1 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:15,660 Long ago, scholars used geometry to learn the size and scope 2 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,560 of the Earth for the first time. 3 00:00:20,220 --> 00:00:24,030 In which case, is it also possible to use geometry to determine 4 00:00:24,030 --> 00:00:26,700 the size and scope of the fate we hold in our hands? 5 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:35,130 This is the story of a witch who made a vast continent her plaything. 6 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:43,740 Jaadugar 7 00:01:48,590 --> 00:01:52,120 And just where are you trying to fly to, my little bird? 8 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:56,260 You are such a handful, child. 9 00:01:59,010 --> 00:02:02,410 {\an7}I love how full of life the bazaar is. 13 00:02:35,300 --> 00:02:36,640 Mistress. 14 00:02:36,640 --> 00:02:39,800 When your iddah mourning period for the late master ends, let's come shopping. 15 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:40,950 Good idea. 16 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:46,390 For today, though, I hope Allah will lead us to a fine slave. 17 00:02:46,390 --> 00:02:48,020 Not as fine as you, of course. 18 00:02:56,130 --> 00:02:58,320 All of them are hard workers. 19 00:02:59,530 --> 00:03:03,290 This woman, for example, is skilled at cooking. 20 00:03:03,290 --> 00:03:05,010 This one is a skilled seamstress. 21 00:03:05,010 --> 00:03:06,480 And this one's a talker, 22 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:10,120 so perhaps she'd make a good conversation partner for you, Lady Fatima. 23 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:11,650 Perhaps. 24 00:03:11,650 --> 00:03:13,880 But what we most need help with right now is... 25 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,590 The cleaning. That huge mansion is too much for me to handle alone. 26 00:03:17,950 --> 00:03:22,100 Yes, and I still haven't finished sorting through my late husband's belongings. 27 00:03:22,100 --> 00:03:23,430 Ah, say no more. 28 00:03:23,430 --> 00:03:25,700 Then, how about this woman? 29 00:03:25,700 --> 00:03:27,920 She has a true gift for cleaning. 30 00:03:28,500 --> 00:03:30,320 My name is Anis. 31 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:32,800 Cleaning isn't about what you wish to discard, 32 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:34,060 but what you wish to keep. 33 00:03:34,650 --> 00:03:37,630 Your days will be neat and tidy. I give you my word. 34 00:03:37,630 --> 00:03:39,210 That would be wonderful. 35 00:03:39,210 --> 00:03:40,110 How much for her? 36 00:03:41,190 --> 00:03:43,640 I'll let you have her for 800 dirham. 37 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,740 I know slaves aren't cheap, but my goodness... 38 00:03:46,980 --> 00:03:50,330 Mr. Ahmad, please. Can't you go a little lower? 39 00:03:52,180 --> 00:03:54,820 I would normally refuse, 40 00:03:55,330 --> 00:03:59,210 but I could make an exception and let you have her for half price. 41 00:03:59,210 --> 00:04:00,140 What? 42 00:03:59,210 --> 00:04:00,140 {\an8}What? 43 00:04:00,140 --> 00:04:01,650 But in return... 44 00:04:02,190 --> 00:04:03,070 Come. 45 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,350 Go on. Do as I taught you. 46 00:04:16,060 --> 00:04:17,570 Oh, how cute. 47 00:04:17,570 --> 00:04:18,520 Who's this? 48 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:21,490 I acquired her just the other day. Her name is Sitara. 49 00:04:21,490 --> 00:04:24,860 Oh, your name means "star." How lovely. 50 00:04:28,870 --> 00:04:33,930 She's a bit bashful, but as you can see, her smile is quite fetching. 51 00:04:33,930 --> 00:04:39,250 If properly educated, I reckon she could be a servant to someone of high standing. 52 00:04:39,590 --> 00:04:41,340 So here's my proposal. 53 00:04:41,340 --> 00:04:42,800 Lady Fatima. 54 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,450 Yours is a scholarly household, 55 00:04:45,450 --> 00:04:50,060 and Young Master Muhammad's keen mind shines brightly even here in Tus. 56 00:04:50,060 --> 00:04:52,570 Studying in your home will give her real cachet. 