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The Cursed Alpha King's Destined Mate Engsub Episode⚡️
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00:06My name is Alara Ashcroft, the Earl's illegitimate daughter.
00:14The stain this family has tried to hide.
00:18Today, they finally decide to send me to my death.
00:22Stand up straight, Alara.
00:25Being sent to the palace is the last shred of dignity left to you.
00:29The Holy Church has spoken.
00:31The House of Ashcroft must provide a sacrificial bride.
00:36Father, you're not sending me, are you?
00:39Of course not.
00:44So you chose me.
00:46Your mother was labeled a witch.
00:47You are the jinx she left behind.
00:50Sending you to the palace is not sacrificed as penance.
00:53Penance for whose sins?
00:54Mine or yours?
00:56Everyone in the capital knows no woman survives a night in the king's chamber.
01:00If your death buys this family the church's pardon, at least you'll be useful once.
01:04And if I refuse?
01:06Then you will burn at the stake.
01:08Condemned as the daughter of a witch.
01:11Name your choice, Alara.
01:14The stake?
01:16Or the king's bed?
01:17They never care about my well-being.
01:19What they fear is me coming back alive.
01:22Fine.
01:23I'll go.
01:24Remember this.
01:25Before sunrise, you'll be a corpse.
01:28If the cursed king truly is a monster, then tonight he is about to meet another creature.
01:34One who wants to live.
01:37They push me into the room where a sheet of parchment is already waiting on the table.
01:45Sign it.
01:47What is it?
01:48The sacrificial bridal decree.
01:50From this night on, your life belongs to the crown and the church.
01:54So you aren't even pretending anymore?
01:57Your mother was a witch.
01:59Someone of your birth doesn't deserve a sacred marriage.
02:02Hurry.
02:03The king hates waiting.
02:05My mother was not a witch.
02:08Enough!
02:11What she was no longer matters.
02:14Of course it doesn't matter.
02:17Once I die too, you have nothing to worry about.
02:20Sign it, Alara.
02:21Don't force me to have your hand held down.
02:24I take the quill.
02:26My fingers tremble.
02:28They think this is the end.
02:30But I know better.
02:32This is only the opening move.
02:35Fine.
02:36I'll sign.
02:41Then pray that I die in that palace.
02:45What is that supposed to mean?
02:47Because if I return alive...
02:51I'll make every one of you regret the day you sent me away.
02:56You won't survive the night.
02:59Just you wait.
03:02The moment the carriage door slams shut...
03:06The bells begin to toll, like a funeral being rung in my name.
03:10And in that very moment, I make a vow.
03:12I will not die.
03:16Near midnight, the carriage stops before the royal palace.
03:19Black spires cut into the night sky.
03:22The whole palace looks like a grave built to swallow the living.
03:28Get down.
03:32When I step down, several noble girls are already waiting before the gates.
03:37I heard the last one they sent in was unrecognizable by dawn.
03:41Enough.
03:43I don't want to die.
03:44I'm afraid, too.
03:46But I know fear is the most useless thing in a place like this.
03:51Stand straight.
03:53The woman speaking is the palace mistress who oversees the sacrificial brides.
03:57From this moment on, no crying, no screaming, and no looking directly at the king.
04:04Whatever the king commands, you obey.
04:07And if we refuse?
04:10Then you will die miserably.
04:13Her words are devoid of any emotion, making the threat even more chilling.
04:18Is the king truly as terrifying as the rumors claim?
04:22Remember your names, Ashcroft.
04:25By sunrise.
04:27No one else will remember you.
04:31She leads us through the corridors.
04:34The palace is unnervingly still.
04:37The flames barely flickering.
04:40At the end of the hall, I hear a woman cry out.
04:46Who is that?
04:48The first woman summoned tonight.
04:52Everyone freezes.
04:54Because what waits behind that door is no bedchamber.
04:57It is an execution ground.
05:00Heads up.
05:03From now on, learn to wait for death in silence.
05:08Just before the door shuts, a sharper scream tears through the hall.
05:13And in that moment, I know I may be next.
05:20That night, we are locked in the same room.
05:26No one dares sleep.
