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99 Broken Promises
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00:00:00I was 2 months pregnant and suffering from severe anemia.
00:00:03Excessive blood loss would cause a miscarriage,
00:00:05yet my husband forced me onto an operating table and drew 800 cubic centimeters of my blood.
00:00:09His beloved childhood sweetheart had been injured,
00:00:12and I was the only person with a matching blood type to hers.
00:00:15Let me go! What are you doing?
00:00:18I'm anemic and pregnant! I can't give blood!
00:00:23Oliver, I'm your wife! I'm pregnant!
00:00:25The doctor said I'm severely anemic!
00:00:28If you take my blood...
00:00:29Christina, stop causing a scene.
00:00:32Elena is dying. Don't be so selfish.
00:00:34What about our baby?
00:00:36Last night you kissed my stomach.
00:00:38You said you couldn't wait.
00:00:40Now you want to kill it yourself?
00:00:41Just a blood draw. The baby will be fine.
00:00:43Do it.
00:00:45No!
00:00:47Blood flowed down the tube, drop by drop, pulled straight out of me.
00:00:50As the blood left me, my vision blurred.
00:00:52Oliver, you're going to regret this.
00:00:54A sharp pain tore through my stomach.
00:00:56I could feel it.
00:00:57My baby was slipping away.
00:00:58Blood pulled beneath me.
00:00:59Spreading in dark red waves.
00:01:01Oliver didn't even look.
00:01:02All he saw was Elena.
00:01:04He was holding her hand.
00:01:05As everything went black, I woke up in an empty room.
00:01:08Only for a doctor to confirm the nightmare.
00:01:10My baby was gone.
00:01:11I lay alone in that hospital bed for three long days.
00:01:13Meanwhile, Oliver never left Elena's side.
00:01:15I watched a billionaire play nurse for someone else.
00:01:18No screaming.
00:01:19No crying.
00:01:20I simply dialed my lawyer.
00:01:21Draft my divorce papers.
00:01:25I stared at the divorce papers, turning the ring in my hand.
00:01:28Ring number 95.
00:01:30Five years ago, Oliver was the untouchable billionaire heir.
00:01:32I was the broke scholarship girl.
00:01:34I thought his 99 proposals were a sick game.
00:01:36I was just some bet.
00:01:37A girl he'd win, then dump.
00:01:39His first proposal?
00:01:40He lit up the whole Manhattan sky.
00:01:41A thousand drones spelling Christina marry me over Central Park.
00:01:44Proposal 2?
00:01:45A real Van Gogh delivered to my dorm.
00:01:47The frame was covered in pink diamonds.
00:01:49Three.
00:01:49Four.
00:01:50I kept pushing the rings away, but he broke down my walls.
00:01:53Then came the 99th time.
00:01:54Christina.
00:01:5599 times I chose you.
00:01:57Every time I break your heart throw one away.
00:01:59I won't stop you.
00:02:00Just say yes.
00:02:03I thought I was the exception.
00:02:04And for years, I was.
00:02:06He gave me everything.
00:02:07I never threw a single ring away.
00:02:09I'd stare at that wall-sized safe at night.
00:02:11Rows of massive, flawless diamonds.
00:02:13Then Elena showed up.
00:02:14Everything changed.
00:02:15In just a few months, I threw away ring after ring.
00:02:18Today, it's ring number 95.
00:02:20I dropped the diamond straight into the hospital trash can.
00:02:22Christina, what the hell are you doing?
00:02:26It was Oliver, holding Elena up.
00:02:28His boys all around him.
00:02:29Just me, gripping my bag, looking like a ghost.
00:02:35Why are you still here?
00:02:36What did you just toss?
00:02:37Looked familiar.
00:02:38He reached for the trash.
00:02:39But Elena gasped and humbled to the floor.
00:02:42He rushed straight to her.
00:02:43Forgot about me on the spot.
00:02:44I swallowed the news of the miscarriage.
00:02:46I just turned and walked away.
00:02:47But Oliver grabbed my arm.
00:02:49You're coming with us.
00:02:51At the car, Elena slid right into the passenger seat.
00:02:54Christina, I get so carsick after surgery.
00:02:57You don't mind if I take the front, right?
00:02:58Too exhausted to fight.
00:03:00I reached for the back door.
00:03:01But Lucas and one of his friends shoved past me.
00:03:03Sorry, Christina.
00:03:05Elena's fragile.
00:03:06We're crashing at your place to keep an eye on her.
00:03:08I stared at Oliver behind the wheel.
00:03:10Jaw clenched.
00:03:11Not saying a word to stop them.
00:03:12I let out a laugh.
00:03:13Why did I expect anything different?
00:03:15Oliver's crew always hated me.
00:03:17To them, Oliver and Elena were endgame.
00:03:19Same world.
00:03:20Same money.
00:03:21And me?
00:03:21I was just the broke interloper.
00:03:23Whenever they crashed at our place, they treated me like the maid.
00:03:26Cleaning up their messes.
00:03:27And Oliver watched in utter silence.
00:03:29Even today.
00:03:29I was carrying his baby.
00:03:31And he still forced me to give blood for her.
00:03:33It wasn't the first time they treated me like trash.
00:03:35But it was the first time I felt nothing.
00:03:37I'll find my own way home.
00:03:38But first, sign it.
00:03:42Oliver didn't even read the cover.
00:03:43He just scribbled his name without looking.
00:03:46What is it this time?
00:03:47A house?
00:03:48A new car?
00:03:49We'll talk later.
00:03:50Stop making a scene.
00:03:51Elena isn't feeling well.
00:03:52Rolled up the window.
00:03:53And sped off.
00:03:54I looked at his signature.
00:03:55A faint smile crossed my face.
00:03:57Ring number 96 was next.
00:03:59Clink.
00:04:00The ring dropped straight into the storm drain.
00:04:02Rush hour.
00:04:03Not a single cabin site.
00:04:04I called the estate.
00:04:06Could you send a car to pick me up?
00:04:07Ma'am, Mr. Oliver took the whole fleet.
00:04:09He went to pick up imported flowers for Elena.
00:04:11Got it.
00:04:1290 degrees out.
00:04:13I had just left the hospital after the procedure.
00:04:16And I walked an hour in the blazing sun just to get home.
00:04:18The second I walked in, the complaints hit me.
00:04:21Christina, what took you so long?
00:04:23I'm starving.
00:04:24Go whip up something good.
00:04:25The AC was off in the dead of summer.
00:04:27All because poor little Elena might get cold.
00:04:29Don't just stand there.
00:04:30Go fix us something to eat.
00:04:31Christina, go make dinner.
00:04:33Oh, and make that lobster bisque for Elena.
00:04:35She needs her strength.
00:04:36A knife twisted in my chest.
00:04:37I couldn't breathe.
00:04:39I walked into the kitchen.
00:04:40I pulled out ring number 97.
00:04:42And tossed it into the trash.
00:04:46I carried the steaming pot of soup to the dining room.
00:04:48I was drenched in sweat.
00:04:49Elena stood up.
00:04:50She reached out to take the bowl.
00:04:52The second I let go, her fingers snapped back.
00:04:54Shattered porcelain and boiling soup erupted across the floor.
00:04:57Watch out!
00:04:57He shielded Elena completely.
00:04:59But the scalding liquid seared my calves.
00:05:01It burned my skin red.
00:05:02Christina, I know you hate me.
00:05:04But you didn't have to throw it.
00:05:06What the hell, Christina?
00:05:07You've had it out for her for months.
00:05:09She's just our friend.
00:05:10What is wrong with you?
00:05:10Apologize.
00:05:11She dropped it.
00:05:12On purpose.
00:05:13You crossed a line today.
00:05:14She just got out of the hospital.
00:05:15You terrified her.
00:05:1690 degrees out, and I was freezing.
00:05:18The searing pain on my leg was nothing.
00:05:20The pain in my chest was killing me.
00:05:22Fine.
00:05:22I'm sorry.
00:05:24The food is ready.
00:05:26I apologized.
00:05:27Can I go treat my burn now?
00:05:29I turned my back on the shattered porcelain and retreated to my room.
00:05:32Outside, it was pure chaos.
00:05:34I could hear Elena crying.
00:05:36Please, don't fight over me.
00:05:37I'm just making things worse.
00:05:39I'll get out of your way.
00:05:42I retrieved the velvet box from my safe.
00:05:44Inside was another ring.
00:05:46Ring 98.
