"Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments." "Love is not love" "Which alters when it alteration finds," "Or bends with the remover to remove." "Shakespeare?" "Love's not Time's fool," "Though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle's compass come:" "Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks," "But bears it out even to the edge of doom." "He's real!" "– Paul, this is wonderful." "Thank you." "– I knew you'd like it." "If this be error and upon me proved," "I never writ," "Nor no man ever loved!" "That's all for now." "My pen is calling." "He must be working on "Romeo and Juliet"." "He's wearing the cloak of the Lodge." "It's the Count of St Germain." "And him?" "Paul, 1609 is when the first time-traveller lived:" "Lancelot de Villiers." "You are blinded my son." "Let God guide your path." "Do you really believe in his omnipotence?" "It's reprehensible, the way you defy the laws of time!" "Using our gift to manipulate the future." "Should not our duty be to shape a better future for all?" "I will destroy that demonic time machine." "You want to put the world on its knees, and raise yourself above God." "My new world order will be far greater than God." "No, don't!" "It's more important than your life, my dear ancestor." "The Amber." "Come on, we need to go." "Come on, Lucy." "Sapphire Blue" "For hundreds of years, the time-travel gene has been passed through generations of the de Villiers and Montrose families." "Only recently did it become known that I, Gwendolyn Shepherd," "Faux pas queen, and butterfingered chaotic black sheep of the family, had been the one to inherit this gene." "Thanks to this mutant gene, I have to travel through time with the help of the chronograph." "Without it, travelling is both spontaneous and unpredictable..." "in the dangerous and deadly sense of the words." "Help!" "You'll soon find out what we do with people like you." "So now I'm dependent on the Lodge of the Guardians, keepers of the chronograph, and keepers of me." "To start with, everyone thought that the gene was inherited by my super-perfect cousin, Charlotte." "Charlotte!" "But sadly, I found myself stuck as the Ruby." "Perhaps Gwendolyn is our new Charlotte." "You're kidding, right?" "Gideon de Villiers is the Diamond." "The Lodge were training him and Charlotte for years." "Keep your hands off Gideon!" "You got that?" "Everyone here sees me as a total loser." "Gwendolyn's got two left feet and the mind of a pea." "Hence why no one bothers explaining anything to me." "Like about this obscure Count of Saint Germain, who's also a time traveller, and somehow the head of the Lodge, despite living in the 18th century." "I didn't trust him even before I crossed his path." "I will not tolerate a person who violates my rules." "He gave the order for the guardians to collect the blood of all travellers, and to enter it into the chronograph." "My cousin Lucy was, before me, the last traveller in the family." "But she turned against the Lodge and was forced to hide in the past." "She stole the chronograph to prevent them "closing the circle"." "Surrender!" "But the Lodge has another chronograph which they're trying to use instead." "The ultimate question is:" "Why did Lucy run?" "And what's all this got to do with me?" "Gideon?" "Yes, listen." "On October 30th, 1912," "Lady Tilney played golf in Hyde Park with two relatives." "That must have been Paul and Lucy." "We have to meet them." "When can you get here?" "Miss Gwendolyn, you should not be here." "– What are you looking for?" " The answers to at least a thousand questions." "Mr George, we need your help again." "We have to go to 1912." "– Who are you talking to?" " Me?" "No one." "I'm the only one with access to the archives." "It's about time to change that!" "Mr George is an old friend of my grandfather and the only person who I trust." "Miss Gwendolyn, do not look at me like that." "You know perfectly well that I was forbidden to help you." "Well, are you ready?" "Gideon is my partner in travel: a know-it-all, fighting machine, heartbreaker, smartass, and so arrogant I could puke." "On top of that, damn sexy." "I would throw you off too." "What kind of idiot came up with this saddle?" "Just because you're stressed about etiquette training, there's no need to be abusive." "– Nervous?" " Not if you stick to the agreement." "– You can ask 3 questions and no going off" " And we go when you say so, I got it." "We're on the wrong side of Serpentine Lake." "The bridge hasn't been built yet." "– So, what now?" " We'll have to go back." "Gallop!" "What?" "– Why did you steal the chronograph?" " You'll find that out soon enough." "Unlike you, I'm ready to make sacrifices for the cause!" "It's a shame that you still believe the lies the Lodge tells you." "Hey Paul." "Hello." "Lucy." "Lady Tilney." "Gwendolyn!" "I hope the Lodge is treating you well." "Don't you take any nonsense from those old sacks." "Tell me, is golf popular in the future?" "Or should I play tennis, or rugby?" "No, golf." "In three years, you're gonna win the Royal Britannia Golf trophy." "– The first woman to do it." " Golf it is!" "How wonderful!" "– We still have ten minutes." " Yes." "Why did you steal the time machine?" "– And why did you leave?" " To protect you." "Protect me from what?" "When the blood of all 12 travellers is collected in the chronograph, a great power will rise up." "Your blood would have closed that circle." "Gwendolyn, your life is in danger." "Please take care of yourself!" "And that's it?" "How do you know all this?" "Why are you so concerned about Gwen's life, that you'll put your own at risk?" "You don't even know her." "– Gwendolyn, you're ..." " You're special." "There are signs, prophecies, references in ancient manuscripts." "We travel through time so we can put it all together." "– All right." "Time to go." " Wait!" "Where's your chronograph in my time?" "We'll put it in a safe place for you." "Find the Green Rider, he'll lead you to it." " Who?" "– Ask Grandpa Lucas." "Gwendolyn!" "You have to find out who you can trust, and who you can't." "Gwen, are you coming?" "Farewell, my dear." "Gideon, we have to find that chronograph." "We'd be able to decide when and where we travel to." " We'd be independent." " I don't trust Lucy and Paul." "– They're just trying to unsettle us." "– Why would they do that?" "The Count's new world order will be revolutionary, and that kind of change frightens people." "Just think, the enlightenment, scientists, visionaries like Galileo, Darwin and Da Vinci." "Gideon, the Lodge are just a bunch of arrogant misanthropes, who think they are 'chosen'." "It's just... what?" "Nothing." "You heathens, this is a church." "You cannot kiss in here." "Also, hey!" "Pfft, yuck!" "Can you stop drooling?" "Who are you?" "Go away!" "Go away?" "Me?" "– Are you alright?" " No, it's... never mind." "Is it raining in here?" "And now you're going to fornicate?" "You should be ashamed!" "– Go away!" " What?" "You can see me?" "Finally someone sees Xemerius!" "How exciting!" "Will you play with me?" "Hmm?" "Please!" "I think we should get back to the lodge." "Or... we could take some time off..." "Are you having obscene thoughts again Mr De Villiers?" "No, I just want to spend some alone time together." "Hey, young lady, wait!" "You cannot leave now!" "You're the first person