Original subtitles

[g rand m usic]

[m usic conti n ues]

[wooden swords clacki ng]

[g ru nti ng]

[man laug h i ng]

Not bad .

But not good enoug h to l ive.

[ch uckl i ng]

[d ramatic m usic]

[wooden swords clacki ng]

[Bowen] M i nd if I sit down?

I don't have you r energy.

[laug hs] Fig ht with you r head .

Not you r heart.

[g ru nti ng]

Straig ht.

Better, E i non .

But you're sti I l dead . [Iaug hs]

[m usic conti n ues]

Pu rpose, not pass ion .

[g ru nti ng]

No one ever fou nd victory i n the d i rt.

The peasants are revolti ng .

They've always been revolti ng , Pri nce.

B ut now they're rebel I i ng .

Ki ng Freyne wants h is son to witness h is noble victory.

There's noth i ng noble about crush i ng des perate men .

They're traitorous scu m !

The ki ng commands ! Bri ng h i m !

You can come, too, n u rsemaid .

[s houts]

[d ramatic m usic]

[horse wh i n n ies]

[men yel I i ng]

[neig h i ng] [sold ier shouti ng]

[m usic conti n ues]

Die, you dog !

- I wis h we were down there. - No, you don't.

Yes, I do. J ust to see you i n action , Bowen .

You rs wou Id be the fi nest blade on the field .

[Bowen] My blade was not made for you r father's slaug hter.

He is my father, Bowen , and he is the ki ng .

Yes .

But when you are ki ng, remem ber today

and the d ifference between battle and butchery,

and remem ber the OId Code.

Then you'I l be a g reater ki ng than you r father.

[Ei non] I prom ise, Kn ig ht,

I wi l I be g reater.

[people s houti ng]

[s houti ng]

[s houti ng]

Freyne !

Now, Hewe, now!

[yel I i ng]

He's trapped !

Ei non !

Ei non !

[people s houti ng]

E i non , no !

[people s houti ng]

[scream i ng]

E noug h ! Enoug h ! The battle's out there !

[people s houti ng]

[d ramatic m usic]

Father?

[Ei non] Die ! It's m i ne !

[woman scream i ng]

[people s houti ng]

[coug h i ng]

[g roan i ng]

[g rand m usic]

[d ramatic m usic]

Ei non ! Ei non !

I'm here, Ei non !

I'm here, my ki ng .

[m usic conti n ues]

[door clatteri ng]

Dead , Madame.

Ki ng Freyne, you r h usband, s lai n .

[Bowen] I n here !

[E i non scream i ng]

[Bowen] I n here, on the bed .

Ei non !

Get out! Out!

Out! Brok, out!

You stay, Bowen .

Forg ive me, Oueen Ais l i n n .

There's noth i ng to forg ive.

H is father's tyran ny broug ht h i m to th is end .

[scream i ng]

He's beyond al I hel p.

[g rand m usic]

N ot al l .

[Bowen] A kn ig ht is sworn to valor.

[E i non g roan i ng] Sworn . . .to valor.

[Bowen] H is heart knows on ly vi rtue.

[Ei non] Vi rtue.

H is blade defends the hel pless .

H is m ig ht u pholds the weak.

[panti ng]

You m ust stay awake, my son .

You m ust stay awake. Repeat the Code.

- The Code. - H is m ig ht u pholds the weak.

H is word speaks on Iy truth .

[Bowen] H is wrath ...

[Bowen and Ei non] U ndoes the wicked .

[d ramatic m usic]

B rok, stay there.

[man chanti ng]

Lord !

G reat one !

You r song is sad !

[Dragon] Are the stars sh i n i ng ton ig ht?

[Oueen] No. N o brig ht sou Is g l itter i n th is darkness .

[g rowl i ng]

[footsteps th udd i ng]

[Oueen] Leave us. Go.

[Dragon] Aisl i n n , daug hter of the Celts .

Whose people loved you r ki nd and cal Ied you friend .

[Dragon] Yeah , the ki ng's son , cruel and fu I I of trickery

Is th is why you've come, d ragons layer's wife?

Dragonslayer's widow!

Th is boy is not h is father.

Th is kn ig ht here is h is mentor.

He has taug ht h i m the OId Code.

I need you r hel p.

[Dragon] The wou nd is deep.

You know what you ask.

I wi I I teach h i m you r ways .

He wi I I g row i n you r g race.

He wi I I g row j ust and good . I swear.

[Dragon] N o ! The boy m ust swear.

G ive me you r sword , Kn ig ht.

You r sword !

[g rowl i ng]

Do not be afraid .

He can save you .

[Dragon] Now I isten to me, boy.

Swear that you r father's blood I ust and tyran ny

d ied with h i m .

Swear that you wi I I l ive and ru le with mercy.

Come to me and learn the Once-ways .

N ow swear!

I swear.

Ei non !

Ei non !

He's dead !

[Dragon] Peace, Kn ig ht of the OId Code.

Witness the wonders of an ancient g Iory.

[g rand m usic]

[heart pou nd i ng]

[ethereal whoos h i ng]

[E i non i n hales deeply]

[whoos h i ng]

[Dragon] Half my heart to make you whole.

Its strength to pu rify you r weakness .

Live, and remem ber you r oath .

[m usic conti n ues]

[m usic conti n ues]

I served the father on Iy for the sake of the son .

AI I my hopes rest on h i m .

Forg ive a dou bti ng fool .

Cal I when you need of me.

Ask what you wi l l of me.

My sword, my service are you rs .

On Iy rem i nd h i m always of h is vow,

Kn ig ht of the Old Code.

Brok.

You r Majesty?

The Romans bu i It th is g reat fortress .

I wi I I rebu i ld it, and m i ne wi I l be g reater.

It wi l I take many men , my Lord, to rebu i Id th is ru i n .

Yes .

Yes, it wi l I .

[clang i ng]

N ot so rebel I ious now.

You shou Id than k me, boy.

It was my stroke made you ki ng .

No, Brok, I want no martyrs .

