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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 Kaelos, 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.
00:20Let's bond.
00:21I 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.
00:30After 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.
00:45Kaelos 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.
00:58He was disgusted by me.
01:00I let out a bitter laugh.
01:01My eyes burned.
01:03Tears fell.
01:04Drop by drop.
01:05Kaelos 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.
01:16Every time I brought double supplies, hoping he'd come with me.
01:22Kaelos, 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 wounds.
01:43One time, I ran into Eliza and Wesley.
01:46Wesley has the same face as Kaelos, but his smile was warm.
01:50He held my sister's hand gently.
01:53Eliza, your palms are raw.
01:56Let me do the hunting from now on.
01:58She smiled and nodded.
01:59She reached for his tail, and he wrapped it around her waist, letting her touch as much
02:04as she wanted.
02:05How wonderful.
02:06I envied my sister.
02:08She 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.
02:16Day 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 Kaelos, who lived with me.
02:26Or maybe he just didn't care.
02:28On the third morning, Kaelos 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.
02:52Bond with Kaelos.
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.
03:05I had no money.
03:06No status.
03:07So I fed him my own magic blood.
03:09What's stronger than a Karen's blood?
03:11It hurt every time.
03:12I don't know how I kept going, but seeing his face turn healthy again gave me courage,
03:17again and again.
03:18I thought we'd grow old together.
03:20Even if he was cold, he was still my little dragon.
03:23I did so many things for him.
03:25I 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.
03:34Free him.
03:34Free myself.
03:35I packed my bag and left.
03:37I wandered with no direction.
03:39I found myself at the valley where we used to watch the moon.
03:42I love the moon.
03:43So does Kaelos.
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.
03:57His tail trembled under his robe.
03:59I thought it was because they were twin worms.
04:01The signs were so obvious, but I was too blind to see.
04:05I took a deep breath and blinked back the tears.
04:08Just as I turned to leave, I ran straight into a chest.
04:11I knew that scent.
04:12Kaelos.
04:13His voice wasn't cold for once.
04:15What are you doing here?
04:16I remembered how he flinched the last time I touched him, so I stepped back quickly.
04:21Nothing.
04:21Just walking.
04:23His eyes lingered on my back.
04:25He smiled.
04:26A warm smile.
04:28I need to talk to you.
04:29I looked at him.
04:30Confused.
04:32He brushed the hair from my face.
04:34So gentle.
04:35Like a different person.
04:40He said softly.
04:41Let's bond.
04:42My mind went blank.
04:43I'd waited ten years for these words.
04:46I thought I'd given up on him, but my heart still leaped.
04:49I nodded before I could think, forgetting the days I'd locked myself away.
04:54Maybe it was ten years of hope.
04:56Maybe I could still warm him.
04:57He took my hand and led me home.
04:59The first time we'd touched in ten years.
05:02I held on tight and leaned into him.
05:04He held my hand loosely, like it would slip away the moment I let go.
05:10Back at the Karen estate, Kaelos smiled gently.
05:13His eyes sparkled like shattered stars, just like when we first met.
05:18My heart soared from the depths.
05:20I told my parents about the bond, and then magic fireworks exploded outside.
05:25I thought Kaelos had planned it, so I ran out, excited.
05:28But Eliza and Wesley stood beneath the lights.
05:31Not for me.
05:32I'd done it again.
05:34Disappointment washed over me.
05:35I looked at Kaelos beside me.
05:37He was still smiling, but I could see the sadness.
05:41Ten years together, I knew his face.
05:43He still loved my sister.
05:45The joy I'd felt faded.
05:46Then Kaelos squeezed my hand, so hard it made me cry.
05:50News of the bond spread fast.
05:53Your family is so lucky.
05:56No true dragon since the Dragon Lord fell a thousand years ago.
06:00Works are the next best thing.
06:03The Karas have two works.
06:06Dragon blood plus the Karan's natural healing magic.
06:10Boundless potential.
06:12Other houses burned with envy, but they only praised Eliza, the gifted one, the first daughter.
06:19I 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.
06:40My sister is the moon in the sky.
06:42I'm mud in a well.
06:44Even my own parents play favorites, so how can I expect fairness from others?
06:48I don't care about any of that.
06:50The only one whose opinion matters to me is Kaelos.
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, Kaelos 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.
07:15I went somewhere private and extracted it.
07:20Carefully 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.
07:29Eliza, you know I only agreed to bond with her so I could stay by your side.
07:34She 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.
07:46More words spilled from his mouth.
07:48Once I become a dragon, the first thing I'll do is break my bond with her.
07:54Then I'll make you the dragon lord's wife.
07:56My sister didn't respond.
07:58I felt a little better.
07:59At least she hadn't betrayed me.
08:01Growing up, whenever people called me ugly or useless, Eliza was the one who spoke up for me.
08:07My parents always favored her, but I never envied her.
08:11She 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.
08:21I really hate that you...
08:23But 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.
08:36I couldn't believe those words came from my sister.
08:39She 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.
08:49But he let my sister touch it however she wanted.
08:52Kalis said calmly...
08:54I have Lena's magic blood.
08:56Once we bond, the benefits will be even greater.
08:59My sister smiled sweetly.
09:01Can a little bit of blood...
09:04Compare to my talent?
09:06Kalis' eyes flashed with cruelty I'd never seen before.
09:09If it's not enough, I'll take more.
09:14She's obsessed with me anyway.
09:17What's a little blood to her?
09:19So 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.
09:48Those twin worms we found dying in the northern wastelands...
09:51Their first love was always my sister.
09:57I stumbled back to my room.
09:59My hands trembling, I packed up everything I'd just put away.
10:02I was really leaving this time.
10:05Before I left, I wrote a note.
