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00:06You are Odin's beloved firstborn daughter.
00:09He himself handed down the Oracle to ordain this yoon.
00:13What right did I have to refuse?
00:15If not for you, Gudrun and I would have been together long ago.
00:20Just then, a calm yet utterly frigid voice rang out from the entrance of Valhalla.
00:24Your father will never get the chance to know.
00:26It was Gudrun.
00:28What does she mean?
00:30I opened the rift between Asgard and Jotunheld.
00:33Nivdog has chewed through the deep roots of Yoggdalra.
00:35Right now, Odin is fighting for his life atop the Biflok, battling to keep the Nine Realums from falling.
00:41The throne of Asgard has needed a new master for far too long.
00:44Ten years, and I never realized how deeply my husband hated me.
00:48If I could live it again, I would never choose him.
00:53You have always favored Valder.
00:55If he can make my beloved daughter happy, then choose him.
00:59No, father!
01:02What is it, my child?
01:03I will not choose Valder.
01:05I choose him.
01:10Him?
01:10In the millennial holy war between Asgard and Jotunheim, we had faced each other's spear to spear, clashing endlessly across
01:16the starry void.
01:17His movements had been fluid and loose.
01:20With a single strike of his scepter, he sent my morning star spear flying from my grasp, the frigid tip
01:25of his stack pressed to my throat.
01:26I had been bent over a newly bloomed star blossom when he materialized silently behind me.
01:31He snapped his fingers, and the flower withered in an instant.
01:34I had baked a honey star blossom pie with my own two hands.
01:38Loki had dropped out of nowhere, snatched the pie clean out of my hands.
01:41Loki, Brunwilla, are you certain? You have been sworn enemies your whole lives.
01:46I have made my decision. I choose Loki.
01:52Walked out of the selection hall with regal composure.
01:55The white jade square outside the hall had long been packed with the Acer gods.
01:58Your Highness, Brunfing, who have you chosen?
02:01Is that even a question? It has to be Valda.
02:04Everyone in Asgard knows how long Your Highness has loved him.
02:07If there's one person Her Highness would never choose, it's Loki.
02:11They tear the realm apart every time they meet.
02:14How could she possibly pick him as her sacred marriage partner?
02:17My chosen betrothal is...
02:19My betrothal ceremony will be held in seven days' time.
02:22On that day, Hemdav, Herald of the Gods, will announce my chosen fiancé to all of Asgard.
02:26You will have your answer then.
02:28You will be in attendance, won't you, Valda?
02:33Your Highness Brunwisa.
02:35I shot her a cold, dismissive glance, not breaking my stride, and walked straight past her.
02:40The moment we brushed past each other, dragging the blade hard through her own skirt and deep into her thigh.
02:44Your Highness Brunwell, why would you do this to me?
02:52Gudrun, are you hurt?
02:55Brunwell, apologize to her, now!
02:57It's the same old routine again.
02:59The exact same scene played out in my previous life.
03:04But now, I'm no longer that fool who was blinded by love.
03:08This trick won't work on me anymore, Gudrun.
03:11She cut her own dress.
03:12She inflicted this wound on herself.
03:14She's deliberately framing me.
03:16Why the hell would I apologize?
03:18Your Highness Brunwilda, are you saying that Gudrun hurt herself on purpose just to frame you?
03:23I will not jump to conclusions.
03:25What all of your eyes have seen is the truth.
03:28Enough!
03:29Everyone in Asgard knows Gudrun is kind and pure.
03:32She would never sip thing no sip something this despicable.
03:35Valda, watch your tone when you speak to her.
03:41Stop!
03:42Everyone in Asgard knows Brunwick was utterly devoted to Valdur.
03:45Don't make an enemy of the entire war god for her.
03:48There was a time when I was truly blinded by love.
03:50I forgave Valdra for anything and everything, no matter how far he crossed the line.
03:54But that time is over.
03:56Forever.
03:57I'm going to ask you one last time.
03:59Did I inflict this wound on you?
04:01If I have offended you in any way, Your Highness Brunwilda, I am deeply sorry.
04:05But you did not need to humiliate me like this out of nothing but jealousy.
04:09Before she could finish her sentence, I lifted my rune scepter of the Morning Star and slammed it hard to
04:14the ground.
04:17My father, the Allfather, has granted me supreme judicial authority over the Valkyra legions.
04:23If I truly wished to punish you, I would not need anyone's permission and I would never swoop to such
04:28pathetic, underhanded tricks.