57 00:04:52,570 --> 00:04:55,770 So might I trouble you to take her in for a while? 58 00:05:03,710 --> 00:05:05,780 You agreed to his deal? 59 00:05:06,460 --> 00:05:11,130 Please. You're the only one qualified to be her teacher now, Brother. 60 00:05:11,130 --> 00:05:14,750 I'm still in my iddah, and I don't know any teachers outside our family. 61 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:21,050 Besides, slave or no, seeking knowledge is the duty of every Muslim. 62 00:05:22,010 --> 00:05:23,630 I suppose. 63 00:05:25,500 --> 00:05:28,090 Recitation is the cornerstone of all learning. 64 00:05:28,090 --> 00:05:31,430 The first step on that journey is to recite the Quran properly. 65 00:05:31,660 --> 00:05:33,910 Now, repeat after me. 66 00:05:34,990 --> 00:05:39,860 "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful." 67 00:05:43,300 --> 00:05:44,280 Now you. 68 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:48,280 Go on. Try saying it. 69 00:05:52,130 --> 00:05:55,100 It's hopeless. This girl has absolutely no talent. 70 00:05:55,100 --> 00:05:58,770 Try as I might, she just smiles and shows no interest in learning. 71 00:05:58,770 --> 00:06:01,000 But I promised I would take her in. 72 00:06:02,530 --> 00:06:05,630 I'll pay back the discount you got on the other slave. 73 00:06:05,630 --> 00:06:07,590 I'm sorry, Brother. 74 00:06:10,740 --> 00:06:14,140 I'll have him come fetch you. Wait here a while, all right? 75 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:17,560 Mr. Ahmad's establishment, right? I'll go. 76 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:19,600 Yes. Sorry to trouble you. 77 00:06:24,950 --> 00:06:25,920 I have to get away. 78 00:06:27,870 --> 00:06:32,020 I don't wanna get sold off to who knows where. I'm going home. 79 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:06,920 I'm lost. 80 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:08,530 Where's the way out? 81 00:07:15,330 --> 00:07:16,760 A boy? 82 00:07:25,510 --> 00:07:30,720 And Young Master Muhammad's keen mind shines brightly even here in Tus. 83 00:07:33,930 --> 00:07:35,470 Excuse me. 84 00:07:35,770 --> 00:07:36,720 Where's the door? 85 00:07:37,260 --> 00:07:39,020 Th-This is most improper. 86 00:07:39,500 --> 00:07:42,670 A female mustn't show herself before a man with her hair uncovered. 87 00:07:43,570 --> 00:07:46,010 It's okay. I'm still little. 88 00:07:46,010 --> 00:07:47,260 You're too close. 89 00:07:47,260 --> 00:07:49,940 Besides, you look like you're still a child to me, 90 00:07:49,940 --> 00:07:51,560 Young Master Muhammad. 91 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:53,660 Who are you, anyway? 92 00:07:54,550 --> 00:07:55,250 My name is— 93 00:07:55,250 --> 00:07:56,790 Ah! There you are! 94 00:07:56,790 --> 00:07:59,120 I've looked high and low after you ran off. 95 00:08:00,260 --> 00:08:02,400 The roses were so pretty, I had to come look. 96 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:04,370 She was looking for the way out. 97 00:08:07,340 --> 00:08:10,320 Unbelievable. How could you try to escape? 98 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:15,370 Now, now. My brother will be back with Ahmad any minute now. 99 00:08:15,370 --> 00:08:16,300 I'm so sorry. 100 00:08:16,300 --> 00:08:17,950 You wanted to go back, didn't you? 101 00:08:20,010 --> 00:08:22,270 Not to that man's place. 102 00:08:22,860 --> 00:08:25,240 To the house I lived in with my mother. 103 00:08:26,030 --> 00:08:29,980 My mother died, and her master sold me off. 104 00:08:29,980 --> 00:08:32,610 Then it's not your house. 105 00:08:32,610 --> 00:08:34,320 You're a slave. 106 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,030 If you want a real home to return to, 107 00:08:36,030 --> 00:08:38,880 study hard so you'll be bought by a good master. 108 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:40,950 Then, I'm never ever gonna study! 109 00:08:41,220 --> 00:08:44,340 I don't wanna study! I won't make cute faces anymore, either! 110 00:08:44,340 --> 00:08:45,960 It only makes me more valuable! 