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Reborn Destiny: A Pact Unbroken
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00:05Dorian! Please! Help me!
00:11Vivian, it's done. I got her here, just like you asked.
00:16Once she dies in this flash flood, you'll be the sole heir to Ashfield.
00:23Dear sister, your little fox is really useful, isn't he?
00:36I'm back. Back to six years ago. The familiar auction. I'm not dead. Not yet.
00:49Go on, Serena. Choose me. You did before.
00:56That one. Open it.
01:10Serena! What are you doing? You promised me! You said you'd pick me to repay my favor!
01:19Is that so? I don't really remember.
01:24Hear that, white fox? She's done with you. She doesn't even see you as her life maker.
01:39What's your name?
01:42Kale.
01:43My lady, please, be careful. This wolf familiar's dangerous. He's already bitten two trainers in the arena. He doesn't obey
01:49at all.
01:49The risk, it's way too high.
01:56Serena, stop! You promised me. When I fully took shape, you'd only recognize me as your one contract servant. You
02:03said it yourself!
02:04I already told you. It was a long time ago. I don't remember.
02:14Sister, since this silver fox knows you, there must be some fate here. Why don't... Why don't I take him?
02:20I can keep him close so you won't have any regrets later.
02:27Let's go, Kale.
02:33Let me make one thing clear. If we form a bond, you'll only have me. I don't share. And I've
02:44got a bad temper. I don't know how to serve people.
02:47Come here.
02:52My lady.
02:56Don't know how to serve? That's fine. You'll learn. Slowly.
03:03But tonight, we bind our blood first.
03:07By the blood of the master and the soul of the familiar, this bond is sealed.
03:12The familiar shall be bound to the master for life.
03:15Should betrayal ever take root, the soul shall shatter, the spirit disperse, and it shall never be reborn.
03:27If it hurts, just bite me.
03:33First time making a bond?
03:37So you're some kind of expert.
03:39Done this with other familities before?
03:45Dorian and Kale couldn't have been more different.
03:48Dorian was like a pine tree in the snow.
03:50Cold, classy, and impossible.
03:52You had to coax him forever just to get him to give an inch.
03:56But Kale...
03:57Kale, though, was like a winter river running dark and deep.
04:00Calm on top but underneath.
04:02Wild, loyal, and waiting in the wings.
04:06This kind of wolf, once it picks a path, it doesn't turn back.
04:17I'm going to wash up.
04:31What do you want?
04:32My lady, Miss Vivian asked me to bring you some fresh spirit fruits.
04:36My lady.
04:38In his last life, he formed a bond with me, yet he never once addressed me properly, always claiming that
04:43was just the way he was.
04:45And now, after following Vivian for barely half a day, he's already changed his tune.
04:51What dignity.
04:53He just didn't think I was worth lowering himself.
04:56Leave them.
04:56You can go now.
04:58My lady, why did you choose a wolf familiar?
05:01He's aggressive by nature.
05:03He's hardly the kind of familiar that should be by your side.
05:08That is none of your business.
05:11So back then, everything you said was just to make me happy.
05:15From the start, you never really planned to bring me in, did you?
05:24Cut the fox charm.
05:27Try that stun on her again, and I'll break your fox neck.
05:40Father, I know Serena has never really liked me.
05:44I'm not here to complain.
05:46I just...
05:47I never expected her familiar to be so cruel.
05:51Last night, I saw Serena humiliate Dorian in front of everyone.
05:56I felt so bad for him.
05:59So I brought him back with me and tried to cheer him up.
06:03I thought maybe they're just in some misunderstanding between him and Serena.
06:08So I asked him to bring her some fresh fruit and patch things up with her.
06:12I never thought it'd end up like this.
06:16Dorian got roughed up by her wolf familiar like this.
06:20There's a saying.
06:21You don't hit someone's dog without asking first.
06:25And Dorian's my servant!
06:27Serena didn't even stop him!
06:30This...
06:31This is just meant to embarrass me, isn't it?
06:34I know Serena is the heir, the eldest, the future lady of the estate.
06:39Whatever happens at home, it's always her say.
06:42And me...
06:43I'm merely a bastard daughter.
06:45Ever since Mother passed, no one's been looking out for me.
06:49In her final moments, she kept calling Father's name.
06:56How touching.
06:59Vivian's mother died, and Father wept for a whole night.
07:02But when my mother...
07:05Eleanor, the one who built all of this, died when I was eight,
07:08he didn't shed a single tear.
07:11Now he says he won't let Vivian be wronged.
07:15So I guess that means I'm the one who's supposed to suffer, right?
07:20Serena, look at your familiar.
07:23How dare it behave like this?
07:25That wolf is savage and has no discipline,
07:28and it attacked someone right here in Ashford.
