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(Previously) Why are you doing this? Isn't it good that you returned to Prince Thin?

As long as I am alive, you two will never be together!

In the end... is what I chose really worth it?

P' Thin asked me to give this to you, Phob.

Please don't leave me...

We've become two people who can't love each other anymore, Phob.

Let go.

Good luck to you.

"The Edge of Horizon" (Episode 9)

I love you.

I love you, too.

Even if I have to wait months, years,

or the rest of my life,

you're the only one I'll ever wait for.

No matter what happens, I will forever be…

your Phobthee.

Tin, darling.

Grandma.

Grandma.

Grandma.

I went to see Phob.

What did he say?

He told me he wanted us to go back to the way we were.

To be the same?

How could we go back to the way we were?

How could we do that?

You poor thing.

I used to think the greatest obstacle between Phop and me

was that we were different from everyone else,

that society would never accept us.

But I believed that as long as we loved each other enough,

we could face it together and make it through.

But today, I realized that the problem was never anyone else.

It was me.

I'm the one he wants to change, Grandma.

I'm part of the system he wants…

he wants to dismantle.

How can we be together?

How can we be in love after this?

It's okay, darling.

You still have me.

I'm right here with you.

It's going to be okay, darling.

Sakchai.

Sakchai, hi.

Where are you heading to?

To the mine?

Good, I'll go with you.

Oh, come on! There is no mining business.

Then how...

how did we make a profit before?

That money...

was just bait to sucker more idiots into investing.

You fooled me?

Are you lying to me?

You son of a bitch!

You fooled me?

You lied to me! Do you even know who I am, huh?

How dare you lie to me?

Do you know who you are now?

Do you still think being part of the royal family

means anything anymore?

If you still had any power, you wouldn't be this desperate for money.

That's the ministry's money! It's the ministry money!

Give me my money back.

I'll go to jail if I don't have that money! I have to pay it back!

It's none of my business.

You're stupid enough to steal the money!

Go!

Hey!

Don't go! Give me the money!

Give me the money, Sakchai!

I don't want to go to jail!

Chat, darling. Wait.

What happened to you? Why did you look like this?

Grandma.

I'm so exhausted, I need to rest.

Tell me what is going on?

M.C. Chatthorn Varakulvatin,

You have been charged with embezzling funds

from the Ministry of Finance.

What kind of ridiculous charge is that?

My son is not an embezzler.

The People's Committee of Siam audited the accounts Prince Chatthorn was responsible for,

and found that as much as 200,000 baht was missing.

Phob is trying to attack on us.

He is framing my son.

He has been fired, how could he embezzle from the ministry?

And we're talking about 200,000 baht.

If you're saying Chat really took the money, do you have any proof?

All the evidence is at the police station.

I suggest you cooperate and come with me.

Officer, take him.

No!

Dad! Grandma!

Dad! Don't let them do this to me! Dad!

Dad! Help me!

Oh my! Your Highness!

Phob, I have bad news.

Prince Chatthorn has been arrested for embezzling funds from the ministry.

Dad! Dad!

Please help me!

How could you be such a fool and fall for that mining scheme?

And you even used ministry funds to invest in it?

That was public money, you idiot!

I'm sorry.

It's my fault, I was so stupid.

Please help me, I can't be in here.

I couldn't sleep last night, there were so many mosquitoes.

Now you're crying.

Why didn't you think before you acted?

The Khana Ratsadon has been looking for any excuse to go after the royals.

And now the People's Committee has more power than anyone.

Not a single minister or director-general

would dare step in to help.

I…

I looked into the documents that the police showed.

You're the only person who could handle pension payments for the Department of Mineral Resources.

If this goes to court,

I…

I think you will go to jail for many years.

I can't go to jail, Tin. I really can't.

I can't go to jail. You need to help me!

Tin… you need to help me! I really can't go to jail.

Dad… please help me.

- I can't go to jail... - Shut up!

You're crying and wailing like that, aren't you ashamed?

Have some dignity. Act like a child of mine.

Tin.

- Chat. - Tin, don't leave me here.

Look at them! Didn't you see them?

- Chat. - Look at them!

I will try to help you get out of here.

Don't leve me here, please.

Tin, don't leave me here.

Look at them! Tin! Don't leave me.

Damrong, you know someone on the People's Committee, don't you?

Could you use your connections to help my son?

You've known Chatthorn since he was a boy, Damrong.

He's like one of your own.

And soon enough, we'll be family through marriage.

I can't help you with Chatthorn.

