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00:00The day after my sister starved to death, my father sold my mother for money.
00:10Run. Find somewhere else.
00:15Will mother come back?
00:20Useless brat. Get out of my way.
00:23Want to see her? Tomorrow you'll join her.
00:27That night, I slipped out to the farm.
00:33Inside, my mother was chained beside the animals.
00:45Run. Get out of here. Anywhere. Just don't come back.
00:52How can I save you?
00:55Grow up. Get strong. Get money.
00:59Then, you can come back for me.
01:02Capital. Go there.
01:05That's your only chance.
01:07I thought I'd made it.
01:09But I was wrong.
01:26I'm sorry.
01:30They sent me to the Royal Laundry.
01:33A place for smoke, soap, blood, and broken hands.
01:39A scrap of dark bread, a bowl of thin soup, and a few copper coins each month.
01:45To me, that was already a blessing.
01:47In winter, the freezing water burned my skin.
01:50My fingers split open.
01:52Blood mixed with the wash water.
01:55But I kept going, saving every coin, so I could one day bring my mother back.
02:02I told Morel.
02:03The girl I shared a room with.
02:07Stupid.
02:08People who get sold off don't last long out there.
02:11You think she's still alive?
02:18Maybe your mother's already dead.
02:20Shut up!
02:22Watch your mouth!
02:23I've got connections in the supply quarters.
02:25I'll be working in the upper household soon.
02:27You?
02:28You crawled out of the dirt and you think you belong here?
02:30After that, I became the lowest in the laundry.
02:33The dirtiest work always fell on me.
02:43Your mother was livestock.
02:45And you?
02:46Just another filthy mutt she spit out.
02:49There were times I thought I wouldn't survive.
02:51But I lived.
02:53An older maid pulled me aside one day.
02:56Around here, a dead servant means nothing.
03:00You're still alive.
03:04Because you're useful.
03:07I didn't understand her at the time.
03:09Until one day, a noblewoman's dress was ruined.
03:14Who did this?
03:15In that moment, I finally understood.
03:18My life didn't belong to me.
03:24At first, I could hear people counting.
03:27Then the sound faded.
03:28Everything blurred.
03:30Only the dull, numbing pain sinking deep into my bones.
03:33When it ended, I couldn't feel anything anymore.
03:36Two girls hauled me inside.
03:38Dumped me onto my bed.
03:39Night fell.
03:40A soft laugh drifted from the corner.
03:43That dress?
03:44I tore it.
03:45The head laundress needed someone to blame.
03:47And I needed a way out.
03:49Looks like I got it.
03:51Tomorrow, I'm getting moved up.
03:53Upper servant.
03:54And you?
03:55You won't last the winter.
03:58The fever hit me the next morning.
04:01I was shaking so hard, my teeth wouldn't stop chattering.
04:04By nightfall, I couldn't stand.
04:06I forced myself up.
04:07I wasn't ready to die yet.
04:08My hand reached under the bed.
04:10Pulled out a worn cloth pouch.
04:11Ten silver coins.
04:13That was all I had.
04:25I don't want to die.
04:37Live or die.
04:39That's on you.
04:44I lived.
04:46The fever came and went for days.
04:49I grew thinner and weaker.
04:51But I was still standing.
04:56A week later, Edelra sent for me.
05:08She looked me over slowly.
05:10You're tougher than I thought.
05:15Not bad, either.
05:17The palace rotates servers every month.
05:20Every noble household sends in requests.
05:23We decide who goes where.
05:25Where you're sent decides whether you live or die.
05:30Do I even stand a chance?
05:32The fact you're still standing here is your chance.
05:36There's another selection coming up early next month.
05:40Whether anyone picks you, that's up to you.
05:46After that, I stopped talking back or resisting.
05:51I memorized noble crests stitched into collars and cuffs.
05:57A month later, selection day came.
06:13The heavy iron gates groaned behind us.
06:16The heavy iron gates groaned behind us.
06:17They took us deeper into the palace.
06:21Morel stood not far away.
06:23She had swapped her rags for a maid's uniform.
06:30Selection began.
06:32One by one, girls were inspected and dragged away.
06:35Who put her through?
06:37But then, a heavy silence fell over the yard.
06:40A woman swept into the courtyard, flanked by a swarm of attendants.
06:44She walked slowly, scanning the line of newly arrived girls.
06:49Who is this one?
06:50From the laundry, my lady.
