WEBVTT 00:00:15.729 --> 00:00:20.900 - Once, long ago, we lived in the human world. 00:00:20.942 --> 00:00:24.487 The Moroi vampires, who make the rules... 00:00:26.406 --> 00:00:28.199 - And the Dhampir Guardians, 00:00:28.241 --> 00:00:31.786 sworn to protect against our enemy, 00:00:31.828 --> 00:00:33.580 the Strigoi. 00:00:33.621 --> 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 --> 00:00:42.130 one grounded in elemental magic 00:00:42.172 --> 00:00:46.801 and steeped in rules no one's challenged in centuries... 00:00:46.843 --> 00:00:48.136 until now. 00:00:52.015 --> 00:00:54.851 - The spark of revolution can come from anywhere. 00:00:54.851 --> 00:00:56.770 Even two unlikely friends. 00:00:58.813 --> 00:01:02.067 - And one night that changed everything. 00:01:32.889 --> 00:01:35.642 I look like a * macaroon. 00:01:37.352 --> 00:01:40.647 - And now you look like a princess. 00:01:40.814 --> 00:01:43.066 - To all citizens of the Dominion, 00:01:43.108 --> 00:01:46.319 on this, the eve of my 200th birthday 00:01:46.361 --> 00:01:49.447 and my last as your queen, I thank you. 00:01:49.447 --> 00:01:52.909 to come to the celebration here at St. Vladimir's. 00:01:52.951 --> 00:01:57.247 We all know the dangers that lurk outside our gates. 00:01:57.288 --> 00:02:01.584 Our Strigoi enemy is strong, but we are stronger. 00:02:01.626 --> 00:02:05.964 And under the protection of our Dhampir Guardians, 00:02:06.005 --> 00:02:07.799 we are safe. 00:02:09.467 --> 00:02:11.094 - Victor Dashkov. 00:02:13.263 --> 00:02:17.350 My daughters, Sonya Karp, Mia Karp. 00:02:17.392 --> 00:02:20.728 - One Royal Moroi, one non. 00:02:20.770 --> 00:02:22.564 And the third? - Mia. 00:02:22.605 --> 00:02:24.482 - The Guardians make us suffer through this every time. 00:02:24.524 --> 00:02:26.818 - It's security protocol. - It's humiliating. 00:02:26.860 --> 00:02:28.319 How do they not know who I am? 00:02:28.361 --> 00:02:30.780 - Mia, darling. Be a sport. 00:02:35.869 --> 00:02:38.163 - Non-Royal. 00:02:38.204 --> 00:02:40.415 - Not for long. 00:02:53.052 --> 00:02:56.055 The Dragomirs, Your Majesty. 00:02:56.055 --> 00:02:59.893 Clarence would introduce his father to his mother. 00:02:59.934 --> 00:03:02.562 How are my delightful Dragomirs? 00:03:02.604 --> 00:03:05.273 - Happy Birthday, Fair Lady. You don't look a day over 80. 00:03:05.315 --> 00:03:09.402 - Andre, my dear, you cheeky rascal. 00:03:09.444 --> 00:03:11.321 And a dreadful liar. 00:03:11.321 --> 00:03:14.073 - Happy birthday from me as well, Your Majesty. 00:03:14.115 --> 00:03:16.451 - Princess Vasilissa, 00:03:16.492 --> 00:03:18.828 angel to your brother Andre's devil. 00:03:18.870 --> 00:03:20.788 - He is shameless, Your Majesty. 00:03:20.830 --> 00:03:22.248 How should he be punished? 00:03:22.290 --> 00:03:26.002 - Being King of the Dominion will be punishment enough. 00:03:32.550 --> 00:03:34.302 Oh, surely, he'll find something 00:03:34.344 --> 00:03:36.429 to cheer him once he's king. 00:03:36.888 --> 00:03:38.431 you know there'll have to be an actual election. 00:03:38.473 --> 00:03:41.476 - Ah, a mere formality. 00:03:41.517 --> 00:03:44.771 Who would deny me my pick of successor? 00:03:44.812 --> 00:03:48.942 If I say Andre will be king, then so it shall be. 00:03:54.781 --> 00:03:57.325 - Looks like Mia lost her prince. 00:03:57.367 --> 00:03:58.910 - I'm amazed she let him out of her sight 00:03:58.952 --> 00:04:00.495 long enough to lose him. 00:04:00.536 --> 00:04:02.914 Where is Andre? 00:04:32.986 --> 00:04:35.154 Strigoi! 00:04:43.997 --> 00:04:47.375 - Strigoi at the wards. Guardian support, stat. 00:05:19.407 --> 00:05:21.451 - Strigoi neutralized. Back to positions. 00:05:34.672 --> 00:05:36.215 - You know, I'm pretty sure Andre danced 00:05:36.257 --> 00:05:38.468 with every single girl at that party. 