Death s hou Id be a release, not a pu n is h ment.

Look good, dog .

I'm the Iast th i ng you' l l ever see.

B u rn the i nsolence out of h is eyes.

N o ! No !

Not my eyes ! No!

[softly] Father!

Ru n !

[g ru nti ng]

How dare you defy me !

E i non , you're u nwel I .

You've been bewitched .

Look at th is ! It's mad ness !

Remem ber the Code !

The ki ng is above the Code !

Have you forgotten everyth i ng I taug ht you ?

No one is above the Code.

Es pecial Iy the ki ng .

[somber m usic]

[s houti ng]

Dragon ! I Ioved that boy and you changed h i m !

You tricked me, Dragon !

N o matter where you fly,

no matter where you go, I wi l l fi nd you !

Today I make a new vow!

I wi l l spend the rest of my I ife h u nti ng you down !

[man] Avalon , oh, Avalon .

For you I q uest each day,

the resti ng place of Arth u r

and the Old Code of h is way

and when I fi nd those holy stones,

I'I I pray, I'l I pray, I' l l pray.

Oh , Avalon , brig ht Avalon ,

th i n k me not a fool .

My q uest is not for van ity, my q uest is spi ritual .

- [brayi ng] - Spi ritual !

Merl i n , spi ritual !

Whoa!

Merl i n !

Merl i n !

Everyone's a critic!

[woman scream i ng]

[wi ngs flappi ng]

[g rowl i ng]

[d ramatic m usic]

- [stammeri ng] Dragon , d ragon . - Yes, I know. Where?

There, there.

[m usic conti n ues]

[dragon g rowl i ng]

[Bowen shouti ng]

[Bowen scream i ng]

[dragon g rowl i ng]

[Bowen scream i ng]

[dragon g rowl i ng]

[Bowen coug h i ng]

Get back here, horse.

You coward .

[G i I bert] Marvelous !

Heroics befitti ng the days of Arth u r and the Rou nd Table!

Never have I seen such ski I l !

Then you m ust have I ived the sheltered I ife of a mon k.

Why, yes . A scri be, scholar, h istorian and poet.

You r servant, si r, Brother G i I bert of G lockenspu r.

My h u m ble l ife is i n debt to you r exalted prowess,

you r dau ntless cou rage, and you r s u perb, swift sword .

You have the poet's g ift of exaggeration .

Si r, you shou ld read my h istories.

But you bel ittle you r talent. Modesty as wel I as valor.

The Code of ancient Camelot sti l I I ives.

Hard Iy worthy of Camelot.

Sti l I , it's one Iess d ragon .

Wel I done, Kn ig ht! Cong ratu lations.

Ou r g ratitude, m i ne and Ki ng Ei non's .

You can keep you r gratitude. I'l l take the gold .

- You rs or the ki ng's. - Gold , Kn ig ht?

We made a bargai n , remem ber?

One d ragon put down , one bag of gold .

You r honor has a price, S i r Kn ig ht?

It has expenses.

Honor won't feed my bel Iy nor shoe my horse.

[man] The priest is rig ht.

It is you r d uty to protect Ki ng E i non's vassals

as a kn ig ht of the real m .

Not of th is real m .

I bend no knee to E i non .

I s hou Id have known .

Foreig n riffraff!

Wel l , be gone, vagabond , before I arrest you !

- Back to work, you scu m ! - [man 2] Back to work!

[man] If Ki ng Ei non's wheat isn't cut before the rai n ,

I'I I do a I ittle cutti ng of my own !

[G i I bert] S i r Kn ig ht! Si r Kn ig ht, wait!

Si r Kn ig ht!

Hear me out! I'm on a pi Ig ri mage.

M ig ht we travel together?

The road's sti I I free, u n less E i non's taxed it.

A road tax, Ki ng Ei non , hmm ?

A road tax.

I mean they are you r roads, after al I .

People real Iy oug ht to pay for the privi Iege of usi ng them

and those that can't pay, of cou rse,

wi I I have to work it off.

I ngen ious, Felton .

On Iy you cou Id keep such a good brai n u nder such a bad hat.

[Felton Iaug h i ng] That's very good, yes, " bad hat. "

- [Felton shouts] - Out of my way, peacock.

Brok, some are good at h u nti ng men ,

some are good at h u nti ng money.

Both have val ue for me.

[d ramatic m usic]

[dogs barki ng]

[m usic conti n ues]

[ham mers clang i ng]

[man shouts i nd isti nctly]

[somber m usic]

Kara?

Kara, I told you ...

I told you not to come here anymore.

I'm a d isobed ient ch i ld .

Go on , take a d ri n k. Go on .

Mag n ificent shot, You r H ig h ness !

- Care to dou ble the wager? - Yes, happi Iy.

Shal I we say the water bucket?

Stand sti l I . Stand sti l I .

[Felton] Su perb !

[E i non] Dou ble agai n?

[Felton] Dou ble agai n . Why not?

[Felton] I say.

A movi ng target.

[Brok] Peasant scu m .

[tense m us ic]

You've got a nerve, i nterferi ng with the ki ng's sport!

There's no sport i n tormenti ng a s ick, old man .

I beg You r Majesty, let h i m go.

It's been 1 2 years .

You r castle is bu i It.

He can do you no more harm .

For God's sake, release h i m .

- [Kara gasps] - [g ru nti ng]

Father!

[d ramatic m usic]

I've always said death is a release, not a pu n is h ment.

- [Felton ch uckles] - Go.

[m usic conti n ues] [dogs barki ng]

[melanchol ic m usic]

Kara.

[Kara cryi ng]

[tense m us ic]

[water splash i ng]

[pleasant m usic]

[G i I bert] Yoo-hoo ! Yoo-hoo !

I've decided to com pose "The Bal lad of Bowen . "

How do you prefer I shou ld write th is?

Far away!

[G i l bert] Oh , don't concern you rself with my safety!

I mean verse, meter.

S hal I I spice it u p with a poetical flou rish ?

