1 00:00:06,923 --> 00:00:09,843 [soft vocalizing] 2 00:00:09,884 --> 00:00:13,722 * * 3 00:00:13,763 --> 00:00:15,765 [dramatic music] 4 00:00:15,807 --> 00:00:20,979 - Once, long ago, we lived in the human world. 5 00:00:21,021 --> 00:00:24,566 The Moroi vampires, who make the rules... 6 00:00:24,607 --> 00:00:26,443 * * 7 00:00:26,484 --> 00:00:28,278 - And the Dhampir Guardians, 8 00:00:28,319 --> 00:00:31,865 sworn to protect against our enemy, 9 00:00:31,906 --> 00:00:33,658 the Strigoi. 10 00:00:33,700 --> 00:00:36,536 - Undead vampires who live to kill. 11 00:00:36,578 --> 00:00:39,539 - Now we live in a world of our own, 12 00:00:39,581 --> 00:00:42,208 one grounded in elemental magic 13 00:00:42,250 --> 00:00:46,880 and steeped in rules no one's challenged in centuries... 14 00:00:46,921 --> 00:00:48,214 until now. 15 00:00:48,256 --> 00:00:52,052 * * 16 00:00:52,093 --> 00:00:56,473 - The spark of revolution can come from anywhere. 17 00:00:56,514 --> 00:00:58,725 Even two unlikely friends. 18 00:01:00,769 --> 00:01:04,022 - And one night that changed everything. 19 00:01:04,064 --> 00:01:06,775 * * 20 00:01:06,816 --> 00:01:11,363 [soft vocalizing] 21 00:01:11,404 --> 00:01:14,282 [electronic orchestral music] 22 00:01:14,324 --> 00:01:21,373 * * 23 00:01:36,262 --> 00:01:39,057 - [sighs] I look like a fucking macaroon. 24 00:01:39,099 --> 00:01:40,725 * * 25 00:01:40,767 --> 00:01:44,062 - And now you look like a princess. 26 00:01:44,104 --> 00:01:46,564 * * 27 00:01:46,606 --> 00:01:49,317 [gasps] - Ooh, ooh. 28 00:01:49,359 --> 00:01:51,403 Ugh, how do you even wear this thing? 29 00:01:51,444 --> 00:01:53,279 I just lost a hundred strands. 30 00:01:53,321 --> 00:01:55,323 - Heavy is the head, thin is the hair. 31 00:01:56,825 --> 00:01:59,160 Rose, if anyone looks like a macaroon, it's me. 32 00:01:59,202 --> 00:02:00,286 You look beautiful. 33 00:02:00,328 --> 00:02:02,288 - We look beautiful, Lissa, 34 00:02:02,330 --> 00:02:03,832 head to toe. 35 00:02:05,083 --> 00:02:06,292 Let's party. 36 00:02:07,419 --> 00:02:09,796 - To all citizens of the Dominion, 37 00:02:09,838 --> 00:02:13,049 on this, the eve of my 200th birthday 38 00:02:13,091 --> 00:02:16,386 and my last as your queen, I thank you. 39 00:02:16,428 --> 00:02:18,763 You have traveled far and wide, 40 00:02:18,805 --> 00:02:21,599 leaving the safety of your provinces 41 00:02:21,641 --> 00:02:25,186 to come to the celebration here at St. Vladimir's. 42 00:02:25,228 --> 00:02:29,524 We all know the dangers that lurk outside our gates. 43 00:02:29,566 --> 00:02:33,862 Our Strigoi enemy is strong, but we are stronger. 44 00:02:33,903 --> 00:02:38,241 And under the protection of our Dhampir Guardians, 45 00:02:38,283 --> 00:02:40,410 we are safe. 46 00:02:40,452 --> 00:02:44,205 So let us have one last festivity together, 47 00:02:44,247 --> 00:02:47,667 because after nearly two centuries as your queen, 48 00:02:47,709 --> 00:02:51,212 the one thing I assure you I've learned 49 00:02:51,254 --> 00:02:55,175 is how to throw one hell of a party. 50 00:02:55,216 --> 00:02:58,011 [upbeat electronic music] 51 00:02:58,053 --> 00:03:01,598 * * 52 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:03,391 - [gasps] 53 00:03:03,433 --> 00:03:07,729 * * 54 00:03:07,771 --> 00:03:09,397 - Victor Dashkov. 55 00:03:11,566 --> 00:03:15,653 My daughters, Sonya Karp, Mia Karp. 56 00:03:15,695 --> 00:03:19,032 - One Royal Moroi, one non. 57 00:03:19,074 --> 00:03:20,867 And the third? - Mia. 58 00:03:20,909 --> 00:03:22,786 - The Guardians make us suffer through this every time. 59 00:03:22,827 --> 00:03:25,121 - It's security protocol. - It's humiliating. 60 00:03:25,163 --> 00:03:26,623 How do they not know who I am? 61 00:03:26,664 --> 00:03:29,084 - Mia, darling. Be a sport. 62 00:03:29,125 --> 00:03:34,130 * * 63 00:03:34,172 --> 00:03:36,466 - Non-Royal. 64 00:03:36,508 --> 00:03:38,718 - Not for long. 65 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:42,138 - * Move now, this is natural * 66 00:03:42,180 --> 00:03:45,558 * And I need your touch * 67 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,436 * Oh, come the blinding sun * 68 00:03:48,478 --> 00:03:50,772 * I already fled the scene * 69 00:03:50,814 --> 00:03:55,193 * I'm already gone, there's so much more to see * 70 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:56,569 * I can feel the night * 71 00:03:56,611 --> 00:03:57,737 - Rose. - Hmm? 72 00:03:57,779 --> 00:04:00,365 - Behave. - Always, Alberta. 73 00:04:00,407 --> 00:04:01,825 - Don't encourage her. 74 00:04:01,866 --> 00:04:03,910 - She's a guest of a Moroi princess. 75 00:04:03,952 --> 00:04:05,412 Let her have some fun. 76 00:04:05,453 --> 00:04:07,914 - Guardians aren't here to have fun. 77 00:04:07,956 --> 00:04:14,879 * * 78 00:04:19,467 --> 00:04:21,302 - Once my family greets the Queen, 79 00:04:21,344 --> 00:04:22,929 we can have some fun. 80 00:04:24,764 --> 00:04:26,975 Nice. - Excuse you. 81 00:04:27,017 --> 00:04:29,728 * * 82 00:04:29,769 --> 00:04:31,229 - What are the Dragomirs thinking, 83 00:04:31,271 --> 00:04:33,773 letting Lissa invite that girl everywhere she goes? 84 00:04:33,815 --> 00:04:37,318 A Guardian's place is at the gates. 85 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,654 - * I'ma make my own way * 86 00:04:39,696 --> 00:04:42,824 [dramatic orchestral music] 87 00:04:42,866 --> 00:04:49,664 * * 88 00:04:49,706 --> 00:04:53,418 - The Dragomirs, Your Majesty. - [scoffs] 89 00:04:53,460 --> 00:04:57,589 Clarence would introduce his father to his mother. 90 00:04:57,630 --> 00:05:00,258 How are my delightful Dragomirs? 91 00:05:00,300 --> 00:05:02,969 - Happy Birthday, Fair Lady. You don't look a day over 80. 92 00:05:03,011 --> 00:05:07,098 - Andre, my dear, you cheeky rascal. 93 00:05:07,140 --> 00:05:10,018 And a dreadful liar. 94 00:05:10,060 --> 00:05:13,021 - Happy birthday from me as well, Your Majesty. 95 00:05:13,063 --> 00:05:15,398 - Princess Vasilissa, 96 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,776 angel to your brother Andre's devil. 97 00:05:17,817 --> 00:05:19,736 - He is shameless, Your Majesty. 98 00:05:19,778 --> 00:05:21,196 How should he be punished? 