E3 - The balance distinguishes not between gold and lead

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[01:49] (A)
    It won't take long.
[01:51] (A)
    Be patient.
[01:56] Chise
    How did I get here?
[02:01] Chise
    Elias was telling me
    about the dragons, and...
[02:09] Chise
    Dragons?
[02:10] Elias
    Yes, dragons.
[02:15] Elias
    They've been on the move lately.
[02:18] Elias
    I've been asked to check it out.
[02:22] Elias
    Here, in Iceland, is the dragons' nest.
[02:26] Elias
    They're on the verge of
    extinction, just like us mages.
[02:32] Elias
    The handful of surviving breeds have been
    rounded up here to be taken care of.
[02:41] Elias
    It's remote and scarcely inhabited here,
    which makes it a perfect hiding space.
[02:46] Chise
    Are they vicious?
[02:48] Elias
    The majority of them were
    weeded out long ago.
[02:51] Elias
    There are more docile ones now.
[02:54] Chise
    I see.
[03:09] Elias
    Chise!
[03:11] Chise
    Elias!
[03:23] (A)
    His half-baked talent makes him cocky.
[03:25] (A)
    He hasn't changed much.
[03:32] (A)
    See, look over there.
[03:38] (A)
    The last land of the dragons.
[04:07] (A)
    Hey, let her go.
[04:23] (A)
    Hey!
[04:28] (A)
    Does she plan to just keep sinking?
[04:36] Chise
    My body feels heavy.
[04:49] ---
    Chise.
[04:51] Elias
    Chise.
[04:53] Elias
    Chise.
[05:06] (B)
    Well.
[05:16] (B)
    What an unusual guest.
[05:24] (B)
    You smell like a mage...
[05:30] (B)
    albeit a young one.
[05:33] (B)
    A sapling.
[05:35] (B)
    And you smell of plants, flowers,
    and rocks from another place.
[05:41] (B)
    It's a nice scent.
[05:44] Chise
    His eyes...
[05:47] Chise
    His whole body is like a forest of moss, too.
[05:53] (A)
    He's a breed of dragon called an uil.
[05:56] (A)
    He's both father and the mother to the forest,
    bearing vegetation on his decaying body.
[06:03] (A)
    Apologies for the rough handling.
[06:05] (A)
    Welcome to the land of
    dragons, Daughter of Thorn.
[06:09] Chise
    Why me?
[06:11] (A)
    There was commotion among the ariels.
[06:14] (A)
    They said that Thorn had
    finally taken an apprentice.
[06:18] (A)
    For them, rumors spread
    literally like the wind.
[06:22] (A)
    You arrived quite quickly this time around.
[06:25] (A)
    When are you going to stop hiding
    in your apprentice's shadows, Thorn?
[06:29] (A)
    Or rather, Ainsworth?
[06:44] Elias
    When the old fogey finishes his bumbling.
[06:48] Elias
    It's been 300 years, and you still haven't
     stopped toying with people, have you, Echos?
[06:54] (A)
    Do you want your apprentice
    to freeze to death, Ainsworth?
[07:05] Chise
    I'm... I'm fine.
[07:09] Elias
    You're absolutely soaked.
[07:15] Elias
    Nettles in the shadow...
[07:19] Elias
    Ring of holly...
[07:30] Chise
    I'm dry.
[07:31] Chise
    Th-Thank you.
[07:35] Elias
    What are you grinning at?
[07:39] (A)
    At this little brat acting
    like he's all grown up.
[07:43] Elias
    Shut it.
[07:50] Elias
    Chise, that's Lindel.
[07:53] Elias
    He's a mage, like me, and
    caretaker of this dragon's nest.
[07:57] Chise
    Caretaker?
[07:59] Elias
    His duty is to keep the land of dragons
    hidden from the sight of ordinary humans.
[08:03] Elias
    Hence, "caretaker."
[08:07] Elias
    Despite his appearance, he's a mischievous
    senior, even more ancient than I am,
[08:11] Elias
    so be careful around him.
[08:13] Lindel
    How dare you...
[08:14] (A)
    Hey, hey!
[08:15] (A)
    Are you done talking?
[08:17] (B)
    Let's play.
[08:18] (B)
    Let's play! Let's play!
[08:20] (B)
    Come on.
[08:21] Lindel
    Those are dragon hatchlings.
