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00:00I've been a mute since the day I was born. Truth is, I wasn't born broken, I just chose never
00:06to speak.
00:06My father already had two daughters, and he was desperate for a son to carry on his mediocre legacy.
00:12When my twin brother and I were born together, his joy was instantly soured by my unnecessary arrival.
00:19He just waved a dismissive hand at my elder sister and muttered,
00:23We grew up in the shadow of poverty, and my father tried to abandon me more times than I can
00:27count.
00:28Only my mother's fading guilt kept me under their roof.
00:31But by the time I was five, and still hadn't uttered a single word, they realized I was truly mute.
00:36Even my mother gave up on me then, in my father's eyes.
00:39I wasn't a daughter, I was a defect. A mouth that ate but didn't speak.
00:44I learned to survive by working the hardest, eating the least, and becoming invisible to avoid his drunken rages.
00:50When I turned 18, the Vans family, the most powerful billionaires in Los Angeles,
00:54began a desperate search for a girl with a specific spiritual frequency to marry their dying second son,
01:00Silas Vans.
01:01Everyone knew Silas was a walking corpse, a man cursed by his own fortune.
01:05Rumor had it that the Vans family practiced archaic traditions,
01:09and any bride sent there was expected to be buried alongside him as a sacrifice.
01:13It was a death sentence.
01:17But the Vans offered a dowry that no ordinary person could refuse.
01:21Two million dollars in cash.
01:23My father, a man who had scraped through the dirt his whole life,
01:27saw those zeros and lost his mind.
01:29Selling a defective daughter for a fortune.
01:32To him, it was the deal of a century.
01:35Naturally, he handed over my birth records to the Vans' lawyers without a second thought.
01:39As it turned out, my soul matched Silas' perfectly.
01:43Finally, the Vans moved fast.
01:44Within three days, their black SUVs lined up in our dusty driveway.
01:49They brought lawyers, a marriage contract, and a mountain of luxury goods to save my father's pride.
01:55They demanded the wedding happen in 72 hours.
01:58My father, standing tall for the first time in his life, smiled at me with a terrifying warmth.
02:03Ivy, I've raised you for 18 years, and finally you're worth something.
02:08Once you enter the Vans' estate, serve your husband, obey your in-laws, and listen to me carefully.
02:15Don't ever come back.
02:17Not even if you're begging.
02:18I sat in the back of the sleek limousine, frozen and silent.
02:22My second sister, moved by a rare moment of pity, shoved a crumpled paper bag into my hand when my
02:28father wasn't looking.
02:29Later, I opened it.
02:30It was a warm, half-crushed croissant, her favorite treat.
02:34It was still warm from being hidden against her body.
02:36I knew she was scared for me, but in the face of the Vans' family's power, what could a girl
02:41do but survive?
02:46The Vans' estate was draped in ominous luxury to welcome their new sacrifice.
02:51Silas was too weak to even stand, so the family forced his elder brother, Julian the Cold, terrifying head of
02:57the Empire, to stand in his place for the ceremony.
03:00At least there was no rooster.
03:02Just Julian's icy gaze that felt like a blade against my neck.
03:05As I was led toward the west wing, I caught a glimpse through my veil.
03:09In the courtyard, hidden behind white roses, sat two sleek, black mahogany coffins.
03:15One for him, and one for me.
03:18They left me in the master suite.
03:20I heard a shallow, rattling breath behind me.
03:23Revealing a face so pale it was almost translucent, yet breathtakingly handsome.
03:28Silas Vans.
03:29Before I could even process his beauty, he shoved a thick envelope and a duffel bag toward me.
03:35Take it.
03:37Marrying you was my parents' desperate madness.
03:41I won't let another innocent soul burn in this hell.
03:44There's a car at the back gate.
03:46Go.
03:47Now.
03:48I quickly helped him back to bed, but the effort triggered a violent coughing fit.
03:53He collapsed forward, his blood splattering on the white silk sheets.
03:57Panic surged through me.
03:58I grabbed him, rubbing his back to help him catch his breath.
04:04Don't call for help.
04:07Just some water.
04:10I'm a mess.
04:13I know my days are numbered.
04:14I promise you, if you stay tonight I will protect you for as long as I draw breath.
04:20But for your sake, you should leave.
