BeastMaster (1999–2002): Season 2, Episode 6 - Ghosts of the Forest - full transcript

WATCH WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

I WANT IT ALL IN ONE PIECE.

THERE'S NO HARM DONE --
IT'D TAKE

A BATTERING RAM
TO CRACK THIS OPEN.

OR ONE KNOCK
FROM YOUR HARD HEAD.

BUILD A NEW ONE BY FIRST LIGHT.

REMEMBER YOUR PLACE, TRACKER.

LESSER TRIBES DON'T
COMMAND NORD WARRIORS.

VODEN ORDERED EVERY TIGER
IN THIS FOREST CAPTURED.

OUT OF MY WAY.

YOU THINK KING VODEN
CAN'T DO WITHOUT YOU.



BUT WE CONQUERED
THE WORLD FOR HIM.

DON'T INSULT THOSE WHO
ARE BETTER THAN YOU ARE.

BETTER? AT WHAT?

ARINA?

IS THERE A PROBLEM?

THE CAGES NEED TO BE STRONG.

THE TIGERS THIS BEASTMASTER

COMMANDS WILL EXPLOIT

ANY WEAKNESS AND TEAR
THEIR CAPTORS TO PIECES.

CREATURES AFTER MY OWN HEART.

PERHAPS THEIR FIRE WILL

HELP ME UNDERSTAND
THE ONE BURNING IN YOU.

I THOUGHT IT MIGHT FADE ONCE
WE'D CRUSHED THE TERRONS

AFTER THEY SAVAGELY DESTROYED
YOUR NAMIB HOMELAND.



BUT IT FLARES EVEN HOTTER NOW.

I'M JUST FOLLOWING
YOUR ORDERS.

YES, FATE MAKES
SLAVES OF US ALL.

FATE...AND THE WILL
OF THE MIGHTY.

BUT EMBRACING ONE'S DESTINY
ALSO BRINGS GREAT REWARDS.

WILL THIS BEASTMASTER

UNDERSTAND THIS?

HE'S NOT LIKE OTHER MEN.

BUT STILL A MAN,
AND ALL MEN HAVE A PRICE.

ONCE HIS BEASTS ARE MINE,
HE WILL SERVE ME.

HE DOESN'T LIKE ANIMALS

IN CAGES.

YOU RUN THE RISK

OF MAKING HIM
A DANGEROUS ADVERSARY.

BUT ONE WHO
FIGHTS FAIRLY, ARINA,

AND THAT'S WHAT
GIVES ME THE ADVANTAGE.

IN A FEW SHORT DAYS,
THE BEASTMASTER WILL BE MINE.

DAR! DO YOU SEE ANYTHING?

SHOULD WE BE MOVING, OR...
SHOULD I COME UP THERE...

OR WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

THERE'S PROBABLY AN EASIER
WAY TO COME AND TELL ME.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS IT.

[ GROWLING ]

WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?

I DON'T KNOW.
HE SAID HE'D TELL US LATER.

-DID YOU SEE ANYTHING?
-SOME PEOPLE CAMPING IN THE

NO, WHOEVER IT IS,
ISN'T AFRAID OF BEING FOUND.

PRIESTS...

THEY WON'T BE SATISFIED
UNTIL THEY KILL US ALL.

I'VE NEVER KNOWN
ANGER LIKE THIS.

WHEN I WAS UNDER
THE CUTTING STONE,

ALL OF MY FEAR
TURNED TO HATRED.

A MAN WHO CONFRONTS HIS ENEMY
IN ANGER IS ALREADY DEFEATED.

I DON'T FORGET ANYTHING.
I KNOW THAT.

I ALSO KNOW THAT FEAR
MAKES YOU WEAK.

YOU HAVE TO CONFRONT EVIL,
NOT RUN FROM IT.

I'M NOT GOING TO REST UNTIL

I DRIVE THOSE PRIESTS
OUT OF XINCA.

TAO, YOU'RE ONE MAN, AND YOUR
PEOPLE AREN'T A WARRIOR RACE.

YOU COULD HELP.

YOU COULD SEND IN RUH AND
SHARAK. SEND IN 100 TIGERS.

ANIMALS KILL FOR FOOD,
AND THEY'RE NOT

WARRIORS EITHER.

WHEN I LEFT MY HOME...

MY SOLE PURPOSE WAS TO SPREAD
THE KNOWLEDGE OF XINCA

AND FIND MORE TO BRING BACK.

