# E8 - Even Alone, It Wasn’t Frightening. Rather…the Loneliness Has Been Kind Ever since Losing Father.
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Have the servants handle the rest.
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Oh.
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You've come to see me, Richard.
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York of the white rose.
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Lancaster of the red rose.
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These royal houses with roses for
their crests battled for the throne.
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People call their strife
the "Wars of the Roses."
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Your Majesty!
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Are you awake?!
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You must be tired. It's been so long since
you last attended to public business.
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Your Majesty, how do you feel?
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Warwick.
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God's will and your hand have
freed me from my imprisonment.
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But this place...
This place is suffocating.
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Why not depart the palace for a time?
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What?
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I mean rest your mind on a pilgrimage.
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That should be the best thing
for your health as well.
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But if I did that...
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Have no fear. We shall bear
the heavy burden of government.
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You needn't appear in public; we'll let
it be known that you've taken ill.
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I suppose you're right.
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This must be a sign from God.
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Warwick, I name you Protector.
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I relinquish my authority to you.
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A wise decision, Your Majesty.
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Margaret is still in France.
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If we can assault London now--
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It's a shame about Anne.
Weren't you fond of each other?
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And that Lancastrian brat,
of all people, took her from you.
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If that's how it appeared to you,
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it was a trick of Warwick's machinations.
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He's a crafty man. Crafty enough
to inveigle my own brother.
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Warwick and George are the
greatest nobles save the king.
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Anthony and Hastings have returned to us,
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but our forces are still insufficient.
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Therefore, I'd like to ask a favor of you.
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While I admire His Majesty's
wisdom and virtue,
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I must object to his choice
of officers for once.
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Why, my lord?
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Because there is someone far more
fit to be Protector than me.
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Duke George.
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This is our sovereign's will,
but how will you take it?
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I...
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Ever since I betrayed my brother,
I've had no choice but to trust this man.
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If you agree to it, then so will I.
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But first, I want to discuss
the succession to--
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Our first order of business is
to declare Edward a traitor.
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We must confiscate all his
wealth and lands at once.
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Of course, but--
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We'll discuss that at another time.
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George and the Lancastrian prince.
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Whichever I eventually
place on the throne,
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the choice is mine to make.
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I have everything in hand.
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I am now the King of England
in all but name.
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Catesby, take this.
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Richard, deliver this
Yorkist flag to George.
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Tell him that this is my final warning,
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and that he's free to
choose how he uses it.
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Handle it carefully, and don't
let anyone see inside it.
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Must Your Grace carry out such
a dangerous mission yourself?
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The fact that he entrusted it to me
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means that I'm to do all
I can to convince George.
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I see. I'm in awe of the strength
of your brotherly bonds.
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This is less "brotherly love"
than it is a battle for pride.
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If we lose, there will be
no victory in the real war.
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Not for any of us.
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Your Grace.
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But the bond between George
and Warwick is surprisingly firm.
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George stayed with Warwick even after he
sided with Lancaster. Can I move him?
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Can I...?
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No. I *will* succeed.
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I'll win England back from them.
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Hey. You there.
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They're in a carriage. Outrun them.
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Well?
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Nothing unusual.
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But I hear that group from
earlier is at a nearby inn.
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We'll lodge here for the night.
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Investigate them just
in case, and be careful.
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This is holy ground.
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Your Majesty.
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Remove your weapons and join me in prayer.
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No matter where I run,
death and bloodshed follow me.
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Your Majesty, you mustn't
listen to his honeyed words.
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He schemes to bend
Your Majesty to his will.
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--It's treachery.
--It's treason, Your Majesty.
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--Command us.
--Order us.
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--Your Majesty.
--Your Majesty!
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Your Majesty!
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Please, take me somewhere far away,
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to a truly free world,
kind and filled with love.
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Richard.
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Another infiltration, then?
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That was a crisis,
and we had a collaborator.
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Even if we do, we'll need more--
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Your meals are ready, my good sirs.
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Did you order food?
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I serve all my guests a light meal.
You have the place to yourselves today!
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Now please, come downstairs.
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Hey.
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We've changed our minds.
Bring our meals to this room.
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Yes, sir. Right away.
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Honestly. We can't even
eat in peace like this.
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Shall we change inns?
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No.
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I'm sure of it.
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So, that group we saw
*were* Yorkist remnants.
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That flag you say you saw proves it.
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Outside!
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I'll follow you!
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Wait!
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Yorkist dregs!
Have you come for his life?!
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Who?
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I won't let you!
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A Lancastrian noble?
He seemed like a man of some status.
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What is he doing here?
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Henry?
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Richard.
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Where did he go?!
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Find him!
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Come on!
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Richard...
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Richard!
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What are you doing here?
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Richard, you're hurt!
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This isn't...
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...my blood...
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Richard!
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Mr. Catesby, sir!
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Explanations can wait. Let's go.
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Edward.
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You took this lovely maiden's hand
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and made a firm vow to make
her your wife, did you not?
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Yes, Mother. I gladly made her my wife.
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If that's so, why haven't you
consummated your marriage yet?
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W-Well...
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There are any number of ways
to put someone in the mood.
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M-Mother.
