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Ladies, I need to tell you about The Dragon Queen's Gambit because this one is a slow-burn revenge that had me holding my breath.
Dragon Queen Evelyn discovers that her consort Cyril and her handmaid Cecilia – both serpent-shifters – swapped her newborn with their own son. They stole her child. They replaced her with an impostor. And Evelyn? She said nothing. She waited. She secretly raised her real daughter Ann into a northern empire queen.
Twenty years of silent endurance. Twenty years of watching the betrayers live in her palace. Then Evelyn abdicates. She allows herself to be exiled. She plays the long game.
And when Ann marries the impostor prince? The trap springs shut. Identity revealed. Economic ruin. And the arrival of Millennium Dragon Aurelius – Ann's true father. The betrayers lose everything. Evelyn reunites with her family.
This is peak long-game revenge with a payoff that actually delivers. If you love stories where the quiet one was always ten steps ahead, this is your next binge.
Have you ever had to wait for the right moment? Evelyn waited twenty years. 💔
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Ladies, I need to tell you about The Dragon Queen's Gambit because this one is a slow-burn revenge that had me holding my breath.
Dragon Queen Evelyn discovers that her consort Cyril and her handmaid Cecilia – both serpent-shifters – swapped her newborn with their own son. They stole her child. They replaced her with an impostor. And Evelyn? She said nothing. She waited. She secretly raised her real daughter Ann into a northern empire queen.
Twenty years of silent endurance. Twenty years of watching the betrayers live in her palace. Then Evelyn abdicates. She allows herself to be exiled. She plays the long game.
And when Ann marries the impostor prince? The trap springs shut. Identity revealed. Economic ruin. And the arrival of Millennium Dragon Aurelius – Ann's true father. The betrayers lose everything. Evelyn reunites with her family.
This is peak long-game revenge with a payoff that actually delivers. If you love stories where the quiet one was always ten steps ahead, this is your next binge.
Have you ever had to wait for the right moment? Evelyn waited twenty years. 💔
— Your girl at True Luna, binge-watching since forever 🍿
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00:00:05I bet she's cradling our baby and singing him to sleep as we speak.
00:00:11Meanwhile, her precious little dragon's probably being torn to shreds by some starving beast.
00:00:19How much longer do we have to keep pretending with that brainless bitch?
00:00:23She orders me around like a servant while I watch you play the devoted husband,
00:00:26and my own son's gonna have to call her mother.
00:00:29It makes me sick just thinking about it.
00:00:32Be patient, darling. The Eastern Empire won't belong to her forever.
00:00:36Once our son inherits the throne, every last piece of it will be ours.
00:00:41And then we'll drag Evelyn out of this palace and leave her corpse to rot in the mud.
00:00:52No, I won't let them get away with this.
00:00:58My baby!
00:00:59My baby, where are you?
00:01:05That's my baby's scent.
00:01:26My baby, it's okay. Mommy's here now.
00:01:31This forest, this is where I saved Cyril and Cecilia's lives.
00:01:58I brought them back to the dragon palace, made them my personal attendants.
00:02:03My baby, I treated them like family.
00:02:15My baby, I treated them like family.
00:02:20Your majesty, you haven't slept in ten days.
00:02:23If you keep pushing yourself like this, you won't make it.
00:02:25Please, you have to save my baby.
00:02:29He's the future of the Empire.
00:02:31I've given everything for him.
00:02:45Today, our beloved queen and my beloved wife has given the Empire its future king.
00:02:52Today, a new age begins.
00:03:04There you are, my dear. Come on.
00:03:07Let's go see your father.
00:03:11That fool of a woman didn't realize we switched the babies, did she?
00:03:19Relax.
00:03:21She didn't see a thing.
00:03:23Shh.
00:03:39That snooty little bitch.
00:03:40She has no idea the dragon baby she nearly died giving birth to is lying on a cliffside waiting to
00:03:45die.
00:03:48Who would have thought?
00:03:50The two pathetic snakes she rescued all those years ago now are sleeping together in her bed.
00:03:56All while she raises our child like a blind moron.
00:04:10I bet she's cradling our baby and singing him to sleep as we speak.
00:04:16Meanwhile, her precious little dragon's probably being torn to shreds by some starving beast.
00:04:24How much longer do we have to keep pretending with that brainless bitch?
00:04:27She orders me around like a servant while I watch you play the devoted husband.
00:04:31And my own son's gonna have to call her mother.
00:04:34It makes me sick just thinking about it.
00:04:36Be patient, darling.
00:04:38The Eastern Empire won't belong to her forever.
00:04:41Once our son inherits the throne, every last piece of it will be ours.
00:04:45And then we'll drag Evelyn out of this palace and leave her corpse to rot in the mud.
00:04:57No, I won't let them get away with this.
00:05:03My baby!
00:05:04My baby, where are you?
00:05:10That's my baby's scent.
00:05:30My baby, it's okay.
00:05:33Mommy's here now.
00:05:36This forest.
00:05:39This is where I saved Cyril and Cecilia's lives.
00:06:02I brought them back to the Dragon Palace.
00:06:05Made them my personal attendants.
00:06:07I treated them like family.
00:06:21First you sleep together behind my back, then you switch our children?
00:06:24And now you're planning to bleed me dry.
00:06:27You want me to raise your child?
00:06:29Fine.
00:06:30I'll give you exactly what you want.
00:06:32Just don't blame me when Karma comes back to bite you.
00:06:45Evelyn, what are you doing here?
00:06:47What?
00:06:48Am I not allowed in my own bedroom?
00:06:49Of course you are.
00:06:50I thought you'd still be resting.
00:06:53Cyril and I were just busy making the bed for you and the young prince.
00:07:00Oh, my God.
00:07:01There he is.
00:07:02Let me see him.
00:07:07He's adorable, isn't he?
00:07:17Congratulations, Evelyn.
00:07:19You've given the Empire its heir.
00:07:21I'm sure he'll grow up to be a strong man who fills you with pride.
00:07:24I'm sure he will, too.
00:07:25And when my son becomes king, I'll give him a gift he'll remember for the rest of his life.
00:07:41Evelyn.
00:07:45What are you doing here?
00:07:47Honey, I thought you had a cabinet meeting today.
00:07:51I did, but I also wanted to celebrate my son's birthday.
00:07:55Is that a problem?
00:07:58Yes, it is.
00:08:00I don't want you here.
00:08:02Daddy and Auntie Cecilia are all I need.
00:08:05All I need from you is a trip to Royal Dragon Isle for the three of us.
00:08:08But you can't even give me that simple birthday gift.
00:08:10You're the worst mommy ever!
00:08:17Lucian, is that any way to speak to your mother?
00:08:20Don't be so hard on him, Cyril.
00:08:24Lucian, your mother works day and night to build a powerful empire for you and the people.
00:08:30You can't speak to her like that, okay?
00:08:34Kids, right?
00:08:36Always speaking first and thinking later.
00:08:40You'll forgive him, won't you?
00:08:44Of course I'll forgive my own son.
00:08:46But, Cecilia, shouldn't you be at this afternoon's cabinet meeting?
00:08:52Cecilia just stopped by to deliver the cake.
00:08:54Then Lucian begged her to stay and sing happy birthday.
00:08:57So I told her she could stay for a bit.
00:09:00You too.
00:09:08Thank you for keeping my son company on his birthday.
00:09:11It's the least I can do for the person who saved my life as a child.
00:09:14I'm just grateful your son's so fond of me.
00:09:17Lucian is such a wonderful boy.
00:09:20Sometimes I feel like we share a kind of inexplicable bond.
00:09:27I'd really love to spend more time with him.
