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00:00I became the cheapest slave in the border market.
00:02After the Whitmore family fell, I became the cheapest slave in the border market.
00:07Just before I was sent off to the army barrack, I grabbed a hunter's brazer and begged for mercy.
00:12Please, buy me! Take me away from here!
00:17My brothers and I don't have a wife.
00:20If you come with me, you'll have to take care of the three of us.
00:26Do you still want this?
00:28Yes! Yes! I want this! I'll do anything! Just take me!
00:32But I never thought they would spoil me like that.
00:35They cherish me and protect me like a treasure.
00:38But when night comes, they... they're like hungry wolves in the woods.
00:42Fierce, hungry, and unerrenting.
00:45But at dawn, just thinking about it, my legs would go weak.
00:53Brother, when will Lara finally wake up?
00:55Isn't she hungry after sleeping so long?
01:01You're awake.
01:03Get up and have something to eat.
01:10He bought me... for that purpose.
01:13Can my body handle them?
01:18I was a daughter of House Whitmore.
01:20Then came the Regent Vos.
01:22My father fell.
01:23My double died in my place.
01:24I fell into slavery.
01:26To avoid being sent to the military camp, I chose to kill myself.
01:30Finn, get her some food.
01:31Rory, heat the water.
01:33My name is Caelan.
01:34I'm the eldest.
01:35Finn is the second.
01:35Rory the third.
01:36You see our situation.
01:37No land.
01:38One stone hut.
01:39No woman would marry us.
01:40I had two silver coins meant for Rory's apprenticeship.
01:42But you relaxed me to buy you, so I did.
01:45I will treat you well.
01:46As long as we eat, you won't starve.
01:47But I expect you to be a wife to us.
01:49I understand.
01:50I grabbed his leg as a last, desperate attempt.
01:54I never thought he would actually buy me.
01:57Rory, bring the food.
01:59Now.
02:03On it, Caden.
02:14Oh, my God.
02:15How could I?
02:17The Whitmore family rules.
02:19Always be elegant.
02:20Never show hunger.
02:21Never laugh out loud out.
02:22And here I am making such a disgraceful noise in front of three strange men.
02:27Eat something while it's hot.
02:28Your health comes first.
02:30This taste.
02:31It's not just food.
02:33It's dignity.
02:35After all the running, the slapping, the iron chains, someone is finally treating me like a real, living person.
02:48Anytime.
02:49You're family now.
02:50It's the least we can do.
02:51You rest well.
02:53Once you gather some strength, you'll take a hot bath and change into some clean clothes.
03:00A bath?
03:01Hot water?
03:02Rory, I'm heading up the mountain.
03:05I'm going to track down a deer.
03:06She needs the fresh meat to heal.
03:08Watch her.
03:08Don't worry, brother.
03:09I've got her covered.
03:10She'll be safe with me.
03:17Look, these are Caden's old clothes.
03:19Bit big, sure, but they're clean.
03:20We'll get you new ones next market day.
03:21They're so poor, yet even these rough old clothes have been washed and mended with care.
03:26This isn't a cage.
03:27It's a home.
03:30All right, we're heading out.
03:32Just yell when you're done.
03:34Yeah, if the water gets cold, just shout.
03:37We'll bring more hot water.
03:44I used to wear silken lace in the capital.
03:46I wore pearls in my hair.
03:49Now I can barely recognize the monster in the water.
03:52But if I hadn't smashed my head against that wall, I would have been ruined by those beasts in the
03:58brothel.
04:21Could you maybe help me change the water?
04:25Coming!
04:27Hold on!
04:40Hold on!
04:41Hold on!
04:43Hold on!
04:44Hold on!
04:45Hold on!
04:47Hold on!
04:47Hold on!
04:49Hold on!
04:49Hold on!
04:50Hold on!
04:51Hold on!
04:52Hold on!
04:52Hold on!
04:53Hold on!
04:55Hold on!
04:56Hold on!
04:57Hold on!
04:57Hold on!
04:58Hold on!
04:58Hold on!
04:58Elata, are you decent?
05:05Yes.
05:06You can come in.
05:09Oh my god.
05:10She's not a slave.
05:12She's an angel.
05:15Here, I found this.
05:17The mountain wind gets harsh.
