1 00:00:01,369 --> 00:00:04,572 ZEDD: Richard Cypher, you are the true Seeker. 2 00:00:04,605 --> 00:00:08,276 ( heroic theme playing ) 3 00:00:21,455 --> 00:00:23,757 Fear not, Sister Portia. 4 00:00:23,791 --> 00:00:25,126 The Keeper of the Underworld 5 00:00:25,159 --> 00:00:27,161 will reward you for your sacrifice. 6 00:00:27,195 --> 00:00:29,797 I have no fear. 7 00:00:29,830 --> 00:00:32,100 I long only for his embrace. 8 00:00:32,133 --> 00:00:33,501 It will soon be yours. 9 00:00:36,437 --> 00:00:39,240 ( ominous theme playing ) 10 00:00:39,273 --> 00:00:40,441 ( thunder crashes ) 11 00:00:45,413 --> 00:00:47,348 ( all chanting in ancient tongue ) 12 00:00:56,224 --> 00:00:58,058 Now. 13 00:00:59,860 --> 00:01:02,563 ( mysterious theme playing ) 14 00:01:05,133 --> 00:01:06,567 ( gasps ) 15 00:01:09,903 --> 00:01:11,305 Sister Nicci? 16 00:01:15,276 --> 00:01:17,811 You've brought me back. 17 00:01:17,845 --> 00:01:20,248 The Mother Confessor still walks, 18 00:01:20,281 --> 00:01:22,816 and only your han is strong enough to kill her. 19 00:01:22,850 --> 00:01:26,220 I think I know a way to find her. 20 00:01:26,254 --> 00:01:28,088 RICHARD: How about some rosemary? 21 00:01:31,359 --> 00:01:34,195 Ooh, good. 22 00:01:34,228 --> 00:01:36,130 What would your mothers say? 23 00:01:36,164 --> 00:01:38,899 About our ability to create ambrosial delights 24 00:01:38,932 --> 00:01:41,402 from roots and herbs scavenged from the wilderness? 25 00:01:41,435 --> 00:01:44,472 No, about two strong men fussing over the fire 26 00:01:44,505 --> 00:01:46,240 while a woman chops wood for them. 27 00:01:46,274 --> 00:01:48,909 ZEDD: On a good team, each member performs 28 00:01:48,942 --> 00:01:49,943 in accordance with their abilities, 29 00:01:49,977 --> 00:01:52,813 and judging by your recent attempts to produce 30 00:01:52,846 --> 00:01:55,483 something approximating corn cake, 31 00:01:55,516 --> 00:01:57,318 it might be best for you to stick to chopping. 32 00:02:00,421 --> 00:02:02,223 ( creatures screeching ) 33 00:02:02,256 --> 00:02:04,158 ( dramatic theme playing ) 34 00:02:04,192 --> 00:02:05,459 ( screeching ) 35 00:02:05,493 --> 00:02:06,927 ( Kahlan screams ) 36 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,197 RICHARD: Kahlan! 37 00:02:09,230 --> 00:02:13,267 ( Kahlan screaming ) 38 00:02:13,301 --> 00:02:14,402 Richard, wait! 39 00:02:14,435 --> 00:02:15,169 Hyah! 40 00:02:17,205 --> 00:02:20,808 ( dramatic theme playing ) 41 00:02:20,841 --> 00:02:22,743 ( Kahlan grunting ) 42 00:02:24,378 --> 00:02:26,580 RICHARD: Kahlan! 43 00:02:31,319 --> 00:02:33,721 They flew over that ridge. I can't see which way they went. 44 00:02:33,754 --> 00:02:35,723 Gars are hungry beasts. 45 00:02:35,756 --> 00:02:37,858 Only trained ones save their prey until later. 46 00:02:37,891 --> 00:02:40,294 And the only trained Gars in the Midlands 47 00:02:40,328 --> 00:02:42,463 are the personal pets of the Margrave of Rothenberg, 48 00:02:42,496 --> 00:02:44,498 the richest man in all the territories. 49 00:02:44,532 --> 00:02:46,934 Rothenberg is days from here, 50 00:02:46,967 --> 00:02:49,237 Kahlan could be dead by the time we get there. 51 00:02:49,270 --> 00:02:51,339 If the Margrave had ordered his Gars to kill her, 52 00:02:51,372 --> 00:02:52,773 she'd be dead already. 53 00:02:52,806 --> 00:02:54,508 He must want her alive for some reason. 54 00:02:54,542 --> 00:02:56,210 Well, let's go before he changes his mind. 55 00:02:56,244 --> 00:02:57,311 I must warn you. 56 00:02:57,345 --> 00:02:59,980 The ancient Lords of Rothenberg had a powerful spell 57 00:03:00,013 --> 00:03:02,950 of protection cast on the walls of their realm. 58 00:03:02,983 --> 00:03:05,853 Within those walls, no magic has any power. 59 00:03:05,886 --> 00:03:07,521 Not my wizardry, not Cara's Agiels-- 60 00:03:07,555 --> 00:03:09,690 Not Kahlan's confessor power. 61 00:03:09,723 --> 00:03:10,458 Hyah! 62 00:03:12,526 --> 00:03:13,961 MARGRAVE: Herald. 63 00:03:13,994 --> 00:03:15,796 Margrave? 64 00:03:15,829 --> 00:03:18,466 Do you know who this woman is? 65 00:03:20,334 --> 00:03:21,802 Yes, Your Majesty. 66 00:03:21,835 --> 00:03:24,705 I saw her once, sitting in judgment in Aydindril. 67 00:03:24,738 --> 00:03:28,008 She is Kahlan Amnell, the Confessor. 68 00:03:28,041 --> 00:03:29,677 Send word to our friend that we're ready 69 00:03:29,710 --> 00:03:31,812 to complete our agreement. 70 00:03:31,845 --> 00:03:33,381 KAHLAN: What agreement? 71 00:03:33,414 --> 00:03:34,915 Who are you talking about? 72 00:03:34,948 --> 00:03:37,851 You'll find out soon enough. 73 00:03:37,885 --> 00:03:40,688 ( ominous theme playing ) 74 00:03:40,721 --> 00:03:42,390 Take her to the dungeon. 75 00:03:42,423 --> 00:03:44,258 ( grunting ) 76 00:03:48,296 --> 00:03:49,463 You're a fool if you think 77 00:03:49,497 --> 00:03:50,931 the Seeker isn't going to find me. 78 00:03:50,964 --> 00:03:52,333 He'll never get here in time. 79 00:03:52,366 --> 00:03:53,867 ( grunting ) 80 00:03:53,901 --> 00:03:56,003 ( dramatic theme playing ) 81 00:04:02,410 --> 00:04:05,279 ( prisoners screaming in distance ) 82 00:04:05,313 --> 00:04:06,947 ( Kahlan grunts ) 83 00:04:06,980 --> 00:04:08,782 ( panting ) 84 00:04:08,816 --> 00:04:10,384 ( door locks ) 85 00:04:13,421 --> 00:04:14,455 ( grunts ) 86 00:04:17,425 --> 00:04:19,993 Nobody has ever escaped the Margrave's dungeon. 87 00:04:22,930 --> 00:04:25,799 There's always a way out. 88 00:04:25,833 --> 00:04:27,835 You don't know the Margrave. 89 00:04:27,868 --> 00:04:29,403 I take it you do. 90 00:04:31,004 --> 00:04:32,005 I'm his wife. 91 00:04:37,745 --> 00:04:39,913 What are you doing in his dungeon? 92 00:04:39,947 --> 00:04:41,815 My husband has grown tired of me, 93 00:04:41,849 --> 00:04:43,651 and wishes to marry another. 94 00:04:43,684 --> 00:04:44,952 But the Law of Right and Good 95 00:04:44,985 --> 00:04:47,355 forbids anyone to break their marriage vows 96 00:04:49,423 --> 00:04:51,058 so he has sentenced me to death. 97 00:04:51,091 --> 00:04:53,861 On what grounds? 98 00:04:53,894 --> 00:04:56,029 He needs none. 99 00:04:56,063 --> 00:04:57,931 According to the law, 100 00:04:57,965 --> 00:05:00,401 the Margrave's word is final and absolute. 101 00:05:00,434 --> 00:05:03,871 I'm Kahlan Amnell, the Mother Confessor, 102 00:05:03,904 --> 00:05:05,639 and the only laws in the Midlands 103 00:05:05,673 --> 00:05:07,875 are the ones that I enforce. 104 00:05:07,908 --> 00:05:10,043 I've never heard of this Law of Right and Good. 105 00:05:12,012 --> 00:05:14,081 But I swear to you on the Creator and all the Spirits 106 00:05:14,114 --> 00:05:15,683 that I am going to get us out of here. 107 00:05:15,716 --> 00:05:17,084 No. 108 00:05:17,117 --> 00:05:19,620 When the Margrave chooses his new bride, 109 00:05:19,653 --> 00:05:21,889 his executioner is going to take me to the block. 