1 00:00:15,807 --> 00:00:20,979 Once, long ago, we lived in the human world. 2 00:00:21,021 --> 00:00:24,566 The Moroi vampires, who make the rules... 3 00:00:26,484 --> 00:00:28,278 And the Dhampir Guardians, 4 00:00:28,319 --> 00:00:31,865 sworn to protect against our enemy, 5 00:00:31,906 --> 00:00:33,658 the Strigoi. 6 00:00:33,700 --> 00:00:36,536 Undead vampires who live to kill. 7 00:00:36,578 --> 00:00:39,539 Now we live in a world of our own, 8 00:00:39,581 --> 00:00:42,208 one grounded in elemental magic 9 00:00:42,250 --> 00:00:46,880 and steeped in rules no one's challenged in centuries... 10 00:00:46,921 --> 00:00:48,214 until now. 11 00:00:52,093 --> 00:00:56,473 The spark of revolution can come from anywhere. 12 00:00:56,514 --> 00:00:58,725 Even two unlikely friends. 13 00:01:00,769 --> 00:01:04,022 And one night that changed everything. 14 00:01:36,262 --> 00:01:39,057 I look like a fucking macaroon. 15 00:01:40,767 --> 00:01:44,062 And now you look like a princess. 16 00:01:46,606 --> 00:01:49,317 Ooh, ooh. 17 00:01:49,359 --> 00:01:51,403 Ugh, how do you even wear this thing? 18 00:01:51,444 --> 00:01:53,279 I just lost a hundred strands. 19 00:01:53,321 --> 00:01:55,323 Heavy is the head, thin is the hair. 20 00:01:56,825 --> 00:01:59,160 Rose, if anyone looks like a macaroon, it's me. 21 00:01:59,202 --> 00:02:00,286 You look beautiful. 22 00:02:00,328 --> 00:02:02,288 We look beautiful, Lissa, 23 00:02:02,330 --> 00:02:03,832 head to toe. 24 00:02:05,083 --> 00:02:06,292 Let's party. 25 00:02:07,419 --> 00:02:09,796 To all citizens of the Dominion, 26 00:02:09,838 --> 00:02:13,049 on this, the eve of my 200th birthday 27 00:02:13,091 --> 00:02:16,386 and my last as your queen, I thank you. 28 00:02:16,428 --> 00:02:18,763 You have traveled far and wide, 29 00:02:18,805 --> 00:02:21,599 leaving the safety of your provinces 30 00:02:21,641 --> 00:02:25,186 to come to the celebration here at St. Vladimir's. 31 00:02:25,228 --> 00:02:29,524 We all know the dangers that lurk outside our gates. 32 00:02:29,566 --> 00:02:33,862 Our Strigoi enemy is strong, but we are stronger. 33 00:02:33,903 --> 00:02:38,241 And under the protection of our Dhampir Guardians, 34 00:02:38,283 --> 00:02:40,410 we are safe. 35 00:02:40,452 --> 00:02:44,205 So let us have one last festivity together, 36 00:02:44,247 --> 00:02:47,667 because after nearly two centuries as your queen, 37 00:02:47,709 --> 00:02:51,212 the one thing I assure you I've learned 38 00:02:51,254 --> 00:02:55,175 is how to throw one hell of a party. 39 00:03:07,771 --> 00:03:09,397 Victor Dashkov. 40 00:03:11,566 --> 00:03:15,653 My daughters, Sonya Karp, Mia Karp. 41 00:03:15,695 --> 00:03:19,032 One Royal Moroi, one non. 42 00:03:19,074 --> 00:03:20,867 - And the third? - Mia. 43 00:03:20,909 --> 00:03:22,803 The Guardians make us suffer through this every time. 44 00:03:22,827 --> 00:03:25,121 - It's security protocol. - It's humiliating. 45 00:03:25,163 --> 00:03:26,623 How do they not know who I am? 46 00:03:26,664 --> 00:03:29,084 - Mia, darling. - Be a sport. 47 00:03:34,172 --> 00:03:36,466 Non-Royal. 48 00:03:36,508 --> 00:03:38,718 Not for long. 49 00:03:56,611 --> 00:03:57,737 - Rose. - Hmm? 50 00:03:57,779 --> 00:04:00,365 - Behave. - Always, Alberta. 51 00:04:00,407 --> 00:04:01,825 Don't encourage her. 52 00:04:01,866 --> 00:04:03,910 She's a guest of a Moroi princess. 53 00:04:03,952 --> 00:04:05,412 Let her have some fun. 54 00:04:05,453 --> 00:04:07,914 Guardians aren't here to have fun. 55 00:04:19,467 --> 00:04:21,302 Once my family greets the Queen, 56 00:04:21,344 --> 00:04:22,929 we can have some fun. 57 00:04:24,764 --> 00:04:26,975 - Nice. - Excuse you. 58 00:04:29,769 --> 00:04:31,229 What are the Dragomirs thinking, 59 00:04:31,271 --> 00:04:33,773 letting Lissa invite that girl everywhere she goes? 60 00:04:33,815 --> 00:04:37,318 A Guardian's place is at the gates. 61 00:04:49,706 --> 00:04:53,418 The Dragomirs, Your Majesty. 62 00:04:53,460 --> 00:04:57,589 Clarence would introduce his father to his mother. 63 00:04:57,630 --> 00:05:00,258 How are my delightful Dragomirs? 64 00:05:00,300 --> 00:05:02,969 - Happy Birthday, Fair Lady. - You don't look a day over 80. 65 00:05:03,011 --> 00:05:07,098 Andre, my dear, you cheeky rascal. 66 00:05:07,140 --> 00:05:10,018 And a dreadful liar. 67 00:05:10,060 --> 00:05:13,021 Happy birthday from me as well, Your Majesty. 68 00:05:13,063 --> 00:05:15,398 Princess Vasilissa, 69 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,776 angel to your brother Andre's devil. 