E13 - Child of a Hero

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    Child of a Hero
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    My mother will die soon.
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    She said she wanted to return to her hometown.
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    I brought her here.
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    NOVEMBER 1013 AD
    WESSEX, SOUTH OF ENGLAND
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    Our main army
    defeated the resistance at Wessex.
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    It is only a matter of time until we conquer the land.
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    If all goes well, everything will be done before winter.
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    What happened to London?
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    And Canute,
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    where is he?
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    Yes.
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    The besieging army that Canute was leading
    was attacked by Thorkell.
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    We haven't heard anything since.
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    I heard rumors they engaged in battle at Marlborough.
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    It's possible they joined the local soldiers.
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    However, we are not yet sure
    whether they got away safely.
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    He's my dear son.
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    As soon as you find out more, tell me immediately.
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    Yes, sir.
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    What?
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    We're surrounded!
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    It can't be.
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    See? I told you so!
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    Damn!
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    Calm down, men!
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    Listen well! Don't return fire. Don't touch them!
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    Messengers of Brycheiniog!
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    What a rough welcome!
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    So you speak our language, you barbarian.
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    I heard that you Danes were just like beasts
    that can't talk.
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    Withdraw your troops, Asser.
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    Making trouble with the Danes
    is of no benefit to Wales.
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    Gratianus!
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    I respect your concern
    for the future of the kingdoms of Wales.
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    But our values are different from yours.
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    What promise are you trying to make
    with the prince of the Danes?
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    They're just barbarians! They have no morals!
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    What is he shouting about?
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    Are we going to fight or not?
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    No. This isn't going to turn into a battle.
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    Do you understand what he's saying?
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    No, I don't.
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    But they could have killed one of us with their first shot
    if they wanted to.
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    They were trying to intimidate us
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    so that they could control the negotiations.
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    I see.
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    You beasts!
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    I watched your war with England closely.
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    You entered three cease-fire agreements
    in the last ten years,
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    and violated them all!
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    We will not make the same foolish mistake as England!
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    We shall capture the prince and use him as a shield!
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    Even the king of the devils
    must still love his own child!
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    Sorry, Askeladd.
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    No. It's just an act.
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    He's just making trouble to see how we'll respond.
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    These days, a sheep must wear a wolf's skin to graze.
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    I feel sympathy for them.
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    Are you going to tell them about your plan?
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    I could...
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    but if they want to put up an act,
    I can go along with them.
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    Look closely!
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    The man standing here
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    is none other than the son of King Sweyn of Denmark,
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    His Highness Canute.
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    His Highness will now address you.
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    Be silent and listen!
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    All right, Your Highness. Say something spirited.
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    It can be anything. Like, "I'm going to boil you
    alive and eat you."
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    Make those rude scoundrels uncomfortable.
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    If it comes from you, their balls will shrink
    and they'll let us through.
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    Your Highness!
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    His Highness dislikes talking in front of other people.
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    I shall do it instead--
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    No, Ragnar.
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    What?
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    He may be young, but he's still a prince.
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    He has responsibilities he must live up to.
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    Everyone standing here now
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    is acting for the prince.
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    He is a gentle person.
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    He doesn't like unnecessary fighting.
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    That's exactly why
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    I'm asking him to do this.
    To avoid an unnecessary fight!
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    Do you think you can handle succeeding
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    King Sweyn with your mouth clamped up like a clam?
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    Silence!
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    You could never understand His Highness!
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    The palace is a fox nest where parents, children,
    and siblings eat each other!
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    Do you have any idea how hard it was for
    the frail and sickly prince to survive through that?
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    He silenced his heart, silenced his breath,
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    and made sure he didn't stand out.
    That's how he survived!
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    And even after all that, he's still approached
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    by bastards like you who want to use him!
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    Don't step out of line.
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    It's not your place to try to control how he acts.
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    What's wrong?
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    What are you arguing about?
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    What does Canute say?
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    Gratianus.
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    I'm going to tell them the plan.
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    Very well. I shall go too.
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    Guys! Wait right there.
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    I'm going to go talk to their leader.
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    Okay.
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    Ragnar.
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    You are correct.
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    I was worried about the prince,
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    and ended up overstepping my bounds.
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    Your Highness, please forgive me.
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    You loser. Are you really the same age as me?
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    That man is named Ragnar, right?
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    Yes.
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    He doesn't know that fledglings all leave
    the nest someday.
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    What he's doing is actually bad for the chick.
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    There are many things you have to do
    to put your plan in motion.
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    The first is to make the chick leave the nest.
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    Yes. I know.
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    Stay back. I don't need any guards.
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    But...
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    Don't make me say it again.
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    It would bring shame to our king if they thought
    I can't talk without guards.
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    More! Get five times further away!
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    Tell the others too!
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    All right.
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    You said your name was Askeladd, right?
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    I understand your situation,
    but you're putting me in a hard spot.
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    I heard that he's already agreed.
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    You're asking for permission for passage
    through our country and supplies for your men.
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    I can't agree immediately.
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    We may be small, but our king also has a reputation.
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    What's in it for us if we help you?
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    I need to confirm that this is a transaction between
    two parties of equal standing.
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    Or else my men will think that the king is scared
    of only 100 Danes.
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    You're right.
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    It wouldn't look good for you
    if you just agreed to our demands.
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    I apologize for not showing more consideration.
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    I'm the one who wrote the letter to your country.
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    I thought I wrote in the letter that I can't give details
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    about your reward
    in order to maintain secrecy.
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    Yes. I read that.
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    Then may I ask about that secret?
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    Can I ask you something?
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    Depending on the reward I offer you,
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    would you consider joining us in the war, Asser?
