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00:21To be continued...
00:30The emblem of all my authority
00:31All ways out were blocked
00:33The gathered clan stayed silent
00:36But Aldric only smiled
00:38Careless and amused
00:39Seraphine, it is only a tide pearl
00:42If you lose
00:43Let her play with it for a few days
00:45I want that too
00:46My queen, do you dare wager it?
00:49Before I could refuse
00:51Aldric answered for me
00:52Just as my heart sank
00:53A soft little voice suddenly rang inside my belly
00:57Mom, mom, I'm here
00:59Bet against her
01:00I can see ten moves ahead
01:03I'm a chess genius
01:04I'll teach father how to lose
01:06I touched my stomach
01:08Under the mocking eyes of the clan lords
01:10I picked up a white piece
01:12The great hall was bright with firelight
01:14The council lords around us stopped drinking
01:16Their eyes were full of mockery and curiosity
01:19Aldric leaned back on his high seat
01:21Holding Vivian in his arms
01:23And turning a cup in his hand
01:24He glanced at me once
01:26Then he lowered his head
01:27And teased the woman in his lap
01:28Dad is so ungrateful
01:30Wanting you to step down
01:32He can keep dreaming
01:33He dares to trifle with grandfather's life
01:36Who does he think he is?
01:38Mom, take it
01:39Since he dares offer it
01:41We'll take everything
01:42And make him lose clean
01:43I felt relieved the moment I heard it
01:46I raised my head and looked toward the high seat
01:48Since your majesty has allowed it
01:51I will play one game with Lady Vivian
01:54Queen is generous
01:56That locket is beautiful
01:59I have wanted it for so long
02:01Wait
02:02I pressed my hand over the clasp and stepped back
02:04Vivian's hand caught empty air
02:06She froze, then she turned to Aldric
02:08Your majesty
02:09Her red lips curved in a pout
02:10Is our queen going back on her word?
02:12Or can she not bear to lose it?
02:15Seraphine, a king's word is not a joke
02:17Do you mean to defy me?
02:19I am wagering the queen's tied pearl
02:21And the locket granted by the old king
02:24They stand for my crown
02:26And the Ashwell clan's honour
02:31What does Lady Vivian have to wager?
02:41Her title as a lowly maid
02:44Is she even worthy?
02:46The hall fell silent
02:47Vivian's face went white
02:48Tears filled her eyes
02:50And she collapsed against Aldric
02:51Your majesty
02:52Queen looks down on me
02:54I know I was born low
02:56I know I am not worthy
02:58Aldric narrowed his eyes at me
03:00After a moment he gave a cold laugh
03:02He lifted his right hand
03:03And rubbed the black ring on his thumb
03:05The Jade Command Ring
03:07A relic of the old king
03:08A token that could move the king's guard
03:10Aldric pulled it off
03:11And threw it onto the chessboard
03:12I'll wager for her
03:13This ring commands the king's guard
03:16It is also a symbol of royal power
03:18Seraphine, is that enough?
03:20The gathered clans broke into whispers
03:22Someone almost spoke
03:23But after seeing Aldric's face
03:25He swallowed it back
03:26Vivian stopped crying
03:27She stared at the ring
03:29Then raised her brows at me
03:30He was certain I would lose
03:32Wow!
03:33My dad really paid up this time
03:35The Jade Command Ring
03:36Mom, this is pure profit
03:41Hurry and sit
03:42My chess addiction is acting up
03:43When I standed on the giant chessboard
03:45All my warriors rose up from the ground
03:48Vivian tilted her chin high
03:50Across the squares
03:51And stepped to black side
03:53Now all the pieces waited beneath
03:54Silent
03:55Armed hungry for battle
04:03On ordinary days
04:04When I played with Aldric's face
04:06My only job was to lose
04:07My skill was terrible
04:08I was a disaster at chess
04:09My heart beat so fast
04:11My hands trembled a little
04:13Mom, don't panic
04:14I am your brain
04:16Pawn to E4
04:17I repeated softly
04:19Pawn to E4
04:20The white pawn
04:21Before my king
04:22Marched forward
04:23Across the stone board
04:24Vivian barely thought about it
04:26Pawn to E5
04:27Her black pawn
04:28Charged out
04:29And met mine at the center
04:30The pieces struck
04:31With a sharp crack
04:32Knight to F3
04:34Knight to F3
04:35The white knight
04:36Left forward
04:36Stone hooks
04:37Striking sparks
04:38From the board
04:39After that
04:40My Babi Kale's orders
04:41Became faster
04:42My knight moved
04:43My bishop opened a path
04:44My king retreated
04:46Behind the rook's protection
04:47On the giant chess board
04:48The white pieces
04:49Shifted again and again
04:50But to the watching plans
04:52My formation looked loose
04:53Weak
04:54Almost caramel
04:55Vivian smiled
04:56She had already stopped
04:57Taking me seriously
04:59Sister's chess is truly unique
05:01I fear even a child
05:03Could play better
05:04All those games
05:05With his majesty
05:06It seems our queen
05:08Was only pretending
05:11Then she raised her hand
05:12Queen to H4
05:15The black queen
05:16Beneath her feet
05:17Glided forward
05:18Her blade pointed
05:19Straight at my king
05:20The gathered clan's
05:22My king looked exposed
05:23Poor Seraphine
05:25Still pretending
05:26If the queen is tired
05:27And does not want to shame
05:28The Ashwell clan further
05:29There is still time
05:31To admit defeat
05:32Hand over the tide pearl
05:33And I will take back the ring
05:35Everything said just now
05:37Will be forgotten
05:37On the chess board
05:38My white pieces
05:39Were surrounded from every side
05:40There was no way out
05:42Exactly like that
05:43My kid was cheerful
05:44Play weak
05:45Think deep
05:45Play the fool
05:46Then strike
05:48If we crush them
05:49From the start
05:50What if that old bastard
05:51Backs out
05:51Mom
05:52Now offer the queen
05:54My fingers froze
05:55The queen
05:56That was the strongest piece
05:57On the board
05:58Mom
05:58Trust me
05:59Drown the queen
06:00Crown the trap
06:05Queen to h5
06:07The white queen beneath me
06:08Stepped into danger
06:09Her silver crown
06:11Caught the firelight
06:12The hall went silent
06:13For half a breath
06:13Vivienne stared
06:14Then she laughed
06:16My queen
06:16Are you handing me your crown?