04:23I shook my head and gently tucked him in.
04:25He looked at me, confused.
04:28Can you...
04:29not speak?
04:33I nodded.
04:34Then, I lay down on the small sofa by the window, turning off the lights.
04:39Silence filled the room, save for our synchronized breathing.
04:43My stomach growled like a beast.
04:45I hadn't eaten anything all day except for that crushed croissant.
04:48I closed my eyes, trying to pretend the hunger didn't exist.
04:52Then, I heard him move.
04:54A moment later, a soft clink sounded on the coffee table next to me.
04:58I opened my eyes.
05:00A plate of delicate French macarons and warm sandwiches.
05:03I ate them all.
05:04Every single crumb.
05:06Well, I realized.
05:08Tasted like heaven.
05:10Since you won't leave, let this be my final selfishness.
05:15I will shield you until the end.
05:17I won't let them bury you with me.
05:20Inside me, something broke.
05:22Something I had kept locked away since childhood.
05:25You will live a long and healthy life.
05:28What?
05:29Ivy?
05:30Did you just...
05:32speak?
05:33I stayed silent.
05:34The magic was already flowing.
05:37People didn't know that I wasn't born mute.
05:39I was forbidden to speak.
05:41Because every word I uttered was a truth, a wish that must manifest, no matter the cost to
05:46my own soul.
05:46I had always been indifferent to life.
05:48But tonight, I felt a spark of selfishness.
05:52I wanted this man to live.
05:54The next morning, the sun broke through the heavy velvet curtains.
05:58Silas opened his eyes.
05:59And for the first time in years, the deathly gray in his skin had faded into a faint glow
06:04of health.
06:06Can you help me up?
06:07When the maids entered with water, they nearly dropped the basins in shock.
06:11The dying prince was sitting up, smiling.
06:15After dressing, I headed for the door to pay my respects to my new-in-laws.
06:20But Silas' hand caught mine.
06:22Ivy, I'm coming with you.
06:25He knew my name.
06:26He had actually looked at the marriage license.
06:28He had actually seen me.
06:33I only had a real name because of my brother.
06:35My father, in his obsession with having a male heir, had paid a high-priced consultant
06:41to name his golden boy so he'd have a future in Ivy League schools.
06:44The consultant, seeing my brother and me were fraternal twins, casually tossed out Ivy
06:49as a matching set to his choice.
06:51That was me, Ivy Sue.
06:53Just a byproduct of my brother's existence.
06:54I realized Silas must have seen my name on the legal documents.
06:58When he saw me lost in thought, he movements invited the servants to help him up, but I
07:02grabbed his arm first.
07:04I couldn't let him strain his fragile strength.
07:06As we walked through the mansion, the whispers followed us like a draft.
07:09Every maid and butler stopped in their tracks, eyes widening.
07:12To them, Silas Vans was a ghost that hadn't walked the halls in years.
07:17We reached the solarium where the senior Vans were waiting.
07:19Mrs. Vans born into one of the oldest families in the East Coast, a woman who had known nothing
07:24but privilege until the birth of her sickly son rushed toward us.
07:27Her life's joy had been drained by the tears she shed for Silas.
07:31Silas, what are you doing out of bed?
07:33Her face a mask of panic and hope.
07:35Silas gave her a warm, steady smile and squeezed my hand.
07:38Don't worry, mother, I feel stronger today.
07:41Sorry to have caused you so much grief.
07:44Mother, father, this is Ivy.
07:49For a moment, the room was silent.
07:51Then, Mrs. Vans lunged forward.
07:53Grabbing my hands with terrifying intensity.
07:57Dear girl, we were right to bring you here.
08:01Look at him.
08:03He's standing.
08:04I had never felt such warmth from a stranger.
08:06It made me flinch in confusion.
08:09Eleanor, you're scaring the girl.
08:10Where are your manners?
08:11Oh, of course.
08:12The gift.
08:14Ivy, this emerald bracelet has been in my family for generations.
08:18My mother gave it to me on my wedding day.
08:21Now, it belongs to you.
08:23I looked at Silas.
08:24He nodded gently.
08:25I took the box with a shaky hand.
08:27Then, Mr. Vans handed me a thick folder.
08:30And this child.