10:08Kalis, you're free.
10:10I raised my hand to my eyes.
10:12Day after day of draining, my magic blood had taken my vision first.
10:15Soon, I wouldn't be able to see anything at all.
10:20My chest felt heavy.
10:21I finally let go of my white dragon.
10:24Let 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.
10:30I just wanted to run.
10:31After leaving House Karen, I moved around a lot.
10:34Finally, I settled in a border town.
10:36Where 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.
10:45For magical creatures.
10:47Word spread.
10:48The local tamer's guild found me.
10:50They convinced me to join.
10:51They promised not to reveal who I really was.
10:54At House Karen, I was a failure.
10:55But in this border town, I was just good enough.
10:58The people were kind.
10:59Especially the children.
11:01They'd pick colorful magic stones from the wild.
11:04And leave them on my windowsill.
11:05To thank me for calming their restless beasts.
11:08Miss, you're so amazing.
11:10Why don't you have your own magical beast?
11:13I'm not amazing.
11:14I'm not pretty either.
11:16No beast would want to bond with me.
11:18Who said that?
11:19You're the kindest, prettiest tamer we've ever met.
11:23I forced a smile and shrugged it off.
11:25Kids get distracted fast.
11:27Soon they ran off to play with their own beasts.
11:30I suddenly thought of Kalis.
11:32Had he noticed I was gone yet?
11:33I shook my head.
11:35Pushed those thoughts away.
11:37House Karen and Kalis had nothing to do with me anymore.
11:40Someone said,
11:40My dad found a lame beast.
11:42Its face is covered in ugly scars.
11:45I've never seen such an ugly beast.
11:47No wonder its owner dumped it.
11:49The kids' chatter drew a crowd.
11:51I saw it too.
11:52With all those injuries, it must have escaped from the underground arena.
11:55Everyone went quiet.
11:56In this small town, people didn't talk about places like that.
11:59Back at House Karen, I'd heard my father say,
12:02Only savage beasts get sent to the arena.
12:04Beasts that won't obey.
12:06The arena doesn't treat them like living things.
12:08They just make them fight each other.
12:09Endlessly.
12:12I couldn't help asking,
12:14Where is he now?
12:15The 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, he's dangerous.
12:25He could go crazy and hurt you.
12:26I smiled and asked,
12:28You've seen him today, haven't you?
12:30The man hesitated.
12:32I saw him in that abandoned shack by the mountain.
12:35You're not thinking of taking him in, are you?
12:36Take in a new beast?
12:38The 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, but I couldn't help feeling bitter.
12:48Why do only the pretty ones, the talented ones, get seen, get treated well, get loved?
12:54We who long to be noticed and loved, don't we count too?
12:58Looking at the worried faces around me, I said,
13:01Even arena beasts can tell right from wrong, just like people.
13:05As long as he means no harm, I don't think he'll attack anyone.
13:09Please don't judge him too harshly.
13:11Maybe he's just an ordinary beast who suffered a lot.
13:14I followed the man's directions, to the abandoned shack by the mountain.
13:18It was dark inside.
13:19Two black stone-like things glowed in the darkness, the beast's eyes.
13:23I placed the food I'd brought in front of the shack.
13:26This is for you to eat.
13:27Don't be afraid.
13:28They're just ordinary things.
13:32After a moment, a voice came from inside.
13:35Who are you?
13:36The voice was rough.
13:37I smiled and answered softly,
13:39I'm like you.
13:40Someone with no home.
13:42Maybe he could tell I meant no harm.
13:44There was a rustling sound from inside.
13:46The beast moved to the doorway.
13:49He carefully picked up the food.
13:51Only then could I see him clearly.
13:53His true form was a wyvern.
13:55Nothing like the man had said.
13:57He didn't seem fierce at all.
13:58Just lifeless, like ash.
14:01The scars on his face were deep.
14:03His hair was matted into knots.
14:05He ate while watching me nervously.
14:07Like he was afraid I'd take the food away.
14:10What's your name?
14:11He swallowed the food with difficulty.
14:14Caspian.
14:16My name is Caspian.
14:17Caspian.
14:18That's a lovely name.
14:20Even through the scars, he was beautiful.
14:22When he finished eating, I got ready to leave.
14:24I told him,
14:25Caspian, the people here are kind.
14:27No one will hurt you.
14:28Caspian nodded hesitantly.
14:30Such a gentle beast.
14:32Why would anyone send him to the arena?
14:34Why treat him so cruelly?
14:35I sighed and turned to leave.
14:37But Caspian grabbed my sleeve.
14:39I looked back into his eyes, wet, begging.
14:42Could you, could you take me in?
14:45I'm not a bad person.
14:48I was stunned.
14:49Afraid I'd say no, he rushed out words.
14:51I know my leg is hurt, but I can still work.
14:54Build fires, cook soup, clean the house, mend clothes, I can do all of it.
14:58Anything you need, just tell me.
14:59Looking at Caspian, I saw my younger self.
15:02I did everything to get my parents to notice me.
15:05Copied spells for them.
15:06Cleaned their magic circles.
15:08Organized my sister's spell books.
15:10Polished her magic tools.
15:11Just to seem useful.
15:12Like if I did less, I didn't deserve their love.
15:15But my sister did nothing.
15:16She just stood there.
15:17And she was always their favorite.
15:19I carried that feeling of not being good enough.
15:22My whole life.
15:22I always wished someone would tell me,
15:25You don't have to earn our love.
15:26My heart ached.
15:27Are you sure you want to follow a contract master like me?
15:30Who isn't good look and have such low talent?
15:34Caspian let go of my sleeve.
15:36My heart sank.
15:37Of course.
15:38Looks and power were all that mattered.