110 00:05:23,156 --> 00:05:25,092 And I must accept that. 111 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,329 ( chanting in ancient tongue ) 112 00:05:35,869 --> 00:05:37,405 Sister Nicci. 113 00:05:37,438 --> 00:05:38,906 You spent your life praying 114 00:05:38,939 --> 00:05:40,774 to be united with the Keeper. 115 00:05:40,808 --> 00:05:43,744 And now here you are, back in the world of the living. 116 00:05:43,777 --> 00:05:47,047 My sisters brought me back 117 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,116 so I could do what you and your minions 118 00:05:49,149 --> 00:05:51,885 failed to do, time and again: 119 00:05:51,919 --> 00:05:54,021 capture the Mother Confessor. 120 00:05:54,054 --> 00:05:55,923 If you have the Mother Confessor, 121 00:05:55,956 --> 00:05:59,727 then why are you not laying her lifeless body at my feet? 122 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:02,062 I sent word to the Margrave of Rothenberg, 123 00:06:02,095 --> 00:06:04,765 asking him to send his Gars for her. 124 00:06:04,798 --> 00:06:06,099 She's at the Margrave's dungeon, 125 00:06:06,133 --> 00:06:08,736 a place where the Seeker and his friends 126 00:06:08,769 --> 00:06:11,739 will be unable to use magic to rescue her. 127 00:06:11,772 --> 00:06:15,743 Very clever. 128 00:06:15,776 --> 00:06:17,911 So clever, in fact, that I'm left wondering 129 00:06:17,945 --> 00:06:21,014 what you might possibly need from me. 130 00:06:21,048 --> 00:06:24,918 In exchange for turning the Mother Confessor over to me, 131 00:06:24,952 --> 00:06:26,820 the Margrave wants a guarantee, 132 00:06:26,854 --> 00:06:29,957 signed in the Keeper's blood, 133 00:06:29,990 --> 00:06:31,825 that when the Keeper puts an end to all life, 134 00:06:31,859 --> 00:06:35,829 he and his court will be granted eternal immunity from death. 135 00:06:35,863 --> 00:06:37,064 Do you think the Keeper 136 00:06:37,097 --> 00:06:40,167 is interested in almost winning? 137 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:44,672 Remember the Prophecy, Darken Rahl. 138 00:06:44,705 --> 00:06:46,940 As long as the Mother Confessor's pure heart beats, 139 00:06:46,974 --> 00:06:50,077 the Keeper is doomed to fail. 140 00:06:50,110 --> 00:06:51,745 A handful of lives isn't many to spare, 141 00:06:51,779 --> 00:06:52,980 in exchange for millions. 142 00:06:54,715 --> 00:06:58,552 I will convey your message to the Keeper, 143 00:06:58,586 --> 00:07:01,822 and persuade him to accept your terms. 144 00:07:04,024 --> 00:07:06,660 ( ominous theme playing ) 145 00:07:09,497 --> 00:07:11,198 We could tunnel under the ramparts there. 146 00:07:11,231 --> 00:07:13,066 They don't look more than 20 hands thick. 147 00:07:13,100 --> 00:07:15,603 ZEDD: We have no time for tunneling. 148 00:07:15,636 --> 00:07:17,971 There's almost no time at all. 149 00:07:18,005 --> 00:07:19,573 With the help of a listening spell, 150 00:07:19,607 --> 00:07:22,075 I've done some eavesdropping outside the walls. 151 00:07:22,109 --> 00:07:24,978 There's a rumor that the Margrave has struck a deal 152 00:07:25,012 --> 00:07:26,213 with the Sisters of the Dark. 153 00:07:27,615 --> 00:07:29,016 What kind of deal? 154 00:07:29,049 --> 00:07:31,118 Eternal life for the Margrave and his court, 155 00:07:31,151 --> 00:07:32,853 in exchange for Kahlan's head. 156 00:07:35,155 --> 00:07:36,189 We have to get in there. 157 00:07:38,025 --> 00:07:39,126 We can get over the wall. 158 00:07:39,159 --> 00:07:40,628 And once we're inside? 159 00:07:40,661 --> 00:07:42,062 It'd be three against hundreds, 160 00:07:42,095 --> 00:07:44,264 with no magic at our disposal. 161 00:07:44,297 --> 00:07:46,834 I believe there's another way. 162 00:07:46,867 --> 00:07:49,169 Apparently, the Margrave is about to choose a new bride, 163 00:07:49,202 --> 00:07:50,604 to share with him the eternity 164 00:07:50,638 --> 00:07:53,173 he is purchasing with Kahlan's life. 165 00:07:53,206 --> 00:07:55,108 Every high-born beauty in the Midlands 166 00:07:55,142 --> 00:07:56,577 has been competing to be chosen 167 00:07:56,610 --> 00:07:58,245 but the Margrave has narrowed the selection 168 00:07:58,278 --> 00:08:01,549 to the Countess of Dunstable and the Princess of Thryce. 169 00:08:01,582 --> 00:08:04,084 They'll both be arriving at the palace tomorrow morning, 170 00:08:04,117 --> 00:08:05,886 where the Margrave-- Why are you telling us 171 00:08:05,919 --> 00:08:07,287 the local gossip, when Kahlan is going to be 172 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:09,056 handed over to the Sisters of the Dark? 173 00:08:09,089 --> 00:08:11,892 Because the Margrave has known the countess for years, 174 00:08:11,925 --> 00:08:15,563 but he knows the princess only by her glowing reputation. 175 00:08:15,596 --> 00:08:17,831 He has never actually laid eyes on her. 176 00:08:17,865 --> 00:08:20,834 If the princess and her retinue 177 00:08:20,868 --> 00:08:22,803 happened to be intercepted on their way, 178 00:08:22,836 --> 00:08:24,137 we could arrive at the palace in their place, 179 00:08:24,171 --> 00:08:26,540 and be welcomed with open arms. 180 00:08:26,574 --> 00:08:28,542 All we'd need is a princess. 181 00:08:28,576 --> 00:08:29,209 Hm. 182 00:08:37,951 --> 00:08:38,919 Oh, no. Mm-mm. 183 00:08:38,952 --> 00:08:40,220 Cara, it could work. 184 00:08:40,253 --> 00:08:42,089 I'm no princess. ZEDD: No, you're not. 185 00:08:42,122 --> 00:08:44,024 Especially not this princess, 186 00:08:44,057 --> 00:08:46,326 who is renowned for her delicacy, her charm, 187 00:08:46,359 --> 00:08:49,329 and most especially her virtue. 188 00:08:49,362 --> 00:08:51,298 But the impossibility of the task 189 00:08:51,331 --> 00:08:53,200 must not prevent us from undertaking it. 190 00:08:55,302 --> 00:08:56,970 ( all chattering ) 191 00:08:57,004 --> 00:08:59,106 ( Zedd chanting in ancient tongue ) 192 00:09:07,380 --> 00:09:09,016 Her Serene Highness, 193 00:09:09,049 --> 00:09:11,919 Princess Lorelyn of Thryce. 194 00:09:14,354 --> 00:09:15,288 I think we should dig the tunnel. 195 00:09:16,924 --> 00:09:18,592 Prince Roderick, 196 00:09:18,626 --> 00:09:21,328 renowned for his golden locks, and his prowess. 197 00:09:21,361 --> 00:09:22,996 He doesn't look like much of a fighter. 198 00:09:23,030 --> 00:09:24,297 Not that kind of prowess. 199 00:09:24,331 --> 00:09:26,299 His reputation is not the only thing 200 00:09:26,333 --> 00:09:27,968 that precedes him into the room. 201 00:09:28,001 --> 00:09:29,302 If the stories are true, 202 00:09:29,336 --> 00:09:31,739 he's won the favors of a thousand women. 203 00:09:31,772 --> 00:09:33,874 Wives have been known to poison their husbands 204 00:09:33,907 --> 00:09:36,143 for a chance to be number 1001. 205 00:09:36,176 --> 00:09:38,211 And I shall impersonate 206 00:09:38,245 --> 00:09:40,881 the princess' beloved aunt, 207 00:09:40,914 --> 00:09:44,217 the Dowager Duchess of Thryce. 