WEBVTT 00:00:15.645 --> 00:00:19.441 - Once, long ago, we lived in the human world. 00:00:21.359 --> 00:00:23.695 The Moroi vampires who make the rules... 00:00:26.239 --> 00:00:29.200 - And the Dhampir Guardians sworn to protect 00:00:29.242 --> 00:00:31.578 against our enemy... 00:00:31.619 --> 00:00:33.413 the Strigoi. 00:00:33.455 --> 00:00:36.458 - Undead vampires who live to kill. 00:00:36.499 --> 00:00:39.461 - Now we live in a world of our own, 00:00:39.502 --> 00:00:42.380 one grounded in elemental magic 00:00:42.422 --> 00:00:46.509 and seeped in rules no one's challenged in centuries 00:00:46.551 --> 00:00:48.178 until now. 00:00:52.474 --> 00:00:54.851 - The spark of revolution can come from anywhere, 00:00:54.851 --> 00:00:58.146 even two unlikely friends... 00:00:58.188 --> 00:01:01.858 - And one night that changed everything. 00:01:59.749 --> 00:02:02.252 - This is a terrible tragedy, 00:02:02.293 --> 00:02:04.045 but don't fool yourselves. 00:02:04.087 --> 00:02:06.923 If it happened at St. Jude, it can happen here 00:02:06.965 --> 00:02:10.093 or any of the other 12 provinces. 00:02:10.135 --> 00:02:11.302 None of us are safe. 00:02:11.344 --> 00:02:12.470 - I have a question! 00:02:12.512 --> 00:02:14.305 - Please! - More questions? 00:02:14.347 --> 00:02:16.724 - Well, we certainly want to avoid a panic. 00:02:16.766 --> 00:02:19.102 - I'm afraid, Your Majesty, the situation is dire. 00:02:19.144 --> 00:02:21.604 Dhampir numbers were already down. 00:02:21.646 --> 00:02:23.857 Now with the massacre at St. Jude's, 00:02:23.898 --> 00:02:27.569 if we don't take action now, our future's in peril. 00:02:27.610 --> 00:02:29.654 As it is, there aren't enough trained Guardians 00:02:29.696 --> 00:02:32.365 to replace the one's we've lost. 00:02:32.407 --> 00:02:34.117 - What would you have us do? 00:02:34.159 --> 00:02:37.162 - I'll leave the short-term solutions to the council, 00:02:37.203 --> 00:02:40.540 but for the long term, I implore you 00:02:40.582 --> 00:02:42.625 to emphasize to the community 00:02:42.667 --> 00:02:45.170 the necessity of the special relationship 00:02:45.211 --> 00:02:47.964 between Moroi and Dhampirs. 00:02:48.006 --> 00:02:50.633 Fewer new Dhampirs means fewer Guardians 00:02:50.675 --> 00:02:52.886 to protect us in the future. 00:02:52.927 --> 00:02:54.429 - You mean tell them to * more. 00:02:54.470 --> 00:02:55.889 - Marina. 00:02:57.974 --> 00:02:59.058 Please. 00:02:59.100 --> 00:03:01.144 - Well, it is their sacred duty. 00:03:01.186 --> 00:03:04.105 - He means tell them to * more. 00:03:06.608 --> 00:03:11.487 - The massacre at St. Jude's was unthinkable. 00:03:11.529 --> 00:03:14.407 All were taken too young. 00:03:14.449 --> 00:03:17.035 All will be mourned. 00:03:19.287 --> 00:03:22.832 As is custom, tomorrow, we will celebrate 00:03:22.874 --> 00:03:26.377 the traditional Death Watch 00:03:26.419 --> 00:03:28.671 for the fallen. 00:03:28.713 --> 00:03:32.342 We also mourn the loss of the Dhampir Guardians 00:03:32.383 --> 00:03:34.677 slain while doing their duty 00:03:34.719 --> 00:03:38.514 protecting our Moroi brothers and sisters. 00:03:42.060 --> 00:03:44.687 The Moroi... 00:03:44.729 --> 00:03:47.523 and the Dhampir 00:03:47.565 --> 00:03:50.068 have a special relationship. 00:03:50.109 --> 00:03:53.488 Without Moroi, no Dhampir child... 00:03:53.529 --> 00:03:55.615 Can be born. 00:03:55.657 --> 00:03:59.911 Without Dhampirs, no Moroi life can be safe. 00:03:59.953 --> 00:04:05.667 No Moroi man must hesitate to do his sacred duty 00:04:05.708 --> 00:04:07.085 for the greater good. 00:04:41.744 --> 00:04:44.038 - I have a new rule. 00:04:44.080 --> 00:04:46.582 Whenever I look for you, I go to the place 00:04:46.624 --> 00:04:48.001 with the least amount of other people. 00:04:49.711 --> 00:04:51.045 You okay? 00:04:51.087 --> 00:04:54.799 - Yeah, just taking a minute. 00:04:54.841 --> 00:04:56.926 Somewhere amidst all the instructions to breed, 00:04:56.968 --> 00:04:59.429 I'm pretty sure there was a moment of respect 00:04:59.470 --> 00:05:01.472 for St. Jude's there. 00:05:01.514 --> 00:05:03.683 That's my old school. - Oh. 00:05:03.725 --> 00:05:06.519 I'm so sorry. 00:05:06.561 --> 00:05:08.187 Did you know anyone who... 00:05:08.229 --> 00:05:10.481 - No, no one well. 00:05:10.523 --> 00:05:14.610 Except for Xavier, my roommate. 00:05:14.652 --> 00:05:16.946 I mean, Xavier and I weren't friends. 00:05:16.988 --> 00:05:18.698 He wasn't a nice guy. 00:05:18.740 --> 00:05:19.866 My parents always said 00:05:19.907 --> 00:05:21.284 he was gonna pay for his mouth someday, 00:05:21.326 --> 00:05:24.662 but still. 00:05:24.704 --> 00:05:26.331 No one deserves this. 00:05:34.213 --> 00:05:36.549 I can't stop thinking about you. 00:05:36.591 --> 00:05:37.925 - Same. 00:05:41.179 --> 00:05:44.974 There's something strange happening 00:05:45.016 --> 00:05:47.143 with me and Rose. 00:05:47.185 --> 00:05:49.520 This is a little weird, um... 00:05:51.064 --> 00:05:52.732 So Rose has always had a good sense 00:05:52.774 --> 00:05:54.650 of how I'm feeling. - Right. 