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The Princess' Keepers
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00:00:00I am Chani Lee, Grand Princess of Tong. Today, I marry the man I've loved since I was a girl.
00:00:07We are husband and wife. This dress was meant for her, but enemies all the same.
00:00:11My sister, the other princess he longed for, in that distant desert of gold, and soon met her end there.
00:00:20My debts to you have been paid. If there is a next life, your highness, please allow me to be
00:00:27with her.
00:00:27If another life awaits, may this land endure and its people know peace.
00:00:32This is the day father decreed the marriage alliance. I've gone back.
00:00:37Father, I no longer wish to marry General Alara. I will go to Shaalan and bring back peace, with my
00:00:44life if I must.
00:00:47Come home with me.
00:00:49Now take me home already.
00:00:51If you wish to go, then go.
00:00:52Chani, I'll show you around, my wife. There is only my queen.
00:00:56Chani!
00:00:58Chani!
00:01:18Make way! The Grand Princess is to be wed! Let all rejoice!
00:01:22Hail!
00:01:23To the Supreme General, a union blessed by the heavens!
00:01:28Hail! Hail!
00:01:30I am Chani Lee, Grand Princess of Tom. Today, I marry the man I've loved since I was a girl.
00:01:37The one my heart has ever named its hero.
00:01:46No need to rush, General. The bride's not going anywhere tonight.
00:01:51I never imagined I would become the one he despised above all others.
00:02:08Are you satisfied?
00:02:11Alaric, what are you talking about?
00:02:13You schemed your way to the Emperor, had Iris married off to Shaalan, just to force me into marriage with
00:02:18you!
00:02:18Now tell me, are you satisfied?
00:02:22No! I didn't!
00:02:24Iris saved my life. We swore to grow old together. The most gentle soul I know. And you sent her
00:02:30to suffer in that den of wolves. This dress was meant for her! What right you have to wear it!
00:02:41Alaric, if you hate me so, why even agree to marry me?
00:02:45I married you on the Emperor's command. Nothing more. From this day on, we are husband and wife, but enemies
00:02:51all the same.
00:02:52My sister, the other princess he longed for, was sent to wed the sire of Shaalan, in that distant desert
00:02:59of gold, and soon met her end there.
00:03:16What? What are you doing? Don't touch me! Send me back to Tongue!
00:03:20Naturally, a princess must be returned. But such a long road ahead, best travel light, wouldn't you agree?
00:03:37The Alliance is over. Prepare for war. Guards, see that this noble head is returned to Tongue.
00:03:59No! No! Iris! I failed you!
00:04:05No! No! Iris! I failed you!
00:04:24Alaric, what are you doing?
00:04:26Ten years ago, men came for my family. I was thrown into this lake and left for death until Iris
00:04:31saved me. I swore I'd spend my life with her, watching the moon on these waters.
00:04:37But now, she's dead! Slaughtered in that hell you sent her to!
00:04:43Slaughtered? If she cared for peace at all, would she have died like that?
00:04:53Shalindogs!
00:04:54Shalindogs!
00:04:55Born slaves!
00:04:56Drag her out back!
00:05:01For three years, you've defiled my land. Servants butchered by the hundreds. I endured it, just to see, exactly what
00:05:12kind of animal the Great Tong saw fit to send me.
00:05:17Shalindogs!
00:05:17Shut up! Iris was kind! She was better than you in every possible way!
00:05:21Shalindogs!
00:05:22All this started with you! You sent her there! Every drop of blood is on your hands! You must pay!
00:05:27It's true, I could have gone to Shallan instead, but I chose you. I thought it was love, and now
00:05:33it's what condemns me. If that's really what you believe, then kill me.
00:05:38You think I won't?!
00:05:42That scar, why does it feel so familiar?
00:05:47Alaric, promise me you'll keep Chani safe. Always.
00:06:01Release the arrows.
00:06:05Chani, watch out!
00:06:06Alaric!
00:06:13Go! Into the water! Now!
00:06:27My debts to you have been paid. If there is a next life, Your Highness, please, allow me to be
00:06:34with her.
00:06:37Alaric!
00:06:37He saved me with his life, only to ask that I let him be with my sister in the next.
00:06:44Heavens above, bear witness. With this life, I give myself to my country, and die with the man I loved.
00:06:50If another life awaits, may this land endure, and its people know peace.
00:07:00This is the day Father decreed the marriage alliance. I've gone back.
00:07:06The Shallan Lord watches our borders, like a vulture. Your sister understand the greater good.
00:07:12And you, as the Elder, still insist on marrying Alaric at such a time of peril?
00:07:17Shameful. The Grand Princess would serve her duty and hide behind her younger sister.
00:07:21Chani is the Grand Princess. I am but a concubine's daughter.
00:07:25If this is for the good of the realm, then my life is a small price to pay.
00:07:30The more I yield, the more Father bends. He always does.
00:07:33He'll send Chani, and Alaric will be mine.
00:07:36Your Majesty, as noble as Princess Iris, is she still young?
00:07:41Shallan is no place for her.
00:07:44Father, I no longer wish to marry General Alaric.
00:07:51Father, I no longer wish to marry General Alaric.
00:07:55I volunteer to travel west for the alliance.
00:07:57What is she playing at? This must be a trap.
00:08:00Sister, everyone knows you've your heart set on Alaric.
00:08:03I've already stepped aside, but now you won't have him.
00:08:06Could it be that Shallan's gold pleases you more?
00:08:09Who would have thought her so shallow?
00:08:12This is no matter for Makiri. Think carefully before you speak.
00:08:17Sister, I only wish you safe. If someone must bear the duty, let it be me.
00:08:23In my past life, war tore the realm apart and Alaric died.
00:08:27It all began with her marriage to Shallan. I will not allow tragedy to repeat itself.
00:08:32You speak of duty, yet you spend your days in silks and songs.
00:08:37Not a single stroke of strategy, nor a shred of statecraft.
00:08:41To send a Princess with neither spine nor sense, is that an alliance or asking for war?
00:08:47Father, I am the Grand Princess of Tong, born to bear the weight of the realm.
00:08:53I will go to Shallan and bring back peace. With my life if I must.
00:08:59So be it. Amend the decree. Grand Princess Chani shall depart for Shallar in marriage.
00:09:06Father, if I may, do not reveal that I am being sent.
00:09:09Let them believe it is Iris. It will steady the court in this time of turmoil.
00:09:14Very well.
00:09:15I saw sorrow in Father's eyes, but it gives way to relief.
00:09:19Deep down, he has always favored Iris, who speaks sweetly and charms him.
00:09:23Had I not refused so fiercely in my past life, he would have sent me in her place anyway.
00:09:29He's here.
00:09:32Your Majesty, please retract your decree!
00:09:38Don't send Princess Iris to Shallan!
00:09:41Alaric, what are you doing? Get up!
00:09:44Iris told me everything. You manipulated His Majesty to send her away out of jealousy.
00:09:49What are you talking about?
00:09:51Your Majesty, have mercy! Iris cannot go!
00:09:57Guards! Get General Alaric out of here and see to his wounds!
00:10:01No!
00:10:05I gave him everything once, only to earn his contempt.
00:10:08And now, he's ready as ever to throw his life away for her. So be it.
00:10:12Let him play the fool!
00:10:14Why are you here? Iris told me everything!
00:10:16Alaric, have you considered that if His Majesty retracts the decree, that I'll be the bride sent to Shallan?
00:10:22I am sworn to defend this realm! I will not see any Princess of Tong bartered for peace on my
00:10:27watch!
