E14 - A False Charge and a Lonely Hyena

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[00:01] Maasyan Assemblyman A
    Fortunately, Lord Braun's injuries are light.
[00:05] Maasyan Assemblyman A
    He wishes to hold the signing
    ceremony as soon as he recovers.
[00:10] Maasyan Assemblyman B
    Tell me, did he see his attacker?
[00:13] Maasyan Assemblyman A
    No, the villain hid himself
    under a hooded robe.
[00:18] Maasyan Assemblyman A
    But he was a young man, somewhat taller
    than Lord Braun, and he hid one eye.
[00:25] Maasyan Assemblyman C
    His Lordship resisted and tore out
    a tuft of his assailant's fur,
[00:30] Maasyan Assemblyman C
    but its color proved to be unremarkable.
[00:34] Maasyan Assemblyman B
    It will be difficult to
    identify him by sight, then.
[00:36] Maasyan Assemblyman B
    How in the world did he get in?
[00:39] Maasyan Assemblyman B
    What were the guards doing?
[00:41] Maasyan Assemblyman B
    Explain this failure, Captain Teiryn!
[00:44] Teiryn
    Sir, I beg your—
[00:45] Weasel Guard
    Please wait!
[00:48] Weasel Guard
    We believe that we can name the culprit.
[00:52] Maasyan Assemblyman B
    What?!
[00:56] Lanteveldt
    What's all this fuss
    first thing in the morning?
[01:01] Sariphi
    Lante, where have you been?
[01:04] Lanteveldt
    Oh, well, you know.
[01:06] Weasel Guard
    There you have it. This man was
    nowhere to be seen last night.
[01:10] Lanteveldt
    Huh?
[01:11] Weasel Guard
    Captain Lanteveldt of the Queen's Guard
    is your man. I'm certain of it.
[01:17] Sariphi
    Huh?
[01:18] Cy; Clops
    What?!
SIGN    A False Charge and a Lonely Hyena
[03:01] Maasyan Assemblyman B
    So this is our culprit?
[03:04] Lanteveldt
    Hold up. What are you talking about?
[03:07] Maasyan Assemblyman C
    His Lordship did mention
    that the man hid one eye...
[03:10] Weasel Guard
    And he was already inside, so he
    wouldn't need to breach security.
[03:16] Maasyan Assemblyman B
    Then he really is Lord Braun's assailant?!
[03:20] Lanteveldt
    Huh?
[03:22] Lanteveldt
    You think I tried to assassinate the old fart?
[03:26] Lanteveldt
    Gimme a break. That's ridiculous.
[03:28] Weasel Guard
    What shameless conduct.
[03:30] Weasel Guard
    Tell me, then: where were you all night,
    and what were you doing?
[03:35] Lanteveldt
    Well, I didn't feel like running into anyone,
[03:39] Lanteveldt
    so I kind of zoned out on
    top of this assembly hall.
[03:42] Weasel Guard
    An obvious falsehood!
[03:44] Lanteveldt
    Huh?
[03:45] Maasyan Assemblyman A
    Suspicious.
[03:46] Maasyan Assemblyman C
    Speak the truth!
[03:50] Lanteveldt
    Hey! I told you I don't know anything!
[03:53] Lanteveldt
    Quit hassling me, and—
[04:00] Maasyan Assemblyman B
    Arrest this man!
[04:08] Sariphi
    Lante told you that he doesn't know anything!
[04:11] Sariphi
    So he's innocent. And I'll prove it.
[04:15] Maasyan Assemblymen
    Wh-What?!
[04:18] Maasyan Assemblyman C
    Acting Queen, do you mean to say
    that you will apprehend the culprit?
[04:22] Weasel Guard
    She could just frame someone
    to escape responsibility!
[04:27] Teiryn
    In that case, I shall accompany her.
[04:33] Teiryn
    I bear responsibility for
    allowing this crime to occur.
[04:37] Teiryn
    I must see it resolved before
    the ceremony tomorrow morning.
[04:41] Sariphi
    Before tomorrow morning...
