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00:00I gave birth to dragons.
00:02Then a week later, a royal carriage pulled up to my cottage.
00:05Silver armored guards at my door told me they were his heirs.
00:09Ten months ago, I dragged a half-dead stranger out of a ditch.
00:13I nursed him. I married him. I got pregnant.
00:16Then he disappeared without a word.
00:18Look, everyone says don't take in strangers.
00:20But you didn't see this man. Jawline like a statue.
00:23Abs you could grate cheese on.
00:25So, I took him home.
00:27His name was Tristan, covered in blood.
00:30Total amnesia.
00:30I patched him up, fed him soup, changed his bandages.
00:33Three months later, we were falling hard.
00:36One white dress, two silver candles.
00:38My mum crying in the corner.
00:40That was our wedding.
00:41Then I got pregnant.
00:42And the second I hit three months...
00:47His memory came back.
00:48No goodbye. Just a note on my pillow.
00:50Important business. I'll come back for you.
00:53Yeah, right.
00:54I knew what that note really meant.
00:57He'd remembered who he was.
00:58And whoever he was.
00:59A broke country girl with a baby bump didn't fit the picture anymore.
01:02He wasn't coming back.
01:04He was running.
01:05Everyone warned me labor would be hell.
01:07Nine months of dread for nothing.
01:10When the day came.
01:11Two pushes.
01:12Done.
01:12No screaming baby.
01:14No crying.
01:15Just my mom.
01:16Screaming like she'd seen the devil.
01:18Something cold slid down my leg.
01:20Something slimsy.
01:21Something slimsy.
01:21I sat up.
01:22And there they were.
01:23Two baby dragons.
01:24Curled on my blooded sheets.
01:26Tiny wings folded against their backs.
01:28Looking right at me.
01:29Blinking.
01:30Seven days later, I was still in shock.
01:32Then I heard hooves.
01:33Dozens of them.
01:34A royal carriage pulled up to my cottage.
01:36Silver armored guards at my door.
01:38A letter.
01:39Sealed in gold wax.
01:40Handwriting I'd recognize anywhere.
01:42From Tristan.
01:44The captain knelt.
01:45By order.
01:46Of his majesty, the king requests his queen.
01:49And your child, by royal decree, is to be named heir to the throne.
01:53The king.
01:54The bleeding stranger I pulled out of a ditch.
01:56The man who left note on my pillow and ran.
01:59He was the king.
02:00I looked down at the royal decree in my hand.
02:02Then over at the two dragon cubs napping on my pillow.
02:05One of them yawned.
02:06Showed me his tiny fangs.
02:09Hey, you two.
02:10Think you're ready to rule the kingdom?
02:13These two dragons?
02:14Absolutely beautiful.
02:16Bright colored scales.
02:17Silky as silk.
02:18Tiny perfect fangs.
02:20Just like if dragons also had a beauty pageant, my dragon would sure win the championship.
02:24But that's the problem.
02:25They're not human.
02:26I turned to my mom, my whole body going stiff.
02:29Mom, be honest with me.
02:30Do we have shifter blood in the family?
02:32Werewolf ancestors?
02:33Some kind of cursed great grandma?
02:35She looked like she'd just been slapped.
02:37What is wrong with you, Willa?
02:38Our family has been honest farmers for generations.
02:42There's no monsters in our blood.
02:43Those stories are just old wiv's tales.
02:46I pointed at the bed.
02:47Then how do you explain those?
02:49Mom looked at me.
02:50Looked back at me.
02:51Her face went sheet white.
02:52A human giving birth to things like this?
02:55Willa, this is a dark omen.
02:57A curse.
02:57If anyone in this village finds out, they'll drag you to the woods.
03:03They'll tie you to a stake.
03:04They'll burn you alive.
03:06Before I could react, she grabbed a rough cloth off the table.
03:09She scooped both snakes up and started bundling them tight.
03:13She was going to dump them on the mountain.
03:15Feed them to the wolves.
03:16The babies had no idea.
03:18One of them stretched.
03:19Yawned.
03:20And then...
03:21Those big golden brown eyes locked on mine.
03:24Just looking at me, and something inside me broke.
03:27Mom, stop!
03:28I carried them for nine months.
03:30I felt them move inside me.
03:32They are mine.
03:33And I am not letting you throw my babies to the wolves.
03:36Willa...
03:37If anyone sees them...
03:39Then no one sees them.
03:40We tell the village I had a stillbirth.
03:42We already buried it.
03:44These two?
03:44Pets.
03:45The dragon I found in the garden.
03:47Nobody has to know.
03:48And just like that, they stayed.
03:50I figured this was my life now.
03:52Disgraced country girl.
03:53Single mom.
03:55Two skelly sons on the pillow.
03:56I was done with men.
