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00:00I am a face sculptor. With these hands, I turn the ugly into beautiful, and the beautiful into
00:06breathtaking. When King Charles I selected his court companions, my best friend Lillian
00:10white knelt before me, her forehead pressed to the cold stone, begging desperately.
00:14Isabella, I want to become the king's most beloved woman. Please reshape my face. I will
00:20be grateful to you for the rest of my life. My heart softened, and I agreed. For three months,
00:25I raised her flat nose, turned her single eyelids into deep double eyelids, and sharpened her square
00:30jaw. It was a face that would make every lady in the court pale in comparison. She became the king's
00:35favorite. Her 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. Lady
00:49Lillian's perfect face was covered in a dense rash. She smashed the silver mirror and grabbed the royal
00:54physician by the collar, roaring. I have a royal banquet in one hour! How am I supposed to show
01:03my face? The physician knelt in terror, his voice trembling. My lady, you have hives. It will take
01:11five days, no, three days to heal, if you take the medicine as prescribed. Lillian laughed wildly.
01:19Three days? If you don't fix my face, in half an hour, I will have you all killed.
01:28Maids and servants fell to their knees in a wave, trembling. I stepped out of the shadows and knelt
01:33on one knee before her. My lady, I have a way. Lillian looked down at me, those once dull. Lifeless
01:40eyes now had a slight upward tilt, holding a world of charm in every glance. You? Which department are
01:47you from? I've never seen you before. I am Tampson, a new lady's maid from the wardrobe of robes.
01:54The room fell silent. Look at me, she said. I slowly raised my head, letting the candlelight
02:01illuminate my face. My voice was respectful. I have an ointment that will cure it completely
02:06by tomorrow morning. She would never recognize it. I had changed it bit by bit, through bone filing,
02:12jaw reshaping, and eye modification. I bore no resemblance to the old Isabella Black.
02:17Only these hands remained the same.
02:25Tampson. A cold smile played on her lips.
02:28Very well. Try. If you fail, you die with this quack.
02:33My lady, I will apply makeup first to cover the rash. Use this ointment after washing your face
02:39tonight. Lillian sat down. I dipped my finger in the powder, and blended it gently onto her skin.
02:45The rash gradually disappeared, merging perfectly with her natural complexion. In just 15 minutes,
02:51her face was back to normal, even prettier and brighter than before. I handed her the silver mirror.
02:57She ran her fingers over her cheeks, unable to hide her satisfaction.
03:01Excellent work. She clutched the silver box tightly.
03:05This ointment, it is safe to use. But about the powder?
03:09I paused. Is this rouge new, my lady?
03:12Lillian raised an eyebrow. What of it?
03:15It contains an herb that most people tolerate well,
03:19but your delicate skin is extremely sensitive to it.
03:22Every time you use it, you will break out in a rash.
03:26Her face changed slightly. She turned to the head housekeeper behind her.
03:31The housekeeper turned pale and fell to her knees.
03:34My lady, please! This ruby's new from the wardry. Every lady in the palace has used it.
03:40Nothing like this has ever happened before.
03:42Lillian sneered.
03:44Nothing like this has ever happened?
03:46She kicked the housekeeper hard in the shoulder.
03:52Then what is wrong with my face?
03:54Drag her away. Fifty Blashebs.
03:57Send her to the royal laundry tomorrow.
04:00No! No!
04:02Lillian turned back to me, her eyes warmer.
04:05Tamsyn, you are quite talented.
04:09Stay with me from now on.
04:10I curtsied deeply.
04:12Yes, my lady.
04:17That night, in the side chamber, I sat by the window, and by moonlight, took something from
04:22my bosom. A thin, translucent facial mold. This was the master mold I had made when I
04:27sculpted her face. It was made from beeswax, resin, and her blood, and it was linked to
04:33her skin. Whatever I did to this mold, her face would mirror it. Faces are alive, flesh
04:38ages, bones shift. I had kept the mold to repair any imperfections over the years.
04:43To ensure her lifelong beauty and fortune. Now it was the sharpest blade I could drive
04:47into her heart. I wiped away the powder I had applied to the mold that day. That was
04:51the 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
04:59the walls. A loyal servant had smuggled me out through a secret tunnel. I looked back
05:04to see the entire Black Manor collapse. Father, mother, brother, sister-in-law, my baby
05:09nephew, and all the servants who had watched me grow up. Thirty-seven people. Not one survived.