00:10:27Either Iris or I must go. Splitting your head open against these stones won't change a thing.
00:10:33If Your Highness keeps out of His Majesty's will, this alliance can still be stopped!
00:10:39You don't get everything you want in this world, General. This life, we each answer to our own fate. I
00:10:45will not stand in his way.
00:10:47Wait!
00:10:54What are you plotting at now?
00:11:01Nothing at all.
00:11:03I wish you your heart's desire, General.
00:11:06Let him wait a few days. He suffered far worse before. When the wedding comes and he finds Iris beneath
00:11:11the veil, he'll be all the happier.
00:11:14I once used every means to keep him safe. Yet, even when he gave his life to save mine, his
00:11:21heart had long died with Iris in the desert.
00:11:25Alaric, let me repay that debt with a gift worthy of it.
00:11:29That wasn't like her. She usually would have made a scene and had me dragged off by the guards. What
00:11:33is she playing at?
00:11:35Lord Kalis of Shallan. Since the day he took power, he's been waiting for the chance to march on the
00:11:41Central Plains.
00:11:42In my last life, my sister's arrogance cost her her head, yet it was only the excuse he needed to
00:11:48wage war.
00:11:49If I can reign in this wolf, perhaps war can be averted.
00:11:57But how can I guarantee that I can?
00:12:01No! You can't go in!
00:12:05Chani, leave!
00:12:06Iris told me the decree is issued. She leaves for Shallan in seven days.
00:12:10A woman as vicious as you, who betrays her own blood out of jealousy, would still dream of becoming my
00:12:15wife!
00:12:16I would die before I allow it!
00:12:18Stop it! You're hurting me!
00:12:20You planned all of this!
00:12:21General, what are you doing? Stop!
00:12:23Leave us!
00:12:24Isn't this what you wanted?
00:12:26Push her out! Corner me in!
00:12:28Are you satisfied?!
00:12:29Now tell me, are you satisfied?!
00:12:35This is the Princess's Manor. Have you forgotten who stands before you?
00:12:44Forgive me, Your Highness. I had too much to drink.
00:12:47Marriage alliances are matters of state.
00:12:49Iris will follow the path set before her.
00:12:51You should not concern yourself, and you certainly should not be here, at this hour, forgetting your place!
00:12:56I deserve whatever punishment Your Highness sees fit. But as long as you stand in the way, how could Iris
00:13:01have any path at all?
00:13:02Alaric, not once have you ever considered my path. I am tired. Leave. You're not to set foot here again
00:13:10without summons.
00:13:15Rest easy, Alaric. In seven days, it will all be settled. In the last life, you fought to be with
00:13:20Iris everything you had. This time, I'll see it through for you.
00:13:26Your Highness, someone left this box at the gates. Who would send such a thing? Who else?
00:13:33It was my mother who taught him the craft of carving.
00:13:37When she was alive, she would carve little scenes just to make me smile. After she was gone, he became
00:13:44the one who carved for me.
00:13:51Don't cry, Chaney. I'll always protect you, like this sword.
00:13:56But since Iris came into his life, I was no longer the only one he carved for.
00:14:03I told you! You're not to carve anything for her!
00:14:08Enough! My life is hers now! Learn to live with it!
00:14:11Hmph. I should have seen it sooner. His kindness is only born of a debt to my mother, who raised
00:14:16him as her own.
00:14:17Yet I spent a lifetime trying to earn a love he never intended to give. It's time to let go.
00:14:21Your Highness, what should I do with the hairpin?
00:14:24Return it to the General's residence. In five days, the road between us will stretch beyond reach, never to cross
00:14:30again.
00:14:30His gifts, his guilt, let them all go to the one he loves.
00:14:34That's odd. Her Highness treats everything from the General like treasure. She's never turned anything away before.
00:14:43Your Highness.
00:14:46The Autumn Hunt is near. Will you be declining again this year?
00:14:51No. I will attend. As you wish.
00:14:57Once I leave, the road may never lead me home again.
00:15:01Let me look upon these lands once more, and remember them as they are.
00:15:06In three days, Iris will be shipped off to Shallan, and that Chani is just hiding in her manor like
00:15:12a coward.
00:15:13Please. Her Highness is far too occupied with humiliating herself over General Alara.
00:15:19The realm, it seems, has no place left in her thoughts.
00:15:22Please, do not speak of my sister that way. She is the Grand Princess after all.
00:15:28If my sacrifice can bring peace between our lands, my feelings hardly matter.
00:15:34Iris, you are far too kind. She is not worth defending.
00:15:38Iris always sees the bigger picture.
00:15:40And Chani, she does not even bother to appear to something this important.
00:15:44Since when did my affairs invite your commentary?
00:15:51Such disrespect warrants lashes under law.
00:15:54Consider yourselves spared, out of respect for today's hunt.
00:16:01I usually avoid these tedious gatherings.
00:16:04Iris was obviously counting on that.
00:16:07It gives her a stage to play the meritor.
00:16:09Look at her, acting the part.
00:16:11If she had any courage, she should go to Shallan herself.
00:16:15Ever since her mother died, she's acted like the world owes her.
00:16:19In my last life, when the war broke, they suffered as all did.
00:16:23What is a few words next to that?
00:16:38Running off so soon, sister?
00:16:41What do you want?
00:16:42It was your choice to take my place in that alliance.
00:16:45That should have been my honor.
00:16:47A few words at the table is the least I deserve.
00:16:52Honor.
00:16:53What honor do you think awaits you in Shallan?
00:17:01As spoiled, reckless, and witless as you are.
00:17:05Intang Alaric may indulge you, but Shallan will devour you.
00:17:10Cross that border, and that's where you die.
00:17:13All you do is ruin yourself just to set a war in motion and bring everything down with you.
00:17:17I already bear the burden.
00:17:19Do not insult me by painting yourself noble.
00:17:22You!
00:17:22I know the limit of being not quite serious.
00:17:27Do not ruin yourself with me.
00:17:29No!
00:17:29No!
00:17:31No!
00:17:40No!
00:17:42Amy!
00:17:43Chondy!
00:17:44Please!
00:17:44No!
00:17:44Stay back!
00:17:46No!
00:17:46No!
00:17:49No!
00:17:50No!
00:17:52No!
00:17:53Are you all right? Are you hurt?
00:17:55Alaric, thank goodness you are here.
00:17:57Chani Road sprayed at me, almost forced me off the slope.
00:18:01I'm scared.
00:18:08Alaric, help!
00:18:13Alaric, I didn't think you could be this cruel.
00:18:17Someone come quickly! Her heightness fell! Help!
00:18:28Have you lost your mind? She's your sister. Kill her.
00:18:31And then what? You'll take her place in the Alliance?
00:18:34Alaric, I...
00:18:34Drop the act! I never imagined you could be this vile and jealous.
00:18:38You're unworthy of your title. A disgrace on the people.
00:18:41You know your mother was fortunate to die early.
00:18:43She was spared the shame of seeing you turn into this monster.
00:18:47How dare you!
00:18:53In the last life, we crossed blades again and again.
00:18:57Always because of her.
00:18:59How much longer will this go on?
00:19:10Chani!
00:19:12What's wrong?
00:19:14Alaric...
00:19:15You have no right to mention my mother.
00:19:20Nini! Nini!
00:19:24Alaric!
00:19:30Chani, you shameless tramp!
00:19:32You're already being shipped off!
00:19:34Why are you still clinging to Alaric?
00:19:43In my last life,
00:19:45he never once came to me on his own.
