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My time is now!

- Let us go! - We are free!

It shall not be that easy.

Pansaeng.

Kill Khun Saengplarn and join Prai's band!

Jaokhun Singh's company! Fight on!

Fight on!

Enlivened effigies' magic. Magnificent as people say.

Whoever wishes to kill my son shall face me first!

The good you did for this land is the greatest power you could wield.

Dear. I have been appointed as the chief customs officer

in place of Chai.

Then you must begin your duty shortly.

Yes.

My lady, this is your customs record.

And this is Muen Chai's seal.

The first thing you must do is learn

about the seals for each department.

And you must be able to tell the real from the fake.

Jerm. Did Chai not inspect these documents at all?

He did not, my lady. I inspected and stamped all of them.

But you are illiterate.

I am. I merely stamped them on Muen Chai's command.

Then, it is no wonder

that Luang Bovorntat's illegal caravans were always allowed through.

It is because Chai never inspected any.

He received bribes from many of the nobles.

But I do not know who they are.

You destroyed my effigies,

so I shall make new ones.

Your death shall come before mine, Taen Seenil.

I must avenge my family.

Master.

I am aware that I have desecrated the sacred vow.

But please have mercy on me.

For our nation.

For our land.

Ming.

- Greetings, sir. - Have you waited long?

Since dawn, sir.

Tian told me

you were praying, so I decided not to bother you.

I only stopped for a meal, and I shall continue shortly.

And what is your business?

I have been sober for seven days, sir.

Do you truly wish to stop drinking?

Yes, sir.

You were an orphan.

I am the one who cares about you the most!

If you truly like Laor, you must prove yourself

worthy of having a smart and kind woman such as her.

I do not have much time left, Ming.

I truly wish to train you in my craft.

I truly wish to change my ways.

I wish to study magic under your tutelage.

Could you accept me as your disciple?

Come. Stand up.

Begin your meditation today.

Thank you, sir.

It has been three days. I was about to go to you.

It is fortunate that you came back.

My thoughts were with you.

What is on your mind?

You are smiling.

I am smiling because you are here before me.

You kept smiling as you approached death each day.

You are such a brave soul, but…

I cannot do it.

Well…

Could you cut my hair?

But heads are considered sacred, and you have your magic as well.

Hey,

if touching our heads by women truly causes misfortune,

then our very birth from mothers would be a curse.

Dear.

Father always let Mother cut his hair and never believed such a thing.

So, I wish for you

to cut my hair as well. You are the source of my strength

and the compass that guides my life.

You are my sacred being.

Well, well.

I am merely your terrible brother and a drunkard. That is why I am ignored.

I am now left to drink and enjoy women alone.

You wicked brother!

Yong. Do not condemn him.

You yourself are too weak to do what he does.

Well, Harn, Khun Saengplarn has taught me swordplay to master in three days.

He spoke of his coming death again.

And I must recite the Art of War and be tested by him tomorrow.

How is he meant to fight as a soldier if he keeps dwelling on death?

Ever since his effigies were destroyed, he truly has changed.

What must we do then?

I do not know.

If Prai is joining an insurrection as people say,

our land is doomed, Harn.

Your work is impressive.

Have you done it before?

No, dear.

But Father let Mother cut his hair as well.

Mother would make a great effort,

and I would watch and learn from her.

It is fortunate that we were both brought up by loving spouses.

The same goes for the two of us.

Dear.

If I truly am your compass,

could you give me your word on one matter?

Certainly.

When you go to war,

have you fled from any battles?

I have not.

From now on,

could you flee?

Flee from battles?

- Huh? - Dear.

Could you promise me

not to let vengeance be your goal

and not to gamble with your honor?

Could you retreat,

surrender, and flee when you must?

I have not done any of it probably because

I was consumed by the need for victory.

And more importantly,

back then,

I had no one waiting for me at home.

But now,

you have one, dear.

Family is not only our compass,

but they are the reminder in our minds as well.

Right.

Very well. I promise.

Then, from now on,

if victory is not guaranteed,

I shall retreat.

Really?

You have my thanks, dear.

Khun Saengplarn! Sir!

Tian.

Sir!

Trouble has arisen, sir!

Prai has robbed Ban Tha Din Daeng!

Harn's village?

Yes, sir.

Most were killed. They say that Harn's family did not survive!

Mother!

Mother!

Mother! I am here!

Mother! Mother.

Harn.

Yong.

The wagon is here. I shall bring your mother to the healer.

Soldiers! Bring the injured to the wagon!

- Now! - Hurry! Hurry.

Come, Yoi.

- Care for her, Yong. - To the wagon.

Father.

Father!

Father! Father!

Help! Help me!

They are here to kill me!

- I am scared! Help! - Grandmother! It is me!

They are here to kill us!

