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Welcome, Beybolat Bey.

Thank you, Chief Alp Abdurrahman.

Ertuğrul Bey expects you in the hall.

Good. Good.

Let's go.

Brother.

Let me drop by to see Hafsa Hatun and give her my good wishes.

-Excuse me, Brother. -Of course, Sister, go.

İlbilge.

-Peace be upon you, Ertuğrul Bey. -And upon you, Beybolat Bey.

Where is Sırma Hatun? Did she not come?

She went to visit Hafsa Hatun. She'll be here soon.

-Please sit down. -Thank you.

We heard about your bravery today, Beybolat Bey.

First Albastı, now Dragos and his men.

You stood back to back with Ertuğrul Bey and won a great victory.

Söğüt is home to all of us, Mother Hayme.

It is our duty to protect this land, too.

I'm glad we played our part.

As I said today, this won't end with Dragos' death.

There are still a great many enemies to take care of.

We must fight them all, back to back.

We believe that everything you do, you do for the good of our lands.

Whoever the enemy may be,

it is our duty to stand with you, Ertuğrul Bey.

I've no doubt that you'll always stand with us

in the name of righteousness, İlbilge Hatun.

The qualities which will ensure our continued existence in this far-flung land

are unity and loyalty.

Remember.

If a disagreement was to cause a rupture between us, it would only serve

to make our enemies more formidable.

If we become one, we are strong.

No enemy would dare stand before us.

Where are you going?

Nowhere in particular, my lady.

You were whispering something to my sister earlier.

Tell me, where are you going?

Are you hiding something from me?

Of course not, my lady.

How could I ever hide anything from you?

İlbilge Hatun asked me to give a letter to Abdurrahman Alp.

He was to give it to Ertuğrul Bey, so...

As you can see, Mengü, no one listens when it comes to matters of the heart.

Give me the letter, I'll give it to him.

But she wanted me to do it, she'll be angry.

I'm her sister, why would she be angry?

All she wants is the letter delivered. I'll deliver it.

I brought gifts for Aslıhan and Aybars.

Get them from the bag on my horse and bring them to the tent.

As you wish, my lady.

Sister!

So, you and Ertuğrul have been playing games with us all this time.

Keep playing your games.

We know what to do to destroy them.

You were able to outwit both the fake Dragos and the real one, Ertuğrul Bey.

Now, Lefke Castle is as vulnerable to attack as a nesting sparrow.

-One more assault is all that's required. -You're right.

But this is not the right time to lay siege to the castle.

Why not?

It would deal with the Byzantine threat, too.

You've already cleared it of the jackals within,

now it's time to pounce like a tiger.

The Byzantine must have sent their envoy when they caught wind of it.

The envoy had another motive.

I dealt with it as was appropriate.

I didn't give him what he wanted, but took what I wanted.

It's not so easy to lay siege to a castle, Beybolat Bey.

You won't know as you've never conquered one before.

Before I deal with the castle,

there are other jackals I need to take care of.

I'll get my claws around their throats first.

Who might they be, Ertuğrul Bey?

Albastı.

Albastı?

Albastı's dead. I killed him.

Albastı is not dead, Beybolat Bey.

You killed a man who had disguised himself as Albastı.

My, my!

Catching a man like that is no easy feat, Ertuğrul Bey.

On the contrary, my sword is at Albastı's neck.

One more step

and I'll have him caught.

May I enter, Hafsa Hatun?

Come in, Sırma Hatun.

-Welcome. -Thank you. Where are the children?

They are with their father in the healing tent.

They wanted to be with him.

I was getting some clean clothes for Bamsı.

Please, sit down. Here.

I brought gifts for the children. Please give them to them when they get back.

I thought they might raise a smile during such a difficult time.

I appreciate it, Sırma Hatun.

I was saddened to hear about what happened to Bamsı, sister.

It was inevitable things would end up this way.

From what I hear, he went to fight the enemy without a weapon.

None of this would have happened if Ertuğrul Bey hadn't taken his sword.

It has nothing to do with that, Sırma.

If there is a battle to fight, Bamsı would rush there even if his hands were tied.

Anyway, other things contributed to what happened in Söğüt.

Fortunately, Ertuğrul Bey has eliminated them.

Have Selcan Hatun and Mother Hayme troubled themselves to visit you?

They have, indeed. God bless them. They haven't abandoned me.

It must be a guilty conscience which made them come here.

Sırma, dear. They bear no ill will towards us.

I thought that when I was angry, but I was wrong about them.

Ertuğrul Bey saved my son.

They'd have killed him and Bamsı if he hadn't got there in time.

While I was waiting here in agony,

Mother Hayme and Selcan Hatun gave me strength.

Now, it's only Bamsı I'm worried about.

If he could just get back on his feet, I want nothing else.

Then, excuse me now. May Allah help heal him.

Amen.

Once we have these ointments ready,

you'll be back on your feet in no time, God willing.

We'll get you back to your tent very soon, Bamsı

Artuk Bey.

Artuk Bey, Allah bless you.

