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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.
250
00:22:57,358 --> 00:22:58,687
You are irrelevant.
251
00:22:58,787 --> 00:23:01,023
You have neither cast a shadow
nor left any footprints
252
00:23:01,123 --> 00:23:03,167
upon the great legacy
of the Bartok clan.
253
00:23:03,267 --> 00:23:05,921
Your only achievement
was being born into nobility...
254
00:23:07,491 --> 00:23:11,169
and you somehow
failed to reproduce even that.
255
00:23:15,681 --> 00:23:17,312
(SCREAMS)
256
00:23:18,690 --> 00:23:20,608
Guards! Guards!
257
00:23:22,467 --> 00:23:24,992
You draw your blade
on a minister of the Emperor?
258
00:23:40,705 --> 00:23:43,489
Minister, your father-in-law approaches.
259
00:23:43,949 --> 00:23:47,773
What happened? All I've been told
is that you were attacked.
260
00:23:47,873 --> 00:23:49,980
I cannot say too much at this time.
261
00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:52,478
But we are about to witness
the wrath of the Emperor.
262
00:24:01,152 --> 00:24:03,123
(LOUD BANGING)
263
00:24:41,966 --> 00:24:43,538
You have been summoned
264
00:24:43,638 --> 00:24:47,930
before our most glorious
and wise Emperor.
265
00:24:48,030 --> 00:24:51,418
The prisoner who stands
before you is Lord Bartok.
266
00:24:51,518 --> 00:24:53,817
He has committed the crime
267
00:24:53,917 --> 00:24:57,753
of attacking a loyal minister
of the Emperor.
268
00:24:57,853 --> 00:25:00,441
The prisoner will now be permitted
to address his peers
269
00:25:00,541 --> 00:25:03,163
before our master passes judgment.
270
00:25:12,477 --> 00:25:16,508
What has just been said of me is true.
271
00:25:17,158 --> 00:25:19,480
I offer no argument
272
00:25:19,580 --> 00:25:23,068
nor dispute the simple facts.
273
00:25:23,765 --> 00:25:28,380
But they hardly begin to cover
the scope of my true crimes.
274
00:25:29,372 --> 00:25:32,733
Honor requires more than admission,
275
00:25:33,403 --> 00:25:38,299
so I offer a full confession
and the whole truth.
276
00:25:38,959 --> 00:25:41,847
For far too long, I failed to recognize
277
00:25:41,947 --> 00:25:44,539
my own hypocrisy.
278
00:25:45,251 --> 00:25:48,311
I ignored my own cowardice,
279
00:25:48,411 --> 00:25:50,871
conveniently hiding behind a position
280
00:25:50,971 --> 00:25:53,402
of political compromise.
281
00:25:53,594 --> 00:25:55,546
And for what?
282
00:25:55,930 --> 00:26:00,634
To retain the meager wealth
and rank that men desire.
283
00:26:01,114 --> 00:26:04,982
So I come before you a condemned man
284
00:26:05,082 --> 00:26:08,986
for having finally stood up
to injustice.
285
00:26:09,562 --> 00:26:12,629
My shame and regret
286
00:26:12,729 --> 00:26:14,933
is that I failed to do so
287
00:26:15,033 --> 00:26:17,591
before it arrived in my own court.
288
00:26:20,217 --> 00:26:23,161
We supply the armies,
289
00:26:24,024 --> 00:26:26,905
we build the roads,
290
00:26:27,385 --> 00:26:30,165
we employ the nation.
291
00:26:30,265 --> 00:26:33,908
Still, we remain silent
while our coffers are emptied
292
00:26:34,008 --> 00:26:37,428
and our freedoms eroded.
293
00:26:37,528 --> 00:26:42,516
There will be times
where we are powerless to injustice,
294
00:26:42,616 --> 00:26:44,820
but there must never be a time
295
00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:48,437
when we fail to protest.
296
00:26:53,878 --> 00:26:57,559
This man, Gezza Mott,
297
00:26:58,445 --> 00:27:01,912
is a cancer, growing.
298
00:27:02,487 --> 00:27:06,068
And the only proper thing to do
is to cut it out.
299
00:27:08,662 --> 00:27:11,542
You all know what I speak of.
300
00:27:12,406 --> 00:27:15,410
Each one of you has been subjected
301
00:27:15,510 --> 00:27:17,622
to his extortion.
302
00:27:19,069 --> 00:27:22,358
But my words are not in judgment
of my fellow noblemen,
303
00:27:23,370 --> 00:27:25,878
they are a warning.
304
00:27:26,879 --> 00:27:29,718
I urge you to consider
what you are doing,
305
00:27:30,182 --> 00:27:32,434
for we are helping this man
306
00:27:32,534 --> 00:27:35,861
to forge the very chains that bind us.
307
00:27:37,653 --> 00:27:42,321
Which brings me to the confession
of my true crime,
308
00:27:42,421 --> 00:27:45,747
so that I may redeem my honor.
309
00:27:48,194 --> 00:27:49,171
My crime
310
00:27:50,837 --> 00:27:54,735
is only that I failed to kill Gezza Mott
311
00:27:54,835 --> 00:27:57,657
when I had the chance.
312
00:27:58,612 --> 00:27:59,884
(ALL CHATTERING)
313
00:28:13,171 --> 00:28:18,034
We have enjoyed hundreds of years
of peace under my family's rule.
314
00:28:18,929 --> 00:28:22,511
We brought order where there was chaos,
315
00:28:22,611 --> 00:28:26,322
peace where there was nothing
but war and bloodshed.
316
00:28:26,755 --> 00:28:28,867
My subjects accept their roles,
317
00:28:28,967 --> 00:28:32,596
content in the knowledge
they serve the greater good.
318
00:28:33,499 --> 00:28:37,362
If you think your words will move
your fellow noblemen to dissent,
319
00:28:38,312 --> 00:28:40,146
then you're sorely misled.
320
00:28:40,338 --> 00:28:44,434
Are you prepared to receive
my judgment and regain your honor?
321
00:28:44,883 --> 00:28:47,441
I am prepared to receive your judgment,
322
00:28:48,017 --> 00:28:50,513
but my honor is intact.
323
00:28:51,089 --> 00:28:53,456
You dare to contradict
the word of the Emperor?
324
00:28:57,264 --> 00:29:01,265
All those in your house
shall be evicted from your lands.
325
00:29:01,649 --> 00:29:04,337
The Bartok clan is no more.
326
00:29:05,381 --> 00:29:09,647
And your delusions of self
require more extreme measures.