05:15I closed my eyes, and tears fell silently. Lillian, I will take everything you care about
05:21most. Your beauty, your power, your favor. Little 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
05:35of rash left. Her eyes lit up with pride. She quickly changed her clothes. That physician
05:40is a useless fool. This maid I picked up by chance is far more useful. She waved me over.
05:47Tamsin, come here. I sat down the basin and knelt before her. She lifted my chin, studying
05:53me closely. If you are so skilled, why are you only a lady's paid in the wardry? I come
06:00from a humble background. No one to recommend me. She smiled. Serve me well, and you will
06:07be rewarded. I feigned overwhelming gratitude. Thank you for your favor, my lady. I will serve
06:13you with all my heart. In my mind, I heard her words from back then. Isabella, you will
06:20be my sister from now on. If I become rich, I will never forget you. You didn't forget.
06:25You saw my entire family as a threat and had them slaughtered. I composed myself and put
06:30on 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
06:39him? You are naturally beautiful, my lady. Anything will suit you. I gently combed her
06:43hair with a comb. But I think if you raise your eyebrows just a little, it will add a
06:48touch of spirit, and a crimson lip stain will make your skin look even whiter. She looked
06:54at me in the mirror, interested. You know, quite a bit. Did you learn this before? I worked
06:59in a ruse shop in London for a few years before entering the palace. I focused on styling her
07:05hair. The face in the silver mirror was my masterpiece. That oval jaw? I filed down the excess bone,
07:11one stroke at a time. That straight nose? I raised it with special silver threads, bit
07:16by bit. Those expressive eyes? I spent ten consecutive nights by moonlight, cutting the delicate folds
07:22of her double eyelids. This face had cost me countless hours of work, all to make her dream
07:27come true. In return, I got thirty-seven charred bodies, unrecognizable even to their own families.
07:35My 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. Lillian admired
07:45herself in the mirror. Tamsin, you will be my personal maid from now on. Yes, my lady.
07:51She stood up, and the maid surrounded her as they headed for the royal gardens. I slipped the
07:56ointment into my sleeve and followed quietly. In the royal gardens, Lillian was walking with the king,
08:02admiring the flowers. She laughed charmingly, leaning in to whisper in his ear from time to time,
08:06making him nod repeatedly. I stood far away and smiled faintly. My fingers moved slightly. In my
08:13sleeve, I gently squeezed the facial mold. For just a moment, in the distance, Lillian was laughing up
08:19at the king. The king's gaze fixed on her face, and he froze. He blinked. When he looked again,
08:25Lillian was still smiling brightly. The king shook his head, thinking he must be tired from lack of sleep.
08:30Just then, my finger flicked again. This time, the king stumbled slightly, his face turning pale with
08:36horror. I am tired. Return to the palace. He left in a hurry, leaving Lillian standing there, stunned.
08:42After that day, the king did not summon Lillian for three consecutive nights. At first, Lillian paid
08:48no mind, thinking he was busy with state affairs. But on the fourth day, and the fifth, there was still
08:54no word. She began to panic. Tamsyn, what is wrong with the king lately? I was brushing her hair,
09:01and I said softly, Do not worry, my lady. It is probably state business. I hear there is unrest
09:07in Scotland. No. 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
09:25hair, a 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.
09:46When Lillian heard the news, she was eating dinner. Her silver fork clattered to the floor
09:51with a sharp sound. Lady Mary? Where did this whore come from?
09:56The maids fell to their knees, silent. I stepped forward and silently cleaned up the broken dishes.
10:02My lady, it is common for new beauties to enter the palace. You have the king's deepest
10:07affliction. There's no need to worry. What do you know? In three years at court,
10:11the king has never gone five days without seeing me. What does this Lady Mary have that I don't?
10:17She paced back and forth in the room like a caged animal. I knelt down to pick up the shards.
10:22A 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.
10:33Tamsin. 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.
10:46Not perfect enough.
10:47She shook her head, her eyes flashing with madness.
10:50I want to be the most beautiful woman the king has ever seen.
10:53I want that Lady Mary to be not even worthy to hold my train!
10:57She grabbed my wrist, her nails digging into my flesh.
11:00Is there a way?
11:01I lowered my eyes and was silent for a moment.
11:03When I looked up again, my face was cautious.
11:06My lady, I have heard that a strange man has come to London recently.
11:10He 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.