who can see me, since the Middle Ages!" "The inner circle of the Lodge convenes today." "A rare event which happens only for special reasons." "I myself have never attended, but there are Nobel Prize winners, esteemed scientists, politicians and religious leaders, even members of the royal family." "Why didn't anyone tell me?" "I've got more than a few questions for them." "Women are not allowed." "This has been the rule for 300 years," "– and not one likely to change soon." " What's it about then?" "It's men." "So probably about money, power, and which one of them owns the biggest car." "– Or what a terrible complication I am." " Yes?" "Okay, I'll tell her." "You need to elapsicate." "Mr Whitman will be responsible for your trips now." "– Oh crap, why him?" " Because recently certain irregularities have come to light." "I'll take care of our Ruby." "Fantastic." "We have a new security system and from now on someone will always be accompanying you." "Hello!" "Here I am again." "Say you are happy to see me." "Isn't it kind of ridiculous for such a powerful organisation to be afraid of me?" "Gwendolyn, no one's afraid of you." "You should trust us." "I definitely wouldn't trust this ass-licker!" "Fly." "Hey, young lady, you will not get rid of me so easily." "I come from a long line of powerful demons." "You know what..." "I'm bursting to use the bathroom." "Start without me." "Here?" "In the toilet?" "This is rather disgusting!" "Hey, in there." "So, now you listen to me." "Just because I can see you does not mean you can follow me around all day being annoying." "Go away." "Go?" "But you have a gift if you can see me." "I have to stay with you, that's gargoyle law!" "I've got enough problems as it is, I can't be dealing with some crazed ghost." "Xemerius is no ghost." "I am a gargoyle demon, summoned in the 11th century and unfortunately cursed to forever wander the earth." "Forever?" "That could take a while." "So please, let's be friends." "You'll soon see that I am loveable, charming, humorous, awesome, discreet, and very, very smart." "What else could you want from a Xemerius?" "I don't want you watching me." "Uh, one more question, my dear." "What is this place?" "The headquarters of the Lodge." "They control the time travel of the gene carriers here." "It's all top secret." "Time travel?" "This is all quite obtuse." "I only understand half of the mystical stuff myself." "You need Xemerius!" "Together we can unravel the mystical stuff!" "– I'll be your secret weapon." " Okay then." "But no appearing if I'm kissing." "And don't go talking all the time... actually, whenever we're not alone, just stay invisible." "Gwendolyn." "Are you coming?" "Agreed, promised, accepted." "Will you buy me a kitten?" "– No!" " No?" "– No!" " Please." "I don't think I'd better elapsicate so long today." "It's been making me feel dizzy." "So now you think yourself a better assessor than I?" "I'm sure two hours alone, in a cold, dark room would do you good." "An hour should be quite sufficient." "Poor child." "You're too soft Mr George." "I will decide upon the time here." "Two and a half hours." "Make it three." "No half measures." "Target date is September 12, 1953." "Ready, Miss Gwendolyn?" "– Ow!" "Damn, what..." " Sorry, I didn't..." "How did you get here?" "Here, let me help you." "– Do you feel dizzy?" " No." "– Who are you then?" " Gwendolyn Shepherd." "The Ruby." "And you?" "The Ruby?" "Oh!" "Oh, I'm Lucas Montrose." "Forgive me." "Usually there is no one else here." "– Say something." "Are you okay?" " Grandpa Lucas?" "– I'll get you some ice." " No." "You're my grandfather." "Really." "You sing "God Save the Queen" in the shower and eat breakfast in your pyjamas." "I don't even have a wife." "You'll have three children." "– One of them is stupid, Aunt Glenda" " Stop!" "I don't want to know." "The Ruby!" "– You're really..." " The time-travel gene." "– How old are you?" " I'm 34." "They just accepted me into the Lodge, and now I'm a grandfather?" "Grandfather of a time-travelling granddaughter." "– Tell me, am I a good grandfather?" " The best!" "I loved you very much." "Oh, so I'm already... – ...gone." " Sadly." "William?" "William de Villiers, what an honour." "What brings you to London?" "The intentional and repeated violation of our rules, that is why I am here." "Where are Falk and Dr White." "Let's say that they are, at present, dedicating themselves to other tasks." "Your behaviour has left us little choice." "The life of the Ruby was deliberately compromised." "Why are you all so turned around since Gwendolyn joined us?" "It is not your job to judge us." "Yes, but I'm the one who has to risk his life for the cause." "Allow me to see the Count personally so I can clarify what the Ruby's purpose is." "So shall it be!" "Restore order to yourselves." "There is nothing able to hold us back." "The rise of the eagle will make us more powerful than anyone can imagine." "Each of us has the privilege to prove ourselves worthy time and again." "Upon this moment hangs eternity!" "Upon this moment hangs eternity!" "– Three children and seven grandchildren?" "– Yes." "And everything's okay?" "Do you need money or... – Some support or something?" " What?" "Why?" "Well, I mean..." "Oh, that?" "No, it's just the fashion now." "Interesting." "So you're the Ruby, right?" "And the Diamond is from the De Villiers family?" "Is he an arrogant twit like his ancestors?" "Gideon de Villiers?" "Yep, he's pretty arrogant." "But not as bad as the others." "But he's also nice and kind, and we're..." "He's sort of my boyfriend." "Aren't you a bit young for that kind of thing?" "Quite the opposite, I'm totally behind everyone else," "All the girls in my class talk about" "Wait." "I don't really want to talk to you about sex stuff." "I don't want to hear that word from your mouth." "Why, what do you call it?" "I mean I don't want to discuss it." "At least not with young girls." "Your power has made you confident, but with the arrogance of youth." "You need to control your emotions." "The same can't be said for you." "Do you even have emotions?" "Gideon, this is about something larger." "You've been learning for years, the world is open to you." "The Lodge is built for you." "Are you willing to sacrifice all of that?" "For emotions?" "I perceive that the Ruby is a bad influence on you." "– Because she wants me to ask questions?" " It's childish defiance." "She seeks to hinder our cause." "We are the elite Gideon." "Have you forgotten who you are?" "And how do you know who I am?" "– He needs to be brought back into line." "– Merely a sentimental slip, he'll come back." "His brother Raphael is coming to London." "He'll see to that Gideon becomes more... relaxed." "Lucy told me to ask you about the Green Rider." "– It'll help find the second chronograph, I think." " Green Rider." "I don't know it." "Could it be a book or a painting perhaps?" "I'll make a note of it." "Do you know what happens when the Circle of Blood closes inside the chronograph?" "The prophecy speaks of the rise of the eagle, of victory over disease and death." "– That's a good thing, right?" " Yes, certainly worth fighting for!" "Worth dying for?" "Lucy said it had something to do with my death." "What?" "No!" "It's to do with justice, freedom, enlightenment and the dawn of a new age." "Time to go." "Hold on!" "We have to meet