04:31You love playing the poor, pitiful victim to win sympathy, don't you?
04:36Then I'll give you exactly what you want.
04:39Before the words left my mouth, I gave her a single light shove.
04:43Put her in the tumble down the high stone.
04:47A collective gasp ripped through the crowd.
04:49She crashed hard onto the ground at the foot of the steps.
04:52Runwilda! You have gone too far!
04:55I've gone too far? You were the first to show me disrespect, leveling public accusations against me without a shred
05:01of proof and demanding I apologize to someone who framed me.
05:05If anyone crossed a line today, it was never me.
05:07Let's get one thing straight, Valder. I am not your wife. Not yet. You have no right to order me
05:13around.
05:16Did you see that? Her Highness Brunweedle just dressed Valder down in public. She used to move heaven and earth
05:22to protect him no matter what.
05:23Thank you for stepping in for me earlier. You must come to my betrothal ceremony in seven days.
05:28What difference does it make if I come or not? You're not going to choose me anyway. I'll likely be
05:32swamped that day, but I'll send your priests a generous betrothal gift.
05:38I will choose you. And I have a gift for you too. One you will never see coming.
05:49Your Highness, this gem is called the Heart of Yugdryra. It was forged from a core shard of the world
05:55tree Yugdryra, gathered and blessed by the three nigs themselves.
05:58It holds their eternal blessing for lovers, and it is the only one of its kind in all the nine
06:02realims.
06:03I picked up the gem, turning it over in my palm to study it closely. Its soft starlight reflected in
06:08my eyes, identical to the glow of the well of WYRD I had seen in my final moments in my
06:12past life.
06:13Valder, thank you for staying with me today, for standing up for me.
06:17This is all my fault. I've dragged you into this.
06:20Brunnic is only taking her anger out on you because of me.
06:22She is Odin's most beloved daughter, of purest blood and highest state. She has always gotten everything she wants, whenever
06:28she wants it. I've long since grown used to it.
06:30You should never have to endure this. I will make this up to you, no matter the cost.
06:35I heard Master Broke just finished forging a one-of-a-kind gem, the Heart of Yugdryra. May we go
06:40see it?
06:41Of course. Anything you want, it's yours.
06:48I'll take this gem. At that exact moment, the hall door swung open and Valder and Gudrun stepped inside.
06:55Look! Valder! This is the one-of-a-time treasure I told you about. It's breathtaking.
07:01If you like it, I swear I'll make sure it's yours.
07:09Brawnilith? What are you doing here? Have you been following me?
07:14I was here first. Don't be so paranoid.
07:19Valder, you act like you've never had me follow you around before.
07:25Visions of my past life flashed through my mind in an instant.
07:28Him practicing his spear thrusts in the training grounds.
07:30Me hiding behind a tree, watching him for an entire afternoon.
07:33My eyes filled with nothing but adoration and reverence.
07:35Him eating alone in the dining hall of Valhalla.
07:37Me sitting down beside him cautiously, only for him to not even glance my way.
07:41Late at night, me dressed in my finest gowns.
07:43Bringing him pastries I'd baked with my own two hands, only to be met with unbridled impatience on his face.
07:48Don't worry. That will never happen again.
07:51Master Brock, I will pay 100,000 of these holy Acer gold coins for the heart of Yuxasar.
07:56Valder, it's so beautiful.
07:58Her Highness Brunewinka has any gem she could ever wish for, but I...
08:03I've never owned anything so precious in my life.
08:07I'll buy it for you.
08:09He turned to me, a smug, triumphant confidence on his face.
08:12He was certain that I, the woman who had obeyed his every whim in my past life, would back down
08:16this time too.
08:16I'll pay triple the price for this gem.
08:18Brunewinka, you have more jewels than you could ever count.
08:22Let Gudrun have this one.
08:25Valder, do you truly think I care about a few gold coins?
08:29Your Highness Brunewinka, I've heard the heart of Yuxasarai holds the Nerg's blessing for lovers.
08:34Are you... planning to buy it for Valder?
08:42She's still planning to give the gem to me after all.
08:44You're going to give this gem to me sooner or later anyway.
08:48You might as well do me a favor now.
08:50What's more, you pushed Gudrun down the steps and left her gravely injured.
08:55You owe her this compensation.
08:58So let me get this straight.
09:00You want me to spend my gold to buy this gem,
09:04then hand it to your mistress with my own two hands?
