The Vanished Bride Of The North DRAMA ENSUB – Full Movie (2026)

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00:00:00Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada

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00:01:02I'll come over when we're done with the portrait

00:01:03Alara, move a couple of steps to the side, you're blocking the hearth light

00:01:06I moved without a word and stood in the corner

00:01:08At that moment, I finally understood how unnecessary I was

00:01:12If this wedding had no need for me, then I wouldn't be there

00:01:15I quietly grabbed my bag off the bench and pushed the door open

00:01:18The bell above the door jingled once

00:01:20No one even called out after me

00:01:22I looked back

00:01:23Isla was twirling in front of the mirror while Torrin stood behind her

00:01:26Adjusting the velvet sash at her waist

00:01:28Julian held up his apartment

00:01:29The charcoal scratched against the parchment in quick succession

00:01:31Yes, yes, that's the angle

00:01:33I turned away and walked out of the castle

00:01:35As I got into my carriage, the two armored knights assigned to protect me

00:01:39Fell in behind me without a sound

00:01:40A servant handed me a parchment from the castle steward

00:01:43The parchment reads

00:01:44Lady Alara, the ceremony is drawing near

00:01:46Have you settled on your wax seal design yet?

00:01:48Before I could answer, he handed me another note

00:01:51It reads

00:01:51Alternatively, you could let your sister choose

00:01:54She has exquisite taste

00:01:55The carriage was so quiet that I could hear every breath I took

00:01:58One after another as if I were counting something

00:02:02I wrote three words

00:02:04Let her decide

00:02:04I meant it

00:02:05Let Isla decide

00:02:07Torrin would listen to her in the end anyway

00:02:09The reply came almost instantly

00:02:11As you wish

00:02:12They were probably tired of revising the plans over and over

00:02:15It was easier to let my sister make the decisions from the start

00:02:18Before I could set the parchment down

00:02:20Julian's apprentice approached the window

00:02:22Handing over the completed sketches one by one

00:02:24I unrolled one

00:02:25His strokes were excellent

00:02:28The hardest light fell perfectly across their faces

00:02:30Torrin stood in a sharply taloned dark tunic and wolf pelt

00:02:33And the two of them looked like the subjects of a royal tapestry

00:02:36Announcing the future lady of the north

00:02:38I had poured everything into this ceremony

00:02:40As though doing so could prove that I was not always the one who got forgotten

00:02:43I never imagined that, in the end, I would still be pushed out of the frame

00:02:47More notes and sketches kept being passed into the carriage

00:02:51I did not respond

00:02:53No one noticed

00:02:54The next morning, I checked the silver tray by my door

00:02:57The wedding planning passments had piled up to dozens of unread proposals

00:03:00Isla had only addressed me in one of the notes

00:03:02I read her message

00:03:03Alara, I changed the ceremony music

00:03:05The northern ballad you chose is too depressing

00:03:07The wedding should be lighter

00:03:08Agreed, the old ballad is inappropriate

00:03:10Half the reljums lords will be there

00:03:12Play something lighter

00:03:13Torrin had signed his approval right below it

00:03:15The old ballad is inappropriate?

00:03:17I spent an entire month selecting it

00:03:19It was the ballad played at my parents' wedding

00:03:21Hearing it always makes me want to cry

00:03:23They died too early

00:03:24I wanted to use this small gesture to have them attend my wedding

00:03:27Torrin knew this

00:03:29Isla knew this too

00:03:30But they still felt the song was too depressing

00:03:32Isla continued in the next note

00:03:34Alara never likes making decisions

00:03:36We should just choose these things for her

00:03:38Torrin replied with a single word

00:03:40Agreed

00:03:41I stared unblinkingly at that word

00:03:43The pagement notes kept piling up one after another

00:03:46No one noticed my silence

00:03:47I felt that at my own wedding

00:03:49I was completely insignificant

00:03:50I unrolled my private letters with Torrin

00:03:52The last note was from yesterday's portrait session

00:03:55I wrote

00:03:56I'm a bit nervous

00:03:57He replied with a brief, profusterous sketch of a patting hand

00:04:00After that, nothing

00:04:02After I left early, he didn't even send a private raven to ask what was wrong

00:04:05The only thing he did was address me in the general castle register last night

00:04:09What happened?

00:04:10Did you leave early because you were nervous?

00:04:11No one answered

00:04:12No one cared

00:04:13Isla sent a sketch with a note attack

00:04:15Alara, the portrait session was a huge success

00:04:18The cloak is officially finalized

00:04:20Just like that, the matter was forgotten

00:04:22Then they went back to discussing the winter roses, the wax seals, and the banquet tapestry

00:04:28Suddenly, I realized I wasn't just unnecessary

00:04:32Being unnecessary meant I had at least existed once

00:04:35I felt as though I had never existed at all

00:04:38As I was packing, Isla suddenly barged in with her maid shiver

00:04:42Alara, you're moving way too slowly

00:04:44The castle beauticians still aren't confirmed

00:04:46So I brought one myself

00:04:47I'm testing her out for you first

00:04:49I looked at Isla in front of the mirror and wanted to say something

00:04:52But I no longer knew what

00:04:54Two weeks earlier, I had told her my old handmaid would personally do my bridal hair

00:04:58But it was as though my wishes never reached her

00:05:00She simply made every decision for me

00:05:02Had I never confronted them?

00:05:04Had I never been unhappy?

00:05:05Had I never stood my ground?

00:05:07I had

00:05:08It always ended with the same line

00:05:10Alara, you're more mature than she is

00:05:12Don't make a big deal out of this

00:05:13Julian had known me longer than anyone, yet he always took her side

00:05:17Then Torrin entered my life and pursued me relentlessly

00:05:20The man known throughout the North for his ruthlessness and decisiveness would personally escort me home late at night

00:05:24And tell me my quiet, absent-minded ways were adorable

00:05:27I thought he liked me that way

00:05:29But after he met Isla, his preferences seemed to change

00:05:32Without realizing it, he began saying that women should be lively and decisive

00:05:36One day, I finally said

00:05:38Can you stop being so close to Isla?

00:05:40You need better boundaries with her

00:05:42I thought he would understand

00:05:43Instead, he laughed, ruffled my hair, and dismissed it

00:05:47Boundaries?

00:05:48Once you marry me, Isla will be part of House Hayes too

00:05:50Do you expect me to treat her like a stranger?

00:05:52I fell silent

00:05:53Of course, I didn't want them at each other's throats

00:05:56But the words, you're more mature, so you should be more understanding

00:05:59Had weighed on me for years

00:06:01For the first time, those words felt heavy enough to suffocate me

00:06:04They had forgotten that I was only two years older than she was

00:06:07I wanted gifts too

00:06:09I wanted someone to ask me

00:06:10Do you like this?

00:06:12But no one ever cared

00:06:15I summoned the estate keeper and told him I was moving out that day

00:06:18I'm moving out today

00:06:19Are you sure?

00:06:21You've lived there more than four years

00:06:23Four years

00:06:24When Torrin and I first started courting

00:06:25He had wanted me to move into Castle Hayes

00:06:27A heavily guarded fortress where his most trusted bannermans lived

00:06:30Isla said I should keep some private space before the binding ceremony

00:06:33And suggested I live alone

00:06:34So I leased this stone house near the Duke's central citadel

00:06:37Hoping I would see Torrin more often

00:06:39He agreed

00:06:39And every now and then

00:06:40He would slip away from his night escort and spend the night

00:06:43These rooms had witnessed the sweetness of our early love

00:06:45Then the arguments, the silences

00:06:46And the countless times he left in a hurry because of realm business

00:06:49Then the fights

00:06:50And all the times he rushed off last minute for family business

00:06:53Yes

00:06:54I'm moving today

00:06:56But now I had finally reached the end of my patience

00:06:59The keeper sighed and told me to leave the iron key under the hearthstone

00:07:03Not long after he left, the door opened from the outside

00:07:06Torrin and Isla walked in, laughing together

00:07:08Isla glanced back at him with a smile

00:07:10Do you promise that when my lease ends I can stay at Castle Haze for a few weeks after the

00:07:13binding ceremony?

00:07:14I want the chamber with the high window in the east tower

00:07:17And I want the velvet drapes changed to pale pink

00:07:19I stood in the middle of the stone house, convinced I had heard her wrong

00:07:22She spoke so naturally, as though she had every right to decide how long she would stay

00:07:27And how our future castle would be decorated

00:07:29Torrin did not object, he smiled indulgently

00:07:32As long as Alara doesn't mind

00:07:33Alara always takes care of me, of course she won't mind

00:07:36Something loosened inside my throat

00:07:37What if I do mind?

00:07:40Before she could say anything, her eyes were already turning red

00:07:43Torrin's tone sharpened with reproach

00:07:45That is supposed to be our home after the binding ceremony

00:07:48The home of the future lady of House Haze

00:07:50You've always given her whatever she wanted

00:07:52Now you're gonna make an issue out of one chamber?

00:07:54I'm not making an issue out of it

00:07:56Then what are you saying?

00:07:58Her tenants is ending

00:07:59She'd only be staying a few weeks

00:08:01She's your sister

00:08:02Not some outsider we need to guard against

00:08:04The castle is enormous

00:08:06What difference would one extra person make for a few weeks?

00:08:11Which one of us is marrying you?

00:08:13That shut Torrin up

00:08:14Isla spoke softly

00:08:15Alara

00:08:17I only wanted to be close to you

00:08:18If you don't want me there, forget it, I won't move in

00:08:20Torrin turned to me with reproach

00:08:22Look what you've done, one sentence, and you've hurt her this badly

00:08:25She's your sister

00:08:27Can't you think about her feelings?

