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00:05You
00:40Have no fear, he will recover.
01:04Stop praying for him to die.
01:07We will be blamed for this.
01:08Only if we blame him first.
01:32Stiora, open the doors.
01:34Perhaps she's sleeping.
01:35Stiora, wake up, it is your father.
01:38Stay back and name yourself.
01:40My father calls himself Uthred of Bebbanburg.
01:43Who are you?
01:44Stiora, it is us. It really is.
01:52His father has defeated the Danes.
01:59I've come to take you home.
02:01You're lucky I didn't stab you through the door.
02:11The battle was never close, not to have left you in danger.
02:14There have been rumours of retreating fighters.
02:16We made a plan if we were attacked.
02:18Where's my daughter?
02:20Elfwin!
02:23Elfwin!
02:24Elfwin!
02:29Mother!
02:32I've missed you.
02:33I've missed you too.
02:36Ethelstan, you can come out!
02:38Knute has been sent to help!
02:43Mr. Boy.
02:45I'm no one.
02:48I will explain later.
02:52Father, when do we ride home to Cookham?
02:54Tonight?
02:55No, but soon.
02:56Once the peace is secure.
02:57Please!
02:58I'm too old to be stuck here with children!
03:00Stiora?
03:09Lord,
03:09Lord, all time approaches on the road.
03:25Lord, all time approaches on the road!
03:27Some are saying fatally.
03:30There's a rumor he will not last a week.
03:32We must go to him.
03:33Tomorrow?
03:34These roads are too dangerous at night.
03:35We must speak to him in the Eldermen.
03:36No plan has been made for the succession.
03:38Lady, the mood amongst the Eldermen is ugly.
03:41Those who survived the massacre blame Ethelred for deserting them
03:43and denounce your brother for not coming to their aid.
03:45Does this anger extend to Ethelfled?
03:49I don't know.
03:52We ride at first light.
03:54Lady.
03:55Surabh, take the children and secure yourselves.
03:57Open the door to no one but us.
03:59Why?
03:59You said the Danes are defeated.
04:00It is not just the Danes we have to fear.
04:02What?
04:03How much longer will I live like a prisoner?
04:05He is young to take on such a burden.
04:07You were betrothed by her agents.
04:08If it was, they will remain secure until the new threats have passed.
04:14I should not leave the children unprotected any longer.
04:16My mind will stay here.
04:18Ethelred dies, times will be unstable.
04:21An empty throne provokes more trouble than a weak king.
04:23Our traditions are strong.
04:24The Eldermen will choose a wise successor.
04:26And what if that successor seeks to have you removed?
04:28Widows are rarely welcome in times of change.
04:30Look at your mother.
04:31Mercia is my home.
04:33Yet you have no formal protection here.
04:34No son or father to speak for you.
04:36At best they will send you to a nunnery and marry your daughter to the highest bidder.
04:40No, Elfwin will not suffer because of this.
04:43So leave.
04:44And come to Cookham where I can protect you both.
04:49Unless you want to live a life of prayer and chastity.
04:52The Eldermen will not turn on us.
04:54Battle does not always bring reward to the flame.
04:57This much I've learned.
05:22Why did the Eldermen circle?
05:26How long have I been sleeping?
05:28Since the day of the battle, Thor.
05:30You felt that an injured you had?
05:31Did we win?
05:33I remember very little.
05:37We did.
05:39We returned from East Anglia and sent the Danes running to the sea.
05:47Who, in the name of God, advised that we go to East Anglia?
05:53Um, you did.
05:56The news came of the invasion and we returned to protect our people.
05:59After hundreds had already been slaughtered.
06:03I remember arriving at the battle.
06:13Am I to recover?
06:15I'm assured that you will.
06:25Why do you lie to him when he is certain to die?
06:28I ease him in his time of need.
06:30More like in his time of judgment.
06:33What is this but punishment for greed and ambition, Bogren?
06:36He left us to face the Danes alone.
06:38To all the defences we had.
06:40And for what?
06:41A few miles of marshland, barely able to heal the crop.
06:43Bogren.
