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00:00I am a face sculptor. With these hands, I turn the ugly into beautiful, and the beautiful into
00:05breathtaking. When King Charles I selected his court companions, my best friend Lillian White
00:10knelt before me, her forehead pressed to the cold stone, begging desperately. Isabella, I want to
00:15become the king's most beloved woman. Please reshape my face. I will be grateful to you for
00:21the rest of my life. My heart softened, and I agreed. For three months, I raised her flat nose,
00:26turned her single eyelids into deep double eyelids, and sharpened her square jaw. It was a face that
00:31would make every lady in the court pale in comparison. She became the king's favorite.
00:36Her first act was to send men to massacre the entire black family. 37 lives bought her a
00:41peaceful sleep. And now, I've come back to collect my debt. Whitehall Palace, Cold Spring Chamber.
00:49Lady Lillian's perfect face was covered in a dense rash. She smashed the silver mirror and
00:54grabbed the royal physician by the collar, roaring. I have a royal banquet in one hour!
01:00How am I supposed to show my face? The physician knelt in terror, his voice trembling.
01:07My lady, you have hives. It will take five days, no, three days to heal, if you take the
01:15medicine as prescribed. Lillian laughed wildly. Three days? If you don't fix my face, in half
01:24an hour, I will have you all killed. Maids and servants fell to their knees in a wave,
01:30trembling. I stepped out of the shadows and knelt on one knee before her. My lady,
01:35I have a way. Lillian looked down at me, those once dull. Lifeless eyes now had a slight upward tilt,
01:42holding a world of charm in every glance. You? Which department are you from? I've never seen
01:48you before. I am Tampson, a new lady's maid from the wardrobe of robes. The room fell silent.
01:56Look at me, she said. I slowly raised my head, letting the candlelight illuminate my face.
02:02My voice was respectful. I have an ointment that will cure it completely by tomorrow morning.
02:07She would never recognize it. I had changed it bit by bit, through bone filing, jaw reshaping,
02:13and eye modification. I bore no resemblance to the old Isabella Black. Only these hands remained the
02:19same. Tampson. A cold smile played on her lips. Very well. Try. If you fail, you die with
02:32this quack. My lady, I will apply makeup first to cover the rash. Use this ointment after washing
02:38your face tonight. Lillian sat down. I dipped my finger in the powder and blended it gently onto her
02:44skin. The rash gradually disappeared, merging perfectly with her natural complexion. In just
02:5015 minutes, her face was back to normal, even prettier and brighter than before. I handed her the
02:56silver mirror. She ran her fingers over her cheeks, unable to hide her satisfaction. Excellent work.
03:02She clutched the silver box tightly. This ointment, it is safe to use. But about the powder? I paused.
03:10Is this rouge new, my lady? Lillian raised an eyebrow. What of it? It contains an herb that most
03:17people tolerate well. But your delicate skin is extremely sensitive to it. Every time you use it,
03:23you will break out in a rash. Her face changed slightly. She turned to the head housekeeper
03:30behind her. The housekeeper turned pale and fell to her knees. My lady, please! This rube is new
03:36from the wardry. Every lady in the palace has used it. Nothing like this has ever happened before.
03:42Lillian sneered. Nothing like this has ever happened? She kicked the housekeeper hard in the shoulder.
03:52Then what is wrong with my face? Drag her away. Fifty blashibs. Send her to the royal laundry
03:59tomorrow. No! No! Lillian turned back to me, her eyes warmer. Tampson, you are quite talented.
04:08Stay with me from now on. I curtsied deeply. Yes, my lady.
04:16That night, in the side chamber, I sat by the window, and by moonlight, took something from my
04:22bosom. A thin, translucent facial mold. This was the master mold I had made when I sculpted her face.
04:28It was made from beeswax, resin, and her blood, and it was linked to her skin. Whatever I did to
04:34this mold, her face would mirror it. Faces are alive. Flesh ages. Bones shift. I had kept the mold
04:40to repair any imperfections over the years, to ensure her lifelong beauty and fortune.
04:45Now it was the sharpest blade I could drive into her heart. I wiped away the powder I had applied
04:49to the mold that day. That was the source of her rash. By morning, she would be healed.
04:54I thought of that night three years ago. Flames reaching the sky, screams echoing through the
04:59walls. A loyal servant had smuggled me out through a secret tunnel. I looked back to see the entire
05:04black manor collapse. Father, mother, brother, sister-in-law, my baby nephew, and all the servants
05:11who had watched me grow up. Thirty-seven people. Not one survived. I closed my eyes, and tears fell
05:17silently. Lillian, I will take everything you care about most. Your beauty, your power, your favor.
05:24Little by little, I will strip it all away.