05:30Will she come back?
05:34No.
05:37No woman who enters the king's chamber ever comes out alive.
05:41Have you seen it yourselves?
05:44At dawn, the guards carry them out through the side gate, under white cloth.
05:50I sit curled in the corner, my heart sinking.
05:56They all fear the king.
06:00But I think the most terrifying thing in this palace is not him.
06:06Up.
06:08All of you.
06:10Is it our turn?
06:12Only one was summoned tonight.
06:16What happened to her?
06:18No questions.
06:20It is none of your concern.
06:24There is blood on her sleeve.
06:27Bright and fresh.
06:30I don't want to die.
06:33Crying won't save you.
06:36They all look at me.
06:38I'm not even sure if I'm telling them or myself.
06:43Listen well.
06:44His Majesty will summon no one else tonight.
06:49I survived tonight, but I know it's only for now.
06:54Death could still find me.
06:59I do not sleep at all.
07:03If I remain here, I die sooner or later.
07:08So before dawn comes, I decide to run.
07:14If I don't leave now, I never will.
07:19I quietly push the door open.
07:23The guard outside is slumped against the wall, barely awake.
07:27I don't know.
07:31Holding my breath, I slip into the corridor.
07:34The palace at night is cold as a crypt.
07:42I have no idea where the exit lies.
07:45I only know I need to get as far from that bed as possible.
07:52Left or right?
07:53As I hesitate, I hear a low, restrained growl, like a beast.
08:01I follow the sound and stop before a black door.
08:06Chains wrap around it, and holy markings are carved across the wood.
08:12Something behind it is breathing.
08:18This doesn't look like a way out.
08:20In the next second, a much more terrifying growl slams from the other side,
08:26as if it is inviting me to step inside.
08:32I should turn and run.
08:35But my hand somehow reaches for the handle.
08:40I've lost my mind.
08:42I must have.
08:43The door is not locked.
08:47I push it open, and the cold smell of blood strikes me at once.
08:54Inside lies an underground sanctuary.
08:58Stone pillars, holy icons, candlelight,
09:04and a man bound in chains.
09:08Oh my.
09:10Chains bind his wrists, throat, and waist.
09:15His upper body is bare,
09:17and bleeding holy scars cut across his chest.
09:20His head hangs low.
09:26As if he is fighting something inside himself.
09:31The moment I step closer,
09:34he snaps his head up.
09:40His eyes are bloodshot and terrifying.
09:46Get out!
09:50He jerks once,
09:51and the chains snap taut with a shriek.
09:57In that instant,
09:58a realization dawns on me.
10:00This is not a cell,
10:02and the one chained here is no prisoner.
10:08He is the king cursed by holy punishment.
10:12The king stares at me as though he could tear me apart in the next breath.
10:17But I do not leave.
10:22Do you hear me?
10:25I do.
10:27But you look in pain.
10:31Shut up!
10:32He jerks against the chains again,
10:34blood spilling from his wrists and chest.
10:37What keeps me rooted there is not the blood.
10:41It is his eyes.
10:43There is more than madness in them.
10:45There is pain.
10:47If you truly wanted me dead,
10:49you would have done it already.
10:53Don't come closer.
10:54Why?
10:56Because right now,
11:00I'm a monster.
11:05Though I am shaking with fear,
11:07I still step closer.
11:10Then let me tell you something.
11:13What?
11:14I do not plan to die tonight.
11:17In the next second,
11:19his whole body goes rigid.
11:21The chains,
11:22rattling from his struggles,
11:24slowly come to rest.
11:30What did you do to me?
11:34I did nothing.
11:36Yet beneath my hand,
11:38that frantic man calms down.
11:42Before I can pull back,
11:44he seizes my wrist.
11:48You...
11:50Don't go.
11:52This time,
11:53his voice does not sound like a command.
11:56It sounds like a plea.
11:58Weren't you trying to kill me a moment ago?
12:01I...
12:02couldn't help myself.
12:04And now?
12:07I feel better.
12:09Don't leave.
12:11The red has not fully faded from his eyes.
12:15But he does not lunge at me again.
12:20You're hurting me.