AND NOW, IT'S JUST...

EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON.

IF YOU'RE MEANT TO,
YOU'LL FIND A NEW PURPOSE.

-WHAT DOES HE SEE?
-SOME MEN HAVE
TRAPPED A TIGER.

-RUH?
-NO.

LOOK AT THIS TROPHY.

VODEN WILL BE PLEASED.

PUT YOUR ROPES AROUND ITS NECK.
CHOKE THE FIGHT OUT OF IT.

HERE, CATCH!

I'M SURPRISED SHE DOESN'T
TRY TO JUMP ON HIM.

[ WHISTLING ]
YOU BETTER
WATCH YOURSELF.

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...

WHO ELSE WOULD RISK
HIS LIFE FOR AN ANIMAL?

I WOULDN'T DO THAT
IF I WERE YOU.

HE'S THE BEASTMASTER,
THIS FOREST'S FULL

OF ANIMALS THAT
WON'T LET YOU DO THIS.

WHAT BUSINESS
IS THAT OF YOURS?

WELL, HE'S A FRIEND, AND
I'M A SEEKER OF THE TRUTH.

AND THE TRUTH IS,
THAT TIGER THERE

AND TIGERS GET VERY UNREASONABLE
WHEN YOU HARM ONE OF THEIR OWN.

SHUT THE FOOL'S MOUTH.

[ SCREAMING ]

-RUH'S HURT.
-I'LL GET MY HERBS.

DAR, I'VE, UH,

APPLIED SOME HEALING HERBS,
BUT HE SHOULDN'T WALK

ON THE LEG.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

-IT'S RUH'S MOTHER.
-MOTHER?

TIALA.
WHAT'S SHE DOING
SO FAR AWAY

-FROM THE MYDLANDS?
-SHE'S LOOKING FOR THE ARCHWAY.

THE ARCHWAY OF THE SPIRITS,
WHERE TIGERS GO TO DIE.

-WELL, MAYBE I, I
HAVE SOME HERBS--
-NO...

NO, IT'S HER TIME.

DUTY AS A SON TO TAKE HER,
BUT NOW THAT HE'S HURT,

-HE'S ASKED ME TO DO IT.
-UH...

WHERE IS THIS PLACE?

WHERE ARE WE NOW?

HERE.

IT'S THERE.

THAT'S NEAR XINCA.
WE CAN'T GO BACK THERE.

WE'RE NOT READY.
WE HAVEN'T GOT A PLAN.

YOU DON'T HAVE
TO COME WITH US.

UH, NO...

YOU ONCE TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING
HAPPENS FOR A REASON.

RUH'S ABOUT TO LOSE
HIS FAMILY; I'VE LOST MINE.

MAYBE I'M SUPPOSED TO DO THIS.

TAO, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I CAN DO THIS BY MYSELF.

YOU MIGHT NEED MY HELP.

I WAS VERY HANDY
TODAY -- SCARED...

BUT HANDY.

BESIDES, YOU WON'T
BE MUCH USE TO

YOUR ANIMALS IF YOU GET
CAUGHT BY BLOOD PRIESTS OR

-MORE WARRIORS LIKE THOSE.
-YOU TWO...

COVER RUH'S TRACKS.
THOSE WARRIORS MIGHT RETURN.

OH...

AND MAKE SURE HE
STAYS OFF THAT LEG.

YOU HAD THE BEASTMASTER IN YOUR
GRASP, AND YOU LET HIM GO.

I FIND FAILURE FASCINATING.

DOES A MAN FAIL
BECAUSE HE'S OUTMATCHED,

OR SIMPLY BECAUSE HE CAN'T FIND

THE CHARACTER
TO OVERCOME HIS ENEMIES?

HE SENT EAGLES AT US,

AND TIGERS.

BEASTS HE SHOULD COMMAND FOR ME.

THIS SERPENT COULD
BE SLAIN WITH ONE BLOW.

BUT THE BEASTMASTER

COULD MAKE IT A WEAPON
THAT WOULD DESTROY YOU.

WHY, YOKEN?

IS IT HIS STRENGTH
THAT TRIUMPHS,

OR IS IT YOUR OWN WEAKNESS?

BECAUSE A KING
HAS TO KNOW THESE THINGS.

I'M ONLY AS STRONG
AS MY WEAKEST MAN...