00:05:38.509 --> 00:05:39.969 - Poor Mia. 00:05:40.011 --> 00:05:41.679 - "Poor Mia" will get the only thing 00:05:41.721 --> 00:05:44.432 she really wants once we marry. 00:05:44.474 --> 00:05:47.643 Royal status. 00:05:47.685 --> 00:05:50.521 - My son, the next King of the Dominion. 00:05:50.563 --> 00:05:53.191 - I hate to admit it, but you will make a great king. 00:05:53.232 --> 00:05:56.152 - If I can get the factions to remember we're not enemies, 00:05:56.194 --> 00:05:58.905 it'll go a long way towards peace in the Dominion. 00:05:58.946 --> 00:06:01.282 You know, Rose, I get my pick of Guardian once I'm king. 00:06:01.324 --> 00:06:02.784 - Sorry, once I graduate, 00:06:02.825 --> 00:06:05.036 Lissa and I will be too busy exploring the world. 00:06:05.078 --> 00:06:08.289 - Yeah, and everyone knows I want Rose to be my Guardian. 00:06:08.331 --> 00:06:09.791 I'm not budging on that. 00:06:09.832 --> 00:06:11.209 - What we want and what we must do 00:06:11.250 --> 00:06:12.710 can be two very different things. 00:06:12.752 --> 00:06:15.171 - Maybe, Your Almost Majesty. 00:06:15.213 --> 00:06:16.923 But not tonight. 00:06:16.964 --> 00:06:19.342 A toast 00:06:19.384 --> 00:06:21.552 to having everything I want. 00:06:21.594 --> 00:06:22.720 A know-it-all big brother... 00:06:24.013 --> 00:06:27.016 Kids. 00:06:27.058 --> 00:06:28.851 - The most supportive parents either one of us 00:06:28.893 --> 00:06:31.896 could ever hope for, 00:06:31.938 --> 00:06:35.274 and Rose, my best friend for life. 00:07:44.218 --> 00:07:45.845 I don't know how to say goodbye. 00:07:48.139 --> 00:07:50.516 I don't know how any of us are supposed to go on 00:07:50.558 --> 00:07:51.851 without you. 00:07:55.521 --> 00:07:58.524 Mom. 00:07:58.566 --> 00:08:02.236 Dad. 00:08:02.278 --> 00:08:03.529 Andre. 00:08:06.532 --> 00:08:09.285 I will love you forever. 00:08:16.751 --> 00:08:18.961 I'm ready to go back. 00:08:19.003 --> 00:08:20.880 - Are you sure? 00:08:23.216 --> 00:08:25.301 - It's time. 00:09:21.524 --> 00:09:22.775 - Lissa. 00:09:22.817 --> 00:09:23.985 - Stop. 00:09:30.950 --> 00:09:33.661 - It's all right. Rose won't harm Lissa. 00:09:33.703 --> 00:09:35.329 - She has something. 00:09:35.371 --> 00:09:36.998 Show me. 00:09:38.332 --> 00:09:42.003 - It's a super dangerous welcome home gift. 00:09:43.421 --> 00:09:46.882 - I love it. I mean, I'm not 12, but-- 00:09:46.924 --> 00:09:48.676 - Shut up. It's * adorable. 00:09:53.055 --> 00:09:54.140 - Who was that guy? 00:09:54.181 --> 00:09:57.643 - That was Dimitri, my new Guardian. 00:09:57.685 --> 00:09:59.854 - Not for long. - No, I know. Don't worry. 00:09:59.895 --> 00:10:02.565 You're still gonna be assigned to me after we graduate. 00:10:02.607 --> 00:10:03.899 - Will I? 00:10:03.941 --> 00:10:06.360 Maybe when Andre was going to be king, but now-- 00:10:06.402 --> 00:10:08.863 - But no one can say no to me right now. 00:10:08.904 --> 00:10:11.490 Not after-- 00:10:11.532 --> 00:10:15.077 we're just gonna have to ride it out for a while. 00:10:15.119 --> 00:10:16.495 - Right. 00:10:16.537 --> 00:10:18.289 We're not gonna let Dimitri or anything else 00:10:18.331 --> 00:10:21.250 get in our way of our plans for the future. 00:10:21.292 --> 00:10:24.378 - He is good-looking, though. - I didn't notice. 00:10:41.729 --> 00:10:43.230 What's this for? 00:10:43.272 --> 00:10:47.193 - I'm just...really, 00:10:47.234 --> 00:10:49.236 really happy to see you. 00:10:54.575 --> 00:10:56.452 - Will Rose Hathaway be a problem? 00:10:56.494 --> 00:10:58.037 - Rose is always a problem. 00:10:58.079 --> 00:10:59.789 She's one of our best Guardian Novices, 00:10:59.830 --> 00:11:01.874 but she's a handful. 00:11:01.916 --> 00:11:04.001 - The girls have been friends their entire lives. 