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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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- Papa.
- I came as quickly as I could.
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Where is he?
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I'm all right, Robert.
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I'm fine.
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What did you do?
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Do you feel as good as you look?
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I do.
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Sonya was so scared for me.
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I guess she did it
without thinking.
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She can't risk it again, Victor,
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even for you.
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- It's too hard on her.
- I know.
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I feel so guilty.
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I never would've
asked this of her,
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knowing what comes with it.
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I'll talk to her.
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I almost lost you.
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I don't know what happened.
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I was feeling a bit tired,
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a little stressed, but...
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it just came out of nowhere.
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Not really nowhere,
with your family history.
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I don't wanna jump
to any conclusions.
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It could be anything.
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You need to see a doctor.
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I need to get back to work.
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Christian asked me
to give this to you.
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Weirdly helpful for someone
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who unceremoniously dumped me
on the dance floor.
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I'm sure he had his reasons.
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And I have mine
for not wanting his help,
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even if I need it.
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This whole thing's in Old Moroi,
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so if something here explains
what's going on with me,
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I won't be able to read it.
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I can help translate.
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I'm sure I can make time,
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even with my upcoming
Benchmark Tests.
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- Rose, focus on your tests.
- I'll be fine.
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You'd be surprised
how much free time I have,
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now that my whole life's
gone to shit.
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Are you doing okay?
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Honestly,
maybe I dodged a bullet.
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You should see how they are
on the Council.
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I don't know
how Victor stands it.
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Now I'm back to plan A...
Graduate and see the world.
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- Sign me up.
- But I do have to figure
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this stuff out first,
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'cause when we get
to the human world,
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I want our heads
screwed on tight.
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Then that's the plan.
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Hey, Rose.
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Thank Christian for the book.
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I didn't grow up here at court,
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and as I formally declare
my candidacy,
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I see you're surprised.
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But it's really Lissa Dragomir
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you have to thank.
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I'm young and new here,
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and so I may seem
like a radical choice.
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But with a Dhampir best friend
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and her association
with the Ozera family,
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she was the radical.
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Untethered from our traditions.
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After learning
much from my Aunt Irene,
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I believe
in the Elementalist cause.
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My platform will put faith
and Moroi needs first.
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Moroi don't live in a vacuum.
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The Queen backed her horse,
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and it stumbled out to the gate.
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She waits
for the Council to speak.
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When you do,
I hope you speak my name.
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Thank you.
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Thank you, Tatiana.
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We will take
all of this to heart.
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Put your tongue
back in your mouth, Peter.
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There's still time
for other candidates to emerge.
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This council has serious
business to attend to.
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We can't rely solely
on long-term repopulation
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to solve
our Guardian shortage issue.
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We need
a more immediate approach.
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I can think of one deceased monk
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who might object to another
of your aggressive approaches.
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Let's keep things civil, Victor.
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I propose we lower the age
of Guardian enlistment
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down to 16, thereby expanding
our pool of eligible Dhampirs.
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16?
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You'd make cannon fodder
out of children?
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16 is not a child.
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If they're properly trained,
they're fit to serve.
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Isn't that the whole point?
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How old is your youngest, Marie?
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- And yours, Dane?
- Desperate times, Victor.
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All in favor
of scheduling the vote?
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All opposed?
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The vote is six to five.
Motion carries.
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Am I getting old,
or is this Benchmark class
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full of toddlers?
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No initiative from up top.
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After the St. Jude's massacre,
we have to test every Novice,
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even underclassmen.
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Those poor kids
don't stand a chance.
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Welcome, Moroi students.
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For the next 24 hours,
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your usual Guardians
will be replaced
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with the Novices
you see before you.
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Novices, the Benchmark Tests
are your chance to show us
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what you're made of.
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You will be scored
on your ability
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to protect your assigned Moroi
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during simulated
surprise attacks.
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Guardians will act as Strigoi.
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Everyone will be outfitted
with these special collars
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containing blood squibs.
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If you or your charge's squib
gets popped,
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you're dead.
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But if you stay alive
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and rack up enough points,
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you'll get to attend
the Royal Tour
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as part of
the Guardian security team.
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If you're lucky enough,
it can lead to a premium
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Guardian assignment
when you graduate.
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- I'm winning this thing.
- You better.
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I got odds on you.
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But you're gonna
have to beat Rose.
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Difficult, but not impossible.
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And I'm fueled
by the unflinching expectations
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of Janine Hathaway, so..
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Lissa and I will try to leave
room for you at the top.
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Don't worry, Rose.
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When I win,
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I'll find some way
to make it up to you.
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That's gonna hurt
when you're in traction.
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But I'm game if you are.
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And nothing less.
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Pairings go live
in three, two, one.
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- What the...
- No way.
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Fucking Zeklos.
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"As such, we may claim this man
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"with the golden tongue
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doth possess a spirit's fancy."
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Fantastic.
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Only took me about an hour
to figure it out.
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And who the hell is this man?
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Uh, just a second.
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Come in.
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Lord Dashkov.
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I've informed him
that he's only allowed entry
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if he is not playing the role
of secret Strigoi assassin.
