Sword of War Page #3

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No, no.

Why prevent a brave young man

rom proving his courage?

Be at the Sant Ambrogio grate

an half an hour,

you leave from there.

Move! Move! Move! Take arms...

Find more arrows...

et to the walls...

Are you mad.

Don't tell me what to do...

Close the gate!

Come back safe.

Fire!

Fire!

Tessa...they should

ave been back long before now.

I feel the worst.

Holy Mother.

pray nothing has happened to them.

No matter what has happened,

I want you to know

hat I'll look after you.

You'll never be alone.

Don't touch me.

I don't need you.

I've promised my heart

0 Raniero da Giussano

and that's the way it's going to be.

And if he doesn't return...

I'd rather die than be with you.

Listen.

The Germans have stopped firing.

What's happening?

The Germans are attacking.

Tessa! Tessa...

Keep pushing,

Push...

The Germans are attacking.

There is something on the towers.

They're approaching!

Can't you see them?

Look what have you done.

It's unbelievable.

What are you waiting for? Fire!

Don't think about us!

- Shoot! -Shoot! Shoot!

Alberto...Tell me

hat you want me to do...

Give them the order to shoot

before it's too late!

No Barozzi.

We cannot kill our citizens.

Alberto

I tell you I don't know.

What's that?

It is something on the towers.

Alberto, what do you want to do...

Shoot! Shoot!

- Get her out of here! -No!

You can't do it!

I beg you! Don't do it.

lease I beg you!

You can't do it...

Get them out of here!

No!

Shoot...

- No! Don't do it. -Please...

I'll shoot!

Shoot! Don't think about us!

- No! Alberto! No! - Don't look...

Shoot...

Please no!

- No! -Don't shoot!

Shoot!

No!

Shoot!

Father

- Father... -I can't see...

Come on! Go, go, go!

Watch...

Let's come in.

- I killed my brother. -My son.

I killed I Raniero...

It's not your fault.

I killed him.

I killed I Raniero...

Father.

Feel this knife. Feel it.

I will go and kill the man

ho has killed my brothers.

I will thrust this in his heart.

- Alberto. -Stay...stay away from me.

Too many women have already been left

without their husband.

- Stay away from me. -Don't do it.

I'm just going to inspect the walls.

That's not true.

know where you are going.

I can see it in your eyes.

To whom are you going.

Don't talk to me about women

losing their husbands.

My brothers are dead. Dead.

I tried to stop you.

Why did you refuse me?

Because I was trying to protect you.

Yeah?

If this is your way of protecting people?

denying their feelings?

Pretending you care?

Making them suffer?

You don't understand.

Oh, I understand my feelings.

If you love me...

if you love me then don't go.

Leave me!

Where did you get the dagger?

You yourself gave it to me.

Some time ago.

You're the son of the blacksmith.

How dare you?

You will die for this, you know that?

I'm not afraid,

there are hundreds of young men

here in the city

ready to do

hat I've not accomplished.

In a matter of days

our city will cease to exist.

And many other men will be dead.

I remember you.

I thought about you many times

since you saved my life

and became part of my destiny.

I should call the guards now.

But I won't.

I'll let you go.

Your days are numbered

old king.

Damn you.

- Alberto! -Father.

Where are your daughters?

I can't say.

Eleonora made me swear

not to tell anyone

here she was going.

Especially not you Alberto.

The Germans are here!

The Germans are here!

Who opened the gates?

Stop!

Out of the way!

- Master Guitelmo! -Stop!

Too much blood

as already been spilled.

Master Guitelmo!

I've been to your house,

essa wasn't there.

Oh you watch out Siniscalco Barozzi.

Even the blackest of dogs

becomes visible

when lit by torch.

This dog has teeth.

Take these peasants away.

Take them away!

I'll get you Barozzi,

I'll get you Barozzi,

fit's the last thing I do.

Milan has fallen...

and Milan is the gateway to Sicily.

Not much time will pass

before the empire at war of Carlo Magno

will be yours.

This is what happens to those

ho rebel against their emperor.

I order Milan to be razed

0 the ground.

None of its towers will ever be standing.

I also order

all the Milanese to leave the city

before sunset

in all different directions

so that no one

ill be able to call themselves Milanese

and the name Milan will be deleted

rom all maps.

No.

Wherever you will go,

I will be by your side.

You see

the Svevo has a dagger by his side.

An armed emperor at a crowning...

unheard of.

Why on earth not?

A dagger and a crown if used wisely

can take one very far.

All the more so

of the pope who crowns Barbarossa

is the one he himself has chosen...

Barbarossa...

We will revive the glory of Rome.

Rome is at your feet, my Lord.

As soon will be the south of Italy,

the Norman Kingdom.

Barbarossa...

Stop! Guard!

Yes, your Majesty?

A man collapsed back there.

0 and see why.

It is the plague, your Majesty.

Oh my god. That's her.

Come, let's go this way.

Out of the way...

Out of the way...

et the emperor through.

In the name of God, Lorenzo!

Look...what we have come to.

We are forced to meet in hiding

as we are outlaws...

with our people starving

and having to bear the arrogance

of the imperial guards

day after day.

And they have increased the taxes

n the harvest...again!

There must be something.

Quiet! Silence!

There is no point

arguing amongst ourselves.

What's happening?

A secret meeting.

I see the nobles from Milan.

We have been starved,

forced to leave Milan

n six different directions.

Who's there?

There's Negro and Dell'Orto.

Barbarossa has taken away everything

rom us...

our homes, our work!

And also our pride and our dignity!

That's why we must react.

We must rebuild the city!

- Right! -Rebuild the city?

Rebuild the city with whom, Gherardo?

All around me I see

tired and resigned face

ho don't want to fight any more.

And Barbarossa

is growing stronger every day.

Now he's the Lord of Milan.

He's right! He's the Lord!

Barbarossa is the Lord

because the people of Lombard

ave accepted the role of servants

Halt! Don't come any closer.

stay there.

Stop! Put down your swords!

He is one of us!

We can defeat him

if we stay united.

Listen...listen to me.

I can still see

he towers of Milan crumble

and the looks on our people as they were

forced abandon their homes like dogs.

Yet I can feel

the anger and the dismay

n Barbarossa's allies.

Lombards like us

who fought against Milan

nd yet regret its fate

because they finally understood

hat it was our quarrels and rivalries

that allowed the emperor to win

nd enslave us all.

Well Milan would have been destroyed

even if the other cities...

- That is not true! -It is true!

Think of the strength

ur swords would have united!

Think about the force

ur swords can have united.

You're noble people...

do the noble thing.

Do it.

This time I'm going to

ump with you, Alberto.

Whatever you may have in mind.

Lorenzo...

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