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00:04Our engagement is cancelled, Vivian.
00:06His fabric is thin, the stitching uneven.
00:09Knowing how much the palace spends on clothing, how insulting.
00:12I know this is a terrible shock.
00:14Is it?
00:14I have fallen in love with another woman.
00:17My heart is completely swayed.
00:18I must break off our engagement.
00:20I trust you understand.
00:22I wonder if people are enjoying the food inside.
00:24I hadn't even gotten to try any before he dragged me out here.
00:27I know you're heartbroken, but try not to cry.
00:30What will I do without you?
00:32My entire life has been spent preparing to be your bride.
00:36I love you!
00:37That's not my concern.
00:40This is much easier the second time around.
00:43Do you need to be alone?
00:44No.
00:52What do you want?
00:56Compensation.
01:00Pardon?
01:01I am the daughter of a duke.
01:03My time is valuable.
01:04You've wasted it.
01:05But...
01:05Shush.
01:06I'm thinking.
01:18This house was sold.
01:20Torn down.
01:25I have a chance to change my future.
01:27Should I make the prince fall in love with me?
01:30No.
01:31A man's devotion can waver.
01:33Marriage won't guarantee I won't die on the streets.
01:37Please, spare a coin so I can eat.
01:45Please.
01:50Starving to death was painful.
01:52So my aim is to never trust in love again.
01:55Let Prince Cedric cast me aside.
01:57Who needs that fickle idiot?
01:59This time I'll make the dushty a money-making powerhouse.
02:04First things first.
02:05I need to eat.
02:06And then I need to get to work.
02:14Your new dress, Miss.
02:16It's the latest fashion.
02:21I'll take the plain grey satin.
02:23But what if his highness stops by?
02:31Then he'll see a sensibly de-dressed woman.
02:35Shall I announce you to the duke, Miss?
02:36Mr. Graves.
02:37In my former life, when the family fell to ruin, he was quickly hired by the palace.
02:41He seemed almost relieved to be free of us.
02:44I need to keep him this time.
02:46Please do.
02:46And stick around.
02:48Your input may be useful.
02:49What brings you here, dear?
02:51I thought I understood the depths of my father's incompetence.
02:54I was much too optimistic.
02:57Father, I have concerns about the financial status of our family.
03:00You don't need to worry.
03:01We're doing just fine.
03:04We have too much debt.
03:06What would you do if they called it in now?
03:13Don't you want me to be prepared as future queen?
03:15The queen manages the royal household accounts.
03:18Let me practice on ours.
03:20Hand over the account ledgers.
03:24Here you are.
03:27Set me up a desk.
03:28Move all financial records there.
03:30My pleasure, Miss.
03:38Your Highness, how long has he been here?
03:41Did he hear me call him a temperamental child?
03:43We've come to check out the horses.
03:45The stable master says the new stallion is too wild,
03:47but I think he's just unskilled.
03:49I'm sure your High Highness could manage even the wildest horse.
03:53Is Lady Clarence in here?
03:55No, I believe she's home today.
03:57Is she ill?
03:58Not that I know of.
04:00Surely someone will visit?
04:03Prince Cedric?
04:05Clarissa?
04:07Mother?
04:08No one has come, Miss.
04:10No one has come, Miss.
04:10Give her my best when you see her.
04:13How had I never realized where his heart truly leaned?
04:17I was not blind.
04:18I was young.
04:19A girl who thought love was the most important thing in life.
04:22I am not that girl anymore.
04:25Father should never be allowed near money.
04:27Thousands of crowns wasted on frivolous items.
04:30And the tax collectors are stealing half of everything.
04:35I've contacted smaller vendors and consolidated some debt at lower interest rates.
04:40This is perfect, Mr. Graves.
04:42We need to meet with all the tax collectors.
04:45If we don't stop the corruption, nothing will save us.
04:48When shall I arrange it?
04:51Next week.
04:51I need time to come up with a plan for terrifying a group of men into doing exactly what I
04:57want.
