6 - Brothers in Arms

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[00:09] KYLE/ID
    He really is strong.
[00:11] KYLE/ID
    Zentos Ordi isn't captain of the
    second battalion for nothing.
[02:01] KYLE/ID
    His physical abilities are
    simply better than mine.
[02:21] ZENTOS
    That kick was hardly chivalrous.
[02:23] KYLE
    It's what my master taught me.
[02:29] KYLE
    Seriously?
[02:44] ZENTOS
    That's a fine blade.
[02:45] KYLE
    Thanks.
[02:48] KYLE
    Say, let me ask again. Will you surrender?
[02:52] KYLE
    I don't want you to die.
[02:55] ZENTOS
    If you're so desperate to save me,
     I wish you'd let me kill you.
[03:00] KYLE
    You're asking a little much.
[03:03] ZENTOS/ID
    I can't let this drag on any longer.
[03:06] ZENTOS/ID
    I have to make a play to finish things.
[03:13] KYLE/ID
    Here he comes!
[03:18] ZENTOS
    With my next attack, I'll kill you
     and go after the princess.
[03:21] ZENTOS
    I would ask your name first.
[03:24] KYLE
    It's Kyle. Kyle Leonard.
[03:28] KYLE
    I hope you'll remember it.
[03:32] ZENTOS
    Indeed I shall...
[03:34] ZENTOS
    Kyle Leonard!
[04:06] (Flashback) ZENTOS
    Until now, I've wielded my sword
    for my kingdom and the royal family.
[04:13] (Flashback) ZENTOS
    That was my rightful role,
    and I was proud to fulfill it.
[04:17] (Flashback) KYLE
    Everything for the kingdom, huh?
[04:20] (Flashback) KYLE
    Honestly, I didn't have a very
    favorable impression of Zirgus's king.
[04:26] (Flashback) ZENTOS
    Nevertheless, the nation
     I swore my life to is gone.
[04:31] (Flashback) ZENTOS
    Now I wield my sword for myself.
[04:35] (Flashback) KYLE
    Is that hard for you?
[04:37] (Flashback) ZENTOS
    No.
[04:39] (Flashback) ZENTOS
    I feel as if I've been liberated.
[05:02] ZENTOS
    Did you deliberately allow me
    to deflect your blade?
[05:07] KYLE
    No, that was for real.
[05:10] KYLE
    You warded me off at my full strength.
[05:13] KYLE
    But I did know you'd deflect the blow
    and go for the kill.
[05:21] KYLE
    Because that's the Zentos Ordi
     I know and trust.
[05:30] ZENTOS
    You're a strange man.
[05:35] ZENTOS
    Forgive me...
[05:44] KYLE
    I'm sorry.
[05:46] KYLE
    There are things I want to protect,
     no matter what it takes.
[05:54] KYLE
    You were one of them, Zentos.
[06:07] KYLE
    Farewell, my brother in arms.
[06:18] CARENAS
    What's going on? What could be happening?!
[06:22] CARENAS
    Zentos! You're late!
[06:23] CARENAS
    What are you—
[06:24] KILREN
    Excuse us, Your Highness.
[06:26] KILREN
    Search every nook and cranny!
[06:28] KNIGHTS
    Ma'am!
[06:29] CARENAS
    Wh-Who are you?!
[06:31] CARENAS
    On whose authority—
[06:32] MILENA
    How do you do, brother?
[06:39] MILENA
    Kilren, seize Prince Carenas
    and interrogate him.
[06:43] MILENA
    If need be, you may use force.
[06:46] KILREN
    At once.
[06:49] CARENAS
    Unhand me!
[06:50] CARENAS
    Who do you think I am?!
[06:52] CARENAS
    I am the eldest son of King Remonas—
[06:59] MILENA
    I owe you all my deepest gratitude.
[07:03] KYLE
    No, thank you for trusting us.
[07:08] THERON
    Guess this settles your little family feud.
[07:11] MILENA
    Yes, this will be the end of it.
[07:14] MILENA
    Allow me to thank you formally
     at the royal capital.
[07:27] LIESE
    Castles are incredible!
[07:29] URZA
    To be honest, I feel ill at ease here.
[07:37] SILDONIA
    Delicious! This is truly delicious!
[07:40] THERON
    Hey, missy. Let's get tea sometime.
[07:42] SILDONIA
    More!
[07:43] KYLE
    Sorry they all lack restraint.
[07:46] MILENA
    You needn't be so tense.
[07:51] REMONAS
    Milena!
[07:52] MILENA
    Father!
[07:55] REMONAS
    You're all right.
[07:56] MILENA
    Yes. I apologize for worrying you.
