E20 - A Royal Letter and a Taboo Witch

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[00:04] Bennu
    So this is Maskviana,
    the biggest kingdom in Yoana.
[00:07] Sariphi
    It's full of people.
[00:09] Bennu
    That's all you've got to say
    about coming home?
[00:12] Sariphi
    The human realm. My birthplace.
[00:16] Sariphi
    Is this really my...
[00:20] Merchant
    You there! Miss!
[00:22] Merchant
    You look like a pilgrim to me.
[00:24] Merchant
    And if you're going on a pilgrimage,
    how about a robe?
[00:27] Sariphi
    Huh?
[00:28] Merchant
    This precious garment,
    woven of oliva thread,
[00:30] Merchant
    was worn by Maskvis the Creator's brother's
    wife's sister's best friend when—
[00:35] Sariphi
    Um...
[00:36] Ocelot
    Then allow me to purchase it.
SIGN    A Royal Letter and a Taboo Witch
[02:19] Ocelot
    Didn't you hear me? If it's as
    valuable as you say, I insist.
[02:23] Ocelot
    It would make a fine gift
    for His Royal Majesty.
[02:25] Merchant
    N-No, perish the thought.
[02:27] Merchant
    Now, if you'll excuse me.
[02:30] Sariphi
    Thank you so much.
[02:31] Ocelot
    Are you on a pilgrimage?
[02:33] Sariphi
    No, I'm—
[02:34] Ocelot
    I am Ocelot, and I have the great honor
    to serve as the acting commander of
[02:39] Ocelot
    the Kingdom of Maskviana's
    Exorcistic Knights.
[02:42] Sariphi
    Ah...
[02:43] Ocelot
    To reach Lova Cathedral,
    go two streets over and head north.
[02:48] Sariphi
    No, I'm—
[02:49] Ocelot
    Atria Abbey, then?
[02:51] Ocelot
    That's in the hills outside of town,
    but it's a bit far to set out now.
[02:56] Bennu
    This guy ain't gonna listen.
[02:59] Sariphi
    Um, I'm actually looking for the palace.
[03:02] Sariphi
    I want an audience with the king.
[03:04] Ocelot
    An audience? His Majesty doesn't
    grant those to just anyone.
[03:08] Ocelot
    But I'll hear you out if you'll let me.
[03:11] Sariphi
    Thank you!
[03:15] Sariphi
    My name is Sariphi.
[03:17] Sariphi
    I'm an emissary from the king
    of Ozmargo, the beast realm,
[03:20] Sariphi
    and I bear a letter to the king of
    Maskviana, who represents Yoana.
[03:27] Sariphi
    I got arrested.
[03:28] Bennu
    Well, duh.
[03:30] Bennu
    Did you expect them to buy that
    you came from the beast realm?
[03:34] Sariphi
    But they'll believe me when they find
    out the letter is real, won't they?
[03:41] Bennu
    I wouldn't be so sure.
[03:43] Sariphi
    I hope Ocelot
[03:46] Sariphi
    actually reports the letter to his king.
[03:51] Amit
    Oh, will Lady Sariphi truly be safe?!
[03:55] Clops
    Sh-She'll be fine, Princess Amit.
[03:58] Clops
    Sari's a human in a human land!
    She'll be in no danger!
[04:02] Cy
    No danger!
[04:03] Lanteveldt
    I dunno. What if hearing she's
    a beast envoy freaks them out?
[04:07] Lanteveldt
    She could be locked up right now.
[04:12] Clops
    B-Be strong!
[04:14] Cy
    Eee!
[04:16] Amit
    I mustn't go on like this.
[04:20] Amit
    After all, there's someone who must be far
    more beside himself with worry than I am.
[04:27] Amit
    Namely, His Majesty.
[04:30] Sariphi
    It's nighttime.
[04:33] Sariphi
    What'll we do if they just leave us here?
[04:36] Bennu
    What can we do, except
    settle down here for life?
[04:39] Sariphi
    We can't do that!
[04:41] Ocelot
    Sariphi Kleinoel.
[04:44] Ocelot
    Pardon this delay.
