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BARTOK: During the long, dark
period of the Great Wars,
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an elite class of soldier
rose from battle.
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Their unbreakable
code was simple...
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possess a noble
heart of courage,
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right conduct, and absolute
devotion to one's master.
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From out of those years of bloodshed,
an empire would emerge.
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Its power would assimilate
persons of every color,
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creed, and faith.
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This uncontested rule eroded
the traditions of the great knights,
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but not for all.
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(MEN SHOUTING)
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Lay down your swords,
you may walk free.
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(SCREAMS)
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(HORSE NEIGHING)
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I'm the official envoy of the Emperor.
I carry a message for Lord Bartok.
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I welcome you to the castle.
I will take the message.
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The message is for you master.
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Anyone who wishes to speak
with my master must first speak with me.
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Do you believe that the words
of the Emperor are fit for a mere retainer?
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I have no doubt that your arrogance
is effective in other houses.
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Therefore, it is a mistake
I am willing to forgive.
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What is your name, foot soldier?
Mm?
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I'm certain
that the Emperor himself
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would want to know who has been so
charitable toward his envoy.
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An introduction would have
been the right place for you to start.
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I am Commander Raiden
of the Seventh Rank.
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(CLEARS THROAT)
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Your name is well known to me.
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Forgive my presumption.
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(METAL JANGLING)
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My Lord.
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This comes directly
from the capital?
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Sealed before my eyes
by the Emperor himself.
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Very well.
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(THUDS)
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I am ordered to the capital
to meet with Minister Gezza Mott
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to review new
protocols and duties.
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This is a farce!
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The new protocol is the bribe
expected of me at that meeting,
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and for no other reason
than to remain in his good favor.
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This minister's influence has grown
considerably since your last term.
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He is favored to succeed
as First Council.
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I will not tolerate this kind of bribery,
either in my own pocket or in my capital.
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- What are your thoughts?
- I follow you, My Lord.
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Since when do you speak
anything but truth?
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Say what you think.
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Well, if it's truly the injustice
of corruption which upsets you,
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then perhaps you might have
been so passionately moved to act
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before you arrived
in your own court.
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What exactly do
you mean by that?
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I mean that it would be prudent to examine
if this is simply a matter of pride.
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It's not a matter of pride,
it's a question of dignity.
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- So you will refuse the duty.
- I refuse the extortion!
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My Lord, corruption
within the capital is nothing new.
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How is this different
from any other absurd new tax?
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When a man like that can demand
a bribe out in the open,
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with no fear of recourse,
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we're headed
for a dangerous time.
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What?
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You think I hold on to an idealism
that no longer exists?
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Perhaps.
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- Sir?
- I'm fine.
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- Let me call the physician.
- He's examined me.
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When? What did he say?
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(CHATTERING)
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You will not speak
of this to them.
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Ah, my beautiful ones return.
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And how did
your studies go today?
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Lilly's music instructor has said
that she's the most advanced student.
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- Of course she is.
- I think he's exaggerating.
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And I think he's an astute
judge of talent.
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Either that or he's prepared
to request a raise in his wages.
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Now, will you play
something for me?
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Good.
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Not all confrontations will be
one-on-one as now practice sessions.
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I was not aware we were
practicing such a scenario.
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There are never
warnings in battle.
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Not all adversaries will adhere
to the warrior's code as we do.
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You must always be on alert.
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We must begin preparations
to leave immediately.
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We've been summoned
to the capital.
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Lieutenant, will I be
joining the convoy?
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That
is the Commander's decision.
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With all respect, sir,
I believe I'm ready.
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If the Commander made decisions based
on what others believed about themselves,
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half these men
would have my position.
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Gather the men to prepare
for our journey!
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(SIGHS)
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You startled me.
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How long have you
been standing there?
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Hours.
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Your humor is not on par
with your stealth.
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It is an unfair advantage to use
your skills upon your wife.
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Trust me, it is you who has
the advantage over me.
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And what might that be?
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I heard the official
messengers had arrived.
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I take it they didn't
carry good news.
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Why do you say that?
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You may be able to hide your presence
from me, but not your thoughts.
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We are summoned to the capital.
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I thought you were not expected
until the turn of the season.
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- It is a request from our new minister.
- For what purpose?
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Nothing worth disturbing
our evening for.
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You mean you do not
wish to discuss it.
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No, I mean I will soon
be apart from you
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and I can think
of many better things
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to occupy our time with.
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Hmm.
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It's difficult to argue
with that logic.
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(HOOF BEATS)
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(HORSE NEIGHS)
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Come with me.
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My great-grandfather,
a ferocious warrior.
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Not well-liked, but he was responsible
for expanding our lands
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into the province it is today.
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My father...
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he alone was responsible for protecting
these lands during the Great War.
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You would've taken
pleasure in knowing him.
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My son.
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I have no heir.
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I will be the tenth and last
generation buried here.
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30 years ago this month,
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and against all counsel,
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it was idealism that led me
to invite you into my home.
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A young man with an empty
soul, muddied by drink,
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and as dark as the graves
of those who crossed his path.
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But it was idealism that saw
through all of that
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to the man I see before me.
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Now you give me better
advice than I give myself.
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When I have departed this world,
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these lands will be
in your care.
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- My Lord.
- My name will be yours to uphold.
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But your sword is to be passed to an heir.
I am merely your retainer.
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You are the heir to my spirit.
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Our bond has been earned,
not inherited.
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- No, sir...
- Take the sword.
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- You be safe.
- Of course.
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(BELL TOLLING)
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Be well, my love.
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- You ready, Commander?
- Yes, My Lord.
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We have the gift
for Minister Gezza Mott?
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Yes, it's all taken care of.
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Shh.
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- Gabriel.
- Commander.
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- Thank you for this great honor.
- I knew your mother and father well.
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If they were still among us,
they would be very proud.
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- So it begins again.
- So it does.
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(SOBBING)
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Sit down. Sit down.
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Sir, may I ask you a question?
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Of course.
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You've known
the Commander a long time, yes?
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Since I was your age.
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Is it true he was not born
into the military class?
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He comes from peasant stock.
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Orphaned as a young boy, entire
family died of the fever.
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Is that when Lord Bartok
took him in?
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No. Much later, when
he was a young man.
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- Why do you ask?
- Stories circulate about him.
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They say he was cruel
and murderous
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without conscience or honor.
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For many years,
he was given to the drink.
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The dark fog made him violent.
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Does knowing this change
your respect for him?
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One is to be admired
for rebuilding thyself,
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not judged.
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Now get some rest. Long
journey ahead tomorrow.
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GEZZA MOTT: Welcome,
Lord Bartok.
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- Your journey went well?
- Quite.
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It can be long.
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It seemed short.
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I see you've come
bearing a gift.
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It's customary
for an official visit.
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- A robe.
- A fine robe.
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You may also keep the box.
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Did your retainer
attend to the gift?
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No, I chose it personally.
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Very well. We'll begin
early tomorrow.
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There is obviously much to do.
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I look forward to your review
of the new protocols.
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Yes, and in addition to that, we'll get
the chance to discuss the challenges
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which face the future
of the Bartok lands.
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I don't think
he liked the color.
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If I'd known what you'd intended,
I would've insisted you bring something more.
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More? I gave him the box too.
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This is not a matter of amusement. He
has taken this as a personal insult.
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- Tomorrow I will bring a more suitable gift.
- You will not.
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And in my presence, you will refer
to the Minister's demand
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as it really is... a bribe.
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Adopting the language of the pretense
only serves to ease participation in it.
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My Lord, I think that perhaps now is not
the time to take such a hard stand.
