BeastMaster (1999–2002): Season 3, Episode 16 - The Alliance - full transcript
In a mystical land, there lives the son of a king, the last survivor of his tribe, endowed with the magical gift of telepathically communicating with all the wild animals of nature. Together with his faithful friend Tao and his animal companions, Dar begins his quest to rescue his beloved Kyra from the evil Zad and the beautiful scheming Sorceress. Endowed with the strength, courage and fighting skills of a great warrior, Dar uses his gifts wisely to defend all living creatures plagued by oppression.
[ rumbling ]
[ squeaking ]
I KNOW.
I CAN FEEL IT TOO.
WHAT ARE THEY SCARED OF?
HAVEN'T THEY EVER SEEN
A SMOKING VOLCANO BEFORE?
THEY CAN FEEL
THE GROUND MOVING.
I CHECKED OLTRAM'S MAP
AND CROSS-REFERENCED IT
WITH THE QUEST BOOK.
THE GOAT IS UP THERE...
SOMEWHERE.
THAT GOAT.
I KNEW
I SHOULD HAVE ROASTED HIM.
SORRY.
HE'S YOUR BROTHER, BUT--
[ chuckling ]
I'LL BE GLAD
WHEN HE'S SAFE INSIDE THE ARK.
THE MOUNTAIN'S
ABOUT A DAY'S WALK FROM HERE.
[ rumbling ]
THAT'S WHAT WE ALL NEED.
A BATH IN MOLTEN LAVA.
[ rumbling ]
IT'S JUST THE MOUNTAIN, RAPTOS.
HEY, IT'S NOTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.
HEY, COME HERE.
YOU'VE WAITED LONG ENOUGH.
GO FIND YOUR PRIZE.
[ twittering ]
[ shrilling ]
Arina:
WE BETTER FIND YOUR BROTHER
BEFORE THAT VOLCANO ERUPTS.
DAR,
WHAT'S WRONG?
[ shrilling ]
[ squeaking ]
KODO?
PODO, COME HERE!
[ squeaking ]
[ shrilling ]
KODO!
[ squeaking ]
SHARAK?
[ shrilling ]
DON'T LOSE THEM!
[ squeaking ]
IN AN AGE WHEN NATURE
AND MAGIC RULED 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 IS ALSO CALLED BEASTMASTER.
[ panting ]
[ shrilling ]
[ squeaking ]
[ shrilling ]
[ shrilling ]
Talia:
WELL DONE, RAPTOS.
[ twittering ]
VERY GOOD.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
HUNTING.
WHAT BUSINESS IS IT OF YOURS?
IS SHE HURT?
THE FERRET --
NO.
I TAUGHT HIM
TO TAKE HIS PREY ALIVE.
LET
THE FERRET GO.
YOU DIDN'T CATCH IT.
SHE'S
MY FRIEND.
[ chuckling ]
THIS RAT IS YOUR FRIEND?
JUST LET THE FERRET GO.
OH --
THIS IS MY LAND.
MY FALCON CAUGHT THIS PREY
AND HE'LL KEEP IT.
LEAVE -- BEFORE I LOSE
MY SENSE OF HUMOUR.
[ grunting ]
Arina:
TAO!
[ grunting ]
ARGH!
GET UP, GET UP!
BIND THEIR HANDS
AND BRING THEM TO THE CASTLE.
[ groaning ]
[ panting ]
THESE INTRUDERS
TRIED TO STEAL MY GAME
AND ATTACKED MY GUARDS.
IT WAS YOUR GUARDS
THAT DID THE ATTACKING.
QUIET.
WE MEANT YOU NO HARM.
WHAT WERE YOU DOING
ON OUR LAND?
SHE TOOK ONE OF MY FRIENDS.
LOOK IN
HER GAME BAG.
OPEN IT.
[ squeaking ]
ARE YOU OKAY --
DID THE FALCON HURT YOU?
[ squeaking ]
[ footsteps ]
YOUR SISTER WANTED TO FEED IT
TO THE FALCON.
IT SPEAKS
TO YOU.
[ chuckling ]
YOU UNDERSTAND IT?
YES.
LOWER
YOUR WEAPONS.
ONLY ONE MAN HAS THE POWER
TO SPEAK WITH ANIMALS.
I'M DAR, THE BEASTMASTER.
THIS BELONGS
TO THE SHORT ONE.
MY NAME'S TAO --
CAN I HAVE THAT BOOK?
YOU KNOW THE HOUSE
OF ELDAR?
HE KNOWS
HIS RUNE.
TELL ME.
ELDAR WAS MY FATHER.
CAN YOU PROVE THIS?
WAIT.
THE SWORD OF ELDAR.
YOU ARE HIS SON.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW OF HIM?
MY FATHER, KING ASTARTE,
WAS HIS CLOSEST FRIEND.
WELCOME, COUSIN.
[ Galen chuckling ]
WELCOME.
WELCOME, MY FRIEND.
DON'T FEED
YOUR PETS HERE.
THEY'RE NOT
PETS.
THE ONLY ANIMALS ALLOWED HERE
ARE THE ONES BEING EATEN.
HAVEN'T WE INSULTED
OUR GUESTS ENOUGH FOR ONE DAY?
TO FAMILY!
RIPPED APART BY WAR
AND DESTRUCTION,
BROUGHT TOGETHER AGAIN
TO FULFIL A SHARED DESTINY.
OUR FATHERS SHARED MORE
THAN A GREAT FRIENDSHIP --
A PLEDGE SYMBOLIZED
BY THIS WARRIOR'S CUFF.
CAN I TAKE
A CLOSER LOOK?
IT'S BEEN FORGED TO MY WRIST.
A REMINDER OF THE ENDURING
ALLIANCE BETWEEN US.
I'VE HEARD THIS MANY TIMES.
WHAT ALLIANCE?
I HAVE A SCROLL -- AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN OUR FATHERS.
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DECIPHER
SOME OF IT, BUT NOT ALL.
WITH YOUR PERMISSION,
I'D LIKE TO SEE IT.
FOLLOW ME.
[ squeaking ]
STOP EATING --
YOU'LL BURST.
I'VE NEVER KNOWN A WARRIOR
WITH WEASELS AS PETS.
THEY'RE NOT WEASELS.
THEY'RE FERRETS.
OH.
THEY'RE
NOT PETS.
THEY'RE
DAR'S COMPANIONS.
DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE
MAKING HUMAN FRIENDS?
YOU NEED TO KEEP ANIMALS
FOR COMPANY?
THEY CHOOSE TO STAY WITH ME,
UNLIKE YOUR FALCON.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR EAGLE?
YOU TRAINED HIM.
SHARAK HUNTS FOR HIS FOOD,
NOT FOR SPORT.
RAPTOS ENJOYS THE HUNT
AS MUCH AS I DO.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
DID YOU ASK HIM?
Tao:
ELDAR'S SEAL.
DAR HAS TO SEE THIS.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
CAN YOU INTERPRET
THE RUNES?
I READ MANY ANCIENT SYMBOLS.
THESE LOOK THE SAME
AS THOSE IN THE QUEST BOOK.
IT SPEAKS OF A PLAN TO UNITE
AGAINST THE FORCES OF DARKNESS.
YES, IT DOES --
THE FINAL BATTLE.
THIS IS THE SYMBOL
FOR ELDAR.
WHAT'S THIS ONE?
THAT'S OURS,
THE HOUSE OF ASTARTE.
DOES THAT SAY
WHAT I THINK IT DOES?
HE'S NOT A PRISONER --
HE FLIES FREE EVERY DAY.
I CARE FOR HIM;
HE HUNTS FOR ME.
HE HAS TO WORK FOR HIS DINNER.
I GIVE HIM EVERYTHING.
EXCEPT
HIS FREEDOM.
Galen:
AHEM, AHEM.
JUST WHEN IT WAS GETTING
INTERESTING.
TAO HELPED ME
WITH THE SCROLL.
IT WAS SEALED
BY YOUR FATHER.
