Reborn to be the Dragon King Episode 2

Episode 2 · 51 episodes · Prince Brenton, Prince Devlin, Lady Gertrude

Episode 2 recap

Captain Soren pulls back a shroud to display King Lothian's burned corpse in the castle rubble. Prince Brenton cries over his father, but Prince Devlin blames Brenton for flying Veyrath into the tower to seize the Dragon Throne. Lady Gertrude backs Devlin's story and claims Brenton planned the regicide. Captain Soren orders guards to seize Brenton. Devlin rejects Brenton's past charity. Gertrude embraces Devlin as guards haul Brenton away.

Episodes

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

Episode 2 scene by scene

00:00: The King's Body in the Rubble
Captain Soren lifts a shroud from the rubble to expose King Lothian's burned corpse. Brenton kneels and weeps beside his dead father. Devlin speaks up and accuses Brenton of deliberately steering Veyrath into the royal tower to take the throne.
00:30: Gertrude Backs the Usurper's Accusation
Lady Gertrude steps beside Devlin in the courtyard rubble. She tells Captain Soren that Brenton previously shared his murderous scheme with her. Captain Soren believes the accusation immediately and commands the royal guards to take Brenton into custody.
00:50: Betrayal in the Castle Courtyard
Guards seize Brenton while he questions Devlin about this betrayal. Devlin snaps that he detested receiving Brenton's handouts. Gertrude insults Brenton as a doomed regicide, turns to Devlin, and kisses him passionately as guards haul a devastated Brenton out of sight.

Key lines from episode 2

“Brenton flew Veyrath into the tower and intentionally murdered our Father, so he could take the Dragon Throne.”
Devlin · Devlin blames his brother after Soren reveals their father's burned body in the rubble.

“Guards! Arrest Brenton for the murder of King Lothian.”
Captain Soren · Captain Soren commands his royal guards once Gertrude corroborates Devlin's false murder charge.

“You treated me like charity. And I hated thanking you.”
Devlin · Devlin replies coldly when Brenton questions why his brother turned on him.

“Why would I choose a loser like you, a convicted king killer, over the next king?”
Gertrude · Gertrude mocks Brenton right before kissing Devlin in the castle courtyard.

How episode 2 ends

Devlin stands triumphant alongside Gertrude, who pulls him into a passionate kiss in the castle courtyard. Royal guards overpower Brenton and drag him away in complete heartbreak and defeat. Now that Devlin and Gertrude have successfully framed the true heir for regicide, can Brenton survive the dungeon before his execution?