00:09:31That wouldn't bother you, would it, Evelyn?
00:09:37Why would it?
00:09:38I'm grateful someone can be here for him when I'm preoccupied.
00:09:42There's no need to thank me.
00:09:43I'm just doing my duty as a loyal subject.
00:09:47Lucian, come on.
00:09:48Let's cut your cake.
00:09:49Aren't you supposed to be busy?
00:09:51Go back to your meeting!
00:09:54And don't forget, you promised to send us on a trip to Royal Dragon Island.
00:10:06Honey, don't take it to heart.
00:10:08He's just worried we'll distract you from your work.
00:10:10Just last week, he stopped me from calling you because he wanted you rested for your meeting.
00:10:15He really is the most thoughtful boy.
00:10:18You must be proud to have raised such a remarkable young prince.
00:10:23Very well.
00:10:24If it's what Lucian wants, I'll return to my meeting.
00:10:27And I'll have the staff arrange an exclusive trip to Dragon Isle for the three of you.
00:10:30Love you, hon.
00:10:32Take care.
00:10:33Take care.
00:10:35Take care.
00:10:38Take care.
00:10:42Hey, why don't you go play for a while?
00:10:43Cecilia and I have some grown-up stuff to talk about, okay?
00:11:03Thank God she finally got the hell out of here.
00:11:13Is that Evelyn's lingerie?
00:11:15And I'm going to wear it in her bed while I fuck her husband.
00:11:20And later tonight, her husband's treating me to a candlelit dinner on the ultra-exclusive island she bought us a
00:11:27trip to.
00:11:43Good afternoon, Evelyn.
00:11:54I made some afternoon tea for you and Lucian.
00:11:58I even helped too, honey.
00:12:11To Evelyn.
00:12:20You know, Evelyn, I've been thinking about starting a charity project.
00:12:24There are so many people living on the streets these days.
00:12:28I'd love to help them the way you once helped us, but building shelters would cost a fortune, far more
00:12:33than I could ever afford.
00:12:37Everyone knows how generous you are.
00:12:40I was hoping, maybe, you might help fund it?
00:12:45Of course.
00:12:47You'll get whatever funding you need.
00:12:51Wonderful!
00:12:52Then it's settled.
00:12:53All right, now let's enjoy the food.
00:13:03Lucian, your Royal Academy entrance exam is tomorrow, isn't it?
00:13:10Oh, yeah.
00:13:12Tomorrow's your big day.
00:13:14I wouldn't miss it for the world.
00:13:15I just know you'll show everyone what the future king's made of.
00:13:19Of course I will.
00:13:21Next candidate, Lucian Leeper.
00:13:34Show them what you've got, son.
00:13:36You've got this, son!
00:13:37I mean, Prince Lucian!
00:14:04I mean, Prince Lucian!
00:14:17Get away from me!
00:14:21That's the dragon, Prince.
00:14:22What a disgrace.
00:14:23He doesn't have a fraction of his mother's courage.
00:14:25Everyone said the Prince was useless.
00:14:27Turns out they were being generous.
00:14:30Lucian Leeper.
00:14:31Failed.
00:14:46Congratulations.
00:14:47You humiliated yourself in front of the entire kingdom,
00:14:50and somehow you still have an appetite.
00:14:52That pathetic display of yours has turned your mother and me into a laughingstock.
00:14:56After a performance like that,
00:14:57you couldn't even get into the worst school in the whole empire,
00:14:59much less the Royal Academy.
00:15:01So what?
00:15:02Mother can fix it.
00:15:03She'll donate a few buildings,
00:15:05hand them a pile of gold,
00:15:06and boom, I'm admitted.
00:15:07Problem solved.
00:15:10Your mother's planning to step down early
00:15:12and hand you the entire Eastern Empire.
00:15:14How do you expect anyone to accept you as king
00:15:16with an attitude like this?
00:15:18Whatever.
00:15:19She'll figure it out for me.
00:15:24Your mother will always stand beside you, Lucian.
00:15:27But you still need to prove yourself.
00:15:30Otherwise, how will you keep control over the cabinet?
00:15:32There's no need to worry.
00:15:33I've made all the necessary arrangements for Lucian.
00:15:38Beginning this summer solstice,
00:15:40he'll work at my side and learn how the cabinet governs the land.
00:15:44After that, he'll continue his training at the Royal Academy.
00:15:47Once he completes his studies,
00:15:49the entire empire will officially be passed on to him.
00:15:55Evelyn!
00:15:55That's incredible.
00:15:57My God,
00:15:57Lucian couldn't ask for a more devoted mother.
00:15:59Well,
00:16:00now that everything's settled,
00:16:01I'll go see how dinner is coming along.
00:16:05I'll give her a hand.
00:16:08Thanks,
00:16:08Mother.
00:16:10I'll let you get back to work.
00:16:11Love you.
00:16:12All this time,
00:16:13and they still think I'm a cluteless fool
00:16:15who never saw any of this coming.
00:16:19And every day,
00:16:21they get more reckless.
00:16:26Are you insane?
00:16:28Your wife's right upstairs.
00:16:29If she sees us,
00:16:30everything we've worked for is over.
00:16:34That oblivious fool won't see a thing.
00:16:37Plus,
00:16:37I put sleeping medicine in her tea,
00:16:39enough to keep her out all night.
00:16:42Once she puts our son on the throne,
00:16:44I'll fuck you right in front of her.
00:16:51They laugh because they think I'm oblivious.
00:16:54But very soon they'll find out
00:16:56that I've been watching as they dig their own graves.
00:17:04Ever since I sent Lucian to the Royal Academy,
00:17:07Cecilia hasn't set foot in the palace.
00:17:10But that's only because Cyril goes out to see her now.
00:17:12And every time he leaves,
00:17:14he makes sure he looks flawless.
00:17:17Honey,
00:17:18I'm going hunting tonight
00:17:19with a few elders from the Dragon Council.
00:17:21I might be getting home late.
00:17:23That's fine.
00:17:24Enjoy yourself, darling.
00:17:34It's only a matter of time
00:17:36before the games finally begin.
00:17:53Father!
00:17:54Aunt Cecilia!
00:17:55Father!
00:18:01Lucian,
00:18:02I've missed you so much!
00:18:03Did you miss me too?
00:18:06Easy.
00:18:07He looked more excited than his own mother.
00:18:18Forgive me, your majesty.
00:18:20You know how fond I am of Lucian.
00:18:22It's been so long since I've seen him.
00:18:24I simply got carried away.
00:18:26Mother,
00:18:26when are you finally going to hand me the throne?
00:18:29Honey, you see,
00:18:31Lucian is eager to prove himself to the council.
00:18:35The coronation has already been arranged.
00:18:38I'll announce my decision there.
00:18:45Why do you think the Dragon Queen
00:18:46summoned the entire kingdom?
00:18:47I heard the Dragon Prince has returned.
00:18:50Maybe she's finally handing him the Empire.
00:18:52That useless son of hers.
00:18:54He's not fit to lead anyone.
00:18:55He's nothing like Evelyn,
00:18:56not a trace of true dragon spirit in him.
00:18:58It's almost like he's an imposter in his own land.
00:19:00Look!
00:19:01The Queen is here!
00:19:21Thank you all for coming.
00:19:25Effective immediately,
00:19:26I am stepping down as Dragon Queen.
00:19:31As for my land and my authority,
00:19:34I will pass all of it
00:19:36to Lucian Lippert.
00:19:41Lucian will be the next ruler
00:19:43of the Eastern Empire.
00:19:56Thank you, Mother.
00:20:03Now kneel before your new king!
00:20:08That's it!
