19:48From rage.
19:49Violet.
19:50I envy you.
19:52You have a family behind you.
19:54You can do whatever you want.
19:56But I can't.
19:57If Octavia had really accepted her fate, she would have stayed quiet.
20:02She would never have built businesses in secret.
20:05She had been back only five years.
20:07And her fortune was already close to Marceline Wilson's.
20:10Her ambition had always been there.
20:12From now on, my family stands behind you.
20:16I want to see you take that road to the top.
20:21Her stare sharpened.
20:24Then why doesn't your family take it?
20:27My grandparents are old.
20:29My mother is a soldier.
20:31I leaned back.
20:32My brother is too honest.
20:34And me?
20:35I'd rather be the woman no one dares cross.
20:38A she-devil in Scarlet.
20:41You've been planning this for years.
20:43Now you have me.
20:44How do we lose?
20:46She smiled.
20:49If Cassian finds out refusing your annulment cost him everything, he'll go mad.
20:55He will.
20:56She studied me for a second.
20:58Other than the annulment, what else do you want?
21:02Your word.
21:04If you take power, my family stays safe.
21:08I want protection.
21:11I want a sworn royal guarantee if things go bad.
21:14And I want my family's trade and rights protected.
21:17I paused.
21:19And one more thing.
21:21What?
21:24And when we meet again, I won't have to bow to you.
21:28For one second, she just stared at me.
21:30Then Octavia laughed.
21:32That is the best deal anyone has ever offered me.
21:37To avoid raising suspicion, I went back to the Pierce estate.
21:42Wesley was already waiting for me in the corridor.
21:45He rushed over and pulled me into his arms.
21:48Violet, stop taking your anger out on me.
21:50Her leg was almost ruined.
21:51And even then she told me not to blame you.
21:53Do you really have to be this petty?
21:55I pressed my hand hard against his wound.
21:57He sucked in a breath and let go at once.
22:00Blood spread through his white court robe.
22:02So this is what you think of me?
22:05A woman who hurts people for no reason?
22:07I stepped closer.
22:09Let me make one thing clear.
22:12My man should stand with me.
22:14No matter what.
22:16A flicker of impatience crossed his face.
22:18She said it was a misunderstanding.
22:21I waited for you.
22:23Why are you still making this a problem?
22:25His tone hardened.
22:27You've forgotten your place.
22:29What more do you want?
22:31He stared at me.
22:32The same look.
22:34The same arrogance.
22:36Just like Cashin Veoloria.
22:38To him, basic loyalty was mercy.
22:40But this marriage?
22:42He had fought for it.
22:44He personally asked Cashin for my hand.
22:49He had stood in front of my mother and sworn at himself.
22:52One wife for life.
22:54No concubines.
22:55No second woman.
22:56I never forced you.
23:00I haven't taken another woman.
23:02I looked him straight in the eye.
23:03But your heart changed.
23:05His face turned dark.
23:07That's nonsense.
23:09No.
23:09It wasn't.
23:11I had seen the way he used to love me.
23:13Completely.
23:14Without reservation.
23:16And I knew he had changed.
23:18Maybe it started with Iris.
23:20Maybe it was because, from those lines of fate,
23:22I had seen Cashin quietly lifting him higher.
23:25Giving him more power.
23:27More trust.
23:28More ambition.
23:30Maybe Wesley had started wanting something else.
23:33Maybe he stayed loyal because of the promise he made to me.
23:36Or maybe he simply feared my family's power.
23:39I didn't know.
23:40And I did not dare gamble on it.
23:42Ever since Iris Ellis entered this house,
23:44we had already fought more than once.
23:46She had walked into Wesley's study on her own.
23:49I scolded her for it.
23:51Wesley defended her.
23:52Said it meant nothing.
23:54Said I was overreacting.
23:56Wait!
23:58Then Iris invited him to watch her dance.
24:01He did not go.
24:02But she danced anyway.
24:04That night, she had pregnancy complications.
24:07He got out of bed immediately and rushed over to her.
24:10He was not a physician.
24:12There was no reason for him to go.
24:14I was worried about his health.
24:16About him catching cold in the middle of the night.
24:18Send a physician.
24:20Have the servants report back.
24:23That should be enough.
24:24But he insisted on going himself.
24:26By the time she was stable, the sky was already turning light.
24:30I could not help complaining.
24:31If she knew she was pregnant, why was she dancing like that?
24:34Now you've lost a whole night of sleep because of her.
24:39Don't talk about her like that.
24:43She has nothing.
24:45Dance is the only thing she has.
24:47You jealous little thing.
24:49I only went because of Gideon.
24:51Until today.
24:52Until Iris framed me.
24:53And he called it a small matter.
24:57That was when I knew for sure.
24:59He had changed.
25:01I still remembered the old Wesley.
25:03Three years ago.
25:04She devil.
25:05A spoiled rich boy once insulted me behind my back.
25:07Called me a she devil.
25:09Wesley had dragged him to the ground and beaten him so badly.