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And I've informed him my time
is not to be wasted today.
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Thank you, Eddie.
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It's so late. What's going on?
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The Royal Council
is trying to take us
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back to the Stone Age.
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We can't have a government
of the Royal Moroi
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for the Royal Moroi only.
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We need to restore
your voting power.
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How?
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No bloodline quorum
means no vote.
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Did you find another Dragomir
floating around?
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No, but two can play
at Tatiana Vogel's game,
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and I've been busy today.
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There's a loophole,
like the one she found
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to get you disqualified
from being queen.
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What kind of loophole
gets me an instant family?
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The kind where you get married.
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If you marry, you'll regain
your seat at the table.
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You've seen enough
to know what I'm up against.
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The Dragomir vote may be
the only thing between us
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and a future
I don't want to contemplate.
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So I'll arrange
for suitors to meet with you
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while supervised.
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What do you say?
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Will you help me keep
the Dominion on track?
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You coming in
to keep an eye on me?
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You know,
I don't mind an audience.
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That's gonna be a no.
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I'll just stand guard out here.
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Suit yourself.
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Which reminds me,
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when laundry services
pass through,
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tell them to go easy
on the starch.
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I'm sensitive.
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You should get some sleep.
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It's light out.
Strigoi can't get in.
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Yeah, but I don't trust
these motherfuckers.
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Better safe than sorry.
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You really wanna beat Rose.
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Yup, but I also wanna go
on the Royal Tour.
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My dad is in St. Ignatius
Province in Portugal.
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Can't he just command
to see you?
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He's Royal, right?
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Right.
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It's been a while
since he's checked in.
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But I guess that's normal
for you guys, though.
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Yeah. I guess it is.
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You don't have to stay.
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I'll stand guard in the hall,
in case.
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Were you expecting anything?
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Sorry, I have to.
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A lift ticket?
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Friday, 3:00 a.m.,
43.0485 degrees north,
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2.631 degrees west.
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It's coordinates.
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Who wants to meet you?
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- Married?
- This is insane.
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Victor can't hold
the Council alone,
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and most Royal Moroi women
over 21 are married.
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- Yes, over 21.
- What's the rush?
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Now name me
all the love match marriages
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you can think of
in the Royal Court.
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Most Royal marriages
are about power
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and bloodlines and money and...
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Not for your parents
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and Victor and Robert.
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- The lucky ones.
- Why do this at all?
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Because if Victor
is pressuring you...
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He is.
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But not for himself.
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Okay, so who's the lucky groom?
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Well, apparently,
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there's only four people
with enough Dragomir blood
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to count toward me
regaining my quorum.
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Does that mean you're related?
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Only as much as a second cousin
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ten times removed.
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I pick one. We wed.
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They take my name.
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I take my vote back.
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Okay, so who's on the list?
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It's a little depressing.
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As your maid of honor, I insist.
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Okay.
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Anthony Carter,
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Ralf Dawoud, Wade Vogel,
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and Jesse Zeklos.
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Ugh, fuck me.
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You wanna marry me off?
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It's an opportunity
for this family, son.
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Your reputation
is catching up with you.
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You marry now,
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gives us a chance
at rehabilitation.
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Are you serious?
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Why is it that every time
you send me off to breed,
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I feel like
I'm the one getting fucked?
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Watch your mouth.
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Lissa is a lady
in title and character.
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She needs to be courted,
then betrothed, then married,
262
00:16:02,379 --> 00:16:06,716
and that is exactly
what you are going to do.
263
00:16:06,758 --> 00:16:07,967
Am I clear?
264
00:16:12,472 --> 00:16:13,598
Good boy.
265
00:16:30,782 --> 00:16:32,575
Most people think
it's the perfume,
266
00:16:32,617 --> 00:16:34,244
but what truly makes
the hyacinth unique
267
00:16:34,285 --> 00:16:36,496
is the number of varieties.
268
00:16:36,538 --> 00:16:38,081
Care to wager a guess
on how many?
269
00:16:38,123 --> 00:16:39,207
Do I have to?
270
00:16:39,249 --> 00:16:40,518
I'd love your opinion
on something.
271
00:16:40,542 --> 00:16:41,960
Oh, okay. Sure.
272
00:16:42,002 --> 00:16:44,004
I was thinking of going blond.
273
00:16:44,045 --> 00:16:45,797
Hot or... or not?
274
00:16:45,839 --> 00:16:49,009
I think I would make
an excellent husband.
275
00:16:49,050 --> 00:16:52,012
I mean, you wouldn't be
my first kiss, exactly.
276
00:16:52,053 --> 00:16:54,222
- I think hot.
- And then there's the orchids.
277
00:16:54,264 --> 00:16:56,349
Oh, and don't even get me
started on the succulents.
278
00:16:56,391 --> 00:16:57,767
For our next date,
279
00:16:57,809 --> 00:16:59,519
we should go to the Stakehaus.
280
00:16:59,561 --> 00:17:01,896
There's roads of rare books.
281
00:17:01,938 --> 00:17:04,107
Sorry. Too soon?
282
00:17:04,149 --> 00:17:06,526
No, no. Tell me more.
