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(indistinct shouting)

(runners pant)

(dramatic music)

This way, we're almost there.

(dramatic music)

William, don't move, boy.

(bow rattles) (William gasps)

(dramatic music)

Halt, who goes there?

Courage and wisdom.

Is the motto of the Noble House of Normandy.

There's not much time, Cecile.

What?

No, I want to stay with you.

I wanna fight!

You and me?

Alone against the barons and all their men?

We wouldn't stand a chance, my young duke.

Oh.

Our time will come, be strong.

Above all, don't forget who you are, William of Normandy.

Come on, we have to go now.

(footsteps shuffle)

(pants) No. (somber music)

(William sighs)

I'll see you again soon.

Here, this was your father's bow.

Take good care of it.

(indistinct shouting) (both gasp)

(sword slides)

Go now.

Hurry, I'll hold them off.

Tell Lady Arlette that I'll protect the boy

as if he were my own son.

Tell her I promise.

Osbern!

[William] Osbern!

(dramatic music) (indistinct shouting)

(rapid footsteps)

Come on, William.

(William pants)

(musical trill) (indistinct whispers)

(mysterious lute and flute music)

(vocalizing)

(grass rustles)

We're not far now.

(William grunts)

From now on, there is no William.

You're Hugo now, understand?

Okay, tell me your story again.

I'm known as Hugo.

My cousin Cecile graciously took me in

after the death of my parents.

Since that fateful day I've lived

with her and her daughters.

Oh, you speak like a duke.

You'll have to be careful.

No one can find out who you are.

You have enemies and they want you dead.

(gravel crunches)

I'm not afraid.

(bird shrieks) Huh?

It's nothing.

Probably a fox.

Come on, we have to go.

(footsteps rustle)

Osbern said you were trustworthy,

but I don't even know who you are.

Your mother got me a message

telling me you were in danger,

and that she couldn't protect you.

And you came?

Why?

Your mother and I grew up together.

We were like sisters.

So it's a bit like you and me are family.

Hm.

We're gonna have to hide that.

You're a peasant now.

And no peasant would own a bow as beautiful as that.

(William sighs) (bow clatters)

(birds chirp)

(peaceful music)

Here we are.

(William gasps)

(peaceful music)

Things are quiet on my farm.

Out here, you'll be safe.

(footsteps echo)

(leaves rustle)

(rooster crows)

(Hugo groans)

Ah, ah!

Did I wake you up?

Wanna play?

(William sighs)

(Hilda laughs)

Where is this cousin from?

From a village on the coast.

How long is he staying?

I don't know, Alice.

A while anyway.

Ah, Hugo.

Girls, I want you to meet your cousin.

Hi, Hugo. (Alice huffs)

Your cousin's come to stay with us for a little while.

Hello.

Hugo, this is Alice and Hilda.

I'm counting on you to be nice to him.

Hey, do you like to eat?

Because I do. (Cecile chuckles)

Oh, Mama makes yummy foods.

There's eggs, potato stew, apples,

and I like cake.

(door clicks)

(chickens cluck)

(Hugo pants)

Uh, you sure you've caught a chicken before?

Oh yes, many a time.

I mean, lots of times!

(chickens cluck)

(Hugo crashes)

Hello, Turstin.

Hello.

You're not at the forge with your father?

Nah, I promised I'd drop these off.

(scythes clatter)

You'll need them to bring the harvest in.

Thanks, Turstin. (chickens cluck)

Oh, hello.

My name's Hugo.

I'm a cousin of Alice's.

Where are you from, Hugo?

A village on the coast.

My parents died in a fire on our farm. (gulps)

Uh, sorry.

(chickens cluck)

So Turstin, you wanna come fishing with us?

Uh, why don't you two go without me?

I think I'll just stay here on the farm.

You're not coming with us?

That's kind of you, but I don't fish.

I thought you lived on the coast.

You never fished before?

Yeah, yeah, of course.

We fished a lot.

It's just now I don't feel like it.

I should help Cecile.

And I really hurt my hand.

(rapid footsteps)

(door slams) (items clatter)

My cousin is so weird.

(William sighs)

Hugo? (William gasps)

Why are you alone?

Alice went to go fish with Turstin.

Well, why didn't you go too?

It would be good for you to make some friends.

I don't know how to fish.

I mean, at the castle, I mostly rode horses.

(laughs) Don't worry, I'll teach you.

Otherwise there might be questions.

Alice is already looking at me funny.

That's because she's bright.

But you're smart too.

And I'm sure you'll fit in here in time.

(door creaks) (peaceful music)

It's so much easier being a noble than a peasant.

You think?

Living in a castle might be nice and all,

but give it a few days. (footsteps echo)

You can't beat the freedom of country life.

In the meantime, you can visit Algythe, our herbalist.

She's prepared a potion for Hilda to help her sleep.

Alright.

You see the river?

