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00:00:03Starsteel! Switch to Starsteel blades!
00:00:21Dragon Queen, where are you?
00:00:31Miss, run! That thing crawled straight out of hell!
00:00:35I know. One little stray slipped away seven years ago.
00:00:40Today, I'm taking it back.
00:01:01I was going to rest.
00:01:04I can't wait for you.
00:01:08You can't wait for me.
00:01:09Beep?
00:01:13Beeper!
00:01:17WC-162-ctrallium.
00:01:30How about I call you Lumi from now on?
00:01:35All hail the Dragon Queen!
00:01:39All hail the Dragon Queen!
00:01:48Forgive my late arrival.
00:01:49What happened today stays in this harbor.
00:01:53As you command.
00:02:01Is everything I asked for ready?
00:02:03Yes, Your Majesty.
00:02:05Leon Silvervale has recovered.
00:02:07His unrestration is in one week.
00:02:09And nobles from all Seven Realms will attend.
00:02:13Good.
00:02:16Prepare three betrothal gifts for me.
00:02:19A starsteel crown, a dragon crystal scepter, and a fire dragon egg.
00:02:25Have them delivered to Leon's...
00:02:26Your Majesty, those are gifts fit for a dragon consort.
00:02:30Does this mean you're ready to reveal yourself as the Queen?
00:02:33Not yet.
00:02:34I want to see who still deserves my trust after seven years.
00:02:37As you command, Your Majesty.
00:02:38One more thing.
00:02:40The Duke of the Northern Reach has sent three secret letters asking to see you.
00:02:49The Duke can wait.
00:02:51For now.
00:02:52I must keep a promise from seven years ago.
00:02:57Yes, Your Majesty.
00:03:10Your Grace, your wedding to Lady Cecilia has been set for next month.
00:03:16Golden Rose Court expects you to sign the betrothal contract at once.
00:03:22Otherwise...
00:03:22Or what?
00:03:24Otherwise...
00:03:25Golden Sen Court will cut off all dragon crystal supplies and reinforcements to the Aurora Rampart.
00:03:31For now...
00:03:32We cannot afford to make an enemy of them.
00:03:36Allow me a few days to consider the betrothal.
00:03:40Very well.
00:03:41I'll wait for your answer.
00:03:43You have three days.
00:03:57What right do they have to decide whom I marry?
00:03:59My lord, House Golden Rose is forcing our hand.
00:04:03We can't keep putting them off forever.
00:04:05But if you marry someone else first, they'll have no grounds to force you to marry Lady Cecilia.
00:04:12Oh, my God!
00:04:26My son!
00:04:35My son!
00:04:39Thank you, you saved him. Thank you.
00:04:47Frostfang!
00:05:00My lord, Frostfang never lets a stranger within three feet of him, and your falcon won't let anyone but you
00:05:06near it.
00:05:08What have you done to him?
00:05:14Frostfang! Are you protecting her?
00:05:20Good boy.
00:05:24Who are you, exactly?
00:05:26I'm Veya. I came up from the south to help out. I spend most of my time tending to animals.
00:05:37So she's just a beast keeper from the countryside. Interesting.
00:05:44Veya, you may just be an ordinary beast keeper, but you've clearly got away with animals.
00:05:49And you've got courage.
00:05:52I need a duchess to get out of an arranged marriage.
00:05:55Will you marry me?
00:05:56Marry you?
00:06:00I'll pay you three hundred gold crowns a month for three years.
00:06:05When the contract ends, you'll receive ten thousand gold crowns and a castle.
00:06:11Your beasts tell me you're a good man.
00:06:19But I already have a fiancé.
00:06:24Oh, right.
00:06:28Sorry about that.
00:06:30Congratulations.
00:06:33Frostfang!
00:06:34You!
00:06:35Your grace!
00:06:36Urgent news from the front line.
00:06:38Three months in the freeze.
00:06:39Food and dragon crystal are almost gone.
00:06:42We're down half strength.
00:06:45We're out of time.
00:06:46The enemy won't be fully assembled for another month.
00:06:49Send the order.
00:06:50We strike now.
00:06:51I'll lead the attack myself.
00:06:54You're the north's last line.
00:06:55If you fall...
00:06:57I won't let my soldiers fight on empty stomachs.
00:06:59I have to take the risk.
00:07:01We move now.
00:07:10Hold your position.
00:07:11The Frost Revenant army is already assembled.
00:07:14They'll reach the rampart in one hour.
00:07:16Who do you think you are, girl?
00:07:17You have no right to...
00:07:21Go on.
00:07:25Light this at the highest beacon tower.
00:07:28Do that, and you'll live to see the queen.
00:07:35What is this?
00:07:37Fire dragon dung.
00:07:40How dare you lie to his grace.
00:07:42Fire dragons went extinct long ago.
00:07:45How could a country beast keeper like you
00:07:47possibly have their dung?
00:07:51Veterans who fought the undead all their lives
00:07:53couldn't even tell.
00:07:56What makes you think a beast keeper could?
00:07:59A beast keeper has her ways.
00:08:06Burn it.
00:08:07Wait one hour.
00:08:08If I'm wrong, all you lose is a bag of dung.
00:08:11If I'm right, you save a city.
00:08:16Ridiculous.
00:08:17My lord.
00:08:17She's probably putting on an act to get your attention.
00:08:20Throw it away.
00:08:21Yes, my lord.
00:08:26Hold on.
00:08:27Keep the troops in place.
00:08:29Yes, my lord.
00:08:31If nothing happens in an hour, she'll learn the price of playing games with Kale Frostwing.
00:08:51Leon.
00:08:52You'll be so happy when you find out who I really am.
00:09:03Theia.
00:09:06I have nothing to give you right now.
00:09:09But once I make a name for myself, I promise you.
00:09:13You'll be the only woman I ever marry.
00:09:15I'll never betray you.
00:09:32Leon.
00:09:34It's me, Vea.
00:09:37I'm back.
00:09:38Lord Leon.
00:09:39You're dead.
00:09:45Today's a big day.
00:09:47Don't let any riffraff in.
00:09:49Yes, my lady.
00:09:55Maybe they didn't hear me.
00:09:57Please tell Lord Leon that Vea has returned.
00:10:02Vea?
00:10:03Which Vea?
00:10:04Get lost.
00:10:06Don't dirty Lady Ethlyn's red carpet.
00:10:08Lord Leon and I know each other from years ago.
00:10:10So it's you.
00:10:12The little healer from Grayville who used to empty my son's bed pads.
00:10:17But now, House Silverville has no place for someone like you.
00:10:23Lady Ethlyn, what did you just say?
00:10:31Take the hundred gold crowns and stay away from my son.
00:10:35This is more than your life is worth.
00:10:37What?
00:10:39Seven years ago, Leon was a bastard abandoned by his own family and left to die in the Grayville Plague
00:10:46Zone.
00:10:46His arm was covered in ash-scale lynchings.
00:10:48Shut your mouth!
00:10:49I fought with everything I had to pull him back from death.
00:10:53And when Silverville family threw you out, I spent every coin I had to protect you both.
00:10:58The Ashgale Plague.
00:11:00Lord Leon actually had it?
00:11:01A Silverveil's bastard.
00:11:05Nonsense!
00:11:06My son carries the true blood of House Silverville.
00:11:10How dare you slander him!
00:11:16You think I came for money?
00:11:18This is enough money for someone like you to go back to your donkey gab,
00:11:21and live out your pathetic little life!
00:11:23Just stay away from my son!
00:11:30One gold crown for a knight at his sickbed.
00:11:33That's already more than generous.
00:11:35Tonight is my son's formal ceremony as Royal Chancellor.
00:11:40You're not climbing through him.
