# E4 - The Meaning of Courage
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**[00:00] Will**
Let's talk about your pay.
**[00:02] Al**
Huh?
**[00:03] Will**
There's a lot involved with being a thane,
**[00:06] Will**
but I'll pay you and provide your equipment.
**[00:10] Al**
I'm...
**[00:12] Al**
happy just to serve you...
**[00:14] Will**
Not enough.
**[00:16] Will**
There's something someone once told
me over and over again, and that is:
**[00:20] Will**
money is important.
**[00:22] Al**
Right...
**[00:23] Will**
If I didn't give you fair compensation,
**[00:26] Will**
it could be interpreted as saying I
don't value your work, or your loyalty.
**[00:32] Will**
It may be in bad taste to
put a price on everything,
**[00:36] Will**
but money is always the clearest indicator.
**[00:39] Al**
You are quite the grown-up.
**[00:44] Will**
I'm just trying my hardest to be one.
***SIGN*** The Faraway Paladin
***SIGN*** The Lord of the Rust Mountains
***SIGN*** The Meaning of Courage
**[02:23] Will**
You all right?
**[02:25] Al**
I'm... just... fine!
**[02:28] Will**
Great! One more lap, then!
**[02:30] Al**
R-Right!
**[02:38] Will**
*How hard did Blood, Mary,
and Gus work to come up with ways*
**[02:43] Will**
*to instill things in me so efficiently?*
**[02:47] Will**
Last lap! Full strength!
**[02:49] Al**
Right!
**[02:51] Will**
*Regardless, I'll just keep doing my best*
**[02:53] Will**
*so I can catch up to them someday.*
**[03:08] Will**
Good effort.
**[03:10] Will**
Do some light walking to catch your breath,
**[03:12] Will**
and then we'll start muscle training.
**[03:14] Al**
R-Right!
**[03:17] Will**
Muscles are the most fundamental
aspect of combat.
**[03:20] Will**
As my master said, the brute
force that muscles give you
**[03:23] Will**
can solve most problems.
**[03:25] Al**
Right!
**[03:35] Will**
Okay, that's enough.
**[03:39] Will**
That's it for your muscle training.
**[03:42] Al**
I have to do this... every morning?
**[03:44] Will**
Of course. We worked on your arms today,
**[03:46] Will**
but we'll alternate focus on your
legs, back, and other areas.
**[03:51] Al**
That makes sense...
**[03:53] Will**
I actually want to do some
practice swings later,
**[03:56] Will**
to check your footwork and body movements...
**[03:58] Al**
Uh-huh...
**[04:00] Will**
But first...
**[04:05] Will**
I think you've met him before,
**[04:07] Will**
but this is my friend, Menel.
**[04:09] Menel**
Hey.
**[04:10] Al**
H-Hi...
**[04:14] Menel**
So, uh... I guess...
**[04:17] Menel**
I'm sorry for scaring you the other day.
**[04:22] Al**
It's all right.
**[04:25] Will**
Menel will be joining in your
training sessions from now on.
**[04:28] Will**
I'll also be asking him to work
with you when I'm not around.
**[04:33] Al**
R-Right! I appreciate your guidance!
**[04:36] Menel**
Sure.
**[04:38] Will**
I need to go attend an assembly.
**[04:40] Will**
After that, I'm going out to check
on the people we treated before.
**[04:44] Will**
I'll let you take over now.
**[04:45] Menel**
Sure.
**[04:48] Menel**
All right, let's start with practice swings.
**[04:51] Al**
Right!
**[04:54] Owner**
I'll be counting on you, then.
**[04:56] Ghelreis**
No problem. I'll take care of it.
**[05:01] Owner**
Hey, if it isn't our lord!
**[05:03] Ghelreis**
Well... hello there.
**[05:19] Will**
So, what were you doing at that pub?
**[05:23] Ghelreis**
They were booked for a big
celebration ten days from now,
**[05:27] Ghelreis**
and they asked me to supply the meat for it.
**[05:30] Will**
You hunt for a living, then?
**[05:33] Ghelreis**
No, I work as a mercenary,
**[05:35] Ghelreis**
but I can handle crossbows
and traps to some extent.
**[05:40] Will**
So it's like a side job?
**[05:42] Ghelreis**
Something like that.
**[05:47] Kid**
Hurry up!
**[05:49] Woman**
That's right!
**[05:51] Dwarf**
Hey, watch where you're playing, boys.
**[05:53] Kid**
Okay!
**[05:54] Ghelreis**
It's a fine city.
**[05:56] Will**
Yes.
**[05:57] Will**
People from many walks of life
worked to make it that way.
**[06:04] Ghelreis**
You know, paladin...
**[06:06] Will**
Yes?
**[06:08] Ghelreis**
I was once a warrior in
service to the Iron Country.