03:58Tristan broke my heart.
03:59I was fine.
04:01Never seeing him again.
04:02I'd raise these little weirdos in the woods.
04:05Forever.
04:06That was the plan.
04:07Until day seven.
04:09I opened my door.
04:10And the captain, stepping forward, bowing deep.
04:12By order of his majesty, we are here to escort Lady Willa to the palace.
04:17You are to be crowned queen.
04:18His majesty mentioned you were heavily pregnant when you departed.
04:21So, where is the royal heir?
04:22I instinctively glanced back at the house.
04:25But my mum answered before I could.
04:27Seven days ago, Willa delivered a stillborn.
04:30We've already handled it.
04:33She pulled me inside.
04:34Lowered her voice.
04:36Willa, listen to me.
04:37The Gappet kingdom is obsessed with witch hunts.
04:40If anyone finds out you gave birth to two creatures, they'll burn you.
04:45The stake is a sacrifice.
04:47You go to the palace.
04:48Be the queen.
04:49These two?
04:50I'll keep them here.
04:51I'll take care of them.
04:54If I had known that man was the king of the Kapinguk kingdom, I never would have been reckless enough
04:58to flirt with him.
04:59Not in a million years.
05:00But a royal command isn't a request.
05:03Whether I wanted it or not, I was going to that palace.
05:06I wiped my tears, said goodbye to my two skilly babies, and climbed into the carriage.
05:12Two weeks of bumpy roads later, we finally reached the palace.
05:20A maid led me to a guest chamber.
05:22She said the king would be with me shortly.
05:24The room was stunning.
05:25Gold-trimmed ceilings.
05:26Jade ornaments.
05:28Marble floors.
05:29A country girl like me had never seen wealth like this, and I didn't care about any of it.
05:33The longer I'd been away from home, the more I missed those two baby dragons.
05:37I had no idea if they were okay.
05:39Maybe I was missing them too much.
05:41Because suddenly, I was hallucinating.
05:43I saw two little dragons scaling the palace walls, slipping through my window.
05:48Right in front of me, until they opened their mouths.
05:51Mommy, we finally found you.
05:54Mommy, why did you leave me and Big Brother behind?
05:57My whole body went numb.
05:59I hit the floor.
06:00I stared at them, my voice shaking.
06:02You too?
06:02Are you dragons, demon?
06:04When I was little, I used to hear storytellers talk about this.
06:08Animals that cultivated their spiritual power could borrow a pregnant woman's womb.
06:13They'd be reborn, but as humans.
06:15Looking at these two, clearly the cultivation didn't quite stick.
06:19That's why they came out of me, still in snake form.
06:22The two of them slithered up to me, nuzzling against my dress, like puppies.
06:26We're not snake demons, mummy.
06:28We're dragons.
06:29We're your babies.
06:31Mummy, I'm so hungry.
06:32We followed your scent for days.
06:35We crawled the whole way.
06:36We don't have any strength left.
06:39And just like that, they collapsed against my side.
06:42From Rowan Village to this palace was hundreds of miles.
06:45These two weren't even a month old, and they'd crawled the entire way.
06:48Day and night, without stopping.
06:50I figured they were just delirious from exhaustion.
06:52Babies babbling nonsense.
06:53Two little snakes? Dragons?
06:56Yeah, right.
06:57My heart broke for them.
06:58I scooped both of them into my arms and called for a maid.
07:01Fresh goat's milk.
07:02Now!
07:04They drank.
07:05Till their little bellies were round.
07:07Then curled up in my lap and fell into a deep sleep.
07:09I sat there, gently stroking their scales, my mind spinning.
07:13What the hell am I supposed to do now?
07:15If I just told the king the truth, these snakes are our sons.
07:18He'd probably drag me out and behead me on the spot.
07:20Not everyone has my tolerance for the weird.
07:22And even if he somehow accepted it, he's the king of the KP kingdom.
07:26The court would never allow it.
07:27The people would never allow it.
07:29Two snakes as the royal heirs?
07:31No chance in hell.
07:32I was deep in my own head, spiraling.
07:35When the guards outside announced.
07:37His majesty has arrived.
07:40I moved fast.
07:41Shoved both babies under the blankets.
07:43Smoothed out my dress.
07:45And went to greet him.
07:46This humble girl, Willa, greets your majesty.
07:49Tristan was in full royal regala.
07:51Gold crown.
07:52Velvet brobes.
07:53That untouchable era of power.
07:55Combined with that gorgeous face.
07:57He was even more devastating than I remembered.
07:59That face was the whole reason I got into this mess.
08:01One look at him bleeding on the side of the road.
08:04And I ignored my mum completely.
08:05I have to save him.
08:07Look at him.
08:08Yeah.
08:09Lesson learned.