06:18Queen takes h5
06:20Her black queen struck
06:21Crack
06:21The black queen's blade
06:22Cut through the white queen
06:23The white queen collapsed beneath me
06:27The tide coil changes hands today
06:33My queen looked loud
06:34My king looked bare
06:36The white pieces around me
06:37Seemed scattered and broken
06:38I did not understand
06:40Deep chest theory
06:41But even I could see
06:42It looked like a lost position
06:43Just like the Ashwell clan's
06:44Current situation
06:45Aldric leaned against
06:46The golden cushion
06:47Turning the empty cup
06:49In his hand
06:49He stared at the board
06:51Waiting for the final move
06:52Waiting for the Ashwell clan to fall
06:54My queen
06:55This board is just like your tide pearl
06:58It seems both are about to change owners
07:01As for that locket
07:05I heard General Edmund Ashwell
07:07Hit a life-saving token inside it for you
07:09Such a precious thing belongs
07:12Around my little hound's neck after tonight
07:14My head snapped up
07:16That locket was a gift
07:17Father brought back from the crown temple
07:19Before heading off to war
07:20Inside the lock was a command token
07:22It could summon the Ashwell shadow guards
07:24That was the Ashwell clan's deepest secret
07:27Not even my mother had known
07:28Besides, only one person knew
07:31Waging dead objects is boring
07:35Seraphine
07:37Since we are wagering
07:38Why not make it bigger?
07:42You will write to General Edmund Ashwell
07:44You shall convince him to hand over
07:47The Northern Army War Seal
07:54How does that sound?
07:56My mind rang
07:57So this was his true purpose tonight
07:59The tide pearl
08:00The chess game
08:01The jade command ring
08:02They were all bait
08:03What he wanted was the Ashwell clan's military power
08:06No one in the hall spoke
08:07Half the gathered clans lowered their heads to drink
08:10The other half avoided my eyes
08:12The old Ashwell officers had long been transferred out of the capital
08:15The ones left were either fence-sitters or Aldrich's hounds
08:19A few council lords who usually flatter Vivian even laughed out loud
08:23Trash dad
08:24He dares touch Grandfather's military power?
08:28This old bastard must be tired of living
08:31Since he shoved his face forward for us to slap
08:33Don't blame me
08:34Mother!
08:35Agree!
08:35Make him put it in writing
08:37This round I'll make him lose even his underwear
08:40The voice was childish
08:41But it carried wild arrogance
08:43Since he had no mercy
08:44I had no need to be kind
08:46Fine
08:47I agree
08:48Then his smile widened
08:49I continued
08:50But words alone mean nothing
08:53This wager concerns the foundation of the kingdom
08:56It should be recorded properly
08:58Let the record keeper write it down here and now
09:01Make it a written blood pact
09:05Black ink on parchment
09:07Sealed with the crown seal
09:09Witnessed by all
09:11Your majesty
09:12Do you dare?
09:15The hall fell quiet
09:16Aldrich had not expected me to strike back
09:18He narrowed his eyes
09:19I lifted my chin
09:21And did not look away
09:22I am the king
09:23What would I fear?