12:23Sorry.
12:24I am surprised.
12:26The monster who kills women in his bed
12:29has just apologized to me.
12:31What kind of curse are you carrying?
12:34It is not for you to know.
12:36But you stopped.
12:40Because of you.
12:43In the next instant,
12:44he drags me into his arms.
12:46I crash against his burning chest.
12:49He holds me like his life depends on it.
12:53Don't move.
12:55I try to pull away, but I can't.
12:58He buries his face against my neck.
13:01And little by little,
13:03his breathing steadies.
13:06He is like a wounded beast.
13:09One that has finally found somewhere to rest.
13:14I've planned to escape.
13:16Yet somehow,
13:17I fall asleep in that man's arms.
13:20When I wake again,
13:21morning has come.
13:23The underground sanctuary is eerily still.
13:26I lift my head and freeze at once.
13:29The chains are still there.
13:31But the frantic creature from last night is gone.
13:35In its place is a striking man.
13:37One who is also dangerous.
13:40Oh no.
13:41I have spent the entire night pressed against him.
13:45No.
13:46I have to go.
13:48The instant I try to rise,
13:49his arms tighten around me.
13:54Don't go.
13:57You're awake?
13:58He does not answer.
14:00But his arms remain locked at my waist.
14:02I can't waste any more time.
14:04I break free from his arms.
14:07Nothing happened last night.
14:09You never saw me,
14:11and I never saw you.
14:13With that,
14:14I turn and run.
14:15But just as I reach the last stone step,
14:17I hear chains rattle violently behind me.
14:21He is awake.
14:23Well,
14:25I've messed with someone
14:26I never should have.
14:29Dawn is only breaking
14:31when I make it back to the women's quarters.
14:33No one notices I was gone,
14:35but I feel so flustered
14:37that I break into a cold sweat.
14:40Calm down, Alara.
14:42Calm down.
14:44Up, all of you!
14:48What's wrong?
14:50His majesty commands
14:52that all sacrificial brides
14:55report to the front hall at once.
14:57Every face in the room turns pale,
15:00and I know better than any of them
15:02that this has everything to do with last night.
15:07Then steady footsteps
15:09echoes through the chamber.
15:10It is not the king.
15:12It is Sir Lucian,
15:14his most trusted Black Knight commander.
15:17Heads up.
15:19He studies every girl in turn,
15:22and finally stops before me.
15:25In moments,
15:26I am left alone in the hall.
15:30Sweat gathers in my palms.
15:33I know I can't keep the secret
15:36I wanted to hide anymore.
15:39His majesty will see you now.
15:44The man who held me all night,
15:46the one I ran away from,
15:48summons me.
15:54As I follow Lucian down the corridor,
15:56my palms start to sweat.
15:58I know the secret of last night
16:00can no longer be hidden.
16:04Go in.
16:06The door shuts behind me.
16:08The chamber is dim.
16:10At the far end,
16:11a man sits in a high-backed chair.
16:13He is dressed in black royal robes,
16:16looking perfectly fine.
16:18Look at me.
16:22I slowly raise my head.
16:25It is him.
16:28I would never mistake those eyes.
16:31Your majesty.
16:33Where did you go last night?
16:37I remained in my room.
16:41Liar.
16:42If your majesty has already decided,
16:45why ask?
16:47He rises and walks toward me.
16:50He is clear-minded now,
16:53and more dangerous than he was last night.
16:57I remember your scent.
16:59And what of it?
17:01It was you.
17:03I do not admit it.
17:06But he is already standing in front of me.
17:11Stay.
17:12This time I know.
17:14He has set his sights on me.
17:18The doors are shut.
17:19There is nowhere for me to retreat.
17:22As Cassian moves closer,
17:24I barely dare breathe.
17:25Your majesty.
17:27You've already seen me.
17:29May I leave now?
17:30No.
17:32Why?
17:33You calmed me last night.
17:35Only you can.
17:38I don't understand.
17:41You do.
17:43He lifts a hand,
17:45his fingers brushing my chin.
17:47Let go of me.
17:48You touched my face last night.
17:50You held me.
17:52It was you who held me.