327
00:29:15,538 --> 00:29:19,409
Your crime and defiance
to the ordinances of the capital
328
00:29:21,039 --> 00:29:23,473
shall be repaid with nothing less
than your head.
329
00:29:24,432 --> 00:29:28,256
- You cannot do this!
- How dare you address the Emperor directly!
330
00:29:28,356 --> 00:29:31,564
My Lord, a judgment of this kind
is unprecedented for a nobleman.
331
00:29:31,664 --> 00:29:34,958
This display of arrogance
cannot go unanswered.
332
00:29:36,879 --> 00:29:39,501
What do you suggest?
333
00:29:40,975 --> 00:29:42,860
(WHISPERING)
334
00:29:56,589 --> 00:30:01,099
Your Commander is fiercely loyal
to you, Lord Bartok.
335
00:30:01,645 --> 00:30:03,438
And so it is fitting
336
00:30:03,917 --> 00:30:07,211
that you should meet your end
by his sword.
337
00:30:12,242 --> 00:30:13,902
Should you refuse the order,
338
00:30:14,093 --> 00:30:17,609
all of Lord Bartok's blood relations
shall be executed as well.
339
00:30:17,709 --> 00:30:19,944
- Minister!
- First Council,
340
00:30:20,044 --> 00:30:22,410
the word of the Emperor has been spoken.
341
00:30:27,149 --> 00:30:28,363
Commander!
342
00:30:41,836 --> 00:30:44,207
Let him pass.
343
00:31:09,562 --> 00:31:12,298
- You will do this.
- No.
344
00:31:12,821 --> 00:31:14,227
I'm already dead.
345
00:31:14,327 --> 00:31:17,514
I will take death at your side
rather than participate in this spectacle.
346
00:31:17,705 --> 00:31:19,986
I know you will,
347
00:31:20,086 --> 00:31:21,872
but how will that serve us?
348
00:31:26,089 --> 00:31:27,611
My Lord...
349
00:31:30,587 --> 00:31:33,673
- I cannot do this.
- It's already done.
350
00:31:34,441 --> 00:31:36,778
Think only of what follows.
351
00:31:37,256 --> 00:31:40,917
The spirit of our clan
will endure through you.
352
00:31:41,384 --> 00:31:42,438
Commander Raiden!
353
00:31:46,248 --> 00:31:49,767
The Emperor's word is not a request
that requires your decision.
354
00:31:57,384 --> 00:31:59,783
Remember this, Raiden,
355
00:32:00,780 --> 00:32:03,126
the wounds of honor
356
00:32:03,226 --> 00:32:05,538
are self-inflicted.
357
00:32:10,626 --> 00:32:11,870
Draw your sword.
358
00:32:11,970 --> 00:32:13,907
My Lord...
359
00:32:14,007 --> 00:32:15,836
- please.
- Commander...
360
00:32:16,411 --> 00:32:19,332
draw your sword.
361
00:32:23,999 --> 00:32:28,005
Your devotion to the code
is absolute, is it not?
362
00:32:31,462 --> 00:32:34,375
- Yes, My Lord.
- Then, as your lord and master,
363
00:32:35,389 --> 00:32:38,372
I order you to complete this duty.
364
00:33:20,643 --> 00:33:23,168
From this moment on,
365
00:33:23,268 --> 00:33:25,729
be no more grieved
about what you have done.
366
00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:31,553
(THUNDER CRASHES)
367
00:34:31,937 --> 00:34:33,922
(WATER DRIPPING)
368
00:35:28,893 --> 00:35:32,859
This will quiet any whispers of dissent
for quite some time.
369
00:35:37,308 --> 00:35:39,801
We must deal with Commander Raiden
with a quick and firm hand.
370
00:35:39,901 --> 00:35:42,521
Do you offer this for our master's
benefit or your own?
371
00:35:42,621 --> 00:35:45,336
Did you see how he stood before you?
He's a rabid dog, that one.
372
00:35:45,436 --> 00:35:48,956
We control the warriors through
their absolute loyalty to their masters.
373
00:35:49,531 --> 00:35:51,259
How do you think two million
of them would react
374
00:35:51,359 --> 00:35:54,348
if we eliminated one of their own
for exemplifying...
375
00:35:54,448 --> 00:35:58,364
- ...the virtue of loyalty?
- What if he should seek vengeance?
376
00:36:00,111 --> 00:36:02,428
He is not to be touched.
377
00:36:03,103 --> 00:36:07,228
There are already too many disavowed
looking for a reason to act.
378
00:36:08,149 --> 00:36:12,151
If you come upon real proof
that he intends to move against you,
379
00:36:12,251 --> 00:36:16,763
then I will order his death.
But not until then.
380
00:36:17,509 --> 00:36:22,162
- Is that understood?
- Yes, Master. Until then.
381
00:36:22,262 --> 00:36:25,526
Shall I see to the eviction and the
subsequent dispensing of the Bartok lands?
382
00:36:25,626 --> 00:36:27,926
The lands should be divided equally
383
00:36:28,026 --> 00:36:30,134
so as not to favor
one nobleman over another.
384
00:36:30,234 --> 00:36:34,326
Of course. But I will not bother our master
with the details at this time.
385
00:36:34,426 --> 00:36:36,598
I will attend to it myself.
386
00:36:36,698 --> 00:36:39,160
I'm certain you will.
387
00:36:46,072 --> 00:36:49,253
You must keep aware
of the Minister, My Lord.
388
00:36:49,353 --> 00:36:53,081
I know you do not approve of Gezza Mott,
389
00:36:53,765 --> 00:36:57,050
but his ambition and greed
serve my interests well.
390
00:36:57,684 --> 00:36:59,479
Yes, My Lord.
391
00:37:11,768 --> 00:37:13,366
Hannah.
392
00:37:16,408 --> 00:37:18,107
Father.
393
00:37:44,790 --> 00:37:48,916
Auguste! I hear your crops
were plentiful this season.
394
00:37:51,524 --> 00:37:52,850
Yes, they were.
395
00:37:52,950 --> 00:37:54,688
So the lands I took and gave over to you
396
00:37:54,788 --> 00:37:57,654
proved sufficient in replacing
the dying ones you had when we first met?
397
00:37:58,955 --> 00:38:00,556
They have.
398
00:38:00,656 --> 00:38:02,195
Perfect.
399
00:38:03,477 --> 00:38:08,277
Now tell me, you knew Lord Bartok.
What do you know of his retainer?
400
00:38:09,130 --> 00:38:13,617
I did not know Bartok that well,
though we had a few dealings.