04:58I'm sure you will be quite successful.
05:03Miss, you must sleep.
05:05Just a few more pages.
05:07And then the letters from the eastern section.
05:09You cannot save this, Ducty, in the space of a week.
05:12The work will wait.
05:14Please, go to sleep.
05:16Fine.
05:17When was the last time someone worried about whether or not I slept?
05:27Huh.
05:35Vivian!
05:37Your Majesty.
05:38No, Your Majesty's until class.
05:41I'll be your mother one day.
05:43Just call me that.
05:44So bright, so caring.
05:46But after her son broke our engagement, she never protest.
05:49Never reached out while I starved.
05:51She told Clarissa I was dead to her.
05:54Dearest.
05:55You went to a very dark place just then.
05:58Do you need to talk?
06:00I'm fine.
06:01Shall we begin?
06:05Let's see what you remember.
06:08Prodigy.
06:09Tomorrow we triple the difficulty.
06:12Wonderful.
06:17You must be the young girl with wild dreams of performing miracles.
06:22Are you Mr. Graves' brother?
06:25I am.
06:26Really?
06:27No offense, young miss, but don't bluff with me.
06:31I'd rather you just be honest.
06:35Please.
06:36We're starving.
06:38If you're nobility, why are you begging?
06:41What nerve?
06:44Sometimes I wish I was bluffing.
06:46I've learned to be whatever I have to be to get the job done.
06:49You know what kind of impossible task you've set for yourself.
06:52Impossible?
06:53No.
06:54Extremely difficult, and I might have to play dirty?
06:57Yes.
06:58I will save us.
07:01Very good.
07:02You work hard, and I'll give you the knowledge to save your family.
07:05Deal?
07:06Deal.
07:11Vivian, what's going on?
07:12I haven't seen you in days.
07:14You have to help me.
07:16Mother and father are gone.
07:17I lost my job.
07:19What do you expect me to do?
07:20The queen says you are dead to her.
07:23Can you at least give me something to eat?
07:25My father forbids me from being around you.
07:27It might affect my reputation as future queen.
07:30Goodbye, Vivian.
07:32Her smile is too stiff, her eyes cold as they scan my papers.
07:36I've missed you too.
07:38Can we go walk in the palace gardens?
07:40Not today or tomorrow.
07:42But next week.
07:43And perhaps I can arrange tea with the prince.
07:45Well, if I wouldn't be in the way.
07:47Of course not.
07:48How many times did I unknowingly bring her to see my fiancé, sealing my own fate?
07:53Go with my blessing, Clarida.
07:55I don't want him.
07:56Don't work too hard.
07:57If you don't spend time-time prints, he'll lose interest.
08:01Trust me.
08:02Of course I trust you.
08:06Go to the Northwest Square.
08:08Find a man under a blue awning named Flint.
08:10Offer him 50 crowns for the information I've requested.
08:13And if he demands more?
08:15He will.
08:16Tell him Angel sent you.
08:17Who is this Angel?
08:18No one.
08:19It's a code known only to his inner custer.
08:22Shall I still schedule the meeting with the tax collectors?
08:24Postpone it until after you have what I need.
08:26I don't believe in going into battle without a weapon.
08:33Mr. Graves, schedule the meeting with the tax collectors, all of them, tomorrow morning.
08:37Shall I inform your father?
08:39No.
08:40He'll only warn them.
08:42These men stole from our people and our family for years.
08:45Tomorrow, they answer for it.
08:48Very good, miss.
08:51And Mr. Graves, make sure the room has only one exit.
08:58The Duke's daughter?
08:59What is this about?
09:01Gentlemen, thank you for coming.
09:04These are records of every payment you collected last quarter.
09:07And these are records of what you actually reported to my father.
09:11Where did you get these?
09:12That's not your concern.
09:13What is your concern is that the difference between these two numbers is substantial.
09:18Money that belongs to this Detschy and to the people you overtaxed has been lining your pockets.
09:24This is outrageous.