99 00:05:21,237 --> 00:05:24,949 - Being King of the Dominion will be punishment enough. 100 00:05:24,991 --> 00:05:31,748 * * 101 00:05:33,375 --> 00:05:35,126 Oh, surely, he'll find something 102 00:05:35,168 --> 00:05:37,253 to cheer him once he's king. 103 00:05:37,295 --> 00:05:38,630 - Now, Your Majesty, 104 00:05:38,672 --> 00:05:40,674 you know there'll have to be an actual election. 105 00:05:40,715 --> 00:05:43,718 - Ah, a mere formality. 106 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:47,013 Who would deny me my pick of successor? 107 00:05:47,055 --> 00:05:51,184 If I say Andre will be king, then so it shall be. 108 00:05:51,226 --> 00:05:55,355 * * 109 00:05:55,397 --> 00:05:58,024 [cheers and applause] 110 00:05:58,066 --> 00:06:00,610 - Looks like Mia lost her prince. 111 00:06:00,652 --> 00:06:02,195 - I'm amazed she let him out of her sight 112 00:06:02,237 --> 00:06:03,780 long enough to lose him. 113 00:06:03,822 --> 00:06:06,658 - [chuckles] - Where is Andre? 114 00:06:06,700 --> 00:06:10,036 [both moaning] 115 00:06:10,078 --> 00:06:12,372 crowd: * Happy birthday, dear... * 116 00:06:12,414 --> 00:06:14,499 - Shit, I gotta go. - Uh-uh. 117 00:06:14,541 --> 00:06:17,877 [both moaning] 118 00:06:20,755 --> 00:06:23,258 - Never leave a girl undone, Andre, 119 00:06:23,299 --> 00:06:25,093 not even for the Queen. 120 00:06:25,135 --> 00:06:29,264 [distant singing continues] 121 00:06:29,305 --> 00:06:30,640 - It's a pleasure to meet you... 122 00:06:30,682 --> 00:06:33,018 - Tatiana. - Tatiana. 123 00:06:37,272 --> 00:06:40,233 [ominous music] 124 00:06:40,275 --> 00:06:41,568 * * 125 00:06:41,609 --> 00:06:43,945 [twig snaps] 126 00:06:43,987 --> 00:06:50,952 * * 127 00:06:58,501 --> 00:07:02,005 [ravens crowing] 128 00:07:02,047 --> 00:07:05,550 * * 129 00:07:05,592 --> 00:07:07,427 - [growls] 130 00:07:07,469 --> 00:07:09,637 - [grunts] - Strigoi! 131 00:07:09,679 --> 00:07:11,056 - * Survival of the fittest, yeah * 132 00:07:11,097 --> 00:07:13,099 * But all up in my business * 133 00:07:13,141 --> 00:07:15,018 * Caught up in calm, I know you gotta * 134 00:07:15,060 --> 00:07:16,936 * Run before you get it, yeah * 135 00:07:16,978 --> 00:07:18,730 * One, I love a party * 136 00:07:18,772 --> 00:07:20,523 * Love the way you haunt me * 137 00:07:20,565 --> 00:07:22,067 * Put me where you want me * 138 00:07:22,108 --> 00:07:24,652 * Just one sip, you won't be sorry * 139 00:07:24,694 --> 00:07:28,073 - Strigoi at the wards. Guardian support, stat. 140 00:07:28,114 --> 00:07:30,075 - * Love the way you haunt me * 141 00:07:30,116 --> 00:07:31,284 * Right there where you want me * 142 00:07:31,326 --> 00:07:34,037 [all grunting] 143 00:07:34,079 --> 00:07:37,374 * * 144 00:07:37,415 --> 00:07:41,127 * Right there where you want me, ay, ay * 145 00:07:41,169 --> 00:07:46,925 * * 146 00:07:46,966 --> 00:07:50,512 * Pour me whiskey soda, I cannot be sober * 147 00:07:50,553 --> 00:07:54,391 * One shot and I'm up, two shots and it's over * 148 00:07:54,432 --> 00:07:56,976 * Show me how you like it * 149 00:07:57,018 --> 00:07:58,687 - [screams] 150 00:07:58,728 --> 00:07:59,771 - * Show me what you came with * 151 00:07:59,813 --> 00:08:02,190 * I'ma show you guidance * 152 00:08:02,232 --> 00:08:03,566 - [snarls] 153 00:08:03,608 --> 00:08:05,527 - * Bodies on top of bodies * 154 00:08:05,568 --> 00:08:07,028 * Love the way you haunt me * 155 00:08:07,070 --> 00:08:09,114 - Strigoi neutralized. Back to positions. 156 00:08:09,155 --> 00:08:11,324 * * 157 00:08:11,366 --> 00:08:14,703 - * Love the way you haunt me, ay, ay, ay * 158 00:08:14,744 --> 00:08:16,496 * Just one sip, you won't be sorry * 159 00:08:16,538 --> 00:08:18,665 * Ay, ay, ay * 160 00:08:18,707 --> 00:08:23,294 * * 161 00:08:23,336 --> 00:08:24,671 * Run up, run up * 162 00:08:24,713 --> 00:08:26,840 * * 163 00:08:26,881 --> 00:08:28,591 * Run up, run up * 164 00:08:28,633 --> 00:08:30,885 * * 165 00:08:30,927 --> 00:08:33,388 * Run up, run up * 166 00:08:33,430 --> 00:08:35,640 [laughter] 167 00:08:35,682 --> 00:08:37,225 - You know, I'm pretty sure Andre danced 168 00:08:37,267 --> 00:08:39,477 with every single girl at that party. 169 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:40,979 - Poor Mia. 170 00:08:41,021 --> 00:08:42,689 - "Poor Mia" will get the only thing 171 00:08:42,731 --> 00:08:45,442 she really wants once we marry. 172 00:08:45,483 --> 00:08:48,653 Royal status. [laughter] 173 00:08:48,695 --> 00:08:51,531 - My son, the next King of the Dominion. 174 00:08:51,573 --> 00:08:54,200 - I hate to admit it, but you will make a great king. 175 00:08:54,242 --> 00:08:57,162 - If I can get the factions to remember we're not enemies, 176 00:08:57,203 --> 00:08:59,914 it'll go a long way towards peace in the Dominion. 177 00:08:59,956 --> 00:09:02,292 You know, Rose, I get my pick of Guardian once I'm king. 178 00:09:02,334 --> 00:09:03,793 - Sorry, once I graduate, 179 00:09:03,835 --> 00:09:06,046 Lissa and I will be too busy exploring the world. 180 00:09:06,087 --> 00:09:09,299 - Yeah, and everyone knows I want Rose to be my Guardian. 181 00:09:09,341 --> 00:09:10,800 I'm not budging on that. 182 00:09:10,842 --> 00:09:12,218 - What we want and what we must do 183 00:09:12,260 --> 00:09:13,720 can be two very different things. 184 00:09:13,762 --> 00:09:16,181 - Maybe, Your Almost Majesty. 185 00:09:16,222 --> 00:09:17,932 But not tonight. 186 00:09:17,974 --> 00:09:20,352 A toast 187 00:09:20,393 --> 00:09:22,562 to having everything I want. 188 00:09:22,604 --> 00:09:23,730 A know-it-all big brother... 189 00:09:23,772 --> 00:09:24,981 [both hiss] 190 00:09:25,023 --> 00:09:28,026 - Kids. [laughter] 191 00:09:28,068 --> 00:09:29,861 - The most supportive parents either one of us 192 00:09:29,903 --> 00:09:32,906 could ever hope for, 193 00:09:32,947 --> 00:09:36,284 and Rose, my best friend for life. 194 00:09:36,326 --> 00:09:38,203 [screaming] 195 00:09:38,244 --> 00:09:40,580 [glass shattering] 196 00:09:40,622 --> 00:09:43,541 [dramatic music] 197 00:09:43,583 --> 00:09:50,674 * * 198 00:09:57,555 --> 00:10:00,475 [dramatic vocalizing] 199 00:10:00,517 --> 00:10:07,649 * * 200 00:10:30,213 --> 00:10:33,174 [somber music] 201 00:10:33,216 --> 00:10:40,140 * * 202 00:10:48,189 --> 00:10:49,816 I don't know how to say goodbye. 