00:05:54.692 --> 00:05:57.195 - Only lately, it's been kind of amped up. 00:05:57.236 --> 00:06:02.575 And last night, she saw us-- well, you-- 00:06:02.617 --> 00:06:04.827 through my eyes when we were kissing. 00:06:04.869 --> 00:06:06.954 - What? - Kissing? 00:06:08.414 --> 00:06:11.000 We have places to be, and kissing an Ozera outcast 00:06:11.042 --> 00:06:13.378 is not something that can happen ever. 00:06:13.419 --> 00:06:15.171 My father's not gonna like this. 00:06:15.213 --> 00:06:16.839 - Then don't tell him. 00:06:16.881 --> 00:06:17.882 - Of course I'm going to tell him. 00:06:17.924 --> 00:06:19.675 - Mia, come on. - No. 00:06:19.717 --> 00:06:21.636 He's not gonna let you ruin your shot at being queen. 00:06:21.677 --> 00:06:23.846 - How about we pretend this conversation never happened? 00:06:27.975 --> 00:06:29.602 - We can pretend this never happened. 00:06:31.437 --> 00:06:32.897 - Thanks, Mia. 00:06:33.981 --> 00:06:36.609 See you in the dorm. 00:06:36.651 --> 00:06:37.944 - See you in the dorm. 00:06:52.250 --> 00:06:53.835 Do either of you know how to get access 00:06:53.876 --> 00:06:55.044 to the Moroi library? 00:06:55.086 --> 00:06:57.046 - What do you want with a library? 00:06:57.088 --> 00:06:59.424 - * off. 00:06:59.465 --> 00:07:01.884 I have to study... 00:07:01.926 --> 00:07:05.138 - things. - That's funny. 00:07:09.934 --> 00:07:10.893 - No way. 00:07:13.479 --> 00:07:15.481 - Legend walking. 00:07:15.523 --> 00:07:16.649 - *. 00:07:24.657 --> 00:07:26.284 What is she doing here? 00:07:30.455 --> 00:07:33.416 - The only way to deal with the massacre at St. Jude's 00:07:33.458 --> 00:07:36.919 is to learn from it and prevent it from ever happening here. 00:07:36.961 --> 00:07:38.588 To walk us through what happened, 00:07:38.629 --> 00:07:42.091 I am honored to introduce our most decorated Guardian, 00:07:42.133 --> 00:07:44.051 Janine Hathaway. 00:07:44.093 --> 00:07:46.387 - Your mom is such a badass. 00:07:46.429 --> 00:07:49.557 - The Strigoi attack on St. Jude's was unique, 00:07:49.599 --> 00:07:51.100 in my experience. 00:07:51.142 --> 00:07:53.561 There are exits... 00:07:53.603 --> 00:07:56.189 here and here. 00:07:56.230 --> 00:07:57.982 Tell me what you see. 00:07:59.317 --> 00:08:01.402 - The pattern of the bodies indicate 00:08:01.444 --> 00:08:03.279 that they were herding the victims 00:08:03.321 --> 00:08:05.823 and killing them in groups. 00:08:05.865 --> 00:08:07.992 - The Strigoi are loners. 00:08:08.034 --> 00:08:11.120 They occasionally hunt in twos or threes, 00:08:11.162 --> 00:08:12.413 but they turn on each other 00:08:12.455 --> 00:08:14.290 as easily as they do on their victims. 00:08:14.332 --> 00:08:16.209 Your thesis would contradict centuries 00:08:16.250 --> 00:08:18.127 of behavioral analysis. 00:08:18.169 --> 00:08:20.129 Do you stand by it, Miss... 00:08:20.171 --> 00:08:22.757 - Meredith. 00:08:22.798 --> 00:08:24.800 You see, that's what's odd. 00:08:24.842 --> 00:08:26.761 Historically, Strigoi don't fight this way. 00:08:26.802 --> 00:08:30.932 But to me, it looks like the attack was coordinated. 00:08:30.973 --> 00:08:32.642 - Good. 00:08:32.683 --> 00:08:34.769 You're looking at the facts without bias, 00:08:34.810 --> 00:08:36.812 which is the only way to draw the right conclusion. 00:08:36.854 --> 00:08:38.397 Nice work, Meredith. 00:08:38.439 --> 00:08:41.817 In the past, the Strigoi's inability to cooperate 00:08:41.859 --> 00:08:43.903 has protected us. 00:08:43.945 --> 00:08:48.241 But these Strigoi, at least, seem to be working together. 00:08:52.245 --> 00:08:54.413 - I mean, we get it. She's a badass. 00:08:54.455 --> 00:08:56.457 But it's very performative. 00:08:56.499 --> 00:08:58.501 And why is she here anyway? 00:08:58.543 --> 00:09:01.045 Is it to see if I'm okay or scared 00:09:01.087 --> 00:09:03.172 after the other school got attacked? 00:09:03.214 --> 00:09:06.259 No, she's here to show us all how smart she is. 00:09:06.300 --> 00:09:08.719 - Okay, let's not let her get you distracted 00:09:08.761 --> 00:09:10.054 from research mode. 00:09:10.096 --> 00:09:11.806 We need you out of my head. 00:09:11.847 --> 00:09:14.350 - And I need her out of mine. 00:09:14.392 --> 00:09:15.726 - My schedule is wall-to-wall 00:09:15.768 --> 00:09:17.270 leading up to the Death Watch tomorrow, 00:09:17.311 --> 00:09:18.521 but I talked to Christian, 00:09:18.563 --> 00:09:20.356 and he's gonna help us figure things out. 00:09:20.398 --> 00:09:23.150 - I hope you're right about being able to trust him. 00:09:23.192 --> 00:09:24.944 - I am. 00:09:24.986 --> 00:09:26.237 I know we only just met, 00:09:26.279 --> 00:09:30.700 but I feel like I know him and he knows me. 00:09:30.741 --> 00:09:34.370 Maybe it's the fact that we both lost our parents. 00:09:34.412 --> 00:09:36.789 Maybe it's just chemistry, but he's smart, 00:09:36.831 --> 00:09:40.001 and we don't need you passing out during practice. 