401
00:38:13,717 --> 00:38:17,553
As to this Raiden,
I only know of him through rumor.
402
00:38:17,653 --> 00:38:19,922
Tales of his violent past.
403
00:38:20,022 --> 00:38:22,224
You spent time with him.
What is your assessment?
404
00:38:22,324 --> 00:38:25,621
I would be shocked
if he were to let this go.
405
00:38:27,355 --> 00:38:29,168
I ask that you send me
a thousand of your men
406
00:38:29,268 --> 00:38:31,344
to increase my security
until this is over with.
407
00:38:31,444 --> 00:38:32,694
- A thousand?
- Yes.
408
00:38:32,794 --> 00:38:36,978
- That is more than half my retainer.
- All of whom you have because of me.
409
00:38:40,243 --> 00:38:42,767
Would you prefer to return
to the impoverished state you were in
410
00:38:42,867 --> 00:38:45,874
before I graciously
took your daughter as my wife?
411
00:38:54,639 --> 00:38:55,889
No, Minister.
412
00:38:59,123 --> 00:39:03,150
You will oversee the eviction.
After that, and for as long as it takes,
413
00:39:03,250 --> 00:39:05,426
I want eyes upon Raiden
every minute of the day.
414
00:39:06,194 --> 00:39:08,944
When he decides to strike,
we will be ready.
415
00:40:32,910 --> 00:40:34,415
JOSIAH: Sir!
416
00:40:36,429 --> 00:40:38,731
Are we going to let this happen?
417
00:40:39,854 --> 00:40:41,898
- We won't leave without a fight!
- ALL: Yeah!
418
00:40:41,998 --> 00:40:45,997
Everyone must pack
their things and leave.
419
00:40:46,522 --> 00:40:48,329
Palace guard is already on its way.
420
00:40:48,429 --> 00:40:51,497
We're simply to be thrown out
into the street with nothing?
421
00:40:51,597 --> 00:40:53,549
How are we supposed
to support ourselves?
422
00:40:54,302 --> 00:40:58,605
Commander, are we to understand
that you would have us do nothing?
423
00:40:59,948 --> 00:41:01,709
Our master is dead.
424
00:41:02,549 --> 00:41:04,522
I'm no longer your commander.
425
00:41:07,180 --> 00:41:11,561
From now on, you owe allegiance
to no one but yourselves.
426
00:41:14,988 --> 00:41:16,970
Gentlemen,
427
00:41:20,396 --> 00:41:22,616
you are disavowed.
428
00:41:26,859 --> 00:41:28,579
(ALL CHATTERING)
429
00:41:32,715 --> 00:41:33,895
(SCREAMING)
430
00:42:07,945 --> 00:42:09,191
Don't touch her!
431
00:42:11,017 --> 00:42:13,257
These people are losing their home.
432
00:42:13,790 --> 00:42:16,839
You will treat them with respect.
433
00:42:33,064 --> 00:42:34,918
(HORSE NEIGHING)
434
00:43:57,667 --> 00:43:59,810
Where are you going?
435
00:44:06,115 --> 00:44:09,952
MAN: I'll have a drink here!
Round for my friends.
436
00:45:10,015 --> 00:45:13,532
That's all of it? Well, it's barely enough
to meet our expenses.
437
00:45:13,632 --> 00:45:17,760
Tonight we'll treat ourselves to a good meal
in the city. It will do you good.
438
00:45:18,431 --> 00:45:21,024
All right. Well, I'll be on my way.
439
00:45:21,216 --> 00:45:23,550
The roads into the market
will already be busy.
440
00:45:25,183 --> 00:45:26,685
(DRUMS BANGING)
441
00:45:43,583 --> 00:45:45,564
Did you see?
442
00:45:46,685 --> 00:45:49,437
Your father gave me my own brand.
443
00:45:49,737 --> 00:45:53,117
That's wonderful. He's never taken
to an apprentice so quickly.
444
00:45:53,750 --> 00:45:57,309
And I hope soon to stop saying "apprentice"
and start saying son.
445
00:45:58,709 --> 00:46:00,539
Now add your mark. We have to be going.
446
00:46:32,923 --> 00:46:36,759
Once they have done installing the panels,
we will continue with the floors.
447
00:46:36,859 --> 00:46:38,266
Yes, sir.
448
00:46:52,218 --> 00:46:54,969
Cannot find a dagger like this
anywhere in the land.
449
00:46:58,779 --> 00:47:00,466
Token of my deep respect.
450
00:47:00,566 --> 00:47:03,354
Support such as yours
is how our nation grows in strength.
451
00:47:03,834 --> 00:47:06,395
You can be certain your request
for tax relief will be heard.
452
00:47:06,681 --> 00:47:08,631
Thank you, Minister.
453
00:47:10,041 --> 00:47:12,826
- Are you almost done?
- Yes.
454
00:47:13,305 --> 00:47:16,058
Perhaps my body would have the strength
to rid itself of this memento
455
00:47:16,158 --> 00:47:17,941
if I had a physician of real skill.
456
00:47:18,041 --> 00:47:20,346
I have followed the proper treatment.
457
00:47:20,729 --> 00:47:23,253
Something seems to prevent
the wound from closing.
458
00:47:23,353 --> 00:47:25,240
Is that what you offer
as an explanation?
459
00:47:26,426 --> 00:47:28,342
"Something"?
460
00:47:29,989 --> 00:47:31,971
Get out!
461
00:47:37,210 --> 00:47:38,966
Why did you send a servant away?
462
00:47:40,792 --> 00:47:43,124
You do not allow for interruptions
when in conference.
463
00:47:43,224 --> 00:47:44,983
Did you consider
that the servant is required
464
00:47:45,083 --> 00:47:48,035
to taste everything she brings me
for the threat of poisoning?
465
00:47:50,135 --> 00:47:52,741
No? Or perhaps you were fully aware...
466
00:47:52,841 --> 00:47:55,119
- ...and you feigned ignorance.
- Of course not.
467
00:47:55,219 --> 00:47:57,942
And I'm expected to take your word
simply because you're my wife?
468
00:48:03,319 --> 00:48:05,506
The tea's getting cold.
469
00:48:32,854 --> 00:48:34,835
It appears the tea is not poisoned.
470
00:48:38,006 --> 00:48:38,812
(DOG BARKS)
471
00:48:47,189 --> 00:48:48,786
How is the gate coming along?
472
00:48:56,085 --> 00:49:00,020
This iron gate is capable
of holding back an entire army.
473
00:49:00,212 --> 00:49:01,680
Perhaps, once it is installed,
474
00:49:01,780 --> 00:49:04,920
we could release some of the extra guards
on loan from your father-in-law.