00:19:47What are you doing here?
00:19:48About the other day.
00:19:50I lost my temper.
00:19:53This is the finest ointment from the army.
00:19:55Take it.
00:19:56Alaric!
00:19:58There you are.
00:20:00Did you bring the carvings you promised me?
00:20:03Here.
00:20:08Your hands are incredible.
00:20:10Do girls often beg you for things like this?
00:20:13I only carve for the one I hold dear.
00:20:17Then...
00:20:18Then...
00:20:18Would you carve anything I ask for?
00:20:21Anything.
00:20:25Then...
00:20:25Make me a Jade Whistle.
00:20:31Jade Whistle.
00:20:32That's my mother's keepsake.
00:20:34Iris hates it.
00:20:36She's only saying this to provoke me.
00:20:41Why is Chanji leaving?
00:20:43Is she upset?
00:20:44Alaric, it won't be long now.
00:20:46In three days,
00:20:48you'll be free to marry the one you've loved
00:20:50across two lifetimes.
00:20:52You and I
00:20:52will never meet again.
00:21:02Your Highness,
00:21:04what are you looking for?
00:21:05Where is my Jade Whistle?
00:21:07I can't find it anywhere.
00:21:09Could it be?
00:21:15Iris!
00:21:20Sister,
00:21:21must you be so petty?
00:21:22Can't I borrow a trinket for a moment?
00:21:25It's not like your cold, dead mother
00:21:27can crawl out of her grave
00:21:28and ask it back.
00:21:31You!
00:21:32Calm down, Chanji.
00:21:33It's just a whistle.
00:21:35You took it,
00:21:37didn't you?
00:21:37You're the only one
00:21:38who knew where my mother's
00:21:39things were kept.
00:21:41Iris is being sent away
00:21:43to Shallon because of you.
00:21:44Her life is already ruined
00:21:45by your hand.
00:21:46And now you're upset
00:21:47over a trinket?
00:21:51A trinket?
00:21:54That was the last thing
00:21:55my mother carved for me
00:21:56before she died.
00:21:57I know.
00:21:58But Iris likes that one.
00:22:01If it matters so much,
00:22:03I'll carve you a better one.
00:22:05Who do you think you are?
00:22:06You don't get to replace it!
00:22:11Are you certain about this?
00:22:13You truly wound me
00:22:15for her?
00:22:16I owe my life to Iris
00:22:17and I will die
00:22:18before I let anyone harm her.
00:22:25Touch her once.
00:22:26I'll repay it tenfold.
00:22:28Just like our last life,
00:22:30always at each other's throats,
00:22:32saying the cruelest things.
00:22:42But in the past,
00:22:44we never truly hurt each other.
00:22:47It's a wooden sword,
00:22:48the one I made for her
00:22:49all those years ago.
00:22:51Don't cry, Chanian.
00:22:53I'll always protect you,
00:22:55like this sword.
00:22:57Why didn't you dodge?
00:22:59Why are you always so stubborn?
00:23:03Always?
00:23:05Since when did we ever have that?
00:23:07Nini?
00:23:08Nini?
00:23:12Mother,
00:23:13I will be leaving tomorrow.
00:23:14This parting
00:23:15may be the last.
00:23:17After that day,
00:23:18I came to Ganlu Temple
00:23:20to tend my wounds
00:23:21and say goodbye.
00:23:23Alaric stood outside my door
00:23:24for two days and nights,
00:23:26never once leaving.
00:23:32I never opened the door.
00:23:35Chanian,
00:23:36I will marry you.
00:23:37I'll spend my whole life
00:23:38making up for that wound.
00:23:39I swear it.
00:23:41On my family's past honor.
00:23:43He still has no idea.
00:23:44By morning,
00:23:45I'll be the one
00:23:46sent in her place.
00:23:47The one he was meant to marry
00:23:49was always Iris.
00:23:57On the day of the alliance,
00:23:59I refused all escort,
00:24:01even maids.
00:24:02If anyone must suffer in shallow,
00:24:04it will be me alone.
00:24:24Today is also the day
00:24:25Alaric marries Iris.
00:24:28By now,
00:24:29he must have received
00:24:30the surprise I left him.
00:24:44Alaric?
00:24:46Alaric?
00:24:51Alaric?
00:24:59Alaric?
00:25:04Iris,
00:25:06please let me escort you.
00:25:07He thinks I'm Iris.
00:25:09Looks like he's been
00:25:10been waiting here
00:25:11and hasn't received
00:25:12my surprise yet.
00:25:14Are you angry with me?
00:25:16For marrying your sister?
00:25:18Believe me,
00:25:19it's not what I want.
00:25:20It's my debt to her.
00:25:21I'm sorry,
00:25:22I couldn't stop this.
00:25:23But say the word
00:25:24and I'll take you away.
00:25:26Right now.
00:25:30That scar
00:25:31looks so familiar.
00:25:43You got it saving me,
00:25:44didn't you?
00:25:45You've suffered so much for me.
00:25:47And I...
00:25:48Iris, please,
00:25:50come with me.
00:25:50I won't let anyone
00:25:52hurt you again.
00:25:53I don't care what it costs.
00:25:55Defying the throne,
00:25:56losing everything.
00:25:57I'll bear it all.
00:26:07Shut up, Iris was kind.
00:26:09She was better than you
00:26:10in every possible way.
00:26:11All this started with you.
00:26:12You sent her there.
00:26:13Every drop of blood
00:26:13is on your hands.
00:26:14You must pay.
00:26:15It's true.
00:26:17What debts
00:26:17do you have been paid?
00:26:19You are there in next life.
00:26:20Your Highness,
00:26:21please,
00:26:22allow me to be with her.
00:26:30Chani,
00:26:31you're bleeding.
00:26:31What happened?
00:26:32Who is he?
00:26:33Yes,
00:26:34I bear this scar
00:26:35fight for him.
00:26:36But he has never
00:26:37truly seen
00:26:37and truly seen
00:26:38who stands before him.
00:26:40So be it.
00:26:41What bound us
00:26:42in that life
00:26:42ends here.
00:26:43I release you.
00:26:45Beyond these dunes,
00:26:47we are strangers.
00:27:08Iris must hate me.
00:27:11She turned away
00:27:12every escort.
00:27:13Wouldn't even spare me a word.
00:27:18I have lived my life
00:27:19standing tall,
00:27:20keeping my word to all.
00:27:23And yet,
00:27:24I failed her.
00:27:26Had I fought harder,
00:27:28maybe she wouldn't
00:27:29have been sent away.
00:27:30But what choice
00:27:31did I have?
00:27:32I swore to repay
00:27:33that strike on Chani.
00:27:34A man does not
00:27:35break his word.
00:27:41Iris,
00:27:41when I saw
00:27:42that scar today,
00:27:43it carved straight
00:27:44into my heart.
00:27:45This room,
00:27:46these candles,
00:27:47they were meant
00:27:47to be ours.
00:27:49Forgive me,
00:27:49Iris.
00:27:50In this life,
00:27:51I cannot walk
00:27:52to the end with you.
00:27:53May we meet again
00:27:54in the next.
00:28:01It's you!
00:28:11General!
00:28:12Iris!
00:28:14How are you here?
00:28:16I...
00:28:16I don't know.
00:28:18The Imperial Dreek
00:28:18changed overnight.
00:28:21Chaniyan was sent
00:28:21in my place.
00:28:24What did you say?
00:28:25They sent Chaniyan
00:28:26to Shalan?