[08:00] LIESE
    Wait, if that's the princess's dad, then...
[08:04] URZA
    He's the king!
[08:10] REMONAS
    Milena, you're quite certain in your report?
[08:13] MILENA
    Yes.
[08:14] MILENA
    These are the people who rescued me.
[08:18] REMONAS
    That's all right. This isn't a public display.
[08:22] REMONAS
    I stand here to thank you
     not as king, but as a father.
[08:27] KYLE
    You're too kind.
[08:29] REMONAS
    It's a shame about Carenas,
    but why was Zentos helping him?
[08:37] MILENA
    It could be the meddling of another nation,
    or perhaps demons were involved.
[08:42] MILENA
    We should investigate discreetly.
[08:45] REMONAS
    I'm sure you were listening,
    but you must tell no one of this.
[08:50] REMONAS
    Is that understood?
[08:51] KYLE
    Of course.
[08:53] KYLE
    We'd never tell anyone anything
    that would harm the kingdom of Zirgus.
[08:58] LIESE
    Yeah!
[09:00] MILENA
    We can trust these people.
[09:03] REMONAS
    I see. If you say so, then I believe it.
[09:07] REMONAS
    You have my word you'll be rewarded
     appropriately for your deeds.
[09:17] SILDONIA/NA
    The citizenry was immediately
    informed of the incident.
[09:25] SILDONIA/NA
    Princess Milena and Prince Carenas
    were attacked by a horde of monsters
[09:30] SILDONIA/NA
    while on their way to Sanes Village.
[09:32] SILDONIA/NA
    Over half of the second battalion fell
    in the attack, including Captain Zentos.
[09:39] SILDONIA/NA
    Furthermore, Prince Carenas was badly wounded
    and sent to Kourtim to recuperate.
[09:46] SILDONIA/NA
    That was the official story.
    Only a handful knew the truth.
[10:12] REMONAS
    Kyle Leonard and companions,
[10:15] REMONAS
    you most nobly rescued
    Princess Milena from grave danger.
[10:20] REMONAS
    For this great feat, I grant
    you the Saint Randenaire Medal.
[10:26] KYLE
    I humbly accept.
[10:35] NOBLES
    Marvelous!
[10:38] NOBLES
    He's a hero!
[10:40] NOBLES
    A hero is born!
[10:43] SILDONIA/NA
    "Hope of humanity."
[10:45] SILDONIA/NA
    "Master of sword and magic."
[10:47] SILDONIA/NA
    "The lecherous hero."
[10:49] SILDONIA/NA
    This was the moment a great hero
    who would come to be known
[10:54] SILDONIA/NA
    by many names first made
    his appearance in history.
[10:59] SILDONIA/NA
    This is where Kyle the hero's new saga begins.
[11:18] REMONAS
    Carenas and Zentos were both utterly useless.
[11:24] REMONAS
    When I someday relinquish the throne,
     Milena will be crowned queen.
[11:29] REMONAS
    As extraordinary as she is,
    she'll build a better Zirgus,
[11:33] REMONAS
    leaving me to be remembered
    not as king... but as her father!
[11:39] REMONAS
    I will be second to her!
[11:42] REMONAS
    I have to hurry! I have to come up
    with a new plan soon!
[11:47] KYLE
    Good evening, King Remonas.
[11:50] REMONAS
    Wh-Who are you?
[11:53] REMONAS
    How did you get in?!
[12:00] KYLE
    During the Great Invasion,
    I made a suggestion to you.
[12:04] KYLE
    I asked you to aid the dwarves
    in the next kingdom over.
[12:09] KYLE
    However, wanting to have the upper hand
    in diplomatic relations,
[12:13] KYLE
    you insisted you'd only help
     once they were in danger
[12:17] KYLE
    and withheld aid until then.
[12:20] KYLE
    The dwarves were destroyed as a result.
[12:23] KYLE
    It was a defeat with lasting impact,
    spelling Zirgus's downfall.
[12:30] KYLE
    Of course, I wasn't going to hold something
     you hadn't done yet against you.
[12:36] KYLE
    But now...
[12:38] (Flashback) ZENTOS
    Forgive me, Your Majesty.
[12:44] REMONAS
    W-Wait.
[12:46] KYLE
    Now that I think about it, it's simple.
[12:49] KYLE
    The only one who could send
    Zentos to kill the princess...
[12:55] KYLE
    was you, Your Majesty.
[12:57] REMONAS
    What of it?
[12:59] REMONAS
    If he had succeeded, there'd be no problem!
[13:02] KYLE
    If only he could've chosen
    the nation he served...
[13:07] REMONAS
    S-Stay back!