again!" "Here." "Preferably in my office on the second floor." "I'll leave you a key." "And a map of how to get there, here, in the grandfather clock." "I'm just lying here, completely naked." "In bed already?" "– Yep, all alone." " That could change." "Even if Mr Bernhard let you in the house, you wouldn't get past my mom, aunt and grandmother undetected." "Evening!" "It seems you've lured me here with lies!" "Okay." "Is there any news?" "Nope." "And you?" "How's the inner circle?" "– Whose car is the biggest?" " Apparently William de Villiers'." "William de Villiers?" "Do I know him?" "Another uncle?" "Yep." "Lives in Singapore and takes care of the Lodge's investments on the global financial market." "One of the most wealthy and influential people in the world, and my godfather." "He started sending me money after my dad died, but I'd never met him before now." "Close family you've got there." "Yeah." "Mum moved to France when I was twelve." "She lives there now with my brother and her new boyfriend." "But I stayed with Falk." "Wait!" "Your mother left you here when you were twelve?" "At the Lodge?" "Didn't you get lonely." "Sometimes." "You wish it'd been different?" "The Lodge is my home." "– They're the people who know me best." "– Don't say that!" "I know you better." "And I'm not about to let you go." "You can forget it." "Gwen, what's going on here?" "Mum!" "Can you knock?" "Do I have no privacy around here?" "A pleasure to see you again." "– I'll be off then." " Bye." "Hey, I was your age once too you know." "I know what it's like." "Gwendolyn, I just don't want you to trust him over your own feelings, okay?" "The Diamond, so cold..." "The Ruby, so bright..." "A lion stalks her." "Deep below..." "The green eyes..." "Aunt Maddy!" "What are you doing here?" "!" "The heart of the Ruby..." "A Lion strikes it down with his paw." "– What?" " It shatters..." "Into hundreds of tiny pieces." "But these are not splinters, but drops of blood." "– What does it mean?" " My dear child," "Guard your heart." "It is in danger." "Are you coming down to the kitchen with me?" "Suddenly I have a terrible urge for chocolate cake." "If you ask me, the warning's about Gideon." "According to the symbols of the Lodge, he's the lion," "– And your heart" " It won't shatter." "Did you... do it?" "It's easier said than done without the right place and time alone together." "Neither of which we have since we both have this stupid mutant gene." "Charlotte Montrose, my angel!" "The Lodge needs you more than ever." "Is that because Gwen is poorly prepared and incompetent." "I think the Green Rider is a dead end." "There was such a book, but it's long out of print." "Gideon de Villiers." "In light of recent events, the highest degree of secrecy is necessary." "– What happened?" " The Florentine Alliance." "They have attacked the Count and stolen his memoirs." "Important secret documents are now in the hands of our enemies." "My dear descendant, for centuries I have tried to rid myself of these delusional troglodytes." "Yet they keep crawling back out from the recesses of their darkened churches." "– Thank you." " I'm a good fighter." "Don't worry, my son, we have everything under control." "– What brings you to me?" " There's a question I wanted to ask:" "What is the role of Ruby?" "And why did the prophecies speak of her death?" "It has caused great confusion in the Lodge." "– Gwendolyn is concerned." " But why?" "The Ruby should be focussed on serving me and our cause, like the carriers of the gene before her." "I'm surprised that you condone this girl wrapping you around her finger." "You could be enjoying the company of many women, experiences great adventures." "This idea of romantic love is a weakness of women." "A weakness that men should be exploiting." "For a handsome man like yourself, it should be easy to conquer the heart of this little girl." "Emotional manipulation is one of the great arts." "You should come see me together... there is a soirée at Lord Brompton's." "With all due respect, Count, Gwen isn't ready for such events." "It would cause a scandal..." "That was not a request, my friend." "That was an order." "Women love soirées." "It is time to show the wide world to our little Ruby, impress her, and flatter her, then she will be like wax in our hands." "Wow." "And?" "Do you trust me?" "I'm ready when you are." "A soirée amongst the highest circles of the London aristocracy." "You will receive instructions from the Count on-site." "1783 will see multiple attacks against the Count, so arousing the suspicions of the Florentine Alliance could be extremely dangerous." "Maybe Gwendolyn shouldn't come." "You'll be fully prepared for this trip, so there's no cause for concern as long as you do exactly as you're told." "That's such a relief!" "Surprised to see me?" "I've been asked to assist in your training." ""Charlotte," they said," ""Without your help, Gwendolyn will never survive!"" "Ready for your first lesson?" "Etiquette, conversation, history and terms of address." "– Exciting isn't it?" " Let's start simple..." "What is, for example, a reticule?" "A reticule?" "Well... a reticule is... something..." "Xemerius?" "Hello?" "Was that your answer?" "What?" "No, a reticule is..." "A reticule is a... uh." "A handbag!" "For putting in thingamabobs." "It's a handbag, for your thingama...things." "They're usually filled with superfluous girly stuff:" "Handkerchiefs, smelling salts" "Things like superfluous girly items, like smelling salts." "So I'm quite a fan of reticules." "What are the differences between the titles:" "Your Majesty," "Your Grace and Your Highness." "Can we take a break?" "Otherwise I think I'm gonna start feeling highness." "Very funny, Gwen." "Your little jokes are going to put Gideon's life in danger as well." "So I have to" "What?" "What do you have to do?" "What's Gideon to you anyway?" "We're friends Gwendolyn." "We have deep ties between us." "We share the same values, fight for the same goals." "Not that I'd expect you to understand such things." "Vacuum cleaner, cappuccino, jogging, helicopter, hair-transplant, anti-wrinkle cream, mobile phone, bus, zip." "What do all of these words have in common?" "These are all things that did not exist in the 18th century, and as such, they should be excluded from your vocabulary." "Additionally:" "Hey, awesome, totally, okay, or" "Lobotomy?" "And seven, eight!" "And remember..." "With grace, Left hand, but turn to the right." "Gwen, come on!" "Please, which way is to the right?" "With grace please." "Never forget to smile." "Head straight." "Arms level with your chest, and gracefully..." "That's about as graceful as a windmill." "As a windmill!" "Miss Shepherd!" "Are you entering a traffic cone lookalike competition?" "I could probably win a dancing competition against one Mr De Villiers." "Charlotte?" "Come." "Let's show our traffic cone here what we've learned." "Okay, yep, they know what they're doing." "They make it look so effortless." "Such elegance, yes?" "Magnifique." "Look at that." "Graceful and harmonious." "Well, sad to say that Mr and Mrs Perfect Harmony will have to carry on without me." "I've got a date in the past." "So then, see you later." "Why isn't Gideon elapsicating?" "Gideon was in the 18th century just three hours earlier, visiting our venerable master." "– He was with the