06:44I will speak, for I have nothing else to lose.
06:47My eldest pulled from my hands, been...
06:51Beheaded.
06:53My youngest and my wife, people.
06:56And of one, up, errated and humiliated.
06:59And no one came to help us.
07:00And yet we survived.
07:02I will not honour him.
07:06And nor should you, Bogren.
07:08After all that you've suffered.
07:11Suffice to say that I did all I could to persuade him to return sooner.
07:15But I failed.
07:17Trust me.
07:18The mercy in God feel you are lost deeply.
07:31I will tell him, have you spoken with the Eldman?
07:34There's to be a witness with the survivors.
07:36Perhaps I will address them.
07:37They can thank me for bringing Knut to the field.
07:40Perhaps you should remain here.
07:42Do you not want me with you?
07:45Time's a feverish.
07:47Now's the moment for calm negotiation.
07:49The men who play politics always say that.
07:52And then they come running for my help.
07:58I demand you do not leave the room.
08:01We are in love, are we not?
08:07Did he mention my mistake?
08:09Does he blame me for our late return?
08:10No, he has not spoken of you.
08:12Good.
08:12Perhaps he's forgotten.
08:13Well, if he has, then it will not be for long.
08:15We should leave before his mind repents.
08:16No, we will stay until he dies.
08:18There is an opportunity to regain our influence.
08:20Brother, no.
08:21Listen, the mercy in God are loyal to me and the Eldman are against him.
08:25Groups are forming as the Raven Circle.
08:28I could be a peacemaker between them.
08:29Brother, this is madness.
08:31We've played with fire and found ourselves burnt.
08:34Lady Aethelflaed.
08:36Are you the woman who is healing him?
08:37No, merely sitting by his side.
08:40My name is Edith.
08:43I've heard your name.
08:46You must be her brother, whose late entry into battle helped us prevail.
08:49Her actions were decisive, lady.
08:51If a little delayed.
08:52I would like to speak to my husband alone.
08:54I command the mercy in God, and only take orders from Lord Aethelflaed.
08:57Lady.
09:01Are you questioning whether I know the mind of my own husband?
09:05No.
09:06Of course not.
09:07We will withdraw.
09:15Aethelflaed.
09:17I must be dying if you're here.
09:19I am certain God will restore you to health.
09:22I fear that may not be true.
09:25Priests have prayed over me as though preparing the final rites.
09:31They will not meet my eye.
09:34And nor will you.
09:37Why have you come?
09:39To revel in my suffering?
09:43I am concerned about the fate of our daughter, should you be taken from us.
09:49Without a father to protect her, I wish to ensure she is not further abused.
09:54You have treated her most unkindly.
09:56It's because she's not my daughter.
09:58I may struggle to remember, but that I know.
10:01So you must also know that people regard her as your daughter.
10:04She is rather fair for her mercy.
10:05And that consequently, they will seek her hand to support their claim to your title.
10:11So what is it that you want?
10:13At the very least, you agree not to betroth her to some heartless fool.
10:17As you were.
10:21Our union brought us misery and the people knew it.
10:25It created a crack in Mercia that did not serve it well.
10:29The eldermen of marriageable age were all slaughtered.
10:33The best of them taken.
10:36As a danger, dishonorable hands will try to grasp her.
10:40So?
10:41So allow me to choose someone suitable and I promise you this kingdom will thrive.
10:50I agree.
10:51You should have proved the match.
10:55If only you were as faithful to me as you are to Mercia.
11:00If you had not treated me with so much cruelty since our wedding night, perhaps things could have been very
11:04different between us.
11:12If you fear death, now is the moment to ask for forgiveness.
11:19Who ordained you, Confessor?
11:25And let it be between you and your God.
11:28May he weigh you in the balance for all you have done.
11:37Ethelflaed, I know that I have not always treated you kindly.
11:41For that I am sorry.
11:44I was younger and more foolish.
11:50And as for you, I hope that you can find some comfort.
11:58To live without being loved is a torsion.
12:04Which is why you acted with so much cruelty.
