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Hey! Who is that?! I said stop!

Let the lanterns of Dharmachakra shine bright!

We shall protect Ayothaya with our lives.

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

Release!

Power of the sun, to me!

Where are you lot going?!

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

May the love for our land

strengthen my spirit.

I must not die.

He has awakened the effigies.

How did he regain his magic? Did you not say he cannot take a wife?

Not him!

Here. Open up.

In a moment, dear.

You have been boiling the herbs since morning.

You are worried about others, yet you remain unfed.

Here.

Dear. This recipe requires precise temperature.

I do not wish to fail Chai's treatment.

Take it.

Sir.

People are protesting at the gate.

Prai took the lives of our kin.

We are displeased with your decision to spare him.

People say that you were studying alongside him.

You are showing favoritism. You should bring him to justice.

Yet you did no such thing!

Prai actually--

We shall report to the authorities

about your omission of duty!

He has brought down countless thieves. Has he no merit at all?

Sons were killed and daughters were violated!

You do not understand what we have been through!

- Punish him! - Punish him!

- Punish him! Punish him! - Punish him! Punish him!

- Punish him! Punish him! - Punish him! Punish him!

- Punish him! Punish him! - Jaokhun Kaew is here, sir.

- Punish him! Punish him! - He entered through the back.

- Punish him! Punish him! - He did not wish to face them.

- Punish him! Punish him! - Punish him! Punish him!

There are not only reports from the citizens.

Luang Bovorntat has also prosecuted you

and demanded me to bring you on trial.

- Was it about Prai? - Yes.

That is why I must come to ask you

what it was all about.

You have shown me mercy

by informing me prior to the trial.

But please question me in court.

With the matter becoming this major,

perhaps I must tell the truth.

The magic of Pansaeng and Prai

are both condemned dark magic.

It is against the Royal Household Law.

Those who study and wield it

are punishable by execution.

You practice black magic as well.

Yet you speak of others.

Both were studying under the same master.

Hence, they are planning an insurrection together.

I request that the Minister of the Royal Household

sentences him to an execution.

Let us hear from the accused.

The truth is

there are the real Prai

and an imposter.

After his wife died,

the real Prai lost his sanity.

Then, Taen Seenil,

having mastered Asoraveda, has been using his appearance

and his name

to raid and slaughter the citizens, My Lord.

The real Prai?

The false Prai?

What truly is all this?

Are you implying that the killer of my parents

was Taen Seenil?

Taen Seenil was known for raiding villages.

Why must he use Prai's name?

Taen Seenil

is wielding Asoraveda? Nonsense, My Lord.

Only Pansaeng and Prai

practice the same condemned dark arts

and is truly fond of one another.

As of late, Prai has been killing and raping

in a monstrous way similar to Taen Seenil.

So, he was a different Prai.

I believe him.

Lady Pim.

Lady Pim.

What are you doing here?

I am only worried about him.

Why? Am I not allowed to?

I have not seen you for a while. I thought…

You truly are persistent, are you not?

My love for someone's husband shall never change.

Is admiring in secret against any law?

Taen Seenil has emerged after the prison breakout.

No one saw his true form,

except

Jaokhun Singh's men.

- They are all on the same side. - Insolent!

How dare you suggest I conspire with Taen Seenil?

During the prison breakout, many prisoners

have seen me and my men

fighting off Taen Seenil.

What if it was merely a ruse, My Lord?

Taen Seenil is Prai's master

and probably Pansaeng's as well.

Pansaeng was pretending to fight Taen Seenil

to fool us nobles.

In truth, they are all conspiring.

How could I conspire with him

when he is the killer of my parents?

I brought the real Prai to defeat the imposter.

When the imposter reverted to Taen Seenil,

those thieves were there to witness it as well!

I request to present a witness, My Lord.

State your name and allegiance.

My name is Duang from Ban Ta Khian Thong, My Lord.

I am a thief under Master Prai.

State your business.

I come to tell the truth. I saw with my own eyes

that Khun Saengplarn came to us

to help Prai set up the camp for us thieves.

Liar. You have falsely accused me.

Look closely.

I am Prai's disciple

who talked to you the other day, am I not?

Did you see the fight between Prai and the imposter?

Did you truly see Taen Seenil?

No, My Lord.

He is a false witness, My Lord!