09:24Bring parchment and ink
09:26The chief attendant hurried forward with a tray
09:28The record keeper spread out the parchment
09:30Our queen really refuses to give up
09:35Once the pact is written
09:37If you deny it later
09:40That will be treason
09:41She turned a black piece between her fingers
09:45But don't worry
09:47When the Ashwit clan falls
09:49I will ask his majesty to leave General Ashwit with a whole corpse
09:55I ignored her and stepped back toward the board
09:57Way to go mom
09:59That's exactly it
10:00Let her laugh a little longer
10:03Soon she won't even be able to cry
10:05The pact was finished
10:07Aldrich took out his private seal and pressed it down
10:10I took out the tide pearl and set it beside my name
10:13A cold ripple of water light flashed across the parchment
10:16Aldrich lifted his cup and stopped looking at the board
10:19He turned and began discussing General Ashwell's retirement with a council lord beside him
10:24Vivienne looked at the broken white queen beneath my feet
10:27She no longer bothered to hide her smile
10:29My white pieces were scattered
10:31My queen was gone
10:32Only one breath remained
10:33If black moved again
10:35My king would be trapped
10:36The old strategist sighed and turned away
10:38Queen Seraphine admit defeat
10:40Keep some dignity
10:42Do not make the Ashwell clam look too ugly
10:45I looked at the only gap left on the board
10:47All the setup
10:48All the patience
10:48All of it was for this moment
10:51Mom
10:51It's time to close the trap
10:57The dead silence in the hall broke into murmurs
10:59The murmurs soon became mockery
11:01The lord set down his tea and moved his sleeve away from his face
11:04His mouth twisted
11:05The outcome is decided
11:08Why does Queen Seraphine keep delaying?
11:11She is only making herself a joke
11:14The Ashwell clan should have given up its military power long ago
11:18They are a stain on this court
11:22General Ashwell is old yet he still clings to his seat
11:25His power rivals the throne
11:27The clan lords had changed faces
11:29In the past they lowered their heads when they saw me
11:32Now they sat and watched the show
11:34Vivienne listened to their praise
11:36And her smile deepened
11:37She held a black piece between two fingers
11:42My queen
11:44Once this peace falls
11:46The Ashwick clan's hundred years of glory will end in your hands
11:50If you crawl down now and beg me
11:53I might be in a good mood
11:56I might even ask his majesty to leave you a whole corpse
12:01And let your old father die with some peace
12:04I said nothing
12:05I looked around the hall
12:07The warlords who had once received Ashwell kindness all lowered their heads
12:11Some even chanted loudly to flatter Aldrich
12:13The strong survive the weak sublater
12:18I raised my eyes toward the high seat
12:20Aldrich leaned back
12:21Playing with an empty golden goblet
12:23The way he looked at me held only disgust and greed
12:26No affection remained
12:28So this was the king I had helped raise
12:30This was the counsel I had protected
12:32My chest turned cold
12:33Everyone stared at me waiting for the end
12:36In that dead end my kid's voice changed
12:39Mom don't be afraid
12:41Knight takes F7 check
12:43I raised my hand
12:44Knight takes F7
12:46The white knight charged
12:48Its stone hooves struck sparks from the board
12:50Its lamp tore through the black guard before the king
12:53Crack check
12:54Vivienne's smile stiffened
12:55The gathered clans leaned forward
12:57The black king was forced out of safety
12:59Second knight to G5
13:01Knight to G5
13:03The second white knight left in
13:05Two white knights stood like twin fangs around the black king
13:08Vivienne's fingers tightened
13:10For the first time panic flashed across her eyes
13:13Open the bishop
13:15Bishop
13:15Bishop to G5
13:16Bishop to G5
13:18My bishop swept across the board
13:20A silver line of water light cut through the black defense
13:23Vivienne reached for her queen
13:25But her queen was too far away
13:26Open the rook
13:28Rook to E1
13:30Rook to E1
13:36The rook thundered forward
13:38Stone cracked beneath it
13:39The black pieces tried to shield their king
13:41Too late
13:42The blue watery glow from the tidal curl spread across the chessboard
13:47Vivienne's black king stood trapped in the center of it
13:49Left was death
13:50Right was death
13:51Forward was death
13:53Back was death
13:54Vivienne stared at the board
14:24Her lips parted
14:54The queen was gone
14:56A drowned queen trap
14:57A queen sacrifice
15:29A knight's fork
15:56And stared at me
16:27Shook before he placed the jade command ring onto the tray
16:29Your majesty
16:31Save me
16:35I don't want to
16:37Aldrich was still staring at the tray being carried away
16:39When she grabbed him
16:40He kicked her in the chest
16:41Get away
16:42Vivienne fell back onto the floor
16:44She clutched her chest and could not speak
16:46My little kid stepped closer to my ear
16:49Mom don't forget to collect interest
16:51That bad woman wanted the locket too
16:54She wanted lives and still wants dignity
16:57Since she lost
16:58Strip her
16:59Let her roll out bare acid
17:01Of course I could not truly leave her naked in the hall
17:04But this skin of privilege had to be peeled off
17:07I walked down from the board and stopped before Vivienne
17:10Since you lost
17:11None of this belongs to you anymore
17:14I glanced at the nine-tailed silver pin in Vivienne's hair
17:16You are not worthy of wearing that
17:18Vivienne clutched her hair and pushed herself backward with her feet
17:22You wouldn't dare
17:23I am his favored mistress
17:25I am the woman his majesty loves most
17:28Your majesty
17:29Say something
17:30Queen is humiliating me
17:32The council lords lowered their heads
17:35No one spoke for her
17:36Aldric turned his face away
17:38He only wiped the wine stain from his sleeve
17:40Useless thing
17:41I looked at Mara
17:43Mara understood at once
17:44She rolled up her sleeves and strode forward with two strong names
17:47Forgive us, Lady Vivienne
17:49The maids pressed Vivienne's shoulders down
17:51One on each side
17:53Pinning her to the floor
17:54Mara grabbed the brightest nine-tailed silver pin and yanked
18:00Her perfect hairstyle collapsed
18:01Next came the trembling pin
18:03The earrings
18:04The red gold collar
18:05And the embroidered outer robe only royal favorites were allowed to wear
18:09Piece by piece
18:10The borrowed skin of privilege was stripped from her body
18:12In moments, Vivienne was left in only a plain white shift
18:16Curled on the floor and trembling
18:17Her arrogance was gone
18:18I kicked aside the gold pin that had rolled to my feet
18:21Then I raised my head
18:22Your majesty
18:23I have collected the debt
18:25Wait
18:27I am the king
18:29That ring is a relic of the founding king
18:33It is a sacred command
18:35Token
18:36Of the realm
18:36How can it be treated like a game?