12:29If I may say, Lord King, I think this is unwise.
12:33Injured or not, Ethereid will be held to account for abandoning Mercia.
12:38I say let them drown in a turmoil of their own making.
12:41Turns out well for us last time, leaving them to it.
12:44Until the enormous battle.
12:46Indeed, Father Pureleg knows how to win battles.
12:49We won the war.
12:50Now we must help bring about the peace.
12:53Mercia does not need any more instability.
12:56And what about the people of Winchester?
12:58Indeed.
13:00Have my mother publicly rebuked for raising King Howell's army.
13:03She must learn her interference brings a cost.
13:15Cainrich.
13:15Lord.
13:17Have our men directed here to help rebuild the town.
13:20Lord, the Mercians are proud people.
13:22I doubt they will want our help.
13:24We will not ignore their plight again.
13:35We are too few to pass a decision.
13:39We should wait until other elder men have arrived from all parts of Mercia.
13:42That is how it has been done and shall continue.
13:45But the matter is pressing, Ludica.
13:46Yes.
13:47Yes.
13:48And the next successor is clear.
13:50Oh, dear.
13:51Oh, dear.
13:54And he is untainted by a connection to disloyal Wessick.
13:58Your son is too young, Bogred.
14:01Oh, come on.
14:02If the West should befall our kingdom, we will need a man of wisdom.
14:05Oh, wisdom.
14:06And who would you be thinking of, Ludica?
14:09He may yet be well enough to end up to his own success.
14:12You should speak to them.
14:13They talk in circles.
14:14They will not offer me a chance to speak.
14:16They can refuse you.
14:17They say I should be at Æthelred's bedside.
14:22Tell me it is less disordered than it looks.
14:24I cannot.
14:25There is division.
14:26There is anger.
14:27They think Wessex has abandoned them.
14:30And there is talk that they do not honor the Union.
14:36I send Mercia a break from Wessex.
14:38Some are saying that, yes.
14:40Then we must appease them.
14:41I understand their frustrations with my husband.
14:44But to sever Saxon unity would hurt us all.
14:47We must remain united.
15:02Lord Ephraim.
15:04I heard you were injured.
15:06Yes, sir.
15:08I...
15:09Forgive me if I do not get out.
15:13They told me that...
15:23It was your father, didn't you?
15:27I don't know.
15:28I don't know.
15:35He will be in his shroud before the week is out.
15:37You must act decisively to install someone here before chaos breaks out.
15:42His successor is decided by the Eldermen.
15:44And who decides what the Eldermen decide?
15:46I cannot simply march into Mercia and tell them how to conduct their affairs.
15:50I've not been as attentive to them as I should have.
15:52Fortunately, you are already here, so no marching is required.
15:55Danish survivors have been spotted heading east.
15:57Should we send a band to capture them?
15:59No.
16:01No.
16:01All forces must come here to Aelisbeth.
16:08Are those the Eldermen?
16:10Yes.
16:11What do we know of them and their intentions?
16:13Those two reckon they remember the chance he'll take the title.
16:15The grey-haired one, Ludica, wants a kingdom and hasn't the balls to fight for it.
16:19The other one, Balgrud, wants it for his son, but no one likes him enough to say yes.
16:23Could this son be betrothed to your niece, Lady Elfring?
16:27Bring a successor under your wing with a family connection.
16:30It would work for your father.
16:31Child on the throne, we're not wearing security.
16:33Let us meet with the older Eldermen, Ludica.
16:36He is likely to be the most reasonable.
16:38First, I must speak with my sister.
16:48Lord?
16:51It appears there might be new turbulence.
16:53Tell the Wessings Guards to settle within the walls.
16:56Of course.
16:57Oh, and that command to punish the king's mother, that is an order you yourself could undertake?
17:04Was punishment what the king commanded?
17:06It's what he wants, but cannot order directly.
17:10He feels the Lady Elfring needs containing.
17:21Brother, you have heard of my husband's injury?
17:23Yes, I've seen him.
17:25Should he die, what are the plans for the succession?
17:27It is not clear.
