E19 - Wanting Even a Cat's Help

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[00:01] Elliott
    Blast it! Did all of them get drenched?!
[00:04] Anne
    Why? How could this have happened?
[00:09] Orland
    There's moisture.
[00:10] Nadir
    Why didn't we notice?
[00:12] Valentine
    No one could have predicted the heavy rains
    this season, or the leaks in the roof.
[00:18] Anne; internal
    We can't use any of it like this.
[00:21] Anne; internal
    We won't finish in time for
    the Holy Beginnings Festival.
[00:25] Elliott
    Don't cry, Head of Artisans.
[00:27] Anne
    Mister Collins.
[00:30] Elliott
    We just have to figure something out, right?
[00:33] Anne
    Right.
[00:38] Anne
    We'll grind it down again!
[00:40] Anne
    Gather the silver sugar in the hearth room
    to drive the moisture out!
[00:43] Anne
    Someone please bring the mortars
    from the workroom!
[00:46] Elliott
    Quickly! No matter what happens,
    make it back here before the end of the day!
[00:49] artisans
    Yes, sir!
[02:29] Hugh
    Hey, is everything all right?
[02:33] Hugh
    This is worse than I thought.
[02:35] Hugh
    This castle is damaged in places,
    so I thought this might happen, but...
[02:39] Hugh
    You're re-grinding it?
[02:41] Hugh
    I can have silver sugar sent from
    my school or the Radcliffe Workshop.
[02:45] Elliott
    You know we could never ask for that.
[02:50] Hugh
    Will you make it in time?
[02:51] Elliott
    We will.
[02:55] Elliott
    Good work everyone!
[02:57] Elliott
    Rest for now.
    The real battle starts tomorrow.
[03:04] Elliott
    The rain stopped.
[03:06] Anne
    Yes, it did.
[03:09] Elliott
    If we let it dry through the night, by tomorrow
    we should be able to grind a few barrels.
[03:13] Elliott
    Anne, you should go to sleep.
    I'll look after the hearth.
[03:17] Anne
    I can't do that.
[03:19] Elliott
    But it doesn't feel right to force
    a girl to push past her limits.
[03:23] Anne
    I'm the Head of Artisans.
[03:26] Elliott
    All right, then we'll take turns.
[03:30] Anne
    The Holy Beginnings Festival...
[03:33] Anne
    Do you really think we'll finish in time?
[03:36] Elliott
    Well...
[03:38] Elliott
    Despite everything I said to the viscount,
    honestly, I'm not confident we can do it.
[03:42] Elliott
    Even if we can re-grind the silver sugar,
[03:44] Elliott
    creating the pieces
    and assembling them will take time.
[03:47] Elliott
    If only we had one more skilled artisan.
[03:50] Anne
    Do you think Keith might come?
[03:53] Elliott
    Never. Master Radcliffe
    would never agree to it.
[03:56] Elliott
    That's just how tribalism works.
[03:59] Anne
    Oh, isn't there anyone?
[04:02] Anne
    Someone skilled who isn't part of a school...
[04:07] Elliott; Anne
    Oh! Kat!
[04:11] Elliott
    Right now, he's running a shop in Southcent.
[04:14] Elliott
    He probably has hardly any business.
    If you ask him, Anne, I'm sure he'll do it.
[04:18] Anne
    Yes. I'll bring him back here by evening!
[04:21] Hal
    I'll make sure to check on Noah's condition.
[04:23] Anne
    If you would.
[04:24] Challe
    Let's go.
[04:25] Anne
    Yes.
[04:35] Gladus
    Everyone is so cold to you.
[04:37] Gladus
    And when you're so very worried for them, too.
[04:41] Bridget
    It's always been this way.
    I'm accustomed to it.
[04:48] Anne
    He seems to have as little interest
    in doing business as always.
[04:52] Challe
    Well, it's better than last time.
[04:58] Anne
    Excuse us.
[05:02] Anne
    Hello, Benjamin.
[05:04] Benjamin
    How odd. You look like Anne.
[05:07] Anne
    I am Anne. It's been a while, hasn't it?
[05:10] Benjamin
    Oh, this is a surprise.