About Tinnakorn and Ruethaisiri's engagement,

we should call it off for now.

Why do you suddenly want to call off the engagement?

The country is in turmoil.

Besides, it's not as though they'll be getting married anytime soon.

We might as well call off the engagement for now.

Uncle?

Uncle, could you…

- help my brother... - Enough, Tin.

Don't use the state of the country as an excuse.

Don't think I don't know that

you've been cozying up to the Khana Ratsadon,

hoping to use your connections to further your business interests.

Is that why you want nothing more to do with the Varakulvatin family?

You're royalty, for God's sake, yet you bow and scrape before commoners.

Have you no dignity?

Isn't it precisely because I've been 'bowing to commoners'

and have connections in the the Khana Ratsadon

that you came begging me to help?

Your own son disgraced himself

by stealing public money, and you still have the nerve to criticize me?

If you're so capable, then find a way to help him yourselves.

I'm staying out of this. I won't let your mess drag me down with you.

Why do you have to cut ties with them like that?

Isn't this what you wanted?

You wanted to break off your engagement to Tinnakorn anyway.

I don't want to marry him

because I don't want to force him into a marriage he doesn't want.

But that doesn't mean I want to cut ties with him completely,

especially now, when he's already down and needs our help the most.

You need to listen to me.

Vasin is a is a Blue Mark. He's on the opposite side from them.

If we get involved with him, we'll only end up getting into trouble ourselves.

You used to condemn the Khana Ratsadon

as traitors to the country.

So why are you taking their side now?

Or is it simply about money

and what you stand to gain?

Yes, it is.

It's about our interests and our survival.

You're a woman. What could you possibly understand about any of this?

Now shut your mouth and do as I say.

From now on, stay away from Tinnakorn and Varakulvatin family.

No matter who we turn to for help,

no one is willing to help us, Grandma.

Even the royals who oppose the Khana Ratsadon don't dare step in to help us.

They're afraid they'll get into trouble too.

Does that mean there's really nothing we can do to help Chat?

Your Highness!

What is going on?

He's here.

- He's here. - Who's here?

Chatthorn?

- Chatthorn? - Grandma.

Darling?

You know what?

I couldn't sleep last night. Look at the mosquito bites.

How did you get here?

That's right. Why were you released from jail?

Right.

I've been appointed as counsel

to handle this case.

The People's Committee is concerned that if he was sentenced outright,

it might be seen as persecution.

So they've decided to make an exception

and give him chance to prove his innocence.

An exception?

So he isn't going to jail anymore?

I am not going to jail,

if we can find 200,000 baht

to return to the ministry within two weeks.

They only gave you two weeks?

Yes, Your Highness. They're already being very lenient in this case.

Fortunately, someone spoke up for him,

so he was given a chance to make things right.

Who spoke up for him?

I'm sorry but I really can't say.

Will you excuse me?

Grandma,

I miss you the most.

I will sleep so well tonight.

Your Highness?

You're the one who helped Chat, aren't you?

That's right.

It was me who helped him out.

But you can trust me.

I don't have any hidden agenda.

I didn't say anything.

I'm here to thank you.

By reaching out to help us when our family has fallen on hard times,

you may be putting yourself at risk as well.

I'm truly grateful. More than I can say.

Please don't be sarcastic with me.

I'm not being sarcastic.

It's true.

We don't have any power anymore.

My dad is standing on a different side than yours.

If you stay involved with me,

you'll only be putting yourself at risk.

But I'm willing to take that risk.

All I ask is that

we go back to the way we were.

Can we?

Will you forgive me?

There's nothing for me to forgive.

You have your reasons,

your beliefs,

and the things you believe you have to do.

We're no longer just two people who love each other.

You belong to the new system,

while I am from Varakulvatin family.

My name,

my birth,

my family,

everything I am, is everything you're trying to tear down.

But you're not my enemy.

I don't think the others would see it that way.

The Khana Ratsadon is keeping a close eye on the royal family right now.

My father is on the opposite side from you as well.

If you continue to be around with me,

they will suspect you too.

I don't want to be the reason you have to choose

between me

and everything you believe in.

Phob, thank you

for everything.

I'll be looking forward to seeing you succeed.

Even if we sold everything of value in the palace,

it still wouldn't bring in 100,000 baht.

The economy is in bad shape right now.

I doubt any of it will be easy to sell.

They gave us only two weeks.

They're deliberately trying to back us into a corner.

There's no way we can find that money in such a short time.

Actually,

I went to see an English friend of mine.

They are looking for a place to turn into a hotel.