Silence! Silence!

Khun Saengplarn.

Can you bring Prai on trial?

I cannot bring Prai into the city, My Lord.

If I do,

the citizens will try to kill him even before he reaches the court.

Do you see, My Lord?

He is truly concerned about his senior.

Do you have any other thieves as witnesses?

I do not, My Lord.

I must protect them as well.

It appears that he prioritizes their safety.

Pansaeng is certainly conspiring with Prai

and Taen Seenil as well, My Lord.

These wielders of dark magic,

Pansaeng, Taen Seenil, and Prai.

The three of them are conspiring to seize the power of Ayothaya.

Enough. This is getting out of hand.

It is Luang Bovorntat who is planning an insurrection.

My Lord.

If you decide to accuse me without evidence,

I will be able to prosecute you as well.

Silence. We shall discuss only the matter at hand.

Minister of the Royal Household.

You must judge him now.

The insurrection is yet to come.

But his practice of dark arts is against the Royal Household Law.

And he has omitted his duty

out of personal favoritism.

We must imprison him.

- We cannot! - We cannot!

If he is imprisoned, who will protect our land?

I agree. If we imprison him,

who would fight off Taen Seenil?

Call off the sentence!

Pansaeng is a rebel, My Lord.

He is the disciple of Taen Seenil, as well as Prai.

Put him in prison, My Lord.

Jaokhun Kaew.

You must judge him at once.

If not,

you are omitting your duty.

By the power of the law of the city of Ayothaya,

I hereby

judge Khun Saengplarn to be guilty

of practicing dark magic,

abusing unnatural power,

and omitting his duty.

Khun Saengplarn shall be imprisoned for six months.

Have you allowed yourself to be held

because you know spells to unbind the locks?

It fell short, My Lord.

I am confined with yantra.

Taen Seenil's yantra.

Bovorntat.

He has prepared this.

He confined you to allow their rebel forces

to approach the city easily.

Please keep calm, My Lord.

Master Nandha and Prai can still save us.

This cell

shall not be able to hold me for long.

At long last,

you are here in prison with me.

Harn!

Harn!

Yong. Keep calm and be civil. Do not use violence.

- Harn! - Yong.

Bua. Greetings.

You have led those people to prosecute Khun Saengplarn!

Those people

lost their families to Prai!

They would prosecute him without me!

They do not know him!

Their grief is justified.

But you have fought alongside him in countless battles.

You cannot be this upset with him!

Because I would gladly die for him,

his actions upset me the most!

But there are really two Prais.

Lady Chavala found the real one

and cured him of his insanity. So, we know it is him.

You said he is insane.

- A madman can say anything. - Enough!

Is there no forgiveness for him?

Does the kindness he showed you all these years

mean nothing to you?!

That kindness

was all repaid through my duty!

We are settled!

And you, Yong!

I do not care if you continue to visit me.

I am who I am.

If you deem me ungrateful, so be it!

Darn it!

Khun Saengplarn asked us to move here

since things are depressing for you, My Lady.

I am truly depressed, Saiyud.

A home without him

is not worth living in.

Where should we spend our nights, My Lady?

Stay in the raft house.

Good thing is, we shall be able to talk till morning like before.

Come. I shall walk you there.

Come.

Saiyud.

Saiyud.

What is wrong with you?

I am three months pregnant.

Really, Saiyud?

Saiyud. I am most glad.

You should know that

this child has warmed my heart.

My nibling. My dear nibling.

This is Aunt Va. Your aunt Va.

Can you hear me? Can you hear me?

Oh, it is but a bean. It shall not hear you, My Lady.

Aon.

Do you wish for a son or a daughter?

Either shall be fine, My Lady.

I am delighted.

But once I heard Khun Saengplarn was imprisoned last night,

I could not sleep.

Why must I be pregnant now?

The fate of Ayothaya is truly uncertain.

For hundreds of years,

we have been upholding this land.

Tens of thousands have fought and died to preserve it.

We must not allow it to fall under Taen Seenil.

We all must fight.

We must protect Ayothaya for our children.

Upon learning of my child's coming,

my willpower has soared.

I do think that the land my child will grow in

must be safe and peaceful.

My child.

I shall fight with my life

for your livelihood in Ayothaya.

See, Saiyud?

