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00:02my sister and i found twin worms in the northern wastelands
00:06she took the black worm wesley gentle and caring
00:09i took the white worm chaos cold as ice but i refused to give up
00:14i spent 10 years feeding him my own magic blood
00:17but he never grew close to me just as i was about to quit
00:20he suddenly changed his mind let's bond
00:23i thought i'd finally melted his heart but the night before our bonding
00:28i learned the truth he only wanted to bond with me
00:31to stay close to my sister after he becomes a dragon and he'll kill me and
00:35marry eliza that's when i realized i was just a tool
00:38to him the twin worms we found dying had both
00:41fallen for my sister but that's fine now that i know the truth
00:45i have my own plan i dragged myself back home
00:48kylas came home late we bumped into each other he doesn't know i know everything
00:54don't touch me same reaction as when i first
00:57tried to touch his tail i thought he was just born cold
01:00but no he was disgusting i let out a bitter laugh
01:05my eyes burned tears fell drop by drop
01:08kylas turned and walked away annoyed didn't look at me once
01:12the only time he shows any warmth is when i give him my magic blood
01:16i thought about the winter hunt our households every year
01:19every time i brought double supplies hoping he'd come with me
01:26k-res will you come with me he didn't even look up
01:30no
01:33everyone brings their bonded beasts
01:36they'll laugh at me if you don't come he said coldly
01:38then bond a new one i don't care
01:40so for 10 years i went alone
01:42the hunt beasts are clever
01:43they attack anyone alone and i always came back covered in wounds
01:47one time i ran into eliza and wesley wesley has the same face as kylas but his smile was warm
01:54he held my sister's hand gently
01:58eliza your palms are raw
02:00let me do the hunting from now on
02:02she smiled and nodded
02:03she reached for his tail and he wrapped it around her waist
02:07letting her touch as much as she wanted
02:09how wonderful
02:10i envied my sister
02:12she had wesley's true heart
02:14for three days i didn't eat or drink
02:16i just sat in my room
02:18the only place i felt safe
02:19day turned to night
02:21then day again
02:22i was empty but not hungry
02:24my parents only saw eliza
02:27no one noticed i'd disappeared
02:29not even kalis who lived with me
02:31or maybe he just didn't care
02:33on the third morning
02:34kalis left
02:36i walked through every room and every corner held our memories
02:40ten whole years
02:42he was like an accident in my life
02:44i thought i could melt ice but he was a knot i couldn't undo
02:49my stomach twisted in pain
02:51i packed up everything i owned and decided to leave
02:54for ten years my only goal was him
02:57bond with kalis
02:58grow together
02:59but that dream was dead now
03:01i remembered bringing him home
03:03he was so weak almost dead
03:05his worm blood was special
03:07normal herbs and magic stones did nothing for him
03:10i had no money
03:11no status
03:12so i fed him my own magic blood
03:14what's stronger than a karen's blood
03:16it hurt every time
03:17i don't know how i kept going
03:19but seeing his face turn healthy again
03:21gave me courage
03:22again and again
03:23i thought we'd grow old together
03:25even if he was cold
03:27he was still my little dragon
03:28i did so many things for him
03:30i never told him the cost
03:32i didn't want him to feel guilty
03:34but even that wasn't enough
03:35he still hated my kindness
03:37i decided to let go
03:39free him
03:40free myself
03:41i packed my bag and left
03:43i wandered with no direction
03:44i found myself at the valley where we used to watch the moon
03:48i love the moon
03:49so does kalis
03:50but he never watched it with me
03:52only when eliza and wesley came
03:54then he would join us
03:55that was the only time his cold face came alive
04:01he couldn't even hide his true form
04:03his tail trembled under his robe
04:05i thought it was because they were twin worms
04:07the signs were so obvious
04:09but i was too blind to see
04:10i took a deep breath
04:12and blinked back the tears
04:14just as i turned to leave
04:15i ran straight into a chest
04:17i knew that scent
04:18kalis
04:19his voice wasn't cold for once