00:11:04.043 --> 00:11:07.463 I mean, we've spoiled them. Let them break all the rules. 00:11:07.505 --> 00:11:09.799 Even let them be roommates in the Moroi dorms. 00:11:09.840 --> 00:11:11.300 Is it any surprise 00:11:11.342 --> 00:11:12.843 Rose would have certain expectations? 00:11:12.885 --> 00:11:14.762 - A Guardian's duty is to do as they're told. 00:11:14.804 --> 00:11:18.349 - With all due respect, I'm not a nanny. 00:11:18.391 --> 00:11:21.018 My job is protection. 00:11:21.060 --> 00:11:24.355 - A word that can take many forms. 00:11:32.321 --> 00:11:35.741 Look who's back from the dead. 00:11:35.783 --> 00:11:37.243 Too soon. 00:11:37.284 --> 00:11:38.577 - It's nice to see you too, Jesse. 00:11:38.619 --> 00:11:40.371 - So a little birdie told me 00:11:40.413 --> 00:11:43.916 you'll be head of the Dragomir family now. 00:11:43.958 --> 00:11:46.961 I hope my father can count on your vote. 00:11:47.002 --> 00:11:49.255 - I don't know, Jesse. 00:11:49.296 --> 00:11:51.966 Honestly, the political stuff was Andre's thing, not mine. 00:11:57.304 --> 00:12:00.474 - You know, we Feeders hear a lot. 00:12:00.516 --> 00:12:03.310 You're smart to stay out of it. 00:12:03.352 --> 00:12:07.273 The politics in this place have gotten really ugly. 00:12:08.691 --> 00:12:09.775 Be careful. 00:12:14.280 --> 00:12:17.783 - It's dangerous to wait too long, Your Majesty. 00:12:17.825 --> 00:12:19.785 We need strong leadership now. 00:12:19.827 --> 00:12:22.663 I assume you'll name your successor soon. 00:12:22.705 --> 00:12:24.039 I have some thoughts. 00:12:24.081 --> 00:12:27.710 - And I have a date with an old friend. 00:12:27.752 --> 00:12:29.378 You're excused, Marie. 00:12:33.549 --> 00:12:35.134 - Your Majesty. 00:12:41.974 --> 00:12:44.059 - You see what I'm up against? 00:12:44.101 --> 00:12:46.520 Instead of mourning the man who could unite them, 00:12:46.562 --> 00:12:49.857 these idiots are all scrambling for the crown. 00:12:49.899 --> 00:12:52.359 - Hmm. - Enough. 00:12:52.401 --> 00:12:54.111 There's work to be done. 00:12:54.153 --> 00:12:56.197 You must prepare Lissa for her new role 00:12:56.238 --> 00:12:57.948 as head of the Dragomir family. 00:12:57.990 --> 00:12:59.700 - It won't be easy for her. 00:12:59.742 --> 00:13:02.328 You know, she was planning to apply for a dispensation 00:13:02.369 --> 00:13:03.871 to study art abroad. 00:13:03.913 --> 00:13:05.790 - Those dreams are done. 00:13:05.831 --> 00:13:07.374 Lissa must finish her schooling 00:13:07.416 --> 00:13:10.419 and take her rightful place in the Royal Court. 00:13:10.461 --> 00:13:11.462 - And Rose? 00:13:11.504 --> 00:13:13.506 - When she finishes her training, 00:13:13.547 --> 00:13:17.259 we'll find her a placement in one of the other provinces. 00:13:17.301 --> 00:13:20.262 - She won't like that. - Moroi come first. 00:13:20.304 --> 00:13:23.599 Rose knows that. She'll do her duty. 00:13:47.414 --> 00:13:50.209 - Might help if we flicked on an actual light, right? 00:13:50.251 --> 00:13:52.878 - That would damage the paper. It's a thousand years old. 00:13:52.920 --> 00:13:55.798 - Oh, of course. 00:13:55.840 --> 00:13:58.384 Not sure it would help anyway. 00:13:58.425 --> 00:14:00.094 - You only need to recite 00:14:00.135 --> 00:14:02.179 this small passage for the consecration. 00:14:02.221 --> 00:14:03.639 - Recite? 00:14:03.681 --> 00:14:06.475 I need to recite Old Moroi in front of people, tonight? 00:14:06.517 --> 00:14:08.686 - Any new head of a family must be blessed 00:14:08.727 --> 00:14:10.980 in the presence of all the others. 00:14:11.021 --> 00:14:14.191 Sorry, it's tradition. 00:14:24.159 --> 00:14:26.036 - That's a beautiful yellow you're wearing. 00:14:29.373 --> 00:14:32.835 - Thank you, Sonya. I really like it too. 00:15:00.654 --> 00:15:03.532 All right, who's there? 