He told me

he'd be willing to buy our palace

for 100,000 baht.

Is selling this palace

really our only option?

Take the money

and make a good life for yourself.

Make an honest living,

and take good care of yourself.

I'm sorry.

I couldn't take care of all of you until the very end.

Thank you for everything you've done over the years,

for taking care of this palace and of our family.

Aum,

this is yours.

I am not going anywhere.

You've cared for me and raised me since I was a little girl.

Please let me go with you and take care of you, Your Highness.

Oh, Aum.

I don't even know

what our lives will be like

from now on.

Don't stay and suffer alongside us.

I'm not scared of hardship.

I'm not scared at all.

Please let me go with you and take care of you.

Thank you.

Vasin, dear.

It's okay.

It's going to be okay.

We will stay together.

We will get through this together.

I love you, dear.

I love you.

I hereby appoint you as my knight.

Thank you, Your Highness.

May I offer you this cotton rose, Your Highness?

- No! - Why not?

I have a better idea.

This is better.

Oh, come on.

Aww, so cute.

I can't take it off?

You can't. You have to wear it like this.

It looks better this way.

[Varakulvatin Palace]

They sold Varakulvatin Palace?

I just found out about it.

Some foreigners bought it and will turn it into a hotel.

When are they moving out? And where are they going to live?

We don't know about that.

Your Highness?

Where are you now?

But I wil find you

no matter what.

Do we really have to live here?

And whose fault is it that we have no roof over our heads and had to come all the way here?

It's because of Phob.

He betrayed the nation

and seized power. That's why we've fallen this far.

Phob.

What the people from Varakulvatin family need to face

is not your fault at all.

You did everything in your power to help them,

despite drawing the attention of your superiors.

I once believed that

if the world changed,

it would become easier for us

to love each other.

But instead,

it's only pushed us further apart.

Don't get ahead of yourself, okay?

Just stay calm,

and we'll figure out where Prince Tinnakorn has gone.

Alright, let's eat.

We'll eat what we have.

At least we still have something to eat.

Grandma?

Aum, water please.

Should you go to see a doctor?

It's okay. I'm okay.

It's probably from all the dust.

I'll get better when I have some water.

Are you feeling better?

I'm fine.

I'm going to Korat tomorrow.

Why do you have to go?

I've been asked to meet with some members of the royal family.

There are still many who stand against all of this.

Maybe there's still a chance.

Dad,

I don't think you should be involved with this anymore.

We have no money, no power,

nothing left to fight them with. Please don't get involved.

I'm worried about you.

I'm not scared.

I refuse to let us live in such disgrace.

I will restore the honor

and dignity of our family.

If our house is to fall while I'm the one responsible for it,

how could I ever face our ancestors?

You need to pack your bag.

You are coming with me.

Do I have to come with you?

I can't let you out of my sight, or you'll get in trouble again.

Let's eat.

I want to have Gaeng Ran Juan.

Why don't you try this soup instead?

It's mixed veggies soup.

Aum made it, it's tasty.

We don't have any vacancies.

All we have is manual labor, do you want it?

I'll take it.

I'll take any job. I just need work.

I don't think you can do it.

Do you know how to dye fabric, Your Highness?

All we've got here is heavy manual work.

Do you think you can do it?

Yes, yes.

I can do it.

Oh my!

Grandma?

Grandma!

What's wrong?

It's Aum.

I asked her to watch my coconut milk in the pan,

and she burned it every time.

She's old and I'm sick of her already.

Wait, what are you doing?

We're making desserts.

Is it because of me?

I still couldn't find a job.

And everybody has to be in this hardship together.

- We have to... - Don't say that.

Don't blame yourself, dear.

Let me tell you something, dear.

In life, none of us can stay in the same place forever.

One day you may be on top of the world,

and the next you may fall.

You may be crying one day

and laughing the next.

None of it matters.

What truly matters is what inside here,

whether your heart can still pick itself up and keep fighting.

As long as we still have the strength to carry on

and have breath in our lungs,

we're already more fortunate than so many others, my dear.

But you've never had to suffer like this, Grandma.

I don't see anything wrong with that.

It was nice having what we had before,

but there's something good about living like this, too.

Now we get to understand how people

who struggle every day actually live.

I'm okay, I don't see it as a problem.

I can live like this.

I think… maybe this isn't a punishment at all.

Maybe it's a test or a lesson,

and it's meant to help you

understand the world a little better.

I never looked at it that way before, Grandma.

Well, then start thinking that way now.