Or j ust the cold, hard facts?

If you do not be q u iet,

you and I shal I be the on Iy th i ngs

that are cold and hard arou nd here.

I mean , it's al l very wel I to go hacki ng and whacki ng

at d ragons.

But if a d ragon fal ls i n the forest

and nobody gets to hear about it, does it make a th ud?

Brother G i I bert.

- What? - S h h h h !

[playfu I m usic]

"The q u i l I is m ig htier than the s--"

[ru m bl i ng]

"The q u i l I is m ig htier than the--"

[s houti ng] [g rowl i ng]

[dragon g rowl i ng]

[Dragon] That's al I that's Ieft of the Iast d ragonslayer

who tang Ied with me !

If I were you , I'd q u it wh i Ie I was ahead .

[screams]

[Dragon g roans] [Bowen shouts]

[whoops]

[Dragon] Is that the best you can do?

[wood s nappi ng]

Catch !

You know, I've got q u ite a col lection of victi ms i n here.

[Bowen] I won't be added to it!

[Dragon] I've g iven you my fi nal warn i ng .

I nto the mouth of death he strode.

- I nto the g ri ngy g Ioom . - [Dragon g rowl i ng]

[G i I bert] I nto the pit of fear u n known ,

perhaps to cou rt h is doom .

[Dragon growl i ng]

That was good .

What d id I say? What d id I say?

[flames whoosh i ng] [G i l bert yel ps]

A I ittle dam p for fi re, isn't it?

[Dragon] Why m ust you kn ig ht-errants

out to make a name for you rselves

always pick on us d ragons?

[Bowen] I don't need a name and I have a col Iection of my own !

[Dragon exclai ms i n d isg ust]

You're one who ki l Is d ragons for money.

It's honest enoug h work.

One m ust earn a I ivi ng .

Oh , yes, one m ust I ive.

Wel I , si nce you seek a profit, we m ig ht as wel l beg i n .

Oh , don't flatter you rself.

It's not the profit.

It's the pleasu re.

Perhaps Iess pleasu rable and more costly than you th i n k!

[d ramatic m usic]

[G i I bert] Bowen ! Bowen , take care !

He went that way!

Take care, Bowen !

[m usic conti n ues] [Bowen gru nti ng]

[Dragon g ru nts]

[gasps]

[g ru nti ng]

[s houti ng]

Ha! [shouti ng]

[m usic conti n ues]

[s houti ng conti n ues]

[s houti ng]

You can't fly forever!

[Dragon] Neither can you !

SIow down !

[Dragon] Come, visit the woods !

[s houti ng]

[m usic conti n ues]

[Dragon] Look out!

Wel I done !

- Pity. That m ust have h u rt. - Yeah !

[Dragon] Agai n? And agai n ?

How do you l i ke the ride so far?

[s houti ng]

[Dragon] We're earn i ng ou r money now, aren't we?

N ow, is there somewhere you wou Id I i ke me to d rop you off?

[yel I i ng]

[Dragon] Yi kes !

[g roan i ng]

[G i I bert]The sword against the fang and claw.

The flame againsf the shield.

BIah , blah , blah , wh ich one wou Id wi n?

BIah , blah , field , sh ield , wield .

Whose flesh from bones be peeled . Oh , no.

Whose fate wou Id soon be sealed .

Whose fate wou Id soon be sealed ?

Whose fate wou Id soon be sealed !

- [Bowen] Oh , you're good . - [Dragon g ru nts]

Haven't had th is sort of chal Ienge i n some ti me.

N or I i kely to agai n !

[g rowl i ng] [Bowen gru nti ng]

Drat!

A l ittle overconfident, aren't we?

Hard Iy. B ut if you wi n , you' l l be out of work.

I wi I I not stop u nti I I've rid the world

of every last one of you .

I am the Iast one !

[g rowl i ng]

[flames whoosh i ng]

You're j ust tryi ng to save you r scaly h ide with tricks .

Haven't you noticed the picki ngs are rather s l i m these days?

I got me one j ust the other day.

So it was you who ki I Ied the Scarred One.

S he and I were the Iast.

M ust've been a proud ki I l , warrior.

How m uch gold d id her tattered carcass put i n you r pu rse?

That's none of you r bus i ness .

[Dragon] Cou ld n't have been very m uch .

And you 'I I ki I I me for sport?

And when there are no more d ragons to slay,

how wi I I you make a l ivi ng , Kn ig ht?

Sh ut u p !

[gasps, shouts]

[g roan i ng]

[roari ng]

[g ru nti ng]

[g ru nti ng conti n ues]

[Dragon wh i m peri ng]

If you r teeth come down , my sword goes u p,

rig ht i nto you r brai n !

[Dragon] If you r sword goes u p, my teeth come down !

[G i I bert] I nto the moon l it n ig ht the titans d ueled ,

i n mortal com bat bou nd .

Oh , who'd the fatal false step make?

Whose blood wou Id stai n the g rou nd ?

[yawn i ng]

[Bowen gru nti ng]

Oh , good Lord .

S i r Eg lamore.

Oh , than k you very m uch .

It's been stuck down there for months.

Can you get you r buttocks off my tong ue?

Why shou Id you be comfortable?

My armor is rusti ng i n you r d rool ,

and you r breath is absol utely fou I .

Wel I , what do you expect,

with old kn ig hts rotti ng between my molars?

Oh , God , my mouth is so d ry.

[cleari ng th roat]

N o, no, no, stop !

No, stop!

[cleari ng th roat conti n ues]

- [g roans] - [Dragon] Sorry about that.

It seems we're i n a bit of a stalemate, wou Id n't you say?

[g ru nts] But I can go th ree days without s leep.

I can go th ree weeks.

[g ru nti ng] I'I I stab you before I nod off.

[Dragon] And I'I I chom p you .

Marvelous, we'I I ki I I each other.

What do you suggest?

A truce. Get out of my mouth and Iet's tal k face-to-face.

[g roans] How do I know I can trust you ?

[Dragon] I g ive you my word .

