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Her Majesty's Royal Guard! Open up!

Is there any word?

She's completely evaded our dogs, Ayuras and Scentiers.

Either she's managed to flee the city, or she's very well hidden.

Who else knows?

Only the Royal Guard, but they're sworn to secrecy.

Which means the nobles will know soon, if they don't already.

And when the nobles know, their staffs will know.

Word will spread.

If Trovere finds out about this, there will be no avoiding a war.

We need to get her out of the city before news reaches the court.

She's been promised Sibeth today.

How did it even come to this?

A peace treaty between two nations

hanging on revenge against one awful woman?

Tamacti, these God Thunder weapons that Baba speaks of,

what are your thoughts?

I don't know what to think about it.

Baba Voss is a great warrior, but he's been through a lot.

Maybe he's confused.

It doesn't matter. Someone attacked him.

I will insist she go home to seek assurances

that this attack, that these weapons, were not from Trivantes.

Maghra, Trovere is no fool. She'll know it's a stall.

We need a stall to find my damn sister!

Unless you can convince her to accept something else in her stead.

No, they seem pretty determined to have her.

So, what then?

The ambassador is still pretty enraged about Baba's attack.

I'll give her time to settle, then I'll approach her.

What will you say?

I don't know.

But I think we all agree it better be something brilliant.

You're going to leave all our fates in the hands of an idiot.

Lord Harlan is many things, but he's no idiot.

If it wasn't for his influence with Trovere,

we would have been at war months ago.

Must be one hell of a cock.

Well, I wouldn't know.

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I should have been there.

Not even you could have saved Paris.

I would not have allowed her to care for that demon woman.

It was the baby she was caring for, not Sibeth.

I know you're upset about Paris.

We've all had time to mourn her.

It's not just Paris.

What do you mean?

They killed Bow Lion.

Bow Lion?

The God Thunder.

She never even got a chance to die fighting.

No fight, just death.

She was with you?

Yes.

I'm sorry.

Me too.

Mama?

I assume you're here to let him out.

Leave us to talk for a moment.

- I will leave with my father. - Haniwa, not now.

Your sister killed Paris, and you kept her in her bedroom.

Him, you keep in a dungeon!

If I let him out, he will go after the ambassador again.

No, he won't.

- Yes, I will. - Papa!

Haniwa, leave us, please.

It's okay, my love.

Where is No?

No?

The dog.

The dog?

He's more comfortable than you are, and most likely better fed.

Good.

And Sibeth?

There's no sign of her yet.

I do not understand why you kept her alive.

Was it so easy for you to kill your brother?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, you're right.

It was a mistake. I should have killed her.

Do not make another one with the Trivantians.

I have spent a long time negotiating peace with them.

And I cannot just throw it away

because of a conclusion you have made without firm evidence.

They will be coming here with these weapons,

and they will flatten your kingdom!

I do not doubt that you were attacked by these weapons.

- Yet you've caged me like an animal. - You forced me to!

You think I want you down here?

I've spent seasons wondering where you were,

dreaming of your return.

And now I am forced to lock you up?

I'm just trying to hold things together

long enough to capture Sibeth,

or any chance of peace will be lost.

But I cannot hold it together

if you are so determined to tear it apart.

I need you to trust me, just for a little while.

Can you do that?

Yes.

Good. Because there is something else I need you to do.

What?

Talk to Kofun.

Kofun?

He needs his father, more than ever.

Do you have a key?

No.

Then move, please.

I'm sorry I broke your dungeon.

Just another thing to fix.

Paya was once a great and holy kingdom,

where the very mention of sight was a sin.

But now, our holy kingdom is corrupted

by the very monarchy that built it.

They have put themselves before their people.

And in so doing, they have surrendered their birthright.

I served Wolffe Kane, a great king

who is surely spinning in his grave.

His daughters have betrayed him, and they have betrayed us.

And because he is not here to right the wrongs of his daughters,

we will do it for him.

The time has come for us to rise up as a people, as true believers,

and rid Pennsa of these witches.

Thanks.

We must wipe out the bastard children

of Maghra and Sibeth Kane!

Chet-chet.

- Fucking witch! - I got him!

Hold him still.

Kofun!

That's enough of that!

Kofun!

Dad?

Kofun. Are you hurt?

No. I-It's just a cut. I'm fine.

- Let me feel. - No, I said I'm fine!

Why are you here?

I heard this is where I could find you.

No, I mean, why are you back here at all?

We should speak.

Your mother has told me all that has happened.

Then we don't need to speak.

Kofun! Listen to me. Please.

Baba Voss! You got a dog.

Go away.

Kofun? Kofun?

Yeah, Ma, I'm here. I'm fine.

You should have told me he was back.

- How many were there? - We picked up four of them.

I said I'm fine.

If that blade had gone any deeper, he would be dead.

This? After Haniwa was grabbed, then nearly burned in the street?

The Witchfinders have grown too bold.

If it was Witchfinders that had attacked him,

the boy would be dead.

- Beg to differ. - This is still their doing.

Their insurgency is giving other people

the nerve to act against my children.