475
00:49:05,020 --> 00:49:08,499
Providing for them has brought us outside
the parameters of our budget.
476
00:49:08,883 --> 00:49:10,898
The cost will not be an issue.
477
00:49:12,851 --> 00:49:16,340
The cost of the pavilion now stands
at five times the approved estimate.
478
00:49:16,440 --> 00:49:17,848
Without the gold leaf...
479
00:49:17,948 --> 00:49:20,848
As stimulating as your accounts
of my accounting are,
480
00:49:20,948 --> 00:49:23,185
I need a word in private
with my commander.
481
00:49:28,210 --> 00:49:29,746
What news have you for me?
482
00:49:30,225 --> 00:49:32,873
- More of the same.
- And his men?
483
00:49:32,973 --> 00:49:37,071
Scattered about.
Finding employment where they can.
484
00:49:37,171 --> 00:49:40,303
- Has he had any contact with them?
- No.
485
00:49:40,403 --> 00:49:42,798
And yet he still remains in the capital.
486
00:49:42,898 --> 00:49:47,886
We have eyes upon him
every moment of the day and night.
487
00:49:47,986 --> 00:49:51,441
He's patient.
But his act doesn't fool me.
488
00:49:52,197 --> 00:49:54,193
Nor should it you.
489
00:49:55,069 --> 00:49:56,842
Prod him.
490
00:49:56,942 --> 00:49:59,021
Find out what he's hiding.
491
00:49:59,121 --> 00:50:00,152
(CHATTERING)
492
00:50:03,825 --> 00:50:05,933
Please follow me. Look who is here.
493
00:50:06,033 --> 00:50:07,670
(LAUGHING)
494
00:50:09,232 --> 00:50:11,788
- Lieutenant.
- Please sit, everyone.
495
00:50:11,888 --> 00:50:13,936
- Bring us some more to drink.
- Gabriel.
496
00:50:15,450 --> 00:50:18,001
So, what do you say
about my establishment?
497
00:50:18,480 --> 00:50:22,224
- Certainly it is a good fit for you.
- A perfect fit.
498
00:50:22,800 --> 00:50:24,748
And you, how are you keeping yourselves?
499
00:50:24,848 --> 00:50:27,089
I'm managing the fishing boats
of a wealthy merchant.
500
00:50:27,472 --> 00:50:28,972
Gabriel is working for them also.
501
00:50:29,072 --> 00:50:31,500
That would explain
your distinctive fragrance.
502
00:50:31,600 --> 00:50:33,739
And the reason my wife
allows me to remain here alone.
503
00:50:33,839 --> 00:50:35,311
No other woman will touch me.
504
00:50:35,503 --> 00:50:38,094
Perhaps without compensation.
505
00:50:40,143 --> 00:50:43,181
- Half price for you.
- No, thank you.
506
00:50:44,368 --> 00:50:46,127
I will accept that offer.
507
00:50:46,415 --> 00:50:48,012
Once you begin paying for your drinks,
508
00:50:48,112 --> 00:50:51,802
I will consider extending
my discounts to others.
509
00:50:53,071 --> 00:50:55,306
Gentlemen, to your prosperity.
510
00:50:55,406 --> 00:50:57,994
- That way you will further increase mine.
- Hear, hear.
511
00:50:58,094 --> 00:51:00,038
ALL: Cheers.
512
00:51:00,910 --> 00:51:03,017
And you, Jim?
513
00:51:03,321 --> 00:51:04,522
I work when I can.
514
00:51:04,622 --> 00:51:07,247
Maybe there's some work at the harbor.
Should I inquire?
515
00:51:07,631 --> 00:51:10,025
No. Such... such a labor's not for me.
516
00:51:10,125 --> 00:51:12,233
Between your poverty and his smell,
517
00:51:12,333 --> 00:51:15,966
I must be sitting with the two
loneliest men in the capital.
518
00:51:16,558 --> 00:51:18,603
RODRIGO:
Indeed, we're the two loneliest men.
519
00:51:27,076 --> 00:51:29,163
He spends most of his days here now.
520
00:51:35,180 --> 00:51:37,292
Thought you told me he had
fallen back to his old ways,
521
00:51:38,347 --> 00:51:40,461
I find it hard to believe.
522
00:51:40,653 --> 00:51:43,007
He appears to be better
than usual tonight.
523
00:51:45,635 --> 00:51:48,233
- I must be going.
- Please, do not leave on account of him.
524
00:51:48,333 --> 00:51:51,147
It sickens me to be in his presence.
525
00:51:51,339 --> 00:51:54,281
Lieutenant. Lieutenant!
526
00:51:58,411 --> 00:51:59,433
Where you going?
527
00:52:02,603 --> 00:52:03,913
Come and have a drink with me.
528
00:52:06,251 --> 00:52:08,630
I'm no longer your lieutenant.
529
00:52:28,907 --> 00:52:30,887
(COINS RATTLE)
530
00:52:35,593 --> 00:52:37,757
Raiden, wake up.
531
00:52:43,689 --> 00:52:45,641
(GROANS)
532
00:52:46,473 --> 00:52:48,879
Here, drink this.
533
00:52:57,960 --> 00:53:00,326
Let us get you home.
534
00:53:02,295 --> 00:53:03,304
I'm fine.
535
00:53:04,309 --> 00:53:07,976
- Let me help. You can barely walk.
- I don't need your help.
536
00:53:08,310 --> 00:53:10,245
I'm fine.
537
00:53:18,151 --> 00:53:22,023
You will not find anyone better than me
to teach your son how to wield a sword.
538
00:53:22,311 --> 00:53:23,684
I gave you my offer.
539
00:53:23,784 --> 00:53:27,428
And I don't see anyone else
here bidding on your talents.
540
00:53:28,999 --> 00:53:33,250
So do you accept my offer?
'Cause I have no more time to waste.
541
00:53:33,350 --> 00:53:36,775
Yeah, good luck with your son.
He's gonna need it.
542
00:53:37,446 --> 00:53:40,558
And then I saw him coming
out of Gezza Mott's front gates.
543
00:53:40,658 --> 00:53:43,650
How? He would have never been allowed
within the Minister's walls.
544
00:53:43,750 --> 00:53:47,490
He's working as a metal worker's apprentice
and has an entirely new identity.
545
00:53:47,590 --> 00:53:50,471
- I questioned others in the square about him.
- He must've been in desperate need of work.