11:18But if such a man exists, someone must find out for you, my lady.
11:21After a long moment, she smiled, a strange, knowing smile.
11:25Find out?
11:27Very well. Go and find him.
11:29And 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,
11:43left by that single brush stroke in the royal gardens.
11:46Just a light touch, and I had planted a seed of doubt in the king's mind.
11:49What if I were to be more ruthless?
11:52My fingers traced the mold, stopping at the forehead.
11:55No rush.
11:56We 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.
12:06Eleanor had woken up and was standing in front of the silver mirror, touching her new face inch by inch.
12:11It was the perfect kind of beauty.
12:12The kind that makes you unable to look away.
12:15Miss...
12:15She turned to me.
12:16Tears in her eyes.
12:17Who are you?
12:19Why are you helping me?
12:20I only asked one question.
12:22Do you remember the woman who cut your face?
12:24Her body trembled.
12:25Fear flashed in her eyes, followed by burning hatred.
12:29I remember.
12:30I remember her face.
12:31I remember her voice.
12:33I remember how she laughed while her men held me down,
12:36and she cut my face with a piece of broken Portland.
12:39Three months ago, she had been a beautiful young woman.
12:42She had run into Lady Lillian, who was out of the palace in disguise.
12:46A passerby had compared their looks, and Lillian had flown into a rage.
12:50She had done it herself.
12:51Cutting the girl's face again and again, wanting her to suffer for the rest of her life.
12:56If I gave you a chance to make her feel the same pain, I looked into her eyes.
13:00Would you take it?
13:01The candlelight flickered, casting shadows across her new face.
13:05After a moment, she slowly knelt on one knee and bowed her head deeply.
13:09I would.
13:10One month later.
13:11News spread through the palace.
13:13The king had found another beauty, a Miss Dean, titled Lady Dean.
13:17It was said he had met her by chance outside the palace and been so struck by her beauty that
13:21he had brought her back immediately.
13:22He had stayed with her for five consecutive nights.
13:25When the news reached Cold Spring Chamber, Lillian smashed everything in her room.
13:30An announcement echoed from outside the hall.
13:32His Majesty the King.
13:34Lillian quickly stood up, smoothed her dress, and put on a smile to greet him.
13:38I stood behind her, head bowed.
13:40The king approached, arm in arm with a beautiful woman.
13:44She was wearing a pale yellow court dress, smiling gently.
13:48Lillian'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.
13:56A perfect face.
13:58Not a single scar.
14:00Lady Lillian?
14:01The king frowned.
14:02Why are you being so rude?
14:04Lillian snapped back to reality and forced a smile.
14:08I...
14:08I just thought Lady Dean looked familiar.
14:11Like I've seen her somewhere before.
14:13Eleanor met her gaze.
14:14Have you?
14:15Eleanor smiled slightly.
14:17Perhaps 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.
14:25Impossible!
14:26That whore's face was cut to pieces!
14:28How could it be healed?
14:30How could she be more beautiful than before?
14:32I continued mixing the rouge.
14:34Tamsyn.
14:35She burst through the heavy wooden door, her hair wild.
14:38Her face twisted with rage.
14:39Tell me!
14:41Did that whore get her face changed too?
14:43There must be someone who can do it!
14:45You said you would find him!
14:47My lady, I have news of him.
14:49But he moves around constantly.
14:51Sometimes east.
14:52Sometimes west.
14:54He is hard to track down.
14:56She spoke through gritted teeth.
14:57Listen to me.
14:59I don't care what it takes.
15:00How much silver it costs.
15:02I want to see him within a month.
15:04I looked into her eyes.
15:05There was no fear there.
15:07Only a cold, desperate urgency.
15:09As you wish, my lady.
15:11I will do my best.
15:13Three days later.
15:14I brought a man into the palace.
15:17He bowed deeply.
15:18George Fox, a commoner, at your service.
15:21Lady Lillian.
15:22Lillian looked him up and down.
15:24I hear you can change faces?
15:26George stepped forward.
15:28My family has passed down certain skills.
15:30A few tricks to alter one's appearance.
15:32But your face, my lady, is already unparalleled.
15:36To change it would be a shame.
15:38Lillian was not impressed.
15:40She stared at him.
15:42I asked you a question.
15:43Can you turn one face into another?
15:45George spoke proudly.
15:47To be honest, my lady, my family's traditions do include such arts.
15:52But 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.