15:39Lena, you are very beautiful.
15:41More beautiful than anyone Caspian has ever seen.
15:44I want to follow you.
15:46No one had ever said that to me before.
15:49Caspian's eyes were clean.
15:51No disgust.
15:52No judgment.
15:53Looking into his honest eyes,
15:55I reached out my hand without thinking.
15:57Afraid I'd change my mind,
15:59he grabbed it quickly.
16:00And just like that, I took Caspian in.
16:02Caspian was nothing like Calus.
16:04With Caspian around,
16:06I didn't have to lift a finger.
16:10He kept the house perfectly.
16:12Always found ways to cook things that made me smile.
16:14He knew what I liked.
16:15There was always hot soup waiting on the stove.
16:18I told him he didn't have to do all this,
16:20to stay with me.
16:21I said I didn't want to trap him with gratitude,
16:23but really I was scared.
16:25Scared that one day he'd turn cold like Calus,
16:27and I wouldn't know how to handle it.
16:29Even the old man who warned me about him
16:31had changed his tune.
16:32Good things come to good people,
16:34he said.
16:35Caspian is so capable.
16:36You're lucky.
16:37The neighbors were jealous too.
16:39They compared Caspian to their own beasts.
16:41I just smiled and said nothing.
16:43I thought Caspian would be gentle,
16:45but I never expected him to be this good.
16:48Being with him taught me something.
16:49It's not about being human or beast.
16:51It's about whether someone wants to care.
16:54Time passed quickly.
16:55With Caspian by my side,
16:57I thought about the past less often,
16:58but sometimes I still had nightmares.
17:00I dreamed about the fourth year with Calus.
17:03We were ambushed by our family's rivals.
17:05Fireballs exploded.
17:06Swords clashed.
17:07Wesley protected Eliza.
17:09I pulled Calus trying to escape.
17:11They chased us to the edge of a cliff.
17:13I was so focused on protecting Calus.
17:15I didn't watch my step.
17:16I fell.
17:17As I fell,
17:17I hated myself for being useless.
17:19I was still worried about Calus.
17:26But in the dream,
17:28I saw things more clearly.
17:29Right before I fell,
17:30someone tried to attack my sister.
17:32Calus pushed me aside.
17:33He and Wesley both shielded Eliza.
17:35It wasn't an accident.
17:36I was just in the way.
17:37The cliff wasn't that high and I survived,
17:40but all my limbs were broken.
17:41I was bedridden for six months.
17:43My parents visited once.
17:44They were too busy.
17:46Eliza had scratches.
17:47They couldn't let her have scars.
17:48They searched everywhere for healing potions.
17:51Calus came once too,
17:52when Eliza came to check on me.
17:54A voice screamed in my head.
17:55Lena Karin,
17:56you're a waste of air.
17:57No one will ever love you.
17:58I shook my head,
18:00trying to push it out.
18:01Even the beast you raised abandoned you.
18:03You're worthless.
18:04Always have been.
18:05The voice grew sharper.
18:06Sometimes my father's voice.
18:08Sometimes my mother's.
18:09Sometimes my sister's.
18:10Then it became Calus's voice.
18:12Don't touch me.
18:13You make me sick.
18:14I backed away,
18:15begging.
18:16I'm sorry.
18:16I'm sorry.
18:17The new walls I'd built crumbled.
18:19I almost drowned in self-pity again.
18:22Then I felt warmth on my forehead.
18:24The voices disappeared,
18:25like someone tore open the darkness.
18:27I ran toward the light.
18:28It grew brighter and brighter.
18:32When I opened my eyes,
18:33Caspian was kneeling by my bed.
18:35His hand was on my forehead.
18:36When he saw I was awake,
18:37he let out a breath of relief.
18:39Lena,
18:39did you have a nightmare?
18:40His voice was soft and gentle.
18:42It made me feel safe.
18:43Caspian didn't know how to comfort me,
18:45so he just held me awkwardly.
18:46His arms were gentle.
18:48He patted my back.
18:49Don't be sad, Lena.
18:50Caspian is here.
18:50If I cried in front of Calus,
18:52he'd just tell me coldly to leave.
18:54But with Caspian,
18:54I didn't have to pretend to be strong.
18:56My lips trembled.
18:57I said something without thinking.
18:59Can I touch your tail?
19:00Caspian's breath caught.
19:01He let his tail appear
19:02and placed it in my hand.
19:03I touched it gently.
19:05The green scales shimmered with dark light.
19:07Beneath the scales,
19:08golden veins glowed.
19:09Were all wyvern tails this beautiful?
19:11I'd seen my sister touch Wesley's tail.
19:13Worms are the closest things to dragons,
19:15but even Wesley's tail wasn't as beautiful
19:17as Caspian's.
19:18My hand trembled as I touched it.
19:20Something I'd wanted since I was young.
19:22My fingers moved along his snake tail.
19:24Suddenly, he grabbed my hand.
19:25His voice was rough.
19:26Lena, do you know what it means to touch a tail?
19:30What does it mean to touch a tail?
19:33Ever since I could remember,
19:34I'd seen my sister touch beasts' tails.
19:38My sister said beasts only let powerful tamers
19:41touch their tails,
19:42so I never dared to try.
19:44I only touched Calus because I loved him so much.
19:47Seeing that I didn't understand,
19:49Caspian blushed.
19:50He turned his head away and whispered,
19:52A tail is the most sensitive part of a beast.
19:55Touching it means you want to mate.
19:57My face burned.
19:58So that's what it meant.
20:00My sister lied to me.
20:01No one had ever taught me this.
20:03I'd thought it was just a casual sign of affection.
20:06I'd been a tamer all these years for nothing.
20:09Did that mean I'd been perverted?