04:21what are you doing here
04:22i remembered how he flinched
04:24the last time i touched him
04:25so i stepped back quickly
04:26nothing just walking
04:29his eyes lingered on my bag
04:31he smiled
04:32a warm smile
04:34i need to talk to you
04:36i looked at him
04:36confused
04:38he brushed the hair from my face
04:40so gentle
04:41like a different person
04:46he said softly
04:48let's bond
04:49my mind went blank
04:50i'd waited ten years for these words
04:52i thought i'd given up on him
04:54but my heart still leaped
04:55i nodded before i could think
04:57forgetting the days i'd locked myself away
05:00maybe it was ten years of hope
05:02maybe i could still warm him
05:04he took my hand and led me home
05:06the first time we'd touched in ten years
05:09i held on tight and leaned into him
05:11he held my hand loosely
05:13like it would slip away the moment i let go
05:17back at the karen estate
05:19kailis smiled gently
05:20his eyes sparkled like shattered stars
05:23just like when we first met
05:25my heart soared from the depths
05:27i told my parents about the bond
05:29and then magic fireworks exploded outside
05:32i thought kailis had planned it
05:34so i ran out
05:35excited
05:35but eliza and wesley stood beneath the lights
05:38not for me
05:39i'd done it again
05:41disappointment washed over me
05:42i looked at kailis beside me
05:44he was still smiling
05:46but i could see the sadness
05:47ten years together
05:49i knew his face
05:50he still loved my sister
05:52the joy i'd felt faded
05:54then kailis squeezed my hand
05:56so hard it made me cry
05:58news of the bond spread fast
06:00your family is so lucky
06:03no true dragon since the dragon lord fell a thousand years ago
06:08works are the next best thing
06:10the kairis have two works
06:14dragon blood plus the karen's natural healing magic
06:19boundless potential
06:20other houses burned with envy
06:22but they only praised eliza
06:24the gifted one
06:25the first daughter
06:27i was an afterthought
06:28wesley will become a true dragon
06:30with the strongest heir of this generation
06:34too bad ks got stuck
06:35with the failure of the family
06:37when wesley is dragon lord
06:38eliza will be the most powerful woman on the continent
06:41she can let her failure sister
06:42share some of the glory
06:46i've heard words like these my whole life
06:48my sister is the moon in the sky
06:50i'm mud in a well
06:52even my own parents play favorites
06:54so how can i expect fairness from others
06:57i don't care about any of that
06:58the only one whose opinion matters to me
07:01is kailis
07:01does he think bonding with me
07:03wastes his bloodline
07:04the night before our bonding
07:06i asked him
07:08will you regret this
07:11no
07:11on the night before the ritual
07:13kailis and i weren't supposed to see each other
07:16we each had to purify ourselves
07:18in the magic spring
07:19but i remembered i hadn't given him
07:21his monthly magic blood yet
07:24i went somewhere private
07:25and extracted it
07:28carefully put it in a bottle
07:30and held it close
07:32following his scent
07:33i found him
07:34just as i was about to call his name
07:36i heard him scoff
07:38eliza
07:38you know i only agreed to bond with her
07:40so i could stay by your side
07:43she has no talent
07:44her magic blood is pitifully weak
07:46how could she compare to you
07:48my feet were frozen to the ground
07:50he was holding my sister's hand
07:52his eyes burning like i'd never seen before
07:55more words spilled from his mouth
07:57once i become a dragon
07:59the first thing i'll do
08:01is break my bond with her
08:03then i'll make you the dragon lord's wife
08:05my sister didn't respond
08:07i felt a little better
08:08at least she hadn't betrayed me
08:10growing up whenever people
08:12called me ugly or useless
08:14eliza was the one who spoke up for me
08:16my parents always favored her
08:18but i never envied her
08:21she was the only one in the family
08:22who never looked down on me
08:27eliza frowned
08:28i thought she was about to scold kalis
08:31i really hate that you
08:32but instead she said
08:35have to stay with a failure like lena
08:37how is her weak magic
08:39supposed to help you train
08:44i stepped back
08:46i couldn't believe those words came from my sister
08:49she even reached for kalis's tail