05:19You can wrap it around your forehead to block the wind or, you know, cover the wound if you want
05:23to.
05:28Oh, thank you.
05:38Do I look strange?
05:40No! No way!
05:41You're...
05:42You look really pretty.
05:43Seriously.
05:46Rory's right.
05:48You look beautiful, Alara.
05:50Come on, there's still some sun outside.
05:52Why don't you sit in the yard?
05:53It'll dry your hair.
06:06For the first time in a year, I'm not running.
06:09I'm not hiding in a filthy cage.
06:12There's no gold, no balls, no fine wine.
06:15But I can finally breathe.
06:18I am safe.
06:39I am safe.
06:48Hell yeah, Caden.
06:50You actually got a deer.
06:52We're feasting tonight.
06:54We're feasting tonight.
07:12I found these on the ridge.
07:14They're sweet.
07:14Eat them before dinner.
07:23Thank you, Caden.
07:26Dinner will take a while.
07:27If you get dizzy, go inside.
07:28Don't freeze out here.
07:28He doesn't talk much and looks like a savage beast.
07:33But he's warmer than anyone I've ever known.
07:35He bought me for two silver coins, but he treats me like I'm made of gold.
07:42Here, this leg meat is the softest.
07:45Eat up, Alara.
07:46Get some strength back first.
07:49Don't worry about us.
07:50No, I shouldn't have all this.
07:52You three worked all day.
07:53You should eat the meat.
07:54I'll be fine with some soup.
07:55You're way too thin.
07:57A good wind would blow you back to the market.
07:59He's right.
08:00If you want to help around here later, you need to heal first.
08:04Eat.
08:05Eat quickly.
08:06It will get cold later.
08:14They don't even know who I really am.
08:17They don't know my family was accused of treason.
08:20To them, I'm just a scarred slave they bought from the market.
08:24And still, they're giving me the best they have.
08:30Drink the soup, too.
08:32It'll warm you up.
08:35Yes.
09:04Take off your clothes.
09:12Look at me, Alara.
09:24I'm not going to hurt you.
09:27But I won't lie to you either.
09:29You agreed to come back with me.
09:31Sooner or later, you're going to be my wife.
09:35Just nod.
09:37And I'll be gentle.
10:07I'm not going to hurt you.
10:08Relax.
10:09I've got you.
10:21Finn and Rory?
10:22Are they?
10:25They're outside.
10:26Nobody's coming in tonight.
10:28Just you and me.
10:45Does it hurt?
10:54Don't cry.
10:55Look, although I'm just a hunter.
10:57But as long as I'm breathing, you'll never starve.
11:00Nobody will ever touch you.
11:02And I swear I'll never let anyone take you away.
11:04I'm going to treat you right for the rest of my life, Alara.
11:11Kaden.
11:20Sleep, Alara.
11:22I'm here.
11:24I'm here.
11:54Oh, you're up.
11:55Kaden and Finn headed into the woods early.
11:57Before Kaden left, he told me not to wake you.
11:59He said you were totally wiped out last night and needed to catch up on sleep.
12:03Oh, my God.
12:04Kaden, why do you have to tell Rory that?
12:06Now Rory knows.
12:07We...
12:07I just want to sink into the ground.
12:10Hey, you all right?
12:11Your face is all red.
12:12You look like a beet troop.
12:13You getting a fever again?
12:14No.
12:14No, I'm fine.
12:15Really, I'm just...
12:16It's just a bit warm in here.
12:18Hmm.
12:21Warm?
12:22The fire in the hearth is almost out.
12:24All right.
12:29Finn and I stayed up late last night fixing that dress for you.
12:31Go ahead.
12:32Try it on.
12:33See if it fits.
12:35You...
12:36You two made this for me?
12:37Tent.
12:37Yeah.
12:38Kaden's old clothes are way too big on you.
12:39You look like you were wearing a tent.
12:40We didn't have any women's clothes in the cabin, so we had to cut down some old fabric.
12:43It's no big deal.
12:44So poor.
12:44Back in the capital, my dresses cost hundreds of gold coins, but none of them ever felt this warm.
12:51Thank you, Rory.
12:58Come on.
12:59What are you thinking me for?
13:00You're one of us now.
13:02Get dressed.
13:02I'll wait outside.
13:03I'll wait outside.
