23 - Stain

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[00:04] ---
    Eno and Sasha, you two
    really love reading, huh?
[00:08] ---
    Yep.
[00:09] ---
    Eno's smart. He teaches me a lot of stuff.
[00:15] ---
    Talulah!
[00:17] ---
    Hey.
[00:17] ---
    It's not often that you
    pay a visit to the school.
[00:20] ---
    Figured I'd stop by.
[00:22] ---
    It's written all over your face.
[00:23] ---
    "I'm in trouble! Help me, Alina!"
[00:26] ---
    Right?
[00:27] ---
    Can't hide anything from you.
[02:01] ---
    It's nice, just watching
    everyone living their lives.
[02:05] ---
    Yes, it's my job to.
[02:08] ---
    How are those two doing?
[02:09] ---
    It won't be easy for them to
    fit in, but they're good kids.
[02:14] ---
    They're doing a lot better
    than when they first got here.
[02:16] ---
    I see.
[02:18] ---
    Sorry about this all of a sudden.
[02:20] ---
    It's no problem.
[02:22] ---
    Is this Yelena's?
[02:23] ---
    Yeah, I burned a hole
    through it during training.
[02:27] ---
    She was really mad about it.
[02:30] ---
    We nearly got into a duel
    to the death over it.
[02:32] ---
    You seem upset.
[02:34] ---
    Is it about Buldrokkas'tee?
[02:37] ---
    He still hasn't accepted me.
[02:40] ---
    The guerrillas are likely
    only working with us
[02:43] ---
    on account of how many unarmed
    Infected there are here.
[02:49] ---
    What happened to the
    always-confident Talulah?
[02:52] ---
    Has it already been two
    years since you met Yelena?
[02:56] ---
    Our lives here have gotten so much better.
[02:58] ---
    Have you noticed how the kids'
    eyes light up when they see you?
[03:02] ---
    What do you mean?
[03:03] ---
    Some kids look up to "FrostNova the Fighter,"
[03:07] ---
    but others want to grow up to
    be just like "Talulah the Hero."
[03:10] ---
    Give me a break. I hate being
    called things like that.
[03:13] ---
    It's living proof that you
    made the right decision.
[03:17] ---
    Yeah...
[03:19] ---
    That said, we can't live here forever.
[03:22] ---
    We have to go south.
[03:24] ---
    We can't.
[03:25] ---
    There are still many Infected
    suffering here in the snowfields.
[03:29] ---
    Of course. I'm not going to abandon them.
[03:31] ---
    But if we just stay here,
    nothing is going to change.
[03:35] ---
    We need to reach out to even more Infected,
[03:37] ---
    and let them know that they're not alone.
[03:41] ---
    All we're doing here is sucking
    the land here and exhaust—
[03:43] ---
    Talulah.
[03:44] ---
    Beyond the snowfield lies Ursus's
    overwhelming military might.
[03:48] ---
    The patrol unit is nothing
    compared to the army.
[03:52] ---
    I don't want to send my brothers
    to a meaningless death.
[03:56] ---
    The Infected don't have long to live.
[03:58] ---
    Who knows how long it'll take to unite—
[03:59] ---
    That's exactly why.
[04:01] ---
    There's fertile land and
    resources to the south.
[04:03] ---
    Better land will give us a better future.
[04:06] ---
    It's for the future of the Infected,
    and for those who come after us.
[04:09] ---
    Even if we won't live long enough
    to see it come to fruition,
[04:13] ---
    we can leave hope for
    the generations to come.
[04:16] ---
    Let's find somewhere we can all call home.
[04:19] ---
    A place where we can live like
    people, until the very end.
[04:24] ---
    Dad?
[04:26] ---
    It's time.
[04:27] ---
    Let's go.
[04:31] ---
    Follow your orders and evacuate!
[04:33] ---
    Hurry!
[04:34] ---
    Are you just going to sit there?
[04:36] ---
    You darned white rabbit...
[04:38] ---
    You froze me without a second thought.
[04:41] ---
    That should tell you how
    much I trust your flames.
[04:47] ---
    Dad, we've led the enemy away
    and evacuated the targets.
[04:50] ---
    Shit... Damned Infected...