203 00:10:49,858 --> 00:10:52,068 * * 204 00:10:52,110 --> 00:10:54,487 I don't know how any of us are supposed to go on 205 00:10:54,529 --> 00:10:55,822 without you. 206 00:10:55,864 --> 00:10:59,451 * * 207 00:10:59,492 --> 00:11:02,495 Mom. 208 00:11:02,537 --> 00:11:06,207 Dad. 209 00:11:06,249 --> 00:11:07,500 Andre. 210 00:11:07,542 --> 00:11:10,462 * * 211 00:11:10,503 --> 00:11:13,256 I will love you forever. 212 00:11:13,298 --> 00:11:18,219 * * 213 00:11:20,722 --> 00:11:22,932 I'm ready to go back. 214 00:11:22,974 --> 00:11:24,851 - Are you sure? 215 00:11:27,187 --> 00:11:29,272 - It's time. 216 00:11:29,314 --> 00:11:32,233 [exciting music] 217 00:11:32,275 --> 00:11:39,240 * * 218 00:12:02,263 --> 00:12:03,807 - [grunts] 219 00:12:03,848 --> 00:12:10,980 * * 220 00:12:25,495 --> 00:12:26,746 - Lissa. 221 00:12:26,788 --> 00:12:27,956 - Stop. 222 00:12:34,921 --> 00:12:37,632 - It's all right. Rose won't harm Lissa. 223 00:12:37,674 --> 00:12:39,300 - She has something. 224 00:12:39,342 --> 00:12:40,969 Show me. 225 00:12:42,303 --> 00:12:45,974 - It's a super dangerous welcome home gift. 226 00:12:47,392 --> 00:12:50,854 - I love it. I mean, I'm not 12, but-- 227 00:12:50,895 --> 00:12:52,647 - Shut up. It's fucking adorable. 228 00:12:52,689 --> 00:12:55,316 - [laughs] 229 00:12:56,860 --> 00:12:58,445 [indistinct chatter] 230 00:12:58,486 --> 00:12:59,946 - Who was that guy? 231 00:12:59,988 --> 00:13:03,450 - That was Dimitri, my new Guardian. 232 00:13:03,491 --> 00:13:05,660 - Not for long. - No, I know. Don't worry. 233 00:13:05,702 --> 00:13:08,371 You're still gonna be assigned to me after we graduate. 234 00:13:08,413 --> 00:13:09,706 - Will I? 235 00:13:09,748 --> 00:13:12,167 Maybe when Andre was going to be king, but now-- 236 00:13:12,208 --> 00:13:14,669 - But no one can say no to me right now. 237 00:13:14,711 --> 00:13:17,297 Not after-- 238 00:13:17,339 --> 00:13:20,884 we're just gonna have to ride it out for a while. 239 00:13:20,925 --> 00:13:22,302 - Right. 240 00:13:22,344 --> 00:13:24,095 We're not gonna let Dimitri or anything else 241 00:13:24,137 --> 00:13:27,057 get in our way of our plans for the future. 242 00:13:27,098 --> 00:13:30,185 - He is good-looking, though. - I didn't notice. 243 00:13:40,070 --> 00:13:43,031 [tender music] 244 00:13:43,073 --> 00:13:47,494 * * 245 00:13:47,535 --> 00:13:49,037 What's this for? 246 00:13:49,079 --> 00:13:52,999 - I'm just...really, 247 00:13:53,041 --> 00:13:55,043 really happy to see you. 248 00:13:55,085 --> 00:14:00,340 * * 249 00:14:00,382 --> 00:14:02,258 - Will Rose Hathaway be a problem? 250 00:14:02,300 --> 00:14:03,843 - Rose is always a problem. 251 00:14:03,885 --> 00:14:05,595 She's one of our best Guardian Novices, 252 00:14:05,637 --> 00:14:07,681 but she's a handful. 253 00:14:07,722 --> 00:14:09,808 - The girls have been friends their entire lives. 254 00:14:09,849 --> 00:14:13,269 I mean, we've spoiled them. Let them break all the rules. 255 00:14:13,311 --> 00:14:15,605 Even let them be roommates in the Moroi dorms. 256 00:14:15,647 --> 00:14:17,107 Is it any surprise 257 00:14:17,148 --> 00:14:18,650 Rose would have certain expectations? 258 00:14:18,692 --> 00:14:20,568 - A Guardian's duty is to do as they're told. 259 00:14:20,610 --> 00:14:24,155 - With all due respect, I'm not a nanny. 260 00:14:24,197 --> 00:14:26,825 My job is protection. 261 00:14:26,866 --> 00:14:30,161 - A word that can take many forms. 262 00:14:30,203 --> 00:14:33,123 [tense music] 263 00:14:33,164 --> 00:14:36,751 * * 264 00:14:36,793 --> 00:14:39,087 - [gasping] 265 00:14:41,297 --> 00:14:43,591 [sighs] 266 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:49,055 - Oh, that's nice. 267 00:14:49,097 --> 00:14:55,603 * * 268 00:14:55,645 --> 00:14:57,397 - Whoa. 269 00:14:57,439 --> 00:15:00,859 Look who's back from the dead. 270 00:15:00,900 --> 00:15:02,360 Too soon. 271 00:15:02,402 --> 00:15:03,695 - It's nice to see you too, Jesse. 272 00:15:03,737 --> 00:15:05,488 - So a little birdie told me 273 00:15:05,530 --> 00:15:09,034 you'll be head of the Dragomir family now. 274 00:15:09,075 --> 00:15:12,078 I hope my father can count on your vote. 275 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,372 - I don't know, Jesse. 276 00:15:14,414 --> 00:15:17,083 Honestly, the political stuff was Andre's thing, not mine. 277 00:15:17,125 --> 00:15:19,002 - [scoffs] 278 00:15:19,044 --> 00:15:24,549 * * 279 00:15:24,591 --> 00:15:27,761 - You know, we Feeders hear a lot. 280 00:15:27,802 --> 00:15:30,597 You're smart to stay out of it. 281 00:15:30,638 --> 00:15:34,559 The politics in this place have gotten really ugly. 282 00:15:35,977 --> 00:15:37,062 Be careful. 283 00:15:37,103 --> 00:15:41,524 * * 284 00:15:41,566 --> 00:15:45,070 - It's dangerous to wait too long, Your Majesty. 285 00:15:45,111 --> 00:15:47,072 We need strong leadership now. 286 00:15:47,113 --> 00:15:49,949 I assume you'll name your successor soon. 287 00:15:49,991 --> 00:15:51,326 I have some thoughts. 288 00:15:51,368 --> 00:15:54,996 - And I have a date with an old friend. 289 00:15:55,038 --> 00:15:56,664 You're excused, Marie. 290 00:16:00,835 --> 00:16:02,420 - Your Majesty. 291 00:16:09,260 --> 00:16:11,346 - You see what I'm up against? 292 00:16:11,388 --> 00:16:13,807 Instead of mourning the man who could unite them, 293 00:16:13,848 --> 00:16:17,143 these idiots are all scrambling for the crown. 294 00:16:17,185 --> 00:16:19,646 - Hmm. - Enough. 295 00:16:19,688 --> 00:16:21,398 There's work to be done. 296 00:16:21,439 --> 00:16:23,483 You must prepare Lissa for her new role 297 00:16:23,525 --> 00:16:25,235 as head of the Dragomir family. 298 00:16:25,276 --> 00:16:26,986 - It won't be easy for her. 299 00:16:27,028 --> 00:16:29,614 You know, she was planning to apply for a dispensation 300 00:16:29,656 --> 00:16:31,157 to study art abroad. 301 00:16:31,199 --> 00:16:33,076 - Those dreams are done. 302 00:16:33,118 --> 00:16:34,661 Lissa must finish her schooling 303 00:16:34,703 --> 00:16:37,706 and take her rightful place in the Royal Court. 