08:10Tristan reached down and lifted me to my feet.
08:12A teasing smile playing on his lips.
08:14Such formality.
08:15This isn't like you, Willa.
08:17I kept my eyes down.
08:18My voice small.
08:19I didn't know you were the king before.
08:21I was out of line.
08:22He squeezed my hand.
08:23King or not, I'm still your husband.
08:25I prefer the lively, mouthed Willa I fell for.
08:28Yeah, sure.
08:29Whatever you say.
08:30But I'm not that girl anymore.
08:32Not when one wrong word from a king means rivers of blood.
08:35That's not a joke.
08:36Tristan's gaze dropped to my stomach.
08:37His eyes filled with grief.
08:39I heard about the baby.
08:41It was my fault.
08:42If I had brought you here sooner, maybe things would have been different.
08:45The second the words left his mouth...
08:49A muffled cry came from the bed.
08:51Tristan's head snapped toward the sound.
08:53What was that?
08:54It's...
08:55It's...
08:55It's cats.
08:56I got bored on the road, so I...
08:58I picked up two cats to keep me company.
09:00He started walking towards the bed.
09:02I didn't know you liked cats.
09:03I remember you hating cats.
09:05What kind of cats could win you over?
09:06Let me see them.
09:07I lunged in front of him, arms out.
09:10No!
09:10Why not?
09:12Unless...
09:12What's under there isn't a cat.
09:14It is!
09:15It's cats!
09:18It's just...
09:19These two are skittish.
09:22They might scratch your majesty.
09:25Tristan laughed and pulled me into his arms.
09:27Don't worry.
09:27There's no wound I haven't survived.
09:29What harm could two little kittens possibly do?
09:32His hand reached for the blanket.
09:33His fingers gripped the edge.
09:35I was this close to confessing everything.
09:37Then suddenly, a maid rushed in.
09:39Your majesty!
09:40Miss Lancaster has collapsed!
09:42She's calling out for you!
09:43Tristan's hand froze.
09:45Then he pulled away.
09:46I need to go check on Rosie.
09:47I'll come back to you later.
09:48I watched him walk out the door.
09:50Part of me exhaled.
09:51Crisis averted.
09:52But another part of me felt a bitter little sting I couldn't explain.
09:56Who's Rosie?
09:57Is she that important to him?
09:59I didn't have to wait long for an answer.
10:01The next day, I was in my chamber, feeding the two little snakes.
10:04The doors burst open.
10:05Rosie sailed in, dripping in silk.
10:07A trail of maids behind her.
10:09She looked me up and down, like I was dirt on her shoe.
10:12So you're the country girl who saved his majesty.
10:15I met her eyes.
10:16Calm.
10:16Steady.
10:17That would be me.
10:18She stepped closer.
10:19Her voice dropped to a warning.
10:21I grew up with his majesty.
10:22I know him better than anyone.
10:24He only brought you here to repay a debt.
10:27That's all.
10:28If you dare set your sights on a position that isn't yours.
10:31You'll pay the price.
10:33I let a small smile tug at my lips.
10:37If Miss Lacaffa truly has that kind of pull, go convince his majesty to take it back.
10:42Threatening me here is a waste of breath.
10:44The queen's seat was offered to me by the king himself.
10:47His favor is law.
10:49Who am I to refuse?
10:50Rosie's face went red.
10:52Her hands trembled with rage.
10:54You sharp-tongued little peasant!
10:56How dare you use the king against me!
10:59You just wait.
11:01I will personally make sure.
11:03He throws you out of this palace!
11:05She stormed out.
11:07Her maids scurrying after her.
11:09I didn't take Rosie's threats seriously.
11:11But for the first time since I arrived, I started thinking about leaving the palace.
11:16I knew Tristan had feelings for me.
11:18He wouldn't have sent for me all the way from Roban Village.
11:21Or offered me a crown.
11:22If he didn't.
11:23But I also knew how kings worked.
11:25I was the girl from the woods who saved his life.
11:29But he had a whole empire to rule.
11:32And a palace full of beautiful women.
11:34Once the spark fades, I'd be just another forgotten face in a golden cage.
11:38Locked away until the day I died.
11:40And then there were the baby.
11:42They were a ticking time bomb.
11:45They were getting bigger every day.
11:47And their appetites were growing even faster.
11:49If anyone ever heard them talk, they'd be slaughtered.
11:53I had to choose.
11:55My freedom.
11:56And their lives.
11:57Over a man who might stop loving me by next year.
12:00I decided to run.
12:01Three days later, I waited until Tristan was supposedly out of the palace on business.
12:06I piled up the silk curtains.
12:08Knocked over a candle.
12:09And watched the flames take hold.
12:15In the chaos of the fire, we managed to scale the outer palace wall.