[04:44] Teiryn
    But until the captain is cleared of suspicion,
[04:47] Teiryn
    I must insist that he remain under guard.
[04:50] Lanteveldt
    Hey!
[04:52] Lanteveldt
    Let go of me!
[04:54] Sariphi
    Lante.
[04:56] Sariphi
    I believe in you, Lante.
[04:59] Sariphi
    So believe in me, too, and wait.
[05:07] Lanteveldt
    Why...
[05:10] Teiryn
    Why do you trust him so completely?
[05:13] Sariphi
    Because he's the captain of my guard!
[05:15] Teiryn
    But I hear he was the only volunteer,
[05:18] Teiryn
    and that he endangered your
    whole group on the journey here.
[05:23] Sariphi
    He promised me that he wouldn't put
    other people in harm's way again.
[05:29] Teiryn
    It is unwise to believe
    everyone you meet so blindly.
[05:37] Sariphi
    Even I've met people I couldn't trust.
[05:44] Sariphi
    But my gut tells me Lante isn't
    one of them, and I believe it.
[05:50] Sariphi
    Because...
[05:52] (Flashback) Leonhart
    Let Sariphi choose her own guard captain.
[05:57] Sariphi
    ...that's part of trusting His Majesty.
[06:02] Clops
    Personally, I can't stand you.
[06:06] Clops
    But Sari is running around to help you.
    I can see her through Cy's eye.
[06:13] Clops
    Sari really does believe in you.
[06:19] Clops
    So...
[06:22] Clops
    you ought to trust her, too.
[06:26] Lanteveldt
    Why? I don't get it.
[06:29] Lanteveldt
    She's... not normal.
[06:34] Lanteveldt
    No one's ever covered
    for me like that before.
[06:39] Lanteveldt
    Not even back then.
[06:42] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    Hang on, Mom! I promise
    I'll buy you medicine!
[06:48] Young Lanteveldt
    A long time ago, we Hyenians turned
    traitor and sided against the king,
[06:54] Young Lanteveldt
    so we're forced to live apart
    in our autonomous district.
[06:58] Young Lanteveldt
    One step outside, and everyone
    looks down on us as traitors.
[07:03] (Flashback) Woman A
    There he is again.
[07:05] (Flashback) Woman B
    Oh, dear. A Hyenian outside their district?
[07:08] (Flashback) Man A
    He might have come to steal something.
[07:12] Young Lanteveldt
    But the other Hyenians called me
    and Mom traitors, too, and cut us off.
[07:19] Young Lanteveldt
    All because Mom had me with
    a man from outside the district.
[07:27] Young Lanteveldt
    Hyenians get almost no help from the
    kingdom, and we're even more isolated.
[07:31] Young Lanteveldt
    So now my mom's dying of a disease
    that medicine could cure in no time.
[07:38] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    Hang in there, Mom!
[07:41] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    I finally saved up enough from working!
[07:44] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    I'll buy you medicine right away!
[07:47] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    Mister! Gimme some medicine!
[07:50] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    My mom's sick!
[07:52] (Flashback) Shopkeeper
    You'd better be able to pay for it.
[07:56] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    'Course I can! Look!
[07:58] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    Is this enough? Come on, hurry up!
[08:07] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    Do I need more?
[08:14] (Flashback) Shopkeeper
    Here, take it.
[08:18] (Flashback) Shopkeeper
    Have her take it slowly, a third at a time.
[08:21] (Flashback) Shopkeeper
    Don't drop it, now.
[08:23] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    I won't! Thanks, mister!
[08:29] (Flashback) Soldier A
    Stop right there!
[08:30] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    Huh?
[08:31] (Flashback) Soldier B
    Is that medicine you're holding?
[08:33] (Flashback) Soldier A
    A kid's allowance wouldn't cover that.
    How did you get it?
[08:38] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    W-Well, I went and...
[08:41] (Flashback) Soldier A
    Sounds fishy. Did you steal it?
[08:44] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    No! I paid for it!