70 00:05:17,817 --> 00:05:19,736 He is shameless, Your Majesty. 71 00:05:19,778 --> 00:05:21,196 How should he be punished? 72 00:05:21,237 --> 00:05:24,949 Being King of the Dominion will be punishment enough. 73 00:05:33,375 --> 00:05:35,126 Oh, surely, he'll find something 74 00:05:35,168 --> 00:05:37,253 to cheer him once he's king. 75 00:05:37,295 --> 00:05:38,630 Now, Your Majesty, 76 00:05:38,672 --> 00:05:40,674 you know there'll have to be an actual election. 77 00:05:40,715 --> 00:05:43,718 Ah, a mere formality. 78 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:47,013 Who would deny me my pick of successor? 79 00:05:47,055 --> 00:05:51,184 If I say Andre will be king, then so it shall be. 80 00:05:58,066 --> 00:06:00,610 Looks like Mia lost her prince. 81 00:06:00,652 --> 00:06:02,213 I'm amazed she let him out of her sight 82 00:06:02,237 --> 00:06:03,780 long enough to lose him. 83 00:06:03,822 --> 00:06:06,658 Where is Andre? 84 00:06:12,414 --> 00:06:14,499 - Shit, I gotta go. - Uh-uh. 85 00:06:20,755 --> 00:06:23,258 Never leave a girl undone, Andre, 86 00:06:23,299 --> 00:06:25,093 not even for the Queen. 87 00:06:29,305 --> 00:06:30,640 It's a pleasure to meet you... 88 00:06:30,682 --> 00:06:33,018 - Tatiana. - Tatiana. 89 00:07:07,469 --> 00:07:09,637 Strigoi! 90 00:07:24,694 --> 00:07:28,073 - Strigoi at the wards. - Guardian support, stat. 91 00:08:07,070 --> 00:08:09,114 - Strigoi neutralized. - Back to positions. 92 00:08:35,682 --> 00:08:37,242 You know, I'm pretty sure Andre danced 93 00:08:37,267 --> 00:08:39,477 with every single girl at that party. 94 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:40,979 Poor Mia. 95 00:08:41,021 --> 00:08:42,689 "Poor Mia" will get the only thing 96 00:08:42,731 --> 00:08:45,442 she really wants once we marry. 97 00:08:45,483 --> 00:08:48,653 Royal status. 98 00:08:48,695 --> 00:08:51,531 My son, the next King of the Dominion. 99 00:08:51,573 --> 00:08:54,200 I hate to admit it, but you will make a great king. 100 00:08:54,242 --> 00:08:57,162 If I can get the factions to remember we're not enemies, 101 00:08:57,203 --> 00:08:59,914 it'll go a long way towards peace in the Dominion. 102 00:08:59,956 --> 00:09:02,292 You know, Rose, I get my pick of Guardian once I'm king. 103 00:09:02,334 --> 00:09:03,793 Sorry, once I graduate, 104 00:09:03,835 --> 00:09:06,046 Lissa and I will be too busy exploring the world. 105 00:09:06,087 --> 00:09:09,299 Yeah, and everyone knows I want Rose to be my Guardian. 106 00:09:09,341 --> 00:09:10,800 I'm not budging on that. 107 00:09:10,842 --> 00:09:12,218 What we want and what we must do 108 00:09:12,260 --> 00:09:13,720 can be two very different things. 109 00:09:13,762 --> 00:09:16,181 Maybe, Your Almost Majesty. 110 00:09:16,222 --> 00:09:17,932 But not tonight. 111 00:09:17,974 --> 00:09:20,352 A toast 112 00:09:20,393 --> 00:09:22,562 to having everything I want. 113 00:09:22,604 --> 00:09:23,730 A know-it-all big brother... 114 00:09:25,023 --> 00:09:28,026 Kids. 115 00:09:28,068 --> 00:09:29,868 The most supportive parents either one of us 116 00:09:29,903 --> 00:09:32,906 could ever hope for, 117 00:09:32,947 --> 00:09:36,284 and Rose, my best friend for life. 118 00:10:48,189 --> 00:10:49,816 I don't know how to say goodbye. 119 00:10:52,110 --> 00:10:54,487 I don't know how any of us are supposed to go on 120 00:10:54,529 --> 00:10:55,822 without you. 121 00:10:59,492 --> 00:11:02,495 Mom. 122 00:11:02,537 --> 00:11:06,207 Dad. 123 00:11:06,249 --> 00:11:07,500 Andre. 124 00:11:10,503 --> 00:11:13,256 I will love you forever. 125 00:11:20,722 --> 00:11:22,932 I'm ready to go back. 126 00:11:22,974 --> 00:11:24,851 Are you sure? 127 00:11:27,187 --> 00:11:29,272 It's time. 128 00:12:25,495 --> 00:12:26,746 Lissa. 129 00:12:26,788 --> 00:12:27,956 Stop. 130 00:12:34,921 --> 00:12:37,632 - It's all right. - Rose won't harm Lissa. 131 00:12:37,674 --> 00:12:39,300 She has something. 132 00:12:39,342 --> 00:12:40,969 Show me. 133 00:12:42,303 --> 00:12:45,974 It's a super dangerous welcome home gift. 134 00:12:47,392 --> 00:12:50,854 - I love it. - I mean, I'm not 12, but... 135 00:12:50,895 --> 00:12:52,647 - Shut up. - It's fucking adorable. 136 00:12:58,486 --> 00:12:59,946 Who was that guy? 137 00:12:59,988 --> 00:13:03,450 That was Dimitri, my new Guardian. 138 00:13:03,491 --> 00:13:05,660 - Not for long. - No, I know. Don't worry. 139 00:13:05,702 --> 00:13:08,371 You're still gonna be assigned to me after we graduate. 