09:25I won't be accused by a child.
09:27Sit.
09:28Down.
09:29You have two options.
09:31First, resign, repay what you stole and leave quietly.
09:34Second, I present this evidence to the Crown and you face prosecution for theft from a noble house.
09:40The Duke would never allow...
09:42The Duke has entrusted the Duchess's finances to me.
09:44Mr. Graves can confirm this.
09:46Confirmed.
09:46You have until end of day.
09:48Those who wish to stay must agree to new oversight procedures and reduce collection authority.
09:52Choose wisely.
10:00Four of six have already agreed to your terms.
10:03And the other two?
10:05Packing their things.
10:10Ah, Vivian.
10:12Ah, meet my other student, Damien from Telendra.
10:15A pleasure.
10:17Likewise.
10:19Bernard tells me you're studying taxation reform.
10:21Among other things.
10:22Today's lesson covers both your interests, land assessment and fair taxation models.
10:28If you reduce the collection rate but increase compotence through transparency, what happens
10:32to total revenue?
10:33It increases.
10:34People pay more willingly when they trust the system.
10:36And enforcement costs drop.
10:38You spend less chasing thieves.
10:41Well, well.
10:42This might actually work.
10:44You're Dexty, Ashford.
10:46It's in financial trouble.
10:49What makes you say that?
10:50The questions you asked weren't theoretical.
10:52You're trying to solve a real problem.
10:54And if I am?
10:55Then you're braver than most nobles I've met.
10:58They usually just pretend everything is fine until they collapse.
11:07My darling, how was your journey?
11:10Long.
11:10Where is Vivian?
11:11Welcome home, Mother.
11:13What are you wearing?
11:15What are you wearing?
11:15A dress.
11:16What has happened to our daughter?
11:18I've heard you've taken over the household accounts.
11:21The Duchy's finances needed attention.
11:22That is not a young lady's concern.
11:24Your concern is your engagement to Prince Cedric.
11:27I'm sorry.
11:29I should have taught you something useful instead of just how to be beautiful.
11:34Mother, I can be a good fiancé and help manage our family's affairs.
11:37The two aren't mutually exclusive.
11:40They are if you show up to the palace with ink on your hands and bags under your eyes.
11:45A future queen must be capable.
11:49That's what I'm becoming.
11:51Don't embarrass this family.
11:54That's the last thing I intend to do.
12:00Your Highness, Vivian tells me you've been training a new horse?
12:04Yes.
12:05The Stable Master said he was untameable, but I've nearly broken him.
12:10He hasn't.
12:12I checked with the Stable Master.
12:14The horse threw him twice last week.
12:17Lady Clarissa, you should come see him sometime.
12:19I could take you riding.
12:20Oh, I couldn't possibly.
12:22Unless Vivian came too.
12:24I'm afraid I'll be busy with my studies.
12:26But you should go, Clarissa.
12:28It sounds wonderful.
12:30Excellent.
12:31I'll arrange it.
12:32In my previous life, this moment would have destroyed me.
12:35Now, it's just another move on the board.
12:38Thank you for the tea.
12:39I shall take my leave.
12:46Strange.
12:48That felt more genuine than anything at that tea table.
12:55Three of our remaining collectors are still skimming.
12:58Smaller amounts now, but they're testing whether I'll notice.
13:02Shall I confront them?
13:03No.
13:04I want to use them.
13:06They have connections to merchants throughout the Duxie.
13:09If I fire them, those connections disappear.
13:11Instead, I'll restructure their compensation.
13:13A small percentage of legitimate collections as a bonus.
13:16Make honesty more profitable than theft.
13:18And if they refuse?
13:20Then I have enough evidence to ensure they never work in this kingdom again.
13:24We're stabilizing, Mr. Graves.
13:26Slowly.
13:27But I need more than stability.
13:28I need income.
13:29The Duxity needs a product.
13:31A trade.
13:32Something that generates wealth.
13:33Have you considered the textile mills in the Eastern District?
13:36They've been idle since...