00:11:42Do you even realize this investiture is happening?
00:11:45Because I made it happen.
00:11:48Are you seriously claiming my son owes his position to you?
00:11:57That's right.
00:11:58I gave Leon his life.
00:12:00And I paved his road here.
00:12:30You're great!
00:12:31The Horde is bigger than we expected.
00:12:35Right on time.
00:12:36She was right.
00:12:37Exactly one hour.
00:12:51Bring me the fire dragon dung!
00:12:55My lord, what if he's playing us?
00:12:59Then I'll risk my life alongside my people.
00:13:18My lord!
00:13:20Nothing happened!
00:13:21That woman lied to us!
00:13:23All forces attack.
00:13:24We die here before they cross the rampart.
00:13:40What is that?
00:13:47They're gone!
00:13:49They're all gone!
00:13:51We won!
00:13:55Your grace, we won!
00:14:01Light this at the highest beacon tower.
00:14:03Do that, and you'll live to see the queen.
00:14:07Faea, who are you really?
00:14:16We leave for Crimson Keep now.
00:14:19You're gonna find her?
00:14:20The Northern Reach owes her its survival.
00:14:22She's the woman I'm going to marry.
00:14:34Enough!
00:14:37Leon...
00:14:41You heard everything, didn't you?
00:14:44All I heard was some mad woman making a scene in my big day.
00:14:48A mad woman?
00:14:50Grey Vale was a mistake, Veya.
00:14:52Don't drag it up and expect me to claim you before the Seven Realms.
00:14:58Take the money and leave.
00:15:09Leon, I'm asking you one last time.
00:15:12After everything we shared, did you ever have any real feelings for me?
00:15:17You put this ring on my finger yourself!
00:15:23Feelings.
00:15:24Don't be naive.
00:15:32Veya, stop throwing yourself at me.
00:15:34Everything you gave me was only a drop in the bucket.
00:15:37I got where I am because someone truly powerful has been backing me.
00:15:42I see.
00:15:44And who exactly is this powerful person?
00:15:46Since you're so eager to know, the person who's funded me and helped me rise for the past seven years
00:15:52is none other than the Royal Regent.
00:15:56Martha.
00:15:57That's right.
00:15:59Regent Martha Ironbacker recognized my son's talent.
00:16:02For seven years, she supplied him and helped him rise to where he is today.
00:16:08Who do you think you are calling Regent Martha by name?
00:16:11So Leon thinks Martha has been supporting him all these years, when she was only following my orders.
00:16:17Son, Regent Martha may even be interested in you.
00:16:21She holds the Queen's authority in her hands.
00:16:24If you could marry her.
00:16:27You have a point, Mother.
00:16:29Regent Martha has always stood at the Dragon Queen's side.
00:16:32If I could win her over.
00:16:34Then House Silverville will soar to new heights.
00:16:37The Queen might even grant you a dukestish.
00:16:40And then I, Leon Silverville, will stand at the pinnacle of power in the Seven Realms.
00:16:53Leon.
00:17:00When the truth comes out, I hope you won't be the one on your knees begging me.
00:17:27I heard your whole conversation with Leon and his mother.
00:17:34Did the Duke of the Northern Reach come all this way just to laugh at me?
00:17:38That man in there doesn't deserve you.
00:17:41Veya.
00:17:42Marry me.
00:17:46What did you just say?
00:17:49Don't tell me seeing my fiancée cast me aside made your graces fall for me, out of pity.
00:17:56Miss Veya.
00:17:58You need a title.
00:18:01And I need a duchess.
00:18:04If this is an arrangement, then I'll make you a promise.
00:18:08For every day you're my husband.
00:18:10I'll protect you.
00:18:12Protect me?
00:18:13Veya.
00:18:15You're a beast keeper.
00:18:16All you need to do is live a simple, happy life as my duchess.
00:18:21Kale Frostwing.
00:18:22I know what you need.
00:18:23Send the Queen another letter.
00:18:24Ask her to grant the Northern Reach direct control of two dragon crystal trade routes,
00:18:29along with one billion dragon crystals.
00:18:32One billion?
00:18:34I can never ask the Queen for something like that.
00:18:36What if it offends her majesty?
00:18:37Don't worry.
00:18:38The Queen will approve it herself.
00:18:39You talk as if you know the Queen personally.
00:18:41This is impossible.
00:18:47Do as she said.
00:18:47My lord, but...
00:18:48Do as she said.
00:18:58Now, it's your turn to answer me.
00:19:04Vea.
00:19:06Will you form a marriage bond with me?
00:19:16By Frostwing's name and frozen ground, body and soul, I bind myself to you.
00:19:22By dragon fire, fierce and true, my heart will never turn from you.
00:19:44It's Mark.
00:19:45It's no ordinary bond, Mark.
00:19:47Vea, who are you really?
00:20:01Look around for a bit.
00:20:03I'll be back soon.
00:20:04If anyone gives you trouble, show them this.
00:20:11Go ahead, Your Grace.
00:20:24Half an inch higher.
00:20:25When Duke Kale takes his seat, the Frostwing crest must be the first thing he sees.
00:20:30Anyone who fails to show him proper respect will answer to my whip.
00:20:34Yes, my lady.
00:20:35Lady Lionheart has really outdone herself tonight.
00:20:37I hear Duke Kale Frostwing himself will be here.
00:20:41If Lord Leon earns even a word of praise from him,
00:20:44House Silver Veil's prestige in the military will be unmatched.
00:20:48Mother, did you hear that?
00:20:49The greatest warrior in the Seven Realms.
00:20:51The ruler of Frostwing City.
00:20:53Duke Kale?
00:20:54Well, even House Golden Ruse has to tread carefully around him.
00:20:58Everyone!
00:21:00Duke Kale himself came tonight to honor my son, Leon!
00:21:08Lord Leon, I hope you'll remember House Lionheart when the time comes.
00:21:12You actually got Duke Kale to attend your ceremony.
00:21:15There's no greater honor in the Seven Realms.
00:21:27Vea, how did you sneak in here?
00:21:29You're about to become Royal Chancellor, and you're still as narrow-minded as ever.
00:21:33I walked in through the front door.
00:21:35The front door.
00:21:36You either slipped in with the servants, or crawled in through some hole behind the kitchens like a stray.
00:21:41I knew it!
00:21:42We gave you a hundred gold coins to disappear, and you still came crawling back.
00:21:46You really thought you could sneak in here and sink your claws into my son again?
00:21:49Don't make me laugh!
00:21:51Vea, I made myself perfectly clear.
00:21:53It's over between us.
00:21:54Following me here only makes me look down on you even more.
00:21:57Leon, you really think too highly of yourself.
00:21:59You think you're worth chasing?
00:22:00Vea, I'm warning you for the last time.
00:22:03Duke Kale Frostwing himself will be here tonight.
00:22:05Do you have any idea what kind of man he is?
00:22:07Leave now, before he arrives.
00:22:09If he sees someone like you here and takes offense, even I won't be able to save you.
00:22:13Really?
00:22:13Are you that afraid of Kale?
00:22:15Duke Kale is coming tonight for my ceremony.
00:22:17He's coming for me, Leon Silva Vale.
00:22:21So naturally I'll clear out the vermin before he arrives.
00:22:31My lord, I failed you.
00:22:34As for Miss Vea, speak.
00:22:36The moment our sources learned we were looking into her, every one of them cut us off.
00:22:40Three destroyed their sending crystals outright.
00:22:42Another source sent word that we must stop immediately,
00:22:46or all dragon crystal supplies to the northern reach will be cut off for good.
00:22:49Even the Dragonmere Trading House won't dare get involved.
00:22:53Keep this quiet.
00:22:55Double the shadow guard around the banquet hall and ensure her safety at all costs.