208 00:09:44,251 --> 00:09:46,887 Zedd, I thought you couldn't use magic to change our appearance. 209 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,156 The spell would dissolve once we passed the gates. 210 00:09:49,189 --> 00:09:51,825 I don't need magic to perpetrate the illusion, 211 00:09:51,859 --> 00:09:54,127 just a little color on my cheeks and my skills as a thespian. 212 00:09:56,296 --> 00:09:59,066 Now, to find a quiet place where our royal friends 213 00:09:59,099 --> 00:10:02,302 can take a nice long magical nap. 214 00:10:02,335 --> 00:10:06,139 ( suspenseful theme playing ) 215 00:10:06,173 --> 00:10:08,175 What's that? 216 00:10:08,208 --> 00:10:10,811 Chamomile, quince and a touch of saffron. 217 00:10:10,844 --> 00:10:13,981 My mother's recipe for putting a little gold in her tresses. 218 00:10:14,014 --> 00:10:16,750 Should work just as well on you. 219 00:10:16,784 --> 00:10:19,787 Would that your transformation were as simple. 220 00:10:19,820 --> 00:10:22,189 You must unlearn everything 221 00:10:22,222 --> 00:10:24,291 you know and believe. 222 00:10:24,324 --> 00:10:27,127 To begin with, you must never look any man 223 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:29,129 in the palace directly in the eye. 224 00:10:29,162 --> 00:10:31,999 You must never speak your mind on any subject, 225 00:10:32,032 --> 00:10:34,802 but always defer to the opinion 226 00:10:34,835 --> 00:10:36,970 of your masculine betters. 227 00:10:37,004 --> 00:10:38,005 There's no such thing. 228 00:10:38,038 --> 00:10:40,140 Exactly the attitude 229 00:10:40,173 --> 00:10:43,176 you must abandon. 230 00:10:43,210 --> 00:10:44,745 Most challenging of all, 231 00:10:44,778 --> 00:10:46,013 when in the Margrave's presence, 232 00:10:46,046 --> 00:10:48,849 a lady must always, without exception, 233 00:10:48,882 --> 00:10:51,251 speak in rhyming dactylic tetrameter. 234 00:10:51,284 --> 00:10:53,721 In what? 235 00:10:53,754 --> 00:10:55,222 A poetic meter, 236 00:10:55,255 --> 00:10:58,125 in which each line consists of four groups 237 00:10:58,158 --> 00:10:59,793 of three-syllable phrases with the accent 238 00:10:59,827 --> 00:11:01,128 on the first syllable, 239 00:11:01,161 --> 00:11:03,296 and the first syllable of the fourth phrase 240 00:11:03,330 --> 00:11:05,999 of each line must rhyme with the corresponding syllable 241 00:11:06,033 --> 00:11:08,068 on the line before it. Hm? 242 00:11:09,737 --> 00:11:10,838 You're making this up. 243 00:11:10,871 --> 00:11:13,273 I passionately wish I were. 244 00:11:13,306 --> 00:11:17,044 I shall demonstrate by example. 245 00:11:19,046 --> 00:11:21,715 If the Margrave were to ask you 246 00:11:21,749 --> 00:11:25,485 "Hasn't the weather been nice lately?" 247 00:11:25,518 --> 00:11:27,020 You might answer, 248 00:11:27,054 --> 00:11:30,257 "The night was a tumult of thunder and storm, 249 00:11:30,290 --> 00:11:33,193 but ever since then it's been lovely and warm." 250 00:11:33,226 --> 00:11:35,863 Care to try? 251 00:11:35,896 --> 00:11:38,832 There is no way I'm going to win this competition. 252 00:11:38,866 --> 00:11:40,267 You don't have to win. 253 00:11:40,300 --> 00:11:42,202 You just need to keep us in the game long enough 254 00:11:42,235 --> 00:11:44,872 for Richard to find Kahlan and rescue her. 255 00:11:44,905 --> 00:11:46,807 ( staff thumps on floor ) 256 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:50,210 Her Luminous Majesty, the Princess of Thryce. 257 00:11:50,243 --> 00:11:54,014 ( chamber music playing ) 258 00:11:55,916 --> 00:11:58,251 ( crowd murmuring ) 259 00:12:05,558 --> 00:12:07,260 ( staff thumps ) 260 00:12:07,294 --> 00:12:10,730 HERALD: Her brother, Prince Roderick the Golden. 261 00:12:13,500 --> 00:12:14,802 ( speaking indistinctly ) 262 00:12:20,273 --> 00:12:21,909 ( staff thumps ) 263 00:12:21,942 --> 00:12:25,312 Her Eminence, the Dowager Duchess of Thryce. 264 00:12:35,823 --> 00:12:37,224 ( staff thumps ) 265 00:12:37,257 --> 00:12:39,159 HERALD: Her Celestial Munificence, 266 00:12:39,192 --> 00:12:42,796 the Countess Drucilla of Dunstable. 267 00:12:42,830 --> 00:12:46,867 And her companion, the Viscountess of Wollingsworth. 268 00:12:54,908 --> 00:12:56,810 Welcome, Your Highnesses. 269 00:13:06,887 --> 00:13:09,489 ( courtly theme playing ) 270 00:13:11,624 --> 00:13:13,593 MARGRAVE: Drucilla, my friend, 271 00:13:13,626 --> 00:13:16,163 is your father the count feeling any better? 272 00:13:16,196 --> 00:13:18,598 If at the Creator's feet I did kneel, 273 00:13:18,631 --> 00:13:21,101 and she were to grant me the power to heal, 274 00:13:21,134 --> 00:13:24,171 no greater balm could my father desire, 275 00:13:24,204 --> 00:13:27,941 than the wishes that issue from you, my dear sire. 276 00:13:27,975 --> 00:13:29,542 ( crowd chattering ) 277 00:13:30,978 --> 00:13:33,080 No greater balm could I desire, 278 00:13:33,113 --> 00:13:35,916 than your grace and charm in my home. 279 00:13:39,652 --> 00:13:41,521 I have received many glowing reports 280 00:13:41,554 --> 00:13:42,856 of your beauty, princess, 281 00:13:42,890 --> 00:13:45,158 but even the most glowing of all 282 00:13:45,192 --> 00:13:48,862 failed to do justice to your radiance. 283 00:13:52,499 --> 00:13:55,502 I take it your journey was pleasant and safe? 284 00:13:58,205 --> 00:14:01,174 The journey was lovely. 285 00:14:09,182 --> 00:14:12,152 With only one minus: 286 00:14:12,185 --> 00:14:14,421 How long it took to travel 287 00:14:14,454 --> 00:14:16,156 to the palace of Your Highness. 288 00:14:16,189 --> 00:14:17,090 ( scoffs ) 289 00:14:18,926 --> 00:14:20,593 MARGRAVE: I confess that I'm puzzled. 290 00:14:20,627 --> 00:14:22,896 I heard that in the art of meter and rhyme, 291 00:14:22,930 --> 00:14:24,898 nobody surpasses the Princess of Thryce. 292 00:14:26,699 --> 00:14:30,670 ( high-pitched ): If I may request your permission to speak, 293 00:14:30,703 --> 00:14:33,640 O great one, before whom the mighty are meek. 294 00:14:33,673 --> 00:14:35,675 By all means, duchess. 295 00:14:35,708 --> 00:14:39,079 From the rigors of travel the princess is weary, 296 00:14:39,112 --> 00:14:42,983 her senses are dulled and her vision is bleary, 297 00:14:43,016 --> 00:14:46,453 but I can assure you that when she has rested, 298 00:14:46,486 --> 00:14:47,955 the best you have heard 299 00:14:47,988 --> 00:14:51,024 is quite sure to be bested. 300 00:14:51,058 --> 00:14:52,525 I hope that's the case. 301 00:14:54,427 --> 00:14:56,663 If not, I'll soon be thanking your niece 302 00:14:56,696 --> 00:14:59,132 for taking the trouble to travel all this distance, 303 00:14:59,166 --> 00:15:02,602 and wishing her a safe and speedy journey home. 304 00:15:02,635 --> 00:15:05,438 ( suspenseful theme playing ) 305 00:15:14,081 --> 00:15:17,050 ( suspenseful theme playing ) 306 00:15:17,084 --> 00:15:19,086 There are only five guards. 