12:20I stood in the shadows, looking back at the smoke rising into the night sky.
12:26Goodbye, Tristan.
12:27It hurt more than I wanted to admit.
12:30But I had to be strong.
12:31The two little snakes rubbed against my ankles, their golden eyes glowing in the dark.
12:36Mom!
12:36Come on!
12:37Let's just go!
12:40I knelt down and scooped them both into my arms.
12:45All right, let's go.
12:49Somewhere far away, where we can just be us.
12:51I turned around to head for the woods.
12:53And my heart stopped.
12:55Tristan was standing there.
12:56He wasn't away on business.
12:57He was right in front of me, backed by a dozen armed guards with torches.
13:02He didn't look angry.
13:03He looked cold.
13:05He stared at me.
13:06Then his eyes dropped to the two snakes I was clutching to my chest.
13:11He started walking.
13:12Willa!
13:13Walking towards me.
13:14Don't you think you owe me an explanation?
13:16I hugged my babies as tight as I could, backing away.
13:20If I told you that these are your children, would you even believe me?
13:26Tristan's pupils blew wide.
13:28He stared at the two black creatures in my arms, his knuckles turning white as he gripped
13:32the hilt of his sword.
13:33His throat moved as he struggled to find his voice.
13:36How is that even possible?
13:37Rosie didn't miss a beat.
13:39She jumped forward, pointing a trembling finger at me.
13:43You shameless little peasant!
13:46How dare you try to smear the king's name like that!
13:50His majesty is the ruler of this realm.
13:52There is no way on earth he is the father of these...
13:57These animals!
13:59Your majesty, look at them!
14:00They're demons!
14:02She's obviously practicing, practicing dark magic.
14:06For the safety of the entire kingdom, you have to act!
14:09Kill the witch and those monsters before they curse us all!
14:13The two little snakes felt her hatred.
14:16They bared their tiny fangs, hissing and snapping at her.
14:22Evil woman!
14:23You hurt our mom!
14:24And we'll kill you!
14:27Rosie scrambled back, nearly tripping.
14:30I slammed my hand over their mouths.
14:34Stop!
14:35You can't talk in front of them!
14:37Even Tristan looked stunned for a second.
14:40You heard them, Tristan!
14:42They talk!
14:43They're unholy!
14:45Kill them now!
14:46Do your duty!
14:49Tristan drew his sword.
14:51The cold steel glinted dangerously in the torchlight as he pointed the tip right at my babies.
14:57Willa, I know you.
14:59You're a good person.
15:01These creatures must have put a spell on you.
15:04They're using you.
15:05They're clouding your mind.
15:06He took a step closer.
15:08The edge of the blade inches from my chest.
15:10Give them to me.
15:12Hand them over.
15:14Right now.
15:15And I'll forgive everything.
15:18I'll pretend this never happened.
15:19I shook my head.
15:21No, Tristan.
15:22I'm their mother.
15:23I'm spoiling at their mother.
15:25I will never let you touch them.
15:27Not as long as I'm breathing.
15:29You've lost your mind.
15:30He didn't wait for another word.
15:32My babies didn't hesitate either.
15:34They flew out of my arms.
15:36Small black blurs through the air.
15:38Trying to bite him.
15:39But Tristan was a seasoned warrior.
15:41He was too fast.
15:42Too strong.
15:43He kicked one aside.
15:45Then the other.
15:46Sending them skidding across the dirt like stones.
15:49He didn't give them a chance to recover.
15:50He raised his sword high over his head.
15:53Ready to bring it down for the kill.
15:54I didn't think.
15:56I just threw my body over them.
15:58Shielding them with my own back.
16:00Tristan saw me.
16:00Pulled his strike at the last second.
16:02But the tip of his sword still tore through my dress.
16:04He looked at me.
16:06Furious and shaken all at once.
16:07Willa.
16:08Have you lost your mind?
16:10You're gonna die for these...
16:11These animals?
16:13I looked at him.
16:14Tears streaming down my face.
16:16I can't explain why they look like this, Tristan.
16:19I don't know why.
16:19But they came from me.
16:21They are my flesh and blood.
16:23And they are yours.
16:25If you want them dead,
16:27you'll have to step over my body first.
16:29The standoff held for a long moment.
16:31Then Tithra threw the sword to the ground.
16:33He turned to his guards.
16:34Take the queen back to the palace.
16:36Do not harm her or those two creatures.
16:39Not a scratch.
16:39And just like that, I was hauled back to the palace.
16:43I reached down and gently rubbed the little bellies of my two snakes.
16:47Are you okay?
16:48Does anything hurt?
16:50Are your tummy sore?
16:51Both of them nuzzled their cheeks against my palm.
16:53Mummy's hand is so warm.
16:55We're not hurt at all.