05:28The next morning, Lillian looked in the mirror. Her face was smooth and flawless, not a trace of
05:35rash left. Her eyes lit up with pride. She quickly changed her clothes. That physician is a useless
05:41fool. This maid I picked up by chance is far more useful. She waved me over. Tamsin, come here.
05:49I sat down the basin and knelt before her. She lifted my chin, studying me closely. If you are so
05:55skilled,
05:55why are you only a lady's paid in the wardray? I come from a humble background, no one to recommend
06:03me.
06:03She smiled. Serve me well, and you will be rewarded. I feigned overwhelming gratitude.
06:10Thank you for your favor, my lady. I will serve you with all my heart. In my mind, I heard
06:16her words
06:17from back then. Isabella, you will be my sister from now on. If I become rich, I will never forget
06:23you.
06:24You didn't forget. You saw my entire family as a threat and had them slaughtered. I composed myself
06:29and put on a gentle smile. How would you like your hair done today, my lady? Lillian touched her
06:34eyebrows critically in the mirror. The king is coming today. How should I dress to impress him?
06:39You are naturally beautiful, my lady. Anything will suit you. I gently combed her hair with a comb.
06:44But I think if you raise your eyebrows just a little, it will add a touch of spirit,
06:49and a crimson lip stain will make your skin look even whiter. She looked at me in the mirror,
06:55interested. You know quite a bit. Did you learn this before? I worked in a ruse shop in London for
07:01a few years before entering the palace. I focused on styling her hair. The face in the silver mirror
07:07was my masterpiece. That oval jaw? I filed down the excess bone, one stroke at a time. That straight
07:13nose? I raised it with special silver threads, bit by bit. Those expressive eyes? I spent 10
07:19consecutive nights by moonlight, cutting the delicate folds of her double eyelids. This face had cost me
07:24countless hours of work. All to make her dream come true. In return, I got 37 charred bodies,
07:31unrecognizable even to their own families.
07:34My fingers brushed lightly behind her ear. There was a tiny mark there, hidden by her hair.
07:40Everyone whose face I sculpted carried such a mark behind their ear. Done.
07:44Lillian admired herself in the mirror. Tamsin, you will be my personal maid from now on.
07:50Yes, my lady. She stood up, and the maid surrounded her as they headed for the royal gardens.
07:55I slipped the ointment into my sleeve and followed quietly. In the royal gardens, Lillian was walking
08:00with the king, admiring the flowers. She laughed charmingly, leaning in to whisper in his ear from
08:05time to time, making him nod repeatedly. I stood far away and smiled faintly. My fingers moved
08:12slightly. In my sleeve, I gently squeezed the facial mold. For just a moment. In the distance,
08:18Lillian was laughing up at the king. The king's gaze fixed on her face, and he froze. He blinked.
08:24When he looked again, Lillian was still smiling brightly. The king shook his head, thinking he must be tired
08:29from lack of sleep. Just then, my finger flicked again. This time, the king stumbled slightly,
08:35his face turning pale with horror. I am tired. Return to the palace.
08:38He left in a hurry, leaving Lillian standing there, stunned. After that day, the king did not
08:44summon Lillian for three consecutive nights. At first, Lillian paid no mind, thinking he was busy
08:50with state affairs. But on the fourth day, and the fifth, there was still no word. She began to panic.
08:56Tamsyn, what is wrong with the king lately? I was brushing her hair, and I said softly,
09:02Do not worry, my lady. It is probably state business. I hear there is unrest in Scotland.
09:08No. She interrupted me. No matter how busy he was, he would always come to see me.
09:14It has been five days. She did not finish, but I knew what she was thinking. She had noticed those
09:20two strange looks the king had given her in the royal gardens that day. I continued brushing her hair,
09:25a faint smile playing on my lips. What would be the fun in exposing her all at once?
09:30I wanted to watch her fall slowly, to lose everything. A few days later, news spread through
09:36the palace. The king had taken a new beauty, titled Lady Mary. It was said that Lady Mary was
09:41gentle and kind, and the king had stayed with her for three consecutive nights.
09:45When Lillian heard the news, she was eating dinner. Her silver fork clattered to the floor with a
09:51sharp sound. The maids fell to their knees, silent. I stepped forward and silently cleaned up the broken
10:01dishes. She paced back and forth in the room like a caged animal. I knelt down to pick up the
10:21shards. A sharp piece of porcelain cut my fingertip, and a drop of blood welled up. Does it hurt? No.
10:28Compared to the screams in that fire three years ago, this pain is nothing.
10:33Tamsyn. I looked up. Lillian stood over me, looking down.
10:37Tell me, can my face be made even more beautiful?
10:41My gaze lingered on her face for a moment.
10:44You are already perfect, my lady.
10:45Not perfect enough. She shook her head, her eyes flashing with madness.