13:37Since the previous manager emboldened the operating funds and fled.
13:40Yes.
13:40What if we reopen them?
13:42The infrastructure is there.
13:43The workers are there.
13:44We just need capital and management.
13:46Capital we don't have.
13:47Not yet.
13:48But I have an idea about that.
13:50I need to talk to Bernard.
13:51And possibly...
13:53Damien.
13:59You're not just a student, aren't you?
14:01What makes you say that?
14:02Your questions in class aren't academic.
14:04You're planning to implement reforms somewhere specific.
14:07And Talandra's new trade agreements with our kingdom suggest someone there is restructuring their economy.
14:13You're observant.
14:15I'm desperate.
14:16There's a difference.
14:18I'm proposing an investment.
14:20The returns would be significant for both parties.
14:22You're proposing a trade agreement between a Duxity that's nearly bankrupt and a foreign territory.
14:27Why should I trust you?
14:28Because I have everything to lose and nothing to gain from lying.
14:32If this fails, my family is finished.
14:34I'll review your numbers.
14:36If they hold up, I'll consider it.
14:38That's all I ask.
14:42Thank you, Damien.
14:44Don't thank me yet.
14:47Miss, you look exhausted.
14:49I'm fine.
14:50The Duchess is worried.
14:52She says you're neglecting your duties to the Prince.
14:54My duties to the Prince are perfectly maintained.
14:58Miss, Lady Clarina visited the palace yesterday.
15:01Without you.
15:02She was seen walking with Prince Cedric in the gardens.
15:05I know.
15:07You...
15:08No?
15:08I arranged it.
15:11Is there something you'd like to say, Nettie?
15:14No, Miss.
15:15Your numbers are sound.
15:16I've secured preliminary approval for the raw materials.
15:20However, I need to inspect the mills personally before committing.
15:24D.
15:27He's coming here.
15:29Mr. Graves!
15:30Miss?
15:31We have a visitor coming.
15:33The manor needs to look...
15:34Not terrible.
15:35Can you manage that?
15:36Define not terrible.
15:37Functional.
15:38Respectable.
15:39Not actively falling apart.
15:40I'll see what I can do.
15:44How long have they been idle?
15:46Two years.
15:48But the equipment is intact.
15:49I had Mr. Graves inspect everything last week.
15:52The bones are good.
15:53But you'll need skilled workers.
15:55Training takes time.
15:57Many of the original workers still live in the district.
15:59They lost their jobs when the mills closed.
16:01They'd come back.
16:02And management.
16:03You can't oversee this yourself while running the Duchess finances and attending royal lessons.
16:08I have someone in mind.
16:10This could work.
16:11But I need to be honest with you.
16:13My authority to approve this isn't unlimited.
16:16I'll need to convince people back home.
16:18What would convince them?
16:19A working prototype.
16:21One mill.
16:22Running.
16:23Producing quality fabric.
16:24Proof of concept.
16:25I can do that.
16:26Give me two months.
16:27Two months?
16:29I don't have the luxury of time.
16:31You carry something heavy, Vivian of Ashford.
16:35Something that doesn't match your age.
16:37Everyone carries something.
16:38Not like you do.
16:40Shall we head back?
16:41I believe Mr. Graves has arranged lunch.
16:43And I promise you it's the one thing this household still does well.
16:49You've changed, Vivian.
16:51Have I?
16:52Six months ago you could barely manage a formal dinner seating chart.
16:56Now Madame Fontaine says you're the most accomplished student she's ever trained.
17:01You handle court politics as if you've been doing it for years.
17:04I've been studying hard.
17:06It's more than that.
17:07Your eyes are different.
17:08Older.
17:09Sometimes when you look at me I feel as if you're judging me.
17:13As if I've already failed you somehow.
17:15Your Majesty, I would never-
17:16I'm not accusing you.
17:17I'm worried about you.
17:18You're fifteen years old and you move through this palace like a woman who's already been to war.
17:23I just want to be ready.
17:24For whatever comes.