[08:21] (B)
    Let's play.
[08:23] ---
    Let's play!
[08:24] ---
    Please?
[08:24] Lindel
    The one with wings is a gwee.
[08:26] ---
    Come on!
[08:26] Lindel
    The one by your feet is a beana.
[08:28] ---
    Come on, let's play!
[08:28] Lindel
    The slow-moving one is an uil.
[08:31] Lindel
    Granted, that's just what
    I call them personally.
[08:32] ---
    Let's play!
[08:33] ---
    Come on!
[08:35] ---
    Hey, are you listening?
[08:36] Elias
    Lindel.
[08:37] ---
    Let's play!
[08:38] Elias
    Tell me, has there been any trouble lately?
[08:43] Lindel
    They're making a fuss again, are they?
[08:46] Lindel
    Food has been scarce this year.
[08:48] Lindel
    A number of the dragons
     have been traveling far.
[08:57] Elias
    Chise, would you mind
    playing with them for me?
[09:12] Chise
    What should we do?
[09:14] (A)
    Over there.
[09:16] (A)
    Let's jump off and practice
    gliding toward the pond.
[09:26] (A)
    Humans can fly these days, right?
[09:29] Chise
    Er, that might be hard without having my bones
    and muscles modified at the genetic level.
[09:42] (B)
    Yay!
[09:51] Chise
    And now I'm wet again.
[09:53] (A)
    Hey, can we try that?
[09:54] (B)
    That was awesome!
[10:43] Chise
    He has wings, so I guess
    he must be able to fly.
[10:47] Chise
    He's all tattered, though.
[10:57] (A)
    Have you never seen a dragon before?
[11:00] Chise
    S-Sorry, I didn't mean to...
[11:03] (A)
    I didn't mean it like that.
[11:06] (B)
    Uncle Nevin's awake.
[11:08] (A)
    It's won't be long before I return home.
[11:11] (A)
    I'd supposed you would prefer to watch
    over the rollicking young instead.
[11:15] (B)
    It's almost his time.
[11:18] Chise
    His time?
[11:19] (C)
    Uncle Nevin's turning into a tree soon.
[11:23] (B)
    Yup.
[11:24] (C)
    All the uils do.
[11:27] (B)
    They turn into excellent trees and pasture.
[11:47] Chise
    When you say "return"...
[11:50] Chise
    What do you mean?
[12:01] (A)
    We're going to turn into trees and
    moss and boulders when we die, too.
[12:06] (B)
    Right?
[12:08] Chise
    When you die?
[12:10] (A)
    We don't fear death the way you humans do.
[12:15] (A)
    We live our lives to the fullest, so
    that we're never left with regrets.
[12:35] Chise
    Doesn't it hurt?
[12:40] (A)
    You're a kind-hearted child.
[12:44] (A)
    We understand that what
    is given to us is the same
[12:48] (A)
    as what is given to all
    who live on this planet.
[12:54] (A)
    Whether that's the joy or the pain of
    living, or the sadness or loneliness of dying.
[13:02] (A)
    Besides, I've lived for
    more than enough time.
[13:05] (A)
    For a long, long time, even for a dragon.
[13:11] (A)
    Life will be handed down
    to the next generation.
[13:16] (A)
    You have no reason to grieve.
[13:19] Chise
    No.
[13:24] Chise
    I'm not grieving.
[13:27] Chise
    I can't.
[13:32] Chise
    It's really...
[13:55] (A)
    The living shouldn't envy the dead.
[14:01] (A)
    You cannot fly, so it's
    fortunate that you didn't.
[14:05] (A)
    He wouldn't have known who to take as
    his apprentice if he hadn't met you.
[14:13] Chise
    Were you going through my memories?
[14:18] (A)
    That was a disrespectful
    thing to do to a human.
[14:21] (A)
    I'm sorry.
[14:26] (A)
    I believe I ought to let you experience the
    joy of true flight, as you cannot fly yourself.
[14:39] (A)
    I don't have the strength to fly anymore,
[14:43] (A)
    but I can show you the sky I see in my mind.
[14:49] (A)
    Behold.
[16:45] Lindel
    Looks like Nevin is having his
    final dream, along with Chise.
[16:51] Elias
    A lot of dragons are passing the torch lately.
[16:55] Elias
    I suppose he's the last of the old dragons.