[04:52] ---
    Hey, no way... Is that...?
[04:56] ---
    Have you seen my father's witchcraft before?
[05:05] ---
    I appreciate your help, sir.
[05:07] ---
    I will be checking for survivors.
[05:10] ---
    Please excuse me.
[05:11] ---
    Talulah.
[05:13] ---
    I recognize that your plan has merit.
[05:17] ---
    But all it will do is
    hasten everyone's deaths.
[05:20] ---
    By uniting with the Infected of the south,
    we'll build up more strength.
[05:24] ---
    When the Empire turns its gaze to the Infected,
    you will bear the brunt.
[05:28] ---
    I don't want them to unite under ME.
[05:30] ---
    I want them to unite under a philosophy.
[05:32] ---
    Philosophy?
[05:33] ---
    Those are but fantasies
    until put into practice.
[05:36] ---
    The snowfields still have mines,
[05:38] ---
    and with their garrisons,
    we'll have resources.
[05:41] ---
    If we head south, we lose all this and will
    simply be crushed under the armor of Ursus.
[05:45] ---
    The resources here are running out.
[05:47] ---
    And it's only a matter of time
    before we draw the Empire's gaze.
[05:50] ---
    We have no future in the snowfield.
[05:52] ---
    You seek a new battlefield?
[05:54] ---
    No, what I'm seeking is a chance of victory.
[05:57] ---
    As we are, all that await us is a slow death.
[06:00] ---
    You must understand—
[06:01] ---
    I...
[06:03] ---
    won't be convinced by one
    who has never lost hope,
[06:05] ---
    and only spouts empty, armchair strategy.
[06:10] ---
    Talulah? Where are you going?
[06:19] ---
    S-Sorry...
[06:21] ---
    Stay back!
[06:23] ---
    One step, and I'll shoot!
[06:24] ---
    How long has it been since you ate?
[06:26] ---
    Shut up. Now get lost!
[06:29] ---
    You're shivering.
[06:30] ---
    She's an Infected.
[06:32] ---
    With my Arts—
[06:33] ---
    No!
[06:34] ---
    Don't use your... Arts?
[06:37] ---
    It's warmer now, isnt it?
[06:40] ---
    Who are you?
[06:41] ---
    An Infected, just like you two.
[06:45] ---
    So warm.
[06:46] ---
    So that's when you met them.
[06:49] ---
    It was about the only good
    thing to come out of it.
[06:52] ---
    Hey, Alina, why don't you join our squad?
[06:55] ---
    Maybe you could convince Patriot.
[06:57] ---
    Haven't I told you?
[06:58] ---
    My Arts would be useless in battle,
[07:01] ---
    and I don't want to hurt anyone.
[07:03] ---
    You don't regret leaving the
    village with me, do you?
[07:06] ---
    I wanted to go with you.
[07:08] ---
    And there was only one reason.
[07:10] ---
    Do you remember what it is you wanted to do?
[07:13] ---
    I've always been striving to
    create a future for the Infected.
[07:17] ---
    That's not what you said back then.
[07:19] ---
    Hey, Talulah.
[07:21] ---
    Once you make a place for the Infected,
[07:23] ---
    what will you do with the non-Infected?
[07:24] ---
    Huh?
[07:25] ---
    Will they be quarantined?
[07:26] ---
    Will you infect all of them?
[07:28] ---
    Well...
[07:29] ---
    Conversely, if you cured us all of Oripathy,
[07:32] ---
    we would no longer be Infected.
[07:33] ---
    But there would still be those who remember
    being Infected and those who don't, right?
[07:37] ---
    Yeah...
[07:38] ---
    Even without Oripathy, would our
    lives really go back to normal?
[07:43] ---
    Probably not...
[07:45] ---
    We wouldn't be able to
    go back to our old lives.
[07:48] ---
    It's only natural for the
    Infected to seek equality.
[07:51] ---
    If these lands won't give it to us,
[07:53] ---
    we'll have to take it ourselves.
[07:55] ---
    You're really brave.
[07:57] ---
    Don't make fun of me.
[07:58] ---
    I'm not.
[08:00] ---
    But you're right.
[08:01] ---
    Everyone who struggles against
    a fate forced on them is brave.