08:51and played with it in her hands
08:52if i accidentally touched kalis's tail
08:55he'd say it disgusted him
08:59but he let my sister touch it however she wanted
09:02kalis said calmly
09:03i have lena's magic blood
09:06once we bond
09:07the benefits will be even greater
09:09my sister smiled sweetly
09:11can a little bit of blood
09:14compare to my talent
09:16kalis's eyes flashed with cruelty
09:18i'd never seen before
09:19if it's not enough
09:20i'll take more
09:25she's obsessed with me anyway
09:27what's a little blood to her
09:29so kalis always knew
09:31he knew i'd been feeding him my blood
09:34at that moment
09:35i felt like my heart was being squeezed and stomped on
09:40i thought having kalis meant i'd never be alone again
09:43i thought he wanted to bond with me
09:45because he didn't want me to leave
09:47but it was all just a way for him to stay close to my sister
09:53only then did i finally admit to myself
09:56kalis never cared about me
09:59those twin worms we found dying in the northern wastelands
10:02their first love was always my sister
10:08i stumbled back to my room
10:10my hands trembling
10:11i packed up everything i'd just put away
10:13i was really leaving this time
10:17before i left i wrote a note
10:19kalis you're free
10:21i raised my hand to my eyes
10:23day after day of draining
10:24my magic blood had taken my vision first
10:27soon i wouldn't be able to see anything at all
10:31my chest felt heavy
10:32i finally let go of my white dragon
10:35let go of the me who threw myself into the fire
10:38i didn't tell anyone where i was going
10:39i couldn't breathe here
10:41i just wanted to run
10:42after leaving house karen
10:44i moved around a lot
10:45finally i settled in a border town
10:47where no one knew me
10:49simple people
10:50simple life
10:51lots of small untamed magical beasts
10:54slowly everyone learned i had healing powers
10:57for magical creatures
10:58word spread
10:59the local tamers guild found me
11:01they convinced me to join
11:03they promised not to reveal who i really was
11:05at house karen i was a failure
11:07but in this border town i was just good enough
11:10the people were kind
11:11especially the children
11:12they'd pick colorful magic stones from the wild
11:15and leave them on my windowsill to thank me for calming their restless beasts
11:20miss you're so amazing
11:22why don't you have your own magical beast
11:24i'm not amazing
11:26i'm not pretty either
11:28no beast would want to bond with me
11:30who said that
11:31you're the kindest prettiest tamer we've ever met
11:35i forced a smile and shrugged it off
11:37kids get distracted fast
11:39soon they ran off to play with their own beasts
11:42i suddenly thought of kalis
11:44had he noticed i was gone yet
11:46i shook my head
11:47pushed those thoughts away
11:49house karen and kalis had nothing to do with me anymore
11:52someone said
11:53my dad found a lame beast
11:55its face is covered in ugly scars
11:57i've never seen such an ugly beast
11:59no wonder its owner dumped it
12:01the kids chatter drew a crowd
12:03i saw it too
12:05with all those injuries
12:06it must have escaped from the underground arena
12:07everyone went quiet
12:08in this small town
12:10people didn't talk about places like that
12:12back at house karen i'd heard my father say
12:14only savage beasts get sent to the arena
12:17beasts that won't obey
12:18the arena doesn't treat them like living beings
12:21they just make them fight each other
12:22endlessly
12:25i couldn't help asking
12:26where is he now
12:28the older man frowned
12:29lena you're not thinking of going to find him are you
12:33don't do it
12:34if he really escaped from the arena
12:37he's dangerous
12:38he could go crazy and hurt you
12:40i smiled and asked
12:41you've seen him today
12:42haven't you
12:43the man hesitated
12:45i saw him
12:46in that abandoned shack by the mountain
12:48you're not thinking of taking him in are you
12:50take in a new beast
12:51the scar on my chest ached
12:53i probably didn't have the courage
12:55to raise another beast
12:57ten years with kalis had nearly drained all my magic
13:00but i couldn't help feeling bitter
13:02why do only the pretty ones
13:04the talented ones
13:05get seen
13:06get treated well
13:07get loved
13:07we who long to be noticed and loved
