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00:00My best friend and I fall off a cliff and land right into a world of beastmen.
00:03In my last life, she had chosen the dragon kin.
00:06I had been stuck with the grey rabbit warren.
00:08Jealous of my life there, she had ended up poisoning me.
00:11But now we are back, reborn.
00:13She runs straight for the rabbits.
00:15I almost laugh.
00:16A warm bed, a full belly, and no more running for your life.
00:19What's not to like?
00:20Emma limps toward the grey rabbit chieftain, dragging her bad leg.
00:24That's when I know she's been reborn too.
00:26Last life, she saw those shiny golden scales and completely froze, unable to look away.
00:31She walked right up to the dragon kin prince and whispered to me.
00:34He looks scary.
00:35Let me go first to check things out.
00:36Once I'm settled, I'll come back for you.
00:38Just stay with the guy in the white cape for a little while.
00:40This time, she has a whole new story.
00:44That dragon prince looks way too fierce.
00:47You're so fragile, Selene.
00:48You need someone tough watching your back.
00:51Look at that pale one over there.
00:53He can barely stand and his eyes look really sneaky.
00:56I'll take the risk and go with the warren for your sake.
00:58It takes me a second to catch up.
01:00The nerve of her.
01:01Emma, you actually want me to go with the dragonish prince?
01:04I'm telling you now.
01:05On once I walk that path, there's no turning back.
01:08She bites her lip, putting on this brave, suffering act.
01:11Just wait for me, Selene.
01:13Once I've got my footing in the warren, I'll come find you.
01:15And just like that, it's decided.
01:17She grabs our packs, taking every last bit of the food we brought from the climb.
01:22I don't even care.
01:23The dragon kin are rich, every one of them a warrior.
01:26Money is no problem for them.
01:28But the warren?
01:29I can't help but wonder how long that bag of cheese puffs is going to last them.
01:33On one side stands a man with golden horns and armor, his face looking like it was carved by the
01:37gods themselves.
01:38On the other is a pale guy in a white cloak who pans for breath every two steps.
01:42Yeah, no contest.
01:44The choice is laughably obvious.
01:46Travelers from another world?
01:48Draken's voice rumbles low.
01:50Snow speaks up next.
01:51Come to me.
01:52The gray rabbit whirr will give you shelter.
01:55Emma doesn't wait for a single second.
01:57I'm going with the dragons!
01:59Forgetting all about her hurt leg, she throws off her extra gear and runs toward the dragon kin.
02:04The golden barrier opens, swallows her up.
02:06She is gone.
02:07I stare at the empty space where the light just faded.
02:10Then I pick up the pack she dropped and walk toward the pale white glow of the warren.
02:14I used to think our fates matched our names.
02:16Dragon kin flying high in the skies.
02:19Gray rabbits scattered in the dirt.
02:20But here's the thing I didn't know, the dragon kin don't do marriage.
02:24If two people like each other, they spend the night together with zero promises, and the next morning, it's back
02:29to business.
02:30Children are raised by the whole clan.
02:32And here's the real surprise, their young rarely live.
02:35Out of ten hatchlings, maybe one survives.
02:38Emma spent two years with Prince Draken.
02:41Three lost pregnancies, one birth, and not a single child made it.
02:44She was always obsessed with those old harem stories, the jealous wives, the scheming rivals.
02:49So when her babies died, she talked herself into believing someone was poisoning her.
02:54Someone was out to get her.
02:56She cried, screamed, and threatened to end her own life unless Draken checked on everyone around them.
03:01But Draken's people, his warriors, his servants, were fiercely loyal.
03:05He wasn't about to break their trust for some girl from another world who had been there for five minutes.
03:10He tried talking to her over and over, but she wouldn't listen.
03:13Finally, out of patience, he motioned to the crowd around them.
03:17Who did it?
03:18Who hurt your children?
03:20Point them out.
03:21She paused.
03:22Then she pointed at a random warrior in the ranks.
03:25Fine, you're his now.
03:26You said he harmed you.
03:28So carry his child, then he'll have no reason to hurt you.
03:31Emma completely fell apart.
03:33But the thing that really broke her spirit came later.
03:35Her new husband mentioned, offhand, that the gray rabbit chieftain used to cook every single grain of their rations just
03:41because the other world girl couldn't stomach cold food.
03:44Desperate.
03:45Take me to the warren.
03:46I need to see Selene.
03:47Please, I have to.
03:49And so we met again at the border of our lands.