**[06:13] Ghelreis**
I was inexperienced as a fighter,
**[06:16] Ghelreis**
so I was not granted the
honor of dying with our king.
**[06:22] Ghelreis**
To uphold our king's final command,
**[06:24] Ghelreis**
we took up weapons and worked for
many different employers to get by.
**[06:30] Ghelreis**
Living in peace and contentment is not easy.
**[06:33] Ghelreis**
We traveled across many
lands before arriving here.
**[06:39] Ghelreis**
Please give our young master
the best guidance you can.
**[06:46] Will**
I will.
**[06:50] Will**
I swear on her light.
**[07:02] Will**
Al, is this your full strength?
**[07:08] Will**
Surely you've got more than this in you!
**[07:12] Will**
If this is your best...
**[07:18] Will**
Okay, you lose.
**[07:21] Will**
Getting used to pain is
another part of training.
**[07:25] Al**
H-How did you do that move you just did?!
**[07:29] Will**
The one I just did?
**[07:31] Will**
Hey, Menel, come here a sec.
**[07:34] Menel**
So you can experiment on me?
**[07:36] Will**
He'll understand more easily
if he sees it second-hand.
**[07:38] Al**
S-Sorry for the trouble!
**[07:42] Menel**
Damn it...
**[07:43] Menel**
All right, fine.
**[07:45] Menel**
But you'd better make it a clean throw!
**[07:51] Will**
*There.*
**[07:53] Will**
*This should get Bishop
Bagley to investigate.*
**[07:59] (Flashback) Holly**
The Fire of Black Calamity will
break out in the Rust Mountains.
**[08:05] (Flashback) Demon**
The dragon is coming!
**[08:07] (Flashback) Demon**
Valacirca will destroy all!
**[08:09] (Flashback) Chimera**
Although I detest this dragon power,
you leave me with no choice!
**[08:15] Will**
Tough scales,
**[08:18] Will**
a massive body,
**[08:21] Will**
born with the ability to use Words...
**[08:24] Will**
The dragon, Valacirca.
**[08:28] Will**
The dragon's power is
second only to the gods'.
**[08:31] Will**
When I fought the Echo of a god back then,
**[08:35] Will**
I nearly died at one point.
**[08:37] Will**
*Things were bad enough with
just an Echo, and now...*
**[08:42] Will**
An Echo and a dragon...
**[08:48] Will**
I don't like this.
**[08:51] Will**
I'm scared.
**[08:55] Menel**
Don't lose your nerve!
**[08:57] Menel**
Come on! One more round!
**[09:00] Menel**
Why would you hesitate to attack
when I'm wearing armor?
**[09:03] Menel**
You're even more naïve than Will!
**[09:06] Menel**
What's wrong? Giving up already?
**[09:09] Menel**
Gonna run home with your tail
between your legs, Young Master?
**[09:13] Al**
I-I'm not done!
**[09:22] Menel**
You got me right in the head,
and that's the hardest you can hit?
**[09:26] Menel**
Are those chunky arms just for show? Well?!
**[09:29] Menel**
Oh, yeah, you're clearly scared now.
**[09:32] Menel**
Gonna start crying and run away? Are ya?!
**[09:35] Al**
I-I won't run!
**[09:37] Menel**
Then keep hitting! Put some
force into it, you weakling!
**[09:49] Will**
*I can always count on Menel.*
**[10:03] Menel**
You actually put some spirit into that one.
**[10:06] Menel**
Keep it up!
**[10:08] Al**
Th-Thank you!
**[10:11] Will**
*Incredible...*
**[10:13] Will**
*I can see Al getting stronger
with each round of combat.*
**[10:20] Will**
*Hey, Blood...*
**[10:22] Will**
*Did you ever feel like this, I wonder?*
**[10:31] Will**
Here you go.
**[10:33] Al**
I don't... know if I can get this down...
**[10:37] Will**
Your training will go to waste if you don't.
**[10:39] Will**
Force it down if you have to.
**[10:41] Will**
You need to take in more food than the
amount you burn through activity.
**[10:45] Will**
You can take it slow, but eat all of this.
**[10:49] Al**
O-Okay...
**[10:59] Al**
Um... Thank you again.
**[11:04] Will**
For what?
**[11:06] Al**
For accepting me as your thane,
**[11:09] Al**
and for training me.
**[11:12] Al**
You even pay me and give me
food. I'm truly grateful.
**[11:19] Al**
Um, are you aware of my background?
**[11:23] Will**
I have a guess... I suppose.
**[11:27] Al**
I was... well...
**[11:30] Al**
born of noble blood within my clan.
**[11:34] Al**
My parents died of illness
while I was young,
**[11:37] Al**
so the people of my clan shielded
me from all hardships.
**[11:41] Will**
So it seems.
