In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale Page #3

- Please-

What's happening?

I worry that he's in grave danger.

The king's magus

has many responsibilities.

What he does not need is a daughter...

who's troubling herself

with the affairs of men.

My father thinks that keeping me

locked in this castle will ease my mind.

He's wrong. I know the mood of this court.

It's never been more troubled.

Darkness threatens...

our empire.

Darkness that's spawned by magic.

Come on! Hey.

your father seeks reason...

- and remedy.

- Your Majesty? Your Majesty?

- Your father-

- Your Majesty!

Gallian.! I feel like I'm dying.

Did you dine well with the king?

What have you done?

I thought you were in a hurry

to accelerate things.

I suppose I may have tampered

with the king's food.

You've poisoned me.

You've killed me.

Don't be so melodramatic.

It's nothing that can't be fixed.

Please.

Please!

Let us hope you remember

who has the real power here.

Yes.

I'd say I've saved your life.

Now what shall you do for me?

The king has been poisoned.

Can he be saved?

Perhaps, if it's not too late.

On my soul.

A word in private.

Fallow has fled the castle...

and he's taken two full legions with him.

Well, that tells us who poisoned the king.

Prepare to move to the north,

where we shall meet our new allies.

The strength of our combined armies...

shall allow for generations

of peace and tranquillity.

I detect the hand

of Gallian in this.

Why has Commander Tarish

not briefed us for this mission?

Anyone else care to commit treason?

- How much of the army remains?

- A third.

Hmm.

Well, I have seen the Krug massing.

Gallian is raising armies-

- vast armies.

- How?

How is that possible-That a single man

can cause so much devastation?

My own daughter betraying me

to my sworn enemy.

Do you hate me that much?

I thought that I loved him.

He has tapped into our bloodline.

You have tilted the balance

of magic in his favor.

Thanks to you, the kingdom may be lost.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

Why do you hate outsiders?

You hate each other.

Why shouldn't we hate you too?

We stay in the forest to avoid

your wars and your contests...

and your mindless enterprise.

And yet, here you are,

shooting your arrows into our trees.

Harm is but a way oflife

for your people.

The fact that you don't realize

it is what makes you so dangerous.

This is as far as I will take you.

Good luck.

Do we have a plan?

Are you awake?

yes, I'm awake.

You'll find it's not so easy to kill a king.

We will attack.

But, Your Majesty,

you have been poisoned.

- Perhaps you haven't your bearings.

- I have my bearings, Commander.

And I have my wits.

The Krugs do not expect us to attack,

so that's exactly what we will do.

Who poisoned me?

I believe it was your nephew, Duke Fallow.

Oh.

And there's worse.

He has abandoned the castle...

taken the guard

and the 11 th and 12th legions.

We will attack.

First light. Summon your troops.

How much time do I have?

Your life is coming to a close...

but there is time enough.

You sure about this, Norick?

Not at all.

Shh!

She's here, Norick.

- I can feel it.

- I think you're right.

Hey, hey! Easy.

Solana?

Solana!

Today...

we ride for our king.

And our king proudly fights...

in the name of Ehb!

Your Majesty.

Ride!

God blesses those

who die for honor and truth.!

I'm curious about you, Farmer.

I sense danger in you.

I can't read you.

I can read most men,

like reading scrolls of flesh.

But you- you, I can't see

past your scowl.

Why is that?

Who are you?

Some riddles aren't worth solving.

You are here.

I thought it a nightmare.

Where is Farmer?

Where is Zeph?

Bastian, where is Zeph?

Is he with our parents?

Yes.

He's with them, but...

he didn't make it.

He... was killed with them

the day you were taken.

I'm sorry.

My baby.

Did he die quickly?

Tell me.

Yes.

He died quickly.

Farmer will come.

He'll find you.

How do you know?

Because he must.

Because he needs you.

At the end of the day,

you're all he really needs.

Don't die on me now, Farmer.

Much for you to do.

Not looking too good, are you?

Ah. There.

Try a bit of this.

- What's it like?

- What is it?

That's medicine. Come on.

No.!

It's good to be home.

I am not your harlot.

He has used you to destroy-

I know that poets claim-

He bends emotion for sport.

Have you learned nothing?

Haven't I helped you

discover your power,your vision?

My lady?

I am my father's undoing.

I've jeopardized everything.

But your father has

nothing but love for you.

My girlish stupidity

has damaged him.

Taking your life would damage him further.

Perhaps you're right.

I would like my father

to be proud of me.

He already is.

He's proud of an idea of me.

Prepare to meet your new allies.

These are Krug.

Obedient, relentless and unquestioning.

What you see before you

is a powerful army.

Take this man.

Put him in the king's tent.

See that my horse is well fed.

Hold.

So was this your urgent errand?

This is the farmer...

from Stonebridge.

It is.

Now why does a disloyal dirt-lover

from Stonebridge...

command such careful attention

from the king's magus?

Because the king has

a special interest in this... dirt-lover.

I know nothing of this interest.

Neither does the king.

I thought it was about time

that you two were properly introduced.

We've met.

But the last time,

he turned his back on me.

Turned to what needed doing.

I thought Your Majesty

would be interested in this farmer.

He's been through a great deal

since we met him in Stonebridge.

So has everyone else.

What makes him so special?

Because, Your Majesty...

he is your son.

Farmer has a friend- Norick.

Norick tended the queen's horses.

I recognized him

when we were in Stonebridge.

After the massacre

at Oxley Pass, this Norick...

found a boy about three years of age

wandering in the battlefiield.

There was only one boy at Oxley Pass.

What do you think

of this tale, Farmer?

One old man thinks he recognizes another

from 30 years ago.

That's how you determine who's king?

You are the king's son,

and heir to the throne.

I have no father-

No parents.

I have no business here.

Are you telling me that

that arrogant bastard is my son?

He spent the last 30 years...

living over a Stonebridge farm?

It would appear so.

It would appear so.

You told me he was dead.!

You said they were all dead!

What kind of joke...

do the gods play on me?

Sometimes the gods

know what is best for us.

What the hell does that mean?

You remember the chaos

we were in? Hmm?

War everywhere.

Surrounded by enemies.

If that child had been

taken back to Castle Ehb...

how long would he have survived?

Growing up in Stonebridge...

he grew up strong...

and far away from the enemies...

who would have jumped

at any opportunity...

to rid you of your son and heir.

Dear friend...

you better be right about him.

You better be sure.

The king needs every able man

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