283
00:17:06,568 --> 00:17:09,070
Or maybe streaks
would be better.
284
00:17:09,112 --> 00:17:11,197
Hey, come here. Yeah.
285
00:17:11,239 --> 00:17:14,367
How 'bout you streak your ass
right up out of here?
286
00:17:14,409 --> 00:17:16,036
How 'bout that?
287
00:17:19,914 --> 00:17:21,416
Keep up, Rose.
288
00:17:21,458 --> 00:17:23,778
Are you trying to make me look
bad in front of your friend?
289
00:17:25,670 --> 00:17:27,630
I suggest your remind
your little face
290
00:17:27,672 --> 00:17:29,632
it belongs to a Dhampir, yeah?
291
00:17:37,265 --> 00:17:40,810
Yes, I'm late, but it doesn't
really matter, does it?
292
00:17:40,852 --> 00:17:43,021
'Cause we both know
you're not gonna pick me.
293
00:17:43,063 --> 00:17:47,609
So can we just sit here
and talk, just in case?
294
00:17:48,860 --> 00:17:50,820
My dad has eyes everywhere.
295
00:17:54,949 --> 00:17:57,911
So maybe just act like
you don't totally hate me,
296
00:17:57,952 --> 00:18:00,246
and then we never
have to do this again.
297
00:18:00,288 --> 00:18:02,957
Hmm.
298
00:18:02,999 --> 00:18:04,084
Done.
299
00:18:04,125 --> 00:18:06,252
I have other places
I'd rather be too.
300
00:18:06,294 --> 00:18:07,879
Excellent.
301
00:18:07,921 --> 00:18:08,921
Awesome.
302
00:18:16,012 --> 00:18:17,597
What are you guys doing here?
303
00:18:17,639 --> 00:18:19,239
We're kind of
in the middle of something.
304
00:18:21,726 --> 00:18:23,311
Dean? Herk?
What are you doing here?
305
00:18:23,353 --> 00:18:24,729
Mikhail told me to be here.
306
00:18:24,771 --> 00:18:26,272
Dimitri told me.
307
00:18:26,314 --> 00:18:29,150
Alberta told us.
308
00:18:29,192 --> 00:18:31,486
Shit. It's a trap.
309
00:18:34,948 --> 00:18:37,409
- Strigois!
- Come on!
310
00:18:39,994 --> 00:18:43,456
- Jesse, Lissa, get out.
- Eddie, you take far guard.
311
00:19:12,444 --> 00:19:13,546
You've been paying attention.
312
00:19:13,570 --> 00:19:14,946
I have a fairly decent teacher.
313
00:19:14,988 --> 00:19:16,823
Fairly decent?
314
00:19:16,865 --> 00:19:18,241
So the rules work?
315
00:19:21,036 --> 00:19:22,662
Still room for improvement.
316
00:19:38,011 --> 00:19:41,056
Ah...
317
00:19:41,097 --> 00:19:42,307
Time!
318
00:19:49,064 --> 00:19:50,690
If your blood squib's intact,
319
00:19:50,732 --> 00:19:52,734
consider yourself a winner.
320
00:19:53,777 --> 00:19:55,528
Benchmarks are done
for the night,
321
00:19:55,570 --> 00:19:58,365
so feel free to celebrate later.
322
00:19:58,406 --> 00:20:00,533
You've all earned it. Congrats.
323
00:20:02,410 --> 00:20:03,536
Whoo!
324
00:20:05,997 --> 00:20:09,042
What part of "get out"
do you not understand?
325
00:20:09,084 --> 00:20:10,835
What were you thinking
back there?
326
00:20:10,877 --> 00:20:13,880
Uh, that it was all pretend?
327
00:20:13,922 --> 00:20:16,966
Relax. None of this is real.
328
00:20:17,008 --> 00:20:18,843
I wasn't actually
gonna get murdered.
329
00:20:18,885 --> 00:20:20,553
- Really?
- 'Cause I'm ready to kill you
330
00:20:20,595 --> 00:20:23,223
right here, right now.
331
00:20:23,264 --> 00:20:25,225
Dick.
332
00:20:28,228 --> 00:20:30,063
First rule of being a Guardian:
333
00:20:30,105 --> 00:20:31,690
They come first.
334
00:20:31,731 --> 00:20:33,983
More rules. Goody.
335
00:20:34,025 --> 00:20:35,694
Rose.
336
00:20:35,735 --> 00:20:38,196
Jesse told us
what you said to him.
337
00:20:38,238 --> 00:20:39,614
I was being hyperbolic.
338
00:20:40,949 --> 00:20:42,784
- He...
- He's pissed.
339
00:20:42,826 --> 00:20:44,411
And he's a Royal.
340
00:20:44,452 --> 00:20:46,514
With a snap of his fingers,
he can get you decommissioned.
341
00:20:46,538 --> 00:20:49,124
- For trying to save his life?
- Look, we get it, Rose.
342
00:20:49,165 --> 00:20:51,751
We're all just one wrong move
away from trouble.
343
00:20:51,793 --> 00:20:54,254
So just rein it in, okay?
344
00:20:54,295 --> 00:20:58,383
Other than that,
you handled yourself well.