00:28:27Y...
00:28:28Yes.
00:28:30Alaric,
00:28:30you're hurting me!
00:28:36Then the woman
00:28:37in the desert,
00:28:38the one who went
00:28:39alone was Chani.
00:28:42That scar,
00:28:42it was hers.
00:28:43Then the one
00:28:44who saved me
00:28:45was her all along.
00:28:56It was her.
00:28:57It was always her.
00:28:58I sent her
00:28:58to her death.
00:28:59I drove a blade
00:29:00into her.
00:29:01I called her
00:29:02by another's name
00:29:03again and again
00:29:04and I gave
00:29:05everything she did
00:29:06for me
00:29:06to someone else.
00:29:08My lord,
00:29:09what's wrong?
00:29:12Where are you going?
00:29:17Chani,
00:29:18you bitch!
00:29:24Nini,
00:29:24Nini,
00:29:25wait for me!
00:29:26Hi-ya!
00:29:33So this is Shalan,
00:29:35lone city
00:29:36in a sea of sand.
00:29:38They say
00:29:38its young sire
00:29:39is a fanged beast,
00:29:41ruthless,
00:29:41bloodthirsty.
00:29:42And now,
00:29:43this is where I belong.
00:29:51I didn't think
00:29:52such beauty
00:29:53could exist
00:29:53in a man.
00:29:54Could this be
00:29:55the fanged?
00:29:57Princess of Tong,
00:29:59what a long journey.
00:30:00You must be
00:30:01exhausted,
00:30:02curious.
00:30:03I was told
00:30:04it would be
00:30:05your younger sister.
00:30:06And yet,
00:30:08here you are.
00:30:09My sister is too young
00:30:10for such a journey.
00:30:12As the elder princess,
00:30:14it is only right
00:30:14that I take her place.
00:30:17Taking your sister's place,
00:30:19how admirable.
00:30:20I was told
00:30:20your people
00:30:21are masters of calculation,
00:30:23yet here you are
00:30:24walking so willingly
00:30:25into fire.
00:30:26Just like the rumors,
00:30:27Capatratus,
00:30:28impossible to read.
00:30:29But that face
00:30:30was nothing like
00:30:31the legend.
00:30:32In my last life,
00:30:34Calus ended Iris
00:30:35without so much
00:30:35as a blink.
00:30:36He is a predator,
00:30:37and I must learn
00:30:38his ways quickly.
00:30:40Even if peace
00:30:41is impossible,
00:30:42I must slow
00:30:43this wolf's
00:30:44march east.
00:30:44in my last life.
00:31:13In my last life,
00:31:16Curious and curiouser
00:31:17The little princess has some bite to her
00:31:21So young, yet he carries a presence that chills the bone
00:31:25No wonder Iris met with such fate
00:31:35I came in good faith
00:31:37To marry you and seal peace between our nations
00:31:40So why greet me with a blade, my sire?
00:31:45I have no shortage of women
00:31:46And yet the Central Plains sends me this delicate little princess
00:31:50Never here to wed or to pry behind my walls
00:31:54How about I take your last breath
00:31:57In our bridal bed
00:32:00I'll make it worth every mile of your journey
00:32:03Wait!
00:32:26Afraid so easy
00:32:27The truth, my sire
00:32:29Not afraid at all
00:32:38Brave, aren't you?
00:32:40The last to challenge me
00:32:41Ended with his eyes in a jar
00:32:44Your eyes, however
00:32:46I can't bear the thought
00:32:52Princess
00:32:53Is this an invitation?
00:32:56My sire
00:32:57If you wanted me dead
00:32:59How could I ever escape?
00:33:02It's just that
00:33:04Have you heard of the Great Tong's General Alaric?
00:33:07Of course
00:33:10Is his name supposed to suddenly soften my blade?
00:33:13General Alaric has never lost a battle
00:33:16He just married my sister
00:33:18The woman he loves more than anything
00:33:20And he's hungry for glory to make her proud
00:33:23My death would give him the perfect excuse to march on Shallan
00:33:28You are eager for conquest
00:33:30But your people
00:33:31Are they strong enough?
00:33:35What did you say?
00:33:37I ask
00:33:37How many more of your people's sons must bleed for your war, sire?
00:33:47Insolent girl
00:33:48You really think I wouldn't touch you?
00:33:54When I arrived
00:33:55I saw your people thriving in peace
00:33:58If our kingdoms clash
00:34:00Every grain
00:34:01Every sword
00:34:02Every life will be torn from them
00:34:04And all your hard-won prosperity
00:34:07Will vanish in an instant
00:34:12Kill me
00:34:13And there will be no chance of turning back
00:34:15Are you sure you want that, my sire?
00:34:22Well
00:34:23Today was only a taste
00:34:25I don't want you dead yet
00:34:27But you
00:34:27You're wickedly entertaining
00:34:29Far more interesting than anyone before
00:34:34Send someone
00:34:35Tend to the princess's wounds
00:34:36Those hands still have work to do
00:34:40Dozens of girls were sent here before me
00:34:42To wed other sires
00:34:43Before Calus claimed the throne
00:34:45None survived
00:34:47I fear the days to come
00:34:49Will not get easier
00:34:55After that night
00:34:56I never let my guard down
00:34:57Days passed quietly
00:34:59Until today
00:35:00He requested I accompany him
00:35:01For a desert hunt
00:35:02A ruler who despises the central lands
00:35:04To his bones
00:35:05And yet he brought me
00:35:06Of course
00:35:07I'm the wife forced on him
00:35:09He never really had a choice
00:35:17Princess
00:35:18Do you know the rules of Shallan?
00:35:20Three hundred years
00:35:21No queen has ever failed
00:35:22To summon her hawk
00:35:23I will not break that tradition
00:35:27Put it on
00:35:32Watch closely
00:35:33I teach only once
00:35:38Blow
00:35:39No
00:35:40That won't do
00:35:47Long breath
00:35:48Steady tone
00:35:49Don't flinch
00:35:50Fear it
00:35:51And it will strike
00:35:52Stand firm
00:35:53And it dares nothing
00:35:58Now
00:35:58Raise your arms
00:36:06Not bad for a first time
00:36:11Keep up
00:36:18Calus!
00:36:19Calus!
00:36:20What's that?
00:36:26A sandstorm?
00:36:41Sire
00:36:41You really intend to leave her there?
00:36:43This is a kingdom of dunes
00:36:44The strong devour the weak
00:36:45If she can't survive
00:36:46A little sandstorm
00:36:47She was never gonna last
00:36:49With me anyway
00:36:50The storm is fierce
00:36:51There are sandwolves
00:36:52She's just a fragile woman
00:36:54From the central plains
00:36:55She won't survive
00:36:56That's even better
00:36:57Isn't it?
00:36:58Saves me the trouble
00:36:59Of bloodying my hands
00:37:00And plunging us
00:37:01Into war with Alaric
00:37:02I never shy from a fight
00:37:04But our people
00:37:05Need a pause from war
00:37:08It's true
00:37:09The Tang court
00:37:10Will have no excuse
00:37:11To stir trouble
00:37:12And their emperor
00:37:12Is weak
00:37:13That gives us time
00:37:14To sharpen our swords
00:37:19Spirited
00:37:20Clever
00:37:21With a face
00:37:22A face that can bring
00:37:22A face that can bring
00:37:23A man to ruin
00:37:23Shame she was born
00:37:25The wrong time
00:37:25And wandered into
00:37:27The wrong place
00:37:28She was destined
00:37:29To be a pawn
00:37:30Find her body later
00:37:32Bury her somewhere decent
00:37:33Yes
00:37:34Yes sire
00:37:38Sire
00:37:38There's something extraordinary
00:37:54So this is where it ends
00:37:56For me
00:38:05No
00:38:29Sire, this woman from the Central Prince, she just summoned your hawk.
