E13 - East, west, home's best

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[00:00] ---
    
[00:01] Ashen Eye
    Sleigh Beggy.
[00:04] Ashen Eye
    Dear child, with the name
    of a neighbor of long ago.
[00:15] Ashen Eye
    A being nearer to us than the humans,
    bearing a burden too great for a human child.
[00:29] Ashen Eye
    How adorable you are.
[00:37] Ashen Eye
    What will you find at the end of
    your journey with the failure born
[00:45] Ashen Eye
    in the shadows of the forest?
[01:01] Ashen Eye
    Show me what you find.
[02:51] Elias
    Those are wooly bugs.
[02:53] Chise
    Elias.
[02:55] Elias
    They consume the cold in the air and
    grow fleece on their bodies, like sheep.
[03:00] Elias
    That means they multiply during the summer.
[03:05] Elias
    There are a lot this year, though.
[03:09] Chise
    Are they neighbors?
[03:11] Elias
    No, they're closer to animals.
[03:14] Elias
    Although very few humans can see them.
[03:26] Elias
    Now, let's begin.
[03:29] Chise
    Okay.
[03:41] Elias
    That's it.
[03:42] Elias
    You're good at this.
[03:45] Elias
    Their wool is perfect for using
    in magic and sorcery tools.
[03:51] Elias
    Angelica asks me to do this, too.
[03:54] Chise
    Wow.
[03:56] Elias
    You can use the leftovers to
    make a pillow or something.
[03:59] Elias
    You'll probably sleep well.
[04:02] Elias
    You might get to have the
    dreams you want to have.
[04:07] Chise
    The dreams I want to have?
[04:10] Chise
    I'll take a little when we're done.
[04:13] Elias
    Right.
[04:14] Elias
    Oh, don't trim from their
    limbs. Just the torso.
[04:18] Chise
    Sorry. You could have told me sooner.
[04:42] Elias
    That's quite a haul.
[04:44] Elias
    I'll go get a bag.
[04:46] Elias
    You keep practicing.
[04:53] Elias
    Oh, right.
[04:53] Chise
    Yes?
[04:55] Elias
    If you find one that seems a bit
    different, tell me before you touch it.
[05:00] Chise
    Okay.
[05:14] Chise
    I was going to talk to him
    as soon as I got home.
[05:19] Chise
    I don't know when I should bring it up.
[05:22] Chise
    No, it's that I don't know* what *to tell him.
[05:28] Chise
    Timing...
[05:30] Chise
    Timing...
[05:35] Chise
    No?
[05:36] Chise
    He's so strict.
[05:42] Chise
    Has it always been so hard to talk?
[05:55] Chise
    It's different from the others.
[05:58] Chise
    Ruth, look.
[06:03] Ruth
    Chise!
[06:04] Chise
    What is this thing?
[06:05] Chise
    It's so cold.
[06:07] Chise
    Elias said to get him before I touch it.
[06:10] Chise
    What happens if I touch it first?
[06:13] Chise
    You little...
[06:18] Chise
    Shoot, it didn't work.
[06:21] Ruth
    Chise!
[06:30] Ruth
    Fire doesn't work, either.
[06:47] Chise
    A baby?
[06:56] Chise
    Elias.
[07:09] Elias
    You're done breeding.
[07:11] Elias
    Go back to the fields.
[07:20] Elias
    Chise.
[07:21] Ruth
    Elias, what was that?
[07:23] Elias
    A snow bug. Unlike wooly
    bugs, they eat warmth.
[07:28] Elias
    It took her heat.
[07:30] Chise
    I'm sorry.
[07:31] Ruth
    Chise didn't touch it.
[07:34] Ruth
    It charged at her.
[07:35] Elias
    I know.
[07:37] Elias
    It must have been hungry, since
     summer is their breeding season.
[07:42] Elias
    We need to warm her up.
[07:44] Chise
    Eli... as...
[08:03] Elias
    Are you all right?
[08:06] Chise
    I'm quite a bit warmer.
[08:09] Chise
    It's actually too hot.
[08:12] Chise
    Where's Ruth?
[08:13] Elias
    He went to check on the snow bugs.
[08:17] Chise
    Thank you.
[08:19] Chise
    I'll get out of the way.
[08:23] Chise
    Elias?