You need to come here and give me a hand.

Come on, let's try.

- Follow me. - I'll follow you.

You have to grate the coconut like this.

I'm so fed up with Aum. She's no help at all.

She's acting like she's an old woman, she's forgetful.

I'm fed up with her.

If you called me old,

then what about you, Your Highness?

Are you messing with me?

- I'll get you. - You're still young, Your Highness.

She burned my coconut, see? I will get her.

- You should try. - Can you teach me?

Hold it with your hands like this, use both hands.

And you push coconut gentle like this, don't push it too hard.

That's right.

Pongpang!

Wishing you lots of sales, Aum.

- Thank you. - Please take care of my grandma.

Sure, don't worry.

Grandma,

a school called me in for a job interview today.

That's great. See, I told you.

If you don't give up,

you will always figure something out.

May I have your blessing, Grandma?

Of course, you can.

May everything go your way today,

and may you get the job your heart desires, my dear.

Thank you so much, Grandma.

- I should go. - Good luck, dear.

Thank you.

[Will the people gain freedom, or merely trade one master for another?]

Pongpang!

They just keep twisting the truth.

The people haven't seen any real results yet, so they're still afraid.

But they're turning the people against us.

[Wat Khlongta School]

I never imagined we'd have someone like you teaching at our school.

It will be a lot of work

because you have to teach every subject,

especially with kids of different ages all in the same class.

Are you sure you can handle this, Your Highness?

You can call me Tinnakorn.

As for the work,

no matter how demanding or exhausting it gets, I can handle it.

Thank you so much for giving me this job.

If you can't read or write yet,

or if this is your first day here,

there's no need to be shy.

It's my first day teaching here, too.

Today, I'm going to teach you

how to read Thai consonants.

These are Thai consonants.

This is how you write the first letter.

And it is called 'Kor. Khai', repeat after me.

Kor. Khai.

Good job.

Let's continue.

Today, we're going to learn some math.

Hold up your finger like me and say the number. One.

- One. - Plus.

- Plus. - The same number.

- One. - One.

- Equals… - Two.

That's right. It means that…

one plus one equals two.

H.

K.

A-Ant.

Meaning?

Ant.

Well done.

[Nakhon Ratchasima]

He's here, Your Highness.

The moment I heard you were joining us, I rushed over.

There are more people, Adul.

There are still plenty of people who oppose them.

Those traitors

who want to turn Siam communist

will all meet the same fate.

If we get rid of those rebels,

we'll be able to go back to the palace and live comfortably again, won't we?

Everything is going well?

Absolutely, sir.

Good.

Oh!

Good evening, Your Highness.

Happy birthday to you, Mr. Kitti.

The future of Siam is in your hands now.

Thank you, Your Highness.

I've read the government's new laws.

If there's anything I can do to help,

I'd be honored to play my part in moving our country forward.

Of course, I'll let you know.

We can talk about that later.

Please enjoy the party.

Thank you, thank you so much.

What about the project that we talked about?

It's boring, right? I know.

When we were planning the change of government,

I imagined a very different Siam from the one we have now.

The country has only just begun to change.

You can't expect everything to be perfect overnight.

I'm not expecting perfection.

I just never imagined I'd live to see something like this.

Are we turning into

the very thing we fought against?

Is everything okay?

Are we really doing this for the people?

What a weird question?

People are unemployed out there. They're angry with us.

And here we are,

holding a celebration as if nothing is happening.

People are saying we've simply replaced the old masters with new ones.

Politics isn't driven by ideals alone.

But when you brought us into this,

you spoke of ideals.

You spoke of dignity. You spoke of equality.

Now it feels like we've forgotten why we're here.

I've never forgotten.

You can't govern a country with beautiful ideals written on a piece of paper.

We have to make compromises, forge alliances,

and bring those with power to our side.

Otherwise, the government won't survive, and the country won't move forward.

And what about the people who believed in us?

The people who put their hopes in us?

How many more years do you expect them to wait?

Do you really think you can change a country

without getting your hands dirty?

If you do,

you're far too naive.

This way, sir.

Happy birthday, sir.

Thank you, thank you so much.

Thank you.

Thank you everyone.

Hello, Mr. Tin.

Whoa! There are a lot of fruits.

The students gave me a lot of fruit, so I thought I'd share some with you.

These rambutans are from Sompol.

Mangosteens are from Niyom's orchard.

And I think Santols are from Noknoi.

You remember them all?

I used to buy fruit and vegetables from their parents all the time.

Then they started sending their kids to school.