546
00:53:50,595 --> 00:53:53,697
I'm certain that the Minister
would pay handsomely to know
547
00:53:53,797 --> 00:53:57,089
that one of Bartok's men
has created a false identity
548
00:53:57,189 --> 00:54:00,867
in order to work right under his nose.
549
00:54:03,269 --> 00:54:04,973
(CHUCKLES)
550
00:54:05,357 --> 00:54:06,821
Shall we?
551
00:54:07,589 --> 00:54:09,857
The first thing I'll do
with my newfound fortune
552
00:54:09,957 --> 00:54:13,038
is obtain lodging closer
to drinking establishments.
553
00:54:13,138 --> 00:54:14,624
(BOTH LAUGH)
554
00:54:14,724 --> 00:54:17,730
- I like the sound of that.
- And then I'll earn my...
555
00:54:34,943 --> 00:54:35,970
CORTEZ: You're late.
556
00:54:38,211 --> 00:54:41,315
Jim saw you leaving Gezza Mott's today.
557
00:54:41,603 --> 00:54:45,441
He was gonna bring that information
to Gezza Mott with hopes of a reward.
558
00:54:47,490 --> 00:54:48,993
I was left with no other choice.
559
00:54:52,322 --> 00:54:54,910
- It is my fault.
- Not your fault.
560
00:54:55,010 --> 00:54:57,568
Jim was willing to sacrifice
your life for his own rewards.
561
00:54:59,617 --> 00:55:02,082
That's it, we cannot have
any more mistakes.
562
00:55:02,683 --> 00:55:04,606
Do you have the credentials?
563
00:55:06,114 --> 00:55:10,846
Gezza Mott's compound is now
the most fortified complex in the nation.
564
00:55:10,946 --> 00:55:15,608
Gaining entry is not only going to be
difficult, it is probably impossible.
565
00:55:16,993 --> 00:55:20,862
The only point of direct access
is here, at the main gates.
566
00:55:23,297 --> 00:55:25,789
The drawbridge is raised at sundown,
567
00:55:25,889 --> 00:55:28,222
when the day workers must exit.
568
00:55:28,322 --> 00:55:31,839
It must be operated at both sides
at the same time in order to cross.
569
00:55:39,552 --> 00:55:41,276
We have to take control of it
570
00:55:41,376 --> 00:55:45,791
from the outside, here,
and the inside, here.
571
00:55:45,891 --> 00:55:47,932
CORTEZ: Past the main gates,
soldiers' barracks.
572
00:55:48,032 --> 00:55:50,972
250 soldiers sleep here every night,
573
00:55:51,072 --> 00:55:54,619
fully armed and ready to fight. We won't
be able to fend them off if we wake them.
574
00:55:54,719 --> 00:55:58,043
Once past the soldiers' barracks,
we must enter the garden maze.
575
00:55:58,143 --> 00:56:01,087
It's the only way to traverse
the compound unseen.
576
00:56:02,312 --> 00:56:03,899
Not only do I have to prune every tree,
577
00:56:03,999 --> 00:56:05,883
but since the Minister's chambers
are set so high,
578
00:56:05,983 --> 00:56:08,091
I have ensure the gardens
look good from above.
579
00:56:08,191 --> 00:56:10,011
CORTEZ: That brings us to the pavilion.
580
00:56:10,111 --> 00:56:12,859
It is the only point of cover
before the castle.
581
00:56:12,959 --> 00:56:16,766
If we are able to survive the torrent
of arrows raining down upon us,
582
00:56:16,958 --> 00:56:19,932
we'll finally reach
the iron gates of the residence.
583
00:56:21,726 --> 00:56:24,668
Absolutely impossible
to open from the outside.
584
00:56:26,750 --> 00:56:29,663
- Sir, I must be going.
- Yes, of course.
585
00:56:30,704 --> 00:56:32,797
- Where you going?
- To see his girl.
586
00:56:33,276 --> 00:56:34,745
OLAF: Why are we spending time on this
587
00:56:34,845 --> 00:56:37,725
when we could be hearing
the young one's tales of innocence lost?
588
00:56:37,917 --> 00:56:41,146
Leave the boy be. Mind yourself.
589
00:56:44,573 --> 00:56:47,835
Here are the forged documents necessary
for working inside the compound.
590
00:57:04,923 --> 00:57:07,580
I must do some repairs
to the roof of your watchtower.
591
00:57:07,964 --> 00:57:10,360
The previous carpenter
did not do very good work.
592
00:57:10,460 --> 00:57:13,753
With the wages they pay us,
who could blame him?
593
00:57:46,243 --> 00:57:48,312
I sold three baskets today.
594
00:57:53,488 --> 00:57:55,486
Something wrong?
595
00:57:57,208 --> 00:57:59,225
I'm tired of eating nothing but rice.
596
00:58:00,801 --> 00:58:04,791
If I was not the only one working,
perhaps we could afford something else.
597
00:58:19,672 --> 00:58:22,493
Why are you still doing this?
There's no shame in feeling grief,
598
00:58:22,593 --> 00:58:24,967
but destroying yourself
will not bring Lord Bartok back.
599
00:58:25,067 --> 00:58:26,550
Spare me your insight.
600
00:58:30,103 --> 00:58:32,554
That is all we have left.
601
00:58:32,937 --> 00:58:35,763
- Why not stay in with me? Just one night!
- And watch you weave more baskets?
602
00:58:35,863 --> 00:58:38,167
Please, Raiden!
603
00:58:38,930 --> 00:58:40,695
Please.
604
00:58:41,605 --> 00:58:43,541
I cannot do this for much longer.
605
01:00:38,106 --> 01:00:39,215
Where is it?
606
01:00:47,505 --> 01:00:49,649
- Where is it?
- What?
607
01:00:50,427 --> 01:00:51,663
Your sword.
608
01:00:53,489 --> 01:00:55,250
Oh.
609
01:01:02,304 --> 01:01:04,366
Here it is.
610
01:01:15,023 --> 01:01:16,783
I'm leaving.
611
01:01:17,359 --> 01:01:19,343
I agree.
612
01:01:19,707 --> 01:01:22,443
This is not the type of establishment
for a respectable woman.
613
01:01:22,543 --> 01:01:24,688
I'm leaving you.
614
01:01:25,167 --> 01:01:27,471
I have struggled with the hope
that you'd come back to me,
615
01:01:27,854 --> 01:01:29,739
return to being the man I married.
616
01:01:29,839 --> 01:01:33,868
But that you'd sell your sword
only proves you never will.
617
01:01:40,654 --> 01:01:43,213
If you have something to say to me
to make me think otherwise,
618
01:01:44,791 --> 01:01:46,028
now is the time.