FOR THE WEAK GIVE
HOPE TO MY ENEMIES.

I WOULD WALK THROUGH FIRE
FOR YOU, MY KING, YOU KNOW THAT.

WOULD YOU?

WELL, LET'S NOT
GET TOO DRAMATIC.

IT'S A SMALL TENT.

IT COULD GO UP IN NO TIME.

COME.

BARE YOUR SHIELD ARM.

PROVE TO YOUR KING

THAT YOU ARE WORTHY.

A WALL OF ICE

GRINDS INTO OUR KINGDOM...

I FIND NEW TERRITORIES FOR YOU.

ARMIES OUTNUMBER US...

I CREATE WEAPONS
TO ANNIHILATE THEM.

THERE IS NOTHING

I CANNOT OVERCOME.

I WILL NOT BE DENIED
THE BEASTMASTER.

FOR HE WILL BRING US

BATTALIONS OF TIGERS,

SQUADRONS OF EAGLES,

TROOPS OF ELEPHANTS

TO STRIKE FEAR INTO THOSE
THAT STAND AGAINST US.

THEY WILL CONQUER ALL

AND LEAVE ME AN UNSCARRED ARMY
TO RULE THE WORLD.

AHH!

I THINK WE'LL NEED
YOUR FIRE FOR THIS MISSION.

BRING BACK
THE BEASTMASTER ALIVE.

TAKE THIS ONE AND TEACH HIM
WHAT OBEDIENCE MEANS.

WHAT HAPPENS TO A TIGER
WHEN IT REACHES THIS ARCHWAY?

A GHOST OF
THEIR ANCESTORS

ESCORTS THEM TO
THE FORESTS BEYOND.

THE FORESTS BEYOND?

YOU SEE, EVERY TIGER HAS TO
MAKE THE PASSAGE TO ENSURE

-THAT THEIR KIND LIVES ON.
-DO YOU BELIEVE THIS?

WHAT I BELIEVE DOESN'T MATTER.

IT'S WHAT THEY BELIEVE.

IT'S A PILGRIMAGE...

LIKE THE ONE THAT HOLY MEN
MAKE TO THEIR SHRINES.

THE JOURNEY
SIGNIFIES THEIR FAITH.

IS THAT ALL SHE HAS TO DO?
JUST GET THERE?

SHE MUST CROSS A RIVER TO GIVE
THANKS FOR THE WATER THAT

TO CLIMB A MOUNTAIN TO HONOUR
THE GROUND ON WHICH SHE HUNTED.

AND FINALLY, SHE MUST SPEND

HER LAST NIGHT SHELTERED
ONLY BY THE STARS.

SEE, THAT WAY SHE WILL ACCEPT

HER SMALL PLACE
IN THIS UNIVERSE.

FORDING A RIVER,
CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN?

SHE'S ILL, DAR,
SHE'LL NEVER MAKE IT.

SHE HAS TO.

WHERE ARE THEY HEADED?

ARE THE TIGERS WITH HIM?

ONE OF THEM...BUT THIS ISN'T

THE ONE HE CALLS HIS FRIEND.

IT'S OLD. THE PRINTS ARE UNEVEN.

AS IF EVERY STEP IS PAINFUL.

GOOD...WE'LL BE ON THEM SOON.

AND THIS WOUND CAN BE AVENGED.

DO I NEED TO
REMIND YOU THAT

WE ARE TO TAKE THE
BEASTMASTER ALIVE?

I CAN STILL BATHE THIS WOUND

IN THE BLOOD OF HIS
MOUTHY LITTLE FRIEND.

THAT'LL TAKE OUT
SOME OF THE STING.

NOT HAVING TO FOLLOW YOU AROUND
WILL TAKE OUT THE REST.

VODEN WANTS THE
BEASTMASTER ALIVE.

DON'T OVERESTIMATE
YOUR VALUE, TRACKER,

HE'LL USE YOU AND DISCARD YOU

LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE HE OWNS.

SHE THANKS YOU.

HER BONES ARE OLD.

IT'S HARD FOR HER
TO BEND DOWN TO THE RIVER.

WE'LL CROSS WHEN SHE'S RESTED.

THOSE MEN
YOU FOUGHT,

WHERE'D THEY
COME FROM?

SAME LAND AS ARINA, I THINK.

THEY HAD THE SAME WEAPONS.

-WHY ARE THEY HERE?
-I DON'T KNOW.