The word of a d ragon . It's worth less.

[Dragon g ru m bl i ng]

Stu bborn Iout!

[Bowen shouts, g roans]

I shou ld have known !

Go on , ki l l me !

[breath i ng heavi ly]

I don't want to ki I I you ! I never d id !

And I don't want you to ki l l me !

How do we gai n?

If you wi n , you Iose a trade.

If I wi n , I wait arou nd for the next sword -sl i nger

th i rsti ng to carve a reputation out of my h ide.

And I'm ti red of I u rki ng i n holes and sku I ki ng i n darkness .

I'm gon na Iet you u p now

and if you i nsist, we can pu rs ue th is fracas

to its fi nal stu pid ity.

Or you can I isten to my alternative.

[g ru nti ng]

H mm ?

What's the alternative?

[wi ngs flappi ng]

Father, Father, Iook!

[g rand m usic]

[man] Dragon !

- Son, g ive me you r hand ! - [people scream i ng]

[D ragon] Out of the way! Out of the way! Out of the way!

[m usic conti n ues] [people scream i ng]

[Dragon coug h i ng]

Pes ky critters, d ragons.

- You ! - [Bowen laug hs]

Li ke big rats .

You never seem to get rid of them .

U n less you pay me two bags of gold i n advance.

[brig ht m us ic]

Come on , Dragon .

Come on , Dragon .

Yes !

Oh !

[g rand m usic]

[cheeri ng]

[m usic conti n ues]

[s heep bleati ng]

[Dragon] H mm .

Hel lo.

[coi ns cl i n ki ng]

28, 29 . . . [ch uckl i ng]

Most profitable, d ragon .

I shou ld have met you a Iong ti me ago.

[Dragon] There is m uch gold i n the world .

Perhaps when you've had you r fi l I of it,

you'I I no Ionger need me.

I am a Kn ig ht of the OId Code. My word is my bond .

- [Dragon] N o com pu nctions then ? - About what?

Wel l , such deception hard Iy befits a Kn ig ht of the OId Code.

[laug hs] F leeci ng Ei non's Iackeys .

That's a service to man ki nd .

[Dragon] Is it?

When you sq ueeze the nobi l ity,

it's the peasants who feel the pi nch .

That's not my concern .

Why s hou Id I stick my neck out for people afraid

to risk thei r own ?

Don't cl utter u p a clever scheme with moral ity.

So be it, Kn ig ht of the Old Code.

If I wanted my conscience pricked ,

I wou Id have stayed with the priest!

And what does a d ragon know of the Old Code, anyway?

[Dragon] H is blade defends the hel pless .

H is m ig ht u pholds the weak. H is word speaks on Iy truth .

[Bowen] S h ut u p ! I remem ber.

That's al I it is, a memory.

Noth i ng can bri ng it back.

You sou nd I i ke one who tried .

And fai led .

So I no Ionger try to change the world , Dragon ,

I j ust try to get by i n it.

Yes, it's better than death , I su ppose.

Oh , is it? I shou Id th i n k you'd welcome death .

You know, the Iast of you r ki nd , al I you r friends dead ,

h u nted wherever you go.

Do you del ig ht i n rem i nd i ng me?

Yes, Kn ig ht, I do Iong for death .

[somber m usic]

But fear it.

Why?

Aside from you r m isery, what's to lose?

My sou I .

[g rand emotional m usic]

[i nd isti nct chatteri ng]

[al l clamori ng]

F i n ish h i m , Brok!

[men g ru nti ng]

[clamori ng conti n ues]

[cheeri ng, Iaug h i ng]

Shou Id he conti n ue, Mother?

Oh , the field belongs to the apparently i nexhausti ble

Si r Brok, my son .

[laug h i ng]

[i nd isti nct chatteri ng] [laug hter]

[d ramatic m usic]

[yel Is]

[people s houti ng]

The q uarry!

Fi rst you beg mercy for you r father's fate,

then you try to avenge it.

N ow, you'I l share it.

I n you r ki ngdom , Ei non , there are worse fates than death .

I'I I th i n k one u p for you .

Take her away.

[Kara] N o ! No!

N o ! No !

He ki I Ied my father!

He ki I Ied my father!

No!

He ki I Ied my father!

[somber m usic]

[d ramatic m usic]

[m usic conti n ues]

[g ru nti ng]

I remem ber you now.

I remem ber you .

You r hai r, I i ke fi re.

You gave me th is scar.

D id n't you ?

I owe you .

[blowi ng]

[Dragon] I can ...

I real ly can .

[exclai m i ng]

Sorry, Bowen . I hope you l i ke it wel I-done.

You m ust have hated us very m uch .

I hated one of you .

These I ki l led because I wanted to ki l l h i m .

But I never fou nd h i m .

I never wi I I . If you're the Iast, he m ust be dead .

Oh , yes.

Tel I me, what was he I i ke, th is d ragon that you hated?

He on ly had half a heart.

But even that was enoug h to pol I ute an i n nocent boy.

E i non was no i n nocent! He pol l uted the heart!

How do you know that?

How do you know that, Dragon?

[stam meri ng]

AI I d ragons know that story.

What was to be thei r hope became thei r doom .

A spoi Ied , u ng ratefu l ch i Id was g iven a g reat g ift,

and destroyed it!

N o ! I knew Ei non .

I was h is teacher.

I taug ht h i m the ways of honor, of rig ht.

Then he betrayed you j ust as he betrayed the d ragon

whose heart he broke.

That's a I ie, Dragon !

Stop cal I i ng me " Dragon " ! I have a name.

Wel I , what is it?

You cou ld n't possi bly pronou nce it i n you r tong ue.

Try me.

It's ...

[g roan i ng , roari ng]

Next ti me stab more fles h , less cloth .

I'l I pierce you r heart!

You al ready d id .

A very special heart, I i ke no other.

A black, withered th i ng without pity.

[tense m us ic]

Then teach me.

Pity me.

I'I I g ive you everyth i ng .

Even power.

You're so beautifu l .

