The Outpost (2018–…): Season 2, Episode 1 - We Only Kill to Survive - full transcript

My name is Talon.

I'm the last Blackblood,
or so I've been told.

I escaped when Everit Dred
killed all my people.

I cut off the points of my
ears to hide in plain sight.

A tiny creature lives inside me,

passed to me by my dying mother.

It gives me the power to
open portals to another world

and summon powerful demons
called Lu-Qiri.

But I can only summon them
when I have their names,

something that's proving
to be a challenge.

The Prime Order wants me dead,



but I've found sanctuary at
the farthest edge of the Realm

in a place known as the Outpost.

Previously on "The Outpost"...

I'm Captain Garret Spears.

I don't really think you could
last a few rounds with me.

Gwynn.

Hail to the Queen!

Hail to the Queen!

I, Gate Marshal Cedric Wythers,
acting magistrate.

Marshal Wythers is your father?

The name's Janzo,
best brewer in the Realm.

If you have colipsum
in your blood, fly eggs,

and you're injected
by a Plagueling,

they grow into a parasite.



This is the Vex Rezicon,
the Book of Names.

Only the Dragman can understand.

I'm the Dragman.

Your word you'll free my family?

You have my word.

I'm putting together a team
to go after Dred.

I hope you find him.

Ooh.

The tracks lead up
through the ruins.

What is this place?

It used to be Dun-ebdin.

When the Prime Order
overthrew the royals,

Lord Ebdin refused
to swear fealty.

They smashed down his gates,

burnt his castle...

killed everyone,

including Lord Ebdin himself.

Are they gonna do
the same thing to us?

That is why we cannot
let Dred reach the capital.

- You understand?
- Yes, sir.

Good.

- Hyah.

Keep your eyes open.

Stay alert.

Leave the horses.

I'm not going in there, sir.

Dred's in there.

We haven't been chasing him
for two weeks

to just turn and run

because you're afraid
of the dark.

- Yes, but it seems like a bad idea to...
- All right, all right.

Wait here and keep watch.

Stay together!
Stay together!

This is for Talon...

and your Queen.

This is the same name.

We've been here for days. Is this really
the only name you're going to give me?

Dragman, there are supposed
to be hundreds,

maybe thousands of Lu-Qiri
on the other side of the portal.

So, if I'm going to help Gwynn
defeat the Prime Order,

I need to open the portal and summon
all of the demons by name to this Realm.

Look, I know you can talk.
Explain yourself.

Why have you only given me
this one name?

Fine.

So, is this the first one
you want me to call?

Hopefully this demon's a little
friendlier than the last.

Stand back.

Talon?

Come on, Talon.

Deep breaths.
Exhale on the release.

My people say it's wrong
to take what isn't given,

especially a life.

You do not have to
enjoy the kill,

but we do need to eat.

We only kill to survive.

Shoot on my mark.

Not yet!

It's going out of range, Talon.

A clean kill!

Remmick will feed us
all winter, Talon.

We'll use every part.

And every time it fills
our hungry bellies,

we'll remember its life
and be grateful.

Yeah?

Yeah?

We liked you just as well
when your ears were pointed.

Didn't we, Myron?

Oh, whatever made you think
to cut them off?

Right, here.
I'll finish cleaning that for you.

Now, go and fetch me some water.

There's some serious cooking
that needs doing.

Okay.

Oh, hello.

What have these savages done to
you, taking your ears?

- I did it on my own.
- Disgraceful.

Your mother will be
so ashamed of you.

You don't know me or my mother.

Oh, but I knew you both.

Of course,
the last time I saw you,

you were no bigger than a cat.

Why did you kill them?

They were only humans.

Come. Live among
your own people again.

My people are dead.

Your mother passed
the Asterkinj to you,

so you could pass it on to me.

I don't know what
you're talking about.

We only kill to survive.

Ekkundi is not your Lu-Qiri.
He is mine.

You've seen someone like me,
haven't you?

With this mark?