10:50I want to be the most beautiful woman the king has ever seen. I want that Lady Mary to be
10:54not
10:54even worthy to hold my train. She grabbed my wrist, her nails digging into my flesh.
10:59Is there a way? I lowered my eyes and was silent for a moment. When I looked up again,
11:04my face was cautious.
11:06My lady, I have heard that a strange man has come to London recently. He claims he can change faces.
11:11She stared at me, her eyes darkening.
11:13Change faces? You believe such nonsense?
11:16I dare not believe it, nor dare I disbelieve it. But if such a man exists, someone must find out
11:20for
11:20you, my lady. After a long moment, she smiled, a strange, knowing smile.
11:25Find out? Very well. Go and find him. And if you do...
11:30She leaned in close to my ear.
11:32I want to see what kind of man dares to do such a thing.
11:36That night, I returned to my chamber and took out the facial mold.
11:39By moonlight, a faint mark had appeared on the thin, translucent face, left by that single
11:44brushstroke in the royal gardens. Just a light touch, and I had planted a seed of doubt in the
11:48king's mind. What if I were to be more ruthless? My fingers traced the mold, stopping at the
11:54forehead. No rush. We will take our time.
11:57Two weeks later.
11:58The Rose Tavern, the largest tavern on the south bank of London.
12:02I washed the medicine from my hands and put away the bandages.
12:05Eleanor had woken up and was standing in front of the silver mirror,
12:08touching her new face inch by inch. It was the perfect kind of beauty,
12:12the kind that makes you unable to look away.
12:15Miss...
12:15She turned to me, tears in her eyes.
12:17Who are you? Why are you helping me?
12:20I only asked one question.
12:22Do you remember the woman who cut your face?
12:24Her body trembled. Fear flashed in her eyes, followed by burning hatred.
12:28I remember. I remember her face. I remember her voice. I remember how she laughed while
12:34her men held me down, and she cut my face with a piece of broken Portland.
12:39Three months ago, she had been a beautiful young woman. She had run into Lady Lillian,
12:44who was out of the palace in disguise. A passerby had compared their looks, and Lillian had flown
12:49into a rage. She had done it herself, cutting the girl's face again and again, wanting her to suffer
12:54for the rest of her life. If I gave you a chance to make her feel the same pain,
12:58I looked into her eyes. Would you take it? The candlelight flickered, casting shadows across
13:03her new face. After a moment, she slowly gnawed on one knee and bowed her head deeply.
13:08I would.
13:09One month later, news spread through the palace. The king had found another beauty,
13:15a Miss Dean, titled Lady Dean. It was said he had met her by chance outside the palace and
13:19been so struck by her beauty that he had brought her back immediately.
13:22He had stayed with her for five consecutive nights. When the news reached cold spring chamber,
13:28Lillian smashed everything in her room. An announcement echoed from outside the hall.
13:32His Majesty the King. Lillian quickly stood up, smoothed her dress, and put on a smile to greet
13:38him. I stood behind her, head bowed. The king approached, arm in arm with a beautiful woman.
13:44She was wearing a pale yellow court dress, smiling gently. Lillian's face froze the moment she saw her.
13:50Her eyes locked onto that face, scanning it inch by inch, from the eyebrows to the nose.
13:55From the nose to the lips. A perfect face. Not a single scar.
14:00Lady Lillian? The king frowned. Why are you being so rude?
14:04Lillian snapped back to reality and forced a smile.
14:08I... I just thought Lady Dean looked familiar. Like I've seen her somewhere before.
14:12Eleanor met her gaze. Have you?
14:14Eleanor smiled slightly. Perhaps in a dream, Lillian's face turned even whiter.
14:20That night, Lillian lashed the maids with a cane until their flesh was torn and bleeding.
14:24Impossible! That whore's face was cut to pieces! How could it be healed? How could she be more
14:31beautiful than before?
14:32I continued mixing the rouge.
14:34Tamsyn. She burst through the heavy wooden door, her hair wild. Her face twisted with rage.
14:39Tell me! Did that whore get her face changed too? There must be someone who can do it!
14:45You said you would find him!
14:47My lady, I have news of him. But he moves around constantly. Sometimes east. Sometimes west.
14:53He is hard to track down. She spoke through gritted teeth.
14:57Listen to me. I don't care what it takes. How much silver it costs.
15:02I want to see him within a month.
15:03I looked into her eyes. There was no fear there. Only a cold, desperate urgency.
15:09As you wish, my lady. I will do my best.
15:13Three days later. I brought a man into the palace. He bowed deeply.
15:18George Fox, a commoner, at your service. Lady Lillian. Lillian looked him up and down.
15:24I hear you can change faces?
15:26George stepped forward.
15:27My family has passed down certain skills. A few tricks to alter one's appearance.
