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00:00:05I finally got the 10,000th. Elias will be so pleased.
00:00:15Elias, the 10,000th level 8 essence. Today's the day you take human form.
00:00:24You have no idea how dangerous it was.
00:00:35We can form the bond now, can't we? Thank you, sister.
00:00:41Thanks to 10 years of your devotion, we couldn't have bonded without you.
00:00:52Supreme essence. How dare you keep this from me all along.
00:00:58No! The Academy's shield relies on it!
00:01:05No!
00:01:20Compared to you, she's nothing.
00:01:21Pathetic. See? Elias has always chosen me, no matter how much you did for him.
00:01:27Farewell, sister!
00:01:38Aileen, Gilder, I curse you both. If I get another chance, I will not let this happen.
00:01:53Everyone is still here.
00:01:55Good. That's good. That's good.
00:01:58As tradition dictates, I now proclaim the decennial bonding ceremony of Beast Word Academy underway.
00:02:08I have returned. To the day it all started.
00:02:13Fire dragon. He boasts a pure bloodline unseen in a decade.
00:02:19Elaine Tidesong, as our premier apprentice.
00:02:22You are the only one fit to master him.
00:02:27Though he is not easily tame.
00:02:29The fire dragon just refused her?
00:02:31He is of noble blood, proud beyond measure.
00:02:33But there's no one better than Elaine.
00:02:34Hilda! Step away, it's dangerous!
00:02:43Professor, I know I'm nothing compared to my sister.
00:02:45It's just... I've never seen such a magnificent creature.
00:02:48And he seems to... like me more?
00:02:51Professor Talon, since their hearts are already entwined, let them have each other.
00:02:55What? She's a mere initiate!
00:02:57I will not bond with the fire dragon.
00:02:59In fact, my choice lies...
00:03:03Feathered serpent!
00:03:05A lowly half-breed?
00:03:18Professor Talon, since the fire dragon refused to serve as my mount, I shall take this little serpent.
00:03:25Elaine, you're the premier. Only the fire dragon is worthy of you.
00:03:28Such lowly beast isn't even worthy of being the fire dragon's lackey.
00:03:33Professor, my decision stands.
00:03:35Then it's done.
00:03:36The fire dragon goes to Hilda.
00:03:39In three months, the beastware trials will judge your progress with the utmost rigor.
00:03:43Hilda, how could you do that?
00:03:45The fire dragon was meant for Elaine!
00:03:47Right! How can you steal from your own sister?
00:03:50I didn't... he chose me first!
00:03:56Brilliant! With that fire dragon, she'll be our new premier by morning.
00:04:00The newest initiate, and yet she scoops the finest prize in the hall.
00:04:04A treacherous beast.
00:04:06A treacherous beast was never a good choice.
00:04:08In my past life, Aelius was just as arrogant.
00:04:11He refused to forge the bond with me.
00:04:17To feed his growth, I risked death on every hunt.
00:04:21Hunting man-eaters.
00:04:24Just to secure the beast essence.
00:04:29He never once spared a glass for my wounds.
00:04:33He only had eyes for what he needed.
00:04:43When I was away, Hilda would come to him.
00:04:45I knew.
00:04:47I told myself she was just trying to help.
00:04:54In this life, I won't let them betray me.
00:04:57Not again.
00:05:08Elaine?
00:05:11Elaine?
00:05:13Elaine?
00:05:13Elaine?
00:05:14Professor?
00:05:19A familiar shares its master's magic
00:05:21You and Alias
00:05:23You would have made an unstoppable pairing
00:05:25But as you saw, Professor
00:05:27He has no desire to bond with me
00:05:29A beast's will can be guided
00:05:31I shall speak with Hilda again
00:05:33And have Elidus return to...
00:05:34Professor, I seek no mighty instrument of power
00:05:37But a true companion
00:05:42He is not so bad
00:05:44After all
00:05:46Fine
00:05:48But remember, the Beastward Trials is in three months
00:05:50Academy's judgment is absolute
00:05:53Any beast that falls short of the standard
00:05:55Will be stripped from its master
00:06:12Oh, Elaine
00:06:13If you truly wanted Alias, why didn't you just ask?
00:06:16What?
00:06:17No
00:06:17Weren't you begging him?
00:06:19Hoping the Professor hand Alias back to you?
00:06:22Ridiculous
00:06:25My dearest sister
00:06:27I'd love to return him, but...
00:06:31He refuses to leave with you
00:06:33Drop the act, Hilda
00:06:35I have no interest in your precious mount
00:06:37Save that energy for the Trials
00:06:40Speaking of the Trials
00:06:41I have to apologize in advance
00:06:44When Alias makes me the new premiere
00:06:46Where will that leave you?
00:06:54This time, let me see how Hilda gets this bloodsucker to take human form without me
00:06:59Only if you can afford him
00:07:05Of course I can
00:07:06But can your little worm even survive three months?
00:07:32So you would defend your master, Alias?
00:07:34Alias, you just detest me
00:07:35Elaine, the Fire Dragon is Academy's most precious beast in a decade
00:07:39You will be punished if you hurt him
00:07:41So my serpent deserves to die?
00:07:43It's just a lowly half-breed
00:07:44There are hundreds like it in the Beast Pavilion
00:07:47No wonder last time
00:07:48He died at your hands in just a year
00:07:54Hilda
00:07:56Where is your familiar?
00:07:57It was too frail
00:07:59It couldn't survive
00:08:00I tried everything I could to save him
00:08:02What did you try?
00:08:04What potions?
00:08:05What healing spells?
00:08:06I...
00:08:07You're an apprentice of Beast Word Academy
00:08:09And you don't even know basic of beast care?
00:08:12How dare you question her?
00:08:24Alias
00:08:25You never answered my summons, yet here you are for Hilda
00:08:27Have you forgotten who your master is?
00:08:30I share no bond with you
00:08:33You!
00:08:34It's my fault
00:08:35It's her I refuse to acknowledge
00:08:39Halt!
00:08:40At the Premier I speak for the Dean himself
00:08:43I order you to stay, Hilda
00:08:46As you wish, Elaine
00:08:47For your incompetence and the death of your familiar
00:08:50I sentence you to the Outer Valley to clear out the trolls
00:08:53No!
00:08:54I can't, can't do that, please!
00:08:56Please!
00:08:57Do not panic, Hilda
00:08:57I will come with you
00:08:58My flames will be your shield
00:09:00I gathered essence all on my own
00:09:02A thousand times
00:09:03All for you
00:09:04And you never came
00:09:06Not once
00:09:10As long as he chooses me and stands by my side
00:09:12I will treat him right in return
00:09:15A fallen Premier and a mutt from the gutter
00:09:17Perfect match
00:09:18I hope you can last five minutes in the trials
00:09:20Keep yourself and your mountain check, Hilda
00:09:22Next time
00:09:23It won't be just a splash of water
00:09:43Seven years after his death
00:09:45My husband came back to life at Flame Keep Spring Feast
00:09:48Adrian, you black-hearted dog
00:09:49To feign your death upon the field
00:09:51Poor liar must have wept herself blind
00:09:53So what?
00:09:54She was utterly devoted to me
00:09:56The only reason I married her
00:09:58Was the gold her father brought me
00:09:59Otherwise, what makes a merchant's daughter like her
00:10:01Think she's worthy of climbing into my bed
00:10:03If it weren't for her
00:10:04How could Leora have committed suicide
00:10:06After marrying my brother?
00:10:07She should feel ashamed
00:10:08And beg for our forgiveness
00:10:09If not, I will not go back
00:10:11He'd been living easy all these years
00:10:13He had no notion that his desertion had long since been laid bare
00:10:16Nor that White Flame Keep had passed to another hand
00:10:18The day he faked his death
00:10:20But on that same day
00:10:21The Iron Cavalry of Sarn smashed the gates of White Flame Keep
00:10:24In a single night
00:10:25He was branded a traitor and a deserter
00:10:27The city was put to the sword
00:10:29Nearly all were butchered
00:10:31Including my parents
00:10:32There was not even enough left of them for a proper burial
00:10:35Had Lord Roderick Harwin not descended from the sky on Dragonback
00:10:38I would not be standing here now
00:10:40And Torrin, the old lord of White Flame Keep
00:10:43The father Edrin kept talking about
00:10:45On the day Lord Harwin pulled him from the ruins
00:10:47He confessed his son's treason and threw himself into the flames
00:10:51As for me, I survived
00:10:53But I had remarried a long time ago
00:10:56Darren was still jeering, playing to the crowd
00:10:59By the gods, that's cold
00:11:01Your liar was a beauty
00:11:02Were you not afraid she would run off with another?
00:11:07Run off?
00:11:08She was eight months pregnant
00:11:09What man of honor would have her?
00:11:11And she was crazy about me
00:11:12She was likely clutching my air to her breast every night
00:11:15Praying for my return
00:11:17She would never have left
00:11:18Given how hard Laya was obsessed with you
00:11:20She spent all these years hiding like a rat
00:11:23And will die alone still whispering your name
00:11:26Honestly, she brought it on herself
00:11:27Shameless, the way she begged for the marriage
00:11:29No wonder she found herself a widow so young
00:11:32I wager she's wasting away in her grief
00:11:33If she saw you now, she'd probably lose her mind
00:11:37He didn't object to a single word
00:11:39I only slept with her once
00:11:41And she got pregnant
00:11:42What does that make her, huh?