00:22:59My lord, we know nothing about this woman.
00:23:01She sought you out and bound herself to you in marriage.
00:23:04She saved a million soldiers and civilians in the northern reach.
00:23:07She's my duchess now, and no matter who she is, I'll keep her safe.
00:23:11Her past can wait.
00:23:12Let's get back to the banquet.
00:23:17Son, why waste your breath on a lowborn nobody like her?
00:23:20Call the guards and have her thrown out.
00:23:24What were you doing at the door?
00:23:26How did you let someone like her in?
00:23:28My, my, Lord Leon.
00:23:31What's going on here?
00:23:32Did a kitchen maid lose her way?
00:23:34Don't trouble yourself, my lord.
00:23:36I know her kind well.
00:23:37They slip into noble banquets hoping to land a wealthy lord.
00:23:40Miss Cassandra, you owe us an explanation.
00:23:43Tonight was supposed to be my son's chance to win Duke Kale's favor,
00:23:47and now this lowborn woman is ruining everything.
00:23:49If she angers the Duke, who's going to take responsibility?
00:23:53Don't worry, madam.
00:23:54I'll deal with her.
00:24:01House Lionheart spent three days preparing for Duke Kale's arrival.
00:24:06Even the servants had to prepare themselves from head to toe.
00:24:10And then you come barging in wearing homespun rags and worn-out boots,
00:24:15trampling all over the ceremonial carpet laid for his grace.
00:24:18Are you trying to disgrace all of Crimson Keeps?
00:24:21It's just a carpet.
00:24:22Just a carpet?
00:24:23It was laid for Duke Kale.
00:24:25A filthy lowborn like you should be on your knees begging forgiveness for daring to step on it.
00:24:32There are three rules for entering this hall.
00:24:35First, no invitation from the dragon court, no entry.
00:24:38Second, no family emblem, no place near the high table.
00:24:42Third, without a bonded beast or a noble to vouch for you, you're nothing but an intruder.
00:24:47So tell me, which rule do you meet?
00:24:50What if I meet all three, make up one more story, and I'll have them beat your mouth bloody?
00:24:56Kale Frostwing brought me here.
00:24:58Is the Duke of the Northern Reach noble enough to vouch for me?
00:25:05What a joke.
00:25:07Do you even know who Duke Kale is?
00:25:08I sent three letters begging for a word with him and got nothing.
00:25:11And you, some village healer, you expect me to believe he came for you?
00:25:15Exactly.
00:25:15Why would he bring some nameless woman to a banquet like this?
00:25:18That woman has lost her mind over men.
00:25:21She dares set her sights on Duke Kale?
00:25:23Even I wouldn't dare pretend I'm close to Duke Kale.
00:25:26And you, a lowborn nobody?
00:25:28Who do you think you are?
00:25:30Lady Cassandra, this young lady was just...
00:25:32Shut up!
00:25:33You useless fool!
00:25:34You let some nobody into the banquet and you still have the nerve to speak?
00:25:41I'll teach you what happens when you forget your place, you lowborn wretch.
00:25:52I'll teach you what happens when you're in the banquet and you still have the Duchess cornered.
00:26:00Lord Leon and Lady Cassandra have the Duchess cornered.
00:26:02Lady Cassandra went after her with a whip.
00:26:06Anyone who hurts her will not leave this hall!
00:26:12You lowborn wretch!
00:26:13How dare you grab my whip!
00:26:15You!
00:26:16I knew it.
00:26:17You're nothing but an ill-bred country brute.
00:26:19No wonder you'll never belong among true nobles.
00:26:22So this is noble honor?
00:26:23She attacks me and no one says a word.
00:26:26I fight back and I'm called crude.
00:26:28How very noble.
00:26:29Enough!
00:26:30You've ruined the banquet and you still dare insult everyone here?
00:26:35What are you doing?
00:26:38Put that down!
00:26:40You have no right to touch it!
00:26:42This gave you power.
00:26:44And all you've done with it is strike down those beneath you.
00:26:47Vea, don't you dare!
00:26:48Leon has no right to this seat.
00:26:50I spent seven years helping him rise only to raise an ungrateful serpent.
00:26:55Today, I'm taking it all back.
00:27:06She shattered the Chancellor's emblem!
00:27:09She's lost her mind!
00:27:11Vea, what have you done?
00:27:13You're insane, you mad woman!
00:27:15How dare you destroy a royal emblem!
00:27:18Guard!
00:27:18Vea!
00:27:19Since you insist on pushing this far, don't expect me to show you any mercy.
00:27:23That's right!
00:27:23Miss Cassandra, seize her!
00:27:25Break her legs and throw her out!
00:27:27You heard Lady Silvervale!
00:27:28Take her!
00:27:31Take her!
00:27:32Take her!
00:27:38Wait!
00:27:39Stop!
00:27:44Duke!
00:27:45Duke Kale is on his way!
00:27:47No one dare go near him!
00:27:48He looks truly furious!
00:27:50I knew it!
00:27:51His grace must have heard someone destroy the Chancellor's emblem!
00:27:55He's here to back Lord Leon up!
00:27:57Did you hear that?
00:27:58Duke Kale is coming!
00:27:59You lowborn wretch, you're as good as dead!
00:28:02That clasp, that's Duke Kale's personal frost emblem!
00:28:08Have you gone blind?
00:28:10Anyone could fake the Frostwing emblem!
00:28:12Exactly!
00:28:13She probably picked it up from some pile of junk!
00:28:16You!
00:28:16Get over here!
00:28:17Who let this woman in?
00:28:18Speak!
00:28:21Lady Lionheart, Duke Kale brought her in himself!
00:28:23That Frost Crystal clasp came from him too!
00:28:32Impossible!
00:28:32How could Duke Kale bring someone like her here?
00:28:36So what if Duke Kale brought her in?
00:28:38It only proves he took pity on her!
00:28:40Lord Leon cast her aside, and when she saw Duke Kale outside, she fell at his feet and begged
00:28:45him to bring her in.
00:28:46The Duke must have felt sorry for her, nothing more!
00:28:50So that's what happened.
00:28:51Veya, you really haven't changed.
00:29:01No grace!
00:29:08You grace, you came at just the right time.
00:29:11This woman claimed you brought her here, then ruined my ceremony and humiliated House
00:29:14Silver Veil in front of everyone.
00:29:16Your grace, you should teach this shameless woman a lesson yourself.
00:29:19That's right!
00:29:20She used to cling to my son, she has no shame!
00:29:23She used to cling to you?
00:29:25Exactly.
00:29:26She looked after me for a few days and thought that was enough to marry into House Silver Veil.
00:29:30A shameless woman.
00:29:35Shameless woman.
00:29:37Where?
00:29:41There she is!
00:29:53Did they hurt you?
00:29:54Sorry.
00:29:56I got tired of waiting.
00:29:58So I started without you.
00:30:00Veya!
00:30:00How dare you act like that in front of his grace!
00:30:02You wretch!
00:30:03How dare you stand there grinning in front of his grace!
00:30:13Who said you could touch her?
00:30:20Your grace, you have it all wrong.
00:30:23A woman like her doesn't deserve your pity.
00:30:25She's only using your kindness.
00:30:27Kindness?
00:30:27This wasn't pity.
00:30:30I begged her to marry me!
00:30:37A soul bond?
00:30:38Isn't that House Frostwing's highest marriage bond?
00:30:41Both marks only appear when the mate bond is real.
00:30:44The woman you call a lowborn healer is no intruder.
00:30:49She is my wife.
00:30:52Bound to me before the altar of the dragon god.
00:30:56Duke Kale, my cousin Cecilia Golden Rose is your fiancé!
00:31:00I never agreed to it.