16:02George knelt on one knee and bowed deeply.
16:04Thank you, my lady.
16:06For 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.
16:33He 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
16:43corners of the circle.
16:44Lillian could not understand any of it, but 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.
17:16Red marks had appeared on her face, stretching from her forehead to her cheekbones.
17:20They flickered in the candlelight, as if alive.
17:23I felt my face burning, she said in terror.
17:25I looked in the mirror, and, and this happened.
17:29Your 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?
17:46The room fell deathly silent.
17:48The 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.
18:15I drew them myself.
18:16Lady Lillian summoned me to the palace.
18:19Lillian 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.
18:30I stood in the shadows by the door and smiled slowly.
18:33Beneath 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.
18:58Every eye was fixed on Lillian's face.
19:00Shock.
19:01Disbelief.
19:02Quiet fear.
19:03The guards stepped in front of the king, ready to protect him.
19:06Lillian's face kept changing.
19:08First, 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.
19:36She 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 disappeared completely.
19:48My face.
19:49My face.
20:19No one answered her.
20:47The king stood up and looked away from her.
20:50Screaming.
20:51Your majesty.
20:52I am innocent.
21:21I don't know what happened.
21:23Lillian'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.
21:29It 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?
22:00The king's voice was low and dangerous.
22:02Tell me, and I will spare your life.
22:04Lillian shook her head on her knees.
22:06I really don't know.
22:08She could not tell.
22:10She 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?
22:18I 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 wriggling scream.
23:00She passed out three times.
23:02And each time was woken up with cold water.
23:04I watched from the shadows.
23:06Disguised as a guard.
23:07I watched the blood seep from under her fingernails.
23:10I watched her convulse in pain.
23:12Yet still refused to speak.
23:13Did she ever think this day would come?
23:15When she sent men to burn my home?
23:17My lady.
23:18Will you talk now?
23:20Tears streamed down Lillian's face.
23:22Her lips bitten raw.
23:23I.
23:23I will talk.
23:25The jailer signaled for them to stop.
23:27There is.
23:28There 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.
23:44I 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?
23:58Not just her.
23:59Lillian's voice grew quieter and quieter.
24:02Her entire family.
24:0337 people.
24:05Not one was left alive.
24:06The jailer gasped.
24:0837 lives?
24:1037 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.
24:27The king turned to him.
24:28If Lillian killed the face sculptor, she must know her well.
24:32The 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.
24:43Continue the torture.
24:44Lillian was broken beyond recognition before she finally spoke.
24:47There, there are manuscripts.
24:50I stole half of them.
24:51In cold spring chamber.
24:53Under the dressing table.
24:54There is a secret compartment.
24:56The royal guard searched immediately.
24:58Half an hour later, a yellow book was presented to the king.
25:02He opened it.
25:03It was filled with dense writing and diagrams.
25:05How to file bone.
25:06How to cut eyelids.
25:08How to fill.
25:09How to replace skin.
25:10Is this real?
25:11I don't know.
25:13Lillian shook her head.
25:14I can't read it, but that's what she used.
25:16The 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.
25:34From 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.
25:45Lillian collapsed to the floor, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
25:49I turned and left the shadows.
25:51Half 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.
26:02A 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.
26:11She ate scraps of food, even when they were rotten.
26:13If she slacked off even a little, the head housekeeper would slap her heart across the
26:18face.
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.
26:25If it isn't Lady Lillian.
26:27What are you doing emptying chamber pots?
26:29What Lady Lillian?
26:31She's just Lillian now.
26:32Worse than us.
26:34The maids dumped all their work on her and stood around gossiping about the other ladies
26:37of the court.
26:38Lady Dean's face is so beautiful.
26:40It doesn't look real.
26:41Lillian 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, she 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.
27:03Come with us.
27:04Lillian's heart sank.
27:06Lady 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.
27:25Lady Dean sat on the throne.
27:26Perfectly made up.
27:28When she saw Lillian being dragged in, a smile curled her lips.
27:31Hello, Lillian.
27:33Long 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, begging desperately.
27:43I was wrong.
27:44I know I was wrong.
27:46Please spare me, your ladyship.
27:48Lady Dean knelt down and lifted her chin.
27:51You have such an ugly face now.
27:53Guards.
27:54Two 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, didn't you?
28:04Lillian struggled wildly.
28:06No.
28:07Please.
28:08Don't.
