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