[04:46] Ocelot
    I have confirmed that your name is indeed
    that of the most recent sacrifice.
[04:51] Ocelot
    As such, we will provisionally accept that
    you have traveled here from the beast realm.
[04:55] Sariphi
    Then what about the letter?
[04:57] Ocelot
    Unfortunately, beast script is
    currently taboo in this kingdom.
[05:02] Ocelot
    Thus, none here can read it.
[05:04] Ocelot
    And I cannot deliver the paper to His
    Majesty without knowing its contents.
[05:09] Sariphi
    What?
[05:10] Bennu
    Oh, come on.
[05:12] Ocelot
    However, I hear tell that a
    woman in a frontier village
[05:16] Ocelot
    is engaged in independent
    study of beast script.
[05:29] (Flashback) Ocelot
    She may be able to—
[05:30] (Flashback) Sariphi
    I'll go!
[05:31] (Flashback) Sariphi
    I'd like to pay her a visit!
[05:33] (Flashback) Ocelot
    You would...
[05:39] (Flashback) Ocelot
    Very well. Bring her here
    to decipher the missive.
[05:43] (Flashback) Ocelot
    If it is as you say, I will see
    that His Majesty receives it.
[05:50] Bennu
    You sure about this, girlie?
    You agreed awful quick.
[05:54] Sariphi
    Yes. He said she studies beast script,
    even though it's forbidden.
[05:59] Sariphi
    If there really is a woman like that,
    I want to meet her!
[06:04] Sariphi
    I wonder what made her interested in
    beast culture, and how she feels about it.
[06:10] Villager A
    What?!
[06:11] Villager B
    You don't mean the Witch
    of Shidai, do you, miss?!
[06:15] Sariphi
    What witch?
[06:16] Villager A
    A girl who lives on her own,
    way out that way.
[06:21] Villager A
    They call her a witch in these parts
    'cause she reads beast writing, I hear.
[06:28] Bennu
    That the place?
[06:30] Sariphi
    Um, excuse me! Hello!
[06:37] Sariphi
    Maybe she's out?
[06:52] Bennu
    Hey! What the hell was that for?!
[07:00] Sariphi
    She looks...
[07:05] Bennu
    I said,
[07:06] Bennu
    give it a rest!
[07:11] Sariphi
    I was right. She looks...
[07:14] Sariphi
    like His Majesty's—like Leo's other form.
[07:22] Sariphi
    That's enough, Bennu.
[07:28] Sariphi
    Are you—
[07:29] Anastasia
    Who are you? How did you tame this monster?
[07:33] Bennu
    Who're you calling a monster?!
[07:35] Sariphi
    Now, now.
[07:37] Sariphi
    I'm Sariphi.
[07:39] Sariphi
    I used to be a sacrifice,
[07:41] Sariphi
    but a lot happened, and now I'm
    an emissary for the beast realm.
[07:46] Anastasia
    You're what?
[07:48] Sariphi
    I came here to ask you for a favor.
[07:50] Sariphi
    I heard that you can read beast script, so I...
[07:54] Anastasia
    I don't know what the villagers told you,
    but it has nothing to do with me.
[08:01] Anastasia
    Leave.
[08:02] Sariphi
    Oh, wait!
[08:04] Sariphi
    I have more questions for—
[08:07] Anastasia
    I want nothing to do with beasts,
    even as a prank.
[08:12] Anastasia
    I have nothing to tell you,
    and I don't want to hear your story.
[08:17] Anastasia
    Begone.
[08:19] Anastasia
    Next time, I really will kill you.
[08:24] Bennu
    That lady's got an even worse
    temper than I figured.
[08:28] Bennu
    She's a witch, all right.
[08:33] Anastasia
    A sacrifice? The beasts' emissary?
    What in the world...
[08:40] Anastasia
    But it's got nothing to do with me.
[08:48] Bennu
    Are you kidding me, girlie?
[08:50] Bennu
    You're gonna camp out in these
    hills until she'll deal with you?
[08:55] Sariphi
    Yup. I can't leave empty-handed.
[08:58] Bennu
    The king'd faint if he found out.