- Once.
- Where is he?

Dead.

Varlek was my brother.

And then she said
that she loved me.

It was right after
I saved her life, really.

Although, technically,
I guess she did also save mine.

Then she kissed me.

She said it was just
to distract me from the pain,

but I mean,
does that even make sense?

Now if Garret was out
of the picture, well,

maybe... maybe her... her love would
change from... from sibling love

to, well, you know...

But who could compete
with muscle boy, eh?

Are you talking to a Plagueling?

- Janzo!

- Are you all right?
- Naya, yes. Sorry, I'm fine.

You just startled me
a little bit.

Oh, do excuse the mess.
It's just I'm terribly busy.

Just trying to figure out
this Plagueling problem.

Oh. Have you slept?

Janzo can sleep
once he solves the plague.

"Once Janzo solves the plague."

- People are dying.
- Well, I thought you had solved it.

If people stop taking colipsum,
they won't become Plaguelings.

Well, yes, but they're not stopping,
are they, you silly little girl?

It's an addiction.

Mum says we're low on ale.

Will people please
stop sneaking up on me?

Just walked in, Janzo.
Not doing any sneaking.

Same.

Mum says, uh,
you need to move your arse

and be useful for once.

And more wine!

And more wine.

Thank you, Munt.

Another dead one?

You want me to get rid
of it for you?

Yes. Yes, please.

As you can see,
I have got much to do

and very little time
to do it in, so,

can I help you
with something, Naya?

Uh, Queen Rosmund wants
to speak to you.

Right, well, I'm a little busy.

At once. She's surveying
her soldiers near the keep.

Yes, of course. Thank you.

Marshal Wythers,
you must redouble your efforts

in discovering the identity

of the traitor
who set Dred free.

The Watch is already
overworked enough

with the influx of men
into the Outpost.

Who knows this Outpost or
its people like you, Marshal?

Ask your informants the names of
those whose loyalty is suspect.

You want me to spy for you?

I need you to find out
who set him free.

Not that you've exactly
ever wanted my advice, but...

You're going to give it
to me anyway.

Your men have had no time off.

They're exhausted.

They're afraid to ask you
for fear of offending

the delicate ears of the Queen.

Hmm.
Is that how you feel?

Me?

No.

I've never been afraid
to offend anybody,

least of all, a little girl
like Your Majesty.

I keep them on duty, Marshal,

because if Garret
hasn't stopped him,

Ambassador Dred will go
straight to the capital

and return with the full
might of the Prime Order.

And your soldiers will join the
Prime Order when they arrive

if you don't give them
reason to love you.

And don't worry,
my son will find Dred.

- My Queen?
- Ah, brewer.

The sun sets on another day.

What progress have you made
in finding a cure

- for the Plaguelings?
- I've only just begun.

And I'm going to need some more infected
test subjects to carry on my research.

My soldiers will bring you
as many bodies as you need.

It seems since I made
a law against colipsum,

it's more prevalent than ever.

Well, nothing is more enticing
than forbidden pleasures.

Hmm. Yes, well, rather than explaining
to me why my laws are disobeyed,

how about you enforce them
Marshal?

And find me that traitor.

Whatever you say, Your Majesty.

Brewer, have you seen Talon?

I was supposed to meet her here.

- You haven't seen her either?
- No.

I'm gonna go
and find her and, um,

clean myself up a little bit.

Oh, and, brewer,
if you haven't found a cure,

we're all going to fall prey
to the Plagueling epidemic

before the Prime Order
even get here.

- Did you hear what I said?
- Yes. Just find a cure.

He is a strange, strange man.

You have no idea, Your Majesty.

Oh.

You're alive?

I thought I killed you.

Excuse me, do you maybe
know what is this place?

Don't make no difference to you
since I gotta kill you again.

Munt, leave him!
Leave him, leave him.

Sorry about that, Brogan.
It's a bit ripe down here.

Munt, this is
your new brother Brogan.

I told him to meet us down here.

