E3 - The Last King

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[00:01] Tonio
    If you notice any—
[00:03] Tonio
    Will! Menel!
[00:08] Tonio
    The Rust Mountains?
[00:11] Tonio
    It sounds like things have
    gotten awfully troublesome.
[00:14] Will
    We were hoping the dwarfs
    might know something.
[00:18] Will
    So, how are the immigrants who
    arrived not long ago doing?
[00:23] Tonio
    They seem to have settled
    in, for the most part.
[00:27] Will
    That's good to hear.
[00:30] Will
    A year ago, when I said our city would
    support the new dwarf arrivals,
[00:35] Will
    it put many of the citizens on their guard.
[00:38] Menel
    Well, after what those guys went through...
[00:42] Will
    Yeah...
[00:43] Tonio
    Perhaps their leader, Agnarr,
    could tell you something?
[00:48] Will
    Perhaps. I'll go see him tomorrow.
SIGN    The Faraway Paladin
SIGN    The Lord of the Rust Mountains
SIGN    The Last King
[02:26] (Flashback) Gus
    Listen to me, Will.
[02:28] (Flashback) Gus
    Exactly what are the spirits?
[02:31] (Flashback) Gus
    Through the words of the Creator,
[02:33] (Flashback) Gus
    water, fire, wind, and trees came
    into existence before man or the gods.
[02:39] (Flashback) Gus
    And all of them possessed a
    definite will of their own.
[02:42] (Flashback) Young Will
    And those were the spirits?
[02:44] (Flashback) Gus
    Correct.
[02:46] (Flashback) Gus
    And because they had their own will,
[02:48] (Flashback) Gus
    they divided themselves into two lines.
[02:50] (Flashback) Gus
    One aligned themselves with
    the unstable phenomena
[02:53] (Flashback) Gus
    that are the Lords of the Sea
    and the Lords of the Forest,
[02:55] (Flashback) Gus
    choosing to live long lives alongside them.
[02:58] (Flashback) Gus
    The other chose to live definite
    lives and die definite deaths
[03:02] (Flashback) Gus
    as beings with bodies of
    flesh—the human way of life.
[03:06] (Flashback) Gus
    Those affiliated with wind, water, and trees
[03:09] (Flashback) Gus
    consulted with the goddess
    of the forests, Rhea Silvia,
[03:12] (Flashback) Gus
    leading to the birth to the elves.
[03:14] (Flashback) Gus
    The spirits of earth, stone, and fire
    longed for human craftsmanship,
[03:19] (Flashback) Gus
    so they consulted the god of
    fire and technology, Blaze,
[03:22] (Flashback) Gus
    which resulted in the dwarf race.
[03:25] (Flashback) Gus
    This is why the dwarfs are
    such excellent craftsmen,
[03:29] (Flashback) Gus
    as well as superior warriors.
[03:31] (Flashback) Blood
    Yeah, those guys are the real deal.
[03:34] (Flashback) Young Will
    Tell me more, Blood!
[03:37] (Flashback) Blood
    Not sure there's much more to tell.
[03:42] (Flashback) Blood
    They're a quiet lot, but they
    know the meaning of courage.
[03:46] (Flashback) Blood
    It's constantly on their minds.
[03:49] (Flashback) Young Will
    What is?
[03:50] (Flashback) Blood
    What's worth throwing away
    their own lives to fight for.
[03:56] (Flashback) Blood
    They go into battle with
    their very souls on fire.
[04:00] (Flashback) Blood
    They don't fear death.
[04:04] (Flashback) Blood
    I have genuine respect for dwarven warriors.
[04:07] (Flashback) Blood
    The ones I met and fought
    alongside, at least,
[04:11] (Flashback) Blood
    were true warriors.
[04:24] Will
    Good morning.
[04:25] MaidA
    Oh, young master. Good morning.
[04:28] Will
    I'm heading out for morning training.
[04:29] MaidA
    Of course.
[04:31] MaidB
    That's some bed head you've got there!
[04:43] Menel
    As always...
[04:46] Menel
    Your look really doesn't match
    your superhuman strength.
[04:49] Will
    I would've liked to have the looks to match.