13:33Take care of the wall.
13:35I found space down.
13:37Whoa.
13:38It's perfect.
13:40Seriously, you look really great.
13:43Is it really okay?
13:44It doesn't look odd?
13:46Not at all.
13:47You look like a lady from those fancy stories.
13:49Oh, right.
13:49Breakfast is ready.
13:50You must be starving.
13:51I'll get you a bowl.
13:52I'll get you a bowl.
14:06Rory, I can't eat this.
14:08Let's swap.
14:09I should eat what you guys eat.
14:11No way!
14:12Caden's orders.
14:13He said you're too weak and we have to build you up first.
14:16We can eat anything, but not you.
14:18But you all work so hard.
14:20It's not fair.
14:22Forget fair.
14:22If Caden finds out I let you eat this dry bread, he'll literally skin me alive.
14:35Wow.
14:36You should smile more.
14:38Seriously, you're way prettier when you smile.
14:43Rory.
14:45Okay, okay.
14:46I'll shut up.
14:46Just eat.
14:47Eat.
15:06Rory.
15:07Is there anything in this house that needs my hands?
15:10No!
15:12Don't you dare touch that!
15:14Absolutely not!
15:15Not a single chore!
15:17Cooking, washing, chopping wood.
15:19We've got it all.
15:20Big Brother said you just rest.
15:22Rory.
15:23Your parents.
15:24I never hear you speak of them.
15:29They died.
15:31Long ago.
15:32Without us dragging him down with his hunting skills, he'd be living the high life by now.
15:36He raised two boys into strong men.
15:39The suffering he endured.
15:40The burdens he carried alone.
15:42He said forever.
15:43A man who carries that weight does not lie.
15:45I will trust him.
16:05Rory.
16:05Bring the food out now.
16:07We eat and we move.
16:08Come in, Big Brother.
16:09Come in, Big Brother.
16:11Finish eating and ride with me to town.
16:13This buck won't last till dawn.
16:14Dead blood sells for nothing.
16:16This is his world.
16:18Brutal.
16:19Alive.
16:21And he commands it with ausitization.
16:30Leave!
16:32Now!
16:35Finn.
16:36Watch the house.
16:38Protect your sister-in-law.
16:40You have my word, Big Brother.
16:42Leave it to me.
16:44Okay.
16:45Okay.
16:48Okay.
16:54It's so late, and the mountain road is pitch black.
16:57Are they really safe out there?
16:58Don't fret, sister-in-law.
16:59They're fierce fighters, and they know every twist of these woods.
17:02Nothing will harm them.
17:04The wind's picking up.
17:04You should go inside now.
17:19The water's just right.
17:21Wash up and get some rest.
17:24I'll be right outside in the yard, keeping watch till Big Brother and Rory return.
17:28If you need anything at all, just call.
17:42With Caden away, sharing this room with Finn would have been awkward indeed.
17:46He's thoughtful, and knows exactly where to draw the line.
17:51A good man.
18:00That gaze, it burns, yet it holds me like a promise.
18:20My wife.
18:22Thirty silver coins from yesterday's deer.
18:24They're yours now.
18:28You're entrusting all of this to me?
18:30Thirty silvers.
18:31A fortune to this household.
18:32And he gives it to me without a second thought?
18:35You're my wife.
18:36It's only natural you hold the purse.
18:40Tomorrow's market day.
18:41Think on what you might want to buy.
18:45And you're not afraid I'll run off with this?
18:47With that frail frame of yours, I doubt you'd make it past the tree line.
18:55I understand.
18:56I'll take good care of it.
19:14Am I the only one in this house who gets white bread?
19:20You don't have to do this.
19:23From now on, I'll eat the same as you.
19:30You're too fraying.
19:31You need proper nourishment.
19:35Don't burden yourself.
19:36We men can make do with just being full.
19:39You're different.
19:40You need to eat well.
19:41Yeah, you just eat in peace.
19:45They say a woman's fortune is found in her husband's bowl.
19:48These brothers have nothing, yet they place their best before me alone.
19:53Being bought by Caden was my luck.
20:17Hey, Caden, who's that on your back?
20:19Wrapped up tight as a stolen head.
20:21I can't let anyone find out who I am,
20:23or else the people hunting down the survivors of House Whitbrook
20:25will come after me for sure.