00:11:44Sounds like a whore to me
00:11:45Several men exchanged lewd grins
00:11:47I locked my eyes on Edrin's face
00:11:49And a coal fire began to burn in my veins
00:11:51Seven years ago, he abandoned us all
00:11:53Old Torrin was forced to drag his alien body into a suit of rusted armor and ride out to meet
00:11:57the war
00:11:58Mira and I were left behind in the war camp
00:12:00Huddled together
00:12:01Counting the last of our meager supplies
00:12:03And there was nothing we could do
00:12:09Torrin's forces were broken
00:12:11Again and again
00:12:12From the rear
00:12:13We heard the news from the front
00:12:15Each report worse than the last
00:12:16I heard my parents had been slain
00:12:19I heard my parents were
00:12:20Gathered over generations
00:12:22Had been mooted
00:12:22On the distant ridgeline
00:12:24The warning beacons were lit
00:12:26One after another
00:12:27Until he came
00:12:29Down from the clouds
00:12:30Through the smoke and ash
00:12:31On the back of the dragon
00:12:33Lord Roderick followed
00:12:34The dragon lord
00:12:35Master of the dragon
00:12:36The dragon
00:12:37Keeper of the iron flame throne
00:12:38Ruler of the scarlet sun kingdom
00:12:40Lord of flame keep
00:12:41And the dragon's pine sea
00:12:42He buried the truth of Edrin's treason
00:12:44In return
00:12:45I was wed to him
00:12:46The keeper of the iron flame throne
00:12:48Held too much power for anyone to question
00:12:50The official story was that
00:12:52Torrin and Mira Castwood had died of a sudden sickness
00:12:54It was a lie that preserved
00:12:56What little honor their name had left
00:12:57Then someone in the crowd spotted me
00:13:00His face lit up
00:13:01He slapped Edrin on the arm
00:13:03And pointed straight in my direction
00:13:06Laya?
00:13:07What are you doing here?
00:13:08Damn Aedlin
00:13:09You're barely back from the grave
00:13:10And she's already tracked you down
00:13:11Someone's desperate
00:13:12Have you no shame?
00:13:13This feast is Lady Harwin's
00:13:15Were you even summoned?
00:13:16Do not disgrace me
00:13:17Before the guards drag you out
00:13:18The dragon lord is insanely protective of his wife
00:13:20Lady Harwin doesn't like seeing people
00:13:22So he keeps her completely hidden away
00:13:23No one's ever seen her face
00:13:25This is the first feast she's ever hosted
00:13:26We all came tonight hoping for a glimpse of her
00:13:28So, Leah
00:13:29I know you missed Edrin
00:13:31But try not to ruin the feast for the rest of us
00:13:34You just crawled out of your grave, Sir Caitlyn
00:13:36Worry about yourself
00:13:38White flame coal is not as you remember it
00:13:41Back then
00:13:42Torrin sent him to the war
00:13:43Hoping he'd earn some glory
00:13:45I remember my belly was so swollen
00:13:47It was hard to walk
00:13:47But
00:13:48I stood with him at the gates
00:13:49Terrified
00:13:50Begging him to stay safe
00:13:51The only news we received was that he'd faked his death
00:13:54And fled the battlefield
00:13:55I was eight months pregnant
00:13:57Hauling arrows and tending to the wounded in the rear camp
00:14:00But the enemy broke and the other one was faster than anyone feared
00:14:03Boys, a fat-bellied one
00:14:05Any of you had the taste?
00:14:06One of them kicked me hard
00:14:08I hit the ground
00:14:09Blood poured down my legs
00:14:11You don't have to make up such pathetic lies to lure me back
00:14:15If loneliness has made you so desperate
00:14:16Beg me sweetly enough and I may grant you one night in my bed
00:14:20He saw the flicker of pain in my eyes and thought he'd hit the mark
00:14:23He looked proud of himself
00:14:26Why, Laia?
00:14:27Is that you?
00:14:29You poor thing
00:14:31Having to look after White Flame Ward all these years
00:14:34Aedlin, that is cruel
00:14:35You have spent so long tending to us that poor Laia has been left to grieve alone
00:14:40It was Leora Fane
00:14:41She hid behind the lie that died of heartbreak and gone away with Edrin
00:14:44To live as man and wife in some other place
00:14:47And Edrin, who knew the whole thing was a lie
00:14:49I remember
00:14:50He once forced me to stand outside in the freezing cold all night as penance for Leora
00:14:54My nails dug into my palms as I stared at the two of them
00:14:57After Leora's tragedy, a healer managed to save her
00:15:00Turns out she was already pregnant
00:15:01She's been recovering in seclusion all these years
00:15:03It hasn't been easy for her
00:15:04A widow with a child
00:15:05I couldn't just abandon them, so I decided to marry her
00:15:07Make her my wife
00:15:08Her son will inherit the title of White Flame Keep
00:15:09The least I can do to honor my brother's memory
00:15:11You will return and make the keep ready
00:15:13And if I hear so much as a whisper against her, you will answer for it
00:15:16I had never heard such shamelessness uttered aloud
00:15:18That boy was obviously his
00:15:21His and Leora's
00:15:22Whom you wed is no concern of mine, Sir Castwood
00:15:26I was wed again long ago
00:15:28Remarried? You think I give a damn?
00:15:30I didn't come back for a woman like you
00:15:31I heard the dragon egg at White Flame Keep hash
00:15:33The ice dragon egg my family has guarded for generations
00:15:36I, Aedion of House Castwood
00:15:37Shall mount the ice dragon and rule as king
00:15:39And that dragon is my blood right
00:15:40Don't you come crying back to me when it happens
00:15:42Of course!
00:15:43No wonder you came back now, Aedion
00:15:45You're about to become a dragon lord
00:15:47Even Lord Harwin will have to bow to you then, won't he?
00:15:49Already picturing himself on the back of a great ice dragon
00:15:52And all I could think of was
00:15:54He has no idea that dragon hatched seven years ago
00:15:56It hatched on the night white flame he was slaughtered
00:15:58It hatched while the Sarnriders were swimming over me
00:16:01After my blood soaked into the dirt
00:16:03My blood fell upon the ancient shell
00:16:05Already slit with cracks
00:16:06Then it broke
00:16:07A little dragon, blue as winter ice
00:16:10And you, the nerve you have, saying things like that
00:16:14If I remember correctly, you were eight months pregnant
00:16:17What man of rank would take a woman swollen with another man's bastard
00:16:20Or would you have to go crawling to some low-born merchant?
00:16:22Right, you are common trash after all
00:16:25The men are having nothing left again
00:16:27Mother, when is father coming back?
00:16:28These people are so loud
00:16:30You want me back that badly?
00:16:32You even brought the child with you?
00:16:35This child
00:16:37She should be seven by now, should she not?
00:16:40Why is she so slight?
00:16:42Liar, even if you're angry with Adrien
00:16:44You can't take it out on the child
00:16:46That's just cruel
00:16:47Just then, her son
00:16:49Came charging back
00:16:50He saw the unique dragon scale pendant around Alia's neck
00:16:53Give me that
00:16:56Mom said you and everything this woman has belongs to me
00:17:00Give it back
00:17:03It's my birthday present, it's not yours
00:17:06It all happened so fast
00:17:08I didn't have time to think
00:17:10I just shoved the boy back and scooped Alia into my arms
00:17:13The boy fell on his back and let out a piercing theatrical shriek
00:17:19You dare lay a hand on a child?
00:17:23Leora was right
00:17:24You're a bitch who belongs in slums or a brothel
00:17:28I've known Adrien since we were children
00:17:30When other kids would corner me and bully me, he was the one who fought for me
00:17:34He'd get his face bruised and bloodied, but he would always stand stubbornly in front of me
00:17:38Back then, I thought he would protect me forever
00:17:41And that I would love and cherish him forever
00:17:43But now, in front of this whole crowd
00:17:46For another woman, he had just humiliated me without a second thought for my dignity
00:17:50He reeled from the slap, his rage about to explode
00:17:54But when he saw my red-rimmed eyes, he faltered for a second
00:17:57For the briefest instant, he looked almost ashamed
00:18:00Leora seized the moment
00:18:02She clutched her son to her chest and let out a choked sob
00:18:05It seems Leora doesn't want us to come back
00:18:07I always knew Leora preferred her
00:18:10But now that I'm a widow, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised I'm not welcome
00:18:14Maybe we should just leave
00:18:16I left you in charge
00:18:18To see to my parents and the running of the keep
00:18:20How dare you waste the keep's money on useless things like this?
00:18:24His eyes fell on the dragon scale hanging around Alia's neck
00:18:27Wait!
00:18:28Where did you get that dragon scale?
00:18:30That's a scale from my family's ice dragon
00:18:33That scale is mine by blood
00:18:34MINE!
00:18:35You have the nerve to scavenge it and wear it?
00:18:38That belongs to ME!
00:18:39You've been squatting in White Flame Keep all these years
00:18:42You probably never even got to touch the egg, did you?
00:18:45Now the dragon has hatched and that scale is MINE!
00:18:49You're a commoner's daughter
00:18:51By what right do you touch it?
00:18:53I couldn't even be bothered to answer him
00:18:55I turned to a handmaiden who had just rushed over
00:18:58Get the healer
00:19:01Being ignored sent Edrin over the edge
00:19:03He grabbed my arm
00:19:05It's a little scratch
00:19:06And you're gonna bother Lord Harwin's people over that?
00:19:12Liar, what the hell is wrong with you?
00:19:14I've seven years alone surely made you so bitter
00:19:16Are you just lonely, is that it?