304 00:16:37,747 --> 00:16:38,748 - And Rose? 305 00:16:38,790 --> 00:16:40,792 - When she finishes her training, 306 00:16:40,834 --> 00:16:44,546 we'll find her a placement in one of the other provinces. 307 00:16:44,587 --> 00:16:47,549 - She won't like that. - Moroi come first. 308 00:16:47,590 --> 00:16:50,885 Rose knows that. She'll do her duty. 309 00:16:50,927 --> 00:16:54,055 [dramatic music] 310 00:17:00,020 --> 00:17:02,939 [soft music] 311 00:17:02,981 --> 00:17:10,113 * * 312 00:17:14,701 --> 00:17:17,495 - Might help if we flicked on an actual light, right? 313 00:17:17,537 --> 00:17:20,165 - That would damage the paper. It's a thousand years old. 314 00:17:20,206 --> 00:17:23,084 - Oh, of course. 315 00:17:23,126 --> 00:17:25,670 Not sure it would help anyway. 316 00:17:25,712 --> 00:17:27,380 - You only need to recite 317 00:17:27,422 --> 00:17:29,466 this small passage for the consecration. 318 00:17:29,507 --> 00:17:30,925 - Recite? 319 00:17:30,967 --> 00:17:33,762 I need to recite Old Moroi in front of people, tonight? 320 00:17:33,803 --> 00:17:35,972 - Any new head of a family must be blessed 321 00:17:36,014 --> 00:17:38,266 in the presence of all the others. 322 00:17:38,308 --> 00:17:41,478 Sorry, it's tradition. 323 00:17:51,446 --> 00:17:53,323 - That's a beautiful yellow you're wearing. 324 00:17:56,659 --> 00:18:00,121 - Thank you, Sonya. I really like it too. 325 00:18:07,295 --> 00:18:10,423 [speaking Old Moroi] 326 00:18:12,634 --> 00:18:15,887 [wind whooshing] 327 00:18:15,929 --> 00:18:22,811 * * 328 00:18:27,941 --> 00:18:30,819 All right, who's there? 329 00:18:30,860 --> 00:18:34,406 * * 330 00:18:34,447 --> 00:18:36,950 - Thought you could use some light. 331 00:18:36,991 --> 00:18:39,911 * * 332 00:18:39,953 --> 00:18:42,247 - And you are? - New. 333 00:18:42,288 --> 00:18:45,709 * * 334 00:18:45,750 --> 00:18:49,045 I'm Christian Ozera. 335 00:18:49,087 --> 00:18:50,338 - Oh. 336 00:18:50,380 --> 00:18:52,966 - And just to get it out of the way, no, 337 00:18:53,008 --> 00:18:55,760 I don't know why my parents chose the ultimate sin 338 00:18:55,802 --> 00:18:57,137 and turned Strigoi. 339 00:18:57,178 --> 00:19:01,016 And since they're dead, can't ask them. 340 00:19:01,057 --> 00:19:04,185 - So you, what, just hang around old church archives 341 00:19:04,227 --> 00:19:05,603 waiting for girls to need a light? 342 00:19:05,645 --> 00:19:09,899 - Or might just have some questions 343 00:19:09,941 --> 00:19:11,651 about where we go after we die. 344 00:19:11,693 --> 00:19:14,612 * * 345 00:19:14,654 --> 00:19:16,573 - I'm sorry about your parents. 346 00:19:18,742 --> 00:19:19,951 - I'm sorry about yours. 347 00:19:19,993 --> 00:19:23,455 * * 348 00:19:23,496 --> 00:19:25,665 - So, um-- [clears throat] 349 00:19:25,707 --> 00:19:27,625 Do you actually read this stuff? 350 00:19:27,667 --> 00:19:30,962 - Well, I'm not exactly on top of anyone's invite list. 351 00:19:31,004 --> 00:19:35,133 I got time. Lots of time. 352 00:19:35,175 --> 00:19:37,886 And you'd be surprised by the secrets 353 00:19:37,927 --> 00:19:40,513 these dusty records hold. 354 00:19:40,555 --> 00:19:45,143 Plus, Old Moroi really is kind of... 355 00:19:45,185 --> 00:19:46,644 beautiful. 356 00:19:46,686 --> 00:19:50,023 * * 357 00:19:50,065 --> 00:19:52,984 - I don't think I can do this. 358 00:19:53,026 --> 00:19:54,861 - Say it with me. 359 00:19:54,903 --> 00:19:56,863 - Okay. - Yeah. 360 00:19:56,905 --> 00:19:59,783 [both speaking Old Moroi] 361 00:20:05,622 --> 00:20:06,456 - Yeah. 362 00:20:06,498 --> 00:20:09,584 [both speaking Old Moroi] 363 00:20:18,301 --> 00:20:25,392 * * 364 00:20:38,738 --> 00:20:40,657 - You know we have wards around the gates 365 00:20:40,699 --> 00:20:42,492 to keep us safe from Strigoi. 366 00:20:42,534 --> 00:20:45,412 Lissa doesn't need 24/7 detail. 367 00:20:45,453 --> 00:20:49,124 - Lissa's still at the church. Royals only. 368 00:20:49,165 --> 00:20:50,792 - So you're just... 369 00:20:50,834 --> 00:20:53,253 having a staring contest with the air? 370 00:20:53,294 --> 00:20:55,046 - You've studied perimeter control. 371 00:20:55,088 --> 00:20:57,132 - Yes. Got an A. 372 00:20:57,173 --> 00:20:59,509 - What's around this perimeter? 373 00:20:59,551 --> 00:21:03,263 Don't look. Just tell me. 374 00:21:03,304 --> 00:21:05,849 - Street clear. Gate secured. 375 00:21:05,890 --> 00:21:07,892 Rooftop empty. Turrets contained. 376 00:21:07,934 --> 00:21:09,102 - How do you know? 377 00:21:09,144 --> 00:21:10,228 - I've trained for years 378 00:21:10,270 --> 00:21:11,896 to know every inch of this place. 379 00:21:11,938 --> 00:21:12,939 - Exactly. 380 00:21:12,981 --> 00:21:14,691 You're able to operate on instinct 381 00:21:14,733 --> 00:21:15,984 because you're intimately familiar 382 00:21:16,026 --> 00:21:17,360 with your surroundings. 383 00:21:17,402 --> 00:21:19,446 But I'm new here. 384 00:21:19,487 --> 00:21:22,115 Lots to learn in a little time. 385 00:21:23,116 --> 00:21:25,577 So I suppose you could say I'm having a staring contest 386 00:21:25,618 --> 00:21:28,580 with the street, the gates, 387 00:21:28,621 --> 00:21:31,875 the rooftops, and the turrets. 388 00:21:33,626 --> 00:21:35,670 - You're kind of a Guardian nerd, aren't you? 389 00:21:38,757 --> 00:21:42,719 It's cool. Do your thing, perimeter man. 390 00:21:42,761 --> 00:21:44,763 But just know I plan on taking your job 391 00:21:44,804 --> 00:21:47,098 when I graduate. 392 00:21:47,140 --> 00:21:48,767 - I agree. 393 00:21:48,808 --> 00:21:50,685 Lissa would be in perfectly good hands 394 00:21:50,727 --> 00:21:53,438 with the best Guardian at St. Vladimir's Academy. 395 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:54,606 - Thank you. 396 00:21:54,647 --> 00:21:57,442 - Although that may be hard, 397 00:21:57,484 --> 00:21:58,777 given your ranking. 398 00:21:58,818 --> 00:22:02,447 - I'm number one. I'm always number one. 399 00:22:02,489 --> 00:22:04,574 - Then perhaps... you're not as good 400 00:22:04,616 --> 00:22:06,659 at perimeter control as you think. 401 00:22:12,957 --> 00:22:14,459 - What the fuck? 402 00:22:14,501 --> 00:22:17,420 [tense music] 403 00:22:17,462 --> 00:22:19,464 * * 404 00:22:19,506 --> 00:22:22,967 Hey! How am I fifth? 