1
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Do not leave my sight
for more than five minutes.

2
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What a funny joke.

3
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You know ladies need time
to fix their makeup.

4
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He got more guards?!

5
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And four of them, not counting Adam?!

6
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Could he trust me any less?!

7
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She's beautiful...

8
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Everyone's looking at me.

9
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Oh, my lord Duke.

10
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Congratulations on your engagement.

11
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A pleasure to meet you, Miss McMillan.

12
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So that's Miss Raeliana McMillan?

13
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The one Duke Wynknight chose?

14
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I heard he'll be formally
announcing their engagement here.

15
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Isn't Lady Vivian Shamal
here tonight, as well?

16
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Vivian Shamal...

17
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She's a real vixen.

18
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Dear me! What a beautiful young lady!

19
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I can see why the Duke and
the Brooks household are at odds.

20
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It's no wonder you've seemed
to be happy of late, sir.

21
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Have I really?

22
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Yep, there's the Noah Wynknight smile.

23
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Meeting this lady was indeed
the greatest fortune I could ask for.

24
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Miss McMillan, may I have this dance?

25
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No, dance with me!

26
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No, me!

27
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Right... Smile, smile...

28
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I do apologize.

29
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Hey, did you see that?

30
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How wonderful!

31
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That's the Duke for you!

32
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I mean, he's definitely the type who'd
keep his girlfriend on a tight leash.

33
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Even for the novel's heroine,

34
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to be bound to
a restrictive guy like this...

35
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I feel for Beatrice.

36
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May I have this dance?

37
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With pleasure.

38
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Nick is the same no matter where he goes.

39
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I keep getting the feeling
someone's watching me...

40
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It's not Master Taylor or the other guards.

41
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With this many people here,
I can't even guess who it is.

42
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It's Lady Vivian.

43
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Lady Vivian...

44
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Vivian?

45
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Of course! Vivian Shamal!

46
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She tried everything in her power
to appeal to Noah,

47
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but he wouldn't give her the time of day.

48
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Her heart broken,

49
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she accepted a timely marriage
proposal from the king,

50
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But once the novel's heroine, Beatrice,
enters a relationship with Noah,

51
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Vivian tries to get
between them at every step.

52
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She's basically positioned
as the book's villainess.

53
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This is...

54
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Vivian Shamal.

55
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Lady Vivian, I hope
the evening finds you well.

56
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You are as beautiful
as ever. How I envy you.

57
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Wow, she definitely looks
like a total villainess...

58
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Hang on.

59
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If she tried to get
between Beatrice and Noah...

60
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Since I'm his fiancée now,
does that mean I'll be her target?!

61
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Just dealing with Noah is bad enough!

62
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If I have her gunning for me too,
I'm done for!

63
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Uh...

64
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What are you doing?

65
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Oh, nothing...

66
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My shoulders just felt a bit stiff.

67
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Do you remember the promise you made
when we negotiated our contract?

68
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Promise?

69
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For as long as this farce goes on,

70
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you will play your part as my
fiancée whenever I need you to.

71
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Oh...

72
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And you need that right now?

73
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For that woman.

74
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Noah, are you still mad at me
for stepping on your foot earlier?

75
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That's Vivian Shamal, right?!
So does that mean...

76
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He wants to throw me at
her as a decoy so he can get away?!

77
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I'm talking about the woman beside her.

78
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Huh?

79
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Marquess Eriteal...

80
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That guy with the mustache?

81
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That's his wife?!

82
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Not his daughter?!

83
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There's a group that certain
wives of old nobles are part of.

84
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What it's called and who's
part of it are unknown.

85
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Only wives of high nobles who are friendly
with each other are allowed to join.

86
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Because the high status of their
husbands reaches them as well,

87
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the things these women discuss
with each other affect the whole kingdom.

88
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At least, some joke that they do.

89
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Raeliana...

90
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I need you to receive an invitation
to that group from her.

91
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I'm counting on you.

92
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I thought you doubted my intentions.

93
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If I were to join that group and
tell them a mixture of fact and fiction,

94
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what would you do?

95
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Do as you please.

96
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It is my policy to use
whatever I have at my disposal.

97
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Who's using whom, exactly?

98
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You owe me one after this.

99
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And it's going to be a very big favor!

100
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I intend to make sure you return that favor.

101
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Don't forget that.

102
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Unfortunately for you, I also use
whatever I have at my disposal.

103
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Excuse me... May I have a plate?

104
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Of course.

105
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I-I'll bring something to wipe
that off with at once!

106
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I-I'm so sorry!

107
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Don't worry about it.

108
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More importantly,
we should clean off your hands.

