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00:00:02Your Highness, you're a full-term, high-risk mother. You shouldn't be alone. Where is his majesty?
00:00:10He... he is handling... state affairs.
00:00:19We have no time. Is there anyone else? Your kin?
00:00:25Father...
00:00:32She said... she chose him... and she would never return.
00:00:38Your Majesty, the border patrol is ready.
00:00:42Father, I'm about to give birth.
00:00:45Can you come?
00:00:50Eluna, you severed ties with me, gave up eternal life, and married that mortal prince, Leon.
00:00:58Now, have you found the happiness you wanted?
00:01:04Eluna, you are my daughter. My only child.
00:01:06Everything I've built was meant for you.
00:01:08You're throwing away forever for a man who'll be gone in the blink of an eye.
00:01:11Father, I love him. You loved mother enough to break every rule.
00:01:14I'm only asking for the same chance.
00:01:15The Divine Tree gave me the choice.
00:01:17Gave me I'll regret it.
00:01:18Has to be my choice.
00:01:19Do you know how short a mortal's life is?
00:01:22Do you know how facal they are?
00:01:24Leon is different!
00:01:25He will love me, as I love him.
00:01:28If you could wait a night, expect this kingdom to wait for you.
00:01:31And don't expect me to.
00:01:32I'm sorry, Father. I never wanted to hurt you. I have to live mine.
00:01:43Eluna!
00:01:47Your Majesty?
00:01:48If Eluna has made up her mind about Leon, and of course I'm going.
00:01:54I will go and see if that mortal treats my daughter well.
00:02:01If not...
00:02:09Your Majesty!
00:02:13Notify all the clans, the nobles, go to the royal city of Edsten.
00:02:18Offer your blessings to your future queen and prince!
00:02:23Pass on my command!
00:02:24Retrieve that treasured Mithya sword from the vault.
00:02:26I will personally deliver it to the royal city as a gift for the heir to the House of Edsdol.
00:02:32Prepare generous gifts. We leave for the royal city, right now.
00:02:36This is a chance to forge a closer bond with the House of Edsdol.
00:02:40If we can get the queen to side with us, the returns will be tenfold!
00:02:52Your Majesty, that crown.
00:02:55It has been half a month since the Divine Envoy delivered it, and you have tried many times...
00:02:59Silence!
00:03:02The Divine Envoy said, only a true king or queen can wear it.
00:03:06I am the true king!
00:03:09Prepare the carriage. The queen is in the Temple of Life, awaiting childbirth.
00:03:14I will go see her.
00:03:16Cousin, I just arrived. You know what a funny thing?
00:03:19No one at court is talking about the king today. Only the queen and the heir.
00:03:23Your queen is truly brilliant.
00:03:25When she helped me quell the internal strife.
00:03:27The most did feel grateful to her. They're celebrating the birth of an heir. That's all.
00:03:31Seriously? Generals listen when she speaks. Don't you find it strange?
00:03:35How does a woman have the ability to make those generals who hold military power so obedient?
00:03:40I heard. She has been close with that young knight captain.
00:03:44Hm? What do you mean?
00:03:45Cousin, your sister. I am also a woman. I understand these tricks.
00:03:50Who do you think they'd follow? You or her?
00:03:53It's true she helped you, but she is a woman of unknown origin. How could she have such great ability?
00:03:59Even those scheming nobles listen to her every word. Have you really never thought about it?
00:04:03You've shared a throne and everything, but you can't tell me where she came from.
00:04:07She said she was a commoner.
00:04:09A commoner woman could help you complete your unification? Don't be naive.
00:04:14Either she is a pawn for some power, or she's been planning for your throne.
00:04:16Once the child is born, she will have even more leverage.
00:04:20Let me handle it. I'll go test her. Let's see what your virtuous wife is really planting.
00:04:25Fine. Sylvia, just find out the truth.
00:04:33Your Highness, the bleeding hasn't stopped. You need absolute bed rest. No stress. No visitors. Nothing that could trigger another
00:04:40episode. For your sake and the baby's.
00:04:43I will, thank you. Just a little longer. Then I finally get to meet you, baby.
00:04:53Leon? What's wrong?
00:04:56See? Still working. Most queens would think about their child. But yours is thinking about the kingdom.
00:05:05You know what means.
00:05:08Her attachment to power is much deeper than you think. The virtuous wives I know all care about their husband
00:05:14and child. But what about her? Thinking about generals during pregnancy, checking military affairs. How can a woman be so
00:05:21obsessed with it?
00:05:22She is just trying to share my burdens. Share your burdens? But I heard she received three generals alone in
00:05:28your name when you were inspecting the borders. In your royal study. Don't tell me you think this is normal.
00:05:33Three generals. No king present. People notice things like that.
00:05:40She never told me that.
00:05:44She never told me that.
00:05:59Keep quiet. Let me do the talking. I want to see how she explains this.
00:06:03Truly, thank you.
00:06:05Come on. We grew up together. Your family. We'll never stand by and watch an outsider take everything that belongs
00:06:11to me.
00:06:11Leon? What's wrong? The physician said I just need to rest.
00:06:15Eluna. These courtier lists. These strategic maps. You're about to give birth yet still planning campaigns. I admire your dedication.
00:06:22I just wanted to help Leon. Help Leon? Or keep an eye on who still listens to you?
00:06:26Your highness. You helped Leon quent the rebellion. And many officials were personally promoted by you, right?
00:06:32Now heavily pregnant. You still refuse to put down these lists. I'm truly curious. What you can't let go of
00:06:38is this kingdom or the power base you've painstakingly built.
00:06:40What? What do you mean? Nothing. Just a reminder. The king is Leon. Not you.
00:06:52My handle state affairs is that Leon just completed the unification and the court is unstable.
00:06:58It's true. I pacified those generals and I reported every single matter to Leon.
00:07:09Leon. Leon. If I've overstepped, tell me. And I'll stop. But don't let someone else speak for you. I just
00:07:16want to safely give birth to our child.
00:07:18How beautifully said. But how come I heard Captain Darian visited you late last night?
00:07:22And to report on the city defense handover. A maid was present at the time. You can verify it.
00:07:25A maid? Of course she would speak for you.
00:07:27Late night. In your bedchamber. With a military office. Think about how all of the word gets out.
00:07:31Rumors don't need proof. Only a story. And people are already-
00:07:33You're slandering me! And-
00:07:35I'm only protecting my cousin's throne. If you have something to say, say it clearly in front of Leon.
