E1 - The Paladin and the Troubadour

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[00:15] Menel
    You're awfully cheery about a
    little stack of papers, Will.
[00:19] Will
    You could tell?
[00:20] Menel
    Yeah.
[00:21] Menel
    You were grinning and stroking that paper
[00:23] Menel
    the way someone would stroke a woman's skin.
[00:27] Menel
    Is that the stuff those
    craftsmen presented to you?
[00:30] Will
    They said these were the best of
    all the trial sheets they made.
[00:35] Menel
    You really are happy, aren't you?
[00:41] Will
    Well, these...
[00:43] Will
    are the future of this town, after all.
[00:51] Menel
    Man, it's cold.
[00:54] Will
    It's almost the winter solstice.
[00:58] Menel
    It's a lot livelier these days.
[01:00] Will
    Yeah.
[01:02] Will
    Two years ago, I left the City of the Dead
[01:04] Will
    and followed the river north,
[01:06] Will
    until I found a deserted, half-sunken city.
[01:10] Will
    Now, two years after rebuilding began,
[01:13] Will
    people are calling this place
    Torch Port, the port of light.
[01:18] Menel
    Will, what did you mean when you said
    that paper was this town's future?
[01:23] Will
    If all we do is cut down all the lumber
    around here and sell it to Whitesails,
[01:26] Will
    the city will eventually run
    out of trees and die out.
[01:29] Will
    So we need to diversify trade in this town.
[01:33] Will
    We'll be better off for it in ten years.
[01:34] Menel
    And that's what that paper is?
[01:37] Will
    It's the first step,
    and one worth celebrating.
[01:39] Menel
    Hmm...
[01:40] Menel
    You know, you think like an elf sometimes.
[01:45] Will
    You're just the type that
    lives in the moment.
[01:47] Menel
    We're basically at the ends of
    the earth. I could die tomorrow.
[01:52] Menel
    So I want to feel satisfied today.
[01:55] Menel
    I'm sure most people living here
    feel that way, including me.
[02:01] Will
    And I want to change that.
[02:07] Menel
    Well, maybe that's why the
    goddess of light chose you.
[02:11] Will
    Huh?
[02:12] Menel
    You're right in the middle of the front
    line, where you could die at any time,
[02:15] Menel
    talking about planting the seeds
    that'll benefit us in ten years.
[02:23] Menel
    By the way...
[02:24] Menel
    The brother of the crown prince
    of Whitesails invited us
[02:27] Menel
    to the new year's ceremony. Gonna go?
[02:30] Will
    Oh... That's right.
SIGN    The Faraway Paladin
SIGN    The Lord of the Rust Mountains
[04:36] Bee
    Wow! How pretty!
[04:39] Bee
    Well? Did you enjoy the
    winter solstice festival?
[04:42] Will
    Yeah, it was fun. I'm worn out, though.
[04:45] Bee
    Going around greeting all the
    important people with a smile
[04:49] Bee
    isn't as easy as it looks, huh?
[04:52] Will
    But thanks to Menel putting
    my outfit together
[04:54] Will
    and all the help I got from Bishop Bagley,
[04:57] Will
    I managed to pull it off.
[04:59] Bee
    I wanted to see Menel in formal clothes!
[05:02] Bee
    Where is Menel, anyway?
[05:04] Will
    I invited him, but he said,
[05:06] Will
    "Shut up! At least let me sleep
    in on the day of the event!"
[05:11] Will
    What about you? Did you make a profit?
[05:13] Bee
    Of course!
[05:14] Bee
    This is the most profitable
    time of year for a troubadour!
[05:25] Bee
    What is it?
[05:27] Will
    I was just thinking,
    this town really is beautiful.
[05:30] Will
    The forests around the
    Beast Woods are still very poor.
[05:33] Will
    We have to work a lot harder.
[05:38] Bee
    Will.
[05:47] Bee
    Bop!
[05:49] Bee
    You're worrying too much.
[05:52] Will
    Bee...
[05:53] Bee
    You do have a tendency to do that.
[05:59] Will
    I made a promise...
[06:01] Will
    that I'd be as the goddess's
    sword to banish evil,
[06:04] Will
    and be as her hand to save the suffering.