13:10don't we count too
13:12looking at the worried faces around me
13:14i said
13:15even arena beasts
13:16can tell right from wrong
13:17just like people
13:18as long as he means no harm
13:20i don't think he'll attack anyone
13:22please don't judge him too harshly
13:24maybe he's just an ordinary beast
13:27who suffered a lot
13:28i followed the man's directions
13:29to the abandoned shack by the mountain
13:32it was dark inside
13:33two black stone-like things
13:35glowed in the darkness
13:36the beast's eyes
13:37i placed the food i'd brought
13:39in front of the shack
13:40this is for you to eat
13:41don't be afraid
13:42they're just ordinary things
13:46after a moment
13:47a voice came from inside
13:49who are you
13:50the voice was rough
13:51i smiled and answered softly
13:53i'm like you
13:54someone with no home
13:56maybe he could tell
13:57i meant no harm
13:58there was a rustling sound
14:00from inside
14:00the beast moved to the doorway
14:03he carefully picked up the food
14:05only then could i see him clearly
14:07his true form was a wyvern
14:09nothing like the man had said
14:11he didn't seem fierce at all
14:13just lifeless
14:14like ash
14:15the scars on his face were deep
14:17his hair was matted into knots
14:19he ate while watching me nervously
14:21like he was afraid
14:23i'd take the food away
14:25what's your name
14:26he swallowed the food with difficulty
14:29caspian
14:30my name is caspian
14:32caspian
14:33that's a lovely name
14:34even through the scars
14:36he was beautiful
14:37when he finished eating
14:38i got ready to leave
14:39i told him
14:40caspian
14:40the people here are kind
14:42no one will hurt you
14:43caspian nodded hesitantly
14:44such a gentle beast
14:46why would anyone send him to the arena
14:48why treat him so cruelly
14:50i sighed and turned to leave
14:52but caspian grabbed my sleeve
14:54i looked back into his eyes
14:55wet
14:56begging
14:57could you
14:58could you take me in
15:00i'm not a bad person
15:03i was stunned
15:04afraid i'd say no
15:05he rushed out words
15:07i know my leg is hurt
15:08but i can still work
15:09build fires
15:10cook soup
15:11clean the house
15:11mend clothes
15:12i can do all of it
15:13anything you need
15:14just tell me
15:15looking at caspian
15:16i saw my younger self
15:17i did everything
15:18to get my parents
15:19to notice me
15:20copied spells for them
15:21cleaned their magic circles
15:23organized my sister's spell books
15:25polished her magic tools
15:26just to seem useful
15:27like if i did less
15:29i didn't deserve their love
15:30but my sister did nothing
15:31she just stood there
15:33and she was always
15:34their favorite
15:35i carried that feeling
15:36of not being good enough
15:37my whole life
15:38i always wished
15:39someone would tell me
15:40you don't have to earn our love
15:42my heart ached
15:43are you sure you want to
15:44follow a contract master
15:45like me
15:46who isn't good look
15:47and have such low talent
15:50caspian let go of my sleeve
15:51my heart sank
15:52of course
15:53looks and power
15:55were all that mattered
15:55lena
15:56you are very beautiful
15:57more beautiful than anyone
15:59caspian has ever seen
16:00i want to follow you
16:02no one had ever said that
16:04to me before
16:05caspian's eyes were clean
16:07no disgust
16:08no judgment
16:09looking into his honest eyes
16:11i reached out my hand
16:12without thinking
16:13afraid i'd change my mind
16:15he grabbed it quickly
16:16and just like that
16:17i took caspian in
16:18caspian was nothing like calus
16:20with caspian around
16:22i didn't have to lift a finger
16:26he kept the house perfectly
16:28always found ways to cook things
16:30that made me smile
16:31he knew what i liked
16:32there was always hot soup
16:33waiting on the stove
16:34i told him he didn't have to do all this
16:36to stay with me
16:37i said i didn't want to trap him with gratitude
16:39but really i was scared
16:41scared that one day he'd turn cold like calus
16:44and i wouldn't know how to handle it
16:45even the old man who warned me about him
16:48had changed his tune
16:49good things come to good people
16:50he said
16:51caspian is so capable
16:53you're lucky
16:54the neighbors were jealous too
16:55they compared caspian to their own beasts
16:58i just smiled and said nothing
17:00i thought caspian would be gentle