619
01:02:10,125 --> 01:02:11,855
Sir,
620
01:02:11,955 --> 01:02:14,418
the Minister has been summoned.
621
01:02:25,556 --> 01:02:28,458
GEZZA MOTT: His wisdom and loyalty
will forever be remembered.
622
01:02:38,442 --> 01:02:40,425
Come with me.
623
01:02:43,914 --> 01:02:46,662
Before his passing,
First Council recommended
624
01:02:46,762 --> 01:02:49,962
I pay attention to
your dealings with the noblemen.
625
01:02:50,538 --> 01:02:55,718
He believed your methods are exceeding
political and moral propriety.
626
01:02:55,818 --> 01:02:59,978
There is a balance to be maintained
between dominance and patronage.
627
01:03:00,457 --> 01:03:03,771
Your initial gesture as First Council
will be a new tax relief
628
01:03:03,871 --> 01:03:07,144
for both the citizens and the noblemen.
629
01:03:09,513 --> 01:03:13,130
It is the great honor of my life
to serve you in this capacity.
630
01:03:14,121 --> 01:03:16,581
Your appointment also brings to an end
631
01:03:16,681 --> 01:03:19,620
any and all bribes demanded
of the noblemen.
632
01:03:19,720 --> 01:03:24,004
In your capacity as Minister,
there was sufficient distance between us
633
01:03:24,104 --> 01:03:26,020
that I could allow you such freedom.
634
01:03:26,120 --> 01:03:29,634
But no more. It is not needed.
635
01:03:29,734 --> 01:03:32,298
And this obsession of yours with Raiden
636
01:03:32,398 --> 01:03:34,376
will cease immediately.
637
01:03:34,568 --> 01:03:37,700
You surround yourself
with more security than I.
638
01:03:37,800 --> 01:03:39,431
It's an embarrassment to you.
639
01:03:39,623 --> 01:03:43,076
He has already destroyed himself.
640
01:03:43,176 --> 01:03:47,493
Accept that you've emerged
the stronger with some dignity.
641
01:03:49,447 --> 01:03:51,174
Yes, Master.
642
01:03:52,967 --> 01:03:56,200
I thank you for your guidance
and wisdom.
643
01:03:56,776 --> 01:04:00,163
Does he not understand
that I'm under siege?
644
01:04:00,263 --> 01:04:04,322
My Lord, I believe Raiden
is no longer a threat to you.
645
01:04:04,422 --> 01:04:07,395
- Why?
- He has sold his sword.
646
01:04:08,734 --> 01:04:09,890
And?
647
01:04:09,990 --> 01:04:12,578
A warrior disposing of his sword
648
01:04:12,678 --> 01:04:15,079
can only be interpreted in one way.
649
01:04:15,558 --> 01:04:18,309
He has abandoned all attachment
to his former self.
650
01:04:18,409 --> 01:04:23,073
You think to pacify me with this?
Who cares about a piece of metal?
651
01:04:23,173 --> 01:04:25,099
Do you think
you can obscure your failure
652
01:04:25,199 --> 01:04:30,245
to expose him by using this juvenile
warrior's code as justification?
653
01:04:30,437 --> 01:04:31,365
Leave me.
654
01:04:33,317 --> 01:04:36,195
I will decide what need be done.
655
01:04:48,165 --> 01:04:49,730
(THUNDER CRASHES)
656
01:04:55,492 --> 01:04:58,372
Show yourself. Show yourself!
657
01:04:58,851 --> 01:05:00,994
Show yourself!
658
01:05:12,008 --> 01:05:13,826
My husband requests you.
659
01:05:22,818 --> 01:05:25,886
GEZZA MOTT: These unfolding paths
have been quite interesting,
660
01:05:25,986 --> 01:05:27,457
when you consider them.
661
01:05:31,711 --> 01:05:37,057
As I ascend to the apex of my ambitions,
he sinks further into the abyss.
662
01:05:38,689 --> 01:05:41,341
In recognizing that symmetry,
if you were him,
663
01:05:41,441 --> 01:05:46,145
could you allow such a personal disgrace
and affront to go unanswered?
664
01:05:46,476 --> 01:05:47,617
No.
665
01:05:47,905 --> 01:05:53,246
So I've come to realize that we're dealing
with someone of such profound internal damage
666
01:05:53,346 --> 01:05:57,088
that he has simply
not been pushed far enough.
667
01:06:05,248 --> 01:06:07,775
Find me Lord Bartok's family.
668
01:06:13,036 --> 01:06:15,969
Do you take issue
with anything asked of you?
669
01:06:18,124 --> 01:06:19,860
Not at all.
670
01:06:19,960 --> 01:06:22,107
And for this price,
671
01:06:22,207 --> 01:06:24,637
there's not much
I would take issue with.
672
01:06:33,119 --> 01:06:34,865
(CHATTERING)
673
01:07:05,373 --> 01:07:07,227
Commander.
674
01:07:10,910 --> 01:07:15,451
I have a... surprise for you tonight.
675
01:07:16,606 --> 01:07:18,747
A new selection.
676
01:07:27,869 --> 01:07:31,484
And listen, no negotiating on this one.
677
01:07:31,772 --> 01:07:34,266
She's still a virgin.
678
01:07:36,924 --> 01:07:38,331
(SNAPS)
679
01:07:48,067 --> 01:07:49,049
Raiden.
680
01:07:58,043 --> 01:07:59,838
Raiden.
681
01:08:06,422 --> 01:08:08,983
You have come for me.
682
01:08:22,336 --> 01:08:23,383
What is wrong?
683
01:08:27,253 --> 01:08:29,881
You have come to take me,
684
01:08:30,874 --> 01:08:32,951
have you not?
685
01:08:39,641 --> 01:08:41,558
Raiden.
686
01:08:43,580 --> 01:08:47,192
Please! Please!
687
01:08:47,440 --> 01:08:51,254
Please! No! No!
688
01:08:52,824 --> 01:08:55,569
Raiden! Raiden!
689
01:08:55,669 --> 01:08:57,592
(CRYING)
690
01:08:58,258 --> 01:09:00,627
Raiden!
691
01:09:00,727 --> 01:09:03,669
Raiden, help me!
692
01:09:04,823 --> 01:09:06,615
No!
693
01:09:07,351 --> 01:09:09,139
No!
694
01:09:09,239 --> 01:09:11,573
Don't leave me.
695
01:09:42,869 --> 01:09:45,133
It is over.
696
01:09:53,876 --> 01:09:56,118
ITO: There is nothing left to do.