08:31These are the deeds to several prime estates in downtown LA and a trust fund in your name.
08:35As long as you take care of Silas, the Vans family will ensure you never want for anything in this
08:39life.
08:40It was too much.
08:41I hesitated, my heart pounding.
08:44Silas reached over and took the folder for me.
08:48On her behalf, thank you, Father.
08:50Mr. Vans patted Silas' shoulder, his eyes gleaming with a joy he tried to hide.
08:54Sit.
08:55Let's have breakfast.
08:56Julian had to leave early this morning to handle an emergency with our shipping lines in the east.
08:59He'll be thrilled to see you on your feet when he returned.
09:01I lowered my head.
09:02I looked at the extravagant breakfast, spread caviar, fresh pastries, fruits I couldn't even name.
09:08All this because of one sentence I whispered in the dark.
09:11But Silas wasn't just a benefactor anymore.
09:13He was the only person who had ever treated my name like it meant something.
09:19Breakfast at the Vans mansion was a display of obscene wealth.
09:22There were velvety truffle omelettes, smoked salmon crepes, and pastries so flaky they melted on the tongue.
09:28At home, I survived on thin porridge and hard bread.
09:31Eggs and meat were reserved for my father and brother.
09:33Despite my attempt at poise, I couldn't stop the hunger rising in my throat.
09:38Silas personally placed a warm steak and cheese croissant on my gold-rimmed plate.
09:42Try this, Ivy.
09:43It's light but filling.
09:44I think you'll like it.
09:46The savoury richness exploded in my mouth.
09:48I closed my eyes in pure bliss.
09:50No wonder my father and brother fought over food like scavengers.
09:54By the time I had finished three croissants, two fruit parfaits, and a bowl of lobster bisque, Silas gently intervened.
10:01Don't eat too much at once.
10:04Your stomach isn't used to such heavy richness after...
10:07If you like them, the chef will make them for you whenever you want.
10:10I froze, realising I'd cleared more plates than anyone at the table.
10:13I looked up, face flushing.
10:16Across from me, the senior vans weren't disgusted.
10:18Their eyes were filled with a strange, tearful joy.
10:21They seemed thrilled just to see someone alive and eating at their table.
10:25After breakfast, Silas looked pale.
10:27The effort of the morning had drained him.
10:29He retreated to the master suite to rest.
10:32I decided to head to the kitchen, the one place I knew how to control.
10:36I found a group of maids huddled together.
10:38Did you hear?
10:39The dead boy walking actually got out of bed today.
10:42Probably just last flare before the light goes out.
10:44A death wrassle.
10:45My mother says if Silas dies, that little mute girl goes into the ground with him.
10:49It's part of the van's secret vow.
10:52Cruel, isn't it?
10:55What do they care?
10:56She's just a country bumper.
10:58Her father sold her like a piece of livestock if she weren't a frequency match.
11:03Do you think she'd ever step foot in a mansion like this?
11:06Once Silas is gone, she's just trash to be burned.
11:09I stepped into the light.
11:10Their voices died instantly.
11:12A senior maid named Ginny stepped forward.
11:14Madam, we were just discussing household duties.
11:18The master doesn't allow outsiders to mess with his diet.
11:21Please, leave.
11:23She looked at me the way my father did.
11:25Like I was a defect.
11:26I ignored her.
11:27I walked straight to the stove.
11:29Ever since I could remember, cooking was my only language.
11:32When my mother was sick, my soup was the only thing she could keep down.
11:36Silas was too thin.
11:37I needed to nurse him back to life myself.
11:40Two hours later, I was bringing a tray of carefully prepared herbal chicken essence
11:44and light rice porridge back to the room.
11:46Ginny blocked the door.
11:47Mr. Silas has a dedicated nutritionist.
11:50He won't eat this garbage from the sticks.
11:52Take it to the servants' hall if you're so hungry.
11:54Suddenly, the door swung open.
11:56Silas leaned against the frame, looking at us.
11:58Ivy?
11:59Why aren't you coming in?
12:01Mr. Silas, the madam didn't like our food.
12:04She insisted on cooking for herself.
12:05I was just telling her to eat in the side room.
12:08I didn't argue.
12:09I just lifted the tray so Silas could smell the steam.