00:20:09Lucian!
00:20:10That's my boy!
00:20:11That's what I'm talking about!
00:20:15Wait.
00:20:15Why is she so excited?
00:20:17It's not like there's a son up there.
00:20:24Oh, but he is.
00:20:26Lucian, the new king of the Eastern Empire,
00:20:28is my son.
00:20:32Oh, but he is.
00:20:33Lucian, the new king of the Eastern Empire,
00:20:35is my son.
00:20:39What is she talking about?
00:20:41Wait.
00:20:41What is the Queen's husband doing?
00:20:43He's holding hands with another woman.
00:20:46Oh, my God.
00:20:47I know her.
00:20:48That's Cecilia,
00:20:48Evelyn's most trusted handmaiden.
00:20:57Thank you, Evelyn.
00:20:59Thank you for spending all these years
00:21:01raising my son for me
00:21:02like the foolish dim that you are.
00:21:04But right here,
00:21:05right now,
00:21:07it's time for you to give me back my son.
00:21:13And my empire.
00:21:16How could they betray the same woman
00:21:18who once saved their lives?
00:21:19They're monsters.
00:21:20So she slept with the Queen's husband
00:21:21and then made the Queen raise her bastard child.
00:21:23She waited until the moment
00:21:23Evelyn crowned Lucius
00:21:24to reveal he was hers.
00:21:26She planned it from the beginning.
00:21:27That woman is pure evil.
00:21:29And she doesn't just want her son back.
00:21:31She wants every bit of Evelyn's power.
00:21:36And what exactly are any of you
00:21:38going to do about it?
00:21:41Evelyn,
00:21:42you were a devoted wife to me
00:21:43for more than 20 years
00:21:45and I'm grateful for that,
00:21:46that I never loved you.
00:21:48My heart has always belonged to Cecilia.
00:21:49I only married you
00:21:50because I felt indebted to you.
00:21:52So please,
00:21:53just accept the truth
00:21:53and give Cecilia
00:21:54what rightfully belongs to her.
00:21:57Tell her yourself, Lucien.
00:22:08Mother.
00:22:09Oh, and enjoy hearing that word
00:22:11because it's the last time
00:22:12I'll ever call you that.
00:22:13You spent 21 years
00:22:14giving me whatever I wanted
00:22:15but that doesn't make me your son.
00:22:17You were never my family.
00:22:19You were just some woman
00:22:20who raised me.
00:22:21Look at yourself.
00:22:23Even the boy you raised
00:22:24wants nothing to do with you.
00:22:26Back then,
00:22:27I was stupid enough
00:22:28to mark you as my mate
00:22:29but that ends today.
00:22:30Cecilia is the woman
00:22:31I should have chosen from the start.
00:22:36I, Cyril Theodore,
00:22:38formally reject you,
00:22:39Evelyn Lippert,
00:22:40as my mate.
00:22:43I know you're desperate
00:22:44to hold on to me
00:22:45but you're no use to me anymore, okay?
00:22:47So just hurry up
00:22:47and accept the rejection.
00:22:48My father's chosen mate
00:22:50should be my real mother,
00:22:51not some dumb bitch
00:22:51he never loved.
00:22:52That boy is a monster.
00:22:54Evelyn raised him as her own
00:22:55and gave him the entire empire
00:22:57and this is how he repays her.
00:22:59He's even helping his father
00:23:01reject her in front of the whole kingdom.
00:23:03This is beyond cruel.
00:23:04Don't give them what they want,
00:23:06your majesty!
00:23:06I'll take this straight to the council
00:23:08and have all three of them removed!
00:23:10Fight back, your majesty!
00:23:12We'll stand with you!
00:23:14Enough!
00:23:15All of you!
00:23:16Shut your mouths!
00:23:17The royal family's affairs
00:23:18are not to be interfered with!
00:23:22Just accept it, Evelyn.
00:23:23Then I might let you walk out of here
00:23:25with whatever dignity you have left.
00:23:28Fine.
00:23:33I, Evelyn Lippet,
00:23:34accept Cyril Theodore's rejection.
00:23:42What did you do to him, you bitch?
00:23:45I knew you were up to something.
00:23:51No, she didn't do anything.
00:23:54The bond is gone.
00:23:56She's accepted the rejection.
00:24:05I'll admit,
00:24:07you had me worried for a second.
00:24:09I thought the great Evelyn Lippard
00:24:11might have actually had
00:24:13one last trick up her sleeve.
00:24:15But it seems
00:24:16I gave you too much credit.
00:24:20You were my puppet
00:24:21from the very beginning.
00:24:24Your son,
00:24:26your husband,
00:24:27your palace,
00:24:28everything you ever had
00:24:29belongs to me now.
00:24:30Now get out
00:24:31before my mood's sour.
00:24:35Why are you in such a hurry?
00:24:39You went to all this trouble
00:24:40to surprise me, right?
00:24:45The least I can do
00:24:46is return the favor.
00:24:51Bring it out.
00:25:09I bet she's cradling our baby
00:25:11and singing him to sleep
00:25:13as we speak.
00:25:15Meanwhile,
00:25:16her precious little dragon
00:25:17is probably being torn to shreds
00:25:18by some starving beast.
00:25:23How much longer
00:25:24do we have to keep pretending
00:25:25with that brainless bitch?
00:25:27She orders me around
00:25:28like a servant
00:25:28while I watch you
00:25:29play the devoted husband.
00:25:31And my own son
00:25:31is going to have to
00:25:32call her mother.
00:25:34It makes me sick
00:25:35just thinking about it.
00:25:36Be patient, darling.
00:25:37The Eastern Empire
00:25:38won't belong to her forever.
00:25:40Once our son inherits the throne,
00:25:42every last piece of it
00:25:43will be ours.
00:25:45And then we'll drag
00:25:46Evelyn out of this palace
00:25:47and leave her corpse
00:25:48to rot in the mud.
00:25:57No.
00:25:57I won't let them
00:25:58get away with this.
00:26:02My baby!
00:26:04My baby!
00:26:05Where are you?
00:26:09That's my baby's scent.
00:26:28My baby!
00:26:31Mommy, it's okay.
00:26:32Mommy's here now.
00:26:35This forest...
00:26:38This is where I saved
00:26:40Cyril and Cecilia's lives.
00:27:02I brought them back
00:27:03to the Dragon Palace,
00:27:04made them my personal attendants.
00:27:07I treated them like family.
00:27:22I treated them like family.
00:27:24Your Majesty,
00:27:25you haven't slept in ten days.
00:27:27If you keep pushing yourself
00:27:28like this,
00:27:28you won't make it.
00:27:29Please,
00:27:30you have to save my baby.
00:27:31me.
00:27:34He's the future of the Empire.
00:27:36I've given everything for him.
00:27:39No!
00:27:49Today, our beloved queen and my beloved wife has given the empire its future king.
00:27:56Today, a new age begins.
00:28:08There you are, my dear. Come on. Let's go see your father.
00:28:15That fool of a woman didn't realize we switched the babies, did she?
00:28:25Relax. She didn't see a thing.
00:28:43That snooty little bitch.
00:28:44She has no idea the dragon baby she nearly died giving birth to is lying on a cliffside waiting to
00:28:49die.
00:28:52Who would have thought?
00:28:54The two pathetic snakes she rescued all those years ago now are sleeping together in her bed, all while she
00:29:00raises our child like a blind moron.
00:29:14I bet she's cratering our baby and singing him to sleep as we speak.
00:29:20Meanwhile, her precious little dragon's probably being torn to shreds by some starving beast.
00:29:28How much longer do we have to keep pretending with that brainless bitch?