00:15:07.161 --> 00:15:09.663 - Thought you could use some light. 00:15:12.666 --> 00:15:14.960 - And you are? - New. 00:15:18.464 --> 00:15:21.759 I'm Christian Ozera. 00:15:23.093 --> 00:15:25.679 - And just to get it out of the way, no, 00:15:25.721 --> 00:15:28.474 I don't know why my parents chose the ultimate sin 00:15:28.515 --> 00:15:29.850 and turned Strigoi. 00:15:29.892 --> 00:15:33.729 And since they're dead, can't ask them. 00:15:33.771 --> 00:15:36.899 - So you, what, just hang around old church archives 00:15:36.941 --> 00:15:38.317 waiting for girls to need a light? 00:15:38.359 --> 00:15:42.613 - Or might just have some questions 00:15:42.655 --> 00:15:44.365 about where we go after we die. 00:15:47.368 --> 00:15:49.286 - I'm sorry about your parents. 00:15:51.455 --> 00:15:52.665 - I'm sorry about yours. 00:15:56.210 --> 00:15:58.379 So, um-- 00:15:58.420 --> 00:16:00.339 Do you actually read this stuff? 00:16:00.381 --> 00:16:03.676 - Well, I'm not exactly on top of anyone's invite list. 00:16:03.717 --> 00:16:07.846 I got time. Lots of time. 00:16:07.888 --> 00:16:10.599 And you'd be surprised by the secrets 00:16:10.641 --> 00:16:13.227 these dusty records hold. 00:16:13.268 --> 00:16:17.856 Plus, Old Moroi really is kind of... 00:16:17.898 --> 00:16:19.358 beautiful. 00:16:22.778 --> 00:16:25.698 - I don't think I can do this. 00:16:25.739 --> 00:16:27.574 - Say it with me. 00:16:27.616 --> 00:16:29.576 - Okay. - Yeah. 00:16:38.335 --> 00:16:39.169 - Yeah. 00:17:11.452 --> 00:17:13.370 - You know we have wards around the gates 00:17:13.412 --> 00:17:15.205 to keep us safe from Strigoi. 00:17:15.247 --> 00:17:18.125 Lissa doesn't need 24/7 detail. 00:17:18.167 --> 00:17:21.837 - Lissa's still at the church. Royals only. 00:17:21.879 --> 00:17:23.505 - So you're just... 00:17:23.547 --> 00:17:25.966 having a staring contest with the air? 00:17:26.008 --> 00:17:27.760 - You've studied perimeter control. 00:17:27.801 --> 00:17:29.845 - Yes. Got an A. 00:17:29.887 --> 00:17:32.222 - What's around this perimeter? 00:17:32.264 --> 00:17:35.976 Don't look. Just tell me. 00:17:36.018 --> 00:17:38.562 - Street clear. Gate secured. 00:17:38.604 --> 00:17:40.606 Rooftop empty. Turrets contained. 00:17:40.647 --> 00:17:41.815 - How do you know? 00:17:41.857 --> 00:17:42.941 - I've trained for years 00:17:42.983 --> 00:17:44.610 to know every inch of this place. 00:17:44.651 --> 00:17:45.652 - Exactly. 00:17:45.694 --> 00:17:47.404 You're able to operate on instinct 00:17:47.446 --> 00:17:48.697 because you're intimately familiar 00:17:48.739 --> 00:17:50.074 with your surroundings. 00:17:50.115 --> 00:17:52.159 But I'm new here. 00:17:52.201 --> 00:17:54.828 Lots to learn in a little time. 00:17:55.829 --> 00:17:58.290 So I suppose you could say I'm having a staring contest 00:17:58.332 --> 00:18:01.293 with the street, the gates, 00:18:01.335 --> 00:18:04.588 the rooftops, and the turrets. 00:18:06.340 --> 00:18:08.383 - You're kind of a Guardian nerd, aren't you? 00:18:11.470 --> 00:18:15.432 It's cool. Do your thing, perimeter man. 00:18:15.474 --> 00:18:17.476 But just know I plan on taking your job 00:18:17.518 --> 00:18:19.812 when I graduate. 00:18:19.853 --> 00:18:21.480 - I agree. 00:18:21.522 --> 00:18:23.398 Lissa would be in perfectly good hands 00:18:23.440 --> 00:18:26.151 with the best Guardian at St. Vladimir's Academy. 00:18:26.193 --> 00:18:27.319 - Thank you. 00:18:27.361 --> 00:18:30.155 - Although that may be hard, 00:18:30.197 --> 00:18:31.490 given your ranking. 00:18:31.532 --> 00:18:35.160 - I'm number one. I'm always number one. 00:18:35.202 --> 00:18:37.287 - Then perhaps... you're not as good 00:18:37.329 --> 00:18:39.373 at perimeter control as you think. 