00:19:18Blaming me that you have had no one?
00:19:20Ask pardon as you ought, and I may yet come to your bed
00:19:24I have told you I am remarried
00:19:27You need to start worrying about yourself
00:19:32Fine, be stubborn
00:19:33I'll be waiting for the day you come begging me to take you back
00:19:36After the healer had cleaned and dressed Alia's cheek
00:19:39A deep wave of exhaustion washed over me
00:19:41I used to wonder, for a long time, if Edrin had a reason
00:19:44Some secret hardship that made him abandon his wife, his unborn child, and his home for seven years
00:19:50I remember the night before Mira walked into the throne room and took her own life
00:19:54I never should have gone to your father's house with Torrid
00:19:57I never should have promised you, on that monster's behalf, that he would be good to you
00:20:03We did this
00:20:05We ruined you
00:20:06Mira had always been so full of life, a woman who refused to grow old
00:20:10From the day I married Edrin, she treated me like her own daughter
00:20:14But in one single night, the weight of it all had broken her
00:20:17Liar
00:20:19White flame keepers failed you
00:20:21If that animal ever comes back, I give you my blessing to kill him yourself
00:20:26Now you go find a good man
00:20:28And don't you dare grieve for us
00:20:30In the seven years since I married Roderick Harwin, I've rarely left the castle
00:20:34This was the day the stranger took Mira
00:20:36I hosted this feast to tell the spirit of the old woman who loved me like a daughter that I
00:20:40was okay
00:20:40That I had finally moved on
00:20:44I took a breath, composed myself, and walked back to the great hall
00:20:48Edrin and Leora were sitting together, acting for all the world like a happy couple
00:20:52I walked right past their table without even a glance
00:20:57But as I passed, the boot caught my head
00:21:02I remember her, that's Adrian Casper's wife, the one who's been lonely for seven years
00:21:07Is she doing this to get his attention? How shameless
00:21:10Is she crazy, making a scene at a feast by Lady Harwin?
00:21:14Liar, how could you?
00:21:17I know you're upset with Adrian, but you can't act like this at Lady Harwin's feast
00:21:21Are you trying to make Lord Harwin angry with Adrian on purpose?
00:21:25Edrin's expression turned lethal
00:21:27Leah, so you are here to cause trouble
00:21:30Seven years, and you still haven't learned a thing?
00:21:39Before father left to join the army
00:21:42He made a promise
00:21:44If I die on the battlefield, you can find another man to marry
00:21:48Like the hunter on the edge of the village
00:21:50But that huntsman, Vance, had a crippled leg
00:21:53And a scar that split his face in two
00:21:55One punch, they said, could drop a full-grown tiger
00:21:59They also said he'd already beaten his first wife to death
00:22:03Marrying Mama to him was the same as sending her to die
00:22:08Three years later, word came that father was dead
00:22:11Grandma and the village elders collected 20 silver coins from Vance
00:22:15They sold Mama off
00:22:17The news arrived on the day Mama was washing clothes by the river
00:22:21Deep winter, the water was thick with floating ice
00:22:24Cold enough to cut bone
00:22:26Grandma wouldn't allow her to use hot water
00:22:28She said firewood was precious, not for a worthless brat who couldn't produce sons
00:22:36I'd haul extra firewood down from the mountain, but it always went straight to Uncle Dale's fire pit
00:22:42If Mama or I used so much as one extra stick, Grandma beat us and cursed us for three days
00:22:49straight
00:22:51I tried to help with the washing, Mama waved me off
00:22:56The river's cold, little one
00:22:57Go play over there where the sun hits, it's warmer
00:23:00In the dead of winter, midday sun was the only warmth we ever had
00:23:05When the laundry was done and we walked home, Grandma and the village elders were already waiting
00:23:11They'd been in such a rush, but not enough to walk down to the river and find us
00:23:16You take this long, wandering off who knows where, worthless brat
00:23:20Roy's barely gone and already your heart's drifting
00:23:29The soldiers sent word, Roy's dead, you killed him
00:23:33Every bit of bad luck he had started when he married you
00:23:36He's gone now, so hurry up and remarry
00:23:38Don't stay here dragging our family down
00:23:40The bundle was small, two of Mama's worn out dresses
00:23:43Grandma didn't look like she was grieving her own son
00:23:46She looked the same as always, like someone had told her the village dog had died
00:23:51Mama said nothing, she just held my hand tighter
00:23:56Grandma, can I bring my daughter with me?
00:23:59Mama wasn't crying much, she was only worried about me
00:24:03See if the huntsman's willing to pay for her
00:24:07A girl this size
00:24:09Sell her to a broker and you'd get ten silver easy
00:24:12Mama's grip went tighter around my hand
00:24:15We both knew, the moment she left, Grandma would sell me
00:24:19She wouldn't keep me a single day longer than she had to
00:24:24Mama shouldered her bundle and held my hand
00:24:26Grandma and the village elders herded us to Vance's house
00:24:29He was inside, sharpening a blade
00:24:31The scraping sound never stopped
00:24:33His bad leg jutted stiffly to one side
00:24:36It couldn't bend
00:24:37A scar ran from below his left eye all the way to the right corner of his mouth
00:24:41Like something had tried to split his face in half
00:24:45I stepped behind Mama
00:24:46Vance looked us over
00:24:48You people forced this woman on me
00:24:51Twenty silver is already too much
00:24:54Don't push it further
00:24:55He clearly hadn't wanted to take Mama
00:24:57Let alone me, dead weight she'd dragged along
00:25:00My Roy saved your life once
00:25:02Now he's dead, and we're delivering this woman straight to your door
00:25:05You should be on your knees thanking us
00:25:07She wants to bring the girl along as your daughter
00:25:10You get a wife and a child all at once
00:25:12I'm not asking for much
00:25:13Another ten silver and we're done
00:25:15Most families earned two or three silver in a year
00:25:19Ten silver could buy a full acre of good farmland
00:25:22I was not worth that much
00:25:26People in the village said he was a silent man
00:25:29But when he opened his eyes and looked at you, really looked, it could stop your heart cold
00:25:34Grandma shoved Mama hard
00:25:36Mama's thin frame nearly went down
00:25:39Mr. Hart, my daughter eats very little
00:25:42She can work, please, could you give us somewhere to go?
00:25:46Vance finally looked at me, a long, unreadable frown
00:25:49Mama tugged at my hand
00:25:51I dropped to my knees beside her with a thumb
00:25:55Call him something
00:25:56I stared up at Vance
00:25:58At the scar
00:26:00My lips shook
00:26:02Vance went still
00:26:03The scar looked even more ferocious when his face froze like that
00:26:08Grandma's foot connected with my back
00:26:10Your real father's barely cold and you're already calling some stranger Papa
00:26:15Worthless brat
00:26:16Just like your harlot mother, heart already belongs to someone else
00:26:20She kept kicking
00:26:21Let her finish, and she'd stop
00:26:24Mama tried to crawl to me
00:26:26One of the village elders kicked her back
00:26:28It was always like this in Roy's household
00:26:30Mama couldn't save me
00:26:32She couldn't save herself
00:26:34Enough!
00:26:35Vance stood
00:26:36He went inside
00:26:37He came back and threw ten silver coins onto the ground
00:26:41This girl is my child now
00:26:45I looked up at Vance
00:26:47Mama hadn't caught what he saw
00:26:49I had
00:26:49Grandma grabbed the silver and turned to leave
00:26:52Vance blocked her
00:26:54He demanded a written contract
00:26:56Grandma refused
00:26:57Vance snatched the silver right fax
00:27:00No contract, no silver
00:27:03In the end, with the village elders and the village head as witnesses
00:27:07The contract was signed
00:27:09Both Mama and I became part of Vance's household
00:27:12Mama put down her bundle and started working immediately
00:27:15If she stayed busy enough, maybe Vance would let me eat more
00:27:19Maybe he wouldn't hit me
00:27:21Vance's house was plain
00:27:23Three main rooms
00:27:24A hall in the center, a bedroom on each side
00:27:27Only one bedroom had a bed
00:27:29The other was empty
00:27:30Mama led me to the woodshed
00:27:32The firewood was stacked clean
00:27:34The floor was tidy
00:27:36Mama shifted some wood and found a board
00:27:38She built me a rough bed out of it
00:27:42Don't be afraid, little one
00:27:49Mama, I'm not afraid
00:27:51At Roy's house, it had always been the same
00:27:54When father was home, he'd say I was in the way
00:27:57Always getting between him and Mama when they were trying for a son
00:28:00He'd chase me to the woodshed
00:28:02Roy's woodshed was filthier than this
00:28:04Rats, snakes, frozen solid in winter
00:28:08A furnace in summer
00:28:10I'd survived all of it
00:28:11Mama held me against her chest
00:28:13Maybe, once I give him a son, things will ease up
00:28:17I said nothing
00:28:18I'd long suspected father's cruelty toward Mama had nothing to do with sons
00:28:24Mama, why did father want you to remarry Vance?
00:28:28Before he left, father had kept Mama on a tight leash
00:28:31Wouldn't let her leave the village
00:28:33Wouldn't let her look up when she passed a man
00:28:36Grandma would curse her for it, too
00:28:39Said she was out there tempting people
00:28:40Mama's bitter laugh stayed locked in her throat
00:28:46Because...