20:10When I watched my sister touch Wesley's tail,
20:13and my sister touched so many beasts' tails,
20:16did her magic get stronger every time?
20:18I thought it was just talent.
20:19I quickly let go of Caspian's tail.
20:21My face was hot.
20:24Don't misunderstand, Lena.
20:26I want you to.
20:27It just...
20:29feels intense.
20:30I looked away.
20:33He took my hand again,
20:35guiding my fingers along his tail.
20:36Everywhere I touched,
20:38golden light glowed.
20:41I was born in the Wastelands.
20:44I was taken to the arena when I was small.
20:47They wanted me to fight.
20:49I refused.
20:50I barely escaped.
20:51I thought I'd live in the shadows forever.
20:53Then I met you, Lena.
20:55My heart ached.
20:56Caspian had suffered so much.
20:58If I'd met him instead of Calus back then,
21:00would everything be different?
21:01He kept talking.
21:02I want to bond with you.
21:03Be with you forever.
21:04If you don't mind that I'm ugly.
21:06Of course not.
21:07I blurted out.
21:08I meant I didn't mind.
21:10But Caspian was overjoyed.
21:12He let go of me and held me tight.
21:14Lena, is that a yes?
21:15I thought about saying no.
21:16Yes.
21:17But when I opened my mouth,
21:18I said yes.
21:19Looking ahead,
21:19a life with Caspian didn't seem so bad.
21:22Caspian took care of me.
21:23I took care of his leg.
21:24Slowly, we both got better.
21:26Every evening,
21:26we walked through the hills,
21:27the breeze in our faces.
21:29Neither of us had happy memories to look back on.
21:31But walking hand in hand,
21:33we always had things to talk about.
21:35The wind is strong today.
21:36Lots of berries fell from the mountain.
21:37Then I heard someone call my name from behind.
21:40Lena!
21:40My heart stopped.
21:41Why was he here?
21:44I froze.
21:45I used to have hope for this man.
21:46My father.
21:47Lena,
21:48your father has passed away.
21:49I hoped he'd remember his younger daughter.
21:52Even if he didn't love me,
21:53at least don't act like I don't exist.
21:55He bought magic candy and dolls for my sister.
21:57He'd barely even smiled at me my whole life.
22:00Still, hearing he was dying made me sad.
22:02As a daughter,
22:03I should be there at the end.
22:04Even if he didn't care whether I came or not.
22:06Caspian looked at me with worry.
22:08I said to him,
22:09Caspian, let me heal your face.
22:11Caspian looked down.
22:12Lena, are you going back to that house?
22:16Don't overthink it.
22:18I just don't want anyone to look down on you.
22:22Caspian nodded gently.
22:23I trust you.
22:24It's in a beast's nature to be cautious.
22:26But after everything Caspian had been through,
22:28he could still trust someone.
22:30That made his trust precious.
22:32I couldn't help touching his face.
22:33The skin without scars was smoother than any woman's.
22:36Suddenly, Caspian revealed his true form.
22:39His tail wrapped around my waist.
22:42I touched his golden scales gently.
22:45Did you touch his tail too?
22:46I knew who he meant.
22:47I smiled bitterly.
22:49He hated when I touched him.
22:50Because I wasn't the one he wanted.
22:52Don't touch him anymore.
22:54I don't like the way he looks at you.
22:56That night, Caspian didn't sleep in his room.
22:58I knew Kylos' sudden appearance had made him anxious.
23:01When he got emotional, he'd shift into his true form.
23:04I hadn't paid attention before,
23:06but now I noticed a horn on his forehead.
23:08Wyverns don't have horns.
23:09I stopped Caspian from moving against me.
23:12What are you?
23:16Caspian's eyes were red.
23:18He could barely stay conscious.
23:19Whatever you say, I am...
23:21I am that.
23:22He didn't know what he really was.
23:24The golden light on his tail,
23:26the horn on his head,
23:27hard as a blade.
23:28They looked like the symbols on the dragon carvings.
23:31My sister and I saw in the ruins.
23:33Could Caspian be?
23:34I didn't dare finish the thought.
23:36Caspian didn't give me time to think.
23:38His true form was incredibly strong.
23:40He wrapped around me.
23:42Nothing like the gentle Caspian I knew.
23:44I held him back.
23:46Wrapped in layers of his body,
23:48I felt completely safe.
23:49I forgot about House Karen.
23:51Forgot about Kalis.
23:52Forgot 20 years of pain and struggle.
23:54The next day, I found an excuse
23:56to send Caspian away.
23:58I held a blade to my eye.
24:00The skin under the blade throbbed.
24:01You never learn, do you?
24:03I laughed bitterly.
24:04But going back to House Karen,
24:06this was the fastest way to heal Caspian.
24:08I bit down and pressed the blade in.
24:10The familiar pain hit me.
24:11Then a clink.
24:12The blade fell to the ground.
24:13Didn't I send Caspian away?
24:15How was he back?
24:15His eyes were wide.
24:17Are you going to self-harm?
24:18Seeing his panic, I explained quickly.
24:20No, no.
24:21I was just getting some magic blood.
24:23I know I have weak magic,
24:24but my blood is good for you.
24:26Drink it.
24:27The scars on your face and your leg will heal.
24:29Caspian stepped forward.
24:31He backed me into the corner.
24:32It was the first time I'd seen him so angry.
24:35No one is worth hurting yourself like this.
24:37Not even me.
24:38His words exploded in my ears.
24:40But in my memory,
24:41Kalis' voice echoed too.
24:43If it's not enough,
24:44take more.
24:46She's obsessed with me anyway.
24:48Looking at Caspian's angry face,
24:50my heart felt soft instead.
