Sword of War Page #4

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This meeting is over.

Come! Let's go.

It's me.

I had a meeting tonight.

We still haven't reached a decision

with Alberto.

Alberto...

You live here by yourself?

What is he doing here?

Alberto...

Where's your sister?

Where is Tessa?

- Tessa is dead. -What?

What?

What happened?

Tessa is no longer of this world

it's no use talking about it.

Master Guitelmo,

I need your permission

0 take your daughter out of here.

She can't keep on living here alone.

I like to be here alone.

Permission granted.

Why did you leave me?

Because you hurt me.

I was scared and angry.

I am sorry.

You treated me like everyone else.

Antonia!

Eleonora! Eleonora!

Antonia! Antonia.

- I cant believe it.

- It's so good to see you.

You got back!

Eleonora, it's so happy to see you.

You bet. I am so happy.

The imperial guards!

Get in. Take them in.

Oh, oh. You all know why we're here.

- Bastard! -Wait!

One third of the harvest

belongs to the emperor.

In the cart.

Right away, your Excellency.

en, load the cart

What's in there?

It's just a blacksmith's workshop.

A blacksmith's shop...

with a lock that big?

I wonder.

The imperials,

they treat us like animals

and we've let them do so

or a long time.

That's over now.

We want to be free.

Free.

Do you know what I mean?

We look for other young men like us

willing to die for freedom.

We'll form an army.

Help me. Hold it.

This could be our symbol...

an iron ring.

It could bind us all together.

Quickly, quickly.

It's a sign from God!

Quickly, quickly.

It's a terrible omen, your Majesty.

The plague breaking out

n the day of coronation.

Don't be ridiculous!

The plague only broke out

because of the heat.

Incredible! She interrupted the meeting!

Unheard of!

Unfortunately your Majesty,

everyone will say

it's a sign from God.

That the coronation itself

as a sacrilege.

That God sides with Pope Alexander.

Oh stop it now!

Did you see,

he interrupted the chancellor.

God is with you, Frederick.

He wanted you emperor of Rome,

he wants you emperor of the world,

continue your march south.

You can't stop now.

It's impossible, your Majesty.

The men are afraid of the plague

and we are losing control of population.

We must leave this infected city.

He's right. It's true,

we have to leave.

Alright.

Tell your men we are leaving,

we're going home.

That will be all.

You may go now.

That's quite a lot of rings, Alberto.

Who's supposed to wear them?

There are few fingers here.

You are wrong, my friend,

there are plenty of fingers

0 fit these rings.

You see I've been thinking about this

or quite many years now.

The imperials they use fear and death

as means to divide us and control us.

We're all afraid,

but if you could turn that fear around

and use it as a guiding force

0 unite us all,

we could become invincible.

After all,

hat have we got to lose?

Death...

Death...

Death to the imperials.

Yeah, death to the imperials.

We could become the "Company of Death".

- Company of death? -Yes.

It's a good idea.

Company of death...

Death for freedom.

Death for freedom.

Death and freedom, my friend.

Yeah.

You are going to be

n a lot of trouble one day.

You all remember me?

Lorenzo! What are you doing here?

Tired of playing games?

I told you it's not possible.

I'm doing too much already.

This prison is full of dirt,

0 one will notice.

These two.

No, not these two.

They nearly killed two imperials.

Chose two others.

Yeah, I want those two.

Who are you?

What are you?

We are citizens

tired of being wronged.

- So what? -Break this.

Now break that.

The humiliation that Milan has suffered

over these years

has now become intolerable.

Brescia will be by your side

0 help you against the emperor

and also to build Milan again

Yeah...yeah...yeah...We will unite.

We the people of Mantua are not

just going to stand by and watch.

But you all know

hat the emperor's answer will be.

He's right,

people will live

n terror of retaliation.

And what are Lodi or Pavia

going to do?

I'll tell you

hat we are going to do.

We are going to stick together.

United.

Under the Lombard League.

This time we are not going

0 wait for Barbarossa's punishment.

An army becomes invincible

with a strong heart,

especially with a wounded heart.

Go to your cities,

ask the young if they are still willing

0 live this way...

you know what they'll tell you.

Do you know?

Better dead than slaves!

Death Milano!

Death Bergamo!

Death Brescia!

Death Mantua!

The land Barbarossa treads

is our land.

It belongs to us Lombards

ever since we have a memory.

We soldiers of the Company of Death

swear to take back this land of ours,

to fight the emperor

and never to turn our backs

n the enemy.

To unite all the cities in a league

and to defend

he most precious of all good.

Freedom.

Freedom! Freedom!

It's you! Come!

OH my god, Eleonora,

I'm so happy.

I'm so happy to see you.

I can't believe it.

Come on. Sit down.

So tell me

what things have forced you to come

ll the way up here?

Alberto and many other young men

rom Milan have abandoned their homes

and now they're hiding in the woods,

and others will join them soon.

They have given themselves a name...

the Company of Death.

The Company of Death?

The name makes me thing

of the evil of damnation.

What company are you speaking of?

Hundreds, hundreds of young men, Tessa.

They want to give Milan

back its freedom.

Oh soon you will be able to

come back home, my sister.

Do you really think

can come back to Milan?

I truly believe that.

They're willing to do anything,

anything...even to die.

Are you afraid for Alberto?

Are you still in love with him?

Yes,

and he is with me.

He asked me to marry him.

But I saw...

Don't give heed

0 your vision, Eleonora.

Listen to your heart.

You must listen to your heart

Go to him and tell him

0u'll accept his proposal.

At least one of us can be happy.

Eleonora!

NOW!

Grab him. Stop him. Stop him.

Get back! It's a Woman, careful...

Watch out she's armed.

What are you doing here?

Hey...Give me the knife.

Give me the knife!

They're friends

and the Company of Death.

You see it's getting bigger.

- What were you doing on horseback?

- I was on my way home.

Home? Milan is eighteen miles away.

So what!

Leave me alone.

Leave us.

Listen to me.

In some time now we will have

0 meet Barbarossa in battle.

Some of us will die.

Marry me...

HOW.

Stop, don't try to be out of way.

Why won't you understand?

The world we grew up in

0esn't exist any more.

Everything has changed.

Everything.

I love you.

Open up!

Open the door.

weve come for the emperor's share.

This is an enclosed cloister.

You have no right to enter.

Open the door, mother.

My right comes directly

rom the emperor Frederick.

I repeat. You can't enter.

Open the door.

What's the matter?

What did I do?

What's the matter?

Leave me.

What do you think?

Go. Go. We'll have some fun here.

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