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