20:28My wife.
20:32Your wife?
20:34What decent girl'd marry into your broke household.
20:36You didn't kidnap her off the road, did you?
20:48The golden lion of Whitemore.
20:51The hunters have tracked us to the border woods.
20:56Shut your damn mouth!
20:58Say that again, you piece of...
21:03She is the woman I brought home, and she is my wife.
21:06Anyone says another word, and you're dealing with me.
21:09I'm not joking.
21:18Don't listen to them.
21:19For the first time in my life,
21:21I don't have to face the storm alone.
21:24No matter how cruel the world is,
21:26he will always stand in front of me.
21:44Ashford, you're back.
21:45And who's this?
21:51I need you to look at her.
21:52The scar on her forehead.
21:55Can you treat it?
21:59We'll go trade the hides and get the flower and salt.
22:02Take your time here.
22:03And I'm going to the smithy for that trap spring.
22:06Don't worry, Alera.
22:07He looks grumpy, but he knows what he's doing.
22:18He brought me here?
22:19For this?
22:21He's been thinking about my scar all this time?
22:27Come here, girl.
22:28Let me take a look.
22:55That's one hell of a scar.
22:58You really had given up on living back then, hadn't you?
23:01He knows. He knows I did this to myself.
23:04Caden's going to see how pathetic I am.
23:06He'll realize I'm nothing but a damaged wreck who hurts herself.
23:15But you're lucky.
23:17The skin underneath isn't completely dead.
23:20It can be saved.
23:22It can be cured? Seriously?
23:24Yes. It'll take a special ointment to soften the old scab first, then some bitter herbs to drink.
23:29Give it two months and this ugly crust will peel off.
23:31Don't think it'll disappear completely.
23:33There will be a faint mark left one way or another.
23:35But if you fix your hair right or slap on a bit of powder, no one will ever notice.
23:53How much for the medicine?
23:54It ain't cheap. The ointment uses rare mountain oils and the herbs are imported.
23:57Total comes to 20 silver coins.
24:00No, Caden, stop. That's too much.
24:03We don't need this.
24:04I'm fine with the scar. Really, we can just leave.
24:20All of it. Don't leave anything out.
24:23Caden, Caden, you really don't need to do this much for me.
24:28Look at me, Alera.
24:30This scar, it doesn't belong on you.
24:32You're not supposed to carry this pain forever.
24:35He wasn't just buying medicine.
24:38He was bringing my soul back.
24:41Throwing away everything he'd saved.
24:44Just so I wouldn't cry when I looked in the mirror.
24:47All right, all right. Put your hand here.
24:50Let me check your pulse.
24:58Your body's not the problem.
25:00It's whatever's eating at you inside.
25:02Startled easy, bad dreams, that heaviness in your chest.
25:06You barely sleep through the night, do you?
25:08It's not just hunger, Caden.
25:09She's grieving.
25:10She's bottling everything up inside.
25:12If you keep letting her live in fear day after day,
25:15not even the gods themselves will be able to save her.
25:19Go home.
25:20Keep her warm.
25:22Don't let her get scared.
25:24Don't let her do heavy chores.
25:25And for God's sake, don't force her into anything she doesn't want.
25:31I'm useless.
25:32I can barely get out of bed and I can't even sleep right.
25:35He's going to regret this.
25:37Got it.
25:39Sooner or later, he'll realize spending 20 silver on someone like me was a complete waste.
25:59You shouldn't have spent that much.
26:01You really shouldn't have.
26:08Why?
26:10Because that was everything.
26:13It's too much for someone like me.
26:17If the money's gone, I'll just go back into the forest and hunt more.
26:26But your wound, if we don't cure it now, it'll stay with you forever.
26:29I won't let you carry their dirt on your face for the rest of your life.
26:41Let's go.
26:42I'm taking you to the fabric shop.
26:45To buy what?
26:47Everything a real wife is supposed to have.
27:06Well, Caden, is this your new bride?
27:10Yeah.
27:14Yeah.
27:19Go on, pick whatever you like.
27:22Me?
27:23Yeah.
27:24You know what we need and how to make clothes better than any of us.
27:27You decide.
27:38I'll take these two bolts of dark, sturdy linen for Caden and Finn's coats and these
27:42two bolts of soft cotton for Rory's shirts and enough for a change of clothes for myself.
