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I have received a report from Khun Saengplarn.

He accuses Luang Bovorntat of assaulting him and his wife.

I have no wounds…

…and was not in a fight with anybody.

Why must good people

fall prey and die?

What it takes to make your lady recover

is nothing other than love.

Even if my bones shatter,

my muscles burn like fire,

and my spirit descends into the deepest hell,

I shall love you still.

Live a happy life together for now,

my cozy little soul.

Are you going to sleep now?

Yes.

Are you going to sleep now?

Yes.

Well…

The praying hall

is not very comfortable to sleep in.

So, I think

I wish to move here.

It is fine. I shall move out.

I shall share a room with Laor from tonight.

No. No. I shall not…

I shall not be away from you, even for a minute.

I will not let you go.

No…

No, dear.

Please let me…

move back in with Laor like before.

Fine.

Help! Please help!

I am here to report a crime! Khun Saengplarn is under a love charm!

Help! Please help!

Khun Saengplarn is under a love charm!

Help!

Khun Saengplarn is under a love charm!

Lady Pim?

What are the soldiers doing here, My Lady?

They are seizing the pandan plants.

Which ones are the most effective?

There are pandan plants

that are more potent than other kinds.

That…

You boil these pandan leaves for Khun Saengplarn every day, do you not?

Yes, My Lady.

Take these. Seize all pandan leaves.

Please hold on. Why do you need my pandan leaves, My Lady?

Hey. Let go of me!

Let me go!

What is all this?!

- Chai. - What a waste of my drinking time.

Lady Pimpilai has reported

that you and your sister

hired Master Saenkam to cast a love charm on Khun Saengplarn.

Om. With this magic,

I shall conjure the amoria bloom.

Pansaeng shall fall deeply for Chavala.

I did not know of such a thing, My Lord. It was not my doing.

Forgive me, Jaokhun Nakorn.

Has it come to this in Ayothaya, using mere pandan leaves

to prosecute people?

- That is true. - What is this?

The accusations of the use of dark magic

without any evidence or witnesses

could not be judged by the capital court.

But members of the royal family shall be able to prosecute one another.

Yes, because--

Because they possess holy water

from the royal praying hall that can reveal dark magic.

I shall pour this water

to prove that these pandan leaves are consecrated

in these two siblings' effort

to put Khun Saengplarn under a love charm.

Dear.

Is it possible that we are truly under a love charm?

What makes you believe that?

Dear, for months now, we have not

seemed like our usual selves.

I have grown weak because I betrayed my vow.

No.

You are willing to die for love

because of this love charm.

If this holy water can prove that these pandan leaves are consecrated,

what shall be your ruling, My Lord?

Their union shall be invalidated.

Have you planted these pandan plants yourself?

Actually, I recall something only now, My Lord.

Some time before this…

when I boiled the pandan leaves,

there was truly a foul stench.

It smelled like…

What is this?

They are special incense sticks.

Special incense sticks?

The smell is pungent. What are they for?

They can arouse physical desire.

Those pandan leaves smelled like the goods for arousing physical desire.

She admits it now.

Is that true, Va?

Yes, dear.

But I have disposed of the water in that pot…

and removed all those pandan plants completely.

Lady Chavala is quick to fabricate an excuse.

It was not an excuse.

Please go on and prove

whatever you wish to prove, Lady Pim.

You have been manipulating him for far too long.

It is time for you and your brother to rot in prison.

Dear.

If these pandan leaves turn black,

you must leave Lady Chavala.

Let us finish this.

These pandan leaves contain no magic.

Impossible.

Your behaviors were clearly of those under a spell.

Dear.

We are truly not under any spell.

The feelings between us are genuine.

I am truly willing to die for love.

Well! No magic shall hide

from this holy water.

This holy water has a special property

of preventing any magic or sorcery.

Once poured over consecrated items,

it shall turn black and lose all its magic.

We have witnessed that these are but ordinary pandan leaves.

I shall not be able to prosecute anyone.

This case is dismissed!

No! No, My Lord!

Khun Saengplarn would never fall in love with this mere merchant.

He is under a spell!

It is obvious that he was enchanted! Can anyone not see?!

I do not believe this.

What a waste of my precious drinking time.

You bigmouth! Only you knew about this secret!

Please forgive me. I have no recollection

of when I said that, Master.

Both the master and the servant are drunk.

Who is going to recall anything?!

More importantly, those are my liquor and my money!

I shall support you no more! What a waste of resources! Go away!

I have done nothing wrong.

My amoria bloom was potent.

But luck is not on our side!