**[11:42] Al**
But I wondered if that was
really the right way to live.
**[11:46] Al**
Should the one who bears responsibility
for his clan be so weak and cowardly?
**[11:54] Al**
That was when I heard a song about you.
**[11:59] Al**
I dearly wished that I could be like you.
**[12:05] Al**
Being able to serve you now
is like a dream come true.
**[12:09] Al**
I'm so happy I can learn from you
**[12:11] Al**
what it means to be a warrior,
and what courage is.
**[12:16] Will**
Thank you.
**[12:17] Will**
I'll do everything in my power
to be a worthy master for you.
**[12:22] Will**
But I'm not so sure I can
teach you what courage is.
**[12:26] Al**
Um...
**[12:28] Will**
I just mean I don't actually
have that much courage.
**[12:31] Al**
Even though you faced a
wyvern and a chimera?
**[12:36] Will**
Al, can facing opponents you know you
can defeat be called courageous?
**[12:42] Al**
You knew you could defeat them?
**[12:45] Will**
To give you a frank analysis
of my combat strength...
**[12:47] Will**
I'm overwhelmingly more powerful
than a wyvern or chimera.
**[12:51] Will**
I can kill them just using the
movements I was trained in.
**[12:55] Will**
Wyverns and chimeras don't scare me.
**[12:59] Will**
Beating opponents you're not
afraid of isn't courage.
**[13:04] Al**
Then... just what is courage, exactly?
**[13:09] Will**
I'd like to know the answer to that myself.
**[13:15] Will**
How can I face an opponent that
I have no hope of defeating?
**[13:29] Reystov**
I'm back.
**[13:32] Will**
Reystov!
**[13:33] Will**
Welcome back. How did it go?
**[13:36] Reystov**
Nothing seemed particularly out of place.
**[13:39] Reystov**
Should I report my findings
to Anna, as usual?
**[13:42] Will**
Yes, please do.
**[13:46] Reystov**
I had heard you took in a new thane.
**[13:57] Reystov**
Your back's too hunched.
**[13:59] Reystov**
Your shoulders fall too far forward.
**[14:01] Reystov**
It makes you look like a wimp.
**[14:03] Reystov**
Pull in your chin, straighten your
back, and tighten your lips.
**[14:08] Reystov**
Don't let your eyes dart around.
**[14:10] Reystov**
Look at the eyes or mouth of
the one you're speaking to.
**[14:13] Al**
R-Right!
**[14:15] Reystov**
Good. That's a bit better.
**[14:18] Reystov**
I'm Reystov. What's your name?
**[14:20] Al**
I-It's Al.
**[14:22] Al**
I see. And what do you think of William?
**[14:25] Al**
I-I have great respect for him!
**[14:27] Al**
Then don't do anything to harm
his reputation as your master.
**[14:32] Reystov**
Keep your back straight and your
eyes facing forward at all times.
**[14:36] Al**
R-Right!
**[14:38] Reystov**
When you speak, do so with
confidence, and choose your words.
**[14:42] Reystov**
If you can't do that,
stay silent. Understand?
**[14:45] Al**
Yes!
**[14:46] Reystov**
You don't mind, right?
**[14:48] Will**
Not at all. I was going to
ask for your help, actually.
**[14:51] Reystov**
Good to hear.
**[14:53] Reystov**
You said your name is Al?
**[14:55] Reystov**
I'll be butting into your training a bit.
**[14:58] Al**
Right!
**[15:00] Will**
Oh, right. Reystov...
**[15:04] Reystov**
Yes?
**[15:05] Will**
What do you think courage is?
**[15:10] Reystov**
I don't know what you're thinking about,
**[15:13] Reystov**
but as long as you're thinking
like that, you'll never know.
**[15:17] Will**
Yeah, you're right.
**[15:20] Will**
*I kept an eye on the Rust
Mountains for a while,*
**[15:23] Will**
*but throughout summer and fall,
they were as peaceful as could be.*
**[15:26] Will**
*Just as the Lord of Holly promised,*
**[15:29] Will**
*the forest was plentiful,
which made everyone happy.*
**[15:32] Will**
*They even held a festival when the
time came for the wheat harvest.*
**[15:37] Will**
*My third winter in
Torch Port was drawing near.*
**[15:46] Will**
Well done.
**[15:47] Will**
That was very good.
**[15:49] Al**
Th-Thank you!
**[15:54] Anna**
My lord! My lord!
**[16:02] Will**
Sightings of undead were reported?
**[16:04] Anna**
I'm sorry this always happens.
**[16:06] Will**
It's all right. I give priority
to matters involving undead.
**[16:11] Anna**
What shall we do this time?
**[16:14] Will**
Good question...
**[16:17] Will**
Al, I'm going to go handle
this matter myself.
**[16:21] Will**
Would you come with me?
