BeastMaster (1999–2002): Season 2, Episode 21 - Regeneration - full transcript

IT'S DIFFERENT FOR YOU.

CURUPIRA COMES ALONG
AND GIVES YOU A MISSION,

AND THAT'S IT.

I HAVE NO DIRECTION IN MY LIFE.

YOU HAVE PLANS.
YOU'VE TOLD ME ABOUT THEM.

THEY'RE DREAMS MORE THAN PLANS.

I JUST WANT TO DO SOMETHING.

USE MY KNOWLEDGE
TO HELP MY PEOPLE.

ISN'T THAT WHAT
YOU'VE BEEN DOING?

IT'S JUST EVERY TIME
I FEEL I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING,

FATE JUST COMES ALONG
AND PUSHES ME



IN SOME OTHER
DIRECTION.

ALL ACTIONS HAVE
CONSEQUENCES, TAO.

YOU'RE HERE NOW BECAUSE OF

THE DECISIONS YOU'VE
MADE IN THE PAST.

I JUST WANT TO DO
SOMETHING SPECIAL.

-WHAT IS IT?
-IT'S ARINA.

-SHE'S BACK?
-SHE'S BEEN THREATENED.

-NORDS?
-I DON'T KNOW.

I'LL MEET YOU BACK AT THE CAMP.

YEAH.

WHO'S OUT THERE?

WHO ARE YOU? SHOW YOURSELF.

DAR, WHY DIDN'T YOU ANSWER ME?

WHY ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME?



I'M NOT.

BEASTMASTER.

WE MEET AGAIN.

YOU'RE A LONG WAY
FROM THE BURNING FOREST.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

ARINA.

WHO IS THIS?

IT'S THE APPARITION.

SHE RULES THE BURNING FOREST.

IT'S A PLACE WORSE THAN HELL.

IT HAS ITS CHARMS...

AND IT OFFERS MUCH COMFORT

TO SOMEONE IN YOUR
POSITION, MY DEAR.

I'VE LEFT ITS BORDERS
IN ORDER TO SAVE YOU.

SAVE HER FROM WHAT?

LOSS, SORROW, DEATH.

YOU'VE COME TO PROTECT ME
FROM KING VODEN?

TO SAVE YOU FROM ALL WHO WOULD
INTERFERE WITH YOUR FATE.

DON'T LISTEN TO HER.

EVERYTHING SHE SAYS
IS A LIE.

THESE MATTERS
DO NOT CONCERN THE REALMS

OF ANIMALS OR MAN.

THEY ARE NONE OF YOUR AFFAIR,

BEASTMASTER.

WELL, I'M MAKING THEM
MY AFFAIR.

THAT'S REGRETTABLE.

IN AN AGE WHEN NATURE
AND MAGIC RULE THE WORLD...

THERE IS
AN EXTRAORDINARY LEGEND:

THE STORY OF A WARRIOR

WHO COMMUNICATES WITH ANIMALS,

WHO FIGHTS SORCERY
AND THE UNNATURAL.

HIS NAME IS DAR,
LAST OF HIS TRIBE.

HE'S ALSO CALLED...

NONE OF THIS
IS NECESSARY, DAR.

I MEAN ARINA NO HARM.

INDEED...SHE IS PRECIOUS TO ME.

SHE'S NOT GOING WITH YOU.

THERE ARE MORE POWERFUL FORCES
AT WORK HERE

THAN EVEN YOU AND I
CAN COMPREHEND,

BEASTMASTER.

JUST LIKE YOU COULDN'T
SAVE YOUR BELOVED...

KYRA

WHEN SHE WAS IN MORTAL DANGER?

YOU CAN'T HOPE
TO WIN THIS BATTLE.

THIS TIME HE'LL HAVE HELP.

YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

AND YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T KNOW
WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH.

TAKE HER ALIVE AND KILL HIM.

LET'S GO, DAR.

YOU'RE ONLY DELAYING

THE INEVITABLE, ARINA.

YOU NEED ME.

THE SENTINELS.

