E12 - Better to ask the way than go astray

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[01:44] Elias
    I can't find the will to do anything.
[01:47] Elias
    It's summer.
[01:48] Elias
    There should be plenty to do.
[01:59] Elias
    She only needed to be
     an apprentice as a pretense.
[02:03] Elias
    So I bought her without much thought, and
    I observed her without much thought.
[02:09] Elias
    I didn't think I'd need to do much more.
[02:13] Elias
    She was quite unusual,
[02:15] Elias
    and she was surprisingly quick to warm up to me.
[02:20] ---
    But...
[02:26] Elias
    She doesn't speak much.
[02:29] Elias
    Seeing her that way, I'm filled
    with two indescribable sensations.
[02:41] Chise
    Elias...
[02:47] Chise
    I was asleep.
[02:51] Chise
    It's done?
[03:00] Lindel
    Is it done?
[03:01] Chise
    Lindel-san.
[03:03] Lindel
    Then let's add the final touches.
[03:07] Lindel
    You become sleepy because you've
    unknowingly been using your magic.
[03:13] Lindel
    The things we make are imbued with magic.
[03:17] Lindel
    Ainsworth should have
    taught you these things.
[03:22] Chise
    It's because I can't ask him.
[03:25] Chise
    I don't like giving him trouble.
[03:30] Lindel
    Taking care of youngsters
    doesn't even count as trouble.
[03:34] Lindel
    You have no idea how much of
    a pain in the ass he's been.
[03:37] Lindel
    Years went by, but he still was terrible
     at skiing, his soup was always burnt,
[03:41] Lindel
    he never learned to restrain himself, and
    he could never handle fire adequately.
[03:45] Lindel
    You're far more deft and quick to learn.
[03:48] Lindel
    What is that bonehead even...
[03:51] Lindel
    Now, then, with your hair and this...
[03:56] Chise
    Gems?
[03:57] Lindel
    I was given these by an
    acquaintance a long time ago.
[04:01] Lindel
    These stones are said to have been bathing
[04:03] Lindel
    in sunlight and moonlight for a thousand
    years at the bottom of a lake.
[04:07] Chise
    They're shining.
[04:09] Lindel
    It's dim, but it ought to be enough to
    light the ground beneath your feet.
[05:41] Lindel
    I took the liberty of wrapping
    it around the outside.
[05:45] Lindel
    It has a beautiful sunset color, after all.
[05:48] Lindel
    This is your wand.
[05:51] Lindel
    Take good care of it.
[05:55] Chise
    Okay.
[06:13] Chise
    Where am I?
[06:15] Dragon
    Hello, little mage. It has been some time.
[06:21] Chise
    You're...
[06:28] Dragon
    Thank you for turning my
    branch into your wand.
[06:33] Chise
    I'll use it well.
[06:37] Chise
    Where are we?
[06:40] Chise
    Why are we here?
[06:43] Dragon
    Because we've established a bond
     of fate through the wand.
[06:48] Chise
    A bond of fate?
[06:51] Dragon
    We're at the border between travelers
    and those whose travels have ended.
[06:56] Dragon
    Those on the other side
    and those on this side.
[07:00] Dragon
    Those whose paths never
    meet can intersect here.
[07:05] Dragon
    So this is how it appears to your eyes.
[07:08] Dragon
    What a beautiful path.
[07:11] Chise
    Does it appear differently to your eyes?
[07:14] Dragon
    I am already dead.
[07:17] Dragon
    I depend on the vision
    of your excellent eyes.
[07:25] Dragon
    You always appear unhappy, Chise.
[07:31] Dragon
    How about it?
[07:35] Dragon
    All that's here is an old geezer.
[07:38] Dragon
    Why don't you try talking
    to yourself out loud?
[07:50] Chise
    I've become greedy.
[07:54] Chise
    At first, I was content knowing I might
    get kicked out at any moment.
[08:01] Chise
    So I tried not to depend on him.
[08:04] Chise
    I was comfortable, because
    I knew he thought nothing of me.
[08:10] Chise
    Because he called me family,
    even if it was only for show.
[08:16] Chise
    But...
[08:18] ---
    at some point, it began to upset me
    that he—Elias—wouldn't talk to me.
[08:25] Chise
    I became lonely and scared.