The prayers you offer up...

and the ointments you make, heal both our body and our mind.

I can never repay you, Artuk Bey.

It's Allah's wish, Bamsı. Just the wish of Allah.

If you can just get your feet on the ground, the rest will be easy.

Artuk Bey, everything is easy now. I fear nothing anymore.

Ertuğrul Bey forgave me.

Artuk Bey.

I was so scared Ertuğrul Bey would never talk to me again,

that he'd never so much as look at me again, Artuk Bey.

I've never been so scared in my life, really.

He was afraid of losing you too, Bamsı.

He burned your wound himself.

My Bey. My Bey.

Yes, Bamsı. That is the way of beys.

On one side are flames, earth on the other.

Steel on one side, velvet on the other.

Just as he knows how to judge and punish justly,

he also knows how to show compassion.

Indeed, Artuk Bey.

My bey always knows best.

May we come in, Artuk Bey?

-My children! -Come in.

We were told you'd let us see our father, Artuk Bey.

We're here to see Father.

Come on then.

Father.

-Father! -My dear Aybars!

Don't hug him, my children. His wounds are still fresh.

Artuk Bey, let them hug me!

Feeling their caress and hearing their laughter

will heal me quicker than anything else.

God bless you, my children.

Are you all right, Father?

My brave son.

My sweet flower! I'm fine.

I'm fine. I couldn't be better. Don't worry about me.

We were worried you'd got hurt and would leave us, Father.

My dear girl. There is nothing to fear.

There's nothing to fear. Look, I'm still as big as a mountain.

Plus, plus, Ertuğrul Bey came here to visit me.

So, I couldn't be happier.

Is that true, Father?

Did he forgive you?

Son, I learned that, at the end of patience and sorrow,

peace awaits. Indeed, he forgave me.

Now, no one will be able to hold me back!

Be careful, Bamsı.

I said you'd heal, but I didn't say that you'd heal overnight.

Artuk Bey!

I'm fine, I'm fine, my children. Don't worry about me.

God bless you. God bless you both.

-May I enter, my bey? -Come in, Abdurrahman.

-There's a letter for you, my bey. -From whom?

It's from İlbilge Hatun.

Sırma Hatun gave it to me.

So, you got it from Sırma Hatun, huh?

Thank you. You may go.

I told you, Brother. We were right to doubt İlbilge.

Did you find out something?

I saw my sister handing a letter to Mengü.

I took it from her in the Kayı's camp.

The letter was for Ertuğrul.

What did it say?

That she wanted to meet him in the usual secret place.

And that she had someone important to show him.

-What did you do with the letter? -I didn't keep it.

I sent it to Ertuğrul Bey via Abdurrahman Alp.

It would have looked suspicious if I hadn't.

I thought we might be able to use this.

Good idea, Sister. Good idea.

Brother.

Where might she be meeting him?

Who could she be showing him?

-Could it be... -She'll show him the man she caught.

So, she took him and hid him there.

Our sister is playing us false.

And working with Ertuğrul, too.

It should have been obvious from what she said in the tent.

This is too much.

She is going to destroy our reputation. She is a traitor!

What do we do now?

Are we just going to let Ertuğrul have him?

We'll let them go and we'll follow them.

When Ertuğrul goes to meet our traitor of a sister,

he'll be trapped.

The Umur will open the eyes of the Kayı bey

to who is stronger.

And our sister?

What happens to her?

Whoever does not respect me,

who denies my authority as bey of this tribe,

and who plays tricks behind my back,

has no place in my heart.

I will give her the punishment she deserves.

Don't let her out of your sight.

After all, we don't want to lose the woman who will lead us straight to Ertuğrul.

As you command, brother.

Ertuğrul knows that Albastı is alive.

He said he was one move away from getting hold of Albastı.

It must be because of that man.

We have no option now but to kill him.

When Beybolat realized he wouldn't make it out of there alive...

he turned on Dragos and sided with us.

He thinks he's pulled a veil over our eyes.

He still thinks we're completely blind to what's going on,

and is unaware that the veil has been pulled over his eyes.

A fox may disguise itself as a lion, but its fur and tracks give it away.

He'll surely be plotting something.

Every move he's made up to now has been in vain.

If he makes another move, he'll not be able to save his head again.

So, let's give him the chance to make that move, Turgut.

I've prepared something so disturbing for him, he'll think of nothing else.

He'll make his move, depend on it.

-He won't be able to stop himself. -What did you do to scare him, my bey?

I told him that Albastı was alive.

What's more, that I was breathing down his neck.

Very good, he should make his move soon.

Traitors like him are often overcome by their own fear.

They lash out wildly, like rabid dogs.

That's what I want.

His fear will override his judgement and caution.

He'll walk right into our swords and the mask will be ripped from his face.

The trail I've left for him leads to such an end...

that he'll regret not having died sooner.

Have you thought about what I said?

I have, Ertuğrul Bey, but there's something I don't understand.

Why do you want İnhisar?

I'll site three tribes around Lefke Castle.

That way I will establish the first line of defense

against possible threats coming from any direction.

İnhisar will become part of my domain.