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And if I ease my approach now,
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at what crossing would you
recommend I stand my ground?
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When they've taken half my land?
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When it comes to a point where
I have to exercise my own tyranny
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over those beneath me to support
the bribes of those above?
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(ANGRILY) Who does
he think he is?
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Perhaps he did not understand
what is expected of him.
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He understands perfectly.
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Does he arrive here planning to make
a name for himself at my expense?
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Or is he so filled up with pride
that he has no room for humility?
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(LAUGHS)
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Here, dog, a silk
for your filth!
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(BELLS CHIMING)
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Where are we expected?
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There is something
I wish to show you.
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Such a fine sword.
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May I?
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This is a nobleman's blade.
Where did you come by it?
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It was a gift...
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from my master.
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I have never heard
of such generosity
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from lord to retainer.
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It seems you have won.
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(SIGHS)
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It is my favorite room here
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because it exemplifies the great
virtues of generosity and humility...
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qualities necessary to operate smoothly
within the workings of the capital.
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A quality all the other noblemen
whom I have received seem to grasp.
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Are you beginning to understand
the points of our talk?
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Yes.
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Very impressive.
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You really intend
giving all this away?
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I'm reaching the end
of my patience with you.
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We can play this game
as long as you like,
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but you'll receive
no bribe from me.
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Is that what this is to you?
A game?
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How do you think the Emperor would respond
to his command being thought of as a game?
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Since you're only threat seems to be running
to the Emperor like a pouting child,
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- you should ask him as soon as possible.
- I need not ask.
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You were ordered to this review
by the Emperor, and yet you reject his word.
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I reject any attempt by you to exert
some delusional power over me.
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It is you who live
under illusion, not me.
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I offer you no threat
but a promise.
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I will not only take
your property and standing,
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but I will turn everything connected
to the Bartok name into dust.
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And when I'm done,
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it will be as if neither you
nor any generation before had ever existed.
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You should be careful
not to overstep.
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(MOANS)
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(GROANS)
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Something wrong?
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(GROANS)
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I have known
many like you, men who...
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once their hairs bleed grey
and their spines cut them like daggers,
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come to revise
their own history.
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(GROANS)
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Truth is that your innermost fear
is in fact your most striking attribute.
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You are irrelevant.
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You have neither cast a shadow
nor left any footprints
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upon the great legacy
of the Bartok clan.
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Your only achievement was being
born into nobility...
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and you somehow failed
to reproduce even that.
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(SCREAMS)
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Guards! Guards!
257
00:23:32.480 --> 00:23:34.955
You draw your blade
on a minister of the Emperor?
258
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Minister, your father-in-law
approaches.
259
00:23:53.963 --> 00:23:57.736
What happened? All I've been told
is that you were attacked.
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I cannot say too
much at this time.
261
00:24:00.094 --> 00:24:02.443
But we are about to witness
the wrath of the Emperor.
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(LOUD BANGING)
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You have been summoned
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before our most glorious
and wise Emperor.
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The prisoner who stands
before you is Lord Bartok.
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He has committed the crime
267
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of attacking a loyal
minister of the Emperor.
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The prisoner will now be
permitted to address his peers
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before our master
passes judgment.
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What has just been said
of me is true.
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I offer no argument
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nor dispute the simple facts.
273
00:25:33.784 --> 00:25:38.349
But they hardly begin to cover
the scope of my true crimes.
274
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Honor requires more
than admission,
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so I offer a full confession
and the whole truth.
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For far too long,
I failed to recognize
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my own hypocrisy.
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I ignored my own cowardice,
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conveniently hiding
behind a position
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of political compromise.
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And for what?
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To retain the meager wealth
and rank that men desire.
283
00:26:11.134 --> 00:26:14.953
So I come before you
a condemned man
284
00:26:15.103 --> 00:26:18.957
for having finally
stood up to injustice.
285
00:26:19.583 --> 00:26:22.600
My shame and regret
286
00:26:22.750 --> 00:26:24.905
is that I failed to do so
287
00:26:25.055 --> 00:26:27.563
before it arrived
in my own court.
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00:26:30.239 --> 00:26:33.133
We supply the armies,
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we build the roads,
290
00:26:37.406 --> 00:26:40.136
we employ the nation.
291
00:26:40.286 --> 00:26:43.881
Still, we remain silent
while our coffers are emptied
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and our freedoms eroded.
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00:26:47.551 --> 00:26:52.489
There will be times where
we are powerless to injustice,
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00:26:52.639 --> 00:26:54.792
but there must never be a time
295
00:26:54.942 --> 00:26:58.410
when we fail to protest.
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00:27:03.902 --> 00:27:07.533
This man, Gezza Mott,
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00:27:08.469 --> 00:27:11.886
is a cancer, growing.
298
00:27:12.511 --> 00:27:16.042
And the only proper thing
to do is to cut it out.
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00:27:18.686 --> 00:27:21.516
You all know what I speak of.
300
00:27:22.430 --> 00:27:25.385
Each one of you has
been subjected
301
00:27:25.535 --> 00:27:27.597
to his extortion.
302
00:27:29.094 --> 00:27:32.332
But my words are not in judgment
of my fellow noblemen,
303
00:27:33.395 --> 00:27:35.853
they are a warning.
304
00:27:36.904 --> 00:27:39.693
I urge you to consider
what you are doing,
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00:27:40.207 --> 00:27:42.409
for we are helping this man
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00:27:42.559 --> 00:27:45.837
to forge the very
chains that bind us.
307
00:27:47.679 --> 00:27:52.297
Which brings me to the confession
of my true crime,
308
00:27:52.447 --> 00:27:55.722
so that I may redeem my honor.
309
00:27:58.220 --> 00:27:59.147
My crime
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00:28:00.863 --> 00:28:04.712
is only that I failed
to kill Gezza Mott
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00:28:04.862 --> 00:28:07.634
when I had the chance.
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00:28:08.639 --> 00:28:09.861
(ALL CHATTERING)
313
00:28:23.198 --> 00:28:28.012
We have enjoyed hundreds of years
of peace under my family's rule.
314
00:28:28.957 --> 00:28:32.489
We brought order where
there was chaos,
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00:28:32.639 --> 00:28:36.300
peace where there was nothing
but war and bloodshed.
316
00:28:36.783 --> 00:28:38.844
My subjects accept their roles,
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00:28:38.994 --> 00:28:42.573
content in the knowledge
they serve the greater good.
318
00:28:43.527 --> 00:28:47.533
If you think your words will move
your fellow noblemen to dissent,
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00:28:48.341 --> 00:28:50.125
then you're sorely misled.
320
00:28:50.367 --> 00:28:54.413
Are you prepared to receive
my judgment and regain your honor?
321
00:28:54.912 --> 00:28:57.420
I am prepared to receive
your judgment,
322
00:28:58.046 --> 00:29:00.492
but my honor is intact.
323
00:29:01.118 --> 00:29:03.435
You dare to contradict
the word of the Emperor?
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00:29:07.294 --> 00:29:11.245
All those in your house shall
be evicted from your lands.
325
00:29:11.679 --> 00:29:14.317
The Bartok clan is no more.
326
00:29:15.411 --> 00:29:19.627
And your delusions of self
require more extreme measures.
327
00:29:25.569 --> 00:29:29.390
Your crime and defiance
to the ordinances of the capital
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00:29:31.070 --> 00:29:33.453
shall be repaid with nothing
less than your head.
329
00:29:34.462 --> 00:29:38.237
- You cannot do this!
- How dare you address the Emperor directly!
330
00:29:38.387 --> 00:29:41.545
My Lord, a judgment of this kind
is unprecedented for a nobleman.