17:26Ready for what?
17:28Not when it mattered.
17:31For being queen.
17:33Whatever is troubling you, you can tell me.
17:35I'm here.
17:37I know.
17:41Two months.
17:42Fourteen hour days.
17:44Every coin I could scrape together.
17:46But it's working.
17:47The first shipment is ready.
17:49Thirty baths of wool fabric dyed with tilandrian pigments.
17:53Quality?
17:53I've inspected each bar personally.
17:56They exceed the standard.
17:57Dear Damien,
17:59The prototype mill is operational.
18:01First production run complete.
18:03Quality samples include.
18:05I believe this meets your requirements for proof of concept.
18:09P.S.
18:09You were right about needing skilled workers.
18:11I hired the old mill foreman.
18:13He cried when he saw the looms running again.
18:16Mr. Graves?
18:17Miss?
18:18For the first time since I started this,
18:20we're not losing money.
18:22Indeed, miss.
18:23We're not safe yet.
18:25But we're moving in the right direction.
18:26In my previous life,
18:28by this time I was practicing dance steps
18:30for a prince who didn't care.
18:32This time,
18:33I built something real.
18:40Vivian!
18:41We were just discussing the autumn ball.
18:43Yes, the... ball.
18:45How lovely.
18:46Will you both be attending?
18:48Of course.
18:49As my fiancée,
18:50you'll accompany me for the opening dance.
18:52You must be so excited, Vivian.
18:54Though I hope you've been practicing,
18:55I hear the new court dance is quite complex.
18:58I'm sure I'll manage.
18:59You've been spending a lot of time away from the palace.
19:01People are talking.
19:02Let them.
19:03They're saying you've lost interest in the prince,
19:05that you're more concerned with business matters.
19:08And what do you say, Clarissa?
19:10I say you're my dearest friend,
19:11and I'm worried about you.
19:13A fiancée who neglects her prince might lose him?
19:16Is that what you're suggesting?
19:19I'm just looking out for you.
19:21I know exactly what you're looking out for.
19:34Where did you get that dress?
19:36I made the fabric.
19:38Had it tailored in town.
19:40You made?
19:42Shall we?
19:49You've improved.
19:51I practice.
20:02Nice dance.
20:04What are you doing at a royal ball?
20:07Diplomatic function.
20:09Telendra was invited.
20:10I was available.
20:12You hate these things.
20:14What gave it away?
20:16You're hiding on a balcony.
20:18So are you.
20:19Your fabric.
20:20The dress, it's from your mill.
20:22First production run.
20:23It's good.
20:24Really good.
20:26The trade agreement is approved.
20:29My people were impressed with the samples.
20:31Really?
20:31Really.
20:32You did it, Vivian.
20:33Not yet.
20:34But I'm getting closer.
20:36Miss, I've completed my investigation into who has been sharing information about your
20:41activities.
20:43And?
20:44It's Nettie.
20:45She's been reporting to Lady Clarissa's household weekly since before your changes began.
20:51How much does Clarissa know?
20:53The financial restructuring, the mill, your meetings at the treasury.
20:56Nettie doesn't understand the details, but she's provided enough for someone clever to
21:00piece together.
21:01And Clarissa is clever.
21:03Beneath the golden curls.
21:09Don't dismiss Nettie.
21:11Miss?
21:12If we dismiss her, Clarissa will know we've discovered the leak.
21:15She'll find another way in, one we can't track.
21:17Better the spy we know.
21:19From now on, we control what Nettie sees and hears.
21:22She becomes our channel.
21:24We feed Clarissa exactly what we want her to know.
21:29Misinformation.
21:30Information management.
21:32There's a difference.
21:33Let's start with something simple.
21:35Tonight, within Nettie's hearing, I'll express deep concern about the prince's growing distance.
21:40I'll cry if necessary.
21:42Can you cry on command?
21:44I have a lot of material to work with.
21:53I need to tell you something, and you're not going to like it.
21:56That's most of what you tell me.