09:10Just so you can play the hero for her?
09:12Valder, you have absolutely no shame.
09:15Unfortunately for you, the heart of Yuxasar does not belong to you.
09:19And it certainly does not belong to her.
09:21Wrap it up.
09:22I'll take it with me now.
09:23Something was wrong, terribly wrong.
09:25She was nothing like the Brunewinka who had hung on his every word before.
09:30It's fine, Valder.
09:32We don't need it.
09:33Let's just go.
09:36No.
09:37You deserve the very best this world has to offer.
09:40Don't wrap it!
09:41We're taking this gem!
09:42I let out a contemptuous snort,
09:44tilting my head as I stared at him like he was nothing more than a bumbling fool.
09:47Fine!
09:49I'll give you your chance.
09:51But can you even afford it?
09:52It's just 300,000 holy acer gold coins, is it not?
09:57A full pouch of gold, worth far more than 300,000.
10:01Brock opened the pouch and appended its entire contents onto the table.
10:04But what clattered to the floor was not gleaming holy acer gold coins.
10:07It was a pile of rusted scrap iron, shards of broken metal, and worthless rocks.
10:12A deathly silence fell over the entire hall in an instant.
10:15What?
10:15This is impossible!
10:21What the hell is this?
10:23Open another sack!
10:24Now!
10:25The servant trembled violently, dragging over a second burlap sack and fumbling it open in a panic.
10:29Its contents spilled across the floor, more rusted iron, shards of broken metal, and a pile of worthless rocks.
10:37What's wrong, Valder?
10:38Have you finally realized you've been bankrupt this whole time?
10:43If you would, please wrap up the heart of Yegazereld for me.
10:46Brock nodded at once, wrapping the gem swiftly and carefully before handing it to me with both hands.
10:51I took the silk box, my bearing poised and unshakable, the starlight around me seeming to glow brighter with every
10:56step.
10:56With Anna Hild at my side, I turned and walked out, a triumphant smile on my face.
11:01Behind us, Valder and Gudrun stood rooted to the spot, their faces awash with shame and embarrassment.
11:05Nothing more than clowns left exposed and humiliated for all to see.
11:08The moment we stepped outside the Sacred Forge Hall, Anna Hild could barely contain her excitement.
11:13Your Highness Bronwola, that was incredible!
11:15I have never, never seen Valder humiliated like that in my entire life!
11:19But Your Highness, even if you're furious with him, are you truly not going to choose Valder at the betrothal
11:24ceremony in seven days?
11:25Aren't you afraid he'll turn his back on you completely?
11:27You think I'll choose him too, don't you?
11:29Of course.
11:30Every god in Asgard knows you would have done anything for him once.
11:34You would never choose anyone else.
11:36Then in seven days, every god in Asgard will learn just how wrong they are.
11:44At that same moment, in the War God's Hall, he slammed his war spear into the ground,
11:48a tidal wave of holy Acer power erupting forth and striking Valder Square in the chest.
11:52Father, why would you do this to me?
11:54You dared to disrespect her Magisbrunn Huynil, all for a half-breed demigoddess of low birth?
11:59Faith in the Nine Realums is fading by the day.
12:01For years, our entire clan's survival has depended on the Morningstar boots from her Magnus Brunhilde.
12:07And now, she has cut off every last drop of our resources.
12:10We are ruined!
12:14If you truly wanted that half-breed whore, you should have at least waited until you were betrothed to Brunhilde.
12:20Until your seat was secure!
12:24Relax, father.
12:25Bronwil's just throwing a tantrum.
12:27Her love for me is blind.
12:29Even if she walked in on me in bed with Gudrun, she'd cry for a day or two,
12:32then crawl right back to me like she always does.
12:35At the ceremony in seven days, the man she chooses will be me.
12:39No one else.
12:43Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
12:45On the day of the betrothal ceremony, the Great Hall of Valhalla was packed with the gods of Asgard.
12:49They clustered in small groups, murmuring amongst themselves, all speculating on the final outcome.
12:54The announcement is any minute now.
12:55Who will Her Highness Brunhilde choose as her fiancée?
12:58Is that even a question?
12:59It has to be Valder, there's no other possibility.
13:01The wind is that Valder has his heart set on another.
13:04It's been the talk of Asgard for days.
13:06I think we're in for quite the show today.