06:51Ellison, no family name.
06:54The laundry, lift your head.
07:02My lady, this girl is clumsy.
07:05A thief.
07:06She might offend you.
07:07Issa Linda ignored her.
07:09Can you speak?
07:10Whether I can speak doesn't matter much, my lady.
07:13I know when to listen.
07:15A clever mouth, after all.
07:18Send her to the rose court.
07:20Severine, you do have a careful eye.
07:22Every girl you picked, so unremarkable.
07:25What is it?
07:26Afraid they might end up in the king's bed?
07:29I have no use for these two.
07:31Consider them a gift.
07:34Obey or die.
07:37You are too generous.
07:39Thank you, my lady.
07:41Here, a maid sent from another court was never a gift.
07:44It was a blade.
07:46And Severine was looking dead at me.
07:48Her lips curled into a soft, knowing smile.
07:52A cold shiver crawled straight down my spine.
07:58I was sent to Rose Court and given the worst jobs.
08:01Scrubbing floors.
08:02Stoking fires.
08:03Hauling hot water for Lady Iceland.
08:04The rules.
08:05Don't get close.
08:06Don't stare.
08:07Don't breathe loud.
08:07The first three months, I learned to survive.
08:09Whenever King Lothar came, I had to disappear.
08:12One mistake meant death.
08:13I never slipped up.
08:14But trouble still found me.
08:16Word spread.
08:17Lady Severine was pregnant.
08:18The king was thrilled.
08:19He moved her closer, gave her power, and stayed with her ten nights straight.
08:23Lady Iceland went to see him.
08:24The guards turned her away.
08:26She came back and smashed priceless porcelain against the walls.
08:28After that, no one slept easy.
08:30One day, Mireille cornered me.
08:32Lady Severine wants your honey almond cake.
08:34You should feel honored, cooking for her and her child.
08:36That's ten lifetimes of luck.
08:38Before I could answer, Cressida, Iceland's steward, stopped me.
08:41She slipped a paper packet into my sleeve.
08:43Our lady doesn't like what's growing in Severine.
08:46Take care of it, and you'll move to the inner court.
08:48Fail or betray us, you won't see sunrise.
08:50I stood there, gripping the powder.
08:52Both women were using me.
08:53I was just a knife in their fight, but I headed to the kitchen anyway.
08:56I had no choice.
09:00I followed Mireille into the inner chamber, the tray of fresh honey almond cake feeling
09:04heavy in my hands.
09:05Lady Severine lay lazily on a velvet chaise, her face pale.
09:08I stepped forward and knelt.
09:09My lady.
09:10She slowly opened her eyes, looked at the silver tray in my hands, and a slow, terrible smile
09:15spread across her face.
09:16Mireille tells me yours is the best.
09:18There must be something special in it.
09:20I'd like to taste it.
09:21My hands began to shake.
09:22Mireille gave me a hard shove.
09:23Hurry up.
09:24You idiot.
09:25That shove was exactly what I needed.
09:26I let my wrist go limp.
09:28Crash.
09:28The silver tray hit the floor hard, the cake scattering everywhere.
09:32Mireille lunged at me, her nails digging into my arm.
09:34Are you crazy?
09:35I dropped to my knees at once, pressing my face to the ground.
09:38Mercy, my lady.
09:39My hand slipped.
09:40Please punish me.
09:41Severine narrowed her eyes and waved her hand gracefully.
09:44It's alright, just some pastries.
09:46It seems today is not an auspicious day for tasting.
09:48You may go.
09:49I backed out of the room, my heart pounding.
09:51But the moment I stepped through the courtyard gate, heavy footsteps slammed against the stones.
09:57A pair of hands grabbed me from behind and threw me to the ground.
10:01A royal guard pressed his iron-clad knee heart into my spine, and the captain grabbed my hair and yanked
10:05my head up.
10:06Treason.
10:06Poisoning the royal heir.
10:08Who sent you?
10:08Talk.
10:09The trap had never failed.
10:10It had only just closed.
10:15Mireille knelt in the courtyard, sobbing.
10:17Your majesty.
10:18She did it.
10:18The lady collapsed after eating those pastries.
10:21The physician confirmed poison.
10:22I pressed my forehead to the cold stone.
10:24Lady Isiland stepped forward.
10:26She's from my rose court.
10:27If she's guilty, she deserves to die.
10:29I won't protect a traitor.
10:31Then Severine's weak voice came from the shadows.