307 00:15:19,119 --> 00:15:21,254 If you help me get them all into the cell, I can take them. 308 00:15:21,288 --> 00:15:23,090 That's impossible. 309 00:15:23,123 --> 00:15:24,424 Women are forbidden to take up arms. 310 00:15:24,457 --> 00:15:25,625 It's the law. 311 00:15:25,658 --> 00:15:27,594 ( door rattles ) 312 00:15:32,365 --> 00:15:34,467 Luncheon is served, Your Highness. 313 00:15:34,501 --> 00:15:36,669 Thank you. ( chuckles ) 314 00:15:36,703 --> 00:15:39,072 Why did you thank him? 315 00:15:39,106 --> 00:15:41,008 Why did you look down like that? 316 00:15:41,041 --> 00:15:43,243 Because I'm no longer the reigning monarch, 317 00:15:43,276 --> 00:15:45,678 and by the Law of Right and Good only the reigning monarch 318 00:15:45,712 --> 00:15:48,315 can look into the countenance of a man. 319 00:15:48,348 --> 00:15:50,984 Arla, does the Law of Right and Good 320 00:15:51,018 --> 00:15:52,419 command you to die? 321 00:15:52,452 --> 00:15:55,555 The law says that if a woman disobeys her husband 322 00:15:55,588 --> 00:15:57,757 she will wander forever in the Underworld, 323 00:15:57,790 --> 00:16:00,060 without family or friends, utterly alone. 324 00:16:00,093 --> 00:16:01,761 But if she dies in accord with the law, 325 00:16:01,794 --> 00:16:05,332 she will be reunited with her loved ones, 326 00:16:05,365 --> 00:16:07,234 in eternal peace. 327 00:16:07,267 --> 00:16:10,603 ( ominous theme playing ) 328 00:16:10,637 --> 00:16:12,605 ( guards chattering ) 329 00:16:24,284 --> 00:16:26,586 ZEDD ( in normal voice ): With grace, Cara. 330 00:16:26,619 --> 00:16:28,555 Grace. The gavotte is a courtly dance, 331 00:16:28,588 --> 00:16:31,291 not a military march. 332 00:16:31,324 --> 00:16:32,392 Turning out, and-- 333 00:16:32,425 --> 00:16:34,494 Turning out, not in. 334 00:16:34,527 --> 00:16:36,629 Why am I still in this room? 335 00:16:36,663 --> 00:16:37,630 Because if you go nosing about 336 00:16:37,664 --> 00:16:39,699 the Margrave's palace without his permission 337 00:16:39,732 --> 00:16:42,269 you'll be stopped by the first guard who sees you. 338 00:16:42,302 --> 00:16:44,671 We're to wait until the Margrave summons us. 339 00:16:44,704 --> 00:16:46,406 ( knock on door ) 340 00:16:46,439 --> 00:16:48,275 As I was saying. 341 00:16:50,343 --> 00:16:52,245 ( high-pitched ): Who is it? 342 00:16:52,279 --> 00:16:55,248 HERALD: It is I, the Margrave's herald. 343 00:16:58,651 --> 00:17:00,820 Forgive my intrusion. 344 00:17:00,853 --> 00:17:03,256 The Margrave has requested the princess' presence 345 00:17:03,290 --> 00:17:04,624 in the throne room. 346 00:17:04,657 --> 00:17:06,693 Inform the Margrave we shall come at once. 347 00:17:06,726 --> 00:17:08,495 Of course, duchess. 348 00:17:08,528 --> 00:17:11,331 If you will inform the princess that she is looking lovely. 349 00:17:12,832 --> 00:17:16,035 Uh, as-- As is her aunt. 350 00:17:17,804 --> 00:17:19,706 Who has brought to the stone confines of Rothenberg 351 00:17:19,739 --> 00:17:21,741 a welcome breath of elegance and grace. 352 00:17:21,774 --> 00:17:24,411 In order to comply with the Margrave's request, 353 00:17:24,444 --> 00:17:26,779 the princess must complete her toilette. 354 00:17:30,350 --> 00:17:32,485 I think you have an admirer. 355 00:17:32,519 --> 00:17:33,620 Is there any reason why I shouldn't? 356 00:17:36,289 --> 00:17:39,626 Your Majesty, may I ask you a favor? 357 00:17:39,659 --> 00:17:41,394 You have only to name it. 358 00:17:41,428 --> 00:17:42,695 I've always dreamed of seeing 359 00:17:42,729 --> 00:17:45,798 the wonders of the Palace of Rothenberg. 360 00:17:45,832 --> 00:17:48,268 Would it be all right if I did some exploring? 361 00:17:48,301 --> 00:17:51,438 Herald. Give Prince Roderick the royal tour. 362 00:17:51,471 --> 00:17:53,506 And see that you stay close by his side. 363 00:17:53,540 --> 00:17:56,276 We wouldn't want our guest losing his way. 364 00:18:01,214 --> 00:18:04,351 And this is the very spot that the Duke of Aspasia 365 00:18:04,384 --> 00:18:07,154 was murdered in cold blood by his mad nephew Hamling. 366 00:18:07,187 --> 00:18:08,421 Fascinating. 367 00:18:08,455 --> 00:18:11,791 You can see traces of his blood on the keystone of that arch. 368 00:18:11,824 --> 00:18:15,228 Oh, madam, you've dropped your handkerchief. 369 00:18:17,464 --> 00:18:20,267 I believe that was an invitation, sir. 370 00:18:22,202 --> 00:18:23,636 Of course, an invitation. 371 00:18:23,670 --> 00:18:26,339 So the stories are true, Your Highness? 372 00:18:26,373 --> 00:18:28,308 A thousand conquests to your name? 373 00:18:29,642 --> 00:18:31,644 Well, who keeps count, really. ( chuckles ) 374 00:18:31,678 --> 00:18:34,447 Whatever the numbers may be, perhaps you're in a position 375 00:18:34,481 --> 00:18:37,450 to offer me some advice? 376 00:18:37,484 --> 00:18:40,487 In, uh, a matter of the heart. 377 00:18:42,255 --> 00:18:43,590 Would the object of your affection 378 00:18:43,623 --> 00:18:46,426 happen be my aunt, sir? 379 00:18:48,661 --> 00:18:51,664 I've been alone in this palace for a long time. 380 00:18:51,698 --> 00:18:55,268 I could put in a word for you, 381 00:18:55,302 --> 00:18:59,206 if you'll do me a favor in return. 382 00:18:59,239 --> 00:19:00,607 Anything, sir. 383 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:02,509 I'm building a dungeon back in Thryce, 384 00:19:02,542 --> 00:19:04,444 and I've heard there's nothing equal 385 00:19:04,477 --> 00:19:06,246 to the one you've got here. 386 00:19:06,279 --> 00:19:08,715 I'd love to have a look at it, maybe get some ideas. 387 00:19:08,748 --> 00:19:11,484 ( sighs ) 388 00:19:11,518 --> 00:19:14,754 Alas, that is one favor I am forbidden to grant. 389 00:19:14,787 --> 00:19:17,224 You see, the entire north wing, which houses the dungeon, 390 00:19:17,257 --> 00:19:18,758 is off limits to visitors. 391 00:19:18,791 --> 00:19:21,228 Well, unfortunately, my aunt's petticoats 392 00:19:21,261 --> 00:19:24,197 will be off limits to you, sir. 393 00:19:24,231 --> 00:19:25,732 The stones for the dungeon 394 00:19:25,765 --> 00:19:28,401 were dragged by oxen from the quarry at Rivington. 395 00:19:28,435 --> 00:19:31,738 These are the famous Gates of Misery. 396 00:19:31,771 --> 00:19:34,941 Each of the panels weighs 27 imperial tons. 397 00:19:34,974 --> 00:19:38,345 My interest in the dungeon isn't strictly architectural. 398 00:19:40,547 --> 00:19:42,582 Of all the women whose delights I have sampled, 399 00:19:42,615 --> 00:19:44,951 the one I've wanted most... 400 00:19:46,619 --> 00:19:49,222 ( whispers ): ...the Mother Confessor, 401 00:19:49,256 --> 00:19:51,624 has always been too dangerous to touch. 402 00:19:51,658 --> 00:19:54,994 But now, if the rumors are true, 403 00:19:55,027 --> 00:19:56,729 she's within my reach, 404 00:19:56,763 --> 00:19:58,431 in a place where her magic has no power. 