13:07In a shadowed corner of the crowd, Gudrun stood silent,
13:10her gaze fixed on the high dais at the center of the hall,
13:12flames of malice and jealousy burning bright in her eyes.
13:15At that same moment, in the private chambers of Valhalla,
13:18I sat before the mirror, dressed in a magnificent gown woven with starlight,
13:21my makeup flawless and regal.
13:22I looked every inch the rightful ruler of Asgard.
13:25A soft tap came at the window.
13:32Loki?
13:33A betrothal gift.
13:34For you.
13:35But the ceremony hasn't even started, why are you giving this to me so early?
13:39Because I'm leaving, I won't be attending the ceremony today.
13:41Try it.
13:42If you don't show up, I swear to you, you will regret it for the rest of your life.
13:45Loki took a step forward, stopping directly in front of me.
13:48He stared down at me, his dark gold eyes deep as an endless abyss,
13:51filled with a love so thick it could not be contained.
13:53For a heartbeat, that eternal devil-may-care mockery vanished entirely,
13:57leaving only raw, overwhelming emotion, bitterness, longing,
14:00and a desperate, all-consuming restraint.
14:02I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself.
14:04I'll burn this whole ceremony to the ground.
14:06What I mean is, I might get a little bored and decide to ruin your wedding.
14:09Where's the fun in that, after all?
14:11Loki!
14:12If you dare not show up, you will regret this!
14:15Loki!
14:16Today my fiancé is you!
14:20The empty night air gave no answer.
14:22I spun around, marching toward the ceremony hall, fury burning in my chest.
14:26I had barely rounded the corner of the corridor, when soft footsteps sounded behind me.
14:30I whirled around, and saw Gudrun standing there, walking slowly toward me.
14:34What are you doing here?
14:36Outside the halls of Valhalla, storm clouds blotted out the sky.
14:39Crimson thunderheads rolled slow and menacing above the white marble corridor that stretched out toward the cliff edge.
14:43Far below, endless lightning split the air above the abyssal rift of Jodenheim, the dividing line between Asgard and the
14:49realm of the Giants.
14:50Your Highness Bronwyck, I know I am nothing but a lowly half-breed demigoddess, not even worthy to stand in
14:55your pres-
14:56But Valder and I, we love each other with all our hearts.
14:59I beg you, do not take him from me!
15:02Valder is mine.
15:03You brought this all on yourself, Bronwynda.
15:13Valder is mine.
15:15Valder is mine.
15:15Valder is mine.
15:18Gudrun!
15:32Bronwildan!
15:32I already agreed to marry you!
15:34Why can you not leave Gudrun be?
15:36Her power is so fragile!
15:37Did you truly mean to strike her down with divine replotion?
15:40I did not push her.
15:41Nor did I call down the lightning.
15:44Felder, do not blame Herminus Brunwickle.
15:46This is all my fault.
15:47I only came to congratulate her.
15:49I must have done something to upset her.
15:51I cannot believe it.
15:52Herminus Brunwick used divine lightning against her romantic rival?
15:54This is sacralange against the sacred laws of Asgard.
15:57It isn't a rauge.
15:58How could she-
15:58Brunwick!
15:59You pushed her down the steps last time and she let it go,
16:02but this?
16:02I will not tolerate it.
16:04Apologize.
16:04To her.
16:06Now!
16:08Apologize to her?
16:09Never.
16:16Loki dropped from the sky.
16:17This scepter of life slamming hard into the marble floor,
16:20sending the surrounding guards flying backward,
16:22scrambling to flee in terror.
16:25Loki!
16:26This is between me and Brunwickle.
16:28A giant from Jornheim has no right to interfere!
16:37Anyone who dares disrespect Brunwickle deserves to die.
16:41Mind your own business.
16:43Heimdall will be here any moment to announce I am her betrothed.
16:46Unless Gudak forgives her, this betrothal is worthless.
16:49Kneel!
16:50Apologize to her now!
16:52What are you waiting for?
16:53Make her kneel!
16:54Enough!
16:56At that moment, a booing, authoritative voice cut through the chaos.
17:00A blinding wave of holy light split the storm clouds.
17:03By the order of Odin, Allfather of the Aesar,
17:07I am here to announce the chosen, sacred betrothed
17:10of Her Highness Brunwilda of the Morning Star.
17:13He is...
17:15Loki Laufesson.
17:27This is impossible!
17:29There has to be a mistake!
17:30What made you ever think I would choose you?
17:33I have never been short of options.
17:37Loki, will you be my betrothed?