00:29:32She orders me around like a servant while I watch you play the devoted husband.
00:29:35And my own son's gonna have to call her mother.
00:29:38It makes me sick just thinking about it.
00:29:41Be patient, darling. The Eastern Empire won't belong to her forever.
00:29:45Once our son inherits the throne, every last piece of it will be ours.
00:29:50And then we'll drag Evelyn out of this palace and leave her corpse to rot in the mud.
00:30:01No. I won't let them get away with this.
00:30:06My baby!
00:30:08My baby! Where are you?
00:30:14That's my baby's scent.
00:30:16That's my baby's scent.
00:30:34My baby! It's okay! Mommy's here now!
00:30:40This forest...
00:30:43This is where I saved Cyril and Cecilia's lives.
00:31:07I brought them back to the Dragon Palace, made them my personal attendants.
00:31:12I treated them like family.
00:31:25First you sleep together behind my back, then you switch our children?
00:31:28And now you're planning to bleed me dry!
00:31:31You want me to raise your child?
00:31:33Fine. I'll give you exactly what you want.
00:31:36Just don't blame me when Karma comes back to bite you.
00:31:39Shh!
00:31:50Evelyn, what are you doing here?
00:31:51What? Am I not allowed in my own bedroom?
00:31:54Of course you are. I thought you'd still be resting.
00:31:57Cyril and I were just busy making the bed for you and the young prince.
00:32:04Oh, my God! There he is! Let me see him!
00:32:12He's adorable, isn't he?
00:32:21Congratulations, Evelyn. You've given the Empire its heir.
00:32:25I'm sure he'll grow up to be a strong man who fills you with pride.
00:32:28I'm sure he will, too.
00:32:29And when my son becomes king, I'll give him a gift he'll remember for the rest of his life.
00:32:45Evelyn!
00:32:49What are you doing here?
00:32:51Honey, I thought you had a cabinet meeting today.
00:32:55I did, but I also wanted to celebrate my son's birthday.
00:32:59Is that a problem?
00:33:02Yes, it is.
00:33:05I don't want you here.
00:33:06Daddy and Auntie Cecilia are all I need.
00:33:09All I need from you is a trip to Royal Dragon Isle for the three of us.
00:33:12But you can't even give me that simple birthday gift.
00:33:15You're the worst mommy ever!
00:33:21Lucian, is that any way to speak to your mother?
00:33:24Don't be so hard on him, Cyril.
00:33:28Lucian, your mother works day and night to build a powerful empire for you and the people.
00:33:34You can't speak to her like that, okay?
00:33:39Kids, right?
00:33:40Always speaking first and thinking later.
00:33:44You'll forgive him, won't you?
00:33:48Of course I'll forgive my own son, but...
00:33:51Cecilia, shouldn't you be at this afternoon's cabinet meeting?
00:33:56Cecilia just stopped by to deliver the cake, then Lucian begged her to stay and sing happy birthday.
00:34:01So I told her she could stay for a bit.
00:34:04You too.
00:34:12Thank you for keeping my son company on his birthday.
00:34:15It's the least I can do for the person who saved my life as a child.
00:34:18I'm just grateful your son's so fond of me.
00:34:21Lucian is such a wonderful boy.
00:34:24Sometimes I feel like we share a kind of inexplicable bond.
00:34:31I'd really love to spend more time with him.
00:34:35That wouldn't bother you, would it, Evelyn?
00:34:41Why would it?
00:34:42I'm grateful someone can be here for him when I'm preoccupied.
00:34:46There's no need to thank me.
00:34:47I'm just doing my duty as a loyal subject.
00:34:51Lucian, come on.
00:34:53Let's cut your cake.
00:34:54Aren't you supposed to be busy?
00:34:55Go back to your meeting!
00:34:58And don't forget, you promised to send us on a trip to Royal Dragon Island.
00:35:10Honey, don't take it to heart.
00:35:12He's just worried we'll distract you from your work.
00:35:14Just last week, he stopped me from calling you because he wanted you rested for your meeting.
00:35:19He really is the most thoughtful boy.
00:35:22You must be proud to have raised such a remarkable young prince.
00:35:27Very well.
00:35:28If it's what Lucian wants, I'll return to my meeting.
00:35:31And I'll have the staff arrange an exclusive trip to Dragon Isle for the three of you.
00:35:35Love you, hon.
00:35:36Take care.
00:35:46Hey, why don't you go play for a while?
00:35:47Cecilia and I have some grown-up stuff to talk about, okay?
00:36:07Thank God.
00:36:08She finally got the hell out of here.
00:36:17Is that Evelyn's lingerie?
00:36:19And I'm going to wear it in her bed while I fuck her husband.
00:36:25And later tonight, her husband's treating me to a candlelit dinner on the ultra-exclusive island she bought a secret
00:36:31to.
00:36:47Good afternoon, Evelyn.
00:36:59I made some afternoon tea for you and Lucian.
00:37:02I even helped too, honey.
00:37:16To Evelyn.
00:37:24You know, Evelyn, I've been thinking about starting a charity project.
00:37:29There are so many people living on the streets these days.
00:37:32I'd love to help them the way you once helped us, but building shelters would cost a fortune, far more
00:37:37than I could ever afford.
00:37:42Everyone knows how generous you are.
00:37:44I was hoping, maybe, you might help fund it.
00:37:50Of course.
00:37:51You'll get whatever funding you need.
00:37:55Wonderful.
00:37:56Then it's settled.
00:37:57All right, now let's enjoy the food.
00:38:08Lucian, your Royal Academy entrance exam is tomorrow, isn't it?
00:38:15Oh, yeah.
00:38:16Tomorrow's your big day.
00:38:18I wouldn't miss it for the world.
00:38:19I just know you'll show everyone what the future king's made of.
00:38:23Of course I will.
00:38:25Next candidate, Lucian Leeper.
00:38:38Show him what you've got, son.
00:38:40You've got this, son!
00:38:41I mean, Prince Lucian!
00:38:51I mean, Prince Lucian!
00:39:21Get away from me!
00:39:25That's the dragon, Prince.
00:39:26What a disgrace.
00:39:27He doesn't have a fraction of his mother's courage.
00:39:29Everyone said the Prince was useless.
00:39:31Turns out they were being generous.
00:39:34Lucian Leeper.
00:39:35Fail.
00:39:51Congratulations.
00:39:52You humiliated yourself in front of the entire kingdom,
00:39:54and somehow you still have an appetite.
00:39:56That pathetic display of yours has turned your mother and me into a laughing stock.
00:40:00After a performance like that,
00:40:01you couldn't even get into the worst school in the whole empire,
00:40:03much less the Royal Academy.
00:40:05So what?
00:40:06Mother can fix it.
00:40:07She'll donate a few buildings,
00:40:09hand them a pile of gold,
00:40:10and boom, I'm admitted.
00:40:11Problem solved.
00:40:14Your mother's planning to step down early
00:40:16and hand you the entire Eastern Empire.
00:40:18How do you expect anyone to accept you as king
00:40:21with an attitude like this?
00:40:22Whatever.
00:40:23She'll figure it out for me.
00:40:28Your mother will always stand beside you, Lucian.
00:40:31But you still need to prove yourself.
00:40:34Otherwise, how will you keep control over the cabinet?
00:40:36There's no need to worry.
00:40:37I've made all the necessary arrangements for Lucian.
00:40:42Beginning this summer solstice,
00:40:44he'll work at my side and learn how the cabinet governs the land.
00:40:48After that, he'll continue his training at the Royal Academy.
00:40:51Once he completes his studies,
00:40:53the entire empire will officially be passed on to him.