00:08:29And who thinks about mine?

00:08:31I lifted my head

00:08:32You personally brought her into the treasury of House Haze

00:08:35And approved an allowance far above anyone at her station

00:08:37She has almost nothing to worry about

00:08:39What about me?

00:08:42All I have is-

00:08:43Enough!

00:08:44Be reasonable

00:08:46She's your sister

00:08:47I only take special care of her because of you

00:08:50Do you really have to be this petty?

00:08:52Petty?

00:08:53That word again

00:08:55Stop, please

00:08:56Alara is probably just in a bad mood

00:08:57He patted her hand, then softened his voice toward me

00:09:00Alara, I've already made the decision

00:09:03It will be good for Isla to stay with us

00:09:05You two can keep living close to each other

00:09:08I nodded, agreed

00:09:09It was their castle, after all

00:09:11I would never live there

00:09:12Torrin relaxed

00:09:14Isla dabbed at the corners of her dry eyes and smiled again

00:09:17I turned back to my packing

00:09:19Behind me, Isla asked

00:09:20So I really can change the velvet drapes to pale pink?

00:09:24Whatever you like

00:09:25That afternoon, I went to the central citadel of Castle Haze

00:09:29Which Torrin controlled

00:09:30And parchment

00:09:31The citadel housed the realm's armories, treasuries, and bannamins

00:09:35Everyone in the north knew what it really belonged to

00:09:37I packed the iron seal to the Haze estate

00:09:40The bronze key to Torrin's private solar

00:09:42And several ledger scrolls concerning the family's lands that he had asked me to organize

00:09:47At the steward's desk, the old man immediately straightened when he saw me

00:09:51Lady Bennett, shall I notify the Duke?

00:09:53Just give him this

00:09:53I placed the bag on the desk

00:09:55Then I turned to leave

00:09:56As I reached the dark carpeted stone staircase

00:09:59Torrin's voice drifted through a half-open oak door

00:10:02Two armored knights stood outside

00:10:04And I slowed without meaning to

00:10:06You want me to escort you to your bridal jewelry fitting on Saturday?

00:10:10My fingers stiffened

00:10:11A moment later, his amused voice carried through the doorway

00:10:14Alright, you want to look your best for the ceremony, so I'll escort you

00:10:17I'll explain it to Alara

00:10:18I gave a bitter smile

00:10:20I had already decided to let go

00:10:22What was I still hoping for?

00:10:24Before the ceremony, Torrin and I had planned to do one thing

00:10:27We had never managed during our courtship to watch the sunrise together

00:10:31He had been postponing it since winter

00:10:33Always saying he was busy with the realm and that we would go next time

00:10:36At last, we had chosen this Saturday

00:10:38Now he had postponed it again

00:10:40But this time, I no longer cared

00:10:42I pushed through the heavy gates and rode straight back to Hartwell

00:10:45The small coastal fortress in the north where I had grown up

00:10:47The next morning, I was cleaning the manor my parents had left behind in Hartwell

00:10:51A Aunt Beatrice and Uncle Robert ruled the nearby lands

00:10:54And Beatrice came over early

00:10:55Alara, take a break

00:10:57I shook my head and told her I was almost done

00:10:59Beatrice took my hand and patched it gently

00:11:01All these years, you've always been the one expected to be mature

00:11:03The one expected to give in

00:11:05You've suffered far too much

00:11:35She sighed, as though flipping through years of memories in her mind

00:11:36After a while, I said

00:11:38Aunt Beatrice, you and Uncle Robert should move into this key

00:11:41An empty manor falls to ruin quickly

00:11:43What do you mean, empty?

00:11:45Beatrice looked surprised

00:11:46Won't you come back after the ceremony?

00:11:49She smiled

00:11:49I know you and Torrin will reside at Castle Haze

00:11:51But you'll still need a place to stay when you come to visit us

00:11:54I agreed, but still insisted they move in

00:11:56Beatrice thought I was just being polite and refused a few times

00:11:59I didn't explain

00:12:00I only thought that once I left, I might not return for many years

00:12:04That night, Torrin came for the pre-wedding family dinner as arranged

00:12:07Three guarded carriages parked outside

00:12:10His knights stayed at the door

00:12:11While Isla stayed by his side like the lady of the house

00:12:15When they saw me, both of them looked surprised

00:12:18Alara, what are you doing here?

00:12:20Torrin asked, as if I had no reason to be there

00:12:22But I was the bride, and the family dinner had been arranged at my uncle's manor

00:12:26Wasn't I exactly where I was supposed to be?

00:12:28Oh, he was probably used to it by now

00:12:30Whether I was present did not matter as long as Isla was

00:12:34Alara, good, you're here

00:12:36Torrin said he was coming to see Uncle Robert

00:12:38And I had nothing else to do, so I came along

00:12:40I said nothing

00:12:42Isla had never liked Heartward

00:12:43And rarely returned to the seaside fortress where we had grown up

00:12:47I was genuinely surprised she had come so close to the ceremony

00:12:50Whether she had come for me or for some other reason no longer mattered

00:12:53In the hall, Uncle Robert exchanged a few words with Torrin

00:12:57Even with Torrin deliberately restraining his presence

00:12:59The armored knight standing behind his shoulder made the small room feel tense

00:13:03Isla sat beside Torrin, poured his molted wine and answered questions for him

00:13:07As though she were the woman being introduced to the inner circle of House Haze

00:13:12I sat there like an unnecessary piece of furniture

00:13:15No one spared me a second glance

00:13:18I checked the small payment a servant had just handed me

00:13:22Torrin had sent a note

00:13:24He ignored me

00:13:25No apology, he called me reckless for leaving alone

00:13:29He used to blow up the group chat joking with everyone

00:13:32He'd even text Isla back mid-family meetings

00:13:35But he barely DNM'd me to ask if I ate, what I was up to, or if I was okay

00:13:39That was why he did not know I had gone to the Citadel

00:13:42That was why he did not know I had come home

00:13:44He did not know because he had never asked

00:13:47My quib moved

00:13:48I know you're busy

00:13:49Whatever occupied you no longer had anything to do with me

00:13:52When the dinner ended, Robert stood to see them out

00:13:55You two shouldn't see each other for the next few days

00:13:57Let the anticipation build before the ceremony

00:13:58Torrin agreed, Robert turned to me

00:14:00Alara, go back to Castle Haze with them

00:14:02Stay in the Bridal Keep before the ceremony so you don't have to travel back and forth

00:14:06You can return for the family feast after this

00:14:08I wanted to refuse, but when I saw the hope in his eyes, I swallowed the words

00:14:12I went back to the old stone house to collect my trunk and make sure I had left nothing behind

00:14:16But by the time I stepped outside, Torrin's carriage was already gone

00:14:19I stood in the doorway for two seconds

00:14:22Then I looked at the note a shivering servant handed me

00:14:24Isla wanted to check the cathedral guards and banners, so I took her ahead

00:14:28I forgot you were still there

00:14:30Have the knights escort your carriage

00:14:33Forgotten

00:14:33Again

00:14:35How many times had Torrin forgotten me now?

00:14:37The ceremony was scheduled for Monday, three days later

00:14:40House Haze had invited nearly every influential lord in the north

00:14:44And security outside the Great Sept was tighter than it had been for any war council

00:14:48Torrin checked the schedule scroll and looked at Isla

00:14:50The Guestkeep address is correct?

00:14:52Yes

00:14:53I compared them one by one before choosing this one

00:14:55It's upscale and close to the castle

00:14:57Picking her up here is easier than going to her stone house

00:15:00You always handle things properly

00:15:03Unlike Alara

00:15:03Uncle Robert only asked us not to see each other for a few days to preserve the anticipation

00:15:07And she still hasn't replied to a single raven

00:15:09His lieutenant seated in the front glanced at him through the carriage window then silently looked away

00:15:14Torrin opened the door of the armored carriage

00:15:17Isla naturally slipped into the main passenger seat

00:15:20Let's go, Alara will start rushing us soon

00:15:25What am I gonna do with you?

00:15:27The black convoy turned into the Guestkeep entrance

00:15:29Castle security immediately cleared the way

00:15:33Torrin led the way, Isla right by his side

00:15:35Two family guards hung half a step back behind them

00:15:38Julian lifted his camera and out of habit, snapped a few shots of their backs

00:15:42Good morning, how can I help you folks today?

00:15:44We're here for the Hayes wedding to pick up the bride for the church

00:15:47Torrin told her the room number

00:15:48The third floor bridal chamber

00:15:50The bride is Alara Bennett

00:15:51The Guestmaster checked the heavy leguary

00:15:54I'm sorry my lord

00:15:55The chamber was reserved but Lady Bennett never arrived

00:15:58Torrin stared at him as though he had not understood

00:16:02His brow furrowed and he pressed one hand heavily against the stone desk

00:16:05Our wedding is today

00:16:07Alotta was supposed to check in here last night

00:16:09Are you sure you haven't made a mistake?

00:16:10Exactly

00:16:11Check again

00:16:12The third floor bridal chamber under Alara Bennett

00:16:14The Guestmaster looked at the ledger once more and shook his head

00:16:20I'm certain my lord

00:16:21She never arrived

00:16:22Unbelievable

00:16:23Did her carriage go to the wrong keep?

00:16:25She's the one getting married

00:16:26How could she mess up something this important?

