E8 - An Empty Man

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[00:41] THORFINN
    Einar...
[01:03] THORFINN
    No, wait. Wait!
[01:07] THORFINN
    Wait!
[01:32] THORFINN
    Damn it...
[01:35] THORFINN
    Why am I here?
[01:43] THORFINN
    I mustn't fall.
[01:46] THORFINN
    If I fall down there...
[01:58] THORFINN
    No! Please, don't!
[02:02] THORFINN
    I'm begging you!
[02:21] EINAR
    Good morning, Thorfinn.
[02:24] EINAR
    You were screaming even more
    than usual this morning.
[02:32] THORFINN
    I dreamed about falling down a cliff.
[02:37] EINAR
    You remember your dream this morning?
[02:41] THORFINN
    A little.
[02:42] EINAR
    You were saying all kinds
    of things in your sleep,
[02:46] EINAR
    like "Father" and "Askeladd."
[02:51] EINAR
    Is "Askeladd" someone's name?
[04:37] THORFINN
    No matter what...
SIGN    An Empty Man
SIGN    An Empty Man
[04:40] THORFINN
    No matter what I do,
    I can't fully remember my dreams.
[04:48] EINAR
    I followed her wondering what she wanted
    to show me, and it was a moth this big!
[04:49] THORFINN
    I know only that they're horrifying.
[04:53] EINAR
    I spent a half-hour explaining to
    Lotta that it was a moth, not a butterfly
[04:53] THORFINN
    And I feel like...
[04:58] THORFINN
    I feel like I've forgotten
    something really important.
[04:58] EINAR
    but she insisted on keeping it.
[05:01] EINAR
    Then Mom suddenly showed up, and...
[05:07] THORFINN
    It's like a fish bone stuck in my throat.
[05:12] THORFINN
    It scares me. I wish I could truly forget.
[05:17] THORFINN
    But I get the sense it's something
    I mustn't forget.
[05:25] THORFINN
    I wonder what it is...
[05:41] EINAR
    Pull!
[05:45] CHUBBY
    Hey, look at how much
    their wheat has grown already.
[05:49] CHUBBY
    Maybe the land's fertile
    because they just cleared it.
[05:53] CHUBBY
    No, it's Einar.
[05:56] CHUBBY
    They suddenly made a bunch of progress
    clearing the land since he showed up.
[06:00] EINAR
    Push!
[06:10] ISVAR
    The master's out of his mind.
[06:13] ISVAR
    Farm work is for free men,
    and he's allowing slaves to do it.
[06:20] ISVAR
    This isn't right, even if it's on his orders.
[06:25] ISVAR
    The world will fall into chaos if slaves
    are treated the same as retainers.
[06:32] ISVAR
    Right, guys?
[06:42] THORFINN
    Askeladd is the man who killed my father.
[06:50] THORFINN
    He was a Danish warmonger.
[06:54] THORFINN
    He was a strong and cruel man.
[07:00] THORFINN
    Catch.
[07:01] EINAR
    Oh, right.
[07:04] EINAR
    So, he showed up in your dream?
[07:08] THORFINN
    I'm not sure.
[07:13] THORFINN
    I followed Askeladd onto the battlefield,
[07:19] THORFINN
    so I could avenge my father.
[07:22] THORFINN
    I fought for ten—no, 11 years.
[07:30] THORFINN
    I hated him so much.
[07:34] THORFINN
    I wanted to kill him.
[07:39] EINAR
    So, did you get revenge?
[07:45] THORFINN
    No.
[07:47] THORFINN
    Askeladd was killed by another man
    right before my eyes.
[07:59] EINAR
    Thorfinn, throw me the next one.
[08:02] THORFINN
    Oh, right.
[08:06] THORFINN
    Hup.
[08:10] EINAR
    Well, I don't know the details,
[08:14] EINAR
    but I'm starting to understand
    why you're always so listless.
[08:22] EINAR
    If you're dreaming about him,
    then you must not be over it yet.
[08:28] THORFINN
    You're right. Maybe you're right, but...
[08:37] THORFINN
    That's not all. There's something else.
[08:42] THORFINN
    I feel like I've forgotten
    something more important.
[08:47] THORFINN
    Something very important.
[08:59] EINAR
    Well, it's not the kind of thing you can
    get over just because someone tells you to.
[09:07] EINAR
    But your quest for revenge is over now.
[09:15] EINAR
    And besides, hating a dead man
    won't get you anywhere.
[09:21] EINAR
    Isn't that right?
[09:25] (Flashback) ASKELADD
    Stay back, Thorfinn!
[09:27] (Flashback) ASKELADD
    Become a true warrior, son of Thors...
[09:37] THORFINN
    I don't hate him anymore,
[09:42] THORFINN
    which is exactly my problem.
