Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Page #4

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Make way!

- Turn around!

- What?

You used to buy those for me,

when I was a boy.

You used to spit the seeds

at Garsiv.

You shouldn't have brought

me here, Dastan.

I had no choice uncle, follow me.

I didn't kill father, you know

I'd never do such a thing..

Your actions speak otherwise.

I had no choice but to flee.

Tus gave me that cloak.

- He was the one who poisoned it. - Dastan...

- But he's not here, is he?

At his father's funeral,

instead he remains in Alamut.

Our allies will see

our invasion is just,

the search for Alamut's weapon

forges is important.

Yes, but not if there were none.

The invasion of Alamut was a lie.

Tus is after power,

that's why he murdered father,

and now he searches not for weapons,

but for the Sand,

that fuels the mystical device.

This is why you brought me here, Dastan?

Mystical devices?

Do you remember after the battle

you stopped Tus for taken the dagger I'd won?

That dagger is the reason he invaded Alamut.

This dagger, you have it with you?

Yes.

It has incredible powers.

Is this some sort of a joke, Dastan?

What? I know he was in there.

And where is that so-called evidence?

Tamina.

- Your hands are burned.

- Yes...

From trying to pull the poisoned cloak

of your father.

- Is something wrong, Dastan?

- No, no.

You're certain?

You know you can trust me, boy.

It's just that a...

Tus is my brother, how could

he betray me like this?

I can't say Dastan, perhaps he never

respected you as you deserve,

and he saw you as someone he could use.

Someone to keep his wine glass filled.

My service to your father was different.

- We shared the same blood, Dastan.

- How many times did father speak

of you saving him from that lion?

- That was his favorite story.

- One of many, yes.

- No, that was his favorite.

- I'm afraid you're speaking in riddles, Dastan.

Wait, Dastan!

Over here!

Murderer!

I didn't kill father!

What you're going to do now?!

Where is he?!

Hey!

Garsiv...

- I didn't kill father.

- Then God will pardon you.

After your head rolls.

We don't fight with the

sticks anymore, little brother.

That's all you got?

Your Majesty,

I thought you were staying in Alamut.

Tell me about Dastan, uncle.

Dastan came to Avrat to kill me,

in the market place.

I just got away.

Tus, my death would weaken

your young reign.

- Dastan hopes to start rebellion.

- He wants the throne?

I fear so, my Lord.

Putting Dastan on trial would give him

a stage for his sedition.

My advice would be to avoid a trial.

Don't bring him back to Nasaf alive.

Whatever Dastan's crimes,

a public trial will best

communicate the king I hope to be.

Strong, honoring the rule of law.

- We are not savages.

- You grow more a king every day.

Dastan must be found.

He must be brought to justice.

HASSASINS LAIR:

- I need to speak with our guests.

- About them, my Lord,

their practices are unusual,

the servants have seen things.

Heard strange sounds, last

week one of the horses vanished.

Just make sure that the servants keep

their mouths shut, or I promise you,

they will vanish as well.

I have another task

for you Hassansin,

but you'll have to be quick,

your prey has a head start.

You brought what I requested?

These practices,

they don't interfere with your skills?

In trance we can see visions

of far future.

Visions of death.

Destiny and the curse.

In the trance we can find anything,

including your nephew, prince Dastan.

Then I hope you shall see more deaths.

Soon.

Get down, it's a Persian patrol.

What aren't you telling me?

The trail's been left, maybe they are tired

of your pawn shop for lies and backstabbing.

I had no choice but to leave you.

I take it your uncle didn't listen.

It wasn't Tus that killed my father,

it was Nizam.

- Your uncle?

- His hands were burned.

He said it happened trying

to pull off the cloak that killed my father,

I've gone over and over at my mind, he never

touched the cloak, he must've handled it before.

It was Nizam who poisoned it.

What could this turning back a few moments

of time give my uncle? None.

He murdered my father for more

than just a dagger.

What aren't you telling me? You know,

you've got quick hands, so do I.

If you want it back,

you tell me everything.

No more games,

no more lies.

Can we get out of here?

Oh...only a princess thinks

she can outrun a sandstorm.

Nizam is coming to kill us,

he needs me dead.

I need to know why.

In Alamut rests the beating heart

of all life on earth.

The Sand Glass of the gods.

Long ago, the gods slipped down on man

and saw nothing but greed and treachery.

So they sent a great sandstorm,

to destroy all, wipe clean the face of the earth.

But one young girl begged the gods

to give mankind another chance.

Offering her life in exchange.

Seeing the purity within, the gods were

reminded of men's potentials for good.

So they swept the sand into the Sand Glass.

The Dagger was given to the girl

who saved Man.

Making her the first guardian.

The Dagger blade is the only thing

that can pierce the Sand Glass

and remove the Sands of Time,

but the handle only holds one minute.

But if one were to place a Dagger

in the Sand Glass, and pressed the

jewel button at the same time?

- Sand would flow through endlessly.

- You could turn back time as far as you like.

Yes, but it is forbidden.

When my father was a boy,

Nizam saved his life hunting.

One day the two princes

were stalking a beautiful buck,

but they weren't aware of a lion

stalking them.

Nizam saved Sharaman.

My father told us the story over and over again.

I don't understand.

Nizam wishes to go back in time

and undo what he did.

Not save my father,

let him die.

Then he will be king for a lifetime.

And my brothers would never be born.

The storm's passed.

Dastan, the Sands contained within

the Sand Glass are incredibly powerful.

Opening the Dagger while it's

inside the glass breaks the seal

and destroys the Sand Glass,

causing it to crack and shatter.

The Sands of Time would no

longer be contained,

and they would carry

the gods' wrath with them once more,

destroying everything in their path.

And all of mankind would pay

for Nizam's treachery.

This is all that would be left of us.

The secret guardian temple outside

Alamut is the sanctuary.

The one place where the Dagger

can be hidden safely,

the only way to stop this Armageddon.

That's the truth, Dastan.

Give me back the Dagger, so that

I can take it there.

I can't do that.

- I'm coming with you.

- You're going to help me!

We can sit here and chat,

or you can get on the horse.

Our journey is blessed.

We'll stop for the water and push

for the mountain's pass by the nightfall.

- You enjoy telling me what to do.

- Only because you are so good at following orders.

Don't press your luck.

Persian!

We parted under certain rush circumstances,

I didn't get a chance to say goodbye.

We've been tracking you for a week.

That little riot you started,

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