**[16:22] Al**
Y-Yes! I would be honored to accompany you!
**[16:37] Will**
I've heard dwarf eyes can
see even in darkness,
**[16:41] Will**
but try not to rely too
heavily on your sight.
**[16:43] Al**
R-Right!
**[16:44] Will**
Let's review. Where are we headed?
**[16:47] Al**
To... Pillar Mound... in the west, right?
**[16:50] Will**
It's where the most recent
sighting was reported,
**[16:53] Will**
but it's deep in the forest
and hasn't been explored yet.
**[16:56] Al**
Right.
**[16:58] Will**
The main reason is the fog.
**[17:00] Will**
Though no one knows if it's due to the
geography or a magical barrier...
**[17:05] Will**
Let's proceed with caution.
**[17:07] Al**
Right.
**[17:17] Al**
I-It's very eerie, isn't it?
**[17:21] Will**
But also... magnificent.
**[17:35] Alu**
Sir Will?
**[17:36] Will**
It's all right.
**[17:38] Will**
Take a good look.
**[17:42] Al**
What is it?
**[17:43] Will**
A grave keeper, perhaps.
**[17:45] Al**
Grave keeper?
**[17:47] Will**
This is a burial site.
**[17:49] Al**
It's a burial site?
**[17:52] Will**
He's probably here to
scare off grave robbers.
**[17:56] Will**
And the fog is probably
either a magical barrier
**[17:58] Will**
or a contract with the land spirits.
**[18:01] Will**
This place was probably created as a place
of rest for loved ones who went on before.
**[18:12] Will**
Please rest in peace.
**[18:27] Al**
Um... So where was the undead, then?
**[18:32] Will**
Considering this is a burial site,
**[18:34] Will**
I'm beginning to think there's a good
chance someone was just seeing things.
**[18:37] Al**
But I would think undead are more
likely to show up at burial sites.
**[18:41] Will**
Why? They all received proper burials.
**[18:44] Al**
Huh?
**[18:45] Will**
It's people who have been
killed and then concealed,
**[18:47] Will**
or bodies left out in the open,
**[18:49] Will**
who tend to receive the god
of undead's blessing.
**[18:52] Will**
Even the god of undead
is kind, in his own way.
**[18:56] Al**
The god of undead... is kind?
**[18:59] Will**
He is kind. Terribly kind.
**[19:02] Al**
Um... What do you mean by that?
**[19:06] Will**
The god of undead, Stagnate,
**[19:08] Will**
can't bear to see people die
miserable, hopeless deaths.
**[19:12] Will**
So he grants all dying creatures the
right to overturn tragic deaths.
**[19:18] Al**
But, um...
**[19:20] Will**
Naturally, that kind of blessing
is a real inconvenience to others.
**[19:25] Will**
But still, he believes from
the bottom of his heart
**[19:29] Will**
that no one should have to die in misery,
**[19:33] Will**
and if they do, they can overturn their
death with the radiance of their soul.
**[19:37] Al**
Um, Sir Will... You, uh, seem to
know quite a lot about this...
**[19:42] Al**
An Echo of Stagnate...
**[19:45] Al**
Surely you've never met one of those, right?
**[19:48] Al**
Have you had an encounter
with a Herald, perhaps?
**[19:53] Al**
Wh-Why won't you look at me?!
**[19:55] Will**
Well, I mean... How do I put it...
**[19:59] Al**
Don't just laugh!
**[20:03] Will**
It really looks like someone
was just seeing things.
**[20:06] Al**
S-So our search was all in vain, then?
**[20:11] Will**
Is that...
**[20:13] Will**
Al, this way.
**[20:18] Al**
Is it an entrance to the
interior of the mound?
**[20:22] Will**
Let's check it out.
**[20:23] Al**
Right.
**[20:28] Al**
I don't see anything.
**[20:32] Will**
Lumen.
***SIGN*** Light
***SIGN*** Burn, Flames
**[20:34] Will**
Flammo Ignis.
**[20:37] Will**
Al, carry this one.
**[20:40] Al**
Okay.
**[20:41] Al**
Why did you use two types of light?
**[20:44] Will**
When you go up against an
opponent with no night vision,
**[20:47] Will**
what do you target first?
**[20:50] Will**
Right.
**[20:52] Will**
Well, shall we go?
**[20:53] Al**
Yes.
**[21:17] Al**
Is this the innermost chamber?
**[21:19] Will**
Yeah. Beyond here...
**[21:36] Will**
*No!*
**[21:37] Will**
*This is...*
**[21:48] Stagnate**
Welcome to my temporary dwelling place.
**[21:52] Stagnate**
Has it really been two years,
**[21:54] Stagnate**
warrior of the light?
**[21:56] Will**
Stagnate...
***SIGN*** The Messenger in
the Burial Chamber