YOU'RE LUCKY THEY DIDN'T
BREAK YOU IN HALF.

IF ARINA HADN'T
BEEN THERE,

THEY MIGHT HAVE.

WE SAVED EACH
OTHER, REALLY.

THERE'S NOTHING'S BROKEN.

HOPE THEY DON'T
COME BACK TOO SOON.

YOU'RE IN NO SHAPE TO FIGHT.

DAR, IF THIS APPARITION
IS THE SORCERESS YOU SAY SHE IS,

WHY DOES SHE EVEN NEED WARRIORS?

SHE WAS BANISHED
TO THE BURNING FOREST.

I DON'T THINK HER POWERS
WORK OUTSIDE ITS BORDERS.

THE SENTINELS MAY BE

THE ONLY REAL
STRENGTH THAT SHE HAS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING BACK
AND SO CLOSE TO XINCA?

VODEN HAS A PRICE
ON YOUR HEAD.

I LEFT SOMETHING BEHIND.

A MARE IN HIS STABLES, CITIA.

I BROUGHT HER WITH ME
WHEN I JOINED VODEN'S CAMPAIGN.

NAMIB'S HORSES ARE
THE BRAVEST ALIVE.

VODEN BRED HER WITH
HIS FASTEST STALLION.

HER FOAL IS MEANT
TO BE THE FIRST

IN A GREAT LINE
OF CAVALRY MOUNTS.

BACK THEN, I DIDN'T THINK THERE
WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT.

NOW I THINK HER FOAL
DESERVES A BETTER FATE

THAN TO DIE IN BATTLE...

OR ASSIST IN THE TAKING
OF ANOTHER HUMAN LIFE.

VODEN WON'T
GIVE HER UP.

NO.

I'LL HAVE TO TAKE HER.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, I'M FINE.

I'M...

JUST A LITTLE TIRED.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS
IN THE MORNING, HUH?

BY MORNING, YOU WILL BE
WHERE YOU BELONG, MY DEAR,

AND EVERYTHING
WILL BE AS IT SHOULD.

I WAS SUMMONED HERE.

NOT A SUMMONS,
BUT A PLEA.

YOU'RE THE ANCIENT ONE'S
NEW PROTEGE?

I ONCE HAD THAT
SAME PRIVILEGE.

MY PREDECESSOR'S
LOCKED IN AMBER.

I PRECEDED HER BUT WAS BANISHED
TO A WORLD FAR, FAR AWAY,

AND I HAVE LONGED EVER
SINCE FOR FORGIVENESS.

I'M AFAID
OUR TEACHER IS NOT HERE,

AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE
HE'S GONE AND FOR HOW LONG.

SO I HEARD.

PERHAPS HIS ABSENCE MEANS

YOU WILL NOT SHARE
IN HIS PREJUDICE AGAINST ME.

WHY DO YOU SEEK ME?

THERE'S A WOMAN
OF THE FOREST, ARINA.

PERHAPS YOU KNOW HER.

YES, I'M AWARE OF HER.

SHE'S IN GREAT DANGER.

IN HIS FIT OF ANGER WITH ME,

THE ANCIENT ONE RESTRICTED
MY POWERS HERE.

SHE DESPERATELY NEEDS MY HELP.

OUR HELP.

WHAT SORT OF HELP?

NOT MANY MOONS AGO,
AN EVIL SOUGHT TO POSSESS HER

AND TAKE HER TO THE WORLD
BENEATH THE WORLD.

BUT NOW SHE CARRIES

THE SPAWN OF THAT EVIL.

YES, AND UNLESS SHE COMES
TO THE SAFETY OF MY REALM,

WHERE WE CAN PROTECT HER,
THE EVIL WILL RETURN.

WELL, PERHAPS

SHE'LL BE SAFE WITH ME.

[ LAUGHING ]

NO.

YOU STILL HAVE
YOUR CRAFT TO LEARN.

IN MY REALM, MY MAGIC
CAN PROTECT HER.

WHY IS THIS CHILD
SO IMPORTANT TO YOU?

