5 - The King's Test

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[00:04] Chief Guard
    You filthy human!
    Who said you could trespass here?
[00:07] Grey
    This is bad. It's only natural that Tessia
    would be returning to the elvish kingdom.
[00:12] Grey
    I had lowered my guard because
    of how innocent she is.
[00:15] Grey
    What's she doing?
[00:18] Arthur
    T-Tessia!
[00:24] Chief Guard
    Kill him!
[00:25] Grey
    I see now. I had forgotten.
[00:29] (Flashback) Tess
    Hey, I've been wondering this whole time...
[00:33] (Flashback) Tess
    We've gotten pretty close, right?
[00:36] (Flashback) Tess
    So is it okay if I call you "Art," like we're friends?
[00:41] Grey
    That was all it took for me to trust her.
    I should've known better.
[00:52] Grey
    I know full well how hollow
    that kind of gesture can be.
[00:57] Chief Guard
    Kill the human!
[01:00] Tess
    Stop! Let Art go!
[01:03] Chief Guard
    He's dangerous! This is one
    of those violent humans!
[01:07] Tess
    Art isn't dangerous! He saved me!
    Now release him, at once!
[01:13] Chief Guard
    You corrupt human wretch! You pretend to help her,
    only to brainwash her?! You'll pay!
[01:20] Virion
    That's enough.
[01:27] Virion
    Release the human. At once.
[01:31] Chief Guard
    Yes, sir!
[01:37] Tess
    Art, are you okay?!
[01:39] Tess
    You're all so awful! Art isn't a bad human!
[01:43] Virion
    The missing princess reappeared with a
    human savage in tow. Can you blame them?
[01:51] Tess
    Grandpa...
[01:52] Arthur
    Grandpa?
[01:54] Virion
    I am the former ruler of the
    Kingdom of Elenoir, Virion Eralith.
[01:59] Virion
    You have my thanks for the aid that
    you have provided my granddaughter,
[02:03] Virion
    the Princess of Elenoir, Tessia.
[02:06] Grey
    Princess?
[02:11] Arthur
    Princess...
[02:14] Arthur
    Princess?!
SIGN    #5 The King's Test.
[03:54] Arthur
    A princess?
[03:57] virion
    Did you not tell him, Tessia?
[03:59] Tess
    Huh... Didn't I?
[04:02] Arthur
    What do you mean, "didn't I?"
[04:04] Grey
    Nothing about her gave me even
    the slightest impression that...
[04:08] Merial
    Tessia!
[04:09] Alduin
    Tessia!
[04:12] Tess
    Father! Mother!
[04:15] Merial
    Tessia!
[04:16] Alduin
    I'm so glad you're all right.
[04:17] Tess
    I missed you so much! Daddy! Mommy!
[04:22] Grey
    That would make them the king and
    queen of the Elenoir Kingdom, then.
[04:29] Alduin
    Why is there a human in our midst?
[04:31] Alduin
    And what are you guards doing?!
    Arrest the human at once!
[04:36] Chief Guard
    Sir...
[04:37] Virion
    I stopped them.
[04:39] Virion
    Savage or not, this boy saved
    Tessia and brought her back to us.
[04:44] Virion
    That hardly merits a summary execution.
[04:47] Tess
    That's right! Art saved me!
    Don't be mean to him!
[04:52] Alduin
    But...
[04:54] Tess
    I said "no", okay?! Art saved my life, so we
    have to show him hospitality, at the castle!
[05:01] Alduin
    A-A human... in our castle?!
[05:03] Tess
    Come on, Art! I'll share all my
    favorite treats with you! Okay?
[05:09] Arthur
    Yeah, but...
[05:10] Tess
    It's all right, isn't it, Daddy?
[05:12] Tess
    Isn't it?!
[05:13] Alduin
    I suppose it is.
[05:14] Tess
    Yay!
[05:17] Virion
    Boy.
[05:19] Virion
    We'll talk later.
[05:24] Grey
    What is this?
[05:26] Grey
    This... unfathomable strength I sense?
[05:30] Tess
    This way, Art!
[05:32] Arthur
    Slow down!
[05:39] Tess
    Hurry, hurry!
[05:40] Arthur
    You don't have to drag me!
[05:47] Grey
    So this is the Kingdom of Elenoir,
    home to the elves.
[06:00] Arthur
    Amazing...
[06:15] Grey
    The books I read were accurate.