Even power.

Even a th rone.

[m usic conti n ues]

Oh , dear.

Than k you . It's passed now.

What was it?

An old com plai nt that acts u p now and agai n .

Forg ive me if anyth i ng I said , if I u pset you .

It was n't you , not you .

[g roans]

[stone scrapi ng]

Don't be afraid .

I won't let you suffer the same fate as me.

I've come to hel p you .

[stone scrapi ng]

Th is wi I I bri ng you out wel I below the castle wal Is .

[stone scrapi ng]

Than k...

you .

[Dragon g roans]

Have you been watch i ng over me al I n ig ht?

I've been th i n ki ng .

Yes? About what?

Many th i ngs . Mostly about what to cal I you .

I th i n k I've fou nd you a name.

You say that as thoug h you reached u p and pl ucked it

from the sky.

I d id . U p there.

Do you see that g rou p of stars?

[Dragon] I know those stars very wel I .

[Bowen] Do you see the s hape that they make?

[Dragon] M m-h m m , a d ragon .

[Bowen] Yes .

They cal l it " Draco."

It means "d ragon " i n the scholars' s peech .

So i nstead of cal I i ng me " Dragon " i n you r tong ue,

you'I l cal I me "Dragon" i n some other tong ue.

You're rig ht. It's si l ly.

N o.

N o, I wou Id be honored to be named after those stars. I ...

I tru Iy wou Id .

Than k you , Bowen .

Draco.

Draco.

[Kara] Throw off the yoke of Einon 's oFpression!

We m ust start to fig ht back!

You r father sang that sou r tu ne once,

and we d id fig ht back.

And once was enoug h ! We'l I not dance to it agai n !

N o, Hewe, j ust cri nge I i ke a dog u nder E i non's boot.

At Ieast a cri ng i ng dog's a l ive one !

Hey! Why waste good food on bad rhetoric?

I speak the truth .

[laug hs] Truth ?

It's rarely i nspi ri ng , Iass .

And it never wi ns rebel I ions, but it wi I I stretch necks,

if there is a neck u nderneath that I ittle m ud pie.

[crowd Iaug h i ng]

[d ramatic m usic]

[Draco] Ready or not, here I come !

Dragon !

[people s houti ng]

[Draco] It's Draco !

About ti me.

M m-m m m .

It seems you people are i n need of a d ragons layer.

Where is the lord responsi ble for th is vi I lage?

Brok I ives i n a big house about s ix m i Ies away.

B ut he'l I on Iy blame any damage on us

and pl uck ou r pockets to pay for it.

I won't pl uck them as deeply.

I'I I make you a fai r offer.

Take it, or leave h i m !

[roari ng]

It's enoug h you people g rovel to Ei non .

Wi I I you be bu l l ied by some broken -down ,

blackmai l i ng kn ig ht as wel I?

[laug h i ng]

That's rig ht, you don't need me.

Settle it you rself.

Of cou rse, there are other ways .

Perhaps you 'I I part with one of you r precious daug hters,

i nstead of gold .

No!

Dragons are partial to maiden sacrifices, I hear.

[people s houti ng]

Don't do th is ! Don't do th is to me !

I was born i n th is vi I lage !

You knew my father! You knew my mother!

Who's the g i rl?

- A n u isance. Get rid of her. - Why?

They're tryi ng to placate you with a sacrifice.

N ow, who ever gave them that brig ht idea?

Never m i nd . J ust get rid of her!

- How? - Eat her!

Oh , please. [exclai ms i n d isg ust]

Aren't we sq ueam is h? You ate S i r Eg lamore, hypocrite.

I merely chewed i n self-defense, but I never swal Iowed .

- I m provise. - AI I rig ht, al I rig ht.

[Hewe] He's com i ng ! Ou ick!

[people s houti ng]

[D raco roari ng] [scream i ng]

[people s houti ng]

[Draco si ng i ng]

[conti n ues si ng i ng]

[Kara] You have a beautifu l voice.

Oh , than k you . We d ragons love to s i ng when we're happy.

Wel I , you 're not I i ke a d ragon at al I .

Wel I , how many d ragons do you know?

Wel l , you're the fi rst.

You shou ld never I isten to m i nstrels' fancies.

A d ragon wou Id never h u rt a sou I ,

u n Iess they tried to h u rt h i m fi rst.

Real Iy? Then why were you i n my vi I Iage?

Oh ! The vi I Iage !

Yes, the vi I lage ! You remem ber the vi l Iage?

Leave h i m alone, you bu l ly!

Ru n , Draco, fly! I'I I hold h i m !

- Pick on someone you r own size. - Where have you been ?

[Draco] I'm tru Iy sorry, Bowen .

I've been d istracted .

Bowen , meet Kara.

You shou ld have eaten her.

[Draco] Oh , don't get ang ry, Bowen .

Why not? You Ieft me h ig h and d ry. I was worried to death !

Worried? About me?

Yes, about you !

I had the whacker al l set u p.

Half the vi I lage is out there with me.

We're search i ng the skies for you ,

I don't know where you are.

If you're com i ng back, when you're com i ng back. You j ust...

[water splash i ng]

D isappear.

[Draco] Be carefu l ! He's com i ng !

[tense m us ic]

[E i non ch uckl i ng]

Wel I , wel I , wel I , it can't be ! But it is !

My old mentor. Sti I I g ivi ng carvi ng Iessons?

Get off you r horse, I'I I g ive you one.

Ti me's not been ki nd to you , Bowen .

You shou ld never have broke with me.

It was you who broke with me!

And yet you retu rn to me with th is g i rl I lost.

I th i n k she wants to stay lost.

Not her decision , I'm afraid !

I'm ready for my Iesson now, Kn ig ht.

[d ramatic m usic]

[E i non shouts]

[Bowen] That's one Iesson you never learned !

On Iy expose you r back to a corpse !

You are a corpse !

You j ust don't know it!

Lie down , Bowen !

You're the sorry scrap of dead worlds and dead bel iefs.

No!