00:16:29Torrin immediately drafted an urgent message on parchment

00:16:31And handed it to his fastest rider

00:16:33He waited for what felt like an eternity

00:16:35When the rider returned with no news

00:16:38Torrin wrote note after note

00:16:40Sending multiple guards out

00:16:41Where are you?

00:16:43We're at the keep

00:16:43Alara, answer me

00:16:45Not one rider returned with a reply

00:16:47Each message seemed to stick into a bottomless well without an echo

00:16:52She isn't answering

00:16:53Torrin frowned

00:16:54What is Alara doing?

00:16:56Today is her binding ceremony

00:16:58She isn't throwing another tantrum, is she?

00:17:00Julian lowered his sketch pad enough for half his face to show behind it

00:17:03Hasn't she seemed different lately?

00:17:04She walked out during the cloak fitting too without telling anyone

00:17:06But this is the ceremony

00:17:08Isla muttered

00:17:08The Sept is surrounded by lords and banner houses

00:17:11No matter how angry she is, she can't treat this like a joke

00:17:13She's humiliating Torrin and the entire House of Hayes in public

00:17:16Torrin's frown deepened

00:17:17The knights nearby sensed that something was wrong

00:17:20But none dared speak

00:17:22Bring Aunt Beatrice to me

00:17:23He walked directly to Aunt Beatrice

00:17:25Aunt Beatrice

00:17:25Alara isn't at the keep

00:17:27Has she gone back to Hartwell?

00:17:29No

00:17:31Wasn't she supposed to return to the citadel for the ceremony?

00:17:34She was meant to stay in the bridal keep last night

00:17:39Beatrix sounded confused

00:17:41Isla is the maid of honor

00:17:43And the steward said she was responsible for confirming the arrival and staying with the bride

00:17:47Torrin looked at Isla

00:17:48She knew?

00:17:50How could she know?

00:17:52Isla had spent the entire previous day with them

00:17:54A feast at noon

00:17:55Spiced wine in the afternoon

00:17:57Then some so-called celebration at a private tavern owned by House Hayes

00:18:01Which had lasted until after one in the morning

00:18:03She had remained in his sight the entire time

00:18:05If Isla had not been with Alara

00:18:07Then had Alara spent the day before her ceremony alone?

00:18:10He had sent a message the day before

00:18:12Asking where she was and whether she was nervous

00:18:14She had not replied

00:18:16He had not asked again

00:18:17He had assumed she was following the northern custom of avoiding the groom before the ceremony

00:18:21A thread of guilt stirred inside him

00:18:23He began to understand that he might have done something wrong

00:18:26But he still refused to admit it fully

00:18:29What?

00:18:30Isla didn't stay with Alara?

00:18:32We told her to help with the wedding prep

00:18:33How could she be so careless?

00:18:34Torrin said nothing

00:18:35He stood in the guest keep lobby

00:18:36The Duke who could remain calm in the face of swords and betrayal found

00:18:39For the first time that his thoughts were in chaos

00:18:40Let's go

00:18:41We'll pick her up at the stone house

00:18:42Torrin put away his note

00:18:43Alara's probably angry because I left Uncle Robert's Manor in a hurry last time without bringing her back

00:18:46Now that he thought about it, he really had ignored her feelings

00:18:48The bride of a northern duke had been left alone in a small town by her own fiancé

00:18:52In their world, how many people would turn that into banquet gossip?

00:18:54Isla followed him for two steps, then suddenly slapped a hand to her forehead

00:18:58Oh no, the bridal cloak is still at my chambers

00:19:02Torrin stopped and turned

00:19:03What bridal cloak?

00:19:04Elyra's

00:19:05Yesterday, I used the wax seal she gave me to collect it from the castle seamstress

00:19:09I was in such a rush this morning that I forgot to bring it

00:19:11Something finally struck Torrin as wrong

00:19:13Not only had the bride failed to appear at the keep, but the bridal cloak belonged to her

00:19:18Yet the final confirmation, pick-up, and storage of the cloak had all somehow happened without the bride herself

00:19:23Isla had taken the cloak to her own chambers, hung it in her wardrobe, in her wardrobe, and then forgotten

00:19:28it

00:19:29Torrin frowned

00:19:29Get in the carriage, we'll pick up the cloak, and then go to Alara's stone house

00:19:33The convoy pulled out of the courtyard

00:19:35Torrin gripped the wooden armrest

00:19:37His lieutenant and the vanguard followed behind

00:19:39His pagement scroll remained completely blank

00:19:41Alara's correspondence was completely silent

00:19:44No reply came

00:19:45What was wrong with her?

00:19:47She had wanted so badly to be a bride, to be the center of her own life for once

00:19:50He had given her that chance

00:19:52Why was she hiding now?

00:19:54After they collected the cloak, Torrin did not signal the driver immediately

00:19:58He sat in silence for several seconds

00:20:01Wait

00:20:02Isla's hand paused on the carriage door

00:20:05When we find her, apologize to your sister

00:20:07Isla thought she had misheard him

00:20:08What?

00:20:10Apologize

00:20:10Torrin repeated the word in the tone he used when issuing orders at a war council

00:20:14It was not loud, but it allowed no argument

00:20:16Why?

00:20:17Isla frowned

00:20:18I've been running around for this ceremony while she throws a tantrum and disappears

00:20:22And I'm supposed to apologize?

00:20:25Running around?

00:20:26You worked so hard that you didn't even know which keep she was staying in

00:20:29Torrin turned toward her

00:20:30You worked so hard that her bridal cloak is hanging in your chambers

00:20:34What was she supposed to wear?

00:20:36And what about the handmaids?

00:20:38Did you arrange them?

00:20:39The handmaids?

00:20:40I told them to wait at the keep, but they said they never saw the bride

00:20:44Torrin's face darkened completely

00:20:46Even the guards outside the carriage could feel his anger through the wood

00:20:50Isla

00:20:50He said her name

00:20:52Do you actually want her to get married?

00:20:54Silence filled the carriage

00:20:56Isla lowered her head and twisted the fur blanket between her fingers

00:21:00What if I do want her to marry?

00:21:02Just not you

00:21:04Torrin stared at her

00:21:05Isla looked up, eyes red

00:21:07Something uncredible in her expression

00:21:10Torrin did not answer

00:21:11He looked away and signaled the driver

00:21:13The high window chamber in the east tower was originally meant to be your sister's solar after the ceremony

00:21:17If your time at the winter house expires, you can stay in one of the family's outer manors

00:21:21You don't need to move into our castles

00:21:23You already promised me

00:21:25Isla sounded even more wounded

00:21:28Torrin said nothing

00:21:30They rode to Alara's stone house

00:21:32Torrin ordered the guards to remain in the courtyard

00:21:35The three of them went up

00:21:37No one spoke on the stone stairs

00:21:39Isla stood in one corner of the landing

00:21:41Julian leaned against the wall

00:21:43Lifting his sketch board once before lowering it again

00:21:46Torrin knocked once

00:21:47Twice

00:21:48Three times

00:21:49The door opened

00:21:50Alara

00:21:51The man standing there looked 27 or 28

00:21:54He leaned against the door frame lazily

00:21:58Who are you looking for?

00:22:00Who are you?

00:22:01Torrin stepped forward

00:22:02His expression turning lethal

00:22:04It was the same look that had made rebel lords beg on their knees

00:22:07Why are you in her stone house?

00:22:09What is your relationship with her?

00:22:11He couldn't imagine his quiet, obedient fiancé hiding another man in her house

00:22:15Anger surged out of control inside him

00:22:18The knights on the stairs heard the commotion and instinctively reached for their sword hilts

00:22:22Tell Elisa to come out

00:22:23From behind him

00:22:24Isla asked softly

00:22:26Is Elida with someone else?

00:22:28The words pierced Torrin like an arrow

00:22:30Turning his face dark with rage

00:22:31He raised one hand to keep the guards back

00:22:33Shoved the wooden door open himself and searched every room

00:22:36No one was there

00:22:37The man finally asked from the hall

00:22:40What are you looking for?

00:22:42She moved out days ago

00:22:43Watching Torrin rush around like a headless beast

00:22:45Torrin spun around

00:22:47Moved out?

00:22:48I'm the new tenant

00:22:50Lady Bennett returned the keys

00:22:51And the steward leased the place to me

00:22:53An agonizing pressure gathered in his chest with nowhere to escape

00:22:59Did she say where she went?

00:23:00A few seconds later he lowered his voice

00:23:02No

00:23:03When I arrived the stone house was already empty

00:23:05Torrin felt as if he had been struck by lightning

00:23:07A ringing echoed in his ears

00:23:09Torrin! Elara!

00:23:10Isla tugged at his velvet sleeve

00:23:11He threw off her hand and strode out

00:23:13The stone staircase was empty

00:23:15He took out his apartment and signaled a raven

00:23:17In the past

00:23:18He had assumed she was just throwing a tantrum

00:23:20Waiting for him to coax her

00:23:21Only now did he realize she had left the house she had leeched for years

00:23:24For the first time he felt true fear

00:23:26He stared at her name on the patchment

00:23:28Suddenly finding it unfamiliar

00:23:31Elara, his fiancé

00:23:32Their ceremony was only hours away

00:23:34Yet he had no idea where she was

00:23:36When had she moved out?

00:23:38And why had she returned the lease?