00:09:40.042 --> 00:09:41.460 We can trust him. 00:09:41.502 --> 00:09:44.505 I know it. It's like a gut feeling. 00:09:44.547 --> 00:09:46.132 - I would argue you on that, 00:09:46.173 --> 00:09:48.467 but I can feel it coming off of you. 00:09:48.509 --> 00:09:50.261 - Well, what does it feel like? 00:09:51.721 --> 00:09:53.723 - I don't know. 00:09:53.764 --> 00:09:55.516 Warm. 00:09:55.558 --> 00:09:57.643 Centered. 00:09:57.685 --> 00:10:00.062 A little gooey. 00:10:00.104 --> 00:10:02.315 You like him. - I do. 00:10:05.276 --> 00:10:07.945 - You know I want you to be happy, 00:10:07.987 --> 00:10:10.781 but Christian is a non-starter for a lot of people 00:10:10.823 --> 00:10:12.950 if you want to be queen. 00:10:12.992 --> 00:10:15.536 - Yeah, I know. I'll be discreet. 00:10:15.578 --> 00:10:16.871 Now that I've committed to this, 00:10:16.912 --> 00:10:18.581 I definitely don't want to * it up. 00:10:32.553 --> 00:10:34.639 - Citizens of the Dominion... 00:10:36.932 --> 00:10:39.435 As we mourn our fallen, 00:10:39.477 --> 00:10:42.188 we must also look to the future 00:10:42.229 --> 00:10:44.315 to safeguard our Dominion. 00:10:45.650 --> 00:10:49.403 With the Strigoi threat ever present, 00:10:49.445 --> 00:10:52.156 our need for Dhampir Guardians 00:10:52.198 --> 00:10:53.949 has never been greater. 00:10:55.951 --> 00:10:59.288 - Dhampir women from our communes 00:10:59.330 --> 00:11:02.792 will be provided for those Moroi in need 00:11:02.833 --> 00:11:06.629 to complete the holy sacrament of rebirth. 00:11:22.853 --> 00:11:24.355 - Eloise. 00:11:24.397 --> 00:11:26.565 Hi. - Hey. 00:11:26.607 --> 00:11:28.984 - Why didn't you let me know you'd be in town? 00:11:29.026 --> 00:11:30.486 - I was just... 00:11:33.197 --> 00:11:35.866 - Hey, what is it? 00:11:35.908 --> 00:11:37.284 - I was chosen. 00:11:40.871 --> 00:11:42.957 - You owe me one, Hathaway. 00:11:42.998 --> 00:11:44.959 Last time I charmed library security 00:11:45.000 --> 00:11:46.877 into an after-hours favor, I couldn't shake her 00:11:46.919 --> 00:11:48.337 for a month. 00:11:49.672 --> 00:11:52.049 I would think of a couple ways you could thank me. 00:11:54.176 --> 00:11:55.803 - Don't worry, I'll find a way. 00:11:59.515 --> 00:12:02.017 - I hate to intrude on the lovebirds, 00:12:02.059 --> 00:12:04.019 but I'm next on your dance card, Rose. 00:12:09.650 --> 00:12:11.193 - Romantic enough for you, Eddie? 00:12:11.235 --> 00:12:12.987 - Oh, come on, it's too early for this. 00:12:16.615 --> 00:12:18.492 - Recover first, then strike. 00:12:19.827 --> 00:12:21.162 - Watch your blind spot. 00:12:23.038 --> 00:12:26.208 - Elbows in, lateral hip twist and follow through. 00:12:29.587 --> 00:12:32.298 - Nice, Mason. 00:12:32.339 --> 00:12:34.008 - Point to Mason. 00:12:34.008 --> 00:12:34.258 - Point to Mason. 00:12:35.426 --> 00:12:36.969 - You have to open up. 00:12:37.011 --> 00:12:40.139 Let him come to you, use his momentum. 00:12:40.347 --> 00:12:43.309 You need to calculate your speed. Again. 00:12:43.350 --> 00:12:45.352 - You wanna show me, just show me. 00:12:46.645 --> 00:12:47.813 - Have it your way. 00:12:51.484 --> 00:12:52.610 Come at me. 00:13:02.912 --> 00:13:04.205 - I'm fine. 00:13:05.915 --> 00:13:07.500 - You're overreacting. 00:13:07.541 --> 00:13:10.127 - Sonya and I believe it's time to strengthen the wards, sir. 00:13:10.169 --> 00:13:12.379 - We still have two decades left on the enchantment cycle. 00:13:12.421 --> 00:13:14.131 - The Strigoi could find a way to break through 00:13:14.173 --> 00:13:15.841 as the enchantment gets older and weaker. 00:13:15.883 --> 00:13:17.635 Maybe that's what happened at St. Jude's. 00:13:17.676 --> 00:13:18.844 - Is it? 00:13:18.886 --> 00:13:20.221 - They're looking into Dhampir error, 00:13:20.262 --> 00:13:21.972 which is code for they don't know. 00:13:22.014 --> 00:13:23.516 We want to take our evidence to the queen 00:13:23.557 --> 00:13:25.518 and the council tonight. 00:13:25.559 --> 00:13:27.436 - Who's gonna listen to you? 00:13:27.478 --> 00:13:29.063 - Mia. 00:13:29.104 --> 00:13:31.065 - I'm sorry, but you're going to need something more credible 00:13:31.106 --> 00:13:33.526 than the word of a Dhampir and the Bird Lady. 00:13:36.111 --> 00:13:38.531 - I'll handle it, Sonya, I promise. 00:13:58.008 --> 00:13:59.593 - Why did you do that to yourself? 00:14:05.266 --> 00:14:08.102 You have one of the greatest Guardians alive 00:14:08.143 --> 00:14:10.229 giving you advice, 00:14:10.271 --> 00:14:12.940 and if that's not enough luck, she's your mother. 00:14:12.982 --> 00:14:14.400 - She gave birth to me, 00:14:14.441 --> 00:14:16.694 but I wouldn't call her my mother. 00:14:16.735 --> 00:14:19.154 - Some people might be proud to be her daughter. 00:14:19.196 --> 00:14:22.491 - I so don't want to hear this right now. 00:14:22.533 --> 00:14:23.951 - Then hear this. 00:14:24.952 --> 00:14:27.413 If you want to be number one, 00:14:27.454 --> 00:14:29.957 when someone of her caliber gives you advice, 00:14:29.999 --> 00:14:31.625 take it. 00:14:38.299 --> 00:14:40.217 I know how much you want this. 00:14:44.263 --> 00:14:46.640 - Rose. Over here. 00:14:48.976 --> 00:14:50.477 It's not a request. 