18:40Tonight's feast was only drunken entertainment
18:43Everyone was having fun
18:46If it was entertainment, then of course it cannot count
18:49Half the gathered clans lowered their heads and pretended to be stupid
18:52The other half exchanged glances but dared not speak
18:55Denying the debt
18:55He could not afford to lose
18:58You
19:00This old bastard's skin is so thick
19:02Why didn't he say it didn't count when he forced Mother to wager her life?
19:06Mom, don't spoil him
19:09Smack him in the face with the pact
19:12I had expected this
19:13If I had not prepared for it
19:15I would never have wagered the whole Ashwell clan
19:17I ignored Aldric and walked to the record keeper
19:20I took the written blood pact from his hands
19:22With a flick of my wrist, the golden parchment unfolded
19:25Black ink on parchment
19:27At the bottom, the crimson wax seal of the crown was clear
19:30Aldric's eyelid twitched
19:32Honored Envazes, please bear witness
19:35Our kingdom values honor
19:38His majesty is the ruler of the realm
19:40A king's word should weigh more than gold
19:43The written blood pact states everything clearly
19:46It bears the crown seal
19:48Does your majesty intend to break his word
19:51Before envoys from every kingdom?
19:53Or does the crown seal mean less than waste paper in your eyes?
19:57The envoy from Northvale was a bearded giant
19:59Turning a cup in his hand
20:01Ha ha ha ha!
20:02The queen has spied!
20:06If the king will not honor a pact written in black ink
20:09Concealed before the clans then the trade treaty between Northvale and your kingdom
20:14Perhaps we should also consider whether that is waste paper
20:18The envoys from Westmere and Southwark whispered and pointed
20:22If Aldric denied the debt today
20:23The kingdom's honor would collapse before every foreign court
20:26Aldric's face turned red
20:28His fist was tightened until his nails dug into his flesh
20:31The head of the high council set down his team
20:33And struck his cane against the floor
20:35Thud, the dull sound hit the stone tiles
20:37The old man spoke
20:38Your majesty
20:38A king's word is not a jesk
20:42If you wagered you must pay
20:44Aldric swayed and stepped back
20:46He stared at him
20:47His chest rising and falling
20:49The hall was dead silent
20:50After a long time he closed his eyes
20:52Then he forced one word through his team
20:54Give it!
20:58The chief attendant lifted the tray
21:00And knelt before me
21:01Holding it above his head
21:02The clear black jade command ring lay on red velvet
21:05I picked it up
21:06Then I slid it onto my right thumb
21:08The ring was a little large
21:10I curled my hand into a loose fist
21:12And held it tight
21:13Twenty thousand elite king's guards had changed owners
21:16Beautiful!
21:17With this let's see who dares touch grandfather
21:20Who dares touch us?
21:24How gracious your majesty
21:27That one sentence struck harder than a slap
21:29Aldric's face twisted
21:31His gaze swept over Vivian on the floor
21:34Her jewels had been torn away
21:35Her hair hung loose
21:37Her rouge was smeared
21:39She wore only a wrinkled white shift
21:41And shook like a stray doll
21:42The woman he had spoiled in public
21:44Had just cost him half his guards
21:46And all his dignity
21:47Vivian crawled toward him
21:49And wrapped her arms around his leg
21:50Your majesty!
21:53Save me!
21:54I wagered against her for you!
21:57For one breath
21:57Vivian seemed to think he would protect her
22:00Then Aldric slapped her
22:01Vivian flew back
22:02And crashed into the chest table
22:03She spat blood
22:05Her cheek swelled
22:07Useless thing
22:08Shameful trash
22:11If you could take it to Shun Ring
22:13If you had not stirred this up
22:15How could I have lost the ring?