00:28:46Vance was the only one who could pay that much
00:28:51She didn't finish
00:28:53She didn't need to
00:28:53Father had sent Mama here to die
00:28:58Father had been planning to sell Mama even before he left
00:29:01He knew he wasn't coming back
00:29:03He made sure Mama would have nowhere left to go
00:29:06I'd worked this out some time ago
00:29:08Not because I was clever
00:29:09They'd been obvious about it
00:29:11The whole village talked
00:29:13Not long after we arrived
00:29:14Vance came back carrying armfuls of thick wooden boards
00:29:18He disappeared into the empty west bedroom
00:29:21Steady hammering rang out
00:29:22One blow after another
00:29:24Mama stood outside the door
00:29:26She wanted to ask where the food stores were
00:29:28So she could start dinner
00:29:29But she didn't dare
00:29:31After a while, Vance came back out
00:29:33He saw us both still standing there
00:29:35He frowned
00:29:37Something you need?
00:29:38His voice was rough
00:29:39I flinched and nearly stepped back
00:29:42But we were alone here, Mama and me
00:29:44If I stepped back, she'd be standing by herself
00:29:47I held my ground
00:29:49I took Mama's hand and stood beside her
00:29:51Vance noticed
00:29:52Something shifted in his brow
00:29:54Mama asked carefully
00:29:56I... I want to ask
00:29:58It's nearly dinner time
00:30:00If you get the grain out, I can cook
00:30:02You've worked hard all day, you should eat
00:30:05Vance frowned harder
00:30:06He looked us up and down like we'd said something strange
00:30:08Then he pointed at the kitchen
00:30:11In there
00:30:15The key
00:30:17Vance's frown deepened
00:30:18He walked over and kicked the kitchen door open
00:30:21He looked back at us
00:30:23I had the feeling he was asking with his eyes whether we were simple
00:30:27No lock, no key
00:30:30Roy's kitchen was always locked
00:30:31The grain, the oil, the salt, the eggs
00:30:34Everything in locked cabinets
00:30:37Grandma would measure out exactly what was needed for each meal
00:30:39Set it on the counter, then stand there watching Mama cook
00:30:43Drop a single grain of rice
00:30:45Get a lecture that lasted half a day
00:30:47She called us starving ghosts
00:30:49Said we never worked, only ate
00:30:51She was afraid we'd steal food
00:30:53Mama and I stepped into the kitchen
00:30:55Grain, oil, salt
00:30:57All of it just sitting out in the open
00:31:00Mama stood there for a long moment
00:31:02She glanced toward Vance
00:31:03He'd already gone back out
00:31:05She was almost afraid to touch anything
00:31:08She was afraid she'd cook it wrong
00:31:10And he'd come back angry
00:31:12Beat her, like Grandma
00:31:13She was afraid of being accused of stealing
00:31:17Eventually, Mama cooked
00:31:19The food sat on the table
00:31:20The two of us stood in the courtyard
00:31:22Neither of us moved toward it
00:31:24Vance came back carrying two large wicker baskets
00:31:27He saw the food on the table
00:31:29He saw us standing there
00:31:30His frown deepened
00:31:32He washed his hands, sat down
00:31:34Saw us still standing
00:31:35He told us gruffly to sit
00:31:37He scooped himself less than half a bowl of rice
00:31:41Not enough food
00:31:42Cook more tomorrow
00:31:44He ate fast
00:31:45Loud and efficient
00:31:47Finished in minutes
00:31:48But barely ate half of what was there
00:31:51Done, he sat sharpening his wood cutting knife
00:31:54Watching us eat
00:31:55Mama hesitantly filled my bowl
00:31:57We ate, both keeping our eyes on him
00:31:59I noticed it quickly
00:32:00When I ate fast, he looked away
00:32:02When I slowed down and tried to set my chopsticks down
00:32:05He frowned
00:32:06He was telling me to keep eating
00:32:08Mama and I finished every last bite
00:32:10Then we sat waiting
00:32:12To be scolded, or hit
00:32:14Vance put the knife down
00:32:15Wash up and get some sleep
00:32:17You've worked enough today
00:32:21Mama hurried to heat the water
00:32:22She waited for Vance to finish washing
00:32:25Then, after a moment
00:32:27Washed her own face and hands and feet
00:32:30It's the first day
00:32:32If I'm clean, he'll find less to resent
00:32:35She muttered it while she scrubbed
00:32:36Eyes dim
00:32:37I used her leftover warm water
00:32:40The heat spread up through my hands and feet all at once
00:32:43So this was what it felt like to wash with hot water
00:32:46No wonder Grandma and Uncle Dale always demanded extra buckets in winter
00:32:51I went to the woodshed for the night
00:32:52Mama stopped me at the door
00:32:54Cover your ears
00:32:56No matter what you hear tonight
00:32:58Don't come out
00:33:00Pretend you heard nothing, you understand?
00:33:02I nodded hard
00:33:04I knew
00:33:04Once, when Father was hurting Mama
00:33:07I'd run in crying and begged him to stop
00:33:09He'd kicked me so hard I ached for half a year
00:33:13This time I wouldn't make a sound
00:33:14We both had to survive, stay alive
00:33:17And there was still hope
00:33:18Even if I didn't yet know what that hope looked like
00:33:23Then the woodshed door was kicked open
00:33:25Vance stood in the doorway holding a lantern
00:33:28Staring at me where I lay in the straw
00:33:30I shrank back
00:33:32Cold sweat poured down my neck
00:33:34Once, Father had come home half drunk in the middle of the night
00:33:37And walked into the woodshed
00:33:39He beat me nearly to death
00:33:40He said I was a burden
00:33:42My fault he had no son
00:33:44My fault he lost money gambling
00:33:45That night, Mama grabbed the woodcutting knife
00:33:48And told him she'd take his life
00:33:50That was the only thing that saved me
00:33:53Vance was stronger
00:33:54Could he put me down in three kicks?
00:33:56But he wasn't drunk
00:33:58He wasn't angry
00:33:59He reached down and grabbed me under the arms
00:34:01Like he was picking up a stray chick
00:34:03He carried me into the west bedroom
00:34:05Mama was already standing there quietly
00:34:07The empty room wasn't empty anymore
00:34:10A wide wooden bed stood against the wall
00:34:13Worn, but tidy
00:34:14Vance set me down
00:34:15He turned and walked back to his own east bedroom
00:34:18The door closed
00:34:19Within minutes
00:34:20His snoring came through the wall
00:34:22Mama and I stared at each other
00:34:26That night we slept restlessly
00:34:28But we slept warm
00:34:29I burrowed into the quilt and said quietly
00:34:32Mama, it's so warm
00:34:34I had never been this warm in winter
00:34:36Not once
00:34:37And I'd eaten dinner
00:34:38My stomach was full
00:34:39This, I thought, was what being alive
00:34:42Was actually supposed to feel like
00:34:43Mama stroked my hair
00:34:45Little one
00:34:47You called him Papa today
00:34:48Do it again tomorrow
00:34:50Keep calling him that
00:34:52Okay
00:34:53Vance was already a better father
00:34:55Than Roy had ever been
00:34:57The meals got bigger after that
00:34:59And slowly, Mama didn't dare increase the amount all at once
00:35:02She added a little each day until she finally understood his appetite
00:35:07He ate a great deal
00:35:08Roughly as much as Mama and I put together
00:35:10But he never once stopped us from eating
00:35:12If we ate too little, he'd frown
00:35:15He hunted
00:35:15Large catches he sold
00:35:17Sometimes he'd bring back a rabbit or a wild chicken
00:35:21And he'd have Mama stew it
00:35:22He ate half
00:35:23The rest went to us
00:35:25I had eaten meat three times in my life before that
00:35:28This was the fourth
00:35:29It was so good
00:35:30No wonder Grandma and Uncle Dale had always been so desperate for it
00:35:34Mama saved the extra pieces for me
00:35:36I ate without thinking
00:35:38Too happy to pace myself
00:35:39That night, I woke in the dark
00:35:41With my stomach seizing up and cramps
00:35:44I rolled across the bed and pinged
00:35:46Mama rubbed my belly
00:35:48It didn't help
00:35:49She ran outside and scraped ash from the bottom of the cooking pot
00:35:52Stirred it into water and brought it to me
00:35:55I took one sip and vomited everything up
00:36:00Vance burst through the door
00:36:01One look at me
00:36:02He wrapped me in the quilt
00:36:03Hoisted me onto his shoulder
00:36:04And ran
00:36:05Mama stumbled after him
00:36:06She didn't say a word
00:36:08He ran all the way to the village doctor's house
00:36:10At the edge of the road
00:36:11And kicked the door in
00:36:12The whole household lurched awake
00:36:13They started to complain
00:36:14Then they saw his face
00:36:16And went quiet
00:36:17The doctor checked my pulse
00:36:19Then asked what I'd been eating
00:36:20What did she eat?
00:36:22Over-aid
00:36:23Indigestion
00:36:23Nell's been underfed all her life
00:36:25Eat this much meat at once
00:36:27And her stomach can't manage it
00:36:28She'll be fine
00:36:29I'll give her something to bring it up
00:36:31Keep her warm
00:36:32Light food for a few days
00:36:33She'll recover
00:36:34She gave me something
00:36:35I vomited
00:36:36Loudly
00:36:37And at length
00:36:38The smell filled the whole room
00:36:40The doctor's husband muttered from the corner
00:36:42Never had good food her whole life
00:36:44Body can't handle it
00:36:45When she finally does
00:36:46Vance looked at him
00:36:47One hard stare
00:36:49He retreated to the back room
00:36:51I was humiliated
00:36:52Getting sick from eating too much meat
00:36:54Just like grandma had always said
00:36:56I was a bottomless pit
00:36:58With no sense
00:37:01Vance carried me home over his shoulder
00:37:03On the way back
00:37:04He said gruffly
00:37:05You've really never had meat before?