This child is our motivation.

We must fight for it.

What shall you do next, My Lady?

Does it involve the Dharmachakra Order?

Yes, Saiyud.

Khun Saengplarn is not here, but I am.

He is my example.

I only need to think and do they way Khun Saengplarn does.

Take some medicine.

Easy.

Easy.

It spilled, Chai.

How are you supposed to recover?

I can live no longer.

I cannot.

Chai.

Chai.

You must fight it. I shall boil the herbs again.

You must take it.

Chai.

Chai…

Wake up and take some more medicine.

Chai…

Chai.

Luang Bovorntat's force is marching to capture you.

Have you prepared your defense?

Are there many? Tell them to bring all they have.

At last, something exciting for me.

Go. Go.

Horses!

The soldiers are coming for us!

Everyone! Our camp shall be attacked! Brace yourselves!

No need.

No need for swords. Be at ease!

They are approaching!

I said you do not need them. Put them down.

Should we put them down?

I will not. I do not believe him.

Come at us!

I do not fear you! Come!

Where have they gone?

Why do they not approach?

Why are they only looking?

The illusion magic.

Woo!

You fools! You idiots!

They moved. Go!

Darn it.

Prai's magic is truly potent, all of you!

Prai is the great sorcerer of this land!

Prai! Prai! Prai!

You wicked.

You snake.

What?

My life ended up like this because of you.

You are dying, yet you remain blind to your faults.

You're also trapped in the magic barrier.

You shall die here as well.

I was put in here

because of you.

Because of me?

For the past few days of my stay,

I have heard you talk in your sleep at night.

I shall be a good person,

putting the welfare of others

before my own.

I shall be the servant of this land

and uphold the well-being

of its people.

‪In our final moments,

we will ponder unfinished business.

You have yet to fulfill a promise made to your parents.

It is not your business.

You could not be as good as your sister.

So, you have resorted to wickedness because it was easier.

But before you knew that path was more cruel than good,

you killed someone.

Hence,

your right to redemption is gone.

Silence.

Stop your nonsense.

If you wish to do even better than your sister, I know a way.

She would not see it coming.

Do you wish to know?

How many years did it take for the customs officers

to manage this?

These are the noble families

and rich merchants who are corrupt, My Lord.

There are over ten families.

The most corrupt is Luang Bovorntat.

There is clear evidence.

Next in line is Jaokhun Thammanart, who is deceased.

There is Jaokhun Nakorn.

And Jaokhun Kaset as well?

No wonder

he was hesitant

to swear his allegiance to the king with me.

The law of Ayothaya grants customs officers the authority

to unite should they unanimously perceive

any officials defrauding public wealth.

They are permitted to bring evidence directly to the king,

for the prosecution

or removal of those nobles.

They can announce this for the public to know as well.

In the past, the citizens would condemn the corrupt

and drive out their families to the other lands.

Then, we shall seize the forces of those nobles

in our effort to fight off Taen Seenil.

But it may take as long as six months to sort out the prosecution.

By that time,

Luang Bovorntat and Taen Seenil

would have amassed their forces

and raided the royal palace.

Then, hear this.

I shall use this evidence as a threat

and convince them

to join our side willingly.

How dare those officers plan to prosecute us?!

I would rather not speak of corrupt merchants.

But the corrupt nobles

who are supposed to care for people's well-being

are most disgusting.

We were only doing some business dealings.

It was nothing major, Joakhun.

You may think that accepting tribute and bribes

is common practice among officials.

But it is truly a disease

born from within ourselves.

It shall grow day by day without anyone noticing.

And when our nation collapses,

you would not even realize.

I fully understand now.

Tell us what we must do then.

At this time,

Luang Bovorntat and Taen Seenil are planning an insurrection.

Hand me the commander seals of the Ministry of the Capital

and the Ministry of Agriculture.

If you do not comply, I shall reveal this evidence

and you shall face public sanction from the citizens.

Those officers are becoming arrogant. We must deal with them.

I shall send my men to teach them a lesson.

Good.

Greetings, Jom.

The wheel has turned this way.

Please entrust them to me, My Lady. I shall keep them safe.

CUSTOMS RECORD

My Lady, please be careful.

Should something happen to you,

the Dharmachakra Order shall lose its way.

It is done.