00:07:39And swear it. Swear that every man in this kingdom serves the throne and not you and this child.
00:07:43Shut up! Luna!
00:07:58You should have told me. You did indeed meet with many people behind my back.
00:08:03You never mentioned the Darian matter to me.
00:08:08Darian was there to hand over the city defense! It was filed. Documented. Public. It's you who didn't read it!
00:08:15Hand over defense? Late at night in your chambers? Your height, miss. Why not during the day?
00:08:21Because you know you will control the whole military once the child is born.
00:08:27Funny, isn't it? Every crisis made you stronger. Every victory brought more people to your side. That's quite a coincidence.
00:08:38Don't worry. Everything will belong to you.
00:08:42I appreciate that.
00:08:43Of course. Listen, Luna. If you want to prove it, the rest. Let the council handle the council.
00:08:49You focus on the baby and Leon. Unless you're unwilling to let go.
00:09:04Fine. From today on, I will do what you let me do.
00:09:09All the documents are over there. Take them.
00:09:19I will do what you want.
00:09:21I will do what you want.
00:09:23I will do what you want.
00:09:25I will do what you want.
00:09:27I will do what you want.
00:09:28I will do what you want.
00:09:28Give me the cloak.
00:09:29The rest of you, wait here.
00:09:31No one moves without being summoned.
00:09:34Remain hidden.
00:09:35Do not disturb our future queen.
00:09:37Yes, sir!
00:09:44The documents are all with Lady Sylvia now.
00:09:47I have nothing left to give here.
00:09:50Your Highness, I am not here for that.
00:09:52The physician said you need the rest.
00:09:54See?
00:09:55She didn't even argue.
00:09:57Didn't negotiate.
00:09:58Just handed everything over.
00:10:00That's easy.
00:10:01Makes you wonder what she's keeping that matters more.
00:10:04You always see the best.
00:10:06But we don't know who are her people.
00:10:07You cannot let your guard down until this is investigated.
00:10:10Sylvia, thanks for saying what everyone else is afraid to.
00:10:13Come on, we're family.
00:10:14If I don't, who will?
00:10:18Your Majesty, Captain Darien requests an audience.
00:10:20He says he has urgent military matters to report to her highness.
00:10:23Again?
00:10:23The moment you're in the room, he suddenly has urgent business.
00:10:26What are the odds?
00:10:27Send him away!
00:10:28Inform Darien his services are no longer required here.
00:10:30He's being reassigned to the northern border.
00:10:32Leon, Darien is in charge of the city defense.
00:10:35If you send him away, who will do it?
00:10:36The kingdom survived before Captain Darien.
00:10:38It will survive after him.
00:10:40You should focus on what's truly important.
00:10:42Your child.
00:10:51See how anxious she is about that, Captain?
00:10:54Just a mere guard.
00:10:58Five years.
00:11:00And there are still things I don't know about her.
00:11:04Leon, Darien was appointed by you.
00:11:07Why am I defending myself to strangers while my husband stands saying nothing?
00:11:13If you insist on this, you are no longer my daughter.
00:11:16I'm sorry.
00:11:17Father, I have disappointed you.
00:11:21Leon, I've handed everything over.
00:11:24Look at me, Leon.
00:11:25Just once.
00:11:26Look at me and tell me you truly think I'd betray you!
00:11:29Don't, Leon!
00:11:30That's exactly what she wants!
00:11:32Every time she's cornered, she makes it about feelings.
00:11:34Stay focused!
00:11:37Remember the rebellion?
00:11:38Nobody could move those norbles.
00:11:40She did.
00:11:41That impressed you.
00:11:43And it worries me.
00:11:46Leon, please.
00:11:48I swear I can't do this right now.
00:11:51Please let me take my medicine.
00:11:53Swear?
00:11:53Trust isn't built on swear.
00:11:55It's built on truth.
00:11:56And she still won't tell you who she is.
00:12:06Leon, the physician said I must not get emotional.
00:12:11I've never lied to you.
00:12:14There are things I'm not ready to talk about.
00:12:18But none of them change how much I love you.
00:12:20Please let me take the medicine first and give birth to this child.
00:12:24And then three years, Leon.
00:12:26Three years!
00:12:27And you still don't know where she came from.
00:12:29Why?
00:12:29Unless her identity would threaten your throne.
00:12:32A spy?
00:12:32Think about it.
00:12:33When those generals walk into a room, whose approval are they looking for?
00:12:37Yours or hers?
00:12:43Leon, the generals, the nobles, are they loyal to you or to her?
00:12:46When she finishes giving birth using her status, she make a call!
00:12:50Can you withstand it?
00:12:50What Sylvia says, listen to it yourself.
00:12:52I don't know what to believe now.
00:12:59You asked me to help.
00:13:01You begged me to help.
00:13:04When nobody would stand beside you, I did.
00:13:09Now you're acting like that was a crime?
00:13:11Enough!
00:13:13Stop using past deeds to claim credit.
00:13:15Or maybe that's exactly the problem.
00:13:18She was always beside the throne.
00:13:20Never behind it.
00:13:22I've heard something interesting.
00:13:23Some soldiers don't call her your majesty.
00:13:26They call her the real power.
00:13:28Behind the crown.
00:13:32Guess who spread that tyke around?
00:13:35Surely not your captain, Darien?
00:13:37Then bring him here.
00:13:39Let him tell you himself!
00:13:42Let him tell you.
00:13:45There's nothing between us.
00:13:49You still want to see him!
00:13:51You won't give up!
00:13:55The entire palace knows my queen is entangled with her guard captain.
00:14:01Do you think I'm a joke?
00:14:03Do you believe them?
00:14:06Does he?
00:14:07The rumor is all over the court.
00:14:10Your highness.
00:14:11Do you know what they're saying out there?
00:14:13They say this child isn't royal blood at all.
00:14:18You are not fit to sit in the queen's seat.
00:14:26How dare you talk about my child like that!
00:14:28I have never wronged Leon!
00:14:31What gives you the right to slander me like this?
00:14:33Oh, then prove it.
00:14:35Tell us everything about your hidden identity.
00:14:38Your origins.
00:14:39Your family.
00:14:40Is it that you don't want to say?
00:14:42Or that you don't dare to say?
00:14:43I want them to protect this kingdom!
00:14:44Protect!