BUT THEY WENT TO A LOT
OF TROUBLE TO TRAP A TIGER.

AFTER THIS IS OVER,
WE'LL RETURN, FIND OUT.

GREAT...IF WE DON'T RUN INTO
BLOOD PRIESTS OR GHOST TIGERS,

WE HAVE WELL-ARMED
KILLERS WAITING FOR US.

HOW FAR AWAY
IS THE ARCHWAY?

A DAY, MAYBE TWO.

IT'S UP TO HER.

SHE'S GROWING WEAKER.

THEY KNOW WHEN IT'S
THEIR TIME, DON'T THEY?

WHY DON'T WE?

MAYBE WE DO,
BUT WE JUST...

DON'T ADMIT IT.

HAVE YOU EVER SENSED DEATH?

DID YOU SENSE IT COMING
FOR YOUR TRIBE, KYRA?

IF I HAD, I WOULD
HAVE DONE SOMETHING.

REALLY? IT'S TAKEN YOU
THIS LONG TO TELL ME.

NO, OH, IT NEVER CAME UP.

-WHAT'S HIS NAME?
-KIM.

HE LEFT XINCA A YEAR
BEFORE I BEGAN MY QUEST.

WISH I KNEW WHERE HE WAS.

IS HE A THINKER,
LIKE YOU?

NO, HA, HA, HE'S MORE LIKE YOU.

STRONG-WILLED AND SINGLE-MINDED.

HE WOULD HAVE TOLD THOSE

PRIESTS TO...

TAO, WHATEVER HAPPENS--

HAPPENS FOR A REASON -- I KNOW.

GOOD.

SHE SAID THAT "HUMANS SPEND
TOO MUCH TIME TALKING,"

"AND NOT ENOUGH TIME KNOWING."

[ LAUGHING ]

LET'S GO.

ARINA'S TRACKING US
WITH A WARRIOR.

TIALA'S TOO WEAK TO FIGHT.

IT'S THIS WAY.
WHERE WE GOING?

WITH ANY LUCK
THEY'LL THINK WE CROSSED.

THESE ARE FRESH. THEY'RE CLOSE.

THEY CROSSED HERE. LET'S GO.

ONCE AGAIN, I OWE YOU MY LIFE.

WHY ARE YOU
SO CLOSE TO XINCA?

DON'T YOU KNOW HOW

DANGEROUS IT'S BECOME?

DANGER ISN'T HIGH ON DAR'S
LIST OF CONCERNS RIGHT NOW.

SHH...COME ON.
STAY LOW.

I'M GOING
TO GET TIALA

OUT OF HERE
BEFORE THEY RETURN.

SO, WHY WERE YOU
NEAR THE RIVER?

I'M CAMPED NEARBY.
WE MUST MOVE QUICKLY.

THIS PLACE IS
CRAWLING WITH PRIESTS.

CRAWLING?

IT'S EIRONS WHO CRAWL --

LIKE THE VERMIN THEY ARE.

SEIZE THEM!

-WE MUST HELP HIM.
-IT'S 3 TO 1, IT'S ABOUT EVEN.

LIKE I SAID -- ABOUT EVEN.

LET'S GO.

TIALA'S GOT A RIVER TO CROSS.

IF YOU'VE LOST

-THE TRAIL...
-I HAVEN'T LOST IT.

WE'VE BEEN ALL OVER THIS BANK.

THERE'S NO SIGN THEY
LEFT THE WATER.

AND WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU?

THEY COULDN'T HAVE KNOWN
WE WERE BEHIND THEM.

HE HAS OTHER WAYS

THE SUN'S SETTING. WE'LL NEVER
FIND THE TRAIL AFTER DARK.

IF YOU KNEW WHAT YOU WERE DOING,
WE WOULD'VE HAD THEM.

MAKE CAMP. WE'LL PICK UP
THE TRAIL IN THE MORNING.

WHY DOES VODEN LET
YOU GET AWAY WITH SO MUCH?

BECAUSE I'VE NEVER
DISAPPOINTED HIM.

ONE DAY, YOU WILL.

ONE DAY, HE'LL REALIZE THAT

FALLEN TRIBES
LIKE YOURS WERE DEFEATED

BECAUSE YOU WERE
INFERIOR PEOPLE.

THEN HE'LL REALIZE

WHAT YOU REALLY ARE --

ANOTHER BEAST HE CAN USE
TO HIS PURPOSE.