00:23:40He, the duke who controlled the entire information network of the North

00:23:44Knew nothing about his own fiancé

00:23:47This obedient, understanding woman had never made him feel so helpless

00:23:51Isla caught up to him

00:23:53Elara might just be acting on impulse

00:23:55We should ride to Hartwell

00:23:56Uncle Robert might know where she went

00:23:58Torrin didn't want to answer her

00:24:00Her voice only grated on his nerves

00:24:02He crumpled the parchment and continued down the stairs

00:24:05The moment they left the building

00:24:06Torrin called for his personal lieutenant

00:24:09Has Elara been to the Citadel?

00:24:12The man hesitated

00:24:13Yes, last Thursday afternoon

00:24:15Lady Bennet left a package with the steward

00:24:17I meant to report it, but

00:24:18You've been dealing with the rebellion at the docks

00:24:21Torrin said nothing

00:24:22Walked straight to his war horse

00:24:24And mounted it himself

00:24:25Isla had barely reached for the reins

00:24:27Before the horse shot away

00:24:29The vanguard immediately followed

00:24:31He rode into the stables of the Citadel

00:24:33And nearly ran into the keep

00:24:35Vannemans lowered their heads

00:24:36And stepped aside as he passed

00:24:38His assistant and lieutenants silently handed him the package

00:24:41Torrin opened it

00:24:41The Haze Estate iron seal

00:24:43The key to his private solar

00:24:45Ledger scrolls concerning the family's lands

00:24:47And a small parchment note

00:24:49Torrin crushed the parchment in his fist

00:24:51What did she mean?

00:24:53Had she already decided then that she no longer wanted the ceremony?

00:24:56Messengers arrived constantly

00:24:57Isla sent three ravens

00:24:59He ignored them

00:25:00Julian sent a note

00:25:01We need to ride to Hartwell

00:25:02There may still be time

00:25:03Torrin did not reply

00:25:05There was no time

00:25:06The thought came without warning

00:25:08He closed his eyes as memories surged into his mind

00:25:11During the month of wedding planning

00:25:13Alara had tried to express her preferences

00:25:15But somehow Isla had ended up making every decision

00:25:18Even the bridal cloak

00:25:19Alara had only gone to be measured

00:25:21Then the cloak had ended up at Isla's chambers

00:25:23She would not mind

00:25:24Alara never minded

00:25:25But why?

00:25:26Why did the fact that she usually did not object mean no one had to ask her?

00:25:30He found the old ballad she had chosen for the ceremony

00:25:33And looked at the notes

00:25:34He could almost hear the melody playing

00:25:36He did not understand music

00:25:37Yet the thought of it tightened his chest

00:25:39She had spent an entire month selecting it

00:25:42Isla had called it depressing once

00:25:44And they had replaced it

00:25:46Had Alara not had every right to be angry?

00:25:50Torrin set aside the basement

00:25:51And sent an urgent raven to Aunt Beatrice

00:25:54Aunt Beatrice

00:25:55Has Alara returned to Hartwell?

00:25:57No

00:25:58I just sent a raven

00:25:59But she is nowhere to be found

00:26:03What is going on over there?

00:26:05The bride is missing?

00:26:07I'll find her

00:26:08Torrin watched the snow fall

00:26:12He used every lord and banner house the family could mobilize

00:26:15Yet for the first time

00:26:17He hoped their vast network would fail

00:26:19Because he was afraid she had left this territory completely

00:26:22Precisely because she wanted to escape him

00:26:24Not long afterward

00:26:26Isla and Julian arrived at the citadel

00:26:28They stood in the great hall

00:26:30Isla's eyes red

00:26:31Julian suddenly spoke

00:26:32Torrin, I just realized

00:26:35Alara is barely in any of the portraits I sketched for you

00:26:38Torrin looked at him

00:26:39Julian unrolled the pagement sketches

00:26:41On the day of the cloak fitting

00:26:42Alara had stepped out of the dressing chamber

00:26:44And stood in front of the mirror wearing her cloak

00:26:47Yet he had sketched Isla with Torrin

00:26:49He had recorded Isla twirling

00:26:51He had taken close-ups of Torrin adjusting the sash at her waist

00:26:54Do you think she's angry with me?

00:26:57I think I was sketching you two the entire time

00:27:00Torrin said nothing

00:27:02The three of them stood motionless in the hall

00:27:05After a long silence, Isla said

00:27:07Maybe we should try something else

00:27:10Alara is missing, but

00:27:11The Sept, the Banner Lords, and the Realm are already waiting

00:27:15Torrin frowned at her

00:27:16Isla spoke tentatively

00:27:19What if I take her place and walk through the ceremony with you?

00:27:21That way the guests won't have come for nothing

00:27:23We can call it a temporary measure

00:27:25Alara will be furious when she hears

00:27:27And if she's furious she'll show herself

00:27:28Then we'll know where she is

00:27:30It could work

00:27:33I have many portraits of you two

00:27:35Satisfying the Lords for now shouldn't be difficult

00:27:37Torrin stopped listening

00:27:38He looked at Isla, suddenly finding her expression unfamiliar

00:27:41Her sister had vanished on the day of the ceremony

00:27:44Isla showed no fear, no urgency, only a faint, hidden anticipation

00:27:48He thought of all the plans that had been replaced

00:27:50Every time, Alara's opinions were deemed unimportant

00:27:53Every time, the final choice became what Isla wanted

00:27:56All she had to do was appear considerate and capable before him

00:28:00All she needed was to make him believe she was more reliable than Alara

00:28:05Everything naturally flowed in the direction she desired

00:28:08And he had truly believed it

00:28:10No

00:28:12Torrin shook his head

00:28:14We find her first

00:28:15Send ravens to every banner house we can mobilize

00:28:17But do not involve the city watch

00:28:19Do not harass her, and do not force her to return

00:28:21Search every keep and tavern she might have gone to

00:28:23They sent countless ravens

00:28:25Hayes knights rode towards ports, watchtowers, and every possible inn

00:28:30The local seamstress said she had paid her final coin the previous week

00:28:34The steward said she had ended the lease and settled the silver

00:28:37Aunt Beatrice questioned every bannerman in Hartwell

00:28:40No one had seen her

00:28:41Alara seemed to have vanished from the face of the realm

00:28:44She left no trace, told no one, not even a single word saying she was leaving

00:28:48Torrin sat in the carriage, staring at the map

00:28:50He searched his spy network and the Bannerlord's reports again and again

00:28:53Every person who might reach her had been questioned

00:28:56Every place she might go had been searched

00:28:57There was only one possible conclusion

00:28:59Alara didn't want to be found

00:29:01The realization poured over him like a bucket of icy water

00:29:04It was worse than an argument

00:29:05An argument meant she still cared

00:29:07Silence meant she still wanted him to come after her

00:29:09But she had left nothing

00:29:10She had not even bothered to say they were over

00:29:12She had simply disappeared as quietly as though she had never existed in his life

00:29:16She ended the lease, returned everything, paid her debts, removed every trace that connected her to him

00:29:22It seemed that she no longer wanted him

00:29:24The thought tightened around Torrin's throat like a rope

00:29:27Until he could hardly breathe

00:29:29The great bazaars of the east, the red sands of the south

00:29:32She learned to free dive, climb the highest peaks

00:29:35And sail, she spent three moons in a free city

00:29:39Caring for stray hounds at a neighborhood kennel every morning

00:29:42Then she lived for half a year in a coastal fishing village

00:29:44Where she kept two hounds, three cats, and a wooden tub of silver fish in the yard

00:29:49She did everything she had once wanted to do with Torrin, but had never managed

00:29:53She watched a sunrise alone, rode a great wooden lift alone

00:29:57Once, she had believed she would never do those things in this lifetime

00:30:01Later, she realized that whether she could do them, had nothing to do with whether a lord stood beside her

00:30:05Eight years passed in the blink of an eye

00:30:08Alara returned on a summer evening

00:30:09She walked down the gangplank at the great trading port, and looked up at the sky

00:30:13She did not know that after she disappeared eight years earlier, House Haze had searched every ship's manifest from that

00:30:19port again and again

00:30:20The summer evening sky above the north was grey-blue, with several clouds drifting lazily across it

00:30:25During those eight years, Alara had traveled to many realms once a moon

00:30:29She sent ravens to Aunt Beatrice, to say she was safe

00:30:33But she never shared a permanent keep

00:30:35Or revealed her next destination

00:30:37The northern lights over the shivering sea

00:30:39The stars over the summer isles

00:30:42Torrin did not marry

00:30:44During those eight years

00:30:46The story of the Duke abandoned by his bride on his binding day

00:30:49Spread through the northern lords

00:30:51The banner houses, and the small fortress of Hartwell

00:30:53The relatives discussed it for several days, then gradually stopped mentioning it

00:30:57Torrin never explained, why the bride had disappeared

00:31:00He spent his days dealing with war councils, realm business, and territorial disputes

00:31:05Sometimes he rode out, House Haze influence in lands continued to grow

00:31:09His seat of power expanded three times, each great hall becoming larger and emptier

00:31:16He never again allowed Isla into his armored carriage

00:31:20He revoked her access to Castle Haze, the inner keeps, and the war tents

00:31:27He never met her alone again

00:31:29If there was business at the castle, his knight commander relayed it

00:31:33If there were family obligations, he avoided them whenever possible

00:31:40When Isla came to the citadel looking for him, the knight stopped her and said the duke was in a

00:31:45war council

00:31:45When she sent messengers, eight times out of ten, his commander answered and said the duke was unavailable

00:31:52What is this supposed to mean, Torrin?