405 00:20:02,469 --> 00:20:04,471 If you were to get me passed those gates, 406 00:20:04,504 --> 00:20:06,606 I would do more than put in a word for you with my aunt. 407 00:20:06,639 --> 00:20:10,243 I could virtually assure you of success. 408 00:20:11,944 --> 00:20:13,546 The only key to the dungeon 409 00:20:13,580 --> 00:20:15,315 is in the Margrave's personal possession. 410 00:20:15,348 --> 00:20:16,916 And at the moment, nobody is allowed 411 00:20:16,949 --> 00:20:18,351 through the Gates of Misery. 412 00:20:18,385 --> 00:20:20,587 Not even the jailers guarding the prisoners 413 00:20:20,620 --> 00:20:23,956 in the cells will be allowed out of the dungeon until-- 414 00:20:23,990 --> 00:20:25,525 Until what? 415 00:20:27,727 --> 00:20:30,497 Forgive me, sir. 416 00:20:30,530 --> 00:20:32,999 I believe it is time we returned to the throne room. 417 00:20:38,004 --> 00:20:41,441 Your palace is stunning, O Margrave serene. 418 00:20:41,474 --> 00:20:44,411 The gardens the loveliest I've ever seen. 419 00:20:44,444 --> 00:20:46,579 The lilies, the roses, the hyacinths blue, 420 00:20:46,613 --> 00:20:48,648 all gather their beauty 421 00:20:48,681 --> 00:20:51,017 in tribute to you. 422 00:20:51,050 --> 00:20:52,319 ( crowd chuckles ) 423 00:21:00,693 --> 00:21:02,962 ( gasps ) 424 00:21:02,995 --> 00:21:05,565 Clean that up at once! 425 00:21:05,598 --> 00:21:08,468 Servants these days are hopeless, my liege. 426 00:21:08,501 --> 00:21:11,471 One feels in one's house as if under siege. 427 00:21:11,504 --> 00:21:12,939 MARGRAVE: Too true, countess. 428 00:21:12,972 --> 00:21:14,674 In my father's day, people knew their place. 429 00:21:14,707 --> 00:21:16,343 There was such a thing as discipline. 430 00:21:19,546 --> 00:21:21,948 When my servants drop things, or grumble, or whine, 431 00:21:21,981 --> 00:21:23,616 it's never too long before they're back in line. 432 00:21:26,353 --> 00:21:28,655 Tell me how you manage it, princess. 433 00:21:28,688 --> 00:21:31,324 Once, long ago, 434 00:21:31,358 --> 00:21:33,926 I was training a slave, 435 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:35,595 who endeavored most stubbornly 436 00:21:35,628 --> 00:21:38,331 not to behave. 437 00:21:38,365 --> 00:21:40,533 So I cut off a finger or two with a knife, 438 00:21:40,567 --> 00:21:43,503 and threatened to slaughter his child and his wife. 439 00:21:43,536 --> 00:21:46,406 Then I stripped him down naked, and strapped to a horse, 440 00:21:46,439 --> 00:21:48,575 I dragged him through miles of bramble and gorse, 441 00:21:48,608 --> 00:21:51,878 poured salt in the wounds and rolled him in rubble, 442 00:21:51,911 --> 00:21:55,014 and that was the last time he gave any trouble. 443 00:21:56,516 --> 00:21:57,584 Impressive. 444 00:21:58,951 --> 00:22:00,520 I'll have to give it a try. 445 00:22:00,553 --> 00:22:03,856 ( crowd murmuring ) 446 00:22:03,890 --> 00:22:06,325 ( women chattering ) 447 00:22:08,027 --> 00:22:10,029 ( whispering ): The dungeon isn't heavily guarded, 448 00:22:10,062 --> 00:22:11,230 but only the Margrave has the key. 449 00:22:11,263 --> 00:22:14,534 ( whispering ): There may be a way to get it from him. 450 00:22:14,567 --> 00:22:15,868 Have you noticed the way 451 00:22:15,902 --> 00:22:17,136 the women in the palace look at you? 452 00:22:17,169 --> 00:22:18,971 Noticed? 453 00:22:19,005 --> 00:22:20,473 I've already had three handkerchiefs 454 00:22:20,507 --> 00:22:22,409 and a garter belt slipped into my pockets. 455 00:22:22,442 --> 00:22:24,611 Why? 456 00:22:24,644 --> 00:22:26,913 The Margrave's sister Millicent may know where 457 00:22:26,946 --> 00:22:29,015 her brother keeps the key. 458 00:22:29,048 --> 00:22:30,617 If you were to work your charms on her-- 459 00:22:30,650 --> 00:22:34,153 Or should I say Prince Roderick's charms. 460 00:22:34,186 --> 00:22:36,923 --perhaps you could convince her to get it for you. 461 00:22:36,956 --> 00:22:38,858 Where is she? 462 00:22:38,891 --> 00:22:39,992 Over there. 463 00:22:44,664 --> 00:22:46,499 No, not that one. 464 00:22:46,533 --> 00:22:47,634 The other one. 465 00:22:49,636 --> 00:22:52,605 ( quirky theme playing ) 466 00:22:56,576 --> 00:22:57,944 ( sighs ) 467 00:23:15,528 --> 00:23:17,630 May the Spirits be with me. 468 00:23:23,536 --> 00:23:24,937 DRUCILLA: Oh, princess, 469 00:23:24,971 --> 00:23:27,139 I'm filled with much admiration. 470 00:23:27,173 --> 00:23:31,844 You must show the Margrave your lovely creation. 471 00:23:35,214 --> 00:23:36,549 ( crowd murmuring and chuckling ) 472 00:23:41,888 --> 00:23:44,591 My humble attempt could not ever compare 473 00:23:44,624 --> 00:23:46,926 with something so elegant, 474 00:23:46,959 --> 00:23:50,162 simple and spare, so filled with the light 475 00:23:50,196 --> 00:23:51,798 of the good and the true. 476 00:23:51,831 --> 00:23:56,002 Alas, what you see is the best I can do. 477 00:23:56,035 --> 00:23:57,436 ( crowd applauds ) 478 00:23:59,205 --> 00:24:02,141 Perhaps the princess has not yet recovered 479 00:24:02,174 --> 00:24:03,910 from the rigors of travel? 480 00:24:03,943 --> 00:24:08,014 When her mother was killed in a fall from the saddle, 481 00:24:08,047 --> 00:24:11,217 she was raised by her father on the trail of battle. 482 00:24:11,250 --> 00:24:13,486 While deficient, perhaps, 483 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:14,921 in the making of lace, 484 00:24:14,954 --> 00:24:18,024 she has mastered the arts of the hunt and the chase. 485 00:24:18,057 --> 00:24:20,960 The forests of Rothenberg, so I am told, 486 00:24:20,993 --> 00:24:24,130 are teaming with Shadrins ferocious and bold. 487 00:24:24,163 --> 00:24:26,833 Would it be asking a favor too terribly blunt, 488 00:24:26,866 --> 00:24:30,102 if I begged you to give us the thrill of a hunt? 489 00:24:36,008 --> 00:24:37,476 MARGRAVE: A wife I could hunt with. 490 00:24:39,779 --> 00:24:40,913 Now, that would be something worth having. 491 00:24:43,249 --> 00:24:45,785 Does the idea of a hunt sound like fun to you, countess? 492 00:24:45,818 --> 00:24:48,721 That which amuses the Margrave, 493 00:24:48,755 --> 00:24:50,222 of course, is to me, of amusement, 494 00:24:50,256 --> 00:24:53,893 the ultimate source. 495 00:24:53,926 --> 00:24:56,028 Then we shall have a hunt this afternoon. 496 00:24:56,062 --> 00:24:59,265 Herald, see to the arrangements. 497 00:24:59,298 --> 00:25:01,233 ( both laughing ) 498 00:25:01,267 --> 00:25:02,769 Oh! Ha-ha! 499 00:25:05,204 --> 00:25:07,039 ( moaning ) 500 00:25:07,073 --> 00:25:09,275 You know what? 501 00:25:09,308 --> 00:25:12,812 Bedchambers are so boring. 502 00:25:12,845 --> 00:25:16,015 Have you ever sampled the delights of love in chains? 503 00:25:16,048 --> 00:25:17,984 Sounds exciting. 504 00:25:18,017 --> 00:25:19,118 ( moans ) 505 00:25:19,151 --> 00:25:21,220 ( Richard grunts ) 506 00:25:21,253 --> 00:25:22,822 ( Richard gasps ) 507 00:25:22,855 --> 00:25:24,123 ( laughs ) 508 00:25:24,156 --> 00:25:26,793 Then shall we continue this in the dungeon? 