WHAT'S SHE DOING?

ASKING FOR A SIGN
THAT SHE CAN CONTINUE

THE JOURNEY.

IS SOMETHING HAPPENING?

DID SOMETHING HAPPEN?

DID YOU SEE SOMETHING?

NO...BUT SHE DID.

THE WARRIORS

CALL THEMSELVES NORDS.

EVEN THE PRIESTS KNEW BETTER
THAN TO RESIST THEIR BOY KING.

BOY KING?

HE'S VERY YOUNG TO WEAR
A CROWN, BUT VERY DANGEROUS.

-WHERE ARE THEY FROM?
-THE FAR UPLANDS.

AND THEIR WEAPONS?

MADE FROM ELEMENTS THEY MELT.

THEY BOAST OF WIPING OUT
THE TERRONS IN ONE NIGHT.

YOU MEAN ZAD'S DEAD?

SOME SAY HE FLED
TO THE MOUNTAINS,

OR HIDES WITH A SORCERESS.

HOW DO YOU
KNOW ALL THIS?

THOSE OF US HIDING,
SHARE WHAT WE HEAR.

YOU'VE FOUND
OTHER EIRONS? WHO?

WHEN XINCA BROKE APART,
THE ELDERS ARRANGED

SECRET PLACES TO LEAVE MESSAGES.

WELL, DO ANY
OF THEM MENTION

WE DON'T USE NAMES IN OUR
MESSAGES. IT'S TOO DANGEROUS.

YOUR FAMILY, THEY COULD

BE IN THE FOREST, BUT...

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

MAKING SURE WE'RE SAFE.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

REST. WE'LL LEAVE
AT FIRST LIGHT.

SHH...

HA, I SEEM TO REMEMBER BEING
IN THIS POSITION ONCE BEFORE.

JUST CAN'T STOP
FOLLOWING ME, CAN YOU?

I'M FOLLOWING YOU BECAUSE A
GREAT KING SEEKS YOUR COUNSEL.

WHY?

HE CAN EXPLAIN BETTER THAN I.

AND HE MEANS YOU NO HARM.

THEN WHY DOES
HE HUNT ME?

HIS CAMP ISN'T FAR. ASK HIM.

ARE YOU PLANNING ON STAYING
IN THAT POSITION ALL NIGHT?

OH, THAT'S RIGHT, I FORGOT.

YOU'RE THE ONE
WHO LIKES TO BE ON TOP.

WHY ARE YOU HELPING THIS KING?

BECAUSE IT SERVES MY PURPOSE.

AND BECAUSE HE HELPED ME
DEFEAT MY ENEMIES.

YOU WOULD BE WISE TO MEET HIM.

THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE
I HAVE TO DO FIRST.

SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT
THAN THE WILL OF A KING?

HE'S NOT MY KING.

THE TIGER SLOWS YOU DOWN.

SHE'S OLD AND TIRED.

WE'LL CATCH YOU BEFORE
THE NEXT SUNDOWN.

IF I AGREE TO SEE HIM?

-WE CAN LEAVE TONIGHT.
-NO.

I'LL GO WITH YOU --
BUT NOT UNTIL I GET

THE TIGER WHERE SHE MUST GO.

HOW DO I KNOW I CAN TRUST YOU?

YOU DON'T.

BUT I'LL FIND YOU.
I ALWAYS DO.

-IF YOU LET ME DOWN--
-I'D NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF.

THERE MUST BE A WAY TO RETAKE
XINCA FROM THE PRIESTS.

IF WE COULD DISCOVER
WHAT BROUGHT THEM--

WHAT BROUGHT THEM?

YEAH, DID THEY COME TO TRADE?

TAO, THE BLOOD PRIESTS

ARE EIRONS.

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

IT'S TRUE.

AS XINCA GREW
WEALTHY, MANY

TURNED TO
A THIRST FOR

PLEASURE AND POWER.

EVERYTHING BEGAN
TO FALL APART.

THE PRIESTS PROMISED
A RETURN TO ORDER.

AT FIRST, THEY KILLED ANYONE
WHO HAD BROKEN THEIR LAWS.

BUT SOON THEY CAME AFTER ANYONE
WHO DID NOT SERVE THEM

OR THEIR GOALS.

THAT'S IMP...
IT CAN'T BE.

EIRONS RESPECT LIFE.

