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00:00After the war between Dragon Court and Green Faction, my sister's husband returned safely while mine fell in battle.
00:06Everyone pitied me, but I knew the truth.
00:09The man who came back was not my brother-in-law.
00:12It was my husband, Kaylin.
00:13He and Lucian were twin brothers, near equal in power.
00:17No one suspected a thing.
00:18Kaylin pulled me aside to explain.
00:21Lyra, I did this for the greater good.
00:24Lucian is the crown prince of the Dragon Court.
00:26If the clan hears the crown prince died in battle, chaos follows.
00:30Your sister is gentle.
00:32She cannot bear that loss.
00:34I am only keeping watch over her.
00:38Once things have settled, I will return to your side.
00:41I believed every word, until Kaylin had me executed, on charges of conspiring with the Demon Clan.
00:47Watching him hold my sister close, I finally understood.
00:50Every last thing had been his design.
00:53When I opened my eyes again, I was back.
00:55The day the Dragon Court celebrated their great victory.
00:58The day the news arrived that my husband had fallen in battle.
01:01Kaylin stood with my sister, holding her in silence, while the clan cast pitying glances my way.
01:07Without a moment's hesitation, I chose to remarry.
01:11Kaylin thought taking the crown prince's place meant power.
01:14He had no idea.
01:16Walking away from me meant losing his only path to the throne.
01:20Lyra, Selen is... he's gone.
01:23It was the Dragon King who spoke.
01:26He had two sons.
01:27One had become crown prince and had taken my sister as his princess.
01:30The other was my husband, Kaylin.
01:32He sat on the throne, staring at his brother's coffin.
01:35Grief painted perfectly across his face.
01:37Before I could speak, my sister's voice cut through the silence.
01:40Her voice is soft, but performative.
01:42Little sister, I know how much pain you're in.
01:47She looked down at me, eyes full of practiced sorrow.
01:50It's alright to cry.
01:51I lifted my gaze, not to her, but to the man at her side.
01:54My husband, wearing his dead brother's name.
01:57Kaylin's fingers interlaced with my sister's.
01:59He felt my stare, turned his head.
02:01Something flickered across his face that looked almost like shock.
02:04I nearly laughed.
02:06Kaylin's performance was as flawless as ever.
02:08Last life, it took me months to believe the man beside my sister was really him.
02:12This time, I already knew.
02:14A whale split the air.
02:16The Dragon Queen threw herself across the coffin, tears streaking her face.
02:20My son!
02:22Then she spun and pointed at me.
02:24It's you!
02:25You cursed him!
02:27You killed my boy!
02:28She never wanted me for her son.
02:30I had once brought my doubts to Kaylin, and he had sworn to me with absolute certainty.
02:34No matter what, I will always take your side.
02:37His mother slapped me without warning.
02:39Her palm cracked across my cheek so hard the hall went still.
02:42She raised her hand again.
02:44The Dragon King barked at his guards to intervene.
02:47Enough!
02:49The hall erupted into chaos.
02:52Through all of it, Kaylin stood quietly at my sister's side, holding her hand.
02:56He reached into his coat and produced a small, glimmering stone.
02:59A water spirit stone, pale blue, luminous.
03:02He held it out to my sister like an offering.
03:05He murmured, low and tender.
03:09Sarah, I brought this back for you.
03:11I smiled without warmth.
03:13I had always wanted a water spirit stone.
03:16In my last life, I had asked Kaylin for one, begged him, every time he left for war.
03:21He always said yes, but I never received it.
03:24Now I understood.
03:25He had in short and forgotten to look.
03:27He had simply never intended to give it to me.
03:30My sister noticed me watching.
03:31Her expression cooled.
03:32She stepped slightly in front of Kaylin, shielding him.
03:35She said,
03:36Why do you keep staring at my husband?
03:38The Dragon King exhaled slowly.
03:42Lyra, by the laws of our house, when a spouse falls in battle, the surviving partner must remain in mourning
03:48for a hundred years.
03:50I won't force you, but I need to know.
03:53What will you do?
03:55I shook my head.
03:56I choose the second path.
03:57I'll remarry.
03:59Silence.
04:00The entire hall went motionless.
04:04Kaylin spoke first.