111 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:50,250 If I study, I'll get sold off again somewhere even farther away than this! 112 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:53,560 I'm sick of going places where I don't recognize anything! 113 00:08:56,330 --> 00:08:58,870 Little girl. Your name is Sitara? 114 00:08:58,870 --> 00:09:01,440 So that's the reason you came here to study? 115 00:09:02,530 --> 00:09:05,280 Our lots in life might be rather different, and yet... 116 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:06,900 Say, Zumurrud. 117 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:10,200 Would you fetch me a water bucket from the kitchen? 118 00:09:10,610 --> 00:09:12,050 The larger the better. 119 00:09:12,050 --> 00:09:13,340 Of course. 120 00:09:14,130 --> 00:09:15,080 Come with me. 121 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:19,700 Where are we going? 122 00:09:24,100 --> 00:09:25,300 The roof? 123 00:09:32,590 --> 00:09:34,420 Will this do? 124 00:09:34,420 --> 00:09:36,160 Yes, thank you. 125 00:09:38,550 --> 00:09:40,930 I'm going to drop this into the courtyard, okay? 126 00:09:47,450 --> 00:09:48,440 Young Master? 127 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:50,890 Is that girl really a lost cause? 128 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:55,550 Wh-What was that? What's going on? 129 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,670 What was that noise just now? Is everyone all right? 130 00:10:04,670 --> 00:10:06,660 Did lightning strike the house? 131 00:10:06,660 --> 00:10:09,000 A-Are you sure we aren't under enemy attack? 132 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:10,870 Is it those barbarous nomads? 133 00:10:14,530 --> 00:10:15,900 A water bucket? 134 00:10:16,270 --> 00:10:17,720 They're all in a panic. 135 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:20,180 Young Master, your little prank went too far. 136 00:10:20,180 --> 00:10:23,890 If I might ask, why are you two so calm and composed? 137 00:10:24,170 --> 00:10:25,600 Well, why wouldn't we be? 138 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:29,520 We knew it was going to hit the ground, so we covered our ears. 139 00:10:32,380 --> 00:10:37,010 So one might say you predicted a future in which there would be a loud noise 140 00:10:37,010 --> 00:10:39,780 and took appropriate precautions. Is that correct? 141 00:10:39,780 --> 00:10:42,410 Well, uh, yes, I suppose. 142 00:10:43,290 --> 00:10:47,040 Perhaps that is what learning is all about. 143 00:10:48,390 --> 00:10:51,450 At this moment in time, you don't know where you are, 144 00:10:51,450 --> 00:10:53,100 what is happening, 145 00:10:53,100 --> 00:10:55,290 or what is going to become of you. 146 00:10:55,290 --> 00:10:56,880 Your life is full of unknowns. 147 00:10:57,340 --> 00:11:00,400 In a way, my uncle and the others down there are the same. 148 00:11:01,050 --> 00:11:03,270 But if you study and become wise, 149 00:11:03,270 --> 00:11:08,140 you will know the best course of action to take, whatever trouble you're in. 150 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:10,730 That can never be a bad thing. 151 00:11:11,350 --> 00:11:13,650 That's what studying is? 152 00:11:16,690 --> 00:11:17,810 Uncle! 153 00:11:17,810 --> 00:11:20,170 Sorry for startling you! That was me! 154 00:11:21,900 --> 00:11:25,160 This water bucket is all bent and won't stack anymore. 155 00:11:25,390 --> 00:11:26,800 It no longer sparks joy. 156 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:28,640 Go and have it repaired. 157 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:31,150 I'll see to the cooking. 158 00:11:31,150 --> 00:11:33,170 Why, hello there, Sitara. 159 00:11:35,290 --> 00:11:37,920 If you have questions about anything, feel free to ask. 160 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:39,050 I... I will. 161 00:11:39,860 --> 00:11:44,470 Thus Sitara found herself serving in a scholarly household, 162 00:11:44,470 --> 00:11:46,230 while studying hard. 163 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:56,710 You look so pretty, Mistress! 