[08:05] ---
    So you think of our fate as a bad thing?
[08:07] ---
    Yeah, I suppose.
[08:08] ---
    But seeing how I can sit here like this and
    talk to you, or teach the children here,
[08:15] ---
    I would say fate has been very kind to me.
[08:18] ---
    Don't say that.
[08:19] ---
    Fate's a jealous one.
[08:21] ---
    Talking about that stuff is just
    tempting it to take them away.
[08:24] ---
    Well, I don't really believe in fate.
[08:27] ---
    What you can rely on are things
    you can see, things you can touch.
[08:31] ---
    Like the snow piling up on the trees,
    the smiles on the kid's faces,
[08:34] ---
    this cloak and the candlelight,
[08:36] ---
    the needle and thread, too.
[08:38] ---
    But, right...
[08:40] ---
    If you ever lost all of this,
    right before your eyes,
[08:43] ---
    would you still be able to
    fight against fate, all alone?
[08:46] ---
    I would never bow my head.
[08:48] ---
    That's something I learned from Patriot.
[08:50] ---
    Silly, that's just the way he lives.
[08:53] ---
    What you should do is forget, give
    up, forgive yourself, and move on.
[08:59] ---
    How could anyone so easygoing
    ever achieve anything?
[09:03] ---
    I think you've become an outstanding leader,
[09:06] ---
    but compared to before, your words
    have become a lot shallower.
[09:10] ---
    "Before"?
[09:11] ---
    "If justice comes with sacrifices,
    can you really call it just?"
[09:15] ---
    That never left my mind.
[09:17] ---
    Hey, Talulah?
[09:18] ---
    Do you really think that once you've
    eliminated all the enemies in sight, you'll have won?
[09:23] ---
    That's wrong. It's only when you start
    fighting the enemies you can't see,
[09:26] ---
    that your battle has truly begun.
[09:28] ---
    A battle against the ill will and
    malice rooted in these lands.
[09:33] ---
    Right, and you might never defeat them.
[09:36] ---
    Will the fight go on in spite of that?
[09:39] ---
    Maybe it's not all that different
    from standing up to fate.
[09:42] ---
    In the end, as long as people won't lay
    down their blades, conflict will never end.
[09:46] ---
    But it's only right to take up arms to
    fight discrimination and inequality.
[09:50] ---
    "Our war is a war against the ego."
[09:53] ---
    I read that in a book somewhere.
[09:56] ---
    It's one of my favorite quotes.
[09:58] ---
    What to do with a weapon is
    up to the person holding it.
[10:02] ---
    That's why, just as you'll
    never lay down your sword...
[10:06] ---
    You'll never lay down the needle and thread?
[10:09] ---
    That's right. I have my own war to fight.
[10:12] ---
    Okay, that wraps up today's lesson!
[10:15] ---
    It's done.
[10:16] ---
    Thanks.
[10:17] ---
    She must really cherish it.
[10:19] ---
    I don't think it's the
    right size for her, though.
[10:21] ---
    It looks standard issue.
[10:24] ---
    Oh...
[10:25] ---
    I think we might have found one of the
    reasons Mr. Patriot keeps fighting.
[10:30] ---
    Yeah.
[10:31] ---
    I'll hand it back to her. Thanks.
[10:34] ---
    I think you and Buldrokkas'tee
    are very much alike.
[10:38] ---
    You both believe too
    strongly in your own ways.
[10:41] ---
    I can't very well do something
    I don't believe in.
[10:44] ---
    That's also an idea that
    Kashchey planted in you.
[10:48] ---
    But I'm still a bit confident.
[10:50] ---
    We probably can't completely
    wipe out that idea,
[10:52] ---
    but as long as I'm by your side,
[10:54] ---
    I know I can pull you back.
[10:55] ---
    Alina...
[10:56] ---
    Our war against the ego start
    with words and language.
[11:00] ---
    And in order not to lose,
    we need to keep learning.
[11:02] ---
    I have faith that you'll be able
    to convince Buldrokkas'tee.
[11:06] ---
    Yeah.
[11:07] ---
    Do you really not want to get
    to know the other fighters?
[11:11] ---
    Once your plan comes to fruition, we'll
    naturally get to know each other.