10:33Your majesty.
10:34If this poor girl has a grievance, let her speak.
10:36If there's a reason, I beg you, spare her.
10:39Spare her.
10:39Isiland snapped.
10:40A lowly servant.
10:41Enough.
10:42No one dared speak.
10:43Look up.
10:44I raised my head.
10:45King Lothar stood over me, sharp features, cold eyes.
10:48But when our eyes met, I saw a flash of recognition.
10:50His voice was low.
10:51Did you poison her?
10:52Who told you to?
10:53Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Isiland clenching her handkerchief.
10:57Lothar paused, then added quietly, if you've been wronged, speak up.
11:00He was giving me a way out.
11:01I reached into my apron pocket and pulled out a crushed piece of pastry.
11:04Your majesty.
11:05I poisoned nothing.
11:06This is proof.
11:07When the tray dropped, I hid a piece.
11:09I hate to waste food.
11:10Have the physician test it.
11:11Mireille shrieked, ridiculous.
11:13She could have baked a clean one ahead of time.
11:15I pressed my forehead back, to the stone.
11:17All ingredients are recorded.
11:19This pastry is still warm.
11:21The butter fresh.
11:22I had no idea Lady Severine would ask, for my cakes today.
11:25I had no time to prepare.
11:27So this piece had to come from the same batch.
11:30The courtyard fell silent.
11:31Everyone turned to the king.
11:35The royal physician hurried over.
11:37He crumbled the pastry, smelled it, touched it with his tongue, then bowed.
11:41Your majesty, this pastry is clean.
11:43Only flour and honey.
11:44I bit my lip and held back my tears.
11:47King Lothar's cold gaze swept the courtyard.
11:49Then this girl is innocent.
11:50His voice dropped.
11:51Find out who dared to poison my heir in my own palace.
11:54The guards drew their swords.
11:55Lothar turned to me.
11:56What's your name?
11:57I stared at his boots.
11:58Elsin, your majesty.
12:00Severine touched her belly.
12:01I nearly had this innocent girl killed.
12:03Let her stay in the main hall.
12:05Lothar smiled faintly.
12:06Fine.
12:07She's now in the north court, awaiting my summons.
12:09Lothar looked at me longer this time, then gave a faint smile.
12:12Fine.
12:12From now on, Elsin belongs to the north court.
12:15She awaits my personal summons.
12:16Then he turned and strode away, his cloak flying behind him.
12:19The grip on my arm finally loosened.
12:21I pushed myself up from the dirt.
12:23Across the courtyard, Lady Severine was watching me.
12:25She smiled.
12:26A chill ran through my veins.
12:27She hadn't wanted me dead.
12:29This whole thing, from start to finish, had been her plan.
12:35A steward led me to the north court.
12:37The outer court was for servant business, but the inner hall was for those waiting on
12:40the king's orders.
12:41By afternoon, a maid slipped into my room.
12:44The poisoner had been found, Mireille.
12:46She was beaten to death on the cobblestones.
12:48Her uncle, a clerk in the quartermaster's office, was hanged too.
12:52I wasn't surprised.
12:54Someone had to be the scapegoat.
12:55But sitting alone in my silk-draped room, I realized Severine hadn't acted on a whim.
13:00She already knew about me.
13:01I slipped out and found Edra.
13:03Before I could speak, she gasped.
13:05Your face, you look just like her.
13:07The late Queen Alessandra.
13:08Everything made sense.
13:10No wonder King Lothar had frozen.
13:12No wonder Severine had pushed me into his sight.
13:14I ran back to the north court, heart pounding.
13:17Nightguards were at the door.
13:18Servants lit heavy iron torches.
13:20The king's valet stepped forward.
13:22Bathe, change.
13:24Send your hair.
13:24His majesty will come tonight.
13:26That night, Lothar stayed in the north court.
13:28At the peak, he pulled me tight.
13:31Alessandra, the late Queen.
13:32Before I could think, I answered, I'm here.
13:35He froze, looking down at me in the dim candlelight.
13:38For a moment, the terrifying king was gone.
13:40A broken boy remained.
13:41You came back to me, he rasped, voice cracking.
13:44I pulled him down.
13:45The next morning, a royal decree came.
13:48I was officially assigned to the main hall, given a private suite and twelve maids.
13:52The quartermaster was ordered to supply me like a court lady.
13:55Before the news spread, Rose Court struck back.