509 00:25:26,826 --> 00:25:28,027 I wish we could, 510 00:25:28,060 --> 00:25:30,830 but only my brother has the key. 511 00:25:30,863 --> 00:25:31,831 Oh. 512 00:25:31,864 --> 00:25:32,999 ( moans ) 513 00:25:33,032 --> 00:25:34,066 Get it from him. 514 00:25:34,100 --> 00:25:35,301 ( chuckles ) 515 00:25:35,334 --> 00:25:36,869 Women are never allowed 516 00:25:36,903 --> 00:25:38,805 to carry the keys to anything. 517 00:25:38,838 --> 00:25:39,972 But that's all right. 518 00:25:40,006 --> 00:25:46,679 We'll make our own chains right here. 519 00:25:46,713 --> 00:25:48,781 ( dramatic theme playing ) 520 00:25:48,815 --> 00:25:50,149 MARGRAVE: Unhand her, knave. 521 00:25:50,182 --> 00:25:51,918 Thank you, countess, for alerting me 522 00:25:51,951 --> 00:25:54,153 to this violation of my sister's honor. 523 00:25:54,186 --> 00:25:55,755 Guards. 524 00:26:00,727 --> 00:26:02,795 When you are presentable, you will stand before me, 525 00:26:02,829 --> 00:26:05,264 and be sentenced for your crime. 526 00:26:05,297 --> 00:26:07,900 ( suspenseful theme playing ) 527 00:26:15,708 --> 00:26:17,043 MARGRAVE: I am sorry to dim 528 00:26:17,076 --> 00:26:20,079 the joyous occasion of my upcoming betrothal, 529 00:26:20,112 --> 00:26:22,281 but there is no question 530 00:26:22,314 --> 00:26:25,251 that in so flagrant a display of indecent behavior, 531 00:26:25,284 --> 00:26:28,020 the Law of Right and Good 532 00:26:28,054 --> 00:26:29,689 calls for a sentence of death. 533 00:26:29,722 --> 00:26:31,023 ( dramatic theme playing ) 534 00:26:31,057 --> 00:26:35,061 Brother, you're always so mean and unfair. 535 00:26:35,094 --> 00:26:39,231 If you care for my feelings, his life you will spare. 536 00:26:39,265 --> 00:26:42,101 After you've chosen a bride, you'll be set. 537 00:26:42,134 --> 00:26:45,004 You'll have a darling to coddle and pet. 538 00:26:45,037 --> 00:26:46,906 You'll have a plaything 539 00:26:46,939 --> 00:26:49,075 that's yours for all time. 540 00:26:49,108 --> 00:26:53,145 ( sobbing ): Why shouldn't I have a plaything that's mine? 541 00:26:57,449 --> 00:26:59,118 ( sobbing ) 542 00:27:02,021 --> 00:27:04,123 Out of the great love I feel for my sister, 543 00:27:05,324 --> 00:27:09,261 I will temper justice with mercy. 544 00:27:09,295 --> 00:27:11,630 Are you willing to marry the woman you have defiled? 545 00:27:16,869 --> 00:27:18,637 Not willing, sir. 546 00:27:20,039 --> 00:27:22,041 Eager. 547 00:27:22,074 --> 00:27:23,375 ( crowd murmuring ) 548 00:27:23,409 --> 00:27:24,376 It is my greatest wish. 549 00:27:24,410 --> 00:27:27,179 Then your wish is granted. 550 00:27:28,915 --> 00:27:31,050 But until you are properly wed, 551 00:27:31,083 --> 00:27:33,152 my guards shall stay with you wherever you go, 552 00:27:33,185 --> 00:27:34,887 to make sure you don't assault the virtue 553 00:27:34,921 --> 00:27:37,289 of any more ladies of this court. 554 00:27:37,323 --> 00:27:40,092 And now to the hunt. 555 00:27:46,899 --> 00:27:49,335 I'll never get near the dungeon now. 556 00:27:49,368 --> 00:27:52,271 I'm afraid there's only one hope left to us. 557 00:27:52,304 --> 00:27:54,106 For Cara to get close enough to the Margrave 558 00:27:54,140 --> 00:27:56,042 to steal the key. 559 00:27:56,075 --> 00:27:58,210 You must do exactly as I say. 560 00:27:58,244 --> 00:27:59,345 When in the hunt, 561 00:27:59,378 --> 00:28:01,113 a woman must never take the lead, 562 00:28:01,147 --> 00:28:04,016 she must never-- Forget the lessons. 563 00:28:04,050 --> 00:28:07,019 I've minced and curtsied and rhymed, 564 00:28:07,053 --> 00:28:09,188 and we still don't have the key. 565 00:28:09,221 --> 00:28:11,190 I'll get it my way. 566 00:28:11,223 --> 00:28:13,893 Without your Agiels? 567 00:28:13,926 --> 00:28:16,395 I don't need magic to make a man beg for mercy. 568 00:28:18,998 --> 00:28:20,800 ( sighs ) 569 00:28:20,833 --> 00:28:22,401 ( suspenseful theme playing ) 570 00:28:30,176 --> 00:28:32,278 ( birds chirping ) 571 00:28:34,914 --> 00:28:38,084 My lady, forgive me for being so forward, 572 00:28:38,117 --> 00:28:40,219 but if your niece should win, 573 00:28:40,252 --> 00:28:41,387 then Rothenberg will be your home 574 00:28:41,420 --> 00:28:44,090 as well as mine for a very long time. 575 00:28:44,123 --> 00:28:47,126 It will be good not to be alone 576 00:28:47,159 --> 00:28:49,261 in those cold and drafty halls. 577 00:28:51,163 --> 00:28:54,000 ( high-pitched ): You're very forward indeed, sir. 578 00:28:54,033 --> 00:28:56,002 I know I am below your station, 579 00:28:56,035 --> 00:28:59,071 but my influence with the Margrave is great. 580 00:28:59,105 --> 00:29:01,073 I could do much to advance the cause of your princess 581 00:29:01,107 --> 00:29:02,041 over that of her rival. 582 00:29:03,910 --> 00:29:07,146 That is, if you should wish to share my interest in 583 00:29:07,179 --> 00:29:08,815 not being alone. 584 00:29:08,848 --> 00:29:10,016 Hm. 585 00:29:10,049 --> 00:29:11,250 ( quirky theme playing ) 586 00:29:14,153 --> 00:29:16,122 ( Drucilla screaming ) 587 00:29:16,155 --> 00:29:17,256 ( growling ) 588 00:29:17,289 --> 00:29:19,391 Oh, the-- The beast, 589 00:29:19,425 --> 00:29:21,894 I have seen it, its fury outrageous. 590 00:29:21,928 --> 00:29:24,030 Please kill it and save us, O Margrave courageous! 591 00:29:26,966 --> 00:29:28,334 ( roars ) 592 00:29:30,069 --> 00:29:31,170 ( gasps ) 593 00:29:38,878 --> 00:29:39,979 Ugh! 594 00:29:40,012 --> 00:29:41,347 ( grunting ) 595 00:29:45,251 --> 00:29:46,352 ( panting ) 596 00:29:52,925 --> 00:29:54,560 ( gasps ) 597 00:29:54,593 --> 00:29:57,864 ( suspenseful theme playing ) 598 00:30:00,599 --> 00:30:01,600 Mm. 599 00:30:01,633 --> 00:30:02,935 ( gasps ) 600 00:30:04,336 --> 00:30:06,305 Where I come from, 601 00:30:06,338 --> 00:30:08,174 the raw liver of a Shadrin is considered 602 00:30:08,207 --> 00:30:10,009 a powerful aphrodisiac. 603 00:30:10,042 --> 00:30:12,011 ( gasping ) 604 00:30:12,044 --> 00:30:14,346 Would you like some? 605 00:30:17,249 --> 00:30:20,552 Do you know how many Laws of Right and Good 606 00:30:20,586 --> 00:30:22,521 you have just broken? 607 00:30:22,554 --> 00:30:25,124 It's your choice, Margrave. 608 00:30:25,157 --> 00:30:28,294 An eternity of right and good, 609 00:30:28,327 --> 00:30:31,197 or an eternity of me. 610 00:30:31,230 --> 00:30:34,133 ( suspenseful theme playing ) 611 00:30:40,239 --> 00:30:42,008 RICHARD: Your Majesty, with the hope 612 00:30:42,041 --> 00:30:44,310 that we will soon be brothers-in-law twice over, 613 00:30:44,343 --> 00:30:45,311 I drink to your health. 614 00:30:48,047 --> 00:30:50,082 ( staff thumping ) 615 00:30:50,116 --> 00:30:51,317 Our esteemed visitor 616 00:30:51,350 --> 00:30:53,619 from the far reaches of the Old World, 617 00:30:53,652 --> 00:30:55,154 Sister Nicci. 