[08:33] Chise
    I don't know why I couldn't stay distant.
[08:37] Chise
    That way, I wouldn't have had to be worried.
[08:42] Chise
    I could have given up, no matter
    when he'd thrown me out.
[08:48] Dragon
    I realize it's tasteless of me to respond
    when you're just talking to yourself.
[08:55] Dragon
    But is your Elias someone who
    would suddenly throw you out?
[09:03] Dragon
    Has he said such a thing?
[09:08] Dragon
    Has anything happened, even
    once, to give you cause for worry?
[09:13] Chise
    No.
[09:14] Dragon
    Then you need to stop worrying
    as though the sky is falling.
[09:20] Chise
    But he might change his mind,
    even if he's okay now.
[09:24] Chise
    He might get bored of me.
[09:28] Chise
    Just like she did.
[09:29] Chise
    Once he doesn't need me...
[09:36] Dragon
    Shall I speak aloud to myself, too?
[09:41] Dragon
    I'm thankful to Chise's mother and father.
[09:47] Dragon
    When a creature is struggling to survive,
    it often abandons or kills its young.
[09:55] Dragon
    If it can stay alive, it can
    have another child someday.
[10:00] Dragon
    Still, Chise's mother released
    her hands off of her neck.
[10:06] Dragon
    Why?
[10:11] Dragon
    Why did she not kill Chise?
[10:15] Dragon
    Why did she kill herself instead, despite
    wishing she hadn't given birth to Chise?
[10:22] Chise
    How would I know?
[10:26] Dragon
    Because Chise came to see me, I spent
    my last moments flying through the sky.
[10:35] Dragon
    There were people and creatures
    that were saved by Chise.
[10:40] Dragon
    A child was saved because
    Chise called them over.
[10:47] Dragon
    To value oneself so little,
     as though one were disposable,
[10:54] Dragon
    is to say that those of us they've
    saved are just as worthless.
[11:00] Chise
    That's not...
[11:04] Chise
    I...
[11:05] Chise
    I wasn't even trying to do that.
[11:11] Dragon
    Be that as it may,
[11:13] Dragon
    there are times when a simple word spoken
    or a hand offered saves another.
[11:19] Dragon
    So I find myself wanting you
    to be proud of yourself.
[11:26] Dragon
    You yourself, because you were able
    to offer your hand to someone.
[11:32] Dragon
    And I thank your mother and
    father for leaving you with us.
[11:40] Chise
    Nevin...
[11:43] Dragon
    You said my name.
[11:45] Dragon
    Thank you.
[11:47] Dragon
    It's a lovely name given to me by Lindel.
[11:52] Dragon
    Hatori Chise,
[11:56] Dragon
    you are free.
[12:01] Dragon
    Even if you should be burdened by a curse
    and eventually fall, that, too, is your choice.
[12:10] Dragon
    Therefore, I want you to think—not for
    another—but about what you want to do.
[12:23] Dragon
    That wand is my wand.
[12:27] Dragon
    No matter where you are,
    it will light your way.
[12:31] Dragon
    You can go anywhere.
[12:35] Dragon
    Myself, Lindel, even that child of thorns...
[12:39] Dragon
    Everything is connected, and all will return
    here to set forth on a new journey.
[12:47] Chise
    Nevin...
[12:49] Dragon
    It's only a brief farewell.
[12:53] Dragon
    Oh, right, you should be quick to
    say what you wish to say or hear.
[13:00] Dragon
    Some words ripen with age,
    but some also lose their color.
[13:09] Lindel
    Chise.
[13:11] Lindel
    Chise.
[13:12] Lindel
    You seemed out of it.
[13:14] Lindel
    Are you all right?
[13:17] Chise
    I met with Nevin.
[13:20] Lindel
    With Nevin?
[13:25] Chise
    Thank you for the wand and shelter.
[13:28] Chise
    I have to return home right away,
[13:31] Chise
    so I'll be going now.
[13:32] Chise
    I'd like to thank you later.
[13:35] Lindel
    I don't mind, but what's happened?
[13:47] Chise
    There's something I want to tell Elias.
[13:54] Chise
    I want to make the best of the
    encouragement he gave me.
[13:59] Lindel
    All right.