THEY DON'T TAKE IT.

EVERYTHING HAPPENED SO FAST.

NOBODY COULD STOP IT.

THE CORRUPT QUICKLY
EMBRACED THE DARK SIDE.

AND THE REST--

HIDE IN THE FOREST LIKE GHOSTS.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

I GOT UP EARLY.

HAD A LOOK AROUND ON MY OWN.

YOU'VE BEEN GONE
A LONG TIME.

I HAD A GOOD LOOK.

THEY WENT THIS WAY.

YOU'RE SURE THIS TIME?

YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE
WHO CAN READ TRACKS, YOU KNOW.

GOOD, MAYBE WE'LL
FIND HIM TODAY.

ARE YOU SURE YOU
WANT TO FIND HIM?

OR CAN WE LOOK FORWARD TO

ANOTHER NIGHT SLEEPING
IN THE MUD?

PUT ME IN CHARGE --
AND WE'LL SPEND A HUNDRED NIGHTS

IN THE MUD IF THAT'S WHAT

GIVES VODEN WHAT HE WANTS.

I LEFT MY NAME
ON A MESSAGE TELLING

THE EIRONS TO COME TOGETHER.

AND THEN WHAT?

WE'LL FIND EACH OTHER.
STOP BEING GHOSTS.

CAN'T FIND YOUR FAMILY
IF YOU'RE HIDING FROM THEM.

I'LL VISIT AS MANY PLACES
POSSIBLE TO LEAVE THE MESSAGE.

IT WOULD BE SAFER
TO STAY WITH US.

I'LL TRAVEL MORE QUICKLY ALONE.

I'LL FIND YOU AGAIN.

I PROMISE.

LET'S FIND TIALA
HER MOUNTAIN. COME ON.

YOU KNOW, DAR,
I'VE BEEN THINKING.

I'LL TAKE THAT
AS A SIGN

YOU'RE
FEELING BETTER.

YES, I AM, NOW
THAT WE HAVE A PLAN.

I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT AN OLD SAYING.

IT DOESN'T MATTER
IF A MAN FALLS,

SO LONG AS HE
RISES AND GOES ON.

I LIKE THAT.

IT'S JUST LIKE TIALA,
IT DOESN'T MATTER

HOW MUCH SHE HURTS
OR SHE STUMBLES, SHE GOES ON.

SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW
IF SHE'LL MAKE HER GOAL.

BY FOLLOWING IN HER
FOOTSTEPS, I KNOW

I CAN RISE AGAIN,
AND SO WILL MY PEOPLE.

JUST DON'T FALL HERE.

THIS GROUND LOOKS
A LITTLE UNSTABLE.

WE SHOULD LET TIALA REST
UNTIL WE FIND A SAFER WAY DOWN.

[ SCREAMING ]

MAYBE I SHOULD FOLLOW YOU.

MAYBE I SHOULD BE BEHIND
IN CASE YOU SLIP.

BETTER PLAN.

AHHH!

DAR, I CAN'T HOLD ON.

TRUST ME, IT'S
A BETTER CHOICE

THAN LETTING GO.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

IF I CAN WEDGE MY STAFF
INTO THE ROCK,

I CAN PULL US UP ONTO THE LEDGE.

-GIVE ME YOUR HAND.
-WHAT?

I CAN'T PUT MY STAFF
TOGETHER ONE-HANDED.

-I CAN'T HOLD ON WITH ONE.
-WHY NOT GIVE UP, LET GO?

COME ON, YOU CAN DO THIS.

TAO, GIVE ME YOUR HAND.

GIVE ME YOUR HAND.

I GOT YOU!

[ PANTING ]

ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS MY WIFE, ALAU.
WE FOUND YOUR MESSAGE SCROLL.

WE HEARD THE ROCK
FALL AND SCREAMS.

JUST A MOMENT.

THANK YOU FOR HELPING US.

WE SHOULDN'T
STAY HERE.

OTHERS MAY HAVE HEARD
YOUR SCREAMS. COME, QUICKLY.

I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.

THE BEASTMASTER WAS IN YOUR
GRASP, AND YOU LET HIM GO.

YOU PLANNED
TO LEAD ME IN CIRCLES

UNTIL YOU COULD CLAIM THE GLORY
OF HIS CAPTURE FOR YOURSELF.

SANE ENOUGH TO KNOW
A TRAITOR WHEN I SEE ONE.