00:14:58.819 --> 00:15:00.362 - This is insanity. 00:15:00.404 --> 00:15:03.407 Ward-strengthening ceremonies take months to plan. 00:15:03.449 --> 00:15:05.576 - And who's gonna perform this rite? 00:15:05.618 --> 00:15:07.202 The handful of monks who are capable 00:15:07.244 --> 00:15:08.454 are halfway around the world, 00:15:08.495 --> 00:15:10.456 prepping the next properly scheduled ceremony. 00:15:10.497 --> 00:15:12.207 - That's true, but many of them were taught 00:15:12.249 --> 00:15:14.251 by High Monk Edward Junge. 00:15:14.293 --> 00:15:16.045 He's been practicing the rites all his life. 00:15:24.720 --> 00:15:28.307 - You know the Guardians aren't the only protection we have. 00:15:31.310 --> 00:15:33.103 - It's too dangerous. 00:15:33.145 --> 00:15:35.147 You remember how badly it went last time. 00:15:35.189 --> 00:15:36.565 - They were still experimental then. 00:15:36.607 --> 00:15:39.109 - And they haven't been tested since. 00:15:39.151 --> 00:15:42.071 - While the monk prepares, 00:15:42.112 --> 00:15:44.281 we need to protect ourselves. 00:15:46.325 --> 00:15:48.160 Does anyone have a better idea? 00:15:49.954 --> 00:15:52.206 - I'm sorry, I know I'm new here, 00:15:52.247 --> 00:15:53.958 but could someone please tell me 00:15:53.999 --> 00:15:55.668 what you all are talking about? 00:15:55.709 --> 00:15:57.670 - Psi Hounds. 00:15:57.711 --> 00:16:01.215 Guard dogs created to only obey Moroi commands. 00:16:01.256 --> 00:16:03.509 They patrol the wards for signs of Strigoi, 00:16:03.550 --> 00:16:05.678 except they don't know when to quit. 00:16:21.694 --> 00:16:22.861 - It was awful. 00:16:22.903 --> 00:16:24.363 The last time they let the Psi Hounds out, 00:16:24.405 --> 00:16:25.614 they tore through an entire farming village 00:16:25.656 --> 00:16:27.116 outside the gates before wrangling them 00:16:27.157 --> 00:16:28.409 back into their cages. 00:16:28.450 --> 00:16:30.494 - I tried to say something, but I'm new, 00:16:30.536 --> 00:16:32.079 so why would they listen to me? 00:16:32.121 --> 00:16:33.872 - You're gonna have to navigate the council sooner or later, 00:16:33.914 --> 00:16:35.666 now that you're head of family. 00:16:35.708 --> 00:16:37.501 Is that the mask you're wearing to the Death Watch? 00:16:37.543 --> 00:16:38.460 - Yeah. 00:16:41.922 --> 00:16:44.091 Which one do you want? 00:16:44.133 --> 00:16:45.843 - Must be nice, Lissa. 00:16:45.884 --> 00:16:49.221 Living by your own rules, oblivious to the real world. 00:16:49.263 --> 00:16:51.015 The Death Watch is for Royals only. 00:16:51.056 --> 00:16:52.391 - Wait, what? 00:16:56.061 --> 00:16:57.438 Mia... 00:16:59.523 --> 00:17:01.859 - Don't let her get to you. 00:17:01.900 --> 00:17:04.236 Girls like her only exist to make other people 00:17:04.278 --> 00:17:06.405 feel bad about themselves. 00:17:06.447 --> 00:17:08.323 - I had no idea the Non-Royals were excluded. 00:17:08.365 --> 00:17:10.659 Non-Royals died at St. Jude's too. 00:17:10.701 --> 00:17:14.329 - Hmm, this Dominion and its traditions. 00:17:14.371 --> 00:17:16.540 - You're Tatiana Vogel, right? 00:17:16.582 --> 00:17:19.084 I should know that. I'm sorry. 00:17:19.126 --> 00:17:20.502 - No. 00:17:20.544 --> 00:17:22.129 I didn't grow up at court. 00:17:22.171 --> 00:17:24.256 My mother sent me here a few months ago 00:17:24.298 --> 00:17:26.425 to study religious studies with my aunt, 00:17:26.467 --> 00:17:28.677 High Priestess Irene. 00:17:28.719 --> 00:17:32.139 But I was a friend of your brother, Andre's. 00:17:32.181 --> 00:17:34.099 He knew the council needed to modernize 00:17:34.141 --> 00:17:36.268 or the young Moroi will never engage. 00:17:36.310 --> 00:17:38.771 That's why you are what we need. 00:17:38.812 --> 00:17:41.690 You have the power to change things, 00:17:41.732 --> 00:17:43.817 even now. 00:17:43.859 --> 00:17:45.360 - Not really. 00:17:45.402 --> 00:17:48.947 - Even small actions can make a big difference. 00:17:48.989 --> 00:17:53.494 And whether you wear the crown now or later... 00:17:53.535 --> 00:17:56.371 you're either a queen or you're not. 00:18:02.169 --> 00:18:03.295 - Lissa! - Over here! 00:18:03.337 --> 00:18:04.797 - Princess Lissa. - We have a question. 00:18:04.838 --> 00:18:06.757 - Princess Valilissa, are you looking forward 00:18:06.799 --> 00:18:08.300 to the Death Watch? 00:18:09.676 --> 00:18:11.762 - Not as much as I should be. 00:18:11.804 --> 00:18:14.098 Our whole community has been affected 00:18:14.139 --> 00:18:15.599 by the recent attack, 00:18:15.641 --> 00:18:17.726 Royals and Non-Royals alike. 00:18:17.768 --> 00:18:19.603 Tonight should be for all of us. 00:18:19.645 --> 00:18:22.106 And when I'm queen, that will change. 00:18:22.147 --> 00:18:24.608 We are all a part of this Dominion. 