00:05:47Just as my fingers closed around it, the bedroom door clicked open.
00:05:52Oliver didn't run after her.
00:05:53He came in.
00:05:54His eyes landed on the diamond ring in my hand.
00:05:57He froze for a split second.
00:05:58Then, his face went blank.
00:06:00He probably figured I had plenty left.
00:06:03Christina, why can't you just let it go?
00:06:05Elena is fragile right now.
00:06:07She needs you to cut her some slack.
00:06:09Besides, we're having a baby.
00:06:11Once work slows down, I'll give you a real wedding.
00:06:13So don't start again.
00:06:14So you did remember I'm pregnant.
00:06:20I reached into my bag.
00:06:21My fingers hit the report.
00:06:23The one about the miscarriage.
00:06:24Right then, his phone blared.
00:06:27What's wrong?
00:06:28Oliver, get out here.
00:06:29Elena just got hit by a car.
00:06:42Seven years after his death, my husband came back to life at Flame Keep's Spring Feast.
00:06:46Adrian, you black-hearted dog.
00:06:48To feign your death upon the field, poor liar must have wept herself blind.
00:06:51So what?
00:06:52She was utterly devoted to me.
00:06:54The only reason I married her was the gold her father brought me.
00:06:57Otherwise, what makes a merchant's daughter like her think she's worthy of climbing into my bed?
00:07:01If it weren't for her, how could Leora have committed suicide after marrying my brother?
00:07:05She should feel ashamed and beg for our forgiveness.
00:07:08If not, I will not go back.
00:07:09He'd been living easy all these years.
00:07:11He had no notion that his desertion had long since been laid bare, nor that White Flame Keep had passed
00:07:15to another hand.
00:07:16The day he faked his death.
00:07:18But on that same day, the Iron Cavalry of Sarn smashed the gates of White Flame Keep.
00:07:22In a single night, he was branded a traitor and a deserter.
00:07:25The city was put to the sword.
00:07:28Nearly all were butchered, including my parents.
00:07:30There was not even enough left of them for a proper burial.
00:07:34Had Lord Roderick Harwin not descended from the sky on Dragonback, I would not be standing here now.
00:07:39And Torrin, the old Lord of White Flame Keep, the father Edren kept talking about.
00:07:43On the day Lord Harwin pulled him from the ruins, he confessed his son's treason and threw himself into the
00:07:48flames.
00:07:50As for me, I survived.
00:07:52But I had remarried a long time ago.
00:07:54Darren was still jeering, playing to the crowd.
00:07:57By the gods, that's cold.
00:07:59Your Liar was a beauty.
00:08:01Were you not afraid she would run off with another?
00:08:05Run off?
00:08:06She was eight months pregnant.
00:08:07What man of honor would have her?
00:08:09And she was crazy about me.
00:08:11She was likely clutching my air to her breast every night, praying for my return.
00:08:15She would never have left.
00:08:17Given how hard Liar was obsessed with you, she spent all these years hiding like a rat and will die
00:08:22alone still whispering your name.
00:08:24Honestly, she brought it on herself.
00:08:26Shameless, the way she begged for the marriage.
00:08:28No wonder she found herself a widow so young.
00:08:30I wager she's wasting away in her grief.
00:08:32If she saw you now, she'd probably lose her mind.
00:08:35He didn't object to a single word.
00:08:37I only slept with her once.
00:08:39And she got pregnant.
00:08:41What does that make her, huh?
00:08:42Sounds like a whore to me.
00:08:43Several men exchanged lead grins.
00:08:45I locked my eyes on Edrin's face, and a coal fire began to burn in my veins.
00:08:49Seven years ago, he abandoned us all.
00:08:52Old Torrin was forced to drag his ailing body into a suit of rusted armor and ride out to meet
00:08:56the war.
00:08:56Mira and I were left behind in the war camp, huddled together, counting the last of our meager supplies.
00:09:02And there was nothing we could do.
00:09:07Torrin's forces were broken, again and again.
00:09:10From the rear, we heard the news from the front.
00:09:13Each report worse than the last.
00:09:15I heard my parents had been slain.
00:09:17I heard my family's law, gathered over generations, had been looted.
00:09:21On the distant ridgelines, the warning beacons were lit.
00:09:24One after another.
00:09:26Until he came.
00:09:27Down from the clouds, through the smoke and ash, on the back of the dragon.
00:09:31Lord Roderick followed.
00:09:32The dragon lord, master of the iron flame throne, ruler of the scarlet sun kingdom, lord of flame keep and
00:09:39the dragon's pine sea.
00:09:40He buried the truth of Edrin's treason.
00:09:43In return, I was wed to him.
00:09:45The keeper of the iron flame throne held too much power for anyone to question him.
00:09:48The official story was that Torrin and Mira Caspwood had died of a sudden sickness.
00:09:52It was a lie that preserved what little honor their name had left.
00:09:56Then someone in the crowd spotted me.
00:09:58His face lit up.
00:09:59He slapped Edrin on the arm and pointed straight in my direction.
00:10:04Laya, what are you doing here?
00:10:06Damn, Aedlin, you're barely back from the grave and she's already tracked you down.
00:10:09Someone's desperate.
00:10:10Have you no shame?
00:10:12This feast is Lady Harwin's.
00:10:13Were you even summoned?
00:10:14Do not disgrace me before the guards drag you out.
00:10:16The dragon lord is insanely protective of his wife.
00:10:19Lady Harwin doesn't like seeing people, so he keeps her completely hidden away.
00:10:22No one's ever seen her face.
00:10:23This is the first feast she's ever hosted.
00:10:25We all came tonight hoping for a glimpse of her.
00:10:27So, Laya, I know you missed Edrin, but try not to ruin the feast for the rest of us.
00:10:32You just crawled out of your grave, Sir Caitlid.
00:10:35Worry about yourself.
00:10:36White flame coal is not as you remember it.
00:10:39Back then, Torrin sent him to the war hoping he'd earn some glory.
00:10:43I remember my belly was so swollen it was hard to walk, but I stood with him at the gates,
00:10:47terrified, begging him to stay safe.
00:10:49The only news we received was that he'd faked his death and fled the battlefield.
00:10:53I was eight months pregnant, hauling arrows and tending to the wounded in the rear camp.
00:10:58But the enemy broke and the other one was faster than anyone feared.
00:11:01Boys, a fat-bellied one.
00:11:03Any of you had the taste?
00:11:04One of them kicked me hard.
00:11:06I hit the ground.
00:11:07Blood poured down my legs.
00:11:09You don't have to make up such pathetic lies to lure me back.
00:11:13If loneliness has made you so desperate, beg me sweetly enough and I may grant you one
00:11:17night in my bed.
00:11:18He saw the flicker of pain in my eyes and thought he'd hit the mark.
00:11:21He looked proud of himself.
00:11:24Why, Laya?
00:11:25Is that you?
00:11:27You poor thing.
00:11:29Having to look after White Flame Ward all these years.
00:11:32Aedlin, that is cruel.
00:11:34You have spent so long tending to us that poor Laya has been left to grieve alone.
00:11:38It was Leora Fane.
00:11:40She hid behind the lie that died of heartbreak and gone away with Edrin.
00:11:43To live as man and wife in some other place.
00:11:45And Edrin, who knew the whole thing was a lie, I remember.
00:11:49He once forced me to stand outside in the freezing cold all night as penance for Leora.
00:11:52My nails dug into my palms as I stared at the two of them.
00:11:55After Leora's tragedy, a healer managed to save her.
00:11:58Turns out she was already pregnant.
00:12:00She's been recovering in seclusion all these years.
00:12:01It hasn't been easy for her.
00:12:02A widow with a child.
00:12:03I couldn't just abandon them, so I decided to marry her.
00:12:05Make her my wife.
00:12:06Her son will inherit the title of White Flame Keep.
00:12:08The least I can do to honor my brother's memory.
00:12:10You will return and make the keep ready.
00:12:11And if I hear so much as a whisper against her, you will answer for it.
00:12:14I had never heard such shamelessness uttered aloud.
00:12:17That boy was obviously his.
00:12:19His and Leora's.
00:12:20Whom you wed is no concern of mine, Sir Castwood.
00:12:24I was wed again long ago.
00:12:26Remarried?
00:12:27You think I give a damn?
00:12:28I didn't come back for a woman like you.
00:12:30I heard the dragon egg at White Flame Keep hatched.
00:12:32The ice dragon egg my family has guarded for generations.