17:02but i never expected him to be this good
17:04being with him taught me something
17:06it's not about being human or beast
17:08it's about whether someone wants to care
17:10time passed quickly
17:12with caspian by my side
17:13i thought about the past less often
17:15but sometimes i still had nightmares
17:17i dreamed about the fourth year with calus
17:20we were ambushed by our family's rivals
17:22fireballs exploded swords clashed
17:24wesley protected eliza
17:26i pulled calus trying to escape
17:28they chased us to the edge of a cliff
17:30i was so focused on protecting calus
17:32i didn't watch my step
17:33i fell
17:34as i fell i hated myself for being useless
17:36i was still worried about calus
17:43but in the dream
17:45i saw things more clearly
17:46right before i fell
17:47someone tried to attack my sister
17:49calus pushed me aside
17:50he and wesley both shielded eliza
17:52it wasn't an accident
17:53i was just in the way
17:55the cliff wasn't that high
17:56and i survived
17:57but all my limbs were broken
17:59i was bedridden for six months
18:00my parents visited once
18:02they were too busy
18:03eliza had scratches
18:04they couldn't let her have scars
18:06they searched everywhere for healing potions
18:08calus came once too
18:10when eliza came to check on me
18:11a voice screamed in my head
18:13lena karen you're a waste of air
18:15no one will ever love you
18:16i shook my head
18:17trying to push it out
18:18even the beast you raised abandoned you
18:21you're worthless
18:21always have been
18:23the voice grew sharper
18:24sometimes my father's voice
18:26sometimes my mother's
18:27sometimes my sister's
18:28then it became calus's voice
18:30don't touch me
18:31you make me sick
18:32i backed away
18:33begging
18:33i'm sorry
18:34i'm sorry
18:35the new walls i'd built crumbled
18:37i almost drowned in self-pity again
18:40then i felt warmth on my forehead
18:41the voices disappeared
18:43like someone tore open the darkness
18:45i ran toward the light
18:46it grew brighter and brighter
18:50when i opened my eyes
18:51caspian was kneeling by my bed
18:53his hand was on my forehead
18:54when he saw i was awake
18:56he let out a breath of relief
18:57lena did you have a nightmare
18:58his voice was soft and gentle
19:00it made me feel safe
19:01caspian didn't know how to comfort me
19:03so he just held me awkwardly
19:05his arms were gentle
19:06he patted my back
19:07don't be sad lena
19:08caspian is here
19:09if i cried in front of calus
19:10he'd just tell me coldly to leave
19:12but with caspian
19:13i didn't have to pretend to be strong
19:14my lips trembled
19:15i said something without thinking
19:17can i touch your tail
19:18caspian's breath caught
19:19he let his tail appear
19:21and placed it in my hand
19:22i touched it gently
19:23the green scales shimmered with dark light
19:25beneath the scales golden veins glowed
19:28were all wyvern tails this beautiful
19:30i'd seen my sister touch wesley's tail
19:32worms are the closest things to dragons
19:34but even wesley's tail wasn't as beautiful
19:36as caspian's
19:37my hand trembled as i touched it
19:39something i'd wanted since i was young
19:40my fingers moved along his snake tail
19:43suddenly he grabbed my hand
19:44his voice was rough
19:45lena do you know what it means to touch a tail
19:49what does it mean to touch a tail
19:51ever since i could remember
19:53i'd seen my sister touch beasts tails
19:57my sister said beasts only let powerful tamers
20:00touch their tails
20:01so i never dared to try
20:03i only touched calus because i loved him so much
20:06seeing that i didn't understand
20:07caspian blushed
20:09he turned his head away and whispered
20:11a tail is the most sensitive part of a beast
20:14touching it means you want to mate
20:16my face burned
20:17so that's what it meant
20:19my sister lied to me
20:20no one had ever taught me this
20:22i thought it was just a casual sign of affection
20:25i'd been a tamer all these years for nothing
20:28did that mean i'd been perverted
20:30when i watched my sister touch wesley's tail
20:32and my sister touched so many beasts tails
20:35did her magic get stronger every time
20:37i thought it was just talent
20:38i quickly let go of caspian's tail
20:40my face was hot
20:44don't misunderstand lena
20:45i want you to
20:47it just feels intense