16:56Mummy, when we grow up, we're going to bite every bad person who ever hurt you.
17:03No!
17:04You may not be human, but you cannot just hurt people.
17:07And the man who tried to hurt you today, he's your father.
17:11Both of them blinked up at me, those big golden brown eyes confused.
17:15He wanted to kill us.
17:16We don't want a daddy like that.
17:18We just want you, mummy.
17:20Only you.
17:21I laughed softly and stroked their heads.
17:23All right, all right, just mummy.
17:25Once I'd lulled them both to sleep, I looked out the window.
17:32Armed guards everywhere, stationed around the entire chamber.
17:35My heart sank.
17:36What is Tristan going to do with us?
17:40This palace was never going to be safe.
17:43I could protect them for now, but not forever.
17:48Three days passed.
17:50The babies and I locked away.
17:52Then, on the third day, Tristan finally sent for us.
17:55I scooped both little cords into my arms and followed the guards to the royal study.
18:02The moment I stepped through the door, I saw my mother.
18:07On her knees.
18:08The second my mum saw me, she started laying into me.
18:13Willa, what on earth did you do?
18:15Do you have any idea what it's like for a woman my age?
18:18To be hauled away by guards and forced onto a horse?
18:22I thought I was going to die on the road.
18:24And her voice died in her throat.
18:26She stared at the two snakes I was holding.
18:30How…
18:30How…
18:31How are they here?
18:32They vanished the day after you left for the palace.
18:37I thought they'd run off into the woods.
18:39I looked for them for days.
18:42But I never imagined they'd find their way to…
18:44Wait…
18:46His majesty brought me here.
18:49Because of them?
18:50I let out a soft sigh and nodded.
18:53Tristan sat on his throne.
18:55That untouchable aura back in full motion.
18:57He looked down at my mother.
18:59The truth.
19:00My mother dropped to her knees.
19:01And she told him everything.
19:04The birth.
19:05The snakes.
19:06The wings.
19:07All of it.
19:09Tristan exploded.
19:11What the punishment is for lying to your king.
19:16My mother trembled head to toe.
19:19I wouldn't dare.
19:21Every word I spoke is the truth.
19:23His expression.
19:25Complicated.
19:27I dropped to my knees in front of him.
19:30Your majesty.
19:31I know this is impossible to believe.
19:33But it's the truth.
19:35From this day on, I'll take them as far from you as possible.
19:38You will never see us again.
19:40The court would never accept it.
19:42The people would never accept it.
19:43A king naming two snakes as his sons?
19:47Impossible.
19:48That was the only way out.
19:49But Tristan refused.
19:51Willa.
19:53You said you want to take them and disappear.
19:56Far away from me.
19:58Did you ever stop to think about how I feel?
20:01Is the throne of my entire kingdom.
20:03Queen of the Kapox kingdom.
20:05Not enough to make you stay.
20:06I shook my head.
20:07I grew up in the countryside.
20:09If you really made me queen.
20:11I'd be the laughing stock of the entire kingdom.
20:14Anyone who laughs.
20:15I take their head.
20:16I want a marriage, not a competition.
20:21You'll have a harem of women.
20:23A palace full of mistresses.
20:25I'm not interested in fighting for a fraction of your heart.
20:28What if I gave them all up?
20:29What if I promised never another woman?
20:31Only you.
20:32For the rest of my life.
20:34I have to admit it.
20:35His words moved me.
20:37The most powerful, most beautiful man in the kingdom.
20:39Telling me I was his beloved.
20:41Telling me I'd be the only one.
20:43There isn't a woman in this world who wouldn't melt at those words.
20:46But after the rush came clarity.
20:49Because everything he was offering, he could take back at any moment.
20:54When I loved him most, he left a single note on my pillow and disappeared.
20:59I waited.
21:00I waited.
21:01Three months pregnant.
21:02Day after day.
21:04Holding that letter.
21:07I'm not doing it again.
21:09I can't give him my whole heart twice.
21:12That endless waiting.
21:14That torture.
21:16I'm done with it.
21:18I pressed my forehead to the floor.
21:21Your majesty.
21:22I do not wish to be trapped behind the walls of this palace.
21:26Please.
21:27Let me go.
21:28Tristan wanted me to stay.
21:29I wanted to leave.
21:31Neither of us would back down.
21:33Not an inch.
21:34In the end, Tristan gave me seven days to reconsider.
21:37If after seven days I still chose to leave,
21:40he'd let me and my two little snakes go free.
21:44For the next seven days, my mum stayed with me in the palace.
21:47She spent half her time just staring at the gold-leafed walls
21:51and the emerald-encrusted vases.
21:54Willa, are you really going to walk away from all of this?
21:57For those two little things?