17:55It was you who held me.
17:55The moment the words leave my mouth,
17:57I go rigid.
17:59So you admit it at last.
18:01I was trying to stay alive.
18:03Then stay with me.
18:06Why should I trust you?
18:09You survived last night.
18:11That makes you more dangerous to me than anyone else.
18:15He suddenly leans in,
18:17his breath touching my face.
18:20And now?
18:22His mouth crashes down on mine.
18:25The king,
18:26who brings death to every woman near him,
18:28is kissing me.
18:32I should push him away.
18:35But Cassius' kiss is fierce.
18:37It feels less like a kiss,
18:39and more like he is trying to devour me.
18:44Don't pull away.
18:47You're insane.
18:48I've been insane for years.
18:50He kisses me again,
18:51deeper and harder than before.
18:53I should be scared.
18:54But my body goes limp before I can resist.
18:57You were bold enough to touch me last night.
18:59That was because you looked like you were dying.
19:01And now?
19:01Now you're dangerous.
19:05Cassian!
19:06It is the first time I say his name.
19:09Say my name again.
19:12Put me down.
19:14His hand slides to my waist,
19:16and suddenly stops.
19:18I notice the holy scars across his chest begin to slip open.
19:23Your wounds.
19:25When he lifts his head,
19:27his eyes darken.
19:29My eyes darken.
19:44The man who kissed me breathless a moment ago changes in an instant.
19:49His breathing turns rougher,
19:51and his gaze turns terrifying.
19:54Cassian?
19:56Get back.
19:58You're bleeding.
19:59I said!
20:00Get back!
20:02He sweeps the candelabrum off the table,
20:05and fire bursts across the floor.
20:08I try to jump down,
20:09but he catches my ankle and drags me back.
20:13Let go!
20:14He yanks me into him.
20:16Just like last night,
20:17he is out of control again.
20:19Don't push me.
20:20I did nothing wrong!
20:21And then the next second,
20:23he bites down hard on my mouth.
20:26He is kissing me so hard I can barely breathe.
20:29When I realize he's lost it,
20:32I act on instinct and slap him.
20:35The room falls into dead silence.
20:38Even I can't believe I just struck a king.
20:43Get out.
20:45What?
20:46Get out!
20:47Before I kill you!
20:50I fall from the table,
20:51snatch up my robe,
20:52and run.
20:53I know that if I had been one second slower,
20:55I would have died tonight.
20:58By the time I make it back to the women's quarters,
21:01clutching my crow,
21:01my legs are still shaking.
21:03But the first thing waiting for me is not concern.
21:06It is mockery.
21:10She came back!
21:11How is that possible?
21:13Why is she still alive?
21:15Looks like the king didn't even want to touch her.
21:18Makes sense.
21:19Who would want a bastard like her?
21:21Are you finished?
21:24How dare you speak to me like that?
21:26Watch your words.
21:27At least I came back alive.
21:30Their faces change all at once.
21:32Don't get smug!
21:33Next time you'll die all the same!
21:36Let's wait and see.
21:38I have barely sat down when the door opens again.
21:42Elora Ashkost.
21:46What may I?
21:48His Majesty summons you.
21:51What?
21:52The room erupts in disbelief.
21:54I freeze,
21:55because I know better than any of them
21:57that the king almost lost control
21:58and killed me,
21:59and now he is told to me again.
22:01Come with me.
22:02Now.
22:04It turns out this journey is beginning.
22:12This time,
22:13the mistress takes me deeper into the palace.
22:15Not to the front hall,
22:17and not to an ordinary chamber,
22:19but into the part of the palace
22:20meant for the king alone.
22:23Where exactly are you taking me?
22:25Be quiet and keep walking.
22:27When the doors at the end of the hall open,
22:29the smell of blood rushes straight at me.
22:33The next moment,
22:34I see Cassian.
22:36He stands by the window,
22:37robes half open,
22:38blood on his hands and across one shoulder.
22:40Are you hurt?
22:42The moment the words leave me,
22:44even I'm startled.
22:46Insolence!
22:47Leave us.
22:49After the mistress withdraws,
22:51only he and I remain.
