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Once, long ago,
we lived in the human world.
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The Moroi vampires,
who make the rules...
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And the Dhampir Guardians,
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sworn to protect
against our enemy,
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the Strigoi.
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Undead vampires
who live to kill.
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Now we live
in a world of our own,
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one grounded in elemental magic
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and steeped in rules no one's
challenged in centuries...
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until now.
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The spark of revolution
can come from anywhere.
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Even two unlikely friends.
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And one night
that changed everything.
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I look like a fucking macaroon.
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And now you look
like a princess.
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Ooh, ooh.
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Ugh, how do you
even wear this thing?
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I just lost a hundred strands.
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Heavy is the head,
thin is the hair.
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Rose, if anyone looks
like a macaroon, it's me.
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You look beautiful.
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We look beautiful, Lissa,
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head to toe.
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Let's party.
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To all citizens of the Dominion,
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on this,
the eve of my 200th birthday
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and my last as your queen,
I thank you.
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You have traveled far and wide,
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leaving the safety
of your provinces
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to come to the celebration
here at St. Vladimir's.
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We all know the dangers
that lurk outside our gates.
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Our Strigoi enemy is strong,
but we are stronger.
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And under the protection
of our Dhampir Guardians,
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we are safe.
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So let us have
one last festivity together,
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because after nearly
two centuries as your queen,
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the one thing
I assure you I've learned
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is how to throw
one hell of a party.
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Victor Dashkov.
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My daughters,
Sonya Karp, Mia Karp.
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One Royal Moroi, one non.
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- And the third?
- Mia.
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The Guardians make us suffer
through this every time.
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- It's security protocol.
- It's humiliating.
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How do they not know who I am?
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- Mia, darling.
- Be a sport.
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Non-Royal.
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Not for long.
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- Rose.
- Hmm?
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- Behave.
- Always, Alberta.
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Don't encourage her.
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She's a guest
of a Moroi princess.
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Let her have some fun.
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Guardians aren't here
to have fun.
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Once my family greets the Queen,
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we can have some fun.
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- Nice.
- Excuse you.
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What are the Dragomirs thinking,
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letting Lissa invite that girl
everywhere she goes?
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A Guardian's place
is at the gates.
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The Dragomirs, Your Majesty.
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Clarence would introduce
his father to his mother.
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How are my delightful Dragomirs?
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- Happy Birthday, Fair Lady.
- You don't look a day over 80.
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Andre, my dear,
you cheeky rascal.
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And a dreadful liar.
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Happy birthday from me
as well, Your Majesty.
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Princess Vasilissa,
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angel to your brother
Andre's devil.
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He is shameless, Your Majesty.
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How should he be punished?
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Being King of the Dominion
will be punishment enough.
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Oh, surely, he'll find something
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to cheer him once he's king.
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Now, Your Majesty,
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you know there'll have
to be an actual election.
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Ah, a mere formality.
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Who would deny me
my pick of successor?
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If I say Andre will be king,
then so it shall be.
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Looks like Mia lost her prince.
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I'm amazed she let him
out of her sight
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long enough to lose him.
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Where is Andre?
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- Shit, I gotta go.
- Uh-uh.
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Never leave a girl undone,
Andre,
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not even for the Queen.
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It's a pleasure to meet you...
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- Tatiana.
- Tatiana.
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Strigoi!
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- Strigoi at the wards.
- Guardian support, stat.
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- Strigoi neutralized.
- Back to positions.
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You know,
I'm pretty sure Andre danced
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with every single girl
at that party.
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Poor Mia.
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"Poor Mia" will get
the only thing
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she really wants once we marry.
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Royal status.
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My son,
the next King of the Dominion.
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I hate to admit it,
but you will make a great king.
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If I can get the factions
to remember we're not enemies,
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it'll go a long way
towards peace in the Dominion.
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You know, Rose, I get my pick
of Guardian once I'm king.
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Sorry, once I graduate,
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Lissa and I will be too busy
exploring the world.
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Yeah, and everyone knows
I want Rose to be my Guardian.
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I'm not budging on that.
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What we want and what we must do
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can be
two very different things.
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Maybe, Your Almost Majesty.
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But not tonight.
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A toast
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to having everything I want.
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A know-it-all big brother...
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Kids.
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The most supportive parents
either one of us
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could ever hope for,
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and Rose,
my best friend for life.
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I don't know how to say goodbye.
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I don't know how any of us
are supposed to go on
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without you.
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Mom.
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Dad.
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Andre.
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I will love you forever.
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I'm ready to go back.