00:40:59Evelyn, that's incredible.
00:41:01My God, Lucian couldn't ask for a more devoted mother.
00:41:04Well, now that everything's settled,
00:41:05I'll go see how dinner is coming along.
00:41:09I'll give her a hand.
00:41:12Thanks, Mother.
00:41:14I'll let you get back to work.
00:41:15Love you.
00:41:16All this time,
00:41:17and they still think I'm a cluteless fool
00:41:19who never saw any of this coming.
00:41:23And every day,
00:41:25they get more reckless.
00:41:31Are you insane?
00:41:32Your wife's right upstairs.
00:41:33If she sees us,
00:41:34everything we've worked for is over.
00:41:38That oblivious fool won't see a thing.
00:41:41Plus, I put sleeping medicine in her tea,
00:41:43enough to keep her out all night.
00:41:46Once she puts our son on the throne,
00:41:48I'll fuck you right in front of her face.
00:41:55They laugh because they think I'm oblivious.
00:41:58But very soon, they'll find out
00:42:00that I've been watching as they dig their own graves.
00:42:09Ever since I sent Lucian to the Royal Academy,
00:42:11Cecilia hasn't set foot in the palace.
00:42:14But that's only because Cyril goes out to see her now.
00:42:17And every time he leaves,
00:42:18he makes sure he looks flawless.
00:42:21Honey,
00:42:22I'm going hunting tonight
00:42:23with a few elders from the Dragon Council.
00:42:25I might be getting home late.
00:42:27That's fine.
00:42:29Enjoy yourself, darling.
00:42:38It's only a matter of time
00:42:40before the games finally begin.
00:42:57Father!
00:42:58Father!
00:42:59Aunt Cecilia!
00:43:00Father!
00:43:06Lucian, I've missed you so much!
00:43:07Did you miss me too?
00:43:11Easy.
00:43:11You look more excited than his own mother.
00:43:22Forgive me, your majesty.
00:43:24You know how fond I am of Lucian.
00:43:26It's been so long since I've seen him.
00:43:28I simply got carried away.
00:43:30Mother,
00:43:31when are you finally going to hand me the throne?
00:43:33Honey, you see,
00:43:35Lucian is eager to prove himself to the council.
00:43:39The coronation has already been arranged.
00:43:42I'll announce my decision there.
00:43:49Why do you think the Dragon Queen
00:43:50summoned the entire kingdom?
00:43:52I heard the Dragon Prince has returned.
00:43:54Maybe she's finally handing him the Empire.
00:43:56That useless son of hers.
00:43:58He's not fit to lead anyone.
00:43:59He's nothing like Evelyn,
00:44:00not a trace of true dragon spirit in him.
00:44:02It's almost like he's an imposter in his own land.
00:44:04Look!
00:44:05The Queen is here!
00:44:09The Queen is here!
00:44:25Thank you all for coming.
00:44:29Effective immediately,
00:44:30I am stepping down as Dragon Queen.
00:44:36As for my land and my authority,
00:44:38I will pass all of it.
00:44:40to Lucian Lippard.
00:44:45Lucian will be the next ruler
00:44:47of the Eastern Empire.
00:45:00Thank you, Mother.
00:45:07Now kneel before your new king!
00:45:13That's it!
00:45:13Lucian!
00:45:14That's my boy!
00:45:15That's what I'm talking about!
00:45:19Wait.
00:45:20Why is she so excited?
00:45:21It's not like there's a son up there.
00:45:28Oh, but he is.
00:45:30Lucian, the new king of the Eastern Empire,
00:45:32is my son.
00:45:36Oh, but he is.
00:45:38Lucian, the new king of the Eastern Empire,
00:45:39is my son.
00:45:43What is she talking about?
00:45:45Wait, what is the Queen's husband doing?
00:45:47He's holding hands with another woman.
00:45:50Oh, my God.
00:45:51I know her.
00:45:52That's Cecilia, Evelyn's most trusted handmaiden.
00:46:01Thank you, Evelyn.
00:46:03Thank you for spending all these years raising my son for me like the foolish dim that you are.
00:46:08But right here, right now,
00:46:11it's time for you to give me back my son.
00:46:17And my empire.
00:46:21How could they betray the same woman who once saved their lives?
00:46:23They're monsters!
00:46:24So she slept with the Queen's husband,
00:46:25and then made the Queen raise her bastard child?
00:46:27She waited until the moment Evelyn crowned Lucius to reveal he was hers.
00:46:29She planned it from the beginning.
00:46:31That woman is pure evil.
00:46:33And she doesn't just want her son back.
00:46:35She wants every bit of Evelyn's power.
00:46:41And what exactly are any of you going to do about it?
00:46:45Evelyn,
00:46:46you were a devoted wife to me for more than 20 years,
00:46:49and I'm grateful for that.
00:46:50But I never loved you.
00:46:51My heart has always belonged to Cecilia.
00:46:54I only married you because I felt indebted to you.
00:46:56So please,
00:46:57just accept the truth,
00:46:58and give Cecilia what rightfully belongs to her.
00:47:01Tell her yourself, Lucian.
00:47:12Mother.
00:47:13Oh, and enjoy hearing that word,
00:47:15because it's the last time I'll ever call you that.
00:47:17You spent 21 years giving me whatever I wanted,
00:47:19but that doesn't make me your son.
00:47:21You were never my family.
00:47:23You were just some woman who raised me.
00:47:26Look at yourself.
00:47:27Even the boy you raised wants nothing to do with you.
00:47:30Back then,
00:47:31I was stupid enough to mark you as my mate,
00:47:33but that ends today.
00:47:35Cecilia's the woman I should have chosen from the start.
00:47:40I,
00:47:41Cyril Theodore,
00:47:42formally reject you,
00:47:44Evelyn Lippett,
00:47:44as my mate.
00:47:47I know you're desperate to hold on to me,
00:47:49but you're no use to me anymore, okay?
00:47:51So just hurry up and accept the rejection.
00:47:53My father's chosen mate should be my real mother,
00:47:55not some dumb bitch he never loved.
00:47:56That boy is a monster.
00:47:58Evelyn raised him as her own,
00:48:00and gave him the entire empire,
00:48:01and this is how he repays her.
00:48:03He's even helping his father reject her in front of the whole kingdom.
00:48:07This is beyond cruel.
00:48:09Don't give them what they want,
00:48:10your majesty.
00:48:11I'll take this straight to the council,
00:48:12and have all three of them removed.
00:48:14Fight back,
00:48:15your majesty.
00:48:16We'll stand with you.
00:48:18Enough!
00:48:19All of you,
00:48:20shut your mouths.
00:48:21The royal family's affairs are not to be interfered with.
00:48:26Just accept it,
00:48:27Evelyn.
00:48:28Then I might let you walk out of here
00:48:29with whatever dignity you have left.
00:48:32Fine.
00:48:37I, Evelyn Lippet,
00:48:38accept Cyril Theodore's rejection.
00:48:46What did you do to him,
00:48:47you bitch?
00:48:49I knew you were up to something.
00:48:55No.
00:48:56She didn't do anything.
00:48:58The bond is gone.
00:49:00She's accepted the rejection.
00:49:09I'll admit,
00:49:11you had me worried for a second.
00:49:13I thought,
00:49:14the great Evelyn Lippard
00:49:16might have actually had
00:49:17one last trick up her sleeve.
00:49:19But it seems,
00:49:21I gave you too much credit.
00:49:24You were my puppet
00:49:25from the very beginning.
00:49:29Your son,
00:49:30your husband,
00:49:31your palace,
00:49:31everything you ever had
00:49:33belongs to me now.