24:52Just once.
24:54Extracting some essence blood once
24:56will heal most of your injuries.
24:58But Caspian ignored me.
24:59He touched the scar on my chest instead.
25:01Caspian is almost jealous of him.
25:03Then he let go of me.
25:04He reached into his own chest
25:05and pulled.
25:07Sweat poured down his forehead.
25:09Veins bulged.
25:10I grabbed him,
25:11trying to steady him.
25:12His body heat burned my palm.
25:14Then a flash of gold.
25:15A dark green scale appeared in his palm.
25:18He pressed it over my eye.
25:20I stared at Caspian in shock.
25:22What are you doing?
25:24Do you want to get yourself killed?
25:29He'd torn out his own heart scale.
25:31My heart, Sclape.
25:33Nothing can pierce it.
25:35Now you can't hurt yourself anymore.
25:37The scale had already merged with me.
25:39A pure, powerful magic gathered there.
25:42And the scar I'd had for years was gone.
25:44I finally understood why Caspian
25:46had been sent to the arena.
25:48His power was terrifying.
25:49So much stronger than my clumsy magic.
25:51He had this incredible healing power.
25:53But he never used it on himself.
25:55He let me fumble and make things worse.
25:57So many times.
25:58Why?
25:59Why didn't you heal yourself?
26:01Because if I healed my wounds,
26:03you would have sent me away.
26:04So he kept his wounds on purpose.
26:07Tears filled my eyes again.
26:09Caspian panicked and tried to wipe them away.
26:11But the more he wiped, the more they fell.
26:14He used his magic desperately.
26:17Your wounds are healed now.
26:19Don't cry.
26:20Through the blur of tears, I looked at Caspian.
26:22The scars on his face were gone.
26:24His skin was pale underneath.
26:26But beneath the scars, he was breathtakingly beautiful.
26:29Eyes like black gems set in long, narrow sockets.
26:32A straight, perfect nose.
26:34Lips as red as cherry blossoms.
26:36Skin as smooth as jade.
26:38Every angle perfect.
26:39This beautiful man was Caspian.
26:42The better he was, the more worthless I felt.
26:45The old self-doubt came rushing back.
26:49Lena, do you not like how I look?
26:52I can change back.
26:54Caspian saw my face change.
26:55He reached for scissors.
26:57I stopped him.
26:58I pushed down my rising self-hatred and forced a smile.
27:02Caspid, you're beautiful.
27:04Everyone in town came to stare at Caspian.
27:07Lena, you really found a treasure.
27:09Caspian is so capable and so handsome.
27:13The neighbors all praised him.
27:15I've never seen such a handsome beast in my whole life.
27:19Caspian blushed at all the attention.
27:22I looked up at him.
27:23The sun gilded him in gold.
27:25Yes, Caspian was wonderful.
27:26I didn't deserve someone so wonderful.
27:29When I brought Caspian back to House Karen,
27:31everyone praised his looks too.
27:32Even Eliza Karen came up to him.
27:34You're too beautiful to be stuck with Lena.
27:37Word had spread that I'd abandoned Kylos.
27:39Did she force you?
27:41I chose her.
27:42She wants nothing from me.
27:47Come with me instead.
27:48Eliza wouldn't give up.
27:50I already have a bonded beast,
27:52but I'm the strongest in House Karen.
27:54I can help you train.
27:55She didn't care at all about Wesley behind her,
27:58or Kaelus hiding in the shadows.
28:00Caspian stepped behind me.
28:02She is my tamer.
28:03Only her.
28:05I don't care how strong you are.
28:07And besides,
28:09who's the strongest is still up for debate.
28:11I liked the first half.
28:12The second half confused me.
28:14For the first time in 20 years,
28:16Eliza had been rejected by a beast.
28:18Eliza was furious,
28:19and there were consequences.
28:22The entire House Karen stopped praising Caspian's looks
28:25and started gossiping about his past instead.
28:31Sure, Caspian's good-looking,
28:32but he's just a low-level sky serpent.
28:35He'll never be a real dragon.
28:37Honestly, he and Lena that failure deserve each other.
28:42Our family's got Issa.
28:43That's all we need.
28:45Now that the twin Hue dragons have chosen her as their master,
28:49Lena's always going to be trampled under Issa's feet.
28:51Caspian covered my ears.
28:53I shook my head and pulled his hands down.
28:55I said,
28:55Caspian,
28:56I grew up hearing this kind of talk.
28:58I'm used to it.
29:00Caspian gently touched my face,
29:02his eyes full of pity.
29:05I took him to the valley to look at the moon.
29:07That's where we ran into Caius.
29:10Lena,
29:10this is our place.
29:12How could you bring him here?
29:16He forgot how annoyed he used to get
29:18when I begged him to watch the moon with me.
29:20Caius,
29:21the moon in the sky doesn't belong to anyone.
29:24And by the way,
29:26we
29:27doesn't really work for you and me anymore.
29:29That set him off.
29:30He stormed over to grab my shoulder,
29:32but Caspian threw his hand up
29:34and blasted him back with pure force.
29:36Caius stared at his own hand in disbelief,
29:39then looked at Caspian.
29:40No way.
29:41He muttered.
29:42Aren't you just a sky serpent?
29:44If you lay a hand on her again,
29:46I'll make you disappear from this world.
29:48Caspian replied coldly.
29:51I looked at Caspian.
29:52It felt so good to be defended like that.
29:56Caius pulled himself together.
30:00The head of the family wants to see you before she passes.
30:03Tonight might be your last chance.
30:05Quay dragons have an incredibly accurate sense of life and death.
30:08Their premonitions are almost never wrong.
30:11Still, I was confused.
30:12If she's dying and wants to see someone,
30:15shouldn't it be Aissa?