BECAUSE OUR VERY
EXISTENCE DEPENDS ON

WHO CONTROLS ITS DESTINY.

I CAN'T INTERFERE
IN HUMAN AFFAIRS.

YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT.

FOLLOWING THAT RULE
WILL BE FATAL FOR ARINA.

AND ALSO THE BEASTMASTER.

THE BEASTMASTER?

HE STANDS AGAINST ME...

OUT OF MISGUIDED
FRIENDSHIP, I'M SURE.

BUT I WILL HAVE NO CHOICE
BUT TO STOP HIM

IF HE INTERFERES AGAIN.

SURELY THERE MUST BE
SOME WAY YOU COULD BEND

OUR TEACHER'S ANCIENT RULES.

LOOK AT HER, HJALMAR.
A NEW JEWEL IN OUR CROWN.

YOU UNDERSTAND THE SUPERIORITY
OF THE NAMIB HORSE, DO YOU NOT?

OF COURSE -- THEY
KNOW BY INSTINCT

WHAT OTHER BREEDS
MUST BE TAUGHT.

THIS MARE WILL
REBUILD OUR CAVALRY INTO

A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.

THAT WILL TAKE TIME.

OUR SCOUTS REPORT

ZAD'S REBELS
ARE ALREADY

MOVING FROM
THE MOUNTAINS.

WE DON'T NEED CAVALRY FOR ZAD.

ZAD ONLY UNDERSTANDS
BRUTE FORCE.

AGAINST OUR WALLS
UNTIL THE LAST MAN FALLS.

THE ONLY PROBLEM
WE'LL HAVE WITH ZAD

IS WHERE TO PILE
ALL THE BODIES.

NO, THIS FOAL WILL CARRY US
TO NEW CONQUESTS.

CITIA GROWS IN HER BELLY
OUR FUTURE.

IT'S UNFORTUNATE WE DON'T HAVE

A NAMIB HAND
TO COMPLETE THE TRAINING.

ARINA IS A DESERTER -- SHE
ABANDONED US WITHOUT SO MUCH

AS A WORD OF EXPLANATION.

SHE WAS ALSO A FINE WARRIOR.

FINE WARRIORS
AND FRIENDS

KEEP YOUR SYMPATHY
FOR THOSE WHO DIE FOR ME,

AND ALLOW ME TO GO AFTER
THOSE WHO RUN AWAY.

SO WHAT PART OF
"STAY STILL AND REST"

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

I'M FEELING BETTER
THIS MORNING.

THANKS TO MY POULTICE.

IT WON'T DO YOU MUCH GOOD
UNLESS YOU STAY STILL.

IF YOU DON'T WANT THE BENEFIT
OF MY KNOWLEDGE, FINE,

THE SOONER YOU GET BETTER, THE
SOONER YOU CAN PROTECT ARINA.

I THINK SHE'LL NEED IT.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER?

SHE WAS SICK
THIS MORNING, DAR.

THERE'S SOMETHING
SHE'S NOT TELLING US.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

SCOUTING THE TRAIL TO XINCA.

VODEN'S MEN ARE SEALING
OFF THE CITY.

I THINK THEY'RE EXPECTING
AN ATTACK.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD WAIT A WHILE,
RESCUE CITIA LATER.

SHE'S DUE ANY DAY. I MUST TAKE
HER BEFORE SHE DROPS HER FOAL.

THAT TUNNEL UNDER
THE WALL STILL SAFE?

-YEAH.
-GOOD, I'LL BE GOING.

WAIT, WAIT,
I'LL COME WITH YOU.

IF VODEN'S EXPECTING ATTACK,
HIS MEN'LL BE READY.

TAO, STAY HERE.

WE'LL COME BACK
SOON WITH CITIA.

DAR, I JUST--

FORGET IT.

EVERY SOLDIER IN VODEN'S
ARMY IS HERE.

I HADN'T COUNTED ON THIS.

WE'LL NEVER GET CITIA
PAST ALL THESE GUARDS.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

SHE'LL COME TO YOU.