00:38:33If I hadn't witnessed it myself, I'd never believe it.
00:38:36Could she be some kind of prodigy?
00:38:38Sire, she is no ordinary woman.
00:38:41Keep her closely and she could become a great threat.
00:38:43Should we take her out while she's weakened?
00:38:49Sire, should we kill her while she's weak?
00:38:51Aye, Sire, we could make it look like an accident.
00:38:58She just keep getting curious and curiouser.
00:39:18You're full of surprises, Princess.
00:39:21I thought you another sheltered flower from the Central Plants.
00:39:25Clearly, I was mistaken.
00:39:30Though these wounds...
00:39:32I'd say you pushed yourself too far.
00:39:38What?
00:39:39Do I need to carry you myself?
00:39:50Withdraw!
00:39:54What's gotten into Sire?
00:39:56He actually let that Central Plains woman live.
00:39:59Watch your tongue.
00:40:00Sire's thoughts are not ours to question.
00:40:02Let's move.
00:40:13The sandstorm may have seemed like fate, but I knew there was a test hidden beneath it all.
00:40:18What I never expected was for him to seek me out again that very night.
00:40:23Oh, my God.
00:40:46Soft as jade, yet stubborn enough to challenge the desert itself.
00:40:51You're truly unlike anyone I've ever met.
00:40:57Who's there?
00:41:00Just woke up, and already you're trying to widow yourself.
00:41:20What do you want?
00:41:21With your talent for courting danger, I can hardly leave you unattended.
00:41:27I'm staying tonight.
00:41:36Do women of the Central Plains always treat their husbands like intruders?
00:41:44Besides, after patching you up myself, there's very little left for you to hide.
00:41:50You...
00:41:51You're shameless!
00:42:10His moods shift like the disaster winds.
00:42:12What is he really after?
00:42:28Put this on.
00:42:31I'm taking you somewhere special today.
00:42:33Where?
00:42:47This is the Royal Tombs of Shallan.
00:42:49Why would he bring me here?
00:42:53Father, mother, your son has come to see you.
00:42:57He brought me, a woman from the Central Planets, to pay respects to his parents.
00:43:03There was a time when Shallan Fun the Tonger stood as brothers.
00:43:07When the Yunxiao Rebellion swept the Central Plamps, my father sent Shallan's finest to your Emperor's aid.
00:43:13The war was won, yet your Emperor listened to whispers and grew fearful of Shallan's power.
00:43:20He ambushed.
00:43:22Our soldiers on the road home.
00:43:24None returned!
00:43:28The history say Shallan turned traitor.
00:43:30The late Emperor merely struck back.
00:43:39Do you know what this is?
00:43:42The late Emperor's tiger talon!
00:43:44How could it be in Shallan?
00:43:45The late Emperor and my father once swore brothership.
00:43:48This talon was his pledge.
00:43:49My father gave him nothing but loyalty, and he answered with betrayal in the blood of Shallan's warriors.
00:43:55My father never forgave himself.
00:43:58Not long after, he followed his warriors into the grave.
00:44:02If our history is lied, am I to answer for my country's sins?
00:44:13Hold out your hand.
00:44:20Today, with the blood of the Central Parents, I honor the souls of Shallan's fallen, and with
00:44:26the blood of my royal line, I welcome you as one of Shallan's own.
00:44:30Father, mother, your son has wed.
00:44:33My wife and I stand before you as one.
00:44:35By blood and oath, we shall guard Shallan.
00:44:38May you rest in peace.
00:44:42For now, it's wiser to indulge him and play along.
00:44:48Come.
00:44:49I'll show you around, my wife.
00:45:05Whee!
00:45:06Who rode with you back in Tongue.
00:45:09Alaric.
00:45:10Alaric is my mother's adopted son.
00:45:12He's no different than a brother to me.
00:45:14Then from now on, allow me.
00:45:34Sire, I'd like a horse of my own.
00:45:47Sire, how about a contest?
00:45:49The skies are full of geese today.
00:45:51Let's see who can bring down more.
00:45:53We've hunted enough today.
00:45:55Birds were born to roam the heavens.
00:45:58Let's leave the rest to the sky.
00:45:59How about we shoot for their feathers?
00:46:01Whoever collects the most wins.
00:46:03Very well.
00:46:03We'll each command a team.
00:46:06Let the feathers decide the victor.
00:46:09Begin!
00:46:27I won, sire.
00:46:29I won!
00:46:43He said he hates people from the central hinds, especially spoiled little princesses.
00:46:50Today was wonderful.
00:46:53It's getting late.
00:46:54Let's head back.
00:47:10Shara!
00:47:19Sire, do you no longer plan to kill the princess from the central rants?
00:47:24Princess, I don't recall any princesses.
00:47:27There is only my queen, and she is the fiercest rose ever to bloom in these deserts.
00:47:36Looks like I've finally made it behind enemy lines, but is he really still my enemy?
00:48:00Kaelus slept beside me every night, yet he's never crossed the line.
00:48:04And more and more I find it hard to reconcile the man beside me, with the tyrant I was told
00:48:10to fear.
00:48:11Over time I grew used to having him there, and I knew he cared for me, but I was the
00:48:16exception.
00:48:17His hatred for the central laryn still burned as forcefully as ever.
00:48:24A letter for you arrived from the border this morning.
00:48:29Dearest, Chani, my thoughts remain with you.
00:48:31Meet me at the border at dusk.
00:48:33That handwriting, it's Alaric.
00:48:44And where might my wife be headed?
00:48:53I... I thought I'd go for a ride.
00:48:55A ride, all the way to the border.
00:49:00If you'd rather I stay, I won't go.
00:49:05You're not my prisoner.
00:49:07When will you be back?
00:49:08I'm answering a summings from my past.
00:49:11I don't even know if I'll be coming back.
00:49:14When my sword's shadow falls beyond these gates, I shall return.
00:49:22Let her pass!
00:49:26Kalos misses nothing, yet he still lets me go.
00:49:30So be it.
00:49:50General Alaric.
00:49:52General, that's the coldest name she's ever called me.
00:49:55Did something happen at Tong?
00:49:57Chani, come home with me.
00:50:01That's why you're here?
00:50:02I am a bride of peace.
00:50:04And you're asking me to leave?
00:50:08General, are you trying to start a war?
00:50:11In my last life, Alaric's held Shalin at bay for three years after Iris died.
00:50:16Without me holding him back this time, he might actually win the wars.
00:50:19But no matter the victor, every war leaves graves behind.
00:50:23And it's always the innocent who fill them.
00:50:25Heaven has given me a second chance.
00:50:27This time, I will see peace preserved.
00:50:30You needn't worry, General.
00:50:32As long as I'm here, there will be no war.
00:50:35You should return home to your wife.
00:50:38I never married her!
00:50:40What?
00:50:43What did you say?
00:50:44I said, I never married Iris.
00:50:47I remember everything now.
00:50:49It was you.
00:50:50You were the one who saved me.
00:50:52All these years, I mistook another for my savior.
00:50:55And failed the one who deserved my devotion the most.
00:50:57Chani, I was blind.
00:50:59You're my brother in all but blood.
00:51:01Saving you was my duty.