- They were you r bel iefs ! - Never. Never m i ne.

You said the words ! You spoke them from you r heart!

I vom ited them u p because I cou Id n't stomach them !

Because I knew it was what you wanted to hear!

[g ru nts] Lies ! Liar! I taug ht you !

You taug ht me to fig ht, that's al I !

I took what I needed from you .

You taug ht me to fig ht!

[m usic conti n ues]

[g roan i ng]

[ch uckles]

You taug ht me wel l .

[roari ng]

[d ramatic m usic]

[heart pou nd i ng]

[Ei non shouti ng]

Who asked you to i nterfere?

I had everyth i ng u nder control !

Here, Iet me see.

It's kn itted wel I .

You have a healer's touch , Kara.

I n a few days, it'I I be j ust another scar.

And what's one more scar?

To a kn ig ht, I mean . I once knew a kn ig ht.

He stood al l alone agai nst an evi I ki ng,

and even saved a rebel Ieader from bl i nd i ng .

He m ust have had many scars.

That kn ig ht d ied of h is wou nds Iong ago.

That's too bad .

H is ki nd is bad Iy m issed i n th is world .

That's the way the wretched world is, g i rl .

It doesn't have to be.

Men I i ke you cou Id Iead others.

You cou Id g ive people cou rage and hope.

Hope? Even if you cou Id raise you r army,

do you th i n k they'd stand a chance agai nst seasoned troops?

Last ti me they tried it was a massacre.

I remem ber. I was there.

So was I .

That rebel was my father.

Let others stand with you .

You'I l see th is ti me the end wi I l be d ifferent.

What are you Iooki ng at?

Myself, once u pon a ti me.

[wi ngs flappi ng]

I'I I see you i n the vi l lage, Draco.

[Draco] That's easy for you to say.

Th is ti me I'I I col Iect the money, and you can d ie.

[brig ht m us ic]

[pigs s norti ng]

[fl ies buzzi ng]

We can Iose no more pigs to th is d ragon .

[Kara] Wait!

Th is man is a fraud !

[people gaspi ng , m u rm u ri ng]

It's her!

Th is g i rl is a wanderi ng id iot. S he babbles nonsense.

I'm tel I i ng you , th is kn ig ht is no dragons layer.

[G i I bert] You're m istaken, my ch i Id !

He's the g reatest d ragonslayer there is !

Possi bly the greatest there ever wi l l be !

Brother G i I bert!

Bowen ! You're al ive.

Praised be the sai nts. The sai nts be blessed . You're al ive !

And whole.

Brother G i I bert.

You cou Id not put you r trust i n a better man .

I personal Iy have seen h i m slay al most two d ragons.

Oh , Brother G i l bert.

AI most.

Wel l , I d id n't actual Iy see the death blow of the second,

but as Bowen is here, he m ust have won .

N o.

Don't you see?

He's i n Ieag ue with the d ragon .

[ch uckles]

[laug hter]

[Bowen] H old that there.

And here he comes.

[d ramatic m usic]

Oh !

[g roan i ng]

Si n k! Si n k!

I can't. It does n't get any deeper.

Wel I done, Bowen ! You've done it agai n ! What a brute !

That's even bigger than the Iast one.

Actual Iy, he's about the same s ize.

[playfu I m usic]

Meat.

- Meat! - Meat!

[al l] Meat! Meat! Meat!

[people s houti ng] [d ramatic m usic]

Oh , dear.

[s houti ng conti n ues]

[man] Ru n ! He's getti ng away!

[m usic conti n ues] [D raco roari ng]

U h-oh .

[playfu I m usic]

What's goi ng on?

Meat!

[al l] Meat! Meat! Meat! Meat!

Ru n . That's what's goi ng on !

Ru n .

Ru n?

[d ramatic m usic]

[people s houti ng]

[Bowen] Kara ! Kara !

Peace, brothers, peace !

- Heathens ! - [Bowen] Brother G i l bert.

Oh , good Lord , forg ive me, my ch i ld .

[woman] Liar! Liar!

[people s houti ng]

No d ragon , no charge.

[crowd] Meat. Meat. Meat. Meat.

[Draco g rowl i ng] [people scream i ng]

[G i I bert] We're goi ng to d ie ! God hel p us !

We're al I goi ng to d ie !

[Bowen] Cal m you rself, Brother G i I bert,

we're not goi ng to d ie, we're j ust flyi ng .

[Kara] If you're goi ng to get you rself ki l Ied ,

you m ig ht as wel l do it i n the fig ht agai nst E i non .

[G i I bert] I th i n k Kara has a poi nt. Oh !

But I'd rather d iscuss it on the g rou nd .

[g rand m usic] [wi ngs flappi ng]

[Bowen] D raco, what u n holy place is th is?

[Draco] U n holy?

Th is is Avalon , the resti ng place of Ki ng Arth u r h i mself.

[G i I bert] So it was foretold , and so have I fou nd you ,

brave Ki ng Arth u r.

- And Iet the song . . . - Valor, vi rtue, truth .

Oh , yes, truth .

[G i I bert] Amen .

Ready now, Kara.

And you , Bowen ?

Bowen?

Th is is Avalon , the s hadow real m of the Rou nd Table.

It's a d ivi ne omen .

Omens won't wi n battles. Nor wi l l you .

And you'I I fi nd out when you try to raise you r army.

You al ready know the cou rage i n you r vi l lage.

They're very brave at pelti ng you ng g i rls with vegetables .

It m ust start somewhere. Wi I l you wish us I uck, Draco?

Long ago, when man was you ng and the d ragon al ready old ,

the wisest of ou r race took pity on man .

He gathered together al I the d ragons,

maki ng them vow to watch over man always

and at the moment of h is death ,

the n ig ht became al ive with those stars

and th us was born the dragons' heaven .

But when we d ie, not al I d ragons are ad m itted

to th is sh i n i ng place.

No, we have to earn it and if we don't,

ou r spi rit d isappears as if we never were.