- Are you tired? - No, what of you, Va?

It is a good time now. We fight.

Why are you following me?

Someone wants the female customs officer dead.

And who is that?

- None of my business! - Laor.

‪SAN CHAO KAO MARKET

- Get him! - Die!

A map of the corrupt officials

exposed by the united customs officers, My Lord?

Your name is on the map as well,

as the first culprit.

Did Jaokhun Singh not inform you?

I do not see its significance, My Lord.

Because my intention

is to create a blank slate anyway.

So, you are the one…

- planning an insurrection. - And what of it?

Everyone seeks greater power.

Jaokhun Singh is using the king's name to push other families aside

and aim for the absolute power, not unlike me.

That is why he threatens you.

There are only 15 customs officers. It shall be easy.

We only need to kill them one by one.

I tried, but the people saved her.

Who are these daring citizens?

It was reported that there was a gathering near Wat Kuti Thong.

They are forming some sort of army.

I am sending my men to observe tonight.

I understand that fear grips you all.

Both the corrupt nobles

and the dark sorcerer

are coming for us at the same time.

Our homeland is in imminent danger.

What awaits us is more powerful

than we could imagine. But I am asking all of you.

If those powerful beings are truly victorious,

strong animals such as lions, tigers, or elephants

must have ruled the lands by now. But why?

Why do seemingly insignificant people such as us still prevail?

Because we possess two things.

Wisdom and alliance.

Ayothaya, my motherland.

Believe in yourselves, and steady your minds.

Light the darkness in your hearts,

and let it shine bright again.

Let the lanterns of Dharmachakra shine bright!

We shall protect Ayothaya with our lives!

They all suddenly vanished.

Where have they gone?

If they can truly form a secret army,

that means there is one additional

army of citizens for them to command.

Regardless. My Lords, the two of you must choose.

Which side are you on?

Is Taen Seenil truly your master?

And has he truly mastered the Asoraveda?

Master Taen

is much more powerful than Pansaeng.

He shall secure our victory.

Then,

the two of you

will no longer need to worry about the map of the corrupt.

Let us overturn everything

and start the new dynasty of Ayothaya.

We three families shall reign together.

Not yet.

I shall not yet give my forces to either side

until it is clear who the victor is.

I am telling you I will emerge victorious!

Let us leave.

Wait.

Hear this.

If the two of you

are still frightened by the map and customs records,

I shall get rid of them, My Lords.

I have sent someone to follow that false witness

to extract the truth from him.

But it was too late.

He rushed out of the city.

Luang Bovorntat is truly wicked.

This angers me so much.

You need not worry.

This cell shall not hold me for long.

But if I break out now, it shall fall into Luang Bovorntat's plan

to accuse me of planning an insurrection.

But there is one thing

I must ask of you, My Lord.

What is it?

I wish to keep the Dharmachakra records

and the map of the corrupt officials

in the royal archive under your care.

Crocodile! Crocodile! Flee! Flee from it!

Crocodile!

Laor! Faster! Swim here!

Laor, swim faster! Here!

Oh, Ming?

What are you doing here? I thought it was Laor.

And you. How did you get here?

Have you seen Laor bathe?

This is the dock where the residents bathe.

And how could you take a bath here?

Why must you see Laor bathe?

- You are wrong. - It is you.

Ming. Thong.

- Yes? - What are you two talking about?

Here.

I am here to thank Thong. He gave me this.

- Uh, yes. Yes. - Yes.

My mother's recipe.

I heard loud voices and thought you two were fighting.

- No, we were not! - No, we were not!

We love each other. Is that right?

- Yes. - Right, Thong?

- Thank you for this. - It is fine.

I am hungry now.

Take a seat, Thong. I will bring you water.

Water, Thong.

Thank you.

Ming has been staying here for many nights now.

What? Why?

He has a house, does he not? Why must he stay here?

And when will he leave?

We are doing some work.

What kind of work?

What I demand

are the map and those customs records.

Go to Pansaeng's house and bring them to me.

What are you doing here?

A ghost!

I am not a ghost…

Is that truly human?

If you wish to know, then cut it with a sword!

Here they come.

They are here to take the map as Khun Saengplarn foresees.

Let us go.

What is this smoke?

Where did it come from, Va?

Cover your nose. Cover it.

‪No. No.