Pansaeng is not under a spell, but he is truly weakened.

Yes. Yes.

He’s not as powerful as he used to be.

We can still get rid of him.

He must truly be deeply in love with his wife.

His school

does possess the most severe curse.

He shall not live long.

We must devise a new plan to kill him.

Tian, lift it properly. Do not play around.

All right. All right. One.

- Two. Three. - Two. Three.

Tian, I said do it properly.

We must get it done tonight. Come.

What are you two doing?

Va told us to move her belongings to the servant quarters, sir.

I said I'll give her my room. Why is she so stubborn?

She said she does not wish to inconvenience you.

So, she will move back there.

No.

No more moving of belongings.

Anyone who does will face me.

Yes, sir. We shall not move anything.

Bring my belongings from the prayer hall to this room as well.

Husband and wife must reside in the same room.

- The same room. - The same room.

Right away, sir.

If I cannot move my belongings out, so be it.

But I will sleep here. No one can forbid me.

Laor. Fetch my bathrobe.

Va. This may cause a problem.

Bring it to me. Go. I shall take a bath.

Yes, My Lady.

That was fast.

Do you want to take a bath with me, Laor?

Yes.

What?!

Dear?

When did you come in here?

I worried you would be stubborn, and I was right.

Fine. You can sleep in these quarters.

But you must let me sleep here as well.

Dear.

Get up at once.

- Va. - Dear.

Why are you throwing your life away?

I am really upset.

Why?

Why are you doing this?

Why?

My cozy little soul.

What is wrong with you?

Why are you being so cold?

You are willing to die for love.

Such unreasonable nonsense.

Others might find this acceptable,

but I will not stand for it.

Va.

Va.

Va.

Your words are utterly unreasonable.

To see the one you love die slowly?

Who on earth could do that?

Are we in disagreement about this?

Yes.

If love is truly this dangerous,

perhaps we should stay apart,

- or live as siblings, - Va.

or even separate.

- Va! - Dear!

No.

I have seen you in agony before my eyes twice now.

That image…

I shall never forget it.

I am not brave enough to be by your side anymore.

You chose to die before me.

You are selfish.

Va…

I do not wish to live for us to bicker in this manner.

But you have not even tried.

Dear.

Why have you not tried, even only a little,

to live for me?

How could I?

We must stay apart.

Dear.

The enemies are waiting to kill you.

You must always stay strong.

Please agree to stay apart, dear.

- Stay at the camp for now. - No.

I cannot do that.

Separate? Stay apart? I cannot do that.

Dear…

I am begging you.

Please.

I am truly begging you.

I am begging you. Please stay far from me.

Va. Va. Listen to me.

Fine. We can stay apart.

All right?

But I ask for one thing in exchange.

Exchange?

This house is a testament to my hard work and sacrifice.

It was merely a wood structure before you came along.

But thanks to you,

a wood structure became a home.

Dear.

I have not done anything.

I shall never let my wife stay in the servant quarters.

How can we truly be spouses without sharing a room?

Sharing a room?

In name only.

To be the symbol

of our home,

our family.

To be my beloved

and my very essence.

My cozy little soul.

If I agree to reside in the main bedroom,

will you return to the camp?

Yes.

I shall stay somewhere apart from you.

It is agreed then?

Yes.

My Lady, my name is Chuang.

I was Luang Athikorn's servant.

My wife died because Luang Athikorn required her blood to offer to the plant

he received from Saenkam.

Saenkam?

Yes.

Were you the one who reported his crime against your daughter?

Yes.

Shall we try and bring Saenkam to justice together, My Lady?

I am now a wanderer without a master.

No one cares about my words.

No!

This is enough! We must stop this mess!

Dear.

Saenkam

is supported by some nobles. There is no way we can hold him accountable.

My daughter's honor shall only be destroyed further!

The good nobleman who supports me

is Khun Saengplarn.

He shall help us, sir.

To begin any trial,

we must speak up for all to know

that our daughter has been violated.

Only a mad mother would do it!

I am not mad!

I am fighting for my daughter!

Everyone told me to forget about it,

so Niam would be able to go out and see people. And look how she is!

Now, she only lies there in despair,

too afraid to go anywhere!

And who was it that delivered her to that wicked sorcerer?!

Who?!

It was me!

That is why I must make it right!

I must make everyone realize that the wicked man was to blame,

not me

or my daughter!

Do you hear me?!

The victims are not to be blamed!

They are not the evil ones!

Mother.

The shame belongs to the one who has wronged us.

You were not wrong. You need not be ashamed.

Shall you expose him with me?

Niam, my daughter.