00:51:03Whatever feelings stood between us, they belonged to a younger, more foolish girl.
00:51:07The past is behind us now.
00:51:09General, you should go.
00:51:11Chandi, I know I broke your heart.
00:51:12That's why you went to Shalon.
00:51:14But this time, I'll choose you.
00:51:16I swear it.
00:51:17I will never let you down again.
00:51:19Do you hear yourself?
00:51:20You once shamed me as a princess.
00:51:22Now you ask me to abandon my duty?
00:51:24What do you want from me?
00:51:27Drop the act.
00:51:28I never imagined you could be this vile and jealous.
00:51:30You're unworthy of your title.
00:51:32A disgrace on the people.
00:51:33You know, your mother was fortunate to die early.
00:51:36She was spared the shame of seeing you turn into this monster.
00:51:39How dare you?
00:51:45I didn't mean it.
00:51:47I was just angry.
00:51:48That's enough, General.
00:51:50I bear my crown and the fate that comes with it.
00:51:53You owe me no guilt.
00:51:55And I need no saving.
00:52:00You need not flatter yourself, General.
00:52:03I am well.
00:52:04And as long as I stand, Shalana's armies will not set foot in the Central Plains.
00:52:08And if I fail, I will die with my country, without regret.
00:52:13So, let this be our last goodbye.
00:52:19Charney!
00:52:20Charney!
00:52:21Alaric, in this life, I wish you a full house, a long life, and every happiness.
00:52:29Charney!
00:52:46You schemed your way to the Emperor.
00:52:48Had Iris married off to Shalana just to force me into marriage with you.
00:52:52Now tell me, are you satisfied?
00:52:56Where did this memory come from?
00:52:58When was I ever with Charney like this?
00:53:07Sire, it's well past Nidale.
00:53:08That woman isn't coming back.
00:53:10She must have ran off with that snake Alaric.
00:53:12Exactly.
00:53:13She deceived you.
00:53:14For all we know, she may have taken state secrets with her.
00:53:19Sire!
00:53:19Please lend me a thousand riders.
00:53:21I'll bring back their heads before sunrise.
00:53:24Silence!
00:53:27I knew the moment she read that letter.
00:53:34And still, I gambled on her heart.
00:53:38How foolish of me.
00:53:40I've seen enough.
00:53:42Sire!
00:53:45Sire!
00:53:50Charney!
00:54:05They call him a ruthless conqueror, yet he is trembling as he holds me close.
00:54:11My sire, you're shaking.
00:54:14Have you gone soft on me?
00:54:17My princess, you're asking for trouble.
00:54:28Mercy, sire, mercy!
00:54:35My sire is still the strongest man alive.
00:54:38Not soft at all.
00:54:51May I grow old with you, and never know another hand.
00:54:55Since when did you learn to speak such Tang love poetry?
00:54:58I learned it for you.
00:55:00Do you like it?
00:55:02I do.
00:55:03Then remember it, because every word is a promise.
00:55:09Alaric!
00:55:10You're finally back!
00:55:12Iris, I...
00:55:14Where have you been?
00:55:16Why did you abandon me on our wedding night?
00:55:18Do you know how humiliating that was?
00:55:20Iris, I wronged you.
00:55:22Tomorrow I'll answer to the Emperor myself.
00:55:24It's fine.
00:55:25You came back.
00:55:26That's all that matters.
00:55:27Iris, I can't marry you.
00:55:34Why?
00:55:34Is it about Charney?
00:55:37I am Tang's Supreme General.
00:55:39My duty is to protect this kingdom.
00:55:41I cannot leave our Grand Princess to suffer alone in Shalan.
00:55:44Until Charney is safely home,
00:55:46I can think of nothing else.
00:55:49Isn't this the ending we both wanted?
00:55:50Charney is gone.
00:55:52The kingdoms are at peace.
00:55:54You and I can finally be together.
00:55:56No one can tear us apart anymore.
00:55:58So why...
00:55:59Why are you doing this?
00:56:06Didn't you say this whistle meant the world to you?
00:56:09I spent days and nights restoring it.
00:56:12How could you do this?
00:56:13Alaric, I...
00:56:17If you truly treasured it,
00:56:19how could you destroy it like this?
00:56:20I...
00:56:21I was upset.
00:56:22I dropped it by accident.
00:56:24You know how much this whistle means to me.
00:56:26If that were true,
00:56:29you'd have taken care of it like your sister.
00:56:32Calm down, Charney.
00:56:33It's just a whistle.
00:56:35You truly wound me for her?
00:56:40Iris never cared about the whistle.
00:56:43I've been blind all along.
00:56:45And I hurt Charney because of it...
00:56:49Who is this?
00:56:57General, I finished the investigation you ordered.
00:56:59Speak what you saw.
00:57:00General, I saw it with my own eyes.
00:57:02On the day of the royal hunt,
00:57:04Princess Iris struck the Grand Prince's horse with a stone
00:57:06and sent her down the slope.
00:57:07Then she threatened to kill my family if I spoke a word of it.
00:57:10Shut your mouth, you filthy dog!
00:57:12Alaric, he's lying!
00:57:13If a single word of this is false,
00:57:15your head will answer for it.
00:57:16I swear it before heaven!
00:57:18Every word is true!
00:57:19Please, General, protect my family!
00:57:23Iris Lee, is it true?
00:57:26And what if it is?
00:57:27I was the one meant for Shalon.
00:57:29That honor was mine.
00:57:31Charney stole it from me!
00:57:33Then she tried to steal you too.
00:57:35I taught her a lesson.
00:57:37What's wrong with that?
00:57:42Iris, how did you become like this?
00:57:45You spent years being cruel to Charney.
00:57:48Then you decide to leave me on our wedding day to chase after her!
00:57:51And now you stand here judging me?
00:57:53Do you hear how hypocritical you sound?
00:57:57Or were you hoping to have us both?
00:57:59My sister and I?
00:58:00Sharing your bed?
00:58:04Enough!
00:58:05Don't twist this!
00:58:09I really overestimated you.
00:58:12You're too much of a coward to even be honest with yourself.
00:58:19Could she be right?
00:58:22Was I in love with her all along?
00:58:25General, what are your orders?
00:58:29Whatever it takes, I'm bringing Chani...
00:58:32back.
00:58:37Calus treats me well.
00:58:39But he has never hidden his disdain for the central lands.
00:58:44Perhaps one day, I can help mend the divide.
00:58:47For now, I dare not speak on matters of state.
00:58:54Sire, a group from Tang has arrived.
00:58:56Their leader claims to be General Alaric Shao.
00:59:00Is that so?
00:59:02He says he's here for the Queen.
00:59:04What does Alaric want now?
00:59:17General Alaric.
00:59:22Chani.
00:59:28General, it seems your long journey cost you your manners.
00:59:32My queen is hardly yours to call by name.
00:59:39Sire, this is General Alaric, Supreme General of Tang.
00:59:44We were raised as brother and sister.
00:59:47That is why he addresses me so familiarly.
00:59:51Alaric, this is my husband, the Sire of Shalon, Calus.
00:59:56Brother, husband, she must be saying this to hurt me.
01:00:03Sire, by his majesty's command, I have come to visit the Grand Princess.
01:00:09The famed war god of tongue.
01:00:11A pleasure to finally meet you.
01:00:15A few humble gifts on behalf of Tang.
01:00:18What does Alaric really want?
01:00:19I hope you will accept them.
01:00:21Such generosity from the Emperor.
01:00:22I can hardly send them back.