[09:02] Sariphi
    Don't tell him, okay?
[09:04] Bennu
    He can't understand me anyway.
[09:06] Bennu
    Not that that lady seems
    much for listening, either.
[09:11] Bennu
    Speaking of which, you said you
    had more questions for her.
[09:15] Sariphi
    Yes.
[09:17] Sariphi
    I can't even tell Bennu
[09:20] Sariphi
    that I'm curious because she looks
    like the king's human form.
[09:24] Sariphi
    And...
[09:26] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Begone.
[09:28] Sariphi
    Those cold eyes.
[09:30] Sariphi
    For a moment, I felt scared, as though
    His Majesty had said that to me.
SIGN    TA-
SIGN    DA
SIGN    TA-
SIGN    DA
SIGN    TA-
SIGN    DA
SIGN    TA-
SIGN    DA
[09:40] Sariphi
    Good morning!
[09:42] Bennu
    Yo.
[09:45] Sariphi
    Wait! Hear me out!
[10:05] Bennu
    Jeez! Talk about unapproachable.
[10:08] Sariphi
    Yeah.
[10:13] Bennu
    Where's she going?
[10:24] Sariphi
    Edelweiss.
[10:26] Sariphi
    Right?
[10:28] Sariphi
    Are you growing these flowers?
[10:31] Anastasia
    So what if I am?
[10:33] Anastasia
    What's wrong with a witch growing flowers?
[10:36] Sariphi
    "A witch"? Really.
[10:38] Sariphi
    That's just a nickname.
[10:40] Sariphi
    What are you really called?
[10:46] Anastasia
    I forget.
[10:59] Sariphi
    Rain...
[11:02] Bennu
    We should head back, too.
[11:03] Sariphi
    Yeah.
[11:13] Sariphi
    Huh?
[11:21] Sariphi
    What are you doing?!
[11:24] Man A
    Who're you?!
[11:26] Sariphi
    No, who are you?
[11:27] Man B
    This is the witch's garden!
[11:30] Man A
    Yeah! She grows poison here to
    kill us villagers from Shidai!
[11:37] Sariphi
    What?
[11:38] Sariphi
    There's nothing poisonous about edelweiss!
[11:41] Man B
    No, that can't be!
[11:44] Man B
    Her blood is cursed!
[11:47] Man A
    She's a dreadful witch!
[11:51] Man B
    Wh-What the?!
[11:53] Man A
    Stay out of this!
[11:55] Man A
    We need to destroy this field of poison quick!
[11:58] Sariphi
    I'll never let you do that!
[12:01] Man A
    Could she be one of the witch's minions?!
[12:04] Man B
    Tie her up!
[12:07] Bennu
    Hey!
[12:08] Sariphi
    Sire...
[12:12] Man B
    B-Blood!
[12:14] Anastasia
    Yes, this is a witch's garden.
[12:18] Anastasia
    If you set foot in it, come prepared to die.
[12:23] Man A
    I-It's her!
[12:37] Sariphi
    Th-Thank you.
[12:40] Anastasia
    I just got rid of a threat to my field.
[12:43] Anastasia
    If you keep hanging around,
    I'll do the same to you.
[12:50] Anastasia
    Why did you go this far?
[12:53] Anastasia
    They're only flowers.
[12:55] Sariphi
    Well...
[12:57] Sariphi
    These flowers, edelweiss,
    stand for precious memories.
[13:03] Sariphi
    So I thought that maybe you grow them
[13:06] Sariphi
    to remind you of something
    you really care about.
[13:19] (Flashback) Ocelot
    Don't let anything the
    villagers say bother you.
[13:22] (Flashback) Ocelot
    You're not a witch.
[13:24] (Flashback) Ocelot
    I'll get strong enough to prove it.
[13:29] (Flashback) Ocelot
    I'll practice the sword like mad
    and learn horse riding, too.
[13:32] (Flashback) Ocelot
    I'll run every day and polish
    myself till I shine.
[13:37] (Flashback) Anastasia
    There's no way you could do all that!
[13:40] (Flashback) Anastasia
    What could a wimp like you ever prove?!
[13:44] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Just leave me alone!