15:32But your face, my lady, is already unparalleled. To change it would be a shame.
15:38Lillian was not impressed. She stared at him.
15:41I asked you a question. Can you turn one face into another?
15:45George spoke proudly.
15:47To be honest, my lady, my family's traditions do include such arts.
15:51But this skill, it, is not easily demonstrated.
15:56Lillian's eyes lit up.
15:57If you can give me a new face, I will make you rich and powerful for the rest of your
16:01life.
16:01George knelt on one knee and bowed deeply.
16:04Thank you, my lady.
16:05For the next two weeks, George brought in all sorts of things.
16:09An astrological staff, a copper basin, silver mirrors, incense burners, and several tightly sealed wooden boxes.
16:16He set up a ritual circle in the back hall of Cold Spring Chamber, hung curtains, and lit tallow candles.
16:21It looked very convincing.
16:23Lillian came to watch every day.
16:25George walked around the hexagram-painted circle holding an astrological staff inlaid with natural crystal, muttering in broken Latin mixed
16:31with London slang.
16:32He lit frankincense and myrrh in the copper basin and dropped a few drops of mercury onto the silver mirror.
16:37Then he opened a yellowed alchemical manuscript, grabbed a handful of human bone dust, and sprinkled it on the four
16:42corners of the circle.
16:44Lillian could not understand any of it.
16:46But she believed.
16:47How much longer?
16:48George lowered his staff.
16:50Soon.
16:51Once I complete this ritual, you can have any face you desire.
16:55Lillian sighed in relief.
16:57I heard her murmur to herself.
16:59Isabella Black.
17:00Without you, I will still be the center of attention.
17:03I smiled faintly.
17:05The only face sculptor in the world.
17:07It's me.
17:08On the seventh night, a scream suddenly came from Eleanor's chambers.
17:12When the king arrived, Eleanor was on her knees, trembling.
17:15Red marks had appeared on her face, stretching from her forehead to her cheekbones.
17:19They flickered in the candlelight, as if alive.
17:22I felt my face burning, she said in terror.
17:25I looked in the mirror, and, and this happened.
17:28Your majesty, Eleanor grabbed his sleeve, her face as white as a sheet.
17:33I have heard there is an art called face sculpting.
17:35It can change people's faces.
17:37The king's eyes darkened sharply.
17:39I accept that someone tampered with my face.
17:42But, what if someone wanted your face, your majesty?
17:45The room fell deathly silent.
17:47The candlelight flickered across the king's face, making his expression unreadable.
17:52After a few moments, his eyes turned cold and menacing.
17:56Send the royal guard.
17:57Search every inch of Whitehall Palace.
17:59Find that man, no matter what it takes.
18:02Within half an hour, Lillian and George were brought before him.
18:06George fell to his knees, begging for mercy.
18:09Your majesty, spare me.
18:11I am just a fraud.
18:13Those spells are fake.
18:14I drew them myself.
18:16Lady Lillian summoned me to the palace.
18:18Lillian cut him off immediately.
18:21Your majesty, you heard him.
18:23There is no such thing as face sculpting.
18:25She did this to herself to frame me.
18:27She glared hatefully at Eleanor.
18:29I stood in the shadows by the door and smiled slowly.
18:32Beneath my wide sleeves, my fingers gently crushed the facial mold.
18:36To the shock of everyone present, Lillian's face began to change.
18:40It was as if something was wriggling beneath her skin.
18:43Or more accurately, as if an invisible hand was kneading her flesh from the inside.
18:47The king's eyes were black with rage and terror.
18:50Lillian realized what was happening and covered her face, screaming in horror.
18:54My face.
18:55The hall was brightly lit by candles.
18:57Every eye was fixed on Lillian's face.
19:00Shock.
19:01Disbelief.
19:01Quiet fear.
19:02The guards stepped in front of the king, ready to protect him.
19:06Lillian's face kept changing.
19:07First, her forehead wrinkled slightly, as if someone had pinched it from the inside.
19:12Her carefully drawn eyebrows slowly drooped, returning to their original plain shape.
19:17Her nose collapsed.
19:18A sickening crunch echoed from her nose cartilage, as if something was shattering beneath the skin.
19:23No.
19:24No.
19:25Lillian's voice came muffled through her fingers, thick with tears.
19:28Her jaw shifted.
19:30The sharp, pointed chin she had been so proud of began to widen.
19:33The bone pushing outward, stretching her skin white.
19:35She clenched her jaw as hard as she could, but she could not stop her own bones from growing back.
19:40Her eyelids twitched.
19:42The double eyelids she had spent hours perfecting every morning faded, grew lighter, and finally
19:46disappeared completely.
19:48My face.
19:49My face.
19:50No one answered her.