331
00:29:41.695 --> 00:29:44.939
This display of arrogance
cannot go unanswered.
332
00:29:46.911 --> 00:29:49.483
What do you suggest?
333
00:29:51.007 --> 00:29:52.842
(WHISPERING)
334
00:30:06.622 --> 00:30:11.082
Your Commander is fiercely
loyal to you, Lord Bartok.
335
00:30:11.678 --> 00:30:13.420
And so it is fitting
336
00:30:13.950 --> 00:30:17.194
that you should meet
your end by his sword.
337
00:30:22.274 --> 00:30:23.885
Should you refuse the order,
338
00:30:24.126 --> 00:30:27.593
all of Lord Bartok's blood relations
shall be executed as well.
339
00:30:27.743 --> 00:30:29.928
- Minister!
- First Council,
340
00:30:30.078 --> 00:30:32.394
the word of the Emperor
has been spoken.
341
00:30:37.183 --> 00:30:38.347
Commander!
342
00:30:51.870 --> 00:30:54.192
Let him pass.
343
00:31:19.598 --> 00:31:22.284
- You will do this.
- No.
344
00:31:22.857 --> 00:31:24.213
I'm already dead.
345
00:31:24.363 --> 00:31:27.501
I will take death at your side rather
than participate in this spectacle.
346
00:31:27.742 --> 00:31:29.973
I know you will,
347
00:31:30.123 --> 00:31:31.858
but how will that serve us?
348
00:31:36.126 --> 00:31:37.598
My Lord...
349
00:31:40.624 --> 00:31:43.660
- I cannot do this.
- It's already done.
350
00:31:44.478 --> 00:31:46.765
Think only of what follows.
351
00:31:47.294 --> 00:31:50.905
The spirit of our clan
will endure through you.
352
00:31:51.422 --> 00:31:52.426
Commander Raiden!
353
00:31:56.286 --> 00:31:59.755
The Emperor's word is not a request
that requires your decision.
354
00:32:07.423 --> 00:32:09.772
Remember this, Raiden,
355
00:32:10.819 --> 00:32:13.115
the wounds of honor
356
00:32:13.265 --> 00:32:15.527
are self-inflicted.
357
00:32:20.665 --> 00:32:21.859
Draw your sword.
358
00:32:22.009 --> 00:32:23.896
My Lord...
359
00:32:24.046 --> 00:32:25.825
- please.
- Commander...
360
00:32:26.450 --> 00:32:29.322
draw your sword.
361
00:32:34.039 --> 00:32:38.187
Your devotion to the code
is absolute, is it not?
362
00:32:41.502 --> 00:32:44.365
- Yes, My Lord.
- Then, as your lord and master,
363
00:32:45.429 --> 00:32:48.363
I order you to complete
this duty.
364
00:33:30.686 --> 00:33:33.160
From this moment on,
365
00:33:33.310 --> 00:33:35.722
be no more grieved
about what you have done.
366
00:34:39.646 --> 00:34:41.549
(THUNDER CRASHES)
367
00:34:41.982 --> 00:34:43.918
(WATER DRIPPING)
368
00:35:38.942 --> 00:35:42.858
This will quiet any whispers
of dissent for quite some time.
369
00:35:47.357 --> 00:35:49.801
We must deal with Commander Raiden
with a quick and firm hand.
370
00:35:49.951 --> 00:35:52.520
Do you offer this
for our master's benefit or your own?
371
00:35:52.670 --> 00:35:55.336
Did you see how he stood before you?
He's a rabid dog, that one.
372
00:35:55.486 --> 00:35:58.956
We control the warriors through their absolute
loyalty to their masters.
373
00:35:59.581 --> 00:36:01.259
How do you think
two million of them would react
374
00:36:01.409 --> 00:36:04.348
if we eliminated
one of their own for exemplifying...
375
00:36:04.498 --> 00:36:08.364
- the virtue of loyalty?
- What if he should seek vengeance?
376
00:36:10.161 --> 00:36:12.428
He is not to be touched.
377
00:36:13.154 --> 00:36:17.228
There are already too many disavowed
looking for a reason to act.
378
00:36:18.200 --> 00:36:22.152
If you come upon real proof
that he intends to move against you,
379
00:36:22.302 --> 00:36:26.764
then I will order his death.
But not until then.
380
00:36:27.560 --> 00:36:32.164
- Is that understood?
- Yes, Master. Until then.
381
00:36:32.314 --> 00:36:35.528
Shall I see to the eviction and the subsequent
dispensing of the Bartok lands?
382
00:36:35.678 --> 00:36:37.928
The lands should
be divided equally
383
00:36:38.078 --> 00:36:40.136
so as not to favor
one nobleman over another.
384
00:36:40.286 --> 00:36:44.328
Of course. But I will not bother
our master with the details at this time.
385
00:36:44.478 --> 00:36:46.600
I will attend to it myself.
386
00:36:46.750 --> 00:36:49.162
I'm certain you will.
387
00:36:56.125 --> 00:36:59.256
You must keep aware
of the Minister, My Lord.
388
00:36:59.406 --> 00:37:03.084
I know you do not
approve of Gezza Mott,
389
00:37:03.818 --> 00:37:07.052
but his ambition and greed
serve my interests well.
390
00:37:07.736 --> 00:37:09.482
Yes, My Lord.
391
00:37:21.822 --> 00:37:23.370
Hannah.
392
00:37:26.462 --> 00:37:28.111
Father.
393
00:37:54.846 --> 00:37:58.922
Auguste! I hear your crops
were plentiful this season.
394
00:38:01.580 --> 00:38:02.856
Yes, they were.
395
00:38:03.006 --> 00:38:04.694
So the lands I took
and gave over to you
396
00:38:04.844 --> 00:38:07.660
proved sufficient in replacing the dying
ones you had when we first met?
397
00:38:09.011 --> 00:38:10.562
They have.
398
00:38:10.712 --> 00:38:12.202
Perfect.
399
00:38:13.534 --> 00:38:18.284
Now tell me, you knew Lord Bartok.
What do you know of his retainer?
400
00:38:19.187 --> 00:38:23.624
I did not know Bartok that well,
though we had a few dealings.
401
00:38:23.774 --> 00:38:27.560
As to this Raiden, I only know
of him through rumor.
402
00:38:27.710 --> 00:38:29.929
Tales of his violent past.
403
00:38:30.079 --> 00:38:32.232
You spent time with him.
What is your assessment?
404
00:38:32.382 --> 00:38:35.628
I would be shocked
if he were to let this go.
405
00:38:37.413 --> 00:38:39.176
I ask that you send me
a thousand of your men
406
00:38:39.326 --> 00:38:41.352
to increase my security
until this is over with.
407
00:38:41.502 --> 00:38:42.702
- A thousand?
- Yes.
408
00:38:42.852 --> 00:38:46.986
- That is more than half my retainer.
- All of whom you have because of me.
409
00:38:50.301 --> 00:38:52.776
Would you prefer to return
to the impoverished state you were in
410
00:38:52.926 --> 00:38:55.882
before I graciously took
your daughter as my wife?
411
00:39:04.698 --> 00:39:05.898
No, Minister.
412
00:39:09.182 --> 00:39:13.160
You will oversee the eviction. After
that, and for as long as it takes,
413
00:39:13.310 --> 00:39:15.436
I want eyes upon Raiden
every minute of the day.
414
00:39:16.254 --> 00:39:18.954
When he decides to strike,
we will be ready.
415
00:40:42.974 --> 00:40:44.428
JOSIAH: Sir!