30:16Don't worry.
30:17I'll be back soon.
30:20But the second I turned away,
30:21I missed the dark, hateful look in Caius' eyes.
30:25The moment I stepped into the main courtyard,
30:27I knew something was wrong.
30:29It was filled with restrictions.
30:31My magic was almost completely suppressed.
30:34I looked back at Caius.
30:36He wasn't affected at all.
30:37Was this my intuition warning me?
30:40I tried to leave,
30:41but then Aissa and Wesley stepped out from the shadows.
30:44Lena, my dear little sister.
30:48It's been a few years.
30:50You've gotten sharper.
30:53Caius, come here.
30:55She waved at Caius.
30:56His body went stiff.
30:58He couldn't look me in the eye.
31:00Head down, he walked over to Aissa.
31:02I asked,
31:03What are you planning to do?
31:06Aissa chuckled softly.
31:08Lena, don't be scared.
31:09I just need a little favor from you.
31:11I almost laughed.
31:12She's never wanted my help with anything,
31:14because heaven forbid anyone say she had to turn to a failure like me.
31:18When I didn't answer,
31:20Aissa stepped closer and traced little circles over my heart with her fingertip.
31:23Caius told me your magical essence is perfect for cultivation,
31:27so I thought I'd borrow some from you.
31:29I turned to Caius in shock.
31:32So the news about my father dying,
31:34luring me here,
31:35it was all to help Aissa and Wesley take my essence.
31:38The boy I'd treasured for ten years,
31:41he felt like a complete stranger now.
31:44Caius looked away.
31:45I closed my eyes and let out a long, heavy breath.
31:48Caius,
31:49Aissa and I are sisters.
31:51We share the same blood.
31:53So why does it have to be mine?
31:55Aissa leaned softly against Wesley's chest,
31:57but her fingers kept playing with Caius' dark hair.
32:00She said it like it was the most natural thing in the world.
32:03Because I hate pain,
32:05and Caius can't stand seeing me hurt.
32:09Isn't that right?
32:10Under her gaze, Caius nodded.
32:13Seeing that, I finally burst out laughing.
32:16Then I looked him dead in the eye and said, word for word,
32:19Caius,
32:20you make me sick.
32:22I threw his own words right back at him.
32:24His lips pressed into a tight line.
32:26He finally lifted his head to look at me.
32:29Whatever was in his eyes,
32:30struggle,
32:31guilt,
32:32hesitation,
32:33it didn't matter to me anymore.
32:37Lena,
32:38my dear little sister,
32:40Wesley and Caius are about to awaken and become true dragons.
32:44Just give them your magical essence,
32:47and we'll make it up to you later.
32:49She still thought I was that little girl she used to mess with.
32:52Two Hwe dragons awakening at once?
32:54Draining every last drop of my magical essence wouldn't even be enough.
32:58The whole continent can't have two dragon lords.
33:00Between Caius and Wesley,
33:02one of them is doomed to fall.
33:03And for that maybe,
33:04that one in a million chance,
33:05the boy I once cared about most and the sister I groveled to please were ready to sacrifice me.
33:11My hands and feet trembled.
33:12My whole body went cold.
33:14The only warmth I felt came from the scales over my heart.
33:17I touched them and thought,
33:18Caspian is a true dragon.
33:20Caius and Wesley wanting to become dragons?
33:22It's laughable.
33:23They've been flattered for so long they've forgotten their own blood and place.
33:27Not that that's surprising.
33:28Lisa saw the smear on my face and lost it.
33:31She ordered Caius to tie me up.
33:32He hesitated for just a second.
33:34Then he walked toward me.
33:35Every step crushed whatever little feeling I had left for him.
33:39Caius said,
33:39Lena, don't fight it.
33:41It won't hurt as much.
33:43I let out a bitter laugh.
33:44How thoughtful, how gentle.
33:45Caius, you're going to regret this.
33:48Lena, once I awaken and become a dragon,
33:51I'll let you go.
33:52Just help me one more time.
33:54I won't let anything happen to you.
33:56Trust me.
33:57Back then, even saying my name annoyed him.
34:00Now he kept saying it over and over and it just made me sick.
34:03Caius, the boy I used to treasure,
34:04he'd become someone I didn't recognize anymore.
34:08Caius dragged me over to Issa.
34:10She took a sword and stabbed me right in the chest.
34:12But there wasn't a single mark on me.
34:14Her eyes went wide in disbelief.
34:16Stab after stab.
34:18Nothing worked.
34:19No way.
34:19No way.
34:20Lena, what kind of dark magic did you use?
34:22Issa, you can't hurt me.
34:25She handed the sword to Caius.
34:26Here, you try.
34:27Caius tested it with one stab.
34:29Same result.
34:30Try somewhere else, Caius.
34:32There's no way we're not getting any essence out of her.
34:34His hand trembled slightly as he stabbed her left arm.
34:38This time, magical essence began to seep out.
34:40Seeing that, Issa's mood lifted.
34:42She was so desperate for the position of family head
34:44and the power of being Dragon Lord's wife
34:47that she'd completely lost herself.
34:49Caius kept stabbing me over and over.
34:51The essence pouring out of me made both Caius and Wesley
34:54lose control and shift into their true feelings.
34:57I thought to myself, it hurts so much.
34:59I wish I could hug Caspian right now.
35:01His arms are so warm.
35:02He'd gently pat my back,
35:04the way my mother used to when she put Issa to sleep.
35:06I knew Caspian would keep waiting for me in that little town.
35:09He'd always been so gentle.
35:10I just hoped that after I died, he'd find a good master.
35:13Someone who wouldn't put him through more pain.