14:01Cressida kicked my door open and threw a heavy washbasin at my feet.
14:04The lady sends her regards.
14:05She sneered.
14:06You're only good for one thing.
14:08Serving people.
14:08Don't forget where you crawled from.
14:10A few nights in his bed don't make you a queen.
14:12To him, you're still a servant on your knees.
14:14She waited for me to cry.
14:15I just looked at the broken wood and said, thank you.
14:18And your lady.
14:19She slapped me hard.
14:20You ungrateful wretch.
14:21As long as my lady has power, you won't last here.
14:24Then she stormed out.
14:25A young maid crept out from a corner, shaking, and handed me a small jar.
14:29My lady, from the steward's office.
14:31It'll bring the swelling down.
14:32I took it but didn't open it.
14:33I looked in the mirror.
14:34Half my face was swollen and twisted.
14:36I set the jar down.
14:38King Lothar came at noon, looking relaxed.
14:40Then he saw my face.
14:41Who did this?
14:42I said nothing.
14:43Just let a tear fall.
14:44The king was furious.
14:46Within an hour, blood ran on the cobblestones.
14:48Cressida was beaten to death.
14:49Lady Iceland lost half her power.
14:51By nightfall, gifts arrived, herbs, fabrics, tonics.
14:55A royal physician was ordered to check on me every other hour.
14:58From that day on, everyone knew, Elsin was the king's undisputed favorite.
15:04I thought Lady Iceland would come knocking first, but it was Severine.
15:07She sat in my parlor drinking tea and chatting.
15:10As she left, she grabbed my hand and said, we should visit more often.
15:14Within hours, rumors spread that the king's favorite was getting close to her.
15:17I went straight to Rose Court.
15:18The moment I stepped into Iceland's chamber, a crystal cup shattered at my feet.
15:22I bowed.
15:22You treacherous bitch.
15:24She screamed.
15:24How dare you show your face?
15:26Severine is playing us both.
15:27She wants you to think I've joined her, so you'll get rid of me for her.
15:30Iceland kicked me.
15:31I fell, coughing blood.
15:33I looked up.
15:34Those pastries were never poisoned.
15:36Severine faked it.
15:37She sent me to the king because my face looks like the late queens.
15:40She knew you'd come after me.
15:41She's waiting for us to destroy each other so she can have her child in peace.
15:44Iceland stopped, breathing hard.
15:46If you don't trust me, let me move back.
15:48I'll be your eyes.
15:49Your shield.
15:50What do you want?
15:51I bowed low.
15:52To live.
15:53Between someone who kills openly and someone who kills without a trace.
15:56I know whose side I'm on.
15:57She stared at me.
15:58Fine.
15:59I'll give you a chance.
16:00But if I see any betrayal, I'll kill you myself.
16:02I stayed kneeling.
16:03I had won the first step.
16:08That night, when the king came, I said, I want to move back to Rosecourt.
16:12He just nodded.
16:13By morning, everyone knew I had chosen Iceland's side.
16:15I was her dog again.
16:17Severine came to see me.
16:18I underestimated you.
16:19I lowered my head.
16:20You're too kind, my lady.
16:22I just want to live.
16:23I moved into Rosecourt's side yard.
16:25It worked.
16:26Every time the king visited me, he also stopped by Iceland.
16:29Their old flame was rekindled.
16:30Severine went quiet.
16:31But Iceland grew impatient.
16:33Oil on the stairs.
16:34Arsenic in the laundry water.
16:35Mint and rue in the pillows.
16:37Severine survived every time.
16:39The king was furious and ordered an investigation.
16:41But Iceland's servants were too terrified to talk.
16:43Even under torture.
16:44As Severine's belly grew, Iceland played her boldest card.
16:47She bribed a young page to accidentally bump into Severine.
16:50But Severine seemed ready.
16:51The boy never got the chance.
16:53He bit off his own tongue and died before he could be questioned.
16:56That night, Iceland smashed every vase in her room.
16:58Then, deep in the night, a page slipped into my room.
17:01She wasn't from Rosecourt.
17:02She's Lady Severine's.
17:06The lady sent me to thank you.
17:08The girl said quietly.
17:09If it weren't for your warning, she and the air would be dead.
17:12No need, I said with a smile.
17:13I didn't do it out of kindness.
17:15It's a trade.
17:16I save her life.
17:17She saves mine.
17:18The girl nodded quickly.
17:19Just as she turned to leave, I stopped her.