    What are you doing in a place like this?
[05:14] Anne
    Actually, I came to ask
    a favor of Kat. Is he here?
[05:18] Benjamin
    He's here.
[05:20] Benjamin
    Kat! You have a lovely visitor!
[05:26] Kat
    Visitor?
[05:28] Kat
    You two!
[05:30] Kat
    You got him back?
[05:32] Anne
    Yes.
[05:32] Anne
    Thank you for all your help in the matter.
[05:35] Kat
    No need for thanks. I didn't do anything.
[05:38] Kat
    Did you come all the way here
    just to tell me that?
[05:40] Anne
    No. Actually, I have a favor to ask.
[05:43] Kat
    A favor?
[05:44] Anne
    Right now, I'm working as the Head of
    Artisans for the Paige Workshop.
[05:49] Benjamin
    Wow, that's amazing! Head of Artisans!
[05:52] Anne
    We were chosen to create the sugar
    confections for the Holy Beginnings Festival,
[05:57] Anne
    but after setting up
    our work space in Holly Leaf Castle...
[06:00] Kat
    The rain ruined your silver sugar, huh?
    I know about that castle.
[06:04] Anne
    Yes. All of it hardened.
    We're working to re-grind it now.
[06:08] Kat
    And you're running out of time because of that,
[06:10] Kat
    so you want me to lend a hand
    with the sugar confections
[06:12] Kat
    until the Holy Beginnings Festival.
[06:14] Anne
    May we ask that of you?
[06:18] Kat
    No.
[06:19] Kat
    I only make things I want to make.
[06:22] Kat
    Besides, I've got an order
    due right after New Year's
[06:24] Kat
    for the birthday of the old lady
    at the flour shop.
[06:27] Kat
    More than the king, more than the kingdom's
    religion, I'm prioritizing the old lady.
[06:32] Anne
    Please, can't anything be done?
    We need you, Kat!
[06:35] Kat
    If I said I'm not doing it, I'm not doing it!
[06:38] Challe
    Hey, Mister Kat.
[06:39] Anne
    Challe!
[06:40] Kat
    Hey, did you forget that I don't want
    you calling me "mister"?
[06:43] Challe
    I remember.
[06:45] Kat
    Then you did it on purpose?
[06:47] Challe
    Yes, I did it on purpose.
[06:49] Kat
    Are you trying to pick a fight?!
[06:51] Anne
    W-Wait, both of you!
[06:53] Challe
    Hey, Mister Kat. I heard that you owe
    the Silver Sugar Viscount a favor.
[06:59] (Flashback) Hugh
    I told Kat that you'd probably say that
    when I rejected his request.
[07:04] (Flashback) Hugh
    Even then, he wouldn't back down,
    so I made a bet with him.
[07:08] (Flashback) Hugh
    A bet about whether you'd want me
    to get involved or not, you see?
[07:11] (Flashback) Hugh
    Now that he's lost,
    he'll have to do anything I say.
[07:16] Anne
    Now that you mention it, that did happen.
[07:18] Kat
    I don't owe him anything!
    That was just a little mistake... that's all!
[07:23] Kat
    It was a blunder tha—
[07:25] Challe
    What did he demand of you as a result?
[07:28] Kat
    W-Well...
[07:30] Challe
    Did you conclude the matter?
[07:31] Kat
    No.
[07:37] Anne
    Kat!
[07:38] Anne
    If we could get him to give up his request,
    would you help us then?
[07:43] Kat
    Give up his request?
[07:45] Anne
    Yes. I will make Hugh give me his right
    to ask a favor of you!
[07:48] Anne
    So, please, I want you
    to help us with our work!
[07:51] Kat
    What?
[07:53] Anne
    The Holy Beginnings Festival isn't just
    for the king or the kingdom's religion!
[07:57] Anne
    It's also to pray for the happiness
    of the kingdom's people.
[08:01] Anne
    If we can make good sugar confections,
    it will bring good fortune!
[08:04] Anne
    And then there won't be a poor
    sugar apple harvest like there was this year!
[08:13] Kat
    I guess it's better than having to do
    whatever that reprobate says.