405 00:22:23,009 --> 00:22:25,387 - You missed class. It's an automatic ten demerits. 406 00:22:25,428 --> 00:22:27,555 It's very tight, the top five. 407 00:22:27,597 --> 00:22:29,933 - I missed class to welcome Lissa back to school. 408 00:22:29,974 --> 00:22:32,018 - Find me a Strigoi who will accept that excuse, 409 00:22:32,060 --> 00:22:33,853 and we'll talk. 410 00:22:33,895 --> 00:22:40,652 * * 411 00:22:40,694 --> 00:22:43,321 - Game on, Hathaway. 412 00:22:43,363 --> 00:22:46,241 - Don't get comfortable, Mace. 413 00:22:46,282 --> 00:22:49,035 - Positions! 414 00:22:49,077 --> 00:22:50,870 Go! [all shout] 415 00:22:50,912 --> 00:22:56,418 * * 416 00:22:56,459 --> 00:22:59,587 [all shouting] 417 00:22:59,629 --> 00:23:02,757 [bell tolling] 418 00:23:17,689 --> 00:23:20,859 [soft pop music] 419 00:23:20,900 --> 00:23:27,824 * * 420 00:23:30,577 --> 00:23:33,246 - * Look up to the stars * 421 00:23:33,288 --> 00:23:37,584 * * 422 00:23:37,625 --> 00:23:41,463 * High up in the sky * 423 00:23:41,504 --> 00:23:48,511 * * 424 00:23:55,977 --> 00:23:57,771 - [clears throat] 425 00:24:01,691 --> 00:24:06,488 - * Nothing but the fading light * 426 00:24:06,529 --> 00:24:08,573 * * 427 00:24:08,615 --> 00:24:13,703 * Nothing but the fading light * 428 00:24:13,745 --> 00:24:16,790 - [speaking Old Moroi] 429 00:24:21,628 --> 00:24:26,007 - * Look up to the stars * 430 00:24:45,485 --> 00:24:48,488 - It's Friday. It's Challenge Day. 431 00:24:48,530 --> 00:24:52,158 She wants to boost her ranking. 432 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:53,785 - Come on, already? 433 00:24:53,827 --> 00:24:55,745 I've only gotten to be number one for, like, a day. 434 00:24:55,787 --> 00:24:57,414 - I'm more comfortable on top. 435 00:24:57,455 --> 00:24:59,124 - [chuckles] Don't I know it. 436 00:25:01,543 --> 00:25:03,670 [whistle blows] 437 00:25:03,712 --> 00:25:06,172 [all cheering] 438 00:25:06,214 --> 00:25:09,175 [both grunting] 439 00:25:09,217 --> 00:25:12,262 [tense music] 440 00:25:12,303 --> 00:25:19,185 * * 441 00:25:22,689 --> 00:25:24,983 - Come on. She's got it, she's got it. 442 00:25:25,025 --> 00:25:27,986 [all cheering] 443 00:25:28,028 --> 00:25:34,993 * * 444 00:25:37,162 --> 00:25:39,622 - [laughs] He's not coming back. 445 00:25:39,664 --> 00:25:46,629 * * 446 00:25:46,671 --> 00:25:49,549 [both grunting] 447 00:25:52,344 --> 00:25:54,012 [buzzer blares] 448 00:25:54,054 --> 00:25:55,555 [all cheering] 449 00:25:55,597 --> 00:25:57,098 - A fucking draw? 450 00:25:57,140 --> 00:25:59,726 - Round two, weapons. 451 00:25:59,768 --> 00:26:02,103 - Nice! There it is! 452 00:26:02,145 --> 00:26:03,646 [cheering] 453 00:26:03,688 --> 00:26:06,608 [light string music playing] 454 00:26:06,649 --> 00:26:08,777 * * 455 00:26:08,818 --> 00:26:11,905 - I'm not sure you should be here. 456 00:26:11,946 --> 00:26:15,533 * * 457 00:26:15,575 --> 00:26:18,661 - I'm a Royal. Can't keep me out. 458 00:26:18,703 --> 00:26:24,709 * * 459 00:26:24,751 --> 00:26:27,712 [soft music] 460 00:26:27,754 --> 00:26:34,886 * * 461 00:26:45,647 --> 00:26:47,273 - I'm surprised to see you here. 462 00:26:47,315 --> 00:26:48,692 - Yeah, it's been a while 463 00:26:48,733 --> 00:26:50,860 since I've been to one of these things. 464 00:26:50,902 --> 00:26:53,905 People generally aren't very, um... 465 00:26:53,947 --> 00:26:55,782 excited to see my face. 466 00:26:55,824 --> 00:26:57,242 - So why did you come? 467 00:26:57,283 --> 00:26:58,827 - To see if you needed an Old Moroi tutor. 468 00:26:58,868 --> 00:27:00,036 Your heart's in it, 469 00:27:00,078 --> 00:27:02,455 but your pronunciation is terrible. 470 00:27:02,497 --> 00:27:05,792 - [laughs] 471 00:27:05,834 --> 00:27:08,378 - The Queen is looking for you. 472 00:27:08,420 --> 00:27:15,385 * * 473 00:27:15,427 --> 00:27:18,388 [intense music] 474 00:27:18,430 --> 00:27:24,060 * * 475 00:27:24,102 --> 00:27:25,395 - I'm impressed. 476 00:27:25,437 --> 00:27:26,646 Rose is half Mason's size, 477 00:27:26,688 --> 00:27:28,231 but she's using it as an advantage. 478 00:27:28,273 --> 00:27:29,566 - Trust me, 479 00:27:29,607 --> 00:27:31,151 she'll do something to fuck it up. 480 00:27:31,192 --> 00:27:33,737 - Christian Ozera is a nonstarter. 481 00:27:33,778 --> 00:27:35,739 His parents chose to turn Strigoi. 482 00:27:35,780 --> 00:27:38,533 - That's not his fault. - It's a mortal sin. 483 00:27:38,575 --> 00:27:40,660 The last thing you need is the church against you. 484 00:27:40,702 --> 00:27:42,495 Now, we need to discuss your schedule. 485 00:27:42,537 --> 00:27:44,289 The other heads of families will be inviting you 486 00:27:44,330 --> 00:27:46,041 to a series of less formal events, 487 00:27:46,082 --> 00:27:48,251 although still mandatory, starting tomorrow. 488 00:27:48,293 --> 00:27:50,545 - I get it--there has to be an official head of family. 489 00:27:50,587 --> 00:27:53,423 But in just a few months, Rose and I are out of here. 490 00:27:53,465 --> 00:27:56,259 Why waste your time teaching me something I'm never gonna use? 491 00:27:56,301 --> 00:27:57,719 - Unfortunately, kiddo, 492 00:27:57,761 --> 00:27:59,971 Andre's death changes everything for you, 493 00:28:00,013 --> 00:28:02,599 including your plans for your future. 494 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:04,851 What we want and what we must do 495 00:28:04,893 --> 00:28:06,978 are often miles apart. 496 00:28:07,020 --> 00:28:09,147 - What we want and what we must do 497 00:28:09,189 --> 00:28:11,232 can be two very different things. 498 00:28:11,274 --> 00:28:14,152 [glass shattering] 499 00:28:16,529 --> 00:28:19,240 - [breathing heavily] 500 00:28:20,492 --> 00:28:22,869 [gasping] 501 00:28:22,911 --> 00:28:26,915 * * 502 00:28:26,956 --> 00:28:28,583 - Lissa, what's wrong? 503 00:28:28,625 --> 00:28:29,709 - [gasps] 504 00:28:29,751 --> 00:28:31,753 [both grunting] 505 00:28:31,795 --> 00:28:34,714 [buzzer blares] 506 00:28:48,770 --> 00:28:50,897 - [laughs] Here you go. 507 00:28:50,939 --> 00:28:53,316 Some for you and you. 508 00:28:53,358 --> 00:28:56,277 [soft music] 509 00:28:56,319 --> 00:29:03,118 * * 510 00:29:03,159 --> 00:29:05,620 - Anything interesting out there? 