00:49:34Now get out
00:49:35before my mood's sour.
00:49:40Why are you in such a hurry?
00:49:43You went to all this trouble
00:49:45to surprise me, right?
00:49:49The least I can do
00:49:50is return the favor.
00:49:55bring it out.
00:50:13I bet she's cradering our baby
00:50:16and singing him to sleep
00:50:17as we speak.
00:50:19Meanwhile,
00:50:20her precious little dragon
00:50:21is probably being torn
00:50:22to shreds
00:50:22by some starving beast.
00:50:27How much longer
00:50:28do we have to keep pretending
00:50:29with that brainless bitch?
00:50:31She orders me around
00:50:32like a servant
00:50:33while I watch you
00:50:33play the devoted husband.
00:50:35And my own son's
00:50:36going to have to call her mother.
00:50:38It makes me sick
00:50:39just thinking about it.
00:50:40Be patient, darling.
00:50:41The Eastern Empire
00:50:42won't belong to her forever.
00:50:44Once our son inherits the throne,
00:50:46every last piece of it
00:50:47will be ours.
00:50:49And then we'll drag Evelyn
00:50:50out of this palace
00:50:51and leave her corpse
00:50:52to rot in the mud.
00:51:01No.
00:51:02I won't let them
00:51:02get away with this.
00:51:06My baby!
00:51:08My baby!
00:51:09Where are you?
00:51:13That's my baby scent.
00:51:34My baby, it's okay.
00:51:36Mommy's here now.
00:51:39This forest.
00:51:42This is where I saved
00:51:44Cyril and Cecilia's lives.
00:52:06I brought them back
00:52:07to the Dragon Palace,
00:52:08made them my personal attendants.
00:52:11I treated them like family.
00:52:28Your Majesty,
00:52:30you haven't slept in ten days.
00:52:31If you keep pushing yourself
00:52:32like this,
00:52:33you won't make it.
00:52:33Please,
00:52:34you have to save my baby.
00:52:38He's the future of the Empire.
00:52:40I've given everything for him.
00:52:43No!
00:52:54Today,
00:52:55our beloved queen
00:52:55and my beloved wife
00:52:56has given the Empire
00:52:57its future king.
00:53:00Today,
00:53:01a new age begins.
00:53:12There you are,
00:53:13my dear.
00:53:14Come on.
00:53:15Let's go see your father.
00:53:19That fool of a woman
00:53:20didn't realize
00:53:21we switched the babies,
00:53:22did she?
00:53:28Relax.
00:53:29She didn't see a thing.
00:53:47That snooty little bitch.
00:53:49She has no idea
00:53:50the dragon baby
00:53:50she nearly died
00:53:51giving birth to
00:53:52is lying on a cliffside
00:53:53waiting to die.
00:53:56Who would have thought
00:53:58the two pathetic snakes
00:54:00she rescued
00:54:01all those years ago
00:54:02now are sleeping together
00:54:03in her bed
00:54:04all while she raises
00:54:05our child
00:54:06like a blind moron.
00:54:18I bet she's cratering
00:54:20our baby
00:54:20and singing him
00:54:21to sleep
00:54:22as we speak.
00:54:24Meanwhile,
00:54:25her precious little dragon
00:54:26is probably being torn
00:54:27to shreds
00:54:27by some starving beast.
00:54:32How much longer
00:54:33do we have to keep
00:54:34pretending
00:54:34with that brainless bitch?
00:54:36She orders me around
00:54:37like a servant
00:54:37while I watch you
00:54:38play the devoted husband
00:54:39and my own son's
00:54:40going to have to
00:54:41call her mother.
00:54:43It makes me sick
00:54:44just thinking about it.
00:54:45Be patient, darling.
00:54:46The Eastern Empire
00:54:47won't belong to her forever.
00:54:49Once our son
00:54:50inherits the throne,
00:54:51every last piece of it
00:54:52will be ours.
00:54:54And then we'll drag
00:54:55Evelyn out of this palace
00:54:56and leave her corpse
00:54:57to rot in the mud.
00:55:05No, I won't let them
00:55:07get away with this.
00:55:11My baby!
00:55:13My baby, where are you?
00:55:18That's my baby's scent.
00:55:39My baby, it's okay.
00:55:41Mommy's here now.
00:55:44This forest.
00:55:47This is where I saved
00:55:49Cyril and Cecilia's lives.
00:56:11I brought them back
00:56:12to the Dragon Palace,
00:56:13made them my personal
00:56:14attendants.
00:56:16I treated them
00:56:17like family.
00:56:29First, you sleep together
00:56:30behind my back,
00:56:31then you switch our children?
00:56:33And now you're planning
00:56:34to bleed me dry.
00:56:36You want me to raise
00:56:37your child?
00:56:37Fine.
00:56:38I'll give you exactly
00:56:39what you want.
00:56:40Just don't blame me
00:56:41when karma comes back
00:56:42to bite you.
00:56:54Evelyn, what are you
00:56:55doing here?
00:56:55What?
00:56:56Am I not allowed
00:56:57in my own bedroom?
00:56:58Of course you are.
00:56:59I thought you'd still
00:56:59be resting.
00:57:01Cyril and I were just
00:57:02busy making the bed
00:57:03for you and the young prince.
00:57:08Oh my god,
00:57:09there he is.
00:57:10Let me see him.
00:57:16He's adorable, isn't he?
00:57:25Congratulations, Evelyn.
00:57:27You've given the Empire
00:57:28its heir.
00:57:29I'm sure he'll grow up
00:57:30to be a strong man
00:57:31who fills you with pride.
00:57:32I'm sure he will, too.
00:57:34And when my son
00:57:34becomes king,
00:57:35I'll give him a gift
00:57:36he'll remember
00:57:37for the rest of his life.
00:57:50Evelyn!
00:57:53What are you doing here?
00:57:56Honey,
00:57:56I thought you had
00:57:57a cabinet meeting today.
00:57:59I did, but I also
00:58:01wanted to celebrate
00:58:01my son's birthday.
00:58:03Is that a problem?
00:58:06Yes, it is.
00:58:09I don't want you here.
00:58:11Daddy and Auntie Cecilia
00:58:12are all I need.
00:58:13All I need from you
00:58:14is a trip to Royal Dragon Isle
00:58:15for the three of us.
00:58:16But you can't even give me
00:58:17that simple birthday gift.
00:58:19You're the worst mommy ever!
00:58:25Lucian, is that any way
00:58:26to speak to your mother?
00:58:28Don't be so hard on him, Cyril.
00:58:33Lucian, your mother
00:58:34works day and night
00:58:35to build a powerful empire
00:58:36for you and the people.
00:58:38You can't speak to her
00:58:39like that, okay?
00:58:43Kids, right?
00:58:44Always speaking first
00:58:46and thinking later.
00:58:48You'll forgive him,
00:58:50won't you?
00:58:52Of course I'll forgive
00:58:53my own son, but...
00:58:56Cecilia,
00:58:57shouldn't you be at
00:58:58this afternoon's
00:58:59cabinet meeting?
00:59:00Cecilia just stopped by
00:59:02to deliver the cake,
00:59:02then Lucian begged her
00:59:04to stay and sing
00:59:04Happy Birthday,
00:59:05so I told her
00:59:06she could stay for a bit.
00:59:08You too.
00:59:16Thank you for keeping
00:59:17my son company
00:59:18on his birthday.
00:59:19It's the least I can do
00:59:20for the person
00:59:21who saved my life
00:59:21as a child.
00:59:23I'm just grateful
00:59:24your son's so fond of me.
00:59:26Lucian is such
00:59:27a wonderful boy.