00:14:45A woman of unknown origin.
00:14:47Occupying the position of queen.
00:14:48Carrying a child whose father no one knows.
00:14:50Is this protection?
00:14:51I'm afraid you're just a spy.
00:14:57It hurts!
00:14:59It hurts!
00:15:00It hurts so much!
00:15:02Eluna!
00:15:15Who is outside?
00:15:17What is going on?
00:15:30Eluna!
00:15:31Are you alright?
00:15:34Leon!
00:15:35What have you done?
00:15:37She's in labor!
00:15:39And you're questioning her now?
00:15:41Just stay out of this.
00:15:43She has secrets.
00:15:45I deserve the truth.
00:15:47Her highness is bleeding.
00:15:49Her highness is bleeding.
00:15:50If this continues, you'll lose them both.
00:15:53Explain what?
00:15:54You trusted her when she won you a kingdom.
00:15:56But not when she's carrying your child!
00:15:59Leon!
00:16:00You will kill her at this rate!
00:16:03At least one person in this family has sense.
00:16:08You will kill her at this rate!
00:16:09Please calm your anger.
00:16:10This isn't personal.
00:16:12This isn't personal.
00:16:12It's about succession.
00:16:14If we're wrong, she loses nothing.
00:16:17If we're right, the kingdom loses everything!
00:16:21Shut up!
00:16:23You're an unmarried noble lady to accuse Eluna?
00:16:28Evidence?
00:16:29All I've heard are rumors.
00:16:31And you've brought plenty of those.
00:16:35Get out!
00:16:36Now!
00:16:37Mother!
00:16:37Sylvia is trying to protect me!
00:16:39To protect the foundation of the royal family!
00:16:41Protect?
00:16:42She is stirring up suspicion against your wife and child.
00:16:46What kind of protection is that?
00:16:48Leon!
00:16:49You've been blinded by jealousy!
00:16:51Mother, calm down.
00:16:54Don't fight because of me.
00:17:01Sylvia, don't be afraid.
00:17:02My mother is just confused right now.
00:17:04It's fine.
00:17:05As long as you know I'm on your side.
00:17:07Please, help me prepare a potion with this.
00:17:10I need to take it right away.
00:17:11What is that?
00:17:11A glowing medicine?
00:17:13Where did it come from?
00:17:14The last thing my father ever gave me.
00:17:16Father?
00:17:17Interesting.
00:17:17That's the first real thing you've told us all day.
00:17:20A family that can produce this kind of potion?
00:17:22Whose daughter are you?
00:17:23But there's no rush.
00:17:24You're in a critical condition now.
00:17:25We can wait.
00:17:26But before the medicine then signs something, make it clear.
00:17:29If something goes wrong, or if this child's bloodline is later proven impure,
00:17:33the right to the throne has nothing to do with it.
00:17:35You and the power behind you shall not lay a finger on the throne!
00:17:38What?!
00:17:41Then let's make this simple.
00:17:43Put it in writing.
00:17:45If the child is Leon's, nothing changes.
00:17:48If not, the kingdom is protected.
00:17:52Enough!
00:17:53Stop saying that!
00:17:54Stop talking about my child like he's a crime!
00:17:57On what grounds do you make me sign this?
00:17:59Yes.
00:17:59There.
00:18:00That's exactly what I mean.
00:18:02One question, and you lose control.
00:18:05I'm Leon's cousin.
00:18:07Protecting his throne is my duty.
00:18:09Eluwen.
00:18:11Then prove me wrong.
00:18:12Sign it.
00:18:16You see?
00:18:18Sign it, your highness.
00:18:20Prove it.
00:18:20Leon!
00:18:21She is your wife!
00:18:22She's carrying your child!
00:18:25Why are you treating her like an enemy?
00:18:28Stop, mum.
00:18:29If the child is truly mine,
00:18:31what is she afraid of signing?
00:18:36Enough.
00:18:37I'll sign.
00:18:39That's more like it.
00:18:41Do it!
00:18:49Leon, I will sign this.
00:18:51Only if my father comes.
00:18:54Don't let him know about this.
00:18:56I spent years convincing him
00:18:58you were worth losing everything for.
00:19:02I just want our child to be born safely.
00:19:06When you see the child, you will know.
00:19:08Still going on about her father.
00:19:10What kind of father would allow his daughter to hide for three years?
00:19:13It's not that she doesn't want to mention him.
00:19:16I'd say she doesn't dare.
00:19:20Then tell me.
00:19:22Whose daughter are you?
00:19:26I can't say right now.
00:19:29See? That line again.
00:19:31Sign it, your highness.
00:19:34Don't stall any longer.
00:19:44Eluna.
00:19:45Eluna.
00:19:48F-father?
00:19:52What have they done to you,
00:19:54if I had arrived a second later?
00:19:56Oh, great.
00:19:57Eluna's father.
00:19:58Perfect timing.
00:19:59I assume you heard everything.
00:20:00For the stability of the royal family,
00:20:02why don't you sign on her behalf?
00:20:03Relenquish all her claims to the throne's heir.
00:20:05That way everyone can rest easy.
00:20:13Sylvia!
00:20:14You have gone too far!
00:20:16See?
00:20:17One question.
00:20:19One simple question.
00:20:20And everything falls apart.
00:20:22Eluna!
00:20:23Enough!
00:20:23Why not tell me the truth?
00:20:25Just tell me.
00:20:31Eluven, I thought losing you
00:20:33was the worst thing that could happen.
00:20:35I was wrong.
00:20:37Father, Leon is afraid.
00:20:39That's all this is.
00:20:42Fear.
00:20:43Enough! Eluna!
00:20:45She's asking questions you never answered.
00:20:47She is destroying our family!
00:20:50Destroying the last bit of trust you had for me!
00:20:54Elum is about to give birth.
00:20:56If you truly care about her,
00:20:59sign it and put everyone's mind at ease.
00:21:03You want me to sign this?
00:21:05Hurry up!
00:21:06Do you want your daughter to die in pain?
00:21:08Sign it and she can rest easy!
00:21:10Or what else she is plotting?
00:21:12Don't listen to her!
00:21:13She has no right to force her to sign anything!
00:21:17Leon, you cannot do this.
00:21:18Eluna loves you.
00:21:19You clearly know who's your enemy!
00:21:23I don't understand.
00:21:25You are Leon's mother.
00:21:28Why are you the only one who believes me?