25:12That bastard lost to me.
25:14Then forced him to apologize to me.
25:16Apologize.
25:16I was done arguing.
25:18If I kept going, I would say too much.
25:20And I could not risk what Octavia and I had just said in motion.
25:24I turned ice cold.
25:25That's enough.
25:26It's late.
25:28From tonight on, you sleep in the study.
25:31I don't want to see you.
25:32His face went hard.
25:34Violet Wilson, you are unbelievable.
25:38If you hadn't begged, I wouldn't have come back.
25:40Then he turned and walked out.
25:44He moved into the side chamber closest to Iris.
25:47After that, he kept her by his side.
25:49Right in front of me.
25:51One day they were viewing the winter roses.
25:53The next, walking the winter garden.
25:55And Iris.
25:56Iris was suddenly allowed to go anywhere she pleased inside the Pierce estate.
26:02I had bigger things to do.
26:05Octavia's road to power had to be cleared.
26:08Cashin was never fit to rule.
26:10When drought hit, he looked away.
26:12He claimed there was no money for relief.
26:15People starved.
26:16Corpses lined the roads.
26:18Marceline sent grain again and again.
26:21While every other merchant raised prices, she lowered hers.
26:25And what was Cashin doing?
26:26He drank, partied, and burned the crown's silver for applause.
26:30He never cared who paid the price.
26:32Not the old.
26:33Not women.
26:34Not children.
26:35If my grandfather hadn't shown up,
26:38he wouldn't have stopped these.
26:40He was angry.
26:41Humiliated.
26:42He said nothing.
26:44But he never forgot.
26:45Later, word came from a village stricken with plague.
26:48No physicians.
26:50No medicine.
26:51No mercy.
26:52That was Cashin.
26:54Cruel.
26:54Unfit.
26:56Unworthy.
26:57Unworthy.
26:58So I moved first.
26:59I sent water to the drought regions.
27:01I distributed grain every day.
27:03I brought in physicians to treat the sick for free.
27:06Behind the scenes, I made sure Octavia got the credit.
27:10At the same time, I spread word of Cashin's access across the kingdom.
27:17Soon the whole kingdom was repeating the same line.
27:21The king builds pleasure ponds.
27:24The princess brings water to the fields.
27:27In just three months, her name was everywhere.
27:30Cashin heard it.
27:31Cashin panicked.
27:32He had wanted Octavia dead for years.
27:35Now he finally had found a reason.
27:37Before she went to see him, Octavia came to me.
27:41Violet.
27:42If I don't come back.
27:44Her voice was calm.
27:45They'll move tonight.
27:47Don't worry.
27:48Tonight, I'll lead armed men through the north gate myself.
27:51No one will touch you.
27:52I'll make him sign the abdication decree.
27:55I'll make him give the throne to you.
27:57She smiled.
27:58Then let us win tonight.
28:00And from this day on.
28:04No one crushes us again.
28:10Eve, that night.
28:12Snow fell in thick white sheets.
28:14Beneath a storm of arrows.
28:15I stormed the north gate.
28:17Wesley was waiting for me there.
28:19In full armor.
28:21The last time I saw him like this.
28:23He came to my house and proposed.
28:25Who knew we'd meet again like-
28:26Violet, go back.
28:28Kayser knows everything.
28:29He'll spare you for me.
28:31I held his gaze.
28:32And my family?
28:34His expression did not change.
28:37Treason is punishable by death.
28:39You can live.
28:40If you publicly cut ties with them.
28:45Kayser is cruel.
28:47He is not fit to be king.
28:49I will not retreat tonight.
28:53Wesley's voice hardened.
28:54But he is the recognized choice.
28:56No, I said he isn't.
28:58There's still Octavia.
28:59She is fit to rule this kingdom.
29:01She's a woman.
29:02What makes her think she can sit in that seat?
29:06Lesser?
29:07At what?
29:09Octavia was a genius at 14.
29:11My mother outmatched you in war.
29:13My grandmother outmatched most men in business.
29:15Women better than you are everywhere.
29:18They were only denied the light.
29:21You were born into power.
29:23They only lack the chance.
29:26Tonight, I'll prove the Wilsons know the sword as well as any man.
29:31Six years together.
29:32Did it really have to come to this?
29:35All because of Iris.
29:38If you want, I'll make her disappear.
29:42So even now, do you really think she is the problem between us?
29:46Then I let the truth drop.
29:47Do you know who Iris Ellis really is?
29:50She's a spy planted by the enemy.
29:52That's impossible.
29:58Bring her up, I said.
30:06They dragged Iris forward in chains.
30:08She was forced to her knees in the snow.
30:10A defense chart slipped from her robes and fell.
30:15She looked at Wesley with cold contempt.
30:18Me?
30:19Love you?
30:20You're no match for my people.
30:22I was pretending, just making trouble.
30:25Then she lifted her chin.
30:29The moment she finished, she bit down on the poison in her tooth.
30:33No hesitation.
30:39I suspected Iris long ago.