Count?" " Don't worry about that." "What you should worry about, is me not giving you an F tomorrow." "Ah Mademoiselle, m'accorderiez-vous de vous prendre dans mes bras?" "What?" "– What are you doing here?" " You wanted some alone time together." "I was able to convince Whitman that I would be an exceptional teacher for you:" "French, chasteness, dancing." "Why didn't you tell me you were with him?" "– Were you and the Count talking about me?" " Come here, please." "It wasn't important." "You don't need to know every single thing do you?" "You know, I'm getting fed up of all the secrets being kept around here." "– I need to be able to trust you." " Then just trust me, instead of making it a big deal." "May I have this dance?" "Hasn't my cousin Charlotte satisfied all of your dancing desires?" "No, Miss Shepherd." "Your cousin cannot satisfy my desires." "And what about my second cousin?" "The lady in green." "My cousin Sofa." "She's quite wonderful at helping people to relax." "Ah, but I already have my eye on you." "One sec." "We have to cue the orchestra." "Reverence, please" "Yes, like that." "Right hand, right shoulder." "Left hand, left shoulder." "Not bad." "– So, am I 'as graceful as a windmill'?" " You could out-dance any windmill in the world." "Almost as good as Charlotte." "Yes, of course, the perfect Charlotte." "Tell me, how well do you two actually know each other, specifically." "A gentleman shouldn't speak of such subjects to a lady." "You dick!" "You see, that's the difference between you and Charlotte:" "She would never do something like that." "Yeah, or maybe you just haven't given her a reason to." "Perhaps, or... maybe she just has better manners." "Oh no...." "Are you all right, Miss Gwendolyn?" "– Good evening." " Was it very warm there?" "The hottest summer of the 50s." "I think perhaps you have been kissing him again..." "Or maybe you were playing in the hay together!" "In the hay?" "My books, I've left them behind in the past." "I may be from the 11th century of this earth, but even I know what a girl looks like when she's been playing in the hay." "You seem a bit confused, Miss Shepherd?" "I hope that there is no serious damage." "– Wait, what happened?" " My brother's in London." "– Now expelled from school number three." " And such sympathy." "– Sure you're related?" " Bye bye Gwenny." "Bye bye Gwenny." "Man!" "Will you be careful!" "Maybe you shouldn't have gone with him into the hay." "Now he knows you're easy and he doesn't have to try anymore." "Shut up!" "– What's up you idiot?" " Always the gentleman." "Man I missed you." "Are you crazy, turning up here?" "You look different." "Does this have something to do with that girl, or do you always wear your t-shirts inside out?" "For the last time," "Why was Gwendolyn's birth certificate faked?" "Because I didn't want her ending up in your hands." "Do you think I was born yesterday!" "Gwen is unprepared and may be endangered." "I had my reasons." "Beyond that, it's none of your business." "You will not get away with this, Grace!" "Gwendolyn!" "Why are you by yourself?" "Er, Gideon had to go." "Come on, we're leaving!" "Find the midwife who signed this and get her to talk." "Are you tired?" "Want anything to eat?" "No, thanks." "Hey, what's wrong honey?" "You look flushed, have you got a fever?" "Mum, I still don't understand why no one could know when I was born." "It makes me look like an idiot." "I wanted you to be strong and confident, to trust your own feelings instead of the Lodge." "And what if the Lodge is really trying to do good?" "Maybe we should be fighting for their cause." "Grandpa believed in them!" ""Trust only yourself," that's what Lucy said." "What's Lucy got to do with any of this?" "You'll have to ask her that." "Lucy lives in the last century and I'm here." "How am I supposed to ask her?" "Nice apartment!" "Only losers call first." "I'm calling our mother to let her know that you got here safely." "And that your big brother is gonna have to teach you some manners." "And he was in the past with you?" "Candlelight, dancing... it's sounds so romantic." "It was incredible." "It's just that I don't know..." "On one hand, he's a jerk, constantly lying to me, and flirting with Charlotte." "Then on the other, I can't wait to be with him again." "Plus he hasn't even called yet." "What if he thought it was rubbish?" "It's absolutely vital that he call you first, okay." "You do not call him!" " Not even an SMS?" "– Not even!" "You have to let him dangle." "That's the important thing." "It's male psychology or something." "It appeals to their hunter/gatherer instinct." "Hold on Les, Gonna have to call you back." "Come in." "Well, after your earlier request," "I took the liberty of looking around a little bit." " And I found it." " What?" "– Is this what you were looking for?" " The Green Rider." "– This copy belonged to your grandfather." " Thank you, you've been a great help." "Anytime Miss Gwendolyn." "Anytime." "Which has got more caffeine in?" "Coffee, iced tea, or energy drinks?" "I spent the whole night trying to figure out that code." "Maybe the numbers are supposed to mean letters?" "Gwen, that's it." "Gwen, it's a cipher!" "Awesome!" "Raphael here will be finishing the year at St Lennox." "The two of us go way back." "Come on." "Bet you can't guess whose wayward brother that is." "– Why, who is he?" " Another De Villiers." "I'm gonna try and meet my grandfather again today." "Maybe he knows what all of these numbers are about." "Hello?" "Time-travelling freak to best friend!" "Anyone there?" "Those De Villiers have great genes." "Man, why haven't you called?" "You have no new messages." "– Gideon." " William." "Margaret Tilney goes to church every Sunday." "We believe that you will be able to find Lucy and Paul there." "– You know what your task is." "– Yes." "There is a chance that they will try to collect your blood, so as to close the Circle of Blood in their chronograph." "I won't let that happen no matter what the cost." "You are here, alone?" "Gwen!" "Gwen!" "Don't trust him." "It's a trap!" "He only wants your blood!" "Who was it that attacked you?" "– Do you have any idea?" " No." "I told you, total blackout." "At least there are no signs of puncture marks, that means that your blood was not taken." "You cannot trust anyone." "Anyone." "You've lost weight little Windmill." "Is it grief, is that why your baby fat is gone?" "My life's currently one big emotional rollercoaster." "Oh là là!" "My dear." "I hope that you've been taking precautions?" "Understand?" "Equipment?" "Protection, I mean." "You can't conceal anything from me, you're crazy for that unruly rogue." "I've seen it all before with your cousin Lucy." "– And those two were very careless." " Lucy and Paul?" "They were all outraged about the affair between the Montrose and the De Villiers." "But a couple with l'amour, they're stronger and bolder than the entire world." "That was why the Lodge lost control over the two of them." "So you and the rogue are going to have a problem, when the word gets out about the two of you." "Okay, but are you gonna tell them?" "Ah, me." "No, not I!" "I can keep secrets." "I'm a tailor." "Please excuse my lateness." "There has been an incident." "– Gideon was attacked in 1912." " What?" "What happened?" "How is he?" "I have to see him, please!" "He is being well looked