IT WAS HIS WISH
OUR HOUSES BE JOINED AS ONE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN AS ONE?
THE SCROLL SAYS YOU AND TALIA
ARE TO BE MARRIED.
[ rumbling ]
HA, THIS IS A JOKE, RIGHT?
THIS ISN'T VERY FUNNY.
NO, IT'S NOT.
IT'S HERE,
LOOK.
THAT'S YOU.
AND THAT'S TALIA.
THIS IS THE RUNE
FOR MARRIAGE.
A MARRIAGE BETWEEN
THE HOUSES OF ELDAR AND ASTARTE.
I DON'T
BELIEVE IT.
IT'S YOUR
FATHER'S SEAL.
IT'S AUTHENTIC.
KING ELDAR WAS A MAN
OF GREAT WISDOM.
HE ALSO HAD POWERS
OF PROPHECY.
WHAT PROPHECY?
AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN YOUR HOUSES
TO DEFEAT BALCIFER.
[ sighing ]
ARE YOU SURE?
BET MY LIFE
ON IT.
MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
YOU MUST FACE ZAD IN BATTLE.
MY FAMILY
WILL FIGHT MY BY SIDE.
ONE FAMILY
AGAINST ALL ZAD'S FORCES?
MINE IS THE GREATEST ARMY
IN THE LAND.
MARRY MY SISTER;
IT'S YOURS.
I WON'T BE USED AS A PAWN.
THIS MUST BE A MISTAKE.
FINALLY YOU'RE RIGHT
ABOUT SOMETHING.
I'LL NEVER MARRY HIM.
[ sighing ]
Arina:
AHEM.
THIS IS THE FIRST REAL MESSAGE
FROM MY FATHER.
Arina:
IT MUST BE HARD,
NOT HAVING KNOWN HIM.
Dar:
I'VE ALWAYS FELT
HE WAS WITH ME.
NOW, IT'S LIKE
HEARING HIS VOICE.
Arina:
I NEVER THOUGHT YOU WERE
THE MARRYING KIND.
Dar:
ESPECIALLY TO HER.
Arina:
THERE ARE GOOD REASONS
FOR MARRYING HER.
Dar:
NAME ONE.
Arina:
SHE'S NOT AFRAID
TO VOICE HER OPINION.
SHE'S ARROGANT AND HEADSTRONG.
TRUE, BUT GALEN'S RIGHT.
WE MUST LOOK TO THE FUTURE.
WOULD GALEN
BE AN IMPORTANT ALLY?
ALLIANCES ARE IMPORTANT.
KINGS LIVE OR DIE BY THEM.
I'M NOT A KING.
YOU WILL BE.
SOON, YOU'LL HAVE TO LEAD
YOUR PEOPLE AGAINST BALCIFER.
IT'S WHAT YOUR FATHER WANTED.
I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE, THEN,
DO I?
SO, YOU'D REALLY MARRY HER?
I COULD DO A LOT WORSE.
SHE MAKES YOU CRAZY.
SHE'S VERY
BEAUTIFUL.
LOOKS AREN'T
EVERYTHING.
ARINA.
THE WAY SHE
TALKS TO YOU.
ARE YOU JEALOUS?
DON'T FLATTER YOURSELF.
[ thundering ]
[ sighing ]
THERE'S A STORM BREWING.
STRANGE.
Arina:
THERE ISN'T A CLOUD
IN THE SKY.
OUR WAITING IS FINALLY OVER.
A SON OF ELDAR HAS ARRIVED.
JUST AS THE
PROPHECY FORETOLD.
DAR WILL NOT DISOBEY
HIS FATHER.
HE WILL MARRY TALIA,
AND OUR TWO GREAT HOUSES
WILL BE JOINED.
AND PEOPLE WILL EMBRACE DAR
AS THEIR TRUE LEADER.
AND TOGETHER,
WE WILL LEAD MY ARMY
TO DESTROY ZAD.
AND ONCE
YOU'VE DEFEATED ZAD?
ONCE DAR IS KING
AND MY SISTER HIS QUEEN,
I WILL SLAY DAR...
AND WEAR THE CROWN MYSELF.
[ thundering ]
I WILL FULFIL MY DUTY
TO YOU, BALCIFER.
MAY YOUR REIGN
AS LORD OF DARKNESS BE ETERNAL.
[ thundering ]
I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT MY FATHER'S PLEDGE.
IF OUR TWO HOUSES
SHOULD BE JOINED, THEN...
I SHOULD HONOUR HIS WISHES.
A PROMISE BETWEEN TWO DEAD KINGS
MEANS NOTHING.
ENOUGH, TALIA.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS
WHEN I GET BACK.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
TO FIND MY BROTHER --
HE'S SOMEWHERE IN THE MOUNTAINS.
LET TALIA
HELP YOU.
WHAT?
SHE KNOWS EVERY ROCK AND BLADE
OF GRASS IN THE KINGDOM.
IT COULD BE DANGEROUS.
SHE MIGHT GET HURT.
I CAN LOOK AFTER MYSELF,
THANK YOU.
BESIDES, YOU WON'T BE ABLE
TO FIND YOUR WAY WITHOUT ME.
I'M SORRY,
MY BRAVE HUNTER.
TODAY,
I MUST LEAVE YOU BEHIND.
WE'LL GO HUNTING
SOON ENOUGH.
Tao:
THIS IS THE MOUNTAIN.
WE'RE HERE.
THE GOAT'S ON THE SIDE
OF THE MOUNTAIN.
YOU WERE RIGHT.
THERE'S ONLY ONE PATH LEADING
TO THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN.
Arina:
YOU MEAN "VOLCANO"; ONE
THAT'LL EXPLODE ANY MOMENT.
YOU'RE NOT SCARED, ARE YOU?
I'LL SHOW IT TO YOU.
Tao:
HERE WE ARE.
YOU DON'T NEED TO SEE THIS.
Talia:
I'M TRYING TO HELP.
Tao:
THIS MAP IS FOR MY REFERENCE.
ARINA, STAY BEHIND.
WHY?
I WANT TO SPEND SOME TIME
WITH TALIA.
REALLY?
I NEED TO KNOW IF I CAN HONOUR
MY FATHER'S PLEDGE.
ARE WE GOING TO TALK
OUR WAY UP THE MOUNTAIN?
I'M NOT GOING WITH YOU.
GALEN ASKED ME TO STAY BEHIND
AND EXAMINE MORE RUNES.
AHEM.
I'M NOT GOING EITHER.
IF WE'RE GOING
TO USE GALEN'S ARMY
TO DEFEAT ZAD, I NEED TO SEE
THESE WARRIORS FOR MYSELF.
GOOD LUCK.
THANK YOU.
I SUPPOSE YOU HAD NOTHING
TO DO WITH THAT.
[ sighing ]
SLOW DOWN.
WHY?
I PROMISED YOUR BROTHER
TO LOOK AFTER YOU.
Talia:
I DON'T NEED LOOKING AFTER
FROM SOMEONE
WHO DOESN'T KNOW THE WAY.
Dar:
I KNOW THE WAY; YOU--
WHAT ABOUT ME?
YOU'RE UNAWARE
OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
I'VE SPENT
MY WHOLE LIFE HERE.
I THINK
I KNOW MY SURROUNDINGS.
IF A PREDATOR WAS HUNTING YOU,
YOU WOULDN'T KNOW
UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE.
HE'S ONLY GATHERING
HIS DINNER.
HE DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE YOU.
VERY FUNNY.
THEY CALL YOU
THE BEASTMASTER.
THE ONLY ANIMALS
I'VE SEEN YOU TALK TO
ARE FERRETS AND VERMIN.
MAYBE THEY SHOULD CALL YOU
THE RODENT RULER.
[ growling ]
OOH!
RUH, I TOLD YOU NOT
TO SNEAK UP ON PEOPLE.
[ growling ]
YOU KNOW EACH OTHER?
[ grunting ]
WHAT FINE FORM!
WHAT'S THE MATTER --
FIGHT!