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    Don't be silly!
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    I know that a small country like us
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    is no match for the king of Denmark!
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    Pardon me. I was just checking.
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    He's a weird guy.
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    - Who?
    - Askeladd, of course.
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    I didn't know he could speak Welsh.
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    I guess there's some things even you don't know.
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    Idiot. There's lots I don't know.
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    All I know is that he's from Denmark.
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    He's such a pain.
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    We've been together for decades,
    but he never tells me anything.
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    Are you sulking about it? I thought you're a grown man.
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    Shut up! Are you trying to start a fight?
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    Calm down.
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    Who cares? He's a good leader.
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    And luck is on his side.
    As long as he lets me make money,
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    I don't care where he's from. I'll follow him.
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    That's hard to believe.
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    But it's too unbelievable to be a lie.
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    He's Lydia's child.
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    Askeladd has inherited the blood of the great leaders
    of the Roman Celts.
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    Then you're not a Dane?
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    I'm of mixed Danish and Welsh blood.
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    My father Olaf conquered the coast of Wales
    in the past
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    and carried away Lydia as his concubine.
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    I was their child.
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    I had heard that the bloodline of the war gods
    of Old Britannia had gone extinct.
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    Are you saying you're a descendant of Artorius?
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    Artorius
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    was the commander of the Britannia army,
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    a country of native Celtic inhabitants of England
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    in the fifth and sixth centuries.
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    In 516,
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    he defeated the invading Saxons
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    and the English
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    at the Battle of Baden Hill
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    and brought peace to Britannia.
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    Legends about him were passed down.
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    He was the person that the legend of King Arthur
    was based on.
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    Do you have any proof
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    of your story?
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    It's me.
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    When he was 14,
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    he visited Wales with Lydia and met me for the first time.
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    She was an unlucky person.
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    She was kept in my father's bedroom for a long time.
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    After she became sick, she was kept in the stable.
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    That's terrible.
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    But who would ever imagine
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    that the last remaining survivor of the great bloodline
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    is mixed with Danish blood?
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    That's exactly it, Asser.
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    It's because I'm of mixed blood...
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    I blend in with the Danes.
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    In other words, Wales is going to have
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    an insider in the army of Denmark, me.
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    If I can make that rich boy into the next king of Denmark,
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    then I can claim a high position too.
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    If that happens,
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    I can conclude a treaty of non-aggression with Wales.
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    I won't let them...
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    take even one step into this land.
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    My goodness! That's so bold!
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    You almost had me!
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    - Asser is laughing.
    - He's confident.
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    I have one concern.
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    You were raised among the Danes.
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    Are you sure the blood of Artorius is stronger
    than the blood of the Danes within you?
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    You'll just have to believe me.
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    Regardless of my blood...
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    I hate the Danes.
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    Put your swords here.
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    You'll give them back, right?
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    I refuse.
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    I can't let go of my weapons!
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    We're just pretending to be their prisoners
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    while we pass through their country.
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    They'll return our weapons when we get to the border.
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    That way they won't lose face.
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    That's strange.
    Why do your men follow your orders?
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    It's amazing, right?
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    That's because my men trust me.
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    Hey, Thorfinn. You too.
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    Don't mess with me, baldy.
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    You said trust?
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    He's different. You damn kid.
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    Don't get the wrong idea, conehead.
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    I'm not one of his men. I'm an enemy.
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    An enemy?
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    Fine. So be it. You two don't have to obey.
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    It's only the two of you. I'm sure they'll allow it.
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    All right! Let's start marching again!
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    Danes?
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    I heard Asser captured them!
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    - I heard they eat humans!
    - They look evil!
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    Asser is amazing.
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    Let me try throwing a stone.
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    Stop, you idiot!
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    They piss me off.
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    They're treating us like animals.
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    You better not look at us!
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    We're going to eat you!
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    Don't look, princess.
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    If there's something you want to say,
    say it yourself.
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    Don't you have a tongue?
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    I...
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    I...
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    The reason I don't talk isn't because
    I'm a coward.
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    I-- I'm cautious.
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    I have to be cautious.
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    I'm the prince.
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    I'm different from you.
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    My words have political repercussions.
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    Especially in a foreign country.
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    Without permission from my father, the king,
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    I can't enter a treaty of non-aggression,
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    or say words to make them uncomfortable.
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    I'm cautious.
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    Not bad for an excuse.
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    It looks like you're smart enough, princess.
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    How dare you!
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    This is the first time!
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    No one's treated me like this before!
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    Then it was a good experience, right?
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    Take it back! It's not an excuse.
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    You don't understand how hard it is to be
    from the royal family!
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    Stop barking. Sit down.
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    I'm not barking!
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    I'm just declaring that I'm right!
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    Okay, I understand.
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    What's wrong with your attitude?
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    I can't believe His Highness is talking to someone
    other than me!
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    I'm not your servant.
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    Snow.
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    Askeladd! Can't you go any faster?
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    We're going to be trapped in the snow!
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    Enough already. He's such a pain.
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    We're going to cross the northern edge of Mercia
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    and head for the main army in Gainsborough.
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    We'll arrive in one week.
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    You mean we'll go through enemy territory?
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    If we get trapped in the mountains of Wales in the snow,
    we'll be stuck.
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    What's wrong? Don't worry.
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    We're far away from the enemy's main camp.
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    But how are you going to get supplies?
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    The lords in the countryside aren't going to
    help out a Dane!
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    It'll be fine.
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    I've thought about that already.
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    Men! We're changing directions! With haste!
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    - What?
    - Really?
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    We're changing routes all of a sudden?
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    Don't worry! Askeladd's decision isn't wrong!