after, trust me." "Why can't I see him?" "Please!" "Unfortunately, it is an irrefutable fact, that common sense leaves us when we are in love." "And common sense is what you need the most now." "Okay, would it be possible perhaps for me to go back to 1953 again today?" "– I had an extremely insightful encounter there yesterday." " Very interesting." "We should be able to convince Mr Whitman, without causing any unnecessary suspicion, if we travel to two years later." "Perhaps your meeting there will glean some new insights." "Halt!" "Who are you?" "Where are you going?" "Violet..." "Purpleplum." "– Violet, er, Purpleplum?" " Yes." "Not everyone's called Smith and Miller y'know." "Actually, I was looking for a place to freshen up, but I seem to have gotten a bit lost." "What uniform is this that you're wearing?" "– It's a... scout uniform." " A scout uniform?" "Be prepared!" "That's our motto in the scouts:" "Be prepared!" "Yes?" "She says that she got lost near the old archives." "Ah yes, the poor girl..." "She's got such a terrible sense of direction, but that's my dear cousin Hazel." "– Hazel Violet Purpleplum." " Yes, yes." "I get lost everywhere." "That's quite an unfortunate skill for a scout." "Don't worry, I know nothing about any 'Miss Purpleplum'." "– He thinks that you're..." " Your mistress." "– Or a prostitute." " Huh?" "Let's not tell your grandmother any of this." "She's very moody now she's pregnant." "Then you're gonna be a father to Uncle Henry." "Congratulations!" "Henry." "That's a nice name." "Also, it seems that I'm about to become a grandfather as well." "Lucy came to me, with Paul." "Come, let's go." "They could be listening behind the door." "I'll show you the 50s." "– Can you tell me what it means?" " No, I have no idea." "I must've written it in the future..." "I mean..." "I will write it." "Listen, everything is not as I thought." "Lucy and Paul witnessed the Count murdering his great-great-grandfather in cold blood." "– What?" " He didn't even hesitate." "What kind of man would do that to his own family?" "Thanks a lot." "Doesn't sound like someone trying to rid the world of misery." "Do they still think that my life could be in danger?" "The Ruby is crucial to the Count implementing his vision." "Therefore he's going to do everything he can to gain control over you." "Lucas." "Oh Kenneth, you're here?" "I heard about your visit from a lovely young lady." "Allow me to introduce my boss Kenneth de Villiers." "My cousin Hazel..." "Er, Violet..." "Purpleplum." "– She's from the... the countryside." " From Gloucestershire." "It's terribly boring there." "Too much, too many... – Sheep!" "– Yes, sheep." "Excuse me, but have we met before?" "Somewhere else perhaps?" "I very much dou" "– Maybe at a scout camp?" " Yes, perhaps." "Thank God!" "I thought that Kenneth was never going to let us go." "Listen:" "Don't let him impress you, you have to stay strong." "I'm a bundle of nerves." "I am not strong." "Yes you are." "Believe in yourself and you can do anything." "– Is it time to go?" " Yes, take care." "Gideon!" "Are you okay?" "What happened there?" "It's better that you don't know anything about my mission." "I absolutely agree." "– Why do you smell like cigars?" "– Erm..." "Because I was smoking one, of course." "I've never seen you smoke before!" "October 9, 1955." "Bad day to start smoking." "Gwendolyn, do you think that you can do whatever you please here?" "Are women even allowed to think here?" "He looked at me like I was scum." "Do you think, maybe he just wanted sex and now he's just gonna drop me like..." "Wait." "I thought you said that he was really affectionate and sweet." "He was, right up until he got hit on the head." "Maybe he's got amnesia?" "He still hasn't called me either." "I clearly mean nothing to him!" " You don't know that." " I feel like such an idiot." "Hey, pull yourself together will you!" "After all, this is a matter of life and death." "And I don't want to go losing my best friend, just because her brain's messed up by love stuff." "Yes, you're right." "Sorry." "Anyway, I was up all night trying to decipher this code somehow." "But if even your Grandpa didn't know how... – I'm not sure it's even possible." " Hey!" "What are you doing?" "Geocaching?" "What?" "Hey, yes." "Exactly." "They're coordinates!" "– Do you know where this is?" " I've got a GPS system." "– We can use that to find the place." " He's definitely a De Villiers all right!" "– What do I have to do?" "I'm sure I'll be able to think of something." "Come over later?" "After Gideon's tidied up..." "Yeah, keep dreaming." "In the library, at four!" ""See you in 1955."" "You see!" "Told you he'd text first." "Now for us, Miss Shepherd." "You look nervous." "Would you like a cigar to help you calm down?" "– Err..." "– Where is the key?" "– What key?" " The one you took from here yesterday." "– I don't have a key." " Don't lie to me!" "I read in the annals everything that happened here on October 9th, 1955." "A certain Violet Purpleplum paid a visit to Lucas Montrose." ""Violet Purpleplum," are you serious?" "She was taken to be his mistress, but she fits your description perfectly." "It doesn't mean anything." "Why don't you trust me?" "Maybe because I don't like being lied to." "Especially by girls that throw themselves at me one second, and then knock me out the next." "– What are you talking about?" " Don't try to pretend you don't know!" "I saw you with Paul de Villiers at the church back in 1912." "– You looked very cosy together, too cosy." " What?" "Me and Paul?" "And what, were we making out or something?" "Not as such, but you were close." "– Who knows what I missed." " It's not possible, I wasn't even there." "Yes you were." "And you set me up." "I would never do that!" "What were you doing there?" "Gwen, Paul only wants your blood." "Gideon, Paul de Villiers is definitely not my type." "There must be an explanation for all of this." "Oh yes?" "What might that be?" "It's getting pretty damn hard to work out who I can trust." "You can trust me." "Always." "Oh really?" "So how come you are always keeping secrets from me?" "How come one second you're kissing me, then treating me like crap the next." "Gwen, you don't care about anything except doing what you want, and I won't take it anymore!" "So that's how it is now, right?" "Fine." "– Finally!" "Is Gideon with you?" "I'm starving!" " No idea." "– How was your museum marathon?" "– We took a rain cheque." "Raphael had a migraine, and I know how bad they can be." "Yeah, just keep telling yourself that Charlotte." "Gwen, you joining us for dinner?" " No." " No." "He's an idiot, okay?" "Keep telling yourself that, on a loop." "He said I'm gonna make out with Paul, but it's not possible." "Really?" "Are you sure?" "Paul's pretty good-looking as well." "No." "I mean, Gideon doesn't trust him, but I do... sorta." "He's so sweet and charming and I think I'm important to him." "Then, in the park that time we had a funny moment thing going on." "A funny ha-ha moment, or romantic funny?" "No idea." "It was so different to what it's like with Gideon, and then added to that, he's already with Lucy." "What's wrong?" "Are you still thinking about her?" "The "Black Swan" is one of the oldest pubs in London," "I've been here many times, and the food is always superb." "And a special mention must also go to the