17:21Wait.
17:22I stepped closer and lowered my voice.
17:24Ask her something for me.
17:25Does she want Lady Iceland?
17:27Gone for good.
17:27The next day, the reply came.
17:29Lady Severine met me in the garden.
17:31What's your plan?
17:32I looked at her belly.
17:33Lady Iceland has lands, knights, and a family name.
17:36Small mistakes won't touch her.
17:38The king won't move against her for petty things.
17:40I took a step closer.
17:41There's only one crime that would make him act.
17:43Harming the air.
17:44She's not careless.
17:45I went on.
17:46Cruel.
17:46Yes.
17:47But she covers her tracks.
17:48You won't catch her with evidence.
17:50And when she finally has her back against the wall, she won't just come after the child.
17:54She'll come after you.
17:55And she won't miss again.
17:56I didn't stay for her answer.
17:58I knew she was already thinking.
17:59The moment she said a yes, in her heart, Lady Iceland was already a dead woman.
18:06Two weeks later, Lady Severine lost her child.
18:09And the one who pushed her, was Lady Iceland.
18:11The king had stayed the night at Iceland's chambers.
18:14Just past midnight, a servant came to report.
18:16Lady Severine.
18:17Something has happened.
18:18The king left immediately.
18:19Early the next morning, Iceland cornered Severine in the hallway.
18:23At first, it was just words.
18:24But then, every word out of Severine's mouth was like a poison knife.
18:28Aimed straight at Iceland's deepest wounds.
18:30Especially the final blow.
18:31You will never carry royal blood.
18:33Iceland raised her hand and shoved her hard.
18:35Severine fell down the cold stone steps.
18:37Beneath her expensive silk gown.
18:39Blood spread instantly across the ground.
18:41Severine clutched the small, lifeless body of her child.
18:44Threw herself forward.
18:45And collapsed at the king's boots.
18:47Wailing for justice.
18:48Your majesty.
18:49I beg you.
18:50Give him justice.
18:51This time, there was no chance of pardon.
18:53Lady Iceland was locked away in the desolate north tower.
18:55At the same time, the king officially moved Lady Severine.
18:58Into the luxurious suites of the main hall.
19:01She was also given the keys to the royal household.
19:03Taking over the power that Iceland had once held.
19:05When I heard the news.
19:06I stood in the darkness for a long time.
19:08The death of that unborn child.
19:10I had a hand in it.
19:11But I felt no regret.
19:12In this cold-blooded castle.
19:13If he hadn't died.
19:14It would have been me lying in a pool of blood today.
19:20After Lady Iceland was locked in the north tower.
19:22The court fell into an eerie silence.
19:24Everything was under Severine's control.
19:26I kept my head down and continued shaping myself in the late queen's image.
19:29I drank chamomile tea.
19:30Filled my room with white lilies.
19:32Wore cornflower blue silk.
19:33And had fresh honey almond cake every day.
19:35King Lothar began to favor me more and more.
19:37He spent more time in my chambers and granted me more privileges.
19:40Though I had no title.
19:41I already enjoyed what many noble ladies could only dream of.
19:44Soon.
19:44I became pregnant.
19:45Severine came with the royal physician.
19:47Smiling as if she were the one carrying the king's child.
19:50In front of him.
19:51She swore.
19:51I will take special care of El-Sin.
19:53And make sure she gives you a healthy air.
19:54She was not the caring type.
19:56That meant she was after something bigger.
19:58Only when I was 8 months pregnant did I understand.
20:00She didn't want to kill my child.
20:02She wanted me to give birth first.
20:03Then kill me.
20:04That way.
20:05She could take the child for herself without suspicion.
20:07And childbirth was the perfect time to make it look natural.
20:09I finally knew what I had to do.
20:14The day I went into labor.
20:16The king rushed over right away.
20:17Lady Severine was there too.
20:19Both of them waited outside.
20:20The delivery room was chaos.
20:22A physician barked orders from the side.
20:23A midwife leaned over me.
20:25Trying to guide the baby into position.
20:27The pain tore through me.
20:28I was drenched in sweat.
20:29But my mind was razor sharp.
20:31The man standing in front of me wasn't the physician who had been looking after me during my pregnancy.
20:35And the midwife pressing on my belly.
20:37Her hands were shaking badly.
20:38Suddenly, I screamed toward the door.
20:40Your majesty.
20:41It hurts so much.
20:42Please.
20:43I want to see you.