WHAT'S WRONG?
HE DOESN'T WANT
TO HURT YOU.
TELL HIM NOT TO WORRY --
HE WON'T.
[ grunting ]
[ yelling ]
SORRY, MY LORD.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
FINE.
I CAUGHT THE SPEAR IN TIME.
ARE YOU SURE?
IT WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL.
BUT NO REAL DAMAGE.
YOU'RE A FINE WARRIOR,
BUT YOU'RE MORE THAN THAT.
YOU'RE A REALIST.
I'M A SURVIVOR.
LIKE ME.
WE'D MAKE A GOOD PAIR,
YOU AND I.
YOU THINK SO?
PEOPLE WILL LOVE
DAR AND TALIA.
THE TOUGH DECISIONS HAVE TO
BE MADE BY PEOPLE LIKE US.
WHO SAYS
THEY'RE GETTING MARRIED?
[ rumbling ]
AHH.
YOU SHOULDN'T GET
ANY CLOSER.
ARE YOU AFRAID?
DID YOU FEEL THAT?
IT'S JUST A VOLCANO.
WE PLAYED HERE WHEN WE WERE
CHILDREN -- COME ON.
EVEN RUH'S TURNED BACK.
IT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN.
DON'T YOU WANT TO PLAY?
TALIA, WAIT.
TALIA!
TALIA!
[ rumbling ]
TALIA!
[ panting ]
DAR!
[ panting ]
DAR!
DAR!
NO, NO!
STAY STILL!
I'LL JUMP!
YOU WON'T MAKE IT --
JUST HANG ON!
HANG ON!
[ panting ]
Talia:
LOOK.
IT'S GOING TO BREAK.
Dar:
HOLD ON.
[ panting ]
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
ARE YOU HURT?
NO.
ARE YOU SURE?
I THINK I'LL LIVE.
I TOLD YOU
THAT VINE WOULD BREAK.
I'LL TRY
TO DO BETTER NEXT TIME.
PLEASE, COME IN.
JOIN ME FOR SOME WINE.
THANK YOU.
Galen:
I MUST THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
A SON OF ELDAR
TO THE HOUSE OF ASTARTE.
IT WAS FATE -- DAR NEEDS YOU
TO FULFIL HIS DESTINY.
WITHOUT DAR, OUR DESTINY
WOULDN'T BE COMPLETE.
THANK YOU.
[ clinking ]
[ sniffing ]
MMM.
BUT...
I GET THE FEELING YOUR FRIEND
ARINA DOESN'T LIKE ME.
SHE MAKES PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THAT,
EVEN ME.
I THOUGHT
IT WAS SOMETHING I DID.
HOW CAN I CHANGE HER MIND?
DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT.
UNFORTUNATELY I DO -- ARINA AND
I WILL HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER.
WHEN DAR
IS KING.
HE WON'T BE ABLE
TO DO EVERYTHING HIMSELF.
DAR IS A NATURAL LEADER.
HE WILL BE A GREAT KING.
BUT NO ONE
CAN RULE A KINGDOM ALONE.
DAR SHOULDN'T HAVE TO.
A GREAT KING RELIES
ON HIS MINISTERS.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
DAR MUST RELY ON YOU,
ARINA AND ME.
[ laughing ]
BUT IF WE DON'T TRUST
EACH OTHER, THEN...
I'M SURE
ARINA TRUSTS YOU.
SHE'S VERY CAUTIOUS.
THAT'S ONE OF
HER GREATEST STRENGTHS FOR DAR.
SHE LETS HER SUSPICIONS
GET IN THE WAY.
HMM.
DO YOU WANT ME
TO HAVE A WORD WITH HIM?
THAT'S VERY KIND,
BUT NO.
ARINA CAN'T BE FORCED.
SHE MUST DECIDE ON HER OWN.
COME WITH ME.
YOU WANTED TO STUDY
THE OLD TEXTS?
OHH.
AHH.
SO THESE RUNES
REPRESENT THE FIVE ANIMALS.
Galen:
HORSE, TIGER...
WOLF, GOAT AND BIRD --
SCATTERED TO THE FOUR CORNERS
OF THE LAND.
Tao:
THE ONLY WAY ELDAR COULD PROTECT
HIS FAMILY FROM BALCIFER.
Galen:
I DON'T RECOGNIZE THIS RUNE.
AHH, CRYSTAL ARK.
THAT'S WHERE DAR'S HIDDEN
HIS FAMILY.
INDEED.
YOU'VE SEEN IT.
MANY TIMES.
WHERE IS IT?
SOMEWHERE SAFE.
ARINA, TAO'S JUST TELLING ME
ABOUT DAR'S QUEST.
WELL, DAR'S QUEST
IS DAR'S BUSINESS.
GALEN IS
OUR ALLY.
IF DAR WANTS GALEN TO KNOW,
HE'LL TELL HIM.
DAR'S BATTLE
CAN'T BE WON ALONE.
WE HAVE
OUR PART TO PLAY.
ONCE AN ALLIANCE IS FORMED.
NOTHING'S BEEN AGREED TO YET.
A WARRIOR SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS.
YOU SHOULD APPRECIATE
WHAT I'M OFFERING.
MAYBE.
ONCE I'M SURE EXACTLY
WHAT IT IS YOU'RE OFFERING.
HELP HIM
IN HIS QUEST.
IF I'M TO LEAD AN ARMY
AGAINST ZAD, YOU MUST TRUST ME.
IF WE CAN'T WORK TOGETHER,
HOW CAN WE DEFEAT BALCIFER?
DO WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT.
JUST REMEMBER WHAT I SAID.
SHE'LL WARM UP...
EVENTUALLY.
WHAT'S THAT?
A HEALING OINTMENT
FOR YOUR BURNS.
[ sighing ]
[ moaning ]
I KNOW.
THIS WILL EASE THE PAIN.
[ panting ]
IT WORKS.
TAO TAUGHT ME
HOW TO MAKE IT.
I THOUGHT YOU'D BE ANGRY
WITH ME.
OTHER LEG.
I NEARLY GOT US KILLED.
BUT YOU DIDN'T.
WE MISSED THE CHANCE
TO FIND YOUR GOAT.
THAT'S
ALL RIGHT.
I'M SURE WE'LL MANAGE
TO FIND HIM AGAIN.
YOU HAVE GENTLE HANDS.
BETTER?
TRY AND GET SOME REST.
GALEN?
ARINA?
[ trickling ]
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME...
I MUST SAY I'VE HAD
MORE ENTERTAINING
DINNER COMPANIONS.
I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY.
GALEN IS OUR HOST --
YOU COULD AT LEAST TALK TO HIM.
I DON'T TRUST
HIM.
WE MUST WORK TOGETHER --
WHY DRIVE HIM AWAY?
HE'S UP TO SOMETHING.
GOT PROOF?
[ sighing ]
NOTHING I CAN SHOW YOU.
I HAVE STUDIED ELDAR'S SCROLL.
IT'S AUTHENTIC.
THE SCROLL DOESN'T BOTHER ME.
WHAT REASON DOES GALEN HAVE
TO PLOT
AGAINST THE HOUSE OF ELDAR?
HE'S WAITED HIS WHOLE LIFE
TO FULFIL HIS FATHER'S PLEDGE.
I WAS SPARRING
WITH ONE OF GALEN'S MEN.
I DEFLECTED HIS SPEAR,
AND I'M SURE GALEN WAS WOUNDED.
NO WOUND.
THERE WASN'T
ANY BLOOD.
IMPOSSIBLE.
NOT IF YOU PRACTICE DARK MAGIC.
I DON'T TRUST HIM.
[ muffled screaming ]
[ grunting ]
LET'S SEE HOW YOU LIKE
NOT BREATHING.
WHO SENT YOU --
TELL ME!
WAS IT GALEN?
IS SOMETHING
WRONG?
WHERE IS ARINA?
SHE'S AN EARLY RISER.