BIND HER...

AND PUT HER ON A LEASH.

SO YOU CAN LEAD US
LIKE THE DOGS

THAT TAUGHT HER TO TRACK.

MY MOTHER USED TO MAKE THESE.

HER NAME'S LANA,
WIFE OF SAN THE TEACHER.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT BECAME OF THEM?

DON'T DESPAIR. THEY
MAY WELL BE SAFE.

THERE ARE MANY IN HIDING.

WE'VE WAITED SO LONG FOR
SOMEONE TO GIVE US HOPE

THAT XINCA'S GREATNESS
COULD BE RESTORED.

NO EIRON
IN XINCA

HAD EVER STUDIED
THE ARTS OF WAR.

WE WERE DEFENSELESS
WHEN THE PRIESTS ATTACKED.

-I DON'T KNOW THE ARTS OF WAR.
-BUT YOUR SCROLL...

I THOUGHT,
IF ENOUGH EIRONS COOPERATED

LIKE THE COUNCILS DID,
A PLAN WOULD FOLLOW.

HOW'S TIALA?

SHE'S FADING FAST.

WE'LL SLEEP UNDER THE STARS
TONIGHT. LEAVE AT DAWN.

STAY IN THE FOREST.
SOMEONE WILL SEE YOU.

I HAVE NO CHOICE.

YOUR BEASTMASTER TRAVELS
WITH AN EIRON

WHO PLOTS AN INSURRECTION.

THIS ONE WAS HIS MESSENGER.

WHEN YOUR WARRIORS CAPTURE
THE BEASTMASTER,

WE WANT HIS FRIEND.

DOES SHE KNOW WHERE THEY ARE?

YOU'LL FIND EIRONS DON'T TALK

UNTIL THE CUTTING STONE
IS AT THEIR HEARTS.

LEAVE HER. SHE'LL TALK TO ME.

BUT SHE'S TOMORROW'S SACRIFICE.

IF I'VE FINISHED WITH HER
BY THEN, YOU CAN HAVE HER.

NO ONE WILL FORCE YOU TO TALK.

BUT YOU WILL TALK.

I KNOW YOU'RE TIRED.

AND I KNOW HOW MUCH IT HURTS.

BUT YOU CAN'T GIVE UP NOW.

WILL SHE MAKE IT?

IF SHE SURVIVES
THROUGH THE NIGHT.

YOU SEEM MORE CONCERNED
FOR HER THAN YOUR OWN FAMILY.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW
ONE OF THEM HAS A FUTURE.

WITH ALL THE DANGERS,
YOU'VE NEVER ONCE WAVERED

FROM YOUR PROMISE TO RUH.

A GRACE AND AN HONOUR
THAT NO OTHER HUMAN HAS.

I'VE LEARNED A LOT
ON THIS JOURNEY.

SIMPLY COMPLETE THE SENTENCE
AND YOUR TORMENT ENDS.

THE BEASTMASTER TRAVELS TO...

MARTYRS INTRIGUING -- THEY HOLD
A CAUSE SO DEAR THAT THEY DIE

FOR IT, BUT IN DYING, THEY LOSE
ANY CHANCE OF MAKING IT SUCCEED.

I MIGHT WIN TONIGHT'S BATTLE
AND STILL LOSE THE WAR.

BUT IF YOU SUCCEED,

YOU DIE...AND NEVER
SAVOUR MY DEFEAT.

SURELY YOU DON'T WANT YOUR LIFE
TO HAVE BEEN THAT POINTLESS.

WE FOUND HIM.

HE CAMPS WITH
A HELPLESS OLD TIGER.

IF YOU HAD YOUR WAY, WE NEVER

WOULD HAVE FOUND
HIM SO VULNERABLE.

TONIGHT I REGAIN MY PLACE
WITH VODEN, AND YOU DIE.

YOU DON'T HAVE
A CHANCE, BEASTMASTER.

-DO THE SMART THING.
-I AM.
-KILL IT!

[ GROANING ]

HAS SHE PASSED THE LAST TEST?

SHE'S DONE WHAT WAS NEEDED.

NOW, LET'S GET TO THE ARCHWAY.

[ CAWING ]

THERE'S MORE WARRIORS.

-TAO, CARO'S WITH THEM.
-IS SHE ALL RIGHT?

SHE SEEMS TO BE.
THERE'S A MAN ON A WHITE HORSE.