618 00:30:55,187 --> 00:30:57,990 ( ominous theme playing ) 619 00:31:03,695 --> 00:31:05,631 MARGRAVE: Welcome to Rothenberg, Sister Nicci. 620 00:31:05,664 --> 00:31:07,266 You're just in time to join our banquet. 621 00:31:07,299 --> 00:31:10,036 I'm not here for revelry, Margrave. 622 00:31:10,069 --> 00:31:12,104 I'm here to complete our arrangement. 623 00:31:12,138 --> 00:31:15,074 ( ominous theme playing ) 624 00:31:22,548 --> 00:31:25,451 Do you have what I was promised? 625 00:31:25,484 --> 00:31:28,120 Our agreement, signed in the Keeper's blood. 626 00:31:30,289 --> 00:31:32,291 Do you have what I was promised? 627 00:31:32,324 --> 00:31:34,193 She awaits in my dungeon. 628 00:31:34,226 --> 00:31:37,529 But before I send for her, I need to see if the contract 629 00:31:37,563 --> 00:31:38,897 reflects the terms we agreed on. 630 00:31:41,367 --> 00:31:42,468 Of course. 631 00:31:47,373 --> 00:31:50,176 ( suspenseful theme playing ) 632 00:31:58,684 --> 00:32:00,319 GUARD: We've just gotten word 633 00:32:00,352 --> 00:32:02,388 that the Margrave's special visitor's arrived. 634 00:32:02,421 --> 00:32:04,223 You know what that means, don't you, ladies? 635 00:32:04,256 --> 00:32:05,657 Almost time to line up for the block. 636 00:32:05,691 --> 00:32:07,659 ( laughing ): Who wants to go first? 637 00:32:11,330 --> 00:32:13,599 We can't wait any longer. 638 00:32:13,632 --> 00:32:16,302 I can't do the thing you're asking. 639 00:32:16,335 --> 00:32:19,271 Any woman who took up arms would die instantly, 640 00:32:19,305 --> 00:32:20,439 and be damned for eternity. 641 00:32:20,472 --> 00:32:22,274 I've taken up arms all my life 642 00:32:22,308 --> 00:32:23,475 and I haven't died. 643 00:32:23,509 --> 00:32:27,313 I was taken from my people in Nargoth when I was a child, 644 00:32:27,346 --> 00:32:31,050 and raised in Rothenberg to be the Margrave's wife. 645 00:32:31,083 --> 00:32:33,052 If I die as the law bids me to, 646 00:32:33,085 --> 00:32:35,221 I'll be reunited with my mother and father 647 00:32:35,254 --> 00:32:37,456 in the Underworld. 648 00:32:37,489 --> 00:32:42,094 If I die, the Keeper will destroy all of life. 649 00:32:42,128 --> 00:32:43,629 Do you understand that? 650 00:32:43,662 --> 00:32:46,132 The Law of Right and Good says that to a woman 651 00:32:46,165 --> 00:32:48,034 understanding is not given. 652 00:32:48,067 --> 00:32:51,170 And who wrote this Law of Right and Good? 653 00:32:51,203 --> 00:32:53,239 A man? 654 00:32:53,272 --> 00:32:55,174 No. 655 00:32:55,207 --> 00:32:56,575 The Creator wrote the law. 656 00:32:56,608 --> 00:32:58,344 In her own hand. 657 00:32:58,377 --> 00:33:00,112 And what does the law say about the Creator? 658 00:33:00,146 --> 00:33:02,181 It is written: 659 00:33:02,214 --> 00:33:03,382 "From the Source of Light 660 00:33:03,415 --> 00:33:05,184 "flows all that is good, 661 00:33:05,217 --> 00:33:06,352 "all that is love, 662 00:33:06,385 --> 00:33:08,220 and all that is peace." 663 00:33:10,056 --> 00:33:13,025 So you believe that the source of all that is good 664 00:33:13,059 --> 00:33:15,027 would punish someone for staying alive 665 00:33:15,061 --> 00:33:18,330 so that she could hold her mother in her arms again? 666 00:33:18,364 --> 00:33:20,632 Do you believe that the Creator 667 00:33:20,666 --> 00:33:23,402 wants all of life to be destroyed? 668 00:33:26,272 --> 00:33:28,074 I'm frightened. 669 00:33:28,107 --> 00:33:29,208 ( sighs ) 670 00:33:33,245 --> 00:33:35,181 The Creator will be with us, 671 00:33:35,214 --> 00:33:37,616 every step of the way. 672 00:33:37,649 --> 00:33:39,618 ( tense theme playing ) 673 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:43,122 ( guests chattering ) 674 00:33:52,864 --> 00:33:55,334 ( sighs ) 675 00:33:55,367 --> 00:33:57,769 ( whispers ): I hope you're as bored with this gathering as I am. 676 00:33:57,803 --> 00:34:01,073 Because I'm very eager to show you 677 00:34:01,107 --> 00:34:02,574 what you're going to have for eternity 678 00:34:02,608 --> 00:34:04,410 once I'm your bride. 679 00:34:06,212 --> 00:34:09,515 This is an extremely important matter. 680 00:34:09,548 --> 00:34:12,384 And I'm an extremely impatient woman. 681 00:34:12,418 --> 00:34:14,086 If you make me wait a second longer, 682 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:15,254 I may change my mind. 683 00:34:21,627 --> 00:34:22,828 Meet me in the corridor. 684 00:34:24,896 --> 00:34:28,367 Gracious guests, 685 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:31,503 I must attend to an important matter of state. 686 00:34:31,537 --> 00:34:34,540 I beg your leave while I retire briefly to my chambers. 687 00:34:34,573 --> 00:34:37,476 Very briefly, I hope. 688 00:34:37,509 --> 00:34:39,278 I will do my best. 689 00:34:42,214 --> 00:34:44,082 ( guests chattering ) 690 00:34:45,884 --> 00:34:47,886 CARA: I fear I have overindulged in the fare, 691 00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:50,156 I seem to be needing a bit of fresh air. 692 00:34:57,829 --> 00:35:00,432 Send them away. 693 00:35:00,466 --> 00:35:04,303 I don't want anyone else hearing my moans of ecstasy. 694 00:35:04,336 --> 00:35:06,172 They're all for you. 695 00:35:07,506 --> 00:35:08,440 Leave us. 696 00:35:10,309 --> 00:35:11,143 ( Margrave grunts ) 697 00:35:12,944 --> 00:35:16,215 ( chuckles ) 698 00:35:16,248 --> 00:35:18,484 Give me the key to the dungeon. 699 00:35:18,517 --> 00:35:20,219 Who are you? 700 00:35:20,252 --> 00:35:22,154 The person who's going to get the key from you, 701 00:35:22,188 --> 00:35:24,456 one way or another. 702 00:35:25,757 --> 00:35:27,559 ( grunts ) 703 00:35:27,593 --> 00:35:29,795 ( panting ) 704 00:35:31,297 --> 00:35:32,864 ( both grunting ) 705 00:35:36,835 --> 00:35:38,537 NICCI: I have waited long enough. 706 00:35:38,570 --> 00:35:41,307 Tell the Margrave that if he's interested 707 00:35:41,340 --> 00:35:42,841 what I have to offer, he will return at once. 708 00:35:42,874 --> 00:35:44,176 I would be happy to, madam. 709 00:35:48,314 --> 00:35:51,783 If I were not under strict instructions 710 00:35:51,817 --> 00:35:53,785 not to interrupt him when he is attending 711 00:35:53,819 --> 00:35:54,820 to a matter of state. 712 00:36:00,859 --> 00:36:02,294 Who is this woman, 713 00:36:02,328 --> 00:36:04,296 and why are you taking directions from her? 714 00:36:04,330 --> 00:36:05,931 I don't know what you're talking about. 715 00:36:05,964 --> 00:36:07,966 ( sneezes ) 716 00:36:07,999 --> 00:36:11,737 ( high-pitched ): These drafty old halls have given me a nasty cold. 717 00:36:11,770 --> 00:36:13,305 I know you from somewhere. 718 00:36:13,339 --> 00:36:14,906 I can't imagine where, madam. 719 00:36:14,940 --> 00:36:16,442 Let me see your face. 720 00:36:17,776 --> 00:36:18,877 ZEDD: Madam? 