00:31:55Avoiding suspicion

00:31:55What suspicion? Torrin, I'm your fiancé's sister

00:31:59You were

00:32:00She's gone

00:32:01You and I have no relationship now

00:32:04Isla fell silent

00:32:06She had probably never considered that every kindness Torrin had shown her

00:32:10Had existed only because of Alara

00:32:12Not because she was charming

00:32:13Not because she was clever

00:32:15Not because she was dependable

00:32:16It was because she was his fiancé's sister

00:32:19He had cared for her because he loved Alara

00:32:22Once Alara left, the connection between Torrin and Isla vanished with her

00:32:26The moment she began to cry, he turned his horse and rode away

00:32:33Without Torrin's favorism at Castle Hales, Isla's life became increasingly difficult

00:32:37Torrin had personally recommended her for a position

00:32:40Managing one of the family's prosperous estates

00:32:43And approved an allowance well above that of others at her station

00:32:46Even though her duties were light, people in the keep had always whispered about the obvious favoritism

00:32:50But Torrin was both the liege lord and the duke of Tower Haze

00:32:54So no one dared say it aloud

00:32:56After Torrin stopped intervening, the chief steward reassigned her

00:32:59Her allowance was adjusted to the normal level, and her duties doubled

00:33:03She tried to see Torrin several times

00:33:05But never succeeded

00:33:08Eventually, she was dismissed under the strict standards of House Haze's estate management

00:33:13She had always believed she had earned everything through her own ability

00:33:17She did not know that the position, the status, and every privilege had come from her sister

00:33:23Elada had asked Torrin more than once

00:33:25My sister is highly capable

00:33:26She only needs an opportunity

00:33:28Please help her, she has no one else

00:33:30If she can manage one of your estates, I'll feel better

00:33:33Torrin had paved the road for her

00:33:35Isla mistook it for her own talent

00:33:37She forgot that one nod from a northern duke could open iron doors

00:33:41That remained closed to countless others

00:33:43Among the relatives, the aftermath was even uglier

00:33:46After the ceremony was cancelled, Aunt Beatrice confronted Isla

00:33:49What did you do?

00:33:51Why did Alara leave?

00:33:53Isla said she did not know

00:33:55Aunt Beatrice did not believe her

00:33:56At last, someone became angry enough to reveal the truth

00:34:00Alara warned us again and again to keep it secret

00:34:02She was afraid you'd be hurt if you found out

00:34:04She was afraid you'd think you were different from everyone else

00:34:08She always protected your feelings

00:34:10What did you do for her?

00:34:11You were not House Bennett's true-born daughter

00:34:14Your true father was a sworn sword to a rebel house

00:34:17During a blood feud, he slun Alara's grandfather

00:34:20He was later sentenced to rot in the black cells for murder

00:34:23Your mother died giving birth to you

00:34:25Alara's parents were friends with your mother

00:34:27They couldn't bear to see you left to the wolves

00:34:29So they pleaded to take you in as a ward

00:34:31And later raised you as their own

00:34:32But being a ward was never the problem

00:34:34The problem is that Alara protected you for all these years

00:34:37And you treated her kindness as something you were entitled to

00:34:40Alara gave you everything and shielded you from everything

00:34:44What did she ever owe you?

00:34:46Isla's face went white

00:34:47She opened her mouth but could not speak

00:34:49She wanted to say it was impossible

00:34:51But the words caught in her throat as though someone were strangling her

00:34:54A traitor

00:34:54Her true father was a murderer

00:34:56And the lord he had killed was Alara's grandfather

00:34:58Her lips trembled, tears poured down her face

00:35:01She remembered every sweetmeat Alara had given her

00:35:04Every dress, every chance to choose first

00:35:06She remembered Aunt Beatrice's hesitation and the knowing silence of every Bannermen

00:35:10They had all known, she alone had not

00:35:13Alara's constant concessions and Isla's belief that she deserved them

00:35:16Had never been because Isla was more worthy

00:35:20It had been because they pitied her

00:35:23Once the truth spread, no one sympathized with her anymore

00:35:27House Bennet raised her as their own daughter for more than 20 years

00:35:30And Alara protected her at every turn

00:35:33Yet she watched Alara be ignored and kept taking the place that belonged to her

00:35:38Until Alara finally left

00:35:39Isla insisted she had stolen nothing and forced no one

00:35:42No one believed her

00:35:44The lord's eyes changed

00:35:46The courtesy, warmth and concern they had once shown her disappeared

00:35:51They had never treated her differently because she was a ward

00:35:55But now they refused to keep overlooking what she had done to Alara

00:36:00Isla lost that family completely

00:36:01Julian lived with regret

00:36:03Years earlier, Alara had happily asked him to sketch her binding ceremony

00:36:07And paid him well in silver for the work

00:36:09Yet she appeared in fewer than 10 sketches

00:36:11And not one showed her face clearly

00:36:14In a rage, he snapped his charbots and tore his parchments

00:36:17He wrote Alara a letter

00:36:19I'm sorry

00:36:21But he knew she would never read it

00:36:22And she did not want to

00:36:24Alara was gone for eight years

00:36:26Torrin waited for eight years

00:36:28He didn't know whether she would ever come back

00:36:30Or whether she would even look at him if she did

00:36:33Still, he waited with careful, fragile hope

00:36:36At last, his knight commander brought him news

00:36:39Duke Hayes, one of our spies with a trading galleon at the eastern port

00:36:42Thinks he saw Lady Bennet

00:36:43Torrin shot up from the lord's chair that symbolized the highest authority in House Hayes

00:36:47The wooden cage list took too long

00:36:48So he threw open the heavy doors to the spiral stairs

00:36:52Even his guards struggled to keep up by the last two flakes

00:36:54A hundreds of stone steps, his legs were trembling

00:36:59On the king's road, vanguard knights cleared the path in front of him behind his carriage

00:37:05The hourglass showed it would take another turn

00:37:07It still felt too slow

00:37:10He had so much to say

00:37:11Eight years of words

00:37:12He was afraid she would listen and leave

00:37:15Afraid she would say, I don't care anymore

00:37:18Even more afraid she would refuse to see the once untouchable Duke at all

00:37:22He began wondering what he should say first

00:37:24We're back

00:37:28I'm sorry

00:37:31I missed you

00:37:33No

00:37:35What he owed her could never be repaid with one sentence

00:37:38He had ignored Alara too many times

00:37:42Yet she had still remembered his mother's name day

00:37:45Arranged harvest feasts, prepared gifts for banner lords and loyal knights

00:37:49And kept track of every important date he always forgot

00:37:55She never sought attention

00:37:56She never sought attention

00:38:02She was steady and sincere

00:38:04More than once, realm negotiations and troop tedies had nearly collapsed

00:38:09And Alara had stayed with the rival lords through cup after cup of spiced wine

00:38:13In the end, the other party had relamped and said

00:38:16Duke Hayes, your fiancé understands how to listen better than you do

00:38:19She never bragged about those things

00:38:21She never used the title of the Duke's fiancé to interfere in realm affairs or embarrass him

00:38:25She steadied everything behind him

00:38:28So he could face the storms and the light

00:38:30And in the shadows without distraction

00:38:31She never asked for credit

00:38:33At the time, he had considered it natural

00:38:35He had never asked whether she was tired

00:38:37Even after he failed her

00:38:39She did not scream or tear everything apart

00:38:41She never spoke badly of him to anyone

00:38:43She quietly returned his belongings

00:38:45And disappeared from everyone's sight

00:38:48Even her departure had been dignified

00:38:52Eight years, what did she look like now?

00:38:56Did she still like sweet lemon cakes from that little tavern?

00:39:00Not wanting to alarm her

00:39:02Torrin ordered all the knights to remain outside the fortress and rode in alone

00:39:05He knew she would visit Uncle Robert and Aunt Beatrice

00:39:08He rented a chamber at Hartwood's Only Inn for three days

00:39:11Riding the coastal dirt road towards the old Bennet Manor every day

00:39:14On the third afternoon, he finally saw a woman carrying a travel bag along the narrow path

00:39:19She was thinner, tanned by the sun

00:39:21Her expression was quiet, as though she were thinking of something or nothing at all

00:39:25Her pace was neither fast nor slow, as if there were nowhere ahead she desperately needed to reach

00:39:29Torrin dismounted and stood in the path

00:39:32Alara looked up, she stopped for a moment and studied him for several seconds

00:39:35You're back

00:39:39Yes, after a pause she asked

00:39:41Have you been well, my lord?

00:39:43Torrin nearly cried

00:39:45Had he been well?

