Fire & Ice Page #4

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up ahead where we can hide.

I can't find Luisa.

Did you ask her maid?

She hasn't seen her since last night.

She wouldn't have gone out

knowing the danger.

Wouldn't she?

She's your daughter.

You are the one that told her

she could behave like a man.

This is the price you are paying

for letting her behave like a son

instead of the princess

she should be!

I would never tell her

to risk her life.

No, she would do anything

to prove to you

that she is capable

of being your heir.

She must have followed Gabriel,

and she's out there

in the midst of all this danger.

We're going to have to wait.

They're too close.

What about the dracon?

They can't sense it in the lead box.

At the moment, they're too concerned

with trying to kill one another.

And we're safe for now.

Try and get some rest.

You'll need it.

So did your father

always want a son?

He wanted a child.

Your father, what did he want?

He wanted his honor back.

My father changed

after his dismissal.

Service to his kingdom

was what defined him,

and without any,

he slowly became more withdrawn.

He felt empty and ashamed.

And though he didn't need to,

he tried his best to keep it from me.

He still taught me everything

he knew about being a knight.

But even without the title,

I was the son of a knight,

and I should behave as such.

May I ask how he died?

Well, he actually died

from having no purpose.

He just sort of... withered away.

He had you.

I'm sure that comforted him.

Yeah, well, I guess

that wasn't enough.

I think he would have been

very proud to see you now.

We can go now.

Halt! We've been instructed

to take you prisoners of King Quilok!

Lay down your weapons,

or we'll be forced to...!

Do you really want to take your shot?

Good choice.

Go back to your village.

Hello, Princess.

We have to hurry back to the castle.

Oh, you're welcome.

Princess!

Princess!

Princess.

Princess.

Now, your smartest move would be

to turn around and ride home.

You'll still have time

to save your life!

- Princess, you all right?

- Yes.

Get out of here. That dragon

will be back in a minute.

- We're all going.

- No, no, no.

There's not enough room

on the horse.

No.

Look, you go.

I'll hold them off for a while.

Go!

Go!

Good-bye, my boy.

My Lord, if I may be blunt,

I think we've made

a terrible mistake.

Paxian, have you seen Luisa?

I have no idea where she is.

Perhaps with her mother?

It's not too late

to accept King Quilok's offer.

Your Highness, wait!

Stubborn oaf.

Luisa, we've been worried sick.

Are you all right?

I see you found the dracon.

Father, Paxian's a traitor.

He's been working with Quilok

all along.

Paxian? Impossible.

It's true. He nearly killed

your daughter.

Gabriel saved me.

He was just here trying

to convince me to give in to Quilok.

How could I have been so blind?

I'll go and find him.

No, you stay here.

Find a way to deal

with these dragons.

I'll take care of him myself.

Send one of your sentries.

Don't go after him yourself.

He tried to kill my only child,

and he betrayed me.

No, this is my battle.

Luisa, you cannot leave.

I'll not lie for you anymore.

Please, Luisa,

don't put me in this position.

It's my father. I must go.

Please, don't tell my mother.

I must tell her.

I will tell her

if you don't stop right now.

I have no choice.

And if you don't return,

what will happen to me?

It will be on my head.

Please.

Don't tell my mother.

Things are bad enough already.

Do this for me.

I trusted you.

Spare me the "How could you?"

monologue.

Your routine became tiresome

long ago.

How dare you.

You have always been a weak King.

How much strength does it take

to plan the murder

of innocent people?

You were bound to be destroyed

at some point.

Why not by Quilok?

I'm simply taking what I can.

It's been a while

since I've killed a man.

But this shouldn't be too hard.

You don't have the guts.

I'm expecting a hollow echo

when I pierce your heart.

Finally.

I'll meet you back at the palace

to figure out

how we'll get back the dracon.

No, Father!

Congratulations, Paxian.

You have managed

to destroy our entire plan.

Augustin may be dead,

but the kingdom of Carpia

is worth nothing

with all the dragons attacking it.

Their kingdom will be destroyed,

and our kingdom will be next.

I promise you I will.

Your promises are worthless.

I'll take care of it.

We made a deal.

You were to get your share

for getting me their kingdom.

Half of nothing is nothing.

You have failed miserably.

You think you should be

rewarded for that?

Of course not.

But if Gabriel is able to defeat

the ice dragon, it will all be fine.

Who do you think you are

telling me what to worry about?

We need to get back the dracon.

That is your job.

And there is nothing in the world

that will make me help Gabriel.

Nothing.

Why do you hate him so much?

On his deathbed,

my father told me

that only by blood

did I come by the throne.

If it were by merit,

he would have given it to Alador

without hesitation.

You had a simple task...

to conjure the fire dragon

so they would come to us

for protection.

Where are we now?

I can't believe that the son

is turning out to be

a bigger problem than the father.

How many Robin Hoods

can one family produce?

We don't even know

if their plan will work.

Don't be so sure about that.

Gabriel's father has killed

an ice dragon before.

And I'm sure that his son probably

knows all of his little tricks.

I want you to go down there,

kill him yourself,

and bring me back my dracon!

Myself?

Pontiero!

Yes, Your Highness.

Take this worm and track Gabriel.

Make no mistake, you are worthless

to me if you fail again.

I will not leave

until the King returns.

So what's your plan?

First, I have to get the dragon

away from the kingdom.

For her own safety,

Luisa should stay here.

You should know by now

that Luisa has a mind of her own.

She doesn't listen to anyone

but herself.

Mother.

Where have you been?

What happened?

Where is your father?

Shh, shh, shh.

It took no time for the ice dragon

to sweep through our kingdom

and drive a new fear into our people.

With Sangimel dead,

Gabriel had little chance

of succeeding on his own.

He had only a story told to him

by his father

of how to kill the beast.

But with the pride of a true knight,

he refused to show

any fear or doubts

as he began to put

a plan into action.

I'm coming with you.

No, it's too dangerous.

I have to go.

My father is dead.

He's dead

because I brought you here,

because I convinced everyone

to go along with this.

Because of me, I...

Because your father is gone

is exactly why you and I

must be strong.

Everybody is looking to us

for decisions and guidance.

I want to go with him.

I need to.

Then, go.

Let's go.

We have to draw the dragon

out of the Mountain of Selot.

What will you do?

You'll see.

Come on.

Stop right there!

Hand over the dracon,

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