140 00:13:08,413 --> 00:13:09,706 Will I? 141 00:13:09,748 --> 00:13:12,167 Maybe when Andre was going to be king, but now... 142 00:13:12,208 --> 00:13:14,669 But no one can say no to me right now. 143 00:13:14,711 --> 00:13:17,297 Not after... 144 00:13:17,339 --> 00:13:20,884 We're just gonna have to ride it out for a while. 145 00:13:20,925 --> 00:13:22,302 Right. 146 00:13:22,344 --> 00:13:24,095 We're not gonna let Dimitri or anything else 147 00:13:24,137 --> 00:13:27,057 get in our way of our plans for the future. 148 00:13:27,098 --> 00:13:30,185 - He is good-looking, though. - I didn't notice. 149 00:13:47,535 --> 00:13:49,037 What's this for? 150 00:13:49,079 --> 00:13:52,999 I'm just... really, 151 00:13:53,041 --> 00:13:55,043 really happy to see you. 152 00:14:00,382 --> 00:14:02,258 Will Rose Hathaway be a problem? 153 00:14:02,300 --> 00:14:03,843 Rose is always a problem. 154 00:14:03,885 --> 00:14:05,595 She's one of our best Guardian Novices, 155 00:14:05,637 --> 00:14:07,681 but she's a handful. 156 00:14:07,722 --> 00:14:09,808 The girls have been friends their entire lives. 157 00:14:09,849 --> 00:14:13,269 I mean, we've spoiled them. Let them break all the rules. 158 00:14:13,311 --> 00:14:15,605 Even let them be roommates in the Moroi dorms. 159 00:14:15,647 --> 00:14:17,107 Is it any surprise 160 00:14:17,148 --> 00:14:18,650 Rose would have certain expectations? 161 00:14:18,692 --> 00:14:20,568 A Guardian's duty is to do as they're told. 162 00:14:20,610 --> 00:14:24,155 With all due respect, I'm not a nanny. 163 00:14:24,197 --> 00:14:26,825 My job is protection. 164 00:14:26,866 --> 00:14:30,161 A word that can take many forms. 165 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:49,055 Oh, that's nice. 166 00:14:55,645 --> 00:14:57,397 Whoa. 167 00:14:57,439 --> 00:15:00,859 Look who's back from the dead. 168 00:15:00,900 --> 00:15:02,360 Too soon. 169 00:15:02,402 --> 00:15:03,713 It's nice to see you too, Jesse. 170 00:15:03,737 --> 00:15:05,488 So a little birdie told me 171 00:15:05,530 --> 00:15:09,034 you'll be head of the Dragomir family now. 172 00:15:09,075 --> 00:15:12,078 I hope my father can count on your vote. 173 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,372 I don't know, Jesse. 174 00:15:14,414 --> 00:15:17,083 Honestly, the political stuff was Andre's thing, not mine. 175 00:15:24,591 --> 00:15:27,761 You know, we Feeders hear a lot. 176 00:15:27,802 --> 00:15:30,597 You're smart to stay out of it. 177 00:15:30,638 --> 00:15:34,559 The politics in this place have gotten really ugly. 178 00:15:35,977 --> 00:15:37,062 Be careful. 179 00:15:41,566 --> 00:15:45,070 It's dangerous to wait too long, Your Majesty. 180 00:15:45,111 --> 00:15:47,072 We need strong leadership now. 181 00:15:47,113 --> 00:15:49,949 I assume you'll name your successor soon. 182 00:15:49,991 --> 00:15:51,326 I have some thoughts. 183 00:15:51,368 --> 00:15:54,996 And I have a date with an old friend. 184 00:15:55,038 --> 00:15:56,664 You're excused, Marie. 185 00:16:00,835 --> 00:16:02,420 Your Majesty. 186 00:16:09,260 --> 00:16:11,346 You see what I'm up against? 187 00:16:11,388 --> 00:16:13,807 Instead of mourning the man who could unite them, 188 00:16:13,848 --> 00:16:17,143 these idiots are all scrambling for the crown. 189 00:16:17,185 --> 00:16:19,646 - Hmm. - Enough. 190 00:16:19,688 --> 00:16:21,398 There's work to be done. 191 00:16:21,439 --> 00:16:23,483 You must prepare Lissa for her new role 192 00:16:23,525 --> 00:16:25,235 as head of the Dragomir family. 193 00:16:25,276 --> 00:16:26,986 It won't be easy for her. 194 00:16:27,028 --> 00:16:29,614 You know, she was planning to apply for a dispensation 195 00:16:29,656 --> 00:16:31,157 to study art abroad. 196 00:16:31,199 --> 00:16:33,076 Those dreams are done. 197 00:16:33,118 --> 00:16:34,661 Lissa must finish her schooling 198 00:16:34,703 --> 00:16:37,706 and take her rightful place in the Royal Court. 199 00:16:37,747 --> 00:16:38,748 And Rose? 200 00:16:38,790 --> 00:16:40,792 When she finishes her training, 201 00:16:40,834 --> 00:16:44,546 we'll find her a placement in one of the other provinces. 202 00:16:44,587 --> 00:16:47,549 - She won't like that. - Moroi come first. 203 00:16:47,590 --> 00:16:50,885 Rose knows that. She'll do her duty. 204 00:17:14,701 --> 00:17:17,495 Might help if we flicked on an actual light, right? 205 00:17:17,537 --> 00:17:20,165 - That would damage the paper. - It's a thousand years old. 206 00:17:20,206 --> 00:17:23,084 Oh, of course. 