ONE OF MY GUARDS SAW HER
ON THE GROUNDS THIS MORNING.
SHE SEEMED READY TO TRAVEL.
ARINA?
MM-HMM.
SHE WOULD TELL ME.
PERHAPS SHE'S JUST
GONE HUNTING.
SHE WAS ANGRY
ABOUT OUR FRIENDSHIP.
SHE'LL TURN UP.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, THERE'S
A SCROLL I'D LIKE TO STUDY.
PLEASE.
'MORNING.
SORRY I'M LATE.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
YOU LOOK LIKE
YOU'VE SEEN A GHOST.
I'M FINE.
WON'T YOU ASK ME
HOW I SLEPT?
HOW DID YOU
SLEEP?
LIKE A LOG.
HMM.
EXCEPT A BUG GOT
IN MY ROOM LAST NIGHT.
NASTY LITTLE THING.
I SQUASHED IT.
Dar:
YOU WEREN'T RAISED
IN THE CASTLE?
Talia:
WHEN THE TERRONS ATTACKED,
MY FATHER TOOK MY MOTHER
AND GALEN AWAY TO THE WILDS.
I WAS BORN OUT HERE.
Dar:
THERE ARE WORSE THINGS.
Talia:
MY FATHER TOLD ME STORIES
OF A YOUNG MAN
WHO WOULD RISE UP AND DEFEAT
THE EVIL IN THE WORLD.
ELDAR'S SON.
I WAS RAISED AS A SULA.
I ONLY RECENTLY FOUND OUT
THAT ELDAR WAS MY REAL FATHER.
YOU HAVE A HEAVY BURDEN,
BUT I SOMEHOW ENVY YOU.
WHY?
YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN
A NOBLE PURPOSE --
TO RID THE WORLD
OF DARKNESS.
SOME THINGS ARE WORTH DYING FOR.
I HOPE I'M UP FOR THE TASK.
GALEN WILL HELP.
WITH THE STRENGTH OF HIS ARMY,
NOTHING CAN STOP YOU.
THAT DEPENDS ON US
GETTING MARRIED NOW.
I'M AWARE OF THAT.
[ chuckling ]
I REALLY MUST GET BETTER HELP.
AND I THOUGHT YOU LIKED ME.
I UNDERESTIMATED YOU.
IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
IF YOU'VE DONE SOMETHING TO DAR,
YOU'LL HAVE TO DEAL WITH ME.
OH, HOW TOUCHING.
[ laughing ]
YOUR FIGHTING SKILLS ARE USELESS
AGAINST MY FORCES.
OH.
YOU'VE JOINED WITH ZAD.
ZAD?
[ laughing ]
WHY DEAL WITH AN ERRAND BOY
WHEN I CAN GO STRAIGHT
TO THE MASTER?
BALCIFER.
HMM.
UH.
I WAS RIGHT.
YOU HAVE TO BE STOPPED.
HMM.
THERE'S ONE PROBLEM.
BALCIFER MADE ME INVINCIBLE.
WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.
[ grunting ]
[ moaning ]
THIS CAN'T BE RIGHT.
IT HAS TO BE A MISTAKE.
[ muttering ]
TAO, I'VE BEEN LOOKING
FOR YOU EVERYWHERE.
THIS DOESN'T
MAKE ANY SENSE.
WE'VE GOT TO GO.
WAIT --
WHAT'S WRONG?
I JUST STUCK THIS
INTO GALEN'S HAND.
WHAT?
NO BLOOD.
EXACTLY.
HE CAN'T BE KILLED.
THIS IS A EULOGY
WRITTEN BY GALEN'S FATHER.
GALEN DIED IN BATTLE.
HE'S NOT DEAD.
EXPLAIN THIS.
HE WAS DEAD.
HE'S MADE A PACT
WITH BALCIFER.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE'VE GOT
TO WARN--
DAR!
I'M SORRY
WE DIDN'T FIND YOUR BROTHER.
I'LL FIND
HIM AGAIN.
HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE?
I KNOW WHEN I'M MEANT
TO BE WITH SOMEONE.
SO DO I.
EVEN IF YOU WEREN'T
THE SON OF ELDAR.
Arina:
DAR!
YOU NEED TO KNOW SOMETHING.
TALIA AND I HAVE SOME NEWS
OF OUR OWN.
LISTEN TO ARINA.
THE MARRIAGE, THE ARMY --
IT'S A TRAP.
WHAT?
DON'T PLAY
INNOCENT.
GALEN TRIED TO KILL HER.
WHAT?
I DON'T
BELIEVE IT.
HE'S PLOTTING AGAINST YOU --
HE'S MADE A DEAL WITH BALCIFER.
HE'D NEVER
DO THAT.
SHE'S PART
OF IT.
I SWEAR I KNOW NOTHING OF THIS.
I'LL FIND OUT.
TALIA.
LET HER GO.
GOT A BIGGER PROBLEM
TO SOLVE HERE.
I WON'T LET HER
FACE GALEN ALONE.
ARINA.
ARGH!
[ grunting ]
TELL ME YOU HAVEN'T HAD DEALINGS
WITH BALCIFER.
HMM.
SOMEONE'S BEEN
TALKING.
TELL ME.
OF COURSE I HAVE.
WHEN?
YOU KNOW WHEN.
WHEN I WAS AMBUSHED
BY ZAD'S KNIGHTS.
YOU ALMOST DIED.
NO, LITTLE SISTER.
I DID DIE.
I DON'T
BELIEVE THIS.
BALCIFER BROUGHT ME BACK
TO LIFE TO SERVE HIM.
HOW COULD
YOU DO THAT?
DON'T BE SO NAIVE!
I'VE PROTECTED YOU,
RAISED AN ARMY TO DEFEND YOU.
WHY DID I DO THAT?
NO.
JUST TO SEE YOU
HAPPILY MARRIED,
SO I COULD BE A FOOT-SOLDIER
TO THE BEASTMASTER?
I THOUGHT
YOU WERE HONOURING OUR FATHER.
NO, OUR FATHER COULDN'T
MAKE ME IMMORTAL.
YOUR FATE IS TIED WITH MINE.
AFTER YOU'RE MARRIED,
DAR WILL DIE.
WHO BETTER TO SUCCEED
THE CROWN OF ELDAR?
THAT'LL NEVER HAPPEN.
DAR.
Galen:
AHH.
YOU'VE COME
TO RESCUE THE MAIDEN.
A DEAL WITH BALCIFER
COMES AT A COST.
PERHAPS, BUT LET ME SHOW YOU
SOME ADVANTAGES.
[ grunting ]
YOU'RE GOOD.
NOT THAT IT WILL MATTER.
BALCIFER IMMERSED ME
IN THE RIVER OF INVINCIBILITY.
THE BEST YOU CAN DO
IS DEFEND YOURSELF.
SEE WHAT I MEAN?
[ grunting ]
THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN WIN.
[ screaming ]
[ moaning ]
[ groaning ]
THIS WRIST WASN'T DIPPED
IN THAT RIVER.
[ moaning ]
TALIA, TALIA!
YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU STRIKE ME HERE,
I'LL DIE,
BUT SO WILL MY SISTER.
[ grunting ]
DO IT.
YOU HAVE TO.
DO IT!
[ grunting ]
[ yelling ]
[ screaming ]
[ moaning ]
NO!
[ crying ]
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
I COULD HAVE RULED THE WORLD.
[ moaning ]
[ sobbing ]
TALIA!
TALIA.
WHY?
SOME THINGS
ARE WORTH DYING FOR.
YOU WON'T DIE.
PROMISE ME.
PROMISE ME YOU WON'T
GIVE UP THE FIGHT WITH BALCIFER.
PROMISE.
I PROMISE.
THERE'S ONE MORE THING.
[ whispering ]
TALIA.
I PROMISE.
[ twittering ]
WHAT DID YOU SAY
TO EACH OTHER?
I TOLD HIM THAT HE'D HAVE
TO HUNT ON HIS OWN FROM NOW ON.