07:31I told you from the start that wolf philillians are impossible to tame.
07:37They're not fit to serve as personal bonded servants, but you refuse to listen.
07:41Today it attacked Vivian's servant.
07:44What about tomorrow?
07:45Will it go after Vivian herself?
07:47And the day after that, will it turn on the entire Ashford family?
07:51On me!
07:51Someone!
07:53Drag this monster out and deal with it according to our family rules!
07:58Sister, Kale is just a familiar.
08:01Don't let this come between you and Father, okay?
08:04Kale made the first move, so he should be punished.
08:07I trust this wasn't your doing.
08:09He just went and acted on his own, right?
08:14Kale, outside you can do whatever you want.
08:17But in Ashfield, you follow my rules.
08:20If you ever lay a hand on someone in public again, I won't cover for you.
08:28I understand, my lady.
08:31Go serve your punishment.
08:33Let this be a lesson.
08:55Oh, easy there.
08:57We wouldn't want to break Serena's new toy on the very first day, would we?
09:05I know why she's gloating.
09:07She thinks she's beaten me at last.
09:10Finally seeing the one I care about humiliated like this.
09:14Pathetic.
09:16Look at Dorian.
09:17Why is he so bitter?
09:19I gave him exactly what he wanted.
09:21I let him go to Vivian.
09:23I even gave whatever it is between them a chance.
09:26So what does he still have to resent?
09:29And why does he keep provoking Kale over and over again?
09:35Enough.
09:36We'll leave it here for today.
09:38Sister, only ten.
09:40And we're stopping already.
09:42Kale attacked Dorian.
09:43And the marks on his neck are still there.
09:46Isn't that punishment a little too light?
09:54What else do you want, Vivian?
09:56His life?
09:57Dorian's injury is hardly serious.
09:59A fox for Lilia would recover from that in three days.
10:02Making a fuss over something this minor just makes you look petty.
10:07You!
10:09Oh right, sister.
10:11I almost forgot.
10:12Father said you've been so busy lately.
10:16The Northern Territory.
10:18The heart of Ashfield's wealth.
10:19The Spiritstone Mines.
10:21The Herb Estates.
10:23Everything my mother, Eleanor, spent half her life building.
10:27And now Edmund wants to hand it all over to Vivian.
10:30Looks like she's helping me out.
10:32But really, she's trying to worm her way into the Ashford family itself.
10:40Co-manageage?
10:42Honestly, Vivian, I couldn't ask for more.
10:46Sister, you're so easy to please today.
10:49Then I won't hold back.
10:57Stay still.
10:59I need to check the wound.
11:06I'm sorry.
11:09I know you only acted to stop his fox charm, but for now you'll have to take the punishment on
11:13your own.
11:14There won't be a next time.
11:20What's the big deal?
11:22It's only natural for a lady to punish her own familiar.
11:27Besides, you don't need to protect me.
11:30I'm the one who's supposed to shield you from the storm.
11:33Shield me from the storm?
11:35It's been ages since anyone ever said that.
11:38I've been the only heir since I was little.
11:40I had to master management, negotiation, and always be flawless before the elders.
11:46Nobody ever said they'd protect me.
11:48And now, some wolf cub who's been mine for just a day says it like it's the most natural thing
11:53in the world.
11:57Fine.
11:58I've got it.
12:00Whatever happens, I'll keep my word.
12:02Since you took me out of that cage, I'm loyal to you.
12:06Forever.
12:09And what if I lied to you?
12:12What if one day you find out I've been using you all along?
12:23Alright, I won't tease you anymore.
12:25Rest up, and in a few days, come with me to the Northern Territory.
12:29That's where the real game begins.
12:55Hey, sister.
12:56Why not bring Kale to check his level two?
13:00Maybe he's leveled up and could make you look good.
13:03No, thank you.
13:05People test a familiar's rank when they're planning to sell it for a better price.
13:09Fortunately, I haven't fallen so low that I need to trade away my own familiar for a share of the
13:13family's assets.
13:20Besides, a rank gained through potions is little more than decoration.
13:25If you really want a tenth-ranked family assistant, you'll have to spend a lot more than you already have.
13:36Even if it's just for show, it's still better than your familiar.
13:39That low-born wolf.
13:40No matter how many potions you give him, he's never going to amount to anything!
13:53My lady, let me take the test.
13:57I'm no worse than that fox.
14:01It's okay.
14:02It doesn't matter to me.
14:04Alright, hurry it up.
14:05Put your right hand on the stone.
14:06Next!
14:08Next!
14:08Next!
14:10Next!
14:10Next!
14:11Next!
14:12Next!
14:13Next!
14:13Next!
14:13Next!
14:28Oh my god!
14:30Look at the runes!