THEY'RE COMING THIS WAY.

ARINA...

I COULDN'T ASK YOU TO STALL HIM?

HE'S SMARTER THAN THAT.

ALL RIGHT, TAO,
GO AND HIDE YOUR PEOPLE.

DONT' WORRY, CARO'LL BE SAFE
UNTIL THEY GET TO ME.

THE BEASTMASTER'S GONE.

AND I WOULD BE TOO,
IF I WERE YOU.

VODEN WILL BE HERE ANY MINUTE.

YOU COULD KILL ME,
BUT THESE ROPES

HAVE LEFT MARKS HE'D UNDERSTAND.

I'D TAKE MY CHANCES BACK HOME

WITH THAT WALL OF ICE,
IF I WERE YOU.

YOU'LL PAY FOR
THIS, TRACKER.

I DON'T THINK SO.

WHAT IS IT?

I KNOW HOW TO FACE
THEIR WEAPONS.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

WATCHING DAR FIGHT...
IT'S SO SIMPLE.

USE YOUR ENEMYS' STRENGTH
AGAINST THEM.

-THAT'S OUR ANSWER TOO.
-I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WE CAN'T FIGHT THE PRIESTS
USING WEAPONS.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW --
WE CAN INFILTRATE THEM.

USE KNOWLEDGE TO DISCOVER
WHAT THEIR STRENGTHS

ARE AND TURN IT AGAINST THEM.

WE STOP LIVING IN FEAR,
BEING GHOSTS TO ONE ANOTHER.

WE'LL PASS THE MESSAGE TO
OTHERS AND SEND YOU WORD.

I KNEW YOU WERE OUR ANSWER.

DAR, LOOK.

RUH, HOW DID
HE GET HERE?

I DON'T THINK MUCH
WOULD HAVE KEPT HIM AWAY.

SHE WILL MAKE IT, WON'T SHE?

YES, SHE IS.

[ VODEN ]: BEASTMASTER,

A WORD, IF YOU PLEASE.

CARO.

PUT DOWN YOUR WEAPONS.

REST EASY, BEASTMASTER.

I MEAN YOU NO HARM.

-PERHAPS NOT TODAY.
-PERHAPS NEVER.

IF YOU WERE TO JOIN ME,

IT MIGHT MAKE LIFE
EASIER FOR US BOTH.

YOU HAVE LOYAL FRIENDS.

THIS ONE DID NOT BETRAY YOU.

FORTUNATELY, LIKE YOU,

I HAVE EYES EVERYWHERE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

YOUR FRIENDSHIP, YOUR HELP.

I APOLOGIZE FOR...OUR INTRUSION.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU COME HERE WITH WARRIORS.

YOU TURN AWAY. WHY?

BECAUSE YOU'VE NEVER MET
ANYONE LIKE ME BEFORE.

I'M NOT A MINDLESS BRUTE
LIKE KING ZAD.

I LEAVE YOU WITH YOUR TIGER,

YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR LIVES,

FAVOURS WHICH SHOULD
PERHAPS BE REPAID.

COME SEE ME IN XINCA.

-THE PRIESTS WILL KILL US.
-NO.

THE PRIESTS WON'T HARM YOU.
I PROMISE.

NOW, I BELIEVE YOU
HAVE A TIGER WAITING.

WE'LL TALK ANOTHER TIME.

GO, AS FAST AS YOU CAN.

COME WITH ME.

SOMEDAY WE'LL BE
TOGETHER IN XINCA.

GO!

LET'S GO.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

WE COULD TAKE HIM NOW.

HE HAS A DEDICATION
TO HIS CREATURE'S

WHICH WILL TAKE SOME EXPLORING.

IT TAKES GREAT SKILL
TO TURN DEFEAT

INTO NEW PURPOSE, ARINA.

A TRAIT OF POWER WHICH YOU
WOULD DO WELL TO LEARN.

AND YOU'LL KEEP
YOUR WORD?

UNTIL I KNOW
WHAT WILL BREAK HIM.

BACK TO XINCA.

WHAT'S SHE DOING?

SHE'S ASKED FOR PASSAGE
TO THE FOREST BEYOND.

-HE'S COME FOR HER.
-YEAH.

SHE'S HOME.

YOU CAN SEE?

DAR!
[ GROANING ]

I FORGOT SOMETHING.

THOUGHT YOU
WERE ON THEIR SIDE.

SO DID I.