They Tried to Cut Open the Dragon Princess Episode 4

Episode 4 · Elowen, Kael, Liora

Episode 4 recap

Elowen collapses in the courtyard when her unborn baby suppresses her strength. Liora demands the guards cut Elowen open alive on the spot. Kael halts the butchery and chooses a crueler punishment instead. He commands guards to pierce Elowen's shoulder blades with iron hooks and hang her above the city gate. Elowen remembers healing a poisoned Kael with her sacred energy. Above the gate, she swears vengeance while giant dragons break through the clouds.

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Episode 4 scene by scene

00:00: Liora Demands Immediate Execution
Elowen falls to the courtyard ground as her unborn child suppresses her magic. Liora steps forward in her silver gown. She commands the royal guards to slice Elowen open on the spot to finish her off.
00:24: Kael Commands a Cruel Punishment
Kael steps in and stops the immediate slaughter. He tells the guards to push iron hooks through Elowen's shoulder blades. He orders them to hoist her over the main gate so she can watch his wedding procession.
00:48: Memory of Saving Kael
Elowen remembers when enemies ambushed Kael in a chamber. He fell into her arms, dying from deadly poison. She gave up her own sacred power to cure his body and keep him alive.
01:25: Hanging Above the City Gate
Guards shove heavy iron hooks into Elowen and hoist her above the entrance. Kael walks below, holding Liora's hand in front of the crowds. Elowen looks down through her pain and promises brutal retribution.
01:49: Dragons Descend From the Sky
Dark storm clouds crack open above the capital walls. A massive swarm of dragons dives down toward the castle. The winged beasts roar over the kingdom while the wedding crowd stands beneath them.

Key lines from episode 4

“Cut her open alive, now. End this for good.”
Liora · Liora orders guards to kill Elowen after Elowen collapses on the stones.

“Drive iron hooks through her shoulder blades and hang her up. Make her face the wedding arch and watch us from beginning to end.”
Kael · Kael tells his soldiers how to torture Elowen during the wedding ceremony.

“Kael, for what you owe me, I'll make you pay with all of Brunn.”
Elowen · Elowen hangs bleeding from hooks above the gate as Kael walks past.

How episode 4 ends

Elowen hangs bleeding from iron hooks over the city gate while Kael marches beside Liora in their wedding procession. Overhead, the heavy clouds break apart, and an armada of giant dragons swoops directly toward the kingdom. Will the dragons tear Brunn apart before Kael completes his royal vows?