22:54It isn't mine.
22:55What is it?
22:56Not afraid of me anymore?
22:58I am.
23:00It's just that you seem to have
23:02no intention of killing me tonight.
23:04He looks up at me,
23:05and for the briefest instant,
23:06there is amusement in his eyes.
23:09You've grown bolder.
23:11Perhaps because you almost killed me once,
23:13he walks towards me.
23:15This time,
23:16he does not touch me.
23:17Yet there's something terrifying
23:19about his presence.
23:22Good.
23:24I prefer people who don't shatter so easily.
23:26I know.
23:27He did not summon me tonight.
23:29Merely to compliment me.
23:33The room is so quiet
23:35that only the crackling fire can be heard.
23:38Cassian has changed out of the blood-stained robes.
23:42Last night you touched me.
23:45I know.
23:47And you did not die.
23:48Yes.
23:50So I am offering you an opportunity.
23:55That doesn't sound promising.
23:59Stay by my side.
24:02And then?
24:03Bear me an air.
24:06My heart skips a beat.
24:10What?
24:13Here is the deal.
24:15You stay with me
24:16and give me a child.
24:19After that,
24:20I will grant you your freedom.
24:22He talks as if I should be thanking him.
24:25But I feel suffocated.
24:28So in your eyes,
24:29I'm just a vessel for you to have an air?
24:31If that's how you see it.
24:34You want my answer?
24:37No, the man I'm refusing is not just the king.
24:40He's the most dangerous man in the kingdom.
24:44The moment the words leave my mouth,
24:46the air seems to freeze.
24:48Caspius stares at me,
24:50his gaze darkening.
24:52Do you know whom you are refusing?
24:54I do.
24:56A king who believes everything should belong to him.
24:59He closes the distance in a single stride.
25:02In the next second,
25:04his hand is around my throat.
25:08Do not test my patience.
25:12This time there is none of last night's chaos.
25:14He is threatening me
25:15while he's completely clear-headed.
25:18Then hear me clearly.
25:21I would rather die than obey.
25:25His fingers tighten.
25:27I think I might really die this time.
25:29But in the next moment,
25:31he lets go.
25:33Three days.
25:36What?
25:38I'm giving you three days to think it over.
25:41In three days,
25:42you had better give me an answer I like.
25:45And if I still refuse?
25:48Then I will take what I want myself.
25:52He intends to keep me here until I give in.
25:56Unfortunately for him,
25:57I will not surrender.
26:00When I am sent back to the quarters,
26:02the marks of Cassius's fingers
26:04are still on my throat.
26:06Three days.
26:08It is a countdown.
26:13I have to get out.
26:14But the moment I reach the doorway,
26:17someone blocks my path.
26:19It is Rosaline.
26:21My dear sister.
26:22Lucky you survived.
26:24Move.
26:26Do you truly think
26:27surviving the king's bed
26:28places you above me?
26:30At least I came back alive.
26:31While all you can do
26:32is stand here
26:33and be jealous of me.
26:35Seize her!
26:36In the next second,
26:38several women
26:38throw themselves at me
26:39and pin me down.
26:41Let go!
26:42The king doesn't kill you
26:43and now you think you are special?
26:45Do you know
26:45what I hate most about you?
26:48You hate that I'm still alive.
26:51Exactly.
26:52She raises her hand
26:53with a vicious smile.
26:55Then let me remind you
26:56how bastards are meant to live.
26:58On their knees.
27:00Her hand is about to strike.
27:03But then,
27:04a violent crash
27:05sounds outside the door.
27:07Someone has forced the door open.
27:14The crash freezes
27:16everyone in place.
27:17Lying on the floor,
27:19I manage to lift my head.
27:21The man standing in the doorway
27:23is Cassian.
27:24He is dressed in black,
27:25his expression dark
27:26and terrifying
27:27to everyone in the room.
27:29He looks ready to kill someone
27:31right then and there.
27:33Who touched her?
27:36No one dares speak.
27:38Y-
27:39Your majesty.
27:40I asked
27:41who touched her.
27:43His voice is not loud,
27:45but it sends shivers
27:46down everyone's spine.