[11:15] ---
    We're all fighters, just on
    different battlefields. Right?
[11:20] ---
    You're right.
[11:21] ---
    "Alina the Fighter."
[11:28] ---
    Hui-chieh
    I don't know how much further I have to go.
    I can hear the winter feathers chirp every now and then. Is that supposed to mean something? Does it mean spring will be here soon?
    It's still very cold here, but it shouldn't be much longer until it warms up.
    It's been three weeks. We've finally found two more villages willing to trade with the Infected.
    We've set up camp at an abandoned settlement a few kilometers away from them. There's plenty of fuel here to last us a while.
    You can't imagine how awful tree bark tastes. I don't ever want to hear the old man tell me how nutritious it is again.
[11:31] ---
    This is still a test batch...
[11:33] ---
    I-It's not poisoned!
[11:35] ---
    Look!
[11:37] ---
    Hey!
[11:37] ---
    So spicy!
[11:42] ---
    See?
[11:48] ---
    It warms me up.
[11:50] ---
    Thanks, I'll take them.
[11:53] ---
    Yeah.
[11:54] ---
    Are you okay?
[11:57] ---
    I figured. A bit too spicy.
[11:58] ---
    Try to get some rest.
[12:02] ---
    The enemy's retreating!
[12:04] ---
    Nice work, everyone!
[12:05] ---
    Now let's confirm the city's status!
[12:07] ---
    It's been dormant for some time,
    but it looks like its still mobile.
[12:10] ---
    They left tons of medicines
    and supplies, too.
[12:12] ---
    Are we moving into this place?
[12:15] ---
    Yeah, we're going to live on a
    nomadic city for the first time.
[12:18] ---
    Talulah.
[12:20] ---
    A moment, please?
[12:22] ---
    That's ridiculous!
[12:24] ---
    In other words, you want us to split
    off from us and take this city?
[12:27] ---
    With the city, we could fend for ourselves.
[12:30] ---
    We're no fighters, but we've made
    an effort to keep up with you.
[12:35] ---
    But we're at our limits.
[12:37] ---
    I bet you coldblooded warriors
    don't even fear death.
[12:40] ---
    Damn you!
[12:41] ---
    The city is yours.
[12:42] ---
    Hey, Talulah!
[12:43] ---
    But I won't stand for any
    insult to my friends.
[12:47] ---
    S-Sorry...
[12:49] ---
    We'll take a larger share of
    the supplies. Is that fine?
[12:52] ---
    Yeah, thanks.
[12:56] ---
    Turn on the comms terminal we
    captured from the Ursus Army.
[13:02] ---
    You should have executed
    them, to preserve discipline.
[13:05] ---
    I couldn't.
[13:06] ---
    It's your duty.
[13:07] ---
    They know that city won't last much longer.
[13:11] ---
    They'll have to cut open a path themselves.
[13:14] ---
    I don't want to crush that hope of theirs.
[13:16] ---
    Our relationship wasn't one of
    servitude, but a partnership.
[13:20] ---
    Not everyone here is working
    towards the same goal.
[13:24] ---
    If we exploit their manpower by force,
    we'll likely lose their support.
[13:28] ---
    All for the sake of unit purity, is it?
[13:30] ---
    I wouldn't have put it like that.
[13:33] ---
    You are a righteous person.
[13:35] ---
    Talulah, it's just like you said!
[13:38] ---
    They tipped off the Ursus
    garrison to our location!
[13:42] ---
    The village's in danger, too.
[13:44] ---
    We'll abandon that place.
[13:45] ---
    Have the villagers prepare.
[13:47] ---
    We'll hold the enemy back.
[13:48] ---
    Got it!
[13:50] ---
    Are you disappointed?
[13:52] ---
    No.
[13:54] ---
    You don't seem to understand that
    you must sometimes make sacrifices.
[13:59] ---
    Your plan to head south will lead to war.
[14:02] ---
    There will be bloodshed.
[14:04] ---
    Are you waiting for a war to break out
    between Ursus and another country?
[14:10] ---
    I'm not going to sacrifice anyone.
[14:13] ---
    There is no reason to spill my
    brothers-in-arms' blood for order.
