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