[09:49] THORFINN
    Without my hate,
[09:55] THORFINN
    I'm empty.
[10:01] THORFINN
    I survived on my hatred alone.
[10:08] THORFINN
    I don't know anything
    besides the battlefield.
[10:14] THORFINN
    I don't know the first thing
    about fixing a roof.
[10:17] THORFINN
    I can't do anything.
[10:19] THORFINN
    I don't even know what I should be doing.
[10:25] THORFINN
    I'm empty.
[10:31] SVERKEL
    Work.
[10:33] EINAR
    Sir!
[10:35] SVERKEL
    If you've got time to flap
    your gums, then work.
[10:38] SVERKEL
    That's not the only job
    I've got for you today.
[10:53] SVERKEL
    You ready? Watch this.
[11:11] SVERKEL
    Give it a try.
[11:13] SVERKEL
    Catch some big, fleshy ones.
[11:20] EINAR
    Huh? It's not spreading.
[11:23] SVERKEL
    Pull yourself together.
[11:25] SVERKEL
    We can't eat meat right now
    because it's Lent.
[11:29] SVERKEL
    Are you trying to force this old man
     to eat nothing but wheat?
[11:36] EINAR
    Hey, looking good.
[11:39] THORFINN
    It's no use. I didn't catch a single one.
[11:42] SVERKEL
    Put more spin on it, like this.
[11:46] SVERKEL
    Don't keep throwing in the same area.
[11:50] THORFINN
    Okay.
[11:57] SVERKEL
    You can start learning things one at a time.
[12:06] SVERKEL
    If you're empty, then you can
    fit anything inside you.
[12:09] SVERKEL
    In fact, it's better to be empty
    if you want to be reborn.
[12:16] EINAR
    What? Were you eavesdropping?
[12:18] SVERKEL
    I just happened to overhear.
[12:25] THORFINN
    Can I be reborn?
[12:29] SVERKEL
    Work. Your hands aren't moving.
[12:40] EINAR
    It's so cold.
[12:42] EINAR
    It's definitely gonna snow.
[12:44] EINAR
    Catching fish will be rough in this cold.
[12:48] EINAR
    I'd like to redeem myself, though.
[12:52] EINAR
    Yesterday, between the two of us,
[12:54] EINAR
    all we caught were three little fish
    and a bunch of clams.
[12:58] EINAR
    Right, Thorfinn?
[13:00] THORFINN
    Huh? Oh, sorry. I wasn't listening.
[13:05] EINAR
    Were you lost in thought again?
[13:11] THORFINN
    Do you think people can change?
[13:16] THORFINN
    What does it take for someone to change?
[13:21] EINAR
    Thorfinn, you used to be a warrior, right?
[13:26] THORFINN
    Huh? Yeah.
[13:28] EINAR
    Warriors are, you know...
[13:31] EINAR
    "Life's all about carrying axes into battle,
    plundering the spoils, and drinking beer!"
[13:36] EINAR
    "Hardy har har!"
[13:38] EINAR
    Those guys, right?
[13:41] THORFINN
    M-More or less. I didn't carry an axe, though.
[13:49] EINAR
    Looking at you now, there isn't anyone
    who'd think you're a former warrior.
[13:58] THORFINN
    You think so?
[13:59] EINAR
    "You think so?"
[14:02] EINAR
    Take a look at your own face in the water.
[14:11] EINAR
    I'm really glad I didn't meet you
    back when you were still a warrior.
[14:18] EINAR
    Worst case, you might've killed me.
[14:25] EINAR
    People can change, Thorfinn.
[14:28] EINAR
    You're probably on your way to
     becoming a better person right now.
[14:45] THORFINN
    You think so?
[14:49] EINAR
    I do.
[14:54] THORFINN
    Thank you, Einar.
[15:02] THORFINN
    What's wrong? Einar—
[15:17] THORFINN
    The wheat...
[15:46] THORFINN
    It's all...
[15:49] THORFINN
    Did people do this? Why?
[15:56] EINAR
    Wheat is a hardy crop.
[16:00] EINAR
    It gets back up on its own
    even if the wind blows it down.
[16:07] EINAR
    They knew exactly what they were doing.
[16:11] EINAR
    They dug up the roots.
[16:19] THORFINN
    Hey, where are you going?
[16:21] EINAR
    It was the retainers.
[16:23] EINAR
    They're the only ones who would've done this.
[16:26] THORFINN
    Wait. What are you planning to do?
[16:29] THORFINN
    Einar...
[16:30] THORFINN
    Don't you get it?
[16:32] THORFINN
    If slaves attack free men...
[16:35] EINAR
    I don't care. I'll kill them.
[16:38] THORFINN
    Calm down.
[16:40] THORFINN
    We don't have proof they did it.
[16:42] THORFINN
    Even if we question them,
    they're bound to deny it.