[14:17] ---
    The Infected need to first understand
    that their lives are worth something.
[14:21] ---
    Are you prepared to bear the
    tremendous pain to come, then?
[14:24] ---
    There's no need to.
[14:25] ---
    To achieve this, things
    are bound to be painful.
[14:28] ---
    There are many I have respected for
    their strength and their honesty.
[14:33] ---
    I can only hope you will be one of them.
[14:36] ---
    I will keep that in mind.
[14:38] ---
    You shall decide the fate of the village.
[14:54] ---
    I win.
[14:56] ---
    What's wrong?
[14:58] ---
    Nothing.
[14:59] ---
    Oh, right.
[15:00] ---
    It's about time you two got new names.
[15:04] ---
    Names?
[15:05] ---
    Pseudonyms can help protect you.
[15:07] ---
    Like how everyone calls Yelena FrostNova?
[15:10] ---
    Yeah.
[15:11] ---
    But you only have one name.
[15:13] ---
    Well, that's because it'd
    be pointless with mine.
[15:15] ---
    That's not what you just said.
[15:19] ---
    Right...
[15:21] ---
    I don't want it to become a symbol
    that others blindly follow.
[15:25] ---
    No one should remember my name.
[15:28] ---
    Then what should we call you?
[15:30] ---
    Sorry.
[15:32] ---
    Just call me Talulah.
[15:33] ---
    That's a name between friends.
[15:36] ---
    I want to be your friend.
[15:39] ---
    I want you to remember me for
    the time we spent together.
[15:44] ---
    The smallest song I'll sing to you...
[15:49] ---
    Rockabye, in sleep so peaceful...
[15:56] ---
    They must have some really painful memories
[15:59] ---
    if they can't sleep without a lullaby.
[16:01] ---
    Yeah...
[16:03] ---
    I heard they started training?
[16:04] ---
    Yeah.
[16:05] ---
    The crossbow might be a great fit for Sasha.
[16:08] ---
    What about on your end?
[16:09] ---
    I got in touch with them.
[16:11] ---
    Lyudmila and Alex.
[16:13] ---
    They're young, but strong-willed nonetheless.
[16:16] ---
    They know Chernobog inside out, too.
[16:18] ---
    That big city, huh?
[16:20] ---
    It'll be years before we reach it.
[16:22] ---
    Nope.
[16:23] ---
    Just sleep a few times, and we're there.
[16:25] ---
    Tomorrow is always so close.
[16:29] ---
    I like the sound of that.
[16:34] ---
    We don't have the supplies to keep moving.
[16:37] ---
    We won't be able take everyone
    here south, will we?
[16:42] ---
    I have to concede that.
[16:44] ---
    Talulah, we'll stay here.
[16:46] ---
    There are Infected who will sell us out.
[16:49] ---
    Our enemies aren't only
    the patrol unit and army.
[16:50] ---
    Leave the snowfields to us.
[16:53] ---
    We'll keep fighting until
    your ideals come true.
[16:59] ---
    If anyone can, it's you.
[17:01] ---
    Of course. We're from your squad.
[17:05] ---
    Everyone.
[17:06] ---
    Dinner's ready—
[17:07] ---
    Hey! We've got booze!
[17:09] ---
    Let's drink up!
[17:09] ---
    You've had too much to drink.
[17:12] ---
    Seems this will be our last dinner together.
[17:22] ---
    I see you haven't stopped
    writing your sister.
[17:25] ---
    Letters you don't send are
    nothing more than a diary.
[17:29] ---
    I want to meet her someday.
[17:33] ---
    Alina.
[17:34] ---
    This is still a long ways off, but I'm thinking
    about putting together an education group.
[17:39] ---
    That sounds wonderful.
[17:41] ---
    And I want you to be its leader.
[17:44] ---
    Am I really the right person for that?
[17:46] ---
    You're a lot more popular than me.
[17:49] ---
    It wouldn't be hard to introduce
    you to the fighters.
[17:51] ---
    Well... As long as I won't
    have to give a speech.
[17:54] ---
    Oh? I can hear the applause already.
[17:58] ---
    Sheesh, stop teasing me.
[18:04] ---
    Are you heading out?
[18:05] ---
    Yes, to the village to the east.