I want every last one of them arrested.

To what end?

I am going to hang them for treason.

Give us space.

Now!

Go. Go!

You're angry. I understand that. Your family was threatened.

But you can't go rounding up and executing citizens

without due process.

Don't think like a parent, think like a queen,

the queen that you are.

Sometimes a queen must do terrible things for the good of her kingdom.

You sound like your sister.

Well, maybe she was right!

No one dared defy her the way they do me.

I spent 20 years as the unquestioning tip of Sibeth's blade.

I'll not do it again.

If you so command me, I relinquish my post.

Then I will not so command you.

Captain Gosset!

My queen.

Take your men and bring me every last one of them.

I will not fear for my own children's lives

in my own kingdom.

Yes, my queen.

What is the point in waiting for Ambassador Trovere's return?

Her delay clearly demonstrates

that Pennsa has no intention in honoring the terms of our truce.

Trovere is a seasoned diplomat.

If they are resisting, she will negotiate her way to our terms.

Our terms are more beneficial to the Payans than us.

They have become too confident in the aftermath of Greenhill Gap.

Trivantes is by far the superior military power.

All we need to do is give them a taste of defeat,

and the terms will change significantly.

General Voss held the same opinion,

which is what led to Greenhill Gap in the first place.

Edo underestimated the Payan forces,

but that does not mean he was wrong.

We've defeated the Ganite hordes, we're at full strength,

and we should be negotiating from that position.

What does The Bank think?

Far be it from me to weigh in on military solutions.

But for now, there's simply too much we don't know.

Trovere either will return with the queen or she won't.

Either way, we'll know what to do then.

And by then, they will be ready for us.

Which shouldn't matter if, as you say, we are at full strength.

I say we wait.

The People agrees with The Bank.

The Military concedes to the majority.

I've decided you and Kofun

shouldn't leave the palace right now.

It's too dangerous.

Okay.

Okay, you'll stay inside?

No.

Haniwa, it's not safe out there.

It never has been.

Ouch! Charlotte!

Is someone in your room?

No.

Wrong. Stay back.

Stop!

It's Wren.

Oh.

Oh, I never thought I'd see you again.

I know.

Oh.

So, I'm thinking I should probably leave now, right?

Yeah, I'm gonna go.

Oh.

What happened to you? Why are you here?

We need to talk.

Okay.

It's okay. It's all right. It's all right.

Hey, listen to this. Yeah.

Oh. Hey, it's all right. It's all right.

Hey, it's okay. It's okay.

Yes, it is. Yes, it is.

What?

I heard the baby crying. I thought maybe you needed some help.

Just trying to soothe him.

Hmm. Sounds like you're torturing him.

I have done this before, you know.

Yes.

And they still haven't stopped their whining.

Here. Give him to me.

Hi, Wolffe. Hi.

I'm Charlotte. Hi, baby.

I don't know what's bothering him.

It's like he knows I'm not his mother.

No. All he knows is he has gas he can't expel.

- There you go. - Oh.

- Ooh! Fart away, little man. - Ew.

You're good with him.

I like them until they can speak.

Do you want him back?

No, no, no.

Please, he's happy with you. Stay.

Okay.

Hi.

Do you have any children of your own?

If I did,

I wouldn't be running all over the place

trying to keep yours out of trouble.

Hmm.

I always thought I would wanna have a daughter.

Maybe name her for a flower.

Lily. Rose.

But this life, The Compass...

it's all I've ever known.

It's all I have to offer a child.

If I were to go to the trouble of bringing someone into this world...

... I'd wanna have more to offer them.

I think you have more to offer than you think.

Charlotte, I don't know if I've ever thanked you

for protecting my children.

I do. You have not.

Well, please know that I am very grateful.

There is no need. It's my sacred mission.

- Mama. - What? What is it?

I... I need you to come with me. Right now.

We're fine. You go.

So the weapons are real.

Baba, you were right.

With one hand, the Triangle seeks peace,

while the other plans our destruction.

No, that's not true.

Well, not entirely.

This isn't the Triangle.

It's a rogue military scientist named Tormada.

Tormada?

You know him?

He's a man with no soul. He would kill thousands.

I didn't recognize his voice...

but it is he who killed Bow Lion.

How can we fight him if these weapons

are as powerful as you say they are?

The bombs. We have to destroy them before they can be used.

We have to go back to the House of Enlightenment.

So Jerlamarel is building weapons for the Trivantians.

Jerlamarel is dead.

What?

Edo killed him, and then forced his children

to build the bombs under Tormada's supervision.

Mom.

We need to go.

We can destroy the bombs. We can save our brothers and sisters.

You mean the ones that gave you to Edo?

Oloman was forced to do that, and to build the bombs.

He died so I could escape to warn you.

This Tormada, h-he will just make more.

He can't, without the children.

The process of refining the coal requires sight.

He needs them to make the weapons.

And you wonder why they fear us.

Did you say the weapons are made from coal?

Yes.

I will have Tamacti Jun take a battalion to take the house.

They will hear them coming from a thousand heartbeats away.