[ twittering ]
HE SAYS HE MISSES HIS MISTRESS.
I TOLD HIM I DID AS WELL.
AND THAT HER LAST WISH
WAS THAT HE BE SET FREE.
[ shrilling ]
CLOSED CAPTIONS PRODUCED BY
ALLIANCE ATLANTIS BROADCASTING
[ squeaking ]
I KNOW.
I CAN FEEL IT TOO.
WHAT ARE THEY SCARED OF?
HAVEN'T THEY EVER SEEN
A SMOKING VOLCANO BEFORE?
THEY CAN FEEL
THE GROUND MOVING.
I CHECKED OLTRAM'S MAP
AND CROSS-REFERENCED IT
WITH THE QUEST BOOK.
THE GOAT IS UP THERE...
SOMEWHERE.
THAT GOAT.
I KNEW
I SHOULD HAVE ROASTED HIM.
SORRY.
HE'S YOUR BROTHER, BUT--
[ chuckling ]
I'LL BE GLAD
WHEN HE'S SAFE INSIDE THE ARK.
THE MOUNTAIN'S
ABOUT A DAY'S WALK FROM HERE.
[ rumbling ]
THAT'S WHAT WE ALL NEED.
A BATH IN MOLTEN LAVA.
[ rumbling ]
IT'S JUST THE MOUNTAIN, RAPTOS.
HEY, IT'S NOTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.
HEY, COME HERE.
YOU'VE WAITED LONG ENOUGH.
GO FIND YOUR PRIZE.
[ twittering ]
[ shrilling ]
Arina:
WE BETTER FIND YOUR BROTHER
BEFORE THAT VOLCANO ERUPTS.
DAR,
WHAT'S WRONG?
[ shrilling ]
[ squeaking ]
KODO?
PODO, COME HERE!
[ squeaking ]
[ shrilling ]
KODO!
[ squeaking ]
SHARAK?
[ shrilling ]
DON'T LOSE THEM!
[ squeaking ]
IN AN AGE WHEN NATURE
AND MAGIC RULED 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 IS ALSO CALLED BEASTMASTER.
[ panting ]
[ shrilling ]
[ squeaking ]
[ shrilling ]
[ shrilling ]
Talia:
WELL DONE, RAPTOS.
[ twittering ]
VERY GOOD.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
HUNTING.
WHAT BUSINESS IS IT OF YOURS?
IS SHE HURT?
THE FERRET --
NO.
I TAUGHT HIM
TO TAKE HIS PREY ALIVE.
LET
THE FERRET GO.
YOU DIDN'T CATCH IT.
SHE'S
MY FRIEND.
[ chuckling ]
THIS RAT IS YOUR FRIEND?
JUST LET THE FERRET GO.
OH --
THIS IS MY LAND.
MY FALCON CAUGHT THIS PREY
AND HE'LL KEEP IT.
LEAVE -- BEFORE I LOSE
MY SENSE OF HUMOUR.
[ grunting ]
Arina:
TAO!
[ grunting ]
ARGH!
GET UP, GET UP!
BIND THEIR HANDS
AND BRING THEM TO THE CASTLE.
[ groaning ]
[ panting ]
THESE INTRUDERS
TRIED TO STEAL MY GAME
AND ATTACKED MY GUARDS.
IT WAS YOUR GUARDS
THAT DID THE ATTACKING.
QUIET.
WE MEANT YOU NO HARM.
WHAT WERE YOU DOING
ON OUR LAND?
SHE TOOK ONE OF MY FRIENDS.
LOOK IN
HER GAME BAG.
OPEN IT.
[ squeaking ]
ARE YOU OKAY --
DID THE FALCON HURT YOU?
[ squeaking ]
[ footsteps ]
YOUR SISTER WANTED TO FEED IT
TO THE FALCON.
IT SPEAKS
TO YOU.
[ chuckling ]
YOU UNDERSTAND IT?
YES.
LOWER
YOUR WEAPONS.
ONLY ONE MAN HAS THE POWER
TO SPEAK WITH ANIMALS.
I'M DAR, THE BEASTMASTER.
THIS BELONGS
TO THE SHORT ONE.
MY NAME'S TAO --
CAN I HAVE THAT BOOK?
YOU KNOW THE HOUSE
OF ELDAR?
HE KNOWS
HIS RUNE.
TELL ME.
ELDAR WAS MY FATHER.
CAN YOU PROVE THIS?
WAIT.
THE SWORD OF ELDAR.
YOU ARE HIS SON.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW OF HIM?
MY FATHER, KING ASTARTE,
WAS HIS CLOSEST FRIEND.
WELCOME, COUSIN.
[ Galen chuckling ]
WELCOME.
WELCOME, MY FRIEND.
DON'T FEED
YOUR PETS HERE.
THEY'RE NOT
PETS.
THE ONLY ANIMALS ALLOWED HERE
ARE THE ONES BEING EATEN.
HAVEN'T WE INSULTED
OUR GUESTS ENOUGH FOR ONE DAY?
TO FAMILY!
RIPPED APART BY WAR
AND DESTRUCTION,
BROUGHT TOGETHER AGAIN
TO FULFIL A SHARED DESTINY.
OUR FATHERS SHARED MORE
THAN A GREAT FRIENDSHIP --
A PLEDGE SYMBOLIZED
BY THIS WARRIOR'S CUFF.
CAN I TAKE
A CLOSER LOOK?
IT'S BEEN FORGED TO MY WRIST.
A REMINDER OF THE ENDURING
ALLIANCE BETWEEN US.
I'VE HEARD THIS MANY TIMES.
WHAT ALLIANCE?
I HAVE A SCROLL -- AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN OUR FATHERS.
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DECIPHER
SOME OF IT, BUT NOT ALL.
WITH YOUR PERMISSION,
I'D LIKE TO SEE IT.
FOLLOW ME.
[ squeaking ]
STOP EATING --
YOU'LL BURST.
I'VE NEVER KNOWN A WARRIOR
WITH WEASELS AS PETS.
THEY'RE NOT WEASELS.
THEY'RE FERRETS.
OH.
THEY'RE
NOT PETS.
THEY'RE
DAR'S COMPANIONS.
DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE
MAKING HUMAN FRIENDS?
YOU NEED TO KEEP ANIMALS
FOR COMPANY?
THEY CHOOSE TO STAY WITH ME,
UNLIKE YOUR FALCON.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR EAGLE?
YOU TRAINED HIM.
SHARAK HUNTS FOR HIS FOOD,
NOT FOR SPORT.
RAPTOS ENJOYS THE HUNT
AS MUCH AS I DO.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
DID YOU ASK HIM?
Tao:
ELDAR'S SEAL.
DAR HAS TO SEE THIS.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
CAN YOU INTERPRET
THE RUNES?
I READ MANY ANCIENT SYMBOLS.
THESE LOOK THE SAME
AS THOSE IN THE QUEST BOOK.
IT SPEAKS OF A PLAN TO UNITE
AGAINST THE FORCES OF DARKNESS.
YES, IT DOES --
THE FINAL BATTLE.
THIS IS THE SYMBOL
FOR ELDAR.
WHAT'S THIS ONE?
THAT'S OURS,
THE HOUSE OF ASTARTE.
DOES THAT SAY
WHAT I THINK IT DOES?
HE'S NOT A PRISONER --
HE FLIES FREE EVERY DAY.
I CARE FOR HIM;
HE HUNTS FOR ME.
HE HAS TO WORK FOR HIS DINNER.
I GIVE HIM EVERYTHING.
EXCEPT
HIS FREEDOM.
Galen:
AHEM, AHEM.
JUST WHEN IT WAS GETTING
INTERESTING.
TAO HELPED ME
WITH THE SCROLL.
IT WAS SEALED
BY YOUR FATHER.
IT WAS HIS WISH
OUR HOUSES BE JOINED AS ONE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN AS ONE?
THE SCROLL SAYS YOU AND TALIA
ARE TO BE MARRIED.