17:28The Eldermen are much diminished.
17:29There is talk of a break from Wessex.
17:32They wish to abandon the alliance between Wessex and Mercia as they feel you have abandoned them.
17:36That cannot happen.
17:37If Tetonhall has taught us anything, it is that the two kingdoms stand stronger when they are together.
17:41I know.
17:41I cannot preside over the breaking of our alliance, and I will not allow the fracturing of our father's dream.
17:50We will betroth the Lady Elfring to the successor and seal the bond between our lands.
17:54In return for the strengths you will bring to their claim in Mercia, we will ask if they are loyal
17:58to Wessex.
17:59I agree with the idea, but it is not that simple.
18:01The rest of the young Eldermen have been slaughtered.
18:03There is no one suitable.
18:04Then we will find someone suitable.
18:06Lord King, the men who remain are not well disposed to you.
18:09There is no obvious choice.
18:10Where is the Lady Elfring now?
18:11Safe at Saltwitch with my men.
18:12Then bring her here and we will settle the matter.
18:14No, we will settle the matter and then we will bring her here.
18:17Elisberg is volatile.
18:18And surely it is best if she is with her family.
18:20She is too young to be used as bait.
18:25Find me the right suitor and we will make haste to arrange a match.
18:29I promise you, brother, this alliance means as much to me as it does to you.
18:34Bring the Eldermen to me.
18:36Have no fear.
18:37I will resolve this.
18:41Keep an eye on the Eldermen yourself.
18:42Or we will find out how long Edward intends to stay.
18:45My brother is finally trying to enact my father's will.
18:48We should welcome this.
18:48I know.
18:49But his authority is under threat.
18:51And men under threat do not always act with wisdom.
19:01Show respect for the fallen of Teton Hall.
19:23Your sacrifice will not be forgotten.
19:35He is too young to be displayed before the people.
19:38If he is to send men to war as the future king of Lessex, he must know the consequences.
19:51I will not try and woo King Edward.
19:53I am not asking you to humble him, merely ingratiate yourself, as will I.
19:56Why do we try a plan that has failed before?
19:58Has it failed?
19:59In the palace, are we not?
20:00By luck.
20:01Nothing more.
20:01You are giving up too easily.
20:03And you are living a fantasy.
20:04Take this opportunity and escape.
20:07Go back to having nothing.
20:09And avoid the turmoil that will unfold when Æthelred dies.
20:12I am mistress to a dead king.
20:14You are the favourite of a dead king.
20:16Since when have such people thrived?
20:18Edward is not foolish like Æthelred.
20:20Please, brother, see what is real and what is not.
20:24For all you lack ambition.
20:27What did you say?
20:28Every plan we've made, you've agreed to.
20:31You cannot choose to play and then run when it gets a little dangerous.
20:35That's all it.
20:37Edward just sort of told his truth to Elisabeth.
20:40He is just being cautious.
20:41Why is he expecting a fight?
20:43There will be no fight because we will find a resolution.
20:46Trust him.
20:47He knows now not to put one kingdom before the other.
20:50I am going to Frankia before your insanity drowns us both.
20:52You will go nowhere without my permission.
20:56So well, lady.
20:58Yes.
20:59He is my brother and it is just a foolish disagreement.
21:03My husband is asking for you.
21:06Attend him, please.
21:12What kind of a man treats his sister this way?
21:20Æthelred has sailed this place.
21:24Then leave.
21:26You do not have to do this.
21:29If we went with you, they would follow and drag us back in shape.
21:32Can we go further than they can follow?
21:34North to the edge of Danelaw?
21:35Jayesta.
21:36The road to Jayesta is too dangerous.
21:38But if we made it, it has Roman walls.
21:41Can we defend it?
21:47I want to, Hurtred.
21:51To live in peace by your side.
21:55To raise my daughter in safety.
21:58Nothing would bring me greater happiness.
22:02But if we left, we could never return.
22:05We cannot let them destroy all we have fought for.
22:27This is a generous gesture.
22:29Lord King, I know I speak for the people of Mercia.