- New brother?
- Uh-huh, mm-hmm.

Welcome to the family, brother!

- He's going to be joining
our operation,

smuggling colipsum out of
the Outpost along with Sill.

- Excuse me?
- Uh-huh?

What is this disgusting place?

Oh, my friend, my friend,
my friend.

What you are looking at

is the Realm's one and only
colipsum farm.

- It's all natural.
- Yeah.

Realm-wide distribution.

Munt!

Munt, you've been busy,
haven't you?

I picked up another three from
the night patrol this morning.

Oh, Munty, you are a good boy,
aren't you?

- Good boy.

Don't worry, don't worry,
don't worry.

- You get used to it.

Get used to it.

The more Plagueling
bodies we have,

the more colipsum
we can grow inside them, right?

Oh, Mum, I almost forgot,
a bird came.

Greyskins have another
shipment for you.

Uh-huh. All right, well,
tell them that we will...

Uh, we'll meet them tonight
with all my gold.

Wait, you're not sending me
out there, are you?

Of course not, you imbecile.

You think I'd give all my gold
to those filthy Greyskins?

No, it's just really funny to make
them go all the way out there and wait.

- Yeah, all right, shut up.

- Get back to work.
- Brogan?

Oh. Bye.

You're meant to be the brains
of this operation,

so can you act like it?

Talon? Talon, wake up.

Talon?

How long have I been out for?

I don't know.
I just came looking for you

and found you like this.

What happened to your head?

- Oh, no.
- What?

Guess it wouldn't let her
take it from me.

Um, what wouldn't let who
take it?

The little blue creature
thing in my head.

The one you use
to open your portal?

She must have tried
to cut it out of me,

but it wouldn't let her.

Oh, no.

They took the Dragman.

Who?

- Who took the Dragman?
- A Lu-Qiri.

You summoned another demon?

Talon, you promised
you wouldn't do that without me.

- And a Blackblood.
- A Blackblood?

Yep, and she has her own demon,

the Dragman, and the name
the Dragman translated.

Wait, calm down.
Slowly... just turn...

Slowly explain exactly
what you're talking about.

I thought you were
the only Blackblood.

- No.
- And how many names were given to you?

One.

But we need the Dragman
if we want any more.

We have to save her.

Wait. You think... you think
this Blackblood is bad?

- She kidnapped a child.
- Do we know that for sure?

- What do you mean?
- Talon, how much do we know about the Dragman?

Explain.

The little girl only wrote one specific
name for you to summon, correct?

Then the Blackblood who appeared

somehow walked the little girl

right out of your door all...

All the way through the Outpost

and right out of the gates,
presumably.

And our little friend
just went along with it

without causing
any kind of scene.

Talon, I don't think
we can trust the Dragman.

Do you even know where
you're going, Talon?

Lu-Qiri tracks
are pretty distinct.

It's going to get dark
pretty soon.

How long after sunset do the
Plaguelings start appearing?

The tracks end here.

Can't see any more.

Well, you're not gonna be able to
see any more once it's dark, are you?

Oh, shut up, Janzo.

So glad you found us.

Where's the Dragman?

Somewhere safe.

You almost pass for human,
Blackblood.

- Thank you.
- It wasn't a compliment.

- So you're a Blackblood?
- Pureborn.

Where are the rest?

All the Blackbloods were killed.

- You're the last?
- Who are you?

And why are you here?

I'm here for the same reason
my brother was,

to free our people from the prison
world they were banished to.

The Blackbloods were not
banished, only Lu-Qiri.

There are hundreds of
Blackbloods in the Plane of Ashes

on the other side of the portal.

That's not true.

Did you not see me
come from the other side?

Am I not a Blackblood?

Now you must do your duty.

Open the portal
and help me save our people.

Is that why you kept
the Dragman hostage?

To... to summon more of...
More of your people?

You're lucky
I've let you live, human.

If killing innocent humans
is your plan,

then you're not my people.

- No human is innocent.
- Talon.