345
00:20:58,425 --> 00:21:01,094
You aided Eddie
in protecting his charge,
346
00:21:01,136 --> 00:21:02,929
took on the great
Dimitri Belikov
347
00:21:02,971 --> 00:21:04,139
and lived to tell the tale.
348
00:21:06,307 --> 00:21:09,352
Look, you've moved up
two positions.
349
00:21:17,986 --> 00:21:20,572
Why is Meredith
still in second place?
350
00:21:20,613 --> 00:21:22,032
She hasn't even been on campus.
351
00:21:22,073 --> 00:21:24,200
Pre-approved family visit
freezes your ranking.
352
00:21:24,242 --> 00:21:26,745
It's not her fault the Council
made us pull up the test.
353
00:21:28,455 --> 00:21:32,292
You could complain more,
or you could get some sleep.
354
00:21:33,168 --> 00:21:35,879
I plan on coming for you
even harder next time.
355
00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:38,131
Can't wait,
356
00:21:38,173 --> 00:21:39,299
Comrade.
357
00:21:53,063 --> 00:21:55,190
You wanted to see me, Father?
358
00:21:55,231 --> 00:21:57,275
I did indeed.
359
00:21:57,317 --> 00:21:58,443
How was your date?
360
00:21:58,485 --> 00:22:02,155
Oh, cut short
by a fake Strigoi attack.
361
00:22:02,197 --> 00:22:04,282
Then you'll need
to reschedule immediately.
362
00:22:06,159 --> 00:22:07,410
She's never gonna pick me.
363
00:22:09,537 --> 00:22:13,875
You'll have
to reschedule immediately.
364
00:22:44,781 --> 00:22:46,658
Sorry, milady,
we don't open for an hour.
365
00:22:46,700 --> 00:22:48,535
I-I just need one book, please.
366
00:22:48,576 --> 00:22:52,205
"Ancient Myths of Moroi Magic."
367
00:22:52,247 --> 00:22:54,141
I just need something that's
not written in Old Moroi,
368
00:22:54,165 --> 00:22:55,935
and I haven't been able
to find this one anywhere.
369
00:22:55,959 --> 00:22:58,586
- You wouldn't.
- That writer was excommunicated.
370
00:22:58,628 --> 00:23:00,338
She's been banned.
371
00:23:00,380 --> 00:23:02,507
Show me the book.
372
00:23:07,846 --> 00:23:10,056
I implore you to reconsider.
373
00:23:10,098 --> 00:23:12,392
16 is simply too young
to be a Guardian.
374
00:23:12,434 --> 00:23:15,770
And avoiding the problem
won't make it go away.
375
00:23:15,812 --> 00:23:18,273
I think we should vote.
376
00:23:18,314 --> 00:23:20,191
- We?
- The High Priestess has
377
00:23:20,233 --> 00:23:22,569
persuaded her sister,
the head of the Vogel family,
378
00:23:22,610 --> 00:23:24,195
to give Tatiana her proxy.
379
00:23:24,237 --> 00:23:27,532
She felt it would help raise
my profile as I run for Queen.
380
00:23:27,574 --> 00:23:29,784
It certainly does.
381
00:23:29,826 --> 00:23:31,745
- Shall we vote, then?
- How?
382
00:23:31,786 --> 00:23:33,055
The only way to know the effects
383
00:23:33,079 --> 00:23:34,956
of fighting a Strigoi
on someone that young
384
00:23:34,998 --> 00:23:37,083
is to put them up
against a real Strigoi.
385
00:23:37,125 --> 00:23:38,209
This is a nonstarter.
386
00:23:38,251 --> 00:23:39,627
My cousin at St. Jude says
387
00:23:39,669 --> 00:23:41,963
the Royals there are desperate.
388
00:23:42,005 --> 00:23:44,966
We must do something, Victor.
389
00:23:45,008 --> 00:23:47,969
What if... as a stopgap
measure, mind you,
390
00:23:48,011 --> 00:23:50,764
while we study alternatives...
391
00:23:50,805 --> 00:23:54,517
We pull Guardians off
Non-Royal Moroi, temporarily?
392
00:23:56,311 --> 00:23:58,772
You'd get rid
of your husband's protection?
393
00:23:58,813 --> 00:24:00,148
Long enough to stop this lunacy?
394
00:24:00,190 --> 00:24:02,150
Yes, and he would want me to.
395
00:24:03,985 --> 00:24:07,530
I think that's a marvelous idea.
396
00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:30,887
Not hungry today?
397
00:24:32,806 --> 00:24:34,349
I should be.
398
00:24:35,975 --> 00:24:38,144
I just got a lot on my mind.
399
00:24:40,689 --> 00:24:42,565
Something happen with Lissa?
400
00:24:43,942 --> 00:24:45,819
Is it that obvious?
401
00:24:45,860 --> 00:24:48,822
Well, it is to me.
402
00:24:48,863 --> 00:24:50,115
After all,
403
00:24:50,156 --> 00:24:53,410
you're one of
my most faithful customers.
404
00:24:55,328 --> 00:24:59,374
There we go.
You wanna tell me about it?
