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