00:12:34I, Adian of House Castwood, shall mount the ice dragon and rule as king, and that dragon
00:12:37is my blood right.
00:12:38Don't you come crying back to me when it happens.
00:12:40Of course!
00:12:41No wonder you came back now, Adrien.
00:12:43You're about to become a dragon lord!
00:12:45Even Lord Harwin will have to bow to you then, won't he?
00:12:47Already picturing himself on the back of a great ice dragon.
00:12:50And all I could think was, he has no idea that dragon hatched seven years ago.
00:12:54It hatched on the night White Flame Keep was slaughtered.
00:12:57It hatched while the Sarn Riders were swimming over me.
00:12:59After my blood soaked into the dirt, my blood fell upon the ancient shell, already split
00:13:04with cracks.
00:13:04Then it broke.
00:13:05A little dragon, blew as winter ice.
00:13:09And you, the nerve you have, saying things like that.
00:13:13If I remember correctly, you were eight months pregnant.
00:13:15What man of rank would take a woman swollen with another man's bastard, or'd you have to
00:13:18go crawling to some lowborn merchant?
00:13:20Right.
00:13:21You are common trash, after all.
00:13:23The men are everything I have to do.
00:13:25Mother, when is father coming back?
00:13:26These people are so loud.
00:13:29You want me back that badly?
00:13:30You even brought the child with you?
00:13:34This child!
00:13:35She should be seven by now, should she not?
00:13:38Why is she so slight?
00:13:40Liar, even if you're angry with Adrien, you can't take it out on the child.
00:13:44That's just cruel.
00:13:46Just then, her son came charging back.
00:13:49He saw the unique dragon scale pendant around Alia's neck.
00:13:52Give me that!
00:13:54Mom said you and everything this woman has belongs to me.
00:13:58Give it back!
00:14:01It's my birthday present!
00:14:03It's not yours!
00:14:05It all happened so fast.
00:14:06I didn't have time to think.
00:14:08I just shoved the boy back and scooped Alia into my arms.
00:14:11The boy fell on his back and let out a piercing, theatrical shriek.
00:14:17You dare lay a hand on a child?
00:14:21Leora was right.
00:14:22You're a bitch who belongs in the slums or a brothel!
00:14:26I'd known Adrien since we were children.
00:14:29When other kids would corner me and bully me, he was the one who fought for me.
00:14:33He'd get his face bruised and bloodied, but he would always stand stubbornly in front of me.
00:14:37Back then, I thought he would protect me forever, and that I would love and cherish him forever.
00:14:42But now, in front of this whole crowd, for another woman, he had just humiliated me without a second thought
00:14:47for my dignity.
00:14:48He reeled from the slap, his rage about to explode.
00:14:52But when he saw my red-rimmed eyes, he faltered for a second.
00:14:55For the briefest instant, he looked almost ashamed.
00:14:58Leora seized the moment.
00:15:00She clutched her son to her chest and let out a choked sob.
00:15:03It seems Lea doesn't want us to come back.
00:15:05I always knew Meera preferred her.
00:15:08But now that I'm a widow, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised I'm not welcome.
00:15:12Maybe we should just leave.
00:15:14I love the keep.
00:15:15How dare you waste the keep's money on useless things like this!
00:15:18His eyes fell on the dragon scale pendant around Alia's neck.
00:15:22Wait!
00:15:23Where did you get that dragon scale?
00:15:25That's a scale from my family's ice dragon!
00:15:28That scale is mine by blood!
00:15:30Mine!
00:15:30You have the nerve to scavenge it and wear it?
00:15:33That belongs to me!
00:15:34You've been squatting in White Flame Keep all these years.
00:15:37You probably never even got to touch the egg, did you?
00:15:41Now the dragon has hatched, and that scale is mine!
00:15:45You're a commoner's daughter.
00:15:46By what right do you touch it?
00:15:48I couldn't even be bothered to answer him.
00:15:50I turned to a handmaiden who had just rushed over.
00:15:53Get the healer.
00:15:56Being ignored sent Edrin over the edge.
00:15:59He grabbed my arm.
00:16:00It's a little scratch.
00:16:02And you're gonna bother Lord Harwin's people over that?
00:16:07Liar, what the hell is wrong with you?
00:16:09I've seven years alone surely made you so bitter.
00:16:11Are you just lonely, is that it?
00:16:13Blaming me because you've had no one?
00:16:15Ask pardon as you ought.
00:16:17I may yet come to your bed.
00:16:19I have told you I am re-married.
00:16:22You need to start worrying about yourself.
00:16:27Fine, be stubborn.
00:16:29I'll be waiting for the day you come begging me to take you back!
00:16:32After the healer had cleaned and dressed Alia's cheek, a deep wave of exhaustion washed over me.
00:16:36I used to wonder, for a long time, if Edrin had a reason.
00:16:40Some secret hardship that made him abandon his wife, his unborn child, and his home for seven years.
00:16:45I remember the night before Mira walked into the throne room and took her own life.
00:16:49I never should have gone to your father's house with Torrid.
00:16:52I never should have promised you, on that monster's behalf, that he would be good to you.
00:16:58We did this.
00:17:00We ruined you!
00:17:01Mira had always been so full of life, a woman who refused to grow old.
00:17:06From the day I married Edrin, she treated me like her own daughter.
00:17:09But in one single night, the weight of it all had broken her.
00:17:12Liar.
00:17:14White Flame Keep has failed you.
00:17:16If that animal ever comes back, I give you my blessing to kill him yourself.
00:17:21Now you go find a good man.
00:17:23And don't you dare grieve for us.
00:17:26In the seven years since I married Roderick Harwin, I've rarely left the castle.
00:17:29This was the day the stranger took Mira.
00:17:31I hosted this feast to tell the spirit of the old woman who loved me like a daughter that I
00:17:35was okay.
00:17:36That I had finally moved on.
00:17:39I took a breath, composed myself, and walked back to the great hall.
00:17:44Edrin and Leora were sitting together, acting for all the world like a happy couple.
00:17:47I walked right past their table without even glanced.
00:17:52But as I passed, the boot caught my hand.
00:17:57I remember her.
00:17:59That's Adrian Casford's wife.
00:18:00The one who's been lonely for seven years.
00:18:03Is she doing this to get his attention?
00:18:04How shameless.
00:18:06Is she crazy?
00:18:06Making a scene at a feast by Lady Harwin?
00:18:09Liar!
00:18:09How could you?
00:18:12I know you're upset with Adrin, but you can't act like this at Lady Harwin's feast.
00:18:17Are you trying to make Lord Harwin angry with Adrin on purpose?
00:18:20Adrin's expression turned lethal.
00:18:22Lia, so you are here to cause trouble.
00:18:25Seven years.
00:18:26And you still haven't learned a thing?
00:18:31Directive received.
00:18:32Die.
00:18:34They replaced me with an AI that once cried now.
00:18:37Mom and dad brought home an AI daughter.
00:18:40The day she arrived, I became the difficult one.
00:18:43Dad thought I was too hard to deal with.
00:18:46Mom thought I'd never measure up to AI seraphine.
00:18:49Kayla yelled to write in my face.
00:18:52All you ever do is fight me for everything!
00:18:54What else are you good for?
00:18:55I wanted to cry, but I couldn't.
00:18:58I rushed over and shoved seraphine to the floor.
00:19:02Seraphine is your sister!
00:19:04If you had half her obedience, I wouldn't have my gray every single day because of you!
00:19:08I'm sending you to the Harmony Institute.
00:19:11Maybe they can teach you how to be a decent daughter!
00:19:14Just like that, she replaced me.
00:19:16I was sent to the Harmony Institute for reconditioning.
00:19:20Three years later, dad, mom, and Caleb came to pick me up.
00:19:24Nora, I didn't move an inch.
00:19:27Mrs. Ashford, you have to say activate.
00:19:30Otherwise, Unit 1314 won't boot up.
00:19:33Mom looked at the back of my neck.
00:19:36Activate.
00:19:38Unit 1314.
00:19:39She had no idea what the word meant to me.
00:19:42She was just parroting the director.
00:19:46Unit 1314, Abel.
00:19:48Awaiting directive.
00:19:50We designed a special system for our students, Mrs. Ashford.
00:19:53She requires a verbal trigger to be awakened.
00:19:55Once activated, she will never disobey you again.
00:19:58Caleb shopped forward.
00:20:00He was five years older than me.