04:06Absurd!
04:07His voice was tight.
04:07Lyra, you can't marry someone else.
04:11The Dragon King and my sister exchanged a glance, both suddenly alert.
04:16The King, confused but measured, turned to Kaylin.
04:20Lucian, this is your brother's widow's private matter.
04:23It isn't your place.
04:25Kaylin went silent.
04:27His jaw worked.
04:28His eyes stayed fixed on me.
04:30My sister stepped forward, her voice sharp with accusation.
04:34Lyra, your husband just died.
04:37His body is barely cold.
04:39And you're already talking about remarrying?
04:42The Dragon King's voice was poisoned.
04:45If Kaylin hadn't insisted on marrying you,
04:48I never would have let a woman like you through our doors.
04:52I kept my voice level.
04:54Kaylin loved me deeply.
04:56I know he wouldn't want me to waste a hundred years grieving.
05:02I'm remarrying.
05:03Lyra!
05:04The Dragon King raised his hand, cutting him off.
05:07Enough.
05:08If Lyra has decided, we honor it.
05:12One condition.
05:14By ancient law, your new husband must be a man of House Draconess.
05:19I turned to face the hall.
05:21Hundreds of faces stared back at me.
05:23Is there any man here willing to take me as his wife?
05:27Silence.
05:28One man shifted forward, then was yanked back by his family.
05:32Another met my eyes and looked away as if I were something dangerous.
05:35I felt the weight of it settle over me.
05:38Two paths.
05:39That was all fate had ever given me.
05:41Mourn or remarry?
05:43Was there truly no third option?
05:46Kaylin watched from across the hall and a smile touched his mouth.
05:49Lyra.
05:49He said.
05:50No man here will take you.
05:52Mourn properly.
05:54He said it like it was already decided.
05:57My stomach turned.
05:58Then a shadow fell from above, a figure dropped down, landing clean at the center of the hall.
06:03I will.
06:04I looked up.
06:05It was Dracian, the dragon warlord.
06:08The man they called the God of Slaughter.
06:14He dropped to one knee before the Dragon King, his voice unwavering.
06:18My king, I will marry Lyra.
06:21Draxian, this has nothing to do with you.
06:24Let me give you some advice.
06:25My brother just died.
06:26Lyra is already running to remarry.
06:28Aren't you afraid she'll be the death of you too?
06:30Dracian stood.
06:31He stepped between us, his back to Kaylin, his eyes on me alone.
06:37Your Highness.
06:38He said, voice quiet and cold.
06:40Lyra is your brother's widow.
06:42You should be protecting her.
06:44Instead, you're building a case against her.
06:46Kaylin's jaw tightened.
06:47I'm only speaking the truth.
06:49Dracian ignored him.
06:50He turned to me fully.
06:52Lyra.
06:53His voice dropped.
06:53Will you marry me?
06:55I will be faithful to you.
06:56I will never leave your side.
06:58Let the heavens witness this.
07:00If I break this oath, may my soul be destroyed.
07:03Something shifted in my chest.
07:05I looked into his eyes.
07:07There was nothing there but certainty.
07:08I nodded.
07:09Yes.
07:10There was nothing left for Kaylin to say.
07:13Draxian and I sealed the bond right there in the hall.
07:15The Dragon King watched us, then waved a tired hand.
07:18Go.
07:19He turned to address the gathered court.
07:21I am old.
07:21I have lost a son.
07:23I no longer have the heart to rule.
07:27In three days, I will pass the crown to Lucian.
07:31Lucian was my brother-in-law's name.
07:34The real crown prince.
07:35Now, worn by Kaylin like a stolen coat.
07:38I turned it over in my mind.
07:40In my last life, the Dragon King never passed the throne to Kaylin.
07:44Not even after I was dead.
07:46So why was it happening earlier this time?
07:49I didn't get to think long.
07:51As the crowd dispersed, Kaylin drifted past me.
07:53I heard him clearly.
07:55Pathetic girl.
07:56You'll regret this.
07:58That night, I moved out of Kaylin's quarters and into Draxian's territory.
08:02The servants whispered the moment we were out of earshot.
08:05The warlord has everything going for him.
08:08Shame about his judgment.