03:51I looked at my friend in her gleaming scale armor, sitting before tables piled high with food, and I felt
03:56a hot twist of envy in my gut.
03:58What on earth was she complaining about?
04:00It was warm there.
04:01Safe.
04:02You ate until you were full, and you slept without fear.
04:05If the warren had even a piece of that comfort, I would have laughed in my dreams.
04:09Yet she was drowning in regret.
04:10She chose first.
04:12She made the call the day we fell.
04:14She put on a sweet, nostalgic smile and poured tea with her own hands, pushing the cup toward me.
04:18Selene.
04:19It's been so long since we just sat down and had tea together.
04:23Please, try this.
04:24I smiled right back and took the cup.
04:26Then I switched them the second she lived away.
04:28As it turned out, both cups were poisoned.
04:31She hit the ground, her eyes wide with total shock.
04:34We died on the exact same day.
04:36But then I open my eyes, and I am back at the very beginning, and she dashes for the warren
04:40instead.
04:41Gods, I couldn't have asked for a better gift.
04:43Emma follows behind Snow.
04:45Have fun being a toy?
04:47That chieftain's wife spot?
04:48It's mine.
04:51I read her lips, when a flash of gold cuts right in front of me.
04:55I am still squinting.
04:57Fine.
04:57You're with me.
04:59I blink.
05:00The golden armored man is already turning away, not giving me a single extra glance.
05:04I just freeze.
05:06Gods, he's tall.
05:07Tall, stupidly handsome, and built like a fortress.
05:10Uh, are you wearing armor because you're heading into battle?
05:13Who are you fighting?
05:14This is called chocolate.
05:16Dragon Inn can eat it.
05:17Grey rabbits, too.
05:18But the doggen?
05:19They eat this and they die.
05:21You've taken me in, and I don't have much to give, so take this as thanks.
05:24Just in case.
05:26You just got here.
05:27How do you know about the dogkin?
05:28I, I just guessed.
05:29The men around you are carrying dog-beating clubs.
05:32You're in battle armor, and you're moving fast.
05:33I figure something big is about to happen.
05:36Any longer, and this thing is going to be a puddle.
05:38Honestly, I don't even need to do this.
05:41In my last life, the dogkin had gotten their hands on some kind of battle plan.
05:44I still don't know where they learned it.
05:46Draken had let his guard down, taken a bad hit, and ended up with a nasty wound.
05:51I could have pulled an Emma here.
05:53I could have nursed him back to health, earned his favor, and locked in my place in the clan.
05:57But here's the thing about the dragonkin.
05:59Yeah, they love a good fight, but they don't start wars.
06:02They are the ones holding the whole beast realm together and keeping the peace.
06:05In my last life, the very moment Draken was too hurt to fight, the other races saw their chance.
06:11War broke out everywhere, and the bodies piled high.
06:14I'm not dragonkin, but I come from a world that knew peace, and I know nothing is worth more than
06:19that.
06:19My wrist aches, and my hand starts shaking.
06:22Right when I am about to drop it, the cold, strong hand takes the chocolate from my palm.
06:26Your name?
06:28Selina.
06:29Then orders a young warrior to take me back to the dragonkin territory.
06:32With the secret weapon I have just handed him, he leaves to face the dogkin.
06:36While the warren is bare bones, rough, and poor, this place is stunning.
06:41Huge stone towers rise everywhere, with white marble underfoot.
06:44Fancy, decorated, and lush, every single inch of it screams wealth.
06:48The young dragonkin guiding me doesn't stop talking the whole way.
06:51That's Prince Draken's home.
06:53All's also where he works.
06:54No eiders allowed.
06:55That training ground, the prince's personal arena, no eiders allowed.
06:58When we pass a really beautiful tower.
07:00Draken's personal getaway.
07:01I know, I know.
07:02No eiders allowed, right?
07:04Little brother, you can skip those.
07:06Just take me somewhere eiders are allowed.
07:08Oh, that tower?
07:09You can go in.
07:11But only women who admire the prince, and who the prince likes back.
07:16Aw, I know that exactly.
07:18It's the fan zone.
07:19So what actually happens inside?
07:21Do they just admire his pictures, pay respects to his weapons?
07:24Is there a ticket price?
07:25Miss, none of that is in there.
07:27It's just a big bed and a bath.
07:28If there's a woman who admires the prince, and the prince likes her back, they can spend
07:33a night together there.
07:34His eyes are so clear, so pure.