00:31:02You would humiliate the Lionhearts and the Golden Roses for a servant?
00:31:07What gives her the right to be Duchess of the Northern Reach?
00:31:10Because she's the one I chose.
00:31:11You'll regret this.
00:31:12Without the Golden Roses Dragon Crystal, how will the Northern Reach hold back the undead?
00:31:16She can get us the Dragon Crystal we need.
00:31:19And she's already saved the Northern Reach once!
00:31:22You grace, choose your allies wisely.
00:31:24I'm about to become Royal Chancellor.
00:31:26I can get the Northern Reach the crystals and military funds it needs.
00:31:29And her, all that country healer knows is how to cling to powerful men.
00:31:33Leon, without this country healer, you would have died in Grey Vale seven years ago!
00:31:38You've never had any real power.
00:31:39You have no idea how high I'm about to rise.
00:31:41The power you're so desperate for means little to me!
00:31:45If the Chancellorship matters that much to him, give it to someone else.
00:31:49Give it to someone else?
00:31:50You think you can hand out royal offices as you please?
00:31:53Veya, do you really think marrying into Duke Kale's house gives you the right to decide who becomes Royal Chancellor?
00:31:59You're defying the Queen herself!
00:32:00Enough!
00:32:05The Northern Reach gave one of seven votes on the War Council.
00:32:10Now, we're taking it back.
00:32:14Duke Kale, you can't!
00:32:16As Duke of the Northern Reach, I exercise our veto.
00:32:19Leon Silvervale's appointment as Royal Chancellor is now suspended!
00:32:25My son's position!
00:32:28You can't take it away from him!
00:32:30Leon Silvervale publicly insulted my wife and disrupted a royal ceremony.
00:32:34Place him in Frostwing custody until the Royal Council reviews his case.
00:32:38Cassandra Lionheart attacked my wife!
00:32:40Take her too!
00:32:42You dare touch me?
00:32:44My cousin is the Golden Rose heir!
00:32:47Drag her out!
00:32:49Who here dares touch Chancellor Leon?
00:32:55Grandmother.
00:33:00Lady Aurora!
00:33:01Save me!
00:33:02Kale, are you trying to doom the entire Northern Reach?
00:33:12Lady Aurora, you have to stand up for my son!
00:33:17Kale, what gives you the right to speak for the North and overturn the Queen's Chancellor?
00:33:22Leon insulted my wife.
00:33:23The Northern Reach has every right to withdraw its support.
00:33:26Your wife?
00:33:27You dug up some village woman to play Duchess.
00:33:31And now you'd risk the North's future over this farce?
00:33:33So that's what this is.
00:33:35I knew Duke Kale would never marry a servant like her.
00:33:38He only brought her here to play the part.
00:33:40This is not an act.
00:33:41Varya and I formed an ancient soul bond before the altar of the Dragon God.
00:33:44She is the rightful Duchess of the Northern Reach.
00:33:49Enough!
00:33:50Do you even know why the Northern Reach backed Leon?
00:33:52We supported him because Royal Reeshint Martha Ironhacka personally ordered us to.
00:33:58Royal Regent Martha, she's the Queen's most trusted advisor.
00:34:01If she supports Leon, then the Queen must support him too.
00:34:05You heard that.
00:34:07Royal Regent Martha herself is backing my son.
00:34:25Royal Regent Martha asked me to deliver these three gifts.
00:34:29A star-steel crown, a dragon crystal seppler, and a fire dragon egg.
00:34:37A crown, a scepter, and a dragon egg.
00:34:40Those are gifts fit for a royal consul.
00:34:42Royal Regent Martha really hasn't forgotten me.
00:34:47She has already approved this betrothal petition between House Golden Rose and House Frostwing.
00:34:53Kale, you rejected House Golden Rose.
00:34:56You're standing against Regent Martha herself.
00:34:59My cousin's betrothal to you has already passed the Dragon Court to preliminary review.
00:35:04Varya is the one who has no place here.
00:35:06Duke Kale, surely you see it now.
00:35:08I'm the one you should have on your side.
00:35:10As for Varya, she's nothing but a joke the Dragon Court will soon cast aside.
00:35:19What are you smiling at?
00:35:21I'm laughing at how eagerly you're claiming gifts that aren't even yours.
00:35:25Leon, you'd better hold on to them tightly.
00:35:27What, jealous?
00:35:28No.
00:35:29I'm just afraid you won't get to keep them for long.
00:35:31If Martha really is backing Leon, she could block the Northern Reach's dragon crystal supplies, border funding, and trade route
00:35:39permits.
00:35:40She won't.
00:35:41Lady Aurora, you don't need to worry about Martha holding this against you.
00:35:44I can take care of it.
00:35:49Duke Kale says a few words in your defense, and now you think you're someone important at the Dragon Court?
00:35:55The front line needs dragon crystals.
00:35:58The army needs funding.
00:36:00Our trade routes need the court's approval.
00:36:03And you expect all of House Frostwing to risk everything on your word alone?
00:36:10Chancellor Leon, Lady Silvervale, Kale has offended you both tonight.
00:36:15To make amends, the Northern Reach will offer 30% of its dragon crystal mine revenues and 30% of
00:36:22its trade route taxes.
00:36:23We will also give you 10 years of revenue from the Silver Pine Ridge Fist, along with three treasures from
00:36:30the Frostwing Vault.
00:36:31All I ask is that you speak in our favor before Regent Martha.
00:36:35Lady Aurora, I appreciate your sincerity.
00:36:38But Duke Kale blocked my appointment and humiliated me today, all for some lowborn woman.
00:36:43I will tell Regent Martha exactly what happened.
00:36:48Veya, drop the act.
00:36:50You're only using Kale to spite me.
00:36:51But clinging to him won't change where you came from.
00:36:53A lowborn woman gains no honor by attaching herself to a noble.
00:36:58First, I never stood beside Kale just to spite you.
00:37:01Second, I don't depend on Kale.
00:37:03I don't depend on anyone.
00:37:05Leon, you think becoming Chancellor is as high as anyone can rise?
00:37:09But what you threw away with your own hands was far beyond that.
00:37:12Lady Cecilia Goldenrose of House Goldenrose.
00:37:20Cousin Cecilia, you're here!
00:37:22It seems I arrived at just the right time.
00:37:25Kale, did you really find a woman like this to hide behind just so you could avoid marrying me?
00:37:29Your taste is colder than a northern winter.
00:37:32Cecilia, I never agreed to this betrothal.
00:37:34The Dragon Court has already given it preliminary approval.
00:37:37Whether you accept it or not doesn't matter.
00:37:39What matters is that the Queen recognizes House Goldenrose.
00:37:43So does Regent Martha.
00:37:44The Queen recognizes House Goldenrose?
00:37:47Kale protecting you doesn't mean the Dragon Court accepts you.
00:37:49A bondmark might fool people for a while, but noble standing can't be faked.
00:37:53A family crest.
00:37:55Noble blood.
00:37:56A bonded beast.
00:37:58Which one do you have?
00:37:59What bonded beast could she possibly have?
00:38:02That pathetic little donkey?
00:38:06Veya, if you're really more than some country girl, then prove it.
00:38:09Show us what gives you the right to stand here.
00:38:11If she can prove it, I'll kneel before her right here!
00:38:15Veya, don't waste your time on them.
00:38:19Kale, since they want proof, I'll show them.
00:38:38Who says I can't?
00:38:50That's your bonded beast?
00:38:52A furry little lizard?
00:38:57A mutant lizard with a little fur and you call it a bonded beast?
00:39:00Veya, even your lies are cheap.
00:39:02No noble crest.
00:39:03No aura.
00:39:04Kale, do you see now?
00:39:05This is all she has to prove she belongs here.