[08:47] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    I worked and bought it with my pay!
[08:49] (Flashback) Soldier B
    You? Don't lie!
[08:52] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    I'm not lying! Ask the medicine seller!
[08:56] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    It's true! You've gotta believe me!
[08:58] (Flashback) Soldier A
    Who'd believe a Hyenian?
[09:02] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    What? But...
[09:04] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    Come on!
[09:05] (Flashback) Townsperson A
    I always thought he seemed shifty.
[09:07] (Flashback) Townsperson B
    This explains the wares I lost the other day.
[09:10] (Flashback) Townsperson C
    Proud soldiers of Ozmargo would
    never accuse a child without cause.
[09:18] (Flashback) Soldier A
    I'm confiscating this.
[09:19] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    Give it back! That's mine!
[09:22] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    Give it back!
[09:24] (Flashback) Soldier A
    You little...
[09:28] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    Give it back.
[09:30] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    Give it back!
[09:32] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    I need that! Or my mom...
[09:34] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    My mom... My mom...
[09:37] (Flashback) Young Lanteveldt
    My mom will die!
[09:49] Young Lanteveldt
    Why didn't anyone believe me?
[09:54] Young Lanteveldt
    Because I'm a kid? Because I'm a Hyenian?
[10:00] Young Lanteveldt
    No.
[10:02] Young Lanteveldt
    Because they outranked me.
[10:06] Young Lanteveldt
    Everyone believes big shots.
[10:10] Young Lanteveldt
    Of course they do. That's normal.
[10:13] Young Lanteveldt
    No one would trust a word I—
[10:17] (Flashback) Sariphi
    I believe in you.
[10:23] (Flashback) Lanteveldt
    I'd say people like you are
    the least trustworthy of all.
[10:27] (Flashback) Lanteveldt
    And since I can lie with a straight face,
    you'd be smart not to trust me much.
[10:33] Lanteveldt
    I knew it.
[10:35] Lanteveldt
    I'm a big, fat liar.
[10:38] Lanteveldt
    The truth is, I always wanted
    someone to trust me.
[10:44] Lanteveldt
    To trust me*, even if I'm
    some nobody Hyenian kid.*
[10:52] Lanteveldt
    Someone like you, Sariphi.
[11:05] Clops
    O-Oh, no!
[11:06] Clops
    Hey! Bad news! We're out of ti—
[11:10] Clops
    Huh?
[11:15] Clops
    Lante...
[11:19] Guard
    Get out.
[11:20] Guard
    You've been exonerated.
[11:27] Teiryn
    The culprit was a Badgerian
    youth named Nagma.
[11:31] Teiryn
    His appearance tallies with
    Lord Braun's account,
[11:34] Teiryn
    and he has confessed to the crime.
[11:37] Maasyan Assemblyman B
    How in the world did you
    find him, Captain Teiryn?
[11:40] Teiryn
    That was the acting queen consort's doing.
[11:43] Clops
    Sari!
[11:45] Sariphi
    Lante! Clops!
[11:47] Clops
    Sari!
[11:50] Sariphi
    I'm so glad they let you go!
[11:54] Clops
    How did you catch the real attacker, Sari?!
[11:58] Sariphi
    Well, actually,
[12:00] Sariphi
    I went by this.
[12:04] Maasyan Assemblyman B
    The fur taken as evidence!
[12:07] Sariphi
    To me, this color looks completely
    different from Lante's fur.
[12:12] Clops
    What?!
[12:13] Maasyan Assemblyman B
    I beg your pardon?!
[12:15] Teiryn
    It seems the acting queen, being human,
    can distinguish colors that we cannot.
[12:22] Maasyan Assemblyman A
    P-Preposterous!
[12:24] Maasyan Assemblyman B
    Human eyes could not possibly
    be superior to ours!
[12:28] Teiryn
    This is not a question of superiority.
[12:30] Teiryn
    In any case, we had nothing else to go on,
[12:35] Teiryn
    so I asked the acting queen to find someone
    whose fur matched in her eyes.