00:21:32Sylvia!
00:21:33Get out of here right now!
00:21:35Mother, please stay out of this!
00:21:38Elanon, he is not worth everything you have sacrificed.
00:21:42Your trust and your love.
00:21:44Leon is different!
00:21:46He will love me as I love him.
00:21:51Love?
00:21:52You go on and on about loving him,
00:21:54but you don't even dare to say where you come from.
00:21:56Three years.
00:21:57Prove me wrong!
00:21:58Say your name!
00:21:59Your real name!
00:22:01Mortal, there are names in this world
00:22:04that should only be spoken on your knees.
00:22:09Enough talk!
00:22:10Sign it!
00:22:12Leon, you're standing right here
00:22:14and letting this happen.
00:22:16Nobody wanted it to come to this.
00:22:18You could have ended this hours ago.
00:22:21Look at her.
00:22:23She's suffering.
00:22:24If you love your daughter, help her.
00:22:26One signature.
00:22:27That's all it takes.
00:22:34I never imagined that I, the Elven King,
00:22:37would be forced to sign something like this.
00:22:45But Eluna, for you and the child,
00:22:49I'm willing to do anything.
00:22:54Wait!
00:22:59No.
00:23:01It's over.
00:23:09I won't sign it?
00:23:11Then don't expect to deliver this child in peace.
00:23:14Shut up!
00:23:16This is my child.
00:23:18Leon's child.
00:23:20Nothing to do with a vicious woman like you!
00:23:27What did you just call vicious woman?
00:23:30You poisonous snake.
00:23:36You...
00:23:39Leon, I stood beside you
00:23:41when no one else would.
00:23:44When the nobles mocked you,
00:23:46I fought for you!
00:23:48When the generals doubted you,
00:23:50I convinced them!
00:23:51When your kingdom was falling apart,
00:23:54I helped you hold it together.
00:23:56And this is what I get.
00:23:59Accusations.
00:24:01Humiliation.
00:24:02Distrust.
00:24:04From you.
00:24:05Eluna, I...
00:24:07Leon, she is your queen.
00:24:09Of course she should help you.
00:24:13To assist you in your times of hardship.
00:24:15Not to lie in a luxurious bedchamber.
00:24:18And dismiss the things you should be wary of.
00:24:23Right!
00:24:24Did you hear that?
00:24:25If you trusted me,
00:24:26you would have told me the truth!
00:24:30If you refuse to sign it,
00:24:32don't expect me to take any responsibility
00:24:35for your delivering.
00:24:37For a groundless suspicion.
00:24:40You don't care about me?
00:24:43Not care about your child!
00:24:47Fine.
00:24:49Then I'll take care of us.
00:24:52With or without you.
00:24:56I don't know.
00:25:03I don't know.
00:25:05I don't know.
00:25:15Eluna.
00:25:15Eluna wait.
00:25:19She's trying to protect this family.
00:25:22Why are you making her the enemy?
00:25:23Does this marriage mean nothing to you?
00:25:26Leon, how can you say such a thing?
00:25:29She called me a traitor.
00:25:31She called our child a bastard.
00:25:33She tried to force my father to sign away my rights.
00:25:39And somehow I'm the problem?
00:25:41I'm warning you!
00:25:42Don't speak of Sylvia that way.
00:25:44She is doing this for me!
00:25:48Oh, really? Great.
00:25:50You two are truly perfect for each other.
00:25:53Eluna, you're ridiculous.
00:25:56Look at yourself.
00:25:57A woman of unknown origin.
00:25:59Your bloodline.
00:26:01Your family.
00:26:02You don't even dare to speak of them.
00:26:03You are not fit to sit in the position of queen!
00:26:06Take your filthy hands off me.
00:26:11Leon, you see?
00:26:12After I exposed her, she showed herself.
00:26:15She isn't the woman you first knew at all!
00:26:18You madwoman!
00:26:20Me?
00:26:21Exactly!
00:26:22I've done my best to help you and Leon secure the throne.
00:26:26And you repay kindness with enmity.
00:26:33Fine.
00:26:34I'll show you what a madwoman does!
00:26:43See?
00:26:45That's more like it.
00:26:47You bitch!
00:26:48You dare hit me!
00:26:51You're finished!
00:26:56Dare to lay a finger on my daughter again.
00:26:59And I will obliterate you.
00:27:02Body and soul.
00:27:08Did you see that?
00:27:10Eluna and her father.
00:27:11So barbaric.
00:27:12So violent.
00:27:13The moment someone tells them no, they lash out.
00:27:17And you still think they're not dangerous?
00:27:20Eluna, I'm so disappointed.
00:27:22I don't even know who you are anymore.
00:27:26Marrying you was the most foolish decision I ever made.
00:27:31I can't believe my husband.
00:27:34Instead of defending me, forces my father to sign the paper.
00:27:37I used to think you had ambition and a sense of duty.
00:27:41Turns out, you're just a coward.
00:27:43Won't sign it, right?
00:27:44I know exactly what you're planning.
00:27:46Waiting for the child to be born so you can control the court.
00:27:49You know what?
00:27:49With your unknown origins, you should be grateful that Leon was even willing to marry you.
00:27:54Stop ordering him around as if you come from some noble bloodline!
00:27:57Enough!
00:27:58This is not your child.
00:28:00Not your marriage.
00:28:02And even not your throne.
00:28:03So stop acting like any of it belongs to you.
00:28:09Mother.
00:28:10Mind your mouth.
00:28:12Leon.
00:28:13I can't believe what you've become.
00:28:17When did you turn so cold and selfish?
00:28:23I apologize to you on his behalf.
00:28:27You want him to apologize?
00:28:30For what?
00:28:32For choosing her?
00:28:34He turned down princesses!
00:28:37Noble houses!
00:28:39Alliances kings would kill for.
00:28:42And what did he get?
00:28:44Nothing.
00:28:50I heard her highness built half this kingdom with her money.
00:28:54And this is how he repays her?
00:28:57I heard she's in labor, but his majesty wouldn't even summon a position for her.
00:29:02For God's sake!
00:29:04Look who's standing next to the king!
00:29:06Not his wife, but her.
00:29:08Jealous woman.
00:29:09Shut up!
00:29:09What do you know?
00:29:11Why would I be jealous of Eluna?
00:29:13I'm simply protecting Leon's kingdom as his cousin.
00:29:17Exactly.
00:29:18Everything Sylvia does is for me.