405
00:25:02,877 --> 00:25:05,005
What's to say?
406
00:25:05,046 --> 00:25:10,051
She's a princess
or at least she was,
407
00:25:10,093 --> 00:25:11,678
while I'm...
408
00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:13,471
A total catch.
409
00:25:13,513 --> 00:25:16,516
Don't listen to the haters.
410
00:25:16,558 --> 00:25:17,642
They don't know you.
411
00:25:21,479 --> 00:25:24,566
But...
412
00:25:24,607 --> 00:25:26,067
my parents did.
413
00:25:28,445 --> 00:25:30,739
And...
414
00:25:30,780 --> 00:25:34,909
And they...
415
00:25:34,951 --> 00:25:36,578
they didn't stick around.
416
00:25:39,622 --> 00:25:41,708
Hey,
417
00:25:41,750 --> 00:25:45,170
your parents loved you.
418
00:25:45,211 --> 00:25:47,672
And they were good people.
419
00:25:47,714 --> 00:25:50,759
Look how you turned out.
420
00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:52,969
And Lissa sees that.
421
00:25:54,387 --> 00:25:56,556
What other people say
doesn't matter.
422
00:25:56,598 --> 00:26:00,852
The only thing that matters
is what you feel.
423
00:26:23,708 --> 00:26:26,252
Hey.
424
00:26:26,294 --> 00:26:28,838
I need a favor.
425
00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:33,301
I need to go beyond the wards,
and... you have a car.
426
00:26:33,343 --> 00:26:37,555
And if I felt like laughing,
that would be hilarious.
427
00:26:37,597 --> 00:26:39,265
Fuck off.
428
00:26:41,184 --> 00:26:42,894
You know I'm good with fire.
429
00:26:42,936 --> 00:26:46,106
I could teach you
how to stand up to your father.
430
00:26:48,066 --> 00:26:50,193
Is he always like that?
431
00:26:50,235 --> 00:26:53,279
He's just being a dad.
432
00:26:53,321 --> 00:26:55,949
What, you're saying
your parents never hit you?
433
00:26:55,990 --> 00:26:57,867
Never.
434
00:26:57,909 --> 00:27:00,328
They were great.
435
00:27:00,370 --> 00:27:02,539
Well, they were also
fucking Strigoi.
436
00:27:02,580 --> 00:27:06,209
So I'd pick my dad any day,
thanks.
437
00:27:06,251 --> 00:27:08,253
No one's fucking touching him.
438
00:27:14,384 --> 00:27:16,386
But there is something else
you could do for me.
439
00:27:19,639 --> 00:27:22,559
I need you to pick up a girl.
440
00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:25,020
I don't want my father
to see me with her.
441
00:27:29,024 --> 00:27:32,736
I knew you'd find a way.
442
00:27:56,968 --> 00:27:58,428
Congratulations,
443
00:27:58,470 --> 00:28:01,222
but you can only hold
the top spot for so long.
444
00:28:01,264 --> 00:28:02,599
Depends.
445
00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:04,225
You might not get so lucky
next time
446
00:28:04,267 --> 00:28:06,186
when it comes
to who you're fighting.
447
00:28:06,227 --> 00:28:09,230
- What's that supposed to mean?
- Nothing.
448
00:28:09,272 --> 00:28:11,066
Just got a lot riding on this.
449
00:28:15,153 --> 00:28:18,782
All right, moody.
450
00:28:18,823 --> 00:28:20,825
Can you at least just tell me
where Christian is?
451
00:28:20,867 --> 00:28:22,369
I need to talk to him.
452
00:28:22,410 --> 00:28:23,929
He's probably out
with that snow bunny
453
00:28:23,953 --> 00:28:26,039
he's hooking up with.
454
00:28:26,081 --> 00:28:28,041
A girl?
455
00:28:28,083 --> 00:28:29,584
- Who?
- I don't know.
456
00:28:29,626 --> 00:28:30,853
She wrote down a time
and coordinates
457
00:28:30,877 --> 00:28:32,045
on some ski lift ticket.
458
00:28:32,087 --> 00:28:33,713
Wait, did he tell you
459
00:28:33,755 --> 00:28:35,674
the ski lift ticket
was from a girl?
460
00:28:35,715 --> 00:28:36,715
Not exactly.
461
00:28:40,679 --> 00:28:43,515
I think it was from his parents.
462
00:28:43,556 --> 00:28:45,892
- His parents are dead.
- Not dead enough.
463
00:28:48,228 --> 00:28:49,896
Shit.
464
00:28:49,938 --> 00:28:52,148
Shit, Rose, the meeting spot
was outside the wards.
465
00:28:52,190 --> 00:28:53,942
- We gotta go.
- No!
466
00:28:53,983 --> 00:28:55,443
We have to tell someone.
467
00:28:55,485 --> 00:28:57,821
Tell them I let my Royal
go outside the fucking wards?
468
00:28:57,862 --> 00:28:59,572
Look,
I've already made the mistake
469
00:28:59,614 --> 00:29:01,241
of breaking that rule once.
470
00:29:01,282 --> 00:29:02,409
Well, I'm his Guardian,
471
00:29:02,450 --> 00:29:04,160
and I say fuck the rules!