17:40If I say yes,
17:42you won't turn around and take it back halfway just to toy with me, will you?
17:46My father has already written your name there.
17:48Why not see for yourself?
18:03If this is the will of the Odin, with deepest gratitude...
18:06No!
18:07This cannot be real!
18:09Everything you did, putting Gudrun in danger, playing hard to get,
18:13it was all to get my attention, wasn't it?
18:15How could you possibly choose Loki?
18:18Since you've brought it up, we're going to settle this once and for all.
18:20I will not allow anyone to slander my betrothed.
18:24Lady Gunnjord, I have a question for you.
18:26How exactly were you struck by lightning?
18:29I...
18:30I was speaking with Her Highness Brunhilt.
18:33I only mentioned Valder once.
18:35And she flew into a rage.
18:37She was the one who summoned the divine repreption.
18:40Are you certain?
18:41Thor, god of thunder who wields the lightning of Asgard,
18:44witnessed the entire thing.
18:46Shall we call him forth to confirm your story?
19:04Your Highness Loki, you have summoned me.
19:06How may I be of service?
19:08Tell everyone here exactly what you witnessed with your own eyes.
19:11I witnessed with my own eyes that during the conversation between Brunwilder and Gudrun,
19:15after Gudrun F. speaking, she turned of her own accord and walked straight into the path of the thunder.
19:19Every word is true.
19:20It was Gudrun, Herminus Brunwillam into the corridor of her own volition.
19:23At Nogren who walked into the radius of the Divine Revention Lightning by yourself.
19:26By Odin?
19:27She walked into the Divine Lightning on purpose just to frame Hermhajus Brunwinal?
19:31The sheer audacity!
19:32Every bit of her softness and kindness was an act.
19:35She has a heart blacker than the Abyss.
19:37Gudrun, the evidence is irrefutable.
19:41What do you have to say for yourself?
19:46No! No! This isn't real!
19:49They're all lying to you, conspiring against me!
19:52Gudrun, is this true?
19:55You walked into the Lightning on purpose, then pretended to be the victim?
19:59I was just so cared. The thunder was so close, my mind went completely blank.
20:06I would never frame Herminus Brunwild, never!
20:14Gudrun, you concocted this entire elaborate scheme to destroy my reputation.
20:19Under the Sacred Laws of Asgard, for malicious framing and desecration of Divine Retrobation,
20:24you are sentenced to 30 lashes with the Sacred Whip.
20:27No!
20:29And you.
20:31You have repeatedly shown me disrespect, slandered me in public,
20:34attempted to coerce me, and desecrated the authority of your liage.
20:38Under the Sacred Laws, you are sentenced to seven days of solitary confinement.
20:42Sentence.
20:43It seems we all misjudged Her Highness Brunwila.
20:46Truly, I never could have imagined Gudak was capable of such malice.
20:49He put his faith in a wicked woman, and he will surely regret it for the rest of his days.
20:53And if that is the only thing you will get away because I don't know it's still weird.
20:56Councillor!
20:57Bevertoon hey?
21:00That's the first thing he of!
21:14I'm sorry he does!
21:15Though, you will have no reason for a time, we've taken attention to the game and have just a place
21:15to see the situation as possible..
21:15But after mercyhart is as good as possible, we've gone on Monday, if it thanks to that.
21:15But after have been the only one who is thinking of anything, we saw it in the game ahead of
21:15us!отź
21:40Lords of Asgard, Enghangari warriors, Valkyries of the Sacred Host.
21:44We gather here today to witness the forging of the sacred bond between my only daughter
21:48Bronna Will of the Morning Star, Valkyrie of the Morning Star, and Loki Laufason,
21:52Lord of Juddowheald, God of Tricks and Shadow.
21:55If you want to back out, this is your last chance.
22:01Don't use me as a tool for your revenge if you're still thinking about Valder.
22:08I'm not, sir.
22:11Bronwina Loki, do you swear before Odin and all the assembled gods that from this day forward,
22:17your strength, your glory, and your fates shall be bound as one?
22:22We swear.
22:23We swear.
22:27We swear.
22:37This gem was a treasure from the deepest reaches of Jotunheim's Star Sea.
22:41A stone so rare even Asgard held barely a handful of its like.
22:44I could scarcely believe Loki had given something so precious to me.
22:47I closed the box and set it aside, then picked up the gift I had prepared for him, the heart
22:52of Yggdrasil.
