00:11That's not a dragon egg, it's a dead one.
00:15Does Black Flame keep gone completely mad?
00:18They actually gave the future queen a dead egg.
00:22That's a slap in the face to House Ashbur.
00:27By law, the heir to the throne must propose to his future queen with a genuine dragon egg.
00:33But Lucien gave me a dead dragon egg instead.
00:41Oh, Serafina, surely you're not upset over a single dragon egg?
00:47Surely anyone with the true blood of the Dragon King could awaken it?
00:50Or perhaps you're not quite as gifted as everyone believes.
01:05Lucien.
01:08Lucien, tell me.
01:11Was the dead dragon egg on the altar your decision?
01:14Come on, it's not that serious.
01:17Lydia's always been a little mischievous.
01:19It's just a dragon egg.
01:30So, you know this.
01:31So what if I knew?
01:34The decree is clear.
01:36Our houses are to be bound by marriage.
01:39The egg is nothing more than a ritual.
01:46In the end, I'm still the one you'll marry.
01:53To him, my dignity and my family's honor meant nothing.
01:59Well, now that that's settled, let's look forward to seeing Serafina awaken the dragon egg on our wedding day.
02:14That look on her face.
02:16Someone's about to be in serious trouble.
02:22The decree only made me the future dragon queen.
02:25It never once said I had to marry Lucien.
02:29Which means...
02:30Whoever I choose to marry will become the future heir.
02:39House Draen has taken this too far!
02:44This is a blatant insult to House Ashberg.
02:53Father.
02:56My dear, you've been through enough today.
03:08I'm not the one who should be afraid.
03:11They are.
03:14You've already thought of something, haven't you?
03:19A little.
03:20This engagement is not something we can simply walk away from.
03:23The dragon king issued that decree himself.
03:27Unless the royal family withdraws its order, it must be obeyed.
03:30Our family's survival is at stake.
03:35Father, do you remember the decree's exact wording?
03:41Of course.
03:44The decree named Serafina Ashberg as the future dragon queen of Black Flame Keep.
03:51Yes.
03:59So does the decree actually say I have to marry Lucien?
04:06The dragon king chose a dragon queen.
04:09He never chose a bride for Lucien.
04:17As long as the heir changes, the marriage still stands.
04:21And the decree still applies.
04:24Then?
04:26We just changed the heir.
04:29This is insane.
04:31The Duke of Draven would never agree to this.
04:35What if the humiliation had been aimed at Housean instead?
04:49If Lucien can't live without Lydia, then he can keep her for the rest of his life.
05:00He's here.
05:05Vel'raq!
05:09Vel'raq!
05:09My lord!
05:10Vel'raq's Draven!
05:11Request an audience!
05:19Now the real danger begins.
05:31Duke Cedric, forgive the late in Drosian.
05:35If you're here to apologize on behalf of House Draven, I suggest you turn around and leave.
05:40House Ashhouse does not accept this kind of humiliation.
05:45I'm not here to apologize.
05:47I'm not here to apologize.
05:48Oh?
05:50So what are you here for?
05:51To show off?
05:53I'm here to discuss a deal.
06:00A deal?
06:02Draen and Ashburn.
06:04Is that what you're suggesting?
06:05I heard about what happened today.
06:07The dead dragon egg.
06:09Lydia.
06:10And Lucien's choice.
06:12Personally, I think he was a complete fool.
06:17To alienate the Ashburn family over a woman.
06:20To jeopardize his claim to the inheritance over a woman.
06:23A man who makes choices like that wouldn't survive three days on a battlefield.
06:28There were no hollow excuses.
06:29No nauseating speeches about the greater good.
06:32He simply stated the facts.
06:39Go on.
06:41Once my father heard, he proceeded to break everything in his study.
06:45Looks like the Duke of Draven has finally discovered he's been raising a fool.
06:52Technically, he's always known.
06:56The dead egg incident is all over the capital by now.
07:00The Dragon King is summoning people for answers tomorrow.
07:02Handle this poorly, and Draymond loses royal trust.
07:07Ashburn loses its standing.
07:10And Lucien stands to lose his inheritance.
07:16That's why I'm asking for the Ashburn family's support.
07:19Wait!
07:19Are you saying you're trying to replace him?
07:22I intend to become the new heir.
07:24It's the outcome that benefits both our families the most.
07:28And if you become the heir, what happens to my daughter's engagement?
07:33Since no specific heir has ever been named, whoever becomes the heir becomes Seraphina's future husband.
07:39Wait.
07:40Are you actually proposing to me by replacing your own brother as heir?
07:44So you noticed.
07:46Which means?
07:49Deal.
07:59Father, it was just a dead dragon egg.
08:02Why are you stripping me of my right to attend the family council?
08:06You know what I regret most right now?
08:11What?
08:15I regret not sending you to the Northlands to be tempered all these years.
08:25At least then, you might have learned what responsibility actually means.
08:29Father!
08:30Lydia was just playing a harmless prank.
08:33Serafina wasn't actually hurt.
08:42Even now, you're still treating this like some kind of joke?
08:47The Ashburns are one of the most powerful houses in the realm, and you threw that away for a woman!
08:53You don't deserve to be the heir.
09:13The entire capital is waiting for you to embarrass yourself.
09:16They can't wait to see you cry.
09:23Then they're in for a huge disappointment.
09:39The Dragon King is demanding answers, and he actually had the nerve to bring that commoner girl here.
09:43The future heir has officially lost his mind.
09:56Don't worry.
09:59With me here, no one's going to lay a finger on you.
10:04Let her go.
10:21You're in the royal court, not your private bedroom.