[06:11] Bee
    It's wonderful of you to have
    such benevolent intentions,
[06:13] Bee
    and it's very noble of you,
[06:15] Bee
    but if that's the case, you should be
    trying to please the goddess more!
[06:19] Will
    Please her?
[06:20] Bee
    Just think about it!
[06:22] Bee
    What if a villager brought you
    food to show his gratitude,
[06:24] Bee
    but he himself was scrawny
    and unsteady on his feet?
[06:28] Will
    I'd tell him to eat it himself...
[06:32] Bee
    Don't you think the goddess
    would feel the same?
[06:36] Will
    Yeah.
[06:39] Will
    Thanks, Bee.
[06:40] Will
    To thank you, I'll take you
    wherever you want to go.
[06:44] Bee
    My, what an enthusiastic proposition!
[06:47] Bee
    I accept!
[06:52] Will
    Bee, were you serious?
[06:54] Bee
    Absolutely serious!
    There's something I want to see.
[06:57] Bee
    But it's not the kind of place a lowly
    troubadour can get into just by asking nicely.
[07:03] Bee
    You could sneak in, though, right?
[07:05] Bee
    'Cause on top of being a warrior
    priest, you're a great sorcerer!
[07:11] Will
    A school attended by sorcerers
    studying the Words of Creation,
[07:15] Will
    located in the woods in a forbidden land...
[07:17] Will
    The Academy.
[07:19] Bee
    Well, then, let's go!
[07:20] Will
    Wait.
[07:23] Will
    I think...
[07:25] Will
    this is Maze Alley magic.
[07:28] Will
    And several Signs...
[07:30] Will
    "Warning."
[07:31] Will
    "Paralysis."
[07:32] Will
    "Sleep."
[07:33] Will
    "Blind."
[07:34] Will
    Yeah, we can't go in.
[07:36] Bee
    What?!
[07:38] Bee
    Shouldn't you be able to go in?!
[07:40] Bee
    With, you know, brute strength?!
[07:42] Will
    If we tried to force our way in,
[07:45] Will
    it'd be raining blood.
[07:46] Will
    And that's not a metaphor.
[07:48] Bee
    Huh?!
[07:49] Will
    It's set up to prevent anyone
    from sneaking in uninvited.
[07:52] Bee
    Oh...
[07:57] Bee
    Well, if even you can't get it,
    I guess that's that!
[08:00] Bee
    Let's head back to town and eat at a—
[08:01] Will
    We can't sneak in, but...
[08:04] Bee
    Will?
[08:07] Will
    Let's just go up to the front door.
[08:10] Bee
    That's a good idea!
[08:21] Bee
    Er... huh?
[08:23] Bee
    Which way did we get here from?
[08:27] Bee
    Wait, what? I know in my head
    where we came from, but...
[08:30] Will
    It's okay. Just keep holding on to my hand.
[08:45] Will
    Well, this is just mean.
[08:47] Bee
    Wh-Which is the wrong path?
[08:52] Will
    Ne Fronti Crede.
SIGN    Do Not Believe the Pretense
[08:59] Bee
    Wha...
[09:00] Will
    This is the right one.
[09:06] Will
    "Either learn... or leave."
[09:09] Will
    If you will not learn, you must leave?
[09:14] Bee
    Will...
[09:15] Bee
    Don't push this, okay?
[09:17] Bee
    Even the Wandering Sage in his youth
[09:20] Bee
    couldn't pass through this route on his own.
[09:23] Will
    What?
[09:24] Will
    Gus couldn't?
[09:25] Bee
    He was a child prodigy,
[09:27] Bee
    yet he still couldn't visit the
    Academy without his master's help.
[09:32] Bee
    That's how he learned just
    how immature he still was.
[09:36] Will
    I see.
[09:38] Will
    So even Gus couldn't get through
    here when he was young.
[09:44] Bee
    What is this? A curse?
[09:47] Bee
    Looking at it makes me feel really uneasy.
[09:50] Will
    Hmm... I can't really
    sense any mana at work...
[09:54] Bee
    D-Doesn't that make it all
    the more suspicious?
[09:56] Bee
    Setting a little trap in something
    obviously suspicious is classic!
[10:03] Will
    You're right. There's a Sign carved into
    it that makes one just a little uneasy.
[10:07] Bee
    Boy, talk about twisted!
[10:09] Bee
    I could write a song about this alone!
[10:20] Old Man
    Oh?