00:59:29Sometimes I feel like
00:59:30we share a kind of
00:59:32inexplicable bond.
00:59:35I'd really love
00:59:36to spend more time
00:59:36with him.
00:59:40That wouldn't bother
00:59:40you, would it,
00:59:42Evelyn?
00:59:45Why would it?
00:59:46I'm grateful someone
00:59:47can be here for him
00:59:48when I'm preoccupied.
00:59:50There's no need
00:59:51to thank me.
00:59:52I'm just doing my duty
00:59:52as a loyal subject.
00:59:55Lucian, come on.
00:59:57Let's cut your cake.
00:59:58Aren't you supposed
00:59:59to be busy?
00:59:59Go back to your meeting!
01:00:03And don't forget,
01:00:04you promised to send us
01:00:05on a trip to Royal
01:00:06Dragon Isle.
01:00:06Shh.
01:00:13Honey,
01:00:14don't take it to heart.
01:00:16He's just worried
01:00:17we'll distract you
01:00:18from your work.
01:00:19Just last week,
01:00:20he stopped me
01:00:20from calling you
01:00:21because he wanted you
01:00:22rested for your meeting.
01:00:24He really is
01:00:25the most thoughtful boy.
01:00:26You must be proud
01:00:28to have raised
01:00:28such a remarkable
01:00:29young prince.
01:00:31Very well.
01:00:32If it's what Lucian wants,
01:00:34I'll return to my meeting.
01:00:35and I'll have the staff
01:00:36arrange an exclusive trip
01:00:37to Dragon Isle
01:00:38for the three of you.
01:00:39Love you, hon.
01:00:40Take care.
01:00:50Hey, why don't you
01:00:51go play for a while?
01:00:52Cecilia and I have some
01:00:53grown-up stuff
01:00:54nothing to talk about,
01:00:55okay?
01:00:55Yeah.
01:01:11Thank God
01:01:12she finally got the hell out of here.
01:01:21Is that Evelyn's lingerie?
01:01:23And I'm going to wear it
01:01:25in her bed
01:01:25while I fuck her husband.
01:01:29And later tonight,
01:01:30her husband's treating me
01:01:32to a candlelit dinner
01:01:33on the ultra-exclusive island
01:01:35she bought us a trip to.
01:01:51Good afternoon, Evelyn.
01:02:03I made some afternoon tea
01:02:05for you and Lucian.
01:02:06I even helped too, honey.
01:02:20To Evelyn.
01:02:28You know, Evelyn,
01:02:30I've been thinking about
01:02:31starting a charity project.
01:02:33There are so many people
01:02:34living on the streets these days.
01:02:36I'd love to help them
01:02:37the way you once helped us,
01:02:38but building shelters
01:02:39would cost a fortune
01:02:40far more than I could ever afford.
01:02:46Everyone knows
01:02:47how generous you are.
01:02:48I was hoping,
01:02:49maybe,
01:02:50you might help fund it.
01:02:54Of course.
01:02:55You'll get whatever funding
01:02:56you need.
01:02:59Wonderful!
01:03:00Then it's settled.
01:03:02All right,
01:03:02now let's enjoy the food.
01:03:12Lucian,
01:03:12your Royal Academy
01:03:14entrance exam
01:03:14is tomorrow,
01:03:15isn't it?
01:03:18Oh,
01:03:19yeah.
01:03:21Tomorrow's your big day.
01:03:22I wouldn't miss it
01:03:23for the world.
01:03:23I just know
01:03:24you'll show everyone
01:03:25what the future king's made of.
01:03:28Of course I will.
01:03:29Next candidate,
01:03:31Lucian Leeper.
01:03:43Show him what you've got, son.
01:03:44You got this, son!
01:03:45I mean,
01:03:47Prince Lucian!
01:03:55I mean,
01:03:58Prince Lucian!
01:04:25Get away from me!
01:04:29That's the Dragon Prince.
01:04:30What a disgrace.
01:04:31He doesn't have
01:04:31a fraction
01:04:32of his mother's courage.
01:04:33Everyone said
01:04:34the Prince was useless.
01:04:35Turns out
01:04:36they were being generous.
01:04:38Lucian Leeper.
01:04:39Failed.
01:04:55Congratulations.
01:04:56You humiliated yourself
01:04:57in front of the entire kingdom
01:04:58and somehow
01:04:59you still have an appetite.
01:05:00That pathetic display of yours
01:05:02has turned your mother and me
01:05:03into a laughing stock.
01:05:04After a performance like that,
01:05:05you couldn't even get into
01:05:06the worst school
01:05:06in the whole empire,
01:05:07much less the Royal Academy.
01:05:09So what?
01:05:10Mother can fix it.
01:05:11She'll donate a few buildings,
01:05:13hand them a pile of gold,
01:05:14and boom, I'm admitted.
01:05:15Problem solved.
01:05:18Your mother's planning
01:05:20to step down early
01:05:21and hand you
01:05:21the entire Eastern Empire.
01:05:23How do you expect
01:05:23anyone to accept you
01:05:24as king with an attitude
01:05:25like this?
01:05:26Whatever.
01:05:27She'll figure it out for me.
01:05:32Your mother will always
01:05:33stand beside you, Lucian.
01:05:35But you still need
01:05:36to prove yourself.
01:05:38Otherwise,
01:05:39how will you keep
01:05:39control over the cabinet?
01:05:40There's no need to worry.
01:05:42I've made all the necessary
01:05:43arrangements for Lucian.
01:05:46Beginning this summer solstice,
01:05:48he'll work at my side
01:05:50and learn how the cabinet
01:05:51governs the land.
01:05:52After that,
01:05:53he'll continue his training
01:05:54at the Royal Academy.
01:05:56Once he completes
01:05:57his studies,
01:05:57the entire empire
01:05:59will officially
01:05:59be passed on to him.
01:06:03Evelyn!
01:06:04That's incredible!
01:06:05My God!
01:06:06Lucian couldn't ask
01:06:06for a more devoted mother.
01:06:08Well, now that
01:06:09everything's settled,
01:06:10I'll go see how
01:06:10dinner is coming along.
01:06:13I'll give her a hand.
01:06:16Thanks, Mother.
01:06:18I'll let you get back
01:06:19to work.
01:06:19Love ya.
01:06:21All this time,
01:06:22and they still think
01:06:22I'm a cluteless fool
01:06:23who never saw
01:06:24any of this coming.
01:06:28And every day,
01:06:29they get more reckless.
01:06:35Are you insane?
01:06:36Your wife's right upstairs.
01:06:37If she sees us,
01:06:38everything we've worked
01:06:39for is over.
01:06:43That oblivious fool
01:06:44won't see a thing.
01:06:45Plus, I put sleeping
01:06:46medicine in her tea,
01:06:47enough to keep her
01:06:48out all night.
01:06:50Once she puts our son
01:06:51on the throne,
01:06:53I'll fuck you
01:06:53right in front of her.
01:06:59They laugh
01:07:00because they think
01:07:01I'm oblivious.
01:07:02But very soon
01:07:03they'll find out
01:07:04that I've been watching
01:07:05as they dig
01:07:06their own graves.
01:07:13Ever since I sent Lucy
01:07:14into the Royal Academy,
01:07:16Cecilia hasn't set foot
01:07:17in the palace.
01:07:18But that's only because
01:07:19Cyril goes out
01:07:20to see her now.
01:07:21And every time he leaves,
01:07:22he makes sure
01:07:23he looks flawless.
01:07:25Honey,
01:07:26I'm going hunting tonight
01:07:28with a few elders
01:07:28from the Dragon Council.
01:07:29I might be getting home late.