12:12He looked at me, a soft realization dawning in his eyes.
12:15You made this?
12:16For me?
12:17I nodded.
12:18Ginny, for insubordination and disrespecting my wife, go to my mother.
12:22Tell her you're fired.
12:23Effective immediately.
12:25I paused.
12:26He was protecting me, without asking for an explanation, without hesitation.
12:31It was the first time in my life someone had stood between me and the world's cruelty.
12:35My heart, usually cold and silent like my voice, gave a sudden, painful throb.
12:42I set the table, helping Silas into his chair.
12:45He took a sip of the herbal broth and his eyes widened.
12:48I nodded, ladling another bowl for him.
12:51It's refreshing.
12:52Ivy, you have a gift.
12:54Did you ever go to school?
12:55I shook my head.
12:56In the sticks.
12:57School was a luxury reserved for the successor, my brother.
13:00His hand resting gently on my hair.
13:02Then let me teach you.
13:03It was a touch so light, so different from the rough shoves I was used to.
13:07I'll teach you to read and write.
13:09In return, you teach me how to understand you.
13:12Sign language, gestures, anything.
13:14I want to know when you're happy, and when you're not.
13:17I stood frozen.
13:18I had survived insults far worse than Ginny's my entire life.
13:21I had learned to turn my heart into a stone that nothing could chip.
13:25But listening to Silas, that stone began to crack, and something warm and painful leaked out.
13:30Silas fans.
13:31I whispered his name in the silence of my mind.
13:34In the weeks that followed, I became his shadow.
13:37I cooked every meal.
13:38Balancing his nutrition.
13:40I walked with him in the gardens.
13:42Slowly, the deathly pallor left his skin.
13:44He gained weight.
13:45His eyes lost their sunken shadows.
13:47And one morning, I noticed the black mahogany coffins in the courtyard were gone.
13:52The gossiping maids began to look at me not with mockery, but with envy.
13:55One afternoon, Silas's mother, Eleanor, called me to her private parlor.
13:59She pushed a heavy jewelry box across the table.
14:01Inside were diamonds, emeralds, and vintage gold.
14:04Take them, Ivy.
14:06If there's nothing you like, we'll fly to Paris for a custom fitting.
14:09You saved my son.
14:10It's time for your homecoming visit to your parents.
14:14Silas is still recovering, so I will accompany you myself.
14:17Homecoming?
14:17I never wanted to see that house again.
14:19The debt was paid, but Eleanor was a hurricane of maternal gratitude.
14:23There was no stopping her.
14:26The morning of the trip, Silas walked me to the car.
14:29I'm sorry you have to go back there, even for an hour.
14:32You never have to apologize to me, Silas.
14:35I thought.
14:35When the black SUV pulled up to the rundown shack I used to call home, my father was yawning on
14:40the porch.
14:41When he saw me step out, he didn't see a daughter.
14:44He saw a nuisance.
14:46Ivy?
14:47What the hell are you doing here?
14:49Did you run away?
14:50You're going to get me killed.
14:51Get back to the city or I'll beat you myself.
14:55Stop.
14:59Ivy is a van's now.
15:01If you touch her, you answer to me.
15:03My father's face went white.
15:04He began groveling instantly, his eyes darting to the expensive gift boxes the driver was unloading bribery for his silence.
15:10But Eleanor didn't give him the satisfaction of a conversation.
15:13Ivy has fulfilled her duty to you.
15:15From this day forward, she is our daughter.
15:18Her ties to this place are severed forever.
15:21She took my hand and led me back to the car.
15:24Let's go home, Ivy.
15:25As the car pulled away, I felt an unfamiliar warmth in my chest.
15:29I looked back at the shack getting smaller in the distance.
15:32People said the van's family was cursed, that their house was a tomb.
15:35But for the first time in my life, I realized I wasn't a sacrifice.
15:39I had finally found a home.
15:43After leaving the shack, Eleanor didn't take me straight back to the mansion.
15:47She directed the driver to the Gilded Plate, the most exclusive restaurant in the city.
15:51Ivy, their lobster risotto is legendary.
15:54Today, it's just us girls.
15:56Then, we're going to the boutiques.
15:58You're always in such muted tones.
15:59A girl your age should be dripping in Dior and vibrance.