00:39:46He had waited eight years and thought of her every day

00:39:48He had kept their chamber at Castle Haze

00:39:50Exactly as it had been

00:39:51He had used banner lords to search every port she might have gone

00:39:55Yet never allowed anyone to drag her back, by force

00:39:59He had not been well, not at all

00:40:01But he nodded

00:40:02I've been alright

00:40:03They stood on the narrow dirt path toward the old manor

00:40:05Their shadows stretching long in the sunset

00:40:08Torrin did not know what to say

00:40:09The words he had saved for eight years vanished from his mind

00:40:12I went to a lot of realms

00:40:13The summer isles, the free cities, the east

00:40:16I learned to free dive

00:40:18I sailed the narrow sea

00:40:19You once said you wanted to watch the sunset by the sea

00:40:21She smiled faintly

00:40:22I did

00:40:23It was beautiful

00:40:25Torrin opened his mouth

00:40:26He wanted to say he was sorry

00:40:27That he missed her

00:40:28That he wanted one more chance

00:40:30But the words reached his lips and stopped

00:40:35Alara

00:40:36She looked up

00:40:39I'm sorry

00:40:40I didn't take care of you

00:40:42I let you suffer so much

00:40:43I should have asked what you wanted

00:40:45I should have

00:40:46He couldn't go on

00:40:49Alara listened quietly

00:40:51Then lowered her eyes to the shadows on the ground

00:40:53After a moment, she looked up and smiled

00:40:56Torrin, I don't blame you anymore

00:40:58I truly don't

00:40:59I thought about a lot of things during these eight years

00:41:02I used to believe I wasn't good enough

00:41:03Not smart enough

00:41:04Not beautiful enough

00:41:05Not interesting enough to hold a duke's heart

00:41:07I thought that was why you

00:41:08Later, I understood

00:41:09That it was never my fault

00:41:10She looked at him

00:41:11You didn't make me the most important person in your heart

00:41:14That was not my fault

00:41:18Torrin could only nod

00:41:20He couldn't deny it because she was right

00:41:22We shouldn't see each other again

00:41:24Alara pulled her travel bag past him

00:41:26Torrin stared at her back

00:41:27He followed and stopped her at the bend in the road leading to the old manor

00:41:31Alara, I'm not asking you to forgive me

00:41:33All these years I've kept wondering when I started losing you two

00:41:36I stared at him in silence for a long time

00:41:38The wind lifted strips of my hair across my face

00:41:40I didn't bother to brush it aside

00:41:43I left because no matter how hard I tried

00:41:45How much I bent and gave in

00:41:47Or how carefully I thought of you

00:41:48You never once actually saw me

00:41:50I stood right beside you

00:41:52But your eyes were always on someone else

00:41:54You made me feel as though I did not exist

00:41:56Torrin nodded and wiped at his tears with the back of his hand

00:41:59The Duke of the North, who had terrified countless lords

00:42:01Now looked as helpless as any ordinary man

00:42:04I don't want to be the woman everyone overlooks anymore

00:42:06I know, I was wrong

00:42:09I can see how much you've changed

00:42:10You look better, stronger

00:42:12You don't need me to live well

00:42:13But Alara, I need you

00:42:15You're the only woman I have ever wanted to marry

00:42:19I'll wait for you

00:42:21No matter where you sail

00:42:22When you return, or whether you ever look at me again

00:42:24I'll run House Haze properly

00:42:26I'll slowly shut down the cells wards and smuggling ports that should never have existed

00:42:30And I'll learn to live well too, the way you did

00:42:32If one day you're tired and want to come home

00:42:35Turn around

00:42:37I'll be here

00:42:37Alara said nothing

00:42:39She silently carried her bag past him

00:42:41He didn't follow her, he knew she would not turn back

00:42:44She had finally learned to love herself

00:42:45She had already rejected him

00:42:47Not through silence, but through the clear words

00:42:50We shouldn't see each other again

00:42:52Torrin finally understood that respecting her boundary

00:42:54Was the only thing he could still do for her

00:42:56The realization cut through his heart like a dull blade

00:42:59But for the first time, it stopped him from deciding on her behalf

00:43:03When she should forgive him, and when she should return

00:43:06He sat in the carriage for a long time

00:43:08In the hidden compartment of the wooden seat

00:43:10Beside a Valyrian steel dagger

00:43:12Lay a small vial of milk of the Pomi

00:43:14Since the third year after she left

00:43:16He had suffered from intermittent insomnia

00:43:18At his worst, he had thought that if he truly could not endure anymore

00:43:21He would swallow the entire vial

00:43:23The thought returned every so often like a shadow

00:43:25But this time, he didn't

00:43:27He did not make Alaya responsible for his reason to live

00:43:30He locked the blade back in its hidden compartment

00:43:34Found the name a Celadel Maester had given him moons earlier

00:43:38And requested an audience for the next day

00:43:40He would not wait for her to come back

00:43:42He would learn to accept that she never would and rebuild his own life

00:43:45Not so that he might one day become worthy of her again

00:43:48But because he finally understood that no one should be responsible for another person's life

00:43:53He rode onto the King's Road outside town

00:43:56And listened to the wind

00:43:57The rhythm of her favorite old northern ballad seemed to echo in the trees

00:44:00He hummed two lines, badly off key, and laughed at himself

00:44:05Tomorrow, he would return to the Citadel and finish the harbor fortifications he had delayed for moons

00:44:10He would formally order several of their most dangerous salesman companies disbanded

00:44:14That weekend, he would return to Hartwell and help Uncle Torrin repair the roof of the old Bennett Manor

00:44:19Life had to move forward, not endured, lived

00:44:23The thought brought the faintest curve to his lips

00:44:25Then an out-of-control supply wagon crossed the path

00:44:27Its massive bulk slammed straight into his vision, so bright

00:44:30As bright as the afternoon he had first seen Alara

00:44:33Back then, he had not known who she was

00:44:35He had only thought, I want to know that girl

00:44:38Horses screamed, wood shattered, the world overturned

00:44:41Far behind him, his vanguard knights shouted his name into the wind

00:44:45He could not hear them clearly, the metallic taste of blood filled his nose and mouth

00:44:48His fingers moved, searching for his dagger or a scroll but could not find it

00:44:51The light before his eyes slowly dimmed, as though someone were drawing a curtain shut

00:44:54He had only just decided to stop trapping the rest of his life in the past

00:44:57How could he lose the chance to truly move forward now?

00:44:59A massive shadow hurtled straight towards him

00:45:02Horses screamed through the night

00:45:03The carriage spun out of control and flipped

00:45:05Wood and iron exploding before Torrin's eyes

00:45:08The instant pain ripped through him

00:45:10Countless images flooded his mind

00:45:12Their binding day, the empty guest-keep chamber

00:45:14The stone house she had given up

00:45:16The note she had left behind with only two words written on it

00:45:19Thank you

00:45:20Alara stood on the coastal highway in Hartwell

00:45:22And said calmly, we shouldn't see each other again

00:45:25The images flashed past in a dizzying blurb

00:45:28Then receded like a tide pulling away from shore

00:45:30Eight years of memories were ripped from his mind

00:45:33Leaving him on the summer night he had proposed to Alara

00:45:35The winter breeze lifted Alara's long hair, tears still shimmeling in her beautiful quiet eyes

00:45:41So?

00:45:42Torrin was so nervous he could hear his own heartbeat through his armor

00:45:45What's your answer?

00:45:47Her lips curved into a soft smile

00:45:49Yes, she said firmly

00:45:51I'll marry you

00:45:52Torrin froze for a second

00:45:53Then swept her into his arms and spun her around beneath the weirwood tree

00:45:57Alia cried out in surprise and wrapped both arms tightly around his neck

00:46:00The next second, signal fires burst overhead

00:46:03Golden light flooded the night sky, illuminating Alia's tearful smile

00:46:06Torrin lowered his head and kissed her

00:46:08Her lips were soft and warm

00:46:10The winter air, the smoke from the fires, and the faint scent of her skin blurred together

00:46:14He held her tighter, almost greedily, wishing he could make the moment last forever

00:46:18On the wooden table, Torrin's lips curved into a faint smile

00:46:21The next second, his fading heartbeat gave one hard thund against the maester's hand

00:46:27The maester's head snapped up

00:46:28Wait, the duke is responding

00:46:31Another heartbeat sounded, and the pulse that had almost flatlined began to surge again

00:46:36His heartbeat's stronger, he's breathing

00:46:38Bring more milk of the pone and prepare the hot iron to sear the wound

00:46:40Commands flew through the tower

00:46:42An apprentice quickly brought the herbs, while the maester leaned over to check Torrin's breathing

00:46:45Torrin's fingers suddenly twitched

00:46:47In his mind, he was still beneath the weirwood tree on that winter night

00:46:50Holding Alia and refusing to let go

00:46:51The heartbeat grew stronger, the blinding white light swallowed her figure

00:46:54He tightened his arms, only to find his embrace empty

00:46:57The heartbeat grew stronger beneath the maester's hand

00:46:59Beat after beat, as if someone were calling him back from the end of the darkness

00:47:03In the distance, the fires blazed again

00:47:05A blinding white light swallowed Alara's face

00:47:07Torrin instinctively tightened his arms, only to find his embrace completely empty

00:47:11Alara!

00:47:12Agonying pain tore through his chest and skull, leaving him barely able to breathe

00:47:15The two lepanants standing by his bed immediately stood up and hurried over

00:47:18Duques?

00:47:19Torrin gasped for air, his gaze sweeping past them as he searched the empty chamber in panic

00:47:23There was no weirwood tree, no fires, and no Alara who had just accepted his ring

00:47:27He grabbed the lieutenant nearest to him

00:47:29Where is Alara?

00:47:30Both men froze. It had been eight years

00:47:33They had never heard Torrin call Lady Bennet's name so naturally and intimately, as if she still belonged by his

00:47:38side

00:47:39Duques?

00:47:40Torrin frowned. His voice was hassed from weakness, but his impatience and anxiety were obvious

00:47:45I asked you where Alara is

00:47:48Didn't she just accept my proposal?

00:47:50The two lieutenants exchanged a glance

00:47:52The older one opened his mouth as if to say something, but ultimately stayed silent

00:47:57Just then, Torrin noticed a small portrait on the wooden bedside table

00:48:01The miniature portrait by his bed was still a painting of him and Alia

00:48:06In the portrait, Alara leaned against his chest

00:48:09He looked down at her, and she smiled at the painter, the winter sun shining on her soft hair

00:48:15He stared at the portrait for a few seconds

00:48:16His tense expression finally eased and the corners of his muff slowly curled up

00:48:21Those chaotic, suffocating images must have been nightmares brought on by the accident

00:48:25She was still his fiancé, they were still together

00:48:28Torrin picked up the portrait, gently brushing his thumb across Alara's face on the parchment

00:48:34Alara startles easily

00:48:36When she hears of my accident, she must be worried sick

00:48:40Neither lieutenant answered

00:48:42Torrin turned the portrait toward them with a smile

00:48:46A fine likeness, isn't it?