[13:11] KYLE
    That princess is a bit of a schemer,
    but she's smart.
[13:14] KYLE
    She's far better than the likes of you,
    only concerned with self-preservation.
[13:23] KYLE
    Goodbye, Your Majesty.
[13:32] GUARD A
    Wh-What was that?
[13:35] GUARD B
    There's someone on the ground!
[13:37] GUARD A
    Y-Your Majesty!
[13:39] GUARD A
    Call for help! And fast! Hurry!
[13:41] GUARD B
    Got it!
[13:43] SILDONIA/NA
    King Remonas fell to his death.
[13:46] SILDONIA/NA
    It was thought that he drunkenly
    slipped from the balcony,
[13:51] SILDONIA/NA
    but so as not to tarnish his image,
[13:53] SILDONIA/NA
    the people were told he suffered
    a sudden heart malady.
[13:56] LIESE
    I can't believe the king is dead.
[14:00] URZA
    Right after our award ceremony, no less.
[14:03] URZA
    He seemed in good health to me.
[14:05] THERON
    If he'd died a day sooner,
    we would've had to wait for the medal.
[14:11] THERON
    I hate to say it,
    but I'm grateful he held out.
[14:14] THERON
    But Princess Milena will be crowned soon,
    so there's nothing to worry about.
[14:22] KYLE
    You're engaged?
[14:24] MILENA
    Yes. Apparently I have a fiancé.
[14:28] MILENA
    I'm engaged to Third Prince Maiser
    Leng Gargan of the Gargan Empire.
[14:34] KYLE
    The Gargan Empire?
[14:36] MILENA
    Zirgus once quarreled with the Gargan Empire
    for control over the territory of Karan.
[14:43] MILENA
    Ultimately, Karan went to Zirgus,
     but in exchange,
[14:48] MILENA
    I was secretly promised to Prince Maiser.
[14:52] KYLE
    So this is a strategic marriage to effectively
    force an alliance between the nations.
[15:01] MILENA
    However, I'm thinking of formally
    turning down the engagement.
[15:07] KYLE
    But then what will happen to Karan?
[15:11] MILENA
    Karan will remain a vassal
    city-state of Zirgus.
[15:19] MILENA
    Ostensibly, the engagement
    and Karan are unrelated.
[15:24] MILENA
    No official documents were
    exchanged regarding the proposal.
[15:28] MILENA
    I can simply say the situation has changed.
[15:32] MILENA
    I'd like you to inform Karan's governor
     that the engagement is being called off
[15:38] MILENA
    and obtain his approval.
[15:50] SILDONIA
    What is it? Something on your mind?
[15:53] KYLE
    Yeah. I don't know how
    the Gargan Empire will respond.
[15:57] KYLE
    It's hard to come up with a plan.
[15:59] SILDONIA
    Well, this is just speculation,
[16:02] SILDONIA
    but it's possible Karan is experiencing
    problems other than with the empire.
[16:09] KYLE
    What do you mean?
[16:10] SILDONIA
    The king of their neighboring
    suzerain nation died,
[16:13] SILDONIA
    but the governor of the vassal city-state
     didn't bother to show.
[16:18] SILDONIA
    Don't you find that odd?
[16:20] KYLE
    You're right.
[16:22] SILDONIA
    I'd say the princess's silence
     on the matter proves it.
[16:27] SILDONIA
    Something's afoot in Karan,
    and she's hoping you'll look into it.
[16:32] SILDONIA
    Maybe even resolve it.
[16:36] KYLE
    So she's testing us.
[16:39] SILDONIA
    Does that displease you?
[16:41] KYLE
    Not at all.
[16:43] KYLE
    I get to meet the governor of Karan.
    This is a good opportunity.
[16:48] KYLE/ID
    I also want to keep as much distance
    between me and the princess as possible.
[16:55] SILDONIA
    Well, just take it as meaning
     she has high hopes for you.
[16:59] KYLE
    Yeah, you're right.
[17:06] (Flashback) MILENA
    You must think me cold, Sir Kyle.
[17:10] (Flashback) KYLE
    Huh?
[17:11] (Flashback) MILENA
    To be so unaffected
    in spite of just losing my father.
[17:17] (Flashback) KYLE
    I don't think that.
[17:18] (Flashback) MILENA
    Naturally, I am sad.
[17:22] (Flashback) MILENA
    My father was equally kind to both
    of his children, and I loved him.
[17:29] (Flashback) MILENA
    But I fear my father did not reciprocate.
[17:34] (Flashback) KYLE
    Princess Milena...