very attractive waitresses." "Are they always so impressive?" "Don't go thinking that you're special to her, she's been with a few at school already." "Oh yeah?" "Well, er..." "How many are we talking?" "It's a bit embarrassing to talk about really," "I don't want to say anything bad about her, but if I must, she isn't very picky, especially if she's been drinking." "A characteristic I know well." "And her friend Leslie?" "Does she drink sometimes too?" "Are you serious?" "– Raphael and I..." "– Raphael and you?" "What?" "No chance." "But he was right:" "The first digits are coordinates, and they lead to, ta-da, this house." "Great." "Anything else?" "We don't know what the rest of them mean, no." "Maybe they're page numbers?" "Yes, a "B"." "Yeah, that's right." "Look, here." "An "H"." "An "I"." ""Behind the waterlilies", it says behind the waterlilies." "– Do you have any waterlilies in the house?" "– No idea." "We don't have any paintings of them, or tapestries." "Could it be another book?" "Xemerius are you eavesdropping on us again?" "You promised me that I could join in with mystical things." "Why don't you ask your invisible water-spitting friend, if there are any waterlilies in the house anywhere?" "You see!" "This girl knows that I'm good." "This house has a thousand hiding places." "Have you seen the stuffed crocodile in the back attic?" "– Huh, creepy." " Waterlilies!" "We're looking for waterlilies." "Aha!" "If I lead you to the lilies, then will you buy me a kitten?" " No!" " No?" "Certainly not!" "Okay then, what about a puppy?" "– Now where?" " Look behind the wallpaper." "Yes." "– Water lilies!" " Pst!" "Unbelievable!" "– Xemerius?" " Yes, I'm already in here." "It's very dusty." "Go away spider, or I'll eat you!" "– What do you see?" " A ramshackle old box." "I wonder what's in there?" "Gold?" "Diamonds?" "The remains of a petulant maid?" "Or it could be the second chronograph." "What are you doing?" "Is this about the code that you told Raphael about?" "I'm gonna kill him." "Code?" "You've been reading far too many detective books." "We're looking for Aunt Glenda's callus-rasp for my calluses." "You see?" "Not exactly a Rococo painting are they." "I'm watching you Gwendolyn." "I think that someone needs an urgent tickling." "I know it can't be anything major, but what about a spoon, or a quill from the 17th century?" "I could easily get a few quid for those on eBay." "Hey, Mr Boring, we're gonna go out later, right?" "There's an awesome club that just opened yesterday." "Check." "I can't, gotta be up early." "– Come on, it'll be fun." " I have to be focussed, or it could be serious." "You know this isn't a game, right?" "I know, but could you tolerate a little fun maybe." "Uncle William thought the same too, why do you think he invited me here." "Checkmate." "He asked you to come?" "Yeah." "He thought you could use some entertainment, maybe hook up with a few ladies." "Hey, I'm sorry." "Come on, we could find someone else for you." "We're gonna need proper tools, but they'll be really loud." "Then you need to get your family out of the house somehow." "– What about this evening after your soirée?" " Man!" "Leslie, I can't go to that." "– Not today, not with Gideon." " Come on, do let it get to you." "You'll be great: beautiful, sexy and fabulous." "Show that asshat what he's missing." "Charlotte's wrong about you." "You're the best." "No, you're the best." "I'm sure that the party'll be wild." "Yeah, except that the Count hates me, and the Alliance'll kill me if I put so much as a foot wrong." "Speaking of..." "Look." "This is everything I could find about the Alliance." "– Why do they hate us time-travellers so much?" " Because they're afraid." "They think that your powers are demonic, and you want to make yourselves into gods!" "There's a reference to a "Satanic Machine" here." "I reckon they probably mean the chronograph." "Well, catch you later." "James, hello?" "Are you here somewhere?" "Ah, there you are." "Hey." "How's it going?" "How should it be going, if you have to spend eternity in a never-ending feverish dream?" "I can't wait till I can wake up." "I'm afraid that your nightmare might have to last a little while longer." "Therefore... could you perhaps help me out a little?" "Do you know a Lord Brompton?" "What are his soirées like?" "A soirée with Lord and Lady Brompton?" "Well, I've heard that they have a deliciously fiendish punch, extravagant music, marzipan fruit, even a particularly vivacious dwarf, and swans made of icing sugar have been reported." "And what should I do if I don't want to stand out so much?" "Oh." "You get drunk like everyone else and let him take you to a private room." "Ah." "And if any of the gentlemen bother you too much, then tell them that you have powerful friends, who'd be happy to duel for you." "Yeah, okay." "Thank you!" "What jubilant times those were!" "Will she manage okay?" "We tried our best, but her low aptitude is frightening." "Hopefully, she'll be able to pull it off." "What would we do without you." "Perhaps they'll just take her for underprivileged." "It's vital that no one suspects that either of you are time-travellers." "Gwen, have you got your backstory memorised?" "Penelope Mary Gray, ward of the fourth Viscount of Batten." "Born in 1766." "Happy Charlotte?" "Colourless, awkward, with neither dowry nor talent:" "Just like in real life." "Good evening, Mr Henry Levandar Gray." "My brother, I hear they're expecting us." "Isn't that a little too... flashy?" "Whereas you are so discreetly dressed, Sir Elton John." "Ready?" "Ready when you are." "Miss Penelope Gray, my dear sister, please keep in mind what kind of society we are amongst." "I could imagine none more pleasant than yours, my brother." "Welcome, my dear friends." "Come on darling, let me introduce you." "Our guest of honour, the Count of Saint Germain." "And accompanied by Lady Lavinia Ruthland, London's most beautiful and wealthy widow." " She's said to have at least five lovers." " You what?" "Your brother seems to have a good chance of becoming number six." "He is really quite the handsome man." "It is said that the Count possesses the art of mind-reading." "Oh yes, I'm convinced of that." "The punch is not so bad." "Oh no, he's looking at me." "The count, a murderer." "Stop, now just try to think about something else." "An owl." "Woman with the mushroom hairstyle, a dwarf, a pink bunny, everything's perfectly normal!" "Why's he still messing around with this chick." "Hey, Mr De Villiers!" "We get it, we all know that you think she's great." "La, la, la." "I'm only thinking about Gideon." "A piano, people with ridiculous wigs," "Gideon, the braindead bimbo, and Gideon." "Your beauty is just as enchanting, as it was last time we met." "If only I were but a few days younger..." "Wait a second, is this old bag flirting with me?" "Aah!" ""Aah", how adorable!" "Forgive an old bag his daydreams." "Are you ready to dedicate your life to my service now?" "You belong to me, my dear child." "Remember that." "Okay, stay calm." "Now listen to me:" "You have no power over me!" "I am definitely not yours." "And, uh, I have powerful friends, who would be happy to duel for me." "– So!" "– You're threatening me?" "How foolish!" "But how amusing!" "My dear young friend, I'm very pleased to see, how well you have done with our little