14:31The testing stone!
14:33The testing stone is cracking!
14:42Impossible!
15:01I told you, I'm no worse than that fox.
15:04Even in my past life, not even the Empire's strongest royal guards could touch this level.
15:09Kale, who exactly are you?
15:15Actually, I'm not from a normal pack.
15:18I ran away from somewhere else.
15:20But now, I'm yours.
15:22Only yours.
15:27I understand.
15:29You're with me now.
15:30And that's enough.
15:40All those potions wasted for nothing!
15:42And you still can't beat a single wolf!
15:45Useless!
15:45Get lost!
16:12Come on, Kale.
16:13Off to the Northern Territory.
16:15Let's see what my dear sister has in store for us.
16:46I tried so much.
16:51My lady, please, I need to talk to you.
16:55It doesn't mean you're mad.
17:16You again.
17:18What the hell do you want this time?
17:36My lady, please, have Kale leave for a moment.
17:39I have to tell you this secret alone.
17:45Remember what happened last time?
17:47He's no good.
17:49Don't listen to a word he says.
17:57Wait.
17:58If he wanted to make a move, he wouldn't pick now.
18:01Go wait by the gate.
18:02I'll stay here.
18:05But!
18:05Go.
18:07That's an order.
18:11Go on.
18:12Make sure this secret's worth my attention.
18:25My lady, I'm begging you.
18:29Just give me another chance.
18:35You want to kneel?
18:37Kneel to your master, Viviana.
18:39I'm not the one holding your leash anymore.
18:46I'm sorry, Serena.
18:47I was wrong.
18:49I shouldn't have betrayed you.
18:51I shouldn't have just stood there and watched those rocks crash you, watching you die in that valley.
18:56I have no idea what you're talking about.
18:59You're losing your mind, Dorian.
19:01I know.
19:02I know nobody's going to believe me if I say it.
19:05But it's true.
19:08Every single word of it.
19:11I've been having the same dream over and over for days.
19:15In it, I'm your familiar.
19:17You're so kind to me, helping me through the shift.
19:20And I swear in the dream I'll always be loyal to you.
19:24Never betray you, but I broke it.
19:26I fell for Vivian.
19:28She got into my head, kept feeding me lies.
19:31And before I knew it, I was leading you straight to your death in the dream.
19:35As the flood was swallowing you whole, you said you only did all that because I saved your life.
19:40Seeing you die right in front of me.
19:43And being powerless to stop it.
19:46That feeling.
19:48It's worse than dying.
19:50At first, I thought it was just a dream.
19:52But then the details started getting clearer and clearer.
19:55More real.
19:56More vivid.
19:57And then came that day at the auction.
20:00The day you chose Kyle.
20:02That's when it finally hit me.
20:03It wasn't a dream at all.
20:06It was what happened before.
20:08The ending we actually got in our last life.
20:12We are meant to be together, Serena.
20:16If all of that really happened, if Vivian got in my head and made me screw everything up,
20:21then maybe we can do it over this time.
20:27I've wanted to tell you the truth for so long.
20:31I've wanted to tell you to apologize.
20:33To make up for what I did.
20:35But because of Vivian, I couldn't just come out and say it.
20:38I was afraid she'd hurt you.
20:50Serena, you really don't remember at all.
20:52Back at Siren Lake, you fell in the water.
20:55I jumped in and pulled you out.
20:57The Ashford family even gave me a Shapeshing potion as thanks.
21:01I've been looking for you ever since.
21:17It was all Vivian.
21:19She's crazy.
21:21She was jealous that you were the rightful heir.
21:23Ever since she found out I saved you back then.
21:25She's been yelling at me.
21:27Hitting me.
21:28Taking out all her jealousy and hate on me.
21:33I was going to just bear it in silence.
21:35But I was scared.
21:36Scared she'd go after you.
21:38Scared you'd end up like last time.
21:40Let me be your firmant, Serena.
21:42I haven't bonded with Vivian yet.
21:44That wolf is just a brute.
21:46He can only fight.
21:47But I'm different.
21:48I'm skilled in fox charm.
21:50I know countless secrets about Vivian.
21:52I can help you win over the council elders.
21:55Get rid of Edmund's old allies.
21:57Take down anyone standing in the way of you inheriting your lands.
21:59And do you really not have any feelings for me at all?
22:17Let me think about it.
22:26I was only 12 back then.
22:28The lake was freezing that early spring.
22:30The second I fell in, it felt like the water swallowed me whole.
22:34I couldn't breathe.
22:35I couldn't tell which way was up.
22:38I didn't even have time to call for help.
22:56Oh, that makes sense.
22:58No wonder I treated Dorian that way last time.
23:00I always thought I was just returning the favor.
23:03Maybe it wasn't just about paying him back.