GET READY.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

I'LL BE RIGHT BEHIND HER.

GO.

THE TOWERS ARE SIMPLY TAKING
TOO LONG TO FINISH, HJALMAR.

APPLY SOME DISCIPLINE.

THE MARE IS FREE!

ARINA!

STOP HER!

ARINA!

NO! DO NOT HIT THE HORSE.

IT MUST NOT BE HARMED.

BRING HER BACK TO ME,

AND BRING ME
THE MARE, UNDERSTAND?

COME ON!

WHO ARE YOU?

A FRIEND.

I DON'T KNOW YOU.

BUT I KNOW YOU.

I'VE COME TO HELP, ARINA.

HELP ME?

YOU'RE IN THE GRAVEST OF DANGER.

I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP.
OR ANYONE ELSE'S.

YOUR THOUGHTS ARE
WITH YOUR MARE.

YOU SHOULD BE THINKING
OF YOURSELF.

GET AWAY FROM ME.

I WANT NOTHING
FROM YOU OR THAT DEMON.

ARINA,

IF YOU CAN'T THINK
OF YOURSELF,

THINK OF THE FUTURE.

I AM.

AND NOW THERE WILL BE A FUTURE.

WHERE'S DAR?

HE'LL BE HERE SOON.

WE TOOK HER WITHOUT A FIGHT.

HER HEART'S RACING.

SHE'S HAD A HARD RIDE.
WE BOTH HAVE.

SHE'S WELL INTO HER PREGNANCY.
RUNNING HER WASN'T GOOD.

TAO, WE REALLY DIDN'T
HAVE A CHOICE.

ALL THE SAME--

MIND IF I KEEP
CHECKING HER OVER?

ALL RIGHT.

YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT, GIRL.

WE BOTH WILL.

WE MUST MOVE THE HORSE.
THE NORDS ARE CLOSE.

THIS HORSE CAN'T
MOVE ANYWHERE.

WHAT'S WRONG?

THE FOAL'S TURNED THE WRONG WAY.

A FOAL'S BORN HEAD FIRST,
FEET UP FRONT.

THIS FOAL'S TURNED
THE OTHER WAY.

IT MAY HAVE HAPPENED
DURING THE ESCAPE--

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HER?

IF THE FOAL DOESN'T
TURN AROUND,

THEY'LL BOTH DIE
WHEN IT'S BORN.

WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.

SHE'S ABOUT TO GO INTO LABOUR.

NO. I'VE GOT TO TAKE
HER AWAY FROM HERE, DAR.

VODEN'S MEN WILL
BE SWARMING ALL OVER

THE FOREST AND THE APPARITION
MIGHT COME BACK.

-I'LL COVER THE TRACKS.
-I'LL GET SOME WATER.

NO, YOU TAKE CARE
OF HER. I'LL GET IT.

I WILL. YOU
DON'T LOOK WELL.

STOP WORRYING ABOUT ME.
LOOK AFTER HER.

ARINA.

WHAT IS WITH YOU TWO?

CAN'T A GIRL HAVE AN OFF DAY
EVERY NOW AND AGAIN?

IT'S SOMETHING.
SHE'S HIDING IT.

I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.

STAY WITH CITIA.

I'LL TALK
TO HER LATER.

WHAT ARE WE GOING
TO DO WITH YOU?

WELL, IT'S A GOOD
THING DAR ISN'T HERE.

HE'D TRY TO STOP ME
FROM KILLING YOU.

-YOU ALL RIGHT?
-YEAH.

GOOD. LET'S GET MOVING.

SHARAK SPOTTED THE NORDS.
WE HAVE TO DRAW THEM AWAY.

DAR.

WHAT'RE YOU DOING HERE?
WHERE'S ARINA?

SHE JUST LEFT. WITH YOU.

WHAT?

YOU HEARD ME.
SHE JUST LEFT WITH...

WHAT SHE THOUGHT WAS YOU.

IT'S THE APPARITION.

IS SHE REALLY MY
TEACHER'S PROTEGE?

I HAVE NO IDEA,
BUT I KNOW

SHE RULES THE
BURNING FOREST.