[16:58] Lindel
    It's the same for dragons as
    it is for magic, isn't it?
[17:01] Lindel
    We're being pushed aside by the changing
    times and the growing number of humans.
[17:05] Elias
    If Chise becomes a mage, she may
    very well be of the last generation.
[17:11] Lindel
    Does that bother you?
[17:16] Lindel
    Chise's power is flowing into Nevin.
[17:20] Lindel
    She'll be a great help to Nevin,
[17:24] Lindel
    but a Sleigh Beggy's overwhelming
    power, at times, hurts its wielder.
[17:30] Elias
    She doesn't know how to hold back yet.
[17:33] Lindel
    Isn't it your job to teach her?
[17:38] Lindel
    She won't last three years
    unless you stop her.
[17:43] Elias
    I know.
[17:44] Lindel
    Don't let her out of your sight.
[17:46] Lindel
    There are countless people
    who want a Sleigh Beggy.
[17:50] Lindel
    The rumors these days aren't encouraging.
[17:52] Elias
    She wasn't easy to obtain.
[17:55] Elias
    I won't let her go that easily.
[18:03] Lindel
    I hope she grows up safely...
[18:07] Lindel
    That Sleigh Beggy.
[18:13] Nevin
    Our kind abandoned the skies.
[18:16] Nevin
    But it was always our fate
    to dwell beneath it.
[18:22] Nevin
    Your name has the character
     for "bird" within it.
[18:24] Nevin
    You must also fly beneath
    this sky, in order to live.
[18:30] Chise
    In order to live?
[18:38] Chise
    Fly?
[18:48] Chise
    In order to live...
[18:58] Chise
    It's a tree.
[18:59] Nevin
    Thank you.
[19:01] Nevin
    Because you were here, I spent
    my last moments in flight.
[19:07] Chise
    I didn't do anything.
[19:12] Lindel
    A little while ago, Lindel
    planted a small seed in my body.
[19:27] Lindel
    It'll produce beautiful
    white flowers, I'm told.
[19:35] Lindel
    You're a mage, are you not?
[19:38] Lindel
    You'll need a wand, someday.
[19:42] Lindel
    Make one out of my branches.
[19:52] Lindel
    Good night, little mage.
[20:00] (A)
    Uncle was awesome.
[20:02] (B)
    Wasn't he?
[20:03] (C)
    I hope I can become a huge tree, too.
[20:12] Elias
    Welcome back, Chise.
[20:16] Elias
    Was it beautiful in Nevin's sky?
[20:20] Chise
    It was very beautiful.
[20:23] Elias
    That was a rare thing you got to witness.
[20:26] Elias
    Not many get to witness
     a dragon return to the earth.
[20:32] Elias
    Lindenbaum.
[20:35] Elias
    Its beautiful white flowers are in bloom.
[20:42] Lindel
    There's not a single reason to be sad, Chise.
[20:47] Lindel
    This is the work of nature.
[20:50] Lindel
    The dragons all spend enormous
    time strengthening their minds,
[20:55] Lindel
    and in the end, are at peace with
    becoming seedbeds for other life.
[21:09] Chise
    Okay.
[21:10] Elias
    Like Nevin said,
[21:12] Elias
    we'll return for a branch to use for your wand,
    once it's time for you to have one.
[21:18] Elias
    Our business here is done for now.
[21:21] Elias
    Let's head home.
[21:22] Lindel
    What? Leaving so soon?
[21:25] Elias
    This isn't the only matter
    I've had shoved at me.
[21:28] Lindel
    You could just bail on it.
[21:31] Lindel
    You're surprisingly proper, aren't you?
[21:33] Elias
    Shut up.
[21:39] Chise
    This is nature...
[21:42] Elias
    Let's go, Chise.
[21:46] Chise
    I'm not sad.
[21:50] Chise
    He was just like a stranger who happened
    to show me some kindness.
[22:00] Chise
    My head's spinning.
[22:03] Chise
    Is it because of the flight?
[22:09] Chise
    But still,
[22:13] Chise
    I can't help but be a little envious
[22:18] Chise
    of the peaceful way he passed.
[23:55] ---
    Past the tunnel was
    a nation of cats.
[23:59] ---
    There, in a land drowning in sadness,
[24:00] ---
    the girl learns of her own cruel duty.
[24:04] ---
    Please, help us. Help me.