511 00:29:05,662 --> 00:29:08,665 - Just Sonya, the bird lady. 512 00:29:08,707 --> 00:29:11,418 - Be gentle on your sister. - I am. 513 00:29:11,459 --> 00:29:12,961 Sometimes. 514 00:29:13,003 --> 00:29:14,587 I just don't understand why she has to be 515 00:29:14,629 --> 00:29:16,256 so weird all the time. 516 00:29:16,297 --> 00:29:19,175 - Sweetie, you need to give that back to Lissa. 517 00:29:21,469 --> 00:29:23,888 - I do not. 518 00:29:23,930 --> 00:29:25,807 And anyway, I'm wearing it to the reception tomorrow. 519 00:29:25,849 --> 00:29:27,851 - I'm sorry, Mia. It's Royals only. 520 00:29:27,892 --> 00:29:31,312 The queen was very insistent. - So that's it? 521 00:29:31,354 --> 00:29:33,440 One minute, I'm the future king's fiancée, 522 00:29:33,481 --> 00:29:36,484 and the next, I'm invisible? 523 00:29:36,526 --> 00:29:37,944 I'm keeping the necklace. 524 00:29:37,986 --> 00:29:39,821 - It's a Dragomir family heirloom. 525 00:29:39,863 --> 00:29:41,239 - And a Dragomir gave it to me. 526 00:29:41,281 --> 00:29:43,491 - And with Andre dead, you can't keep it. 527 00:29:43,533 --> 00:29:46,494 [tense music] 528 00:29:46,536 --> 00:29:48,663 - I was so close. 529 00:29:48,705 --> 00:29:50,040 Maybe he didn't love me, 530 00:29:50,081 --> 00:29:51,416 and I didn't love him in that way, 531 00:29:51,458 --> 00:29:53,209 but we were good together. 532 00:29:55,170 --> 00:29:57,047 And I would have made a great queen. 533 00:29:59,883 --> 00:30:02,302 - There's a lot you can do 534 00:30:02,344 --> 00:30:05,638 without ever sitting on a throne. 535 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:09,225 Having the ear of the Queen can be just as powerful. 536 00:30:11,061 --> 00:30:15,690 And the Queen has big plans for Lissa. 537 00:30:15,732 --> 00:30:19,069 - Lissa's a twit. - [chuckles] 538 00:30:19,110 --> 00:30:21,696 - What is up with Sonya and those fucking birds? 539 00:30:21,738 --> 00:30:26,326 * * 540 00:30:26,368 --> 00:30:29,245 - [breathing heavily] 541 00:30:38,421 --> 00:30:41,132 [door clicks] 542 00:30:46,888 --> 00:30:48,515 - Lissa. - [gasps] 543 00:30:48,556 --> 00:30:50,058 - What are you doing? 544 00:30:50,100 --> 00:30:52,852 - I just feel like everything's out of control. 545 00:30:52,894 --> 00:30:56,398 We were all just here together, and then-- 546 00:30:56,439 --> 00:30:59,526 and then there's an accident that I can barely remember. 547 00:30:59,567 --> 00:31:01,361 And the only thing I know 548 00:31:01,403 --> 00:31:04,531 is that Andre should be here, not me. 549 00:31:04,572 --> 00:31:08,243 - Shh, shh, shh. That's just the grief talking. 550 00:31:08,284 --> 00:31:10,620 - [sobbing] 551 00:31:10,662 --> 00:31:13,039 - Shh, it's okay. 552 00:31:13,081 --> 00:31:16,710 [soft music] 553 00:31:16,751 --> 00:31:20,630 But if we're going to sunbathe, 554 00:31:20,672 --> 00:31:22,757 I know where I want to be. 555 00:31:22,799 --> 00:31:27,762 * * 556 00:31:27,804 --> 00:31:31,307 - * Ooh, ooh * 557 00:31:31,349 --> 00:31:36,730 * * 558 00:31:36,771 --> 00:31:40,316 * Ooh, ooh * 559 00:31:40,358 --> 00:31:41,985 * * 560 00:31:42,027 --> 00:31:44,863 - This is the first place your family took me. 561 00:31:44,904 --> 00:31:49,242 - I remember. Right after I met you. 562 00:31:49,284 --> 00:31:51,703 Standing all alone on Family Day. 563 00:31:51,745 --> 00:31:54,748 - You ran straight up to me. - [laughs tearfully] 564 00:31:54,789 --> 00:31:56,207 - Your clothes were so clean, 565 00:31:56,249 --> 00:31:58,543 I was afraid your parents wouldn't let you play with me. 566 00:31:58,585 --> 00:32:01,338 [laughing] 567 00:32:01,379 --> 00:32:04,007 I didn't know what a family was until then. 568 00:32:04,049 --> 00:32:07,177 [breathes deeply] 569 00:32:09,220 --> 00:32:12,098 - You keep asking me if I'm gonna be okay. 570 00:32:14,017 --> 00:32:15,810 Are you? 571 00:32:15,852 --> 00:32:20,899 * * 572 00:32:20,940 --> 00:32:25,153 - They were everything a family should be. 573 00:32:25,195 --> 00:32:28,448 Your mum hugged me every time I saw her, 574 00:32:28,490 --> 00:32:30,325 hello and goodbye. 575 00:32:30,367 --> 00:32:32,994 And your dad made jokes about my accent. 576 00:32:33,036 --> 00:32:37,123 [laughing] 577 00:32:37,165 --> 00:32:39,626 Andre taught me the difference between good tequila 578 00:32:39,668 --> 00:32:43,505 and that gasoline Jesse Zeklos smuggles into parties. 579 00:32:44,923 --> 00:32:49,219 Meanwhile, my mum was off in parts unknown. 580 00:32:49,260 --> 00:32:52,347 And my dad, well, who knows? 581 00:32:54,057 --> 00:32:58,478 So the answer to your question... 582 00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:00,939 if I'm okay, 583 00:33:00,980 --> 00:33:02,982 no. 584 00:33:03,024 --> 00:33:07,737 * * 585 00:33:07,779 --> 00:33:10,240 But I will be. 586 00:33:10,281 --> 00:33:13,618 And now, 587 00:33:13,660 --> 00:33:16,830 we get our own chance to say goodbye, 588 00:33:16,871 --> 00:33:18,498 our own memorial. 589 00:33:18,540 --> 00:33:22,085 - * I'm still a little broken, but I'm healing * 590 00:33:22,127 --> 00:33:26,214 * Yeah, I'm still reeling * 591 00:33:26,256 --> 00:33:30,051 * I'm not okay * 592 00:33:30,093 --> 00:33:32,470 - Be at peace. 593 00:33:32,512 --> 00:33:39,102 * * 594 00:33:41,938 --> 00:33:44,899 [tense music] 595 00:33:44,941 --> 00:33:52,115 * * 596 00:34:31,696 --> 00:34:33,198 - Thanks, Rose. 597 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:35,492 I feel better than I have in a while. 598 00:34:35,533 --> 00:34:37,243 - I know. 599 00:34:39,245 --> 00:34:42,665 I can kind of feel it coming off of you. 600 00:34:44,334 --> 00:34:47,003 That's weird, right? 601 00:34:48,546 --> 00:34:50,799 - Not that weird. 602 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:52,884 Feel like you've always been pretty tuned into me. 603 00:34:52,926 --> 00:34:55,970 - Yeah. 604 00:34:56,012 --> 00:34:59,265 But this feels, 605 00:34:59,307 --> 00:35:02,727 I don't know, different somehow 606 00:35:02,769 --> 00:35:05,522 since you've been back. 607 00:35:09,484 --> 00:35:13,071 - Earlier, when you found me in the garden, 608 00:35:13,113 --> 00:35:15,240 how did you know I was there? 