00:29:21If anyone is to blame, it's Eluna.
00:29:23And her father who appeared out of nowhere.
00:29:26Appeared out of nowhere.
00:29:27Exactly!
00:29:28You never once showed your face.
00:29:30You can't even afford medicine for your own grandchild's safe delivery.
00:29:32What a useless father.
00:29:34Oh, the poor child.
00:29:35Cursed before birth by a mother of unknown origin and a good-for-nothing grandfather.
00:29:38You think I can give my grandchild nothing?
00:29:44You?
00:29:45Please.
00:29:46Let me guess.
00:29:47Your precious daughter married Leon just to escape her penniless father.
00:29:54Penniless.
00:29:58Stop with the tricks.
00:30:00I've seen the world.
00:30:02Your fabric?
00:30:03Don't tell me it's some cheap charlatan's trick!
00:30:06Why should I care about the value of a robe?
00:30:08Don't care!
00:30:09Don't pretend to be above material things.
00:30:12That scepter of yours is a gem on top.
00:30:15I've seen plenty of treasures, but the luster of that stone.
00:30:18A man who can't even afford medicine for his daughter couldn't possibly own such a treasure!
00:30:23Why should I prove it?
00:30:25Still being stubborn?
00:30:27Don't make us laugh!
00:30:28You pair of fraudulent trictors.
00:30:30If your family is really so distinguished, why doesn't Eluna dare to even mention it?
00:30:34Is Eluna one of those princesses who gave up her noble status for love?
00:30:37Breaking ties with her family?
00:30:38Don't be ridiculous!
00:30:40You've been listening to too many bard's tales!
00:30:49Still not done?
00:30:52Do you want another slap?
00:30:56Did I say anything wrong?
00:30:58I'm telling you, you must sign it!
00:31:00Whether you like it or not!
00:31:02Stop using Leon, that child!
00:31:04Only you know whose bloodline it really is.
00:31:08I wasn't planning to waste my time arguing with you.
00:31:12I merely came to take my daughter home.
00:31:14But since all you care about is her origin, then I will give you an answer.
00:31:19You think our family can give them nothing?
00:31:22Then open your eyes wide and take a good look.
00:31:37How amusing.
00:31:38Did you move a circus into the palace?
00:31:40Those chests are probably full of illusionist props.
00:31:43Don't embarrass yourself in front of everyone!
00:31:46What do you want, Elun?
00:31:48I told you I just wanted your honesty and trust!
00:31:51If you had told the truth, none of this would have happened!
00:31:54Why must you destroy everything for your wretched pride?
00:31:58Let me see how many more tricks you have to deceive Leon!
00:32:11Seriously, that's Elvin treasure!
00:32:14I've seen them in ancient texts!
00:32:15Impossible!
00:32:16The Elves have been hidden from the world for a thousand years!
00:32:19These are the accumulations of the Elvin over ten thousand years.
00:32:23And they are a welcome gift for my grandchild.
00:32:26You mean these are all real?
00:32:39This is merely a small token for my daughter and grandchild.
00:32:42Ten sets of Elven armor without a single scratch.
00:32:47Ten ancient healing scrolls.
00:32:48The kind of thing she should have possessed from birth.
00:32:51Elven armor!
00:32:52The perma red blade is to be like a feather!
00:32:54By the gods, I never thought I would see Elves and treasures with my own eyes.
00:32:58That woman, who exactly is she?
00:33:00The sacred leaf of the Elven forest.
00:33:02One leaf can heal a hundred ailments.
00:33:04And also the protective blessing of the Elven.
00:33:06Enough to shield a kingdom with peace for a hundred years.
00:33:09I was going to bestow it after child was born.
00:33:11And moreover,
00:33:12I prepared a gift for my son-in-law.
00:33:26That's the Sword of Stars.
00:33:28The legendary divine weapon that a king recognized by the Elves can possess.
00:33:39I've heard that sword can cut through any darkness.
00:33:42Priceless beyond measure!
00:33:43This is what I prepared for you, Leon.
00:33:46The Sword of Stars, forged by the Elven master sword myths from a fallen star.
00:33:50It takes a thousand years to forge a single blade.
00:33:55All of this, every treasure, every blessing, that Sword of Stars could have been yours if you had not heard
00:34:00Eluna.
00:34:01I even planned to tell you Eluna's true identity after you had proven yourself to make you an ally, recognized
00:34:06by the Elves.
00:34:07But the truth is, you are unworthy of her!
00:34:11You are unworthy of all this!
00:34:15So many treasures just slipped right through his fingers.
00:34:17He thought his queen was an orphan of unknown origin. Turns out she is of Elven blood.
00:34:22He could have had the protection of the Elves, but he destroyed everything because of suspicion and jealousy.
00:34:28If it weren't for that Sylvia constantly stirring up trouble, his majesty would have long ago gained the recognition of
00:34:33the Elves!
00:34:34All these could have been mine.
00:34:37All of them mine!
00:34:40I know exactly what kind of person you are.
00:34:43When Eluna was being humiliated.
00:34:45You stood there and said nothing.
00:34:46If you had spoken a single, even a single word for her, all this could have been yours.
00:34:51But you didn't.
00:34:52You kept your mouth shut and let that woman tear my daughter to pieces!
00:34:58Sylvia!
00:34:59This is all your fault!
00:35:01Leon, get a grip!
00:35:03There's definitely something fishy going on here.
00:35:09Think about it.
00:35:10If she really is an Elven princess,
00:35:13why would she hide her identity and marry a mortal prince?
00:35:19Leon, we've all been deceived!
00:35:22By him!
00:35:30What is it?
00:35:34You almost made me think you were someone important.
00:35:37If your scepter weren't a fake!
00:35:42Fake?
00:35:43I know a wildly traveled treasure appraiser.
00:35:47He told me true Elven sacred relics resonate on the night of the full moon.
00:35:51But this one?
00:35:52No reaction at all.
00:35:53Clearly this is forged through alchemy.
00:35:56He's wearing it to put on a show and scare us.
00:35:59When a man parades around with a fake scepter, you can be sure everything else he has is also fake.
00:36:05You mean, those treasures, armor, scrolls, the sword, are all fake?
00:36:10Of course!
00:36:12Eluna and her cunning father are conspiring to deceive you!
00:36:16Sylvia!
00:36:17Shut up!
00:36:18Looks like I hit a nerve.