[04:52] Menel
    You're approachable, though.
    Maybe you're best as you are.
[04:55] Will
    People seek things in others that
    they don't have themselves.
[05:00] Will
    Menel, stay right there for a bit.
[05:03] Menel
    Sure.
[05:09] Will
    Good morning.
[05:15] Al
    U-Um...
[05:17] Al
    G-Good... mor...
[05:20] Will
    Would you like to watch before you move on?
[05:24] Al
    U-Um...
[05:26] Menel
    Hey. What're you doing?
[05:29] Menel
    Who are you? Haven't seen you before.
[05:31] Menel
    What's your deal?
[05:33] Menel
    If you're that interested, just watch us.
[05:35] Al
    N-No, that's quite all right!
    I'm sorry for intruding!
[05:43] Will
    Menel...
[05:44] Menel
    Sorry. That backfired on me.
[05:47] Will
    Yes, it did.
[05:49] Menel
    I'm not sure if he was
    interested in our training,
[05:51] Menel
    or in the paladin everyone talks about.
[05:54] Will
    Probably the training.
[05:56] Will
    The dwarfs are a warrior race, after all.
[05:58] Menel
    He didn't seem like much of a warrior.
[06:00] Will
    You think so?
[06:21] Agnarr
    Welcome.
[06:23] Agnarr
    Thank you for coming.
[06:25] Will
    I'm sorry to visit on such short notice.
[06:28] Agnarr
    Oh, no. There's someone I want
    to introduce to you, as well.
[06:33] Agnarr
    He represents the immigrants who
    recently arrived in this city,
[06:37] Agnarr
    and he is my grand-uncle.
    His name is Grendir.
[06:41] Grendir
    At your service.
[06:43] Will
    I serve His Highness the Crown
    Prince Ethelbald Southmark,
[06:46] Will
    who has entrusted me with
    governing Beast Woods.
[06:49] Will
    My name is William.
[06:52] Will
    Why did you and your people come here?
[06:57] Grendir
    To die.
[07:00] Will
    Pardon me...
[07:02] Agnarr
    Uncle Grendir, you will only startle
    him by speaking so frankly.
[07:08] Grendir
    We haven't long left in this world.
[07:11] Grendir
    We wish to die with our
    eyes on our homeland.
[07:15] Agnarr
    Uncle Grendir is one of the last survivors
    from the mountains to the west.
[07:19] Will
    The Iron Mountains?
[07:22] Grendir
    I gaze at those mountains from a distance,
[07:27] Grendir
    dreaming of the day when we reclaim them.
[07:30] Grendir
    I would truly die happy if this
    dream could come to pass.
[07:36] Grendir
    While I realize it may inconvenience you,
[07:39] Grendir
    I am willing to do any type of work.
[07:41] Grendir
    If you could just allow me to stay
    in some little corner of the city...
[07:47] Will
    Please rest at ease.
    I'll do everything I can.
[07:51] Will
    I promise I'll protect all
    of you from injustice.
[07:59] Grendir
    Thank you... Thank you...
[08:04] Agnarr
    Two hundred years ago,
[08:05] Agnarr
    a monarch lived in the Iron Country.
[08:09] Agnarr
    Of short stature and frail constitution,
[08:11] Agnarr
    he did not excel in the martial
    arts and preferred to write.
[08:14] Agnarr
    He was Aurvangr, the last
    king of the Iron Country.
[08:18] Agnarr
    It was an age of peace.
[08:20] Agnarr
    The land was blessed with
    prosperity and well-being.
[08:24] Agnarr
    But then... a storm came.
[08:28] Agnarr
    An invasion by demons from the abyss,
[08:30] Agnarr
    led by the High King of the Eternals.
[08:35] Agnarr
    When the fires of war encroached
    upon the Iron Country,
[08:38] Agnarr
    an emissary of the demons appeared.
[08:40] Agnarr
    That emissary told our people
    to follow the High King.
[08:45] (Flashback) WarriorA
    Today's our last day to answer!
[08:47] (Flashback) WarriorB
    If the only change is who sells us weapons,
[08:49] (Flashback) WarriorB
    does it really matter?