609 00:35:15,281 --> 00:35:19,536 - I don't know, I just...did. 610 00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:27,085 [birds chirping] 611 00:35:27,127 --> 00:35:29,212 Oh, shit. 612 00:35:29,254 --> 00:35:31,965 Oh, we should get going. 613 00:35:32,007 --> 00:35:34,676 It's one thing to sneak outside of the wards in the day, 614 00:35:34,718 --> 00:35:37,679 but if we get caught out here during Strigoi hours, 615 00:35:37,721 --> 00:35:38,847 we're fucked. 616 00:35:38,888 --> 00:35:41,558 - Fine, but I'm driving. 617 00:35:43,226 --> 00:35:45,103 - You're stronger than you look. 618 00:35:45,145 --> 00:35:46,187 - Just because I'm not a Guard-- 619 00:35:46,229 --> 00:35:49,190 [both grunt] 620 00:35:49,232 --> 00:35:51,693 Ow, shit. - Are you okay? 621 00:35:51,735 --> 00:35:54,362 - Something's bruised. Maybe my ego. 622 00:35:54,404 --> 00:35:56,156 - Can you walk? - Yeah. 623 00:35:56,197 --> 00:35:58,783 [tense music] 624 00:35:58,825 --> 00:36:00,535 Oh, fuck. I'm sorry, Rose. 625 00:36:00,577 --> 00:36:03,038 - Forget about walking. We have to run. 626 00:36:03,079 --> 00:36:10,211 * * 627 00:36:12,922 --> 00:36:15,717 - [growling] - [groans] 628 00:36:15,759 --> 00:36:16,843 - Rose, what's wrong? 629 00:36:16,885 --> 00:36:19,721 - I don't know. I feel sick. 630 00:36:19,763 --> 00:36:21,514 - [shrieking] 631 00:36:21,556 --> 00:36:25,643 - [screams] - [growling] 632 00:36:27,145 --> 00:36:30,273 [roars] - [screams] 633 00:36:30,315 --> 00:36:33,735 [both grunting] 634 00:36:36,780 --> 00:36:38,156 - Run! 635 00:36:40,950 --> 00:36:42,327 Go, Lissa! 636 00:36:42,369 --> 00:36:43,578 - I'm not just gonna leave you here! 637 00:36:43,620 --> 00:36:45,747 - It's my job. Go! - [screams] 638 00:36:45,789 --> 00:36:49,000 * * 639 00:36:49,042 --> 00:36:51,252 No, Rose! - [roaring] 640 00:36:51,294 --> 00:36:53,254 - [groaning] 641 00:36:53,296 --> 00:36:56,257 - [growls] 642 00:36:56,299 --> 00:36:58,635 [shrieking] 643 00:37:05,809 --> 00:37:08,645 - [panting] 644 00:37:12,273 --> 00:37:13,692 I don't suppose there's any way 645 00:37:13,733 --> 00:37:15,318 we could keep this just between us. 646 00:37:15,360 --> 00:37:18,488 [alarm blaring] 647 00:37:19,781 --> 00:37:22,951 [Guardians shouting] 648 00:37:22,992 --> 00:37:26,413 * * 649 00:37:33,086 --> 00:37:35,338 - That kind of risk was unacceptable at any time. 650 00:37:35,380 --> 00:37:38,591 Now, the future of the Dragomir family 651 00:37:38,633 --> 00:37:40,051 is in your hands. 652 00:37:40,093 --> 00:37:42,095 - A tiny family with no Andre 653 00:37:42,137 --> 00:37:44,097 in a society with antiquated rules. 654 00:37:44,139 --> 00:37:45,348 What does it even matter? 655 00:37:45,390 --> 00:37:47,600 - If you think the rules are antiquated now, 656 00:37:47,642 --> 00:37:49,477 wait till you see what happens if any of the vipers 657 00:37:49,519 --> 00:37:51,396 jockeying for the crown gets their way. 658 00:37:51,438 --> 00:37:53,940 Andre's rule meant change for us. 659 00:37:53,982 --> 00:37:55,942 If the crown falls to the wrong bloodline, 660 00:37:55,984 --> 00:37:58,111 whatever progress your brother hoped to achieve 661 00:37:58,153 --> 00:38:00,280 will be impossible. 662 00:38:00,321 --> 00:38:02,240 The Dragomir vote is key to preventing that. 663 00:38:02,282 --> 00:38:04,200 - Okay. 664 00:38:04,242 --> 00:38:07,454 I'll stay until the succession is assured. 665 00:38:07,495 --> 00:38:10,999 Then I'll graduate and get on with my life. 666 00:38:11,041 --> 00:38:12,375 Will that do? 667 00:38:15,503 --> 00:38:18,131 And please tell them not to be too mad at Rose. 668 00:38:18,173 --> 00:38:21,343 - Lissa, we are well beyond that. 669 00:38:23,011 --> 00:38:25,972 [tense music] 670 00:38:26,014 --> 00:38:32,896 * * 671 00:38:37,150 --> 00:38:38,943 - No need. 672 00:38:38,985 --> 00:38:41,946 I just got an earful and then some from Alberta. 673 00:38:41,988 --> 00:38:44,783 Lissa and I aren't allowed to be roommates anymore. 674 00:38:52,791 --> 00:38:54,417 I should have told you I was taking Lissa 675 00:38:54,459 --> 00:38:56,378 outside of the wards. 676 00:38:56,419 --> 00:38:59,005 And I should have built in more time on our return 677 00:38:59,047 --> 00:39:00,590 for unexpected complications. 678 00:39:00,632 --> 00:39:03,760 But I got her back in one piece. 679 00:39:03,802 --> 00:39:06,680 I made sure she was protected. They come first. 680 00:39:06,721 --> 00:39:10,016 - Protecting Lissa is my job. 681 00:39:10,058 --> 00:39:13,603 My only role here is to ensure that nothing happens to her. 682 00:39:15,730 --> 00:39:18,191 What you did was reckless and impulsive, 683 00:39:18,233 --> 00:39:21,027 no matter how good you are. 684 00:39:21,069 --> 00:39:25,073 Strength doesn't matter. Style doesn't matter. 685 00:39:25,115 --> 00:39:27,158 Courage doesn't matter. 686 00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:30,245 There's good enough, and there's gone. 687 00:39:32,497 --> 00:39:35,875 Tonight, you almost got the person you say 688 00:39:35,917 --> 00:39:39,921 you care about most in the world killed. 689 00:39:43,591 --> 00:39:45,218 There isn't a rank low enough on that board 690 00:39:45,260 --> 00:39:46,594 for you right now. 691 00:39:48,513 --> 00:39:51,433 [soft music] 692 00:39:51,474 --> 00:39:55,270 * * 693 00:39:55,311 --> 00:39:57,063 - Hey, Rose. 694 00:39:57,105 --> 00:40:00,358 * * 695 00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:03,611 - Later, Rose. 696 00:40:03,653 --> 00:40:06,197 - Looks like you're slumming it with the rest of us now. 697 00:40:06,239 --> 00:40:08,658 - * Love it when you blossom, shit is soft * 698 00:40:08,700 --> 00:40:11,786 * Naked as the truth when you take it off * 699 00:40:11,828 --> 00:40:14,664 * I don't ever stoop, stock is through the roof * 700 00:40:14,706 --> 00:40:18,084 * Graduating in a year, leaving with the troops * 701 00:40:18,126 --> 00:40:20,295 * Man, this ain't no life anyone can choose * 702 00:40:20,337 --> 00:40:22,964 - You can have that bed if you like. 703 00:40:23,006 --> 00:40:25,258 The view's nicer. 