22:18Vivian covered her face as tears fell
22:20The last trace of love in her eyes cracked
22:24Drag this wretch out
22:27Send her back to the East Wing
22:29She is not to leave without my order
22:31Two guards stepped forward
22:33Lifted Vivian
22:34And dragged her out
22:35She did not even struggle
22:37Only her fingers scraped a thin streak of blood
22:40Across the floor
22:41The hall fell silent again
22:42Aldric panted hard and turned to me
22:45He was not satisfied
22:46He had lost the ring
22:48He had lost face
22:49He had lost before envoys
22:51Clans and council
22:52A man like him would rather gamble the kingdom
22:55Than swallow that defeat
22:57Seraphine
22:58Seraphine
22:58Your chess has improved greatly
23:02I underestimated you
23:03So you hid your skill all these years just to wait for today
23:08You flatter me your majesty
23:11I only wanted a way to live
23:14A way to live
23:17I do not believe you can keep winning
23:21In that last game I was careless
23:24I want another game
23:28This time no empty stakes
23:32I will wager the remaining half of the Kingsguard
23:37Plus the city defense command seal
23:41You must offer equal stakes
23:43The heads of every Ashwell in your clan
23:48And the bastard in your belly
23:56Queen Seraphine
23:58Do you accept
24:02The air in the hall froze again
24:03He was insane
24:04Everyone could see it
24:06Aldric had gone insane
24:07He did not only want to win back his pride
24:10He wanted to use this chance to destroy the Ashwell clan completely
24:14This game was no longer a small wager
24:16He was gambling every Ashwell bloodline
24:18I had planned to stop while I was ahead
24:21After all
24:21Command over the Kingsguard was already in my hands
24:24But before I could refuse
24:26My baby laughed
24:29Oh?
24:30He's offering his own head now?
24:33This old assard really is stubborn
24:35Mom!
24:36Destroy him!
24:37Since he wants to die so badly
24:38Let's send him there!
24:40Win the rest of his Kingsguard
24:43Then let's see who dares
24:46Touch us!
24:47I touched the slightly warm ring on my thumb
24:50The fear in my heart faded
24:51In its place rose a battle hunger I had never felt before
24:56I met Aldric's mad eyes and slowly sat down
25:01Since your majesty is so eager
25:04I will to the end
25:06In the first game
25:07I had hidden my blade
25:09In this game I would let him watch it cut him open
25:11A new game began
25:12This time
25:14Aldric took Black and moved first
25:16He did not even pretend to test the board
25:18Black Knight to C6
25:20Break the center
25:26The Black Knight thundered forward across the giant chessboard
25:29Iron hooves striking sparks from the stone
25:31A killing move from the start
25:37The council lords held their breath
25:39If this had been the old me
25:41My hand would have shaken
25:42But the child in my belly only laughed
25:44Mom!
25:45Answer him!
25:46White Bishop!
25:47Cut his left wing!
25:50I lifted my hand
25:54White Bishop to G5
25:56Cut the left wing!
25:58The White Bishop swept across the board like a blade of moonlight
26:13One of Aldric's black pieces shattered
26:16Aldric's smile stiffened
26:17His eyes darkened
26:19Black Rude to E8
26:21Crush her flank!
26:22The Black Rook charged like a siege tower
26:25Its shadow swallowed half the board
26:33For a moment
26:34The watching lords all thought my formation would be smashed apart
26:37But Kale's voice was calm
26:40Ignore the root
26:42Ignore the root
26:43Let him think he has a way in
26:46Aldric saw that I did not defend
26:48A cruel smile returned to his face
26:50He grabbed another black piece and slammed it down
26:54Black Bishop to B4!
26:56Take her queen!
26:59The Black Bishop rushed out
27:02Robes flying like torn wings
27:04Its blade pointed straight at the White Queen beneath me
27:07The hall erupted in low gasps
27:10Even the old strategist's face changed
27:12Aldric laughed hoistly
27:15Seraphine, without your queen
27:16What will you use to fight me?
27:19I looked down at the board
27:20The White Queen stood still
27:21Alone exposed
27:22Light bait waiting beneath the moon
27:24Trap closed
27:26Mom, say it!
27:28I raised my eyes to Aldric
27:29White Knight to C6
27:31Break the center
27:35The White Knight leapt
27:36Steel flashed
27:37The Black Bishop's head rolled across the board
27:40The laughter in Aldric's throat died
27:42Only then did he realize that every attack he made
27:45Had already been waiting for me
27:47Every piece he sent forward became a sacrifice
27:50Every path he opened became his own grave
27:53After that, the game no longer needed many words
27:55Black attacked
27:58White swallowed
28:00Black retreated
28:01White cut deeper
28:04Aldric's pieces fell one after another
28:07Cracking across the board like bones under a blade
28:10Cold sweat formed on his forehead
28:12More and more slid down his face
28:14His hands started to shake
28:16He calculated
28:17He struggled
28:18He tried to force a way out
28:21But no matter where he moved
28:22My next piece always landed on his fatal point
28:24Traps
28:25All of them were traps
28:26Every step he took
28:27Had already been calculated by Kale
28:29Fewer than a hundred moves
28:31He lost even faster than Vivian
28:33At last
28:34Aldric slammed his final black rook before the Black King
28:36His voice was hoarse
28:38Impossible
28:40I still have a way
28:44The rook dragged itself before the Black King
28:46Had a dying shield
28:47The hall held its breath
28:48Kale's voice became soft
28:50Mom, end it
28:51I picked up the last white piece
28:53I looked at Aldric
28:54And gave him back every humiliation he had thrown at me
28:56Your majesty
28:57Once this piece falls
28:59Your dignity will truly be gone
29:01Shut up!