00:48:48She didn't want to be painted at first

00:48:50It took a lot of coaxing before she'd even look at the artist

00:48:53He recalled the memory and chuckled softly

00:48:56Later she complained that the painting I chose was too ugly and made me promise to replace it

00:49:01But I've kept it here so long, she hasn't said a word

00:49:03The lieutenant's expressions grew even more complicated

00:49:07Torrin had indeed kept that portrait by his bed for years

00:49:09But not because Alara had finally accepted it

00:49:12After she left, he simply couldn't bear to put it away

00:49:15The older lieutenant finally couldn't hold back anymore

00:49:19Duke Haze

00:49:22Truth be told, you and Lady Bennet

00:49:25I know

00:49:27We're very happy together

00:49:29Torrin cut in naturally

00:49:30He sounded utterly certain

00:49:32His gaze on the portrait filled with undisguised happiness

00:49:34She only accepted my proposal yesterday

00:49:38Once I'm recovered, we'll need to start planning the ceremony

00:49:42But we can't leave everything to the castle stewards

00:49:44Alara doesn't like too much attention

00:49:46And she hates it when people make decisions for her

00:49:48I'll ask what she wants before deciding anything

00:49:51The two men stared at him, neither knowing how to tell him the truth

00:49:55That ceremony had been eight years ago

00:49:56Every promise he had just made was one he had already broken

00:49:59Torrin didn't seem to notice anything strange about their reactions

00:50:03He glanced at the portrait once more

00:50:06The men's faces changed instantly, and they stepped forward

00:50:11Duke Haze, the maester said you cannot leave this bed

00:50:16Move

00:50:16You're seriously injured, my lord

00:50:18At least wait until the maester binds your wounds

00:50:20Torrin braced one hand on the wooden frame and stood

00:50:22Where's Alara?

00:50:24She must be somewhere in the keep

00:50:25He swayed on his feet, but shoved away the hand reaching for him

00:50:29With that, he pulled the stitched bandage from the back of his hand

00:50:33Blood trailed down his skin

00:50:35Before either man could react, Torrin was already walking barefoot toward the heavy wooden door

00:50:42On the fifth morning after the accident

00:50:44Alara saw the news from a merchant's raven that Torrin had woken up

00:50:48Duke Haze regains consciousness after days in a coma

00:50:51Remains confined to the maester's tower

00:50:52The accompanying sketch showed the black carriage crushed beyond recognition

00:50:55Shattered wood covered the ground, and vanguard knights lined the path beyond the barricade

00:50:59Alara stared at the parchment for a long time

00:51:02Only a few days ago, Torrin had stood on the coastal road

00:51:05And told her he would respect her decision

00:51:09She hadn't known it might be the last time they ever saw each other

00:51:12Her quill hovered over the parchment

00:51:14She almost sent a raven, but stopped

00:51:18Not long ago, she had told him they should never see each other again

00:51:21So what would this message mean?

00:51:23Concern for an old friend?

00:51:25No, forget it

00:51:26He had plenty of Bannermans around him

00:51:28He didn't need her

00:51:29In the end, she folded the parchment

00:51:31And slipped it back into her wooden desk

00:51:34At noon, Aunt Beatrice sent a raven

00:51:37She had twisted her ankle while walking down the stone stairs

00:51:39And was at the maester's tower getting it checked

00:51:42She asked Alaya to come help collect her pouchage

00:51:45When Alara arrived, she had just stepped into the healer's corridor

00:51:49Hurried footsteps echoed from the far end of the stone hallway

00:51:53Duke Haze, you've only just been transferred out of the critical chamber

00:51:57You cannot be out of bed

00:51:59Alara instinctively looked up

00:52:02Torrin was walking toward her from the other end of the corridor in a loose linen gown

00:52:06A bandage was wrapped around his forehead

00:52:08And blood stained the back of his hand where he had torn off his pontate

00:52:10Days of unconsciousness had left him visibly thinner, his face pale and bloodless

00:52:15Their eyes met across the long hallway

00:52:18Torrin abundantly stopped

00:52:19The confusion in his eyes instantly transformed into joy

00:52:23At the end of the corridor, Alara stood there in a coarse beige cloak

00:52:27She was thinner than Torrin remembered, the youthful softness in her face having matured

00:52:32He ignored the knights trying to stop him and strode toward her

00:52:36This movement pulled at his wounds

00:52:39A sharp pain tore through his chest

00:52:41He stumbled, his steps visibly unsteady

00:52:44Alara instinctively stepped forward and caught his arm

00:52:47Torrin, careful

00:52:48You came to see me, didn't you?

00:52:50Alara froze

00:52:51She wanted to tell him she was only here to pick up Aunt Beatrice Herbs

00:52:54But Torrin stared at her unblinking

00:52:57His eyes shining with undisguised joy

00:52:59And the kind of vulnerability and uncertainty that only came when waiting for an answer

00:53:03She hadn't seen him look at her like that in eight years

00:53:05In the past, whenever Torrin suffered a sword wound

00:53:08She would rush to the maester's tower immediately

00:53:10Even wrapped in bandages, he would grin, pull her into his arms

00:53:14And ask if she had been worried sick

00:53:15Back then, he only had eyes for her

00:53:17For a moment, the pale, weak lord before her overlapped with the Torrin in her memory

00:53:22Elyra's throat tightened

00:53:24Torrin took her silence as a timid admission and eagerly pulled her into his arms

00:53:27I knew you would come

00:53:28Torrin smelled faintly of bitter healing herbs, the bandages beneath his gown pressing against her shoulder

00:53:33His embrace wasn't tight, his arms trembling slightly from weakness

00:53:36But the feeling was too familiar

00:53:39So familiar that for a split second, she almost forgot that what stood between them wasn't a few days, but

00:53:44eight years

00:53:45Elyra raised her hand, ready to push him away and tell him the truth

00:53:49A woman's voice suddenly came from behind them

00:53:51Clara walked over briskly

00:53:52She was Torrin's true-born sister

00:53:55When she saw Torrin standing barefoot in the cold stone corridor, a flash of worry crossed her face, but she

00:54:00quickly regained her composure

00:54:02The maesters are looking everywhere for you

00:54:03You just left the critical chamber, you shouldn't be out here for long

00:54:06Torrin did not release Elyra, instead he frowned

00:54:08I'm fine

00:54:09Your hand is still bleeding

00:54:11Clara signaled for an apprentice to come over, then turned to Elyra

00:54:14Besides, Elyra and I have matters to attend to for you

00:54:17What matters?

00:54:18Arrangements for your stay in the maester's tower, of course

00:54:21Clara answered naturally, and some realm affairs

00:54:24You are in no condition to worry about them now

00:54:25Torrin was clearly unsatisfied with her answer

00:54:27He released Elyra, but his gaze remained locked on her

00:54:30Then I'll wait for you in my chamber, alright?

00:54:33He asked the question so naturally, as if he were only leaving her for a few minutes

00:54:36Oh, rest assured, she isn't going anywhere

00:54:40Only then did Torrin seem to relax a little

00:54:44One of his lieutenants stepped forward to support him

00:54:47After a few steps

00:54:49Torrin turned back and looked at Elyra again

00:54:51He didn't look away, until the heavy door closed behind him, blocking his sight

00:54:55The corridor fell silent once more, and the smile vanished from Clara's face

00:54:59I never said I was staying

00:55:01The maester says he's lost his memories

00:55:03I understand, and?

00:55:04What does that have to do with me?

00:55:06Listen to me first

00:55:07The maester says Torrin's memory stopped at eight years ago

00:55:10Right after he asked for your hand

00:55:12The proposal

00:55:13The vows beneath the weirwood tree

00:55:18The kiss under the signal fires

00:55:20Alara's gaze drifted past Clara to the window

00:55:23Those long-sealed memories flashed through her mind

00:55:26But in an instant, she forced them back down

00:55:29His condition is unstable

00:55:31He cannot withstand any heavy emotional blows

00:55:34If we suddenly tell him the binding ceremony never happened

00:55:36That you left him for eight years

00:55:38And that you recently rejected him, so...

00:55:40Clara bit her lip

00:55:41I beg you not to tell him the truth just yet

00:55:43Alara looked toward the closed door of the chamber

00:55:46You want me to play a merman's fast for him?

00:55:50You don't necessarily have to pretend you're still betrothed

00:55:52Just stay with him for a while

00:55:54And help us get him to cooperate with the maester's treatment

00:55:56Once his condition stabilizes, the healers can gradually help him accept reality

00:56:01For how long?

00:56:03About a moon's turn

00:56:06One moon, four hourglass turns a day

00:56:09That much?

00:56:12My time is valuable

00:56:14Anything beyond four hourglass turns will be billed in Silver Stags

00:56:17Overnight care, daily assistance, and healing issues are your responsibility

00:56:22I'm no Monta

00:56:24So I can't pretend to be madly in love with him

00:56:27All I can promise is that I'll do my best

00:56:29Alara, you weren't like this before

00:56:31That was then

00:56:32Back then, I gave everyone my time and energy for free

00:56:36And made their feelings my responsibility

00:56:38I don't do that anymore

00:56:41Fine, I'll have the maesters draw up a writ

00:56:45Alara put away the pagement

00:56:47The time starts the moment the ink is dry

00:56:49Clara studied Alara's calm, district expression

00:56:53And realized she was no longer the Alara from eight years ago

00:56:55The woman everyone had taken for granted

00:56:58But who could blame her?