00:18:24.650 --> 00:18:25.984 We mourn as one. 00:18:31.782 --> 00:18:33.367 We mourn as one. 00:18:35.410 --> 00:18:38.330 - No * way. 00:18:38.372 --> 00:18:39.873 - Upon further reflection, 00:18:39.915 --> 00:18:43.043 I have decided to open tonight's Death Watch 00:18:43.085 --> 00:18:44.586 to all Moroi. 00:18:44.628 --> 00:18:47.339 The sacraments of death and rebirth 00:18:47.381 --> 00:18:49.508 are intrinsic to our society. 00:18:49.550 --> 00:18:52.761 We much all partake of both. 00:18:56.974 --> 00:18:58.433 - Hey, Jesse. 00:19:01.395 --> 00:19:04.022 - It's Lord Zeklos. - Oh. 00:19:04.064 --> 00:19:06.525 We're fancy now that we're out in the open. 00:19:06.567 --> 00:19:08.527 - What are you doing here? 00:19:08.569 --> 00:19:10.112 - What, you think just because I let 00:19:10.154 --> 00:19:13.073 spoiled rich boys bite me, I don't have a life of my own? 00:19:13.115 --> 00:19:15.701 - I didn't know your type had jobs. 00:19:15.742 --> 00:19:17.953 You mean Blood *s? 00:19:17.995 --> 00:19:20.664 Hmm, well. 00:19:20.706 --> 00:19:22.499 It's better than being a breeding factory 00:19:22.541 --> 00:19:25.294 for asshole Moroi like you. 00:19:25.335 --> 00:19:29.047 - As opposed to this... exalted position? 00:19:29.089 --> 00:19:30.507 - A girl's got to eat. 00:19:32.342 --> 00:19:34.720 You're looking a little hungry yourself. 00:19:38.932 --> 00:19:39.975 - Jesse! 00:19:45.147 --> 00:19:46.315 We're late. 00:19:52.905 --> 00:19:54.072 - You tired? 00:19:54.114 --> 00:19:55.449 - No. 00:20:01.455 --> 00:20:02.915 - You tired? - No. 00:20:09.755 --> 00:20:11.089 - Stop. 00:20:11.131 --> 00:20:13.592 Don't stop for me. 00:20:13.634 --> 00:20:14.927 I can go as long as you can. 00:20:14.968 --> 00:20:16.720 - I need you tired enough to listen. 00:20:16.762 --> 00:20:18.639 - You could have just asked to talk. 00:20:18.680 --> 00:20:21.225 - You have a very thick skull, 00:20:21.266 --> 00:20:23.518 so listen up. 00:20:23.560 --> 00:20:26.271 Dhampir women have two choices, 00:20:26.313 --> 00:20:27.856 to be a Guardian, 00:20:27.898 --> 00:20:29.858 or to be part of a Dhampir commune 00:20:29.900 --> 00:20:32.486 with one job: procreate with a Moroi. 00:20:33.820 --> 00:20:35.906 - You're not even gonna mention the third choice? 00:20:35.948 --> 00:20:39.117 - Being a Blood * living by your wits is no choice. 00:20:39.159 --> 00:20:41.787 - I've heard the horror stories about the communes, 00:20:41.828 --> 00:20:44.873 but at least the mothers there actually mother. 00:20:44.915 --> 00:20:47.793 - Yes, they get to parent their kids. 00:20:47.834 --> 00:20:49.336 But they also have to be available 00:20:49.378 --> 00:20:51.463 to the Moroi men who show interest in them. 00:20:51.505 --> 00:20:53.215 That's their duty, 00:20:53.257 --> 00:20:55.801 to birth more Dhampirs. 00:20:55.842 --> 00:20:58.428 - Maybe those women like that life. 00:20:58.470 --> 00:21:02.015 They get to see their kids instead of facing down Strigoi. 00:21:02.057 --> 00:21:03.976 - Maybe some do. 00:21:04.017 --> 00:21:05.394 And if there were other options, 00:21:05.435 --> 00:21:07.980 and they still chose that, good for them. 00:21:08.021 --> 00:21:10.983 But there are plenty who don't want to be there. 00:21:11.024 --> 00:21:13.485 - Point taken, Janine. 00:21:13.527 --> 00:21:15.946 Next time you wanna talk, maybe we could wrestle. 00:21:23.161 --> 00:21:25.080 - Have you ever heard of an ancient magic 00:21:25.122 --> 00:21:26.748 used for mind control? 00:21:26.790 --> 00:21:28.166 - Is that why you summoned me? 00:21:30.919 --> 00:21:32.254 - Look. 00:21:32.296 --> 00:21:34.673 "The apocryphal text outlines fantastical powers, 00:21:34.715 --> 00:21:36.883 "most prominently, compulsion, 00:21:36.925 --> 00:21:39.594 "the power to control the minds of Moroi and Dhampir alike 00:21:39.636 --> 00:21:42.264 with a golden-threaded tongue." 00:21:42.306 --> 00:21:44.433 I think Lissa can do this. 00:21:44.474 --> 00:21:45.767 - Mind control? 00:21:45.809 --> 00:21:47.394 - Nothing else explains what I saw. 00:21:47.436 --> 00:21:48.854 Okay, she told Mia to do something, 00:21:48.895 --> 00:21:52.566 and Mia just... did it, 00:21:52.607 --> 00:21:54.609 like a puppet. 00:21:54.651 --> 00:21:57.112 - Yeah, okay, that's weird. 00:21:57.154 --> 00:21:59.156 - Listen, in the story, 00:21:59.197 --> 00:22:01.658 they then burn the guy at the stake. 00:22:01.700 --> 00:22:03.327 One lady, they tie to a millstone 00:22:03.368 --> 00:22:05.662 and throw her in a pond. 00:22:05.704 --> 00:22:08.290 No one says where this power comes from, 00:22:08.332 --> 00:22:11.209 and as far I can tell, there's only one book that does. 00:22:11.251 --> 00:22:12.377 - Where is it? 00:22:12.419 --> 00:22:14.796 - High Priestess' archives. 00:22:14.838 --> 00:22:16.673 - If anyone knew where that was. 00:22:18.508 --> 00:22:20.010 - Someone does. 00:22:21.970 --> 00:22:23.638 I think I can sneak us in later, 00:22:23.680 --> 00:22:25.349 when everyone's at the Death Watch, 00:22:25.390 --> 00:22:27.309 if you're up for it. 00:22:27.351 --> 00:22:28.602 - Break more rules? 