[08:51] (Flashback) WarriorC
    Those demons can't be trusted!
[08:53] (Flashback) WarriorC
    We must fight them to the death!
[08:55] (Flashback) WarriorD
    But if we're dragged into a
    war, our children will die!
[08:58] (Flashback) WarriorE
    What are we to do?
[09:03] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    I will make the decision.
[09:10] (Flashback) Demon
    What is your answer?
[09:16] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    This.
[09:21] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    This is the iron you and
    your brethren wanted.
[09:23] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    I'll give you as much of it as you want!
[09:27] (Flashback) Demon
    The dragon is coming!
[09:29] (Flashback) Demon
    Valacirca will destroy all!
[09:36] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    I will not allow it.
[09:38] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    We will draw the demons of the abyss here
    and slay them all in the bowels of the earth!
[09:42] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    This underground corridor
    shall be their tomb!
[09:46] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    Those who are not warriors,
    or who are inexperienced warriors,
[09:49] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    are to retreat from the Iron Mountains.
[09:52] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    My people...
[09:54] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    I will die,
[09:56] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    and all the warriors who remain
    here will likely die, as well.
[10:00] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    But we must not let the Iron Country die!
[10:04] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    The pain of issuing such a selfish
    order tears my heart asunder,
[10:08] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    yet I issue it regardless!
[10:10] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    Even if you lose your homeland and
    drown in regret and disgrace...
[10:14] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    Live!
[10:16] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    That is the battle I order you to fight!
[10:20] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    You are not running away!
[10:22] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    You are simply given command
    over a different battlefield!
[10:25] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    We, the king and warriors,
    to protect our name and our pride,
[10:29] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    will die in these mountains where
    our ancestral spirits sleep!
[10:31] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    All of you must abandon your pride
    and wager everything on living!
[10:35] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    Do not let the flames in our kilns die!
[10:38] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    Live! Live and fight until
    we make our comeback!
[10:43] (Flashback) Aurvangr
    That is my last order!
[10:50] Agnarr
    This is the legend of the Iron
    Mountains that has been handed down.
[10:55] Agnarr
    I wasn't even born yet at the time.
[10:59] Grendir
    We had only just become royal guards.
[11:02] Grendir
    We didn't even get to fight.
    We could only obey his order...
[11:06] Grendir
    and with the common folk...
[11:12] Grendir
    Amid the bitter cold and
    the treacherous path,
[11:16] Grendir
    my child...
[11:18] Grendir
    A cheerful child, all smiles,
    who encouraged all of us to keep going...
[11:23] Grendir
    could not even smile any longer,
    and then... passed away.
[11:28] Grendir
    I can no longer even remember how many died.
[11:33] Grendir
    And yet... I lived!
[11:36] Grendir
    I overcame that time of
    chaos and lived 200 years!
[11:41] Grendir
    And you have now returned this
    land to the hands of man.
[11:46] Grendir
    Not only that, but you
    even shed tears with me.
[11:50] Grendir
    We can return home someday.
    We can fulfill the words of our king.
[11:56] Grendir
    How noble it is to continue
    believing such thoughts...
[12:03] Grendir
    Sir William...
[12:05] Grendir
    Thank you...
[12:08] Grendir
    Thank you...
[12:13] Will
    Aurvangr, the king of the Iron Country, huh?
[12:16] Will
    And what is this dragon?
[12:21] ManA
    Bastard!
[12:24] Al
    Stop it!
[12:25] ManA
    That hurt, damn it!
[12:25] Al
    Stop!
[12:28] ManA
    Damn you!
[12:29] Al
    You're causing a disturbance!
[12:30] ManB
    Piece of dung!
[12:31] Al
    Take this outside!
[12:33] ManA
    Shut yer hole, damn it!
[12:35] ManB
    Hey! Hold him still!
[12:44] Will
    Stop this.
[12:45] ManA
    Huh?! Shut up!
[12:47] ManB
    The hell?!
[12:48] Will
    I won't let you take this any farther.
[12:52] Will
    You two have just had a bit
    too much to drink, right?