07:37When he talks about Draken, his whole face lights up with worship, like he is describing
07:41something totally normal.
07:43I'm not completely sure his idea of spending a night together and mine are the exact same
07:47thing.
07:47I decide to test the waters.
07:50So, what happens after that night?
07:53After?
07:53You go back to doing what you always do.
07:56Dragonish numbers are thin.
07:57Everyone works.
07:58Male, female, it doesn't matter.
08:00And the women who have spent nights with your prince?
08:02Too many to count!
08:04I stand there frozen, turning the words over in my head until it finally clicks.
08:08No marriage.
08:09No bonds.
08:11You like someone?
08:12You spend a night together.
08:14Wake up and act like nothing happened.
08:16If a child comes, the whole clan raises it.
08:19For a dying race, sure, it makes sense on paper.
08:23But only for the first generation.
08:25Bloodlines don't lie.
08:27Close kin mating means fewer pregnancies, sick offspring, and unhealthy lines.
08:32From the second generation on, this system is a death sentence.
08:36It's slow extinction, baked right into their laws.
08:39The boy finally leads me to a yard where the dragon kin women live.
08:42Everything is new, everything is interesting, and I want to touch and try all of it.
08:47You'll help with the work here.
08:48The lead dragon kin woman stops me.
08:50Get familiar with the place first.
08:52Her name is Marina, the clan's top beauty.
08:55Oh, and this came for you.
08:57She hands me a letter.
08:58Marina is bright and bold.
09:00She laughs loud, fights even harder, and carries real authority among her people.
09:04I just got here.
09:06In this world, who would write a letter?
09:08I unfold the paper, and Emma's handwriting jumps right off the page.
09:12Selene, you've made it to the dragon kin by now, right?
09:15Have you seen all those gorgeous dragon kin women?
09:17Let me tell you, every single one with a decent face has slept with Draken.
09:21Especially that Marina.
09:23She's his favorite.
09:24Good luck.
09:25Oh, and Snow, the gray rabbit chieftain?
09:27I was shivering, so he gave me his own cloak.
09:30The letter goes on.
09:31Draken is a cruel womanizer, apparently, and I'll be nothing but another name on his list.
09:36I'll get jealous, fight for his attention, lose, and watch him toss me aside.
09:40If Emma were standing in front of me, I would slap her.
09:43Then I would grab her by the shoulders and shake her.
09:46Snap out of it!
09:47I let out a cold little laugh.
09:49What does that letter say to make you smile like that?
09:52Nothing.
09:53What's everyone working on?
09:55Marina follows my gaze.
09:57A group of dragon kin women are washing raw meat in the water,
10:00patting it clean, and wrapping it in leaves.
10:03Cooking?
10:04Cooking?
10:04I stare at the raw, bloody hunks of meat.
10:07My stomach flips, and I almost throw up right there.
10:10All right.
10:11For the sake of my own gut, I have to pull out whatever cooking skills I have.
10:15Dragon kin can make fire naturally, so I show them right then and their how to roast the
10:19meat over an open flame.
10:20Then I teach them the basics of planting vegetables.
10:23Once those veggies grow, I'm going to make real spices.
10:26Chili flakes on a hot, juicy roast?
10:29Now that will be something.
10:30With real, cooked food back in my life, things are looking up, way up.
10:35But then a messenger comes tearing toward us.
10:37Commander Marina!
10:38Commander Marina!
10:39It's the prince!
10:40He's been ambushed at Mount Cardon!
10:42Marina freezes for a single heartbeat.
10:44Then she snaps into command mode, barking orders and rallying the remaining fighters.
10:48I'm coming with you.
10:50Mount Cardon is Grey Rabbit land.
10:52In my last life, Draken got careless during the war with the dog kin and took a bad hit.
10:56On his way back through Cardon, the grey rabbit had traps waiting for him.
11:01He never saw it coming, and the dragon kin took a brutal loss.
11:05But this time, I have given him the plan to handle the dog kin, so he shouldn't be hurt.
11:09And without any wounds holding him back, there is no way a few basic rabbit traps can hold
11:15his forces.
11:15When we reach Cardon, the mountain is totally surrounded by a sea of grey rabbits.
11:20Emma spots me right away.
11:22Oh, Selina.
11:23I'm so incredibly sorry.
11:25I had no idea the Draken A were such a dirty, uncivilized group.
11:28If I'd known, I never would have let you suffer there.
11:31How are things, by the way?
11:32Is it...
11:33Una-bearable?
