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Dorian the Elder once said:

"The most disturbing noise for the human being it is silence

"at a time when nature begs the cry."

Silence during childbirth.

Silence in a moment of devastating suffering.

Silence while it is inflicted a terribly intense pain.

You must be proud of yourself.

Your act of defiance is powerful.

Some men in my position could be influenced by it,

finding himself struggling against pity, with resolve wavering.

Etc., etc.

I want to be clear, such men are cowards.

There's a reason why I occupy this position and they don't.

And then the other eight fingers of the hand

we will move on to those of the feet.

It will go on like this for days, until you tell me where my Queen is.

I managed to find out where the Queen is kept.

They don't expect our arrival.

It's a few days away from here, at a fast pace.

The company he is already preparing to leave.

There are just a couple of issues to fix before we move.

"Tidy up"?

First, the boy.

I'm grateful he helped us to capture the two Shadows out there.

Now...

...I would like to know how he did it.

He's not your son.

It was clear in the moment where they brought him to you.

But he too has sight, isn't it true?

Yes.

Another son of Jerlamarel...

...with another woman.

You deserved much more.

The boy is not to blame,

and if it wasn't for him, you wouldn't be here.

I am the Witch Hunter, Maghra, and one of them is here in my tent!

Guilt has nothing to do with it. I just can't ignore who he is.

Of course you can!

He is with me.

He is under my protection. And I am the King's daughter.

What else do you want to fix?

If he comes with us.

"Will he come with us?"

I will move the army. I can't leave you here.

No. I won't leave until my family will not be found.

We've been looking for them for days and there is no trace of them.

- You promised me! - I promised to look for them.

And as far as I'm concerned, I kept my promise.

Then leave some men here. I'll keep looking for them.

I have no choice in the matter, and neither do you.

Son.

I forgot more things about how to kill than you will ever learn.

If you think than the fact that you are able to see

will cancel the disparity between us...

...you're wrong.

Everything is fine.

This place is uninhabited. The danger is minimal.

A few men are enough to ensure my safety.

Maghra, the Queen is now compromised.

He may be unfit to govern. She could be dead.

We don't know who is ruling the kingdom.

We don't know if anyone is ruling the kingdom.

The chaos that preceded domination of your family was tragic.

Countless rivalries, grudges and revenge.

Without the Kanes to rule the throne, they will raise their heads again.

And you are, by right, the next Kane in line of succession.

I'll leave a contingent here because continue looking for your family.

But what about your presence...

...it's not a choice which belongs neither to me nor to you.

You are the leader of men who will stay here?

Yes, Your Highness. I have four men under me.

Eight would be better.

And so be it.

Understand how important this is your job, right?

Yes, ma'am, of course.

They are my life.

Yes, ma'am.

You need to talk to your father.

He doesn't want to hear anything of what I have to say.

That's why you need to talk to him.

Why me?

Haniwa, It doesn't matter who speaks first.

It's the way to go.

You think it's simple.

It is.

Break the silence while you can.

Why do we stop?

We will camp here for the night. Your father went exploring.

How far is it?

How far is it from what?

Damn.

I can't tell you if I'm relieved or if I hoped to never find it.

I'm going to tell the others.

House.

As a queen does, who never leaves his palace,

to end up on the side of the road with only a handmaid and a coachman?

Believe that someone did he try to oust her?

Several things come to mind.

I try to chase them away.

He had enemies.

It is a consequence of wearing a crown.

More for some than for others.

She is my mother. You know that, right?

Their faces, their voices, even the way they breathed.

I was little when my mother died, but even then I knew it.

The two of them were perfectly identical.

Therefore, when she died,

it seemed very cruel to me that every time that my sister was around...

...hear his voice, perceive her smell, touch her...

...suddenly it brought me back to life the pain of my mother's death.

I guess for my father it was the same.

I think it was because of this

that he was never able to take them away the only thing

which for her was the most precious of all.

His birthright.

I brought her food, as you asked.

You can call her by her title. He has no power or magic here.

I brought food to the Queen, as you asked.

Very good.

Is it still not up to your standards?

I had heard stories on your stubbornness,

that you are even self-destructive.

The first time I heard them,

they seemed extravagant to me, not credible.

But now...

Maybe you can confirm or deny what they told me.

I heard you killed lovers because they snored in their sleep.

Servants, because you didn't like their smell.

You cut out the tongues of young handmaids,

because they didn't satisfy you immediately.

Are there any you want to dispute

or of which you want, perhaps, claim credit?

You know the rules.

If the doorbell rings,

as we know that you're not trying to escape?

The doorbell rings and we must respond.

The doorbell rings and you suffer the consequences.

Until they pay the ransom

you are a resource which I intend to be very careful about.

So why don't you relax?

Let's continue our conversation, is it okay?

Please believe that,

as far as I have found these funny stories...

...the one that really interests me it concerns a particular lover...

...that broke your heart and then he abandoned you.

Haniwa.

What I said before...

I know.

- It's only because I... - Don't worry.