THEN I WAS RIGHT ABOUT HER.

THE ANCIENT ONE
WOULD ONLY BANISH

THE HARSHEST OF EVIL
TO SUCH A PLACE.

WE HAVE TO REACH THEM BEOFRE
THEY GET TO ITS BORDERS.

HOW MUCH FARTHER
MUST WE TAKE THEM?

NOT MUCH. I WANT THEM AS FAR
FROM TAO AND CITIA AS POSSIBLE.

I SHOULD GET BACK TO CITIA.

TAO WILL LOOK AFTER HER.

BUT--

DON'T ARGUE WITH ME!

NOW LET'S KEEP MOVING.

YOU KNOW, YOU'D DO MUCH BETTER
IF YOU DRANK SOME OF THIS.

IT WILL HELP TO RELAX YOU.

SEE, I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU --
IF YOU RELAX, MAYBE YOUR FOAL

WILL TURN AROUND
TO ITS CORRECT POSITION.

YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER,
BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE IT DRINK.

GUESS THAT APPLIES
FOR MEDICINE, TOO.

TRY SOMETHING ELSE.

IT'S SO STRANGE.
NO BIRDS, NO ANIMALS.

THEY DON'T COME HERE.

IT'S THE LAST PLACE
VODEN WOULD LOOK FOR YOU.

WHERE ARE WE?

ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST.

WHICH PART?

A SAFE ONE.

DON'T WORRY,
YOU'RE TIRED.

IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE
IN YOUR CONDITION.

MY CONDITION?

WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT MY CONDITION?

THIS IS THE BURNING FOREST.

YOU'RE NOT DAR.

WHO ARE YOU?

WELCOME TO MY DOMAIN.

WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH ME?

YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT.

YOU'RE CARRYING SOMEONE
VERY PRECIOUS TO ME.

YOUR LOVER'S LAST GIFT TO YOU.

ORPHEO'S CHILD.

-WHAT'S WRONG?
-I'M SORRY.

I CAN FEEL MY STRENGTH
EBBING WITH EVERY STEP.

THE BURNING FOREST
MUST BE CLOSE.

YOUR POWERS WON'T WORK THERE?

IF I ENTER, I'LL BE
NO USE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE.

GET BACK TO TAO AND
TELL HIM WHAT'S HAPPENING.

I'LL FIND ARINA.

WHY DO YOU
WANT MY CHILD?

YOUR CHILD?

THIS CHILD BELONGS TO THE WORLD.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

A CHILD SIRED BY A DEAD MAN

WILL HAVE
A SPECIAL UNDERSTANDING

THIS CHILD YOU BEAR WILL
LEARN AT MY RIGHT HAND.

AND IN TIME, ITS POWERS
WILL SURPASS ALL OTHERS.

I MUST FIGHT YOU TO THE DEATH,
YOU WILL NOT HAVE MY CHILD.

I CLAIM MY RIGHT TO IT AS
A SERVANT OF DARKNESS.

ONE DAY, YOUR CHILD WILL DESTROY
THE GOODNESS OF THE WORLD,

ONCE AND FOR ALL!
IF YOU ARE SMART...

[ CHUCKLING ]

YOU WILL JOIN US IN

EMBRACING YOUR DESTINY.

WHY RESIST YOUR FATE?

THERE IS NO ESCAPE
FROM THIS PLACE.

DO YOU NOT SEE THE HONOUR
BEARING THIS CHILD DOES YOU?

OH...YOU CALL IT AN HONOUR
TO HAVE MY CHILD

STOLEN FROM ME
AND TURNED INTO A MONSTER?

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS
CAREFULLY, ARINA.

THIS CHILD IS WHAT IT IS.

IT WILL BE A SALVATION

TO OTHERS SUCH AS I, AND HAVE

THE POWER TO GRANT YOU
ETERNAL LIFE.

YES, ORPHEO OFFERED ME THAT
AS WELL AND I REJECTED IT --

AND HIM, I LOVED.