You follow it.

You can't miss her house.

Hers is the only one perched on a cliff.

But you need to be careful, Hugo.

The bridge leads to Baligan.

The ruler there is Dame Neel,

and she hates the Duke of Normandy.

Don't risk letting her find you.

I'll be careful, I promise.

(birds chirp) (peaceful music)

(Hilda laughs)

(wings flap)

(bird chirps)

(wings flap)

(peaceful music)

Ahh.

(scurrying footsteps)

Huh? (gasps)

(peaceful music)

(birds caw) (waves splash)

Oh!

The castle of Baligan.

(bird caws)

(wind whooshes)

(musical trill)

(peaceful music)

(Hugo gasps)

(ominous music)

(indistinct speech)

By Odin, why is it not working?

Hello, Madam Algythe?

(speaking foreign language)

(rune clatters)

(speaking foreign language)

By Odin, yes, that's it.

Yes, (speaking foreign language).

(musical trill)

Huh?

(Hugo shouts)

(ominous music)

(rune clatters)

(Hugo pants)

What is going on?

Was that you?

Did you do that?

I did nothing!

Oh! (laughs)

Oh, that's, it's unbelievable. (laughs)

It's you!

Wha- no, no, I'm, I'm nobody.

Yes, it's you.

The runes told me.

I'm Cecile's cousin.

I lost my parents in a fire.

I...

Yes, you're the one I have to help.

But first you must go find the cave.

The cave?

What, what do you?

No, no, no, you're wrong.

Boy, wait.

Come back!

(Algythe sighs)

(door clicks)

(Hugo pants)

Hugo?

(Hugo pants)

Hey!

Huh?

What happened?

Uh, uh, nothing, nothing.

Everything's fine.

Huh, doesn't look like nothing to me.

Who asked you?

Hm.

First you didn't wanna fish,

and now you're running around like you just saw a ghost.

What are you hiding?

(gasps) Nothing.

What do you mean?

I went to Algythe's, okay?

She's weird.

Why?

What did she say?

She was muttering all sorts of nonsense.

Then she wouldn't stop yelling about runes and a cave.

Okay, and why are you getting so worked up?

Algythe's a little witchy, that's all.

(Hugo gasps)

There weren't any witches where you lived?

Thankfully not.

(rapid hoof beats) Hugo, watch out!

(Hugo gasps)

(horse whinnies) (dirt scatters)

My Lord. Ah?

Hm.

Hm?

What is this insolence?

(Hugo gasps)

I shall teach you to respect your betters, boy.

What are you doing?

Lower your head.

Ah, ah, please forgive me, my Lord.

(horse whickers)

Hmm.

Out of my way.

(Alice gasps)

(hoof beats crunch)

(sword slides)

(Hugo gasps) (musical trill)

(dramatic music)

Ride on! (horse whinnies)

(rapid hoof beats)

Why didn't you kneel to him?

Because of you,

we could have been in a lot of trouble.

That soldier, who is he?

That's Ulrich, captain of the guards of Baligan.

And believe me, you do not wanna cross him.

(rapid hoof beats) (dramatic music)

(Hugo growls)

(dramatic music)

(dog barks)

(door clicks)

(child gasps)

(footsteps echo)

Ulrich!

My Lord.

You're here, finally.

The news is not good, Dame Neel.

Tell me then, where is he?

The boy has vanished.

It would seem his mother and his tutor helped him escape.

But then you found him, didn't you?

(ominous music)

(child sighs)

Would you make a mockery of Baligan, Ulrich?

Since the duke's death,

all the barons of Normandy seek his successor.

I promised my husband that upon his return

we would rule this duchy.

This boy duke must be found.

Of course, Dame Neel. (clicks fingers)

And to assist with this task,

I profited from my visit to the Duke's castle

to recover several valuable objects

which will enrich the coffers of Baligan.

(laughs) Oh, look at that, mother.

(footsteps echo)

A mere child.

And you are incapable of catching him.

(Ulrich sighs)

Bring him to me, Ulrich.

Or you will lose everything my family gave you.

Your lands, your fortune.

(footsteps echo) I will find him, my lady.

You have my word.

(dramatic music)

(birds chirp)

(lid creaks)

(Hugo grunts) (lid slams)

(footsteps echo)

Hugo, where do you think you're going with that?

Osbern, my tutor is...

He needs my help.

Wait, what do you mean?

Osbern's ring, he has it.

The captain of the guard.

He must have-

You think Osbern would want you

to throw your life away, Hugo?

I'm sorry for him,

but I promised your mother I'd protect you.

You're staying here.

(footsteps echo) (bow rattles)

I've known Osbern my whole life.

My father's dead.

My mother's in hiding.

And she had to send me away for my own safety.

Look, I have to know what happened to him.

(sighs) I've got a few friends in Baligan.

I'll see if I can find out more.