01:07:31That's fine.
01:07:33Enjoy yourself,
01:07:34darling.
01:07:42It's only a matter of time
01:07:44before the games
01:07:46finally begin.
01:08:01Father!
01:08:02Aunt Cecilia!
01:08:03Father!
01:08:10Lucian,
01:08:10I've missed you so much.
01:08:12Did you miss me too?
01:08:15Easy.
01:08:16You look more excited
01:08:16than his own mother.
01:08:26Forgive me,
01:08:27your majesty.
01:08:28You know how fond
01:08:29I am of Lucian.
01:08:30It's been so long
01:08:31since I've seen him.
01:08:32I simply got carried away.
01:08:34Mother,
01:08:35when are you finally
01:08:36going to hand me
01:08:36the throne?
01:08:37Honey,
01:08:38you see,
01:08:39Lucian is eager
01:08:40to prove himself
01:08:40to the council.
01:08:43The coronation
01:08:44has already been arranged.
01:08:46I'll announce
01:08:47my decision there.
01:08:53Why do you think
01:08:54the Dragon Queen
01:08:54summoned the entire kingdom?
01:08:56I heard the Dragon Prince
01:08:57has returned.
01:08:58Maybe she's finally
01:08:59handing him the Empire.
01:09:00That useless son of hers.
01:09:02He's not fit to lead anyone.
01:09:03He's nothing like Evelyn,
01:09:04not a trace of true
01:09:05dragon spirit in him.
01:09:06It's almost like
01:09:07he's an imposter
01:09:07in his own land.
01:09:08Look!
01:09:09The Queen is here!
01:09:29Thank you all for coming.
01:09:33Effective immediately,
01:09:35I am stepping down
01:09:36as Dragon Queen.
01:09:40As for my land
01:09:41and my authority,
01:09:42I will pass all of it
01:09:44to Lucian Lippert.
01:09:50Lucian will be the next ruler
01:09:51of the Eastern Empire.
01:10:04Thank you, Mother.
01:10:11Now kneel
01:10:12before your new king!
01:10:17That's it!
01:10:17Lucian!
01:10:18That's my boy!
01:10:19That's what I'm talking about!
01:10:23Wait.
01:10:24Why is she so excited?
01:10:25It's not like
01:10:26there's a son up there.
01:10:33Oh, but he is.
01:10:34Lucian,
01:10:35the new king
01:10:35of the Eastern Empire
01:10:36is my son.
01:10:40Oh, but he is.
01:10:42Lucian,
01:10:42the new king
01:10:43of the Eastern Empire
01:10:44is my son.
01:10:47What is she talking about?
01:10:49Wait.
01:10:49What is the Queen's
01:10:50husband doing?
01:10:51He's holding hands
01:10:52with another woman.
01:10:53Oh, my God.
01:10:55I know her.
01:10:56That's Cecilia,
01:10:57Evelyn's most trusted handmaiden.
01:11:06Thank you, Evelyn.
01:11:07Thank you for spending
01:11:08all these years
01:11:09raising my son for me
01:11:10like the foolish
01:11:11dim that you are.
01:11:13But right here,
01:11:14right now,
01:11:16it's time for you
01:11:16to give me back
01:11:17my son
01:11:21and my empire.
01:11:25How could they betray
01:11:26the same woman
01:11:26who once saved their lives?
01:11:27They're monsters.
01:11:28So she slept with
01:11:28the Queen's husband
01:11:29and then made the Queen
01:11:30raise her bastard child.
01:11:31She waited until the moment
01:11:32Evelyn crowned Lucius
01:11:33to reveal he was hers.
01:11:34She planned it
01:11:34from the beginning.
01:11:36That woman is pure evil.
01:11:38And she doesn't just
01:11:38want her son back.
01:11:39She wants every bit
01:11:40of Evelyn's power.
01:11:45And what exactly
01:11:46are any of you
01:11:46going to do about it?
01:11:49Evelyn,
01:11:50you were a devoted wife
01:11:52to me for more than
01:11:5220 years
01:11:53and I'm grateful for that,
01:11:54that I never loved you.
01:11:56My heart has always
01:11:57belonged to Cecilia.
01:11:58I only married you
01:11:59because I felt indebted to you.
01:12:00So please,
01:12:01just accept the truth
01:12:02and give Cecilia
01:12:03what rightfully belongs to her.
01:12:06Tell her yourself, Lucian.
01:12:16Mother.
01:12:18Oh, and enjoy hearing
01:12:19that word
01:12:19because it's the last time
01:12:20I'll ever call you that.
01:12:21You spent 21 years
01:12:22giving me whatever I wanted
01:12:23but that doesn't make me
01:12:24your son.
01:12:25You were never my family.
01:12:27You were just some woman
01:12:28who raised me.
01:12:30Look at yourself.
01:12:31Even the boy you raised
01:12:32wants nothing to do with you.
01:12:34Back then,
01:12:35I was stupid enough
01:12:36to mark you as my mate
01:12:37but that ends today.
01:12:39Cecilia is the woman
01:12:40I should have chosen
01:12:40from the start.
01:12:45I, Cyril Theodore,
01:12:47formally reject you,
01:12:48Evelyn Lippert,
01:12:48as my mate.
01:12:51I know you're desperate
01:12:52to hold on to me
01:12:53but you're no use
01:12:54to me anymore, okay?
01:12:55So just hurry up
01:12:56and accept the rejection.
01:12:57My father's chosen mate
01:12:58should be my real mother,
01:12:59not some dumb bitch
01:13:00he never loved.
01:13:01That boy is a monster.
01:13:02Evelyn raised him as her own
01:13:04and gave him the entire empire
01:13:05and this is how he repays her.
01:13:08He's even helping his father
01:13:09reject her in front
01:13:10of the whole kingdom.
01:13:11This is beyond cruel.
01:13:13Don't give them
01:13:13what they want,
01:13:14your majesty.
01:13:15I'll take this straight
01:13:16to the council
01:13:16and have all three
01:13:17of them removed.
01:13:19Fight back,
01:13:19your majesty.
01:13:20We'll stand with you.
01:13:21We'll stand on the council
01:13:21and have all three of them...
01:13:23Enough!
01:13:23All of you,
01:13:24shut your mouths.
01:13:25The royal family's affairs
01:13:27are not to be interfered with.
01:13:30Just accept it, Evelyn.
01:13:32Then I might let you
01:13:33walk out of here
01:13:33with whatever dignity
01:13:34you have left.
01:13:36Fine.
01:13:41I, Evelyn Lippet,
01:13:42accept Cyril Theodore's rejection.
01:13:50What did you do to him,
01:13:51you bitch?
01:13:53I knew you were up to something.
01:13:59No, she didn't do anything.
01:14:02The bond is gone.
01:14:04She's accepted the rejection.
01:14:13I'll admit,
01:14:15you had me worried
01:14:16for a second.
01:14:17I thought
01:14:18the great Evelyn Lippard
01:14:20might have actually had
01:14:21one last trick
01:14:22up her sleeve.
01:14:23But it seems
01:14:25I gave you too much credit.
01:14:28You were my puppet
01:14:29from the very beginning.
01:14:33Your son,
01:14:34your husband,
01:14:35your palace,
01:14:36everything you ever had
01:14:37belongs to me now.
01:14:39Now get out
01:14:39before my move's sour.
01:14:44Why are you
01:14:44in such a hurry?
01:14:48You went to all this trouble
01:14:49to surprise me, right?
01:14:53The least I can do
01:14:54is return the favor.
01:14:59Bring it out.
01:15:05You're in such a hurry.
01:15:15You're going to be a good one.