16:02Standard rules, dear.
16:03A gift from an elder cannot be refused.
16:07It's a van's family law.
16:09I smiled, gesturing a small, thank you.
16:11Eleanor watched me, a flicker of sadness in her eyes.
16:14She leaned in, her voice dropping to a whisper.
16:17I need to find you the best specialist in the country.
16:19Perhaps you're mutinous.
16:20Perhaps it can be cured.
16:22No one should be allowed to silence a girl like you.
16:25Though I suppose I'll have to learn sign language myself.
16:28Otherwise, I'll just be the one doing all the talking.
16:31I felt a lump in my throat.
16:32I had been practicing my writing with Silas every night.
16:35I asked the waiter for a pen and a napkin,
16:38scribbling four words before sliding it to her.
16:40Thank you, mother.
16:41Eleanor's eyes suddenly filled with tears.
16:44She gripped my hand so hard it hurt.
16:46Ivy, I should be the one thanking you.
16:50And I owe you an apology.
16:52Buying a bride for a ritual, it was an act of desperation.
16:56My only son was dying and I didn't want him to be alone in the dark.
17:01I won't lie to you.
17:02At first, people suggested that if Simus passed, you should follow him.
17:08A widow's sacrifice.
17:11It was an irrational, cruel thought born from a mother's grief.
17:16But you are a wonderful girl, Ivy.
17:18I've burned those thoughts away.
17:19From now on, whatever happens to Silas, you are free.
17:22Stay or go, this family will support you forever.
17:25Silas has suffered his whole life because of a mistake I made during my pregnancy.
17:28He never blamed me.
17:30Not once.
17:33I realized then that not all parents were like my father, who saw children as currency.
17:37Some, like Eleanor and her husband, saw their children as their very souls.
17:41When we returned to the mansion, the moon was high.
17:44Silas wasn't asleep.
17:45He was propped up in bed, reading a leather-bound book by Amber Lamplight.
17:50You're back.
17:51Did you have a good day?
17:52Tucked the silk duvet around him and signed.
17:54It's cold.
17:55Don't get a chill.
17:56I looked at him at the man who had fired his favorite maid for me, who had convinced his
18:01mother to personally escort me home just to ensure my safety.
18:04I felt a sudden, uncontrollable surge of courage.
18:07I leaned forward and wrapped my arms around his waist, burying my face in his chest.
18:12My little bird is sad today.
18:14Did the world treat you unkindly?
18:16Don't worry.
18:17In two days, I'll take you out myself.
18:19We'll go to the bakery in the South District.
18:21I hear their chestnut tarts are incredible when hot.
18:27And that estate my father gave you.
18:30There's a natural hot spring on the grounds.
18:32We'll go there, just us.
18:34We'll stay as long as you like.
18:35I knew the truth now, the servant's respect, the mother's kindness, it was all because
18:41of him.
18:41Silas Vans, a man everyone whispered was a walking ghost, was spending his limited strength building
18:47a fortress for me.
18:49He was so afraid his time would run out that he was feverishly laying down every escape
18:53route, every comfort, and every scent to ensure I would never be a victim again.
18:57Silas, I thought, how lucky I am to be loved by a soul like yours.
19:04That night, despite his weak protests, I refused to leave his side.
19:08I crawled into the vast bed and lay beside him.
19:11Silas sighed, a soft sound of surrender, and pulled me into his arms.
19:15My face flushed hot against his chest, but I didn't pull away.
19:18Ivy, there's no turning back now.
19:23You can't regret this.
19:25Regret?
19:25Never.
19:26Silas.
19:26I wrapped my arms around his waist, settling into him.
19:29But moments later, I felt his body temperature rising.
19:31Panic flared, was it a fever?
19:33I reached up to touch his forehead, but he caught my wrist with surprising strength.
19:37Ivy.
19:39Don't move.
19:40His breath hitching, his voice dropping into a raspy, dark baritone.
19:43I froze, understanding dawning on me.
19:47My face burned as I hesitated.
19:49Then tentatively moved my fingers to the silk tie of his robe.
19:52He pinned my hands down gently but firmly.
19:56Not yet.
19:59Not until I'm strong enough to give you the night you deserve.
20:03I retreated into the safety of his embrace, nodding against his heart.