416
00:40:46.492 --> 00:40:48.745
Are we going to let this happen?
417
00:40:49.918 --> 00:40:51.912
- We won't leave without a fight!
- ALL: Yeah!
418
00:40:52.062 --> 00:40:56.012
Everyone must pack
their things and leave.
419
00:40:56.587 --> 00:40:58.344
Palace guard
is already on its way.
420
00:40:58.494 --> 00:41:01.512
We're simply to be thrown
out into the street with nothing?
421
00:41:01.662 --> 00:41:03.564
How are we supposed
to support ourselves?
422
00:41:04.367 --> 00:41:08.620
Commander, are we to understand
that you would have us do nothing?
423
00:41:10.013 --> 00:41:11.724
Our master is dead.
424
00:41:12.614 --> 00:41:14.538
I'm no longer your commander.
425
00:41:17.246 --> 00:41:21.577
From now on, you owe allegiance
to no one but yourselves.
426
00:41:25.054 --> 00:41:26.986
Gentlemen,
427
00:41:30.462 --> 00:41:32.632
you are disavowed.
428
00:41:36.926 --> 00:41:38.596
(ALL CHATTERING)
429
00:41:42.781 --> 00:41:43.912
(SCREAMING)
430
00:42:18.014 --> 00:42:19.209
Don't touch her!
431
00:42:21.085 --> 00:42:23.276
These people
are losing their home.
432
00:42:23.859 --> 00:42:26.858
You will treat
them with respect.
433
00:42:43.134 --> 00:42:44.938
(HORSE NEIGHING)
434
00:44:07.741 --> 00:44:09.834
Where are you going?
435
00:44:16.189 --> 00:44:19.977
MAN: I'll have a drink here!
Round for my friends.
436
00:45:20.093 --> 00:45:23.560
That's all of it? Well, it's barely
enough to meet our expenses.
437
00:45:23.710 --> 00:45:27.787
Tonight we'll treat ourselves to a good
meal in the city. It will do you good.
438
00:45:28.509 --> 00:45:31.052
All right. Well,
I'll be on my way.
439
00:45:31.294 --> 00:45:33.578
The roads into the market
will already be busy.
440
00:45:35.261 --> 00:45:36.714
(DRUMS BANGING)
441
00:45:53.661 --> 00:45:55.593
Did you see?
442
00:45:56.765 --> 00:45:59.467
Your father gave
me my own brand.
443
00:45:59.817 --> 00:46:03.147
That's wonderful. He's never taken
to an apprentice so quickly.
444
00:46:03.830 --> 00:46:07.339
And I hope soon to stop saying
"apprentice" and start saying son.
445
00:46:08.788 --> 00:46:10.569
Now add your mark.
We have to be going.
446
00:46:43.005 --> 00:46:46.791
Once they have done installing the panels,
we will continue with the floors.
447
00:46:46.941 --> 00:46:48.298
Yes, sir.
448
00:47:02.301 --> 00:47:05.193
Cannot find a dagger like this
anywhere in the land.
449
00:47:08.862 --> 00:47:10.498
Token of my deep respect.
450
00:47:10.648 --> 00:47:13.387
Support such as yours
is how our nation grows in strength.
451
00:47:13.917 --> 00:47:16.427
You can be certain your request
for tax relief will be heard.
452
00:47:16.765 --> 00:47:18.665
Thank you, Minister.
453
00:47:20.125 --> 00:47:22.860
- Are you almost done?
- Yes.
454
00:47:23.389 --> 00:47:26.091
Perhaps my body would have the strength
to rid itself of this memento
455
00:47:26.241 --> 00:47:27.975
if I had a physician
of real skill.
456
00:47:28.125 --> 00:47:30.380
I have followed
the proper treatment.
457
00:47:30.813 --> 00:47:33.287
Something seems to prevent
the wound from closing.
458
00:47:33.437 --> 00:47:35.274
Is that what you offer
as an explanation?
459
00:47:36.510 --> 00:47:38.377
"Something"?
460
00:47:40.074 --> 00:47:42.006
Get out!
461
00:47:47.295 --> 00:47:49.001
Why did you send a servant away?
462
00:47:50.877 --> 00:47:53.159
You do not allow for interruptions
when in conference.
463
00:47:53.309 --> 00:47:55.018
Did you consider
that the servant is required
464
00:47:55.168 --> 00:47:58.071
to taste everything she brings
me for the threat of poisoning?
465
00:48:00.221 --> 00:48:02.777
No? Or perhaps you
were fully aware...
466
00:48:02.927 --> 00:48:05.155
- and you feigned ignorance.
- Of course not.
467
00:48:05.305 --> 00:48:07.978
And I'm expected to take your word
simply because you're my wife?
468
00:48:13.405 --> 00:48:15.542
The tea's getting cold.
469
00:48:42.942 --> 00:48:44.969
It appears the tea
is not poisoned.
470
00:48:48.094 --> 00:48:48.850
(DOG BARKS)
471
00:48:57.276 --> 00:48:58.825
How is the gate coming along?
472
00:49:06.173 --> 00:49:10.059
This iron gate is capable
of holding back an entire army.
473
00:49:10.301 --> 00:49:11.719
Perhaps, once it is installed,
474
00:49:11.869 --> 00:49:14.959
we could release some of the extra
guards on loan from your father-in-law.
475
00:49:15.109 --> 00:49:18.539
Providing for them has brought us
outside the parameters of our budget.
476
00:49:18.973 --> 00:49:20.938
The cost will not be an issue.
477
00:49:22.941 --> 00:49:26.380
The cost of the pavilion now stands
at five times the approved estimate.
478
00:49:26.530 --> 00:49:27.888
Without the gold leaf...
479
00:49:28.038 --> 00:49:30.887
As stimulating as your accounts
of my accounting are,
480
00:49:31.037 --> 00:49:33.225
I need a word in private
with my commander.
481
00:49:38.301 --> 00:49:39.787
What news have you for me?
482
00:49:40.316 --> 00:49:42.914
- More of the same.
- And his men?
483
00:49:43.064 --> 00:49:47.112
Scattered about. Finding
employment where they can.
484
00:49:47.262 --> 00:49:50.344
- Has he had any contact with them?
- No.
485
00:49:50.494 --> 00:49:52.839
And yet he still remains
in the capital.
486
00:49:52.989 --> 00:49:57.927
We have eyes upon him every moment
of the day and night.
487
00:49:58.077 --> 00:50:01.483
He's patient. But his act
doesn't fool me.
488
00:50:02.289 --> 00:50:04.235
Nor should it you.
489
00:50:05.161 --> 00:50:06.884
Prod him.
490
00:50:07.034 --> 00:50:09.063
Find out what he's hiding.
491
00:50:09.213 --> 00:50:10.194
(CHATTERING)
492
00:50:13.917 --> 00:50:15.975
Please follow me.
Look who is here.
493
00:50:16.125 --> 00:50:17.712
(LAUGHING)
494
00:50:19.325 --> 00:50:21.831
- Lieutenant.
- Please sit, everyone.
495
00:50:21.981 --> 00:50:23.979
- Bring us some more to drink.
- Gabriel.
496
00:50:25.543 --> 00:50:28.044
So, what do you say
about my establishment?
497
00:50:28.573 --> 00:50:32.267
- Certainly it is a good fit for you.
- A perfect fit.
498
00:50:32.893 --> 00:50:34.791
And you, how are you
keeping yourselves?
499
00:50:34.941 --> 00:50:37.132
I'm managing the fishing
boats of a wealthy merchant.
500
00:50:37.565 --> 00:50:39.016
Gabriel is working
for them also.