    They're still willing to trade us food there.
[18:10] ---
    I'll have someone escort you.
[18:11] ---
    I don't want them to be alarmed.
    I'll go alone.
[18:14] ---
    But...
[18:16] ---
    Don't worry.
[18:18] ---
    I'll be back by lunchtime.
[18:19] ---
    Be careful.
[18:20] ---
    Yeah.
[18:23] ---
    Execute them.
[18:24] ---
    Wait!
[18:25] ---
    It's my fault that I
    couldn't meet their needs.
[18:28] ---
    If you let that be an excuse,
    they'll just steal our food again.
[18:32] ---
    In that case, let's exile them.
[18:34] ---
    Very well.
[18:35] ---
    Give them enough rations for a week.
[18:37] ---
    Absolutely not!
[18:39] ---
    Take them away!
[18:40] ---
    Talulah! It's the patrol unit!
[18:41] ---
    They're investigating the village
    to the west that's traded with us!
[18:45] ---
    Let's evacuate to the backup hideout
    until Patriot's team gets back!
[18:48] ---
    Take only the non-combatants.
[18:49] ---
    We'll divert the enemy and take them down!
[18:52] ---
    The Fourth Army is just ten kilometers away!
[18:54] ---
    We should retreat!
[18:55] ---
    That village didn't sell us out, did they?
[19:00] ---
    Probably not...
[19:01] ---
    If they're raided simply because
    they helped the Infected,
[19:03] ---
    then no one will ever trade with us again.
[19:06] ---
    Got it.
[19:07] ---
    Prepare for combat!
[19:08] ---
    You guys, standby here.
[19:10] ---
    Roger!
[19:16] ---
    Is everyone okay?
[19:17] ---
    Yeah! Great work! It's just...
[19:20] ---
    The kids are making a fuss,
    saying their teacher's not back yet.
[19:24] ---
    Talulah.
[19:25] ---
    We found the rest of the patrol unit—
[19:27] ---
    Where?!
[19:28] ---
    Headed for the village to the east.
[19:30] ---
    H-Hey!
[19:52] ---
    Ta...lulah?
[19:56] ---
    Alina...
[19:57] ---
    Hang in there! I'll stop the bleeding.
[20:01] ---
    I didn't... want you to see me like this.
[20:04] ---
    Don't talk!
[20:06] ---
    Even though... I traded for those...
[20:10] ---
    I'm sorry...
[20:11] ---
    Who did this?!
[20:13] ---
    Was it the patrol unit?! The villagers?!
[20:15] ---
    I won't tell you.
[20:18] ---
    Was it the Infected we exiled?!
[20:20] ---
    Those bastards... I'll burn them to ash!
[20:24] ---
    Talulah, you won't hate anyone...
    You said that, right?
[20:29] ---
    How can I not?!
[20:31] ---
    Don't let yourself be bound by hatred...
[20:35] ---
    or you'll be swallowed up by Kashchey.
[20:39] ---
    I'm so worried.
[20:41] ---
    If I'm not here, who will watch over you—
[20:45] ---
    No! I don't want you gone!
[20:49] ---
    "We met... so that we could
    part one day", right?
[20:53] ---
    No! Not like this!
[20:57] ---
    The children... especially Eno...
[21:01] ---
    We'll look after them together.
[21:04] ---
    It's warm...
[21:06] ---
    Snow is warmer than I ever imagined.
[21:08] ---
    No, Alina! Don't close your eyes!
[21:11] ---
    It's hot...
[21:12] ---
    Alina. Alina!
[21:13] ---
    It's getting hot... Talulah...
[21:15] ---
    We'll be there soon...
[21:17] ---
    We're almost there!
[21:18] ---
    I don't want to die...
[21:20] ---
    I don't...
[21:22] ---
    want to die yet.
[21:27] ---
    Alina!
[21:28] ---
    Alina!
[21:31] ---
    Talulah, please...
[21:36] ---
    You must...
[21:38] ---
    live on...
[21:48] ---
    Hey, Talulah's back!
[21:53] ---
    Treat the wounded.
[21:55] ---
    Hey, Talulah! Wait!
[21:57] ---
    Stop.
[21:58] ---
    Let her go.