[08:25] Elias
    It was cold when you were gone.
[08:28] Elias
    But it's warm with you here.
[08:32] Elias
    I wonder why.
[08:36] Chise
    Uh...
[08:37] Chise
    Well...
[08:49] Elias
    Chise...
[08:50] Chise
    Timing...
[08:52] Elias
    Chise, how was the land of dragons?
[08:56] Chise
    Uh, it was... well...
[08:59] Chise
    It was fun.
[09:01] Elias
    Yeah?
[09:03] Chise
    There was a huge snake-like dragon
    in the river, dancing elves,
[09:09] Chise
    and flowers that bloom with magic.
[09:11] Elias
    Yeah? That's good.
[09:15] Chise
    Lindel-san told me a lot, too.
[09:20] Chise
    So did Nevin.
[09:22] Elias
    Nevin?
[09:23] Chise
    They both gave me a lot of encouragement.
[09:30] Chise
    Elias, did I look tasty?
[09:37] Chise
    Oh, I mean...
[09:39] Elias
    You were awake?
[09:40] Chise
    I thought it was a dream until
    Lindel-san told me about it.
[09:44] Chise
    But I was just curious.
[09:50] Chise
    Elias?
[09:55] Chise
    Eli—
[09:56] Elias
    Chise, that's a memory that you don't need.
[10:00] Elias
    Understood?
[10:31] Chise
    No.
[10:33] Chise
    I-It's about someone important to me!
[10:39] Chise
    I do need it.
[10:45] Chise
    I-Impulse is a scary thing.
[10:50] Elias
    You're really not scared of me, Chise?
[10:59] Chise
    You seem to think I'm really afraid of you.
[11:07] Elias
    Am I not scary to a human?
[11:20] Chise
    I used to have family.
[11:24] Chise
    A mom, a dad, and a younger
    brother who was still very little.
[11:31] Chise
    Mom and Dad both had the sight.
[11:34] Chise
    They were really close to each other.
[11:40] Chise
    I was always terrified of the scary
    things that swarmed toward us.
[11:46] Chise
    But I was always safe with my dad around.
[11:50] Chise
    But,
[11:53] Chise
    my dad vanished with my brother.
[11:59] Chise
    I think my mom was tired.
[12:03] Chise
    So...
[12:07] Chise
    She left me and passed away.
[12:13] Chise
    I loved my family,
[12:17] Chise
    but they didn't take me with them.
[12:21] Chise
    So, I didn't want a family anymore.
[12:26] Chise
    And yet...
[12:31] Chise
    Yet, you called me family.
[12:39] Chise
    The future he spoke of always involved me.
[12:44] Chise
    So I let myself think that
    we had a future together.
[12:51] Chise
    I wanted to learn about my family,
[12:55] Chise
    but you wouldn't tell me anything.
[13:00] Chise
    So when Lindel-san told me about your past,
[13:07] Chise
    I was happy.
[13:09] Elias
    Happy?
[13:11] Chise
    It's not you that I'm afraid of.
[13:14] Chise
    It's you letting go of me.
[13:19] Elias
    Humans lie.
[13:22] Chise
    I can't deny that.
[13:26] Elias
    But...
[13:28] Elias
    I'll believe in you.
[13:31] Elias
    You're my apprentice, after all.
[13:38] Elias
    Say, Chise,
[13:41] Elias
    how does one feel when
    they care for another?
[13:45] Elias
    How can you tell?
[13:47] Chise
    Well...
[13:49] Elias
    As I've said before, I can't empathize.
[13:54] Elias
    So even if I wanted to say to you what
    you said to me, I would be lying.
[14:01] Elias
    I...
[14:04] Elias
    I was terribly cold when you were gone.
[14:09] Elias
    What would you call that, in your words?
[14:20] Chise
    Loneliness, maybe?
[14:29] Elias
    I see.
[14:31] Elias
    I was lonely.
[14:36] Chise
    He really is just a child.
[14:40] Chise
    A child that ended up in an adult's body.
[14:45] Elias
    I'm glad I bought you.
[14:48] Elias
    Now I understand something new.
[14:52] Chise
    Then I guess I'm your teacher
    when it comes to human things.
[14:59] Elias
    That sounds good.