[ rumbling ]
HA, THIS IS A JOKE, RIGHT?
THIS ISN'T VERY FUNNY.
NO, IT'S NOT.
IT'S HERE,
LOOK.
THAT'S YOU.
AND THAT'S TALIA.
THIS IS THE RUNE
FOR MARRIAGE.
A MARRIAGE BETWEEN
THE HOUSES OF ELDAR AND ASTARTE.
I DON'T
BELIEVE IT.
IT'S YOUR
FATHER'S SEAL.
IT'S AUTHENTIC.
KING ELDAR WAS A MAN
OF GREAT WISDOM.
HE ALSO HAD POWERS
OF PROPHECY.
WHAT PROPHECY?
AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN YOUR HOUSES
TO DEFEAT BALCIFER.
[ sighing ]
ARE YOU SURE?
BET MY LIFE
ON IT.
MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
YOU MUST FACE ZAD IN BATTLE.
MY FAMILY
WILL FIGHT MY BY SIDE.
ONE FAMILY
AGAINST ALL ZAD'S FORCES?
MINE IS THE GREATEST ARMY
IN THE LAND.
MARRY MY SISTER;
IT'S YOURS.
I WON'T BE USED AS A PAWN.
THIS MUST BE A MISTAKE.
FINALLY YOU'RE RIGHT
ABOUT SOMETHING.
I'LL NEVER MARRY HIM.
[ sighing ]
Arina:
AHEM.
THIS IS THE FIRST REAL MESSAGE
FROM MY FATHER.
Arina:
IT MUST BE HARD,
NOT HAVING KNOWN HIM.
Dar:
I'VE ALWAYS FELT
HE WAS WITH ME.
NOW, IT'S LIKE
HEARING HIS VOICE.
Arina:
I NEVER THOUGHT YOU WERE
THE MARRYING KIND.
Dar:
ESPECIALLY TO HER.
Arina:
THERE ARE GOOD REASONS
FOR MARRYING HER.
Dar:
NAME ONE.
Arina:
SHE'S NOT AFRAID
TO VOICE HER OPINION.
SHE'S ARROGANT AND HEADSTRONG.
TRUE, BUT GALEN'S RIGHT.
WE MUST LOOK TO THE FUTURE.
WOULD GALEN
BE AN IMPORTANT ALLY?
ALLIANCES ARE IMPORTANT.
KINGS LIVE OR DIE BY THEM.
I'M NOT A KING.
YOU WILL BE.
SOON, YOU'LL HAVE TO LEAD
YOUR PEOPLE AGAINST BALCIFER.
IT'S WHAT YOUR FATHER WANTED.
I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE, THEN,
DO I?
SO, YOU'D REALLY MARRY HER?
I COULD DO A LOT WORSE.
SHE MAKES YOU CRAZY.
SHE'S VERY
BEAUTIFUL.
LOOKS AREN'T
EVERYTHING.
ARINA.
THE WAY SHE
TALKS TO YOU.
ARE YOU JEALOUS?
DON'T FLATTER YOURSELF.
[ thundering ]
[ sighing ]
THERE'S A STORM BREWING.
STRANGE.
Arina:
THERE ISN'T A CLOUD
IN THE SKY.
OUR WAITING IS FINALLY OVER.
A SON OF ELDAR HAS ARRIVED.
JUST AS THE
PROPHECY FORETOLD.
DAR WILL NOT DISOBEY
HIS FATHER.
HE WILL MARRY TALIA,
AND OUR TWO GREAT HOUSES
WILL BE JOINED.
AND PEOPLE WILL EMBRACE DAR
AS THEIR TRUE LEADER.
AND TOGETHER,
WE WILL LEAD MY ARMY
TO DESTROY ZAD.
AND ONCE
YOU'VE DEFEATED ZAD?
ONCE DAR IS KING
AND MY SISTER HIS QUEEN,
I WILL SLAY DAR...
AND WEAR THE CROWN MYSELF.
[ thundering ]
I WILL FULFIL MY DUTY
TO YOU, BALCIFER.
MAY YOUR REIGN
AS LORD OF DARKNESS BE ETERNAL.
[ thundering ]
I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT MY FATHER'S PLEDGE.
IF OUR TWO HOUSES
SHOULD BE JOINED, THEN...
I SHOULD HONOUR HIS WISHES.
A PROMISE BETWEEN TWO DEAD KINGS
MEANS NOTHING.
ENOUGH, TALIA.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS
WHEN I GET BACK.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
TO FIND MY BROTHER --
HE'S SOMEWHERE IN THE MOUNTAINS.
LET TALIA
HELP YOU.
WHAT?
SHE KNOWS EVERY ROCK AND BLADE
OF GRASS IN THE KINGDOM.
IT COULD BE DANGEROUS.
SHE MIGHT GET HURT.
I CAN LOOK AFTER MYSELF,
THANK YOU.
BESIDES, YOU WON'T BE ABLE
TO FIND YOUR WAY WITHOUT ME.
I'M SORRY,
MY BRAVE HUNTER.
TODAY,
I MUST LEAVE YOU BEHIND.
WE'LL GO HUNTING
SOON ENOUGH.
Tao:
THIS IS THE MOUNTAIN.
WE'RE HERE.
THE GOAT'S ON THE SIDE
OF THE MOUNTAIN.
YOU WERE RIGHT.
THERE'S ONLY ONE PATH LEADING
TO THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN.
Arina:
YOU MEAN "VOLCANO"; ONE
THAT'LL EXPLODE ANY MOMENT.
YOU'RE NOT SCARED, ARE YOU?
I'LL SHOW IT TO YOU.
Tao:
HERE WE ARE.
YOU DON'T NEED TO SEE THIS.
Talia:
I'M TRYING TO HELP.
Tao:
THIS MAP IS FOR MY REFERENCE.
ARINA, STAY BEHIND.
WHY?
I WANT TO SPEND SOME TIME
WITH TALIA.
REALLY?
I NEED TO KNOW IF I CAN HONOUR
MY FATHER'S PLEDGE.
ARE WE GOING TO TALK
OUR WAY UP THE MOUNTAIN?
I'M NOT GOING WITH YOU.
GALEN ASKED ME TO STAY BEHIND
AND EXAMINE MORE RUNES.
AHEM.
I'M NOT GOING EITHER.
IF WE'RE GOING
TO USE GALEN'S ARMY
TO DEFEAT ZAD, I NEED TO SEE
THESE WARRIORS FOR MYSELF.
GOOD LUCK.
THANK YOU.
I SUPPOSE YOU HAD NOTHING
TO DO WITH THAT.
[ sighing ]
SLOW DOWN.
WHY?
I PROMISED YOUR BROTHER
TO LOOK AFTER YOU.
Talia:
I DON'T NEED LOOKING AFTER
FROM SOMEONE
WHO DOESN'T KNOW THE WAY.
Dar:
I KNOW THE WAY; YOU--
WHAT ABOUT ME?
YOU'RE UNAWARE
OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
I'VE SPENT
MY WHOLE LIFE HERE.
I THINK
I KNOW MY SURROUNDINGS.
IF A PREDATOR WAS HUNTING YOU,
YOU WOULDN'T KNOW
UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE.
HE'S ONLY GATHERING
HIS DINNER.
HE DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE YOU.
VERY FUNNY.
THEY CALL YOU
THE BEASTMASTER.
THE ONLY ANIMALS
I'VE SEEN YOU TALK TO
ARE FERRETS AND VERMIN.
MAYBE THEY SHOULD CALL YOU
THE RODENT RULER.
[ growling ]
OOH!
RUH, I TOLD YOU NOT
TO SNEAK UP ON PEOPLE.
[ growling ]
YOU KNOW EACH OTHER?
[ grunting ]
WHAT FINE FORM!
WHAT'S THE MATTER --
FIGHT!
WHAT'S WRONG?
HE DOESN'T WANT
TO HURT YOU.
TELL HIM NOT TO WORRY --
HE WON'T.
[ grunting ]
[ yelling ]
SORRY, MY LORD.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
FINE.