21:58The king's advisors are reviewing Noble House finances.
22:01It's a routine audit, happens every few years.
22:04But given Ashford's history, you'll be scrutinized more closely than most.
22:09When?
22:09Three months, maybe four.
22:12Three months.
22:13The mill is barely operational.
22:16The debt restructuring isn't complete.
22:18If they audit us now...
22:20They'll see a duchney in transition, which could be interpreted as a duchney in crisis.
22:26Which gives the crown grounds to intervene.
22:28Seize assets.
22:30Dissolve the title.
22:31There's more.
22:32I've heard whispers that someone has been encouraging the advisors to look at Ashford specifically.
22:38Who?
22:39I don't know.
22:40But someone wants your family investigated.
22:43Can you buy me time?
22:45I can try to delay the review.
22:47But I'm a treasury clerk, not a minister.
22:49My influence has limits.
22:51Then I need to accelerate everything.
22:53The mill, the trade agreement, the debt repayment, all of it.
22:57Vivian, be careful.
22:59You're making powerful enemies.
23:01And you're still just a duke's daughter with no official authority.
23:05I know exactly what I am, Bernard.
23:08That's why I can't afford to lose.
23:25Debt is down 40%.
23:28Revenue is up.
23:29The mill is profitable.
23:31But?
23:33But we're not where we need to be for the audit.
23:35We're close.
23:36Painfully close.
23:37But there's still a gap.
23:39I need another source of income.
23:40Something fast.
23:42The autumn harvest taxes will come in next month.
23:44Not enough.
23:45Not with the remaining debt.
23:50Damien wants to expand the trade agreement.
23:53Triple the order.
23:54He's offering an advance payment for the next six months of production.
23:57That would cover the gap.
23:58It would more than cover it.
24:01Why?
24:02Why would he offer this much, this fast?
24:06Perhaps he sees a good investment.
24:08Perhaps he sees something else.
24:11I'll accept.
24:12But I need to understand his motives.
24:16Your offer is generous.
24:18Too generous.
24:19It's business.
24:21No one offers six months advance payment for business.
24:24What do you want, Damien?
24:26When I was young, my family lost everything.
24:29Political upheaval in Talara.
24:31My father was stripped of his title.
24:33Our land seized.
24:34We had nothing.
24:36How did you...
24:37I didn't.
24:38I just recognized the look in your eyes.
24:40It's the same one I see in the mirror.
24:42I'm not offering charity.
24:44Your fabric is excellent.
24:46And the demand in Talenga is real.
24:48But I won't pretend I don't understand what's at stake for you.
24:51The advance payment is because I know what it's like to run out of time.
24:54I died once.
24:56Hungry, alone, and angry.
24:58I won't let it happen again.
24:59Then don't.
25:02Deal.
25:03Deal.
25:07You've been distant lately.
25:09Busy?
25:09With estate business.
25:11As you know.
25:11I know nothing.
25:12You never speak of it.
25:13You're never at court.
25:14I'm trying to keep my family from ruin, Cedric.
25:16Perhaps you've forgotten that part of the arrangement.
25:18That's not...
25:18I just mean...
25:19Vivian!
25:19There you are.
25:20I've been looking everywhere for you.
25:22Clarissa.
25:22The King's advisors are asking about you, Vivian.
25:25They want to see the Ashford account soon.
25:27I hope everything is in order.
25:28I'd hate to see anything happen to a family's title.
25:31Especially now when you're finally engaged.
25:33Yes, Vivian.
25:33You should be careful.
25:34I'm handling it.
25:35Thank you for your concern.
25:36Both of you.
25:38Lady Vivian, these records show a remarkable turnaround in the dutty of Ashford's finances over the past year.
25:45Thank you, sir.
25:47Perhaps too remarkable.
25:48Revenue has increased threefold.
25:50Debt has been reduced by 60%.
25:52Several corrupt officials have been removed and replaced.
25:55All under the direction of a 15-year-old girl.
25:57Well, I've been overseeing...