22:53I held it in my palms, turning it over slowly, a flicker of hesitation crossing my face.
22:57Will he even like it?
22:59A low, amused voice sounded suddenly behind me.
23:02And I jumped, spinning around with a sharp gasp.
23:05Loki stood there, only a loose bath towel wrapped around his waist.
23:08His hair was still damp, droplets of water trailing slow pats down the sharp, defined lines
23:13of his chest.
23:13My gaze lingering on him for a heartbeat before I snapped back to my senses, swallowing
23:17hard.
23:18My cheeks burning hot against my will.
23:20Loki noticed my fluster.
23:22A playful smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth.
23:25He reached out and plucked the gift box straight from my hands.
23:28Is this for me?
23:29Loki laughed, holding the box high over his head, clearly relishing the game.
23:33I stood on my tiptoes, straining to grab the box.
23:37The towel around his waist slipped loose, falling straight to the floor with a soft thud.
23:45We both froze in an instant.
23:48Can you at least put some clothes on?
23:50We're betrothed now.
23:51Loki picked up the gift box again and opened it slowly.
23:55The moment his eyes landed on the heart of Yggdrasil inside, his dark gold irises lit
23:59up at once, as if he'd captured the entire starry sky in his gaze.
24:02The heart of Yggdrasil.
24:16My cheeks burned hotter with every passing second, my heart hammering so hard I thought
24:20it would burst straight out of my chest.
24:22This is a gift blessed by the Nurgs meant for lovers.
24:25Don't tell me you've liked me this whole time, Brunwilter.
24:30Don't flatter yourself.
24:31I only bought it because it's pretty.
24:33I'm going to bathe now.
24:35Your room is over there.
24:36Don't get the wrong idea.
24:41Don't flatter yourself.
24:42I only bought it because it's pretty.
24:45I'm going to bathe now.
24:47Your room is over there.
24:48Don't get the wrong idea.
24:58At that same moment, in the solitary confinement cells of Asgard, in just seven days, he had
25:04grown unshaven and gaunt, his face haggard, his eyes heavy with exhaustion and cold malice.
25:09Wait!
25:10Wait!
25:10I've been waiting for you.
25:14Get out of my way.
25:18I swear I never framed Brunwilth.
25:20They all banded together to lie to you.
25:23The evidence is irresputable.
25:25Why on earth should I believe you?
25:27Valder, have you not seen it yet?
25:29Everything that happened that day was Brunwilth's revenge, from start to finish.
25:32What are you talking about?
25:33She hates us.
25:34That's why she joined forces with Loki.
25:36To humiliate us in front of every god in Asgard.
25:38To ruin us completely.
25:39That explains it.
25:41Everyone thought she would choose me, but she picked Loki instead.
25:44You're right.
25:45I had no right to blame everything on you.
25:47It's all right.
25:48Now that Brunwilth has chosen Loki, no one can keep us apart ever again.
25:52We can finally be betrothed.
25:54You're right.
25:55I will hold our betrothal ceremony in the grandest palace in Asgard, and I will swear
25:59my vows before every god of the Nine Realms.
26:01My love, I will give you the very best this world has to offer.
26:04I will become Valder's wife.
26:06I will rise to become a true High Lord of the Aesir.
26:08No one will ever look down on me again.
26:10No one will ever stop.
26:14A grand crystal sanctuary floated amid the sea of clouds above Asgard.
26:18Sunlight struck its translucent crystal walls, refracting into a dazzling, shifting rainbow
26:22of light.
26:22Within mist curling slow and soft around the sanctuary's spires.
26:25Two winged angelic sentinels, spears in hand, hovered at the sanctuary's entrance,
26:29their bearing solemn and majestic.
26:31Valder rode a cloud of holy light.
26:32Gudrun Nestle closed at his side, as they arrived together at the sanctuary's gates.
26:36This is the crystal sanctuary forged by Master Brock and Lord Heimdall together, isn't
26:40it?
26:40Valder, if we could hold our betrothal ceremony here, it would be perfect beyond words.
26:45Leave it to me, my love.
26:47I'm a regular here.
26:49I'm the luckiest man alive to have you, Valder.
26:52Valder smiled back, and the two of them walked together toward the sanctuary entrance.
26:58You are not permitted to enter.
26:59I'm a regular here.
27:00There must be some mistake.
27:03You have been permanently banned from entering the crystal sanctuary.
27:08This is impossible!
27:10You must have made a mistake!