01:00:24And you, General, you came all this way for my queen.
01:00:28Such devotion deserves a proper welcome.
01:00:30Guards!
01:00:32Prepare a banquet!
01:00:34Yes, sir!
01:00:41Chani, wait!
01:00:43Alaric.
01:00:46What are you doing in Shalon again?
01:00:48Was it truly my father's order?
01:00:51I volunteered for this mission.
01:00:53I've already made myself clear.
01:00:55This marriage was my choice.
01:00:56Why won't you let this go?
01:00:58Chani!
01:00:59I know the truth now.
01:01:00Iris lied about liking that whistle.
01:01:02And about the accident at the hunt.
01:01:04She lied to me all these years.
01:01:06I was wrong.
01:01:07I'm sorry.
01:01:08Come home with me.
01:01:11Enough, Alaric.
01:01:13This marriage secures peace between two kingdoms.
01:01:16How can you put your own desires
01:01:19above the lives of countless people?
01:01:25How can you put your own desires
01:01:27above the lives of countless people?
01:01:31This isn't about me.
01:01:32As a general of Tong,
01:01:34I cannot stand by
01:01:35while a princess is traded for peace.
01:01:39Spare me the noble speech.
01:01:41I've heard it from you for two lifetimes.
01:01:43Tell me, general,
01:01:44is this truly about duty?
01:01:46After the banquet,
01:01:48I trust you'll begin your journey home.
01:01:52Chani!
01:01:53Chani!
01:02:02Shut up!
01:02:04Alaric!
01:02:07Where are these memories coming from?
01:02:26I've heard Tang banquets
01:02:28are the envy of the world.
01:02:30Tell me, general,
01:02:31how does my humble little feast compare?
01:02:36Feasts are feasts.
01:02:37Pretty distractions for idle eyes.
01:02:40Nothing more.
01:02:41Is that so?
01:02:41Then tell me,
01:02:42what impresses a man like you?
01:02:45A ruler who governs wisely.
01:02:48A true man carries a kingdom on his shoulders,
01:02:51not a wine cup in his hand.
01:02:53A king who lives only for pleasure
01:02:55is no king at all.
01:02:58A king who lives only for pleasure
01:03:01is no king at all.
01:03:02Oh, since general Alaric
01:03:03finds me unfit to rule,
01:03:05why don't we put that to test
01:03:07you and I?
01:03:08A debate on statecraft.
01:03:10Do you accept?
01:03:11Gladly.
01:03:11But if I win,
01:03:12I want the princess
01:03:13to return to Tang with me.
01:03:16Alaric,
01:03:17mind yourself.
01:03:18What is it, sire?
01:03:19Afraid you'll lose
01:03:19before your own court?
01:03:21Afraid?
01:03:22Not in the slightest.
01:03:23But let me make one thing clear.
01:03:25My queen is not a prize to be won.
01:03:27Whether she stays or leaves
01:03:28is her choice alone.
01:03:29Neither you nor I
01:03:30have any claim over it.
01:03:31Enough, Alaric.
01:03:32This is Shallon.
01:03:33You do not make demands here.
01:03:35You should retire for the night.
01:03:36At first blight,
01:03:37you'll return to Tang.
01:03:39My darling,
01:03:40you seems awfully eager
01:03:41to end this dispute.
01:03:42Tell me,
01:03:43are you worried for me?
01:03:44Or afraid I might lose to him?
01:03:46Sire, I...
01:03:46The challenge has already been made
01:03:48and my queen shall set the terms.
01:03:51General,
01:03:52do you object?
01:03:54Not at all.
01:03:58Guards,
01:03:59prepare the ink.
01:04:03I heard Kalis is a desert barbarian
01:04:05who drinks blood from raw meat.
01:04:07How would a savage
01:04:08know anything about statecraft?
01:04:09General Alaric is Tang's
01:04:11finest scholar and warrior.
01:04:12The humiliating should be legendary.
01:04:13The princess has suffered enough here.
01:04:15Today, General Alaric
01:04:16puts this monkey in his place
01:04:17and we bring the princess home.
01:04:23Darling,
01:04:25set the challenge.
01:04:33Three years of drought
01:04:35has divested the realm.
01:04:36The granaries run low,
01:04:38refugees fill the roads,
01:04:40and unrest grows.
01:04:41You have three months
01:04:43to restore order.
01:04:44What would you do?
01:04:52Time's up.
01:04:53When the people hunger,
01:04:54the ruler should hunger first.
01:04:55Open the granaries.
01:04:56Lift their taxes.
01:04:58Let no child starve
01:04:59and no family freeze.
01:05:01Only when the people know peace,
01:05:02can the kingdom know peace.
01:05:06General Alaric truly carries
01:05:08the people in his heart.
01:05:09A master of both war
01:05:10and statecraft.
01:05:11He is the pride of Tang.
01:05:12To provoke Kalis like this
01:05:14on Shailan's soil,
01:05:15has Alaric gone mad?
01:05:17I would do the opposite.
01:05:19No free grain.
01:05:21Anyone reaching out for charity
01:05:23can starve.
01:05:35That's preposterous.
01:05:37You would let your own people starve.
01:05:40A dumb barbarian
01:05:41through and through.
01:05:46General,
01:05:47your solution is noble,
01:05:49but what happens
01:05:50when the grain runs out
01:05:51and when the next harvest fail.
01:05:56The heavens favor those
01:05:58who show mercy.
01:05:59To rely on the heavens
01:06:00is the coward's answer.
01:06:01A hungry man needs food today,
01:06:03but a ruler must think
01:06:04about tomorrow.
01:06:05Open the granaries, yes,
01:06:07but not as charity.
01:06:08That'll only breed idle hands.
01:06:09Put people to work.
01:06:10Dig canals.
01:06:11Build roads.
01:06:12Build up the kingdom
01:06:13while you feed it.
01:06:14Then open the border markets.
01:06:16Trade what we have
01:06:17for what we lack.
01:06:19General Alaric's plan
01:06:20feeds the people
01:06:21through this famine.
01:06:22Mine.
01:06:23Ensures they never fear the next.
01:06:25I never knew.
01:06:27He carried such vision
01:06:28within him.
01:06:29Food for work.
01:06:30He used the crisis
01:06:31to strengthen the kingdom.
01:06:32The sire sees farther
01:06:33than all of us.
01:06:36General Alaric,
01:06:37who would you say
01:06:38won the round?
01:06:41You saw the future.
01:06:43I lost.
01:06:48Darling,
01:06:50the choice is yours.
01:06:52Where does your heart
01:06:53lead you?
01:06:55I...
01:06:58Please tell my father
01:07:00that I am well.
01:07:02Lord Kalis is a just ruler
01:07:04and a devoted husband.
01:07:06I lack for nothing in Shailon.
01:07:08He need not worry for me.
01:07:10You've spent years
01:07:11taking your love for granted.
01:07:13Now that she's given it
01:07:14to someone else,
01:07:15why are you surprised
01:07:16it hurts?
01:07:18Yes,
01:07:19your highness.
01:07:20I understand.
01:07:27I want Chun-Li dead.
01:07:29She must never return to Tong.
01:07:32Fail me
01:07:32and you all die!
01:07:34Yes,
01:07:34Princess Iris!
01:07:47My duty here is done.
01:07:48Once I leave Shailon,
01:07:50we may never meet again.
01:07:52Chani,
01:07:53are you certain
01:07:54you won't return with me?
01:07:56This is the last chance.
01:07:57Return with me
01:07:58and I swear to you,
01:07:59I'll spend the rest of my life
01:08:01paying what I owe.