35:15As more and more of my essence was drained,
35:18my body grew weaker and weaker.
35:20Then suddenly, a deafening roar echoed from above.
35:23Everyone stopped.
35:24They all looked up and rushed toward the sound.
35:26They saw what Issa was doing to me.
35:28Every single one of them.
35:29But no one stopped her.
35:31They were more focused on that cry in the sky
35:33than on the fact that I was dying.
35:34Even the elders who barely ever showed their faces came running.
35:38Tears streamed down their wrinkled, bark-like faces.
35:41That's a dragon's roar.
35:43The Dragon Lord has come.
35:46Hearing this, everyone in the Cairn family
35:49turned to look at Caius and Wesley,
35:51who were standing beside Issa.
35:53The Cairns were the only family on the entire continent
35:56that had Hue dragons,
35:57the creatures closest to true dragons.
36:00But neither Cairn nor Wesley had awakened yet.
36:03So where did that roar come from?
36:04Issa looked stunned.
36:06Elder, are you sure?
36:08Our family's Hue dragons haven't awakened.
36:10How can there be a real dragon on the continent?
36:13The elder sighed, dearly.
36:14Sadly, it seems our family was never worthy of that honor.
36:17A true dragon has appeared.
36:19The Hue dragons have lost their chance to awaken.
36:21Issa shouted.
36:22No way!
36:22My beast has to become Dragon Lord!
36:24All we need is enough magical essence!
36:26That's it!
36:26Magical essence!
36:27Her face twisted with rage.
36:29She snatched the sword from Caius
36:31and raised it to stab me.
36:32I knew I'd reached my limit.
36:34I probably couldn't survive another hit from her,
36:36so I just closed my eyes.
36:38Issa's sword came flying at me,
36:39and then hit the ground with a heavy thud.
36:41I opened my eyes.
36:43I could feel my magic coming back.
36:45My wounds began to heal, slowly.
36:47The restraints that had been suppressing me disappeared.
36:50Roar after roar echoed from above.
36:53A crushing pressure descended from the sky,
36:55forcing every beast companion in the family
36:58to bow to the ground.
36:59Caius and Wesley struggled a little longer than the others.
37:02But eventually, they dropped to their knees, too.
37:05I looked up.
37:06A massive dragon was weaving through the clouds.
37:08The red scales on its tail shimmered with dark light,
37:12and beneath them, faint gold flickered.
37:14It was Caspian.
37:18A deep, ancient voice echoed as if rising from the very heart of the continent.
37:24Caius, Wesley, do you know your mistake?
37:29You know exactly what you've done.
37:31The two of them knelt low,
37:33their eyes bleeding crimson tears from the sheer pressure of the true dragon.
37:37I looked over and saw the fierce unwillingness in their eyes.
37:40But in the face of absolute power,
37:42all they could do was bow their heads in respect.
37:45Great dragon lord,
37:46we know we were wrong.
37:48The rest of the Karen family had no idea why the true dragon had appeared just to punish their beasts.
37:54But Issa had a guess.
37:55She glared at me with pure hatred.
37:58Lena,
37:59I know this is you.
38:01What kind of deal did you make with that evil dragon?
38:06The family's faces went pale.
38:08Magic household or not,
38:10there was nothing they could do against a dragon lord.
38:13Issa's disrespect terrified them.
38:15She grabbed the sword off the ground and lunged at me again.
38:18Caspian shifted into human form and landed in front of me.
38:21He crushed the sword between two fingers,
38:23then with a flick of his energy,
38:25pinned Issa to a pillar not far away.
38:28Ice pierced through her hands and feet,
38:30tearing the tendons wide open.
38:32Broken ribs jutted out from her side.
38:35The pain she felt was a hundred times worse than what I had just endured.
38:39Caspian lowered his gaze to the wounds on my body.
38:41His eyes were filled with pain.
38:47I'm sorry,
38:48he said softly.
38:49I came too late.
38:51I shook my head.
38:53No,
38:54you came right on time.
38:57Seeing the family's prodigy tortured like that,
39:00one of the Karen elders stepped forward.
39:02Great dragon lord,
39:03you may be the ruler of this continent,
39:06but you can't just attack a beast taker like that.
39:08Issa is our family's most gifted member
39:11and the next head of the household.
39:13Please,
39:14spare her.
39:15Caspian pulled me protectively into his arms.
39:18Anger burned in his eyes.
39:20He swept his gaze across the Karen family and let out a cold laugh.
39:24I don't care,
39:25but I do kill those who refuse to see the truth,
39:28who can't tell right from wrong.
39:30Great dragon lord,
39:32what did you see in the vision?
39:34Take a closer look.
39:38Who really is the most gifted one in the Karen family?
39:42Summoning his courage,
39:43the elder stepped forward and examined my energy.
39:47Then his face went pale with shock.
39:50How is this possible?
39:51When Lena was born,
39:53her magic was barely there.
39:54She grew up average at best,
39:56but now,
39:57her power is so rich she rivals me?
40:00I was just as shocked.
40:01I looked up at Caspian.
40:02He lowered his gaze to me and explained patiently.
40:05Lena,
40:05there was a seal placed inside you.
40:08It could only be broken by bonding with a magical beast.
40:11Your sister Issa knew this secret all along.
40:14That's why she broke through the seal before you did.
40:16Issa had known from the very beginning.
40:18No wonder she'd always told me never to touch a beast's tail when we were kids.
40:21She said a low-level tamer like me would get killed by them.
40:25All those years,
40:25she stood by and watched me get mocked,
40:28ignored,
40:28left to struggle and scrape by in the Karen family.
40:31I'd bowed and scraped before her like a servant,
40:34pouring out all the warmth I never got from our parents
40:37and throwing it at her feet instead.