[06:17] Grey
    It seems that the elves and humans are
    in a state of touch-and-go hostility,
[06:21] Grey
    thanks to past conflicts.
[06:23] Grey
    It's hard to believe I'd get to see such a unique
    civilization with my own eyes, considering.
[06:32] Grey
    She's pretty unique, as well.
[06:35] Grey
    I keep thinking about that
    face Tessia made earlier...
[06:41] (Flashback) Arthur
    T-Tessia!
[06:51] Grey
    What did it mean?
[06:53] Grey
    I don't know.
[06:55] Grey
    Nor do I know the cause of this pain.
[06:58] Grey
    In any case, I can't afford to let
    my guard down like that again.
[07:13] Head Maid
    It's a pleasure to have
    you back, Princess Tessia.
[07:15] Tess
    I'm back, everyone!
[07:17] Tess
    Now that we're here, I'd like you to show
    my savior here our best hospitality!
[07:23] Tess
    It's okay! Art's not a bad human.
[07:26] Grey
    I don't know how you expect
    them to react to that explanation.
[07:29] Tess
    Now, where to begin? Snacks?
    A meal? Maybe a long bath?
[07:34] Tess
    Or maybe we could play first?
[07:36] Arthur
    Before all that,
[07:38] Arthur
    is it all right if I explain what brought us here?
[07:47] Alduin
    Let's hear it, then.
[07:56] Arthur
    Is it... all right for the princess to be present?
[07:59] Tess
    Sure it is!
[08:01] Grey
    It is?
[08:03] Tess
    Wait, why are you the only one
    standing, Art? Have a seat!
[08:07] Arthur
    Uh, I'm not sure I should...
[08:11] Grey
    Okay, then.
[08:14] Tess
    Oh, and if we're going to be talking, we should
    have tea and snacks! What a great idea!
[08:21] Grey
    And this is all fine?
[08:24] Grey
    Truly?
[08:30] Alduin
    To start once more, from the beginning...
[08:32] Alduin
    I am Tessia's father, and the current
    King of Elenoir, Alduin Eralith.
[08:39] Alduin
    This is my wife, Tessia's mother,
    Queen Merial Eralith.
[08:44] Alduin
    And this is...
[08:45] Virion
    The former king of Elenoir, Virion Eralith.
[08:50] Arthur
    My name is Arthur Leywin.
[08:52] Arthur
    I am from a humble town in the Sapin Kingdom.
[08:56] Arthur
    My status would not usually
[08:58] Arthur
    afford me an audience with a king,
    much less the ruler of the elves,
[09:03] Arthur
    and I am honored beyond
    words at the opportunity.
[09:08] Alduin
    For someone of low-born origins,
    you've been educated well enough.
[09:13] Grey
    The introduction is slightly excessive,
[09:15] Grey
    but if they treat me like a child,
    this discussion won't go anywhere.
[09:19] Grey
    So, tell me what happened.
[09:20] Arthur
    Yes, sir.
[09:22] Grey
    I explained how I was separated from
    my family by the bandit ambush,
[09:27] Grey
    while leaving out certain details.
[09:29] Grey
    I did not lie, but I also
    didn't offer the entire truth.
[09:32] Grey
    When I got to my encounter with Tessia,
    the mood in the room changed drastically.
[09:39] Alduin
    Slavers?!
[09:41] Alduin
    Then human barbarians were
    behind her disappearance!
[09:43] Arthur
    Begging your pardon, Your Majesty,
[09:47] Arthur
    but slave traffickers are individuals of
    a shared profession, not a shared race.
[09:50] Alduin
    What?
[09:52] Virion
    So, you saw these slavers kidnap Tessia.
    What did you do, as a child, to save her?
[09:59] Virion
    Negotiate with them? Beg for her freedom?
[10:04] Arthur
    Neither, Lord Virion.
[10:07] Arthur
    While I am a child, I am also a sorcerer.
[10:10] Alduin
    And you mean to say that a child's sorcery
    was enough to overcome these slavers
[10:14] Alduin
    and save Tessia?
[10:16] Arthur
    Yes, sir.
[10:18] Tess
    Then you really did beat them!
[10:21] Chief Guard
    Of all the preposterous nonsense...
[10:23] Chief Guard
    What could a child like you possibly do?