01:08:03No one will come before you.
01:08:09You owe me nothing,
01:08:10General.
01:08:11You should get going.
01:08:15Chani!
01:08:16A long road awaits you,
01:08:17General,
01:08:18and heartbroken men
01:08:19are prone to accidents.
01:08:21Shall I send a few guards
01:08:22to see you safely
01:08:23out of my kingdom?
01:08:26Shall I send a few guards
01:08:28to see you safely
01:08:28out of my kingdom?
01:08:29Save your concerns,
01:08:30Sire.
01:08:31Sire,
01:08:31General Alarid came a long way.
01:08:33I'd like to see him off.
01:08:34If you wish to go,
01:08:35then go.
01:08:36I don't see any locks
01:08:37and chains on you.
01:08:41There is one.
01:08:43Right here around my heart.
01:08:45I'll be back by nightfall
01:08:46to make trouble again.
01:08:48Mind the hour.
01:08:50I don't make a habit
01:08:51of waiting on people.
01:08:52Yes,
01:08:53my sire.
01:08:53For this journey,
01:08:54my wife is in your care,
01:08:55General Alaric.
01:08:56See that she returns unharmed.
01:08:58Protecting the princess
01:08:59is my duty.
01:08:59I have no need
01:09:01of your reminder,
01:09:02sire.
01:09:02General Alaric,
01:09:03we should be on our way.
01:09:24She turns to see me off.
01:09:26Could it be she changed her mind?
01:09:27Is she willing to come back
01:09:28to Tomlin?
01:09:32Assassins!
01:09:35Get them!
01:09:40Alaric!
01:09:41What's happening?
01:09:51Alaric!
01:09:52Alaric!
01:09:53Alaric!
01:09:53Alaric!
01:09:54Alaric!
01:09:56Alaric!
01:09:57Alaric!
01:09:58Just hang on!
01:10:01Go!
01:10:02Into the water!
01:10:03Now!
01:10:06Alaric!
01:10:08No,
01:10:09I won't let history
01:10:10repeat itself.
01:10:16Johnny,
01:10:17you have to get out of here.
01:10:19Stop talking.
01:10:20Save your strength.
01:10:22Go!
01:10:23Now!
01:10:23If you die today,
01:10:24Tong loses its greatest defender.
01:10:27And I will go down in history
01:10:28as the one who failed you.
01:10:30I won't let that happen.
01:10:31So I order you,
01:10:32stay with me.
01:10:34Fight!
01:10:38Hold on, General.
01:10:39The bleeding's nearly stopped.
01:10:41Just a little longer.
01:10:44Please don't move!
01:10:45You'll split the wound!
01:10:48Your Highness,
01:10:49there's no need to worry.
01:10:50The General is strong.
01:10:52He'll pull through.
01:10:53No!
01:11:14Alaric!
01:11:16What's happening to him?
01:11:19The arrow narrowly missed his heart,
01:11:21but the worst has passed.
01:11:23With proper rest,
01:11:25he should make a full recovery.
01:11:27In our last life,
01:11:28gave his life
01:11:29to be free of me forever.
01:11:31Yet somehow,
01:11:32he still ended up
01:11:33saving me again.
01:11:46Johnny...
01:11:48Johnny...
01:11:49Johnny...
01:11:51Johnny!
01:11:59You're awake.
01:12:00You're drenched.
01:12:02Here.
01:12:03Wipe it yourself.
01:12:05I had a long dream.
01:12:06We were married.
01:12:09But I was a fool.
01:12:10I hurt you.
01:12:12Blamed you.
01:12:13And never once appreciated
01:12:15what I had.
01:12:17Then war broke.
01:12:18And the world we knew burned.
01:12:20I took an arrow for you.
01:12:22But you refused to go on without me.
01:12:25In the end,
01:12:25the flames consumed us both.
01:12:29Johnny,
01:12:30are these memories real?
01:12:32Is that why you came to Shalan?
01:12:34Because you've already seen
01:12:35how our story ends.
01:12:41General Alaric,
01:12:43you should return to Tong.
01:12:47My husband is waiting for me.
01:12:55Johnny!
01:12:58Johnny,
01:12:59I don't dare ask for your love.
01:13:00Treat me as dirt beneath your feet
01:13:02if you must.
01:13:04Just please,
01:13:05stay.
01:13:06Let me spend the rest of my life
01:13:07making it up to you.
01:13:09I'll do anything.
01:13:10Anything!
01:13:14Johnny!
01:13:16My debts to you have been paid.
01:13:18If there is a next life,
01:13:20your highness,
01:13:21please,
01:13:22allow me to be with her.
01:13:24Alaric!
01:13:25Deaths to you have been paid.
01:13:27If there is a next life,
01:13:29may we never meet again.
01:13:32Johnny!
01:13:33Johnny!
01:13:35Johnny!
01:13:43I'll always protect you,
01:13:45like this sword.
01:14:06Sire,
01:14:07what are you doing here?
01:14:08Johnny.
01:14:10So much for waiting patiently
01:14:11at the palace?
01:14:12Was I really missed that badly?
01:14:14Yes.
01:14:14Terribly.
01:14:15Terrible enough I might just
01:14:16lock you up and never
01:14:17let you out of my sight again.
01:14:18What happened to my fearsome king?
01:14:20You've become impossible.
01:14:22I was born after you,
01:14:23wasn't I?
01:14:24Which means it's your duty
01:14:25to indulge me.
01:14:26Is that so?
01:14:28Yes.
01:14:28And I'm feeling
01:14:29terribly neglected.
01:14:31Alright.
01:14:31I'll spoil you properly.
01:14:33Now take me home already.
01:14:36With pleasure.
01:14:41And I'll see you next time.
01:14:42Kalis never failed me.
01:14:43Papa.
01:14:44He never took another wife.
01:14:46And until the end of his days,
01:14:48I alone remained by his side.
01:14:50In a world where women
01:14:51had no place in court,
01:14:53Kalis made an exception for me.
01:14:55We ruled side by side
01:14:56for decades.
01:14:57He expanded trade
01:14:58and strengthened the kingdom.
01:14:59I reformed its laws
01:15:00and ensured order.
01:15:01The people flourished,
01:15:02and the peace his father
01:15:04had hoped for
01:15:04became a lasting reality.
01:15:17To have found you
01:15:18was the greatest fortune
01:15:20of my life.
01:15:21There is another life.
01:15:22I'll come for you sooner.
01:15:24I saw Kalis
01:15:25through his final journey.
01:15:26The love of my life
01:15:27was gone
01:15:28and I was left alone.
01:15:30With only the endless desert,
01:15:32where we once rode
01:15:33side by side,
01:15:35at long last,
01:15:36my heart turned homeward.
01:15:42Your servant Alarix
01:15:44awaits your highness.
01:15:45I shall escort you home.
01:15:47After more than 50 years
01:15:49in the desert,
01:15:50it was time
01:15:50to see home again.
01:15:51I took with me
01:15:52the bow Kalis
01:15:53had left behind.
01:15:54And in the end,
01:15:55I died on the soil
01:15:56where my story began.
01:15:58Alarix never married,
01:15:59not long after
01:16:00laying me to rest.
01:16:01He followed me
01:16:02home as well.
01:16:02As well as a job in his way...
01:16:03I'll come back to him as well.
01:16:03I'll come back to his shot,
01:16:03as well as he's his wife.
01:16:03And he'll fight the middle
01:16:04and I'll go with him as well.
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