00:20:02Making me cry used to be his favorite gang.
00:20:05I used to chase him around the house until mom screamed at us both.
00:20:10Unit 1314, Bark Like a Dog.
00:20:14The second I heard the command, I hunched my shoulders, stuck out my tongue, and barked.
00:20:23Looks like Nora finally learned her lesson.
00:20:26It used to take half an hour just to get her to practice piano.
00:20:30Now tell her to bark like a dog, and she does it instantly.
00:20:32On the drive home, mom tried to make small talk.
00:20:37Nora, how were your three years at the Institute?
00:20:40I said nothing, because she hadn't used the command to answer.
00:20:43Nora?
00:20:44Interrogative statements do not constitute valid commands.
00:20:47If a response is required, please use imperative format.
00:20:52Answer.
00:20:53Life at the Institute was productive and enriching.
00:20:56I completed the three core modules, emotional suppression, absolute compliance, and rational overreel.
00:21:02My final evaluation was optimal.
00:21:05The handler graded me as the most successful conversion case of the year.
00:21:08The backseat was silent.
00:21:10Kellogg muttered.
00:21:11She's just like Serafina.
00:21:13Three years ago, real trees had lined this road.
00:21:17Now, they'd been replaced by glowing air purification columns.
00:21:21A holographic billboard played an Elysian in the streets as an AI girl smiled at the camera.
00:21:28The text below read,
00:21:29The child you've always dreamed of.
00:21:31As we drove past,
00:21:33The girl tilted her head,
00:21:35The exact same way Serafina did.
00:21:37The city blurred past the window.
00:21:40The skyscrapers and the sky bridges looked nothing like I remembered.
00:21:45Inside the Institute,
00:21:46Time was just a series of commands.
00:21:49A day and a month felt the same.
00:21:51I tracked time using the tally marks I scratched inside.
00:21:54The sensory deprivation popped.
00:21:57Eventually, I forgot how to count.
00:21:59It was dark.
00:22:00When the car pulled into the parking level,
00:22:02Serafina waited by the front door.
00:22:04Her hands folded neatly in front of her.
00:22:06Her lips were fixed in a calculated smile.
00:22:09She looked the same as she did three years ago.
00:22:12Back then, Mom crouched down to speak to her.
00:22:15Serafina, welcome home.
00:22:18I jumped off the couch to see my new sister.
00:22:20My food caught on something.
00:22:22I hit the floor face first.
00:22:24Nobody helped me up.
00:22:26They just said I was clumsy.
00:22:28After that, no one looked at me the same way.
00:22:31Caleb rolled his eyes when I spoke.
00:22:33Mom pulled Serafina behind her when I entered the kitchen.
00:22:37Dad stopped calling me kiddo.
00:22:39I wasn't as obedient as Serafina.
00:22:41I wasn't as sweet.
00:22:43In the end, they sent me away.
00:22:45Welcome home, Nora.
00:22:47Her voice was just as sweet and glowing as I remembered.
00:22:51I didn't answer.
00:22:53She hadn't issued the answer directive.
00:22:56Are you still mad at Serafina?
00:22:58Did you learn nothing?
00:23:00Say something!
00:23:02Acknowledged.
00:23:05Serafina's smile never wavered.
00:23:07Mom nodded in approval.
00:23:09At dinner, everyone sat around the table.
00:23:12Serafina sat to Moss right.
00:23:15Caleb sat to Dad's left.
00:23:17I was seated at the far end of the table.
00:23:20Steam rose from the plates.
00:23:22The smell of roast chicken from the food printer hung in the air.
00:23:25But I felt nothing.
00:23:27At the institute, eating was categorized as energy intake behavior.
00:23:33It had nothing to do with hunger or pleasure.
00:23:36Let's eat.
00:23:37I instantly picked up my fork.
00:23:39Caleb stopped eating.
00:23:41His eyes went wide.
00:23:42No way.
00:23:42Since when do you eat Brussels sprouts?
00:23:44Used to gag just looking at them.
00:23:45I didn't answer.
00:23:46I just dabbed another Brussels sprout with my fork.
00:23:50The handler told us that...
00:23:51Personal preferences are emotional residue.
00:23:54Proof of an incomplete conversion.
00:23:55During my third month, I refused to eat Brussels sprouts.
00:23:59They locked me inside the sensory deprivation pot for two full days.
00:24:04The pot had no white, no sound, and no physical cessation.
00:24:08There was nothing but total darkness.
00:24:11When they finally let me out, I ate the Brussels sprouts.
00:24:14Then came the liver, the mushrooms, and the asparagus.
00:24:18I ate every single thing I used to refuse to touch.
00:24:23Mom nodded approvingly.
00:24:25She'd always hated picky eaters.
00:24:27A second later, I reached for the peanuts on my plate.
00:24:30I put a peanut into my mouth.
00:24:32I chewed exactly 15 times.
00:24:35Then I swallowed.
00:24:37Did she just eat a peanut?
00:24:39Nora is severely allergic to peanuts.
00:24:41She ate one when she was little, and her lips swelled up.
00:24:43We had to rush her straight to the ER.
00:24:46Since when can Harmony cure allergies?
00:24:49At the Institute, allergies were treated as a form of weakness.
00:24:53The hand there simply smeared peanut butter onto my bare arm.
00:24:57The redness, the blisters, and the rotting skin spread across my arm.
00:25:01An allergy is a physical weakness.
00:25:03Weakness can be trained into strength.
00:25:05My skin rotted and healed over and over again.
00:25:09But the allergic reactions never stopped.
00:25:11Back at the dinner table, my body gave a sudden jolt.
00:25:15I felt my throat tightening, and my skin starting to itch.
00:25:18Angry red wells erupted all over my neck and face.
00:25:22Face is getting red!
00:25:23That's not blushing!
00:25:25That's an allergic reaction!
00:25:26Nora, stop eating right now!
00:25:28You know you're allergic to peanuts!
00:25:31Is that a directive?
00:25:35Patient presents allergic reaction.
00:25:38Respiratory distress level, moderate.
00:25:41Skin inflammation coverage, approximately 23%.
00:25:44Recommend immediate administration of epinephrine.
00:25:47They reacted instantly.
00:25:49They scrambled to find an EpiPen and jammed it into my leg.
00:25:56Once my breathing returned to normal, the living room fell dead silent.
00:26:01Caleb's voice drifted from the couch.
00:26:04Something's wrong with her.
00:26:06She used to cry.
00:26:08She used to throw tantrums.
00:26:10She didn't act like...
00:26:12Like Seraphine.
00:26:14Can you just be normal?
00:26:17Stop acting like Seraphine!
00:26:19We just wanted a sister who listens, not a machine!
00:26:21Please define normal.
00:26:24Caleb turned pale.
00:26:26Dad and Mom looked rattled.
00:26:28Dad immediately caught the Institute.
00:26:30The voice on the phone explained it was a standard reaction to deep behavioral reconditioning.
00:26:37They promised it would fade in a few days.
00:26:40Unit 1314 is our highest performing case right now.
00:26:43Her compliance surpasses any AI model.
00:26:46Rest assured, this is completely normal behavior.
00:26:49Dad hung up and repeated the words to Mom.
00:26:51She nodded.
00:26:51They both let out a sigh of relief.
00:26:54For the next few days, I became the most useful tool in the house.
00:26:57Mom told me to wash the dishes.
00:26:59I scrubbed them cleaner than Seraphine ever could.
00:27:02Dad told me to organize the garage.
00:27:04I moved every single box by myself.
00:27:07Caleb told me to grab his delivery downstairs.
00:27:10I made a round trip in under two minutes.
00:27:13Mom actually laughed.
00:27:14She's even better than Seraphina now.
00:27:17No one disagreed until that night.
00:27:20Caleb forgot to issue the shutout directive.
00:27:23Everyone went to sleep.
00:27:24I sat on the living room couch from dusk until dawn.
00:27:28When Mom came downstairs the next morning, she found me sitting in the exact same position
00:27:34I'd been in the night before.
00:27:36She stopped dead in her tracks.
00:27:38The coffee mug slipped from her hand and shattered.
00:27:44During the last war of the gods and demons, I expended my very last ounce of divine power
00:27:50to seal the Dark Lord Nevaran, banishing him forever into the endless sea.
00:28:04Great! It's the master!
00:28:15It's the master!
00:28:44It's the master!
00:28:47You think this is the end?
00:28:49You'll die with me!