22:01If you didn't, you wouldn't have kept the pregnancy
22:04when you thought he'd abandoned you.
22:07The king loves you.
22:09I can see it in his eyes.
22:11And I know you still love him too.
22:14If it's them you're worried about, leave them with me.
22:17I'll take them far away and raise them in secret.
22:20You stay here.
22:21Be the queen.
22:22Live the life you deserve.
22:24I looked at my mother and shook my head.
22:26Mum, he's a king.
22:28He owns an entire country.
22:29He'll never be the man who lived in our cottage again.
22:32I'd rather be free in the woods.
22:33Fine.
22:35Whatever you decide.
22:37I'm with you.
22:38I leaned into her, resting my head on her shoulder.
22:42Thanks, Mum.
22:44I don't know what I'd do without you.
22:48The seven days flew by.
22:50Tristan saw that I wasn't going to change my mind, and finally, he gave in.
22:58He walked us to the palace gate since himself, his eyes lingering on me with a look of pure heartbreak.
23:05Willa, if you ever change your mind, the gates of this kingdom will always be open to you.
23:12I bowed one last time, ready to walk away with my mother and my babies.
23:16I thought we were finally free.
23:18But before I could take a single step, a flood of soldiers came charging out, surrounding us on all sides,
23:24and a line of senior court officials on horseback.
23:29Tristan's face went white with fury.
23:32What the hell is this?
23:33Who gave you permission to move my troops?
23:36This is treason!
23:37The council members scrambled off their horses and dropped to their knees.
23:40Forgive us, your majesty, but we cannot let a threat like this just walk out of our gates.
23:46That woman and the creatures in her arms are unholy.
23:50For the peace of the kingdom, for the safety of every man, woman, and child, we beg you, execute the
24:00witch!
24:00Death to the witch! Kill the monster!
24:03Tristan drew his sword, the metal singing as it left the scabble.
24:07Willa is not a witch! If any of you say that word again, I'll take your head myself.
24:13Rosie didn't back down. She looked at Tristan, tears welling in her eyes.
24:19Tristan, please! Look at her! Those things talk! They speak like humans, but they have scales and fangs!
24:26If that isn't black magic, then what is?
24:29I clutched my babies tighter, my heart pounding against my ribs. I looked Rosie right in the eye.
24:36You call me a witch? Tell me.
24:38What have I actually done? Have I hurt anyone?
24:42Have I brought a plague?
24:45I'm just a mother trying to protect my children.
24:48Rosie sneered, her mask slipping.
24:53Maybe they haven't hurt anyone yet because they're still small.
24:56But what happens when they grow up?
24:58They'll be monsters.
25:00Burn our cities and eat our people!
25:02We have to end this now! Before it's too late!
25:06My babies felt the danger closing in.
25:09They popped their heads out from under my arms, their golden eyes glowing with a terrifying light.
25:16You're a bad lady! We aren't monsters! Leave us alone!
25:21Good adieu! Stroud! Nad! And leave us to Toyinahal!
25:27Did you hear that? They're talking again! The demons are speaking!
25:31The minister's eyes locked onto my arms.
25:34Pure terror on every face.
25:36Tristan's jaw clenched. His eyes darted between me and the minister's.
25:40They're just babies. Do you really need to blow this out of proportion?
25:43The ministers buzzed with panic.
25:46A beast speaks in human tongue?
25:48This is a dark omen! It's a warning!
25:51From the heavens themselves!
25:54The ancient texts say it clearly.
25:57When the heavens send such a sign, the creature must be killed.
26:02Its blood must be offered up to calm the gods' wrath.
26:06The witch and the monsters must be executed immediately.
26:09Hung from the city walls.
26:11Drained of every drop of blood.
26:14Patim seals the plight.
26:17To beg the heavens for forgiveness.
26:19Tristan's face turned darker by the second.
26:22Rage burning behind his eyes.
26:24But the pressure from his court was crushing him.
26:27His knuckles went bone white.
26:29My mother dropped to her knees, begging.
26:32Willa isn't a witch! She's my daughter!
26:34If you need a blood sacrifice, take me! Just spare her life!
26:39I reached down and pulled her back up.
26:42Mum, don't beg them.
26:45The world is full of strange things.
26:47You don't understand it, so you fear it.
26:50You call it a dark omen.
26:52That's absurd. I'm standing right here.
26:55If you want my life, come and take it.
26:58One of them gave the order immediately.
27:01Move! Execute the monsters! Now!
27:04Soldiers raised their swords, charged at me.
27:06In a flash! Tristan had his blade pressed against the throat of the general who gave the order.
27:11Are you committing treason? Stand down. I am still your king.
27:16The soldiers froze. Caught between two commands. The general didn't flinch. Stared Tristan down.
27:23Your majesty. Even if you kill me here today.