20:07Yes, he was still healing.
20:08I had to be patient.
20:10The next six months were a miracle.
20:11Under my care, Silas didn't just survive, he flourished.
20:16Except for a slight sensitivity to the changing seasons, he was indistinguishable from any
20:20healthy man.
20:21As Silas' health returned, so did his brilliance.
20:24In the city, people no longer spoke of the deathbed sun.
20:27Now, they whispered about the dashing.
20:29Intellectual Silas fans the second heir to the empire.
20:34Socialites who once mocked me now looked at me with venomous jealousy.
20:37To them, I was just a mute peasant girl who had stumbled into a gold mine.
20:41I was an obstacle to be removed.
20:44The Vans empire was expanding.
20:46Silas' elder brother, Julian, was a ruthless genius in trade.
20:49Under his hand, the Vans family had become the wealthiest merchant house in the country.
20:54Even my father, sensing the shift, started sending me groveling letters, begging me to
20:59let my second sister join the household as a companion for me.
21:02But Silas had spent these months teaching me more than just literature.
21:06He taught me accountancy, management, and the cold logic of power.
21:10In a world where women were mere appendages, Silas was training me to stand alone.
21:15He never asked about my trauma.
21:17He just loved me so fiercely that the old wounds started to fade.
21:21One afternoon, while I was inspecting one of our textile boutiques, I was cornered.
21:27So, you're the famous Ivy Vans?
21:29I looked up. It was Chloe Thorne, the daughter of the local magistrate.
21:34She stood there in a gown that cost more than my entire village, her lips curled in a sneer.
21:39I gave her a polite, silent nod.
21:41I forgot. You're mute. A mute little peasant.
21:46Look at you. You're a stain on the Vans' name.
21:50How long do you think a man like Silas will tolerate a broken doll at his side?
21:54I'm talking to you. What makes you think you're worthy of...
21:59She doesn't need to consider her worth.
22:07Because it is I who am not worthy of her.
22:13It's getting cold.
22:15You should have worn your furs.
22:17I gave him a reassuring smile and tugged at his hand, wanting to head home and avoid the scene.
22:22But he stood like a rooted oak, unyielding.
22:25Miss, my wife is mute, but her silence is not a weakness.
22:30If she ever offends you, you are welcome to file a claim with the Vans' estate.
22:34We are happy to pay any compensation required.
22:37But if I find that someone has deliberately targeted her because she cannot speak,
22:42knowing she cannot voice her grievances, then I am not a merciful man.
22:46There will be a price to pay.
22:48For anyone.
22:50One more thing.
22:51The Vans family has a code.
22:53One life, one wife.
22:54No mistresses, no combines.
22:57As for me, no matter what happens in the future,
23:00Ivy Vans will be the only woman by my side.
23:03Ever.
23:03Thymus Vans!
23:05Do you hear yourself?
23:06Her background is lower than my scullery maid.
23:09You chose her?
23:11Before Silas could answer, I stepped forward, gripping his hand tight.
23:15He looked down at me and smiled, his tension melting.
23:18At the very least, she has a kindness and competencies that you could never dream of.
23:23Good day, Miss Thorne.
23:24Do not trouble my wife again.
23:27The humiliation was too much.
23:29Chloe turned and fled into her carriage.
23:32I looked at Silas with worry.
23:33Don't fight the law, I thought.
23:35The magistrate was powerful.
23:38Don't worry.
23:41The Vans family may be merchants, but we are imperial suppliers.
23:45Even the governor thinks twice before crossings us.
23:48Look what I found.
23:49He pulled out a roasted sweet potato.
23:51I peeled back the charred skin,
23:53revealing the golden, honey-sweet flesh,
23:56and held it to his lips.
23:58He took a bite, looking at me with puppy-like devotion.
24:02Not as good as the ones you make.
24:04I wish I could eat your roasted potatoes for the rest of my life.
24:08Yes.
24:12Ivy!
24:13You spoke!
24:14He seemed to know something.
24:16Whenever his mother mentioned bringing in doctors to cure me,
24:19Silas always found a reason to refuse.
24:22Whenever I had a minor headache, or a slight cough,
24:24he reacted as if I were facing a terminal illness.
24:27He never asked why his body had miraculously healed the moment I walked into his life.