19:52The king stared at her face, his gaze icy.
19:55The captain of the royal guard whispered,
19:57Your majesty, this.
19:58Stand down.
20:00The king's voice was terrifyingly calm.
20:02He walked over to Lillian and bent down to look at her changing face.
20:05So this is what you really look like?
20:07All these years, I have been sleeping with a fake face?
20:11Lillian shook her head wildly.
20:13No.
20:13No.
20:14That's not true.
20:15What you're seeing isn't real.
20:17I saw it with my own eyes.
20:19How could it not be real?
20:21The king stood up and looked away from her, at the pile of parchment on the floor,
20:25and at George, who was cowering in the corner.
20:27By my command.
20:29His voice was cold.
20:31Lillian White.
20:32Guilty of deceiving the crown.
20:34Stripped of all titles and favors.
20:36Imprisoned in cold spring chamber.
20:38No one is allowed to see her.
20:40And you.
20:40He looked at George.
20:42Take him to the Tower of London.
20:44Make him talk.
20:45Lillian collapsed to the floor.
20:47As they dragged her away, she was still screaming.
20:50Your majesty.
20:52I am innocent.
20:53I don't know what happened.
20:55No one paid her any mind.
20:56I watched as she was dragged away.
20:59In my sleeve, the facial mold had crumbled to dust.
21:02Three days later, the guards reported that George had died in prison from torture.
21:06The king did not care about a dead fraud.
21:08He waved his hand.
21:10Bring Lillian here.
21:11When Lillian was brought before the king, she was unrecognizable.
21:15Her hair was a mess.
21:16Her clothes were wrinkled.
21:18And there was no makeup on her face.
21:20Why did your face change that day in the hall?
21:22Lillian's eyes darted around.
21:24I don't know.
21:25You don't know?
21:26The king picked up his silver goblet and took a sip of wine.
21:30It is your face.
21:31How could you not know?
21:33Lillian shook her head again.
21:34I really don't know.
21:36What about Lady Dean's face?
21:38The king put down his goblet and stared at her.
21:40How did her face heal?
21:42Cold sweat broke out on Lillian's forehead.
21:44I have investigated.
21:46Before entering the palace, Lady Dean was attacked and had her face cut at the Rose Tavern.
21:51You were the one who did it.
21:53Lillian turned as white as a sheet.
21:55How did her face heal?
21:57Who is behind her?
21:58Who is the man?
21:59The king's voice was low and dangerous.
22:02Tell me.
22:03And I will spare your life.
22:04Lillian shook her head on her knees.
22:06I really don't know.
22:08She could not tell.
22:09She could not admit that face sculpting was real.
22:12Because she had killed the only person who could do it.
22:14If she told the truth, what would the king do to her?
22:17I ran into Lady Dean by chance.
22:20It was a mistake.
22:21I don't know how her face healed.
22:23The king lost patience.
22:25His eyes narrowed coldly.
22:27Take her away.
22:28Torture her until she talks.
22:30Lillian was taken to the Tower of London.
22:32Forgive me, your ladyship.
22:34The thumbscrew is the most infamous torture device in London.
22:38It breaks bones and causes unbearable pain.
22:40If you do not wish to suffer, you will tell us what we want to know.
22:45Lillian's eyes widened in panic.
22:47Tell you what?
22:48I don't know what you're talking about.
22:50The jailer sighed.
22:51Very well.
22:52He cranked the iron screw of the thumbscrew tight.
22:55A sharp crack echoed through the cell as the bone broke.
22:57And Lillian let out a blood-griggling scream.
23:00She passed out three times.
23:02And each time was woken up with cold water.
23:04I watched from the shadows, disguised as a guard.
23:07I watched the blood seep from under her fingernails.
23:09I watched her convulse in pain, yet still refused to speak.
23:13Did she ever think this day would come, when she sent men to burn my home?
23:17My lady, will you talk now?
23:19Tears streamed down Lillian's face.
23:21Her lips bitten raw.
23:23I, I will talk.
23:25The jailer signaled for them to stop.
23:27There is, there is such a thing as face sculpting.
23:30Lillian's voice was broken and weak.
23:32Her name is Isabella Black.
23:34She was my childhood friend.
23:36She is the one who changed my face.
23:38Where is she?
23:39Tears fell from Lillian's eyes.
23:41Dead.
23:42How did she die?
23:43I, I killed her.
23:45Why did you kill her?
23:46A flash of malice crossed Lillian's eyes.
23:49Because she knew too much.
23:51I was afraid she would tell everyone.
23:53I was afraid she would threaten me.
23:55Does anyone else in her family know this skill?
23:57Not just her.
23:59Lillian's voice grew quieter and quieter.
24:01Her entire family.
24:0337 people.
24:04Not one was left alive.