00:36:20I'll have someone verify your fakes right now!
00:36:24Your Majesty.
00:36:26Someone claiming to be a treasure appraiser requests an audience.
00:36:28Says he was summoned by Lady Sylvia.
00:36:33Mr. Marcus.
00:36:34Your Majesty.
00:36:35Take a look at this.
00:36:37The texture and luster of the gemstone are indeed extraordinary.
00:36:40However, a Jiphon elven sacred relic should bear inscriptions in the ancient elven language,
00:36:45and this has nothing.
00:36:46Based on my years of experience, I can conclude that this seppler is not authentic.
00:36:50My lady, where did this item come from?
00:36:52As the most authoritative treasure appraiser in the kingdom,
00:36:55I recommend immediately investigating and prosecuting the forgers.
00:36:58Elam's father.
00:36:59He swaggered in with a pile of so-called elven treasures,
00:37:02talking big about swords of stars and elven armor.
00:37:06A fake seppler says it all.
00:37:08The rest of the items?
00:37:09All fake, too.
00:37:15Cheap fakes and pathetic frauds!
00:37:25See?
00:37:26It can't even survive a fall.
00:37:29So, where did you get this fake scepter?
00:37:32Fake?
00:37:32You just tried to destroy a relic older than every kingdom in this room.
00:37:36Tell me, boy, how exactly do you intend to pay for it?
00:37:39Pay for it?
00:37:40You should be worrying about prison!
00:37:41Nobody believes in elves anymore!
00:37:43They're fairy tales, and you're a fraud.
00:37:45You and your daughter will spend the rest of your lives in a lightless dungeon.
00:37:49A fairy tale.
00:37:51A fairy tale.
00:37:51Interesting.
00:37:52Your majesty, shall I summon the guards?
00:37:54Your majesty?
00:37:55Right.
00:37:56That's the funniest joke I've ever heard.
00:37:59A charlatan dressed up as the elven king.
00:38:02I'm gonna report this now!
00:38:03You'd best start praying!
00:38:05My lady, I'll be right back.
00:38:07Don't let them get away.
00:38:10What a surprise, Leon.
00:38:12Your so-called noble father-in-law turns out to be nothing but a swindling charlatan.
00:38:16Elves?
00:38:17Sword of stars?
00:38:18The elven king's blessing?
00:38:19Ridiculous!
00:38:20You said how much you loved me, but you've been deceiving me.
00:38:22Even your origins were made up.
00:38:25Leon, you are beyond help.
00:38:27I don't want to say any more.
00:38:28Can't keep up the act anymore!
00:38:30Fake treasures?
00:38:31Fake identity?
00:38:32That's enough to get you and your father wanted across the entire continent.
00:38:35Saying you gave up your elven form for Leon?
00:38:37That was clearly a lie.
00:38:39To trick Leon into trusting you!
00:38:41Say whatever you want.
00:38:42Just remember, when the wrath of the elves descends, don't fall to your knees wailing.
00:38:48If I weren't here, people like you would be nothing but ants.
00:38:52In my father's eyes.
00:38:57Leon, do you see?
00:38:59The game is over.
00:39:01It was I who saw through everything!
00:39:03It's a good thing you didn't bow to Eluna, or your throne would have been stolen by these
00:39:09frauds!
00:39:10I truly believed you left your people.
00:39:13Because you loved me.
00:39:15I can't believe it.
00:39:17It was never love, but a plot against my throne!
00:39:21You are nothing but a power-hungry fraud.
00:39:24Leon, you utter fool!
00:39:26I never intended to seize your throne, and you took my sacrifices for granted.
00:39:31But now you call me a power-hungry fraud.
00:39:33It seems you never understood me.
00:39:35And you never loved me.
00:39:37Fine.
00:39:38My child has nothing to do with you.
00:39:42That is Leon's child!
00:39:45You can go wherever you like, but the child stays with him!
00:39:51Let go!
00:39:52I said let go!
00:39:54You're hurting me!
00:40:01Eluna!
00:40:07Her body is mortal.
00:40:09My healing power can only stabilize her, but cannot fully repair her.
00:40:14Your Majesty, Her Highness has lost too much blood.
00:40:17I'm afraid...
00:40:19My child.
00:40:21Please save my child.
00:40:22You won't lose this child.
00:40:26I swear it with all the power of the Elven King!
00:40:36It's a boy.
00:40:39It's a boy.
00:40:45Father, take me away.
00:40:48Take me home.
00:40:50All right.
00:41:00You have lost the qualification to be an ally of the Elves, and a wife who truly loved you.
00:41:06From this day forward, if you set foot in the Elven Forest, it will be a declaration of war!
00:41:14Come on!
00:41:15Come on!
00:41:16Come on!
00:41:16Come on!
00:41:17Come on!
00:41:17Come on!
00:41:18Come on!
00:41:19Come on!
00:41:19Come on!
00:41:19Come on!
00:41:21Come on!
00:41:21Come on!
00:41:22Come on!
00:41:22Come on!
00:41:22Come on!
00:41:28Come on!
00:41:31Come on!
00:41:32Your Highness, welcome home!