Who are you?

Why do you look familiar?

You…

What?!

Enough sparring for today. Retreat!

Victory! Victory!

They surrender!

Why did they retreat so easily?

Darn it. We must hurry to the prayer hall. Go!

Saiyud!

My Lady!

My Lady.

- My Lady. - Saiyud.

The map and the Dharmachakra records are gone.

They have fooled us.

- My Lady. - Saiyud.

My Lady.

Well done, Harn.

Will you cease your doubts in me now, My Lord?

Yes. I shall manage your transfer to my force tomorrow.

What of the plan to raid Prai's camp, My Lord?

Prai possesses illusion magic.

My men could not find them at all.

If we bring more men to raid them,

we may get caught in their trap.

You never intended to aid me in my revenge.

Do not be hasty.

They shall soon raid the capital to help Pansaeng, his brother.

We shall only wait to strike them in the city.

That is a better plan.

When the time comes,

you must let me slash Prai's heart myself.

Very well. No one shall take that chance from you. You have my word.

CUSTOMS RECORD

These are only filthy tactics of Jaokhun Singh.

They never meant anything,

and they shall do nothing to us.

Burn them.

Wait.

Let me take a look.

Please do, My Lord.

What?

How could this be?!

These are blank as well!

Did you fool us?!

Khun Saengplarn moved the originals to a safe place days ago.

Is that place truly secure?

All customs officers

spent years keeping those records.

If they are lost,

we shall no longer have any evidence to prosecute the wicked nobles.

You can trust him, Jom.

The records and the map of the corrupt are in the palace

guarded by Jaokhun Kaew's men.

It is the safest place.

Then we are relieved, My Lady.

Are you saying

that we have been fighting tooth and nail last night

to protect blank copies?

- Hm. - Hm?

This is Khun Saengplarn.

He tricks even his closest ones.

How dare you deceive me?

Are you serving him while posing as one of us?

No, sir. No.

I am fortunate enough that you are not among our ranks yet.

I cannot return again.

Lady Chavala seemed to recognize me that night.

That is not my problem.

Khun Pakdee.

I beg you, sir.

Please give me another chance.

Trample him!

Let him remember

not to fail again.

Harder!

Harn. What happened to your face?

Master Nandha.

Greetings.

Medicine to treat internal wounds. Boil them for him.

You truly are our angel. You have medicine for everyone of us.

Do you see, Harn?

Her medicine truly improved Grandmother's appetite.

I will boil them for you.

You have my thanks, Master.

Have you been punished by them?

What did you say?

When we cannot deal with the guilt ourselves,

for it is too heavy,

we will project it to someone

and be vengeful towards them

to ease our pain.

I do not understand what you say.

It is foolish for us humans

to attempt to control everything

that is not ours to control.

Even birth, fragility, injuries, and mortality.

What transpired was not your doing,

and you need not blame yourself.

I…

May Charma lead you

back on the path of righteousness.

This morning,

the sun was truly beautiful.

It shone a hint of pink

above the north bend of the watercourse.

I think of…

I think of someone who has been there with me so much.

Well.

It shall not be long, dear.

We shall see it together in no time.

Please wait for me.

Yes.

I will wait.

Do you know?

My happiest times

are the mornings we share, seeing Ayothaya together.

So are mine.

Ayothaya

and my dear wife

truly strengthen my power of love.

But you cannot

visit every day as you have been.

You could become unwell.

This place is sweltering and filthy.

Hm?

Both of my hearts

are in here.

Even with the breeze outside,

my heart is still burning.

Chai is not recovering.

And you.

As if a fatal curse is not severe enough,

your little time left

must be spent here.

Va.

No need to weep over farewells

when we have truly done our best.

Listen to my words.

Muen Vorachai…

may not last beyond three days.

No. Tell me it is not true, dear.

- Va… - Dear.

Chai.

Va…

Dear, tell me it is not true…

Easy…

Chai is leaving me…

Kill him

with this consecrated knife from Master Taen.

The royal archive is ablaze.

The original Dharmachakra records.

I cannot lose the key evidence.

Va!

- My Lady! - Va!

I should be dying, not her!

- Sir! Do not approach! - Sir, no!

Va!

Charge!

Go!

Seal the city gates on every side.

Subtitle translation by: Anan Pratchayakul