Richard the Lionheart Page #2

How did you know?

A warning, which I ignored.

That woman,

who was she?

That is ghaliya.

She is why I am here.

I abandoned everything

to give her her freedom.

- So she's your woman?

- Uh, no.

She's my promised bride.

She was captured in a cowardly

attack on our village.

And you came to a place from which

there is no escape for her?

For her.

For her I crossed

the endless plains.

I faced pirates on the

mediterranean sea

aboard my ship, lost

all my friends,

all my companions-in-arms.

And I would do it again.

I would do it again.

We need to be ready.

Speak.

All is in motion, my Prince.

Your highness' younger

brother is safe

and your mother has

sent the messengers.

And the nobles I have

asked you to contact?

They have received the

message and accepted.

They will arrive, but not

before three weeks have passed.

Will he make it?

He must.

Take this.

It is for to our father.

And when he receives it,

nothing will be

as it was before.

I will give you the signal.

Inform me when the

heralds will arrive.

I will.

...And then

bring me news of my emissaries

on the Brittany coast.

They should arrive today,

but I have a bad feeling.

I don't trust King Louis.

He is up to something.

And if I know my

wife well enough,

ensconced in her

damned aquitaine,

the two of them will

already be plotting

my demise.

Sir, stop scribbling!

What I've said is

not official.

He has passed the

first torment.

Hmm.

Well, what he has faced

until now is nothing.

Gutta cavat lapidem.

The drop that cuts the Stone.

Well, I hope the

drop within him

digs as deep as possible.

All right, go now,

bring news of my men.

And send a message to

Henry immediately.

Richard must bend

to our will...

The only way for him to get

out of that accursed castle.

We must forge him...

Or we must kill him.

Gutta cavat lapidem.

Small

blooming flower,

today you may leave

your cares to others.

The animals of the audaces

have the perfect characteristics.

They must be swift

and poisonous as a serpent!

You have a gift

for saving lives,

for redeeming them.

It is so pure!

But what about you?

Silent and ferocious

as a tiger!

No orders today.

A pact, perhaps.

Strong and upright

as an elephant.

Your love is here,

isn't he?

He came here to save you,

didn't he?

As perceptive as a falcon,

his senses are more acute

than any other

living creature.

True love is a rare

and precious thing,

especially when it survives

among such walls as these.

No.

I would give you my blessing.

I bet he's your favorite.

I belong to the air.

I want you both to be free.

Yes, it's true!

But there's a small

price to pay.

- What?

- The companion of your love

must not survive the

second torment.

Make it happen, convince him

to find a solution and

you will both be free.

You forgot the last one.

Ah yes.

Is that all clear?

Above them all there

is one animal

that possesses all

the characteristics:

Strength, speed,

ferocity

and most importantly

intelligence.

That is why he is

known as the King.

Love cannot fail.

Do you hear that?

It's empty beneath

these boards.

Here, give me a hand.

Maybe... maybe out of this castle.

Maybe I don't want to escape.

Ha! I think we should

keep our options open.

- Maybe.

- Huh.

It goes a long way down.

I'm gonna see where it leads.

Hurry, someone is coming!

Ghaliya.

Ah.

Look what I've found.

Gutta cavat lapidem.

We have our drop.

No!

No no.

We had an agreement.

Do not disappoint me.

Help help!

Take my hand!

No no!

- Come on.

- Take my hand!

- No!

No!

Your majesty, I

beg your pardon,

A:

terrible threat is looming.

Three days ago the

count of Chester

mobilized his troops

to invade Brittany.

It seems as though he has

the support of King Louis,

who is besieging verneuil.

It was inevitable.

Most of the breton nobles

are behind count Chester.

This means that

sooner or later...

They will control the ports

and prepare to invade

our English shores.

Hmm.

I managed to unite my

son John in matrimony

to the count of

savoy's daughter.

In doing so...

I relinquished control of

the alpine Mountain passes

and the right to succession

of those very lands.

In France,

at King Louis' court...

John...

Hurls insults against me...

his father!

If only Richard

were ready now.

His temperament would be

of the utmost use to me.

Considering his ascendancy

over your wife.

Rarely does a conquered land

stay in the Victors'

hands for very long.

Blood, however,

remains.

It carries on through

the centuries...

In our chronicles

and in our lives.

That is why we are here...

for our blood.

The same blood that is now

turning against us.

When you are a King

you must father enough sons

to secure your succession.

At the same time you must

pray that your sons die

so as not to put you

in too much danger.

A crown can only be carried

by one head at a time.

This is why

this rebellion pleases me.

"Pleases," your majesty?

What more of a fitting

test can it be for a King

to go in a battle against

his own lineage?!

Stop! This is not the test.

Get him in the

middle of the arena.

When I saw him

falling, I thought,

"that beast will crush the head

of that presumptuous moor. "

Oh, but what about

me underneath?

- Mmm. - I saw a

Mountain fall upon me.

I just closed my

eyes and I prayed.

Well, your gods listened

and your animals

protected you.

I swear, not even the

pain I feel right now

can wipe away the

smile from my face.

Today was a good day.

Where's ghaliya?

Forgive me.

What are you doing?

We've got to go.

Ghaliya!

Ghaliya!

Hey!

We need to get out of here!

Come on!

Come on!

Hey, where are we going?

Towards the tower.

Basileus!

Wait!

Basileus!

This is the first time you

see it like this, is it?

What do you mean?

The world.

Your world.

Far different from the pain and

suffering that man creates.

See...

My time has come, my friend.

But it's not the end.

She's waiting for me.

And I can't let her

wait too long.

Follow your destiny;

Reveal your true nature.

Your journey in this land

is only just begun.

This must finish.

Things...

things have gone too far.

No man should

suffer in this way.

This fight that our

father has commanded...

It was the King that

ordered me to put you here.

Things...

things have changed.

The rebellion against

our father is imminent.

One word from you

and all this...

Will end.

Our destiny is

beyond this place.

Just one word.

Leave this place;

Lead the fight

against our father.

Don't... Waste your life...

In this way.

The heralds will

arrive at sunset.

Good.

The time has come.

Then Richard is safe?

Not yet.

But I can do no more.

His destiny is in

his own hands.

Above them all

there is one animal

that possesses all

the characteristics:

Strength, speed,

ferocity

and most importantly

intelligence.

That is why he is

known as the King.

For millennia

- he has waited for the coming

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