[08:16] Anne
    Does that mean...
[08:21] Kat
    I'll do it!
[08:23] Anne
    Challe! Thank you for reminding me
    of what Hugh said!
[08:27] Challe
    As you're both simple-minded idiots,
[08:29] Challe
    the conversation
    wasn't likely to progress otherwise.
[08:34] Anne; internal
    Even so, the fact that
    Challe helped me made me happy.
[08:43] Mithril
    It's Anne and Challe!
[08:45] Elliott
    Welcome back!
[08:49] Hugh
    What happened with Kat?
[08:50] Anne
    Hugh! The right to have Kat
    do anything you say... give it to me!
[08:55] Hugh
    What?
[08:57] Hugh
    Does this mean that Kat turned you down?
[09:00] Hugh
    And he said he'd help if you got me
     to give you the right to that favor.
[09:05] Anne
    That's exactly right.
[09:07] Anne
    But please, give it to me.
[09:09] Hugh
    I refuse.
[09:10] Hugh
    He only makes sugar confections
    when he's convinced it's the thing to do.
[09:15] Hugh
    Right now, I can make him
    do whatever I like, you know?
[09:18] Anne
    We need Kat.
[09:21] Hugh
    I have no intention to spoil you that much.
[09:24] Hugh
    If you want it that badly, wrest it from me.
[09:31] Anne
    Then I will take it.
[09:33] Hugh
    Really? Are you planning on
    a competition or something?
[09:36] Hugh
    Normally, a Silver Sugar Viscount
[09:39] Hugh
    is forbidden from making sugar confections
     save at the king's orders.
[09:43] Hugh
    But when it comes to competitions,
    it's a different story.
[10:01] Anne
    Then let's compete!
[10:03] Salim
    How reckless.
[10:05] Elliott
    Is she serious?
[10:09] Hugh
    I accept your challenge,
    Silver Sugar Master Anne Halford.
[10:15] Hugh
    The judge will be...
[10:17] Hugh
    Let's see.
[10:19] Hugh
    I heard that there's a fairy here
    who is in trouble because he isn't eating.
[10:22] Hugh
    Whoever manages to feed that fairy wins.
[10:26] Anne
    Something for Noah?
[10:29] Anne
    All right. I accept!
[10:31] Hugh
    Very good!
[10:33] Hugh
    Before the night ends,
    bring my tool set and silver sugar!
[10:35] Hugh
    Bring enough silver sugar for Anne as well!
[10:37] Salim
    Sir.
[10:38] Hugh
    So, that's the state of things, Collins!
[10:40] Hugh
    I'll be asking you to put me up here.
[10:42] Elliott
    Understood.
[10:44] Hugh
    I'm looking forward to this, Anne.
[10:50] Mithril
    What? You're competing with Hugh?!
[10:53] Mithril
    You know you have
    no chance of winning, don't you?!
[10:56] Anne
    W-We don't know that yet, do we?
[11:01] Elliott
    Really, this is just asking too much.
[11:03] Elliott
    To start making it now
    and feeding it to him tomorrow?
[11:07] Elliott
    For now, I'll head back to the hearth.
[11:10] Elliott
    Anne, make sure you tell everyone else
    about this, all right?
[11:13] Elliott
    I really just can't do it.
[11:33] Anne; internal
    Everyone...
[11:35] Nadir
    Anne!
[11:39] Mithril
    Hey, put some of this on!
    Your blisters burst, right?
[11:42] Valentine
    Are you all right?
[11:46] Anne
    Everyone, there's something
    I'd like to talk to you about.
[11:49] Nadir
    We heard. Elliott told us.
[11:51] Anne
    What?
[11:53] Valentine
    It's all right. We'll entrust this to you.
[11:56] Valentine
    And while you're doing that, we'll work
    hard enough to cover your share, Anne!
[11:59] Orland
    We will take care of our work.
[12:01] Orland
    You do your work.
[12:04] King
    Like they said! Let's dig in
    for the next big push! Right?
[12:07] Orland; Valentine; Nadir
    Yeah!
[12:10] Anne; internal
    I have to do this. I have to do my job.