[10:22] Old Man
    What's this? Visitors?
[10:24] Will
    It's a pleasure to meet you.
[10:27] Will
    My name is William G. Maryblood.
[10:30] Bee
    I'm Bee. Robina Goodfellow.
[10:33] Bee
    Would you kindly tell
    us your name, good sir?
[10:39] Old Man
    I'm just an old man who's built
    up nothing but a lot of years.
[10:44] Old Man
    I'm the Academy's groundskeeper.
[10:47] Old Man
    My name is not worthy
    of giving to a paladin.
[10:51] Old Man
    More importantly, you must be cold.
[10:53] Old Man
    Why don't you rest here for a bit?
[10:56] Will
    Thank you very much.
[10:59] Bee
    Tell us, kind groundskeeper.
[11:01] Bee
    Is the Academy still far from here?
[11:05] Old Man
    For what purpose might you be
    visiting the Academy, young lady?
[11:10] Old Man
    You do not appear to be a new student.
[11:14] Bee
    There's something I want to see!
[11:16] Old Man
    Oh? But the Academy has a rule
    that only sorcerers may enter.
[11:24] Will
    We were hoping to ask them if we might
    be allowed in for just a brief look.
[11:28] Old Man
    Well, I do hope you succeed
    in earning permission.
[11:33] Old Man
    Now, toast and eat these.
    They'll warm you up.
[11:37] Bee
    Wow! Thank you!
[11:39] Will
    We gratefully accept.
[11:57] Bee
    This is so good!
[11:59] Bee
    It's cheese made from goat milk, isn't it?
[12:02] Old Man
    That's absolutely right.
[12:03] Will
    It really is good!
[12:05] Old Man
    Incidentally, I hear the Faraway Paladin
    has knowledge of magic.
[12:11] Will
    Yes, I have learned a bit.
[12:14] Old Man
    As the Academy's groundskeeper,
    I witness magic occasionally,
[12:19] Old Man
    but I am most interested in seeing
    what sort of magic you have.
[12:26] Will
    I bet I'm being tested.
[12:29] Will
    I'm unable to use my magic for mere sport.
[12:33] Will
    Please understand.
[12:35] Old Man
    Even if I beg to see it?
[12:38] Will
    Please understand.
[12:39] Old Man
    Has that always been your stance?
[12:42] Will
    Yes.
[12:43] Will
    It's what my master taught me,
[12:45] Will
    and I want to uphold it to
    the best of my ability.
[12:48] Old Man
    Hmm... In that case,
    might I ask a favor of you?
[12:52] Will
    Of course.
[12:54] Old Man
    Last night's snow has left
    all the trees quite damp,
[12:57] Old Man
    and my fire continues to smolder today.
[13:00] Old Man
    This is all quite tough on my old bones.
[13:03] Old Man
    I would like to have some dry firewood.
[13:06] Old Man
    Could you prepare some for me?
[13:13] Will
    This problem would've been solved
    if I uttered the Words of Drying.
[13:19] Will
    But...
[13:24] Will
    You can dry damp wood over a fire.
[13:27] Will
    It's such common knowledge.
[13:32] Old Man
    I do appreciate this. It's so nice and warm.
[13:36] Old Man
    Now, I have a question for the two of you.
[13:41] Old Man
    If great magic were to exist in this world,
[13:44] Old Man
    what do you think it would be like?
[13:50] Bee
    Maybe it'd be magic that would
    bring people happiness?
[13:53] Old Man
    Oh?
[13:55] Bee
    Whether it's the simplest Words
    used to create a smokescreen
[13:58] Bee
    or a highly elaborate, artistic Sign...
[14:01] Bee
    If it was woven with a
    prayer to bring happiness,
[14:05] Bee
    I think it's plenty great.
[14:08] Old Man
    What an intriguing opinion.
[14:11] Old Man
    And why is it that you feel that way?
[14:14] Bee
    Because that's how Will uses his magic.
[14:18] Bee
    It's why I like him so much.
[14:21] Bee
    Though I'm not crazy about the way he
    tends to put off his own happiness.
[14:26] Will
    B-Bee...
[14:28] Old Man
    I see, I see.
[14:31] Old Man
    Splendid.
[14:50] Hiram
    Allow me to properly introduce myself.