20:44The king answered at once.
20:45Don't be afraid.
20:46I'll sin.
20:47I'm right here.
20:48Soon after, the physician came over to me with a bowl of medicine.
20:51This will help with the labor.
20:52Drink it.
20:53The smell was sharp.
20:54Wrong.
20:54Slowly, I reached under the pillow and gripped the dagger I had hidden there long ago.
20:58As the physician and midwife leaned in close.
21:00I let out a scream.
21:02Your majesty.
21:03Help.
21:03Someone is trying to kill me.
21:05And the child.
21:06Their faces changed instantly.
21:07They lunged at me, trying to cover my mouth.
21:09But I was faster.
21:11I raised the dagger high.
21:12And drove it hard into my own side.
21:16The king kicked the door open.
21:18Everyone inside froze.
21:20I lay in a spreading pool of blood.
21:21The dagger still in my side.
21:23The physician and midwife were leaning over me.
21:25Their hands soaked in my blood.
21:26The king's fury exploded.
21:27He ordered the guards to drag them away.
21:29They fell to their knees, crying, mercy.
21:31She stabbed herself.
21:33The king pulled me into his arms.
21:34Trembling with rage I'd never seen in him.
21:36Fighting the pain, I looked toward the door.
21:38Lady Severine stood there.
21:40Her face drained of color.
21:41I looked up at the king.
21:42Tears rolling down my cheeks.
21:44Your majesty.
21:44Am I going to leave you again?
21:46His eyes reddened.
21:47He held me tight.
21:48His voice hoarse.
21:49Don't say that.
21:50I won't allow it.
21:51You cannot leave me.
21:52I reached up, my trembling fingers brushing his cheek, and forced a weak smile.
21:56My life isn't worth saving.
21:57Please, let our child live.
21:59If I'm gone, at least the baby can stay by your side.
22:01And if my existence has caused too much strife.
22:04I beg you, show mercy to those caught in this.
22:06I slowly closed my eyes, letting the chaos swallow everything.
22:12What followed did not disappoint.
22:14The bowl of medicine became the key piece of evidence.
22:16Under brutal interrogation, the physician and midwife quickly confessed everything.
22:20Lady Severine had ordered them to kill me during childbirth.
22:23The medicine had been laced with something that would cause severe bleeding.
22:26Following that thread, the king uncovered more old crimes.
22:28How she had framed Lady Isolant.
22:30How she had orchestrated her own miscarriage to win favor.
22:33How she had eliminated everyone who stood in her way, one by one.
22:36In the end, Lady Severine was also sent to that abandoned North Tower.
22:40All those involved, without exception, were executed.
22:43As for me, because I had given the king a healthy son, and had clawed my own way back
22:47from the brink of death.
22:48I became the undisputed mistress of the main hall.
22:50The king placed the keys to the inner court in my hands.
22:52My son was officially named heir.
22:54Three months later, when I had fully recovered, the first thing I did was go to the North
22:58Tower to have a look.
23:02Lady Severine sat in the tower room, thin as a skeleton.
23:05When she saw me, a flicker of life returned to her eyes.
23:08You really have skill, she said.
23:10Ruthless enough to turn the knife on yourself.
23:12If I hadn't made that wrong move back then, I never would have lost to you.
23:15I shook my head slowly.
23:16You didn't just make one wrong step.
23:18You never saw me as a person.
23:19You treated me like something to toss into the king's bed, push around, and throw away.
23:24All I ever wanted was a piece of bread.
23:25A bowl of hot soup, just enough to survive.
23:27You pushed me here.
23:28So what you're facing now, you brought on yourself.
23:31I gestured toward the door.
23:32Two servants entered with a silver tray bearing a rope and a small bottle of poison.
23:36Choose.
23:37Her face changed.
23:38She shrank back.
23:39You dare kill me?
23:40I still have your father and brother.
23:42If I die, they die too.
23:43I smiled.
23:44If they die, I'd have to thank you.
23:46She stared at me, then broke down.
23:48You're nothing but a ghost.
23:49A cheap substitute for a dead queen.
23:51The king never loved you.
23:52I laughed softly.
23:53I don't care.
23:54At the door, I told the guards, do it.
23:56Behind me, her terrified screams echoed through the cold air.
23:59I walked out of the north tower, step by step.
24:01I looked up at the pale gray sky and slowly exhaled.
24:04From that moment on, no one would ever decide my fate again.
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