And that's why I shared my I ife force with a dyi ng boy,

so I wou Id reu n ite man and dragon

and ensu re my place among my ancient brothers of the sky.

But my sacrifice became my si n .

It was you .

You r heart beats i n Ei non's breast.

[wi ngs flappi ng]

Yes, my half-heart that cost me al I of my sou I .

Even then I knew h is bloodth i rsty natu re,

but I thoug ht my heart cou ld change h i m .

My God , I was so naive.

No more than I .

AI I my I ife I've d reamed of servi ng noble ki ngs,

noble ideals .

Dreams d ie hard , and you hold them i n you r hands

Iong after they've tu rned to d ust.

I wi I I not be that naive agai n !

[Draco] M m -h mm .

Kara, I wi l l go with you .

So be it.

Farewel l , Bowen .

[th u nder ru m bl i ng]

[voices wh isperi ng]

[man] Valor!

[men] Valor!

[man 2] Valor!

A knight is sworn to valor.

[I ig htn i ng crashes]

[voices wh isperi ng]

[th u nder ru m bl i ng]

[voices conti n ue wh is peri ng]

[om i nous whoos h i ng]

[emotional m usic]

[man] A knight is sworn to valor.

A kn ig ht is sworn to valor.

[man] His heart knows only virtue.

H is heart knows on ly vi rtue.

[man] His hlade defends fhe helpiess.

H is blade defends the hel pless .

[man] His might uFholds the weak.

H is m ig ht u pholds the weak.

[man] His word sFeaks oniy truth.

H is word speaks on Iy truth .

[man] His wrath undoes the wicked.

H is wrath u ndoes the wicked .

[m usic conti n ues]

[th u nder ru m bl i ng]

[m usic conti n ues]

[Hewe] N ow I know you're com pletely mad .

You want us to fol Iow you and a priest agai nst E i non?

- [Kara] Yes . - [Hewe] To hel I , more l i ke.

B ut th is ti me we can wi n . You don't u nderstand .

I don't want to u nderstand ! I u nderstand th is !

I u nderstand six years i n a q uarry!

That's al I I need to u nderstand !

I know. Bel ieve me, I know what you've been th roug h , Hewe.

But th is ti me we've been joi ned--

On Iy a fool wou Id be mad enoug h to joi n you !

You're not I isten i ng to what I'm sayi ng !

I don't want to I isten to you .

I've heard enoug h of you r m isch ief! Now get out--

[d ramatic m usic]

Save you r strength for the fig ht agai nst E i non .

There is n't any fig ht agai nst Ei non .

I'm goi ng to start one.

You and what army, Kn ig ht?

[m usic conti n ues]

[s houti ng]

[g rand m usic]

[i nd isti nct chatteri ng]

[Bowen] You have never fi red a bow i n you r I ife,

- i n anger or i n practice? - [G i I bert] No.

Draw you r bow.

S ig ht along the arrow.

Release.

Beg i n ner's I uck. Try agai n .

Steady.

Brother G i I bert, you're a natu ral .

[g ru nti ng]

Easy.

Here, widen you r stance.

U p, down . U p, down .

One fl u id stroke.

Th is cou ld cleave a man's sku I I .

Li ke a pudd i ng .

- Eat. - [screech i ng]

[people shouti ng i n d istance]

[roari ng]

[neig h i ng]

Whoa!

- I need more men ! - It's a waste of money!

It's j ust a few peasants wavi ng pitchforks !

I noticed they're al I on you r Iand .

You're not too busy hawki ng i n you r old age

to keep control of you r m i n ions, are you ?

You accuse me?

I was j ust sayi ng that any one of us is worth 1 80 of them .

My brave Felton , an army u nto h i mself.

Wel I .

Fool !

I know th is man who leads them ,

and I wi I I not u nderesti mate h i m !

H i m or the d ragon !

Don't be afraid of the d ragon , my son .

I'm afraid of noth i ng ! Noth i ng !

You u nderstand ?

[tense m us ic]

A mother's g ift to her son .

The fi nest to be had .

The fi nest what?

Dragonslayers .

[d ramatic m usic]

[i nd isti nct chatteri ng]

Have you thoug ht beyond tomorrow?

[Bowen] It's hard to see that far.

Look at the cam p.

What do you see? What do you hear?

[Bowen] Hope.

Exactly.

Down there you have I ife, songs and cou rage.

You have everyth i ng you'I I ever need .

And now, so do I .

[gentle m us ic]

[tense m us ic]

[men clamori ng]

[s houti ng conti n ues]

He dares defy me at my own gates. Look at h i m !

Wel I , today h is Code d ies once and for al l !

No!

We're safe here, You r Majesty!

That rabble cou Id n't possi bly storm the castle !

By ton ig ht they'I I be cold and wet and ti red .

They'I I probably j ust I i m p off home.

[clamori ng conti n ues]

We're safe here, Ei non ! Remem ber you r father!

[d ramatic m usic]

[dragons layers speaki ng i n foreig n lang uage]

[scream i ng]

[Draco g rowl i ng]

[d ramatic m usic]

[s houts]

[Draco] Gotcha !

[d ramatic m usic]

[man] Bear to the rig ht!

[m usic conti n ues]

[man speaki ng i nd isti nctly]

Let's s hear them I i ke the sheep they are !

[yel I i ng]

To the forest!

[people s houti ng]

[m usic conti n ues] [sold iers shouti ng]

[people scream i ng]

[sold iers shouti ng]

[m usic conti n ues]

Form u p!

Form u p!

Halt! Halt!

[peasants shouti ng]

Second I i ne !

[i nd isti nct] advance !

[peasants shouti ng]

Spread out! Get i n there, to the Ieft!

[horses wh i n nyi ng]

C harge !

[d ramatic m usic]

[blows th udd i ng] [people scream i ng]

Scatter or d ie ! Scatter or d ie !

Go !

[s houti ng conti n ues]

[m usic conti n ues]

Li ke a pudd i ng .

[tense m us ic]

Pride goeth before the fal I .

[man] Hel p! Hel p!