501
00:50:39.166 --> 00:50:41.544
That would explain
your distinctive fragrance.
502
00:50:41.694 --> 00:50:43.783
And the reason my wife allows
me to remain here alone.
503
00:50:43.933 --> 00:50:45.355
No other woman will touch me.
504
00:50:45.597 --> 00:50:48.137
Perhaps without compensation.
505
00:50:50.237 --> 00:50:53.225
- Half price for you.
- No, thank you.
506
00:50:54.462 --> 00:50:56.171
I will accept that offer.
507
00:50:56.509 --> 00:50:58.056
Once you begin paying
for your drinks,
508
00:50:58.206 --> 00:51:01.847
I will consider extending
my discounts to others.
509
00:51:03.166 --> 00:51:05.351
Gentlemen, to your prosperity.
510
00:51:05.501 --> 00:51:08.039
- That way you will further increase mine.
- Hear, hear.
511
00:51:08.189 --> 00:51:10.083
ALL: Cheers.
512
00:51:11.005 --> 00:51:13.062
And you, Jim?
513
00:51:13.416 --> 00:51:14.567
I work when I can.
514
00:51:14.717 --> 00:51:17.292
Maybe there's some work at the harbor.
Should I inquire?
515
00:51:17.726 --> 00:51:20.071
No. Such... such
a labor's not for me.
516
00:51:20.221 --> 00:51:22.279
Between your poverty
and his smell,
517
00:51:22.429 --> 00:51:26.012
I must be sitting with the two loneliest
men in the capital.
518
00:51:26.654 --> 00:51:28.649
RODRIGO: Indeed, we're
the two loneliest men.
519
00:51:37.172 --> 00:51:39.209
He spends most of his days
here now.
520
00:51:45.277 --> 00:51:47.339
Thought you told me he had
fallen back to his old ways,
521
00:51:48.444 --> 00:51:50.508
I find it hard to believe.
522
00:51:50.749 --> 00:51:53.054
He appears to be better
than usual tonight.
523
00:51:55.732 --> 00:51:58.279
- I must be going.
- Please, do not leave on account of him.
524
00:51:58.429 --> 00:52:01.195
It sickens me to be
in his presence.
525
00:52:01.437 --> 00:52:04.329
Lieutenant. Lieutenant!
526
00:52:08.509 --> 00:52:09.481
Where you going?
527
00:52:12.701 --> 00:52:13.961
Come and have a drink with me.
528
00:52:16.349 --> 00:52:18.678
I'm no longer your lieutenant.
529
00:52:39.005 --> 00:52:40.937
(COINS RATTLE)
530
00:52:45.693 --> 00:52:47.806
Raiden, wake up.
531
00:52:53.789 --> 00:52:55.691
(GROANS)
532
00:52:56.573 --> 00:52:58.928
Here, drink this.
533
00:53:08.061 --> 00:53:10.377
Let us get you home.
534
00:53:12.395 --> 00:53:13.355
I'm fine.
535
00:53:14.410 --> 00:53:18.027
- Let me help. You can barely walk.
- I don't need your help.
536
00:53:18.411 --> 00:53:20.296
I'm fine.
537
00:53:28.253 --> 00:53:32.075
You will not find anyone better than me
to teach your son how to wield a sword.
538
00:53:32.413 --> 00:53:33.736
I gave you my offer.
539
00:53:33.886 --> 00:53:37.480
And I don't see anyone else
here bidding on your talents.
540
00:53:39.101 --> 00:53:43.303
So do you accept my offer? 'Cause
I have no more time to waste.
541
00:53:43.453 --> 00:53:46.828
Yeah, good luck with your son.
He's gonna need it.
542
00:53:47.549 --> 00:53:50.611
And then I saw him coming
out of Gezza Mott's front gates.
543
00:53:50.761 --> 00:53:53.703
How? He would have never been allowed
within the Minister's walls.
544
00:53:53.853 --> 00:53:57.543
He's working as a metal worker's apprentice
and has an entirely new identity.
545
00:53:57.693 --> 00:54:00.524
- I questioned others in the square about him.
- He must've been in desperate need of work.
546
00:54:00.697 --> 00:54:03.751
I'm certain that the Minister
would pay handsomely to know
547
00:54:03.901 --> 00:54:07.143
that one of Bartok's men has
created a false identity
548
00:54:07.293 --> 00:54:10.921
in order to work right
under his nose.
549
00:54:13.373 --> 00:54:15.027
(CHUCKLES)
550
00:54:15.461 --> 00:54:16.875
Shall we?
551
00:54:17.693 --> 00:54:19.911
The first thing I'll do
with my newfound fortune
552
00:54:20.061 --> 00:54:23.093
is obtain lodging closer
to drinking establishments.
553
00:54:23.243 --> 00:54:24.679
(BOTH LAUGH)
554
00:54:24.829 --> 00:54:27.784
- I like the sound of that.
- And then I'll earn my...
555
00:54:45.049 --> 00:54:46.025
CORTEZ: You're late.
556
00:54:48.317 --> 00:54:51.371
Jim saw you leaving
Gezza Mott's today.
557
00:54:51.709 --> 00:54:55.497
He was gonna bring that information
to Gezza Mott with hopes of a reward.
558
00:54:57.596 --> 00:54:59.241
I was left with no other choice.
559
00:55:02.429 --> 00:55:04.967
- It is my fault.
- Not your fault.
560
00:55:05.117 --> 00:55:07.625
Jim was willing to sacrifice
your life for his own rewards.
561
00:55:09.724 --> 00:55:12.139
That's it, we cannot
have any more mistakes.
562
00:55:12.789 --> 00:55:14.663
Do you have the credentials?
563
00:55:16.221 --> 00:55:20.903
Gezza Mott's compound is now
the most fortified complex in the nation.
564
00:55:21.053 --> 00:55:25.666
Gaining entry is not only going to be
difficult, it is probably impossible.
565
00:55:27.101 --> 00:55:30.920
The only point of direct access
is here, at the main gates.
566
00:55:33.405 --> 00:55:35.847
The drawbridge
is raised at sundown,
567
00:55:35.997 --> 00:55:38.279
when the day workers must exit.
568
00:55:38.429 --> 00:55:41.897
It must be operated at both sides
at the same time in order to cross.
569
00:55:49.661 --> 00:55:51.335
We have to take control of it
570
00:55:51.485 --> 00:55:55.850
from the outside, here,
and the inside, here.
571
00:55:56.000 --> 00:55:57.991
CORTEZ: Past the main
gates, soldiers' barracks.
572
00:55:58.141 --> 00:56:01.031
250 soldiers sleep
here every night,
573
00:56:01.181 --> 00:56:04.679
fully armed and ready to fight. We won't
be able to fend them off if we wake them.
574
00:56:04.829 --> 00:56:08.103
Once past the soldiers' barracks,
we must enter the garden maze.
575
00:56:08.253 --> 00:56:11.147
It's the only way to traverse
the compound unseen.
576
00:56:12.422 --> 00:56:13.959
Not only do I have
to prune every tree,
577
00:56:14.109 --> 00:56:15.943
but since the Minister's chambers
are set so high,
578
00:56:16.093 --> 00:56:18.151
I have ensure the gardens
look good from above.
579
00:56:18.301 --> 00:56:20.071
CORTEZ: That brings
us to the pavilion.
580
00:56:20.221 --> 00:56:22.920
It is the only point
of cover before the castle.
581
00:56:23.070 --> 00:56:26.827
If we are able to survive the torrent
of arrows raining down upon us,
582
00:56:27.069 --> 00:56:29.993
we'll finally reach the iron
gates of the residence.