11:35Unbearable?
11:35Plenty of things are.
11:37But there's a huge upside.
11:38The relationships there are totally free.
11:39Sleep with whoever you want.
11:41Zero strings attached.
11:42Emma's smug look completely crumbles.
11:44That was the one thing she could never stomach in her last life.
11:47Sharing a man.
11:49Don't get cocky.
11:50I'll tell you this.
11:50The dragonkin are about to be crushed.
11:52When they drag themselves back, they're gonna need living blood to heal.
11:54Then you'll finally understand what it means to beg for death.
11:57Oh?
11:57Sounds like a golden chance to me.
11:59If I save them, I can hold that dead over Draken's head and make him take me.
12:02A man that goodling?
12:03Who wouldn't want him?
12:04That's exactly what Emma did in her last life.
12:07She used a life-saving favor to force closeness.
12:10Leaving Draken no choice but to keep her near.
12:12But while she demanded total devotion, he wanted his freedom.
12:16Their relationship turned toxic fast.
12:18And yet, he was stunning, built like a god and leader of the finest clan.
12:22Without him, she couldn't survive in this world.
12:25She had been trapped.
12:26Totally miserable and deeply obsessed all at once.
12:28Hmph, let's see if Draken even makes it back alive first.
12:32My heart drops.
12:33I think I can use what I know from our past life to find a weak spot in Cardon's defenses
12:37and pull Draken out.
12:39But looking at the mean certainty on her face, this ambush is far worse.
12:42She has made sure of it.
12:44She helped set this trap.
12:46Marina grows more and more frustrated.
12:48Emma grows more and more smug.
12:49With a look like that, today's ambush has her fingerprints all over it.
12:53I think hard for a long moment, then walk straight up to Marina.
12:57I lean in low and whisper my plan.
12:59After spending a few months with her, I know this woman is a true leader.
13:02Sharp, fearless, and completely unbothered by anyone else's shadow.
13:06Marina stays quiet for a long time before speaking.
13:08It's not that I don't trust you, Selina.
13:10But this mission is very dangerous.
13:13You have no combat training.
13:14How will you protect yourself?
13:16I'm with the dragon in now.
13:18Your fight is my fight.
13:20And as for combat?
13:21Brute force is useless against a good plan.
13:24Marina, your numbers are already so low.
13:26Every single fighter you lose brings your people closer to dying out.
13:29I am an outsider.
13:30But since the day I arrived, you and your people have treated me with nothing but total openness.
13:33No walls, no kind of warmth.
13:34That carry it right here.
13:36Beastmen are brutal.
13:37If you fall into enemy hands, I'm not afraid.
13:39Remember what I told you?
13:40One day, the Dragonit will adopt a solo bond.
13:43One partner, for life, with no shared bloodlines.
13:45Give up the old ways, and your future will be secure.
13:47You'll thrive.
13:48When you return, all of Dragonit will honor you as our most revered guardian.
13:52Revered guardian?
13:53Now that's a title worth having.
13:55It's a thousand times better than being a chieftain's wife.
13:58In this world, a chieftain's wife is just an empty label with no real power.
14:03Marina turns to her best warriors.
14:05Go with her.
14:06Protect her with your lives.
14:07We ride hard, pushing through a vast, empty desert and skirting the edges of an endless sea as the path
14:12grows more and more dangerous.
14:14Finally, I signal the squad to stop and send a lone scout ahead.
14:17Not long after, a figure steps out of the brush wearing a wide-brimmed hat, his head held low as
14:22he walks straight toward me.
14:24Three steps away, he suddenly yanks a blade from his belt and lunges.
14:27I'm already expecting it.
14:29All right.
14:29Talk.
14:30How many guards are stationed on the back mountain?
14:33It isn't my Dragonkin scout at all.
14:35It's a gray rabbit.
14:36We've taken a huge, looping detour just to shake off any spies tailing us.
14:40My real target is the rear face of Mount Cardon.
14:43There is a sheer cliff there.
14:44If we can climb it, we can completely avoid the gray rabbit ambush.
14:48But clearly, Emma saw that move coming too.
14:51She pressured Snow into posting guards ahead of time.
14:53You don't actually have to tell me.
14:55That new girl from the other world.
14:57She already sold you out.
14:58Bah, that woman.
14:59She's nothing but a toy Chieftain Snow traded a bag of grain for.
15:02A toy, huh?
15:04And yet here you are, still doing what she says.
15:06That absolute witch!