Ruby." "She is head over heels in love with you." "I'm afraid I can not agree with you." "Even a blind man could see that she belongs to you!" "But now we must be sure, that she will serve only our cause." "Mr Gray, I implore you earnestly, please spoil us with a performance on the violin." "I am convinced that you must be a virtuoso." "I would be very disappointed were it otherwise." "Bravo, bravo!" "Bravo." "You will come to my room later, hmm?" "You... you played really wonderfully." "But isn't the widow slut just a little bit too old for you?" "Do I detect jealousy in your voice, Miss Gray?" "What?" "I don't care if you're gonna be her sixth lover." "So you know, you don't look so good." "Is there alcohol is this?" "Not even two hours, and you're completely drunk?" "He said "completely drunk"." "Pull yourself together." "Or you'll tell Charlotte- Excuse me." "– The music is magical, is it not?" "– Indeed." "Are you as musical as your brother, Miss Gray?" "I'd be totally happy to sing, totally!" "Ladies and Gentlemen:" "Young Miss Gray desires to sing something for us!" "– You will not!" " Why not?" "I fear, that she has looked too deeply into the punch." "Please excuse..." "Oh God!" "Everyone get to safety!" "Lord Alastair!" "The Alliance!" "Run for your life, they're coming!" "Ladies and gentlemen, it is time to bring this shameless debauchery to a close!" "Four against five!" "We have an old man, a fat slob, one drunken student and two swords." "Good evening, Lord Alistair." "What a pleasant surprise." "You will no longer meddle with the hand of God, nor set yourself up as creator." "We will prevent creatures like you from even being born!" ""Put on the armour of God," ""For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers," ""against the world's rulers of the darkness of this age!"" "Ephesians 6, verse 9." "Why don't you just strangle them?" "Have you no convincing weapon in your reticule?" "What?" "Demonic forces." "Back!" "Back, or I'll curse you all and kindle the fires of hell!" "A witch!" "She's a cursed witch." "She is the devil!" "Get out or die, your choice!" "So what, you kiss me now?" "No." "Just your wishful thinking, Miss Shepherd." "Hey." "You've done the exact opposite of everything that you were told." " You should have listened to me." " Excuse me." "And I suppose the widow slut, she wasn't the opposite of what you should do either." "– Where are we?" " At the headquarters of the De Villiers bank." "Quick, before someone recognises me and thinks that I'm walking around with some chain-smoking nightclub dancer." "I can see three of me in your coat." "Oh God, do I really look like that?" "Bleh." "You look great if you ask me." "I don't want to take advantage of you being drunk." "I don't let anyone take advantage of me." "You've already lost anyway." "I can't explain what's happened to her." "She's not sick, but she..." "She reeks... of Gin." "And fire." "We need coffee." "Lots of coffee." "Leslie?" "I was at a wild party." "How much did you have to drink?" "Too much." "And I sang too much too." " They'll all be out honey." "Тosca!" " The opera?" "The tickets have cost me a fortune." "And Caroline's off at boarding school, so the coast is clear." "You're the best!" "Gin is a fine thing my dear, but aren't you a little young to be drinking in the afternoon?" "Without me?" "As requested, I have one pickaxe, and one sledgehammer." "I think I've seen that somewhere before." "Open it." "Miss Gwendolyn, might I suggest, that you open the chest in your room, behind closed doors." "The chronograph!" "I'm free, Leslie!" "– Gwen, it says your name here." " What?" "It's from Lucy:" ""My dear Gwendolyn," ""I'm happy to finally pass on our chronograph to you." ""Defend it with your life, because that is what's at stake." ""On Sundays we always attend the 'Holy Trinity Church'." ""We will see you there."" "An instruction manual." "It works!" "There's orbs and drops of blood inside." "Yes, only mine and Gideon's is missing." "Isn't this a bit risky?" "Here, now?" "I have to see them, and I don't fancy walking across the entire city in 1912." "Give it here." "Gwen, I've got a bad feeling." "– My apples!" " I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." "Where did you come from?" "Paul?" "Excuse me, I..." "Gwendolyn?" "– You are here alone?" " Yeah." "Gwen!" "Don't trust him." "It's a trap!" "He only wants your blood!" "Oh my God!" "You can't just hit him like that." "Gideon!" "What are you doing here?" "He had to protect me." "Stay with him until he travels back." "Gwendolyn!" "Paul!" "Couldn't you just have restrained him?" "Gwendolyn, don't worry." "Nothing is going to happen to him!" "You have to tell her." "Gwendolyn..." "You are our daughter." "We're your parents." "What?" "No." "No." "It was the only way to protect you." "Forgive us, please." "We had to let you go to Aunt Grace." "I could not imagine a better surrogate mother." "And I cannot imagine any other mother." "– I'm sorry." "I..." " No, it's fine." "I'm sure Grace is the best." "She knows what time you go to bed, and what you should be eating, all about childhood diseases, and vaccinations..." "She knows to keep you away from disreputable boys, and drugs." "And this internet..." "I know, but she's still only six months old to me." "Lucy, I'm fine." "I'm slowly getting used to all this..." ""You're so very special" crap." "But you are special, because you're our daughter." "And we believe that you're as powerful as the Count himself." "You're the only one who can stop him." "That's why it was so important to us, that you grow up without the Lodge's influence." "But the Count will try everything he can to stop you now." "You have to show him what you're made of." ""Prove your strength, here and now":" "That's our motto." "The rise of the eagle means the return of the Count." "Once he has control over time itself, no one will be able to stop him." "His new world order is only about benefitting himself and his followers." "For centuries, he's been building the dominion of this so-called elite." "They will control everything: financial markets, agriculture, water supplies, vaccination programmes, schools...." "He'll eradicate anything which doesn't conform to his vision." "But what can we do about it?" "I'm going to travel back to 1783 to see the Florentine Alliance." "Lord Alastair has promised to give Paul the Count's stolen memoirs." "We believe they contain concrete details on his plan." "Don't do it." "They're trying to kill all of us." "It's our only option." "It could help us, and you too." "Help?" "Help how?" "Guys, I just can't..." "Gwendolyn." "We love you dearly, please never forget that." "Who is Gwendolyn's real mother?" "Who?" "Who?" "It was something beginning with L:" "Lucia, Lucilda, Lucy?" "Lucy?" "Lucy Montrose!" "The Sapphire!" "– Incredible." " They wanted to keep it secret." "That the Ruby comes from both male and female carriers of the gene." "That is why she is special." "Hey!" "Let the woman go." "Take our guest back to her home." "Can I help you, Gideon?" "Gideon?" "I have to speak to Gwen urgently!" "Put her on!" "She's, she's not here right now." "But she'll be back any time now!" "Where are you?" "She went back to 1912." " But she hasn't come back yet." " She could be anywhere!" "Trapped, wounded, buried..." "How could she be so careless!" "We have to