22:33And I say, we are grateful for your men's labor.
22:36Come on, men.
22:37Let our friends from Wessex see our strength.
22:41Is this intended as a slight?
22:44Oh, no, Lord King.
22:45He merely strives to redeem his family name.
22:48And I, for one, look on it kindly.
22:49His father lost his land in very undignified circumstances.
22:53He merely has the drive of one tainted by disgrace.
22:56Bird Wolf.
23:01I believe you pulled me into safety during the battle.
23:04Yes, Lord King, I did.
23:06Something I do for any warrior.
23:07Tell me, how are the Mercian guard minded on the succession should your lord depart this life?
23:13They have no view on it.
23:15They're loyal to the leader of Mercia, whoever that is.
23:19They have little time for politics, but they're good men.
23:22Respond to strong leadership.
23:25Hmm.
23:26Well, I thank you for your honesty and your action on the battlefield.
23:32Lord King.
23:34On behalf of my people, I demand that you remove your troops from Aylesburg.
23:39I will not abandon Mercia when she is in need.
23:43Clearly a provocative show of strength.
23:45I know that you are a man in grief, but may I suggest you remove yourself from the King's presence.
23:58Gladly, I've had my fill of wessies.
24:02There are ways to make men lord of Mercia without the Witten.
24:06Seek to control us.
24:10And I will use them.
24:16I fear these are not vacant threats.
24:19Borgret will do something foolish to place his son on the throne.
24:22Has he not lost one child already?
24:26Erfell Red is fading, lord.
24:28Time is pressing.
24:34What do you make of Lodica?
24:35He cares deeply for peace, which is good, but he also cares deeply for Mercia, which may lead us into
24:41conflict in time.
24:43He seems a man of piety and reason.
24:46But how old will he be when elf-winners of age to produce an heir?
24:50He's not much older than I am, and I'm still active in the field.
24:54Ethelfred will not like it.
24:56With respect, your sister needs to start doing what she's told.
25:01That man, Erdwolf, he seems respected by his warriors.
25:06He's younger, and we know him to be brave.
25:08But he's not an elder man.
25:10I know what you can about him.
25:27Do not ask me.
25:29What does he have to be planning?
25:31I do not know, and I've had enough of politics.
25:34You got in trouble for icing the watch?
25:36You did what was needed.
25:38Did I?
25:39Hundreds dead.
25:40Mercy in turmoil.
25:41Turned the tide against the danger.
25:43And led to new chaos and new divisions.
25:44Look how the people turn on each other.
25:46This is what happens when kings weaken, the lines of command are broken, and the people on the streets suffer.
25:51Nonetheless, I need you to find out what Detwood is planning to do with his troops.
25:55No.
25:55I'm a man who speaks the truth, or at my worst, a man who uses his fists.
25:59I was not built for spying and betrayal.
26:01I leave you.
26:04Beocca warned me.
26:07Beocca warned me.
26:07He said I might have to choose between my conscience and my king.
26:10But what if it was a message to be steadfast that I ignored, seeking my own glory?
26:18Beocca saw things more clearly than the rest of us.
26:23He knew what was coming.
26:28And he knew that you would choose wisely.
26:29He knew what was coming.
27:01Where are you taking these women?
27:05On a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Weta.
27:08We will give thanks for our great victory.
27:10You shall not leave the town.
27:11An order has come from Ailesbar.
27:13You are to be confined as a punishment for raising an army without the king's consent.
27:18And when was this confinement decided?
27:21I've been asked to enact the will of the king.
27:24Have Lady Elstwith guarded in the reading room.
27:28Do as Cainrich orders.
27:31Ignore this girl.
27:34She speaks without authority.
27:39Look how she trembles.
27:41Do defy the will of the king.
27:44You are not the king.
27:46No.
27:47But I am anointed queen.
27:49And in Edward's absence my will takes precedence.
27:55I will not fight against it.
27:58I simply ask that a soldier bring a prayer book to my room so that I may reflect.
28:11It will be resolved.
28:12There's goodwill on all sides.
28:16He is honest and good-natured.