[15:01] Elias
    I look forward to learning from you,
[15:05] Elias
    teacher of human things.
[15:09] Chise
    Likewise, teacher of magic.
[15:13] Elias
    Speaking of which, I hadn't gotten
    a good look at your wand.
[15:17] Elias
    Can you show it to me?
[15:20] Chise
    Here.
[15:25] Elias
    It's the same color as your hair.
[15:28] Elias
    Though I was planning on finishing it.
[15:31] Chise
    Is someone else supposed
    to do the finishing?
[15:34] Elias
    We also use our wands to help
    us along on our long journey.
[15:41] Elias
    The seniors bless the wands of the youth
    so that they can continue their journey.
[15:50] Chise
    Then if there ever comes a time to
    make a second one, I'll ask you.
[15:56] Elias
    I won't be in a hurry.
[15:58] Elias
    What are you doing this afternoon?
[15:59] Chise
    Let's see...
[16:01] Chise
    I think I'll study magic.
[16:04] Elias
    Okay.
[16:05] Chise
    He still won't talk to me about himself.
[16:12] Chise
    Was there anything new while I was gone?
[16:16] Elias
    Not really. Maybe a few birds that came to play.
[16:20] Chise
    Migratory birds or something?
[16:22] Chise
    I would have liked to see that.
[16:34] Chise
    This is from back then.
[16:41] Ruth
    Hm?
[16:41] Chise
    No, it's nothing.
[16:46] Chise
    I should get to studying first.
[18:32] Chise
    Coming.
[18:37] Simon
    Hey.
[18:37] Simon
    Can I have the usual medicine?
[18:40] Chise
    Simon-san.
[18:42] Chise
    Right away.
[18:54] Chise
    It's elderberry syrup.
[18:57] Simon
    Wow.
[19:00] Chise
    It's good for your throat.
[19:07] Simon
    Thanks.
[19:10] Simon
    I just remembered, this is the first
    thing Ainsworth gave me, too.
[19:15] Chise
    Elias did?
[19:17] Simon
    I'm technically his supervisor, after all.
[19:21] Simon
    I even used to act the part.
[19:24] Simon
    But you know, with this thing
    being the way it is...
[19:33] (Flashback) Elias
    Shut up.
[19:41] Simon
    He's kind, isn't he?
[19:44] Simon
    Yup, delicious.
[19:46] Simon
    It tastes the same.
[20:08] Chise
    A guest? This late?
[20:11] Chise
    Coming.
[20:16] Chise
    Sorry to keep you waiting.
[20:18] Ashen Eye
    Is the master of the house available?
[20:23] Elias
    Ashen Eye.
[20:25] Ashen Eye
    I'd heard a rumor that
    a new mage was born.
[20:30] Ashen Eye
    I came to celebrate.
[20:33] Chise
    This man's been alive for millennia.
[20:36] Chise
    He comes occasionally to chat.
[20:38] Chise
    Be careful. He isn't human.
[20:41] Ashen Eye
    You have no reason to be fearful of me.
[20:45] Ashen Eye
    I don't intend to harm you one bit.
[20:55] Ashen Eye
    You carry the blood of the Far East.
[20:59] Chise
    He smells of sand.
[21:01] Ashen Eye
    But this hair, those eyes...
[21:05] Ashen Eye
    Yours aren't quite the same as those of
    the inhabitants of that island nation.
[21:10] Ashen Eye
    I believe your lineage may also carry
    a tinge of blood from the western continent.
[21:17] Chise
    Sorry, I don't know much about my family.
[21:22] Ashen Eye
    That's fine.
[21:23] Ashen Eye
    Bonds of blood are insignificant
    in living as an individual.
[21:27] Ashen Eye
    Humans overthink everything.
[21:31] Ashen Eye
    You ought to drown yourselves
    in your true nature.
[21:38] Ashen Eye
    Now...
[21:42] Ashen Eye
    A gift for the youngest born of those
    who capture and bind my people!
[21:49] Elias
    Ashen Eye!
[22:14] Elias
    Chise...
[23:55] Elias
    Guided by instinct, are we brought to
    a rift between humans and non-humans,
[24:01] Elias
    one which we can never overcome?
[24:04] Elias
    Humans are so foolish.
[24:06] Elias
    And selfish, too.