[13:46] (Flashback) Anastasia
    Stop coming to see me!
[14:02] Anastasia
    I never knew these flowers had that meaning.
[14:05] Anastasia
    An old friend of mine from
    the village used to grow them.
[14:12] Anastasia
    That's all.
[14:15] Anastasia
    You said you're called Sariphi, right?
[14:19] Anastasia
    Don't you have a favor to ask me?
[14:22] Anastasia
    I'll hear you out, but no promises.
[14:25] Sariphi
    You mean it?!
[14:26] Bennu
    Nice going, girlie!
[14:28] Bennu
    Once you get 'em talking, the rest is easy.
[14:31] Sariphi
    All right, then. Tell me your name.
[14:34] Anastasia
    Huh?
[14:34] Sariphi
    Your name.
[14:37] Bennu
    Huh?
[14:38] Anastasia
    What? That's your question?
[14:42] Sariphi
    Yup.
[14:44] Sariphi
    I mean, you're not really a witch,
[14:48] Sariphi
    so I want to know what to call you.
[14:55] Anastasia
    Anastasia.
[14:58] Anastasia
    It's Anastasia.
[15:01] Sariphi
    Anastasia...
[15:05] Anastasia
    Hey, are you...
[15:08] Sariphi
    Huh?
[15:14] Bennu
    You okay, girlie?
[15:19] Anastasia
    Here. Dry yourself off with that.
[15:22] Sariphi
    Th-Thank you for taking care of me.
[15:26] Anastasia
    If you'd died there, your rotting
    carcass would be a nuisance.
[15:32] Sariphi
    You're so nice, Asya.
[15:36] (Flashback) Ocelot
    Hey, Asya.
[15:39] Anastasia
    "Asya"?
[15:40] Sariphi
    You're Anastasia, right?
    So "Asya" for short.
[15:46] Anastasia
    Get some sleep.
[15:48] Sariphi
    Okay.
[16:04] Anastasia
    Did your fever break? You must
    be tougher than you look.
[16:10] Sariphi
    You're up late, Asya.
[16:13] Sariphi
    What are you reading?
[16:16] Sariphi
    This is...
[16:18] Sariphi
    a book in beast script!
[16:20] Sariphi
    I came looking for you because there's
    some beast script I'd like you to read.
[16:26] Sariphi
    What is this?
[16:27] Anastasia
    Just a diary.
[16:30] Anastasia
    One of my female ancestors made
    a point to write it in beast script.
[16:35] Anastasia
    She must not have wanted anyone
    in the village to read it.
[16:38] Sariphi
    But how did she learn beast script?
[16:42] Sariphi
    Oh, if you'd rather not say...
[16:45] Anastasia
    I don't mind.
[16:47] Anastasia
    Generations ago, one of my ancestors
[16:50] Anastasia
    broke a taboo so great that our
    whole lineage is despised for it.
[16:55] Anastasia
    Although she was human,
[16:57] Anastasia
    she made love to a beast and bore his child.
[17:01] Sariphi
    Could that beast have been...
[17:06] Sariphi
    His Majesty's ancestor?
[17:08] Cy
    Heave-ho, heave-ho.
[17:10] Clops
    Heave-ho, heave-ho.
[17:11] Cy
    Heave-ho, heave-ho.
[17:13] Anubis
    You there, servants.
[17:14] Anubis
    Explain yourselves.
[17:16] Anubis
    Did I not warn you against removing so
    many books from the archives at once?
[17:20] Clops
    Well, you see, Sari was
    planning to read these.
[17:24] Clops
    We're bringing them back to the archives now.
[17:26] Cy
    Now.
[17:30] Anubis
    Where did you get this book?
    Was it in the archives, as well?
[17:34] Cy
    Huh? Don't recognize.
[17:37] Clops
    That's strange.
[17:39] Clops
    Oh!
[17:40] Clops
    It must be Justice Set's!
[17:43] Clops
    I bet it slipped in when
    he bumped into Sari!
[17:48] Sariphi
    Your ancestor and a beast...
[17:50] Sariphi
    Then... do you have beast blood, too, Asya?