00:57:00The one who had failed to see what mattered

00:57:02And driven Alara away

00:57:04Was Clara's own arrogant brother

00:57:08Over the past eight years

00:57:09Clara had seen too many sides of Toril that he refused to show anyone else

00:57:13He had kept the chambers they were supposed to share

00:57:16After the ceremony exactly as it was

00:57:19He wouldn't allow anyone to touch the drapes

00:57:22Or move a single candle

00:57:24Every year, on what should have been their binding day

00:57:27He sat there alone all night

00:57:29Once, Clara passed his solar in the middle of the night

00:57:31And found Torrin asleep on the wooden bench

00:57:33Still clutching a miniature portrait of himself in a laika

00:57:36The pavement had grown old, its edges slightly worn

00:57:38Yet he held it as though it were something precious

00:57:40His brow furrowed even in sleep

00:57:42Clara had urged him more than once to let go

00:57:43Torrin would simply lower his gaze to the portrait he carried everywhere and say

00:57:47I'm just afraid that one day she'll really come back

00:57:48And find that no one here remembers her anymore

00:57:53Now Alara was finally standing before him again

00:58:00Even if every turn of the hourglass with Alara now came with a price in silver

00:58:04Clara couldn't blame her

00:58:06Moments later, the two women returned to the chamber

00:58:08Did you finish dealing with everything?

00:58:11Torrin seemed about to ask something else

00:58:12When his gaze suddenly fell on the hand hanging at her side

00:58:17Alara, where's the ring I gave you?

00:58:19The chamber fell instantly silent

00:58:22Clara's expression changed and she quickly stepped forward with a smile

00:58:25It's at the silversmith's, the setting was a little loose

00:58:29Alara was afraid she might lose it, so she sent it to the smith a few days ago to have

00:58:32it resized

00:58:36Torrin looked back at Alara, waiting for her to confirm it herself

00:58:41Alara held his gaze for several seconds

00:58:45Finally, she curved her lips into a faint smile

00:58:48That's right, I'm just not wearing it for now

00:58:51She had always kept business and personal feelings separate

00:58:53Since she had accepted the silver, she would do her best to fulfill the agreement

00:58:57The tension in Torrin's expression finally eased

00:59:00So that's all, I thought you'd lost it

00:59:02He paused before adding earnestly

00:59:04When you get it back, tell me if you don't like it

00:59:07We can have the smith forge another one

00:59:09You don't have to keep wearing something just to make me happy

00:59:11Alara's heart gave a faint involuntary tremor

00:59:13Eight years ago, he had never asked whether she liked any part of their ceremony

00:59:16Now he was willing to let her choose something as simple as her own ring

00:59:18Alara, come here

00:59:19Torrin suddenly raised the hand without the pound shake

00:59:21His voice was warm and intimate, as though they had never been apart

00:59:24Sit with me

00:59:25Whenever he had been injured in the past, she had stayed by his side every minute

00:59:29Now, he could vaguely sense something distant in the way she treated him

00:59:32But he refused to think too deeply about it

00:59:36Alara hesitated before walking over and sitting on the edge of the bed

00:59:39The moment she sat down, Torrin slipped an arm around her waist and drew her closer

00:59:43The distance between them vanished

00:59:45Alara's shoulder almost pressed against his chest

00:59:47The faint scent of healing herbs mixed with his familiar scent

00:59:51Her body stiffened for a moment, instinctively grabbing his wrist

00:59:56Let go

00:59:59Torrin drew a sharp breath and frowned

01:00:01It hurts

01:00:03Alara stopped immediately

01:00:04She looked down at his chest, her voice involuntarily tightening with concern

01:00:10Did I touch your wound?

01:00:12Torrin looked at her, then suddenly smiled

01:00:15Just joking

01:00:16Alara froze

01:00:17The familiar smile appeared in his eyes

01:00:19His arm remained loosely wrapped around her, and the inexplicable unease in her chest slowly faded

01:00:23You still care about me?

01:00:25Alara's expression turned cold instantly

01:00:27Torrin, hearing the warning in her voice, quickly dropped the smile, though he couldn't bear to let her go completely

01:00:31Alright, alright

01:00:32I'll stop teasing

01:00:35Just then, a voice echoed from the hallway outside

01:00:37It was Aunt Beatrice

01:00:39As Alara listened, Beatrice's voice grew louder

01:00:42Alara finally remembered why she had come into the Maester's Tower

01:00:45I'll be right there!

01:00:46Torrin heard Beatrice's name and immediately asked

01:00:50Aunt Beatrice is in the tower too?

01:00:52She's just here to have the mace check her ankle

01:00:55I'll go see her

01:00:57Alara frowned

01:00:59You can barely walk

01:01:01She's your family, which means she's my family

01:01:04Torrin had already thrown back the fur blanket and stood up

01:01:07How could I know she's in the tower and not even go to greet her?

01:01:10In the end, Alara had no choice but to agree

01:01:13An apprentice brought a sturdy wooden chair with wheels

01:01:16Alara pushed Torrin toward the healing hall

01:01:23When Aunt Beatrice saw Torrin beside Alara, her smile instantly vanished

01:01:31Torrin Hayes, you have some nerve

01:01:35Aunt

01:01:36Beatrice turned sharply toward her, anger and confusion filling her eyes

01:01:41Eight years ago, this man had hurt Alara so deeply that she'd left the North alone

01:01:45Now that she had finally rebuilt her life, why was she standing beside him again?

01:01:50Alara stepped closer and lowered her voice

01:01:53Torrin has lost his memories

01:01:56His mind only goes up to eight years ago

01:01:59Beatrice froze and instinctively looked toward Torrin in the chair

01:02:03A bandage was wrapped around his forehead

01:02:05And his face was pale, but his eyes never left Alara

01:02:09The affection and dependence in his gaze were completely undisguised

01:02:14They were exactly the same as when the two of them first fell in love

01:02:17How did that happen? Does he remember anything he did after that?

01:02:21No

01:02:23Beatrice's expression grew even conflicted

01:02:25Why should he get to forget?

01:02:28Alara remembered every wound he had caused, while the person responsible had forgotten everything

01:02:32The maester says he can't handle any major emotional shock right now

01:02:35Clara wants me to keep the truth from him for the time being

01:02:38And stay with him while he heals

01:02:41Beatrice immediately tightened her grip on Alara's hand

01:02:43You agreed?

01:02:45Alara, you only just managed to move on

01:02:47You can't let yourself get pulled back into this just because he got hurt in battle

01:02:51I didn't agree to do it for free

01:02:53What do you mean?

01:02:55Alara's expression remained calm

01:02:58Clara and I negotiated a price

01:03:01I'm charging by the hourglass turn

01:03:04Beatrice stared at her for two seconds

01:03:07First, she looked at Alaya

01:03:09Then she turned toward Clara, whose expression had become noticeably uncomfortable

01:03:13Only then did she finally believe she hadn't misheard

01:03:16How much?

01:03:18Alara leaned close and whispered the amount of silver in her ear

01:03:22Beatrice's brows lifted slightly, and some of the anger faded from her face

01:03:26After a beat, she gave her verdict

01:03:29Not enough silver

01:03:31Alara's mouth twitched

01:03:32Beatrice held her hand and added in a low voice

01:03:35Take their silver

01:03:36Just don't give him your heart again

01:03:38Do you hear me?

01:03:38Only then did Beatrice relax a little

01:03:40At least this time, Alara wasn't giving herself away for nothing

01:03:42Standing nearby, Clara looked as though she had no idea

01:03:45Are you too finished?

01:03:45Torkin had no idea what they had been discussing

01:03:47He only saw that Beatrice was no longer glaring at him

01:03:49And assumed the problem had been resolved

01:03:50Aunt Beatrice, how's your ankle?

01:03:53Beatrice looked at him

01:03:54It was still the same face, but the way he looked at her and the tone of his vice were

01:03:57so much like

01:03:57The Torrin from eight years ago

01:04:00The one who had still put Alara first

01:04:02No matter how angry Beatrice was, she couldn't bring herself to lash out at an injured lord with amnesia

01:04:06I twist it on the stairs, I'm not dying

01:04:09Torrin nodded seriously

01:04:11Try not to walk too much after you get home

01:04:12I'll have knights escort your carriage back and arrange for a maester to visit you there

01:04:15That won't be necessary, I have servants to take care of me

01:04:18And you need to stop carrying everyone else's problems on your shoulders

01:04:21The warning clearly wasn't meant for Torrin

01:04:24I know

01:04:25The grand maester soon came over and insisted Torrin return to his chamber

01:04:28Beatrice received her pountage and was escorted to her carriage by a knight, looking both worried and helpless

01:04:34Back in the chamber, the mainster checked Torrin's wounds again and warned him not to get out of bed without

01:04:39permission

01:04:40Torrin appeared to agree obediently

01:04:42Less than ten minutes later, he was already throwing back the furs again

01:04:46I need to use the chamber pot

01:04:48His knight commander immediately stepped forward

01:04:50I'll help you my lord, no

01:04:51Torrin rejected the offer without hesitation

01:04:54His gaze slid past the commander and landed on Elyra

01:04:57Elyra, can you help me?

The Vanished Bride Of The North DRAMA ENSUB – Full Movie (2026)

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