00:22:31.355 --> 00:22:33.648 Sure, why not? 00:22:44.117 --> 00:22:45.619 - Who's buying the first round? 00:22:45.660 --> 00:22:47.829 - Not it. - Isn't your mother here? 00:22:47.871 --> 00:22:49.581 - Better make it a double. 00:22:49.623 --> 00:22:51.541 - Early sessions again tomorrow. 00:22:51.583 --> 00:22:53.752 - Shit, what, really? 00:22:57.130 --> 00:22:58.590 * no. 00:22:58.632 --> 00:23:00.133 - Janine. - Janine. 00:23:00.175 --> 00:23:04.513 crowd: Janine! Janine! Janine! 00:23:13.688 --> 00:23:18.860 - To our fallen brothers and sisters at St. Jude's. 00:23:25.242 --> 00:23:28.203 One in three Guardians will fall in the line of duty. 00:23:28.245 --> 00:23:29.704 Most of us have lost someone. 00:23:29.746 --> 00:23:31.456 That's why we gather tonight. 00:23:31.498 --> 00:23:32.958 While the Royals mourn their dead, 00:23:32.999 --> 00:23:36.628 we mourn ours. Let the call out begin. 00:23:37.087 --> 00:23:40.590 To Grayson, who saved my life. 00:23:48.181 --> 00:23:50.308 - To Russell, a great fighter. 00:23:53.937 --> 00:23:56.273 - To Thomas, loyal to the end. 00:23:58.942 --> 00:24:00.026 - You came. 00:24:00.068 --> 00:24:02.696 - To Sarah, a true friend. 00:24:02.737 --> 00:24:05.449 Come on. 00:24:07.409 --> 00:24:09.202 You were at the school for two years 00:24:09.244 --> 00:24:11.288 and you haven't spoken to a single student 00:24:11.329 --> 00:24:13.457 since you left? - I find that highly unusual. 00:24:13.498 --> 00:24:15.792 - I'm pretty sure I'm not here because I'm "unusual," 00:24:15.834 --> 00:24:16.918 so what is this about? 00:24:16.960 --> 00:24:18.795 - Are you protecting them? 00:24:18.837 --> 00:24:20.630 - Who? - Your parents. 00:24:20.672 --> 00:24:22.466 - My parents are dead. 00:24:29.014 --> 00:24:31.349 - This was taken outside your former dormitory 00:24:31.391 --> 00:24:32.559 at St. Jude's. 00:24:32.601 --> 00:24:34.186 Any idea why that might be? 00:24:36.188 --> 00:24:38.148 When your parents turned Strigoi, 00:24:38.190 --> 00:24:40.108 you were still a student there. 00:24:41.943 --> 00:24:43.570 We think they were looking for you. 00:24:56.416 --> 00:24:58.460 - Yeah, hold on one sec. 00:24:58.502 --> 00:25:00.712 - That might take a while. 00:25:00.754 --> 00:25:02.964 That bartender's had more than anyone. 00:25:03.006 --> 00:25:05.842 - It's one of those nights. 00:25:05.884 --> 00:25:07.719 - Nice to meet you. 00:25:07.761 --> 00:25:09.721 - Dimitri. 00:25:09.763 --> 00:25:11.848 - Dimitri Belikov. 00:25:11.890 --> 00:25:14.434 Born in the Russian St. Polina Province. 00:25:14.476 --> 00:25:17.062 A recipient of six protection medals. 00:25:17.103 --> 00:25:18.897 Avid reader of human biographies, 00:25:18.939 --> 00:25:21.066 and a lover of kittens. 00:25:22.609 --> 00:25:24.945 I made the last part up. 00:25:24.986 --> 00:25:26.947 - Every lie has some small truth. 00:25:29.491 --> 00:25:30.951 - I'm Tatiana. 00:25:32.661 --> 00:25:35.163 - Lady Tatiana Vogel. 00:25:35.205 --> 00:25:37.082 Of the St. Ndali province. 00:25:37.123 --> 00:25:39.209 Distant cousin of the Royal Vogels 00:25:39.251 --> 00:25:43.338 and your aunt, the High Priestess Irene. 00:25:43.380 --> 00:25:45.173 I doubt she'd approve of her niece 00:25:45.215 --> 00:25:47.551 drinking at a Dhampir bar. 00:25:47.592 --> 00:25:51.096 - I wanted to show my respect for the Guardians' sacrifice. 00:25:52.556 --> 00:25:54.224 - That, I did not expect. 00:25:54.266 --> 00:25:56.101 - Oh, good. 00:25:58.979 --> 00:26:01.273 I'd hate to be predictable. 00:26:31.845 --> 00:26:33.388 - What took you so long? 00:26:35.181 --> 00:26:36.641 - Let's just do this. 00:27:11.009 --> 00:27:15.305 - Why'd you bring me if it's just gonna be a silent mission? 00:27:15.347 --> 00:27:17.891 - The worst part for me about my parents 00:27:17.932 --> 00:27:20.518 is that everyone thought they were awful to grow up with, 00:27:20.560 --> 00:27:22.354 but they weren't. 00:27:22.395 --> 00:27:23.855 They loved me. 00:27:23.897 --> 00:27:25.482 And I loved them. 00:27:27.734 --> 00:27:30.445 One day we were a family, 00:27:30.487 --> 00:27:32.197 sitting in our cabin at Mont Blanc, 00:27:32.238 --> 00:27:34.532 hanging out, skiing. 00:27:34.574 --> 00:27:36.743 Then next, they chose to become Strigoi. 00:27:36.785 --> 00:27:39.913 They chose that over me. 00:27:39.954 --> 00:27:41.289 Then, when I thought they were dead, 00:27:41.331 --> 00:27:44.209 I--I didn't know how to feel. 00:27:44.250 --> 00:27:46.878 I just knew it felt bad. 00:27:46.920 --> 00:27:48.588 That was a million times better than this. 00:27:58.890 --> 00:28:01.101 - What happened? 00:28:01.142 --> 00:28:03.895 - They're not dead. 00:28:03.937 --> 00:28:06.022 They led the massacre at St. Jude's. 00:28:06.064 --> 00:28:08.274 - Oh, Christian... 