10:25All bringing this woman here does is confirm how utterly foolish you are.
10:50Someone tell me, how did a marriage that was supposed to be a celebration become the capital's laughing stock?
10:58My king, House Draven has failed in its duty.
11:02I am prepared to bear the full consequences.
11:05Bear the consequences?
11:07The damage was done the moment that dead dragon egg was placed on the altar.
11:13Explain yourself.
11:16My king.
11:19The situation isn't nearly as serious as the rumours make it seem.
11:23Lydia was just playing a harmless prank.
11:25There was no malicious intent behind it.
11:30And as the betrothal remains unaffected, the matter should be considered resolved, so...
11:35So what?
11:38So what you're saying is this?
11:40An insult to the future dragon queen?
11:43An insult to House Ashman?
11:45And even an insult to my royal decree?
11:48Just a joke!
11:50Is that what you mean?
11:59My king, it's all my fault.
12:06Please, don't punish Lucian.
12:08I was just too in love with him.
12:10I know I'm of low birth.
12:13I'm not worthy of him.
12:15That's why I acted out of impulse.
12:18If someone has to be punished, punish me alone.
12:24Lady Serafina, I offer you my sincere apologies.
12:30Please forgive me.
12:32She does look pitiful, and she did apologise after all.
12:41Lydia.
12:43I only have one question.
12:47If that dead dragon egg from yesterday's altar had shown up at your engagement ceremony,
12:52would you still call it a joke?
12:58If you were the one being humiliated,
13:01what if the whole capital was laughing at you?
13:05What if you were the one whose bloodline was being questioned?
13:10Would you still call it a joke?
13:14I don't know.
13:16I don't know.
13:17And if you were truly sorry, why didn't you apologise yesterday?
13:21Why wait until the dragon king was furious and summoned you here before suddenly on this act of remorse?
13:36Stop, Serafina!
13:37She's already apologised!
13:39Are you trying to drive her to her death?
13:49Lucian.
13:50As an heir, when your decisions harm your own house, you take responsibility.
13:55Not make excuses.
13:57And certainly not push a woman forward as a scapegoat.
14:00Velrak.
14:01If it were you, how would you handle it?
14:05If she dares humiliate my fiancée,
14:09she wouldn't even live long enough to stand here.
14:15And if I were to allow something like that to happen,
14:18then I should be the one to lose my claim to the inheritance.
14:29Impossible!
14:30Father, you cannot possibly agree to this absurd royal beck-dained.
14:34Why not?
14:36I'm your own flesh and blood.
14:39This is my official application.
14:43You submitted it yourself?
14:46Just for a woman?
14:48Even now, you still think Lydia's the problem.
14:50The problem is you.
14:52As the heir, you failed to take responsibility.
14:55You've never been protecting love.
14:58Only your selfish desire.
14:59I will not let this family fall into the hands of a fool!
15:05Why is everyone blaming me?!
15:07My lady, the mood in the capital has changed.
15:10Everyone is speaking against you.
15:12Shut up!
15:13Seraphina still has her engagement!
15:15Why is everyone feeling sorry for her?!
15:19No.
15:21Lucian mustn't fall.
15:24He's the only person I can rely on.
15:37You seem awfully cheerful.
15:39You don't look worried about the hearing one bit.
15:41If an heir can be replaced because of a single dead dragon egg,
15:44then he was never fit for the position in the first place.
15:53I'm starting to understand why my father favors you.
15:57The Duke of Draven favors me?
16:00Before the dead dragon egg incident,
16:01he had already hoped you would become the mistress of House Draven.
16:05You are intelligent and level-headed.
16:08And this kingdom's future needs a lady like you.
16:16Sepraphina, I have a question.
16:19If I win the succession,
16:22do you accept my proposal of marriage?
16:26Valorax, are you asking me to marry you?
16:30Yes, I am.
16:46Let's begin.
16:50My king,
16:52I formally request a reassessment of Black Flame Holt's succession rights.
16:57Lucian has gravely failed in his duty and damaged the crown's authority.
17:03Father,
17:04what are you saying?
17:08Lucian,
17:09do you have anything to say?
17:18It was just an accident.
17:22I have not made any major mistakes all these years.
17:26If I were given another chance,
17:29would you still stand by Lydia, no matter what?
17:33She didn't mean it.
17:36I will not abandon her because of a single mistake.
17:45Were I the heir?
17:50At the first sign of a crisis,
17:52I would publicly apologize,
17:54fully compensate the losses,
17:55punish those responsible,
17:57and take full accountability for the consequences.
18:00Even if the one who caused it was the woman you love,
18:04if she harmed the core interests of the family,
18:08then she'll have me as her first enemy.
18:17No,
18:18it's all my fault.
18:19Please,
18:20don't blame Lucian.
18:22He was only trying to protect me.
18:25Take her away.
18:28My king,
18:29please show mercy.
18:36Lucian Draven.
18:40You lack the most essential quality of a ruler.
18:45Responsibility.
18:46Effective immediately,
18:47you are stripped of all rights
18:48as first heir to Black Flame Keep.
18:54From this day forward,
18:56Velrax Draven is hereby declared
18:58the sole lawful heir to Black Flame Keep.
19:03As you command, my king.
19:13Velrax,
19:14do you know what it means to be an heir?
19:18Responsibility.
19:19What else?
19:23Protection.
19:28Queenia?
19:29It finally settled.
19:30The betrothal is finally settled.
19:32The future dragon queen.
19:34It seems the royal family has already decided to sign it.
19:50I look forward to seeing you become king.
19:57My queen.
19:59We've only just begun.
20:03We've only just begun.
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