00:37:08I thought he was scolding me
00:37:10This was only the fourth time
00:37:13Before
00:37:13We only ever got a piece or two
00:37:16Grandma had never let us have even the broth
00:37:19He made a low sound
00:37:20Eat more often enough
00:37:22And this stops happening
00:37:24I was wrapped too tight in the quilt
00:37:25And didn't quite catch it
00:37:27The next few days
00:37:28I could only drink porridge
00:37:30Vance brought back millet
00:37:32He brought back brown sugar
00:37:34Millet and brown sugar
00:37:36Were things only new mothers got after childbirth
00:37:38A bowl or two
00:37:39A little sweetness stirred in
00:37:42I was getting a full bowl at every single meal
00:37:45I was eating better than mama had
00:37:47After giving birth to me
00:37:49Vance watched me eat every morning
00:37:51Until the color came back to my face
00:37:54When it did
00:37:54Something in his own expression
00:37:56Finally loosened
00:37:59He fixed the village doctor's front gate
00:38:01As payment for the house call
00:38:02Then he pulled the doctor back
00:38:04To check my pulse again
00:38:06Only when she said I was fully recovered
00:38:08Did he walk her out
00:38:10He said he was going up the mountain
00:38:12To track a big animal
00:38:13Might be gone several days
00:38:15He told mama to bake a stack of flatbreads for the road
00:38:18Mama kneaded the dough with lard
00:38:20And mixed in brown sugar
00:38:21The flatbreads came out golden and fragrant
00:38:24She pressed into his hands the thick insoles
00:38:27And padded cap she'd sewn over the past few days
00:38:29Vance took the flatbreads
00:38:31He looked at the insoles and the cap
00:38:33He looked up at mama
00:38:34Something in his eyes went soft
00:38:36New year's coming
00:38:37When I sell what I catch we'll go buy supplies
00:38:40Think about what you want
00:38:42Mama held my hand as we stood at the door
00:38:44To see him off
00:38:45His figure moved away from us
00:38:47Uneven but steady
00:38:49I couldn't help shouting after him
00:38:51Papa! Come home soon!
00:38:54Vance stopped
00:38:55He didn't look back
00:38:56He lifted a hand in our direction
00:38:59Go inside, it's cold
00:39:04Mom over there!
00:39:09Impressive!
00:39:10My little fighter
00:39:15A storm is coming
00:39:17Leo, let's hurry inside
00:39:23Show yourself
00:39:24Show yourself
00:39:28Aaaaaaah!
00:39:39Aaaaaaah!
00:40:02I don't use the
00:40:40Your husband Callan led the siege himself. Fifteen cities breached in a matter of days.
00:40:45Winston, pass the word. Callan has earned his kleos. He shall be among the Olympians as supreme commander. Grant him
00:40:50a heavenly army, a suit of golden armor, and a vaulted palace. Tomorrow, when he returns in triumph, you shall
00:40:55light the sacred fires and host the victory feast in his honor.
00:40:58It shall be done.
00:41:00Arulium wings!
00:41:04The Aurorian wings. It drank the blood of the great titans. Today, I grant it to him.
00:41:16My goddess. Your husband's success is built entirely upon your secret support. Why giving him the wings?
00:41:22He was but a mortal warrior when we met. I feared my identity would burden him, so I played the
00:41:27role of a simple wife. Now that he has been promoted, there is no need to hide. At the victory
00:41:31feast, I will unveil my true identity and crown him as the god of war.
00:41:34Welcome back, goddess of war.
00:41:37Have you found my family?
00:41:39We scoured all of Athens, but there's no trace of your mother or brother. Forgive me.
00:41:56Look at him. He's like a god. That must be his wife in the chariot.
00:42:10Who is she? Where is Lady Leonis?
00:42:18Look at you. The mightiest warrior of Athens. And this must be Rhea. Even prettier than the rumors say.
00:42:26My pleasure. Make yourself at home.
00:42:29Today, I can finally kick that useless woman out of my house.
00:42:38The roast chicken is served.
00:42:40Mom, look. This is the gift I prepared for father.
00:42:45Lane, how did you become so impressive? With this triad, father will be unstoppable in battle, won't he?
00:42:55Dad!
00:42:57Colin, you're back.
00:43:00Who is this?
00:43:01This is the daughter of the wealthiest merchant in Greece.
00:43:05Callan owes his success today to Leah.
00:43:08So, the noble benefactor, is it?
00:43:10Then please, sit.
00:43:11I happen to have prepared some wine.
00:43:13I'll go fetch it.
00:43:15Karen, this is your commoner wife
00:43:18who only knows how to do chores.
00:43:20Sure enough, reeking of a sour stench.
00:43:24Don't speak ill of my mom!
00:43:37Callalon, you brewed this before you left for Troy.
00:43:42Here's a toast for your glorious return.
00:43:47Try a sip.
00:43:48The goddess of war ordered a strict ban on alcohol.
00:43:51Are you trying to get me killed?
00:43:54I... I didn't mean that.
00:43:55Why are you serving my son with this filth?
00:43:58Enough.
00:43:59I am only here to tell you this.
00:44:01Tomorrow, the goddess of war will host a victory feast in my honor.
00:44:04Bring the boy.
00:44:05I have an announcement to make.
00:44:08I... of course.
00:44:09But we don't have proper garments for that.
00:44:11Wear whatever you want, it doesn't matter.
00:44:13I have business to attend to.
00:44:15Dad!
00:44:17He must be giving me a surprise.
00:44:20I knew he wouldn't abandon us, even with all his glory.
00:44:27You promised you would get rid of that woman today!
00:44:30Why didn't you do that?
00:44:31Don't tell me you actually care for her!
00:44:37Listen to me.
00:44:37Your family's gold bought the intelligence that won me this war.
00:44:42You also secured me the goddess' favor.
00:44:45That housewife is nothing to me.
00:44:48Then why invite her to the victory feast?
00:44:52A quiet divorce is just boring.
00:44:54Tomorrow, I'll divorce her in front of every noble in the city.
00:44:58It'll be a public humiliation.
00:45:00Let that be my tribute to you.
00:45:02Now I see.
00:45:03You're truly wicked.
00:45:04But I like it!
00:45:13Let's go, Leo.
00:45:15We shouldn't be late for Father's victory feast.
00:45:17Yes!
00:45:18To the temple!
00:45:43You shall not touch him!
00:45:49Lena, bring us down!
00:45:53Lena!
00:45:54Lena!
00:45:55Search the streets!
00:45:57Find the woman with the silver owl ring!
00:45:59I must go to my mother, Athena.
00:46:02Helena has been found!
00:46:08To Commander Leonos!
00:46:11To Commander!
00:46:11Congratulations!
00:46:13A divine spear gifted by the goddess of war herself.
00:46:15You are destined for greater things.
00:46:17She speaks the truth.
00:46:20The Awagreen wings, the title of supreme commander.
00:46:23Soon enough, you'll be dining on Olympias with the gods themselves.
00:46:28I am merely a humble servant of the goddess.
00:46:34My lords and ladies, I have been tasked to keep the victory feast in order.
00:46:39Please don't be reckless, is all.
00:46:41Of course, Captain.
00:46:42Of course.
00:46:43Commander, soon enough, you'll wed my sister and we'll be blood.
00:46:46When you ascend to Olympias, don't forget what's between you and me.
00:46:50Of course.
00:46:51We'll soon be brothers.
00:46:55Dad!
00:46:57Kalon.
00:46:59Karen, you said you had an announcement to make?
00:47:02I do.
00:47:02Very important words.
00:47:03Just stay down here and watch.
00:47:04Honored guests, I have big announcements to make before Harold Winston and the goddess of war.
00:47:09First, I want to thank someone very important to me.
00:47:12Someone who has offered tremendous help along the way.
00:47:14No doubt it is Lady Leonos.
00:47:17She bore him an heir, willingly became a housewife, and even funded his battle out of her own pocket.
00:47:23It's more than that.
00:47:25I heard the gold needed for the army was earned from her endless hours at the loom.
00:47:30A woman like that?
00:47:32A man's got nothing left to want.
00:47:34Dad is going to talk about you.
00:47:36When I was nobody, she stood by me.
00:47:39Without her support, I would never be who I am today.
00:47:44She is the love of my life.
00:47:47Kalon, not in front of a crowd.
00:47:49Now, allow me to introduce my one and only, the future wife of the Supreme Commander.
00:47:59Lady Rhea.
00:48:08Mom, did father make a mistake?
00:48:12Karolon's blood and sweat brought him where he is today.
00:48:14I just gave him a little push.
00:48:16Seven days from now, I will marry Rhea, in the vaulted palace granted by the goddess of war.
00:48:21Helena, when I come back with glory, I promise there will be a grand wedding.
00:48:27So grand that every soul in Athens will know that you are my wife, the love of my life.
00:48:39Rhea, meeting you is the best thing that's ever happened to me.
00:48:42I will make sure everyone in this realm knows that you, Rhea, is my wife.
00:48:48Karolin, why are you doing this to us?
00:48:50Fine.
00:48:51Let me tell you why.
00:48:52The second thing I am announcing today is the end of our marriage.
00:48:55What?
00:48:56I am the mightiest warrior of Aths, my merit in blood.