YOU WILL NOT LOVE YOUR CHILD?

ORPHEO OFFERED YOU
LIFE AFTER DEATH.

YOUR OFFSPRING WILL GRANT YOU
LIFE WITHOUT DEATH.

AND WHAT WILL IT GRANT YOU,

BESIDES GREAT POWERS
OF DESTRUCTION?

PERHAPS THE POWER TO RAISE
THE DEAD, AND RETURN ORPHEO

TO YOUR SIDE.

WHAT MOTHER
WOULD DENY HER CHILD

THE RIGHT TO GRANT
SUCH HAPPINESS?

NO...SERVING YOU

WOULD BE A LIVING DEATH.

YOU WILL NEVER
HAVE MY CHILD -- NEVER!

THIS IS MY WORLD, ARINA.
YOU HAVE NO CHOICE!

I WILL NURTURE THE GOOD
IN MY CHILD, NOT THE EVIL.

CHASE HER, YOU FOOLS!

THERE'S NO TRACE OF THE HORSE.

BUT ARINA AND THE BEASTMASTER

WENT THIS WAY.

YOU TWO, SCOUR THE AREA
FOR THE HORSE.

THEY'VE PROBABLY
GOT HER HIDDEN.

THE REST OF YOU COME WITH ME.

HURRY UP, YOU FOOLS.

SHE MUST NOT ESCAPE MY FOREST.

UP THERE.

STOP HER.

YOU, GO AROUND.

WAIT.

ARINA!

DON'T DO THIS.

YOU'LL NEVER MAKE IT ACROSS.

[ SCREAMING ]

NO!

YOU CANNOT DIE.

YOU DO NOT HAVE MY PERMISSION.

ARINA.

IT'S ME.

HOW CAN I BE SURE?

IT'S ME.

COME ON.

GOOD GIRL.

IT MIGHT BE A CASE OF
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE.

THE BIRTH'S ABOUT TO START.

ARE YOU SURE YOU CAN'T HELP ME?

BUT YOU HELPED
US BOTH BEFORE.

BEFORE I KNEW MY PLACE,
YES, BUT NOW...

SO, DOES THIS RULE EXTEND
TO THE AFFAIRS OF HOSRES?

I'M AFRAID IT DOES.

[ SIGHING ]

JUST LIKE I WAS
SAYING YESTERDAY.

FATE KEEPS SENDING ME IN
DIRECTIONS I NEVER EXPECT.

JUST A LITTLE FURTHER AND
WE'LL BE FREE OF THIS PLACE.

IT DOESN'T MATTER. SHE'LL
ONLY COME AFTER ME AGAIN.

YOU DON'T KNOW THE WHOLE STORY.

THEN TELL ME.

I CAN'T.

ARINA, I CAN'T
PROTECT YOU IF I DON'T

KNOW WHAT DANGER
YOU'RE UP AGAINST.

DAR, PLEASE.

WE'RE FRIENDS, RIGHT?

AFTER ALL WE'VE BEEN THROUGH,
ALL THAT'S HAPPENED,

THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CAN'T TELL ME.

I'M PREGNANT.

WHOSE IS IT?

ORPHEO.

HE WAS NOT DEAD
WHEN HE WALKED THIS WORLD.

NOW, I WILL BEAR
A VERY SPECIAL CHILD,

THAT THE APPARITION WANTS
TO TURN TO EVIL.

I CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN,
DAR. IT'S A CHILD OF LOVE.

THEN IT'LL BECOME WHAT YOU WANT,
NOT WHAT THE APPARITION WANTS.

I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

ARINA, WE JUST SAVED

CITIA FROM VODEN...

SO WE CAN STOP YOUR CHILD

FROM FALLING INTO
THE APPARITION'S HANDS.

ALL RIGHT?

[ CRASHING ]

THEY'RE COMING.

YOU'RE IN NO SHAPE
TO HOLD THEM OFF BY YOURSELF.

GO, WHILE YOU STILL
HAVE A CHANCE, GO.

GIVE THEM SOMETHING
EXTRA FOR ME.

GO.