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Do it tonight. Is that clear?
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Do your duty. Love is not necessary.
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I know everything.
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You... had feelings
for Richard, didn't you?
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I did.
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This isn't only hard on you, you know!
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I was in love with a woman myself!
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If your feelings still persist, then--
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No. I've already rid myself of them.
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Is that all?
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Was your love so easily discarded?
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Unbelievable.
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My feelings are nothing like yours.
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I swore an oath to God
that I would have her.
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That I'd let nothing stop me.
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--Not even--
--You have no idea!
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You can't imagine how deeply
I cared for Duke Richard!
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Your feelings don't amount
to much! I can tell!
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--You couldn't!
--I do!
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I love Richard far more than you do!
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God...
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...would never allow such a thing.
I mean--
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It's your love He won't allow.
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If you still have regrets, I'll tell you:
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Richard...
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...is actually a woman.
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She normally dresses as a man
and lives hiding her true sex.
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Please be serious.
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It's a lie.
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I know that Duke Richard is as
slender and pretty as a woman, but...
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Still,
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he did always seem to be
hiding something deep in his heart.
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Got that? No matter how
deeply you love Richard,
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as long as you're a woman,
she'll never requite your feelings.
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Are you all right, Richard?
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Henry.
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Are there any yarrow leaves near here?
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They're jagged leaves on a tall plant.
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I understand. Wait for me!
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It will take a deeper
wound than this to kill me.
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I need to rejoin Catesby
and the others soon.
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Richard, are you at death's door?
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Die!
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Vanish alone, deep in the forest.
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No one will save you.
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No one will mourn a demon's death.
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In the end, you're all alone.
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Until the very end!
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Richard.
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We've come to punish you.
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To punish you for surviving.
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To punish you for being born.
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Back then...
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You should have died!
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Begone, demon!
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Henry.
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O Lord, protect him.
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If you must take a life,
at least make it mine.
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Could you see the demons?
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Wolves are demons given flesh.
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The Lord God saved us.
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I thought... I thought that I
would never see you again.
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I thought I *shouldn't* see you again.
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And yet...
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I've missed you all this time.
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I longed to see you, Richard.
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I'm truly, truly glad.
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Duke Richard.
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No animals will come here.
I found it earlier.
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Aren't you cold?
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Henry... You're warm.
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It wasn't a dream.
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Richard. I'm so glad.
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It wasn't a dream.
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I'm sorry! Your wound...
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I'll pick fresh leaves for you.
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Wait.
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Richard?
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It's nothing.
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Why am I so fainthearted?
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I'll be right back.
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I can't afford to die.
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Not until England belongs
to the House of York again.
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But if I fail to convince George,
I might be killed on the spot.
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Hurry back, Henry.
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So, they did flee on horseback.
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Do you think the king is safe?
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The king? Henry should be in the Tower
of London. What would bring him here?
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But Duke Richard matters more now.
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Richard!
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If it hurts, drink this.
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I found a spring, but I had
nothing to carry water in.
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This is fine.
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Stay here. I'll leave as soon as I'm well.
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When I look up at the sky,
I remember the first time I met you.
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You never change, do you?
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I often dream of my mother abandoning me.
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Do you still have nightmares?
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The world stays just the same,
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but my beautiful memories
with you purify me.
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They beautify the world.
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Even alone, it wasn't frightening.
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Rather... the loneliness has been
kind ever since losing Father.
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That's why I swore to never waver again.
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And yet...
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You weaken me.
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Should you be moving?
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I'll starve if I leave everything to you.
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You mentioned a spring?
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Yes. I marked a trail there.
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Well done. I'll fetch water today.
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You'll go alone?
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Gather branches and wait for me.
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So many signs. Is he a child?
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No one will see me here.
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Should you be in the water?
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I'm fine! I'm just washing out the blood.
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What if you collapsed? I'll help you.
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Stay back.
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If you come near me now...
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...you'll see this body of mine.
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Richard.
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You're bloodstained.
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You're all clean now, Richard.
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You're truly... spotless.
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Oh, my.
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What a surprise. Someone beat us here.
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I'll get out first, Henry.
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I haven't seen you around.
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Village girls? I'm in luck.
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If I dress now, then...
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Oh, my. What a lovely
face you've got, mister.
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This is our secret paradise.
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Tell you what. For you,
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I'll make it free.
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What?!
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Hey! Henry!
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Mother. Mother.
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Mother?
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How wicked of you.
Henry can see us, you know.
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It's fine. He's still a child.
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You're the only one I truly love.
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Let's leave all the rest to Henry and
spend every day together like this.
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You're a demon. The loveliest
and most lascivious there is.
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You're right; I am a demon.
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A demon of love.
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My mother's infidelity and betrayal
never stopped haunting me.
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It was like a curse.
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And that's why you fear them?
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You see women as demons?
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No. It's not women that I fear.
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What frightens me is...
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...desire.
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Love--lust--is a sin.
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I'm in pain, but why?
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I won't love anyone.
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Why does it hurt?
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I don't need anyone to love if I have
a friend I can trust with all my heart.
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I'm not a woman, and yet...
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You're my angel, Richard.
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I love Henry.