00:39:08Goldfeather, come.
00:39:09If she insists on calling that thing a bonded beast, show it what a real noble beast looks like.
00:39:15Cassandra, call off your beast.
00:39:17Feeling protective, Your Grace?
00:39:18Don't worry.
00:39:19Goldfeather's not picky.
00:39:20One bite and it'll all be over.
00:39:22Let her deal with this herself.
00:39:24She claims she had something to show.
00:39:26Now she must face the consequences.
00:39:29Goldfeather, swallow it whole!
00:39:32Goldfeather, swallow it whole!
00:39:33Luma, had enough fun?
00:39:38Valsina, Isera.
00:40:07Goldfeather? Why are you bowing? Get up!
00:40:12That's the aura of a true dragon!
00:40:15Neil, her bonded beast is a dragon!
00:40:18No, impossible.
00:40:21Even House Goldenrose couldn't form a bond with a true dragon.
00:40:25How could she?
00:40:27Who are you, really?
00:40:30Veya.
00:40:36Leon, do you still think she's just a mutant lizard?
00:40:42Who says that thing is a dragon?
00:40:46Father! You came just in time!
00:40:49That woman is passing some monster off as a royal beast!
00:40:52Everyone, stand back.
00:40:53All bonded beasts are judged by the laws of the Dragon Corps.
00:40:56It looks like a dragon, but a true royal dragon must be registered with the Royal Beast Hall.
00:41:02At most, it's a corrupted dragon warped by dragon crystals.
00:41:06You heard him. It's only a corrupted dragon.
00:41:09I knew she could never bond with a true royal beast!
00:41:12Veya, that was quite a bluff. You nearly fooled us all with that corrupted dragon.
00:41:16You're absolutely certain she doesn't qualify as a royal beast?
00:41:19I have served the Dragon Court at the Royal Beast Hall for twenty years.
00:41:23Only Her Majesty can command the true dragons of the court.
00:41:25The three ancient dragons now sleep in Dragon Male Temple.
00:41:29This corrupted creature cannot compare to them.
00:41:31A corrupted dragon brought a seventh-ranked griffin to its knees?
00:41:34That's quite a stretch, August.
00:41:35That creature may frighten everyone in this hall, but it won't fool the Dragon Court at the Queen's Ceremony.
00:41:41The moment you stand before the Royal Daos, your little trick will be exposed.
00:41:45Lord August, do you know what else is planned for Her Majesty's Return Ceremony?
00:41:49We've received word. At the ceremony, Her Majesty will name her royal consort.
00:41:54Her royal consort? Her Majesty is going to choose a husband?
00:41:57If Her Majesty is about to name one, then Lord Leon must be.
00:42:01After years of serving the court, I believe you may be the man Her Majesty favors.
00:42:05Careful, Lord August. Her Majesty is far above me.
00:42:08I only wish to serve the Dragon Court faithfully.
00:42:10Anything more would be wishful thinking.
00:42:12Son, this isn't wishful thinking.
00:42:13Regent Martha sent you those gifts, and Lord August just said it himself.
00:42:17Veya, I didn't want to be so blunt, but now you see the truth.
00:42:22I am destined to stand beside the Queen.
00:42:26You really think the Queen will choose you?
00:42:28Fine, then let's wait for the Return Ceremony.
00:42:31You'll hear it from Her Majesty herself.
00:42:33If the Queen doesn't choose you, try not to cry.
00:42:36You really know nothing, do you?
00:42:38I had no intention of making this public, but at this point, there's no reason to keep it hidden.
00:42:41The one who has recognized my worth and supported me for the past seven years
00:42:45is the power behind Regent Martha.
00:42:48The only god in the Dragon Realm.
00:42:50It's one true ruler.
00:42:51The Dragon Queen!
00:42:55Son, were you saying it was Her Majesty?
00:42:58That she's the one who recognized your worth and supported you for the past seven years?
00:43:02Mother, isn't it obvious by now?
00:43:04Regent Martha was only acting on the Queen's behalf.
00:43:06Why else would she favor me alone?
00:43:08Why send me gifts fit for a royal consort?
00:43:09There's only one answer.
00:43:11Her Majesty recognized my talent long ago.
00:43:13She has been clearing my path, step by step, towards the very top of the Dragon Court.
00:43:18So you think everything you've received was because the Queen had her eye on you?
00:43:22What if I was the one behind all of it?
00:43:25You...
00:43:25Enough, Bea.
00:43:26You can't even prove who you are, and now you want to take credit for everything Her Majesty gave me?
00:43:30Her Majesty herself has been backing Chancellor Leon?
00:43:34The Northern Reach is doomed.
00:43:37Grandmother.
00:43:38Chancellor Leon, when you stand before Her Majesty, please don't say anything against the Northern Reach.
00:43:44Regret it now, Duke Hale?
00:43:46The man you offended was personally chosen by Her Majesty.
00:43:48I have no regrets.
00:43:50If Her Majesty truly supports Leon, I'll answer to the Dragon Court myself.
00:43:53You see it now, Bea.
00:43:54Every noble here is on my side.
00:43:56The higher you rise, the happier I am.
00:43:58You certainly look better now than you did kneeling in a shack in Grey Vale, begging me to save you.
00:44:03You...
00:44:04Son, don't waste your breath on her.
00:44:07Once the Queen's ceremony begins, she'll see exactly how foolish she looks.
00:44:13If the Queen really is on Leon's side, do you know what that means for the Northern Reach?
00:44:18I do.
00:44:20And you still want to protect her?
00:44:22Grandmother, this isn't some reckless impulse.
00:44:25She gave me something no one else ever has.
00:44:27Marrying her was the first choice I made for myself.
00:44:29Go.
00:44:30Whether the Northern Reach lives or dies, I can't stop you anymore.
00:44:37Bea, listen to me.
00:44:39If the Queen really is on his side, I'll find a way to get you out of Crimson Heap.
00:44:42What about you?
00:44:43I'm the Duke of the Northern Reach.
00:44:44If the Queen wants someone to answer for this, she'll come for me.
00:44:47Kale, don't worry.
00:44:48If the Queen's return ceremony, you'll know who I really am.
00:44:54Your Majesty, Duke Golden Rose sent a secret letter today.
00:44:57House Golden Rose wants your support in taking control of part of the Northern Reach.
00:45:01They're also demanding a 30% increase in the price of Dragon Crystals.
00:45:0530%?
00:45:06House Golden Rose is getting greedier by the day.
00:45:08They've also been reaching into the Northern Reach's border defenses and trade routes.
00:45:12If the Northern Reach falls, the undead will overrun the entire defense line.
00:45:17Then Golden Rose's Dragon Crystal Mines will become nests for Frost Revenants.
00:45:21Then, you mean to refuse House Golden Rose?
00:45:24No.
00:45:25Let them keep thinking they've won.
00:45:26Should we still give House Golden Rose a seat token for the Queen's Ceremony?
00:45:29Yes.
00:45:30And not just any token.
00:45:32Give them the highest-ranking Divine Dragon token.
00:45:35Your Majesty, the Divine Dragon token ranks just below the Ancestral Dragon token.
00:45:39Giving House Golden Rose that much authority, wouldn't that be too dangerous?
00:45:44Martha.
00:45:44Martha, have you ever seen a hunter worry about using too much bait?
00:45:48The higher House Golden Rose climbs, the harder it will fall.
00:45:51I understand.
00:45:52You want them to climb all the way to the top and destroy themselves when they get there.
00:45:55I enjoy watching the arrogant make fools of themselves.
00:46:00Right before they come crashing down.
00:46:05Son!
00:46:06Look at this!
00:46:07Even Lady Aurora knows she can't afford to stand against us anymore.