28:21But I am troubled by his age.
28:25Should I offer Luddica my niece as a dowry in return for a renewal of the alliance?
28:32It is, of course, your decision.
28:35But I would follow your instincts.
28:39Look to the hero of the battle.
28:42No more trouble in the taverns, I hope.
28:45You will send men to water down the air, Lord King.
28:47Lord Ethelhelm asked me to join you at the table.
28:49I did indeed.
28:50Welcome.
28:53Continue.
28:55The Mercian Guard is loyal to him.
28:58It would bring the fighting force under your command.
29:01As you know, he is keen to restore his name.
29:04And he served Ethelred with complete loyalty.
29:07He even called him the Arthslicker.
29:10I do not want an Arthslicker.
29:12I want a man who will serve all of our interests.
29:16Yes.
29:17Someone who will work with us to achieve the peace you need.
29:22The choice is yours.
29:25Is there more trouble in the town?
29:27Does Borgry gather men?
29:29No.
29:30No, the King just asked I sit beside you.
29:36It's a sign that he wishes to propose to the Alderman.
29:38and the Mercian Guard that I should be the successor.
29:45Do I have your loyalty?
29:49The Guard are loyal to the leader of Mercier.
29:51Good.
29:52And finally, order will be restored.
30:05Thank you for staying by my side.
30:08Your wife has commanded it.
30:10They all wish me dead.
30:12Do they not?
30:16Why did I do something to offend my people?
30:23All of you, leave me alone.
30:26With...
30:29With Edith.
30:33With...
30:40I remembered your name.
30:45Were we in love?
30:47Though I know I regret to see you suffer.
30:51I could not in truth say that I loved you.
30:56If I mistreated you, then I am sorry.
31:03Women are used to being mistreated.
31:07We are taught to endure it.
31:09Will you survive without me?
31:12I do not know.
31:15I have survived a great deal.
31:18Tell me the truth.
31:22Am I to die?
31:30Prayers are being said for you.
31:32Yes.
31:33The rumour is that your mind fails and you will die, Lord.
31:39Then I need a miracle.
31:42And it's not clear that I am owed one.
31:47You could try preying on the relics of our beloved saint.
31:50For all your mistakes in Mercier, gathering his bones was not one of them.
31:54They're in the treasury.
31:55Ask for them to be brought to me.
31:57I will fetch them.
32:01Perhaps they will bring you to yourself.
32:03Or just a scrap of luck.
32:07I fear that I have much to account for.
32:17This reminds me of when I drank with your father, Lars.
32:20He just secured victory at the Battle of Etherndon.
32:22The feasting was magnificent.
32:24My father always felt our two lands thrived when we broke bread together.
32:27Exactly.
32:28The unity between us is critical.
32:30Both countries, side by side, equal like brothers.
32:33But with deference to King Edward.
32:36With mutual respect, yes.
32:44We should discuss this unity.
32:46And the betrothal of my niece, it seems wise to secure one with the other.
32:51Subject, of course, to the approval of the alderman.
32:54The alderman will do my bidding.
32:55I have him under my control.
32:58Well, as you know, Lady Elfwin is dear to me.
33:01I should like her to be betrothed to a man I trust.
33:04I agree that seems preferable.
33:05And her youth means that she could be fertile for years.
33:12Yes.
33:13Well, obviously, we want a man with sanding in all parts of Mercia.
33:17Someone we might see as a...
33:18I think the phrase you're searching for is peacemaker.
33:21Someone who can unite the divisions in Mercia.
33:24Indeed.
33:26A peacemaker for times of peace.
33:30Could you be such a man, Erdwolf?
33:38Erdwolf is not an alderman.
33:41His family was disgraced.
33:42The disgrace can be reversed by royal decree.
33:48If you agree, all we would need would be the approval of a witton.
33:52And the alderman will do your bidding, will they not?
33:54Unless they feel that I am being cheated.
33:57You would not be.
33:58Because if Erdwolf takes the title,
34:00the land he is owed becomes vacant.
34:03And those could be handed to you
34:05in exchange for your generous support.