15:08If it weren't for her, my nine brothers and I wouldn't be out here freezing our tails off.
15:13The real glory is happening on the other side of the mountain, and we got stuck with nothing!
15:18He keeps shouting, cursing Emma's name, completely unaware that he has just handed me everything I need to know.
15:24Just like my last life, some things never change.
15:27In my last life, when I fell into the hands of the gray rabbits,
15:30I honestly thought I could use my knowledge to lift them up and change their low standing in the realm.
15:34What I hadn't realized was how painfully strict their society was.
15:38Rank upon rank, rule upon rule, no one was ever allowed to step out of line.
15:42And Chieftain Snow, he was suspicious down to his very bones.
15:45Every piece of advice I gave, every plan I laid out, I got no rewards.
15:50Just endless mockery from the whole warren.
15:53The gray rabbits are weak fighters.
15:55Against my dragonkin squad, ten guards are taken down in moments.
15:58But the rear cliff of Mount Cardon is brutal.
16:01There is no path, only a straight up wall of rock vanishing into the clouds.
16:05Held by the strongest ropes the dragonkin can forge, I begin to climb.
16:09My feet test every single foothold the warriors ahead of me mark,
16:12but even then, I nearly slip more times than I can count.
16:15Between my last life and this one put together, I have never been this close to death.
16:19My whole body is shaking, my fingers clawing madly into the jagged stone.
16:23My hands, my legs, everything is cut to ribbons.
16:26Blood is smeared across the rock face, and I lose track of how many gashes are burning all over my
16:31skin.
16:31Every tiny movement sends a wave of awful pain ripping through me.
16:35I suck in a sharp breath.
16:36Selene, hold it together.
16:38The survival of the dragonkin rests on this.
16:41You want to really stand among them and earn your place?
16:43This is how you do it.
16:45Selene, here, grab my hand!
16:48One of the warriors has finally reached the top and is reaching down toward me.
16:51Seeing the edge so close makes my heart surge.
16:54I strain upward, stretching my hand out to meet his.
16:57Suddenly, a violent blast of wind slams into me.
17:01My grip slips, and I nearly go over the edge into the nothingness below.
17:06Gray rabbit scum, your lives end here.
17:10The warrior reaching for me has to pull back.
17:12Stop!
17:13I'm the otherworlder!
17:15The one who helped you beat the dogkin!
17:19I've come to get you out!
17:21The men freeze, glancing at each other, but their weapons stay up, pointed right at me.
17:25I haul myself over the edge, gasping for air.
17:28Don't believe me?
17:29Go ask your prince.
17:31When you fought the dogwin, did someone hand him a box of chocolate?
17:34One soldier pauses, then turns and leaves to check.
17:38The cliff is huge, over 30 meters straight down.
17:41I'm completely wrecked.
17:42I drop to the dirt, sucking in air as sweat soaks right through my clothes, dripping down
17:46my forehead and matting my hair.
17:48A cloth appears in front of me.
17:50I grab it and wipe my face.
17:51Then a water canteen is offered.
17:53I snatch it and drink deeply.
17:55Don't finish it all.
17:57I freeze, the water still in my mouth.
17:59I follow the hand holding the canteen up past the golden armor to a helmet.
18:02Under it is a face carved as sharp as a blade.
18:05The gray rabbits poisoned the water supply.
18:08If you drink it all, no one else gets any.
18:10I shove the canteen back into his hands right away.
18:14I'm here to rescue you.
18:15He follows my gesture to where the ropes hang down the cliff face.
18:18The iron hooks clamped tight around the boulders at the edge.
18:21Draken has been trapped on Mount Cardon for days.
18:24The gray rabbits have the whole place sealed so tight that not even a bird can get through.
18:27He has barely managed to send out a single messenger, and he never could have imagined
18:31someone would climb a sheer cliff face just to reach him.
18:34How did you get up here?
18:36Was there no ambush below the cliff?
18:37I reach for his hand to stand up.
18:39But that's when I realize my legs are completely shot.
18:42There was an ambush.
18:43We handled it.
18:45You mentioned poison in the water.
18:47Explain.
18:48In my last life, the gray rabbits had set the exact same trap at Cardon, and Draken had
18:52been pinned down the same way.
18:54But there had been no poison back then.
18:56In that timeline, he held out for half a month, surviving with his men on spring water alone.
19:01After two weeks, the gray rabbits ran out of supplies and had no choice but to sign a
19:05treaty and let the dragonkin walk free.