24:06The jailer gasped.
24:0837 lives?
24:0937 lives.
24:11She had finally said it out loud.
24:13When the king heard this, he stared out into the night.
24:16Why would I keep such a vicious, useless woman alive?
24:19By my command, Lillian.
24:21Your majesty, wait.
24:23The Lord Chamberlain whispered.
24:25If I may speak.
24:26The king turned to him.
24:28If Lillian killed the face sculptor, she must know her well.
24:31The black family may be gone, but there could be manuscripts, tools, formulas.
24:36If we can get them from her.
24:38The king's eyes lit up.
24:40You are right.
24:41He sat back down.
24:42Continue the torture.
24:44Lillian was broken beyond recognition before she finally spoke.
24:47There, there are manuscripts.
24:49I stole half of them.
24:51In cold spring chamber.
24:53Under the dressing table, there is a secret compartment.
24:56The royal guard searched immediately.
24:58Half an hour later, a yellow book was presented to the king.
25:01He opened it.
25:03It was filled with dense writing and diagrams.
25:05How to file bone.
25:06How to cut eyelets.
25:07How to fill.
25:08How to replace skin.
25:10Is this real?
25:11I don't know.
25:12Lillian shook her head.
25:14I can't read it.
25:15But that's what she used.
25:17The king closed the book and looked at her.
25:19You think this manuscript will save your life?
25:21Hope flickered in Lillian's eyes.
25:24Spare me, your majesty.
25:26I will give you the manuscript.
25:28Just spare my life.
25:29The king said coldly.
25:31I will spare your life.
25:32But you will pay the price.
25:33From this day forth, Lillian is stripped of all court privileges and citizenship.
25:38Reduced to a commoner.
25:39Sent to cold spring chamber to work as a scullery maid.
25:42She will never leave the palace.
25:44Lillian collapsed to the floor.
25:46Not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
25:48I turned and left the shadows.
25:50Half a manuscript?
25:52Just something I scribbled casually.
25:55Cold spring chamber became Lillian's prison.
25:58She was given a drafty side room in the back hall.
26:00A broken wooden bed.
26:01A moldy blanket.
26:03And a chipped basin.
26:04Every day before dawn, she had to get up to carry water.
26:07Chop wood.
26:08Wash clothes.
26:09And empty chamber pots.
26:10She ate scraps of food.
26:12Even when they were rotten.
26:13If she slacked off even a little.
26:15The head housekeeper would slap her heart across the face.
26:18And she would not dare make a sound.
26:20The maids who had once knelt at her feet now spat at her.
26:23Well, look who it is.
26:24If it isn't Lady Lillian.
26:26What are you doing emptying chamber pots?
26:29What Lady Lillian?
26:30She's just Lillian now.
26:32Worse than us.
26:33The maids dumped all their work on her and stood around gossiping about the other ladies of the court.
26:38Lady Dean's face is so beautiful.
26:40It doesn't look real.
26:42Lillian heard this.
26:43And hatred burned in her heart.
26:45That face should have been hers.
26:47If that bitch had never appeared.
26:49But she could only hate.
26:50She could do nothing.
26:52One day.
26:53She was drawing water from the well.
26:55Footsteps sounded behind her.
26:57Lillian.
26:58She turned around and saw several guards standing there.
27:01Lady Dean has sent for you.
27:02Come with us.
27:04Lillian's heart sank.
27:05Lady Dean.
27:07The whore whose face she had cut.
27:09She stepped back instinctively.
27:10I am a prisoner of cold spring chamber.
27:13I cannot leave.
27:14The guards laughed.
27:16Her ladyship has sent for you.
27:18Do you dare refuse?
27:19Lillian was dragged to Lady Dean's chambers.
27:22The room was warm and fragrant with incense.
27:24Lady Dean sat on the throne.
27:26Perfectly made up.
27:27When she saw Lillian being dragged in.
27:29A smile curled her lips.
27:31Hello.
27:32Lillian.
27:32Long time no see.
27:34When you had your men hold me down and cut my face with that broken porcelain.
27:38Did you ever think this day would come?
27:40Lillian knelt on the floor.
27:42Begging desperately.
27:43I was wrong.
27:44I know I was wrong.
27:46Please spare me.
27:47Your ladyship.
27:48Lady Dean knelt down and lifted her chin.
27:50You have such an ugly face now.
27:53Guards.
27:53Two strapping housekeepers stepped forward and held Lillian down.
27:57Lady Dean took a piece of broken porcelain from her sleeve and twirled it in the candlelight.
28:01You liked cutting people's faces.
28:03Didn't you?
28:04Lillian struggled wildly.
28:06No.
28:07Please.
28:08Don't.
28:09Lady Dean's smile faded.
28:10Hold her still.