08:09The prince isn't even cold yet, and she's already jumping into someone else's bed.
08:13The Dragon Queen said she's cursed, didn't she?
08:15I really hope she doesn't get the warlord killed too.
08:18I listened through the window with a faint smile.
08:24I glanced at Draxian and said dryly,
08:27One marriage in and I've already ruined your reputation.
08:31Draxian frowned.
08:31Don't say that.
08:34Lyra, give me half a day.
08:36They won't say another word about you behind your back.
08:39I sighed.
08:41I don't actually care.
08:43Last life, I mourned a living man,
08:45swallowed every humiliation,
08:46and died screaming in front of a crowd.
08:48This life, Draxian gave me warm rooms,
08:51fine clothes,
08:52and the best the dragon court had to offer.
08:55He had made sure of it without being asked.
08:57I was more than satisfied.
08:59Before he blew out the lamp, I heard him mutter under his breath.
09:03Reputation doesn't matter.
09:04As long as I have you, that's enough.
09:08I lay awake for a long time.
09:09Not long after, Sarah summoned me to the palace.
09:12She was to be the next Dragon Queen.
09:14The maids were bringing in heavy, ornate, ceremonial robes.
09:17She held the crown up to her head and turned it this way and that, then looked at me.
09:22Lyra, honestly, who do you think looks better in this?
09:25Me or the current Dragon Queen?
09:27I said nothing.
09:28She kept going, pleasant and self-satisfied.
09:32Sometimes in life, you just have to accept the way things are.
09:35You were always the clever one.
09:38And yet here I am, becoming Dragon Queen.
09:41She had been like this since we were children,
09:44always needing to be ahead of me.
09:46My eyes drifted to the cluttered table
09:47and landed on the water spirit stone Kaylin had given her.
09:52A thaw clicked into place.
09:54When Sarah was young, she had been drowned in the water by a river spirit during a training exercise.
09:59She had barely survived.
10:00She hated water spirit stones.
10:03My real brother-in-law, the true Crown Prince, remembered that.
10:06He had kept it in mind for years.
10:09But Kaylin had given her one anyway, because Kaylin wasn't him.
10:12I spoke quietly.
10:14Do you really not know that the man beside you isn't your husband?
10:18Sarah's hand went still.
10:22She had known all along.
10:24She had watched Kaylin steal her own husband's identity
10:27and watched me walk toward my death without a word.
10:29All for a crown.
10:30Tears filled my eyes before I could stop them.
10:33You knew the whole time.
10:35I said.
10:36Did any part of you see me as your sister?
10:39She laughed.
10:40Short and cold.
10:40What's Sister Hoop actually worth?
10:43I'll be honest with you.
10:44As long as he carries the title and I become Dragon Queen.
10:48She met my eyes without flinching.
10:50I don't care which brother he is.
10:52Her eyes narrowed.
10:53As for you, stay quiet.
10:55Mourn properly.
10:57If you behave, I'll take care of you once I'm Queen.
11:01But if you open your mouth about any of this, I will not let you walk away.
11:05The cold moved through me and waved.
11:07Word for word, the same thing Kaylin had said to me in my last life.
11:11And in the end, neither of them had let me walk away.
11:13Before I could respond, the door opened.
11:16Kaylin entered with his mother and the Dragon King by his side.
11:19When he saw me, he stopped.
11:21His eyes sharpened.
11:22Guilty.
11:23Lyah.
11:24What are you doing here?
11:25The Dragon Queen curled her lip.
11:27Why aren't you with your new husband?
11:29What brings you to the palace?
11:31Sarah manufactured two tears and leaned into Kaylin's side.
11:35She's just in pain from losing Kaylin.
11:37She didn't know what she was doing.
11:39Kaylin put an arm around her and then he looked at me.
11:42Voice full of cold contempt.
11:44Nobody wanted my brother dead, but you wouldn't mourn him.
11:47You ran straight to another man.
11:49His voice dropped.
11:50And now you're taking your frustration out on your own sister.
11:53Get out!
11:57I looked at him for a long moment, then I smiled.
12:01Fine.
12:02The reckoning would come, just not today.
12:04The next day, Drayshin and I were invited to Kaylin's coronation.