19:06This time, with poison in the water, there's no way out.
19:10All the gray rabbits have to do is wait.
19:12Once the dragonkin run out of food, it'll be over.
19:15Whoever came up with this plan knows exactly how the dragonkin fight.
19:19Draken leads us back to the temporary camp.
19:21The tent has only a single, thin bed and a rip in the ceiling.
19:24I wonder silently if it has rained over the last few days.
19:28Draken pulls off his helmet.
19:30You've all worked incredibly hard.
19:31Rest here for two days.
19:33We move out on the third.
19:34He turns to me and hands over a slab of raw meat.
19:37Eat.
19:38It's all we have left.
19:39You are completely behind the times.
19:42Back in dragonkin territory, we roast our meat now.
19:44We eat cooked food.
19:46Something shifts in his eyes.
19:47He looks at the raw meat, then back at me.
19:50So I have to teach him how to roast meat all over again.
19:53Draken sinks his teeth into the dripping, sizzling piece of food,
19:56his eyes narrowing with appreciation as he gives a firm nod.
19:59This is good.
20:00Then eat more.
20:01He keeps eating, and as he does, he keeps inching closer to where I sit.
20:05By the time he finishes, I'm practically pushed off the edge of the seating area.
20:09I stare at him, and he stares right back at me.
20:12As he leans in closer, I plant a hand firmly against his shoulder.
20:16What exactly do you think you're doing?
20:17I just saved your life, and this is the thanks I get?
20:19Confusion flickers in his eyes, and he mumbles something brief about spending the night together.
20:25If you mean just getting some rest, fine.
20:27I'll help you relax.
20:28But anything else?
20:30Absolutely not.
20:31You've been away too long, and you're out of touch.
20:33The dragonlin don't operate like that anymore.
20:35We follow a soul bond now.
20:37One partner for life.
20:39I reach over his bed, grab a small medicine bottle, and hold out my scraped hands.
20:44All right, let's just focus on healing.
20:46Help me put some of this on.
20:47Draken snatches the bottle straight out of my hand.
20:50That's for internal injuries.
20:52Glancing briefly at my hands.
20:53Yours are just surface wounds.
20:55You'll live.
20:55He flips around past me, lands face down on the bed, and turns his back to me to sulk.
21:00Fine, I'll sleep alone.
21:02Happy?
21:03I roll my eyes.
21:04What a total drama king.
21:06Draken successfully pulls every last dragonkin warrior off that cliff face.
21:10Meanwhile, Marina keeps up the show at Mount Cardon, facing off against the Gray Rabbits
21:14to make them believe the prince is still trapped and dying inside the area.
21:17The moment Draken and his front line slip safely back into dragonkin territory, Marina
21:22fakes a retreat and vanishes right after them.
21:24Once we are back home, I go all in on setting up the soul bond system, pushing it across
21:28every corner of the territory.
21:30It's the same story with my cooking ideas, full adoption everywhere.
21:34Just like in my past life, the Warren wastes too much of their vital grain during the
21:37Cardon ambush.
21:39With their stores gone, they have no choice but to sign treaties of surrender with the
21:42dragonkin and every neighboring tribe.
21:44And the one bringing that treaty?
21:46None other than Emma.
21:48The Gray Rabbits have fattened her up, making her look clean and presentable, which means
21:52they are already shopping her around as a trade piece to other tribes.
21:55He is actively trading the women of his clan for information and grain supplies.
21:59As I limp toward her, a flash of pure glee flickers across her otherwise dull face.
22:03Selina, you look totally exhausted.
22:06Did Draken put you through it?
22:07Oh, don't take it so hard.
22:09Think about the old stories of noble houses back home.
22:12Every powerful lord had a network of wives.
22:14Don't worry, we're practically sisters.
22:16The exact day Draken tosses you aside, I'll have Snow arrange a safe place for you in the
22:21Warren.
22:22My face stays completely flat.
22:24No anger, no whimpering, no satisfaction.
22:27Honestly, don't overthink your situation.
22:29Draken isn't completely heartless.
22:32Worst case, he'll just reassign you to keep one of his high-ranking officer's company for
22:36a few days.
22:37The man might not have the prince's status, but he's still a commander.
22:41Just keep him happy, and maybe you'll earn his favor.
22:45Why on earth would I want his favor?
22:47I eat really well here.
22:48I dress in warm clothes, and sometimes the dragonid warriors take me flying through the
22:52skies.
22:53Life is pretty darn good.