29:02I have not lost!
29:03White queen to H5
29:05I smiled faintly
29:06Take the king
29:06The white queen crossed the board
29:08The black rook shattered
29:09The black king's crown cracked
29:10It fell from his head
29:11The king piece collapsed beneath Aldric
29:13He hit the stone hard
29:14The hall went dead silent
29:15How?
29:17How is this possible?
29:19The piece slipped from Aldric's fingers
29:20His body collapsed back against the chair
29:22His eyes lost focus
29:24He had lost completely
29:25I slowly stood up
29:26I looked down at him from above
29:28Around us, the clan lord's eyes changed
29:30They looked at the broken king
29:32Then they looked at me
29:33Standing above the board
29:34With the jade command ring
29:35And the tied pearl
29:37The sky over this kingdom
29:38Was about to change
29:39When the feast ended
29:40The moon had climbed high
29:42I walked out of the great hall
29:43The night wind lifted my skirts
29:45With a slight chill
29:46But it could not cool
29:47The satisfaction in my chest
29:49The old Ashwell officers
29:50Were already waiting outside
29:51To put the stronghold gates
29:53When they saw the jade command ring
29:54On my thumb
29:55Hope lit in their eyes
29:56My queen!
29:57I nodded
29:58I said nothing more
29:59And returned to my private hall
30:00Inside the king's study
30:02It was another scene
30:02According to my spies
30:04Aldric flew into a rage
30:06And smashed the letters
30:06And inkstone across his desk
30:08Wreckers!
30:09All of them!
30:11He roared like a madman
30:12Vivian knelt on the floor
30:13Trembling
30:14She had already been humiliated by me
30:16Now she had become Aldric's outlet
30:17If you had not pushed me
30:19Into that chest wager
30:20How could I have lost
30:21The command seal?
30:22Aldric kicked Vivian
30:23In the chest without mercy
30:25Get out!
30:26Crawl to the locked tower
30:28Vivian spat blood
30:29The terror in her eyes
30:30Slowly turned into hatred
30:31For the first time
30:32She understood one thing clearly
30:33Aldric had never loved her
30:35She had been a knife in his hand
30:37When the knife was sharp
30:38He used her to cut in
30:39When the knife broke
30:40He would throw her into the fire
30:42Without hesitation
30:43If she truly entered the locked tower
30:45She would never come out alive
30:46To save herself
30:48This cornered rabbit
30:49Finally bit back
30:50That night
30:50Vivian did not go to the locked tower
30:52Dragging her wounded body
30:53She crawled to the queen mom's hall
30:55Queen mother
30:56Please save me
30:59Save the kingdom
31:01His majesty
31:02He has gone mad
31:03He planned to imprison
31:05General Ashwell
31:06After the feast
31:06No matter who won
31:07And forced the Ashwell army
31:09Into rebellion
31:09He even wrote a secret order
31:11To execute the entire Ashwell clan
31:13That knife in the back
31:14Was accurate and ruthless
31:15The queen mother
31:16Had stayed away from clan affairs
31:18For years
31:18But she cared most
31:19About the kingdom's foundation
31:21The Ashwell clan
31:22Had been loyal for generations
31:23They held heavy military power
31:25If they were forced to rebel
31:27The kingdom would fall
31:28The queen mother was furious
31:29That very night
31:30She summoned the high council
31:32Into the stronghold
31:33Before Aldric could think
31:34Of a countermeasure
31:35He fell into a political crisis
31:37Like never before
31:38And this was exactly
31:39What I wanted
31:39Let dogs bite dogs
31:41Let them leave each other bloody
31:42I sat in my private hall
31:44One hand on my stomach
31:45Listening to my spies report
31:47Beautifully done
31:48Mom strike while he's weak
31:50It's time to use that ring
31:52I nodded
31:53Kale could win the game
31:54But the board outside the hall
31:56Belonged to me
31:56Under the cover of night
31:58I raised the jade command ring
31:59The green jade caught the candlelight
32:01Like a cold eye
32:04Send my order