164 00:12:57,020 --> 00:13:00,330 Thank you. But I must admit, I feel quite self-conscious. 165 00:13:00,330 --> 00:13:01,760 Don't be silly. 166 00:13:02,340 --> 00:13:05,370 This is your first day going back to the hammam baths after your iddah. 167 00:13:05,370 --> 00:13:09,620 Go freshen up, put on some makeup, dye your hair and hands with henna, 168 00:13:09,620 --> 00:13:12,600 and chat up a storm with the other wives. 169 00:13:12,870 --> 00:13:14,180 If you insist. 170 00:13:15,150 --> 00:13:17,060 I'll take you with me someday, 171 00:13:17,740 --> 00:13:18,610 Sitara. 172 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:20,610 Sure. 173 00:13:23,190 --> 00:13:26,130 "And to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens, 174 00:13:26,130 --> 00:13:28,940 and all that is in the earth." 175 00:13:30,290 --> 00:13:33,560 My recitation is still different than Uncle's somehow. 176 00:13:33,560 --> 00:13:36,040 I'll have him teach me again. 177 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:37,750 Mother, can we talk? 178 00:13:38,530 --> 00:13:40,000 Uh, where is Mother? 179 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:43,120 Mistress Fatima went to the hammam. 180 00:13:43,610 --> 00:13:44,880 Didn't she tell you? 181 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:47,550 What? Oh, was that today? 182 00:13:47,550 --> 00:13:50,490 Is there no room up there for anything but your studies? 183 00:13:51,020 --> 00:13:54,980 As I've told you, please don't leave your room with your hair uncovered. 184 00:13:54,980 --> 00:13:58,130 And as I've told you, I'm still little. 185 00:13:58,490 --> 00:14:01,360 Besides, you're still only 12, Young Master Muhammad. 186 00:14:01,670 --> 00:14:04,740 What's so bad about someone who still can't grow a beard 187 00:14:04,740 --> 00:14:06,320 setting foot in a woman's room? 188 00:14:06,510 --> 00:14:08,260 I'm not a child! 189 00:14:09,140 --> 00:14:11,650 Am I immature in your eyes too? 190 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:21,420 My teacher told me I was too ignorant in the ways of the world. 191 00:14:21,420 --> 00:14:23,590 Your law teacher? 192 00:14:23,590 --> 00:14:28,380 Yes, Ustad Kamal al-Din. Father introduced me to him before he died. 193 00:14:29,060 --> 00:14:32,880 But lately, there are times when I sense we view things differently. 194 00:14:33,450 --> 00:14:37,020 He does not even give clear answers to questions I put to him. 195 00:14:37,020 --> 00:14:42,070 You have far too little experience to understand such things. 196 00:14:43,710 --> 00:14:46,860 I... intend to go on a journey. 197 00:14:48,010 --> 00:14:51,740 I wish to travel to Nishapur and visit its renowned teachers. 198 00:14:51,740 --> 00:14:55,580 And I won't stop there. I will eventually visit other cities 199 00:14:55,580 --> 00:14:57,550 and engage with wisdom 200 00:14:57,550 --> 00:14:59,750 from any and all sources, not just Islam, 201 00:15:00,090 --> 00:15:01,730 in search of truth. 202 00:15:06,340 --> 00:15:10,810 I believe that to be the path my father, a scholar himself, wanted for me. 203 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:16,960 That is so admirable. 204 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:20,060 Well, I have washing to do, so I should go. 205 00:15:20,060 --> 00:15:20,940 Sure. 206 00:15:24,060 --> 00:15:28,660 "And to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens, and all that is in the earth." 207 00:15:32,420 --> 00:15:35,010 No matter how hard I study, 208 00:15:35,010 --> 00:15:37,830 I'll never match Master Muhammad, will I? 209 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:55,260 Well, Mother, I'm off. 210 00:15:55,260 --> 00:15:59,610 Devote yourself to your studies there so as not to bring shame on your father. 211 00:15:59,610 --> 00:16:00,310 I will. 212 00:16:00,830 --> 00:16:03,020 Take good care of yourself. 213 00:16:06,380 --> 00:16:07,870 Well, I'm off. 214 00:16:09,010 --> 00:16:10,510 I'll see you partway there. 215 00:16:10,510 --> 00:16:12,030 Thank you, Uncle. 216 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:15,620 Wait a moment. 