Fire & Ice Page #5

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and your lives will be spared.

How thoughtful.

Pontiero, any time you

and your men are ready,

I'll be happy to watch

our new friend die.

Pontiero, that was an order

from King Quilok.

Do these men understand

that if we don't defeat the dragon,

we all die?

If we're going to survive,

we have to work together.

I think my position on that matter

is pretty clear.

Yes, it is.

Just so you are clear on my position,

this is where I stand.

Return and side with your King.

Anyone who goes with them

will be killed.

To hell with all of you.

You'll all be dead

in a few minutes anyway.

I apologize for not having lived up

to the true spirit

of a knight sooner.

I served under your father.

He was a good man

and wrongly banished.

It was all a fabrication of Quilok.

I should have stood up for him then.

Thank you.

Do you know where we are going?

To the salt mine.

Queen Remini,

your kingdom is mine now.

Really? I didn't hear

that proclamation.

Do you think it was just bad luck

that brought the fire dragon

upon you?

I'm not like my father,

who was happy sitting around

and keeping things the way

they've been for hundreds of years.

A kingdom, if it's not growing,

is dying.

You bastard! You did all this!

In moments, your last chance,

your half knight will be dead.

My kingdom will be

the only safe haven

for you and your people!

Do you really think

we're going to just roll over

and accept you as your King?

You're naivet is only surpassed

by your stupidity!

Now get the hell out of here!

I like a little bit of spirit

in my Queen,

but everything within reason.

Make this easy on yourself.

Besides, you can have

a younger man now. Come to my...

That was for my husband.

Stay with the soldiers,

they'll protect you.

And who will protect you?

I'm going up there with you.

No, please. For once, just listen.

Stay here.

This will protect me.

If the dragon comes near, fire on it.

Princess, our arrows do no good.

I don't care. We can't stand here

and do nothing.

Is this what you're looking for?

Help.

Of course, the salt.

Salt melts ice.

Come and get it.

Come and get it.

What's happening?

Go get him, quickly!

I'm a representative of the King.

Let me pass, and I promise the King

will remember this favor to him.

No, no!

How are you feeling?

Alive.

You sound surprised.

I am.

Well, had I known you were

so confident in your plan,

I don't think I would have been

so eager to vouch for you.

Well, had I known

any of us would survive,

I would have asked for more money.

I'm sorry about your father.

How's the Queen?

She's a strong woman.

We've already begun rebuilding

and joining the two kingdoms.

Both will be richer and more secure

than ever before.

The doctor says

it will take some time

for you to heal completely.

Yes, but I should be able to ride

within a couple of days.

I don't wish to overstay my welcome.

Your welcome has no limit here.

It's a beautiful kingdom.

Worth saving.

And its people?

Especially its people.

This is a sad day for our kingdom,

but it is also a hopeful one.

Gabriel, you are exactly

the kind of knight

I wish to have leading my court.

I hope you've decided to accept.

It would be my great honor.

And my first request as head knight

would be to ask Knight Pontiero

to join us.

We could use a knight

with some real experience.

It would be my honor.

Congratulations.

If I may say so, you look different.

I hope that's a good thing.

Oh, I would say yes.

I guess I had a couple of these

in my closet after all.

Today it seemed more appropriate than

my riding boots.

You look perfect.

That's not to say I won't be riding.

Well, of course not.

And I suppose this means

I will be taking orders

from you from now on?

It's about time.

Once news

of Gabriel's success spread,

life as we had known it

slowly returned to Carpia.

The dragons were gone,

Quilok was gone,

and we began rebuilding

both kingdoms into one land

without fear of either kind of beast.

My mother filled my father's shoes

with grace and dignity,

and ruled with the same fair hand

that he had ruled with.

As for me, she never stopped

trying to arrange every detail

of my future the way she wanted it.

Only this time, for once,

my mother and I agreed.

What do you think of those two?

- May I speak freely?

- Always.

I think they are both incredibly

stubborn and incredibly brave.

Two qualities necessary

to survive marriage.

I feel as though

my mother's watching us.

Yes.

What does she expect to see?

It's like every time I'm seated

with a young man

she wants me to kiss him

right then and there.

Every time? How many men

have you been inviting over?

Don't start.

I didn't, you did.

To the valiant men and women

who've helped save our people.

Both those who are among us

and those who now occupy

our memories.

To Sangimel, without whom

we would truly not be here.

To our King, to my King,

who will always be our guiding light

down the road we now travel upon

without him.

# Tell me that just a kiss

breaks the ice #

# Sometimes, in your eyes #

# I'll be saved

by the sword of a knight #

# Take me tonight #

# Hold me tight #

# Give me light #

# Be my knight #

# There's no right #

# We doubt fight #

# I'll be saved

by the sword of a knight #

# Don't tell me lies #

# There's no sacrifice #

# I see in your eyes #

# Fire and ice #

# Fight in the skies #

# Hell, paradise #

# Fire and ice #

# Take me tonight #

# Fire and ice #

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