[14:53] Hiram
    I am a professor of the Academy
    and the Master of the Woods.
[14:56] Hiram
    My name is Hiram.
[14:59] Hiram
    I also serve as groundskeeper.
[15:02] Will
    Groundskeeper?
[15:04] Hiram
    It will be a bit of a special exception,
[15:07] Hiram
    but I will assume the responsibility of
    allowing you to tour the Academy.
[15:11] Hiram
    Now, young lady...
[15:13] Hiram
    What part of the Academy
    did you wish to see?
[15:17] Bee
    W-Well...
[15:22] Bee
    Um...
[15:24] Hiram
    I see, I see.
[15:27] Hiram
    In that case, let us go.
[15:36] Bee
    What, what?! What is that?!
[15:38] Bee
    There's a doll out there cleaning!
[15:40] Hiram
    That is a golem created by
    a previous Master of Forms.
[15:45] Hiram
    It's quite a handy thing to have.
[15:47] Will
    Incredible... Its movements are so delicate.
[15:51] Will
    Even if the mana here is very stable,
[15:54] Will
    I can't imagine the work
    that must've gone into it.
[16:05] Will
    By the way...
[16:06] Will
    How do you determine whether
    someone has a talent for magic?
[16:11] Will
    The words of those with talent have power.
[16:15] Hiram
    Both our Words of Creation and the everyday
    words we use have the same roots.
[16:21] Hiram
    The words of a child with talent
    just naturally make things happen.
[16:26] Bee
    I know about that!
[16:28] Bee
    When a kid like that really puts
    their all into cheering for you,
[16:31] Bee
    you'll feel an inexplicable rush,
[16:33] Bee
    or if someone who hates you
    says mean things to you,
[16:36] Bee
    you can actually get hurt.
[16:39] Hiram
    Yes.
[16:41] Hiram
    It's said that the ones
    who make ideal sorcerers
[16:44] Hiram
    are often docile, easygoing,
    patient, and quiet.
[16:47] Hiram
    Those who are fierce by nature cannot
    help but use intense language.
[16:52] Hiram
    And if one continually
    uses intense language,
[16:55] Hiram
    they will eventually bring
    about their own ruin.
[16:58] Will
    Gus used to tell me stories like
    that as warnings when I was little.
[17:03] Will
    It's a shared teaching that's omnipresent
    among those who use magic,
[17:09] Will
    and it's a teaching that's alive
    and well here at the Academy.
[17:15] Hiram
    Well, here we are.
[17:21] Hiram
    This is what you wished to see:
    the Academy's library.
[17:32] Hiram
    I will personally authorize you
[17:34] Hiram
    to browse anywhere you like,
    excluding the forbidden shelves downstairs.
[17:38] Bee
    I know my request was unreasonable.
[17:41] Bee
    Thank you very much for granting it.
[17:44] Hiram
    Well, I shall be out in the courtyard.
[17:48] Hiram
    Should you need anything, just call me.
[17:53] Will
    So it was the books you wanted to see?
[17:55] Bee
    Yep. Surprised?
[17:57] Will
    A bit.
[17:58] Will
    I thought you wanted to see
    where the sorcerers learned
[18:01] Will
    so you could use it as a
    reference for your songs.
[18:04] Bee
    There's a book I'm hoping to find.
[18:06] Will
    Want some help?
[18:09] Bee
    I'll search on my own for now.
[18:12] Bee
    I might've made you bring me
    here only to end up boring you.
[18:15] Bee
    Sorry.
[18:20] Will
    An introduction to the history of magic...
[18:22] Will
    I learned a fair amount from Gus,
[18:25] Will
    but I wonder how much changed in
    the 200 years he wasn't aware of.
[18:35] Will
    Bee.
[18:37] Will
    I'll hold those.
[18:38] Bee
    Thanks.
[18:44] Will
    A record of Academy graduates...
[18:47] Will
    and a collection of local historical records?
[19:28] Will
    Hey, Bee...
[19:29] Bee
    Wondering why was I looking
    for books like those?
[19:36] Bee
    Long ago, before I became a troubadour,
[19:40] Bee
    there was someone I traveled with.
[19:42] Bee
    A lady with dull gold hair and eyes
    the same beautiful blue as the sea.
[19:47] Bee
    We ended up together by chance,
    but we got on pretty well.