697
01:09:56,405 --> 01:09:58,449
Are you sure?
698
01:09:58,549 --> 01:10:00,501
Perhaps he simply
didn't care for the girl.
699
01:10:00,789 --> 01:10:03,316
Are you listening to me?
700
01:10:04,535 --> 01:10:08,592
His master's daughter
was presented to him as a whore,
701
01:10:08,692 --> 01:10:10,804
and he did nothing.
702
01:10:11,092 --> 01:10:13,809
He cares for nothing.
703
01:10:13,909 --> 01:10:18,932
Not honor, not his family, not himself,
704
01:10:19,316 --> 01:10:21,192
and certainly not you.
705
01:10:23,283 --> 01:10:25,190
(LAUGHS)
706
01:10:31,283 --> 01:10:33,103
At last,
707
01:10:33,203 --> 01:10:35,586
I'm free of this. (LAUGHS)
708
01:10:41,426 --> 01:10:43,451
Well done!
709
01:10:43,551 --> 01:10:45,487
Well done!
710
01:11:01,458 --> 01:11:03,631
I've marked where the urns are buried.
711
01:11:59,690 --> 01:12:01,614
You did well.
712
01:12:23,980 --> 01:12:26,281
We have planned,
713
01:12:26,381 --> 01:12:27,875
we have sacrificed,
714
01:12:29,677 --> 01:12:32,941
we have waited for the right moment.
715
01:12:33,805 --> 01:12:34,795
And now...
716
01:12:40,429 --> 01:12:41,515
it is time.
717
01:13:23,196 --> 01:13:24,737
(MAN SHOUTING)
718
01:13:25,322 --> 01:13:27,816
Auguste, welcome.
719
01:13:29,739 --> 01:13:31,850
I see you come bearing quite the gift.
720
01:13:32,138 --> 01:13:35,204
I wanted to give you something special
721
01:13:35,304 --> 01:13:38,122
to recognize
your well-earned appointment
722
01:13:38,313 --> 01:13:41,224
and to thank you for returning my men.
723
01:13:55,113 --> 01:13:57,353
Of all the gifts I have received,
724
01:13:57,545 --> 01:14:00,388
this is my favorite.
725
01:14:03,176 --> 01:14:07,496
I'll have a short visit with my daughter
before my journey home with my guards.
726
01:14:08,934 --> 01:14:11,685
Yes, yes, that will be fine.
727
01:14:25,554 --> 01:14:27,299
(LAUGHING)
728
01:14:34,438 --> 01:14:37,767
Honor is something
that all men are born with.
729
01:14:38,151 --> 01:14:40,839
It cannot be taken from you,
730
01:14:41,769 --> 01:14:44,659
nor can it be granted.
731
01:14:46,208 --> 01:14:47,972
It must only not be lost.
732
01:14:50,886 --> 01:14:54,821
We now stand at the door
of our final great act.
733
01:14:57,445 --> 01:15:02,820
Tonight, our enemy will bear witness
to the unbreakable code of the Seventh Rank.
734
01:15:09,477 --> 01:15:11,907
We will reclaim what they tried to take.
735
01:15:15,749 --> 01:15:18,243
We will restore the name
of our master...
736
01:15:22,565 --> 01:15:23,971
the voice of our people...
737
01:15:24,258 --> 01:15:26,083
(NO SOUND)
738
01:15:26,824 --> 01:15:29,314
...and the spirit of our nation.
739
01:19:41,847 --> 01:19:43,061
(SHOUTING)
740
01:20:06,998 --> 01:20:07,955
(GRUNTS)
741
01:20:36,678 --> 01:20:38,527
(BELL TOLLING)
742
01:20:40,373 --> 01:20:41,331
(SHOUTING)
743
01:20:42,836 --> 01:20:45,114
(BELLS TOLLING)
744
01:20:45,460 --> 01:20:47,579
(BELLS TOLLING LOUDER)
745
01:20:50,548 --> 01:20:53,266
Guard! Guard!
746
01:21:02,675 --> 01:21:05,137
Hold them as long as you can.
747
01:21:55,248 --> 01:21:57,168
- It is him!
- Stay in your chambers.
748
01:21:57,552 --> 01:22:00,269
Why did I ever trust you?
I told you, you imbecile!
749
01:22:00,369 --> 01:22:02,381
Remain in your chambers!
750
01:22:02,481 --> 01:22:05,455
Open the flaps! Ready the archers!
751
01:22:23,439 --> 01:22:27,440
Lord Bartok was my oldest
and dearest friend.
752
01:22:27,631 --> 01:22:32,615
I knew you would not allow
this disgrace to go unavenged.
753
01:22:32,715 --> 01:22:36,617
My master told me that should I be left
without anyone to trust,
754
01:22:36,717 --> 01:22:38,190
that I could always trust you.
755
01:22:38,574 --> 01:22:41,391
I offer my help in any manner you need.
756
01:22:42,737 --> 01:22:45,252
But with a condition...
757
01:22:45,614 --> 01:22:48,746
you ensure my daughter's freedom
758
01:22:48,846 --> 01:22:50,638
from that man.
759
01:22:50,830 --> 01:22:53,356
- I give you my word.
- Tell me what you need.
760
01:23:13,417 --> 01:23:14,880
Find somewhere safe to hide.
761
01:23:17,036 --> 01:23:18,660
Wait.
762
01:23:20,480 --> 01:23:21,419
Thank you.
763
01:23:29,004 --> 01:23:30,547
(ALL GRUNTING)
764
01:24:34,152 --> 01:24:35,750
Let's go!
765
01:24:38,184 --> 01:24:39,846
(ALL SHOUTING)
766
01:25:09,336 --> 01:25:10,516
(SCREAMS)
767
01:26:13,987 --> 01:26:15,722
(GRUNTS)
768
01:26:55,800 --> 01:26:57,375
Did I do well?
769
01:26:59,041 --> 01:27:01,023
You fought well.
770
01:27:02,657 --> 01:27:04,548
You fought well.
771
01:27:11,745 --> 01:27:13,054
(MEN SHOUTING)
772
01:27:47,007 --> 01:27:48,511
We have come for Gezza Mott.
773
01:27:49,640 --> 01:27:51,934
I can no more back down than you.
774
01:28:10,708 --> 01:28:11,889
(ALL SHOUTING)
775
01:30:56,884 --> 01:30:58,896
(ITO COUGHING)
776
01:32:36,574 --> 01:32:37,710
(SWORD CLANKS)
777
01:32:52,144 --> 01:32:53,102
(DOOR SLAMS OPEN)
778
01:33:01,930 --> 01:33:03,884
(SHIVERING)
779
01:33:26,285 --> 01:33:28,780
You think you're a hero?