24:32It was our unspoken, sacred secret.
24:35The power of the truth speaker.
24:37Speak it, and it must be.
24:39Silas Vans,
24:40I am willing to burn the candle of my own life to relight the one that was supposed to go
24:43out for you.
24:44And as for the price,
24:45you have already paid it to me with the only love I have ever known.
24:50That night, everything changed.
24:53We were no longer two strangers bound by a ritual.
24:56We were husband and wife in every sense.
24:59In the quiet aftermath,
25:01Silas held me close,
25:02his eyes bright with a longing I hadn't seen before.
25:05Ivy,
25:06have you ever wanted to see the world beyond the grey fog of this city?
25:09I've spent my life trapped in this room,
25:11living through my brother's travel journals,
25:13floating cities built on azure canals,
25:15the golden dunes of the southern deserts,
25:17the eternal ice of the northern peaks.
25:19Heaven gave me a second life,
25:20and I want to spend it actually living it,
25:22with you.
25:23Will you come?
25:25Yes.
25:26Anywhere with you.
25:29Yes.
25:31Anywhere with you.
25:32The next morning,
25:34his parents greeted us in the Grand Conservatory.
25:36My mother-in-law,
25:38Eleanor,
25:39pulled me to her side,
25:40her lace handkerchief dabbing at her eyes.
25:42Simus told us your plan.
25:44The Vans Empire has Julian.
25:45The business is safe.
25:46You are young,
25:47and you have missed too many summers.
25:49Go.
25:50Eleanor had already prepared everything.
25:52Trunks of fine velvet,
25:53rare medicinal herbs,
25:55and enough gold to buy a small province.
25:57Silas's elder brother,
25:59Julian,
25:59the titan of the merchant world,
26:01handed Silas a master signet ring.
26:03Trade post,
26:04ship and warehouse taken.
26:05The Vans crest will answer
26:06to you.
26:07If he ever treats you with anything less than devotion,
26:09Ivy,
26:10send word.
26:10I'll hunt him down myself.
26:12Before we left,
26:13I made one last stop.
26:14The slums of the East End.
26:16Not for love,
26:17but for closure.
26:18Silas wanted to accompany me,
26:20but I wrote on my slate.
26:22I need to kill the ghost of the girl I used to be.
26:26The sight of my father running out from his crumbling,
26:29soot-stained shack made my blood run cold.
26:32Ivy,
26:32my darling.
26:34I knew you'd come back for your family.
26:36Does the Vents treasury have silver to spare?
26:39Your brother owes the gambling dem.
26:41I pulled my hand away with a strength that surprised us both.
26:44I placed a heavy purse of coins on the rotting wooden table.
26:47This pays for the bread I ate under your roof.
26:49From this moment,
26:50we are strangers.
26:51I signed.
26:52My gestures sharpened final.
26:54He shrieked about ingratitude.
26:56But the two Vents guards behind me stepped forward.
26:59Their shadows eclipsing his small,
27:01petty frame.
27:02My second sister watched from the broken window.
27:05Eyes full of guilt and longing.
27:06I didn't look back.
27:08We reached the floating city in late summer.
27:10It was a masterpiece of white marble and azure water.
27:13Small gondolas drifted past arched stone bridges.
27:16And the air was thick with the scent of wild white roses.
27:19We rented a villa that dipped its feet directly into the canal.
27:22No servants.
27:23No society.
27:24No gazers.
27:25Just us.
27:26I learned to bake the local pastries,
27:28lemon tarts and honeyed cream puffs.
27:30Silas ate them even when they were burnt.
27:33Laughing as he wiped flour from my nose.
27:35He taught me the poetry of the southern bards.
27:37Like the white lily upon the tide,
27:39my heart floats towards thee.
27:41He would hold my hand,
27:42teaching me to sign the words of songs I couldn't sing.
27:45In the evenings,
27:46we sat on the balcony,
27:47watching the sunset bleed gold into the water.
27:50I leaned my head on his shoulder.
27:52The rhythmic sloshing of the waves a lullaby for my soul.
27:55But sometimes,
27:56in the dark,
27:57I'd catch Silas staring at me.
27:59His gaze wasn't just filled with love.
28:01It was filled with an agonizing,
28:03silent realization.