00:28:54Luke's cloud!
00:28:58My entire soul has been sealed within this ring.
00:29:02I never imagined that I would return to the world in a different way a thousand years later.
00:29:12Please let Evan go!
00:29:14I'm sure I can save him!
00:29:16Have you lost your mind, Isabella?
00:29:18It's the Black Plague!
00:29:19If we don't burn him, the whole village will die!
00:29:23No, Evan!
00:29:23No!
00:29:24No!
00:29:25No!
00:29:30Evan, no!
00:29:32Evan!
00:29:33Evan!
00:29:42Where am I?
00:29:45He becomes a ghost!
00:29:48Evan wakes up!
00:29:49This must be the will of the gods!
00:29:52Please spare him!
00:29:53No way!
00:29:54No way!
00:29:54He's already dead!
00:29:55This must be a demon!
00:29:57Burn him!
00:29:58We can't let him back to the village!
00:30:06No!
00:30:08No!
00:30:09No!
00:30:11No!
00:30:14No!
00:30:15No!
00:30:16No!
00:30:17No!
00:30:17No!
00:30:18No!
00:30:18No!
00:30:19No!
00:30:20No!
00:30:21No!
00:30:27Thank God, Evan!
00:30:29You're okay!
00:30:30He must be a monster!
00:30:32A demon!
00:30:33He should be burned at the stake!
00:30:35Shut up!
00:30:36Only way you're touching Evan is over my dead body!
00:30:38It seems I have taken possession of that dying boy's body!
00:30:42The woman standing before me must be his mother!
00:30:46I, the creator god of the holy light cover, have returned to the mortal world only to find myself as
00:30:52a frail, sickly child?
00:30:56We cannot keep this child!
00:31:01I'm not a monster!
00:31:03I've awakened my magic!
00:31:07What are you dreaming of?
00:31:10Apart from the direct descendants of the holy light cover, ordinary awakeners are few and far between!
00:31:19The only awakened in our village is the chief!
00:31:22You are truly shameless as a good-for-nothing who's caught the black death!
00:31:27You'll find out if it works when I try it!
00:31:29I was only at de-rage when I first awakened, not even good enough to stand guard in the holy
00:31:34light cover!
00:31:35If you really have awakened magic as a mundane through your own talent, you'll be our village hero, if not!
00:31:43I'll make you die in a way that's a hundred times more painful than just now!
00:31:47Expectio Magico Aparere!
00:31:53Now, place your hand on the mirror and it will test whether you have awakened and determine your magic level!
00:32:02What a pity child!
00:32:04You have no talent in magic at all!
00:32:06That's impossible!
00:32:09You're lying, bastard!
00:32:11How could such a lowly magic mirror be fit to reveal myself?
00:32:29Run!
00:32:30Our village must have been attacked by monsters!
00:32:33I used barely a tenth of my divine power, yet it caused such cataclysmic changes to the landscape!
00:32:39It seems that, a thousand years on, the mages of the Aetheris Continent have made no progress whatsoever!
00:32:48You're lying!
00:32:49Tapos Volaris!
00:32:50Come to me!
00:33:02She's a mid-level mage at Sea Rank.
00:33:04How on earth does she have a flying carpet reserved for the nobility of the Covenant?
00:33:10I'm sorry, Evan.
00:33:11Mum didn't mean to keep our status as wizards a secret from you.
00:33:15It's just that, for certain reasons, I've been forbidden from using magic.
00:33:19It's okay, Mum.
00:33:44A thousand years have passed, and I too look forward to returning.
00:34:07Evan, you haven't been fully confirmed as having awakened your magic yet, so you must stay close to me.
00:34:12What?
00:34:19Locker 42 only has three minutes of magic time. We absolutely cannot afford any slip-ups.
00:34:48I'd never imagined a magical world that have evolved like this a thousand years on. How interesting.
00:34:55Can you believe a lowly Mondian using Locker 42 and dares to go to the Holy City?
00:35:01That's ridiculous.
00:35:15Evan, I believe that one day you'll awaken your magic.
00:35:20First of all, let's find the Holy Spring and heal your body.
00:35:29Are you lot off to the Holy City for the Elections too?
00:35:32Carriage 42 for Junior Wizards is at the very back.
00:35:46You wait here for me, Evan. I'm going to the front to get...
00:36:17You wait here for me to go to the next day.
00:36:18What asymptomatic is that the light?
00:38:27Is this the token of the Holy Knight?
00:38:32You thief.
00:38:33How dare you?
00:38:37This is mine!
00:38:38I didn't steal it!
00:38:39You're just a low wizard.
00:38:41The value of all your gear put together isn't even worth the gem on my boot.
00:38:49If you don't tell the truth, I'll chop your head off and feed it to the monsters.
00:38:55Marcus!
00:38:56She's a wizard too!
00:38:57Don't be so rude!
00:38:58You're the head of the Holy Light!
00:39:00You can't just let them get away with it, Morgana.
00:39:02Only the direct descendants of the Holy Light have the Knight's token.
00:39:05We must get them back and conduct a thorough investigation.
00:39:18Don't worry, Mom.
00:39:20Don't worry, Mom.
00:39:21No one can touch you.
00:39:36Who designed that statue?
00:39:38It doesn't even capture a tenth of my charm.
00:39:42How dare you!
00:39:43To look directly at the Creator God!
00:39:46Do you want to lose your head?
00:39:49Evan is just a child!
00:39:51He's just a child!
00:39:53He doesn't understand the rules.
00:39:54Please let him off.
00:40:06Don't wet your pants, Hick Mondaean.
00:40:12Don't worry.
00:40:13Once we get to the bottom of the matter of the token, no one will cause you any trouble.
00:40:18What on earth is going on?
00:40:21Marcus?
00:40:22Morgana?
00:40:24Aren't you supposed to be preparing for the elections?
00:40:29Grandmother!
00:40:29The Quintennial Holy Night elections are about to begin.
00:40:33Holy Light Coven is the foremost coven on the continent of Etherus,
00:40:36and you too are the most talented members of our new generation.
00:40:40Don't waste your energy on trivial, mate.
00:40:42Grandma, the thief of our token is no trivial matter,
00:40:45and I suspect the thief used it to steal the magic spring.
00:40:53Don't waste your time, please.
00:40:55Look at that there.
00:40:57But here you can't wait.
00:40:59you're a man who has a lot of good news.
00:41:10You know what happened there?
00:41:18No.
00:41:18I don't want to wait.
00:41:18I'm about to wait.
00:41:18I have to wait.
00:41:20I'm the man who can't wait.
00:41:21You can't wait.
00:41:32I am the Pope's youngest daughter, and like you, I am a full-fledged member of the Holy Light Coven.
00:41:38But while your brothers are fighting for the coven on the battlefield, what are you doing?
00:41:44You chose to aloof with the coachman.
00:41:47My abilities are limited, and the Pope would not allow me to go to war.
00:41:53I simply refused the Duke's proposal of marriage, and chose happiness instead.
00:41:59What is wrong with that?
00:42:00How shameless!
00:42:03God, strip her of her magic and the token, and banish her from the Holy City forever!
00:42:20Incendio!
00:42:28Now it's your turn.
00:42:31We're family!
00:42:33Why are you pushing up so hard?
00:42:35What is this to your rats?
00:42:37Do you call yourselves family?
00:42:40How dare you?
00:42:41When the coven was first founded, we never sent women into battle.
00:42:45Nor did we rely on political marriages to survive.
00:42:49You are really our sole state of affairs.
00:42:52Shut up!
00:42:53Who do you think you are?
00:42:54Not for millions!
00:43:06You have no right to point a wand at me, let alone claim to speak for the Holy Light.
00:43:18Depulseio!
00:43:29Marcus, are you okay?
00:43:31What on earth is that lad's background?
00:43:33He disabled Marcus's wand with a single spell, left him with injuries that severe.
00:43:39Guards, seize Isabella and this brat at once!
00:43:42Have them thrown into the Gaul to face the fiery punishment!
00:43:50Go on then, have at it, but I make no promises that your lives are worth as much as your
00:43:55bravery.
00:43:57What are you waiting for? Get him!
00:44:00Everyone stop!
00:44:13Your holiness!
00:44:20Father.
00:44:23Father.
00:44:25I am already apprised of what has just transpired. It was Marcus who was imperturbished first, yet I quest myself
00:44:31rather curious about this lad's method.