00:46:11Mother, this is only the beginning.
00:46:12Once I become the Queen's Royal Consort, the entire Northern Reach will belong to House Silverville.
00:46:18Lord Leon, Regent Martha sent me to deliver your seat token for Her Majesty's Return Ceremony.
00:46:23She also asked me to pass along a message.
00:46:25Her Majesty looks forward to meeting you.
00:46:27Son, did you hear that?
00:46:29Her Majesty herself is looking forward to meeting you!
00:46:33Her Majesty has shown me great favor.
00:46:36I won't let her down.
00:46:38Lord Leon, this is a Divine Dragon token.
00:46:40Only two have been issued.
00:46:41A Divine Dragon token?
00:46:43And there are only two?
00:46:44Son, you really are the one Her Majesty favors most!
00:46:47Mother, I told you.
00:46:50I, Leon Silvervale, am destined to rise to the very top of the Seven Realms.
00:46:54Son, this isn't wishful thinking.
00:46:57Regent Martha sent you those gifts, and Lord August just said it himself!
00:47:02Regent Martha sent us a Divine Dragon token.
00:47:05It seems Her Majesty truly does favor House Golden Rose.
00:47:09Father, with this seal in our hands, the North will belong to House Golden Rose after the ceremony.
00:47:14The Queen stands with us.
00:47:19Congratulations on receiving a Divine Dragon token, Lord Leon.
00:47:22Her Majesty clearly holds you in high regard.
00:47:24Then our two houses should stand together and serve Her Majesty faithfully.
00:47:28Especially the North.
00:47:29Kale rejected our marriage alliance for some countrywoman, then humiliated you in public.
00:47:33That's a score we should settle together.
00:47:35After the ceremony, I will support House Golden Rose in taking control of the Northern Reach.
00:47:39Your house is clearly better suited to govern it.
00:47:42Once our two houses join forces, who among the Seven Realms would dare oppose us?
00:47:52Your Grace! An urgent dispatch from the Northern Reach!
00:47:56Something happened at the Aurora Rampart?
00:47:58No. The Court approved both Dragon Crystal trade routes and the full allocation of one billion Dragon Crystals.
00:48:04Her Majesty signed the order herself.
00:48:11Somehow, you always make the impossible possible.
00:48:24Are you ready for this?
00:48:26The nobles of the Seven Realms will be here.
00:48:28What about you?
00:48:29Are you ready to stand with me?
00:48:30I've been ready to face whatever comes since the day I married you.
00:48:36Then let's go.
00:48:38Your Duchess won't let you down.
00:48:40Kale Frostwing, Duke of the Northern Reach.
00:48:43And Vea Frostwing, Duchess of the Northern Reach.
00:48:46Enter the hall!
00:48:51She just won't stay down.
00:48:52I thought she'd be too scared to show up.
00:48:54Kale, you still brought her here?
00:48:56Are you trying to bring ruin upon the entire Northern Reach?
00:48:59Grandmother, she is my wife and the rightful Duchess of the Northern Reach.
00:49:03Her place is beside me.
00:49:04Let it go, Lady Aurora.
00:49:06Once the ceremony is over, everything will be clear.
00:49:08Leon, you're sitting awfully high today.
00:49:11Exactly where Her Majesty placed me.
00:49:13Then you'd better hold on.
00:49:14It's a long way down.
00:49:16Kale, I never thought you'd actually dare bring her to the Queen's return ceremony.
00:49:20Cecilia, we're here to honor Her Majesty.
00:49:22I'm not going to argue with you here.
00:49:24I almost feel sorry for you.
00:49:26Tell me, Vea, what do you have to offer him?
00:49:28Dragon crystals?
00:49:29The favor of the royal court?
00:49:30I can give him what you never could.
00:49:32Kale, if you put aside your pride and agree to this marriage,
00:49:36House Golden Rose may still extend its protection to the Northern Reach.
00:49:39The Northern Reach does not need House Golden Rose protection.
00:49:42Kale, don't be foolish.
00:49:44You should know better than to refuse us.
00:49:46Here's an easy way.
00:49:48Put this on, clean yourself up,
00:49:50and come wait on me in my chambers after the ceremony.
00:49:52Please me, and perhaps I'll grant you a few dragon crystal mines.
00:50:01What did you just tell my husband to wear?
00:50:03Was I not clear enough?
00:50:04Kale Frostwing, if you please me,
00:50:06I might even take you as a secondary consort.
00:50:10You dared humiliate my husband right in front of me,
00:50:13you will answer for it.
00:50:15Did you all hear that?
00:50:16Some country nobody just threatened me.
00:50:18Does she have any idea what occasion this is?
00:50:21She must have a death wish.
00:50:22Since you're so determined to throw your life away,
00:50:25let me show you exactly who you chose to offend.
00:50:28The Divine Dragon Token.
00:50:30Second only to Her Majesty's Ancestral Dragon Token.
00:50:33Its baroner holds veto power at court and commands the royal god.
00:50:38Via, under the laws of the Dragon Court,
00:50:41I can have you arrested on the spot.
00:50:43By what authority?
00:50:46By Her Majesty's authority, this token carries the Queen's will.
00:50:51As its bearer, I hereby strip Kale Frostwing of his title as Duke of the Northern Reach.
00:50:56Guards, seize him and that false duchess.
00:50:59The Divine Dragon Token really does grant its barrier the power to strip a lord of his title.
00:51:04Lady Cecilia isn't bluffing.
00:51:10Cecilia, don't you dare!
00:51:12I already have.
00:51:13I'm the one in command now.
00:51:14Give in, Duke Kale.
00:51:15Is one woman worth sacrificing the entire Northern Reach?
00:51:18Are you certain yours truly carries the Queen's will?
00:51:21Still defiant when you're one step from death?
00:51:23Guards, seize them!
00:51:41Bearers of the Divine Dragon Tokens,
00:51:43Lord Leon Silverveil and Lady Cecilia Goldenrose,
00:51:47take your places in the second tier seats.
00:52:04The Divine Dragon Tokens have recognized their rightful bearers.
00:52:08And there are only two such seats in the entire hall.
00:52:12There's no need for such surprise.
00:52:14Her Majesty has placed great trust in me.
00:52:17I intend to prove myself worthy of that trust.
00:52:20Do you still think you can protect her, Kale?
00:52:22A second tier seat and a Divine Dragon Token.
00:52:25This is what Her Majesty's favor looks like.
00:52:28Lady Aurora, the Divine Dragon Tokens have spoken.
00:52:30If Duke Kale continues down this path,
00:52:32the entire Northern Reach will pay for his stubbornness.
00:52:35Do you see it now, Veya?
00:52:37Lady Cecilia and I sit above the court.
00:52:40You can only stand below and look up at us.
00:52:42That's how far beneath us you are.
00:52:45What are you staring at?
00:52:47That throne belongs to Her Majesty.
00:52:49Don't tell me you actually think you belong there.
00:52:53Careful, Lady Cecilia.
00:52:55She might actually start believing it.
00:52:57Imagine the spectacle if she tried to sit on the Queen's throne.
00:53:01You're right.
00:53:02Not just anyone can sit on that throne.
00:53:05At least you finally understand your place.
00:53:14Do you see who holds the power now, Kale?
00:53:16Or do you still intend to defend that wretched woman?
00:53:21Then don't expect any mercy from me.
00:53:23Guards, seize Kale Frostwit and that false duchess.
00:53:29Hold it.
00:53:32What now, Veya?
00:53:34Finally ready to beg for mercy?
00:53:36You're too late.
00:53:37I'll grant you this.
00:53:38Your divine dragon token outranks Kale's wooling token.
00:53:41Under court protocol, you have the authority to issue commands.
00:53:44So, you finally know your place?