I CAUGHT THE SPEAR IN TIME.
ARE YOU SURE?
IT WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL.
BUT NO REAL DAMAGE.
YOU'RE A FINE WARRIOR,
BUT YOU'RE MORE THAN THAT.
YOU'RE A REALIST.
I'M A SURVIVOR.
LIKE ME.
WE'D MAKE A GOOD PAIR,
YOU AND I.
YOU THINK SO?
PEOPLE WILL LOVE
DAR AND TALIA.
THE TOUGH DECISIONS HAVE TO
BE MADE BY PEOPLE LIKE US.
WHO SAYS
THEY'RE GETTING MARRIED?
[ rumbling ]
AHH.
YOU SHOULDN'T GET
ANY CLOSER.
ARE YOU AFRAID?
DID YOU FEEL THAT?
IT'S JUST A VOLCANO.
WE PLAYED HERE WHEN WE WERE
CHILDREN -- COME ON.
EVEN RUH'S TURNED BACK.
IT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN.
DON'T YOU WANT TO PLAY?
TALIA, WAIT.
TALIA!
TALIA!
[ rumbling ]
TALIA!
[ panting ]
DAR!
[ panting ]
DAR!
DAR!
NO, NO!
STAY STILL!
I'LL JUMP!
YOU WON'T MAKE IT --
JUST HANG ON!
HANG ON!
[ panting ]
Talia:
LOOK.
IT'S GOING TO BREAK.
Dar:
HOLD ON.
[ panting ]
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
ARE YOU HURT?
NO.
ARE YOU SURE?
I THINK I'LL LIVE.
I TOLD YOU
THAT VINE WOULD BREAK.
I'LL TRY
TO DO BETTER NEXT TIME.
PLEASE, COME IN.
JOIN ME FOR SOME WINE.
THANK YOU.
Galen:
I MUST THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
A SON OF ELDAR
TO THE HOUSE OF ASTARTE.
IT WAS FATE -- DAR NEEDS YOU
TO FULFIL HIS DESTINY.
WITHOUT DAR, OUR DESTINY
WOULDN'T BE COMPLETE.
THANK YOU.
[ clinking ]
[ sniffing ]
MMM.
BUT...
I GET THE FEELING YOUR FRIEND
ARINA DOESN'T LIKE ME.
SHE MAKES PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THAT,
EVEN ME.
I THOUGHT
IT WAS SOMETHING I DID.
HOW CAN I CHANGE HER MIND?
DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT.
UNFORTUNATELY I DO -- ARINA AND
I WILL HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER.
WHEN DAR
IS KING.
HE WON'T BE ABLE
TO DO EVERYTHING HIMSELF.
DAR IS A NATURAL LEADER.
HE WILL BE A GREAT KING.
BUT NO ONE
CAN RULE A KINGDOM ALONE.
DAR SHOULDN'T HAVE TO.
A GREAT KING RELIES
ON HIS MINISTERS.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
DAR MUST RELY ON YOU,
ARINA AND ME.
[ laughing ]
BUT IF WE DON'T TRUST
EACH OTHER, THEN...
I'M SURE
ARINA TRUSTS YOU.
SHE'S VERY CAUTIOUS.
THAT'S ONE OF
HER GREATEST STRENGTHS FOR DAR.
SHE LETS HER SUSPICIONS
GET IN THE WAY.
HMM.
DO YOU WANT ME
TO HAVE A WORD WITH HIM?
THAT'S VERY KIND,
BUT NO.
ARINA CAN'T BE FORCED.
SHE MUST DECIDE ON HER OWN.
COME WITH ME.
YOU WANTED TO STUDY
THE OLD TEXTS?
OHH.
AHH.
SO THESE RUNES
REPRESENT THE FIVE ANIMALS.
Galen:
HORSE, TIGER...
WOLF, GOAT AND BIRD --
SCATTERED TO THE FOUR CORNERS
OF THE LAND.
Tao:
THE ONLY WAY ELDAR COULD PROTECT
HIS FAMILY FROM BALCIFER.
Galen:
I DON'T RECOGNIZE THIS RUNE.
AHH, CRYSTAL ARK.
THAT'S WHERE DAR'S HIDDEN
HIS FAMILY.
INDEED.
YOU'VE SEEN IT.
MANY TIMES.
WHERE IS IT?
SOMEWHERE SAFE.
ARINA, TAO'S JUST TELLING ME
ABOUT DAR'S QUEST.
WELL, DAR'S QUEST
IS DAR'S BUSINESS.
GALEN IS
OUR ALLY.
IF DAR WANTS GALEN TO KNOW,
HE'LL TELL HIM.
DAR'S BATTLE
CAN'T BE WON ALONE.
WE HAVE
OUR PART TO PLAY.
ONCE AN ALLIANCE IS FORMED.
NOTHING'S BEEN AGREED TO YET.
A WARRIOR SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS.
YOU SHOULD APPRECIATE
WHAT I'M OFFERING.
MAYBE.
ONCE I'M SURE EXACTLY
WHAT IT IS YOU'RE OFFERING.
HELP HIM
IN HIS QUEST.
IF I'M TO LEAD AN ARMY
AGAINST ZAD, YOU MUST TRUST ME.
IF WE CAN'T WORK TOGETHER,
HOW CAN WE DEFEAT BALCIFER?
DO WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT.
JUST REMEMBER WHAT I SAID.
SHE'LL WARM UP...
EVENTUALLY.
WHAT'S THAT?
A HEALING OINTMENT
FOR YOUR BURNS.
[ sighing ]
[ moaning ]
I KNOW.
THIS WILL EASE THE PAIN.
[ panting ]
IT WORKS.
TAO TAUGHT ME
HOW TO MAKE IT.
I THOUGHT YOU'D BE ANGRY
WITH ME.
OTHER LEG.
I NEARLY GOT US KILLED.
BUT YOU DIDN'T.
WE MISSED THE CHANCE
TO FIND YOUR GOAT.
THAT'S
ALL RIGHT.
I'M SURE WE'LL MANAGE
TO FIND HIM AGAIN.
YOU HAVE GENTLE HANDS.
BETTER?
TRY AND GET SOME REST.
GALEN?
ARINA?
[ trickling ]
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME...
I MUST SAY I'VE HAD
MORE ENTERTAINING
DINNER COMPANIONS.
I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY.
GALEN IS OUR HOST --
YOU COULD AT LEAST TALK TO HIM.
I DON'T TRUST
HIM.
WE MUST WORK TOGETHER --
WHY DRIVE HIM AWAY?
HE'S UP TO SOMETHING.
GOT PROOF?
[ sighing ]
NOTHING I CAN SHOW YOU.
I HAVE STUDIED ELDAR'S SCROLL.
IT'S AUTHENTIC.
THE SCROLL DOESN'T BOTHER ME.
WHAT REASON DOES GALEN HAVE
TO PLOT
AGAINST THE HOUSE OF ELDAR?
HE'S WAITED HIS WHOLE LIFE
TO FULFIL HIS FATHER'S PLEDGE.
I WAS SPARRING
WITH ONE OF GALEN'S MEN.
I DEFLECTED HIS SPEAR,
AND I'M SURE GALEN WAS WOUNDED.
NO WOUND.
THERE WASN'T
ANY BLOOD.
IMPOSSIBLE.
NOT IF YOU PRACTICE DARK MAGIC.
I DON'T TRUST HIM.
[ muffled screaming ]
[ grunting ]
LET'S SEE HOW YOU LIKE
NOT BREATHING.
WHO SENT YOU --
TELL ME!
WAS IT GALEN?
IS SOMETHING
WRONG?
WHERE IS ARINA?
SHE'S AN EARLY RISER.
ONE OF MY GUARDS SAW HER
ON THE GROUNDS THIS MORNING.
SHE SEEMED READY TO TRAVEL.
ARINA?
MM-HMM.
SHE WOULD TELL ME.
PERHAPS SHE'S JUST
GONE HUNTING.