- In that cave... - I understand.

Are you sure?

Yes.

What do you think we're headed towards?

I think you should downsize your expectations.

Set aside what we know about him, okay?

He forgets the fact that he left his son because he was mistreated

until it becomes a monster.

- We don't know what happened to him... - Mom didn't want this.

I don't remember a single time I have talked about him without sounding sad.

I don't remember a single time

where he spoke to us without warning us.

There must be a reason for all this, Haniwa.

Don't you think it's strange...

...that doesn't have us ever said what that reason was?

I don't know...

...what mom had in mind.

But what I know is that she loved him.

And there must be a reason for this.

You heard it while you were sleeping.

Was it an owl?

It wasn't an owl. That was a man.

We are in the Lands of Evil, Baba. Lawless places.

And you're sick.

I am fine.

Do the kids know?

They don't need to know.

They always know more than you think.

Did Haniwa talk to you?

Why?

He's keeping something inside.

Something he can't give voice to

and that scares her.

Well, he's in mourning.

So is Kofun.

But he is not prey to the same darkness.

They are different. And now he needs different things.

You more than anyone you should understand what she needs.

What do you mean?

Do you remember when I came to you?

Anger, and how destructive was I?

Because I was scared.

Afraid to trust you...

...afraid to believe that I had succeeded to escape and that it was all true.

And do you remember what you told me when I did it?

I told you if I broke up another of my things,

I would have killed you in your sleep.

Yes. But after...

...do you remember what you did?

You sat down and stayed there until I could breathe again.

You stayed to make me understand that I wasn't alone.

Haniwa got lost.

He faces an uncertain future...

...a missing mother, and a new father.

But I will give her the space she needs.

And, like you, I will make sure that she knows she is not alone.

Paris, what is it?

I can't smell the lavender anymore.

I taste death.

Days, maybe weeks.

He's human, right?

"A new world lies beyond this point.

"A new god resides within it.

“Come in and be seen.

“Come in and be judged.

"Enter and you will find death.

“Come in and be seen.”

Jerlamarel.

He fucked his brains out, damn it.

Maybe not.

Maybe this is what happens

when your work is important and you don't want visitors.

Paris, I don't know.

By now you must know how dangerous it is possess sight in this world.

How much one has to work to keep things at bay.

I agree with Paris.

We didn't come this far to return back for something like that.

I want you both to find out why we got here.

I want to know what we sacrificed so much for.

The reason for which I sacrificed my wife.

I have to know.

Let's go.

At least we know the direction is right.

Kofun.

Let's continue.

I saw four guards.

One here, near the entrance.

Two more...

...they go on patrol among the ranks of silk weavers.

And another at the second window.

So are the workers all standing still? Is it just the guards who are moving?

Yes. And they bang their sticks to announce themselves.

What shoes do the guards wear?

What kind of shoes? Are they made of leather, are they made of wood?

Leather, I think.

And what about the Queen? Do you know where he is?

I don't know what the Queen looks like.

There was a bloodstained woman here, on the back.

Smudged with blood? Is she alive?

I do not know.

Are you sure of the four guards and how are they arranged?

That's what I saw.

That's what you saw.

As if your eyesight doesn't allow you to make mistakes.

Do you have enough men to overpower them?

If they hear any of us,

if also they only sense our presence,

and they raise the alarm, it's over.

To find her alive,

there should be no more guards when they notice us.

Only one man must act, one guard at a time.

I'll do it. I can kill them all.

I remember asking for your eyes, sorcerer, not your opinion.

The future of the kingdom is at stake here.

And I don't mean anymore put it in your hands.

Unless you, Maghra, don't trust him.

You don't need to answer.

Gather a unit. Signs, no words.

The first to speak will be me, when he is ready for you to intervene.

What if you don't give any signal?

Then he will have failed, the Queen will be dead.

Burn everything,

take the princess to Kanzua and let her ascend the throne.

I didn't agree to all this.

If it comes to that, you won't have to.

Do you think it will come to that?

No.

Cutter! Cutter! Come here!

Guards.

There's an intruder! There is someone!

Stand up, bitch.

My knife. My knife.

You thought I would tell her who I was without having a plan?

Your Majesty?

The Queen is here.

Why doesn't he speak?

I'm fucking tired.

Everything is fine. You are safe now.

How could this happen?

How did they capture you?

I had to flee.

Has anyone turned against you? Who was it?

Many.

You will recover soon and we will return to Kanzua.

But first, I brought you a healer.

Here it is.

- Be slow. - Certain.

Do we know each other?

I'm sorry about what happened to you.

You shouldn't leave, Maghra.

Not before hearing the news.

What news, your Majesty?

Everyone turned against me.

They claimed that the gods were with them.

When they failed, I had to make a choice.

Let this heresy continue...

...or answer my way.

What does it mean?

Do you want to take me back to Kanzua?

There is no longer any Kanzua.

For years...

...we held power at the base to the whims of the cars beneath us.

When they chose to function, we were adored.

If not, we weren't.