00:53:47You misunderstand.
00:53:47I never wanted the fourth lael seat that comes with the whirling token.
00:53:54Did you hear her?
00:53:55She only got through those doors because Duke Kale brought her
00:53:58and now she's acting like a fourth-tier seat is beneath her?
00:54:00Veya, even that whirling token came from Kale.
00:54:04Without him, you wouldn't have a place in this hall at all.
00:54:06And you still dare claim a fourth-tier seat isn't good enough for you?
00:54:10Then tell us, what seat could possibly be worthy of you?
00:54:14Mine?
00:54:15No.
00:54:17My place...
00:54:20is up there.
00:54:21You've lost your mind!
00:54:23That throne belongs to Her Majesty!
00:54:25Veya, you dare claim the Queen's throne?
00:54:27That is treason!
00:54:29Gods!
00:54:30Arrest her!
00:54:31She's trying to seize the throne!
00:54:36I'm not seizing anything.
00:54:38I'm returning to what was always mine.
00:54:42She actually said the Queen's throne belongs to her?
00:54:45How dare she?
00:54:46That's treason!
00:54:47She's never even seen what the ancestral dragon token looks like.
00:54:50It is Her Majesty's one and only token in all seven relgems.
00:54:53What proof could she possibly have?
00:54:55Veya, pretending to be a noble was bad enough.
00:54:57Now you dare impersonate the Queen?
00:54:59Do you have any idea what that crime means?
00:55:00It could wipe out your entire bloodline!
00:55:02Guards!
00:55:02What are you waiting for?
00:55:03Seize her!
00:55:05Wait.
00:55:06Let her prove it.
00:55:16Is that the ancestral dragon token?
00:55:18It's fake.
00:55:19It has to be.
00:55:20She's not even a noble.
00:55:22How could she possibly have the ancestral dragon token?
00:55:24Veya, forging the ancestral dragon token is punishable by death.
00:55:29You may fool everyone here, but you will never fool Her Majesty.
00:55:32You're right.
00:55:33Only the dragon queen may wield this token.
00:55:37And I happen to be the only one who can.
00:55:42Stop her!
00:55:42She's going for the throne!
00:55:43Don't let her take another step!
00:55:45Veya!
00:55:45Take one more step and there will be no turning back!
00:55:49Veya.
00:55:54Kale, from now on, just stand by my side.
00:55:58Leave the rest to me.
00:56:13Regent Martha, you're just in time.
00:56:15This woman is impersonating the queen.
00:56:16Martha, I ask that you arrest this imposter immediately.
00:56:19Her Majesty's return ceremony must not be defiled.
00:56:22The Royal Beast Hall can confirm that she has no recognized noble standing.
00:56:30Regent Martha, Veya is my wife.
00:56:32If an offense has been committed, I will answer for it alone.
00:56:36Please, do not hurt her.
00:56:39Veya!
00:56:39Regent Martha is here now.
00:56:41How much longer do you intend to keep up this act?
00:56:45Regent Martha!
00:56:46You-
00:56:47Silence!
00:56:48You are not worthy to address Her Majesty.
00:56:51No!
00:56:52No!
00:56:52No!
00:56:54No!
00:56:55No!
00:56:56No!
00:56:57No!
00:56:58No!
00:57:02I, Martha Ironhinnit, welcome Her Majesty Veya Dragomir to the Dragon Queen, back to her
00:57:08rightful throne.
00:57:09She-
00:57:09She really is the queen?
00:57:11No.
00:57:12That's impossible.
00:57:13How could Veya possibly be the queen?
00:57:17Rise.
00:57:17It's impossible.
00:57:20Let's get back next time, seriously.
00:57:24Come.
00:57:43No!
00:57:46Some Blood binnenars.
00:57:46Aight!
00:57:46It was!
00:57:47I was so sorry, Pointer!
00:57:47I was so sorry about you.
00:57:56She truly is the Dragon Queen.
00:58:05All hail the Dragon Queen.
00:58:14There, no, your majesty. I didn't know. I swear I didn't know.
00:58:19So, you really are the Queen.
00:58:26Leon Silvervale, you claimed you had the Queen's backing.
00:58:31While the Queen is here, what do you have to say for yourself?
00:58:37Your majesty.
00:58:38I didn't know. If I had known you were the Queen, I never would have treated you that way.
00:58:42So that's your excuse?
00:58:43If I were still just an ordinary healer from Greyville, would the way you treated me have been right?
00:58:49That's not what I meant.
00:58:57Your majesty! Leon misled me!
00:59:00He told me you were just some penniless woman trying to cling to him.
00:59:03That's why I treated you that way!
00:59:05Misled by Leon, you were the one who threw gold coins in my face that day.
00:59:08You were the one who called me Lowborn, a filthy commoner.
00:59:11Your son wasn't holding your hand and forcing you to do it.
00:59:14Your majesty, House Golden Rose never intended to disrespect you.
00:59:17Regent Martha gave us the Divine Dragon Token.
00:59:19I believed it meant the royal court stood behind our house.
00:59:21I acted on that belief. This was all a misunderstanding.
00:59:24A misunderstanding?
00:59:25You used the Dragon Token to strip Kale of his title.
00:59:28You humiliated him before the entire court and made him wear a servant's livery.
00:59:31Was that a misunderstanding too?
00:59:34Your majesty, I was only upholding the rules of Crimson Keep.
00:59:37I had no idea who you were.
00:59:38The rules?
00:59:39Did the rules put that whip in your hand?
00:59:41Did they tell you that anyone without a noble crest was yours to throw out and humiliate?
00:59:44Every one of you keeps saying you didn't know I was the queen.
00:59:48But even if I weren't the queen, would any of what you did have been right?
01:00:10Do you remember this?
01:00:12Seven years ago, Greyville, the plague camps.
01:00:15I pulled you back from death.
01:00:17For the next seven years, I paid for your education.
01:00:20I opened every door for you.
01:00:22Even your nomination as royal chancellor was approved by me.
01:00:25Your majesty, I was wrong.
01:00:28And how did you repay me?
01:00:29Threw this in my face and told me to get out.
01:00:32Your majesty, I was a fool.
01:00:35I did love you back in Greyville.
01:00:38I did.
01:00:40Martha, revoke Leon Silvervale's nomination as royal chancellor.
01:00:44Reclaim all resources granted to House Silvervale over the past seven years.
01:00:48Take Leon Silvervale to the Dragon Prison to await trial.
01:00:57My son!
01:00:59Your majesty, please, please spare him!
01:01:02He's my only son!
01:01:04Don't worry.
01:01:06You're next.
01:01:14Ethelaine Silvervale, do you remember what you said to me outside the banquet hall?
01:01:18Your majesty.
01:01:20I... I... I don't remember.
01:01:22Then let me remind you.
01:01:24You said my life was worth a hundred gold crowns.
01:01:26Your majesty, I was wrong!
01:01:28I don't know what came over me!
01:01:29Please have mercy!
01:01:31Forgive me!
01:01:32Bring me a bag of gold crowns.
01:01:40Pick them up.
01:01:42Every last one.
01:01:43I said, pick them up.
01:01:49Whose life can that one coin buy?
01:01:51No one.
01:01:53He can't buy anyone's life.
01:01:58Take her to the Dragon Prison alongside Leon to await trial.
01:02:04My son!
01:02:05Your majesty, please spare him!
01:02:08He's my only son!
01:02:35He's my only son!
01:02:38You're next.
01:02:38The Dragon Crystal supply unless Kale accepted the marriage alliance.
01:02:41Is that what you call proper?
01:02:42Your majesty!
01:02:43House Golden Rose is willing to lower its Dragon Crystal prices by 30%-
01:02:47That won't be necessary.