Grandmother! It is me! This is Harn!

- They are killing us all. - They are gone, Grandmother!

They are all gone. They are gone, Grandmother.

- There are fewer than ten survivors. - Huh?

More wagons are coming. Let soldiers take the injured away.

- Harn. - They are gone.

I am scared.

My father has passed, sir.

And my mother has a cut wound on her leg.

They are killing me! I am scared!

Grandmother!

- Grandmother! - I am scared!

- Grandmother! It is fine now. - Sir.

Grandmother Fang has gone insane.

My child…

- Let us go to the healer. - My daughter has been raped.

The leader.

That Prai! He violated my daughter.

He is worse than any monster in hell!

Sir.

Did you not say that your school forbade any ties with women?

And what is this?

Prai must truly pledge himself to Taen Seenil,

since he disobeys your master.

Sir, I can no longer stand here!

We must hunt them down! They will not be far!

Go.

They are now camping.

Go, pay respect to Prai.

Greetings, sir.

Here.

Prai's magical rope.

The sacred item for invulnerability.

Go have your meal! We shall have a long journey tomorrow.

Yes.

All of you. We have new faces among us.

Young men from the city.

More have joined their band.

With how rough their lives are,

it is wiser to become even a thief than a beggar.

Why do the ropes have different colors?

We shall tail them

until we find their den

and return to bring our men.

Then, I volunteer for this task.

Very well.

Once you see them begin their journey,

report to me at once.

Yes, sir.

Come.

- Greetings. - Come.

Please take care of us.

Have it.

- The fish is cooked well now. - Oh.

I want some bananas.

Sir! Sir.

Harn.

Prai is going up the hill to pray alone.

If we take this chance, the four of us shall corner him.

We shall not.

We only wish to know where their den is

and bring our men to destroy them once and for all.

- Keep watching them. - You do not wish to kill him

since he is your beloved senior, is that it?!

He is not, Harn.

Sir, Prai has completely changed.

He is no longer your senior disciple!

He is a monster who delights in killing!

Sir.

Please help me kill him

to cleanse me of my vengeance!

Sir, please help Harn.

They are part of an insurrection.

I shall risk my life killing them

to keep Ayothaya safe.

Could you promise me

not to let vengeance be your goal

and not to gamble with your honor?

Could you retreat,

surrender, and flee when you must?

No.

We shall not face them directly.

This is not you at all.

- The love for your wife changed you. - Yong.

Please forgive me.

Trust me, Harn.

The best tactic stated in the Art of War

that should be used the most

is to retreat.

We must be safe first.

Yes.

Keep watching.

Stick to the original plan.

Tail them till we find their den

and bring them down with our men.

Prai…

Do not do this, Harn.

Let go of me.

No. Do not do this, Harn.

I shall kill him!

- Harn. No! - Let go!

Harn. Harn.

You have disobeyed my order! You pursued him despite my warning!

Why?

Did you wish to meet your father that quickly?!

Sir, I have checked thoroughly.

It was different from when you meditate.

During your meditation, are your senses usually not heightened?!

I have fought Prai countless times.

Prai's magic is truly powerful. Harn,

you will not stand a chance.

Do you respect him that much?!

This senior from your magic school!

You favor Prai even more than me.

You are disregarding my vengeance against him,

even after years of battles

that I risked my life alongside you!

You refused to help me!

You do not understand my sorrow at all!

Harn. Calm down.

If dozens of your family and kin

have been slaughtered like mine,

would you still be calm, Ming?!

I was born to be a soldier

and rose to the rank of Muen!

I have saved hundreds of people!

Yet I could not save my parents

and any of my kin!

Why would I become a soldier?!

Why would I continue to be?!

Harn.

Dear.

Your safe return

is the only thing I have been waiting for.

I have done what you asked, and my men…

said that I was blinded by love.

Someone like you is not easily blinded.

Your decisions are guided by your mindfulness.

I am truly sorry for Harn.

I have lived through that life before.

My parents.

My sibling.

My kin.

They all died.

There was no one left.

I fled into the woods.

I came to Ayothaya.

People are all scared.

Tha Din Daeng is Ayothaya's frontier.

And it was destroyed today.

Next time, they must invade the capital.

Hey.

Do not dwell only on the thought of my death.

Every one of us

is being chased by death.

If today

we still have time to embrace,

then embrace each other.

If we still have time to…

Was it truly a kiss?

It was terrible.

If death does us part,

in every lifetime,

please remember in your heart and soul

that I…

love you…

and I shall always be by your side.

Greetings, Bua.

I am here to visit you and Harn.

Harn is caring for his mother.

And how is Yoi doing?

She survived, but she may no longer be able to walk.

- Help me! Help! Thieves are coming! - Great-grandmother!

- They are here to kill me! - Great-grandmother! No!