00:41:36you don't blame me the divine tree never stopped waiting for your return
00:41:45your renunciation of eternity is precisely the proof of your fidelity to love
00:41:51now that you have endured hardships and returned to your homeland you are more worthy of this
00:41:57forest than ever before luna are you willing to receive the blessing of the elves once more
00:42:05yes but not to restore my power it is for my child for my people from now on i will
00:42:13no longer live
00:42:14for a single mortal
00:42:33no from this day forward she is the elven queen
00:42:36father i have guarded this forest for a thousand years it is time for you to lead our people back
00:42:41to the middle continent the divine tree has given its answer you're the ruler foretold in the prophecy
00:42:59the elven forest leon you still thinking about that woman are you
00:43:06that radiance could it be her her a fraud don't forget how her fake identity was exposed elves
00:43:13that's a legend from a thousand years ago that radiance is probably some celestial anomaly perhaps
00:43:19it's an omen from the gods for you your majesty the delegations from duke oakhurst count northwood
00:43:25and marchius falviar have arrived it's said they have come to offer their congratulations
00:43:29congratulate me see what did i tell you completed the great unification and even the distant nobles
00:43:34have come to pay homage this is the gods affirming your kingship don't forget the divine ansoy's crown
00:43:40only a true king or queen can wear it
00:43:44i leon edstain am the true king whom all look to
00:43:55from this day forward luna is the 43rd queen of our elfin her will is the will of the divine
00:44:03tree
00:44:03her glory is the glory of our people
00:44:08i've lived more than half my life and i've never seen a real elp in coronation
00:44:12she's so young yet that kind of majesty i've only heard of in ancient legends
00:44:17the question is how will she view us mortal kingdoms
00:44:20we must befriend her before anyone else
00:44:23the elven has been silent for a thousand years
00:44:28today we return to the continent
00:44:30no conquest no hedgenarchy
00:44:35but if anyone dares to desecrate the dignity of our race
00:44:39with lies and suspicion
00:44:45they shall
00:44:46pay the price for it
00:44:49in three days the elven queen will host a return banquet
00:44:53inviting envoys from all kingdoms of the continent
00:44:56at that time her majesty will publicly receive all kingdoms
00:45:00that come to offer their congratulations
00:45:06the elven queen could it be her
00:45:08who cares who she is what's important is the perfect opportunity for you to attend a grand continental event as
00:45:14the true king
00:45:15even the elks are hosting a banquet in your honor
00:45:17but if it really is a luna
00:45:19if it is her even better expose her true colors a deposed mortal queen how dare she claim to be
00:45:24the elven queen
00:45:25her swindler father must be up to some trick again don't you want to unmask them to their faces
00:45:30you're right
00:45:31i will let the entire continent know that i leon edstone and the true king
00:45:39your majesty the deity of oakhurst presents this mythium longsword and wishes for eternal friendship with the elves
00:45:46the counting of northward presents this thousand year vintage wishing your majesty everlasting fortune and longevity
00:45:52the march of falion presents a diamond crown though it is unworthy of your majesty's glory
00:45:57it is our most precious token of goodwill
00:46:00the elven accepts your kind intentions
00:46:02the kingdom of edstain
00:46:03his majesty king leon edstain
00:46:05and lady sylvia gray
00:46:12eluna
00:46:17calm down it's just trickery think about it the elves have been hidden for a thousand years
00:46:21how could a queen suddenly appear and her of all people those envoys they've either been deceived or
00:46:28bought off isn't her father a master forger you haven't forgotten that performance in the palace
00:46:33last time have you
00:46:36eluna my wife i finally found you do you know how worried i've been this past month
00:46:42i sent men across the entire continent searching for you
00:46:47wife the elven queen was once the queen of edstein i heard leon's queen was deposed if you have ever
00:46:53seen her true face you have all been deceived by her she is no elf she is merely a discarded
00:47:00queen
00:47:01i don't know how much i've suffered this past month i thought of you every day
00:47:07and of our child that that is my son the bloodline of the edstain royal family you can't fabricate
00:47:15your origins just to take revenge on me he is my son the blood of the elves flows in his
00:47:23veins he has
00:47:24nothing to do with you nothing to do with him eluna aren't you being too heartless no matter what
00:47:32you are leon's lawfully wedded queen all the subjects of the kingdom of edston can attest to
00:47:38that now you've transformed into the elven queen my lords don't you find this strange a woman of unknown
00:47:43origin first marries a mortal king then suddenly appears here as the elven queen how many secrets lie in
00:47:49between eluna if you are truly the elven queen why did you conceal your identity and marry leon for
00:47:55three whole years if you truly carry elven blood why were you as frail as a mortal during your pregnancy
00:48:00and as for this father of yours do i need to remind everyone how he was exposed in the palace
00:48:05last time
00:48:07last time at the palace
00:48:11your appraiser called this a fake
00:48:15the man you hired the man you paid here today
00:48:26still think it's faith
00:48:33truly amazing tell me something did that light prove she's an elf or did it only prove she can make
00:48:40light convenient isn't it every answer leads to another story every question leads to another
00:48:46secret she says she sacrificed everything for love she says she became mortal she says she returned to
00:48:51the elves and every single claim depends on one thing believing her
00:49:00eluna if you truly carry elf in blood then prove it to me prove it to everyone
00:49:09i think about it if they're so powerful why do they need our approval why hold a banquet at all
00:49:15and her
00:49:17a month ago she could barely stand now she's suddenly a queen does that sound believable to anyone
00:49:24exactly a month ago you were lying in my palace too weak to get out of bed now you're telling
00:49:30me you've
00:49:30become the elven queen even with healing powers that's far too fast i held this banquet not for expansion but
00:49:37those names of the number three people see if you're lying in the world of the dimensions of the
00:49:38the elves have returned and we are willing to establish diplomatic relations with the human
00:49:45this is the king of jane
00:49:46with the human kingdom you think this is a threat
00:49:48that's because your world consists only of conspiracies
00:49:53enough don't you see the expressions on everyone's faces
00:49:59don't look at me like that you've all been deceived by her she is no elven queen she's
00:50:05just a puppet a puppet put forward as a figurehead a true queen wouldn't have been divorced by a
00:50:11mortal king sylvia gray you are not questioning you are insulting not me not my daughter but the
00:50:19entire elven race see even a child can tell who is sincere and who is false luna don't go too
00:50:32far
00:50:32do you think you can look down on everyone just because you've become the elven queen the entire
00:50:37continent knows you were once my wife my mark will forever be upon you why did i hide who i
00:50:43was
00:50:44because i loved you not as a king not as a symbol just as a man every time i stood
00:50:50beside you you
00:50:51saw a threat every sacrifice became a scheme every act of loyalty became a conspiracy every wound became
00:50:57evidence against me i spent years wondering whether i had failed you now i finally understand i didn't
00:51:03fail you you failed me leon edstein in the name of the elven queen i tell you you don't deserve
00:51:08me
00:51:09you you ungrateful woman well very well the crown of the true king is still in my hands the day