I don't want to be queen, because machines work.

I want to be queen because I am.

So now the story will be this...

The gods took the dam.

And they destroyed it in anger

and with it, they destroyed the true heretics.

The weak, the selfish, the slow-minded.

But they spared me.

Just me.

You destroyed it.

Those soldiers out there...

...for 20 years, they followed your orders

...with the promise that, one day,

they would return to their homes, to their families.

During countless battles...

...and miseries and horrors.

This was what gave them strength.

And you took it away from him.

I did what had to be done.

I saved our dynasty.

You think I'm going out there

to tell him who their families were killed to save your dynasty

and what they will do next whatever I tell him to do?

Your men?

My men.

And I believe they will do what you tell them...

...because I am their Queen.

I think for the first time in a very long time...

...this is something that should be reviewed.

What is it?

Why do we stop?

Something's wrong, I can feel it.

- What do you see? - There is a mountain pass.

- Is there a way around it? - No, I don't think so.

Paris.

I sense conflicting things.

I dreamed of danger.

But I'm not sure where it lurks.

Maybe because there is no danger.

Let's find another way.

We will lose days.

- We have to find another way! - There's nothing.

Kofun, tell him there's nothing here.

Dad, I don't see anything.

I'll go ahead.

Kofun, where is the Divine Flame located?

It has already gone down behind the mountains.

What does it matter to you where the sun is?

It's not that, I'm just trying to understand

when it gets dark and you will no longer be of any use.

Baba.

Sound traps.

Tell me where I am.

Yes.

Go.

Don't move.

There are bow and arrows. We need them.

What are you doing?

I know how to move in silence. Not you.

- Haniwa, no! - Cease fire!

Are you Haniwa?

Yes.

And you who screamed...

...what's your name?

Kofun.

The sons of Jerlamarel.

Just beyond these trees is a bridge.

You can cross it and get to the House of Light.

Is there a healer at the House of Clarity?

You cannot pass.

You just said we could do it.

Only the sons of Jerlamarel they can cross it,

up to the House of Light.

There is only one rule. And it's this.

You tell Jerlamarel that we are here. He will understand.

Only Kofun and Haniwa they can cross the bridge.

Listen to me...

Boy.

There is only one rule and that is this.

Then you tell Jerlamarel that his children have come this far

just to go back!

We won't go back.

What do you say? We have to do it.

- She needs a healer. - No. He's with dad and Paris.

They can bring her from another tribe.

What are you saying? We won't leave her, Haniwa.

He doesn't need all of us.

- Let's all stay together. - Kofun.

- Enough. - It's crazy.

Enough.

Listen to me.

Haniwa, Kofun,

we went too far.

The price is too high to go back.

I've been thinking about it for a long time.

I never wanted to believe it. But Paris is right.

Every child eventually comes to a bridge that he has to cross alone.

But what are you talking about?

The day you were born,

I fought like a lion to protect you,

which I have always done, until today.

That's what a father does to protect his children.

But a father must also know when it's time to let them go

so they can find their way.

- That moment has come. - No, that's not true.

It's not true. Haniwa, tell him it's not true.

But it's true, Kofun.

We live in different worlds.

It has always been like this.

We will never fully understand each other.

He accompanied us here, he knew it.

Why did you do it?

Because I am your father.

Oh, dad.

My child.

You're wrong.

We don't live in different worlds.

You and your brother

you are the only world where I have lived since you were born.

My children, I am blind, like everyone else.

But I see you both.

I will never stop seeing you.

But I was right.

This day has arrived and you must meet your father.

But you are my father.

I love you, son.

Will we see you again?

Yes.

Bow Lion.

For someone like you, this will tickle.

Yes.

Well.

Never forget your mother.

Protect each other at all costs.

- Dad. - Kofun, no. Stopped.

He will be alone.

He will have Maghra with him, always.

And now he will have you two too.

I'll be there with him.

Talk to your sister.

She knows.

Now...

...listen to me carefully. Both.

The gift of sight can blind.

Jerlamarel... he is your father.

And he can see.

But he's not a god, and neither are you.

If you have to build this world...

...remember your mother.

And remember Baba Voss, who taught you everything.

And then build this new world for the sighted and also for the blind.

Without gods! Did you understand?

- Do you understand? - Yes.

- Yes. - Okay.

My children.

Read the books for me. Read the books for me.

My stick.

Okay, go. Go.

Go, before it gets too dark prevent you from seeing.

I can't believe that he really left us.

We are the ones who left.

Okay.

We're coming. Just the two of us.

Haniwa and Kofun.

You and me together, my little brother.

Always, my little sister.

Are you ready?

- No. - Well, neither do I.

Let's go.

You sent them alone.

Sometimes, the best way to protect their children

Make him think you stopped.

Was it Maghra who told you?

Yes, exactly.

The only home I have are our children.

I have nowhere else to go.

And you?

So let's stick around?

Yes.

Let's stick around.

And now?

I do not know.

I can't see anything.

Subtitles: Rosa Turco

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