- No! Help! - Great-grandmother! There is no one!

- Great-grandmother! - They will kill me!

- I am scared! - Please!

- No! - I am here. I am here for you.

Bua.

Must she be tied with ropes?

This morning, she grabbed an axe in panic and was about to slash other people.

Do you wish for me to help with anything?

Thank you for the gifts.

But you should leave. Our trouble shall only distress you.

Bua.

No! Stop!

Anyone!

- They are here to kill me! - There is no one.

- No one is here to hurt you. - Help me!

I am scared!

They say that the effigies were destroyed.

Khun Saengplarn no longer has any magic.

Those who fight under him can expect certain death.

He refused to face Prai

and fled in a cowardly manner.

Harn is hurt by his loss being ignored.

What kind of leader is he? He must fear death as well.

His magic actually forbids him from taking a wife.

Yet once he has a wife, he is blinded by love.

They should separate. If I were him, I would leave her

and save my own life first. Lady Chavala is wise. How could she not do anything?

It is impossible for her not to know.

Even we know about this.

Being with her shall only bring him down.

He should be leaving. Why can he not realize?

- Let us go. - Yes.

- Get out! - Do not hit me! It hurts!

- Go away! - It hurts!

- Go! Go away! - It hurts!

- You madman! - Do not hurt me.

- Hey! Stay away from this place! - It hurts.

You smell like something died!

It hurts!

- Stop hitting me! - Go somewhere else!

Stop! What are you doing?

Stop!

Help me!

This madman was in the temple, disturbing the visitors.

He only wanted to pray.

Why must you hurt him this bad?

He is insane! He is constantly threatening people.

They feared he would harm them, so they beat him.

- You madman! - Hey!

- Go away! - You madman.

- Va. - It hurts.

It hurts!

Hey. Hey.

You need not fear me.

Do you wish to stay at our home?

Va.

No. Do not do this.

Hey.

I shall have someone treat your wounds.

If I leave you here, you shall die from your injury. Let us go.

- No, I will not go! - No, Va.

- I must pray. I want to meditate and pray! - Yes, yes.

- I know. Calm down. - I want to pray!

- Let me pray! - Hey, listen to me! Listen!

I understand you now. I know what you want.

You must go eat something and take some medicine.

After a few days, you are free to go anywhere you wish.

Please.

I shall apply some ointment.

Here, Va.

It shall hurt only a bit.

You are beautiful.

Aunruean.

Truly beautiful…

Hey, Tian!

You! Know your place!

Her husband will kill you.

Lower your gaze. Do not look at her.

This man cannot be trusted.

Please let me treat his wounds myself.

You should stay away from him, my lady.

Hey.

Do you see this? Lower your eyes and do not look.

Let us be done and have a meal.

Lower your gaze and do not look up.

Here. I shall do it myself.

Move away, Va. Tian.

Take care of him.

Apply more.

More on here. There you go. Here.

- There! - He shall heal faster.

This arm as well. Here.

- There. - Apply it all.

Hey, be gentle. Do it like this.

- Follow my lead. - No. We shall do it ourselves.

Pray.

‪Pray.

Buddha images?

Pray to the Buddha.

Enlivened effigies.

This place… This place…

This place… It is…

‪Buddha.

Home.

Aunruean.

Are you hungry?

Aunruean, my dear. My thoughts were always with you.

- Let go of me. - Aunruean, my dear wife.

- Let go! Let go! Help! - Aunruean, I love you!

- Anybody, help! Let go! - Aunruean!

Too loud! It is too loud!

It is too loud!

- Master Nandha! Please help! - It is too loud! It hurts!

Stop! I told you to stop!

This lady is not your wife.

My name is Nandha.

I have been searching my mind for you.

Compose yourself.

Bring back your awareness, Prai.

My name is Prai. I am known as Master Prai.

Prai?

Stop!

Buddho…

Dear!

Prai.

Do you remember me?

We were under the same master.

You are…

Prai.

Prai.

Is this Prai who robbed Harn's village?

Then how did he become insane?

That man is an imposter.

This one is the real Prai.

I cannot find the reason

why that imposter has the same face and demeanor as him.

It is Asoraveda, the magic of shapeshifting.

It is the highest form of dark magic.

The only one on earth who mastered it

is Taen Seenil.

Does that mean

Prai, who has been raiding villages,

is Taen Seenil in disguise?

This man, the real Prai,

broke out from prison after his wife died

and became insane.

He wanders everywhere

and does not even remember his name.

Taen Seenil

then assumed Prai's identity.

Taen Seenil plans to use Prai's name

to gather his forces faster.

If his name was used for terrible offenses,

- it is not fair for him, dear. - Va. Va.

This Prai is a madman.

I have a formula for those in this condition.

But it shall take time

before he fully recovers.