SHE WAS ANGRY
ABOUT OUR FRIENDSHIP.
SHE'LL TURN UP.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, THERE'S
A SCROLL I'D LIKE TO STUDY.
PLEASE.
'MORNING.
SORRY I'M LATE.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
YOU LOOK LIKE
YOU'VE SEEN A GHOST.
I'M FINE.
WON'T YOU ASK ME
HOW I SLEPT?
HOW DID YOU
SLEEP?
LIKE A LOG.
HMM.
EXCEPT A BUG GOT
IN MY ROOM LAST NIGHT.
NASTY LITTLE THING.
I SQUASHED IT.
Dar:
YOU WEREN'T RAISED
IN THE CASTLE?
Talia:
WHEN THE TERRONS ATTACKED,
MY FATHER TOOK MY MOTHER
AND GALEN AWAY TO THE WILDS.
I WAS BORN OUT HERE.
Dar:
THERE ARE WORSE THINGS.
Talia:
MY FATHER TOLD ME STORIES
OF A YOUNG MAN
WHO WOULD RISE UP AND DEFEAT
THE EVIL IN THE WORLD.
ELDAR'S SON.
I WAS RAISED AS A SULA.
I ONLY RECENTLY FOUND OUT
THAT ELDAR WAS MY REAL FATHER.
YOU HAVE A HEAVY BURDEN,
BUT I SOMEHOW ENVY YOU.
WHY?
YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN
A NOBLE PURPOSE --
TO RID THE WORLD
OF DARKNESS.
SOME THINGS ARE WORTH DYING FOR.
I HOPE I'M UP FOR THE TASK.
GALEN WILL HELP.
WITH THE STRENGTH OF HIS ARMY,
NOTHING CAN STOP YOU.
THAT DEPENDS ON US
GETTING MARRIED NOW.
I'M AWARE OF THAT.
[ chuckling ]
I REALLY MUST GET BETTER HELP.
AND I THOUGHT YOU LIKED ME.
I UNDERESTIMATED YOU.
IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
IF YOU'VE DONE SOMETHING TO DAR,
YOU'LL HAVE TO DEAL WITH ME.
OH, HOW TOUCHING.
[ laughing ]
YOUR FIGHTING SKILLS ARE USELESS
AGAINST MY FORCES.
OH.
YOU'VE JOINED WITH ZAD.
ZAD?
[ laughing ]
WHY DEAL WITH AN ERRAND BOY
WHEN I CAN GO STRAIGHT
TO THE MASTER?
BALCIFER.
HMM.
UH.
I WAS RIGHT.
YOU HAVE TO BE STOPPED.
HMM.
THERE'S ONE PROBLEM.
BALCIFER MADE ME INVINCIBLE.
WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.
[ grunting ]
[ moaning ]
THIS CAN'T BE RIGHT.
IT HAS TO BE A MISTAKE.
[ muttering ]
TAO, I'VE BEEN LOOKING
FOR YOU EVERYWHERE.
THIS DOESN'T
MAKE ANY SENSE.
WE'VE GOT TO GO.
WAIT --
WHAT'S WRONG?
I JUST STUCK THIS
INTO GALEN'S HAND.
WHAT?
NO BLOOD.
EXACTLY.
HE CAN'T BE KILLED.
THIS IS A EULOGY
WRITTEN BY GALEN'S FATHER.
GALEN DIED IN BATTLE.
HE'S NOT DEAD.
EXPLAIN THIS.
HE WAS DEAD.
HE'S MADE A PACT
WITH BALCIFER.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE'VE GOT
TO WARN--
DAR!
I'M SORRY
WE DIDN'T FIND YOUR BROTHER.
I'LL FIND
HIM AGAIN.
HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE?
I KNOW WHEN I'M MEANT
TO BE WITH SOMEONE.
SO DO I.
EVEN IF YOU WEREN'T
THE SON OF ELDAR.
Arina:
DAR!
YOU NEED TO KNOW SOMETHING.
TALIA AND I HAVE SOME NEWS
OF OUR OWN.
LISTEN TO ARINA.
THE MARRIAGE, THE ARMY --
IT'S A TRAP.
WHAT?
DON'T PLAY
INNOCENT.
GALEN TRIED TO KILL HER.
WHAT?
I DON'T
BELIEVE IT.
HE'S PLOTTING AGAINST YOU --
HE'S MADE A DEAL WITH BALCIFER.
HE'D NEVER
DO THAT.
SHE'S PART
OF IT.
I SWEAR I KNOW NOTHING OF THIS.
I'LL FIND OUT.
TALIA.
LET HER GO.
GOT A BIGGER PROBLEM
TO SOLVE HERE.
I WON'T LET HER
FACE GALEN ALONE.
ARINA.
ARGH!
[ grunting ]
TELL ME YOU HAVEN'T HAD DEALINGS
WITH BALCIFER.
HMM.
SOMEONE'S BEEN
TALKING.
TELL ME.
OF COURSE I HAVE.
WHEN?
YOU KNOW WHEN.
WHEN I WAS AMBUSHED
BY ZAD'S KNIGHTS.
YOU ALMOST DIED.
NO, LITTLE SISTER.
I DID DIE.
I DON'T
BELIEVE THIS.
BALCIFER BROUGHT ME BACK
TO LIFE TO SERVE HIM.
HOW COULD
YOU DO THAT?
DON'T BE SO NAIVE!
I'VE PROTECTED YOU,
RAISED AN ARMY TO DEFEND YOU.
WHY DID I DO THAT?
NO.
JUST TO SEE YOU
HAPPILY MARRIED,
SO I COULD BE A FOOT-SOLDIER
TO THE BEASTMASTER?
I THOUGHT
YOU WERE HONOURING OUR FATHER.
NO, OUR FATHER COULDN'T
MAKE ME IMMORTAL.
YOUR FATE IS TIED WITH MINE.
AFTER YOU'RE MARRIED,
DAR WILL DIE.
WHO BETTER TO SUCCEED
THE CROWN OF ELDAR?
THAT'LL NEVER HAPPEN.
DAR.
Galen:
AHH.
YOU'VE COME
TO RESCUE THE MAIDEN.
A DEAL WITH BALCIFER
COMES AT A COST.
PERHAPS, BUT LET ME SHOW YOU
SOME ADVANTAGES.
[ grunting ]
YOU'RE GOOD.
NOT THAT IT WILL MATTER.
BALCIFER IMMERSED ME
IN THE RIVER OF INVINCIBILITY.
THE BEST YOU CAN DO
IS DEFEND YOURSELF.
SEE WHAT I MEAN?
[ grunting ]
THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN WIN.
[ screaming ]
[ moaning ]
[ groaning ]
THIS WRIST WASN'T DIPPED
IN THAT RIVER.
[ moaning ]
TALIA, TALIA!
YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU STRIKE ME HERE,
I'LL DIE,
BUT SO WILL MY SISTER.
[ grunting ]
DO IT.
YOU HAVE TO.
DO IT!
[ grunting ]
[ yelling ]
[ screaming ]
[ moaning ]
NO!
[ crying ]
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
I COULD HAVE RULED THE WORLD.
[ moaning ]
[ sobbing ]
TALIA!
TALIA.
WHY?
SOME THINGS
ARE WORTH DYING FOR.
YOU WON'T DIE.
PROMISE ME.
PROMISE ME YOU WON'T
GIVE UP THE FIGHT WITH BALCIFER.
PROMISE.
I PROMISE.
THERE'S ONE MORE THING.
[ whispering ]
TALIA.
I PROMISE.
[ twittering ]
WHAT DID YOU SAY
TO EACH OTHER?
I TOLD HIM THAT HE'D HAVE
TO HUNT ON HIS OWN FROM NOW ON.
[ twittering ]
HE SAYS HE MISSES HIS MISTRESS.
I TOLD HIM I DID AS WELL.
AND THAT HER LAST WISH
WAS THAT HE BE SET FREE.
[ shrilling ]
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