583
00:56:31.836 --> 00:56:34.729
Absolutely impossible
to open from the outside.
584
00:56:36.861 --> 00:56:39.723
- Sir, I must be going.
- Yes, of course.
585
00:56:40.815 --> 00:56:42.859
- Where you going?
- To see his girl.
586
00:56:43.388 --> 00:56:44.807
OLAF: Why are we spending
time on this
587
00:56:44.957 --> 00:56:47.787
when we could be hearing the young
one's tales of innocence lost?
588
00:56:48.029 --> 00:56:51.208
Leave the boy be. Mind yourself.
589
00:56:54.685 --> 00:56:57.897
Here are the forged documents necessary
for working inside the compound.
590
00:57:15.036 --> 00:57:17.643
I must do some repairs
to the roof of your watchtower.
591
00:57:18.077 --> 00:57:20.423
The previous carpenter did
not do very good work.
592
00:57:20.573 --> 00:57:23.817
With the wages they pay
us, who could blame him?
593
00:57:56.358 --> 00:57:58.377
I sold three baskets today.
594
00:58:03.604 --> 00:58:05.552
Something wrong?
595
00:58:07.324 --> 00:58:09.291
I'm tired of eating
nothing but rice.
596
00:58:10.917 --> 00:58:14.857
If I was not the only one working,
perhaps we could afford something else.
597
00:58:29.789 --> 00:58:32.560
Why are you still doing this?
There's no shame in feeling grief,
598
00:58:32.710 --> 00:58:35.034
but destroying yourself will not
bring Lord Bartok back.
599
00:58:35.184 --> 00:58:36.617
Spare me your insight.
600
00:58:40.220 --> 00:58:42.621
That is all we have left.
601
00:58:43.054 --> 00:58:45.831
- Why not stay in with me? Just one night!
- And watch you weave more baskets?
602
00:58:45.981 --> 00:58:48.235
Please, Raiden!
603
00:58:49.048 --> 00:58:50.763
Please.
604
00:58:51.723 --> 00:58:53.609
I cannot do this
for much longer.
605
01:00:48.230 --> 01:00:49.289
Where is it?
606
01:00:57.629 --> 01:00:59.723
- Where is it?
- What?
607
01:01:00.551 --> 01:01:01.737
Your sword.
608
01:01:03.613 --> 01:01:05.324
Oh.
609
01:01:12.429 --> 01:01:14.440
Here it is.
610
01:01:25.148 --> 01:01:26.859
I'm leaving.
611
01:01:27.484 --> 01:01:29.419
I agree.
612
01:01:29.833 --> 01:01:32.519
This is not the type of establishment
for a respectable woman.
613
01:01:32.669 --> 01:01:34.763
I'm leaving you.
614
01:01:35.293 --> 01:01:37.547
I have struggled with the hope
that you'd come back to me,
615
01:01:37.980 --> 01:01:39.814
return to being
the man I married.
616
01:01:39.964 --> 01:01:43.944
But that you'd sell your sword
only proves you never will.
617
01:01:50.781 --> 01:01:53.290
If you have something to say to me
to make me think otherwise,
618
01:01:54.918 --> 01:01:56.105
now is the time.
619
01:02:20.253 --> 01:02:21.933
Sir,
620
01:02:22.083 --> 01:02:24.495
the Minister has been summoned.
621
01:02:35.685 --> 01:02:38.537
GEZZA MOTT: His wisdom and loyalty
will forever be remembered.
622
01:02:48.572 --> 01:02:50.505
Come with me.
623
01:02:54.044 --> 01:02:56.742
Before his passing, First
Council recommended
624
01:02:56.892 --> 01:03:00.042
I pay attention to your dealings
with the noblemen.
625
01:03:00.668 --> 01:03:05.798
He believed your methods are exceeding
political and moral propriety.
626
01:03:05.948 --> 01:03:10.058
There is a balance to be maintained
between dominance and patronage.
627
01:03:10.588 --> 01:03:13.852
Your initial gesture as First
Council will be a new tax relief
628
01:03:14.002 --> 01:03:17.224
for both the citizens
and the noblemen.
629
01:03:19.644 --> 01:03:23.211
It is the great honor of my life
to serve you in this capacity.
630
01:03:24.251 --> 01:03:26.662
Your appointment also
brings to an end
631
01:03:26.812 --> 01:03:29.702
any and all bribes
demanded of the noblemen.
632
01:03:29.852 --> 01:03:34.086
In your capacity as Minister, there
was sufficient distance between us
633
01:03:34.236 --> 01:03:36.102
that I could allow
you such freedom.
634
01:03:36.252 --> 01:03:39.716
But no more. It is not needed.
635
01:03:39.866 --> 01:03:42.380
And this obsession
of yours with Raiden
636
01:03:42.530 --> 01:03:44.458
will cease immediately.
637
01:03:44.700 --> 01:03:47.783
You surround yourself
with more security than I.
638
01:03:47.933 --> 01:03:49.514
It's an embarrassment to you.
639
01:03:49.756 --> 01:03:53.158
He has already
destroyed himself.
640
01:03:53.308 --> 01:03:57.576
Accept that you've emerged
the stronger with some dignity.
641
01:03:59.580 --> 01:04:01.257
Yes, Master.
642
01:04:03.100 --> 01:04:06.283
I thank you for your guidance
and wisdom.
643
01:04:06.909 --> 01:04:10.247
Does he not understand
that I'm under siege?
644
01:04:10.397 --> 01:04:14.406
My Lord, I believe Raiden
is no longer a threat to you.
645
01:04:14.556 --> 01:04:17.479
- Why?
- He has sold his sword.
646
01:04:18.868 --> 01:04:19.974
And?
647
01:04:20.124 --> 01:04:22.662
A warrior disposing of his sword
648
01:04:22.812 --> 01:04:25.163
can only be interpreted
in one way.
649
01:04:25.692 --> 01:04:28.394
He has abandoned all attachment
to his former self.
650
01:04:28.544 --> 01:04:33.158
You think to pacify me with this?
Who cares about a piece of metal?
651
01:04:33.308 --> 01:04:35.184
Do you think you can
obscure your failure
652
01:04:35.334 --> 01:04:40.330
to expose him by using this juvenile
warrior's code as justification?
653
01:04:40.572 --> 01:04:41.450
Leave me.
654
01:04:43.452 --> 01:04:46.280
I will decide what need be done.
655
01:04:58.301 --> 01:04:59.816
(THUNDER CRASHES)
656
01:05:05.628 --> 01:05:08.459
Show yourself. Show yourself!
657
01:05:08.988 --> 01:05:11.081
Show yourself!
658
01:05:22.145 --> 01:05:23.913
My husband requests you.
659
01:05:32.956 --> 01:05:35.974
GEZZA MOTT: These unfolding paths
have been quite interesting,
660
01:05:36.124 --> 01:05:37.544
when you consider them.
661
01:05:41.849 --> 01:05:47.144
As I ascend to the apex of my ambitions,
he sinks further into the abyss.
662
01:05:48.828 --> 01:05:51.430
In recognizing that symmetry,
if you were him,
663
01:05:51.580 --> 01:05:56.234
could you allow such a personal
disgrace and affront to go unanswered?
664
01:05:56.615 --> 01:05:57.706
No.
665
01:05:58.044 --> 01:06:03.335
So I've come to realize that we're dealing
with someone of such profound internal damage
666
01:06:03.485 --> 01:06:07.177
that he has simply not
been pushed far enough.
667
01:06:15.388 --> 01:06:17.864
Find me Lord Bartok's family.