[12:57] ManAB
    We're sorry for the disturbance!
[12:59] ManAB
    Please take this and spare us!
[13:15] Will
    Ah, you're awake?
[13:21] Will
    What's your name?
[13:25] Al
    It's... Al.
[13:26] Will
    Al, eh?
[13:28] Will
    You might already know, but I'm
    William. Nice to meet you.
[13:33] Will
    Yeah, looks like everything's fine.
[13:36] Will
    It's amazing that you're not even
    scratched after taking that many hits.
[13:40] Al
    My toughness is the one thing
    I've got going for me.
[13:44] Will
    Are you the owner?
[13:46] Will
    Allow me to apologize for the commotion.
[13:49] Daughter
    My father is sick in bed.
[13:51] Daughter
    I couldn't stop them on my own.
[13:55] Will
    Shall I examine him?
[13:56] Daughter
    What?! I couldn't ask that of you!
[13:59] Will
    I don't mind.
[14:00] Will
    If I knew someone was ill and did nothing,
[14:04] Will
    the goddess would be furious with me.
[14:08] Will
    Al, I'll be right back. Please rest a while.
[14:12] Al
    All right...
[14:25] Will
    I think you'll be fine now.
[14:29] Daughter
    Thank you so much!
[14:31] Will
    I received this power from
    the goddess of light.
[14:34] Will
    You can thank her.
[14:35] Owner
    Of course!
[14:37] Owner
    Oh, I know! Please let us
    provide a meal for you!
[14:41] Daughter
    Please!
[14:43] Will
    I'd appreciate that.
[14:45] Will
    I actually forgot to have dinner tonight.
[14:52] Will
    What are you doing?
[14:59] Will
    Wow, this is amazing.
[15:02] Al
    It's really nothing, compared to you.
[15:06] Al
    You're so strong and courageous...
[15:08] Will
    You shouldn't say things like that.
[15:11] Al
    Huh?
[15:13] Will
    Don't curse yourself by saying
    you're weak and cowardly.
[15:19] Will
    Why don't you try being your
    own strongest supporter?
[15:27] Al
    I...
[15:28] Al
    I will!
[15:34] Daughter
    Enjoy it before it gets cold.
[15:36] Will
    Thank you!
[15:39] Will
    Earth-Mother Mater,
[15:41] Will
    and all the virtuous gods,
[15:43] Will
    we give thanks for your grace
    as we partake in this meal.
[15:48] Will
    Please bless the food before us.
[15:51] Will
    Now, then... Cheers.
[15:54] Al
    Ch-Cheers.
[16:01] Will
    Delicious.
[16:03] Al
    It is!
[16:04] Will
    So, tell me, why were you here?
[16:07] Al
    W-Well... um...
[16:10] Al
    I-I just migrated here, and well...
[16:15] Al
    I wanted to get my bearings...
    you might say... so... um...
[16:19] Al
    I was sort of... exploring...
[16:21] Will
    I don't think that's such
    an odd thing to do.
[16:24] Al
    But... all the others in my
    clan are keeping busy...
[16:28] Will
    You mean Grendir?
[16:31] Will
    You don't need to worry about that.
[16:33] Will
    I just came from speaking
    with him and Agnarr.
[16:39] Al
    You are... remarkable.
[16:42] Al
    So strong and dependable...
[16:45] Al
    Nothing like me at all.
[16:47] Will
    Then why don't you try it, too?
[16:49] Al
    Huh?
[16:52] Will
    You can get a certain degree of
    strength by eating well and training.
[16:56] Will
    Dependability comes from your conduct
    and getting used to things.
[16:59] Will
    There must be a reason we met here this way.
[17:01] Will
    If you wouldn't mind... I mean, if you want,
[17:05] Will
    why don't you help me out as,
    say, something like a thane?
[17:10] Al
    U-Um, do you really mean...
[17:14] Will
    If there's anything you truly long to do,
[17:18] Will
    I want to help you do it.
[17:24] Al
    I might cause trouble for you, but...
[17:30] Al
    Please... let me learn from you!
[17:46] DwarfA
    Young master!
[17:48] DwarfA
    Where have you been?!