00:28:08.316 --> 00:28:11.069 - Your mom thinks they're looking for me. 00:28:12.320 --> 00:28:14.239 - That could put Lissa in real danger 00:28:14.280 --> 00:28:16.074 if she's with you. - I know. 00:28:25.959 --> 00:28:27.168 This is it. 00:28:27.210 --> 00:28:29.921 I'll let you know what I find. 00:28:29.963 --> 00:28:33.133 Look, I know you two don't do secrets, 00:28:33.174 --> 00:28:35.135 but can my parents be mine for now? 00:28:35.176 --> 00:28:37.929 - I won't tell Lissa. 00:28:37.971 --> 00:28:40.849 But Christian... 00:28:40.890 --> 00:28:43.309 you can't put her in danger. 00:28:43.351 --> 00:28:45.103 Who's there? 00:28:45.145 --> 00:28:47.188 - Want to know why I brought you? 00:28:47.230 --> 00:28:49.357 So you could fight your way out if we got caught. 00:28:49.399 --> 00:28:51.067 Come on. - You can't be in here. 00:29:07.000 --> 00:29:09.294 - You barely just escaped being expelled. 00:29:09.335 --> 00:29:11.463 Have you not been paying attention? 00:29:11.504 --> 00:29:12.922 The Royal Procreation Decree 00:29:12.964 --> 00:29:15.008 is splashed all over the Dominion. 00:29:15.049 --> 00:29:16.926 Acting out like this will get you shipped 00:29:16.968 --> 00:29:18.386 straight to the communes to breed. 00:29:18.428 --> 00:29:20.722 - My best friend is literally about to be queen. 00:29:20.764 --> 00:29:22.390 I'll be fine. 00:29:22.432 --> 00:29:24.893 - Even the monarch only has so much power 00:29:24.934 --> 00:29:26.227 in this Dominion. 00:29:26.269 --> 00:29:28.605 And the queen's political capital can fade. 00:29:28.646 --> 00:29:30.273 You need to protect yourself. 00:29:30.315 --> 00:29:33.610 - I've been protecting myself my whole life, 00:29:33.651 --> 00:29:35.320 not that you'd know. 00:29:36.362 --> 00:29:38.364 - I may not have tucked you in at night, 00:29:38.406 --> 00:29:40.033 but I know you. 00:29:40.074 --> 00:29:42.035 The first Moroi man who wants something 00:29:42.076 --> 00:29:44.579 you don't want to give is gonna feel your fist, 00:29:44.621 --> 00:29:47.999 and then, not even the queen can help you. 00:29:48.041 --> 00:29:50.752 The only way to survive as a Guardian 00:29:50.794 --> 00:29:54.047 is to keep your nose clean and put duty above all, 00:29:54.088 --> 00:29:56.716 which means you either be Lissa's Guardian 00:29:56.758 --> 00:30:00.011 or her friend, not both. 00:30:00.053 --> 00:30:02.639 - You know what your problem is? 00:30:02.680 --> 00:30:04.891 You think that just because something's been one way 00:30:04.933 --> 00:30:08.019 for a long time, that it has to stay that way. 00:30:08.061 --> 00:30:10.396 But if this is the way the world is, 00:30:10.438 --> 00:30:14.150 then maybe it's the world that needs to change. 00:30:14.192 --> 00:30:15.652 - Maybe you should ask your friend Dimitri 00:30:15.693 --> 00:30:17.153 if I'm right. 00:30:25.370 --> 00:30:27.997 - None of your Blood *s for this. 00:30:28.039 --> 00:30:30.834 If you're gonna * a Dhampir, do it right. 00:30:30.875 --> 00:30:34.671 I chose this one myself. 00:30:34.712 --> 00:30:36.005 Do your duty. 00:30:40.051 --> 00:30:41.594 - Let's get this over with. 00:31:32.061 --> 00:31:33.354 *! 00:31:34.355 --> 00:31:36.149 Oh, *. 00:31:56.085 --> 00:31:59.464 - Each one of the 12 lines on the board 00:31:59.505 --> 00:32:02.467 represent each of the 12 Royal families. 00:32:02.508 --> 00:32:06.012 Every sphere represents a member of that family. 00:32:06.054 --> 00:32:08.389 This, princess, this is you. 00:32:08.431 --> 00:32:10.975 And this is the Dragomir line. 00:32:11.017 --> 00:32:12.936 We've only just learned 00:32:12.977 --> 00:32:15.521 the attack on St. Jude's resulted in the death 00:32:15.563 --> 00:32:17.440 of two of your second cousins. 00:32:17.482 --> 00:32:19.859 - Without them, you lack a quorum. 00:32:19.901 --> 00:32:22.403 Without a quorum, you cannot vote, 00:32:22.445 --> 00:32:24.614 much less sit on the throne. 00:32:24.656 --> 00:32:26.449 - I've never heard of this rule. 00:32:26.491 --> 00:32:27.784 - Neither had I. 00:32:27.825 --> 00:32:30.119 It is an ancient law that hadn't been enforced 00:32:30.161 --> 00:32:31.496 since before my reign. 00:32:31.537 --> 00:32:33.373 - Then why start now? 00:32:33.414 --> 00:32:36.125 You're the queen. You decide. 00:32:36.167 --> 00:32:38.002 - I have decided. 00:32:38.044 --> 00:32:41.589 Laws are laws, and we cannot disregard them 00:32:41.631 --> 00:32:44.342 simply because they're not favorable to us. 00:32:44.384 --> 00:32:47.470 The princess's-- 00:32:47.512 --> 00:32:50.807 Lady Dragomir's only task now 00:32:50.848 --> 00:32:54.268 is to stay alive and rebuild her bloodline. 00:32:54.310 --> 00:32:56.980 Nothing more. 00:32:57.021 --> 00:32:58.606 On the bright side, 00:32:58.648 --> 00:33:02.151 your monk is preparing to lead the ward strengthening ceremony 00:33:02.193 --> 00:33:03.361 at sunset tomorrow. 00:33:03.403 --> 00:33:05.738 It won't be our usual extravaganza, 00:33:05.780 --> 00:33:08.533 but it should give us some additional protection. 00:33:10.368 --> 00:33:12.954 I'm sorry, Vasilissa. 00:33:12.996 --> 00:33:16.791 You would have made an excellent queen. 00:33:16.833 --> 00:33:18.167 - Marina. 