Hel p ! Hel p !

[s h rieki ng]

Tu rn the other cheek, brother.

[s houti ng] [m usic conti n ues]

Retreat! Retreat!

Retreat!

Retu rn to the castle ! Retreat!

Brother G i I bert, it's Ei non ! Stop h im !

[tense m us ic]

Thou ...

S halt...

Not...

Ki I I !

[g roans]

[D raco g roans]

[emotional m usic]

[tense m us ic]

The dragons layers.

[d ramatic m usic]

[yel I i ng i n foreig n Iang uage]

[yel I i ng conti n ues]

[man] Open u p! It's the ki ng !

[d ragons layers conti n ue yel I i ng i n foreig n lang uage]

[E i non] Stop !

No! I want it al ive!

Al ive and safe.

Safe for al l etern ity.

[D raco] Oh , no.

I go to save the d ragon !

Who wi I I go with me?

[Draco g roan i ng]

[kn ife sl ici ng] [body th udd i ng]

Come from the shadows, Ais l i n n . Come where I can see you .

- You know why I've come. - I know.

I n g ivi ng my heart,

I've taken on every poison sti rri ng i n h is evi I breast.

Even the pai n of h is death m ust be m i ne.

You can not blame you rself.

Death without i m mortal ity?

That was not the on Iy reason .

I had to wait for a ti me when man ki nd

wou Id not repeat my m istake and Iet tyran ny th rive.

When there wou Id be those who remem bered the Once-ways,

remem bered that even i n the darkness there is sti l I I ig ht.

I can not see.

Are the stars sh i n i ng ton ig ht?

Brig htly, my Iord .

Brig htly.

Then Iet us end it.

Forg ive me !

[D raco roari ng]

I know why you broug ht me the d ragonslayers .

You wanted them to ki I I h i m because you wanted me dead .

I wanted to correct a m istake made years ago

when I saved a creatu re not worth savi ng .

H ow u n -motherly of you .

[soft d ramatic m usic]

[g rowl i ng]

[D raco roari ng]

[Aisl i n n scream i ng]

[Draco roars loud Iy]

We have to open the gates.

The rest of us are waiti ng outside.

Go save you r d ragon , Bowen .

H u rry, al I of you .

[Kara] It's th is way.

[stone scrapi ng]

[Ei non] Wel I , wel I , wel l , what a pleasant su rprise.

I expected you , Bowen , but with my bride-to-be as wel I?

And with a priest to wed us.

To bu ry you .

Wel l , to bu ry one of us .

[d ramatic m usic] [g ru nti ng]

[Bowen] Kara, the door, q u ickly!

[stone scrapi ng]

[both g roan i ng]

H u rry u p, that way. That way.

Ou ickly, th is way. Th is way.

Come on . Come on , h u rry u p.

[tense m us ic]

[d ramatic m usic]

[g ru nti ng]

[tense m us ic]

[gaspi ng]

Now, I don't know how you al l got i n here,

but I tel I you th is, you are goi ng to get me out.

[gasps]

[g roans]

Hewe, than k you .

[emotional m usic]

[d ramatic m usic]

[screams]

[Kara g ru nts]

Let me cut it down to size for you .

[Kara g ru nti ng] [Brok g roan i ng]

[tense m us ic]

A g i rl .

A g i rl .

[th udd i ng]

[d ramatic m usic]

[swords clang i ng]

[g ru nti ng]

[Draco] Bowen !

[Kara] Bowen !

Fool ! I'm i m mortal .

[scream i ng]

Yeah !

[screams]

[scream i ng]

[d ragonslayer Iaug h i ng]

[d ramatic m usic]

[yel I i ng i n foreig n Iang uage]

[s h rieki ng]

N ow it's you , Bowen . It's you that has to do it!

What are you tal ki ng about?

As the heart bi nds E i non to me i n l ife,

it bi nds us i n death .

- That's not true ! - You've seen that it is !

Th roug h the heart, we share each other's pai ns and power.

But i n my half beats the I ife sou rce.

For Ei non to d ie, I m ust d ie !

- Ei non is dead . - [Draco] He l ives !

It doesn't matter. Don't you hear it?

Ou r rebels have stormed the castle.

AI ive or dead , Ei non's beaten . We've won !

You wi I I never wi n u nti l E i non's evi I is destroyed

and to do that, you m ust destroy me!

N o.

Once you swore you r sword and service were m i ne,

to cal l when I had need of you , to ask what I wou Id of you .

I hold you to you r vow, Kn ig ht!

He's com i ng, com i ng to stop you !

Stri ke before it's too Iate !

You are the Iast.

My ti me is over. Stri ke !

You are my friend .

Then , as my friend , stri ke, please !

- I can't. - Then I wi I I make you .

[roari ng] [Bowen shouts]

[Draco] Fig ht back, d ragonslayer! Defend you rself!

[flames whoosh i ng]

P ick it u p !

Move, and she d ies !

[roari ng] [s houts]

[heart pou nd i ng]

[s narls]

[s houti ng]

[E i non gaspi ng]

[heart pou nd i ng s lower]

[g rowls softly]

[melanchol ic m usic]

[heartbeat stops]

[m usic conti n ues]

[sword clatters]

What now, Draco?

Without you , what do we do?

Where do we tu rn?

[al I gaspi ng]

[emotional m usic]

[Draco] To the sfars, Bowen.

To the sfars.

[m usic conti n ues]

[m usic conti n ues]

[g rand m usic]

[m usic conti n ues]

[G i I bert] And in the days foilowing Draco 's sacritice,

Bowen and Kara ied the peoFle in a fime

ofjustice and hrotherhood.

As I rememher it now, those were goiden years,

warmed hy an unworidly Iight

and when things hecame the mosf difficult,

Draco 's star shone more hrighfly

for ail of us who knew where to look.

[soft m usic]

[u pbeat m us ic]

[m usic conti n ues]

[m usic conti n ues]

[m usic conti n ues]

[soft m usic]

[m usic conti n ues]

[u pbeat m us ic]