[10:26] Chief Guard
    I'd wager you deceived
    Princess Tessia while she was lost
[10:28] Chief Guard
    in an effort to infiltrate our kingdom!
[10:31] Virion
    Stop that.
[10:32] Chief Guard
    But, sir...
[10:33] virion
    I won't repeat myself again.
[10:35] virion
    Lower your sword.
[10:39] Tess
    Art's not lying! I was really
    caught by some bad men!
[10:44] Tess
    I heard them mention selling me off, too!
[10:47] (Flashback) Tess
    Help! Anyone!
[10:48] (Flashback) Danton
    Shut her up.
[10:54] (Flashback) Pinky
    Hey, boss.
[10:55] (Flashback) Pinky
    Elf girls sell for a lot, don't they?
[10:58] (Flashback) Danton
    Yeah, she'll earn us quite a bit.
[11:01] (Flashback) Danton
    Let's get moving.
[11:03] (Flashback) Danton
    Then we can finally say
    goodbye to these eerie woods.
[11:18] Alduin
    I believe you.
[11:20] Arthur
    Thank you, sir.
[11:22] Arthur
    And, as such, there was also something
    I'd like to ask you, Your Majesty.
[11:26] Alduin
    What is it?
[11:27] Arthur
    As I described, I was also attacked by bandits,
    which was how I ended up in your lands.
[11:34] Arthur
    My only wish is to return
    to my family, in Sapin.
[11:38] Alduin
    Are you suggestion that we help you return
    to Sapin as a reward for saving Tessia?
[11:44] Arthur
    With all due respect.
[11:47] Alduin
    After experiencing firsthand
    the enmity we have for humans,
[11:52] Alduin
    you would demand that we show you,
    one of those humans, gratitude?
[11:56] Tess
    Daddy!
[11:57] Arthur
    That's the very reason why, sir.
[11:59] Arthur
    If elves would claim that
    humans are lowly savages,
[12:03] Arthur
    I have to believe they wouldn't conduct
    themselves in a debased fashion.
[12:09] Virion
    He has you there, Alduin.
[12:12] Alduin
    Be that as it may, the hate between elves
    and humans cannot be washed away so easily.
[12:20] Tess
    Stare...
[12:24] Tess
    Stare!
[12:30] Alduin
    More pressingly, the teleportation gate to the
    Sapin Kingdom is only accessible for the council
[12:34] Alduin
    between all three races rulers,
    held once every seven years.
[12:47] Alduin
    It won't be open again for five years.
[12:51] Arthur
    Five years...
[12:53] Grey
    That's far too long.
[12:55] Alduin
    However, we can't let a human dwell
    among us for such a long time.
[13:01] Alduin
    I will have some soldiers escort you home.
[13:05] Arthur
    Thank you, sir.
[13:07] Grey
    Finally. I can finally go home.
[13:12] Alduin
    In the meantime, make yourself comfortable.
[13:14] Alduin
    I'll have your escort prepared
    by tomorrow morning.
[13:25] Grey
    It keeps getting worse. What is happening to me?
[13:32] Grey
    I... what should I do, Sylvia?
[13:37] Arthur
    Help me...
[13:49] Grey
    The evening breeze feels nice,
    and lessens the pain.
[13:55] Grey
    I can't let this continue. I need to
    understand what's causing these pains.
[14:06] Arthur
    Tessia?
[14:08] Grey
    Are Reynolds and Alice all right?
[14:11] Grey
    I doubt they would be done in easily.
    I'm sure they've safely escaped.
[14:19] Arthur
    I miss them.
[14:21] Grey
    When we're reunited,
    will they smile like that for me?
[14:26] Grey
    So kindly...
[14:29] Grey
    Is it even possible?
[14:31] Grey
    The notion of someone smiling and
    warmly greeting someone like me...
[14:40] Tess
    Art?
[14:56] Tess
    Arthur!
[15:01] Arthur
    Tessia?
[15:02] Arthur
    Did I interrupt your spoiled princess time?
[15:05] Tess
    So mean! Stop making fun!
[15:09] Tess
    I'm sorry, Art.
[15:11] Tess
    My Daddy and the others...
    were really rude to you.
[15:15] Arthur
    It's fine. It just goes to show how
    worried they were about you, right?
[15:21] Tess
    True, but...
[15:22] Arthur
    Which is why you should behave like the spoiled
    princess you are, and let them spoil you.
[15:28] Tess
    You keep making fun of me!