00:18:45.671 --> 00:18:47.172 - What the *? 00:18:52.219 --> 00:18:55.681 Hey! How am I fifth? 00:18:55.722 --> 00:18:58.100 - You missed class. It's an automatic ten demerits. 00:18:58.142 --> 00:19:00.269 It's very tight, the top five. 00:19:00.310 --> 00:19:02.646 - I missed class to welcome Lissa back to school. 00:19:02.688 --> 00:19:04.731 - Find me a Strigoi who will accept that excuse, 00:19:04.773 --> 00:19:06.567 and we'll talk. 00:19:13.407 --> 00:19:16.034 - Game on, Hathaway. 00:19:16.076 --> 00:19:18.954 - Don't get comfortable, Mace. 00:19:18.996 --> 00:19:21.748 - Positions! 00:19:21.790 --> 00:19:23.584 Go! 00:21:16.363 --> 00:21:19.366 - It's Friday. It's Challenge Day. 00:21:19.408 --> 00:21:23.036 She wants to boost her ranking. 00:21:23.078 --> 00:21:24.663 - Come on, already? 00:21:24.705 --> 00:21:26.623 I've only gotten to be number one for, like, a day. 00:21:26.665 --> 00:21:28.292 - I'm more comfortable on top. 00:21:28.333 --> 00:21:30.002 Don't I know it. 00:21:53.567 --> 00:21:55.861 - Come on. She's got it, she's got it. 00:22:08.040 --> 00:22:10.500 He's not coming back. 00:22:26.475 --> 00:22:27.976 - A * draw? 00:22:28.018 --> 00:22:30.604 - Round two, weapons. 00:22:30.645 --> 00:22:32.981 - Nice! There it is! 00:22:37.319 --> 00:22:40.280 - I'm not sure you should be here. 00:22:43.950 --> 00:22:47.037 - I'm a Royal. Can't keep me out. 00:22:59.216 --> 00:23:00.842 - I'm surprised to see you here. 00:23:00.884 --> 00:23:02.260 - Yeah, it's been a while 00:23:02.302 --> 00:23:04.429 since I've been to one of these things. 00:23:04.471 --> 00:23:07.474 People generally aren't very, um... 00:23:07.516 --> 00:23:09.351 excited to see my face. 00:23:09.393 --> 00:23:10.811 - So why did you come? 00:23:10.852 --> 00:23:12.396 - To see if you needed an Old Moroi tutor. 00:23:12.437 --> 00:23:13.605 Your heart's in it, 00:23:13.647 --> 00:23:16.024 but your pronunciation is terrible. 00:23:19.403 --> 00:23:21.947 - The Queen is looking for you. 00:23:37.671 --> 00:23:38.964 - I'm impressed. 00:23:39.005 --> 00:23:40.215 Rose is half Mason's size, 00:23:40.257 --> 00:23:41.800 but she's using it as an advantage. 00:23:41.842 --> 00:23:43.135 - Trust me, 00:23:43.176 --> 00:23:44.719 she'll do something to * it up. 00:23:44.761 --> 00:23:47.305 - Christian Ozera is a nonstarter. 00:23:47.347 --> 00:23:49.307 His parents chose to turn Strigoi. 00:23:49.349 --> 00:23:52.102 - That's not his fault. - It's a mortal sin. 00:23:52.144 --> 00:23:54.229 The last thing you need is the church against you. 00:23:54.271 --> 00:23:56.064 Now, we need to discuss your schedule. 00:23:56.106 --> 00:23:57.858 The other heads of families will be inviting you 00:23:57.899 --> 00:23:59.609 to a series of less formal events, 00:23:59.651 --> 00:24:01.820 although still mandatory, starting tomorrow. 00:24:01.862 --> 00:24:04.114 - I get it--there has to be an official head of family. 00:24:04.156 --> 00:24:06.992 But in just a few months, Rose and I are out of here. 00:24:07.033 --> 00:24:09.828 Why waste your time teaching me something I'm never gonna use? 00:24:09.870 --> 00:24:11.288 - Unfortunately, kiddo, 00:24:11.329 --> 00:24:13.540 Andre's death changes everything for you, 00:24:13.582 --> 00:24:16.168 including your plans for your future. 00:24:16.209 --> 00:24:18.420 What we want and what we must do 00:24:18.462 --> 00:24:20.547 are often miles apart. 00:24:20.589 --> 00:24:22.716 - What we want and what we must do 00:24:22.757 --> 00:24:24.801 can be two very different things. 00:24:37.606 --> 00:24:39.232 - Lissa, what's wrong? 00:25:04.341 --> 00:25:06.801 - Anything interesting out there? 00:25:06.843 --> 00:25:09.846 - Just Sonya, the bird lady. 00:25:09.888 --> 00:25:12.599 - Be gentle on your sister. - I am. 00:25:12.641 --> 00:25:14.142 Sometimes. 