28:09Lady Dean's smile faded.
28:11Hold her still.
28:12The porcelain sliced across Lillian's cheek, and she let out a scream that tore through the palace.
28:17Once.
28:18Twice.
28:19Blood 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.
28:31That night, she lay on her broken bed and looked at her reflection in the chipped basin of water.
28:36Her 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.
28:50If only Isabella were still alive.
28:52She would give me a perfect face again.
28:54But I killed her.
28:55I pushed open the door.
28:57When she saw me, tears burst from her eyes.
29:00Tamsyn.
29:01Tamsyn, you came.
29:03You'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.
29:22Cover 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.
29:34The 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?
29:45I leaned down and looked her in the eye.
29:47Lillian stared into those eyes, and a sudden chill ran down her spine.
29:51Those eyes.
29:51She had seen them before.
29:53A long time ago.
29:55On another woman's face.
29:56Who are you?
29:58I raised my hand and gently wiped at the side of my face.
30:01A thin, translucent layer peeled off, revealing the face beneath.
30:05Lillian's pupils contracted to pinpricks.
30:07It's you.
30:09That face.
30:10The face she thought had burned to ashes long ago.
30:12Isabella Black.
30:14Isabella.
30:15Isabella.
30:16She scrambled backward, pressing her back against the wall.
30:19Impossible.
30:21Impossible.
30:22You 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.
30:30Yes.
30:30I should be dead.
30:32Your men watched me burn alive in the side wing of the manor.
30:35They 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?
30:45I turned to leave.
30:46Lillian lunged forward, trying to grab my feet.
30:49Isabella.
30:51Isabella.
30:51Don't leave.
30:52I was wrong.
30:54I know I was wrong.
30:55Please save me.
30:57Give me another face.
30:58Please.
30:59Suddenly, firelight flooded the courtyard outside.
31:02I stopped in my tracks.
31:04Outside, the royal guards stood in formation, ranks upon ranks of them.
31:08Their muskets were loaded, their swords drawn, all pointed at me.
31:12The 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.
31:22Eleanor.
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.
32:02Your 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.
32:24What do you intend to do with me?
32:26Your majesty?
32:27Kill me?
32:28The king smiled.
32:29You are a rare talent.
32:31I value talent.
32:32I can give you anything you want.
32:34Riches, titles, power.
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.
32:45I turned to look at Eleanor.
32:46She was covered in blood.
32:48But she was still looking at me.
32:50Her eyes full of worry.
32:51Your majesty, I have two conditions.
32:54Speak.
32:55First, release her.
32:57Heal her wounds.
32:58Send her out of the palace.
33:00Guarantee her safety for the rest of her life.
33:03The king nodded.
33:04Agreed.
33:05Eleanor tried to say something.
33:07But 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.
33:21The 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?
33:32That 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.
33:44I answered for her.
33:45You were afraid I would take your face back.
33:47You were afraid I would tell your secret.
33:50You were afraid you could not sleep soundly while I was alive.
33:52Do you know why your face changed?
33:55I 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.
34:03To keep you beautiful and happy for your entire life.
34:05My voice was heavy with suppressed hatred.
34:08But 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.
34:15My baby nephew who had just learned to say aunt.
34:1737 people.
34:19Not 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.
34:28You kept it too.
34:29She could not finish the sentence.
34:31She 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.
34:41Taking her hand.
34:42It's over.
34:43I said softly.
34:44You will be out of here soon.
34:46Eleanor shook her head.
34:48Tears streaming down her face.
34:49Her voice barely a whisper.
34:51I knew what she wanted to say.
34:53She wanted to come with me.
34:54But I could not take her.
34:56I turned to the king.
34:57Your majesty.
34:59I 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.
35:08The king's eyes were dark.
35:09How long do you need?
35:11Six months.
35:12I said.
35:13I must go to France.
35:15I 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.
35:26You 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.
35:41Rest assured.
35:42Your majesty.
35:43I intend to come back alive.
35:4511.
35:45The next morning.
35:47The head housekeeper went to bring Lillian her breakfast and found her dead.
35:51On the table was a piece of paper.
35:53On it was drawn only a face.
35:55A face with smiling eyes.
35:56The housekeeper screamed and ran out.
35:59Tripping over her own feet.
36:00The paper was blown by the wind and landed beside Lillian.
36:03A few days later.
36:05At 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.
36:26Then 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.
36:36The sound of my hat.
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