[17:36] (Flashback) MILENA
    Anyway, Sir Kyle,
[17:39] (Flashback) MILENA
    would you like to join the royal guard?
[17:43] (Flashback) MILENA
    I'd like you to serve me
    formally as my knight.
[17:49] (Flashback) KYLE
    I-Is that because you want
    to keep an eye on me?
[17:54] (Flashback) MILENA
    It's because I want you at my side.
[17:59] (Flashback) KYLE
    Th-There's something I have to do.
[18:03] (Flashback) KYLE
    But if anything happens to you,
     I'll come running.
[18:09] (Flashback) MILENA
    I'm only joking.
[18:10] (Flashback) MILENA
    But I'm glad I got to see you flustered.
[18:15] (Flashback) MILENA
    Take care on your travels.
[18:18] (Flashback) KYLE
    Huh?
[18:20] KYLE/ID
    She was messing with me?!
[18:23] LIESE
    What's that about?
[18:24] THERON
    He's always been weird.
[18:29] NINOS
    Princess Milena.
[18:30] MILENA
    Oh, Ninos.
[18:32] NINOS
    Have you wrapped the hero around your finger?
[18:36] MILENA
    You make me sound so wicked.
[18:40] MILENA
    I'm sure such tactics may be
     necessary down the road.
[18:44] MILENA
    But regardless, I believe we should
    keep Sir Kyle on our side.
[18:50] NINOS
    I'm opposed to the idea.
[18:52] NINOS
    We know nothing about him.
[18:55] MILENA
    Ninos, I hope you'll continue to assist me.
[18:58] NINOS
    Yes, of course.
[19:04] MILENA
    From now on, I'll be in control of Zirgus.
[19:09] MILENA
    I must do my best.
[19:21] KYLE
    Thanks for waiting.
[19:22] THERON
    Hey.
[19:23] FESBA
    Belated though it may be,
    congratulations on your medal.
[19:28] KYLE
    Thanks. Not many people are
    talking about it, though.
[19:32] FESBA
    I'm sure you'll accomplish
     even more before long.
[19:37] THERON
    So, where's my sword?
[19:40] FESBA
    Right here.
[19:42] FESBA
    The craftsman who repaired it said
     it looked as if it had seen years of use.
[19:49] THERON
    Maybe I was a little rough with it.
[19:52] THERON
    This sword isn't bad,
    but do you have anything better?
[19:56] FESBA
    I'm terribly sorry.
[19:58] FESBA
    That is the highest quality
    blade we offer at our shop.
[20:04] THERON
    I see. Then I guess I'll manage
    with this for the time being.
[20:08] FESBA
    Thank you.
[20:10] FESBA
    I can't promise anything, but we'll try to use
    our connections to find you a worthy blade.
[20:18] THERON
    I'll try not to get my hopes up.
[20:20] KYLE
    We're on our way to Karan.
[20:23] KYLE
    Do you know anything about it?
[20:25] FESBA
    You're going to Karan?
[20:28] FESBA
    It is a challenging place.
[20:31] FESBA
    It's effectively run
    by the blacksmith's guild.
[20:34] FESBA
    Their leader practically owns the city.
[20:38] FESBA
    How should I put this? They've...
    caused quite a few problems.
[20:44] FESBA
    It's made trade with them difficult.
[20:46] FESBA
    But now that they're a vassal city-state,
    we've had much more interaction.
[20:53] KYLE
    I see.
[20:54] KYLE
    Thanks.
[20:56] KYLE
    I'm sure we'll be back, so see you then.
[20:59] FESBA
    I look forward to it.
[21:01] FESBA
    Also, given Karan's long history and culture,
    their armaments are highly regarded.
[21:08] FESBA
    You may be able to find a worthy blade there.
[21:15] THERON
    The first thing I usually do
    in a new town is look for cute girls,
[21:20] THERON
    but maybe I'll switch things up
     and look for a sword.
[21:24] THERON
    But are you sure you don't mind
    me finding a sword elsewhere?
[21:29] FESBA
    We'll find another way
     to make money off of you.
[21:34] FESBA
    I pray you'll have good luck in Karan.
[21:38] KYLE
    Thanks.
[21:44] LIESE
    Karan's a mining town, right?
[21:47] THERON
    I hope there are lots of cute girls.
[21:50] URZA
    I doubt they'll pay you any mind.
[21:52] THERON
    Hey!
[21:54] THERON
    That's not true!
[21:56] THERON
    Just the other day, I got some attention.
[21:58] LIESE
    Yeah? In what town?
[23:34] SIGN
    Next Time
[23:34] SIGN
    To the Blacksmith's Nation
[23:35] NA
    Next time: "To the Blacksmith's Nation."