00:25:14.184 --> 00:25:15.769 I just don't understand why she has to be 00:25:15.810 --> 00:25:17.437 so weird all the time. 00:25:17.479 --> 00:25:20.357 - Sweetie, you need to give that back to Lissa. 00:25:22.651 --> 00:25:25.070 - I do not. 00:25:25.111 --> 00:25:26.988 And anyway, I'm wearing it to the reception tomorrow. 00:25:27.030 --> 00:25:29.032 - I'm sorry, Mia. It's Royals only. 00:25:29.074 --> 00:25:32.494 The queen was very insistent. - So that's it? 00:25:32.536 --> 00:25:34.621 One minute, I'm the future king's fiancée, 00:25:34.663 --> 00:25:37.666 and the next, I'm invisible? 00:25:37.707 --> 00:25:39.125 I'm keeping the necklace. 00:25:39.167 --> 00:25:41.002 - It's a Dragomir family heirloom. 00:25:41.044 --> 00:25:42.420 - And a Dragomir gave it to me. 00:25:42.462 --> 00:25:44.673 - And with Andre dead, you can't keep it. 00:25:47.717 --> 00:25:49.844 - I was so close. 00:25:49.886 --> 00:25:51.221 Maybe he didn't love me, 00:25:51.263 --> 00:25:52.597 and I didn't love him in that way, 00:25:52.639 --> 00:25:54.391 but we were good together. 00:25:56.351 --> 00:25:58.228 And I would have made a great queen. 00:26:01.064 --> 00:26:03.483 - There's a lot you can do 00:26:03.525 --> 00:26:06.820 without ever sitting on a throne. 00:26:06.861 --> 00:26:10.407 Having the ear of the Queen can be just as powerful. 00:26:12.242 --> 00:26:16.871 And the Queen has big plans for Lissa. 00:26:16.913 --> 00:26:20.250 Lissa's a twit. 00:26:20.292 --> 00:26:22.877 - What is up with Sonya and those * birds? 00:26:33.221 --> 00:26:34.848 Lissa. 00:26:34.889 --> 00:26:36.391 - What are you doing? 00:26:36.433 --> 00:26:39.185 - I just feel like everything's out of control. 00:26:39.227 --> 00:26:42.731 We were all just here together, and then-- 00:26:42.772 --> 00:26:45.859 and then there's an accident that I can barely remember. 00:26:45.900 --> 00:26:47.694 And the only thing I know 00:26:47.736 --> 00:26:50.864 is that Andre should be here, not me. 00:26:50.905 --> 00:26:54.576 - Shh, shh, shh. That's just the grief talking. 00:26:56.995 --> 00:26:59.372 - Shh, it's okay. 00:27:03.084 --> 00:27:06.963 But if we're going to sunbathe, 00:27:07.005 --> 00:27:09.090 I know where I want to be. 00:27:28.360 --> 00:27:31.196 - This is the first place your family took me. 00:27:31.237 --> 00:27:35.575 - I remember. Right after I met you. 00:27:35.617 --> 00:27:38.036 Standing all alone on Family Day. 00:27:38.078 --> 00:27:41.081 You ran straight up to me. 00:27:41.122 --> 00:27:42.540 - Your clothes were so clean, 00:27:42.582 --> 00:27:44.876 I was afraid your parents wouldn't let you play with me. 00:27:47.712 --> 00:27:50.340 I didn't know what a family was until then. 00:27:55.553 --> 00:27:58.431 - You keep asking me if I'm gonna be okay. 00:28:00.350 --> 00:28:02.143 Are you? 00:28:07.273 --> 00:28:11.486 - They were everything a family should be. 00:28:11.528 --> 00:28:14.781 Your mum hugged me every time I saw her, 00:28:14.823 --> 00:28:16.658 hello and goodbye. 00:28:16.700 --> 00:28:19.327 And your dad made jokes about my accent. 00:28:23.498 --> 00:28:25.959 Andre taught me the difference between good tequila 00:28:26.000 --> 00:28:29.838 and that gasoline Jesse Zeklos smuggles into parties. 00:28:31.256 --> 00:28:35.552 Meanwhile, my mum was off in parts unknown. 00:28:35.593 --> 00:28:38.680 And my dad, well, who knows? 00:28:40.390 --> 00:28:44.811 So the answer to your question... 00:28:44.853 --> 00:28:47.272 if I'm okay, 00:28:47.313 --> 00:28:49.315 no. 00:28:54.112 --> 00:28:56.573 But I will be. 00:28:56.614 --> 00:28:59.951 And now, 00:28:59.993 --> 00:29:03.163 we get our own chance to say goodbye, 00:29:03.204 --> 00:29:04.831 our own memorial. 00:29:10.336 --> 00:29:12.714 - Be at peace. 