[12:13] Anne; internal
    I have to win, for everyone's sake.
[12:22] Anne
    I hope he'll eat the sugar confections.
[12:25] Challe
    It's possible that he won't eat either of them.
[12:28] Anne
    That's true.
[12:30] Anne
    But maybe Hugh offered this idea because
    he's confident he'll be able to make Noah eat.
[12:36] Anne
    For fairies, all sugar confections
    hold that much allure, don't they?
[12:45] Challe
    When the shape holds meaning for you,
[12:47] Challe
    the more beautiful it is,
    the sweeter it smells.
[12:51] Challe
    The urge to draw it in to yourself...
[12:54] Challe
    it's a lot like the desire to kiss
    someone who is dear to you.
[12:57] Anne
    I wonder if Noah has anyone or anything
    like that other than Lord Herbert.
[13:02] Challe
    Go to sleep. Tomorrow will be busy.
[13:05] Anne
    What about you, Challe?
[13:06] Challe
    I'll watch him.
[13:07] Anne
    Oh, but you can't be the only one
    to stay awake, Challe!
[13:12] Challe
    You have an important competition, don't you?
[13:13] Anne
    But...
[13:16] Challe
    Do you require another good night kiss?
[13:21] Challe
    If it's necessary, I will do it.
[13:28] Challe
    Go to sleep.
[13:32] Anne
    G-Good night!
[13:44] Salim
    Viscount.
[13:46] Salim
    Anne has brought your breakfast.
[13:49] Salim
    You've scattered things everywhere again.
[13:57] Salim
    I have asked you to treat books
    with care, haven't I?
[14:01] Salim
    And the fathers who lent them to you
    asked you to be careful as well.
[14:05] Salim
    Try to imagine being me,
    the person who has to return them.
[14:08] Hugh
    When they said, "be careful,"
    that's not what they meant.
[14:11] Hugh
    They meant don't show them to anyone.
[14:14] Hugh
    If I weren't in the peerage, I wouldn't be
    able to read any of the books I have here.
[14:17] Hugh
    They're all what you might call banned books.
[14:19] Anne
    Banned books?
[14:20] Anne
    Wh-What's written in them?
[14:23] Hugh
    Now, I can't go lending my enemy
    a helping hand, can I?
[14:28] Hugh
    Have you decided what you'll be making?
[14:31] Anne
    N-No, not yet.
[14:33] Hugh
    You should decide soon.
[14:36] Anne
    I know.
[14:38] Hugh
    Oh, right. Anne, after breakfast,
    there's somewhere I'd like to go.
[14:48] Anne
    Noah, may I have a moment?
[14:51] Anne
    There's someone here
    who would like to speak with you.
[14:57] Hugh
    Excuse the intrusion.
[14:58] Hugh
    I'm the Silver Sugar Viscount, Hugh Mercury.
[15:01] Noah
    What? The Silver Sugar Viscount?
[15:06] Hugh
    You can stay like that.
[15:07] Hugh
    There's something I'd like to ask you.
[15:10] Noah
    What?
[15:13] Hugh
    Was Lord Herbert an upstanding person who
    would not shame the crest of House Chamber?
[15:18] Noah
    Yes.
[15:19] Hugh
    I heard that he liked the game of fief.
[15:22] Noah
    Yes.
[15:23] Noah
    It's rude of me to say,
    but he wasn't very good at it.
[15:29] Hugh
    He wasn't good at it?
[15:31] Noah
    Yes. That's why the only one
    who would play him was me.
[15:37] Hugh
    I see.
[15:39] Hugh
    All right. I understand. Sorry to bother you.
[15:42] Hugh
    I'll bring you something nice
    later as a thank you.
[15:47] Anne; internal
    Something that holds meaning
    for Noah. Something he'll eat.
[15:52] Anne; internal
    If I recreate Lord Herbert's likeness in
    a sugar confection, it might make him happy.
[15:58] Anne; internal
    Just like that time with Duke Philax.
[16:02] Anne; internal
    But...
[16:07] Gladus
    I hear that you're competing
    with the Silver Sugar Viscount.