27:47For me?
27:48Soft cotton?
27:49Seriously?
27:50You said your old shirt scratched your neck.
27:52This one will be softer.
27:53Alara, you're officially my favorite person in this family now.
27:57You say that every time someone feeds you.
28:06Ma'am, do you still take embroidery work?
28:09I brought a few handkerchiefs.
28:10The stitches are rough and the pattern's plain.
28:13I can give you three combs.
28:15Three?
28:16That's barely enough for flour.
28:17Then make them better next time.
28:19If the work is fine, it sells.
28:20If it's not, it sits on my shelf.
28:28Excuse me.
28:29Do you take embroidery work?
28:32It ruins your eyes.
28:33I know.
28:34But I want to help.
28:35I'm too weak to hunt or work the fields right now.
28:37But I can do this.
28:39I didn't learn these skills for nothing.
28:41Let me help our home.
28:44Well, Caden, if your lady's handiwork is half as beautiful as her face, I'll pay top dollar for it.
28:49Fine.
28:51Just one thing.
28:52Take your medicine on time, eat properly, and absolutely no staying up late working in the dark.
28:57Got it?
28:59Deal.
29:06Rory, come on.
29:07We still need lamp oil, nails, and salt.
29:09Right.
29:10Try not to let Caden spend every last join before we get back.
29:41I'll be back.
30:11Caden, what are you doing?
30:12Eat your meat.
30:14I'm fine with just the noodles.
30:15Eat.
30:19Eat while it's hot.
30:21The road back is long.
30:22It's not really about the food.
30:24Meat is a luxury in a house like this, and still, they always give the best part to me.
30:29They're not trying to win me over.
30:32They just care about me.
30:59Careful.
31:00Watch your step.
31:05Honestly, Alara, you're incredible.
31:07Sewing, embroidery, and now managing money, too.
31:09Caden got a steal paying two silver coins for you.
31:12Watch your mouth, Rory.
31:13She's not an object we picked up.
31:14Hey, I'm just happy, okay?
31:15We actually have a proper home now.
31:26He's right.
31:27I'm just happy.
32:06I'm done.
32:07I have your size now.
32:11Yeah.
32:12Yeah.
32:30That's enough.
32:31Go to bed.
32:32But it's still early, Caden.
32:34I just need to finish this sleep.
32:35I said go to sleep.
32:37You walked the whole way back today.
32:38Your body can't take this.
32:45Clothes aren't going anywhere.
32:48You've got all the time in the world.
32:50Slow down.
32:54Okay.
32:56I'm going to sleep.
33:13Finn, look.
33:14It fits like a glove.
33:16Don't I look a whole lot sharper than that idiot carpenter's appendice from town?
33:18Yeah.
33:19You actually look like a decent human being for once.
33:29Back in the capital, clothes were made for show.
33:32But here, seeing Rory light up over a shirt I made, like it was something precious, made
33:36me feel warm in a way I'd never felt before.
33:50Holy cow, Finn.
33:52You look just like a holy priest who walks straight out of the town cathedral.
34:01Thank you, Alara.
34:03Truly.
34:04Please don't thank me, Finn.
34:06You three have been taking such good care of me.
34:08It's the least I could do.
34:11Then, let's just say we're taking care of each other from now on.
34:14Let's go.
34:49Oh, wow, Caden.
34:50In that get-out, you're like the royal guard's commander.
34:53No, scratch that.
34:53More like the chief bodyguard of some mighty lord.
34:56It fits perfectly.
35:01If it's a bit tight anywhere or the shoulders feel off, I can still tweak it for you.
35:10No.
35:12It's perfect.
35:14It's perfect.
35:25Alara.
35:28Yeah?
35:34For what?
35:38For the coat, and for doing all this for our home.
35:42He noticed.
35:43He really saw it.
35:44Every late night I stayed up.
35:46Every stitch I sewed.
35:47He didn't take my work as some servant's duty.
35:50He genuinely treats me with respect.
35:53As if I'm his wife.
35:55I-I only did what I could.
36:04Does it still hurt?
36:07Not much.
36:10It's getting better.
36:19You have no idea what you do to me.
36:22Caden.
36:37Caden.
36:39I know you.