00:51:13i
00:51:13wear that continent will know who the true king is go go and wear your crown
00:51:21to her majesty the elven queen cheers
00:51:27how dare she how dare she humiliate me in front of so many people
00:51:35i told you what she wants was not only marrying you look the moment she returned to the elves she
00:51:41became queen what does that tell you it means she was using you using me exactly she used you to
00:51:49break free from the elves constraints for a child with the bloodline of the true king then abandoned
00:51:54you and went back to inherit the throne you thought she became mortal because she loved you no she was
00:51:59waiting for her father to change his mind now that she has an air of elfin blood she no longer
00:52:04needs
00:52:04you that child is my son he is her bargaining churn a tool for the elves to break in it
00:52:10leon don't you
00:52:10understand yet her plan all along has been to use you to seize the human kingdoms then she won't
00:52:15succeed bring me the crown i'm leon edstein i unified the kingdoms and established a great unified
00:52:22dynasty of course i'm the true king
00:52:26leon get away it must be her it's eluna she schemed against me
00:52:33it seems the true queen has finally awakened
00:52:40your majesty the envoy requests an audience he brings something that requires your personal
00:52:45aspiration eluna elven queen the crown of the true king has waited for a thousand years
00:52:54it is time for it to find its true master i don't need a crown to prove anything precisely because
00:53:03of
00:53:03that it chooses you
00:53:17i understand are you willing to bear the weight of this crown if this is my destiny then i accept
00:53:32the true queen has appeared may you dispel darkness with light and uphold the righteous path
00:53:38with wisdom
00:53:42she put it on she really put it on summon the army assemble all troops leon what are you going
00:53:49to do
00:53:49i will make her know even with the crown she is not the king of this continent
00:53:54i am
00:53:56the crown chose the elven queen once this news spreads the legitimacy of the edson royal family
00:54:02will be completely gone leon won't take this lying down i heard he has already begun assembling his
00:54:10army declare war on the elves he's insane the elves have been hidden for a thousand years
00:54:18their power is not something a mortal army can contend with
00:54:23report leon edson has issued a declaration of war to all the kingdoms of the continent proclaiming the
00:54:28elven queen as a false king and demanding that all kingdoms join forces to crusade against the elves
00:54:33he truly is mad who would answer his call
00:54:36but if we don't take a stand we will be drawn into this war leon has assembled an army of
00:54:41100 000
00:54:42most are surrendered soldiers incorporated after his unification of the kingdoms undisciplined but
00:54:48numerous your majesty although our elven warriors are elite they number no more than 3000 should we call
00:54:53upon the ancient alliances that won't be necessary this is not a war between the elves and other
00:55:00kingdoms this is a personal grudge between him and me his army has been driven here by lies and fear
00:55:11those soldiers are innocent
00:55:17send this crown to his military camp tell him if he can wear it i will acknowledge him as the
00:55:24true king
00:55:25eluna this is the crown you just got
00:55:27the crown is merely a symbol if he is truly the true king the crown will naturally recognize him
00:55:33if not then his act of assembling an army is outright rebellion brilliant leon will either
00:55:37be public by the crown utterly discredited or not dare to touch it at all either way he loses
00:55:45her majesty says if the king of edhaft can wear this crown she will acknowledge him as the true king
00:55:51and the elves will immediately withdraw into the forest never to emerge again
00:56:01last time it repelled me i lost face before the entire continent
00:56:06if it happens again in front of the whole army i'm finished don't touch it this is a trap you
00:56:13were
00:56:13already rejected by it last time they just want to humiliate you
00:56:18elf jinn sorcery this crown has been cursed by them
00:56:21take it away i won't fall for their trick so your majesty refuses the trial of the crown
00:56:29i'm rejecting the elves trap
00:56:33he didn't dare wear it he couldn't wear it last time in the palace either
00:56:37could it be that the elven queen is the true
00:56:42relay the order attack tomorrow
00:56:51elon you have betitched the continent with sorcery and stolen the crown today i shall enforce
00:56:57justice and rid the continent of you demon queen leon this war is not a war between elves and humans
00:57:05it is a personal grudge between you and me you need not send a hundred thousand soldiers to their deaths
00:57:11for a lie lie lie what lie you claim to be the true king then i ask you do you
00:57:21dare wear this crown once
00:57:23in public
00:57:26i i won't touch your sorcery reddened object
00:57:33i pledge my loyalty to the true king not a coward who doesn't even dare to touch the crown
00:57:41you this is treason gods seize them
00:57:49have you all gone mad i'm your king
00:58:01the crown is here it has never belonged to anyone it only chooses the one worthy of it
00:58:12the crown is here it is
00:58:13enough alone
00:58:15keep quiet it hurts
00:58:20summon the army assemble all troops
00:58:34this is the answer you wanted
00:58:50mom no queen helena i have always been grateful that you stood up for me that day i'm unworthy
00:58:56of such gratitude i couldn't stop him that was not your fault from now on you need never feel
00:59:03guilty for anyone again during leon edskin's reign he suspected the loyal indulged citizens
00:59:10and provoked needless wars in the name of the crown of the true king i declare he is stripped
00:59:17of his throne and reduced to a commoner you can't do this to me i am the king i unified
00:59:23the kingdoms
00:59:24this realm is mine this was never yours you merely occupied that position temporarily and you betrayed
00:59:30it eluna please i am your husband we once loved each other you can't do this to me
00:59:40you are no longer the leon i knew long ago perhaps you never were i only saw the you i
00:59:45wanted to see
00:59:46exile leon edsvik to the northern borderlands he is forbidden to return to the royal city for life
00:59:50as for sylvia gray eluna no your majesty i know i was wrong leon forced me it was him all
00:59:59the ideas
00:59:59were his is that so i will expose your lies in public once the child is born she will have
01:00:05even more
01:00:14leverage
01:00:15no no please your majesty don't
01:00:20sylvia gray for treason slandering the royal bloodline and deliberately causing harm that
01:00:26nearly cost the life of the unborn child the punishment should be execution
01:00:30however considering that you were ultimately blinded by jealousy you are exiled to the gloomy
01:00:34swamp no setting foot in the civilized world for life the throne of the kingdom of edstain is vacant
01:00:40in the name of the crown of the true king i accept
01:00:56this is my kingdom this is the realm i unified how did it become like this
01:01:06do you know who i am i'm your king i unified this continent move
01:01:25why why did she get everything i was clearly more deserving of that position than her i did
01:01:30so much i worked so hard
01:01:51are you ready this time i am ready
01:02:15i am hereby swear this day i shall protect this land with the lifespan of an elf uphold justice with
01:02:24the authority of a queen and shelter all living beings with the compassion of a mother regardless of
01:02:29grace regardless of state before my throne all shall receive equal justice the wisdom of the elves and
01:02:35the courage of humans shall from this day forward walk side by side i once gave up eternity for love
01:02:42in the pain of the mortal world i found something more precious than eternity for myself for all living
01:02:49beings for every soul that refuses to bow to the darkness to rekindle the light
01:02:54you
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