32:05Replace the commander of the Kingsguard
32:07Put the old Asheville officers
32:08In his place
32:09Seal the armory
32:10Take the message towers
32:11From tonight on
32:12The nine stronghold gates
32:13Allow entry
32:14But no one leaves
32:15Yes my queen
32:17That night
32:17The inner stronghold
32:18Changed blood without a sound
32:20The hounds once loyal to Aldric
32:21Were taken down one by one
32:23Those who replaced them
32:24Were iron blooded soldiers
32:25Who had followed my father
32:26Through life and death
32:27Before dawn
32:29True control of the stronghold
32:30Had changed hands
32:31Aldric knew nothing
32:32He was still in the king's study
32:34Drafting an order
32:35He tried to remove me as queen
32:36He claimed I had bewitched the clans
32:39And planned rebellion
32:39But when he handed that order
32:41To the chief attendant
32:42The man who had always bowed to him
32:44Did not take it
32:45Your majesty
32:45This royal order
32:46I'm afraid it will not leave this shoe
32:48Aldric froze
32:49Then his head snapped up
32:51Outside the window
32:52The king's guards
32:52Who should have been patrolling
32:53Had all changed faces
32:55Their hands rested on their sword hilts
32:57They stared coldly
32:58Toward the king's study
32:59For the first time
33:00True despair
33:01Climbed onto Aldric's face
33:02The next morning
33:04The council gathered
33:05Inside the great hall
33:06The air was pressed down
33:07To its limit
33:08Aldric forced himself
33:09Into his king's robe
33:10And walked up the dais
33:11Dark shadows hung beneath his eyes
33:13His steps were unsteady
33:14Last night's shock and rage
33:16Had aged him by ten years
33:17The moment he sat on the high seat
33:19He sensed something was wrong
33:20The chief attendant
33:21Who usually stood below the dais
33:23Was gone
33:23In his place stood two rows
33:25Of fully armed Ashwell soldiers
33:26Their killing intent was sharp
33:28And I, six months pregnant
33:29Walked into the hall
33:31Step by step
33:31A seat had been placed
33:32Beside the king's
33:33I would rule through
33:34The high council
33:35You
33:36What are you trying to do
33:38Aldric pointed at me
33:38His fingers trembled
33:40Seraphine Ashfield
33:41Are you rebelling
33:41I only lifted my hand
33:43Read
33:43A council speaker stepped forward
33:45In his hands were
33:46Vivian's confession
33:47From last night
33:48And the secret order
33:48Found by the queen mother
33:49Five years after
33:51Taking the throne
33:51His majesty listened to traitors
33:53And harmed loyal bloodlines
33:55He dealt with foreign enemies
33:56Framed general Edmund Ashwell
33:57And tried to strip military
33:59Shaking the foundation
34:00Of the kingdom
34:00He even used the realm itself
34:02As a wager at the feast
34:03And treated kingly as a game
34:06Each charge struck like a blade
34:08Every word cut deep
34:09The gathered clans
34:10Broke into uproar
34:11In truth
34:12Everyone had known
34:13They had simply never
34:14Dared to speak before
34:15Now the wall was fallen
34:17Everyone came to push
34:18And with bright blades
34:19Standing outside the hall
34:20Who could fail to see the truth?
34:22Your majesty
34:23Your majesty lacks the virtue
34:24To sit as king
34:25And nearly brought disaster
34:26Upon the kingdom
34:27For the sake of the realm
34:29Please step down
34:30And let one more worthy rule
34:32The clan lords
34:33Knelt across the floor
34:34Their voices rose like a tide
34:35The great hall trembled
34:37Aldric's face turned pale
34:38His body collapsed
34:39Against the high seat
34:40You have rebelled
34:41Aldric's lips trembled
34:43All of you have rebelled
34:48Guards
34:49Protect your king
34:51Kill these traitors
34:53No one answered
34:54Not even the guards
34:55At the door moved
34:56Their hands rested
34:57On their sword hilts
34:58Their eyes looked past
34:59Aldric
34:59And stopped on them
35:00Aldric froze
35:01Then he roared again
35:03Commander Darin
35:04Where is Commander Darin?