00:30:09.729 --> 00:30:11.231 - Thanks, Rose. 00:30:11.272 --> 00:30:13.525 I feel better than I have in a while. 00:30:13.566 --> 00:30:15.276 - I know. 00:30:17.278 --> 00:30:20.698 I can kind of feel it coming off of you. 00:30:22.367 --> 00:30:25.036 That's weird, right? 00:30:26.579 --> 00:30:28.832 - Not that weird. 00:30:28.873 --> 00:30:30.917 Feel like you've always been pretty tuned into me. 00:30:30.959 --> 00:30:34.003 - Yeah. 00:30:34.045 --> 00:30:37.298 But this feels, 00:30:37.340 --> 00:30:40.760 I don't know, different somehow 00:30:40.802 --> 00:30:43.555 since you've been back. 00:30:47.517 --> 00:30:51.104 - Earlier, when you found me in the garden, 00:30:51.145 --> 00:30:53.273 how did you know I was there? 00:30:53.314 --> 00:30:57.569 - I don't know, I just...did. 00:31:05.159 --> 00:31:07.245 Oh, shit. 00:31:07.287 --> 00:31:09.998 Oh, we should get going. 00:31:10.039 --> 00:31:12.709 It's one thing to sneak outside of the wards in the day, 00:31:12.750 --> 00:31:15.712 but if we get caught out here during Strigoi hours, 00:31:15.753 --> 00:31:16.880 we're *. 00:31:16.921 --> 00:31:19.591 - Fine, but I'm driving. 00:31:21.259 --> 00:31:23.136 - You're stronger than you look. 00:31:23.177 --> 00:31:24.220 - Just because I'm not a Guard-- 00:31:27.265 --> 00:31:29.726 Ow, shit. - Are you okay? 00:31:29.767 --> 00:31:32.395 - Something's bruised. Maybe my ego. 00:31:32.437 --> 00:31:34.188 - Can you walk? - Yeah. 00:31:36.858 --> 00:31:38.568 Oh, *. I'm sorry, Rose. 00:31:38.610 --> 00:31:41.070 - Forget about walking. We have to run. 00:31:51.289 --> 00:31:52.373 - Rose, what's wrong? 00:31:52.415 --> 00:31:55.251 - I don't know. I feel sick. 00:32:12.310 --> 00:32:13.686 - Run! 00:32:16.481 --> 00:32:17.857 Go, Lissa! 00:32:17.899 --> 00:32:19.108 - I'm not just gonna leave you here! 00:32:19.150 --> 00:32:21.277 It's my job. Go! 00:32:24.572 --> 00:32:26.783 No, Rose! 00:32:47.804 --> 00:32:49.222 I don't suppose there's any way 00:32:49.263 --> 00:32:50.848 we could keep this just between us. 00:33:08.616 --> 00:33:10.868 - That kind of risk was unacceptable at any time. 00:33:10.910 --> 00:33:14.122 Now, the future of the Dragomir family 00:33:14.163 --> 00:33:15.581 is in your hands. 00:33:15.623 --> 00:33:17.625 - A tiny family with no Andre 00:33:17.667 --> 00:33:19.627 in a society with antiquated rules. 00:33:19.669 --> 00:33:20.878 What does it even matter? 00:33:20.920 --> 00:33:23.131 - If you think the rules are antiquated now, 00:33:23.172 --> 00:33:25.008 wait till you see what happens if any of the vipers 00:33:25.049 --> 00:33:26.926 jockeying for the crown gets their way. 00:33:26.968 --> 00:33:29.470 Andre's rule meant change for us. 00:33:29.512 --> 00:33:31.472 If the crown falls to the wrong bloodline, 00:33:31.514 --> 00:33:33.641 whatever progress your brother hoped to achieve 00:33:33.683 --> 00:33:35.810 will be impossible. 00:33:35.852 --> 00:33:37.770 The Dragomir vote is key to preventing that. 00:33:37.812 --> 00:33:39.731 - Okay. 00:33:39.772 --> 00:33:42.984 I'll stay until the succession is assured. 00:33:43.026 --> 00:33:46.529 Then I'll graduate and get on with my life. 00:33:46.571 --> 00:33:47.905 Will that do? 00:33:51.034 --> 00:33:53.661 And please tell them not to be too mad at Rose. 00:33:53.703 --> 00:33:56.873 - Lissa, we are well beyond that. 00:34:12.680 --> 00:34:14.474 - No need. 00:34:14.515 --> 00:34:17.477 I just got an earful and then some from Alberta. 00:34:17.518 --> 00:34:20.313 Lissa and I aren't allowed to be roommates anymore. 00:34:28.321 --> 00:34:29.947 I should have told you I was taking Lissa 00:34:29.989 --> 00:34:31.908 outside of the wards. 00:34:31.949 --> 00:34:34.535 And I should have built in more time on our return 00:34:34.577 --> 00:34:36.120 for unexpected complications. 