20:49i looked away
20:53he took my hand again
20:54guiding my fingers along his tail
20:56everywhere i touched
20:57golden light glowed
21:01i was born in the wastelands
21:04i was taken to the arena when i was small
21:07they wanted me to fight
21:08i refused
21:10i barely escaped
21:11i thought i'd live in the shadows forever
21:13then i met you lena
21:15my heart ached
21:16caspian had suffered so much
21:18if i'd met him instead of calus back then
21:20would everything be different
21:21he kept talking
21:22i want to bond with you
21:23be with you forever
21:24if you don't mind that i'm ugly
21:26of course not
21:27i blurted out
21:28i meant i didn't mind
21:30but caspian was overjoyed
21:32he let go of me and held me tight
21:34lena is that a yes
21:35i thought about saying no
21:37yes
21:37but when i opened my mouth
21:38i said yes
21:39looking ahead
21:40a life with caspian didn't seem so bad
21:42caspian took care of me
21:43i took care of his leg
21:45slowly we both got better
21:46every evening we walked through the hills
21:48the breeze in our faces
21:49neither of us had happy memories to look back on
21:52but walking hand in hand
21:53we always had things to talk about
21:55the wind is strong today
21:56lots of berries fell from the mountain
21:58then i heard someone call my name from behind
22:00lena
22:01my heart stopped
22:01why was he here
22:04i froze
22:05i used to have hope for this man
22:07my father
22:08lena
22:08your father has passed away
22:10i hoped he'd remember his younger daughter
22:12even if he didn't love me
22:13at least don't act like i don't exist
22:15he bought magic candy and dolls for my sister
22:18he'd barely even smiled at me my whole life
22:20still hearing he was dying made me sad
22:23as a daughter i should be there at the end
22:25even if he didn't care whether i came or not
22:27caspian looked at me with worry
22:28i said to him
22:30caspian let me heal your face
22:32caspian looked down
22:33lena are you going back to that house
22:37don't overthink it
22:39i just don't want anyone to look down on you
22:43caspian nodded gently
22:44i trust you
22:45it's in a beast's nature to be cautious
22:48but after everything caspian had been through
22:50he could still trust someone
22:51that made his trust precious
22:53i couldn't help touching his face
22:55the skin without scars was smoother than any woman's
22:58suddenly caspian revealed his true form
23:00his tail wrapped around my waist
23:03i touched his golden scales gently
23:06did you touch his tail too
23:08i knew who he meant
23:09i smiled bitterly
23:11he hated when i touched him
23:12because i wasn't the one he wanted
23:14don't touch him anymore
23:16i don't like the way he looks at you
23:17that night caspian didn't sleep in his room
23:20i knew kylos's sudden appearance
23:22had made him anxious
23:23when he got emotional he'd shift into his true form
23:26i hadn't paid attention before
23:28but now i noticed a horn on his forehead
23:30wyverns don't have horns
23:31i stopped caspian from moving against me
23:34what are you
23:38caspian's eyes were red
23:40he could barely stay conscious
23:41whatever you say
23:42i am
23:43i am that
23:44he didn't know what he really was
23:46the golden light on his tail
23:48the horn on his head
23:49hard as a blade
23:50they looked like the symbols on the dragon carvings
23:53my sister and i saw in the ruins
23:55could caspian be
23:57i didn't dare finish the thought
23:58caspian didn't give me time to think
24:00his true form was incredibly strong
24:02he wrapped around me
24:04nothing like the gentle caspian i knew
24:06i held him back
24:08wrapped in layers of his body
24:10i felt completely safe
24:12i forgot about house karen
24:13forgot about kalos
24:14forgot 20 years of pain and struggle
24:17the next day i found an excuse
24:19to send caspian away
24:20i held a blade to my eye
24:22the skin under the blade throbbed
24:24you never learn do you
24:25i laughed bitterly
24:26but going back to house karen
24:28this was the fastest way to heal caspian
24:31i bit down and pressed the blade in
24:32the familiar pain hit me
24:34then a clink
24:35the blade fell to the ground
24:36didn't i send caspian away
24:38how was he back
24:38his eyes were wide
24:40are you going to self-harm
24:41seeing his panic
24:42i explained quickly