I'm not your enemy, Talon.

- We want the same thing.
- And I want the girl back.

Are you all right?
What's it doing?

- It's waiting.
- For what?

For me.

You commanded it not to kill me.

I need you alive,
at least until you give me the Asterkinj.

Oh, and then you'll summon
more of your people, will you?

Once you've got that thing
from Talon's head?

- Talon, don't!
- Why not? It can't kill me.

Oh, jolly good.
Then, please,

let it keep beating
you up to a pulp.

I have to save the girl.

She's not even here, Talon.

And if what you've
just said is true,

then she is safe as long as she's
valuable to you for a trade.

Please.

Another time.

Yes. Take the time
to think about all this.

You will realize
that I'm not the enemy.

Next time we meet,
it will be as allies.

I doubt that.

We have orders to escort you
directly to the Queen.

Can't you see that this woman

- is in no condition to...
- I have my orders.

No, no, I don't need
this thing for Talon.

It's important to make
an impression, Your Majesty.

Even for your friends.

Gods, what happened?
You look absolutely awful.

Oh, don't be like that.
Come sit by me. Leave us.

Naya, fetch some tea.

Oh, and get rid of this
obnoxious thing.

- You don't have to do that.
- Do what?

Act like you're not royalty.

It won't change
anything between us.

Please sit, Talon.

Thank you, Naya.

Don't worry,
we can serve ourselves.

I'm so glad you're here.

I've been so looking
forward to seeing you.

About what?

Well, don't you think it's time

that you put what happened
between Garret and I behind you?

You think that's all
that's wrong between us?

- That I'm jealous?
- Well, isn't it?

- What else have I done?
- How about when you saved Dred

so you could
execute him yourself?

And then you let him escape.

And now Garrett's been gone
for almost a fortnight...

If what I've heard is true,
you had another chance

to kill Dred,
and you let him go.

You should have gone
with Garret to find Dred.

Janzo was dying.

Perhaps he was,

but you had your duty.

- See, there you go.
- What?

You act like
I'm your closest companion,

your dearest friend,

but really I'm just a weapon
with a duty towards you.

Are the two mutually exclusive?

Can't you be both?

I might not be so good
at the weapon part now.

Why? What happened?

The Dragman translated a name
and I summoned a demon.

And?

Another Blackblood came through the
portal, took control of it.

She escaped with the name,
the demon, and the Dragman.

You still want to be friends?

Talon, I have a responsibility
to this Outpost,

to the whole world,
and so do you.

Don't worry.

I'll do whatever I have to
to get the Dragman back.

Well, that went well.

How long have you been
on duty, soldier?

Since this time last night,
Your Majesty.

Give this man
one sun cycle of leisure.

When you've had some sleep,

tell the brewer
at the Night Shade

that your drinks
are on the Queen.

Yes, Your Majesty.

- Just don't drink too much.
- Yes, Majesty.

Rider approaching!

- Get him down.
- Get him some water.

Thank you.

Where's everyone else, boy?

- They're all dead.

All of them?
What about Garret?

He is too, sir.

- That can't be true.
- He's dead, sir.

I saw the sword myself.

Stabbed right through his heart.

And what did you do? Run?

Leave your commanding officer
behind to die?

Well, no, it wasn't like that.
He was already dead when I...

- Coward!
- They killed everyone. There was nothing...

Who did it?

Dred.

And some woman.

- Where are they?
- Dun-ebdin.

Don't mean to disturb you,
Your Majesty.

I'm sorry for your loss,
Marshal.

Your son was a hero
to all who knew him.

I know you loved him.

He was lucky to have you.

I just wanted to let you know

that I'll be leaving
the Outpost for a few days.

I'm heading out to bring
my son's body back.

He deserves to rest here.

I'll, uh...
I'll send a squad of soldiers.

I need you here, Marshal.

You're about to go to war.

You need soldiers
here right now,

not a tired old copper.

I need both.

But I can see that your mind
is set on going.