Once you go on trial,

will you be able to bear people's gazes

and the questions you must answer?!

I cannot bear it.

I cannot bear it!

Mother…

Do not cry, my child.

The victim is hurt and ashamed,

while the wicked is at large. I shall not tolerate this!

Their fate is truly unfortunate.

But this young lady

is the only key to exposing the crimes of Saenkam, sir.

A young lady such as her

must be too ashamed to fight him face-on.

What if there are others?

They may grow in courage.

Come with me.

Do you wish for me to spread the word, sir?

Yes.

A market is the best place for spreading the news.

What am I to tell everyone, sir?

Tell those who have been troubled by Saenkam's magic to gather in this shop.

If people report his crimes together,

we shall definitely win.

Understood, sir. I shall begin right away.

I shall help spread the word as well.

It takes an army of commoners to defeat a giant.

Seek out those whom Saenkam has wronged

and convince them to join us.

We have witnessed that these are but ordinary pandan leaves.

I shall not be able to prosecute anyone.

This case is dismissed!

The law may not be able to bring you to justice,

but the wheels of karma will turn for you!

No. No. No.

Let the unseen

be seen. Let the unknown

be known. Let the unjust

be just!

I have not had this nightmare in a long time.

Why has it returned?

You have taken it too far!

We had only one bottle of holy water, and you have used it up!

If your father or I were to fall under dark magic,

what would we use?!

We can easily request a new bottle, Mother.

Pim!

Abandon your obsession with Pansaeng!

Do you not know that everyone is speaking ill about you?!

I shall save Pansaeng no matter what.

They have been wed for almost a year.

It is not uncommon for them to fall in love!

It is indeed uncommon.

That lady is born to a fallen noble.

She is but a lowly merchant. She has no wealth

and surely cannot help him advance his career. She does not deserve him.

Pim! You are too far gone!

My Lady! Please help!

- My Lady! - What?!

What has happened now?!

Aum is possessed by a ghost!

Aum?! Possessed by a ghost?!

What ghost?!

It is Noi's spirit!

Noi who?!

She is the servant from Muen Vorachai's household who went missing, My Lady.

- Huh?! - Yes!

Aum! What is happening to you?!

Muen Vorachai killed me!

He killed me. I will kill him.

I will kill him.

This is a murder.

We must inform the authorities, My Lady!

It is true, Mother.

I will kill him. I will kill him!

Stop at once, Aum! I am your lady!

I will kill him.

Va! Va!

Soldiers are taking Muen Vorachai to court.

What is Chai being held for, Laor?

For killing Noi.

Killing?

Who made this report? Was it Jerm?

Noi has made the report herself.

Is she not dead?

She is dead and now possessing Lady Pimpilai's servant.

So, Lady Pimpilai is bringing her before the authorities.

Jerm! Jerm!

Noi has come!

What did you say? Noi is here?!

She possesses a servant.

Get dressed and come with me!

Noi, my dear.

At long last, you have come.

Let us go, Saiyud.

Hurry! Let us go!

You cannot start a trial with someone possessed by a ghost, Pim!

A ghost cannot report a crime, My Lord?

Yes, it cannot.

And you ordered soldiers to capture Muen Vorachai out of the blue.

If you keep meddling with a case in this manner, I must inform your father.

If I cannot initiate a trial in court,

shall we let the people be the judges?

Do you see, Uncle?

The citizens are now gathered.

You can only represent the authorities

and watch the situation, Uncle.

What is it you want now?!

Why have you had me captured?

Muen Vorachai! You killed me. You killed me!

What is this?

Who are you?

Sir.

Do you not remember your Noi?

I had been your servant since childhood.

My tireless service, day and night,

seemingly was not enough.

That is why you have killed me.

You have shed my blood as a sacrifice to a love charm.

Noi's ghost?!

There! He is now trembling.

How could you commit such a cruel act, killing your own servant?!

Muen Vorachai cast a love charm?

He enchanted Khun Saengplarn to fall in love with Lady Chavala

using a magical plant from Master Saenkam!

This matter again?!

Yes.

Do you admit this atrocity, Muen Vorachai?

Muen Vorachai.

You killed me! You killed me.

You killed me.

No!

I have raised you

and your family!

You had been my servant.

And in death, you shall continue to be so!

Hey! Stop at once!

Hold him! Do something!

Hold him back!

Muen Vorachai!

How dare you attack a person right before my eyes?!

- Noi! Noi! - Noi!

Noi, my dear wife?

Jerm.

Noi.

How have you been? You are still in my mind.

I am in pain.

They killed me.