01:02:48By my decree, the two Dragon Crystal trade routes bordering the Northern Reach will pass under House Frostwing's direct control.
01:02:53Your majesty!
01:02:54Those two trade routes have been the lifeline of House Golden Rose for a hundred years!
01:02:59Revoke House Golden Rose's Divine Dragon token.
01:03:02Reject the proposed marriage alliance between House Golden Rose and House Frostwing.
01:03:08Effective immediately, the Royal Court will audit every mine and account belonging to House Golden Rose.
01:03:14Until that audit is complete, suspend all of the House's Dragon Crystal trading privileges.
01:03:19It's over.
01:03:20Guards!
01:03:30Let go of me! You cannot do this!
01:03:33Father!
01:03:41Cassandra Lionheart, you admit your guilt.
01:03:44Your majesty, I was only upholding the rules of Crimson Cape. I didn't know you were the queen.
01:03:49The Office of Protocol is supposed to uphold the dignity of the Royal Court.
01:03:53It is not there to hand you a whip and let you bully anyone beneath you.
01:03:57Strip House Lionheart of its authority over Crimson Kill's Office of Protocol.
01:04:01Send Sandra Lionheart to the Royal Tribunal of Protocol.
01:04:05She will stand trial for abusing her authority and punishing a royal guest without permission.
01:04:12From now on, no noble may humiliate or drive out anyone who has been lawfully admitted to the royal court
01:04:18because of their bloodline, crest, or family background.
01:04:21As you command.
01:04:23All praise Her Majesty's wisdom.
01:04:26Your majesty, I was wrong.
01:04:28Please have mercy.
01:04:29Please spare me.
01:04:32Your majesty.
01:04:34Please!
01:04:35Your majesty!
01:04:48Your majesty, the Royal Beast Hall did misjudge your bonded beast.
01:04:54But I truly didn't recognize her as a dragon.
01:04:57Were you truly mistaken, August?
01:05:00Your majesty, I...
01:05:03You weren't mistaken.
01:05:05You were biased.
01:05:07You branded Lumi a corrupted dragon to protect your daughter
01:05:11and to curry favor with the man you thought would become the royal consort.
01:05:14If Lumi had bonded with Cecilia Goldenrose that day,
01:05:18would you still have called it a corrupted dragon?
01:05:21No!
01:05:28No!
01:05:29No!
01:05:30No!
01:05:30No!
01:05:30No!
01:05:31No!
01:05:32No!
01:05:32No!
01:05:32No!
01:05:33No!
01:05:33No!
01:05:33No!
01:05:34No!
01:05:35No!
01:05:37No!
01:05:40No!
01:05:40No!
01:05:40No!
01:05:42No!
01:05:42No!
01:05:42Three ancient dragons have bowed to their master.
01:05:47Your majesty.
01:05:49August Lionheart is stripped of his position as the examiner of the royal beast hall.
01:05:56Take him to the dragon prison to await trial.
01:05:59I admit my guilt.
01:06:03so it really was you are you afraid of me now kale afraid but i'm more afraid you won't let
01:06:12me stand beside you anymore lady aurora do you acknowledge your fault i do your majesty
01:06:24i was blind i failed to recognize you i have brought shame upon the ancestors of house frostwing
01:06:32your mistake wasn't failing to recognize me it was believing you could protect the northern reach
01:06:38through a humiliating marriage alliance incurring favor with the powerful you are right your majesty
01:06:47i forgot that the people of the north have never survived by surrendering grandmother the northern
01:06:53reach doesn't need to survive by trading away my marriage i didn't marry vea for her crown
01:06:58i wanted to marry her long before i knew the truth i understand now kale i was wrong
01:07:09lady aurora house frostwing has guarded the border for generations and never once retreated
01:07:15from this day forward the northern reach will never have to bow to anyone again
01:07:22on behalf of every soldier and citizen of the northern reach i thank your majesty for this great favor
01:07:32thank you what for the northern reach is yours and it's mine too
01:07:42before this ceremony concludes there is one final matter to announce kale frostwing duke of the northern
01:07:51reach step forward for your induction
01:08:06at your command your majesty
01:08:09you married me before you knew the truth
01:08:12you protected me while everyone else mocked me
01:08:16even when you feared i might offend the queen
01:08:19you still tried to send me somewhere safe
01:08:22because from the very beginning you were worth every risk
01:08:27then on this day i vea dragonmere the dragon queen
01:08:33hereby invest kale frostwing duke of the northern reach
01:08:38as the dragon consort and the throne's oath bound
01:08:41all hail kale frostwing
01:08:45the dragon consort
01:08:54i kale frostwing swear upon my body and soul to defend her majesty in the dragon throne
01:09:14my husband
01:09:17you never have to kneel before me
01:09:20then you may have to get used to it
01:09:23i may still choose to kneel
01:09:26you're worth it
01:09:36you came after all
01:09:39martha said you asked to see me one last time
01:09:42all these years i was terrified becoming that penniless bastard again
01:09:47then martha's support kept flowing in
01:09:49one thing after another
01:09:57little by little i began to believe
01:10:00i belonged above everyone else
01:10:02you were afraid of losing everything you had gained
01:10:06i was terrified
01:10:08that's why i panicked when you appeared at the investachment feast
01:10:11i was afraid you'd expose my past
01:10:14leon
01:10:16have you ever wondered what your life would be like today
01:10:19what if you had chosen me back then and stayed by my side
01:10:23i gave you that chance
01:10:26but when you cast me aside
01:10:28you didn't only throw away my love
01:10:32you threw away your own dignity
01:10:35and conscience
01:10:36your majesty
01:10:39i don't ask you to forgive me
01:10:40but please
01:10:43spare my mother
01:10:45she's old
01:10:46she won't survive the dragon prison
01:10:49let all the guilt fall on me alone
01:10:52even now you're still pleading for her
01:10:54that tells me there's some humanity left in you
01:10:57and i won't punish her more harshly out of spite
01:11:01she'll be judged by the law
01:11:03thank you
01:11:04no favors
01:11:04no vengeance
01:11:06thank you for sparing my life
01:11:10then live
01:11:11pay back what you owe yourself
01:11:23martha
01:11:24read the royal decree
01:11:29by order of her majesty
01:11:31house silvervale will lose all its feats
01:11:33and all rights to inherit noble titles
01:11:35the royal court will audit every mine and account belonging to house golden rose
01:11:40house lionheart will surrender control of crimson hell's office of protocol to the office of ceremonies
01:11:46all praise her majesty's wisdom
01:11:53martha
01:11:54consult with the ministers
01:11:56from this day forward who uses the queen's name for personal gain will be punished under the laws of the
01:12:02royal court
01:12:03as you command
01:12:04as you command
01:12:04as you command
01:12:04as you command
01:12:32duke of the northern reach
01:12:32u
01:12:37what happened here
01:12:42velin let me introduce you properly
01:12:45this
01:12:46is my wife
01:12:48veia
01:12:49veia dragonmir
01:12:51the dragon queen
01:12:58I... I pay my respects, Your Majesty!
01:13:03Rise.
01:13:06You don't have to be so follow around me.
01:13:22Oh, she likes you.
01:13:27Lumi, from this day forward, you will serve in the Royal Dragonguard, sworn to protect the Dragon Throne and the
01:13:35Northern Reach.
01:13:47Let the rite of Dragonfire Restoration begin.
01:14:22I was the only one who asked me to marry him when I had nothing.
01:14:24From this day forward, I, Veya Dragomir, reclaim my place as the Dragon Queen.
01:14:37May dragonfire burn forever! Long live the Dragon Queen!
01:15:04Then mine was saying yes.
01:15:07Dragonfire restored! Long live the Dragon Queen!
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