34:14To the peacemaker.
34:18Peacemaker.
34:21Peacemaker.
34:22Peacemaker.
34:24Peacemaker.
34:27Peacemaker.
34:30Peacemaker.
34:31Peacemaker.
34:32Peacemaker.
34:36Lord, I come with news that will revive you.
34:45How's the successor been chosen?
34:48The king wishes to betroth me to your daughter.
34:54No.
34:57I will not agree to it.
34:59But her hand with mine will unite the two kingdoms
35:01and I will be the peacemaker who saves Mercia.
35:05I promised my wife I would not act without her.
35:10Without a plan, King Edward will take your throne
35:12and Mercy will be subsumed.
35:15Please, Lord, just trust I have Mercy's best interests at all.
35:19I'm begging you.
35:20Have I not always served you well?
35:42I have never lied to you.
35:45I have never lied to you.
35:55You have a stench about you.
36:00You are not worthy of my daughter.
36:03You will never fall Mercia.
36:13Get out.
36:15Leave me.
36:23I'm going to leave you.
36:26I'm going to leave you.
36:29You're welcome.
36:37I'm going to leave you.
36:47I'm going to leave you.
37:11You did not hear it from me.
37:13I merely left a piece to take a piss, and if I'm asked, I will deny it.
37:16Of course, Purely, I will not mention your name.
37:18But enough talky and corners, I'll simply confront him with it.
37:21I relate you to the child.
37:22Edward, tell me there is a mistake.
37:25That you have not broken our agreement and betrothed my daughter without my knowledge.
37:28We are simply making plans should the worst happen.
37:30You agreed Elfwynn should not be used as a bargaining piece.
37:33That was before King Edward struck a bargain.
37:36Lutica, you cannot be joined to Elfwynn, she is a child.
37:39I'm not the suitor.
37:41I'm merely someone trying to prevent chaos.
37:45So who have you betrothed my daughter to?
37:50The wife of B.
37:50The wife of B.
38:04The wife of B.
38:04The wife of B.
38:05He's left on the hablar.
38:06The wife of B.
38:07Who has given me the truth to her?
38:07The wife of B.
38:15The wife of B.
38:18Six years later, I was looking for him.
38:21Edward, you swore you would not betroth her to a man I despised.
38:24He is a great warrior, he is a leader of men.
38:26Ethelred still rules here and he will not allow this.
38:33I cannot wait, Kin.
38:44I had looked to this moment for many years.
38:49And now it is here, why do I feel as if I want to cry?
38:53I think you regretted the pain he caused you, lady.
38:58Lord of Mercia and his soul are not a soul.
39:03Prepare the body and inform your brother that his betrothal will take place imminently.
39:08You are to be sister to the new Lord of Mercia.
39:13Edward, I will fight this!
39:14You will not. You agreed that Elfwin's betrothal was the best thing for Mercia.
39:17I will not have my child condemned to a life of misery.
39:22Please, Luddica, do not accept this plan.
39:25The plan offers stability.
39:26I believe it to be the best solution.
39:29Erdwulf is not the man to bring peace, please.
39:32Lady, begging is unbecoming.
39:34After everything I have done for Mercia,
39:37to have risked my life for this reward,
39:39my child thrown to a man who will mistreat her.
39:41Perhaps it will teach her more deference than her mother has.
39:51Ride to Saltwich.
39:53Fetch the Lady Elfwin.
39:55King Edward would like you to ensure no force is used.
40:13He is gone.
40:15Ezra is dead.
40:17Then you are free.
40:18He can torment you no longer.
40:21I wish that were true.
40:23But they seem to be set on destroying me and all that matters.
40:30I thought Ezra's death would be a chance for me to live in peace.
40:35After all this time.
40:37But they cast me aside.
40:40Treat my child as a bag of silver.
40:42I will bargain a way out of this.
40:44Somehow I will.
40:45Do not need negotiation.
40:47We must alert our allies.
40:48Rally them against Erdwulf if necessary.
40:50It would set the mercy and feud against the Wessex army.
40:52It would be a civil war.