We have been looking everywhere for you.

I could not eat or sleep.

How did your life end?

Noi.

I…

I…

Muen Vorachai.

Did you have any accomplices?

He did.

It was Lady Chavala.

I did not do such a thing.

I was not a part of this.

Well, ghost of Noi,

why do you not answer Jerm's question?

How did your life end?

I fell… I fell into the river.

So, how was he able to obtain your blood?

I fell into the river! I fell into the water!

It was cold.

Noi.

Where is your body?

In the river. I am in the river.

It is dark.

I cannot see anything. It is cold. So cold.

I shall bring your remains to your father in Ban Noen Sung.

Yes, to my home.

To Ban Noen Sung.

To your father.

You will return to Ban Noen Sung.

I am underwater.

It is dark.

It is so cold…

Noi! Noi! Noi!

- Noi! - Noi! Noi!

- Noi! - Noi!

- Noi! - Noi!

Noi!

It seems her spirit has left the body.

Can we agree now that these siblings have cast a love charm on Khun Saengplarn?

It seems we cannot agree to that.

The real Noi was not from Ban Noen Sung.

She was from Khoktum,

and she had no father.

She was an orphan since childhood.

She had only her sister and grandmother. They all live in Khoktum.

This woman is an imposter!

She was only pretending!

But Muen Voracahi admitted it!

I did not say such a thing.

When did I admit it?

You are using your own servant to fool others.

If Noi is truly here,

why would she not possess one of Muen Vorachai's people?

Why did she possess Lady Pimpilai's servant?

What? What is all this, Pim?!

Lady Pimpilai has persistently sought to frame

my brother and me since that last incident, My Lord.

Minister.

She deserves a punishment, My Lord.

No, Uncle.

Lady Chavala surely did cast a love charm on Khun Saengplarn.

Uncle.

Everyone, listen to me.

Noi has truly disappeared.

And Muen Vorachai is close to Master Saenkam.

They were truly using dark magic.

If not, he would not

be trembling with fear for Noi's ghost!

I was furious. I was frightened.

A ghost was about to haunt me, so I had to suffocate it.

What kind of monster are you to use my late wife as your ploy?

If it was not for Khun Saengplarn's warning,

you could have fooled us.

I could truly believe you.

- Sir. - Sir.

Easy, Jerm.

The spirit of Noi has come, sir.

The spirit you called has finally come to me.

Everyone wants the spirits of their loved ones to visit.

We wish to hear their voices.

We wish to see the deceased.

For this reason,

shamans become numerous.

Is this only an imposter?

Jerm, you are the only one who knows

if it is truly her.

Why must you use my wife as your ploy?

They intend to frame my wife.

My Lord.

Lady Chavala

wishes to report to the Minister of the Capital

an offense of defamation

and conspiracy to damage her reputation.

Yes, My Lord.

I wish to report an offense.

Lady Pimpilai has set her sights on my husband

and has used one trickery after another.

She has forced her servant to pretend to be Noi's ghost

and fabricated the story to frame me and my brother.

Pim. You are beyond saving!

Servant woman, stand up.

Stand up at once!

If not, you shall be flogged

for falsely accusing others!

Please do not flog me.

Who are you?

My name is Aum, My Lord.

Have you been pretending all along?

Please do not flog me, My Lord.

I was only following an order.

Pim, my niece.

You have truly disappointed me.

Let the trial begin!

Defamation

and false report!

Uncle.

Dear.

Why would you do this to me?

This is your Pim!

For this conflict, Lady Chavala has reported Lady Pimpilai's offenses.

The accused, do you confess your transgressions?

Is your lack of response a refusal?

Once your offenses are confirmed, the full sentence awaits you.

But an immediate confession shall halve your sentence.

You can choose to confess or deny.

Aum!

I confess, My Lord.

What is your confession?!

I do not know, My Lord.

I do not know a proper speech.

But I do not want to be in prison

or be flogged, My Lord.

Did you impersonate Noi’s spirit?

Yes, My Lord.

The witness and evidence are clear.

I hereby judge

Lady Pimpilai to be guilty according to the law of Ayothaya

in Book Six,

Section 208.

Those guilty of defamation face either one month in prison

or compensation as sought by the aggrieved party.

And Aum, as a servant

who was forced by her master,

has confessed. Hence, she shall be let go with a warning.

Next time, she shall receive the full sentence.

Prison, My Lord?

Is it too late to confess now?

Please confess, My Lady.

She has confessed, My Lord.

No.

Your obsession with her turned you against me.

Dear.

You have become insane.

Do you realize it?

