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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.
01:11Serena! 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.
02:15Sister, 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.
02:48Come 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.
04:33Miss 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.
04:59Why 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?
06:35I 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...
07:04Eleanor, 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?
07:21Serena!
07:21Look 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
07:33that wolf falillians are impossible to tame!
07:36They're not fit to serve as personal bonded servants,
07:39but 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,
07:48will it turn on the entire Ashford family?
07:51On me!
07:52Someone!
07:53Drag this monster out and deal with it according to our family rules!
07:59Sister, 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,
08:23I won't cover for you.
08:28I understand, my lady.
08:30Go serve your punishment.
08:32Let 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.
10:17The 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-manager?
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.
11:41I 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.
13:21Besides, 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.
13:41No 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!
14:28Oh my god!
14:30Look at the runes!
14:32The testing stone!
14:33The testing stone is cracking!
14:57I told you, I'm no worse than that fox.
15:03Even 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.
16:19Oh my god!
16:20Come on, Kale.
16:21Come on, Kale.
16:24Woof, woof.
16:29Woof, woof.
16:45I turned so...
16:51my lady
16:52please
16:54I need to talk to you
17:16you again
17:18what the hell do you want this time
17:36my lady
17:36please
17:37have 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
18:00he 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
18:11make sure this secret's worth my attention
18:26my lady
18:27I'm begging you
18:29just
18:29give me another chance
18:35you want to kneel
18:37kneel to your master
18:38Viviana
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
18:53and watched those rocks crash you
18:54watching you die in that valley
18:56I have no idea
18:57what you're talking about
18:58you're losing your mind
19:00Dorian
19:01I know
19:02I know nobody's gonna believe me
19:04if I say it
19:05but it's true
19:08every single word of it
19:11I've been having the same dream
19:13over and over for days
19:15in it
19:15I'm your familiar
19:17you're so kind to me
19:18helping me through the shift
19:19and I swear in the dream
19:21I'll always be loyal to you
19:24never betray you
19:25but I broke it
19:26I fell for Vivian
19:28she got into my head
19:30kept feeding me lies
19:31and before I knew it
19:32I was leading you straight to your death
19:33in the dream
19:35as the flood was swallowing you whole
19:36you said you only did all that
19:38because 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
19:49at first I thought it was just a dream
19:52but then the details started getting clearer and clearer
19:55more real
19:56more vivid
19:58and then came that day at the auction
20:00the day you chose Kyle
20:01that'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
20:17if Vivian got in my head
20:19and made me screw everything up
20:21then maybe we can do it over this time
20:27I've wanted to tell you the truth
20:28for so long
20:31I've wanted to tell you to apologize
20:33to make up for what I did
20:35but because of Vivian
20:36I couldn't just come out and say it
20:38I was afraid she'd hurt you
20:49Serena
20:50you really don't remember at all
20:52back at Siren Lake
20:53you fell in the water
20:54I 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
21:20she's crazy
21:20she 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
21:32I was going to just bear it in silence
21:34but I was scared
21:36scared she'd go after you
21:37scared you'd end up like last time
21:40let me be your Fiment Serena
21:43I haven't bonded with Vivian yet
21:44that wolf is just a brute
21:46he can only fight
21:46but I'm different
21:47I'm skilled in fox charm
21:50I know countless secrets about Vivian
21:52I can help you win over the council elders
21:54get rid of Edmund's old allies
21:56take down anyone standing in the way of you
21:58inheriting your lands
21:59and do you really
22:01not 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
22:31it 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
22:57no 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
23:12without a second thought
23:21the light was still on
23:23and the tea is cold
23:25and the tea drink it
23:28okay
23:39Kale
23:41if someone saved your life when you were a kid
23:43and for years you let them walk all over you
23:46betray your trust
23:47push you around
23:48would you call that loyalty
23:50or just plain stupid
23:52neither
24:01if someone saved your life
24:03you're not wrong for being grateful
24:06what's wrong
24:07is the person using that gratitude
24:10to make you sacrifice the rest of your life
24:13people who really care
24:15don'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
24:34that's just how it is
24:47made it on the road
24:48it's nothing fancy
24:50but
24:51it carries my manner
24:53keep it under your pillow if you have bad dreams
25:01over the years
25:02Dorian gave me all kinds of gifts
25:05every one of them was exquisite
25:07chosen with just the right touch
25:11but I'd never owned a taliman like this one
25:14it was rough
25:16simple
25:16not particularly valuable
25:18and honestly not even all that pretty
25:20and for some reason it made my chest warm
25:23like finally
25:24someone wasn't trying to cheer me up
25:26they just
25:27figured I'd be hurt
25:29and wanted to take the blow for me
25:31Kale
25:33what if you find out I'm not the good person you think I am
25:36what if I'm cold
25:37ruthless
25:37and willing to sacrifice anyone
25:39including you
25:39to 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
25:54it's to you
25:54I chose you Serena
25:57and I'll keep choosing you
26:09drink the medicine before it gets cold
26:11I'll be right outside the door
26:14Kale
26:25don't be at the door tonight
26:27sit inside
26:28I'm afraid I'll dream about the lake tonight
26:33okay
26:35okay
26:43I'll be right back
26:45I'll be right back
26:45I'll be right back
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26:56I'll be right back
26:56I'll be right back
27:01I'll be right back
27:07Father, this ride is awful.
27:09The cushions are thin as paper, and these snacks are ridiculously sweet.
27:13Tell them to go back and get something better, will you?
27:17Vivian!
27:19Cut it out!
27:20You're not a spoiled child anymore.
27:23Act your age.
27:39Ah, so Dorian was the one who whispered in Father's ear before we left, making him lose patience with Viviana.
27:47He's showing me his value.
27:49He's proving he can be a very useful dog.
27:59What's wrong?
28:00Not used to the carriage?
28:03No, it's just the way some people look at me makes me uncomfortable.
28:17In this world, a master can only bind one familia.
28:20To break that bond and form a new one, the familia must undergo soul fracture.
28:25Some lose their consciousness and are left as little more than empty hucks.
28:28Others are less unfortunate.
28:29Their 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 my
28:36side.
28:37He is just as cold and ruthless as he was in our past life.
28:41Fine.
28:42We'll see.
28:51The re-lice ferries to heaven's.
28:59You're up.
29:04My lord, it's been a long journey.
29:05I've put together a feast to help you refresh yourself after the road.
29:10Perfect.
29:11Lead the way.
29:15And one more thing, my lord.
29:17You have to see Siren's Lake tomorrow.
29:19The manna there is unlike anywhere else around.
29:22And 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.
29:28Lord Hargrain is right.
29:30Father, you've worked so hard for the family.
29:32You deserve some rest by the lake.
29:35And Vivian should come, too.
29:36It's beautiful.
29:41Yes.
29:42Vivian, you must join us tomorrow.
29:45Of course, father.
29:47I'd love to.
30:04My lord, your daughters are truly generous.
30:07Letting their familiots dine at the same table, we don't see that kind of kindness every day.
30:20Darian, get up.
30:22Stand in the back.
30:23A familiar is just a servant.
30:26Have you forgotten your manners?
30:32Yes, my lord.
30:48Father, Vivian was gravely ill last week.
30:51And 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,
30:58we shouldn't treat him like a mere servant.
30:59After all, we're all Ashford's here, aren't we?
31:07Serena's right.
31:08It's only a meal.
31:09We're family, after all.
31:10Everyone, have a seat.
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