12:08Kaylin had assumed his brother's identity and been named the Dragon King's heir.
12:11He still needed the blessing of the blood pack to complete the coronation.
12:15But in everyone's eyes, including his own, it was already settled.
12:19He stood at the top of the steps in silver armor, Sarah on his arm, smiling like the crown was
12:24already his.
12:25I watched him and thought about his last life.
12:28The Dragon King had once asked Kaylin directly,
12:31Your twin brother has been named Crown Princeant.
12:34Does that make you resentful?
12:36And Kaylin answered without hesitation,
12:38My brother is stronger and more capable than I am.
12:41He deserves to be Crown Princeant.
12:43I have nothing but respect for him.
12:45And then he stole everything.
12:47I shook my head.
12:48I had spent a whole lifetime failing to see through him.
12:51Kaylin brought Sarah over to where we were standing.
12:53He glanced at Drayshin.
12:55Something dark moved through his eyes.
12:57Then he turned to me with a smooth smile.
13:01Lyra, I know you still have feelings for Kaylin.
13:04But you choose to remarry.
13:05Try to focus on your new life.
13:07Before I could answer, Drayshin said easily,
13:10No need for the Crown Prince's concern.
13:14Lyra treats me very well.
13:16Warmth moved through me.
13:17I looked at the two of them standing there so pleased with themselves.
13:21Crown Prince, I said mildly,
13:23Are you absolutely certain the coronation will go smoothly today?
13:27Sarah's brows snapped together.
13:28What does that mean?
13:30Lyra, are you putting a curse on us?
13:36Kaylin's gaze turned sharp with fury.
13:39But with the whole hall watching it, all he did was take Sarah's arm and murmur,
13:43Don't bother with her. Let's go.
13:49The coronation began.
13:52Kaylin climbed the steps and fixed his eyes on the crown in his father's hands.
13:56Pure hunger.
13:58Nothing else.
13:59The High Cleric raised his staff.
14:01Call upon the blood pact.
14:03Let the inheritance descend.
14:05Thunder rolled through the sky.
14:06Just as the phoenix bloodline must burn and rise,
14:11Every dragon king must survive the thunder trial.
14:15If the ancient pact accepts the air, the lightning causes no harm.
14:19Kaylin gripped Sarah's hand and stood at the center of the altar.
14:23The first bolt of lightning fell.
14:25I watched from the crowd.
14:27The color drained from both their faces.
14:30The second bolt?
14:31The third.
14:31Sarah choked and spat blood.
14:33Her knees hit the ground.
14:35Kaylin's face had gone white.
14:36The dragon king rose to his feet in shock.
14:38Murmurs rippled through the hall.
14:41When the previous dragon king received the crown, it was nothing like this.
14:44Does this mean the crown prince and princess aren't accepted by the pact?
14:5081 strikes in total.
14:52He once a blessing for the true heir.
14:54Now nothing but torture.
14:55By the tenth bolt, Kaylin was on his knees too.
14:58In desperation, the dragon king threw up a barrier with his own power.
15:02Barely holding the bolts at bay.
15:04But that made the coronation meaningless.
15:07The hall fell into silence.
15:10Everyone stared at Kaylin and Sarah and waited for an explanation.
15:14Kaylin dragged himself upright.
15:15He looked at the dragon king with a face full of forced calm.
15:20Father, there must have been an error in the ritual.
15:23I'm willing to try again.
15:24The dragon king hesitated.
15:26I exhaled slowly and spoke into silence.
15:30It won't work.
15:31Stop struggling.
15:33They're both impostors.
15:34Why would the blood pact ever accept them?
15:37The hall went utterly still.
15:39Only my voice hung in the air.
15:41Drayshon looked down at me, startled.
15:43But there was no doubt in his expression.
15:45Only confusion.
15:47Kaylin stared at me, fury and guilt fighting in his eyes.
15:50Sarah wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth.
15:52She started crying and pointed at me.
15:55It's Lila.
15:55She's jealous that I'm becoming dragon queen.
15:58She's lying to destroy us!
16:02The dragon king turned to me with a grave expression.
16:07Liar.
16:08I understand you have grievances.
16:11But this isn't the day for it.
16:14Your sister Sarah is the crown princess.