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Are you sure?
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It's time.
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Lissa.
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Stop.
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- It's all right.
- Rose won't harm Lissa.
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She has something.
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Show me.
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It's a super dangerous
welcome home gift.
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- I love it.
- I mean, I'm not 12, but...
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- Shut up.
- It's fucking adorable.
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Who was that guy?
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That was Dimitri,
my new Guardian.
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- Not for long.
- No, I know. Don't worry.
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You're still gonna be assigned
to me after we graduate.
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Will I?
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Maybe when Andre was going
to be king, but now...
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But no one can say no
to me right now.
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Not after...
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We're just gonna have
to ride it out for a while.
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Right.
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We're not gonna let Dimitri
or anything else
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get in our way
of our plans for the future.
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- He is good-looking, though.
- I didn't notice.
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What's this for?
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I'm just... really,
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really happy to see you.
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Will Rose Hathaway be a problem?
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Rose is always a problem.
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She's one of our best
Guardian Novices,
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but she's a handful.
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The girls have been friends
their entire lives.
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I mean, we've spoiled them.
Let them break all the rules.
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Even let them be roommates
in the Moroi dorms.
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Is it any surprise
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Rose would have
certain expectations?
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A Guardian's duty is
to do as they're told.
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With all due respect,
I'm not a nanny.
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My job is protection.
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A word that can take many forms.
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Oh, that's nice.
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Whoa.
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Look who's back from the dead.
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Too soon.
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It's nice to see you too, Jesse.
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So a little birdie told me
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you'll be head
of the Dragomir family now.
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I hope my father
can count on your vote.
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I don't know, Jesse.
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Honestly, the political stuff
was Andre's thing, not mine.
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You know, we Feeders hear a lot.
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You're smart to stay out of it.
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The politics in this place
have gotten really ugly.
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Be careful.
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It's dangerous to wait
too long, Your Majesty.
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We need strong leadership now.
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I assume you'll name
your successor soon.
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I have some thoughts.
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And I have a date
with an old friend.
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You're excused, Marie.
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Your Majesty.
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You see what I'm up against?
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Instead of mourning the man
who could unite them,
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these idiots are all scrambling
for the crown.
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- Hmm.
- Enough.
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There's work to be done.
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You must prepare Lissa
for her new role
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as head of the Dragomir family.
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It won't be easy for her.
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You know, she was planning
to apply for a dispensation
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to study art abroad.
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Those dreams are done.
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Lissa must finish her schooling
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and take her rightful place
in the Royal Court.
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And Rose?
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When she finishes her training,
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we'll find her a placement
in one of the other provinces.
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- She won't like that.
- Moroi come first.
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Rose knows that.
She'll do her duty.
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Might help if we flicked on
an actual light, right?
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- That would damage the paper.
- It's a thousand years old.
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Oh, of course.
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Not sure it would help anyway.
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You only need to recite
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this small passage
for the consecration.
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Recite?
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I need to recite Old Moroi
in front of people, tonight?
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Any new head of a family
must be blessed
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in the presence
of all the others.
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Sorry, it's tradition.
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That's a beautiful yellow
you're wearing.
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- Thank you, Sonya.
- I really like it too.
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All right, who's there?
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Thought you could use
some light.
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- And you are?
- New.
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I'm Christian Ozera.
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Oh.
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And just to get it
out of the way, no,
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I don't know why my parents
chose the ultimate sin
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and turned Strigoi.
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And since they're dead,
can't ask them.
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So you, what, just hang
around old church archives
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waiting for girls
to need a light?
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Or might just have
some questions
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about where we go after we die.
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I'm sorry about your parents.
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I'm sorry about yours.
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So, um...
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Do you actually read this stuff?
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Well, I'm not exactly on top
of anyone's invite list.
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I got time. Lots of time.
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And you'd be surprised
by the secrets
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these dusty records hold.
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Plus, Old Moroi really is
kind of...
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beautiful.
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I don't think I can do this.
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Say it with me.
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- Okay.
- Yeah.
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Yeah.
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You know
we have wards around the gates
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to keep us safe from Strigoi.
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Lissa doesn't need 24/7 detail.
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- Lissa's still at the church.
- Royals only.
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So you're just...
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having a staring contest
with the air?
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You've studied
perimeter control.
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Yes. Got an A.
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What's around this perimeter?
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Don't look.
Just tell me.
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Street clear. Gate secured.
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Rooftop empty.
Turrets contained.
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How do you know?
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I've trained for years
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to know every inch
of this place.
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Exactly.
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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.