207 00:17:23,126 --> 00:17:25,670 Not sure it would help anyway. 208 00:17:25,712 --> 00:17:27,380 You only need to recite 209 00:17:27,422 --> 00:17:29,466 this small passage for the consecration. 210 00:17:29,507 --> 00:17:30,925 Recite? 211 00:17:30,967 --> 00:17:33,762 I need to recite Old Moroi in front of people, tonight? 212 00:17:33,803 --> 00:17:35,972 Any new head of a family must be blessed 213 00:17:36,014 --> 00:17:38,266 in the presence of all the others. 214 00:17:38,308 --> 00:17:41,478 Sorry, it's tradition. 215 00:17:51,446 --> 00:17:53,323 That's a beautiful yellow you're wearing. 216 00:17:56,659 --> 00:18:00,121 - Thank you, Sonya. - I really like it too. 217 00:18:27,941 --> 00:18:30,819 All right, who's there? 218 00:18:34,447 --> 00:18:36,950 Thought you could use some light. 219 00:18:39,953 --> 00:18:42,247 - And you are? - New. 220 00:18:45,750 --> 00:18:49,045 I'm Christian Ozera. 221 00:18:49,087 --> 00:18:50,338 Oh. 222 00:18:50,380 --> 00:18:52,966 And just to get it out of the way, no, 223 00:18:53,008 --> 00:18:55,760 I don't know why my parents chose the ultimate sin 224 00:18:55,802 --> 00:18:57,137 and turned Strigoi. 225 00:18:57,178 --> 00:19:01,016 And since they're dead, can't ask them. 226 00:19:01,057 --> 00:19:04,185 So you, what, just hang around old church archives 227 00:19:04,227 --> 00:19:05,603 waiting for girls to need a light? 228 00:19:05,645 --> 00:19:09,899 Or might just have some questions 229 00:19:09,941 --> 00:19:11,651 about where we go after we die. 230 00:19:14,654 --> 00:19:16,573 I'm sorry about your parents. 231 00:19:18,742 --> 00:19:19,951 I'm sorry about yours. 232 00:19:23,496 --> 00:19:25,665 So, um... 233 00:19:25,707 --> 00:19:27,625 Do you actually read this stuff? 234 00:19:27,667 --> 00:19:30,962 Well, I'm not exactly on top of anyone's invite list. 235 00:19:31,004 --> 00:19:35,133 I got time. Lots of time. 236 00:19:35,175 --> 00:19:37,886 And you'd be surprised by the secrets 237 00:19:37,927 --> 00:19:40,513 these dusty records hold. 238 00:19:40,555 --> 00:19:45,143 Plus, Old Moroi really is kind of... 239 00:19:45,185 --> 00:19:46,644 beautiful. 240 00:19:50,065 --> 00:19:52,984 I don't think I can do this. 241 00:19:53,026 --> 00:19:54,861 Say it with me. 242 00:19:54,903 --> 00:19:56,863 - Okay. - Yeah. 243 00:20:05,622 --> 00:20:06,622 Yeah. 244 00:20:38,738 --> 00:20:40,657 You know we have wards around the gates 245 00:20:40,699 --> 00:20:42,492 to keep us safe from Strigoi. 246 00:20:42,534 --> 00:20:45,412 Lissa doesn't need 24/7 detail. 247 00:20:45,453 --> 00:20:49,124 - Lissa's still at the church. - Royals only. 248 00:20:49,165 --> 00:20:50,792 So you're just... 249 00:20:50,834 --> 00:20:53,253 having a staring contest with the air? 250 00:20:53,294 --> 00:20:55,046 You've studied perimeter control. 251 00:20:55,088 --> 00:20:57,132 Yes. Got an A. 252 00:20:57,173 --> 00:20:59,509 What's around this perimeter? 253 00:20:59,551 --> 00:21:03,263 Don't look. Just tell me. 254 00:21:03,304 --> 00:21:05,849 Street clear. Gate secured. 255 00:21:05,890 --> 00:21:07,892 Rooftop empty. Turrets contained. 256 00:21:07,934 --> 00:21:09,102 How do you know? 257 00:21:09,144 --> 00:21:10,228 I've trained for years 258 00:21:10,270 --> 00:21:11,896 to know every inch of this place. 259 00:21:11,938 --> 00:21:12,939 Exactly. 260 00:21:12,981 --> 00:21:14,691 You're able to operate on instinct 261 00:21:14,733 --> 00:21:16,002 because you're intimately familiar 262 00:21:16,026 --> 00:21:17,360 with your surroundings. 263 00:21:17,402 --> 00:21:19,446 But I'm new here. 264 00:21:19,487 --> 00:21:22,115 Lots to learn in a little time. 265 00:21:23,116 --> 00:21:25,577 So I suppose you could say I'm having a staring contest 266 00:21:25,618 --> 00:21:28,580 with the street, the gates, 267 00:21:28,621 --> 00:21:31,875 the rooftops, and the turrets. 268 00:21:33,626 --> 00:21:35,670 You're kind of a Guardian nerd, aren't you? 269 00:21:38,757 --> 00:21:42,719 It's cool. Do your thing, perimeter man. 270 00:21:42,761 --> 00:21:44,763 But just know I plan on taking your job 271 00:21:44,804 --> 00:21:47,098 when I graduate. 272 00:21:47,140 --> 00:21:48,767 I agree. 273 00:21:48,808 --> 00:21:50,685 Lissa would be in perfectly good hands 274 00:21:50,727 --> 00:21:53,438 with the best Guardian at St. Vladimir's Academy. 275 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:54,606 Thank you. 276 00:21:54,647 --> 00:21:57,442 Although that may be hard, 277 00:21:57,484 --> 00:21:58,777 given your ranking. 