[17:54] Anastasia
    I don't know.
[17:56] Anastasia
    What became of my ancestor who
    married a beast is a mystery, too.
[18:00] Anastasia
    But this diary proves that my
    family was linked to a beast.
[18:06] Anastasia
    I deciphered beast script to read it,
[18:11] Anastasia
    but it's full of boring, everyday stuff.
[18:15] Sariphi
    The diary of someone who loved a beast.
[18:19] Anastasia
    If you want it, you can have it.
[18:21] Anastasia
    I was going to get rid of it anyway.
[18:23] Sariphi
    Are you sure?
[18:25] Anastasia
    Yeah, although I don't know why you're
    so interested in someone's diary.
[18:31] Sariphi
    Something about someone dear
    to me might be written in it.
[18:38] (Flashback) Leonhart
    Sometimes I still ponder, even now.
[18:41] (Flashback) Leonhart
    Did the mother whom I've never seen love me?
[18:46] (Flashback) Leonhart
    Did anyone wish for my birth?
[18:54] Sariphi
    It might give me answers that would mean
    a lot to my beloved—to His Majesty.
[19:02] Anastasia
    Your "beloved"? "His Majesty"?
[19:06] Sariphi
    He's the king of beasts.
[19:09] Anastasia
    You...
[19:11] Anastasia
    I can't imagine falling for a beast.
[19:16] Anastasia
    To be honest, it makes me sick.
[19:18] Anastasia
    But...
[19:22] Anastasia
    Anyway, what do you need me to do?
[19:25] Sariphi
    Huh?
[19:26] Bennu
    Girlie.
[19:27] Sariphi
    I'd like you to decipher a letter
    written in beast script.
[19:32] Sariphi
    Please come with me to the palace.
[19:37] Sariphi
    Wait for me, sire.
[19:44] Anubis
    Wait.
[19:46] Anubis
    Where do you think you're going,
[19:48] Anubis
    Set?
[19:51] Set
    Why feign ignorance?
[19:53] Set
    This path leads to only one place.
[19:57] Set
    The forbidden archive, which only
    royalty and select priests may enter.
[20:03] Set
    You know that as well as I do.
    Is that not why you shadow me so often?
[20:09] Anubis
    He noticed.
[20:11] Set
    Oh, that book.
[20:13] Set
    That's the one I lost the other day.
[20:17] Set
    I see.
[20:19] Set
    Only royalty and the archpriest,
    second in power to the king,
[20:23] Set
    may read that forbidden volume.
[20:27] Set
    Though the archpriest vanished
    during His Late Majesty's reign,
[20:31] Set
    and the post has long been vacant.
[20:34] Set
    I have read what only such great men may.
[20:39] Set
    Merely entering this taboo realm requires
    arts known only to royals and priests,
[20:45] Set
    and yet I set foot in there and took that.
[20:49] Set
    And now that you're certain of it,
    you've come to confront me.
[20:53] Set
    Am I correct?
[20:55] Anubis
    How can you be so calm, scoundrel?
[21:00] Anubis
    Don't you realize that your trespasses—
[21:03] Set
    Yes.
[21:03] Set
    Breaking this taboo is treason
    and an affront to royal dignity.
[21:09] Set
    Unless...
[21:10] Set
    the perpetrator is royalty himself.
[21:15] Anubis
    Set, what are you...
[21:19] Set
    My Lord Chancellor, your line has
    endured to serve the royal house.
[21:26] Anubis
    True, but I chose the king of my own will!
[21:30] Anubis
    His Majesty is the only one for
    whom I would give everything!
[21:34] Set
    Yes, how truly touching.
[21:37] Set
    But have you ever asked yourself
[21:40] Set
    who your king truly is?
[21:45] Set
    Chancellor,
[21:46] Set
    you should know the truth
    about the absolute monarch
[21:52] Set
    to whom you pledged everything.
[23:25] Sariphi
    I'm so glad Asya opened up to
    me after that frosty reception.
[23:31] Sariphi
    But should I really have accepted this diary?
[23:35] Sariphi
    What if it says something His Majesty
    would want to keep private?
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