25:59My father has been supportive of my efforts to learn household management as preparation for my role as future queen.
26:05The queen herself encouraged my education in these matters.
26:08And this trade agreement with Talandra?
26:11Ash mutually provides quality textiles.
26:13Talandra provides raw materials.
26:15The contracts are all documented and legally sound.
26:20Everything appears to be in order.
26:22The deity of Ashford passes the audit.
26:24Commendations on your impressive management, Lady Vivian.
26:28What just happened?
26:30We survived, father.
26:35The audit was supposed to expose them.
26:38You said the advisors would find discrepancies.
26:41The girl covered her tracks.
26:42Every document was perfect.
26:43She's ruining everything.
26:45If Ashford stabilizes, the engagement holds.
26:47And if the engagement holds...
26:49You don't become queen.
26:50Find another way.
26:52I want that duck she buried.
27:01Vivian, I was just looking for me.
27:04How sweet.
27:06Shall we walk together?
27:08Keep your enemies close.
27:09Especially when you're planning to destroy them.
27:12I have so much to tell you.
27:16I've asked you here because...
27:20There's something I need to tell you.
27:22You're in love with Clarissa and you want to break our engagement.
27:27How did you...
27:28You're not subtle, your highness.
27:30You haven't been for quite some time.
27:33I accept.
27:35You...
27:36Accept?
27:37The dissolution of our engagement.
27:39I hold no ill will.
27:41However, I've prepared a formal separation agreement.
27:45Compensation for the dutity of Ashford's investment of time and resources into this arrangement.
27:50As well as a non-interference clause preventing the crown from retaliating against our family or business interests.
27:57You...
27:57Prepared this in advance?
27:59I believe in being ready for all possibilities.
28:03Sign here, please.
28:06This is...
28:07Not how I expected this to go.
28:09I know.
28:09You expected tears.
28:11I don't cry over things I've already lost.
28:16Vivian, are you really alright?
28:19I'm better than I've ever been.
28:26Before we proceed with any new engagement announcements, there is a matter that requires the court's attention.
28:33Your Majesty, I present evidence that Lady Clarissa of House Delmo has engaged in deliberate sabotage against the dutty of
28:40Ashford, including manipulation of royal audit procedures and conspiracy to defraud a noble house.
28:46That's a lie!
28:48Correspondence between Lady Clarissa and a royal advisor arranging for a targeted audit.
28:52Financial records showing payments to informs within my household.
28:55Testimony from dismissed tax collectors who were offered positions in the Delmont family in exchange for cooperation.
29:01I also have testimony from my maid, Nettie, who was recruited by Lady Clarissa to spy on my family's private
29:07affairs.
29:07It's true, Your Majesty.
29:09It's true, Your Majesty.
29:10Lady Clarissa paid me to report on Lady Vivian's activities.
29:13I'm sorry, miss.
29:14I'm so sorry.
29:15Darling!
29:16You can't believe!
29:17Is it true?
29:19I did it for us!
29:20For our future!
29:22She was in the way!
29:23Enough, Lady Clarissa.
29:24You are hereby barred from court.
29:26House Delmon will face a formal inquiry.
29:29Cedric!
29:30Cedric!
29:32Goodbye, Clarissa.
29:39The quarterly reports are in.
29:41Revenue exceeds projections by 12%.
29:44All outstanding debts are cleared.
29:46And the workers?
29:46Wages increased as you requested.
29:49The new housing in the Eastern District is nearly complete.
29:52And my father?
29:55Enjoying his horses.
29:57Staying away from the ledges.
30:00Perfect.
30:07You look different.
30:09Better or worse?
30:10Less angry.
30:11I'm working on it.
30:12Telendo wants to formalise a long-term partnership.
30:16Not just trade.
30:17Cultural exchange.
30:18Shared agro-cultural research.
30:19Joint infrastructure.
30:20That's ambitious.
30:22I learnt from someone ambitious.
30:25I'll review this tonight.
30:27Of course you will.
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