40:39And she'd been planning to keep me down from the very start.
40:44Lena,
40:45you worthless failure!
40:47You'll never be better than me!
40:49Our parents' love,
40:50the Karen family's honor,
40:51the beast's loyalty,
40:53it's all mine!
40:55Caspian flicked his hand,
40:57and Issa's teeth scattered all over the ground.
40:59Then he pulled out a mirror from somewhere and held it up in front of me.
41:03I stared at the stunning beauty in the reflection.
41:05For a moment,
41:06I couldn't believe my own eyes.
41:09Caspian said softly,
41:11Lena,
41:11I told you before,
41:13you're beautiful.
41:14The most beautiful person I've ever seen.
41:17The sudden change,
41:19my looks,
41:20my overwhelming magic,
41:21caught me completely off guard.
41:24No wonder he'd insisted on sleeping beside me every single night
41:28before we came back to the Karen family.
41:30While he was forming his dragon body,
41:32my magic had been growing fast too.
41:34This wasn't the innocent,
41:36gentle little sky serpent I'd found back then.
41:39This dragon had been playing the long game all along.
41:42With Issa's magic shattered
41:43and my own natural talent now undeniable,
41:46the elder finally shut his mouth.
41:48Then my mother came running out of the house,
41:51sobbing and told us my father was gone.
41:53Without missing a beat,
41:55the elder raised my hand
41:56and announced to the entire Karen family,
41:59Lena is the next head of the Karen family.
42:02All those who'd once mocked me now
42:04had sour looks on their faces.
42:06My mother rushed to the pillar where Issa was pinned,
42:09crying out her name in anguish.
42:11Then she turned to glare at me with pure hatred.
42:14She wanted to strike me,
42:16but Caspian's presence scared her off.
42:18I should have felt satisfied,
42:20but all I felt was a hollow sadness.
42:24I don't care about being the head of the Karen family.
42:27I want to be the dragon lord's wife.
42:29Caspian looked at me
42:30with nothing but pure affection in his eyes.
42:34Everyone else was shocked, speechless.
42:37Caspian nodded.
42:39Sweetheart,
42:39I was thinking the exact same thing.
42:42Out of nowhere,
42:42he pulled out a magic ring
42:44and slipped it onto my finger.
42:46It was one I'd loved a long time ago,
42:48the one I could never bring myself to buy.
42:52The moment the ring settled at the base of my finger,
42:55a voice came from the ground.
42:57It was Caius.
42:58Lena loves me.
43:00I have a ring too.
43:02See?
43:04The one you begged me to make you back then.
43:07In his hand,
43:09Caius held up a silver ring.
43:10All those years ago,
43:12I'd fallen in love with those magic silver rings.
43:14I begged Caius for so long to make one for me.
43:17He finally agreed.
43:19Every day I waited,
43:21hoping he'd finish it and give it to me,
43:22but when it was done,
43:24it just disappeared.
43:25Days later,
43:26I saw the exact same ring on Issa's finger.
43:29I told myself it was a coincidence.
43:31Those magic silver rings all looked alike.
43:34Unless Caius actually said he'd given it to her,
43:36it wasn't true.
43:37That's what I told myself.
43:38And just like that,
43:39I fooled myself one more time.
43:41I stepped out of Caspian's arms
43:43and walked over to Caius.
43:45He held up the silver ring,
43:46pushing it toward me,
43:48desperate for me to see it.
43:49The way I'd spent 10 years
43:51being desperate for him to see me.
43:53I didn't take it.
43:57Caius, some things,
43:58once they're missed,
44:00they can't be fixed.
44:01People too.
44:07No, Lena.
44:09Give me a chance to make it right.
44:11I really want to bond with you.
44:13It wasn't until after you left
44:15that I realized
44:15I never loved Issa.
44:17It was always you.
44:18The way I felt about her,
44:20that was just instinct.
44:21I just didn't want to be weaker than Wesley.
44:24I said flatly,
44:25do you remember that time
44:26I accidentally touched your tail
44:28and you said it was disgusting?
44:30Do you remember
44:31and they're bonded toward?
44:32Do you remember
44:33when I was covered in wounds
44:34from a beast attack
44:35and you kicked me out of the house
44:37because you didn't want
44:38to smell the blood?
44:39And do you remember
44:40pushing me off a cliff
44:42just to protect Issa?
44:44He had no answer to any of it.
44:46Then he shifted,
44:47letting his tail form
44:48and placing it in front of me.
44:50Lena, I was wrong.
44:51Do whatever you want to me.
44:54I only tricked you
44:55into coming here
44:56because I wanted to become a dragon
44:57as fast as I could
44:59so I could protect you.
45:00I want to be with you forever.
45:02I love you.
45:04Back then,
45:05I used to think
45:05Caius's tail was beautiful.
45:07Now I felt nothing.
45:09I said quietly,
45:11It's too late
45:12for all that, Caius.
45:14But I do have to thank you.
45:15Because of you,
45:16I met Caspian.
45:18Caius stayed kneeling
45:19where he was.
45:20His fingernails
45:21dug deep into the ground,
45:22carving long grooves.
45:23He looked up at me,
45:25the corners of his eyes
45:26burning red.
45:27Lena.
45:29You already knew,
45:30didn't you?
45:31I knew what he was asking.
45:33About Caspian's true identity
45:35or about his own ugly intentions?
45:38Maybe both.
45:39I didn't answer.
45:40I just turned my gaze
45:42into the distance.
45:44Caspian's arm
45:44tightened around my waist.
45:46His voice rang out loud
45:47and clear
45:48for everyone to hear.
45:50Do you all really not remember
45:52why the true dragons
45:55vanished from this continent
45:57and why they've returned?
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