27:12At once!
27:13Send for the sanctuary, steward!
27:15The two sentinels exchanged a glance, and one nodded, turning to glide into the heart of
27:20the sanctuary.
27:21Inside the sanctuary, along the panoramic viewing corridor, Loki and I walked side by side,
27:26chatting casually as we drank in the breathtaking view of the cloud sea stretching out below.
27:29The view here is breathtaking.
27:31There's nowhere else in Asgard that can compare.
27:34I can tell.
27:35You used to come here with Valder all the time, didn't you?
27:38From this day forward, I'll only ever come here with you.
27:41Valder?
27:41He can go crawl back to Jotunheim for all I care.
27:44Hmph.
27:51See?
27:52The steward's here to apologize to us.
27:54Your Highness Brunwell, Your Highness Loki, welcome.
27:58Your presence honors this crystal sanctuary beyond better-
28:01Thank you for your hard work.
28:02His outstretched hand froze midair.
28:04Stormed forward, his jaw clenched tight.
28:06You!
28:07Brunwiller.
28:08This is your doing, isn't it?
28:10Got a cold, sharp last.
28:11What on earth are you rambling about?
28:14Cut the act!
28:14You're the one who revoked my access, aren't you?
28:17This is your petty revenge!
28:19Brunhurr hurried forward at once, stepping in front of Valder.
28:22Her voice soft-yut dripping with malice, her eyes glistening with faint tears.
28:26Your Highness Brunhelda, I know you resent us, because Valder does not love you.
28:30But did you truly need to go this far?
28:34I don't waste my time on people who don't matter.
28:37The crystal sanctuary only hosts the most esteemed Ligids of Asgard and Jokern Hylst.
28:43Face the truth, Valder.
28:45Without me, you are nothing.
28:48Say that again!
28:51Before his fingers could even graze me, Loki moved.
28:59Touch my betrothed again, and I swear you will regret the day you were born.
29:03Valder stumbled back several steps, crashing hard to the ground.
29:07You dare insult our most honored guests?
29:10From this day forward, these two are permanently banned from the crystal sanctuary, with no chance of reprieve.
29:16Valder and Gudrun's faces turned even darker.
29:18I let out a contemptuous snort, slipped my arm through Loki's, and walked straight into the crystal sanctuary.
29:24I will never understand how Valder could throw away someone as someone as noble as Herminus Brunwicka, all for a
29:29lowly half-breed demigoddess.
29:31If you ask me, Herminus Brunwicka spoiled him for far too long, made him forget his place.
29:35Now that Herminus has chosen Lord Loki, it's about time Valder learned where he stands.
29:39Valder heard every word, his jaw clenched so tight it ached, his fists bald at his sides until his knuckles
29:44turned white.
29:44Suddenly, his face shifted violently. A spectral figure materialized before him.
29:49Tyr, god of war.
29:51Father.
29:52Get back here at once, you insufferable fool!
30:00Valder returned to the war god's hall in disgrace, Gudrun at his side.
30:04Tyr stood with his back to them in the center of the hall.
30:07He turned slowly, and the moment his eyes landed on Gudrun, all his pent-up fury erupted.
30:11You dare bring her back here? If you hadn't let this woman turn your head-
30:15Brunica would never have chosen another! You have single-handedly destroyed everything our family has built!
30:21Father, I do not love Brunwith. She has nothing but the All-Faithers' favor to her name.
30:26The woman I love is Gudra. She is beautiful, kind, and wields immense purification powers,
30:32things Brunwith could never hope to match. I intend to be betrothed to Gudra.
30:36Purification powers?
30:38Three years ago, the god of lies placed a strife curse on me. I was bleeding uncontrollably,
30:44convinced I would die. It was Gudrun who came, broke the curse on my body, and saved my life.
30:51Among the descendants of Odin, there has long been a prophecy. One among them wields the
30:54ultimate power of purification, able to break even the strongest original sin curses in all
30:58the nine realms. You, too, carry the All-Fathers' blood. Could it be that you are the one?
31:03Gudrun lowered her eyes, sneering inwardly.
31:05Of course not, you fool. Yes, Lord Tyre.
31:07Very well.
31:08Tyr stared at her in silence for a long moment, before finally nodding slowly.
31:12I approve of your betrothal. In three days' time, Asgard will hold the feast of all spirits' harvest.
31:19Every High Lord of the Aesid will be in attendance. You, too, will come with me.
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