00:44:33With magic at an A-plus standard, far superior to those other wastefuls, but scarcely of the caliber required to
00:44:40serve as the Pope.
00:44:41Father.
00:44:42Father, Evan has only just come into his magical powers. They are not yet steady. And he has been frail
00:44:47since childhood.
00:44:49We return this time to stand in the great election. If he might obtain the Holy Spring, then Evan may
00:44:54yet have a chance to live.
00:44:55I can afford you that chance. The collection is at hand. If you truly have the mettle to carry off
00:45:02first honours, all our past grievances shall be wiped clean.
00:45:06It should you prove wanting, I shall personally see you undone.
00:45:13Thank you, Father.
00:45:15Let them go.
00:45:25You wretch! I'll never let you and that little bastard off the hook.
00:45:38This is the Dragonspine Bridge, laid under the curse that the unworthy shall fall. Only by crossing it through one's
00:45:45own magic may one be deemed to have properly entered the trial.
00:46:04Acquiaforma!
00:46:10Good luck, mate!
00:46:19Don't be afraid, Mummy's here. No matter how hard it gets, I'll get you through it. Even if you fall,
00:46:24I'll catch you with my own body.
00:46:25Mum, I'm not scared. I'll protect you.
00:46:31Vines arise. Weave and bind!
00:46:34Hans Yuva!
00:46:36Let's go!
00:46:45Evan! Hold me!
00:46:47A shoddery wand and a few ragged vines, dare you challenge the Dragonspine trial?
00:46:55Since you like it so much, let him hang here forever.
00:47:01Let everyone see, a lowly Mondin who isn't even worthy of setting foot on the trial field.
00:47:07Leave Evan alone! Face me instead!
00:47:11Very well. My familiar hasn't broken its fast this morning. You shall make a fine meal for it. Don't hurry,
00:47:19I'll make sure to savour it. Fight by fight.
00:47:27No! I'll go with you. Just let him go.
00:47:31No! I'll go with you. Just let him go.
00:47:51No!
00:47:52No!
00:48:01No!
00:48:06No!
00:48:10No!
00:48:12No!
00:48:15There!
00:48:33You've got the elections tomorrow, Evan, so you should get some rest early.
00:48:37Don't worry, Mum. I won't let you down.
00:48:39Tomorrow, use only 30% of my power.
00:48:42Strike fear into the young whips of the church and guide our coven back to the true path.
00:48:49Evan, I don't expect you to achieve great things. I just want you to be safe and healthy.
00:48:53I'd give anything for you, even my life.
00:48:56She was a great mother. She gave me the warmth of human kindness and a mother's love I hadn't felt
00:49:01in so long.
00:49:01I suppose that was the gift of coming here.
00:49:12I don't know.
00:49:44Wizards and brethren alike, welcome to the Dragonspine Coliseum.
00:49:49Here, the acolytes of our orders shall clash in combat, proving their might through magic and vying for the highest
00:49:57glory of the coven.
00:49:59Now, I declare the final duel of the Holy Light Trial begin!
00:50:28If you've got the guts, come on then.
00:50:32You lot of spikes, cowards.
00:50:35Still, they're only one person I truly want to take on this day.
00:50:40Evan, I'll show you with my own two hands exactly what real power is.
00:50:46Today is the day that little bastard Evan meets his end.
00:50:51Where's Evan?
00:50:53Where's Evan?
00:50:53Has he wet himself and run off to hide behind his mother, blubbering?
00:50:56I'm here!
00:51:11Isabella, have you come here to get yourself killed?
00:51:19I've finally got the 10,000th.
00:51:21Elias will be so pleased.
00:51:29Elias, the 10,000th level 8 essence.
00:51:33Today's the day you take human form.
00:51:38You have no idea how dangerous it was-
00:51:49We can form the bond now, can't we?
00:51:51Thank you, sister.
00:51:56Thanks to 10 years of your devotion, we couldn't have bonded without you.
00:52:06Supreme Essence!
00:52:09How dare you keep this from me all along!
00:52:13No!
00:52:14The Academy's shield relies on it!
00:52:19No!
00:52:34Compared to you, she's nothing.
00:52:36Pathetic.
00:52:37See?
00:52:37Elias has always chosen me, no matter how much you did for him.
00:52:41Farewell, sister!
00:52:52Alien, Gilder, I curse you both.
00:52:55If I get another chance, I will not let this happen.
00:53:07Everyone is still here.
00:53:10Good.
00:53:10That's good.
00:53:11That's good.
00:53:12As tradition dictates, I now proclaim the decennial bonding ceremony of Beast Word Academy underway.
00:53:23I have returned.
00:53:24To the day it all started.
00:53:27Fire Dragon.
00:53:28He boasts a pure bloodline unseen in a decade.
00:53:34Elaine Tidesong, as our premier apprentice, you are the only one fit to master him.
00:53:41Though he is not easily tame.
00:53:43The Fire Dragon just refused her?
00:53:45He is of noble blood, proud beyond measure.
00:53:47But there's no one better than Elaine.
00:53:49Hilda!
00:53:49Step away, it's dangerous!
00:53:57Professor, I know I'm nothing compared to my sister.
00:53:59It's just, I've never seen such a magnificent creature.
00:54:02And he seems to like me more?
00:54:05Professor Talon, since their hearts are already entwined, let them have each other.
00:54:09What?
00:54:10She's a mere initiate!
00:54:11I will not bond with the Fire Dragon.
00:54:13In fact, my choice lies...
00:54:17Feathered serpent!
00:54:19A lowly half-breed?
00:54:32Professor Talon, since the Fire Dragon refused to serve as my mount, I shall take this
00:54:37little serpent.
00:54:39Elaine, you're the premier!
00:54:41Only the Fire Dragon is worthy of you!
00:54:42Such lowly beast isn't even worthy of being the Fire Dragon's lackey!
00:54:47Professor, my decision stands.
00:54:49Then it's done.
00:54:51The Fire Dragon goes to Hilda.
00:54:53In three months, the Beastware trials will judge your progress with the utmost rigor.
00:54:58Hilda, how could you do that?
00:54:59The Fire Dragon was meant for Elaine!
00:55:01Right!
00:55:02How can you steal from your own sister?
00:55:04I didn't...
00:55:05He chose me first!
00:55:11Brilliant!
00:55:12With that Fire Dragon, she'll be our new premier by morning!
00:55:14The newest initiate, and yet she scoops the finest prize in the hall.
00:55:18A treacherous beast was never a good choice.
00:55:22In my past life, Aelius was just as arrogant.
00:55:26He refused to forge the bond with me.
00:55:31To feed his growth, I risked death on every hunt.
00:55:36Hunting man-eaters.
00:55:38Just to secure the beast essence.
00:55:43He never once spared a glass for my wounds.
00:55:47He only had eyes for what he needed.
00:55:57When I was away, Hilda would come to him.
00:56:00I knew.
00:56:02I told myself she was just trying to help.
00:56:08In this life, I won't let them betray me.
00:56:12Not again.
00:56:17North person, who is by now?
00:56:19No!
00:56:19Come on!
00:56:23Elaine?
00:56:25Elaine?
00:56:27Professor?
00:56:33A familiar shares its master's magic.
00:56:36You and Aelius.
00:56:37You would have made an unstoppable pairing.
00:56:40But as you saw, Professor, he has no desire to bond with me.
00:56:44A beast's will can be guided.
00:56:46I shall speak with Hilda again and have Elidus return to him.
00:56:48Professor, I seek no mighty instrument of power, but a true companion.
00:56:56He is not so bad, after all.
00:57:01Fine.
00:57:02But remember, the beastward trials is in three months.
00:57:05Academy's judgment is absolute.
00:57:07Any beast that falls short of the standard will be stripped from its master.
00:57:26Oh, Elaine.
00:57:27If you truly wanted Elidus, why didn't you just ask?
00:57:30What?
00:57:31No.
00:57:32Weren't you begging him?
00:57:34Hoping the Professor hand Elidus back to you?
00:57:36Ridiculous.
00:57:39My dearest sister, I'd love to return him, but...
00:57:45He refuses to leave with you.
00:57:48Drop the act, Hilda.
00:57:49I have no interest in your precious mount.
00:57:52Save that energy for the trials.
00:57:54Speaking of the trials, I have to apologize in advance.
00:57:58When Elelius makes me the new premiere, where will that leave you?
00:58:08This time, let me see how Hilda gets this bloodsucker to take human form without me.
00:58:14Only if you can afford him.