00:48:58The goddess of war herself is granting me the Aurean wings.
00:49:00And you, you're a maid who happens to share my bed.
00:49:03You just don't get to be my wife.
00:49:04I'm not worthy?
00:49:05Have you lost your mind?
00:49:06My dowry paid for your armor.
00:49:08And I took care of your family so you could fight with peace of mind.
00:49:10You swore to the gods you'd give me a proper wedding.
00:49:13Where's all that promises?
00:49:14Shut your mouth!
00:49:16Weaving?
00:49:17Cooking?
00:49:18Raising a brat?
00:49:19I don't need any of that.
00:49:20Any woman could do that.
00:49:22Helena, you are nothing but a slave.
00:49:24What did you just say?
00:49:26Rita is the daughter of the wealthiest man in Greece.
00:49:28She brings me power, knowledge, armies.
00:49:31What did you bring me, Helena?
00:49:33Nothing but a baby.
00:49:35That's right.
00:49:36I am the one who bought the intelligence that won him the war.
00:49:39I secured his favor with the goddess of war.
00:49:41And I will be his wife, not you.
00:49:43Liar!
00:49:44You're but a spoiled child of a merchant.
00:49:45You've never met the goddess of war and you did nothing to help him.
00:49:48That intelligence was mine.
00:49:49The victory feast, the wings...
00:49:50How dare you taking credit for my work?
00:49:52A lowborn housewife like you?
00:49:54You call me a housewife?
00:49:56You know I can wipe your entire bloodline out of existence whenever I want?
00:50:01You bitch!
00:50:04Have you completely lost your mind?
00:50:07How dare you disrespect my wife?
00:50:10Neil, apologize to Raya.
00:50:12Now.
00:50:16No?
00:50:17No.
00:50:21Father, please don't!
00:50:23She is nobody!
00:50:25That noble lady is your mother now.
00:50:27Hurry up!
00:50:28Call her mother!
00:50:29I hate you!
00:50:30Don't hurt my mom!
00:50:32You little brat.
00:50:34Where's your manor?
00:50:43No!
00:50:47No!
00:50:48No!
00:50:49No!
00:50:58Leo, are you hurt?
00:51:05You'd butcher your own flesh and blood just for gold and power?
00:51:08A bastard is still a bastard.
00:51:11Even with my blood.
00:51:15Only Rima can bear me true heirs worthy of the Lianus name.
00:51:18So be it.
00:51:20You did this to yourself.
00:51:22We are done.
00:51:29I will take everything back!
00:51:31Glaxa!
00:51:33I will take everything back!
00:51:49Urgent call from the goddess of war!
00:51:51Gather the legion!
00:51:52We march on to the temple!
00:51:59Did you honestly think throwing a tantrum could ruin my victory feast?
00:52:02She couldn't handle being cast aside, so she's completely lost her mind.
00:52:06So pathetic.
00:52:07A housewife who spends her entire life around a man and now she's abandoned?
00:52:11No wonder she snapped.
00:52:12A local and peasant, thinking you can steal him from my sister.
00:52:16Herald Winston is arriving any minute.
00:52:18Let's see how long you can keep up this little act.
00:52:20Winston, if he hasn't arrived within the hour, I should have him dismissed.
00:52:24Show your respect!
00:52:25How dare you disrespecting the Herald!
00:52:28When Winston arrives, he'll have you executed!
00:52:32When he arrives, you shall be his first blood.
00:52:36How dare you!
00:52:38Wait, I want to see exactly what she thinks she can take back.
00:52:48I originally intended to hand this to you personally when you earned your kleos.
00:52:52But now, you are just not worthy.
00:52:57So the first thing I am going to take back is the Aruian wings!
00:53:02What?
00:53:02What?
00:53:10Jalavi!
00:53:22Jalavi!
00:53:23Run!
00:53:24They're after you!
00:53:25Run!
00:53:26And this pathetic bastard sister of mine is what you turned me down for?
00:53:31You simple-minded beast!
00:53:33If it wasn't the frost out of nowhere that killed my dragon, I would never have even considered you!
00:53:55You...
00:54:07This stupid animal may be a cur, but its flesh carries resistance to the frost.
00:54:12Solve it and consume its flesh.
00:54:14You will all inherit the resistance.
00:54:17Shhh!
00:54:21Rugen!
00:54:22Go!
00:54:23You chose him, and yet, you failed him.
00:54:27Your whole existence is a disgrace to our family!
00:54:33Die, crockroach!
00:54:40As expected, this gray-maned bear of rather modest lingonagy has been left unchosen.
00:54:47And in that case, Bruggen, it seems you'll be bound to our lowest-ranking student, Emma.
00:54:53He bound?
00:54:55Did I survive?
00:54:56Wait!
00:54:57Am I back to the day when I was bound with Bruggen?
00:55:01So, Emma?
00:55:02Though I suppose your choices are rather limited.
00:55:05Professor Rockweld?
00:55:06I'll take him.
00:55:08Laugh while you can.
00:55:10When the frost takes over everything in half a month,
00:55:13you will all be overwhelming with jealous.
00:55:16Wait!
00:55:22I'm taking the bear.
00:55:24You can bind with the dragon, sister.
00:55:27What is Fiona doing?
00:55:28The heir to the Drake family has always bind with dragons.
00:55:30Why would she go with anything else?
00:55:32And that's an Aurelian dragon.
00:55:34They appear only once in centuries.
00:55:35Fiona must be out of her mind to choose an inferior beast over that.
00:55:38Fiona, I must remind you that the selection of your bonded creature is not a trivial matter.
00:55:44It will affect not only your graduation, but also the limits of your future magical potential.
00:55:49Professor Rockweld?
00:55:50And that's precisely why Emma needs the dragon more than I do.
00:55:54My grades speak for themselves.
00:55:56I can handle myself regardless of what I bind with.
00:55:59But Emma, on the other hand, look at her.
00:56:02She's already struggling.
00:56:03And on top of that, if she's paired with an inferior creature, I fear she may not graduate at all.
00:56:08A fine sentiment, Fiona.
00:56:10For a witch, power is secondary to character.
00:56:14And with a heart of gold like yours, you will go very far even if your bound creature is lesser.
00:56:21Well, Emma, don't you think you owe Fiona your gratitude?
00:56:24Um, thank you for the offer, Fiona.
00:56:27But this is really unnecessary.
00:56:29I quite like Bruggen, to be honest.
00:56:31Oh, come on, Emma.
00:56:32Emma, I'm trying to help you.
00:56:34Don't let your pride get in the way.
00:56:36No, it's really-
00:56:37Ouch!
00:56:44This-
00:56:45This is the unique way dragons bind with humans.
00:56:48This means the dragon chose me?
00:56:51Well, so much for it's really unnecessary.
00:56:54She refused it, then bound the dragon the moment she could.
00:56:57Shameless.
00:56:59That's an Anarian dragon.
00:57:00Some noble bloodline that appears once in centuries.
00:57:04If not for Fiona, she'd never have laid a hand on it.
00:57:08Lucky bastard.
00:57:10Lucky my ass.
00:57:12They have no idea.
00:57:14Indeed, Aurelian dragons possess extraordinary magical affinity.
00:57:20But their hatchlings are fragile in the cold.
00:57:27We shall know!
00:57:28No!
00:57:30And that's exactly why last time it was killed in the frost on the first day.
00:57:36Thalrax!
00:57:39You gave up a dragon and took my bear.
00:57:43I see, sister.
00:57:45You also came back with your memories.
00:57:49Bruggen, I'm not worried about surviving the frost without you.
00:57:53But I'm worried, what if Fiona mistreats you?
00:58:02Don't worry.
00:58:03Bruggen got you.
00:58:13Our fist hump?
00:58:14He remembers.
00:58:16It means he's alright.
00:58:18Did he also come back with his memories?
00:58:21Last time, Fiona drove the others and torn Bruggen to pieces.
00:58:24He may look gentle and simple-minded.
00:58:27But Bruggen never forgets.
00:58:29This time, this is going to be fun.
00:58:33Are you done staring at him?
00:58:36Are you talking to me?
00:58:38Your skills, they are beautiful.
00:58:41Naturally.
00:58:42I am an Aurelian dragon.
00:58:43We do not choose lightly.
00:58:46You should feel honored, human,
00:58:49rather than getting distracted by lesser creatures.
00:58:52Fair enough, little one.
00:58:54But why me?
00:58:56That ferocious woman.
00:58:57Her soul reeks.
00:58:59I can smell it out.
00:59:00But yours, it smells rather delightful.
00:59:04In fact, it is the most agreeable in this room.
00:59:07And do refrain from calling me little one.
00:59:10You may address me as your majesty.
00:59:13Of course, your majesty.
00:59:18All right, class.
00:59:19Copy this formation exactly as shown.
00:59:21Then speak the incantation.
00:59:24Voluntas Ligot.
00:59:27The bond will complete once you cast the spell.
00:59:30You may begin now.
00:59:41Where's my wand?
00:59:46I taught you the difference.
00:59:49Brugge, could you pass me my wand?
00:59:55Aqua.
01:00:01That's on me.
01:00:02I should have taught you about wands sooner.
01:00:04There's a right end.
01:00:06And a wrong one.
01:00:09Now you are using this knowledge against Fiona, clever bear.
01:00:15Voluntas Ligot.
01:00:27When a wand is reversed, the magic turns back on the caster.
01:00:31And that means, Bruggen has become your master.
01:00:40Must you keep exchanging looks with that bear?