109
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Right...

110
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Plan successful!

111
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Oh, crap.

112
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It is I who am honored to meet you,
Lady Vivian Shamal.

113
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Oh, you know who I am?

114
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But of course.

115
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There is no one in this
kingdom who doesn't know you.

116
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I have an urgent matter
to attend to at the moment.

117
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Do forgive me, if you please.

118
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My lady...

119
00:09:03,834 --> 00:09:07,421
You would be fine with simply
wiping your hands, would you not?

120
00:09:07,546 --> 00:09:11,550
Miss McMillan, I have heard much about you.

121
00:09:12,551 --> 00:09:15,554
They say you have
remarkable academic talent.

122
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As a member of the Estota class,

123
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I'm sure you had little
opportunity to study.

124
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She just had to go out of her way to bring
up that abolished class system.

125
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She really wants to stress
that she's above me, doesn't she?

126
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No matter what age you live in,
if someone throws down the gauntlet...

127
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It's common courtesy to pick it up.

128
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My!

129
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What an honor it is to receive
a compliment from you!

130
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You are correct.

131
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As part of the Estota class,
I had few opportunities.

132
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But I'm sure learning even
more difficult subjects

133
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in such a short time would
have been challenging.

134
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But to receive such praise
from you makes all the effort worthwhile!

135
00:10:01,016 --> 00:10:02,101
Well, how lovely.

136
00:10:02,935 --> 00:10:07,773
So she's saying someone who's ranked
lower should act more humble, huh?

137
00:10:08,732 --> 00:10:11,777
Thanks to His Majesty, the status
of women in society has risen.

138
00:10:11,777 --> 00:10:15,739
Current trends value a proactive attitude,

139
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especially among the younger generation,
who are more perceptive of changing times.

140
00:10:20,786 --> 00:10:25,791
Though I'm sure those of the
older generations find it undesirable...

141
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Please overlook this as just another
part of the new age we live in.

142
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Humble, my ass!

143
00:10:34,716 --> 00:10:36,760
What century does she
think we're in, anyway?!

144
00:10:41,765 --> 00:10:43,684
Lady Vivian...

145
00:10:43,725 --> 00:10:47,437
Miss McMillan, you may have academic talent,

146
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I—

147
00:10:49,982 --> 00:10:51,066
Well, well! I wondered who that was!

148
00:10:51,066 --> 00:10:53,068
If it isn't Lady Vivian!

149
00:10:54,027 --> 00:10:55,070
Nick?

150
00:10:55,070 --> 00:10:57,072
When did you get here?

151
00:10:57,990 --> 00:11:02,035
You have so little presence,
I didn't even notice.

152
00:11:02,035 --> 00:11:04,079
Nick Maddox...

153
00:11:04,997 --> 00:11:08,041
Oh! I'm so honored that you remember me!

154
00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:13,046
When did you become friends
with Miss McMillan?

155
00:11:13,046 --> 00:11:16,967
You two are quite the lovely match.
So very much alike.

156
00:11:16,967 --> 00:11:18,010
Ah... bitchoo!

157
00:11:20,053 --> 00:11:22,055
Oh, I'm so sorry!

158
00:11:22,055 --> 00:11:24,016
That sneeze came out of nowhere!

159
00:11:24,016 --> 00:11:27,019
I'm allergic to vixens, you see.

160
00:11:27,978 --> 00:11:29,062
Ah-bitchoo!

161
00:11:30,022 --> 00:11:32,983
Allergic to vixens?!

162
00:11:32,983 --> 00:11:35,027
How dare you?! I will not
tolerate such rudeness!

163
00:11:35,027 --> 00:11:41,992
Oh, right!
Whatever do you mean?
Let's go wash your hands.
I just thought perhaps there was
a vixen out in the courtyard or something.

164
00:11:43,076 --> 00:11:45,037
Thanks, Nick.

165
00:11:52,169 --> 00:11:57,132
Will those people be
coming with us, as well?

166
00:12:09,144 --> 00:12:13,148
I'm sorry, but would you please
leave us for the time being?

167
00:12:20,155 --> 00:12:23,116
Then could that lady knight over there...

168
00:12:23,116 --> 00:12:24,910
I am Ansley.

169
00:12:26,578 --> 00:12:30,582
Please tell Noah that
I'm with Marquess Eriteal's wife.

170
00:12:32,626 --> 00:12:33,668
I greatly appreciate it.

171
00:12:37,422 --> 00:12:40,342
Come along, my lady.

172
00:12:41,343 --> 00:12:46,348
Adam Taylor is taking orders
from someone other than our master?