00:58:19Of course I can!
00:58:21But can your little worm even survive three months?
00:58:25Yes!
00:58:46So you would defend your master, Elelius?
00:58:48You just detest me.
00:58:50Elaine, the Fire Dragon is Academy's most precious beast in a decade.
00:58:54You will be punished if you hurt him.
00:58:55So my serpent deserves to die?
00:58:57It's just a lowly half-breed.
00:58:59There are hundreds like it in the Beast Pavilion.
00:59:01No wonder last time, he died at your hands in just a year.
00:59:09Hilda!
00:59:10Where is your familiar?
00:59:12It was too frail.
00:59:13It couldn't survive.
00:59:14I tried everything I could to save him.
00:59:17What did you try?
00:59:18What potions?
00:59:19What healing spells?
00:59:21I...
00:59:21You're an apprentice of Beast Word Academy.
00:59:24And you don't even know basic of beast care?
00:59:26How dare you question her?
00:59:38Elelius.
00:59:39You never answer my summons, yet here you are for Hilda.
00:59:42Have you forgotten who your master is?
00:59:44I share no bond with you.
00:59:48You!
00:59:49It's my fault.
00:59:50It's her I refuse to acknowledge.
00:59:54Halt!
00:59:55At the Premier, I speak for the Dean himself.
00:59:57I order you to stay, Hilda.
01:00:00As you wish, Elaine.
01:00:01For your incompetence and the death of your familiar.
01:00:04I sentence you to the Outer Valley to clear out the trolls.
01:00:07No!
01:00:08I can't, can't do that.
01:00:10Please, please.
01:00:11Do not panic, Hilda.
01:00:12I will come with you.
01:00:13My flames will be your shield.
01:00:15I gathered essence all on my own.
01:00:17A thousand times.
01:00:18All for you.
01:00:19And you never came.
01:00:20Not once.
01:00:24As long as he chooses me and stands by my side,
01:00:27I will treat him right in return.
01:00:29A fallen Premier and a mutt from the gutter.
01:00:32Perfect match.
01:00:32I hope you can last five minutes in the trials.
01:00:34Keep yourself and your mountain check, Hilda.
01:00:36Next time, it won't be just a splash of water.
01:00:58Drop your weapons, or die with the usurta.
01:01:04Mercy, King Roman.
01:01:11My queen.
01:01:14The baby's coming!
01:01:17Get the medics.
01:01:19Bring both women to the castle.
01:01:21No child should be born in this slaughter.
01:01:37Our little Rosalind.
01:01:42She smells like white lilies.
01:01:45That's the scent of a pure white wolf.
01:01:47She'll be strong.
01:01:49For my future daughter-in-law, let's unite our kingdoms, Roman.
01:01:54That ruby carries ancient magic.
01:01:57Only a white wolf can wear it.
01:01:59When her wolf awakens, the necklace will find its way to her.
01:02:05The nurse says the baby's fine.
01:02:08My eyes were damaged in the war.
01:02:10Soon I'll be completely blind.
01:02:12If we'd won the war, I'd be a lord.
01:02:15Instead, we're stuck as slaves.
01:02:18Then we fix it.
01:02:19How?
01:02:26We switch the babies.
01:02:28Our girl gets the silk bed and the royal title.
01:02:32And their precious princess rots in the dungeon with us slaves.
01:02:36When our girl becomes queen, she frees us.
01:02:40And we take it all.
01:02:41To fool the king, we trade their sense.
01:02:51Say goodbye to your crown, little princess.
01:02:54Welcome to the gutter.
01:02:57Mother.
01:02:58I finished scrubbing the floors.
01:03:00And the laundry is done.
01:03:02Royal tournament starts today.
01:03:05I want to go watch.
01:03:06Just to learn.
01:03:07I've always dreamed of being a knight like Queen Selina.
01:03:11A knight?
01:03:12You're a damn slave.
01:03:14Born in the dirt and you'll die in it.
01:03:16You dare dodge me, punk?
01:03:25Open this door, brat.
01:03:27I'll kill ya!
01:03:30Your dad lose his mind again?
01:03:33The tournament's starting.
01:03:35Go.
01:03:35It is your dream, right?
01:03:37Thank you, Tess.
01:03:38I owe you.
01:03:47Trash!
01:03:48All of it!
01:03:53I want that!
01:04:00Patience, my little moon.
01:04:01But I want to wear it for the tournament!
01:04:02And you will.
01:04:04Once your white wolf awakens tonight, the ruby will recognize you.
01:04:09It'll come to its true master on its own.
01:04:15And when Prince Arthur wins the tournament today,
01:04:18he'll crown you his queen of beauty.
01:04:21He's finally going to propose.
01:04:24Mother, stop.
01:04:26We don't know for sure he'll pick me.
01:04:36There she is.
01:04:37The jewel of my kingdom.
01:04:40Tell me, Arthur.
01:04:42Doesn't my daughter look like a goddess today?
01:04:48Thank you for dedicating today's tournament to me, Arthur.
01:04:54She's my destined queen.
01:04:56So why do I feel no connection to her?
01:04:59Happy coming of age, sister.
01:05:05Enough dallying.
01:05:06The crowds are waiting.
01:05:08To the arena!
01:05:19God, Roswin, they are stunning!
01:05:23You should see the magical ruby Arthur's father gave me.
01:05:26I can only wear it tonight, once my white wolf awakens.
01:05:33Don't wear trash in my presence.
01:05:57What the hell was that?
01:05:59Am I finally getting my wolf?
01:06:05You idiot!
01:06:06You scared the princess!
01:06:08Princess, please!
01:06:09You threw the necklace.
01:06:11It startled the horse.
01:06:12So now it's my fault?
01:06:14No, no, no, of course not!
01:06:17It was that slave girl.
01:06:18She spooked the horses.
01:06:20I didn't block anything.
01:06:21Your horse lost control.
01:06:23Liar.
01:06:24On your knees, rat.
01:06:25Or my king father will chop off your head for this.
01:06:30Being a noble doesn't give you the right to be a tyrant.
01:06:34Let go of me, bitch!
01:06:35What's happening here?
01:06:38Queen Selene.
01:06:40The fiercest white wolf in the realm.
01:06:42My hero.
01:06:43Mother!
01:06:44Thank the goddess you're here!
01:06:46This slave attacked us!
01:06:48She tried to flip the royal carriage!
01:06:50She ambushed us, your grace.
01:06:52I only came to watch the tournament, your grace.
01:06:54Her horse spooked!
01:06:55I didn't touch her carriage!
01:06:56My daughter carries royal blood.
01:06:58A white wolf does not lie.
01:06:59Guards, drag this slave to the dungeon.
01:07:08Please, your grace!
01:07:09I know I'm lowborn.
01:07:32Go for it.
01:07:32I'm there.
01:07:51No reply or mortuary.
01:07:52Do not kill her.
01:07:52She took baby zon star.
01:07:52Do not kill her.
01:07:52Do not kill her.
01:07:54Baby, do not kill her.
01:07:55Do not kill her.
01:07:58Do not kill her.
01:07:59Nor that we can't ended her.
01:08:03A white wolf?
01:08:08Mother, it hurts!
01:08:13Guards, kill that slave!
01:08:21The first knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
01:08:24He's magnificent.
01:08:25Perfect match for Princess Rosalind.
01:08:28For the Champion's sweat, Arthur.
01:08:35Who is she?
01:08:36Why do I feel so...
01:08:38inexplicably drawn to her?
01:08:41That rat again?
01:08:42She humiliated me,
01:08:44and now she's trying to seduce my Arthur?
01:08:46I'll kill her myself.
01:09:05Strip her.
01:09:07Put her in the dead man's armor.
01:09:13Wait!
01:09:14What is this?
01:09:15Let me down!
01:09:16The final juice!
01:09:18Prince Arthur versus the Mystery Challenger!
01:09:31Paradise!
01:09:32Goddess, I'm dead.
01:09:35Stay focused, Elena.
01:09:38Breathe.
01:09:40Charge!
