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00:12Agus Viorel!
00:20Don't be afraid. We'll get out.
00:28One left. This should heal you.
00:36You've got this.
00:43I knew it. I knew you could.
00:46Are you alright? You gave me a heart attack.
01:01So that's how it is.
01:03I'm sorry, tutor. He never loved you. It was always me.
01:09You should have seen it coming.
01:11All this time? Then why, why didn't you go to her at the summoning?
01:15Go to her? You're her tutor, Robin. The Headmaster's favorite. She stood only because of you.
01:24How could you? I gave you everything. I would have died for you, and this is what I get?
01:30What? How can you say that, tutor?
01:33If you hadn't told him about the seal, none of this would have happened.
01:39The Headmaster.
01:52Stop!
02:01No!
02:02No!
02:03No!
02:03No!
02:04No!
02:05No!
02:06No!
02:07No!
02:07Ten years, and I never knew you hated me this much.
02:10Every touch, every word, it was all just to humiliate me and I was so obsessed with him
02:15even the professors who cared, suffered because of me.
02:18Merlin, if I had a do-over, I would never choose him.
02:34I'm back. The day of the binding.
02:38I'm Rowan Ashford, top of the magical research department, headmaster Thorn's adopted daughter.
02:44In my past life, everyone thought the strongest Petraindrian would answer me.
02:50I believed it too.
02:51Rowan, first in every exam, the year's finest.
02:56The strongest patroness should answer her call first.
03:05What's a freshman doing here?
03:08Isn't that Rowan's tut-in?
03:09She's the half-blood from the Muggle world, right?
03:19Wait, the bird wants the rookie?
03:21Serafina, you've barely touched a wand!
03:24Your magic's unstable and even if Ice Bird likes you now, you'll never control him!
03:31Tutor, I know I'm not your match, but I've never seen anything like this in the Muggle world.
03:38I just...
03:43They were already a pair. I was just the villain in their way.
03:49It's my turn.
03:50Rowan, don't be stupid! That bird is a legend!
03:54You're the best we've got! That snake is trash! It's not worthy of you!
04:04I choose this serpent.
04:11She's actually walking away from the Ice Bird.
04:14All those years being the top, just for this?
04:17Trading a legend for a dying snake? She's lost her bloody mind.
04:32Rowan, run!
04:34From that moment on, I swore I would become the strongest mage.
04:38Have the most powerful guardian. Because only then, I would never lose anyone again.
04:44But who's to say...
04:45Professor! May I try one more time?
04:50Faster, more precise.
04:53The Ice Bird clan. They are the strongest guardians. They will protect you from all harm.
04:59If I had the strongest guardian, no one would ever be able to hurt me again.
05:05Will it choose me?
05:09So, it's never me. If I just try a little harder, he'll take human form. We'll understand each other. He'll
05:16look at me. Just once.
05:19Ten years. I never even got a single thank you.
05:31So, he could be gentle. Just never to me.
05:36The serpent is my choice. I bind my soul to it.
05:40This is throwing her future away just to prove a point.
05:43She'll regret this for the rest of her life.
05:45I gave my life for him. Spoiled him. Thought he'd turn back.
05:50But all I got was betrayal. Shame. And a death without mercy.
05:59Look, I know Vos is your tutee, but you're being too soft. She's basically moved in with your Ice Bird.
06:04What are you talking about?
06:06Serafina and the Ice Bird?
06:07She's with him every time you left the school.
06:09She told everyone you asked her to watch over him.
06:11I never asked her to do that.
06:14Doesn't she have her own predentus?
06:17Why is she messing with mine, Rowan?
06:19You mean that black serpent? It died back in second war.
06:23What?
06:25Ten years. I spent ten years raising him. Spoiling him.
06:30Even though he never wanted the bond, I never regretted it.
06:38I was a joke. Ten years. Nothing. But raising a man for someone else.
06:47Since both parties have consented, continue the ritual. Form the circle.
07:11Tudor, I guess you and that snake really were meant for each other.
07:16Cut the act, Vos. If Rowan hadn't handed him over, you wouldn't get near him.