[17:50] DwarfB
    When you go somewhere, you must tell us!
[17:52] DwarfA
    Regardless, I'm so glad you're safe!
[17:55] Al
    I'm sorry...
[17:59] Will
    Al has been raised with great care.
[17:59] Dwarfs
    We were worried about you!
[18:01] Dwarfs
    Do you understand?!
[18:02] Will
    Perhaps too great, even.
[18:09] DwarfA
    Anyway, you must never do
    something like this again!
[18:12] Will
    Pardon me.
[18:16] Will
    My name is William G. Maryblood.
[18:22] Will
    Allow me to apologize.
[18:24] Will
    I met Al by chance, but we
    happened to hit it off,
[18:27] Will
    and I kept him for quite
    a long time just to talk.
[18:29] DwarfA
    Not at all...
[18:31] DwarfB
    That's the paladin?
[18:33] DwarfC
    He's dreadfully strong!
[18:35] Ghelreis
    He's more than just strong.
[18:37] Ghelreis
    He could crush everyone here.
[18:42] Ghelreis
    My name is Ghelreis.
[18:44] Ghelreis
    I accept the apology you've given
    on behalf of our young master.
[18:47] Ghelreis
    You have my most humble thanks.
[18:50] Ghelreis
    Now... what brings you here?
[18:52] Will
    I would like to make Al my thane.
[18:57] DwarfB
    You want to make the young master a thane?!
[18:59] DwarfC
    But that would mean he'd have to
    accompany you on beast hunts!
[19:02] DwarfA
    Young master! Being the paladin's
    thane is too dangerous!
[19:06] DwarfA
    Please give this more thought!
[19:10] Will
    What do you want to do?
[19:23] Al
    I-I...
[19:25] Al
    I want to learn from him!
[19:32] Al
    I want to find what a warrior
    is, what courage is,
[19:36] Al
    with my own two hands!
[19:38] Al
    If I never face danger or even
    take a single step on my own,
[19:43] Al
    what can I know about being a warrior?!
[19:45] Al
    What can I know about courage?!
[19:48] Al
    Before our ancestral spirits and gods,
[19:52] Al
    I want to be someone I won't be ashamed of!
[19:54] Al
    If I know nothing of battle, courage,
    or conducting myself nobly,
[19:58] Al
    how can I call myself a dwarf?!
[20:00] Al
    I have no intention of
    reversing this decision!
[20:10] Will
    Wow...
[20:12] Al
    Sir Will!
[20:13] Al
    Please accept me as your
    thane right here and now!
[20:28] Will
    I will guard with my own hands
    the loyalty that you offer now.
[20:40] Will
    Brief though it was, he has
    given me his oath as a thane.
[20:43] Will
    Thus, as the knight he serves,
    I will hear what you have to say.
[20:48] DwarfA
    Our young master will be the
    Faraway Paladin's thane...
[20:52] Ghelreis
    So it must be.
[20:54] Dwarfs
    You're agreeing to this?!
[20:56] Ghelreis
    Since he was young, he has
    asked no selfish favors of us
[20:58] Ghelreis
    out of concern for the
    predicament we have lived in.
[21:01] Ghelreis
    And this is what he desires.
[21:06] Ghelreis
    Young master, I will
    explain this to Grendir.
[21:11] Al
    Th-Thank you.
[21:13] Ghelreis
    However, as of today,
    you are as a dead man to me.
[21:19] Al
    B-But—
[21:21] Ghelreis
    Now that you have entrusted your
    loyalty to a great warrior,
[21:24] Ghelreis
    you must not, under any circumstances,
    value your life above his.
[21:27] Ghelreis
    Serve him faithfully,
[21:29] Ghelreis
    prepared to die for him without hesitation
    if it ever becomes necessary.
[21:35] Ghelreis
    Understand?
[21:39] Al
    I understand!
[21:42] Ghelreis
    Grendir and I will ask after you later.
[21:46] Ghelreis
    Take care of our young master.
[21:48] Will
    I most certainly will.
[21:56] Will
    I look forward to working with you.
[21:59] Al
    O-Of course!
SIGN    The Meaning of Courage