173
00:12:47,349 --> 00:12:48,350
Dame Ansley?

174
00:12:49,351 --> 00:12:51,353
Yes, right away!

175
00:12:58,568 --> 00:13:00,570
Please, use this.

176
00:13:01,655 --> 00:13:03,615
Thank you.

177
00:13:06,576 --> 00:13:10,580
My household may be of the nobility,
but our territory is small.

178
00:13:10,580 --> 00:13:13,583
After being stricken by several
disasters in recent years,

179
00:13:13,583 --> 00:13:15,669
some now call it a ghost town.

180
00:13:15,669 --> 00:13:19,589
I only came to the capital
after I married the marquess,

181
00:13:19,589 --> 00:13:21,633
so I'm not used to things yet.

182
00:13:21,633 --> 00:13:25,595
So that's why she was hanging
out with Vivian Shamal.

183
00:13:25,637 --> 00:13:27,597
I can relate.

184
00:13:28,598 --> 00:13:31,643
My circumstances also
changed quite abruptly,

185
00:13:31,643 --> 00:13:33,645
and I struggled to get used to the change.

186
00:13:36,648 --> 00:13:38,650
It's been hard on you, hasn't it?

187
00:13:43,572 --> 00:13:46,575
I met your husband, the marquess, earlier.

188
00:13:46,575 --> 00:13:48,618
He's a very dignified man, isn't he?

189
00:13:49,661 --> 00:13:51,580
Yes...

190
00:13:52,330 --> 00:13:54,332
Wh-Wh-Wh-What do I do now?!

191
00:13:54,332 --> 00:13:57,294
Gotta change the subject! New topic!

192
00:13:57,294 --> 00:13:58,378
B-By the way,

193
00:13:58,378 --> 00:14:02,382
I heard there's a group that
all the noble wives are a part of.

194
00:14:02,382 --> 00:14:04,384
Oh... Yes.

195
00:14:04,384 --> 00:14:09,347
Many of the women at
the ball tonight are members of it.

196
00:14:09,347 --> 00:14:11,308
I see.

197
00:14:11,308 --> 00:14:13,310
What sort of group is it?

198
00:14:13,310 --> 00:14:14,311
Huh?

199
00:14:14,311 --> 00:14:15,395
I'm a bit envious.

200
00:14:15,395 --> 00:14:20,358
I haven't had many opportunities
to interact with other noblewomen.

201
00:14:20,358 --> 00:14:22,319
Miss McMillan...

202
00:14:22,319 --> 00:14:25,363
Not that I ever wanted to
in the first place.

203
00:14:26,323 --> 00:14:28,325
Please, call me "Raeliana."

204
00:14:31,411 --> 00:14:34,372
In that case, um... Madam Raeliana...

205
00:14:34,372 --> 00:14:37,334
Would you like to join the group?

206
00:14:37,334 --> 00:14:38,335
What?

207
00:14:38,335 --> 00:14:39,336
I mean...

208
00:14:39,336 --> 00:14:44,341
It would be reassuring for me to
have someone there who can help me, too.

209
00:14:44,341 --> 00:14:45,383
I really can?

210
00:14:45,383 --> 00:14:47,344
Yes, by all means.

211
00:14:47,344 --> 00:14:49,346
That makes me so happy!

212
00:14:49,387 --> 00:14:51,473
I hope we can be good friends from now on!

213
00:14:51,473 --> 00:14:52,515
I hope so, as well.

214
00:14:53,516 --> 00:14:57,479
In that case, I'll send you
an invitation in the coming days.

215
00:14:57,479 --> 00:14:59,481
Thank you so much!

216
00:14:59,481 --> 00:15:00,523
That was a cinch!

217
00:15:00,523 --> 00:15:02,567
And now Noah owes me one!

218
00:15:02,567 --> 00:15:05,528
What should I ask him to do?

219
00:15:05,528 --> 00:15:08,490
Well, shall we return to the ballroom?

220
00:15:08,490 --> 00:15:09,491
Yes.

221
00:15:15,538 --> 00:15:16,539
What?!

222
00:15:18,500 --> 00:15:19,542
A fire?!

223
00:15:20,502 --> 00:15:22,504
I don't smell anything burning.

224
00:15:22,504 --> 00:15:25,507
So it's not a fire,
but a deliberate smokescreen?!

225
00:15:25,507 --> 00:15:27,550
Miss McMillan! Are you all right?!

226
00:15:27,550 --> 00:15:29,511
Miss McMillan!

227
00:15:30,512 --> 00:15:31,763
Dame Ansley!

228
00:15:32,931 --> 00:15:35,892
I can't breathe... Noah...