28:12The porcelain sliced across Lillian's cheek, and she let out a scream that tore through the palace.
28:16Once.
28:17Twice.
28:18Blood poured from the wounds, staining her face, her clothes, and the stone floor beneath her.
28:24Lillian lay on the floor, covered in blood.
28:27She was dragged back to Cold Spring Chamber and thrown into her drafty room.
28:30That night, she lay on her broken bed and looked at her reflection in the chipped basin of water.
28:35Her face was crisscrossed with bleeding wounds.
28:38Exactly like the ones she had cut on Eleanor's face.
28:41Her life was over, she thought.
28:43A face suddenly flashed through her mind.
28:46Lillian stared up at the dark ceiling, and tears fell silently.
28:49If only Isabella were still alive.
28:51She would give me a perfect face again.
28:54But I killed her.
28:55I pushed open the door.
28:56When she saw me, tears burst from her eyes.
29:00Tamsyn.
29:01Tamsyn, you came.
29:02You're the only one who cares about me.
29:05The only one who would come to see me.
29:07Lillian struggled to her feet and grabbed my sleeve.
29:10Tamsyn, save me.
29:12Get me out of here.
29:13I can't take it anymore.
29:15I stared at her indifferently.
29:17Do my makeup.
29:18She babbled.
29:19You have such steady hands.
29:21Cover these scars.
29:23If I can hide them, I can.
29:25I can seduce someone powerful again.
29:27She clung to me like a drowning woman clutching a straw.
29:30Tamsyn, you're the only one who has ever been good to me.
29:33The only one.
29:35I finally spoke.
29:36Yes.
29:37My voice was soft, almost a sigh.
29:40I was the only one who was ever good to you.
29:42Lillian froze.
29:44Was?
29:44I leaned down and looked her in the eye.
29:47Lillian stared into those eyes, and a sudden chill ran down her spine.
29:50Those eyes.
29:52She had seen them before.
29:53A long time ago.
29:55On another woman's face.
29:56Who are you?
29:57I raised my hand and gently wiped at the side of my face.
30:00A thin, translucent layer peeled off, revealing the face beneath.
30:05Lillian's pupils contracted to pinpricks.
30:07It's you.
30:08That face.
30:09The face she thought had burned to ashes long ago.
30:12Isabella Black.
30:13Isabella.
30:14Isabella.
30:15She scrambled backward, pressing her back against the wall.
30:19Impossible.
30:20Impossible.
30:21You were dead.
30:23I saw you die.
30:24I looked at her like an ant struggling in its death throes.
30:27Dead?
30:28I said softly.
30:29Yes.
30:30I should be dead.
30:31Your men watched me burn alive in the sidewing of the manor.
30:34They said not even my bones remained.
30:37But you forgot one thing, Lillian.
30:39I am the only face sculptor in the world.
30:41How hard would it be to put a wax copy of my face on a corpse?
30:44I turned to leave.
30:46Lillian lunged forward, trying to grab my feet.
30:49Isabella.
30:50Isabella.
30:51Don't leave.
30:52I was wrong.
30:53I know I was wrong.
30:55Please save me.
30:56Give me another face.
30:58Please.
30:59Suddenly, firelight flooded the courtyard outside.
31:02I stopped in my tracks.
31:03Outside, the royal guards stood in formation, ranks upon ranks of them.
31:08Their muskets were loaded, their swords drawn, all pointed at me.
31:11The guards parted, and two figures walked forward.
31:15One was the king, his royal robes glowing bright in the firelight.
31:18The other was being dragged, bloodied and barely alive.
31:21Eleanor.
31:22My heart clenched.
31:24The king stood in the firelight, looking at me.
31:27Isabella Black.
31:28I have been waiting for you.
31:30This woman is loyal to you, the king said calmly.
31:33I tried to get her to talk willingly.
31:36Showered her with gifts for half a month.
31:38But she said nothing.
31:39I grew impatient.
31:41Today, I had her tortured.
31:43All ten of her fingers were crushed and bloody.
31:46Still nothing.
31:47My heart ached fiercely.
31:49The king stepped closer.
31:51You changed Lady Dean's face, didn't you?
31:53You took Lillian's face back, didn't you?
31:56I saw her face change in the royal gardens that day.
31:59That was you, wasn't it?
32:01I did not deny it.
32:03Your majesty is perceptive.
32:05The king's eyes were sharp.
32:06I always thought, if there is such a thing as face sculpting, how could the person who
32:11can do it die so easily?
32:13Lillian said she killed you.
32:14I did not believe her.
32:16I understood.
32:17So you waited for me to come to her.
32:20The king nodded.
32:21And you did.
32:22I stood calmly.
32:23What do you intend to do with me?
32:25Your majesty?
32:27Kill me?
32:27The king smiled.