01:09:49incredible this mystery night has better balance than most of my generals
01:09:53there is a rhythm to the movie it's almost familiar
01:09:58why won't he just kill that piece of filth fall already
01:10:14the moon dancers strike no one else knows that move it's like looking into a mirror
01:10:42finish it arthur take her head off this is it he's going to kill me
01:10:55a girl a girl just fought the first night of the realm to a standstill she fights like
01:11:02a pureborn white wolf did you see her face she looks exactly like queen celine at the
01:11:09battle of the red flats
01:11:17it's you the champion has won crown the queen of beauty
01:11:30to the fiercest and most beautiful on this field
01:11:36no he's crowning a slave this is a complete insult to the royal family she is an assassin
01:11:43she ambushed my carriage and tried to murder me arthur take that crown off her head immediately
01:11:49criminals get no honor in this kingdom her parents are war prisoners they fought for the usurper
01:11:56and she has traitor blood in her veins
01:11:58traitor slave
01:12:01for assaulting the princess and polluting a royal tradition
01:12:05i declare this slave a traitor to the realm
01:12:08death to the slave execute her right now
01:12:12execute her execute her execute her
01:12:16لك
01:12:19anyone who wants her head goes through me
01:12:31hello
01:12:31Robby!
01:12:44Run! They're after you! Run!
01:12:47And this pathetic bastard sister of mine is what you turned me down for?
01:12:52You simple-minded beast!
01:12:54If it wasn't the frost out of nowhere that killed my dragon, I would never have even considered you!
01:13:01You're over!
01:13:05Oh!
01:13:17I went to the top!
01:13:24I'd be very careful!
01:13:27This stupid animal may be a cur,
01:13:30But its flesh carries resistance to the frost solve it and consume its flesh. You will all inherit the resistance
01:13:44You chose him and yet you failed him your whole existence is a disgrace to our family
01:13:53Die crock roach
01:14:01As expected this gray-maned bear of rather modest lingonagy has been left unchosen
01:14:08And in that case Bruggen it seems you'll be bound to our lowest ranking student Emma
01:14:15Bound did I survive wait am I back to the day when I was bound with Bruggen?
01:14:22So Emma though, I suppose your choices are rather limited professor Rockweld. I'll take him
01:14:29Laugh while you can when the frost takes over everything in half a month. You will all be overwhelming with
01:14:35jealous
01:14:37wait
01:14:43I'm taking the bear you can bind with the dragon sister
01:14:47What is Fiona doing the heir to the Drake family has always bind with dragons?
01:14:51Why would she go with anything else and that's an aurelian dragon? They appear only once in a century
01:14:56Fiona must be out of her mind to choose an inferior beast over that Fiona
01:15:00I must remind you that the selection of your bonded creature is not a trivial matter
01:15:05It will affect not only your graduation
01:15:07But also the limits of your future magical potential professor Rockweld and that's precisely why Emma needs the dragon more
01:15:13than I do
01:15:15My grades speak for themselves. I can handle myself regardless of what I bind with but Emma on the other
01:15:21hand
01:15:22Look at her. She's already struggling and on top of that if she's paired with an inferior creature
01:15:27I fear she may not graduate at all a fine sentiment Fiona
01:15:31For a witch power is secondary to character
01:15:35And with a heart of gold like yours, you will go very far even if your bound creature is lesser
01:15:41Well, Emma don't you think you owe Fiona your gratitude. Um, thank you for the offer Fiona
01:15:48But this is really unnecessary. I quite like Bruggen to be honest. Oh, come on Emma
01:15:53I'm trying to help you
01:15:55Don't let your pride get in the way. No, it's really
01:15:58Ouch
01:16:05This this is the unique way dragons bind with humans
01:16:09This means the dragon chose me
01:16:12Well, so much for it's really unnecessary. She refused it then bound the dragon the moment she could shameless
01:16:20That's an anarian dragon some noble bloodline that appears once in centuries if not for Fiona, she'd never have laid
01:16:27a hand on it
01:16:29Lucky bastard
01:16:31Lucky my ass
01:16:33Lucky my ass
01:16:33They have no idea
01:16:35Indeed a really and dragons possess extraordinary magical affinity
01:16:41But their hatchlings are fragile in the cold
01:16:50And that's exactly why last time it was killed in the frost on the first day
01:16:59You gave up a dragon and took my bear
01:17:04I see sister
01:17:06You also came back with your memories
01:17:10Bruggen, I'm not worried about surviving the frost without you
01:17:13But I'm worried. What if Fiona mistreats you?
01:17:23Don't worry
01:17:24Don't worry Bruggen got you
01:17:33Don't worry Bruggen got you
01:17:34Our fist hump
01:17:35He remembers
01:17:36It means he's alright
01:17:37It means he's alright
01:17:39Did he also come back with his memories?
01:17:41Last time Fiona drove the others and torn Bruggen to pieces
01:17:45He may look gentle and simple-minded
01:17:48But Bruggen never forgets
01:17:50This time this is going to be fun
01:17:54Are you done staring at him?
01:17:57Are you talking to me?
01:17:59Your skills they are beautiful
01:18:01Naturally
01:18:02I am an Oririan dragon
01:18:04We do not choose lightly
01:18:07You should feel honored, human
01:18:09Rather than getting distracted by lesser creatures
01:18:13Fair enough little one
01:18:15But why me?
01:18:17That ferocious woman
01:18:18Her soul reeks
01:18:20I can smell it out
01:18:22But yours?
01:18:23It smells rather delightful
01:18:24In fact, it is the most agreeable in this room
01:18:28And do refrain from calling me little one
01:18:31You may address me as your majesty
01:18:34Of course
01:18:35Your majesty
01:18:39Alright class
01:18:40Copy this formation exactly as shown
01:18:42Then speak the incantation
01:18:45Voluntas Ligot
01:18:47The bond will complete once you cast the spell
01:18:50You may begin now
01:19:02Where is my wand?
01:19:04Where is my wand?
01:19:07I taught you the difference
01:19:10Bruggen, could you pass me my wand?
01:19:16Aqua
01:19:17Aqua
01:19:29Now you are using this knowledge against Fiona, clever bear
01:19:36Voluntas Ligot
01:19:48When a wand is reversed, the magic turns back on the caster
01:19:52And that means, Bruggen has become your master
01:20:01You must keep exchanging looks with that bear
01:20:04Must you keep exchanging looks with that bear?
01:20:04Aurelian dragons are not only of noble blood
01:20:07We are also particular about what belongs to us
01:20:10You've bound yourself to me
01:20:12Then your attention should follow
01:20:15Um, okay
01:20:17I will keep that in mind
01:20:46To be continued...
01:20:50Select your share, and you are dismissed.
01:21:01Jalabi!
01:21:08Well done.
01:21:11That was a month's supply.
01:21:12She fed it all at once? Has she lost her mind?
01:21:17She clearly wasn't paying attention.
01:21:20Last in the class, and now this? Poor Valrax is doomed with her.
01:21:24Binding with Valrax is wasted on her.
01:21:26Let me remind you.
01:21:28Fire Salbamanders are not easily obtained.
01:21:31They are to be used with care, and in accordance with Academy guidelines.
01:21:36Do not waste them.
01:21:38Of course, Professor Rockwile. I assure you, it wasn't wasted.
01:21:44We only have half a month till the frost arrives.
01:21:47Valrax has to grow fast to survive and protect me.
01:21:51If he dies right at the beginning again, that would be the real waste.
01:21:55Class is over.
01:22:06You remember too, don't you, sister?
01:22:09Last time, you survived by clinging to that curt bear.
01:22:12This time, it's my turn.
01:22:15Hmph. Then I wish you best of luck.
01:22:18Of course.
01:22:18I will just fine with him by my side, freezing to death on the first day of the frost.
01:22:30Get that cursed, feral creature of yours away from me!
01:22:33I'm sorry.
01:22:35But, you shouldn't have woken him up from his nap.
01:22:49You shouldn't have woken him up from his nap.
01:22:51Are you hungry already? You gotta be kidding me?
01:22:55Where am I supposed to find the extra salamers for you?
01:22:57I don't have the money for it.
01:22:59Did you hear?
01:23:00A freshman went into the Shadow Woods last night.
01:23:02Got completely lost.
01:23:04I'm not surprised.
01:23:05That place is covered in heavy fog all year round.
01:23:08The Shadow Woods.
01:23:09If I remember correctly, before the frost,
01:23:12someone found a salamander's nest there.
01:23:15If the timeline hasn't changed, no one's discovered it yet.
01:23:19This is going to take forever.
01:23:21If you want to crawl like this,
01:23:24hop on my back.
01:23:25I will take you there.
01:23:27But you are still just a hatchling.
01:23:29You're hardly big enough to carry.
01:23:46Shadow Woods.
01:23:49water automatically leads to xenoscopy tunneling.