217 00:16:15,620 --> 00:16:16,410 Girl. 218 00:16:17,870 --> 00:16:19,910 I'm told you are still unable to read. 219 00:16:20,140 --> 00:16:21,240 Yes. 220 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:22,140 I see. 221 00:16:22,580 --> 00:16:24,180 I shall write letters to you. 222 00:16:24,670 --> 00:16:26,870 When I become a teacher in the future, 223 00:16:26,870 --> 00:16:29,500 I'll need to convey lessons to young children like you. 224 00:16:29,500 --> 00:16:31,610 So I will write as simply as I can. 225 00:16:31,610 --> 00:16:33,260 I'm your way of practicing? 226 00:16:33,260 --> 00:16:36,930 I ask you to study hard so you can read them to my mother. 227 00:16:36,930 --> 00:16:38,650 Understood, Sitara? 228 00:16:40,020 --> 00:16:42,360 Never stop learning, okay? 229 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:43,920 I understand. I won't. 230 00:16:44,980 --> 00:16:46,190 I'll be off now. 231 00:16:52,470 --> 00:16:57,740 Muhammad, a boy of Tus who would go on to become a scholar of some renown, 232 00:16:57,740 --> 00:17:00,490 and Sitara, a slave girl. 233 00:17:01,140 --> 00:17:05,450 This would be the last time they would ever see each other face-to-face. 234 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,380 8 Years Later 235 00:17:10,380 --> 00:17:14,010 "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful." 236 00:17:14,310 --> 00:17:14,920 Huh? 237 00:17:18,380 --> 00:17:20,140 It's the Tus militia. 238 00:17:20,140 --> 00:17:21,610 Ms. Zumurrud? 239 00:17:21,610 --> 00:17:24,350 They must be off to scout around outside the city. 240 00:17:24,710 --> 00:17:28,940 Apparently, armed nomads have been seen in the area. 241 00:17:29,980 --> 00:17:33,180 My little brother is among them somewhere. 242 00:17:33,180 --> 00:17:34,980 I haven't seen him in ages, though. 243 00:17:34,980 --> 00:17:36,190 Oh? 244 00:17:36,190 --> 00:17:39,810 Mikhail and I were born in a land far to the west. 245 00:17:39,810 --> 00:17:41,340 One right by the sea. 246 00:17:41,340 --> 00:17:45,250 When the evening sun set, everything turned a lovely purple color. 247 00:17:45,250 --> 00:17:46,520 The sea? 248 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:48,210 We were poor, 249 00:17:48,210 --> 00:17:50,570 but how I loved watching the sea. 250 00:17:51,060 --> 00:17:52,090 Sitara? 251 00:17:52,900 --> 00:17:54,800 Might I trouble you to read this letter? 252 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:56,560 Yes! Right away! 253 00:17:57,030 --> 00:17:58,720 In the usual room, yes? 254 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:00,970 My goodness, look how happy she is. 255 00:18:03,290 --> 00:18:03,970 Here goes. 256 00:18:04,810 --> 00:18:06,580 "Mother. Uncle." 257 00:18:06,580 --> 00:18:10,430 "In the eight years since I left, I have studied many fields of learning, 258 00:18:10,430 --> 00:18:13,690 such as philosophy, mathematics, medicine, and astronomy." 259 00:18:13,690 --> 00:18:18,050 Nishapur is a large city where noted scholars gather. 260 00:18:18,050 --> 00:18:20,880 For example, I was instructed by Fadl al-Din Damad 261 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:24,560 in the medical arts founded by Ibn Sina. 262 00:18:25,020 --> 00:18:28,760 Unlike theology, in which you simply parrot what you are taught, 263 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:32,580 science is knowledge built upon real-world experience gained by scholars. 264 00:18:33,060 --> 00:18:36,530 I find this manner of learning far more agreeable. 265 00:18:36,530 --> 00:18:37,570 "And also..." 266 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:42,290 "If our little star, Sitara, will deign to listen, 267 00:18:42,290 --> 00:18:47,060 please tell her about Euclid and Ptolemy." 268 00:18:49,890 --> 00:18:51,250 Come with me. 269 00:18:58,740 --> 00:19:01,800 Thank you for showing me all these precious books. 270 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:06,840 Think nothing of it. Seeking knowledge is the duty of every Muslim. 271 00:19:07,210 --> 00:19:09,920 That's what my late scholarly husband told me. 272 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,830 Euclid's Elements is that one there. 