40:54A group of riders have just been sent by Lord Ethelhelm to Saltwich.
40:58They are to take Elfwin.
41:00Edward is not himself.
41:02I will speak with him again.
41:05Go to Chayas to take her somewhere you can protect her.
41:12Lord, I've heard the terrible news.
41:15I will inform the people of the tragedy.
41:17Our traditions will unite us in grief.
41:19And bring a time of healing for Mercia.
41:23I fear my sister will not mourn him.
41:27With respect, Lord King, your sister should follow the custom.
41:29She loves Mercia, but she never loved its leader.
41:35Have Erdwulfled confined until all this is settled.
41:38If only to save her offending the Eldermen by her lack of grief.
41:51I do not wish to be confined.
41:52There's a chance to mourn.
41:55I do not wish to be confined.
42:10There's a chance to mourn.
42:11I do not wish to be confined.
42:13I do not wish to be confined.
42:24There you go, sweetheart.
42:26Good.
42:28A man I trust.
42:30Follow my next instructions, and I ensure you will be well rewarded.
42:56All right.
43:11Was Bebb and Burrow as impressive as we were told as children?
43:14It was more so.
43:16And harder to attack.
43:18Do you think we'll ever return to it, or is it lost forever?
43:20I don't think I will see it again in my lifetime.
43:24Perhaps our children will reclaim it.
43:27I do not want children.
43:30I'm tired of their company.
43:38Elfwin, come in.
43:39Now.
43:42Eccleston.
43:45The men are riding this way.
43:47Which men?
43:48I don't know, but they're coming.
43:51Wait.
43:53We have a plan.
43:59Can I help you?
44:01Are you lost?
44:01We're taking Lady Elfwin to Ellersburg.
44:03Oh.
44:04She's already been taken to Winchester.
44:07Who have I?
44:08Um, I think he called himself Uhtred.
44:12Let us in.
44:15You two.
44:16Search for the grounds.
44:18The rest of you with me.
44:31Nothing here.
44:35Get us there.
44:59I told you, she's not here.
45:04Let's go.
45:23It's your father.
45:29Did they hurt you?
45:30No, it worked.
45:31I sent them away.
45:32Good.
45:34It's a trick.
45:34I told you, we've prepared ourselves for an invasion.
45:38Of course.
45:39It's over.
45:40Hey, little trickster you guys here.
45:42Myself for...
45:59Death came for mother faster than she could ever know.
46:02I've always felt it would come for me, at speed, from nowhere.
46:05When I saw the horse's father, I was prepared, but I wasn't afraid.
46:10Besides, I had faith you'd come for me.
46:12I was right.
46:20Bread, water and weapons.
46:21The rest will find in the road.
46:23Do I get the children on the cart?
46:24We head north towards Jaster.
46:26Do you think we have enough?
46:27With children?
46:27And a band of five?
46:28It's only until Ethel Vett secures agreement from her brother.
46:32All will be made, right?
46:45Come.
46:45I've alerted the man that protects you.
46:47He's outside the window.
46:48If you think I will fall into a trap, you are mistaken.
46:51Please, lady, I'm trying to help you.
46:52Why would a mistress help a wife?
46:54Because Mercia has wronged us both and our brothers have turned on us.
46:57Lady, we are not so different.
46:59I have never humped a man for influence.
47:00Just for your country and political alliance.
47:03I never humped Ethel Vett willingly, and believe me, I am paying for it.
47:06Go.
47:06I have nothing and no one.
47:08You have silver and men that will help you.
47:13Use them.
47:15Lady.
47:17I will not kill you for this.
47:19You will drive it here and not succeed.
47:20Go, lady.
47:22My brother cannot be controlled and will bring nothing but disaster.
47:27Find Uhtred on the road to Cherester.
47:30Tell him to meet me at the ruins of St. Milber's Priory.
47:33Do this and I will ensure you never go penniless.
47:50Look down.
47:51Do I really abandon Mercia after everything?
47:54Eddie, Mercia has abandoned you.
47:56He is gone.
47:56He knows.