[19:51] Bee
    I learned later that she
    was an amazing sorcerer.
[19:55] Bee
    Apparently, she was traveling all around
[19:57] Bee
    searching all kinds of ruins for
    Signs that have long been lost,
[20:01] Bee
    but she was such a nice person that she
    took on a lot of people's problems.
[20:04] Bee
    She wasn't that famous or anything,
[20:07] Bee
    but in certain areas,
    she was known as a hero.
[20:10] Bee
    I was having fun, too, so I made all
    kinds of detours to stay with her.
[20:14] Bee
    Then, when it was time
    to go our separate ways,
[20:17] Bee
    we waved at each other and
    said, "See you later."
[20:21] Bee
    She died not long after we parted ways.
[20:25] Bee
    I heard she died fighting a bunch
    of spectres to protect a town.
[20:35] Will
    That's so...
[20:37] Bee
    Oh, don't get the wrong idea.
[20:39] Bee
    It's not that I'm upset because she died.
[20:42] Bee
    I mean, yeah, I'm sad,
    but she'd made up her mind, right?
[20:46] Bee
    I'm not into criticizing things that
    someone's made up their mind about.
[20:51] Bee
    But... still...
[20:54] Bee
    I can't just sit around and let that kind
    of resolve be immediately forgotten.
[20:59] Bee
    She was a hero, so her
    death was mourned by many.
[21:02] Bee
    But even that was washed away by
    the passage of time and forgotten,
[21:06] Bee
    until nobody even spoke her name anymore.
[21:09] Bee
    This world is filled with dangers.
[21:12] Bee
    Every time a hero is born,
    they're quickly forgotten.
[21:15] Bee
    I guess that's just how it
    works, but... but still...
[21:19] Bee
    They lauded her and thanked her,
    but when she died, that was the end of it.
[21:22] Bee
    I can't stand that.
[21:24] Bee
    A person's determination isn't
    something to use up and throw away!
[21:28] Bee
    So I've been singing about her
    to keep her story alive.
[21:32] Bee
    And along the way, I realized...
[21:34] Will
    Realized what?
[21:35] Bee
    Songs of heroes hold hope!
[21:39] Will
    Hope?
[21:40] Bee
    There's someone out there trying to save
    people with exceptional strength or magic.
[21:44] Bee
    There's someone who's fighting,
    who's always been fighting, perhaps.
[21:47] Bee
    And that brings a lot of hope to people!
[21:51] Bee
    Just like the Three Heroes
    you're so fond of...
[21:55] Bee
    and maybe even just like who you are now!
[21:59] Bee
    Look!
[22:02] Bee
    The first star that shines before
    the darkness of night sets in.
[22:06] Bee
    That's what a hero is!
[22:08] Bee
    When you walk, there are
    people who follow after you.
[22:15] Bee
    Don't you think that's a great thing?
[22:17] Will
    Yeah, I do.
[22:19] Bee
    And that's why I sing.
[22:22] Bee
    To tell people there's a
    shining star right here!
[22:27] Bee
    Okay, we're all done talking about me.
[22:31] Bee
    Whew, after all that talking,
    I kind of want to sing now.
[22:35] Will
    Want to go sing somewhere?
[22:37] Bee
    Yeah, yeah! Ready to make some money?
[22:40] Will
    Let's go.
[22:41] Bee
    Well, then, since you'll be there,
[22:42] Bee
    you can keep the crowd going
    and collect offerings!
[22:45] Will
    Right, got it.
[22:47] Will
    I don't think Bee will ever
    settle down where I am.
[22:52] Bee
    Imagine, a paladin picking up coins for me!
[22:54] Bee
    Talk about luxury!
[22:56] Will
    Her conviction, as one who
    seeks and spreads songs,
[23:00] Will
    won't ever allow her to stay
    in one place for long.
[23:04] Will
    But even if she leaves, I know
    she'll come back eventually.
[23:09] Will
    Hey, sing me the song about
    that sorcerer when it's done.
[23:13] Bee
    Hmm...
    Okay, I'll let you hear it.
[23:16] Bee
    I've stocked up on plenty
    of information on her now!
[23:21] Will
    One day,
[23:22] Will
    even if I meet my end in battle somewhere,
[23:26] Will
    I'm sure...
SIGN    The Paladin and the Troubadour
SIGN    The Mad Forest