22:54Emma's face instantly darkens.
22:57When she first ran to the Warren, she kept all her food for herself, taking both her share
23:01and mine.
23:02For a while, that food got her a special spot with the chieftain.
23:05But the moment those supplies ran out, his thinking shifted toward how he could trade her
23:09off to refill their stores.
23:11Eat up, then.
23:12Stuff yourself while you still have the chance.
23:14That way, when Draken has to drain your blood to heal his battle wounds, at least you'll have
23:19a little extra to give.
23:22Talk all you want, Emma.
23:23Get it all out now so you don't choke on your words when you finally realize this time isn't
23:29like the last life.
23:30Emma's eyes blow wide with sudden shock.
23:32The realization hits her like a physical blow.
23:34She isn't the only one who has been reborn.
23:36Don't you have a treaty to sign?
23:38Run along now.
23:40The dragonkin have changed the Great Hall, setting up a huge feast to honor the coming
23:44alliance ceremony.
23:45Draken has personally made sure I am given a well-known spot at the table.
23:48I refuse to believe this.
23:50You see me standing up there, majestic, in command, locking down a historic treaty, and
23:55you still refuse to spend the night with me?
23:57How many times do I have to explain this to you?
23:59It's called a soul bond.
24:01Marriage.
24:01Not spending the night.
24:03You're the leader of a whole clan, Draken.
24:06Grow your vocabulary.
24:07The rules of a soul bond don't say a dragonich can't marry a human.
24:10You're a woman, I'm a man, and we can easily make it work.
24:14What's the problem here?
24:16A true hero doesn't get distracted by romance.
24:19Just give me an official leadership title.
24:22Thanks.
24:22Draken completely deflates.
24:24He turns on his heel, stomping off toward the head of the feast in a visible sulk.
24:29Chieftain Snow has been waiting nervously for his arrival.
24:31The exact second he sees the prince coming closer, his cold, calculating manner melts
24:36into a begging, overly flattering smile.
24:38He boasts very low, taking a posture of total submission.
24:41Prince Draken, taking time from your huge duties to talk with us is an absolute honor.
24:46Emma, give the sacred offering to the prince right away.
24:48She moves with a careful, swaying grace.
24:51Carrying a fancy tray draped in bright red cloth, she glides directly toward Draken's
24:54seat.
24:55She drops to her knees beside Draken, lifting the red cloth with slow, deliberate movements.
24:59Her fingers brush against his skin with very clear intent.
25:03Draken's brow furrows with immediate disgust.
25:05He jerks back from her touch.
25:07A nearby dragonkin officer steps forward instantly, moving her way from the high table.
25:12As she is forced back, Emma shoots a glance toward me.
25:15Resting on the tray is the gray rabbit's most guarded relic, bloodroot.
25:18A perfectly healthy person can eat it and feel a short burst of energy.
25:22But for someone nursing bad internal injuries, their weak heart and veins can't handle the
25:27strain.
25:27It makes existing wounds tear open violently.
25:30In bad cases, it is outright deadly.
25:33In my last life, when this treaty was finalized, Draken had been suffering from deep battle wounds.
25:38The gray rabbits offered the bloodroot knowing exactly what it would do to his body.
25:42The dragonkin, treating it as a normal medicinal gift, made it into a tonic and fed it to him
25:47to restore his strength, which nearly cost him his life.
25:50And here they are, trying the exact same kill plan.
25:52The only major flaw in their scheme?
25:54Draken isn't hurt.
25:56Having failed to catch Draken's eye, Emma slinks back to her assigned seat.
26:00Chieftain Snow glares down at her, his face twisting into a sharp, angry scowl.
26:04The sheer pressure from his stare makes her knees nearly buckle.
26:07She stumbles slightly as she sits, and that is when the fabric shifts, showing deep, dark
26:11bruises tracking up her neck.
26:13She scrambles frantically to fix her collar and cover the marks, looking up just in time
26:17for our eyes to lock.
26:18She starts to glare, but right away catches herself, shifting her expression into a pitiful,
26:22begging mask.
26:23Draken is still locked in a boring back-and-forth talk with Snow, and the rest of the hall is
26:27fully busy with the banquet details.
26:29The whole ceremony is putting me to sleep anyway, so I quietly get up from my seat and
26:33follow her out into the hallways.
26:35The moment we are clear of the crowd, Emma flips a switch.
26:38She grabs my arm with a sudden, intense warmth, acting totally thrilled as she pulls me into
26:42a deserted corner.