27:27For the safety of the Capite Kingdom, the monsters must die.
27:30Then, right in front of everyone, the two little snakes in my arms jumped to the ground.
27:37And in plain sight of the entire court, they transformed into two perfect porcelain-skinned children.
27:47Everyone was stunned. Tristan's eyes widened so hard it looked like he forgot how to breathe.
27:52I'd always thought they were two boys. But they weren't. One was a boy. One was a girl.
27:58I dropped into a crouch and stared at them in shock.
28:01You two? Did you actually turn human?
28:04My little snakes, please. Do some magic. Get me and Grandma out of here. If we stay any longer, we're
28:09dead.
28:10The two little kids wrapped themselves around my legs.
28:13Mum, we don't know any magic.
28:15Mum, we're your children.
28:17I let out a quiet sigh. So first you spoke like humans. Then you turned into humans in front of
28:23everyone.
28:24Made the biggest possible scene. Got the whole court convinced we were monsters.
28:29And after all that, you two can't do anything?
28:32Then some of the older ministers started pointing at the little boy.
28:36Look at him. He looks exactly like his majesty did as a child.
28:41He really does. It's uncanny. Could they actually be the king's children?
28:47After a bit, the mood in the room started to shift. Then Rosie snapped.
28:51Have you all lost your minds? They're monsters!
28:55Of course they can change how they look.
28:58He made himself resemble the king on purpose.
29:00If we hadn't exposed this today, one of these creatures could have stolen the throne.
29:08And then the whole Capac kingdom would have fallen because of us!
29:12The second she said that, the court seemed to wake back up.
29:16The ministers turned to Tristan one after another.
29:19Your majesty, you cannot hesitate any longer. These creatures must be killed at once.
29:24I pulled my children tight against me and looked at Tristan.
29:27I don't even know how to explain what you're seeing.
29:30But Tristan, please believe me. They really are your children.
29:35They are not monsters.
29:37Tristan walked toward us and looked down at the two beautiful little children.
29:41Something in his expression softened, like even he couldn't understand why.
29:46He started to reach out to touch them, but both children pulled back, watching him warily.
29:51Willa, I believe you.
29:54As long as I'm here today, no one will harm them.
29:58Then Tristan drew his sword across his body and stepped in front of me and the children.
30:04At once, he stood locked in a standoff against the entire court.
30:08They were all claiming to destroy monsters and protect the Capos kingdom, not stage a rebellion.
30:12So no one actually dared lay a hand on Tristan.
30:14Then suddenly, someone shouted from outside.
30:17His majesty, the former king has arrived!
30:18Gifting the throne to Tristan, his father had left the capital and gone to a mountain abbey to live in
30:23seclusion.
30:24Some of the ministers had clearly guessed Tristan would protect the so-called witch today
30:28and that the whole court would end up deadlocked.
30:30So they'd already sent word to the abbey and summoned the former king back.
30:34To settle it, an old man in a black monastic robe stepped down from the carriage.
30:38Then slowly walked over to my children.
30:40He reached out and gently touched their faces, his expression full of kindness.
30:44Then he turned to the court and said,
30:45These two children are indeed of the royal bloodline.
30:48The ministers looked so shocked.
30:50Your majesty, those children are monsters.
30:51They transformed right in front of all of us.
30:53We saw it with our own eyes.
30:54How could they possibly be royal blood?
30:56Rosie suddenly pointed at my children.
30:57I know what this is.
30:59Their magic must be clouding people's minds.
31:01That's why everyone is speaking for them.
31:02The first thing we have to do is kill them.
31:05She snatched a sword from one of the guards and lunged straight at us.
31:07But one of the former king's guards mounted the blade aside and dropped her with a brutal kick.
31:11With both his majesty and the former king standing here, how dare you act out like this?
31:16The former king didn't even spare her a glance.
31:18He simply looked at the ministers and said,
31:20Five hundred years ago, the founder of the Kapal line was part dragon.
31:23Back then, the world was in chaos.
31:25Disasters struck again and again, and the people were barely surviving.
31:28Because he carried dragon blood, our ancestor was stronger and swifter than ordinary men.
31:32He also had a natural instinct for danger.
31:34Time after time, he led people away from disaster before it struck.
31:37And over the years, capable men gathered around him.
31:40That was how the Kapat kingdom was founded.
31:42Later, our ancestor married a common-born woman.
31:45The dragon blood thinned out until it became no different from any other royal lie.
31:48These two children are simply a rare return of that blood.
31:52The old king needed proof.
31:53He produced the royal scrolls, the sacred legacy of the Kapat line.
31:57There was a prophecy written in them.
31:58It said that when the dragon blood vanished completely, the Kapat kingdom would fall.
32:02When I was king, I brought many fertile women into the palace.