[16:14] Gladus
    What's this?
[16:16] Gladus
    Did Challe warn you not to get too close to me?
[16:20] Anne
    No, he didn't, but...
[16:26] Gladus
    I don't want you to worry.
[16:29] Gladus
    I am someone who is very close to him.
[16:32] Gladus
    But as I can't read his true intentions,
    I can't get him to open up to me, that's all.
[16:37] Anne
    Close?
[16:39] Gladus
    And that is why...
[16:41] Gladus
    I hold no ill intent toward him
    or anything he holds dear.
[16:45] Gladus
    I have no intention of hurting him.
[16:48] Gladus
    Anne, he and I—
[16:52] Bridget
    What are you doing?
[16:57] Gladus
    Nothing.
[16:59] Gladus
    I was simply asking Anne about her
    competition with the Silver Sugar Viscount.
[17:03] Bridget
    Competition? With the Silver Sugar Viscount?
[17:06] Bridget
    Are you serious?
[17:08] Anne
    It's the only way.
[17:12] Bridget
    You have no chance of winning.
[17:14] Bridget
    So, why would you...
[17:16] Anne
    What?
[17:18] Bridget
    Let's go, Gladus.
[17:20] Gladus
    Yes.
[17:21] Gladus
    I'll see you later, Anne.
[17:28] Anne
    Just now, was that...
[17:42] Challe
    I'm amazed you don't get
    bored staring at that.
[17:45] Challe
    Have you thought of something?
[17:49] Anne
    Nothing.
[17:50] Anne
    Just how badly I feel for him
    because he's been hurt...
[17:53] Anne
    and how it must be so painful to keep looking
    at this even though the person is gone...
[18:00] Challe
    There may be something there we can't see.
[18:03] Challe
    Something that only he can see.
[18:07] Anne
    Something we can't see?
[18:09] Anne
    That's true.
[18:11] Anne
    If all he wanted was to remember the past,
    there's no need to come all the way here.
[18:18] Anne
    There's something about this portrait.
[18:21] Anne
    There should be something there,
    but it's something we can't see.
[18:43] Anne
    Challe...
[18:44] Anne
    Can you take this portrait down?
[18:47] Challe
    Yes.
[19:03] Challe
    This is...
[19:04] Anne
    It's a crest, right? Of House Chamber.
[19:08] Challe
    So, there was still one left here.
[19:11] Challe
    It evaded the eyes of the royal family.
[19:13] Anne
    Noah knew. He knew that this was hidden here.
[19:18] Anne
    A crest is the pride of a noble house.
[19:20] Anne
    This is the only one left.
    It's Lord Herbert's heart in physical form.
[19:25] Anne
    This is what Noah was really looking at.
[19:30] Anne
    Challe, I am going to make this.
[19:35] Challe
    This crest is taboo.
[19:38] Challe
    The Millsland royal family
    erased its existence from this world.
[19:41] Challe
    And you're planning to resurrect it?
[19:43] Challe
    You, a silver sugar master?
[19:46] Anne
    It's true that I might appear
    to be defying the royal family.
[19:51] Anne
    But... what does it matter
    if people see this crest?
[19:56] Anne
    There's no one left from House Chamber anymore.
[19:58] Anne
    I'm not making this
    for the sake of the royal family.
[20:02] Anne
    I'm making it for the person who needs it.
[20:06] Anne
    After all, making the best version
    of what someone wants
[20:08] Anne
    is what makes a person an artisan, right?
[20:10] Anne
    If it's at all possible
    that someone wants it...
[20:13] Anne
    then I will make it.
[20:15] Challe
    You're fearless, aren't you?
[20:17] Challe
    You could be turning the royal
    family into your enemies.
[20:19] Anne
    I'm not trying to fight with the royal family.
[20:22] Anne
    Though they might not understand that.
[20:25] Anne
    Even so, I can't not make it!
[20:33] Challe
    Then make it. Make what you want to make.
[20:38] Challe
    No matter what may happen
    because of it, I will protect you.
[20:43] Challe
    I swear it.
[20:45] Challe
    I will always be by your side.
[20:57] Anne
    Challe will protect me.
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