16:18Lucian is the heir I designated.
16:21How could they possibly be impostors?
16:23The dragon queen stepped forward, already furious.
16:26Enough talking!
16:27What's the point?
16:28Kaylin married her and died.
16:31Now Lucian steps up for the crown and she's here ruining everything.
16:35She's nothing but a curse.
16:37Remove her.
16:38She ordered the guards forward.
16:40Drayshon moved in front of me before they took a step.
16:43His eyes were eyed.
16:46Draxian.
16:47Touch her and find out what happens.
16:52I took his hand and looked past him to the dragon king.
16:55Your majesty, do you remember the two conditions for the coronation contract?
16:59The dragon king, bewildered but still listening, answered slowly.
17:03The heir must hold a legitimate claim to the throne.
17:07Or their bonded partner must carry royal blood.
17:13One condition is enough for the blood pact to accept.
17:16Two faces in the crowd went rigid at the same moment.
17:19Kaylin stared at the dragon king in disbelief.
17:23Father, why did you never tell me that?
17:26The dragon king's expression hardened.
17:28What do you mean I never told you?
17:30When I named you crown prince, I passed on every secret of the dragon bloodline.
17:36Lucian, you were always careful.
17:39How could you forget something this important?
17:41Kaylin opened and closed his mouth.
17:44I, I...
17:47I answered for him.
17:49Your majesty.
17:51Can't you see it yet?
17:53This isn't crown prince Lucian.
17:55This is his twin brother Kaylin.
17:58Your second son.
17:59The hall exploded.
18:01The dragon king's eyes went wide.
18:03The dragon queen surged to her feet.
18:05How dare you?
18:06You took one son from me.
18:09Now you want to destroy the other's name too?
18:11I walked onto the altar.
18:13I moved toward Kaylin slowly and steadily.
18:16He backed away like he'd seen a ghost.
18:18What do you think you're doing?
18:19Ten years ago, Kaylin saved my life.
18:22A sea spirit's venom burned through his chest.
18:26He almost died.
18:28That scar is fused to the soul.
18:31No magic can erase it.
18:33That was why I believed him for so long in my last life.
18:37Who would have thought the man who once nearly died for me would one day sentence me to death?
18:41I reached for the front of his armor.
18:43He kept backing up.
18:44He wouldn't even let Sarah come closer.
18:46He shouted at me, voice cracking.
18:47Liar, have you lost your mind?
18:49I am your brother-in-law.
18:53The dragon king had heard enough.
18:55He signaled two guards.
18:56Kaylin fought them.
18:57It didn't matter.
18:58When they pulled back his armor, the hall went silent.
19:01Right there on his chest.
19:03A scar like a tear burned into pale skin.
19:05White and permanent and impossible to fake.
19:09Unmistakable, undeniable, the dragon queen pointed at Kaylin, couldn't find words, and collapsed.
19:14The dragon king coughed up black blood and dropped to one knee.
19:18Your majesty!
19:19The high cleric and the elders rushed to catch him.
19:23Kaylin didn't look at his father once.
19:25His eyes were already on me.
19:27Liar.
19:29How did you know?
19:30Then he caught himself.
19:31No, it's impossible.
19:31I was careful.
19:33Everyone who knew the truth is gone.
19:34I bit down hard and held back the tears.
19:38How could I not recognize you?
19:40He was my husband, and we have known each other since childhood.
19:43The dragon king himself had once joked that no one knew Kaylin better than I did.
19:48I had loved him completely.
19:49The dragon king's grief curdled into rage.
19:52Kaylin.
19:54He was your brother.
19:56Your own blood.
19:57Kaylin exploded.
19:58So what?
20:01My whole life, all anyone ever talked about was how brilliant he was.
20:05When my brother died, I took his place.
20:08And none of you even noticed.
20:10Our power was identical.
20:11Why was it always him and never me?
20:14The high cleric stepped forward.
20:16Your power was never identical.
20:19Karian's far exalted yours.
20:21I ran the bloodline trial myself.
20:23He was the most gifted heir I had seen in a thousand years.
20:28Kaylin went still.
20:28That's a lie.
20:30If he was stronger, why couldn't I feel it?