28:04He knew his heartbeat was borrowed.
28:06And I knew that with every happy I signed,
28:08the clock of the stars was ticking louder,
28:11waiting to claim its debt.
28:15Autumn in San Markla arrived with a veil of silver mist.
28:18The vibrant blue of the canals deepened into a moody indigo,
28:21and the once warm breeze now carried the bite of the approaching frost.
28:25Silas had changed.
28:26The boy who was once a ghost in a silk bed was now a man of vitality,
28:30his skin tanned by the Mediterranean sun,
28:32his laughter robust and clear.
28:34But the more vigorous he became,
28:36the more I felt a creeping coldness in my own marrow.
28:40One evening,
28:41while we were strolling along the marble quay,
28:43I stumbled.
28:44My knees buckled as if my strength had simply evaporated into the mist.
28:47Silas caught me instantly,
28:49his arms like iron bands.
28:51You're cold.
28:52Trembling.
28:53We're going back to the villa.
28:54Back in our room.
28:56The hearth roaring with cedar wood.
28:58He didn't call for a physician.
29:00Instead,
29:00he knelt before me,
29:02rubbing my frozen hands with his own.
29:03His forehead pressed against mine.
29:05I looked at him,
29:07my eyes wide.
29:08I tried to sign I'm okay,
29:09but my fingers were too stiff to move.
29:20I found your journals, Ivy.
29:22Not the one you used to communicate,
29:24but the old leather-bound one hidden beneath your childhood palette.
29:26The legends of the truth speakers.
29:28A life for a life,
29:30a flame for a flame.
29:31I'm not a fool.
29:31I saw my health return as your silences grew longer,
29:34as your skin grew paler.
29:36He gripped my hands tighter,
29:37almost painfully.
29:39Why save a dying man,
29:41only to leave him alone in a world that means nothing without you?
29:44I felt a surge of warmth in my chest,
29:47not the warmth of the fire,
29:48but the remaining spark of my spirit.
29:50I forced my throat to open.
29:52It felt like swallowing broken glass.
30:09The words hung in the air,
30:11glowing with a faint,
30:12ethereal light.
30:14My last vow.
30:28But that night,
30:29as Silas slept fitfully beside me,
30:31a stranger arrived at our door.
30:33He wore a cloak the color of twilight,
30:35and carried a staff car from the roaned trees of the old world.
30:38I met him on the balcony,
30:40my steps heavy,
30:41my breath shallow.
30:44The price must be paid,
30:47daughter of silence.
30:49A vow made in blood can be balanced by a sacrifice of another kind.
30:57He gave up his inheritance for you.
31:00You gave up your life for him now.
31:02Give up your magic.
31:04Become a true mortal.
31:08But if you do,
31:09he will be just as fragile as any other man.
31:12I didn't hesitate.
31:13I reached into my chest,
31:14metaphorically,
31:15and pulled out the golden thread of the truth.
31:17I handed the shimmering light to the stranger.
31:19The light vanished.
31:20A sudden,
31:21deep warm flooded my limbs.
31:23I felt the weight of my soul settle back into my body heavy,
31:25solid,
31:26and wonderfully mundane.
31:27I walked back into the room,
31:28and climbed into bed.
31:30Silas stirred,
31:31reaching for me in his sleep.
31:33I leaned in and whispered into his ear,
31:35Silas,
31:36wake up.
31:38He bolted upright,
31:39eyes searching the dark.
31:40Ivy,
31:41did you,
31:41no,
31:41don't speak.
31:42I smiled,
31:43and this time,
31:44my smile felt real,
31:45not like a fading dream.
31:48I can speak all I want now.
31:54I can speak all I want now.
31:56I'm just a woman who loves her husband,
31:59and we have many more cities to see.
32:01Silas didn't ask questions.
32:02He just wept with relief,
32:04holding me until the sun rose over the waters of San Markla,
32:07painting the world in colors of gold and hope.
32:09And I went now.
32:10I'll see you again tomorrow.
32:10See you later.
32:10We'll see you later today.
32:11Do you?
32:11We'll see you later.
32:11Okay.ến
32:11Marklaas, ready
32:11our Esper anything to forget, the
32:11help us, we'll
32:11see you later. We will
32:11see you later. This place
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