23:06I was clinging to this one crazy idea.
23:09That someone, at some point, had chosen me without a second thought.
23:22The light was still on.
23:23And the tea is cold.
23:25And the tea, drink it.
23:28Okay.
23:40Kale, if someone saved your life when you were a kid, and for years you let them walk
23:45all over you, betray your trust, push you around, would you call that loyalty or just plain stupid?
23:52Neither.
24:01If someone saved your life, you're not wrong for being grateful.
24:06What's wrong is the person using that gratitude to make you sacrifice the rest of your life.
24:13People who really care don't keep throwing what they did in your face.
24:19If someone won't stop saying they saved you.
24:28You're surprisingly good at figuring things out for me.
24:31I'm not saying this to make you feel better.
24:33That's just how it is.
24:47I made it on the road.
24:48It's nothing fancy.
24:51But it carries my mana.
24:53Keep it under your pillow if you have bad dreams.
25:01Over the years, Dorian gave me all kinds of gifts.
25:05Every one of them was exquisite, chosen with just the right touch.
25:11But I'd never owned a Talamin like this one.
25:14It was rough, simple, not particularly valuable, and honestly not even all that pretty.
25:20And for some reason it made my chest warm.
25:23Like finally someone wasn't trying to cheer me up.
25:27They just figured I'd be hurt and wanted to take the blow for me.
25:31Kale, what if you find out I'm not the good person you think I am?
25:36What if I'm cold, ruthless, and willing to sacrifice anyone, including you, to get what I want?
25:41Would you still treat me the same?
25:48Yes.
25:50Why?
25:51Because my loyalty isn't to good or evil, it's to you.
25:55I chose you, Serena.
25:57And I'll keep choosing you.
26:09Drink the medicine before it gets cold. I'll be right outside the door.
26:14Kale.
26:23Kale.
26:25Don't be at the door tonight.
26:27Sit inside. I'm afraid I'll dream about the lake tonight.
26:34Okay.
26:34I'm afraid I'll be right outside the lake tonight.
26:37I'll be right outside the lake tonight.
26:38I'll be right outside the lake tonight.
26:40I'll be right outside the lake tonight.
26:41I'll be right outside the lake tonight.
26:44I'll be right outside the lake tonight.
26:48I'll be right outside the lake tonight.
26:51I'll be right outside the lake tonight.
26:51I'll be right outside the lake tonight.
26:52I'll be right outside the lake tonight.
26:52I'll be right outside the lake tonight.
26:53I'll be right outside the lake tonight.
26:54I'll be right outside the lake tonight.
26:55I'll be right outside the lake tonight.
26:55I'll be right outside the lake tonight.
26:57I'll be right outside the lake tonight.
27:01I'll be right outside the lake tonight.
27:03I'll be right outside the lake tonight.
27:07father this ride is awful the cushions are thin as paper and these snacks are
27:12ridiculously sweet tell them to go back and get something better will you
27:18vivian cut it out you're not a spoiled child anymore act your age
27:40ah so dorian was the one who whispered in father's ear before we left
27:44making him lose patience with viviana he's showing me his value he's proving he can be a very useful
27:51dog what's wrong not used to the carriage
28:03no it's just the way some people look at me makes me uncomfortable
28:16in this world a master can only bind one familia to break that bond and form a new one
28:22the familia must undergo soul fracture some lose their consciousness and are left as little more
28:27than empty hucks others are less unfortunate their souls are shattered beyond recovery
28:32and yet dorian is perfectly willing to let kale suffer that agony just so he can crawl back to
28:36my side he is just as cold and ruthless as he was in our past life fine we'll see
28:51realize ferries some heavens
28:59you're up
29:04my lord it's been a long journey i put together a feast to help you refresh yourself after the road
29:10perfect lead the way
29:15and one more thing my lord you have to see syren's lake tomorrow
29:19the manna there is unlike anywhere else around and it's the pride of the region
29:24you don't come here every day so it'd be a real shame to miss it
29:27lord hargrain is right
29:30father you've worked so hard for the family
29:32you deserve some rest by the lake and vivian should come too it's beautiful
29:41yes vivian you must join us tomorrow
29:45of course father i'd love to
30:04my lord your daughters are truly generous letting their familiots dine at the same table
30:09we don't see that kind of kindness every day
30:21darian get up stand in the back a familiar is just a servant have you forgotten your manners
30:31yes my lord
30:46father
30:48vivian was gravely ill last week
30:50and dorian stayed up for nights to nurse her back to health
30:54besides since dorian will assist vivian in managing the northern territory in the future
30:57we shouldn't treat him like a mere servant
30:59after all we're all ashford's here aren't we
31:07serena's right it's only a meal we're family after all everyone have a seat
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