704 00:40:25,300 --> 00:40:29,346 - * Whoa, yeah, we all souls * 705 00:40:29,387 --> 00:40:32,599 * Down the same road * 706 00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:34,559 * What scares you the most? * 707 00:40:34,601 --> 00:40:37,354 * Been down the longest road * 708 00:40:37,395 --> 00:40:40,565 * Oh, whoa * 709 00:40:40,607 --> 00:40:43,485 * Tell me what scares you the most * 710 00:40:43,526 --> 00:40:46,821 * Whoa * 711 00:40:46,863 --> 00:40:49,157 * Tell me what scares you the most * 712 00:40:49,199 --> 00:40:53,119 * Even when your flesh gets cold * 713 00:40:53,161 --> 00:40:54,704 * You know who to call * 714 00:40:54,746 --> 00:40:57,290 - I wondered if you knew how to say unicorn 715 00:40:57,332 --> 00:40:59,084 in Old Moroi. 716 00:40:59,125 --> 00:41:02,796 - * Not better off alone, you're safe with me * 717 00:41:02,837 --> 00:41:07,300 * Don't change on me, I can take you home * 718 00:41:07,342 --> 00:41:10,053 * You're safe with me, don't change on me * 719 00:41:10,095 --> 00:41:12,472 * Don't change, don't change, don't change * 720 00:41:12,514 --> 00:41:15,350 * Been a long road, whoa * 721 00:41:15,392 --> 00:41:19,938 * Yeah, we all souls, down the same road * 722 00:41:19,979 --> 00:41:23,566 - I think unicorn in Moroi... is Lissa. 723 00:41:23,608 --> 00:41:26,194 - * Been down the longest road * 724 00:41:26,236 --> 00:41:29,823 * Oh, whoa * 725 00:41:29,864 --> 00:41:32,367 * Tell me what scares you the most * 726 00:41:32,409 --> 00:41:35,704 * Oh, whoa * 727 00:41:35,745 --> 00:41:38,373 * Been down the longest road * 728 00:41:38,415 --> 00:41:41,710 * Oh, whoa * 729 00:41:41,751 --> 00:41:44,379 * Tell me what scares you the most * 730 00:41:44,421 --> 00:41:46,006 - Rose. 731 00:41:46,047 --> 00:41:50,218 - How come our mothers, the same women who leave us 732 00:41:50,260 --> 00:41:52,929 on Academy doorsteps as infants 733 00:41:52,971 --> 00:41:55,932 so they can go back to being Guardians, 734 00:41:55,974 --> 00:41:59,769 still get to tell us what to do? 735 00:41:59,811 --> 00:42:01,521 - I wanted to see if you're okay. 736 00:42:01,563 --> 00:42:03,440 - You didn't get that many good shots in. 737 00:42:03,481 --> 00:42:05,191 I'll be fine. 738 00:42:05,233 --> 00:42:06,693 - I didn't mean that. 739 00:42:11,906 --> 00:42:16,953 - Mason, I really only have two uses for you right now, 740 00:42:16,995 --> 00:42:21,458 and I'm not really in the mood to spar, so... 741 00:42:29,299 --> 00:42:30,717 - Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 742 00:42:30,759 --> 00:42:32,802 Wait a minute, Rose. Wait a minute. 743 00:42:32,844 --> 00:42:35,472 Hey. 744 00:42:35,513 --> 00:42:38,725 I can't believe I'm actually saying this. 745 00:42:38,767 --> 00:42:42,687 I'm not here for that now in this moment. 746 00:42:44,064 --> 00:42:46,566 I thought we could talk. 747 00:42:46,608 --> 00:42:49,069 Thought I could be a friend. 748 00:42:49,110 --> 00:42:50,445 - [laughs] 749 00:42:50,487 --> 00:42:52,906 - Just pretend I'm Lissa, okay? 750 00:42:52,947 --> 00:42:54,574 - [laughs] 751 00:42:54,616 --> 00:42:58,620 - Don't laugh. What would she do now? 752 00:43:00,288 --> 00:43:03,416 - Today, it felt like the universe 753 00:43:03,458 --> 00:43:06,711 was conspiring against me. 754 00:43:06,753 --> 00:43:09,422 I may have given it some extra help, 755 00:43:09,464 --> 00:43:12,425 but all I wanted was 756 00:43:12,467 --> 00:43:15,387 to help my best friend feel better, 757 00:43:15,428 --> 00:43:17,138 and I did. 758 00:43:17,180 --> 00:43:19,516 but I also know the only way for either of us 759 00:43:19,557 --> 00:43:21,434 to ever feel normal or whole again 760 00:43:21,476 --> 00:43:24,729 is to leave this place and go live our lives. 761 00:43:24,771 --> 00:43:27,732 [phone ringing] 762 00:43:27,774 --> 00:43:30,443 [tense music] 763 00:43:30,485 --> 00:43:32,445 Hello. 764 00:43:32,487 --> 00:43:36,533 * * 765 00:43:36,574 --> 00:43:38,910 This is Rose. 766 00:43:38,952 --> 00:43:41,621 - It is a pleasure to meet you, Novice Hathaway. 767 00:43:41,663 --> 00:43:43,581 - And you as well, Your Majesty. 768 00:43:43,623 --> 00:43:45,500 - Vasilissa Dragomir 769 00:43:45,542 --> 00:43:48,503 is an important member of this Dominion. 770 00:43:48,545 --> 00:43:51,214 I also know she's important to you. 771 00:43:51,256 --> 00:43:53,842 - She is, Your Majesty. 772 00:43:53,883 --> 00:43:56,219 - Perhaps you can tell me why. 773 00:44:01,933 --> 00:44:06,479 - Guardians are raised to be tough. 774 00:44:06,521 --> 00:44:09,941 It's the only way to survive, especially as a woman. 775 00:44:11,651 --> 00:44:14,654 And I am tough. 776 00:44:14,696 --> 00:44:19,451 But I have seen what 777 00:44:19,492 --> 00:44:22,579 battle can do to people. 778 00:44:22,620 --> 00:44:27,500 Lissa keeps my heart 779 00:44:27,542 --> 00:44:29,669 in the right place. 780 00:44:29,711 --> 00:44:32,339 She always has a kind word 781 00:44:32,380 --> 00:44:35,842 or a compassionate ear for anyone who needs it. 782 00:44:35,884 --> 00:44:40,055 She's everything good and everything right. 783 00:44:40,096 --> 00:44:41,264 And she's... 784 00:44:41,306 --> 00:44:44,642 [soft music] 785 00:44:44,684 --> 00:44:46,644 She's my family. 786 00:44:46,686 --> 00:44:51,024 * * 787 00:44:51,066 --> 00:44:54,069 - Thank you, Novice Hathaway. 788 00:44:54,110 --> 00:44:56,154 You are excused. 789 00:44:57,447 --> 00:45:00,408 A toast to you all 790 00:45:00,450 --> 00:45:02,994 on St. Vladimir's Feast Day. 791 00:45:04,412 --> 00:45:07,248 The last I'll witnesses as your sovereign. 792 00:45:07,290 --> 00:45:10,877 It is time to name the next. 793 00:45:10,919 --> 00:45:13,963 - Your Majesty, protocol demands 794 00:45:14,005 --> 00:45:17,008 the announcement be made in a more formal setting. 795 00:45:17,050 --> 00:45:21,471 - Protocol can kiss my aging Royal buttocks. 796 00:45:21,513 --> 00:45:24,432 For the next heir to the throne, 797 00:45:24,474 --> 00:45:27,811 I name Vasilissa Dragomir. 798 00:45:27,852 --> 00:45:30,814 [gasping, whispering] 799 00:45:30,855 --> 00:45:33,775 [dramatic music] 800 00:45:33,817 --> 00:45:40,949 * * 801 00:45:43,702 --> 00:45:45,704 - [breathing heavily] 802 00:46:18,737 --> 00:46:21,614 [electronic orchestral music] 803 00:46:21,656 --> 00:46:28,830 * * 804 00:47:13,708 --> 00:47:14,876 [dog barks]