00:34:36.162 --> 00:34:39.290 But I got her back in one piece. 00:34:39.332 --> 00:34:42.210 I made sure she was protected. They come first. 00:34:42.251 --> 00:34:45.546 - Protecting Lissa is my job. 00:34:45.588 --> 00:34:49.133 My only role here is to ensure that nothing happens to her. 00:34:51.260 --> 00:34:53.721 What you did was reckless and impulsive, 00:34:53.763 --> 00:34:56.557 no matter how good you are. 00:34:56.599 --> 00:35:00.603 Strength doesn't matter. Style doesn't matter. 00:35:00.645 --> 00:35:02.688 Courage doesn't matter. 00:35:02.730 --> 00:35:05.775 There's good enough, and there's gone. 00:35:08.027 --> 00:35:11.405 Tonight, you almost got the person you say 00:35:11.447 --> 00:35:15.451 you care about most in the world killed. 00:35:19.122 --> 00:35:20.748 There isn't a rank low enough on that board 00:35:20.790 --> 00:35:22.125 for you right now. 00:35:30.842 --> 00:35:32.593 - Hey, Rose. 00:35:35.930 --> 00:35:39.142 - Later, Rose. 00:35:39.183 --> 00:35:41.727 - Looks like you're slumming it with the rest of us now. 00:36:10.590 --> 00:36:13.134 - I wondered if you knew how to say unicorn 00:36:13.176 --> 00:36:14.927 in Old Moroi. 00:36:36.490 --> 00:36:38.075 - Rose. 00:36:38.117 --> 00:36:42.288 - How come our mothers, the same women who leave us 00:36:42.330 --> 00:36:44.999 on Academy doorsteps as infants 00:36:45.041 --> 00:36:48.002 so they can go back to being Guardians, 00:36:48.044 --> 00:36:51.839 still get to tell us what to do? 00:36:51.881 --> 00:36:53.591 - I wanted to see if you're okay. 00:36:53.633 --> 00:36:55.509 - You didn't get that many good shots in. 00:36:55.551 --> 00:36:57.261 I'll be fine. 00:36:57.303 --> 00:36:58.763 - I didn't mean that. 00:37:03.976 --> 00:37:09.023 - Mason, I really only have two uses for you right now, 00:37:09.065 --> 00:37:13.527 and I'm not really in the mood to spar, so... 00:37:15.154 --> 00:37:19.158 - Don't laugh. What would she do now? 00:37:21.661 --> 00:37:24.330 - It is a pleasure to meet you, Novice Hathaway. 00:37:24.372 --> 00:37:26.290 - And you as well, Your Majesty. 00:37:26.332 --> 00:37:28.209 - Vasilissa Dragomir 00:37:28.251 --> 00:37:31.212 is an important member of this Dominion. 00:37:31.254 --> 00:37:33.923 I also know she's important to you. 00:37:33.965 --> 00:37:36.550 - She is, Your Majesty. 00:37:36.592 --> 00:37:38.928 - Perhaps you can tell me why. 00:37:44.642 --> 00:37:49.188 - Guardians are raised to be tough. 00:37:49.230 --> 00:37:52.650 It's the only way to survive, especially as a woman. 00:37:54.360 --> 00:37:57.363 And I am tough. 00:37:57.405 --> 00:38:02.159 But I have seen what 00:38:02.201 --> 00:38:05.288 battle can do to people. 00:38:05.329 --> 00:38:10.209 Lissa keeps my heart 00:38:10.251 --> 00:38:12.378 in the right place. 00:38:12.420 --> 00:38:15.047 She always has a kind word 00:38:15.089 --> 00:38:18.551 or a compassionate ear for anyone who needs it. 00:38:18.592 --> 00:38:22.763 She's everything good and everything right. 00:38:22.805 --> 00:38:23.973 And she's... 00:38:27.393 --> 00:38:29.353 She's my family. 00:38:33.774 --> 00:38:36.777 - Thank you, Novice Hathaway. 00:38:36.819 --> 00:38:38.863 You are excused. 00:38:40.156 --> 00:38:43.117 A toast to you all 00:38:43.159 --> 00:38:45.703 on St. Vladimir's Feast Day. 00:38:47.121 --> 00:38:49.957 The last I'll witnesses as your sovereign. 00:38:49.999 --> 00:38:53.586 It is time to name the next. 00:38:53.627 --> 00:38:56.672 - Your Majesty, protocol demands 00:38:56.714 --> 00:38:59.717 the announcement be made in a more formal setting. 00:38:59.759 --> 00:39:04.180 - Protocol can kiss my aging Royal buttocks. 00:39:04.221 --> 00:39:07.141 For the next heir to the throne, 00:39:07.183 --> 00:39:10.519 I name Vasilissa Dragomir.