[12:41] Teiryn
    I then rounded up members of that species
[12:47] Teiryn
    and found one who behaved suspiciously.
[12:56] Teiryn
    As he confessed when questioned,
    I immediately escorted him here.
[13:02] Teiryn
    A background investigation revealed
    a history of anti-monarchist protest,
[13:09] Teiryn
    and he claims to have been promised a
    promotion for preventing this ceremony.
[13:15] Maasyan Assemblyman B
    Hmm... I see.
[13:17] Maasyan Assemblyman A
    At any rate, well done.
[13:20] Teiryn
    Acting Queen, a thousand pardons for
    wrongly imprisoning your guard captain.
[13:28] Sariphi
    You don't owe me an apology.
[13:32] Sariphi
    But I would like the people who suspected
    Lante to tell him they're sorry.
[13:39] Teiryn
    Naturally. I apologize once more
    for my men's disrespect.
[13:45] Teiryn
    But at present, let us arrange the ceremony
    at once and resolve this matter.
[13:50] Teiryn
    I realize you have not slept and must
    be tired, but would you make ready?
[13:55] Sariphi
    Okay. I understand.
[14:02] Clops
    Hurry, Sari.
[14:03] Cy
    Hurry.
[14:04] Sariphi
    I know.
[14:08] Lanteveldt
    So you had a lead from the start.
[14:11] Lanteveldt
    No wonder you could say all
    that about believing in me.
[14:15] Sariphi
    That's not why I said it.
[14:18] Sariphi
    But you're "lucky I'm human," right?
[14:24] Lanteveldt
    Damn.
[14:29] Lanteveldt
    I knew she was a crafty one.
[14:33] Lanteveldt
    I can't beat her.
[14:38] Sariphi
    Lord Braun Breuse, in the name of
    His Majesty, the king of Ozmargo,
[14:42] Sariphi
    I appoint you to govern this city of Maasya.
[14:52] Braun
    I, Braun Breuse, humbly
    accept this appointment.
[15:09] Sariphi
    I hope that life in Maasya
    settles down after this.
[15:13] Sariphi
    Thank you, too, Captain.
[15:15] Sariphi
    I couldn't have cleared
    Lante's name without you.
[15:19] Teiryn
    I did nothing of note.
[15:21] Sariphi
    Why did you believe in evidence
    that only I could see?
[15:27] Teiryn
    Well, partly because I had
    nothing else to go on.
[15:33] Teiryn
    But when I saw a queen
    aiding a lowly subject,
[15:37] Teiryn
    to say nothing of a human
    making every effort for a beast,
[15:43] Teiryn
    it simply seemed like the right thing to do.
[15:48] Sariphi
    Thank you. I hope I get to see you again.
[15:53] Teiryn
    Unfortunately, that may not be possible.
[15:56] Sariphi
    What?
[15:57] Teiryn
    The culprit in this attack
[16:00] Teiryn
    entered through a spot that
    should have been guarded.
[16:04] Teiryn
    In other words, my men abandoned
    their posts without leave.
[16:09] Teiryn
    And I suspect they cast blame
    on your guard to hide that fact.
[16:15] Teiryn
    Failing to detect that was
    a grave failure on my part.
[16:19] Teiryn
    I'll be demoted at best, and at worst...
[16:24] Teiryn
    In any case, I cannot expect
    to retain my current position.
[16:29] Sariphi
    Oh, no...
[16:30] Lanteveldt
    Ridiculous.
[16:32] Lanteveldt
    None of that was your fault.
[16:35] Lanteveldt
    Are you gonna take the fall for your men?
[16:39] Teiryn
    A commander's role is not
    to throw his weight around.
[16:43] Teiryn
    This is what it means to be in authority.
[16:48] Sariphi
    Okay. But I still want to see you again.
[16:54] Sariphi
    So, until next time, Captain.
[16:59] Teiryn
    Yes, until we meet again.
[17:14] Lanteveldt
    Y'know, I...
[17:18] Lanteveldt
    I'm gonna climb the ranks,
    then kick back and take it easy.