472
00:29:23,430 --> 00:29:25,765
- Thanks for the ride.
- What is this place?
473
00:29:28,018 --> 00:29:30,145
Wait!
474
00:29:30,186 --> 00:29:33,398
What about Strigoi?
We can't just leave him here.
475
00:29:34,482 --> 00:29:36,317
I'll be fine.
476
00:29:51,249 --> 00:29:52,625
- Rose?
- You all right?
477
00:29:52,667 --> 00:29:54,753
We need to find
Alberta and Mikhail.
478
00:29:54,794 --> 00:29:56,731
I hate staying here and
following your fucking rules,
479
00:29:56,755 --> 00:29:58,965
but he needs
more than me right now.
480
00:29:59,007 --> 00:30:01,092
Who does? Tell me.
481
00:30:01,134 --> 00:30:06,014
It's Mason.
482
00:31:25,093 --> 00:31:26,803
Christian...
483
00:31:29,389 --> 00:31:30,849
Mom?
484
00:31:30,890 --> 00:31:32,308
My boy.
485
00:31:32,350 --> 00:31:33,893
I'm here.
486
00:31:35,895 --> 00:31:38,106
Where?
487
00:31:40,775 --> 00:31:43,695
I don't want you to see me,
488
00:31:43,737 --> 00:31:45,613
not yet.
489
00:31:45,655 --> 00:31:48,742
- Is Dad here?
- Next time.
490
00:31:48,783 --> 00:31:52,245
I have so many questions.
491
00:31:52,287 --> 00:31:55,665
We've missed you so much.
492
00:31:55,707 --> 00:31:59,169
We always meant
to come back for you.
493
00:31:59,210 --> 00:32:01,504
But...
494
00:32:01,546 --> 00:32:04,632
why leave me at all?
495
00:32:04,674 --> 00:32:08,887
We wanted to be together
forever.
496
00:32:08,928 --> 00:32:10,055
Christian!
497
00:32:14,100 --> 00:32:16,311
- Mom, wait.
- I can get rid of them.
498
00:32:25,236 --> 00:32:26,446
Hey.
499
00:32:26,488 --> 00:32:27,655
Hey.
500
00:32:30,241 --> 00:32:32,702
- Hey.
- I need you to go.
501
00:32:32,744 --> 00:32:35,538
It's okay.
She doesn't wanna hurt me.
502
00:32:35,580 --> 00:32:36,724
If you're talking
about your mom,
503
00:32:36,748 --> 00:32:38,208
she's probably less crazy
about me.
504
00:32:38,249 --> 00:32:41,294
No, no, no... Mason!
505
00:32:41,336 --> 00:32:44,422
It's not like you think. It's...
506
00:33:06,945 --> 00:33:08,196
Christian!
507
00:33:23,420 --> 00:33:26,423
Orders are to take one alive.
508
00:33:30,719 --> 00:33:32,637
Is that your father?
509
00:34:09,341 --> 00:34:13,345
- Hey.
- I'm so sorry I'm late.
510
00:34:13,386 --> 00:34:14,888
It's all right.
511
00:34:14,929 --> 00:34:18,892
I sit here for hours
most days anyways.
512
00:34:18,933 --> 00:34:22,479
So I have a little secret.
513
00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:26,149
We captured a Strigoi tonight.
514
00:34:26,191 --> 00:34:27,984
It's our first in a while.
515
00:34:28,026 --> 00:34:29,420
But I had
to accompany it to lock off,
516
00:34:29,444 --> 00:34:31,946
which took forever, so...
517
00:34:38,953 --> 00:34:42,540
Hey, you okay?
518
00:34:42,582 --> 00:34:45,085
I have a secret too.
519
00:34:45,126 --> 00:34:49,631
I'm not supposed to tell you,
but I want to.
520
00:34:49,673 --> 00:34:51,466
You can tell me anything.
521
00:34:54,594 --> 00:34:57,347
There are some things
you don't know about me.
522
00:34:57,389 --> 00:34:59,265
Like?
523
00:34:59,307 --> 00:35:02,060
There's a darkness inside me.
524
00:35:04,979 --> 00:35:08,566
It sometimes makes me...
525
00:35:08,608 --> 00:35:10,110
act out.
526
00:35:12,737 --> 00:35:15,824
In ways that might scare you.
527
00:35:15,865 --> 00:35:18,243
What if I'm not easily scared?
528
00:35:20,161 --> 00:35:22,956
My job is to fight to the death.
529
00:35:22,997 --> 00:35:26,167
Now, I know darkness.
530
00:35:26,209 --> 00:35:30,630
Right now, all I see is light.
531
00:35:59,325 --> 00:36:02,620
Look, I know
I should be thanking you,
532
00:36:02,662 --> 00:36:04,789
and I am grateful, but I...
533
00:36:04,831 --> 00:36:06,958
Listen.
534
00:36:08,835 --> 00:36:12,589
I get this place
has been hard on you.
535
00:36:12,630 --> 00:36:15,717
But you put a lot of people
at risk tonight.
536
00:36:15,759 --> 00:36:19,679
It's my duty to put my life
on the line for you.