07:20Stop playing the victim.
07:23Here we go again. The water works.
07:31He's taking human form?
07:33High-level petroniums don't even need a wizard to shift.
07:36Merlin. She's actually pulling this off in one go.
07:53What's wrong?
07:54A patronus reflects its master. If the wizard's core is too weak to hold the bond, it withers.
07:59So the bird didn't get weaker. It's just her. She's dragging it down.
08:02High and mighty one second. Humbled the next. What a fool.
08:04Told you. A patronus like that doesn't just settle for anyone.
08:18Look at you.
08:20Barely a runt. And your anatomy is a mess. A tail fin?
08:24You're a hybrid. Sea serpent mixed with sirrin. No wonder Hargrid called you a mutt.
08:36Greedy little thing. Careful. I could have laced that water with a potion to send you straight to Merlin.
08:51Relax. I chose you. I'm not letting you die on me now.
09:10Who the hell are you? This is the research department. Don't even try it.
09:18You... you're the serpent?
09:25Manners, please. I have a name. Nyx.
09:30You... you can take human form?
09:32I've been doing this since I was five, Master.
09:35How? How is that even possible?
09:37Is it meant to be hard? We're born with it.
09:40Then why were you... so weak?
09:42I was ambushed. Badly hurt. Then brought here.
09:48You. Your magic. It healed me enough to shift.
09:57The bound is sealed. I am your patronus.
10:03Why so tense? You're the master. I'm just the servant.
10:08How do I know you're telling the truth? You're a mystery with a mile-long list of enemies.
10:11Why should I trust you?
10:20If you don't trust me, Master, just put a collar on me.
10:31Pin me, then I'm not going anywhere, huh?
10:39Maybe you're just too scared, Master.
10:41I'm... I'm not!
10:46You asked for this.
10:52You actually knew the spell.
10:55You told me to.
10:58Master, are you sure you're the one holding the leash?
11:04Better study hard, or you might not even have the power to take it off.
11:14Master, are you sure you're going to die?
11:32I've got a blow.
11:33I've got a blow...
11:39for help. The Ice Bird needs too many potions. I can't afford them. My own training has completely
11:43stalled. And? You took that Serpent and left me with the Ice Bird six months ago. You owe him.
11:48And me. You should help me raise him. And you're my tutor. Isn't that kind of your job?
11:53I'm your tutor, not your Nami. I've taught you everything you need. If you can't handle him,
11:58that's your problem. I owe you nothing. How can you say that? You took the Serpent and left me
12:02with him! Do you take me for a fool, Seraphina? Spend my resources raising a legend for you to
12:06play with? Do I look that thick? You really think you did nothing wrong, tutor? If a patronus like
12:10him doesn't break through, it's a loss for the Academy. The Academy isn't your pawn to play with me.
12:16As for you...
12:29If you can't handle him, break the bound. Leave the legend for someone who's actually worthy.
12:43I thought you were actually going to give me away. Don't you have better things to do?
12:49Next! You spent the whole time looking at her. Am I not even allowed to tick her off? No. I
12:55don't like it.
12:58Master, it's me you're raising now. Are you jealous?
13:01So, Vary, stay away from the rubbish.
13:05Trying to boss me around? Catch me first.
13:11She came to see me today, you know?
13:16Said you entrusted me to her. Said I was supposed to be hers all along.
13:22How many potions do you need? Honestly, you can't even manage a bloody word!
13:26Rowan serpent drifted months ago. What can you do besides eat?
13:31Don't look at me like that. I don't owe you anything.
13:37You're hard to find, Tuti.
13:44Tutor, what brings you here?
13:46Nothing, Major. Just had a question.
13:49Why have you been pattering my Patrenus?
13:55No, no! You've got it wrong! I was looking for you!
14:01Master, she's lying.
14:04She told me you stole me from her. Said I was supposed to be hers.
14:08I didn't! I would have treated him perfectly!
14:13You're poisoning him against me!
14:16You were the one who rejected him back then.
14:19I won't say another word this time. Next time, the Tribunal will decide.
14:25And if you get expelled, don't come blaming me.
14:31What? Still sulking?