[17:24] Lanteveldt
    That's what I always wanted.
[17:26] Lanteveldt
    'Cause without clout, a guy like me
    would just get trampled underfoot.
[17:33] Lanteveldt
    But...
[17:39] Lanteveldt
    You believed in me. In my pride.
[17:47] Lanteveldt
    Acting Queen Sariphi, Lanteveldt the
    Hyenian will never forget this debt.
[17:55] Lanteveldt
    Henceforth, I pledge my life
    and my loyalty to you.
[18:07] Lanteveldt
    And that was no lie.
[18:10] Sariphi
    Of course it wasn't! I believe you, Lante!
[18:31] Soldier
    The acting queen consort and her
    party have returned from Maasya!
[18:38] Anubis
    What?! What happened on the road?!
[18:44] Clops
    Are you okay, Sari?
[18:49] Clops
    Oh, watch out!
[18:55] Cy
    Sari! Sari!
[18:55] Clops
    Sari, are you hurt?!
[18:57] Lanteveldt
    Don't be so dramatic. She's only sleeping.
[19:00] Clops
    Sari!
[19:02] Cy
    Ri!
[19:05] Anubis
    As a precaution, I have sent
    Lady Sariphi to rest in the infirmary.
[19:09] Anubis
    And this is the man she chose to lead
    her Queen's Guard, Lanteveldt.
[19:17] Leonhart
    Hyenian, are you?
[19:21] Lanteveldt
    Yeah. Is that a problem?
[19:24] Anubis
    Remember your place!
[19:26] Lanteveldt
    Don't worry. I won't stab you in the back.
[19:30] Lanteveldt
    I don't care about you enough for that.
[19:32] Anubis
    You dare address His Majesty thus?!
[19:36] Lanteveldt
    Man, you never shut up, do you?
[19:39] Lanteveldt
    I'm the captain of the Queen's Guard.
    I don't even work for the king.
[19:44] Anubis
    Th-That's nonsense!
[19:48] Anubis
    He's like the wench all over again!
[19:51] Anubis
    As a citizen of this realm, swearing
    fealty to its king is your natural duty!
[19:56] Lanteveldt
    That's so old-fashioned.
[19:58] Lanteveldt
    You oughta at least choose
    your own master, too.
[20:01] Anubis
    Wh-What?!
[20:02] Anubis
    I—
[20:10] Anubis
    I... I beg your pardon.
[20:15] Leonhart
    Lanteveldt, is it?
[20:18] Leonhart
    Answer me one question.
[20:19] Lanteveldt
    Wh-What is it?
[20:21] Leonhart
    Do you take pride in your own blood?
[20:28] Lanteveldt
    Are you testing me?
[20:31] Lanteveldt
    Well, sorry, but I am proud to be Hyenian.
[20:37] Lanteveldt
    No one hates themselves for who they are.
[20:40] Lanteveldt
    They learn to hate themselves because
    other people mock and insult them.
[20:45] Lanteveldt
    I don't wanna end up like that.
[20:48] Lanteveldt
    Not even if you order me
    to give up my pride, sire.
[20:53] Lanteveldt
    Sariphi's the only one who
    gets to boss me around.
[20:56] Lanteveldt
    She's the only person my heart will listen to.
[21:05] Leonhart
    Very well, Lanteveldt.
[21:07] Leonhart
    I hereby ratify you as captain of
    my acting queen's personal guard.
[21:13] Leonhart
    Become her knight—her sword
    and shield—in title and in truth.
[21:20] Leonhart
    Now, leave us.
[21:21] Anubis
    Yes, sire.
[21:33] Lanteveldt
    Me, a knight?
[21:42] Lanteveldt
    All right. Why not?
[21:47] Lanteveldt
    I'll do it.
[23:25] Amit
    One, two...
[23:28] Sariphi
    Why are you counting plates, Amit?
[23:32] Amit
    They're flowers. This is a traditional
    Murgan method of foretelling romance.
[23:35] Amit
    I pray that he returns safe and sound.
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