537
00:36:19,721 --> 00:36:21,431
But when you walk headfirst
into danger...
538
00:36:21,473 --> 00:36:22,891
I know.
539
00:36:25,769 --> 00:36:28,396
I'm sorry.
540
00:36:28,438 --> 00:36:31,858
But...
541
00:36:31,900 --> 00:36:33,943
I wanted to see my parents.
542
00:36:35,945 --> 00:36:38,573
They're not
your parents anymore.
543
00:36:38,615 --> 00:36:41,117
- I know.
- They're Strigoi.
544
00:36:41,159 --> 00:36:45,205
They're monsters, but...
545
00:36:45,246 --> 00:36:48,375
what if that's not all they are?
546
00:36:49,292 --> 00:36:52,504
You want something
you can't have, Christian.
547
00:36:56,925 --> 00:37:00,095
That way lies madness.
548
00:37:00,136 --> 00:37:04,015
When I was a kid...
549
00:37:04,057 --> 00:37:08,645
our family had this cat
named Harvey.
550
00:37:10,063 --> 00:37:13,692
Wasn't the friendliest.
551
00:37:13,733 --> 00:37:16,236
Except to me, for some reason.
552
00:37:16,277 --> 00:37:17,404
He'd follow me around
553
00:37:17,445 --> 00:37:20,657
and bring me gifts
of dead birds.
554
00:37:20,699 --> 00:37:22,951
I know.
555
00:37:22,992 --> 00:37:25,704
I thought it was gross too.
556
00:37:25,745 --> 00:37:30,542
And then I realized
557
00:37:30,583 --> 00:37:32,961
that was his way
of showing affection.
558
00:37:34,629 --> 00:37:37,007
I mean, if a cat,
559
00:37:37,048 --> 00:37:39,009
with a brain the size of a pea,
560
00:37:39,050 --> 00:37:41,136
can feel that way...
561
00:37:44,514 --> 00:37:46,683
Maybe my parents still can too.
562
00:37:58,486 --> 00:38:00,447
Mason.
563
00:38:00,488 --> 00:38:03,283
'Cause you just had
to snitch, didn't you?
564
00:38:03,324 --> 00:38:06,828
Because of you, I got knocked
out of the Benchmarks
565
00:38:06,870 --> 00:38:08,747
and tanked on the leader board.
566
00:38:11,666 --> 00:38:14,961
- I didn't snitch.
- I got your shit saved.
567
00:38:15,003 --> 00:38:18,006
Forgive me if I didn't want
to see you get hurt or worse.
568
00:38:18,048 --> 00:38:20,133
Don't act like
you did this for me.
569
00:38:20,175 --> 00:38:21,485
You just didn't wanna
risk your ranking.
570
00:38:21,509 --> 00:38:24,429
- That's bullshit.
- You are all about you.
571
00:38:24,471 --> 00:38:27,057
We only hook up
when you want it.
572
00:38:27,098 --> 00:38:29,642
We only talk when you need it.
573
00:38:29,684 --> 00:38:33,188
If it's not about you,
it doesn't exist.
574
00:38:34,689 --> 00:38:36,941
Do you even know why
575
00:38:36,983 --> 00:38:39,778
I wanted to win today?
576
00:38:39,819 --> 00:38:43,323
Because if I got to go
on the Royal Tour,
577
00:38:43,365 --> 00:38:44,949
I was gonna get
to see my father.
578
00:38:44,991 --> 00:38:48,411
- Mason, I didn't know that.
- Of course you didn't know.
579
00:38:48,453 --> 00:38:51,206
Because you never fucking ask.
580
00:39:04,219 --> 00:39:06,304
Come in.
581
00:39:10,183 --> 00:39:11,893
Lissa, what are you...
582
00:39:11,935 --> 00:39:14,729
Dimitri told me about tonight.
583
00:39:14,771 --> 00:39:17,482
Hey, you could've died,
Christian.
584
00:39:17,524 --> 00:39:19,404
I know you don't care
about what I think, but...
585
00:39:19,442 --> 00:39:22,404
I care too much
about what you think.
586
00:39:25,031 --> 00:39:26,700
I'm sorry.
587
00:39:26,741 --> 00:39:28,118
I never wanna scare you.
588
00:39:31,913 --> 00:39:34,749
Um, what have you got there?
589
00:39:34,791 --> 00:39:36,251
Spirit Use is real...
590
00:39:40,964 --> 00:39:43,466
And it's hiding in plain sight.
591
00:39:43,508 --> 00:39:45,719
Look.
592
00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:48,138
It's Compulsion.
593
00:39:48,179 --> 00:39:50,974
That's St. Vladimir.
594
00:39:51,016 --> 00:39:52,809
He has a golden threaded tongue.
595
00:39:52,851 --> 00:39:55,145
The one I read about.
That's the same as you.
596
00:39:55,186 --> 00:39:56,730
Yeah.
597
00:39:56,771 --> 00:39:58,106
This stuff is
kind of everywhere,
598
00:39:58,148 --> 00:40:00,108
if you know
what you're looking for.
