Last Knights Page #5

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it is time.

Auguste, welcome.

I see you come bearing quite the gift.

I wanted to give you something special

to recognize

your well-earned appointment

and to thank you for returning my men.

Of all the gifts I have received,

this is my favorite.

I'll have a short visit with my daughter

before my journey home with my guards.

Yes, yes, that will be fine.

Honor is something

that all men are born with.

It cannot be taken from you,

nor can it be granted.

It must only not be lost.

We now stand at the door

of our final great act.

Tonight, our enemy will bear witness

to the unbreakable code of the Seventh Rank.

We will reclaim what they tried to take.

We will restore the name

of our master...

the voice of our people...

and the spirit of our nation.

Guard! Guard!

Hold them as long as you can.

- It is him!

- Stay in your chambers.

Why did I ever trust you?

I told you, you imbecile!

Remain in your chambers!

Open the flaps! Ready the archers!

Lord Bartok was my oldest

and dearest friend.

I knew you would not allow

this disgrace to go unavenged.

My master told me that should I be left

without anyone to trust,

that I could always trust you.

I offer my help in any manner you need.

But with a condition...

you ensure my daughter's freedom

from that man.

- I give you my word.

- Tell me what you need.

Find somewhere safe to hide.

Wait.

Thank you.

Let's go!

Did I do well?

You fought well.

You fought well.

We have come for Gezza Mott.

I can no more back down than you.

You think you're a hero?

You will be remembered only

as a traitor and a disgrace.

Only time will tell

how we are remembered.

Something you...

no longer have.

Who is it? We're closed.

Your father's honor has been reclaimed.

The Bartok name will never be forgotten.

Thank you.

To wage an attack on the First Council,

the flagrant disregard of my power...

it will not go unanswered.

The only question is,

how severe the punishment,

how many generations of each

should I wipe out.

The only reason you are all here

is because I am without a First Council.

Now will someone speak their mind?

My Lord, it would be prudent

to recognize

that to the people,

these men are heroes.

Heroes?

To the people, these men stand

for the virtues that made our nation great.

Virtues once exemplified

by all warriors.

Now...

hardly to be found in any.

If your punishment

is seen to be unjust...

you chance turning these warriors

into martyrs for a cause against you.

However,

if we treat them with the respect

befitting an honorable warrior,

we align these heroes with us.

I cannot allow such transgression

to go unpunished.

Everyone must be reminded that no one

can stand against the Emperor.

My Emperor...

may I offer a solution?

I have one more request.

If we are to succeed,

the Emperor's first instinct

will be to take the heads

of each of my men and their families.

You are correct.

But, as with all his decisions,

he will first seek advice.

Without a First Council at his side,

he will be open to the voices of others.

You mean to say mine.

My men accept that death will be waiting

for them upon completion of our task.

They are warriors of the Seventh Rank.

They will not ask for a reprieve.

But I ask it for them.

And not yourself?

These warriors are nameless to most.

But one stands apart.

One is known to all.

Commander.

What is this?

You are to assume command at the castle.

No. Commander.

Commander, you cannot do this.

We stand with you.

I stand with you.

Lieutenant, your devotion

to the code is absolute, is it not?

Yes.

Then as your commander,

I order you

to take control of the Bartok clan.

It is with benevolent wisdom and esteem

that the Emperor proclaims

these noble warriors

as heroes of the people.

They are a shining example

and a reminder

of those values that bind us

as one great nation.

However, no matter

what the circumstance,

an attack on a member

of the Emperor's council

is by law considered

an attack on the Emperor himself

and our great nation.

I'm sorry.

I am so sorry

for all you've had to endure.

Acting the part was not difficult.

Wondering if I was

truly losing you was...

unbearable.

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