30:41I caught her in Wesley's studio.
30:42I investigated her and found her true identity, a scene of our goal.
30:46At the winter gathering, I was testing her, but Wesley stopped me.
30:49So I said nothing.
30:50I let her search and kept her under watch.
30:52The moment she tried to escape, I had her seized.
30:54Prepare her properly.
30:55And bury her with honor.
30:58Everyone around me stilled.
31:02I did not look away.
31:04We stood on opposite sides.
31:06But she died for her kingdom.
31:08That deserves a grand funeral.
31:14You knew she was an enemy spy.
31:20And you kept it from me.
31:23Did you ask me even once?
31:26He froze.
31:27He remembered that day.
31:28Every word.
31:29Every moment.
31:30After a long silence.
31:31If it was all a misunderstanding, we don't have to separate.
31:35There is a reason you believed, Iris.
31:37You tolerated Kassin.
31:40That's enough.
31:41We're done.
31:42A signal fire streaked across the sky.
31:44The signal from the east gate.
31:46Wesley looked up.
31:48His face changed completely.
31:49No.
31:50It's a trap.
31:51To the east gate.
31:53Now.
31:54Of course he knew.
31:55Because we leaked it on purpose.
31:56It was bait.
31:57A decoy.
31:58My grandfather hit the east gate.
32:00My mother took the west.
32:01Then another flare exploded.
32:02The west gate had fallen too.
32:04Two gates gone.
32:04The battle was over.
32:06Wesley moved to leave.
32:07I barred him with my sword.
32:08Forget me.
32:10Go protect Kassin.
32:12Steel reigned between us.
32:14Then closed him.
32:15Steel crashed against steel.
32:16Sparky flew.
32:18He was stronger.
32:19I was faster.
32:21Violet, he said, breathing hard.
32:24You're a woman.
32:25You can't beat me.
32:26Shut up.
32:28Who said women are weaker than men?
32:30Tonight, I'll beat you to your knees.
32:40I struck his thigh.
32:41Blood spilled.
32:42He flowed.
32:43I knocked the sword away and sent him to the ground.
32:45Then I pressed my sword to his throat.
32:47So, the greatest swordsman in the capital?
32:50He went pale.
32:52Silent.
32:57I sent up the north gate signal and rushed into the palace.
33:00Too late.
33:02Kassin Veiloria was already dead.
33:04Dorian Thornfield too.
33:07He died for refusing my annulment.
33:09Did he suffer?
33:10Octavia laughed.
33:12He was so angry he coughed blood.
33:16That accident years ago, he did it on purpose.
33:18He set it up because I outshined him.
33:22He deserved it.
33:23Want me to whip his corpse?
33:28For my mother's sake, no.
33:31Burn him.
33:33Leave nothing.
33:38Wesley asked to see me one last time.
33:43I refused.
33:45There was nothing left to say.
33:48It was all said last night.
33:50He was banished from the capital for life.
33:53Soon after, news came from the prison.
33:57He had hanged himself in his cell.
33:59They brought me two papers.
34:04One was the writ releasing me from the marriage.
34:06The other was a ladder.
34:08In it, he wrote about the past.
34:10At 15, he followed my mother to the battlefield and nearly died.
34:13I was the one who saved him.
34:16From then on, he swore to marry only me.
34:18In the end, he got his wish.
34:20He married me.
34:25But he never cherished me.
34:27He said he regretted betraying me.
34:30I wiped the tears from the corner of my eyes.
34:32Then I burned the ladder.
34:34Violet Wilson does not live in regret.
34:36If I can love, I can let go.
34:39He was the one who did not know how to part with dignity.
34:41And that is why he met this end.
34:48Octavia was the new queen.
34:54She ordered new canals to be built.
34:56Military pay was increased.
34:58More relief grain was distributed.
35:00Taxes were cut across the kingdom.
35:01Then came the new laws.
35:02Women could study, hold office, join the military, and seek an annulment freely.
35:07Domestic abusers would be severely punished.
35:09The moment it was introduced, a court minister started denouncing it.
35:17Before he could finish, the guards already dragged him out.
35:23Silence.
35:24Anyone else, that old court minister had been poisoned to the kingdom anyway.
35:28The feasts.
35:29That had been his idea.
35:31You cast men down from office as you please.
35:34You think you're above the law.
35:36I pulled out the royal writ of protection.
35:39My brother moved to my side.
35:41He held up the writ.
35:43The queen has sealed it herself.
35:45Whoever stands in the way, is asking for trouble.
35:48No one dared speak again.
35:50And then I saw it.
35:51Fate finally appeared before me.
35:52The villainous has rewritten the ending.
35:54Violet, the Wilson family, and Octavia will be remembered.
35:57The ultimate victory belongs to her.
35:59May the Wilson family guard the realm for generations.
36:02At that moment, I knew.
36:04The doom was gone.
36:05My family was safe.
36:07And in the capital, no one would ever dare look down on me again.
36:10The doom was gone.
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