In difficult times, both the castle and the tribes I place close to it,

will benefit from the protection it will provide.

We would be reluctant to give you authority over İnhisar.

Can't we agree to other terms?

I have no other terms.

My alps are eager to conquer the castle which has been

the source of so much trouble for us.

As am I.

You either add your seal and accept this agreement,

or I raze Lefke Castle to the ground.

What's more, I'll also declare the pastures beyond the castle my own.

I accept, Ertuğrul Bey.

I hope you keep your word,

so that we may establish a trade route and prosper in peace.

Given that the area around İnhisar overlooks the border,

it is strategically more important to us than the castle, my bey.

We have triumphed with both the sword and with the pen.

May Allah make our way clear.

Amen.

It is my intention to make this place a sanctuary for ahis and dervishes,

and those scholars who have escaped the Mongols,

İnhisar will be the place where Turkish ideals and traditions are given new life,

and the banner of Islam is flown for all the world to see.

God willing, my bey.

-May Allah make our way clear. -Amen.

If I ever stray from the righteous path, that is the day I die.

It would be better to die than to live with such shame.

The person who shot that man, or who ordered him killed,

was your brother.

I won't believe it unless I see it with my own eyes

You'll see it with your own eyes, İlbilge Hatun.

-May I enter, my bey? -Come in, Baturalp.

My bey, İlbilge Hatun has left the village.

So, she's set out to meet Ertuğrul, huh?

Go now and follow her closely, Baturalp.

Ertuğrul will most likely meet İlbilge alone.

The hunter becomes the hunted.

Let's go.

Bamsı? Bamsı, what are you doing?

Bamsı, you're meant to be resting.

Hafsa, Hafsa, I don't have time to rest.

Ertuğrul Bey showed me the utmost kindness and forgave me.

Now, Bamsi can no longer rest.

Bamsı, Artuk Bey said your wound was deep.

He only cauterized it recently. What if something happens to you?

My Hafsa, don't you trust your husband?

He has the arms of an ox,

and the chest and heart of a stallion.

Don't worry about me.

Stop worrying and help me put on my armor.

I must, I must get back into training.

Ertuğrul Bey told me to heal and return.

Yes, he told you to heal, Bamsı. He doesn't expect you back right away.

Look, I'm cooking soup.

Have that first and then rest a little. You can go afterwards.

Do you want me to fall asleep? Allah forbid, my Hafsa.

May Allah grant me and my brothers a death that comes while standing upright.

A man should always be up on his feet, Hafsa.

He stands on his feet...

and dies on his feet.

Let me at least give you a cup of sherbet with medicine.

Look at me, Hafsa, look at me.

Training is what's going to heal me.

Just help me put this on.

Now, I feel like flying free like the birds,

and running as fast as the panther.

Don't worry about me. Come on, help me.

-Is it done, Hafsa? -Yes, Bamsı.

Come on, Hafsa.

My dear husband, how young at heart you are!

Stopping you would be cruel, that's why I'd never do it.

-She's gone into the caves, my bey. -So, that's where he's hidden.

Oh, İlbilge!

I'll make you pay for doing this to me.

It looks like Ertuğrul hasn't arrived yet.

He will, don't worry.

Two of you, come with me. The rest of you stay here and wait.

I'll get into the cave and kill the man.

If Ertuğrul gets here before I'm out of the cave,

you know what to do.

Let's go!

How can there be no one here? They can't have just disappeared.

Where is she? Where did she go?

There's light coming in over there, my bey. It could be a passage.

What are you up to, İlbilge?

We'll go after them. Come on.

We'll follow the tracks. This way. Let's go!

Why is our bey still inside?

Why haven't they come out yet?

Who are you?

What do you want?

So, this is where she was going to meet Ertuğrul.

Get hold of İlbilge before he comes. Be careful.

Ertuğrul could get here at any moment. Don't hurt İlbilge in any way. Go on.

Who are you? What do you want from me?

Ertuğrul.

The game's over, Albastı!

You knew I'd come, so you set me up.

When your brother returns to his tribe,

he'll have already found out that you went after the man with the scar,

and that he was killed so that he couldn't reveal anything.

He'll employ all sorts of tricks to try to find out what you know.

It's important that you behave normally,

as if nothing has happened.

Don't do anything at all that might put you at risk, İlbilge Hatun.

Don't worry.

What do you want me to do, Ertuğrul Bey?

Beybolat must not find out that you talked to me in Söğüt.

But he'll guess that you did, eventually.

He'll prepare accordingly.

When you say you want to speak to your brother and me about something,

his suspicions will increase.

And then what?

I assume he'll want to come here with you...

and find out what I know.

Since you won't be able to talk to me alone,

you'll get a letter to me in secret.

You'll say that you want to talk to me about the man with the scar

and that you'll be waiting at the usual place.

It's up to you to ensure that letter

finds its way into Beybolat's hands, İlbilge Hatun.

Those who are consumed by the darkness of treachery

are doomed to reveal themselves in the clear light of day.

Subtitle translation by Tuğçe Erteki