STAY WHERE YOU ARE.

WHERE'S ARINA?

-SHE'S NOT WITH YOU?
-NO.

VODEN'S GOT HER.

WELCOME HOME.

I SERVED YOU
WELL, VODEN.

I'VE DONE NOTHING
TO DESERVE THIS.

BESIDES ABANDONING YOUR POST,
BETRAYING MY TRUST

AND STEALING MY HORSE.

CITIA IS MY HORSE.
I BROUGHT HER TO YOU.

AND WHEN YOU DID,
SHE BECAME MINE.

AS DID YOU.

WHERE IS THE HORSE?

SHE WAS ALONE
WHEN WE FOUND HER.

THEN YOUR JOB IS ONLY

HALF DONE.

TAKE HER TO HER CELL.

I'LL NEED TIME TO DESIGN

A SUITABLE HOMECOMING.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

SHE'S GOING TO
HAVE THE FOAL.

WELL, IT'S STILL BACKWARDS,
BUT...IT'S COMING.

THE ONLY WAY I CAN TURN
THE FOAL AROUND NOW IS TO...

THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN
DO ANYTHING IS YOU, TAO.

WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS, HJALMAR?

WHY ARE YOU STILL HELPING HIM?

HE'S MY KING.

OH...

HE GROWS MORE UNSTABLE
WITH EACH DAY.

SURELY THE EVIL
THAT HE IS SPREADING

WAS NOT HOW YOU ENVISIONED
YOUR LIFE WOULD BE.

NO...BUT IT'S MY DUTY.

TO WHO?

MY MEN.

[ SIGHING ]

A GREAT ARMY IS BEING MOBILIZED

TO ATTACK US.

THAT'S WHY
THE CITY IS BEING

WITHOUT ME, THERE'S
NO ONE TO STOP VODEN

FROM SENDING OUT OUR
SOLDIERS TO BE SLAUGHTERED.

JUST LIKE HE SLAUGHTERS

TOY SOLDIERS PLAYING MOCK
DREAMS OF GLORY IN HIS TENT.

HE CAN'T BE TRUSTED, HJALMAR.

SHHH.

IT'S BEEN HARD
HERE WITHOUT YOU.

IT'S BEEN HARD HAVING
NO ONE...SANE TO TALK TO.

[ ARINA ]: WE FOUGHT
MANY BATTLES SIDE BY SIDE.

WHAT YOU FAIL TO APPRECIATE,
ARINA, IS THAT I TRUSTED YOU.

I ALLOWED YOU TO KNOW ME
AS NO ONE ELSE DOES.

I DID NOT WISH TO BECOME
YOUR ENEMY, KING VODEN.

I CAME HERE

AS A FREE WOMAN --
I FELT I HAD

THE RIGHT TO LEAVE
THE SAME WAY.

WHY? YOU WERE POWERFUL, FEARED.

I NEVER WANTED TO

BE FEARED.

I ONLY WANTED TO BE FREE.

I'M NOT A THREAT TO YOU.

I WILL NOT BE A THREAT
TO YOU IF YOU LET ME GO.

I MIGHT BE PREPARED TO MAKE

AN ARRANGEMENT WITH YOU.

WHAT KIND OF
ARRANGEMENT?

YOUR LIFE FOR THE MARE.

NO.

YOU REFUSE. WHY?

YOU SAID IT
YOURSELF.

I KNOW YOU.

AND I KNOW I CAN
NEVER TRUST YOU.

YOU CHOOSE DEATH OVER MERCY.

YOU'LL HAVE YOUR OWN WAY.

HJALMAR, COME WITH ME.

HJALMAR.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO?

REACH INSIDE, FIND THE HEAD
AND THE HOOVES,

AND PUT THEM IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

WHAT'S WRONG?

I DON'T WANT TO FAIL.

THEN DON'T.

I'M GIVING YOU THE CHANCE
TO EARN YOUR FREEDOM, ARINA.

AND MY GENERAL

A CHANCE TO PROVE HIS LOYALTY.