599
00:40:00,150 --> 00:40:01,901
This feels dangerous.
600
00:40:01,943 --> 00:40:05,155
But if it is real
and I have this new magic
601
00:40:05,196 --> 00:40:06,656
and I can gain
a seat at the table
602
00:40:06,698 --> 00:40:08,033
where decisions are being made...
603
00:40:08,074 --> 00:40:09,242
Yeah, but how?
604
00:40:09,284 --> 00:40:10,952
Using Compulsion on the Council?
605
00:40:10,994 --> 00:40:13,329
No, never.
606
00:40:13,371 --> 00:40:17,751
I'm just saying maybe
I'm not powerless anymore,
607
00:40:17,792 --> 00:40:19,461
in more ways than one.
608
00:40:19,502 --> 00:40:21,504
If even a part of this is real,
609
00:40:21,546 --> 00:40:23,214
maybe Compulsion
is just the start
610
00:40:23,256 --> 00:40:26,092
of what Spirit Users can do.
611
00:40:26,134 --> 00:40:28,011
In these stories,
612
00:40:28,053 --> 00:40:30,847
there's even Spirit Users
who can see auras.
613
00:40:35,935 --> 00:40:37,038
Some can even heal people.
614
00:40:48,740 --> 00:40:51,910
Yeah, there's a darkness
that comes with Spirit,
615
00:40:51,951 --> 00:40:55,246
because that kind of power
always comes with a price.
616
00:40:55,288 --> 00:40:57,832
Still, I don't know
how much of this is true.
617
00:40:57,874 --> 00:41:00,835
Can't do half of these things,
but...
618
00:41:00,877 --> 00:41:03,546
if it is true,
619
00:41:03,588 --> 00:41:05,840
can you imagine
all the people I could help?
620
00:41:05,882 --> 00:41:08,968
I can imagine.
621
00:41:23,400 --> 00:41:25,610
I think
you should get some sleep.
622
00:41:30,323 --> 00:41:31,991
Sure.
623
00:41:46,131 --> 00:41:47,549
Victor?
624
00:41:51,886 --> 00:41:54,180
I thought you'd be
at the Council meeting.
625
00:41:54,222 --> 00:41:55,765
I'd rather be with you.
626
00:42:05,108 --> 00:42:07,861
You saw a doctor, didn't you?
627
00:42:40,518 --> 00:42:43,188
I hate
that I wasn't there to help.
628
00:42:47,108 --> 00:42:49,444
You don't think you helped?
629
00:42:49,486 --> 00:42:50,737
Because of you,
630
00:42:50,779 --> 00:42:53,198
Christian and Mason
survived the night.
631
00:43:01,748 --> 00:43:05,251
All I did was tell you that
my friends were in trouble.
632
00:43:05,293 --> 00:43:06,836
I didn't fight.
633
00:43:06,878 --> 00:43:08,129
I just sat here,
634
00:43:08,171 --> 00:43:10,632
while you and the other
Guardians saved them.
635
00:43:12,884 --> 00:43:15,512
Mason said
that I didn't come after him
636
00:43:15,553 --> 00:43:17,222
to protect my ranking.
637
00:43:17,263 --> 00:43:20,225
He's wrong.
638
00:43:20,266 --> 00:43:23,269
What you did was far harder
than fighting tonight,
639
00:43:23,311 --> 00:43:25,313
at least for you.
640
00:43:25,355 --> 00:43:26,981
You're number one
because you obeyed
641
00:43:27,023 --> 00:43:28,983
the chain of command.
642
00:43:29,025 --> 00:43:31,027
You did your duty.
643
00:43:31,069 --> 00:43:33,238
Well, it sucked.
644
00:43:33,279 --> 00:43:35,448
Maybe.
645
00:43:35,490 --> 00:43:38,827
But tonight, Roza,
you were brave.
646
00:43:38,868 --> 00:43:40,328
Roza?
647
00:43:40,370 --> 00:43:42,539
Sorry.
648
00:43:42,580 --> 00:43:46,251
Every now and then,
my Russian childhood comes out.
649
00:43:52,257 --> 00:43:53,466
I like it.
650
00:43:55,844 --> 00:44:00,181
You also live
to fight another day,
651
00:44:00,223 --> 00:44:03,977
which brings us
to another important rule...
652
00:44:04,019 --> 00:44:08,481
Always be ready,
'cause today is a new day,
653
00:44:08,523 --> 00:44:10,775
and the Benchmarks continue.
654
00:44:13,153 --> 00:44:17,115
Good luck, Roza.
655
00:44:21,202 --> 00:44:23,329
Forgive the late hour,
656
00:44:23,371 --> 00:44:25,457
but a way forward
has been suggested.
657
00:44:25,498 --> 00:44:27,500
Has it?
658
00:44:27,542 --> 00:44:28,835
Victor was right
659
00:44:28,877 --> 00:44:31,838
when he said the only way
to test a Novice's acumen
660
00:44:31,880 --> 00:44:34,799
is by confronting them
with a real Strigoi.
661
00:44:34,841 --> 00:44:38,595
It would appear
we now have one available
662
00:44:38,636 --> 00:44:41,097
and the votes to make it happen.