26:43She checks left and right, keeping up an air of complete mystery.
26:47I found a way back.
26:48Oh?
26:49What kind of way?
26:50She reaches into her clothes and pulls out two fancy pastries.
26:54I managed to steal these from the hidden stores of the Warren.
26:56Eat one, and we'll instantly go back to our original world.
26:59You hate this simple, backward place just as much as I do, right?
27:03I nod along.
27:04Emma shoves one of the pastries straight into my hand, her eyes locking onto mine with the
27:08exact same wild desperation she showed in her past life.
27:10This time, however, set on proving her honesty, she takes a huge bite out of her own pastry
27:15first.
27:16See?
27:17It's completely safe.
27:18Well, if it's not poisoned, then you should feel free to enjoy the rest of it yourself.
27:23Her face twists in a mask of pure rage.
27:25Realizing the trick has failed, she lunges forward violently, slamming me hard against
27:29the stone wall as she tries to force the deadly pastry straight into my mouth.
27:33I don't believe this!
27:34You cannot possibly be this lucky every single time!
27:38Back in school, I couldn't beat you!
27:39At work, I couldn't beat you!
27:41I refuse to accept this!
27:43I want another chance!
27:44I clamped my hands around her wrists.
27:46I got great grades because I studied day and night, Emma.
27:49I landed good jobs because I sent out resumes until my fingers bled and showed up to every
27:53single interview ready to fight.
27:54Unlike you.
27:55In school, you only cared about being the prettiest face around.
27:58At work, you just wanted the easiest, most glamorous title.
28:01And now, here, you are still wasting your life fighting other women.
28:05The fast-acting poison is already taking effect.
28:08A dark stream of blood begins seeping from the corner of her mouth.
28:12She claws desperately at her own throat, her mouth gasping open as she collapses heavily
28:16to the stone floor.
28:17I drop down beside her, shaking her shoulders.
28:20Emma's the antidote!
28:21Where is the antidote?
28:23Her lips move frantically, slip with blood, but no sound comes out.
28:26I have no idea if she will get another rebirth.
28:29But if she does, I truly hope she remembers what I told you.
28:32The news that a foreign messenger has just tried to kill the revered guardian who saved
28:36the Dragonkin Prince spreads through the palace like wildfire.
28:39Chieftain Snow, who was still pushing hard over the finer details of the treaty, completely
28:43shrinks into his seat, his whole political power vanishing in an instant.
28:47In the wake of the scandal, both sides finalize a full non-aggression pact.
28:51The Grey Rabbit Warren officially submits to complete Dragonkin rule for a term of 100 years,
28:56needing full, unconditional obedience.
28:58Dragonkin officials will be permanently placed within their territory to oversee all local
29:02government.
29:03A leadership post overseeing the operations of a whole clan.
29:07Is that position important enough for your standards?
29:10That assignment will do.
29:11Barely.
29:12After the pact is signed, Draken keeps showing up at my tower every few days.
29:16Sometimes he brings freshly grilled meat skewers, sometimes he just stays and refuses to leave.
29:21Marina secretly tells me,
29:23When a dragonic male has chosen someone, he appears before her every day and won't leave
29:28no matter what.
29:29That night, Draken comes again, no food this time, just a dragon scale ring.
29:33He stands in front of me, the tips of his ears turning red, and says nothing for a long
29:37while.
29:38You're blushing.
29:39Dragonlin, don't blush.
29:40Then why are your ears red?
29:41He takes a deep breath and drops to one knee.
29:44Selina, first I place my life in your hands.
29:47Second, I change a thousand years of tradition for you.
29:50Third, marry me.
29:51Not one night, a lifetime.
29:52Get up.
29:53I won't get up unless you say yes.
29:55Aren't you going to put the ring on me?
29:56He jumps up, fumbles the ring onto my finger.
30:01I'll take it as a yes.
30:03Yeah.
30:03Yes.
30:04The next day, Draken announces,
30:07The dragon can adopt the Solbon system.
30:10I, Draken, take Selina as my wife.
30:13I stand beside him, and he secretly squeezes my fingers.
30:16What are you doing?
30:18Making sure you're not dreaming.
30:20You're the one who's afraid he's dreaming.
30:21He doesn't answer, but his smile won't go away no matter how hard he tries.
30:26In the distance, smoke rises from the gray rabbit warren.
30:29This time, everything is settled, and my life has only just begun.
30:32There arerages that are the Yasmin, who are definitely doing it.
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