14:33You and that bird. You know him too well. I'm 10,000 times better than that heap of feathers.
14:38You're not allowed to bind with him again.
14:40Um, relax. I'm not getting any other Patrenus. Ever.
14:59Do not use that spell!
15:11The faculty did a deep dive into the iceberg's progress last week.
15:14We tried pooling resources to force a human shift. It wasn't even close.
15:17We really thought he'd be the one to elevate the Academy's standing.
15:21Resources are not infinite, Professor. A patronym's of that kind.
15:24You can't force it. Besides, that bird...
15:30Rowan, what was that?
15:32Nothing.
15:50Slacking off again, Rowan Ashforth?
15:55Behave. I'm doing my best.
16:04Nyx! What are you doing?
16:07Come on. Let's go for the fireworks.
16:16Shh. I'm shifting back. Don't want to be spotted.
16:25Don't you dare blame me. I didn't force you to choose this Academy.
16:30You're the one who said it was perfect for training. I could have been at the Potions Guild by now.
16:36Not being stuck in this dump, penniless, all because of you!
16:40So that's it. No wonder the bird was so obsessed with her. They knew each other all along.
16:46The faculty hand you to Rowan on a silver platter and you threw it in her face.
16:50Now she's done with you. She's the headmaster's favorite. She has everything.
16:55You'd have shifted to human form years ago if you'd stayed with her.
16:58It was all a setup. I wasn't special. Just the mark. The research department is just their stepping stone.
17:03Edward the bird was doomed. He wasn't trying to ditch me.
17:05He planned to burn the Academy down and walk away with Serafina.
17:25Shouldn't you be helping her train? What are you doing here?
17:30Exactly. My master actually pities me.
17:33She'd never run me ragged with drills. What's your excuse for abandoning yours?
17:38Absolute drama queen.
17:42I want that overgrown pigeon to know there's no room for him in our relationship.
17:49And what relationship is that?
17:52Whatever you want it to be.
17:56The ice bird has left. I ignore him.
17:59I need to know why he was here. That bird is pure malice.
18:03Byer's remorse. He's sick of your little 2T.
18:09Something's wrong. I've gone out of my way to avoid him.
18:12If he wanted a new master, he'd go to the faculty. He wouldn't come to me.
18:15Unless...
18:15No time to explain. I have to go.
18:29Thank Merzen. The seal is intact.
18:34The ice bird. He's back from the past life too.
18:39Have you heard? Seraphina's ice bird is completely ghosting her.
18:43I saw it at the training grounds. It refused every single command. She looked like an idiot.
18:48And it won't stop pestering rowing.
18:51The bird follows every time tutor Rowan shows up. You'd think she was its master, not Seraphina.
19:10Honestly, Rowan, that bird is like one of those blokes who dumps you and then spends the rest of his
19:16life paying for a same chance.
19:23He ignored you when he had you, and now he's realised you're the best he'll ever get.
19:30Blimey, that's terrifying. The girl can't afford to keep him anyway. How about I talk to her?
19:34I'll find her a more budget-friendly pridoness and have the ice nye rank check.
19:38Bloody hell, shut it. Please.
19:41Nyx is all I need.
19:46Fine. But we have to deal with the bird. A Praetroness that hates its master is useless to the academy.
19:51It's just dead weight for the student. Seraphina's been stuck at the novus rank for ten years.
19:55The faculty has decided to send them down the mountain for field training. Besides, with you and Nyx here, the
20:02academy won't miss one bird.
20:04The headmaster and the faculty are still backing me. Good.
20:08If they get Seraphina and the bird out of the way, I'll have time to guard the seal. I can
20:14still fix this.
20:17Headmaster, please. Don't send me away. The academy is my home. I can't leave.
20:23It was Tutor Rowan, wasn't it? She wants me gone, she can steal my iceberg for herself!
20:28Miss Vos, don't read too much into it. This was the faculty's call, all of us.
20:32If she wants him so badly, I'll hand him over. But shouldn't she give me Nyx in return?
20:36A legendary bird for a common sea spur? Any way you slice it, she's coming out ahead.