32:06I hoped one of them would bear a child with dragon blood.
32:08But of all my children, only Tristan survived to adulthood.
32:11And even he showed no sign of the blood at all.
32:14I thought our family's fortune had already run out.
32:16I didn't want Tristan trapped by that burden the way I was.
32:19So I never told him any of this.
32:21Then the former king looked at my children, his eyes shining with hope.
32:24Never did I dream Tristan would spire two heirs of such pure blood.
32:27With them, the Kapar kingdom will flourish for an age.
32:30Every question Tristan had been carrying seemed to break apart all at once.
32:34What replaced it was pure shock and excitement.
32:36For me, it was the same.
32:37That was the moment I truly understood it.
32:39My children were never just little black snakes.
32:41They were dragons.
32:42So dragons are real.
32:44I always thought that was just a story about our ancestors.
32:46And these two little royals aren't monsters at all.
32:49They're a blessing on the kingdom.
32:51Just look at them.
32:51So young and already so noble.
32:53And in the end, they had only acted out of loyalty to the kingdom.
32:56So Tristan couldn't punish them too harshly.
32:57He docked each of them half a year's pay.
32:59Then my children and I returned to the palace.
33:00But this time, we weren't prisoners.
33:02We belonged there.
33:03Tristan couldn't stop staring at his children.
33:05He was completely smitten and stepped forward trying to pick them up.
33:08But the two little ones still remembered that he had kicked each of them before.
33:12So they both dove straight into my arms.
33:14Father is a mean man.
33:15He kicked us.
33:17We don't like him.
33:17Mom, make him leave.
33:19Tristan looked at me like a man begging for his life.
33:22Willa.
33:22I knelt down and capped the kids' chubby faces, keeping my voice soft and gentle.
33:25Hey, listen to me.
33:26Dad didn't mean to hurt you.
33:27He didn't realize you were special little black dragons.
33:29He was just scared because he didn't understand.
33:31I gave them a small smile, but you two are the smartest, bravest kids I know.
33:35Can you find it in your hearts to forgive him?
33:36Just this once?
33:37The two little ones looked at me, then at Tristan.
33:39They weren't stupid.
33:40They remembered how Tristan had stood in front of them with his sword drawn against the entire army.
33:44They reached out their tiny hands, looking very serious.
33:47Fine, but you have to be as nice to us as Mom is.
33:50No more hitting.
33:51Tristan let out a breath he'd been holding for a lifetime.
33:53He scooped them both up into a massive hug, kissing their foreheads over and over.
33:57I promise.
33:58He whispered, his eyes wet.
33:59He looked over at me, his gaze full of a raw, deep heat.
34:02Willa.
34:02I felt my face heat up.
34:03You and these children are all I'll ever need.
34:05But I wasn't going to let him off that easy.
34:07Don't start with the smooth talk, Tristan.
34:09I haven't forgotten how you ran off to check on Rosie and left me standing there.
34:12Willa, I swear, it's not what you think.
34:14Rosie took a blow meant for me years ago.
34:15When she fainted, I felt like I owed it to her to check.
34:17He continued to explain, and I listened.
34:18I had no idea you'd think I was choosing her.
34:20He stepped closer, his voice dropping to a low, steady vow.
34:22I've already cleared out the royal court.
34:24There are no other women here.
34:25There never will be.
34:26I looked into his eyes.
34:27It's only ever been you.
34:28The same eyes I'd fallen for back in that tiny cottage.
34:31I didn't know how long a king's heart could stay true.
34:33Three months later, the entire kingdom gathered for the most lavish coronation in history.
34:37I was crowned queen, and for the first time in centuries, the people cheered for their dragon princes.
34:42The years flew by like a dream.
34:43For 15 years, Tristan kept every single promise he made.
34:46Our love became a legend.
34:47The king and queen who only had eyes for each other.
34:50When Tristan turned 50, he decided he'd had enough of the crown.
34:52He abcated the throne, handing the heavy gold circle to our son.
34:55He knew I hated the strifling life of the palace, so he took me away.
34:59We spent the next few years traveling, seeing every mountain, forest, and hidden valley in the kingdom.
35:03We were finally just Willa and Tristan again.
35:06Our children grew up into everything we hoped they'd be.
35:08Arthur took the throne with a steady hand.
35:10A king who ruled with both strength and heart.
35:13And our daughter, Ella, the princess of the dragon soul, was as brave and sharp as a blade.
35:17We had just returned to the palace for a visit, expecting a quiet family dinner.
35:20But as we walked toward the great hall, we felt the shift in the air.
35:23The heavy doors were wide open.
35:24Inside, the entire high council was gathered, their faces pale and grim.
35:27Arthur was standing at the head of the room, his jaw tight.
35:29Something was very, very wrong.
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