278 00:21:58,818 --> 00:22:02,447 - I'm number one. - I'm always number one. 279 00:22:02,489 --> 00:22:04,574 - Then perhaps... - you're not as good 280 00:22:04,616 --> 00:22:06,659 at perimeter control as you think. 281 00:22:12,957 --> 00:22:14,459 What the fuck? 282 00:22:19,506 --> 00:22:22,967 Hey! How am I fifth? 283 00:22:23,009 --> 00:22:25,387 - You missed class. - It's an automatic ten demerits. 284 00:22:25,428 --> 00:22:27,555 It's very tight, the top five. 285 00:22:27,597 --> 00:22:29,933 I missed class to welcome Lissa back to school. 286 00:22:29,974 --> 00:22:32,018 Find me a Strigoi who will accept that excuse, 287 00:22:32,060 --> 00:22:33,853 and we'll talk. 288 00:22:40,694 --> 00:22:43,321 Game on, Hathaway. 289 00:22:43,363 --> 00:22:46,241 Don't get comfortable, Mace. 290 00:22:46,282 --> 00:22:49,035 Positions! 291 00:22:49,077 --> 00:22:50,870 Go! 292 00:24:45,485 --> 00:24:48,488 - It's Friday. - It's Challenge Day. 293 00:24:48,530 --> 00:24:52,158 She wants to boost her ranking. 294 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:53,785 Come on, already? 295 00:24:53,827 --> 00:24:55,763 I've only gotten to be number one for, like, a day. 296 00:24:55,787 --> 00:24:57,414 I'm more comfortable on top. 297 00:24:57,455 --> 00:24:59,124 Don't I know it. 298 00:25:22,689 --> 00:25:24,983 - Come on. - She's got it, she's got it. 299 00:25:37,162 --> 00:25:39,622 He's not coming back. 300 00:25:55,597 --> 00:25:57,098 A fucking draw? 301 00:25:57,140 --> 00:25:59,726 Round two, weapons. 302 00:25:59,768 --> 00:26:02,103 - Nice! - There it is! 303 00:26:08,818 --> 00:26:11,905 I'm not sure you should be here. 304 00:26:15,575 --> 00:26:18,661 - I'm a Royal. - Can't keep me out. 305 00:26:45,647 --> 00:26:47,273 I'm surprised to see you here. 306 00:26:47,315 --> 00:26:48,692 Yeah, it's been a while 307 00:26:48,733 --> 00:26:50,860 since I've been to one of these things. 308 00:26:50,902 --> 00:26:53,905 People generally aren't very, um... 309 00:26:53,947 --> 00:26:55,782 excited to see my face. 310 00:26:55,824 --> 00:26:57,242 So why did you come? 311 00:26:57,283 --> 00:26:58,844 To see if you needed an Old Moroi tutor. 312 00:26:58,868 --> 00:27:00,036 Your heart's in it, 313 00:27:00,078 --> 00:27:02,455 but your pronunciation is terrible. 314 00:27:05,834 --> 00:27:08,378 The Queen is looking for you. 315 00:27:24,102 --> 00:27:25,395 I'm impressed. 316 00:27:25,437 --> 00:27:26,646 Rose is half Mason's size, 317 00:27:26,688 --> 00:27:28,231 but she's using it as an advantage. 318 00:27:28,273 --> 00:27:29,566 Trust me, 319 00:27:29,607 --> 00:27:31,151 she'll do something to fuck it up. 320 00:27:31,192 --> 00:27:33,737 Christian Ozera is a nonstarter. 321 00:27:33,778 --> 00:27:35,739 His parents chose to turn Strigoi. 322 00:27:35,780 --> 00:27:38,533 - That's not his fault. - It's a mortal sin. 323 00:27:38,575 --> 00:27:40,660 The last thing you need is the church against you. 324 00:27:40,702 --> 00:27:42,495 Now, we need to discuss your schedule. 325 00:27:42,537 --> 00:27:44,306 The other heads of families will be inviting you 326 00:27:44,330 --> 00:27:46,041 to a series of less formal events, 327 00:27:46,082 --> 00:27:48,251 although still mandatory, starting tomorrow. 328 00:27:48,293 --> 00:27:50,545 I get it... there has to be an official head of family. 329 00:27:50,587 --> 00:27:53,423 But in just a few months, Rose and I are out of here. 330 00:27:53,465 --> 00:27:56,259 Why waste your time teaching me something I'm never gonna use? 331 00:27:56,301 --> 00:27:57,719 Unfortunately, kiddo, 332 00:27:57,761 --> 00:27:59,971 Andre's death changes everything for you, 333 00:28:00,013 --> 00:28:02,599 including your plans for your future. 334 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:04,851 What we want and what we must do 335 00:28:04,893 --> 00:28:06,978 are often miles apart. 336 00:28:07,020 --> 00:28:09,147 What we want and what we must do 337 00:28:09,189 --> 00:28:11,232 can be two very different things. 338 00:28:26,956 --> 00:28:28,583 Lissa, what's wrong? 339 00:28:48,770 --> 00:28:50,897 Here you go. 340 00:28:50,939 --> 00:28:53,316 Some for you and you. 341 00:29:03,159 --> 00:29:05,620 Anything interesting out there? 342 00:29:05,662 --> 00:29:08,665 Just Sonya, the bird lady. 343 00:29:08,707 --> 00:29:11,418 - Be gentle on your sister. - I am. 344 00:29:11,459 --> 00:29:12,961 Sometimes. 