273 00:19:13,150 --> 00:19:13,970 Sure. 274 00:19:22,460 --> 00:19:24,900 "A point is that which has no part." 275 00:19:24,900 --> 00:19:27,120 "A line is breadthless length." 276 00:19:27,120 --> 00:19:29,870 "The ends of a line are points." 277 00:19:29,870 --> 00:19:33,750 It's like he's stating obvious things in an overblown way. 278 00:19:33,750 --> 00:19:36,490 But what makes "obvious things" obvious? 279 00:19:36,490 --> 00:19:41,050 It is by amassing examples one by one that we prove universal principles. 280 00:19:41,870 --> 00:19:42,950 Was that too hard? 281 00:19:42,950 --> 00:19:47,290 Yes, sorry. I just don't see how I can apply this knowledge. 282 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:50,250 In that case, let's find a more interesting one for you. 283 00:19:50,770 --> 00:19:54,290 Al-Biruni's Book of Instructions in the Elements of the Art of Astrology. 284 00:19:54,290 --> 00:19:55,790 A book on astrology? 285 00:19:56,020 --> 00:19:57,390 More down to earth, right? 286 00:19:57,750 --> 00:19:59,620 Look at this. 287 00:20:00,810 --> 00:20:06,270 "The diameter of the Earth is 2,163 and 1/3 farsakh, 288 00:20:06,270 --> 00:20:09,270 and its circumference is 6,800 farsakh." 289 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:12,630 This person traveled to the ends of the Earth? 290 00:20:12,630 --> 00:20:15,150 Of course not. That's impossible. 291 00:20:16,210 --> 00:20:18,750 By forming a right triangle using a spot on the ground, 292 00:20:18,750 --> 00:20:22,130 a mountaintop, and the center of the Earth, 293 00:20:22,130 --> 00:20:24,850 it is possible to determine the Earth's radius. 294 00:20:24,850 --> 00:20:26,410 A mountaintop? 295 00:20:27,980 --> 00:20:33,240 You can also calculate the Earth's circumference using the angle of shadows. 296 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:34,570 Using shadows? 297 00:20:39,350 --> 00:20:43,550 All of this was derived from the universal knowledge found in Elements. 298 00:20:43,980 --> 00:20:46,010 Well? Does it pique your interest? 299 00:20:47,710 --> 00:20:48,820 It's burning! 300 00:20:48,820 --> 00:20:49,220 Huh? 301 00:20:54,850 --> 00:20:57,670 It's been one failure after another with you lately. 302 00:20:58,630 --> 00:21:00,650 I'm sorry, Ms. Anis. 303 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:03,320 Listen, Sitara. 304 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,360 Slaves do all sorts of jobs. 305 00:21:05,620 --> 00:21:10,150 Some slaves are given an education in order to entertain their master. 306 00:21:10,970 --> 00:21:14,830 We sometimes even receive a pledge to be set free. 307 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:18,930 You shouldn't get your hopes up too high, though. 308 00:21:18,930 --> 00:21:21,780 We don't get to decide such things. 309 00:21:22,260 --> 00:21:24,380 We aren't people. We're property. 310 00:21:24,380 --> 00:21:25,930 Girls, please... 311 00:21:25,930 --> 00:21:27,340 Gather around. 312 00:21:27,900 --> 00:21:29,640 Can you also go fetch Zumurrud? 313 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:31,260 What's the matter? 314 00:21:31,710 --> 00:21:35,020 The Tus militia has been defeated by the nomads. 315 00:21:38,980 --> 00:21:43,280 Heaven did not answer our prayers with mercy, but with fire. 316 00:21:43,810 --> 00:21:48,000 Instead of rain, fire embers fell across the land, followed by silence, 317 00:21:49,170 --> 00:21:51,410 which took the place of the flames. 318 00:21:55,100 --> 00:21:57,790 Highness, as you can see, we have put down 319 00:21:58,060 --> 00:22:00,060 the fools who took up arms against us. 320 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,020 We will enter their city within days. 321 00:22:02,610 --> 00:22:03,320 Ah... 322 00:22:04,230 --> 00:22:07,070 Speaking of which, are there scholars in Tus? 323 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:08,070 Highness? 324 00:22:08,740 --> 00:22:10,700 I'm looking for something, you see. 325 00:23:43,100 --> 00:23:48,250 {\an7}The Roses That Bloom in Safar 326 00:23:43,590 --> 00:23:46,280 Next time: "The Roses That Bloom in Safar."