27:48The hands pinning me down
27:49let go.
27:52I have barely regained my foot
27:54with Cassian
27:54as already before me.
27:56He sees the marks
27:57on my throat,
27:58then my rumpled clothes,
28:00and his gaze
28:00grows even colder.
28:03Who touched you?
28:06Can't you guess?
28:09He doesn't answer.
28:11He simply yanks me
28:12straight into his arms.
28:14The room falls
28:15deathly silent.
28:17Your majesty!
28:18She's only a-
28:20Silence!
28:21Rosaline's face
28:22goes pale.
28:23From this moment on,
28:25she is under my protection.
28:27My heart jolts hard,
28:29because that does not
28:31sound like protection.
28:34It sounds like a claim.
28:37Come with me.
28:39I thought the king
28:40was only interested in me.
28:41Now I understand.
28:43He intends to drag me
28:45into his world.
28:48As Cassian leads me
28:49out of that room,
28:50everyone stares at me.
28:51Rosaline's gaze
28:52holds nothing but malice.
28:57Your majesty!
28:58She's only a bastard!
28:59Did I permit you to speak?
29:01Rosaline's face
29:02goes pale
29:03and falls silent
29:04at once.
29:05Cassian's arm
29:06is still around my waist.
29:07It seems he wants
29:08everyone in the room
29:09to see it.
29:15You can let go
29:16of me now.
29:17No.
29:20You already got me
29:21out of there.
29:23I'm not saving you.
29:26Then what are you doing?
29:28From today on,
29:30anyone who comes
29:31for you will pay for it.
29:33Why do you decide
29:34things for me?
29:36The moment you walked
29:37out of my chamber
29:38alive,
29:40this ceased
29:41to concern only you.
29:43This isn't a win.
29:45He has truly
29:46marked me
29:47as his possession.
29:48This only makes it
29:49harder for me
29:50to survive here.
29:51Then learn to survive
29:53at my side.
29:53I lift my head
29:55and meet Rosaline's eyes,
29:56burning with hatred.
29:58I know that
29:59from this day forward
30:00she'll hate me
30:01even more.
30:03The next day,
30:05the court holds
30:06a banquet
30:06of penance.
30:10Officially,
30:11it honors the church.
30:14In truth,
30:15it is to show
30:16the nobles
30:16where the king stands.
30:19and I'm seated
30:20at his side.
30:28Must I really sit here?
30:31You had no trouble
30:32speaking your mind
30:33last night.
30:37That doesn't mean
30:39I want everyone
30:39staring at me.
30:40Let them stare.
30:42Soon I see
30:43my father,
30:43my stepmother,
30:45and Rosaline.
30:47When they enter
30:48the hall,
30:49they clearly
30:49didn't expect
30:50Speck to see me there.
30:53Elora?
30:56That's
30:56impossible.
30:58Why is she
30:59sitting there?
31:01Elora,
31:02come here.
31:03Let me
31:04have a good
31:05look at you.
31:05You must have
31:06mistaken me
31:07for someone else.
31:11You didn't
31:12treat me
31:12like family
31:13when you
31:13signed me
31:14into a
31:14sacrificial decree.
31:18Do you
31:19truly think
31:20you belong
31:20in a place
31:21like this?
31:22At least
31:23I didn't
31:24send someone
31:24else to die
31:25for me.
31:27Rosaline's
31:28expression
31:28twists at once.
31:35She now
31:36stands
31:36under my
31:37protection.
31:37The
31:38entire
31:39hall
31:39goes
31:40quiet.
31:43Then
31:43a voice
31:44rings out
31:44from the
31:45entrance.
31:48Envoys
31:49of the
31:49Holy
31:49Church
31:50arrive.
31:53The
31:53moment
31:54the
31:54church
31:54envoys
31:55enter,
31:55the
31:56great
31:56hall
31:56falls
31:57silent.
31:57Everyone
31:58knows
31:58they
31:59didn't
31:59come
31:59to
31:59observe.
32:00They
32:01came
32:01to
32:01decide
32:01who
32:01should
32:02live
32:02and
32:02who
32:03should
32:03die.