345 00:29:13,003 --> 00:29:14,603 I just don't understand why she has to be 346 00:29:14,629 --> 00:29:16,256 so weird all the time. 347 00:29:16,297 --> 00:29:19,175 Sweetie, you need to give that back to Lissa. 348 00:29:21,469 --> 00:29:23,888 I do not. 349 00:29:23,930 --> 00:29:25,825 And anyway, I'm wearing it to the reception tomorrow. 350 00:29:25,849 --> 00:29:27,851 - I'm sorry, Mia. - It's Royals only. 351 00:29:27,892 --> 00:29:31,312 - The queen was very insistent. - So that's it? 352 00:29:31,354 --> 00:29:33,440 One minute, I'm the future king's fiancée, 353 00:29:33,481 --> 00:29:36,484 and the next, I'm invisible? 354 00:29:36,526 --> 00:29:37,944 I'm keeping the necklace. 355 00:29:37,986 --> 00:29:39,821 It's a Dragomir family heirloom. 356 00:29:39,863 --> 00:29:41,239 And a Dragomir gave it to me. 357 00:29:41,281 --> 00:29:43,491 And with Andre dead, you can't keep it. 358 00:29:46,536 --> 00:29:48,663 I was so close. 359 00:29:48,705 --> 00:29:50,040 Maybe he didn't love me, 360 00:29:50,081 --> 00:29:51,416 and I didn't love him in that way, 361 00:29:51,458 --> 00:29:53,209 but we were good together. 362 00:29:55,170 --> 00:29:57,047 And I would have made a great queen. 363 00:29:59,883 --> 00:30:02,302 There's a lot you can do 364 00:30:02,344 --> 00:30:05,638 without ever sitting on a throne. 365 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:09,225 Having the ear of the Queen can be just as powerful. 366 00:30:11,061 --> 00:30:15,690 And the Queen has big plans for Lissa. 367 00:30:15,732 --> 00:30:19,069 Lissa's a twit. 368 00:30:19,110 --> 00:30:21,696 What is up with Sonya and those fucking birds? 369 00:30:46,888 --> 00:30:48,515 Lissa. 370 00:30:48,556 --> 00:30:50,058 What are you doing? 371 00:30:50,100 --> 00:30:52,852 I just feel like everything's out of control. 372 00:30:52,894 --> 00:30:56,398 We were all just here together, and then... 373 00:30:56,439 --> 00:30:59,526 And then there's an accident that I can barely remember. 374 00:30:59,567 --> 00:31:01,361 And the only thing I know 375 00:31:01,403 --> 00:31:04,531 is that Andre should be here, not me. 376 00:31:04,572 --> 00:31:08,243 - Shh, shh, shh. - That's just the grief talking. 377 00:31:10,662 --> 00:31:13,039 Shh, it's okay. 378 00:31:16,751 --> 00:31:20,630 But if we're going to sunbathe, 379 00:31:20,672 --> 00:31:22,757 I know where I want to be. 380 00:31:42,027 --> 00:31:44,863 This is the first place your family took me. 381 00:31:44,904 --> 00:31:49,242 - I remember. - Right after I met you. 382 00:31:49,284 --> 00:31:51,703 Standing all alone on Family Day. 383 00:31:51,745 --> 00:31:54,748 You ran straight up to me. 384 00:31:54,789 --> 00:31:56,207 Your clothes were so clean, 385 00:31:56,249 --> 00:31:58,543 I was afraid your parents wouldn't let you play with me. 386 00:32:01,379 --> 00:32:04,007 I didn't know what a family was until then. 387 00:32:09,220 --> 00:32:12,098 You keep asking me if I'm gonna be okay. 388 00:32:14,017 --> 00:32:15,810 Are you? 389 00:32:20,940 --> 00:32:25,153 They were everything a family should be. 390 00:32:25,195 --> 00:32:28,448 Your mum hugged me every time I saw her, 391 00:32:28,490 --> 00:32:30,325 hello and goodbye. 392 00:32:30,367 --> 00:32:32,994 And your dad made jokes about my accent. 393 00:32:37,165 --> 00:32:39,626 Andre taught me the difference between good tequila 394 00:32:39,668 --> 00:32:43,505 and that gasoline Jesse Zeklos smuggles into parties. 395 00:32:44,923 --> 00:32:49,219 Meanwhile, my mum was off in parts unknown. 396 00:32:49,260 --> 00:32:52,347 And my dad, well, who knows? 397 00:32:54,057 --> 00:32:58,478 So the answer to your question... 398 00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:00,939 if I'm okay, 399 00:33:00,980 --> 00:33:02,982 no. 400 00:33:07,779 --> 00:33:10,240 But I will be. 401 00:33:10,281 --> 00:33:13,618 And now, 402 00:33:13,660 --> 00:33:16,830 we get our own chance to say goodbye, 403 00:33:16,871 --> 00:33:18,498 our own memorial. 404 00:33:30,093 --> 00:33:32,470 Be at peace. 405 00:34:31,696 --> 00:34:33,198 Thanks, Rose. 406 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:35,492 I feel better than I have in a while. 407 00:34:35,533 --> 00:34:37,243 I know. 408 00:34:39,245 --> 00:34:42,665 I can kind of feel it coming off of you. 409 00:34:44,334 --> 00:34:47,003 That's weird, right? 410 00:34:48,546 --> 00:34:50,799 Not that weird. 