Then,

I shall take him to the raft house.

Uh…

Will you stay with us as well, Master?

Yes. I heard your effigies were destroyed.

Once Prai recovers, perhaps

the three of us can focus our minds

to empower the enlivened effigies,

so they shall be ready to protect our land.

Drink this

and meditate. Without distractions,

your focus shall emerge.

Then, your memories shall return.

We heard you have had a big argument with Pansaeng.

His blind obsession with his wife

has weakened his magic.

Your leader is dying. Why would you stay by his side?

Well…

I have fought alongside him for so long, My Lord.

I cannot abandon him.

But he abandoned your family.

He did not avenge them and even ignored your grief.

Muen Harn.

Join me.

- Join you, my lord? - Yes.

If you join me, I shall promote you to a Khun.

That way, you shall lead your own men to destroy Prai.

Oh, there is nothing to think about.

Staying with a weak man

shall only lead to death.

I will consider it, my lord.

Prai.

Do you remember me?

The yantra ink

of an eight-pointed star.

Pansaeng.

Your name is Pansaeng.

Your medicine is truly potent.

And this lady…

Who is she?

She is not Aunruean.

Aunruean has passed.

This is Lady Chavala, Prai. She is my wife.

You must bother her no more

because she is not Aunruean.

Do I have your word?

Yes.

You have my word.

Aunruean has truly died.

Aunruean has died.

Cry it out

if your heart cannot bear the pain.

If your mind tries to escape, you shall be far from reality.

Master.

My wife has died.

How am I supposed to live now?

Cry it all out.

If you still do not admit your pain and loss,

you shall not be able to move on.

Aunruean.

Aunruean, my dear wife!

Aunruean.

I brought sun-dried squid for you. Fry them and eat with rice porridge.

These are expensive.

Thank you.

Where? Where is he?

Thong! You again.

Ming. What are you doing here? Do not lay your hands on Thong.

Forgive me, Thong.

- What? - What?

I, Ming, have realized my mistake.

The way I disrespected you last time

was wrong. Please forgive me, Thong.

Is that voice necessary?

Lately, I have been praying and meditating.

So, this is my voice now.

I was only joking.

But I do apologize.

You as well, Laor.

Oh. Your house is truly tidy.

I told you I have changed.

I am the new Ming.

Oh, has Khun Saengplarn begun your magic training?

What have you learned? Can you disappear at will?

My best lesson learned is to regain focus.

During my meditation,

I was able to reflect on my life goal.

Thank you for scolding me, Laor.

Your insults

have opened my eyes.

I have insulted you?

When?

Perhaps I was too blunt. Forgive me.

It is fine.

Well,

there is something

I am not sure if I should tell you.

I truly wish

for you to scold me again.

Keep scolding me

for the rest of my life.

Ugh. I told you I did not mean to scold you.

Whatever. Siblings should always reprimand each other anyway.

Well, not as siblings.

I wish for something a little more intimate.

Perhaps cooking for me.

We take care of each other

with you being my wife.

- Ming! - Hey, wait.

You have filthy thoughts again.

- Wait. Were you about to kick me? - Because you…

Is that what you think of me?

When has it begun? Was it long?

Uh, I have for a while.

But could you not see me along with Thong?

You can eventually choose the better man.

Well.

Can I

compete with Thong for you?

Well, you can think it through then.

- Please let me inspect. Which department? - Yes.

The Ministry of the Capital sends this to the governor Mueang Chakangrao.

What is it, Va?

- No. It was nothing, Laor. Here. - Yes.

- Passage fee, Officer. - Yes.

What are the goods, and where is the destination?

They are rice from Bang Khla for a Chinese merchant in a nearby market.

- Wait a moment. I shall issue a receipt. - Yes.

Here.

CUSTOMS RECORD

Laor, whose record is this?

How did it end up here?

It was not here when we arrived.

CUSTOMS OFFICER

Do you know

what Dharmachakra

truly symbolizes?

I do, Father.

It is the wheel of Dharma that keeps turning.

In the dark days, we shall wait. When the time comes, we fight villainy.

In the end, Dharma shall prevail.

There must be something behind this symbol.

What is it?

You were the reason the effigies were destroyed.

You are merely a burden to my brother, who is dying because of you!

You are the only one who can help me.

Capture him.

What is this, my lord?

You are a rebel, are you not?

Hey! Who is that?! I said stop!

Who are these people?

Fire.

My power of the sun, to me!

Where are you lot going?!

- There are two Masters. - I am the real Prai.

The soldiers of the Ministry of the Treasury is now mine.

Let the lanterns of the Dharmachakra shine bright.

We shall protect Ayothaya with our lives.

May the love for our land

strengthen my spirit. I must not die.

Subtitle translation by: Anan Pratchayakul