20:32The high cleric sighed helplessly.
20:34Because he hid it.
20:35Every single day.
20:37He didn't want you to feel lesser.
20:39Which is also why, when you took his place, we couldn't tell the difference.
20:43I already knew this.
20:45Years ago, a sea spirit ambushed us.
20:47Kaylin went down fast.
20:48I held the creature off alone, wounded.
20:51Then Lucian arrived.
20:53One strike.
20:54The sea spirit was dead.
20:56Kaylin had fought that same spirit for over an hour and never landed a blow.
21:00Afterward, Kaylin complained to me about it.
21:03If I hadn't been caught off guard, that thing never would have touched me.
21:07I never told Kaylin the truth.
21:08He had believed that lie for years.
21:10Now he sank to the ground, hollow-eyed, murmuring to himself.
21:14I had you wrong.
21:15All this time.
21:17The high cleric frowned.
21:19There's still something that doesn't add up.
21:23Even with an imposter on the throne, the crown prince carries legitimate dragon royal blood.
21:28The crown princess is phoenix clan by birth.
21:31The blood pack shouldn't have punished them this severely.
21:35Unless.
21:36I glanced at Sarah, who had been quietly shrinking toward the back of the crowd.
21:40I smiled.
21:42Unless the crown princess was never legitimate phoenix blood to begin with.
21:46Sarah was shaking.
21:48Liar, you liar!
21:49I'm your sister!
21:50If I'm not legitimate, what does that make you?
21:54She crawled to the dragon king.
21:56Your majesty, I knew nothing of Kaylin's impersonation.
21:59The punishment is his alone!
22:01Kaylin looked up at her in disbelief.
22:03I laughed to myself.
22:04Last life, I hadn't found out until I was already dying.
22:10Kaylin had been in love with Sarah long before any of this.
22:13Two glimpses of her at a clan banquet and he was gone.
22:16After he took the crown, he had poured every rare treasure he could find into her hands,
22:20desperate to please her.
22:21And she had discarded him the moment things went wrong.
22:23The dragon king forced himself upright and looked at me.
22:26Lila, Sarah is your sister.
22:29Same father.
22:30How can you call her an imposter?
22:32Same father, different mother.
22:37My mother died not long after I was born.
22:40By the time I could remember anything, Sarah was already there.
22:44Already my older sister.
22:45My father told me to respect her.
22:47So I did.
22:47Until my last life, when I caught Sarah alone at a memorial altar.
22:52Father hid you under another woman's name your whole life.
22:55When I become dragon queen, you were my real mother.
22:59I never got to tell anyone what I heard.
23:01Kaylin had me executed first.
23:03I look at Sarah.
23:04Your mother and my father were lovers for years.
23:07But he thought her bloodline was too low, so he buried it.
23:10After my mother died, he claimed she delivered twins and brought you in.
23:15Yours was a pheasant spirit.
23:17You were never legitimate.
23:19Before Sarah could speak, Kaylin lunged and locked both hands around her throat.
23:23The dragon king shouted for the guards.
23:25Kaylin broke.
23:26He locked both hands around Sarah's throat.
23:29Everything.
23:29I planned everything.
23:31And it was all for nothing.
23:32You lied to me.
23:34You let me believe you were worth all of it.
23:36And you're better?
23:37Lyra is the real heir.
23:39You had her and threw her away.
23:41You're the fool here.
23:43Not me.
23:44That landed.
23:46Kaylin released her.
23:47Let her crumble to the ground.
23:49Then he turned and dropped to his knees at my feet.
23:51His face was wrecked.
23:52Lyra, I had reasons.
23:54I swear I did.
23:57I was going to take the throne, fix everything, then come back to you.
24:01I never knew Sarah wasn't legitimate.
24:03Lyra, I was wrong.
24:05Come back to me.
24:06Anything you want, I'll do it.
24:07I tilted my head and looked down at him.
24:10Anything?
24:10He nodded frantically.
24:12I knew exactly what he was thinking.
24:14Under dragon clan law, impersonating the crown prince meant losing everything.
24:18But the clan needed a dragon king, and my bloodline could still satisfy the blood pack.
24:23If I went back to him, he could still take the throne.
24:26Why would I ever give him that?