668
01:06:23.176 --> 01:06:26.058
Do you take issue
with anything asked of you?
669
01:06:28.264 --> 01:06:29.951
Not at all.
670
01:06:30.101 --> 01:06:32.198
And for this price,
671
01:06:32.348 --> 01:06:34.728
there's not much
I would take issue with.
672
01:06:43.260 --> 01:06:44.956
(CHATTERING)
673
01:07:15.516 --> 01:07:17.320
Commander.
674
01:07:21.053 --> 01:07:25.544
I have a... surprise
for you tonight.
675
01:07:26.749 --> 01:07:28.840
A new selection.
676
01:07:38.012 --> 01:07:41.578
And listen, no
negotiating on this one.
677
01:07:41.916 --> 01:07:44.360
She's still a virgin.
678
01:07:47.068 --> 01:07:48.425
(SNAPS)
679
01:07:58.212 --> 01:07:59.144
Raiden.
680
01:08:08.188 --> 01:08:09.933
Raiden.
681
01:08:16.568 --> 01:08:19.079
You have come for me.
682
01:08:32.483 --> 01:08:33.480
What is wrong?
683
01:08:37.400 --> 01:08:39.978
You have come to take me,
684
01:08:41.020 --> 01:08:43.048
have you not?
685
01:08:49.788 --> 01:08:51.656
Raiden.
686
01:08:53.728 --> 01:08:57.289
Please! Please!
687
01:08:57.588 --> 01:09:01.352
Please! No! No!
688
01:09:02.972 --> 01:09:05.666
Raiden! Raiden!
689
01:09:05.816 --> 01:09:07.690
(CRYING)
690
01:09:08.406 --> 01:09:10.726
Raiden!
691
01:09:10.876 --> 01:09:13.768
Raiden, help me!
692
01:09:14.972 --> 01:09:16.714
No!
693
01:09:17.500 --> 01:09:19.238
No!
694
01:09:19.388 --> 01:09:21.672
Don't leave me.
695
01:09:53.019 --> 01:09:55.234
It is over.
696
01:10:04.027 --> 01:10:06.219
ITO: There is nothing
left to do.
697
01:10:06.556 --> 01:10:08.550
Are you sure?
698
01:10:08.700 --> 01:10:10.602
Perhaps he simply didn't
care for the girl.
699
01:10:10.940 --> 01:10:13.418
Are you listening to me?
700
01:10:14.687 --> 01:10:18.693
His master's daughter
was presented to him as a whore,
701
01:10:18.843 --> 01:10:20.906
and he did nothing.
702
01:10:21.244 --> 01:10:23.911
He cares for nothing.
703
01:10:24.061 --> 01:10:29.034
Not honor, not
his family, not himself,
704
01:10:29.468 --> 01:10:31.294
and certainly not you.
705
01:10:33.436 --> 01:10:35.293
(LAUGHS)
706
01:10:41.436 --> 01:10:43.206
At last,
707
01:10:43.356 --> 01:10:45.689
I'm free of this. (LAUGHS)
708
01:10:51.579 --> 01:10:53.555
Well done!
709
01:10:53.705 --> 01:10:55.591
Well done!
710
01:11:11.612 --> 01:11:13.736
I've marked where
the urns are buried.
711
01:12:09.847 --> 01:12:11.721
You did well.
712
01:12:34.139 --> 01:12:36.390
We have planned,
713
01:12:36.540 --> 01:12:37.984
we have sacrificed,
714
01:12:39.836 --> 01:12:43.050
we have waited
for the right moment.
715
01:12:43.963 --> 01:12:44.904
And now...
716
01:12:50.588 --> 01:12:51.624
it is time.
717
01:13:33.357 --> 01:13:34.849
(MAN SHOUTING)
718
01:13:35.484 --> 01:13:37.928
Auguste, welcome.
719
01:13:39.900 --> 01:13:41.962
I see you come bearing
quite the gift.
720
01:13:42.300 --> 01:13:45.316
I wanted to give you
something special
721
01:13:45.466 --> 01:13:48.233
to recognize
your well-earned appointment
722
01:13:48.475 --> 01:13:51.336
and to thank you
for returning my men.
723
01:14:05.276 --> 01:14:07.466
Of all the gifts
I have received,
724
01:14:07.708 --> 01:14:10.501
this is my favorite.
725
01:14:13.339 --> 01:14:17.610
I'll have a short visit with my daughter
before my journey home with my guards.
726
01:14:19.098 --> 01:14:21.799
Yes, yes, that will be fine.
727
01:14:35.719 --> 01:14:37.414
(LAUGHING)
728
01:14:44.603 --> 01:14:47.882
Honor is something
that all men are born with.
729
01:14:48.315 --> 01:14:50.954
It cannot be taken from you,
730
01:14:51.934 --> 01:14:54.775
nor can it be granted.
731
01:14:56.374 --> 01:14:58.088
It must only not be lost.
732
01:15:01.052 --> 01:15:04.936
We now stand at the door
of our final great act.
733
01:15:07.611 --> 01:15:12.936
Tonight, our enemy will bear witness
to the unbreakable code of the Seventh Rank.
734
01:15:19.643 --> 01:15:22.024
We will reclaim
what they tried to take.
735
01:15:25.916 --> 01:15:28.360
We will restore the name
of our master...
736
01:15:32.732 --> 01:15:34.087
the voice of our people...
737
01:15:34.425 --> 01:15:36.201
(NO SOUND)
738
01:15:36.992 --> 01:15:39.432
and the spirit of our nation.
739
01:19:52.027 --> 01:19:53.191
(SHOUTING)
740
01:20:17.179 --> 01:20:18.087
(GRUNTS)
741
01:20:46.861 --> 01:20:48.660
(BELL TOLLING)
742
01:20:50.555 --> 01:20:51.847
(SHOUTING)
743
01:20:53.019 --> 01:20:55.247
(BELLS TOLLING)
744
01:20:55.643 --> 01:20:57.712
(BELLS TOLLING LOUDER)
745
01:21:00.732 --> 01:21:03.400
Guard! Guard!
746
01:21:12.859 --> 01:21:15.271
Hold them as long as you can.
747
01:22:05.435 --> 01:22:07.305
- It is him!
- Stay in your chambers.
748
01:22:07.739 --> 01:22:10.406
Why did I ever trust you?
I told you, you imbecile!
749
01:22:10.556 --> 01:22:12.517
Remain in your chambers!
750
01:22:12.667 --> 01:22:15.591
Open the flaps!
Ready the archers!
751
01:22:33.627 --> 01:22:37.577
Lord Bartok was my oldest
and dearest friend.
752
01:22:37.819 --> 01:22:42.754
I knew you would not allow
this disgrace to go unavenged.
753
01:22:42.904 --> 01:22:46.756
My master told me that should I be
left without anyone to trust,
754
01:22:46.906 --> 01:22:48.329
that I could always trust you.
755
01:22:48.763 --> 01:22:51.530
I offer my help
in any manner you need.
756
01:22:52.926 --> 01:22:55.391
But with a condition...
757
01:22:55.803 --> 01:22:58.885
you ensure my daughter's freedom
758
01:22:59.035 --> 01:23:00.778
from that man.
759
01:23:01.019 --> 01:23:03.496
- I give you my word.
- Tell me what you need.
760
01:23:23.608 --> 01:23:25.021
Find somewhere safe to hide.
761
01:23:27.227 --> 01:23:28.801
Wait.
762
01:23:30.671 --> 01:23:31.560
Thank you.
763
01:23:39.195 --> 01:23:40.689
(ALL GRUNTING)
764
01:24:44.347 --> 01:24:45.895
Let's go!