LET'S SEE WHICH MATTERS MORE,

YOUR FREEDOM
OR THE LIVES OF MY MEN.

LET'S BEGIN.

[ SHOUTING ]

TOGETHER, WE CAN TAKE HIM OUT.

ONCE VODEN IS DEAD,
OTHERS WILL FOLLOW YOU.

WE'D NEVER GET OUT OF HERE

I'M SORRY, ARINA, BUT IT'S YOUR
LIFE OR THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS.

I HAVE NO CHOICE,
AND NEITHER DO YOU.

THEY WANT
ACTION, HJALMAR.

DON'T MAKE ME DO THIS.

IT'S THE ONLY WAY...AHH!

NOW, KING VODEN,

I HAVE AN OFFER FOR YOU.

MY LIFE...FOR THE LIFE

OF YOUR GENERAL'S.

WELL...THIS
IS A DIFFICULT DECISION.

BUT SOMETIMES, WE NEED TO KNOW
WHO OUR FRIENDS REALLY ARE,

DON'T WE?

JUST MAKE IT QUICK.

TAKE HER TO HER CELL.

YOU ALL RIGHT?
DID THEY HURT YOU?

NO, I'M ALL RIGHT.

HERE, PUT THIS ON.

LET'S GO.

CHECK DOWN THERE.

THEY WERE HERE.

COME ON, GO, GO, GO, MOVE.

QUICKLY...OVER THE WALL.

THANK YOU.

I'M NOT...ENTIRELY
WITHOUT HONOUR.

BUT IF WE MEET AGAIN...

YOU COULD HAVE
KILLED HJALMAR.

WHAT STOPPED YOU?

YOU'RE HAVING A BAD
INFLUENCE ON ME.

YOU DID WELL...
BOTH OF YOU.

AND AFTER WHAT YOU'VE
BEEN THROUGH, MY DEAR,

I HOPE YOU'VE RECONSIDERED
YOUR SITUATION.

YES, I HAVE.

I'VE DECIDED THAT
THE LIFE OF MY CHILD,

LIKE THE LIFE
OF MY MARE'S FOAL,

-WITH ANYONE ELSE.
-VODEN WON'T STOP
CHASING YOU.

WE KNOW YOU WON'T EITHER.

DAR.

I'VE BEEN DOING SOME THINKING

ABOUT THE PENALTY
FOR INTERFERENCE.

THE ANCIENT ONE FORBIDS YOU TO
USE EVEN THAT PATHETIC TRICK

OUTSIDE YOUR OWN TERRITORY.

YOU'VE GOT

A LOT TO LEARN, MY GIRL.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.

YOU'VE FAILED.
GIVE UP AND GO HOME.

I NEVER FAIL. AND THIS
ISN'T MY FIGHT TO SURRENDER.

BUT YOU CAN STILL GO HOME.

AND I'D GO NOW, WHILE I COULD,
IF I WERE YOU.

THE ANCIENT ONE
DECREED THAT I'M NOT

ALLOWED TO MEDDLE
IN THEIR WORLD,

BUT HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING

THAT WOULD STOP ME
FROM DOING A JOB ON YOURS.

THIS IS NOT OVER, ARINA.

IT'S ONLY JUST BEGINNING.

GET BACK TO THE CAMP,
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

CITIA.

AH, YOU JUST MISSED
ALL THE ACTION.

WE HAD A LITTLE
FUN OF OUR OWN.

WHERE'S CITIA? HOW IS SHE?

COME ON,
I'LL SHOW YOU.

OH, LOOK AT YOU.

EVERYTHING'S HOW
IT'S SUPPSOED TO BE.

HOW'D YOU DO IT?

HA...I USED MY KNOWLEDGE.

BUT INSTEAD OF USING IT
ON SOMETHING GREAT OR NOBLE,

I USED IT ON SOMETHING
THAT SEEMS SO EVERYDAY...

BUT COULDN'T BE
MORE MIRACULOUS.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S
THE FUNNY THING ABOUT FATE.

IT ALWAYS TAKES US EXACTLY
WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE.

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH
I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

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