721 00:36:26,985 --> 00:36:29,221 Maybe you don't remember me 722 00:36:29,255 --> 00:36:31,757 because you're not the only one whose appearance has changed 723 00:36:31,790 --> 00:36:34,426 since the last time we saw each other. 724 00:36:34,460 --> 00:36:37,496 But how could I ever forget the man who killed me? 725 00:36:39,731 --> 00:36:41,400 This is no woman. 726 00:36:41,433 --> 00:36:44,870 This is the Wizard, Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander. 727 00:36:44,903 --> 00:36:46,738 Impossible. 728 00:36:48,307 --> 00:36:49,975 ( guests gasp ) 729 00:36:50,008 --> 00:36:51,943 The Seeker. 730 00:36:51,977 --> 00:36:53,445 What? NICCI: Kill them both. 731 00:36:53,479 --> 00:36:55,681 ( guests gasp ) 732 00:36:55,714 --> 00:36:56,982 Take me to the dungeon. 733 00:36:57,015 --> 00:36:57,983 There's no need for a weapon. 734 00:37:00,386 --> 00:37:02,288 I will happily show you the way. 735 00:37:02,321 --> 00:37:04,656 ( all grunting ) 736 00:37:04,690 --> 00:37:07,326 ( tense action theme playing ) 737 00:37:13,432 --> 00:37:14,933 ( both scream ) 738 00:37:25,377 --> 00:37:28,780 ( all grunting ) 739 00:37:28,814 --> 00:37:31,817 ( action theme playing ) 740 00:37:33,919 --> 00:37:35,787 Tell me where the key is, 741 00:37:35,821 --> 00:37:38,324 or there's going to be a royal decapitation. 742 00:37:40,959 --> 00:37:42,561 It's sewn inside my vest. 743 00:37:42,594 --> 00:37:45,631 ( tense theme playing ) 744 00:37:50,469 --> 00:37:53,439 Dear Margrave, the sight of your face makes me sick. 745 00:37:53,472 --> 00:37:57,509 You decadent, pompous, self-satisfied-- 746 00:37:57,543 --> 00:37:59,578 ( guards laughing ) 747 00:37:59,611 --> 00:38:01,380 ARLA: Help! 748 00:38:01,413 --> 00:38:04,583 The Mother Confessor, I think she stopped breathing! 749 00:38:04,616 --> 00:38:07,353 If she dies on my watch, I'll be the one on the block. 750 00:38:07,386 --> 00:38:08,987 What happened? 751 00:38:09,020 --> 00:38:10,789 She slashed her own throat. 752 00:38:10,822 --> 00:38:13,959 She said she didn't want to give the Margrave the satisfaction. 753 00:38:13,992 --> 00:38:15,927 Dark Spirits on the race of Confessors. 754 00:38:15,961 --> 00:38:17,396 ( blade slashes ) ( groans ) 755 00:38:17,429 --> 00:38:21,433 ( action theme playing ) 756 00:38:21,467 --> 00:38:23,435 ( all grunting ) 757 00:38:41,086 --> 00:38:43,088 The Mother Confessor's cell is through that gate. 758 00:38:43,121 --> 00:38:45,424 ( action theme playing ) 759 00:38:52,097 --> 00:38:54,933 ( all grunting ) 760 00:39:00,806 --> 00:39:02,007 We have to go. 761 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:03,975 I can't. The law. 762 00:39:04,009 --> 00:39:06,812 But you fought them. For you. 763 00:39:06,845 --> 00:39:09,381 But your laws are not my laws. 764 00:39:09,415 --> 00:39:11,483 I can't disobey my husband. 765 00:39:11,517 --> 00:39:13,485 My life is in his hands. 766 00:39:13,519 --> 00:39:14,986 I can't leave you. 767 00:39:15,020 --> 00:39:16,154 You must. 768 00:39:16,187 --> 00:39:17,789 So you can defeat the Keeper. 769 00:39:19,925 --> 00:39:22,461 Your life is in your hands, Arla. 770 00:39:22,494 --> 00:39:24,496 Only yours. 771 00:39:26,131 --> 00:39:27,433 Duck. 772 00:39:27,466 --> 00:39:28,767 ( grunts ) 773 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:31,102 ( action theme playing ) 774 00:39:39,911 --> 00:39:42,047 ( panting ) 775 00:39:48,119 --> 00:39:50,522 ( grunts ) 776 00:39:50,556 --> 00:39:52,491 ( action theme playing ) 777 00:39:53,959 --> 00:39:54,893 KAHLAN: Cara! 778 00:39:58,497 --> 00:40:00,766 ( all grunting ) 779 00:40:00,799 --> 00:40:03,735 ( dramatic theme playing ) 780 00:40:16,548 --> 00:40:19,751 It's over, Nicci. You have no magic here. 781 00:40:19,785 --> 00:40:21,186 You're defenseless. 782 00:40:21,219 --> 00:40:23,822 ( panting ) 783 00:40:25,256 --> 00:40:27,826 I still have all the magic I've ever had... 784 00:40:29,060 --> 00:40:30,829 outside this palace. 785 00:40:33,198 --> 00:40:36,101 ( dramatic theme playing ) 786 00:40:44,843 --> 00:40:46,011 ARLA: Kahlan. 787 00:40:54,886 --> 00:40:55,921 HERALD: Your Majesty. 788 00:40:55,954 --> 00:40:58,223 Your Majesty, are you all right? 789 00:41:00,959 --> 00:41:03,161 What happened? Where is she? 790 00:41:03,194 --> 00:41:05,797 The Royal Party of Thryce 791 00:41:05,831 --> 00:41:08,199 was not the Royal Party of Thryce. 792 00:41:08,233 --> 00:41:10,101 They deceived us all. 793 00:41:10,135 --> 00:41:12,137 They're gone. 794 00:41:15,206 --> 00:41:16,274 And Sister Nicci? 795 00:41:16,307 --> 00:41:19,077 Gone also, Margrave. 796 00:41:21,046 --> 00:41:23,014 Well, if I'm not going to live forever, 797 00:41:23,048 --> 00:41:24,816 I'll spend my years with a beautiful wife. 798 00:41:24,850 --> 00:41:26,718 Summon Countess Drucilla. 799 00:41:26,752 --> 00:41:29,655 And let it be known I've chosen her to be my bride. 800 00:41:29,688 --> 00:41:32,724 Alas, when she discovered that eternity 801 00:41:32,758 --> 00:41:35,026 was not part of the marriage contract, 802 00:41:35,060 --> 00:41:37,495 she departed. 803 00:41:38,997 --> 00:41:40,666 Then bring the queen from the dungeon. 804 00:41:40,699 --> 00:41:42,200 Tell her all has been forgiven. 805 00:41:42,233 --> 00:41:43,935 It's better to have an old reliable mare 806 00:41:43,969 --> 00:41:45,671 than no horse at all, wouldn't you say? 807 00:41:45,704 --> 00:41:47,038 ( chuckles ) 808 00:41:47,072 --> 00:41:50,776 Unfortunately, the queen has escaped. 809 00:41:50,809 --> 00:41:53,745 But don't despair, Your Majesty. 810 00:41:53,779 --> 00:41:55,213 You will always have me. 811 00:42:00,185 --> 00:42:01,987 ( mellow theme playing ) 812 00:42:06,992 --> 00:42:08,627 East. 813 00:42:08,660 --> 00:42:10,028 That'll take us close to Nargoth. 814 00:42:10,061 --> 00:42:11,129 We'll make sure you get home safe. 815 00:42:11,162 --> 00:42:12,130 Thank you. 816 00:42:12,163 --> 00:42:14,199 Should move fast. 817 00:42:14,232 --> 00:42:15,901 Nicci may have run away, but she'll be back. 818 00:42:15,934 --> 00:42:17,703 With her powers. 819 00:42:17,736 --> 00:42:18,837 To Nargoth, then. 820 00:42:18,870 --> 00:42:20,906 Uh, not until I get out of this dress. 821 00:42:20,939 --> 00:42:22,608 Why? 822 00:42:22,641 --> 00:42:23,709 A little lower on the neckline, 823 00:42:23,742 --> 00:42:25,677 you may never need another Agiel. 824 00:42:27,913 --> 00:42:29,881 And had you done this a year ago, 825 00:42:29,915 --> 00:42:31,850 Darken Rahl would have surrendered at the sight of you. 826 00:42:31,883 --> 00:42:33,218 ( chuckles ) 827 00:42:33,251 --> 00:42:35,020 And if you're going to wear a hem that short, 828 00:42:35,053 --> 00:42:36,154 you should get rid of the stockings 829 00:42:36,187 --> 00:42:37,823 and show a little skin. 830 00:42:37,856 --> 00:42:39,124 Ah. 831 00:42:39,157 --> 00:42:41,192 ( upbeat theme playing ) 832 00:42:47,666 --> 00:42:50,836 ( heroic theme playing )