The one who has gone insane is the one who is obsessed with winning.

It is you, My Lady, not me.

I do love Lady Chavala

for all the good she has done for me,

not because of any love charm, My Lord.

Sir.

We cannot let Lady Pim be imprisoned.

Please show some respect to Jaokhun Kaewkarop, your teacher.

Please remember the bond you have shared with Lady Pim.

Please help her. She cannot be imprisoned.

What did I do wrong?

I only did it out of love for you. It was purely out of jealousy.

No one would ever love you more than me.

A moment ago,

did you state

that the guilty party can compensate us, My Lord?

Yes.

Va, no.

If Lady Pim agrees to cease

her effort to separate us,

I shall accept the compensation instead of her imprisonment, My Lord.

No.

I demand the nine-gem necklace

that belongs to Lady Chavala's father to be returned to her.

Did you know

that this necklace belonged to my father, Lady Pim?

I must know about the one who would become Khun Saengplarn's wife, for safety.

Laor.

That necklace was always around my father's neck.

And Chai was senseless enough to sell it.

How am I supposed to face my parents when I die?

I couldn't protect any of their possessions, Laor.

- Va. - I couldn't do anything, Laor.

It's fine, Va. Please do not cry.

Dear, are you aware of that necklace?

Yes.

I demand that Dharmachakra necklace as compensation.

Yes, My Lord. I shall return it to her.

What of the agreement to leave us alone?

Will you be able to comply?

Yes, I shall leave them alone.

If the agreement has been made, we shall close this case accordingly.

This case is dismissed!

Revered Father.

Here.

Oh, Khun Saengplarn!

Greetings, Revered Father.

Dear?

May you be well and happy.

Yes, Father.

- Laor. - Yes?

Is he not staying at the camp?

He has been staying in the raft house all along.

Va, where are you going? Va!

Let me.

Yes, sir.

Hm. A lady full of merit

is even more gorgeous.

You have been deceiving me again.

Did you not promise me that you will stay at the camp?

Va.

Reflect on it well.

What did I truly say that day?

If I agree to reside in the main bedroom,

will you return to the camp?

I shall stay somewhere apart from you.

What I am doing is solely for you.

Oh, Va. When I was residing at the camp,

you were not happy, worrying if any woman would be with me.

And now that I am staying closer to you,

you decide to push me away.

Do you not worry that women would approach me?

Fine.

Stay there if you wish.

Huh?

But I shall not speak to you or look at you again.

Va… Va!

Va!

Dear! Do not follow me inside.

Mother spoke those words to Father as well.

She said she would not speak to him or look at him.

Your mother?

When I was young, my parents had an argument.

Father wanted me to study martial arts,

but Mother disagreed. She wanted me to study governance.

She feared I would become a ruffian who only fights and injures others.

Why are you telling this story?

Family

will fight. They fight out of love.

A home is a place where people fight out of love.

And at long last,

I have a family of my own.

Thank you,

my cozy little soul.

Have you taken a bath only now?

Yes.

You smell really nice.

Dear. This is enough.

You…

Let us do it this way.

Some time ago, we had been

sending each other flowers

and serenading each other

without even meeting.

We only knew that we had each other.

Do you remember?

I do,

my beautiful lady.

You are even more pretty with time.

Oh, dear. Do not try to sway me from the matter.

We shall live in that manner.

You have given this main house to me, so do not come in again.

If you must tell me anything, let Laor or Tian come to me.

No. No.

It is not worth it.

What was that?

If I must sacrifice my life

for such a cold demeanor, it is not worth it.

The prize is too meager.

You mean…

What I mean is,

be it this main house,

the raft house,

or the servant quarters,

I shall go

wherever I please.

This arm.

This shoulder.

This face.

This mouth.

If I wish to do anything to any of them,

I shall be able to do it.

You are a madman.

Dear, leave the house this instance.

I will not talk to you.

You spoke like my mother.

I was so close.

I found my wife's body, sir.

We shall need a thorough plan

to ensure the prosecution of Luang and Saenkam.

Should all go as planned, in ten days,

we shall lie together.

You, die!

- I surrender! - Remove his mask.

Yes, sir.

Did you intend to kill me?

What if Luang Bovorntat does not confess?

I have planned everything.

No one

shall escape my grasp.

I think I know where Noi's body is.

Khun Saengplarn has requested the soldiers to witness the exhumation.

Compose yourself

and look for anything usual.

It was not my doing, My Lord.

Enough with the lies!

Noi, who has been killed,

were holding this watch in her hand!

Subtitle translation by: Anan Pratchayakul