01:00:43Aurelian dragons are not only of noble blood.
01:00:46We are also particular about what belongs to us.
01:00:50You've bound yourself to me.
01:00:52Then your attention should follow.
01:00:54Um, okay.
01:00:56I will keep that in mind.
01:01:12As mentioned previously,
01:01:14fire sabamanders play a vital role in strengthening bonded creatures
01:01:18and accelerating their growth.
01:01:20The Academy has procured a fresh supply from the old doll volcano.
01:01:25Each of you will receive a month's allocation.
01:01:29Collect your share and you are dismissed.
01:01:40Jalabi!
01:01:47Well done.
01:01:50That was a month's supply.
01:01:52She fed it all at once?
01:01:53Has she lost her mind?
01:01:56She clearly wasn't paying attention.
01:01:59Last in the class and now this?
01:02:00Poor Valrax is doomed with her.
01:02:03Binding with Valrax is wasted on her.
01:02:05Let me remind you.
01:02:07Fire salamanders are not easily obtained.
01:02:10They are to be used with care.
01:02:13And in accordance with Academy guidelines.
01:02:15Do not waste them.
01:02:17Of course, Professor Rockweil.
01:02:19I assure you, it wasn't wasted.
01:02:23We only have half a month till the frost arrives.
01:02:26Valrax has to grow fast to survive and protect me.
01:02:30If he dies right at the beginning again, that would be the real waste.
01:02:34Class is over.
01:02:45You remember too, don't you, sister?
01:02:48Last time, you survived by clinging to that curt bear.
01:02:51This time, it's my turn.
01:02:55Then I wish you best of luck.
01:02:57Of course.
01:02:58I will just fine with him by my side.
01:03:00Freezing to death on the first day of the frost.
01:03:09Get that cursed, feral creature of yours away from me!
01:03:12I'm sorry.
01:03:15But you shouldn't have woken him up from his nap.
01:03:30Are you hungry already?
01:03:32You gotta be kidding me?
01:03:34Where am I supposed to find the extra salamers for you?
01:03:36I don't have the money for it.
01:03:38Did you hear?
01:03:39A freshman went into the Shadow Woods last night.
01:03:41Got completely lost.
01:03:43I'm not surprised.
01:03:44That place is covered in heavy fog all year round.
01:03:47The Shadow Woods.
01:03:48If I remember correctly, before the frost,
01:03:51someone found a salamander's nest there.
01:03:54If the timeline hasn't changed,
01:03:56no one's discovered it yet.
01:03:58This is going to take forever.
01:04:01If you want to crawl like this,
01:04:03hop on my back.
01:04:04I will take you there.
01:04:06But you are still just a hatchling.
01:04:08You're hardly big enough to carry.
01:04:25Shall we?
01:04:27Huh?
01:04:43I was adopted by a poor family.
01:04:45My little sister Tiffany was taken in by a wealthy family,
01:04:48the Sinclids.
01:04:50Yet in less than five years,
01:04:52she was thrown out of the Sinclair house.
01:04:54She miserably died on the street.
01:04:57As for me,
01:04:58I studied hard
01:04:59and made it into an Ivy League school.
01:05:03Sinclair was thrown out of the Sinclair house.
01:05:06She miserably died on the street.
01:05:09Sincreftatist Eiling earned the Sincre.
01:05:11In the end,
01:05:12I built my own business empire,
01:05:14married Tony with my adoptive parents' blessing,
01:05:16gave birth to kids,
01:05:17and lived a long, happy life.
01:05:21Somehow,
01:05:22I was reborn.
01:05:24The second the couple from the poor family walked in,
01:05:27she ran straight to Tony.
01:05:28Brother!
01:05:29Threw herself into his arms,
01:05:31called him her brother.
01:05:32Then she grabbed our new parents' hands
01:05:34and looked back at me
01:05:35with that smug little smile I knew too well.
01:05:37Audrey,
01:05:38you can have the rich family.
01:05:40But just a heads up,
01:05:41the Sinclair's house is a prison.
01:05:43I'm not going back there.
01:05:45I looked at the young man
01:05:46who had once been my husband.
01:05:47I hoped he would say something.
01:05:49Stay away from my sister.
01:05:52So in the end,
01:05:53with my sister grinning like she'd already won,
01:05:55I walked toward the Lincoln with a shogur.
01:05:58That was the moment it hit me.
01:06:00One look at her face told me everything.
01:06:04She had been reborn too.
01:06:08Get in, miss.
01:06:10The Sinclairs had sent no one but a chauffeur.
01:06:14Same as the past life.
01:06:16At this exact point,
01:06:17the director of the orphanage told us
01:06:19we could choose our own family.
01:06:22Tiffany stepped in first,
01:06:23lifted her dick to her chin,
01:06:25and said,
01:06:25I'm not living broke.
01:06:27You are the big sister.
01:06:29You better suffer for me.
01:06:31Then she got the rich family she wanted,
01:06:33and day by day,
01:06:34the smile disappeared from her face.
01:06:38And now,
01:06:39I was the one stepping into the Lincoln.
01:06:42The chauffeur kept talking as he pulled away.
01:06:45He told me about the Sinclair's house rules.
01:06:48Got all that?
01:06:50He looked at me in the rearview mirror
01:06:51with those keen eyes,
01:06:53waiting for an answer.
01:06:56I got it.
01:06:59We arrived fast.
01:07:01I followed the chauffeur into a mansion.
01:07:03It looked less like a home
01:07:04and more like a royal palace.
01:07:06Mrs. Sinclair,
01:07:07she's here.
01:07:09An elegant woman sat on the sofa,
01:07:11sipping tea.
01:07:12She sized me up slowly
01:07:14and beckoned to me.
01:07:17Come here.
01:07:18I walked over.
01:07:22What's your name?
01:07:23Audrey.
01:07:24That was the name the orphanage had given me.
01:07:27Tss.
01:07:27Good.
01:07:28From now on,
01:07:30you're Audrey Sinclair.
01:07:33Brent,
01:07:34take her upstairs.
01:07:36Yes, ma'am.
01:07:39I followed the butler,
01:07:41step by step.
01:07:42Everything gleamed.
01:07:44Everything whispered money.
01:07:46But none of it shook me.
01:07:48In my past life,
01:07:49I had built this kind of life
01:07:50with my own hands.
01:07:52I knew what wealth looked like.
01:07:57Miss,
01:07:58this is your room now.
01:07:59He set my bag down by the bed.
01:08:01Get some rest.
01:08:02I'll come back for you.
01:08:04Then he left.
01:08:05I left.
01:08:07I stepped inside and looked around.
01:08:09The room was perfect.
01:08:11And somewhere deep inside me,
01:08:13something stirred.
01:08:14Excitement.
01:08:15In my past life,
01:08:17I had no strong family background.
01:08:18Yet I still built this kind of life
01:08:20with my own hands.
01:08:22This time,
01:08:23with the Sinclair name,
01:08:24I could become so much more.
01:08:25I was lost in thought
01:08:27when I heard shouting outside.
01:08:29A basketball came out of nowhere
01:08:30and slammed into my head.
01:08:32A boy was there.
01:08:33Zero manners.
01:08:35I knew who he was right away.
01:08:38Jasper Sinclair.
01:08:40He was into street racing,
01:08:41skydiving,
01:08:42anything dangerous enough
01:08:43to get him killed.
01:08:44Never serious.
01:08:45Never still.
01:08:46In my past life,
01:08:48his legs were crushed
01:08:49in a racing accident.
01:08:51Hello?
01:08:52You deaf or what?
01:08:53His voice snapped in my ear.
01:08:55I came back to myself,
01:08:56picked up the ball,
01:08:57and did it over.
01:08:59Here you go, Jasper.
01:09:01He froze for half a second
01:09:03and said,
01:09:04What an ass curer.
01:09:06You think living here
01:09:07gets you a cut
01:09:08of the Sinclair money?
01:09:09And remember,
01:09:10never call me by my first name.
01:09:11We're not that close.
01:09:13He snatched the ball
01:09:14and walked off.
01:09:16For the next few days,
01:09:17I barely saw Mrs. Sinclair.
01:09:19The butler showed me
01:09:20around the mansion.
01:09:21When we were done,
01:09:22he handed me
01:09:23a printed schedule.
01:09:26This is your schedule
01:09:27from now on.
01:09:28Starting tomorrow,
01:09:29you'll get private lessons
01:09:29in business management.
01:09:31Mrs. Sinclair arranged everything.
01:09:33Just study hard.
01:09:34If you do well,
01:09:35trust me,
01:09:36it'll pay off.
01:09:38You can handle that, right?
01:09:40In my past life,
01:09:41I didn't get to learn
01:09:42any of this
01:09:43until I started
01:09:43my first company.
01:09:45This time,
01:09:46I was getting it at 15.
01:09:50Absolutely.
01:09:54This girl learns
01:09:55frighteningly fast.
01:09:57She's not only finished
01:09:58the high school curriculum,
01:09:59but she's also mastered
01:10:00obscure business theory.
01:10:04At this rate,
01:10:05she won't even need
01:10:06to finish high school.
01:10:07She could start applying
01:10:08to universities now.
01:10:11But that was never
01:10:12Mrs. Sinclair's plan.
01:10:15She wanted me to stay
01:10:16with Jasper through high school
01:10:17and then go to university
01:10:18with him.
01:10:19And she wanted me
01:10:20to rein him in.
01:10:22Come here.
01:10:23I walked over.