780
01:33:33,030 --> 01:33:37,483
You will be remembered only
as a traitor and a disgrace.
781
01:33:39,308 --> 01:33:41,739
Only time will tell
how we are remembered.
782
01:33:44,365 --> 01:33:46,708
Something you...
783
01:33:48,460 --> 01:33:49,909
no longer have.
784
01:33:53,997 --> 01:33:55,467
(SCREAMING)
785
01:34:22,539 --> 01:34:25,448
Who is it? We're closed.
786
01:35:21,452 --> 01:35:24,138
Your father's honor has been reclaimed.
787
01:35:31,435 --> 01:35:34,321
The Bartok name will never be forgotten.
788
01:35:40,823 --> 01:35:42,793
Thank you.
789
01:35:53,661 --> 01:35:56,454
EMPEROR:
To wage an attack on the First Council,
790
01:35:56,554 --> 01:35:59,754
the flagrant disregard of my power...
791
01:36:00,137 --> 01:36:04,013
it will not go unanswered.
The only question is,
792
01:36:04,113 --> 01:36:06,245
how severe the punishment,
793
01:36:06,345 --> 01:36:10,152
how many generations of each
should I wipe out.
794
01:36:18,376 --> 01:36:23,209
The only reason you are all here
is because I am without a First Council.
795
01:36:23,401 --> 01:36:25,417
Now will someone speak their mind?
796
01:36:25,704 --> 01:36:29,700
My Lord, it would be prudent
to recognize
797
01:36:29,800 --> 01:36:33,065
that to the people,
these men are heroes.
798
01:36:33,353 --> 01:36:34,527
Heroes?
799
01:36:34,719 --> 01:36:40,070
To the people, these men stand
for the virtues that made our nation great.
800
01:36:41,320 --> 01:36:45,380
Virtues once exemplified
by all warriors.
801
01:36:45,480 --> 01:36:46,826
Now...
802
01:36:46,926 --> 01:36:49,924
hardly to be found in any.
803
01:36:50,983 --> 01:36:55,045
If your punishment
is seen to be unjust...
804
01:36:55,719 --> 01:36:58,339
you chance turning these warriors
805
01:36:58,439 --> 01:37:02,013
into martyrs for a cause against you.
806
01:37:02,279 --> 01:37:03,569
However,
807
01:37:03,669 --> 01:37:08,327
if we treat them with the respect
befitting an honorable warrior,
808
01:37:08,519 --> 01:37:11,205
we align these heroes with us.
809
01:37:18,824 --> 01:37:22,372
I cannot allow such transgression
to go unpunished.
810
01:37:24,038 --> 01:37:29,158
Everyone must be reminded that no one
can stand against the Emperor.
811
01:37:29,955 --> 01:37:31,331
My Emperor...
812
01:37:33,861 --> 01:37:37,122
may I offer a solution?
813
01:37:37,222 --> 01:37:38,981
RAIDEN: I have one more request.
814
01:37:40,098 --> 01:37:42,369
If we are to succeed,
the Emperor's first instinct
815
01:37:42,469 --> 01:37:44,869
will be to take the heads
of each of my men and their families.
816
01:37:45,444 --> 01:37:46,819
You are correct.
817
01:37:46,919 --> 01:37:49,701
But, as with all his decisions,
he will first seek advice.
818
01:37:49,892 --> 01:37:54,023
Without a First Council at his side,
he will be open to the voices of others.
819
01:37:54,311 --> 01:37:57,489
You mean to say mine.
820
01:37:57,589 --> 01:38:00,970
RAIDEN: My men accept that death will be
waiting for them upon completion of our task.
821
01:38:03,171 --> 01:38:05,506
They are warriors of the Seventh Rank.
822
01:38:07,940 --> 01:38:10,720
They will not ask for a reprieve.
823
01:38:10,820 --> 01:38:12,259
But I ask it for them.
824
01:38:13,507 --> 01:38:15,202
And not yourself?
825
01:38:17,731 --> 01:38:20,419
AUGUSTE:
These warriors are nameless to most.
826
01:38:20,867 --> 01:38:22,823
But one stands apart.
827
01:38:27,010 --> 01:38:29,952
One is known to all.
828
01:38:47,681 --> 01:38:48,575
Commander.
829
01:38:53,505 --> 01:38:54,748
What is this?
830
01:38:54,848 --> 01:38:56,807
You are to assume command at the castle.
831
01:38:57,932 --> 01:39:00,351
No. Commander.
832
01:39:04,192 --> 01:39:05,978
Commander, you cannot do this.
833
01:39:06,889 --> 01:39:08,515
We stand with you.
834
01:39:09,282 --> 01:39:10,237
I stand with you.
835
01:39:10,337 --> 01:39:13,598
Lieutenant, your devotion
to the code is absolute, is it not?
836
01:39:16,278 --> 01:39:17,472
Yes.
837
01:39:17,572 --> 01:39:20,002
Then as your commander,
838
01:39:20,102 --> 01:39:22,075
I order you
839
01:39:22,175 --> 01:39:24,669
to take control of the Bartok clan.
840
01:40:00,226 --> 01:40:03,042
MAN:
It is with benevolent wisdom and esteem
841
01:40:03,713 --> 01:40:06,945
that the Emperor proclaims
these noble warriors
842
01:40:07,137 --> 01:40:09,121
as heroes of the people.
843
01:40:09,601 --> 01:40:12,918
They are a shining example
and a reminder
844
01:40:13,018 --> 01:40:15,774
of those values that bind us
845
01:40:15,874 --> 01:40:18,365
as one great nation.
846
01:40:18,465 --> 01:40:22,176
However, no matter
what the circumstance,
847
01:40:22,464 --> 01:40:25,085
an attack on a member
of the Emperor's council
848
01:40:25,185 --> 01:40:29,761
is by law considered
an attack on the Emperor himself
849
01:40:30,048 --> 01:40:32,478
and our great nation.
850
01:41:30,461 --> 01:41:32,331
(CRYING)
851
01:41:37,277 --> 01:41:38,363
I'm sorry.
852
01:41:40,221 --> 01:41:43,997
I am so sorry
for all you've had to endure.
853
01:41:44,956 --> 01:41:47,641
Acting the part was not difficult.
854
01:41:47,741 --> 01:41:51,545
Wondering if I was
truly losing you was...
855
01:41:51,568 --> 01:41:53,786
unbearable.
855
01:41:54,305 --> 01:42:00,574
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