32:03Your
32:04majesty,
32:05your
32:05grace,
32:07are
32:08perfectly
32:08polite.
32:10But that
32:11politeness
32:12feels worse
32:12than open
32:13hostility.
32:15So this
32:16is the
32:16girl who
32:16survived the
32:17holy
32:17marriage
32:18night.
32:18I have a
32:19name.
32:20Your name
32:21is irrelevant.
32:22what
32:23matters
32:23is why
32:24you're
32:24still
32:25alive.
32:26Perhaps
32:27God
32:27failed
32:27once
32:28at
32:28last.
32:29Someone
32:30lets
32:30out
32:30a
32:30gasp
32:31of
32:31shock.
32:32Holy
32:32punishment
32:33does
32:33not
32:34air.
32:34Then
32:35perhaps
32:35what
32:36you
32:36call
32:36holy
32:36punishment
32:37was
32:37never
32:37God's
32:38doing
32:38to
32:38begin
32:38with.
32:40Malrek
32:40studies
32:41me
32:41with
32:41scrutiny.
32:43The
32:43church
32:43will
32:44take
32:44her
32:44for
32:44further
32:44investigation.
32:46My
32:47heart
32:47drops.
32:49I
32:49do
32:49not
32:50permit
32:50it.
32:50Does
32:51your
32:51majesty
32:52mean
32:52to
32:52shelter
32:53a
32:53heretic?
32:53I
32:54just
32:54don't
32:55like
32:55it
32:55when
32:55people
32:55take
32:56someone
32:56that's
32:56under
32:56my
32:57protection.
32:59If
33:00she
33:00is a
33:00heretic
33:01then
33:01she
33:02remains
33:02mine
33:03to
33:03judge.
33:05The
33:05hall
33:05falls
33:06into
33:06stunned
33:06silence.
33:07Cassians,
33:08at
33:09last,
33:10I
33:10understand.
33:12The
33:13church
33:13isn't
33:14merely
33:14suspicious
33:15of me.
33:16They're
33:16trying to
33:17claim
33:17me.
33:19when
33:20the
33:20banquet
33:20ends,
33:21I'm
33:21not
33:21sent
33:21back
33:22to
33:22the
33:22old
33:22quarters.
33:23The
33:24mistress
33:24leads
33:24me
33:25instead
33:25into
33:25a
33:25chamber
33:26in
33:26the
33:26east
33:26wing
33:26beside
33:27the
33:27king's
33:27own
33:28rooms.
33:29And
33:30what
33:30place
33:30is
33:30this
33:30supposed
33:31to
33:31be?
33:32From
33:32tonight
33:32onward,
33:33you
33:33reside
33:34here.
33:35I
33:35didn't
33:35agree
33:35to
33:35that.
33:37His
33:37majesty
33:38had
33:38no
33:38intention
33:38of
33:39asking
33:39for
33:39your
33:39opinion.
33:41She
33:41opens
33:42the
33:42door
33:42to
33:42an
33:42extravagant
33:43room.
33:44Compared
33:45to
33:45what
33:47like
33:48a
33:48chamber
33:48but
33:48a
33:48gilded
33:49cage,
33:49it
33:50seems
33:50I've
33:50just
33:51been
33:51moved
33:51to
33:51another
33:52cage.
33:53Countless
33:54women
33:54would
33:54beg
33:55for
33:55the
33:55chance
33:55to
33:55stay
33:56here.
33:56Then
33:57let
33:57them
33:57have
33:58it.
34:02The
34:02mistress
34:02leaves
34:03with a
34:03hard
34:04stare.
34:04At
34:05last,
34:06I'm
34:06alone.
34:07I
34:08go to
34:08the
34:08window
34:09and
34:09can
34:09see
34:09the
34:09high
34:10tower
34:10where
34:10the
34:10king
34:11lives
34:11from
34:11here.
34:12As
34:13I
34:13think
34:13about
34:13how
34:14to
34:14leave,
34:15footsteps
34:15sound
34:15outside.
34:16In
34:17the
34:17next
34:18second,
34:18the
34:18door
34:19opens.
34:22Caspian
34:23enters.
34:23doors.
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