32:29You are a rare talent.
32:31I value talent.
32:32I can give you anything you want.
32:34Riches.
32:35Titles.
32:36Power.
32:37Whatever you desire.
32:38All I ask is that you use your skills for me.
32:41First, the face of the Dauphin of France.
32:44Louis.
32:44I turned to look at Eleanor.
32:46She was covered in blood.
32:48But she was still looking at me.
32:49Her eyes full of worry.
32:51Your majesty, I have two conditions.
32:54Speak.
32:54First, release her.
32:57Heal her wounds.
32:58Send her out of the palace.
33:00Guarantee her safety for the rest of her life.
33:02The king nodded.
33:04Agreed.
33:05Eleanor tried to say something.
33:06But I shook my head at her.
33:08I turned back to Lillian.
33:10Second, I want her to live.
33:12To live in this cold spring chamber.
33:14With the face she hates most.
33:16Suffering for the rest of her days.
33:18For Lillian, this was a fate worse than death.
33:20The king glanced at Lillian and agreed without hesitation.
33:24She is yours.
33:25Lillian collapsed to the floor.
33:27Completely broken.
33:28I knelt down and said softly.
33:30What did you just say?
33:31That I am the only one who has ever been good to you?
33:34Yes, Isabella.
33:36Only you have ever been good to me.
33:38I laughed.
33:39Then why did you kill me?
33:41She could not answer.
33:42Because you were afraid.
33:43I answered for her.
33:45You were afraid I would take your face back.
33:47You were afraid I would tell your secret.
33:49You were afraid you could not sleep soundly while I was alive.
33:52Do you know why your face changed?
33:54I kept the master mold of your face all this time.
33:57Whatever I did to it.
33:59Your face would mirror it.
34:00I kept it to repair your face as you aged.
34:02To keep you beautiful and happy for your entire life.
34:05My voice was heavy with suppressed hatred.
34:07But what did you do?
34:09You burned my home to the ground.
34:11My father.
34:12My mother.
34:13My brother.
34:13My sister-in-law.
34:14My baby nephew who had just learned to say aunt.
34:1737 people.
34:18Not one survived.
34:20Lillian's breath caught in her throat.
34:22Realization dawned in her eyes.
34:24Followed by shock.
34:25And then overwhelming remorse.
34:27You mean.
34:27You kept it too.
34:28She could not finish the sentence.
34:30She covered her face with her hands.
34:33Her shoulders shaking violently.
34:35Isabella.
34:36I was wrong.
34:37I was so wrong.
34:38I stood up and walked over to Eleanor.
34:40Taking her hand.
34:42It's over.
34:43I said softly.
34:44You will be out of here soon.
34:46Eleanor shook her head.
34:47Tears streaming down her face.
34:49Her voice barely a whisper.
34:51I knew what she wanted to say.
34:52She wanted to come with me.
34:54But I could not take her.
34:56I turned to the king.
34:57Your majesty.
34:58I have one more request.
35:00This takes time.
35:02Changing a face cannot be done overnight.
35:04It takes at least three months.
35:06Sometimes six.
35:07The king's eyes were dark.
35:09How long do you need?
35:11Six months.
35:12I said.
35:13I must go to France.
35:14I must see the dauphin in person.
35:17Portraits are not enough.
35:18I need to study his bone structure.
35:20His mannerisms.
35:22To make it perfect.
35:23The king looked at me.
35:24His gaze deep.
35:25You have courage.
35:27Very well.
35:28I will give you six months.
35:30If you do not return in six months.
35:32She dies.
35:33And you will take this poison before you leave.
35:36I will send you the antidote every month.
35:38I took the pill and swallowed it immediately.
35:40Rest assured.
35:42Your majesty.
35:43I intend to come back alive.
35:45Eleven.
35:45The next morning.
35:47The head housekeeper went to bring Lillian her breakfast and found her dead.
35:50On the table was a piece of paper.
35:53On it was drawn only a face.
35:54A face with smiling eyes.
35:56The housekeeper screamed and ran out.
35:58Tripping over her own feet.
36:00The paper was blown by the wind and landed beside Lillian.
36:03A few days later.
36:04At the Doverport Tavern.
36:06I stood holding my horse's reins.
36:08Looking out at the English Channel.
36:10Behind me.
36:11A writer galloped up.
36:12Miss Black.
36:13A letter from London.
36:15I took the letter and opened it.
36:17There were only two words written inside.
36:19All safe.
36:20I smiled.
36:21It was Eleanor's handwriting.
36:23I folded the letter and put it in my bosom.
36:25Then mounted my horse.
36:27Ahead lay France.
36:28Behind me lay my home.
36:30I looked back one last time.
36:32Then galloped away.
36:33The sound of my horse's hooves faded away into the distance.
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