[16:45] THORFINN
    Stop, Einar.
[16:47] THORFINN
    Let's talk to Pater first.
[16:52] EINAR
    You're awfully calm, Thorfinn.
[16:54] EINAR
    Do you not understand this situation?
[16:59] EINAR
    We used up the soil's fertility,
    but we'll have no harvest.
[17:03] EINAR
    We'll have to borrow seeds
    for the next planting, too.
[17:07] EINAR
    But more than that, they... they...
[17:13] EINAR
    They should know the difficulty
    and joy of growing wheat.
[17:19] EINAR
    They're farmers, too!
[17:23] EINAR
    How could they do this?
[17:27] EINAR
    You should be angry, Thorfinn.
[17:29] EINAR
    Our wheat has been ruined!
[17:38] THORFINN
    I...
[17:40] THORFINN
    Until now, I've been someone
    who took and destroyed.
[17:49] THORFINN
    Unlike you, I have no right
    to be angry at the retainers.
[17:58] THORFINN
    If you want to kill the retainers,
[18:03] THORFINN
    then I deserve to die by your hand
    a hundred times over, too.
[18:19] THORFINN
    First, let's calm down. Please, Einar.
[18:33] PATER
    I see...
[18:35] PATER
    This certainly is awful.
[18:39] PATER
    Neither of you saw it happen?
[18:43] THORFINN
    No.
[18:45] PATER
    Leave this field the way it is until
    I'm finished with my investigation.
[18:49] PATER
    They may have left some clues behind.
[18:54] PATER
    So, do you have any idea
    who might have done it?
[18:59] EINAR
    The retainers.
[19:03] PATER
    I see...
[19:05] PATER
    All right. I'll report
    all of this to the master.
[19:09] PATER
    Leave the rest to me.
[19:14] PATER
    I suffered a lot as a slave, too.
[19:19] PATER
    I wondered why my bullies would do something
    that didn't benefit them in any way.
[19:28] PATER
    People who love to discriminate
    can be found everywhere,
[19:31] PATER
    but not everyone is like that.
[19:35] PATER
    Don't lose hope, you two.
[19:56] EINAR
    Apparently...
[20:00] EINAR
    the master has really
    taken a liking to Arnheid.
[20:07] EINAR
    She doesn't have a deal like ours that
    allows her to earn her freedom by working.
[20:15] EINAR
    It seems like she's given up
     on ever being free again.
[20:22] EINAR
    Even if they like you,
    you become bound to them.
[20:25] EINAR
    If they hate you, this is how they treat you.
[20:30] EINAR
    What kind of lives are we living?
[20:46] RETAINER
    That was more work than
     I expected. I'm exhausted.
[20:49] RETAINER
    What are you talking about?
    You were just watching.
[20:52] RETAINER
    Yeah.
[20:52] THORFINN
    Let's go another way, Einar.
[20:56] THORFINN
    Don't, Einar.
[20:59] EINAR
    There's no reason for us to sneak around.
[21:04] ISVAR
    Well, speak of the devil.
[21:12] ISVAR
    What's wrong? Why the long faces?
[21:16] THORFINN
    Restrain yourself, Einar.
    Don't listen to them.
[21:28] ISVAR
    What's your problem? Move.
[21:32] EINAR
    You're the one who ravaged
    our farm, aren't you?
[21:36] ISVAR
    What? Farm?
[21:39] ISVAR
    I have no idea what you're talking about.
[21:44] THORFINN
    Einar!
[21:46] ISVAR
    I see, I see. So your farm was ravaged.
[21:50] ISVAR
    I'm sorry to hear that.
[21:53] ISVAR
    But don't let it get you down.
[21:59] ISVAR
    It was wheat grown by slaves.
[22:02] ISVAR
    It would've been too putrid
    for anyone to eat.
[22:35] THORFINN
    Crap...
[22:41] EINAR
    His jaw looks broken.
[22:47] EINAR
    What a punch!
[22:49] CHUBBY
    You brat!
[22:51] BRAIDS
    How dare you, slave! I'll kill you!
[22:57] EINAR
    Slave this, slave that... Shut up already!
[23:00] EINAR
    Quit crying and come at me.
[23:02] THORFINN
    Y-You idiot, don't—
[23:07] EINAR
    Thorfinn.
[23:07] EINAR
    Are you okay?
[23:10] EINAR
    Let go, damn it.
[23:18] EINAR
    Damn you!
[23:19] THORFINN
    D-Don't...
[23:28] THORFINN
    H-Huh?
[23:31] THORFINN
    What are you...
[23:47] THORFINN
    F-Father?
[23:52] THORFINN
    He's telling me something...
[23:59] THORFINN
    It's no use.
[24:01] THORFINN
    I'm... falling...
SIGN    Oath
SIGN    Oath
[25:52] Narrator
    "Oath."