[15:30] Tess
    Even though I bet you'll be the same
    when you see your parents again!
[15:37] Tess
    Art?
[15:38] Arthur
    Will I, though?
[15:40] Arthur
    Will Mom and Dad really
    be happy to see me again?
[15:47] Arthur
    They were attacked by bandits because of me.
    They went through so much trouble...
[15:52] Arthur
    Would they really miss me, after all of that?
[15:57] Grey
    Someone like me, who was incapable
    of protecting his family.
[16:03] Tess
    Art...
[16:08] Arthur
    What are you doing—
[16:10] Tess
    Your parents are obviously sad
    about not being able to see you!
[16:14] Tess
    I'm already sad about you leaving,
    and you're not even gone yet!
[16:42] Alice
    Arthur.
[16:43] Rey
    Arthur.
[16:47] Grey
    What was I fighting against?
[16:51] Tess
    These flowers are called firefly pots.
[16:54] (Flashback) Arthur
    T-Tessia!
[17:00] (Flashback) Chief Guard
    Kill him!
[17:04] Grey
    What was it I saw in her expression?
[17:07] Tess
    I really love them!
[17:16] Grey
    I keep being overwhelmed by
    the darkness inside me...
[17:18] Grey
    waging war with my past life.
[17:21] Grey
    How could I be so foolish?
[17:25] Arthur
    I'm sorry, Tessia.
[17:28] Tess
    About what?
[17:32] Arthur
    I like them, too.
[17:45] Virion
    Hello, there.
[17:47] Arthur
    Lord Virion?
[17:49] Tess
    Grandpa!
[17:50] Arthur
    How could you do that?! Were you trying
    to kill your own granddaughter?!
[17:54] Virion
    You really think that could kill someone, eh?
[17:59] Grey
    It was a trick.
[18:02] Virion
    Your instant defense and response...
    it seems you really did fight those slavers.
[18:10] Arthur
    You did this just to test me?
[18:13] Tess
    Stop picking on Art!
[18:15] Tess
    He's not the kind of human you hate,
    Grandpa! I know you understand that!
[18:21] Virion
    Pick on him? Do you really think I'd come
    all this way for that kind of nonsense?
[18:27] Arthur
    Then why are you here?
[18:29] Virion
    Because I haven't taken this kind of
    interest in someone else in a long time.
[18:57] Virion
    Not bad!
[18:59] Grey
    He's strong.
[19:02] Grey
    I use mana, and try to keep my
    movements as direct as possible...
[19:06] Grey
    but he's still faster than me!
[19:11] Grey
    Here's a chance!
[19:14] Grey
    I have to go faster.
[19:17] Grey
    Faster still!
[19:28] Grey
    This...
[19:31] Grey
    reminds me of the look in the eyes
    of the beasts I faced in the arena.
[19:36] Grey
    Their claws and fangs,
    bracing for a final attack,
[19:39] Grey
    launched instinctively at
    the climactic moment...
[19:46] Grey
    when it's kill or be killed!
[19:53] Tess
    Arthur!
[19:55] Virion
    Well, I certainly wasn't expecting
    you to get the better of me.
[19:59] Virion
    Now, let's begin the second round.
[20:02] Tess
    That is quite enough bullying from you, Grandpa!
[20:03] Virion
    Ow! Ow! That really hurts, Tessia!
[20:07] Tess
    You're supposed to hold back
    during this kind of thing!
[20:09] Virion
    If I had done that, he would've
    ended up bullying me, my dear.
[20:13] Grey
    What nonsense.
[20:16] Arthur
    It's an honor to hear you
    overestimate me, Lord Virion.
[20:20] Virion
    An honor? If you really believe that,
    boy, then you'll become my apprentice.
[20:27] Grey
    His apprentice?
[20:28] Virion
    Well? Do you accept?
[20:31] Arthur
    Um... Are you being serious, sir?
[20:34] Virion
    I wouldn't make this kind of offer in jest.
[20:37] Arthur
    I understand that, but... my parents still
    don't know that I'm alive. This is too much.
[20:44] Virion
    Suppose there was a way to let your
    parents know that you were fine, then.
[20:53] Arthur
    Is that really—
[20:59] Virion
    I thought as much.
    You've inherited a Beast Will.
[21:06] Virion
    You'll become my apprentice, boy.
[21:10] Virion
    Because if you don't...
[21:17] Virion
    You will die.