I've gone from being their customer to their teacher.

Right.

Yeah?

The ministry wanted us to explain

the new government system to the students.

[The People's Party Proclamation of 1932, No. 1]

It used to be quiet around here,

but these days, more and more kids are coming to school.

Their parents sent their kids to school,

they want them to learn to read and write,

so they can have an easier life than their parents.

It's a good thing the government is putting money into education.

I don't know where all this politics is going,

but as long as

the kids are getting an education, I suppose things can't be all that bad.

Mr. Tin, can you check this for me? Did I get it right?

Let me see.

"When I grow up, I want to be like my teacher, Mr. Tin."

"So I don't have to work in the fields or on a farm."

"I can have money to take care of my grandma,"

"and my mom, who's sick at home."

"I want to be a good person."

Excellent! You got them all right.

Thank you.

- You can continue writing. - Okay.

I'll do my very best.

Keep it up.

- Phob. - Hello, Janthorn.

Auntie, can I trouble you for another meal today?

Sure, you can.

What do you have here?

Someone at the printing house brought this for me. They said it's really good.

It looks so good.

This dessert

reminds me of the one that the Princess made.

I used to help her back then.

I have no idea

how they are doing right now.

Can I help you in the kitchen today?

Maybe some of your cooking magic will rub off on me.

Let's go.

I'm here.

Wow!

Thank you, Your Highness.

I helped Grandma make some desserts.

I…

Let me guess.

This is the one

that you made, isn't it?

How did you know?

It's bigger than the rest.

And the color is too bright.

I don't think your grandma made this one.

You don't have to eat them.

Oh, come on.

I am starving.

They're huge, misshapen, and look ridiculous.

You'll only end up with an upset stomach. Don't eat them.

Oh, Your Highness. Come on.

I was just joking.

Well.

They may look a little strange,

but I think they'll be the most delicious of all.

Stop trying, it won't work.

- Is it good? - It's good.

This is the best.

Then you should sit properly to eat it.

This is so good.

- Let me try. - I'll feed you.

What do you think?

It is good.

Because?

Because this isn't the one I made.

[Constitutional Government Knowledge Contest]

[Organized by Ministry of Public Instruction — December 8, 1932]

Their school is so nice.

Don't be cared.

Believe in yourself. You can do it.

I'm so nervous I feel like I'm going to pee myself, sir.

We should get going.

At this rate, you'll end up answering questions and peeing your pants at the same time.

If you'll excuse us, we'd better go to the bathroom.

Of course. Go ahead and use the bathroom first.

Let's go.

Your Highness,

what are you doing here?

I'm here with my students for a quiz competition.

Your students?

Right,

I am a teacher... Mr. Tin.

What about you?

I'm representing my department

on the judging panel, Your Highness.

I hope you're doing well.

I am doing well, thanks.

And you?

I…

I'm fine, I guess.

You don't seem to be doing too well yourself.

Is everything okay?

We're being criticized

for acting too hastily and

being too impatient,

for pushing through change before the country was ready for it.

At first,

I thought that

after we'd changed the system,

many things would improve.

But even now,

people are still struggling.

There are still those competing for power

and those taking advantage of the situation, just as before.

Sometimes.

I can't help but wonder...

was everything I lost

really worth it?

It doesn't matter anymore

whether it happened too soon or too late.

The change has already happened.

What matters now is what we do to make things better.

You're right.

I'm still trying to figure out

what I should do.

I still have my doubts.

Phob.

We can't always have things go our way.

Look at me.

I used to think my life had already been mapped out for me.

And yet, here I am, having to start all over again.

And you know what?

Some of the students in my class

couldn't even write their own names at first.

Some of them almost never got the chance to go to school.

But now they can read

and write.

They dare to think for themselves.

They dare to dream.

Maybe what you've done

hasn't made a difference on a larger scale yet.

But at the very least...

it's already beginning

to make a difference in someone's life.

I am rooting for you.

Don't give up on your dream.

You look so strong.

I'm just trying to keep moving forward.

You should too.

Stay strong,

all right?

I need to get going.

I wish you the best of luck.

I'll see you later.

See you later, Your Highness.

(Next Episode) If I get another chance, I want His Highness to open his heart to me a little more.

I still want to walk side by side with him.

This cotton rose... does it make you miss him?

Reports indicate that there is suspicious movement going on.

It seems that this time, His Royal Highness is truly serious.

Thin!

Before long, everything will return to the way it was.

Father, what are you planning to do?

Your Highness, is something wrong?

Phob...