20:40Miss Vos, a Patronus is a bonded soul, not a tradable good. Now go, prepare for your departure.
20:46I reinforced the wards myself. I should have felt so much as a breeze, but there was nothing.
20:52Three rare form Patrentums just vanished into thin air. Not the work of dark creatures. No scent.
21:03This hall is carved into the mountain. The wards here negate apparition and vanishing spells.
21:08Only someone with an academy mark can enter. To take three of them without a sound.
21:13You'd have to be one of our own. Or know the research depart inside out.
21:24There, there. It's all right. The serpent brother just looks mean. He won't eat you.
21:30Sir, do Patratians ever kill their own kind?
21:32Huh? What a horrible thing to say! They're sentious beings! It's impossible!
21:36Don't listen, darling. Rowan's just telling a scary story.
21:39Humans devour their own. Patronums are no different. There's a type of the dark magic. Want to hear about it?
21:50You're sure a dark creature would risk coming here?
21:53Wild Patroniums don't have the luxury of potions. If they want to grow, the fastest way is to
22:00harvest mana from their own kind. I nearly died at the hands of one ten years ago.
22:05Nyx.
22:06The higher the rank of the victim, the faster the predator ascends. Once they get a taste for it,
22:12they always come back from one.
22:14All quiet. Please some rest, sir. We'll take the next watch tonight.
22:24Help!
22:27Trouble in the dorms.
22:28Hmm.
22:45Blood.
22:54You were right
22:55The mana was drained in an instant
22:57Barely a sound
22:59The master didn't sense the Patronus
23:01Until it was too late
23:09Was it him?
23:16Don't look
23:18It's him
23:21How do you know?
23:22I know the scent of a dark Patronus
23:25That bird reeks of it
23:32Have you heard of that old rumour
23:33About the disappearing Pretentians?
23:37Seriously?
23:37I just got into the research department last year
23:40That actually happened?
23:41No idea
23:42Might just be a ghost story to keep us on our toes
23:45Since that day, the Icebird went quiet
23:47No more accidents
23:48Two years on, only the cat's owner remembers
23:51To everyone else, it's just Academy lore
23:56Headmaster
23:56I'm formally requesting the Icebird be confined
24:00Even if there haven't been any new victims
24:02We can't leave a threat like this lurking in the Academy
24:05Do you think we haven't noticed he's off?
24:07But Rowan, what proof do you have?
24:11I...
24:11Without proof, how do we justify it to the students?
24:15Confine a Thur Patronus belong to an innocent student
24:18And we'd be risking the stability of the entire Academy
24:22Nyx wouldn't lie to me
24:23You'll slip up eventually, you bird
24:39Nyx?
24:40Nyx?
24:56The Seal
24:57What is that bloody bird up to now?
25:17The ice bird he shifted
25:30Nyx! Get back! Get away from him!
25:40You did that on purpose!
25:43Did what? You murdered your own master and drained every drop of her mana.
25:49If I hadn't caught you, my master would have been next.
25:55You're back from the dead too, aren't you Rowan?
25:57What do you want?
25:58Let me guess. You knew at the summoning ritual. That's why you rejected me.
26:04Who gave you the right to walk away?
26:08This black snake?
26:12Fine! Watch me, Rowan! I'll unleash the horrors right now!
26:15We're starting over! This serpent won't get a chance!
26:19Save the act! Last life, you and Serafina used the whole academy as a stepping stone and now you killed
26:26her!
26:26No!
26:28You think you get a third chance? Wait for the ancient bond to burn you!
26:39Too late!
26:41I'm one step away!
26:59I'm one step away!
27:02Rowan! The seal is failing! Hold back the tide of monsters! I'll handle the resealing!
27:23You can't stop it, Rowan!
27:25Spend another life with me! I promise! I'll be devoted only to you!
27:31Rowan, Rowan, it's over. You can't stop this. Come with me! This time, I'll give you everything!
27:43Rowan, Rowan, it's over.
27:44Take her? Try! Like this. Focus. Don't get distracted. Say it.
27:57Agus?
27:59VRL-Ra!
28:04I'll see you next time.
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