00:33:18.209 --> 00:33:21.045 If you yourself had never heard of this law, 00:33:21.087 --> 00:33:22.422 who alerted you to it? 00:33:28.136 --> 00:33:29.345 Do you know what you've done 00:33:29.387 --> 00:33:31.389 with this ancient quorum rule of yours? 00:33:31.431 --> 00:33:33.474 - Mind your tone, Victor. 00:33:33.516 --> 00:33:34.851 This is a sacred place. 00:33:34.892 --> 00:33:37.895 - You've set us back centuries. - Or forward. 00:33:37.937 --> 00:33:40.732 Because now there's room for another new, fresh voice, 00:33:40.773 --> 00:33:45.028 someone a bit more vibrant. 00:33:47.238 --> 00:33:48.865 You? 00:33:48.906 --> 00:33:50.783 Let me be clear. 00:33:50.825 --> 00:33:52.994 I'd sooner die than see 00:33:53.036 --> 00:33:54.704 your family's bloodline on the throne. 00:33:54.746 --> 00:33:57.373 - Perhaps the saints will grant you your wish. 00:34:16.434 --> 00:34:17.852 - Have you seen my mother? 00:34:17.894 --> 00:34:19.145 - She left. 00:34:19.187 --> 00:34:21.355 She has her next assignment to get to. 00:34:21.397 --> 00:34:23.149 - It figures. 00:34:23.191 --> 00:34:26.402 Just scorch the earth, threaten me with communes, 00:34:26.444 --> 00:34:28.029 and then leave. 00:34:30.198 --> 00:34:31.616 I'm behind. 00:34:35.286 --> 00:34:37.288 So it's none of my business, 00:34:37.330 --> 00:34:43.086 but I saw you with a woman in town and a baby, 00:34:43.127 --> 00:34:44.629 and I don't know... 00:34:46.255 --> 00:34:49.092 I shouldn't even be asking. 00:34:49.133 --> 00:34:52.136 - Her name is Eloise. 00:34:52.178 --> 00:34:53.805 The little boy is Alexei. 00:34:57.308 --> 00:34:58.601 - Alexei? 00:34:58.643 --> 00:35:02.688 The cute baby who taught you about honor? 00:35:02.730 --> 00:35:06.025 - Alexei was Eloise's husband 00:35:06.067 --> 00:35:07.276 and my best friend. 00:35:07.318 --> 00:35:10.613 I was his Guardian. The baby is their son. 00:35:10.655 --> 00:35:13.491 - They were married? 00:35:13.533 --> 00:35:16.285 - Alexei was an influential Royal, 00:35:16.327 --> 00:35:19.080 so people looked the other way. 00:35:19.122 --> 00:35:22.166 - You were best friends with a Moroi? 00:35:27.004 --> 00:35:29.298 How did he-- 00:35:29.340 --> 00:35:30.842 How did you lose him? 00:35:38.850 --> 00:35:41.352 - He was always on at me... 00:35:41.394 --> 00:35:43.938 to take care of myself 00:35:43.980 --> 00:35:46.107 in the small ways a Guardian can. 00:35:47.775 --> 00:35:51.112 Draw clear lines between my life and the job. 00:35:53.364 --> 00:35:56.784 Take the time off in the rare moments it was offered. 00:35:59.579 --> 00:36:01.998 So that's what I did. 00:36:02.039 --> 00:36:06.627 And then his convoy was attacked by a Strigoi 00:36:06.669 --> 00:36:08.212 on a trip across the provinces. 00:36:11.382 --> 00:36:13.050 And I wasn't there. 00:36:14.343 --> 00:36:18.347 - And then Eloise got sent to the communes to... 00:36:18.389 --> 00:36:19.891 breed. 00:36:28.900 --> 00:36:33.321 I want everything he wanted for you. 00:36:33.362 --> 00:36:36.616 I want to do my sworn duty. 00:36:36.657 --> 00:36:39.285 I want honor. 00:36:39.327 --> 00:36:43.497 I wanna protect my best friend from danger. 00:36:43.539 --> 00:36:47.293 And I want a life to call my own. 00:36:47.335 --> 00:36:51.964 My mother thinks Guardians can't have that. 00:36:52.006 --> 00:36:55.927 And I'm starting to wonder if that's true. 00:36:59.513 --> 00:37:03.059 - I think Janine... 00:37:03.100 --> 00:37:06.687 is one of the smartest women I know. 00:37:06.729 --> 00:37:08.022 But... 00:37:10.233 --> 00:37:13.861 I would never bet against you, Rose Hathaway. 00:37:18.699 --> 00:37:20.159 - Right. 00:37:20.201 --> 00:37:22.620 For it to work... 00:37:22.662 --> 00:37:24.872 I need to be as good as you. 00:37:28.501 --> 00:37:29.961 Will you teach me? 00:37:34.840 --> 00:37:39.595 - If I were to teach you, 00:37:39.637 --> 00:37:41.097 you'd have to take it as seriously 00:37:41.138 --> 00:37:44.475 as every other official class. - I would. 00:37:44.517 --> 00:37:47.186 - And you'd work on my schedule. 00:37:47.228 --> 00:37:48.271 - I would. 00:37:50.982 --> 00:37:53.192 - And no talking back. 00:37:55.152 --> 00:37:56.737 That last one. 00:38:04.620 --> 00:38:06.622 - I'm here to see Silver. 00:38:06.664 --> 00:38:09.667 - Sorry, Lord Zeklos. You're banned. 00:38:09.709 --> 00:38:10.876 - You're joking. 00:38:10.918 --> 00:38:12.712 - Take it up with your father, sir. 00:38:43.367 --> 00:38:44.744 - No, no, no. 00:38:44.785 --> 00:38:46.871 Y-you don't want me. 00:39:03.637 --> 00:39:05.097 - There's been an incident. 00:39:07.433 --> 00:39:08.726 - The monk is dead. 00:39:11.270 --> 00:39:13.356 The Psi Hounds lost control. 00:39:13.397 --> 00:39:16.650 - You mean the Psi Hounds who only listen to Moroi commands? 00:39:16.692 --> 00:39:19.195 - The hounds'll be decommissioned immediately, 00:39:19.236 --> 00:39:20.863 and the ward ceremony rescheduled. 00:39:20.905 --> 00:39:23.199 The damage is done. 00:39:23.240 --> 00:39:25.201 The only question is, by who? 00:39:44.428 --> 00:39:46.055 - Dad? 00:39:46.097 --> 00:39:47.390 Dad!