01:10:25She took my hand
01:10:26and pulled me down
01:10:27beside her on the sofa.
01:10:30Then she handed me
01:10:31an acceptance letter.
01:10:33Westfield High.
01:10:35A private boarding school.
01:10:37Super elite.
01:10:38You did well.
01:10:39Jasper's grades are a mess.
01:10:41Help him out.
01:10:43I don't expect miracles.
01:10:45Just make sure he passes.
01:10:49Then she looked me
01:10:51right in the eye.
01:10:52Get through high school
01:10:53with him
01:10:54and I'll cover
01:10:55all your tuition
01:10:56and arrange
01:10:56the best change program
01:10:57for the two of you.
01:10:59Deal?
01:11:01And I didn't hesitate.
01:11:06Thank you, Mom.
01:11:08Good girl.
01:11:10No limit.
01:11:12One day off.
01:11:13Since arriving
01:11:14at the Sinclair house,
01:11:15it was the first day
01:11:16that actually felt
01:11:18like mine.
01:11:19I had barely
01:11:20taken a few steps
01:11:21when I saw a face
01:11:22I knew.
01:11:24Tiffany.
01:11:26She was standing
01:11:27on the curb
01:11:27in the brutal heat,
01:11:28handing out flyers.
01:11:30Of course,
01:11:31she had to take
01:11:31a part-time job.
01:11:34In my past life,
01:11:35that was me.
01:11:36Three jobs
01:11:37every summer.
01:11:38School on top of that.
01:11:40Housework after dark.
01:11:42Later,
01:11:42I found out
01:11:43why they took me
01:11:43in at all.
01:11:44Not because
01:11:45they wanted a daughter,
01:11:46because they wanted
01:11:47free labor.
01:11:48Hey there.
01:11:49Want one?
01:11:54Audrey?
01:11:59So,
01:12:00you're living comfortably,
01:12:01huh?
01:12:01But don't say
01:12:02I didn't warn you.
01:12:03The Sinclair house
01:12:04isn't for girls like us.
01:12:06Mrs. Sinclair
01:12:06is far more evil
01:12:07than you think.
01:12:08Give it time,
01:12:09you'll find out.
01:12:11Oh.
01:12:12Okay.
01:12:14My parents are amazing,
01:12:15she said.
01:12:16Tony even helps me study.
01:12:17Oh, by the way,
01:12:18we got accepted
01:12:19into Westfield High
01:12:20early.
01:12:22Westfield High?
01:12:23I almost laughed.
01:12:26The school was full
01:12:27of Rick Hidd's
01:12:28legacy names
01:12:28and a handful
01:12:29of brilliant
01:12:30scholarship students.
01:12:31In my past life,
01:12:33Tony and I
01:12:33had been the
01:12:33scholarship kids.
01:12:35Tiffany looked at me
01:12:36like she was already
01:12:37watching my funeral.
01:12:40Our lives
01:12:40are only going
01:12:41to get better.
01:12:43You?
01:12:45You're going
01:12:46to end up
01:12:47dead in the street!
01:12:49Just as I was
01:12:50about to answer,
01:12:51a voice cut
01:12:51through the noise.
01:12:52Tiff!
01:12:53Tony!
01:12:54What are you
01:12:55doing here?
01:12:58Tony walked over
01:12:59with a lunch bag
01:13:00in one hand.
01:13:01Mom sent me.
01:13:02She wanted me
01:13:02to bring you lunch.
01:13:03It's blazing out here.
01:13:04Want me to cover
01:13:04for you for a while?
01:13:06It's okay.
01:13:07I'm fine.
01:13:08The Roberts
01:13:08would rather
01:13:09scrape together
01:13:09money for Tony's
01:13:10test prep
01:13:11than let Tiffany
01:13:12take a break.
01:13:12Same as the past life.
01:13:14Same pressure.
01:13:14Same grind.
01:13:15You're the best.
01:13:23This is my sister,
01:13:24Audrey.
01:13:24You met her
01:13:25at the orphanage.
01:13:27Tony looked me over.
01:13:29His expression
01:13:29was cold,
01:13:30faintly disgusted.
01:13:32Don't hang around
01:13:33people like that.
01:13:33Come on.
01:13:34Let's go.
01:13:35He grabbed her hand
01:13:36and pulled her away
01:13:36before I could say
01:13:37a word.
01:13:39Their voices
01:13:40still carried
01:13:41even after they
01:13:42walked away.
01:13:45Tony,
01:13:46why are you
01:13:46being so mean?
01:13:47What if you
01:13:48scared her?
01:13:49You're too nice.
01:13:50Girls like that
01:13:51are trouble.
01:13:52Stay away from her.
01:13:53One day she'll
01:13:54stab you in the back.
01:13:55The words hit,
01:13:56like pressing on a bruise
01:13:57that had already
01:13:58healed wrong.
01:13:58I stood there
01:13:59for only a second.
01:14:01Then I looked down
01:14:02at the card
01:14:02Mrs. Sinclair
01:14:03had given me.
01:14:03I went luxury shopping.
01:14:06When I walked out
01:14:07of the stores
01:14:07with both hands full,
01:14:09Tiffany was still outside.
01:14:10The jealous look
01:14:11on her face
01:14:12was almost funny.
01:14:13What a show-off.
01:14:15You're still gonna
01:14:15die on the street.
01:14:16Tony and I,
01:14:17we're gonna run
01:14:18companies one day.
01:14:20She was so naive.
01:14:22The truth was,
01:14:23none of the shopping
01:14:24was for me.
01:14:25Everything I bought
01:14:26was for them.
01:14:27For Mrs. Sinclair.
01:14:28For Jasper.
01:14:30For the staff.
01:14:32Jasper was home.
01:14:33That was rare.
01:14:35Well, look at that.
01:14:37You've been here
01:14:38for just a while
01:14:39and you're already
01:14:39spending money
01:14:40that doesn't
01:14:41belong to you.
01:14:44Jasper.
01:14:46She's your sister.
01:14:48In what world?
01:14:49I don't have a sister
01:14:50and I never will.
01:14:52You think I'm bringing
01:14:52this bumplad
01:14:53around my friends?
01:14:54Oh, please.
01:14:55Jasper had never liked me
01:14:56and I wasn't dumb enough
01:14:58to push him.
01:14:58Mom,
01:14:59this is for you.
01:15:02Then I handed out gifts
01:15:03to the butler
01:15:04and the rest
01:15:04of the household staff.
01:15:07The butler
01:15:08and the rest
01:15:08of the staff
01:15:09were only Jasper'd.
01:15:10His face dropped
01:15:11on the spot.
01:15:12Oh, come on.
01:15:13You really think
01:15:14a few gifts
01:15:15are enough
01:15:15to buy people off?
01:15:17You think
01:15:17that makes you...
01:15:18Well, this one's
01:15:19for you.
01:15:20It was a custom
01:15:21race car model.
01:15:23I heard you're
01:15:24into racing.
01:15:24I saw it
01:15:25and thought of you.
01:15:34School started
01:15:34soon after that.
01:15:36I was already set
01:15:37to grab a cab
01:15:37on my own,
01:15:38but when I stepped
01:15:39outside,
01:15:40I saw a car
01:15:41waiting at the front.
01:15:42I smiled
01:15:43before I could
01:15:43help it.
01:15:45I ran over.
01:15:47Jasper!
01:15:49I told you
01:15:50not to call me
01:15:51by my first name!
01:15:53Well,
01:15:54get in.
01:15:54I don't have all day.
01:15:56Oh,
01:15:57right.
01:15:59I climbed in,
01:16:01slowly,
01:16:01on purpose.
01:16:03Then I handed him
01:16:04the breakfast
01:16:05the cook had packed.
01:16:07Mom said
01:16:08there was one
01:16:08for each of us.
01:16:10Who even eats
01:16:11breakfast these days?
01:16:12But he still
01:16:13took it.
01:16:17He was back
01:16:17with that
01:16:18we-don't-know-each-other
01:16:19face.
01:16:20Listen carefully.
01:16:21I don't care
01:16:22what Mom said,
01:16:23but at school,
01:16:24you do not tell
01:16:25people you're a Sinclair.
01:16:26You do not tell
01:16:27people we're related.
01:16:28If I hear any rumors,
01:16:29I'll blame you.
01:16:32Don't mind
01:16:32young Mr. Sinclair.
01:16:33He's always been
01:16:34like that.
01:16:35I know.
01:16:39I know.
01:16:39doubt after Jasper.
01:16:41And there they were.
01:16:42Tiffany and Tony,
01:16:44right by the front gates.
01:16:45Tony was handsome,
01:16:47clean-cut,
01:16:48straight-A golden boy,
01:16:49the quiet kind
01:16:50that made girls talk.
01:16:51A crowd had already
01:16:52formed around them.
01:16:54I caught snipses
01:16:56as I walked by.
01:16:57Did you hear about
01:16:58the transfer kid?
01:16:58He was top of the district.
01:17:00And his sister, too.
01:17:01She scored top 15.
01:17:03God,
01:17:04I wish my brother
01:17:04were like that.
01:17:06My test scores
01:17:07landed me
01:17:07in the advanced
01:17:08academic class.
01:17:09I stepped into
01:17:10the classroom first.
01:17:11A few seconds later,
01:17:13Tony and Tiffany
01:17:14came in behind me.
01:17:17Well,
01:17:18what a coincidence.
01:17:20Who would have thought
01:17:20we'd end up
01:17:21in the same class,
01:17:22sis?
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