35:06At the southern gate
35:09Kneeling
35:11Waiting for judgment
35:12The color drained
35:13From Aldric's face
35:14He staggered back
35:15Half a step
35:16Impossible
35:17That the king's guard
35:17Had been his sharpest blade
35:18His safest wall
35:20His last way out
35:21Now that blade pointed
35:22At his throat
35:23He suddenly turned
35:24To the council's feet
35:24The city defense army
35:27Bring me the army
35:29I still have the capital
35:33I slowly raised my left hand
35:35The city defense command seal
35:36Lay in my palm
35:37Cold heat
35:38Real
35:38Aldric stared at
35:40His pupils shrank
35:41Your majesty lost this too
35:44The hall fell into a silence
35:46So deep it almost had weight
35:47The clan lords finally understood
35:50This was not a rebellion
35:51Born in one night
35:52This was a board
35:53That had already been closed
35:54The gates
35:55The guards
35:55The armory
35:56The message towers
35:57The city defense
35:58Every road Aldric could use
36:00Had already been cut off
36:01High council
36:03You swore loyalty to me
36:06The head of the high council
36:07Slowly rose
36:08His old hand tightened
36:09Around his cane
36:10Then under Aldric's
36:11Desperate gaze
36:12He knelt
36:13Your majesty lacks the virtue
36:15To sit as king
36:16You nearly forced
36:18The loyal Ashwell army
36:19Into rebellion
36:20You used the realm
36:22Itself as a wager
36:24You broke faith
36:26With loyal bloodlines
36:27And foreign envoys alike
36:28For the sake of the kingdom
36:31Please step down
36:33And let one more worthy rule
36:34One by one
36:35The clan lords knelt
36:36The sound of knees
36:38Hitting stone spread across the hall
36:39Like falling thunder
36:41Please step down
36:42And let one more worthy rule
36:48Their voices rose like a tide
36:50The great hall trembled
36:51Aldric's face turned gray
36:53He stumbled back
36:54And collapsed against the high seat
36:55No
36:56His eyes swept over the kneeling clans
36:58The silent guards
37:00The command seal in my hand
37:01The jade command ring on my thumb
37:03For the first time
37:04He truly understood
37:05He had not lost a game
37:07He had lost the boar
37:09I slowly turned
37:10And looked at the man
37:10Abandoned by everyone
37:14Once
37:15I had seen him as the sky
37:16Now he was only a pitiful
37:17And hateful insect
37:19Aldric
37:24You are not worthy
37:25Of that chair
37:26For the Ashwell clan
37:28For my child
37:30And for the people
37:31Of this kingdom
37:33It is time
37:34For you to rest
37:36Aldric stared at me
37:37The light in his eyes
37:38Went out little by little
37:39In the end
37:40Only despair
37:41And emptiness remained
37:42He had lost
37:43He lost to his arrogance
37:44He lost to his cold heart
37:46Most of all
37:47He lost to me
37:47And the child in my belly
37:48That very day
37:50The Queen Mother
37:51Issued a royal order
37:52King Aldric Vane
37:53Would step down
37:54Due to illness
37:54He would be stripped
37:55Of his crown
37:56Made a common
37:57And locked in the
37:58Locked tower for life
37:59He would not leave
38:00Until death
38:00The former favored mistress
38:02Lady Vivian Lorne
38:04Was spared death
38:04For exposing his crimes
38:06But death could be avoided
38:07Punishment could not
38:08She was reduced to a servant
38:11And sent to the locked tower
38:12To serve Aldric
38:13Let her watch the man
38:15She once loved
38:15Go mad day after day
38:19Let them torture each other
38:21That was the best punishment
38:22Of both of them
38:27A bloodless coup
38:28Ended before sunrise
38:29At last
38:30The sky over the kingdom
38:32Cleared
38:32Months later
38:33Winter passed
38:34And spring came
38:34Inside my hall
38:36A muffled cry of pain
38:37Broke the quiet
38:37I had gone into labor
38:39Outside the birthing room
38:41My father stood in armor
38:42He led the Ashwell soldiers
38:43In strict formation
38:44Not even a fly could enter
38:46Inside cold sweat
38:47Covered me from the pain
38:48I gripped the sheets tightly
38:53Mom
38:54Huff
38:55In my head
38:55That familiar voice
38:56Sounded nervous for once
38:58Does it hurt mom
39:00I'll try to curl up small
39:03Let's come out quickly
39:04So you won't hurt for long
39:06I smiled weakly
39:07Tears gathered in my eyes
39:08This child was not even born yet
39:10But he already knew
39:11How to love his mother
39:12With one loud cry
39:13The rising sun broke through the clouds
39:15And shone into the hall
39:16The midwife shouted in joy
39:19He is born
39:20He is born
39:21A prince
39:22A blessing from the heavens
39:24The dawn has come
39:28All strength left my body
39:30I looked at the little bundle
39:31Wrapped in golden cloth
39:32He was red wrinkled
39:33And waving his tiny fists
39:34The new king was moved
39:37The clans came to swear loyalty
39:39A kingdom wide pardon was declared
39:41On the day of the first moon ceremony
39:43I held the little king
39:44And sat on the high seat
39:45I was honored as regent queen
39:47My father general Edmund Ashwell
39:49Served beside me on the council
39:51Among the clans
39:52The traitors were gone
39:53The kingdom was at peace
39:55No one dared scheme
39:57Against the Ashwell clan again
39:58No one dared look down on a mother
40:00And her child again
40:01In the cradle
40:03The little king blinked his dark round eyes
40:05And looked at me
40:06Though he still could not speak
40:07That voice in my head
40:09Stayed soft
40:10And arrogant
40:12Mom look
40:13This kingdom belongs to us now
40:15If anyone dares bully you again
40:18I'll wipe out every branch of their bloodline
40:21When I grow up
40:22I'll take mother to conquer all the neighboring kingdoms too
40:25I could not help laughing
40:26I reached out and gently poked his soft cheek
40:29Good
40:30I'll be waiting
40:31Outside the window
40:33Spring light was bright
40:34The mountains and rivers stretched beneath a clear sky
40:36I looked at the towering halls before me
40:38There was no shadow left in my heart
40:40Once
40:41I thought endurance was the way to survive
40:43Now I understood
40:44Only power in my hands
40:46Could protect the people I wanted to protect
40:48From this moment on
40:49My fate
40:50My son's fate
40:51And the fate of the Ashwell clan
40:52Would belong to no one else
40:54We would rule them ourselves
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