find her." "Gwendolyn." "You're our daughter." "We had to leave you with Aunt Grace." "Hi, you've reached the voicemail of Grace Shepherd, say something nice after the beep." "Hello, Grace." "Or should I keep calling you Mum?" "Despite the fact, that you're not my mum." "Because, it turns out, my whole life is one big lie." "Why did you do this?" "Why didn't you tell me for God's sake?" "Were you just a coward?" "Or did you think that I was too stupid to understand any of it?" "Or maybe it was just easier for you not to tell me, that I don't belong to you." "That Nick is not my brother, that Dad is not my father." "And you're not..." "Why?" "Why didn't you just tell me?" "Don't cry." "Don't forget, you have small demonic allies on this earth, ready to destroy all of your enemies." "Just go away, get out!" "You don't understand anything!" "Okay..." "The water-spitter." "He'll lead us to her." "Come on." "You wait here!" "Gwen!" "Gwen!" "Thank God." "Gideon, my mum, I..." "Lucy and Paul are..." "It was all, it was all a lie." "– I'm all alone." " Not true." "If you think you can get rid of me, forget it." "That thing with Paul, that you saw, it was nothing, just a fatherly hug." "I know." "Let me take you home." "Is that it?" "No." "And you?" "Looks like you're one of us now." "– A real De Villiers." " It's a dream come true." "At least we're separated by five generations." "Say that the next time you go into the past." "This thing is dangerous Gwendolyn." "There are a thousand things you need to pay attention to." "Are you going to tell them that I've got the second chronograph?" "What do you think?" "Where were you?" "With Lucy." "Can you please always be my mother?" "No matter what happens?" "Always." "No matter what." "I am so sorry." "I hope someday you'll understand." "You know how much I love you, have always..." "I think so." "– How is Lucy?" " She looked totally out of it." "Paul seemed pretty relaxed really, although he had tears in his eyes the whole time." "I like them, but you ..." "I'd give anything to see Lucy again." "Can you make me some pancakes?" "With applesauce?" "As many as you want sweetheart." "By the way, is this Aunt Maddy's dressing gown?" "Gwendolyn, it must have been terrible, growing up in such circumstances." "But now we'll support you, and give you direction." "Today you will meet with the Count at his house." "An afternoon visit to 1783." "– Again?" "Do I have to?" "– You're his servant." "You must come with me." "You still owe me, remember." "What?" "What was that?" "Are you blackmailing me?" "Do as I say, or else I tell them about the chronograph?" "The Lodge has to trust you." "It's the only way this is gonna work." "I also wanted to be alone with you." "I have to talk to you." "– About my parents?" " Can you be quiet for one second?" "I'm trying to get the courage to say something nice to you." "I'm not very good at it." "I tried so hard not to think about you, but it's impossible." "I never know what to expect from you." "You're so stubborn, and complicated, and impossible..." "The nice part?" "You're right, you're not good at this." "And then you also so smart, and brave, and beautiful." "I know that it goes against all the rules, and that the Count believes it's a weakness." "But I don't care, because we belong together." "And the worst part is that I want to kiss you all the time." "Yep, that must be totally awful." "– And why are you telling me this now?" " Because I can't not." "I can't be angry at you all the time." "I want to be a team." "No more secrets, no more lies, and no going off alone." "You're so important to me." "As a team, we're invincible, no matter what." "And I want you to trust me." "I love you." "Really?" "Yes, really." "You can breathe normally again." "In and out." "Quit it!" "I can't take how arrogant you are sometimes." "I'm sorry, but it's an exhilarating feeling, knowing that I can take your breath away." "Madame." "As punctual as my pocket-watch my dear." "Yet we have already met tomorrow afternoon." "I do so love all these paradoxes." "How was the soirée?" "It was awful." "The Alliance attacked us." "Yes, but I... we defeated Lord Alastair." "Your swordsmanship is certainly remarkable, my young friend." "Gwendolyn had something helpful in her reticule." "I'll remind you of that." "Would you give this letter to our dear friend, Lady Lavinia?" "Lady Lavinia." "Her again?" "Your horse is in the courtyard." "Now, as for you, my child..." "I note with satisfaction that you are now devoted to our cause." "You have nothing to worry about..." "We will guide you." "You're wrong." "I will trust only my own judgement." "I'm not your deceived little instrument." "Do you really think that one little girl can prevent the rise of the eagle?" "Gideon is on my side." "Oh yes?" "What makes you so sure?" "Your lover is preparing to pay Lady Lavinia a visit." "Certainly a very pleasant way to pass the time." "Gwendolyn, a wise woman knows how to hide her jealousy." "What?" "That doesn't matter." "It is admirable that Gideon, in such a short time, has mastered his task." "His task?" "Although I doubt he had to work hard to get a little girl's heart to fall at his feet." "I assure you that my heart didn't just fall at anyone's feet." "He has realised that a woman in love is far easier to control." "No." "That's not true." "Nothing is more painful than a broken heart, I know." "My dear." "You're happy only when I will it." "And you'll suffer, when I will it." "Only your death can stop that." "Kah, why can't you just see, that your life rests solely in my hands?" "Then I could spare you such painful evidence." "Gwen!" "Wait!" "Gwen!" "Hey, what's going on?" "What is it?" "The Count told me that you..." "The fact that you think a woman in love is easier to control?" "What?" "No way!" "Yes, you've done really well." "That's what he said." "Нaha, no more secrets." "Нaha, I want you to trust me." "Нaha, I love you!" "Oh God, is that blood?" "I stumbled into something outside." "What's going on?" "I just want to know if it's true!" " Can't we talk about this later?" " No, now!" "Now!" "Just tell me, yes or no." "Did the Count command you, to make me fall in love with you, yes or no?" "Yes." "Thanks for your honesty." "I took the liberty of taking a certain piece of apparatus, and hiding it behind my private hunting equipment." "No one will dare to look there." "Do not despair, Gwendolyn." "Do you remember this?" "Then it still lies ahead of you." "It's a promise." "You have the Count's memoirs?" "Of course, here." "The deranged ramblings of a man possessed." "All the known details about the Count, the Lodge and its members." "Swear by God that you will not use this against the gene carriers!" "It makes no difference to me, whether I take this paper from your living, or from your dead hand!" "I will destroy you demon!" "Die, demon!" "Рaul!" "Speak your last words!" "Leave!" "You too." "Just go, go!" "Рaul?" "Gideon de Villiers!" "All right, little one?" "I'm good." "Wish I could say the same for you." "It was worth it." "Tell me one thing:" "Do you love Gwen, honestly?" "More than your ancestors and your life?" "Will you fight alongside her?" "Yes damn it!" "Then read these." "The memoirs of the Count." "Promise me that!" "Sapphire Blue based on the novel by Kerstin Gier" "English subtitles by onthemightofprinces [HANDJOB]"