But you, you have to promise me you won't try anything.

I won't.

(lid slams)

(birds chirp)

(cauldron bubbles)

(Hugo grunts and sighs)

Huh?

(Hugo chuckles)

(Alice huffs)

Good evening, Cecile.

It's Algythe!

I brought the potion for Hilda.

Thanks Algythe.

We need more water.

I'll go get some.

Huh?

(door clicks)

I would've given this to your cousin when he visited,

but it wasn't quite ready.

(Algythe sniffs)

Well, now that I'm here, I'll be staying for dinner.

(Cecile chuckles)

(birds chirp)

(water sloshes)

You'll forgive me for before.

I'm not in the habit of talking to humans.

And still less human children.

Don't like them very much.

But you, you're special.

Huh?

Look, I'm not who you think.

My name is Hugo, and I'm a cousin of Cecile's.

My parents passed away in the fire...

In the fire on your farm.

Yes, I heard all about that.

But we both know that's not the truth.

(Hugo gasps)

(water splashes)

Stop!

Fear not, I know who you are.

Your secret is safe with me.

Why on earth would I trust you?

Huh?

(musical trill) (Hugo gasps)

I am the keeper of your family's history.

You are he whom I have awaited.

(ominous music)

Door opens[Hilda] Dinner.

Huh?

Come on, Algythe.

(door closes)

(Hugo pants) (rapid footsteps)

(birds chirp) (cauldron bubbles)

(fire crackles)

(Alice yawns)

Have any of you heard the legend of Rollo?

Huh? (Alice yawns)

Oh, a story!

A very long time ago at Baligan,

we all lived in harmony alongside legendary creatures.

The guardians of the magic of the runes,

the magic of the gods.

All of the gods had their proper place,

and peace reigned in Normandy.

But one day, Loki, the god of chaos and discord

no longer wished to live in harmony with humanity.

He took on the appearance of a gigantic dragon

and changed the world forever.

All of the magical beasts fled.

(faint screams)

And so Loki reigned over all of Normandy and its people.

He ruled with fire (thunder rumbles)

and with fear.

But then, 300 years ago, the great Rollo,

bravest of the Viking Chiefs,

assembled his forces to liberate our world

from the terrible dragon. (wind whooshes)

The battle was bloody, (dragon shrieks)

and brutal, because Loki was so powerful

as was his hatred for all human kind.

The tide of the battle turning against him,

Rollo had no choice but to call upon the power of the runes.

A powerful ritual allowed him (musical trill)

to seal Loki's spirit away.

The god was sealed in a cave,

its entrance concealed. (dramatic music)

And so today, those legendary creatures remain hidden

and the magic of the runes is forgotten.

But if you listen carefully,

you can still hear the sounds of Loki's growls

from deep within his secret prison, the cave of Baligan.

Baligan?

Oh, but that's close.

A cave?

Do you know where it is?

(laughs) Nobody has any idea.

Rollo hid the cave incredibly well.

We gotta go try and find it.

It's just a legend.

It's make believe, Alice.

Hmm.

(various night sounds)

(Hugo sighs)

Hugo, where are you going?

It's okay, I'll be right back.

I'm just going into the forest for a...

to get us some more firewood, okay?

(Hilda yawns)

(dramatic music) (rapid footsteps)

(guard snores)

(Hugo grunts)

(footsteps crunch)

I'm at your service, Dame Neel.

(coins rattle)

You know what you have to do, York.

Melt the gold down,

and then get rid of anything without value.

I'm counting on your discretion.

Yes, my lady.

And give him that ring on your finger, Ulrich.

(Ulrich gasps)

The one whose property it is,

is no longer in need of it,

(Hugo gasps)

and you don't deserve it.

(Ulrich sighs)

(slams table)

(dramatic music) (footsteps crunch)

(rapid footsteps)

Oh wait.

This stone is magnificent.

(musical trill)

(dramatic music)

(Hilda sighs)

Huh?

(Alice gasps)

Mom, Hugo's missing.

What?

Oh, he promised he wouldn't.

We have to go after him, he's in danger.

But why?

What's going on?

Shh, you'll wake up Hilda.

The wolves will be out in the forest tonight.

Here, we have to be careful.

(dramatic music)

(walking hoof beats)

(dramatic music)

I'll find you yet, Osbern.

(dramatic music)

(wolf growls)

(Hugo gasps)

(wolf growls)

(wolves growl)

(dramatic music)

(Hugo shouts)

(dramatic music)

(wolves growl)

(Hugo gasps)

(wind whooshes)

(wolf whimpers)

Quick, this way.

(dramatic music)

(Hugo gasps)

I've never seen wolves act like this before.

(dramatic music)

(wolves growl)

(dramatic music)

(both shout)

(musical trill)

(wolf whimpers)

(Hugo gasps)

What is that thing?

(creature roars)

(creature slams ground)

(dramatic music)