411 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:52,884 Feel like you've always been pretty tuned into me. 412 00:34:52,926 --> 00:34:55,970 Yeah. 413 00:34:56,012 --> 00:34:59,265 But this feels, 414 00:34:59,307 --> 00:35:02,727 I don't know, different somehow 415 00:35:02,769 --> 00:35:05,522 since you've been back. 416 00:35:09,484 --> 00:35:13,071 Earlier, when you found me in the garden, 417 00:35:13,113 --> 00:35:15,240 how did you know I was there? 418 00:35:15,281 --> 00:35:19,536 I don't know, I just... did. 419 00:35:27,127 --> 00:35:29,212 Oh, shit. 420 00:35:29,254 --> 00:35:31,965 Oh, we should get going. 421 00:35:32,007 --> 00:35:34,676 It's one thing to sneak outside of the wards in the day, 422 00:35:34,718 --> 00:35:37,679 but if we get caught out here during Strigoi hours, 423 00:35:37,721 --> 00:35:38,847 we're fucked. 424 00:35:38,888 --> 00:35:41,558 Fine, but I'm driving. 425 00:35:43,226 --> 00:35:45,103 You're stronger than you look. 426 00:35:45,145 --> 00:35:46,385 Just because I'm not a Guard... 427 00:35:49,232 --> 00:35:51,693 - Ow, shit. - Are you okay? 428 00:35:51,735 --> 00:35:54,362 - Something's bruised. - Maybe my ego. 429 00:35:54,404 --> 00:35:56,156 - Can you walk? - Yeah. 430 00:35:58,825 --> 00:36:00,535 Oh, fuck. I'm sorry, Rose. 431 00:36:00,577 --> 00:36:03,038 - Forget about walking. - We have to run. 432 00:36:15,759 --> 00:36:16,843 Rose, what's wrong? 433 00:36:16,885 --> 00:36:19,721 I don't know. I feel sick. 434 00:36:36,780 --> 00:36:38,156 Run! 435 00:36:40,950 --> 00:36:42,327 Go, Lissa! 436 00:36:42,369 --> 00:36:43,596 I'm not just gonna leave you here! 437 00:36:43,620 --> 00:36:45,747 It's my job. Go! 438 00:36:49,042 --> 00:36:51,252 No, Rose! 439 00:37:12,273 --> 00:37:13,692 I don't suppose there's any way 440 00:37:13,733 --> 00:37:15,318 we could keep this just between us. 441 00:37:33,086 --> 00:37:35,338 That kind of risk was unacceptable at any time. 442 00:37:35,380 --> 00:37:38,591 Now, the future of the Dragomir family 443 00:37:38,633 --> 00:37:40,051 is in your hands. 444 00:37:40,093 --> 00:37:42,095 A tiny family with no Andre 445 00:37:42,137 --> 00:37:44,097 in a society with antiquated rules. 446 00:37:44,139 --> 00:37:45,348 What does it even matter? 447 00:37:45,390 --> 00:37:47,600 If you think the rules are antiquated now, 448 00:37:47,642 --> 00:37:49,495 wait till you see what happens if any of the vipers 449 00:37:49,519 --> 00:37:51,396 jockeying for the crown gets their way. 450 00:37:51,438 --> 00:37:53,940 Andre's rule meant change for us. 451 00:37:53,982 --> 00:37:55,942 If the crown falls to the wrong bloodline, 452 00:37:55,984 --> 00:37:58,111 whatever progress your brother hoped to achieve 453 00:37:58,153 --> 00:38:00,280 will be impossible. 454 00:38:00,321 --> 00:38:02,240 The Dragomir vote is key to preventing that. 455 00:38:02,282 --> 00:38:04,200 Okay. 456 00:38:04,242 --> 00:38:07,454 I'll stay until the succession is assured. 457 00:38:07,495 --> 00:38:10,999 Then I'll graduate and get on with my life. 458 00:38:11,041 --> 00:38:12,375 Will that do? 459 00:38:15,503 --> 00:38:18,131 And please tell them not to be too mad at Rose. 460 00:38:18,173 --> 00:38:21,343 Lissa, we are well beyond that. 461 00:38:37,150 --> 00:38:38,943 No need. 462 00:38:38,985 --> 00:38:41,946 I just got an earful and then some from Alberta. 463 00:38:41,988 --> 00:38:44,783 Lissa and I aren't allowed to be roommates anymore. 464 00:38:52,791 --> 00:38:54,417 I should have told you I was taking Lissa 465 00:38:54,459 --> 00:38:56,378 outside of the wards. 466 00:38:56,419 --> 00:38:59,005 And I should have built in more time on our return 467 00:38:59,047 --> 00:39:00,590 for unexpected complications. 468 00:39:00,632 --> 00:39:03,760 But I got her back in one piece. 469 00:39:03,802 --> 00:39:06,680 I made sure she was protected. They come first. 470 00:39:06,721 --> 00:39:10,016 Protecting Lissa is my job. 471 00:39:10,058 --> 00:39:13,603 My only role here is to ensure that nothing happens to her. 472 00:39:15,730 --> 00:39:18,191 What you did was reckless and impulsive, 473 00:39:18,233 --> 00:39:21,027 no matter how good you are. 474 00:39:21,069 --> 00:39:25,073 Strength doesn't matter. Style doesn't matter. 475 00:39:25,115 --> 00:39:27,158 Courage doesn't matter. 476 00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:30,245 There's good enough, and there's gone. 477 00:39:32,497 --> 00:39:35,875 Tonight, you almost got the person you say 478 00:39:35,917 --> 00:39:39,921 you care about most in the world killed. 