[14:01] Lindel
    I'll call Gwee.
[14:05] Chise
    Ruth.
[14:06] Ruth
    Chise.
[14:11] Chise
    I can go anywhere.
[14:15] Chise
    Everything is connected.
[14:18] Chise
    Then...
[14:38] Chise
    Please.
[14:40] Chise
    Connect me to him.
[14:45] Fire Sprite
    Are we going?
[14:46] Fire Sprite
    We're flying.
[14:57] Fire Sprite
    I'll help you.
[14:59] Fire Sprite
    I'll give you a hand.
[15:01] Fire Sprite
    Let's fly there.
[15:04] Fire Sprite
    The wings of flame will
    take us around the world.
[15:08] Chise
    On these wings...
[15:38] Lindel
    Oh, dear.
[15:39] Lindel
    I thought she was a quiet girl, but
    she might actually be a wolverine.
[17:39] Elias
    Chise.
[17:42] Chise
    I was supposed to come home the way you do,
[17:46] Chise
    but the fairies were...
[17:48] Chise
    I... I mean, my wand's finished,
    so I wanted to come home early.
[17:51] Chise
    So I got their help and used magic.
[17:54] Chise
    See? Lindel-san finished it for me, too.
[18:00] Elias
    You sure are pretty reckless.
[18:10] Elias
    Welcome home, Chise.
[18:14] Chise
    I'm home, Elias.
[18:20] Elias
    I thought so.
[18:22] Elias
    Do you have any idea how far
    the land of dragons is?
[18:25] Elias
    You're an idiot to try to come by magic.
[18:28] Chise
    An idiot...
[18:30] Chise
    I thought I'd be fine,
    especially with the wand.
[18:33] Elias
    Just get some sleep.
[18:35] Chise
    But...
[18:38] Chise
    I can't wait to tell him.
[18:51] Elias
    It's warm.
[19:02] Chise
    Mom.
[19:04] Chise
    Mom.
[19:06] (Flashback) Chise
    There's a scary thing.
[19:08] (Flashback) Mom
    You're right.
[19:10] (Flashback) Mom
    You can't let it scare you, though.
[19:12] (Flashback) Mom
    The more scared you are,
    the more you'll attract.
[19:15] (Flashback) Chise
    But I'm scared.
[19:17] (Flashback) Dad
    Don't worry.
[19:19] (Flashback) Dad
    Dad will keep them away.
[19:22] (Flashback) Mom
    You say that, but you were
    scared stiff at first.
[19:26] (Flashback) Dad
    Shut up!
[19:27] (Flashback) Mom
    You're a big sister now,
    Chise. You can handle it, right?
[19:30] (Flashback) Chise
    Yeah.
[19:34] (Flashback) Mom
    Good for you, Chise.
[19:37] Mom
    Good girl.
[19:43] Chise
    I was dreaming.
[19:47] Chise
    Mom wasn't crying.
[19:50] Chise
    She wasn't even angry.
[19:52] Chise
    I forgot that had even happened.
[20:10] Ruth
    Morning, Chise.
[20:12] Chise
    Morning, Ruth.
[20:14] Chise
    What's going on?
[20:16] Ruth
    Oh, this is bad.
[20:19] Ruth
    They need to get lost. My urge
    to chase them is rising.
[20:21] Chise
    Oh.
[20:25] Ruth
    It looks like you had a good dream.
[20:29] Chise
    Yeah.
[20:34] Silky
    Stare...
[20:38] Chise
    Morning, Silky.
[20:40] Elias
    Chise.
[20:43] Elias
    Morning.
[20:46] Chise
    Good morning, Elias.
[20:49] Elias
    Good thing you woke up in just two days.
[20:53] Chise
    What's going on?
[20:57] Elias
    It's shearing season.
[21:04] Chise
    It's strange.
[21:11] Chise
    Until just recently, I could have never
    imagined being in such a warm place.
[21:35] Chise
    But...
[21:39] Chise
    Now...
[21:51] Elias
    Chise.
[21:52] Chise
    Coming.
[22:06] Chise
    Delicious.
[23:55] Chise
    The girl returns to the mage,
    and the story begins anew.
[24:01] Chise
    What does the visitor in
    the moonlit night bring?
[24:05] (A)
    Is the master of the house available?