24:43no no
24:44i was just getting some magic blood
24:46i know i have weak magic
24:47but my blood is good for you
24:49drink it
24:50the scars on your face and your leg will heal
24:52caspian stepped forward
24:54he backed me into the corner
24:55it was the first time i'd seen him so angry
24:58no one is worth hurting yourself like this
25:00not even me
25:01his words exploded in my ears
25:04but in my memory
25:05kalos's voice echoed too
25:06if it's not enough
25:07take more
25:09she's obsessed with me anyway
25:11looking at caspian's angry face
25:14my heart felt soft instead
25:15just once
25:17extracting some essence blood once will heal
25:19most of your injuries
25:21but caspian ignored me
25:23he touched the scar on my chest instead
25:25caspian is almost jealous of him
25:26then he let go of me
25:27he reached into his own chest
25:29and pulled
25:31sweat poured down his forehead
25:33veins bulged
25:34i grabbed him trying to steady him
25:36his body heat burned my palm
25:38then a flash of gold
25:39a dark green scale appeared in his palm
25:42he pressed it over my eye
25:44i stared at caspian in shock
25:46what are you doing
25:47do you want to get yourself killed
25:53he'd torn out his own heart scale
25:55my heart scrape
25:57nothing can pierce it
25:59now you can't hurt yourself anymore
26:01the scale had already merged with me
26:04a pure powerful magic gathered there
26:06and the scar i'd had for years was gone
26:08i finally understood why caspian
26:10had been sent to the arena
26:12his power was terrifying
26:13so much stronger than my clumsy magic
26:15he had this incredible healing power
26:18but he never used it on himself
26:19he let me fumble and make things worse
26:22so many times why
26:23why didn't you heal yourself
26:25because if i healed my wounds
26:27you would have sent me away
26:29so he kept his wounds on purpose
26:31tears filled my eyes again
26:33caspian panicked and tried to wipe them away
26:36but the more he wiped
26:37the more they fell
26:38he used his magic desperately
26:41your wounds are healed now
26:43don't cry
26:44through the blur of tears
26:46i looked at caspian
26:47the scars on his face were gone
26:49his skin was pale underneath
26:50but beneath the scars
26:51he was breathtakingly beautiful
26:53eyes like black gems
26:55set in long narrow sockets
26:57a straight perfect nose
26:59lips as red as cherry blossoms
27:01skin as smooth as jade
27:03every angle perfect
27:04this beautiful man was caspian
27:07the better he was
27:08the more worthless i felt
27:10the old self-doubt
27:11came rushing back
27:15lena
27:15do you not like how i look
27:17i can change back
27:19caspian saw my face change
27:21he reached for scissors
27:22i stopped him
27:23i pushed down my rising
27:25self-hatred and
27:26and forced a smile
27:28caspid
27:28you're beautiful
27:29everyone in town
27:31came to stare at caspian
27:32lena
27:32you really found a treasure
27:34caspian is so capable
27:37and so handsome
27:38the neighbors all praised him
27:41i've never seen such a handsome beast in my whole life
27:45caspian blushed at all the attention
27:47i looked up at him
27:49the sun gilded him in gold
27:50yes caspian was wonderful
27:52i didn't deserve someone so wonderful
27:54when i brought caspian back to house karen
27:56everyone praised his looks too
27:58even eliza karen came up to him
28:00you're too beautiful to be stuck with lena
28:02word had spread that i'd abandoned kailas
28:05did she force you
28:06i chose her
28:08she wants nothing from me
28:13come with me instead
28:14eliza wouldn't give up
28:16i already have a bonded beast
28:18but i'm the strongest in house karen
28:20i can help you train
28:22she didn't care at all about wesley behind her
28:24or kailas hiding in the shadows
28:26caspian stepped behind me
28:28she is my tamer
28:29only her
28:31i don't care how strong you are
28:33and besides
28:34who's the strongest is still up for debate
28:37i liked the first half
28:38the second half confused me
28:40for the first time in 20 years
28:42eliza had been rejected by a beast
28:44eliza was furious
28:46and there were consequences
28:48the entire house karen stopped praising caspian's looks
28:52and started gossiping about his past instead
28:56i don't care what i hope to
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