479 00:39:43,591 --> 00:39:45,236 There isn't a rank low enough on that board 480 00:39:45,260 --> 00:39:46,594 for you right now. 481 00:39:55,311 --> 00:39:57,063 Hey, Rose. 482 00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:03,611 Later, Rose. 483 00:40:03,653 --> 00:40:06,197 Looks like you're slumming it with the rest of us now. 484 00:40:20,337 --> 00:40:22,964 You can have that bed if you like. 485 00:40:23,006 --> 00:40:25,258 The view's nicer. 486 00:40:54,746 --> 00:40:57,290 I wondered if you knew how to say unicorn 487 00:40:57,332 --> 00:40:59,084 in Old Moroi. 488 00:41:19,979 --> 00:41:23,566 - I think unicorn in Moroi... - is Lissa. 489 00:41:44,421 --> 00:41:46,006 Rose. 490 00:41:46,047 --> 00:41:50,218 How come our mothers, the same women who leave us 491 00:41:50,260 --> 00:41:52,929 on Academy doorsteps as infants 492 00:41:52,971 --> 00:41:55,932 so they can go back to being Guardians, 493 00:41:55,974 --> 00:41:59,769 still get to tell us what to do? 494 00:41:59,811 --> 00:42:01,521 I wanted to see if you're okay. 495 00:42:01,563 --> 00:42:03,440 You didn't get that many good shots in. 496 00:42:03,481 --> 00:42:05,191 I'll be fine. 497 00:42:05,233 --> 00:42:06,693 I didn't mean that. 498 00:42:11,906 --> 00:42:16,953 Mason, I really only have two uses for you right now, 499 00:42:16,995 --> 00:42:21,458 and I'm not really in the mood to spar, so... 500 00:42:29,299 --> 00:42:30,717 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 501 00:42:30,759 --> 00:42:32,802 Wait a minute, Rose. Wait a minute. 502 00:42:32,844 --> 00:42:35,472 Hey. 503 00:42:35,513 --> 00:42:38,725 I can't believe I'm actually saying this. 504 00:42:38,767 --> 00:42:42,687 I'm not here for that now in this moment. 505 00:42:44,064 --> 00:42:46,566 I thought we could talk. 506 00:42:46,608 --> 00:42:49,069 Thought I could be a friend. 507 00:42:50,487 --> 00:42:52,906 Just pretend I'm Lissa, okay? 508 00:42:54,616 --> 00:42:58,620 - Don't laugh. - What would she do now? 509 00:43:00,288 --> 00:43:03,416 Today, it felt like the universe 510 00:43:03,458 --> 00:43:06,711 was conspiring against me. 511 00:43:06,753 --> 00:43:09,422 I may have given it some extra help, 512 00:43:09,464 --> 00:43:12,425 but all I wanted was 513 00:43:12,467 --> 00:43:15,387 to help my best friend feel better, 514 00:43:15,428 --> 00:43:17,138 and I did. 515 00:43:17,180 --> 00:43:19,516 But I also know the only way for either of us 516 00:43:19,557 --> 00:43:21,434 to ever feel normal or whole again 517 00:43:21,476 --> 00:43:24,729 is to leave this place and go live our lives. 518 00:43:30,485 --> 00:43:32,445 Hello. 519 00:43:36,574 --> 00:43:38,910 This is Rose. 520 00:43:38,952 --> 00:43:41,621 It is a pleasure to meet you, Novice Hathaway. 521 00:43:41,663 --> 00:43:43,581 And you as well, Your Majesty. 522 00:43:43,623 --> 00:43:45,500 Vasilissa Dragomir 523 00:43:45,542 --> 00:43:48,503 is an important member of this Dominion. 524 00:43:48,545 --> 00:43:51,214 I also know she's important to you. 525 00:43:51,256 --> 00:43:53,842 She is, Your Majesty. 526 00:43:53,883 --> 00:43:56,219 Perhaps you can tell me why. 527 00:44:01,933 --> 00:44:06,479 Guardians are raised to be tough. 528 00:44:06,521 --> 00:44:09,941 It's the only way to survive, especially as a woman. 529 00:44:11,651 --> 00:44:14,654 And I am tough. 530 00:44:14,696 --> 00:44:19,451 But I have seen what 531 00:44:19,492 --> 00:44:22,579 battle can do to people. 532 00:44:22,620 --> 00:44:27,500 Lissa keeps my heart 533 00:44:27,542 --> 00:44:29,669 in the right place. 534 00:44:29,711 --> 00:44:32,339 She always has a kind word 535 00:44:32,380 --> 00:44:35,842 or a compassionate ear for anyone who needs it. 536 00:44:35,884 --> 00:44:40,055 She's everything good and everything right. 537 00:44:40,096 --> 00:44:41,264 And she's... 538 00:44:44,684 --> 00:44:46,644 She's my family. 539 00:44:51,066 --> 00:44:54,069 Thank you, Novice Hathaway. 540 00:44:54,110 --> 00:44:56,154 You are excused. 541 00:44:57,447 --> 00:45:00,408 A toast to you all 542 00:45:00,450 --> 00:45:02,994 on St. Vladimir's Feast Day. 543 00:45:04,412 --> 00:45:07,248 The last I'll witnesses as your sovereign. 544 00:45:07,290 --> 00:45:10,877 It is time to name the next. 545 00:45:10,919 --> 00:45:13,963 Your Majesty, protocol demands 546 00:45:14,005 --> 00:45:17,008 the announcement be made in a more formal setting. 547 00:45:17,050 --> 00:45:21,471 Protocol can kiss my aging Royal buttocks. 548 00:45:21,513 --> 00:45:24,432 For the next heir to the throne, 549 00:45:24,474 --> 00:45:27,811 I name Vasilissa Dragomir.