765
01:24:48.379 --> 01:24:49.991
(ALL SHOUTING)
766
01:25:19.532 --> 01:25:20.662
(SCREAMS)
767
01:26:24.187 --> 01:26:25.872
(GRUNTS)
768
01:27:06.002 --> 01:27:07.527
Did I do well?
769
01:27:09.243 --> 01:27:11.175
You fought well.
770
01:27:12.859 --> 01:27:14.700
You fought well.
771
01:27:21.947 --> 01:27:23.207
(MEN SHOUTING)
772
01:27:57.211 --> 01:27:58.665
We have come for Gezza Mott.
773
01:27:59.844 --> 01:28:02.088
I can no more back
down than you.
774
01:28:20.913 --> 01:28:22.044
(ALL SHOUTING)
775
01:31:07.098 --> 01:31:09.060
(ITO COUGHING)
776
01:32:46.793 --> 01:32:47.879
(SWORD CLANKS)
777
01:33:02.362 --> 01:33:03.271
(DOOR SLAMS OPEN)
778
01:33:12.150 --> 01:33:14.054
(SHIVERING)
779
01:33:36.506 --> 01:33:38.951
You think you're a hero?
780
01:33:43.251 --> 01:33:47.655
You will be remembered
only as a traitor and a disgrace.
781
01:33:49.530 --> 01:33:51.911
Only time will tell
how we are remembered.
782
01:33:54.587 --> 01:33:56.880
Something you...
783
01:33:58.682 --> 01:34:00.081
no longer have.
784
01:34:04.219 --> 01:34:05.639
(SCREAMING)
785
01:34:32.763 --> 01:34:35.622
Who is it? We're closed.
786
01:35:31.579 --> 01:35:34.215
Your father's honor
has been reclaimed.
787
01:35:41.562 --> 01:35:44.398
The Bartok name
will never be forgotten.
788
01:35:50.951 --> 01:35:52.871
Thank you.
789
01:36:03.789 --> 01:36:06.532
EMPEROR: To wage an attack
on the First Council,
790
01:36:06.682 --> 01:36:09.833
the flagrant disregard
of my power...
791
01:36:10.266 --> 01:36:14.092
it will not go unanswered.
The only question is,
792
01:36:14.242 --> 01:36:16.324
how severe the punishment,
793
01:36:16.474 --> 01:36:20.230
how many generations
of each should I wipe out.
794
01:36:28.506 --> 01:36:33.289
The only reason you are all here
is because I am without a First Council.
795
01:36:33.531 --> 01:36:35.496
Now will someone
speak their mind?
796
01:36:35.834 --> 01:36:39.780
My Lord, it would be
prudent to recognize
797
01:36:39.930 --> 01:36:43.145
that to the people,
these men are heroes.
798
01:36:43.483 --> 01:36:44.607
Heroes?
799
01:36:44.849 --> 01:36:50.151
To the people, these men stand
for the virtues that made our nation great.
800
01:36:51.451 --> 01:36:55.461
Virtues once exemplified
by all warriors.
801
01:36:55.611 --> 01:36:56.907
Now...
802
01:36:57.057 --> 01:37:00.005
hardly to be found in any.
803
01:37:01.114 --> 01:37:05.126
If your punishment
is seen to be unjust...
804
01:37:05.850 --> 01:37:08.421
you chance turning
these warriors
805
01:37:08.571 --> 01:37:12.095
into martyrs for a cause
against you.
806
01:37:12.411 --> 01:37:13.651
However,
807
01:37:13.801 --> 01:37:18.409
if we treat them with the respect
befitting an honorable warrior,
808
01:37:18.651 --> 01:37:21.287
we align these heroes with us.
809
01:37:28.957 --> 01:37:32.455
I cannot allow such
transgression to go unpunished.
810
01:37:34.171 --> 01:37:39.241
Everyone must be reminded that no
one can stand against the Emperor.
811
01:37:40.088 --> 01:37:41.414
My Emperor...
812
01:37:43.994 --> 01:37:47.205
may I offer a solution?
813
01:37:47.355 --> 01:37:49.064
RAIDEN: I have one more request.
814
01:37:50.232 --> 01:37:52.452
If we are to succeed,
the Emperor's first instinct
815
01:37:52.602 --> 01:37:54.953
will be to take the heads
of each of my men and their families.
816
01:37:55.578 --> 01:37:56.902
You are correct.
817
01:37:57.052 --> 01:37:59.785
But, as with all his decisions,
he will first seek advice.
818
01:38:00.026 --> 01:38:04.107
Without a First Council at his side,
he will be open to the voices of others.
819
01:38:04.445 --> 01:38:07.573
You mean to say mine.
820
01:38:07.723 --> 01:38:11.055
RAIDEN: My men accept that death will be
waiting for them upon completion of our task.
821
01:38:13.306 --> 01:38:15.591
They are warriors
of the Seventh Rank.
822
01:38:18.075 --> 01:38:20.805
They will not ask
for a reprieve.
823
01:38:20.955 --> 01:38:22.344
But I ask it for them.
824
01:38:23.642 --> 01:38:25.286
And not yourself?
825
01:38:27.866 --> 01:38:30.505
AUGUSTE: These warriors
are nameless to most.
826
01:38:31.002 --> 01:38:32.909
But one stands apart.
827
01:38:37.146 --> 01:38:40.037
One is known to all.
828
01:38:57.818 --> 01:38:58.662
Commander.
829
01:39:03.641 --> 01:39:04.835
What is this?
830
01:39:04.985 --> 01:39:06.893
You are to assume
command at the castle.
831
01:39:08.069 --> 01:39:10.439
No. Commander.
832
01:39:14.330 --> 01:39:16.066
Commander, you cannot do this.
833
01:39:17.027 --> 01:39:18.603
We stand with you.
834
01:39:19.420 --> 01:39:20.325
I stand with you.
835
01:39:20.475 --> 01:39:23.686
Lieutenant, your devotion
to the code is absolute, is it not?
836
01:39:26.416 --> 01:39:27.560
Yes.
837
01:39:27.710 --> 01:39:30.091
Then as your commander,
838
01:39:30.241 --> 01:39:32.164
I order you
839
01:39:32.314 --> 01:39:34.758
to take control
of the Bartok clan.
840
01:40:10.266 --> 01:40:13.033
MAN: It is with benevolent
wisdom and esteem
841
01:40:13.754 --> 01:40:16.936
that the Emperor proclaims
these noble warriors
842
01:40:17.178 --> 01:40:19.112
as heroes of the people.
843
01:40:19.642 --> 01:40:22.909
They are a shining
example and a reminder
844
01:40:23.059 --> 01:40:25.765
of those values that bind us
845
01:40:25.915 --> 01:40:28.356
as one great nation.
846
01:40:28.506 --> 01:40:32.168
However, no matter
what the circumstance,
847
01:40:32.506 --> 01:40:35.077
an attack on a member
of the Emperor's council
848
01:40:35.227 --> 01:40:39.752
is by law considered an attack
on the Emperor himself
849
01:40:40.090 --> 01:40:42.469
and our great nation.
850
01:41:40.506 --> 01:41:42.326
(CRYING)
851
01:41:47.322 --> 01:41:48.358
I'm sorry.
852
01:41:50.266 --> 01:41:53.993
I am so sorry
for all you've had to endure.
853
01:41:55.002 --> 01:41:57.637
Acting the part
was not difficult.
854
01:41:57.787 --> 01:42:01.541
Wondering if I was truly
losing you was...
855
01:42:01.614 --> 01:42:03.782
unbearable.
856
01:42:03.882 --> 01:42:18.882
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