24:27I looked him in the eye.
24:29I want you dead.
24:30His face went white.
24:32Every humiliation he had put me through came flooding back.
24:35I hated him to the bone.
24:36I met his eyes.
24:38Every word is cold and deliberate.
24:39Honestly, I want you to suffer every second of it.
24:43Kaelin's face twisted into a snarl.
24:46You ungrateful little...
24:48Lyra, let's go.
24:53The dragon court fractured.
24:55The crown prince dead.
24:56The second prince exposed.
24:58The clan's faith in the throne had never been more fragile.
25:02Some called for Kaelin's immediate execution.
25:05Others argued he was the last of the royal bloodline and had to be kept alive.
25:10But none of that concerned me anymore.
25:11I lay flat on my back, both feet pressed against Dracian's chest, pushing with everything I had.
25:20No more.
25:21I mean it.
25:23He hadn't stopped for an entire day.
25:25He didn't budge.
25:26Just leaned close to my ear.
25:28Lyra, who's better?
25:30Me or Kaelin?
25:32I blinked.
25:33Then it hit me.
25:33Since the coronation, Dracian hadn't asked me a single question.
25:37Not about the truth.
25:38Not about the chaos outside.
25:39He just pulled me to bed and stayed there.
25:42Was he jealous?
25:43When I didn't answer, his hand tightened at my waist.
25:46He went quiet for a moment, then sulking.
25:49So you still can't forget him?
25:54You're right.
25:55I can't forget him.
25:56Dracian's eyes went wounded immediately.
25:58The fearsome dragon warlord.
25:59The god of slaughter.
26:00Is it because I haven't been good to you?
26:02I couldn't hold it in.
26:03I laughed.
26:04Dracian looked at me, confused.
26:06I reached up and pinched his cheeks.
26:08Who forgets their enemy?
26:10I had feelings for Kaelin once.
26:12Past tense.
26:14Right now, I'd be happy to watch him die.
26:16The light came back into Dracian's eyes, but I kept going.
26:20But I never understood.
26:22That day, when I asked if anyone would have of me,
26:25why did you step forward?
26:27Then he told me.
26:28Dracian had not always been the warlord.
26:30He carried royal blood, but his parents died early and no one thought much of him.
26:34He started at the bottom.
26:36A common foot soldier, proving himself one battle at a time.
26:39Three hundred years ago, he walked into an ambush on the border.
26:43Every defensive line had been pulled back.
26:45His unit was cut off.
26:46He thought he was going to die.
26:48He sat there and waited for it.
26:49Then a girl appeared above the edge of the pit.
26:53Wait.
26:53Your dragon clan.
26:55How did you end up down here?
26:58Don't be scared.
26:59I'll get you home.
27:01Dracian's voice was soft when he said it.
27:05Liar.
27:06I fell for you right then.
27:08But when we got back, I found out you were already promised to Kaelin.
27:10I told myself to let it go.
27:12I couldn't.
27:13So I fought.
27:14Until they called me warlord.
27:16I just wanted you to know my name.
27:18That's all.
27:19Then you lost your husband.
27:21You stood up in that hall and asked if anyone would have you.
27:23I was so stunned I almost missed my moment.
27:26The rest you know.
27:27I stared at him.
27:29I brought my hand up and held his face.
27:31Two lifetimes of chaos and pain.
27:33And it was settling now.
27:38Kaelin had thrown me away without looking back.
27:42Dracian had spent three hundred years working his way toward me.
27:46You idiot.
27:48Then a servant knocked.
27:49Looked deeply uncomfortable.
27:50The visitor is the crown princess.
27:54Sarah was waiting at the door.
27:56When her identity was exposed, the dragon queen had thrown her out of the palace.
28:01Word traveled fast back to Phoenix territory.
28:03Our father had been dead for years.
28:05His cousin led the clan now.
28:06A man Sarah had bullied relentlessly when they were children.
28:10He heard the news and issued one sentence.
28:12The Phoenix clan has only one princess.
28:14And her name is Lyra.
28:17Sarah had nowhere to go.
28:18She had been camping outside my door ever since.
28:21When she saw me, her face lit up.
28:24Lyra.
28:24And her name is Lyra.
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