Yes, it is, Your Majesty.

Bring him home.

Oi!

Where do you think you're going?

Garret needs help.

- Garret's dead.
- Yeah, well, I don't believe it.

Yeah, I don't want to believe it
either, but it's true.

- I'm going.
- You're not going.

I'll collect the body,

and if by some miracle
of the gods he's still alive,

I'll bring my boy back.

Yeah, well, I'm still going.

I have to stop Dred.

He's long gone.

That soldier took five days
to get here.

The person who did this
went in the other direction.

- So what?
- So...

it means that bastard
is ten days out of here.

Unless you can feed that horse

some of that
magic blood of yours,

you haven't got a chance
of catching up.

- Then watch me.
- Dred is already at the capital by now.

You'll never get
anywhere near him.

Then I'll fight my way in.

I'm sure you will, Blackblood.

But not even you
will get past stone walls,

steel doors,
and an army of Red Guard.

And once you're dead trying,

Dred will come back here
with his army

and attack this bloody Outpost

and kill Gwynn
and everyone in it!

Well, I have to do something.

What you have to do
is stay here,

figure out how to summon up
that damn army of things

or whatever they are,

and help Gwynn defeat the
Prime Order once and for all.

I hate it when you're right.

I'm always right.

Hyah! Hyah!

Janzo, bring me another round.

You've had more than enough,
my love.

I've seen whole regiments
drink less.

Am I still conscious?

More or less.

Then bring me another.

I refuse to fight with you
another minute.

You look terrible.

Thank you. So do you.

Janzo, we're going to need
something stronger than ale.

And close the doors.
I don't want anyone coming in.

You and I are going to
play a game of Octor

until we can't see any longer.

Gwynn, I'm sorry about Garret.

Yes. Everyone's sorry.

It was your loss, too.

You know, Talon,
you're the only real friend I have left.

Well, I don't envy you that.

- What?
- Me...

being all you have left.

Ouch.

Yes. Yes, a true friend
wouldn't beat me so quickly.

What am I going to do now?

Dred has probably
gone straight to the Three

and informed them
of our rebellion.

In 20 days, we could have 50,000
elite Covenant soldiers at our gates.

Do they really care that much
about the Outpost?

It's not the Outpost, Naya.
It's me.

I threaten the very legitimacy
of the Prime Order.

Without a royal to follow,

they can't bow down
to the Three.

I threaten their very existence.

Then you must hide.

That accomplishes nothing.

I must fight.

But we can only muster 3,000,

mostly untrained
and ill-equipped,

and now without a commander.

The regional governors
were once barons and baronesses,

proud families that have been
forced to give up their titles

and swear allegiance
to the Prime Order.

- Of course.
- Perhaps many of them have not forgotten,

and would be happy to see
the Prime Order overthrown

and replaced by a royal heir.

We invite the barons,

and our uprising
will be revealed

- to every corner of the Realm.
- Well, you just said yourself

that Dred will tell them anyway.

Maybe Dred won't make it.

I can't risk exposing myself.

Your Majesty, need I remind you

you have a spy in these walls.

They will discover
your treasons anyway.

What do you suggest I do?

Send out riders to every former
noble, calling them to arms.

Dare them to stand with you
against the Prime Order tyrants.

Maybe you're right.

Send for the scribes.

So you're the Dragman?

You're just a child.

My mother was
Maylock of Gellhall.

She was taught the Purpose by her
mother, Aurenya of Gellhall.

So it's been passed
through generations.

Yes, I knew her mother, Iothina.

You would have to be
over 300 years old.

Time is not the same
in the Plane of Ashes.

There's no sun to measure days.

No moon to measure seasons.

Who knows how long
we have suffered there?

I'll do whatever it takes
to return my people home.

It's time for a Pureborn
to take the Asterkinj.

If Talon refuses
to pass it on to you?

You cannot take it
away from her.

She will give it to me.

Her only decision will be

whether it happens
the easy way or...

it happens the painful way.