Vlad Tepes Page #5

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Your cause with the merchants from Brasov

will be judged as well.

Their delegation will go to Sighisoara.

Let yours come as well.

Johanes Reuden - messenger of the bourg of Brasov.

The messengers of Wallachia.

Mihai Szilagyi- captain of Belgrade citadel.

His excellency Albert, royal vice-chancellor,

Prepositor of the Archishop of Agria.

I have largely exposed the injustice

done to the brave merchants of Brasov,

the persecutions they have been subjected to.

The cruelty of Dracula

has shaken the Christian world.

If he would meet the Savior himself,

he would crucify Him a second time.

Why don't you say something about what

the merchants did against Wallachia?

They had to respond to

the persecutions that overwhelmed them.

First he showed them

understanding and goodwill.

What they got is what they have asked for.

We know the cause.

You don't need to say it once again.

You know it from the people of Brasov.

Nobody listened to us.

My people spoke for you.

You will give the people of Brasov

their former privileges back.

You will give them back all the merchandise

you have taken from them.

Also, we oblige them

to give you back the carts with steel.

Let's make peace.

Amen.

We will respect this armistice

if His Majesty the King

won't dispose otherwise.

We are not signing.

First he should send away

the pretenders at the borders.

So that our merchants in Brasov have

the same rights as the ones in Wallachia.

Our brother Vlad is right.

The things he asks will assure peace

at the borders of Transylvania.

His will is my own.

Either we do as he wants

or we don't sign the armistice.

What did you say?

The armistice is for 3 months.

For how long have you

given them back their privileges?

For three months.

Where is it so written? Where?

They will think it is forever.

I sent you to sign an armistice,

and you signed a peace treaty?

That is why I came here to see you?

For that I was sleepless?

What happened to you?

You gave me my sword, Your Highness,

but not the wisdom required for a royal job.

Dismiss me from this rank

and name someone who is more competent.

What do you think that serving the country is?

An inn where you go in and out as you please?

There is no turning back here, for anybody.

There is only one way forward or up.

You know where...

- Shall prepare it, Your Highness?

- Not yet.

Sir Benedict of Boytor,

messenger of Hungary's King.

Ladislau.... is dead.

Matthias Corvinus is now King of Hungary.

We wish Matthias to give greatness and

glory to the people who have chosen him.

Like Iancu of Hunedoara did in his time.

His glorious father.

We shall do all in our power

to make a durable peace.

A righteous one.

His Majesty,

protector of Christianity,

wants from Your Majesty to

make at Budapest

the covenant of vassalage.

Vassalage? What it this?

This is too much.

His Majesty has just ascended the throne.

He doesn't protect anybody yet.

I'm the king of a country which

is free and I want it to stay as it is.

I'm an ally and brother in arms against

the dangers that threaten us both.

But not vassal.

I'll never be a vassal to anybody.

Never!

The day riding, the night riding.

No home.

I am sick of this job.

It happens to all princes. We all are tired.

You can't say that His Highness

spares us or is very grateful.

We will both end up impaled.

I know.

Are you okay with this?

I have no choice.

You can always choose.

We only live once.

- What do you mean?

- Nothing.

Both of us will die

just before we make a move.

This can be done without danger.

The others will kill us, afterwards.

The boyars who don't want a war

against the Turks are on our side.

- How many?

- Enough.

Those in Amlas and Fagaras will be

with us as soon as we let them know.

They know how to be grateful.

-Why don't they do that?

-They can't do it.

The guards are with him all the time.

It is easier for us to find him alone.

The best thing would be

when he is saying his prayers.

Does he pray?

For hours, at night.

How do we do it?

Good morning, boyars.

Welcome.

Throw away your swords.

Did you take care of what is necessary?

As you ordered, Your Highness.

Don't let them wait.

They must be tired after such work.

You have chosen wrong, magistrate.

Don't send me anywhere!

- And the Turks?

- From 10,000 I don't know how many are left.

For what rank

do you feel yourself worthy, Manzila?

Let me guard you, Your Highness.

As I have done my whole life.

Now I have a princely guard.

The guard is defending the prince,

but who'll defend Your Highness?

The country pays tribute in vain

for peace at the Danube

that it still doesn't have.

Let's stop paying!

They will come and take it.

We will welcome them as we should.

In the country things are right now.

Why put everything in danger

in a war with an uncertain outcome?

Their power has no limits.

Maybe...it would be better...

to buy our freedom.

Its price is low.

Freedom cannot be bought.

You say the price is low.

Don't fool yourselves.

It will always increase until one day...

when the price of freedom

will be freedom itself.

God forbid that day!

Then it will be too late.

PART TWO:

THREE YEARS LATER

Exalted Mehmed, emperor of emperors, king of kings

great emir and sultan orders you to give

to the gate your tribute for 3 years.

Add 500 children per year

for the army of janissaries.

The padishah also orders you

to take the tribute to Adrianople.

Why don't you take off your turbans?

Allah has commanded us not to uncover our heads, especially in front of the unfaithful.

What if a wind starts now

and takes your turbans away

and your heads will be uncovered,

would that be a sin or not?

It would be, but not so big.

This would happen against our will.

You let the wind determine

whether you sin or not?

Allah should not be upset,

willingly or unwillingly.

Armash!

How do you dare bring me such news?

Cut off their heads!

Yunus Bey.

Do you remember Vlad,

my father's former hostage?

I stayed around him, Master of Masters.

You will stay again.

- Where are the merchants?

- It is lunchtime.

And the merchandise, all these valuables

left here, without guard?

Who could steal them?

Nobody would take them.

God bless His Highness

for the good he brought to the country.

When did the stealing cease?

About 2 years ago.

Nobody has raised stakes in the fiefs.

Terrible punishment.

The glorious padishah, King of kings

grand emir and grand sultan

wishes Vlad the Prince a

peaceful and long reign

The glorious padishah is glad because you

exempt from fatigue to punish him

on those worthless messengers

who were known to behave as they should.

I've came to say this to you and to

take your response to their message back

but first, I have a secret

message for Your Highness.

Katavarinos, in the past, in Anatolia,

you used to be a Christian.

Then Your Highness too was a hostage.

Should I be judged because I

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