I will go with Haniwa and Kofun.

They know the house and the grounds.

And we will free the children of Jerlamarel,

and they will tell us how to destroy these weapons.

You want to bring our children back to that place?

They are not the children they were when they first went there.

They're adults now.

- Warriors. - Well, you are injured.

I'm always injured.

First Paris, and now Bow Lion.

I cannot bear to lose one of you.

But we cannot let their deaths have been for nothing.

You will all have a full night's sleep,

and then leave first thing in the morning.

Thank you, Mama.

Come on.

I should have believed you.

We were both right. We were also both wrong.

So, what do you think?

About what?

Haniwa. And her woman.

She had to fall for a Trivantian?

She takes after her mother.

Yeah, we all know how well that worked out.

Mmm.

- Ambassador? - Yes.

Lord Harlan requests an audience.

I will receive him.

Enter.

Come to say goodbye?

You lied to me.

- Harlan. - The weapons Baba Voss spoke of are real.

The Trivantians are planning an attack.

Oh, have you lost your mind?

Tormada. A man named Tormada built them.

If you lie to me, I will slit your throat.

I know you too well.

Not as well as you think.

Oh, yes, I do. And you know me too,

well enough to know I would not betray you.

Well, kill me or kiss me, but for fuck's sake, do something already.

I had to be sure.

And are you?

Yeah.

I've heard of Tormada.

He's one of the Military's top scientists.

He is an extremist, but it's been a while since he's made any noise.

Well, apparently he's been pretty busy

building weapons that can flatten cities.

How can that even be?

I don't know.

These weapons are made using large quantities of coal.

So that's why your knife was at my throat.

Yeah.

Pretty much all the coal smuggled into Trivantes comes from me,

which means it comes from you.

A portion of my shipments do go to the Military.

It's how I keep the routes open.

Military? You think he's in league with Tormada?

It's possible. Greenhill Gap was an embarrassment.

The Military has made no secret of his desire for a show of force.

If a rogue faction of my government is planning to march on Paya,

it will mean not only a war with your country,

but a civil war in mine.

Great.

So how do we stop it?

I will leave with Sibeth today.

Once I've supplied the last barrier to peace,

they'll sign the treaty as agreed.

If the Military objects, we will know where he stands.

- No. - No?

The queen will not let her sister go

until you've provided assurances

that this insurrection has been put down.

The queen is in no position to make such a demand.

Nevertheless, she has made it.

If I leave without Sibeth, then war is inevitable.

Not if you expose a rogue faction.

Prevent a civil war. You'll be hailed as a hero.

Or buried as one.

Come with me.

To Trivantes?

I may need you to support my argument.

Yeah, who's gonna listen to me?

You need this peace even more than we do. They know that.

It gives you credibility.

Plus, you have your networks. They can help us track the coal.

I can bring you in as an official emissary.

It's risky. I could be grabbed, used as leverage.

I don't want my presence known about unless it has to be.

How? I don't understand.

I've been sneaking into Trivantes since I was a boy.

If you are discovered, they will execute you as a spy.

Well, then I'd better be quiet.

This is a terrible idea.

I agree.

We should leave immediately.

You don't have to be quiet. He's awake.

Why is he in here?

The stench of her is everywhere.

Her scent is what comforts him, for better or for worse.

Yes. There's my boy.

Come to Papa Baba.

Papa Baba.

- You've heard about these bombs? - Yes.

Tomorrow, we go to destroy them.

If that's an invitation, then I accept.

Thank you, Charlotte.

You're welcome, Baba Voss.

We would be lost without you, Charlotte.

Oh, Baba, you flatter me.

What are you doing with him?

Kofun.

He's my grandson, is he not?

There is your papa.

Yes.

Come to me.

You know, the day you and your sister were born,

Witchfinders attacked our village.

Many died, and we fled.

Your first night was spent in a forest,

and I stood guard that cold night.

And every rush of wind through the trees

sounded like the breath of a Witchfinder.

I had been a father for less than a day,

and I already thought that I had failed you,

that I could not protect my children.

That fear never goes away.

But I have learned to embrace it.

It is what makes us a father.

I don't know that I'm supposed to be a father.

Not like this.

Oh, son.

You will find a way, as all fathers do.

How?

There is no great secret.

You'll be scared... often.

That's part of it.

Fatherhood is a, uh, a different kind of battle,

one that you wage with your heart.

And you, Kofun,

you have the strongest heart of any man I've ever met.

Now take him.

Your battle begins today, son.

All that time in Wolf's Cliff...

what did you do?

I hunted,

climbed,

dreamed of you.

You didn't have to dream of me. You knew where I was.

In my dreams, you are not here. We're far from here.

I know you're not happy here,

but maybe one day you could be,

when we're not living under the threat of war.

Kingdoms and countries will always be under threat, my love.

Do you even remember what it felt like to live away from all of this?

Quiet, peace...

all together.

Our children just a shout away.

The world has changed.

No.

The world is still there. We just can't sense it from here.

Wren?

What is it?

Hmm?

Hmm?

I keep seeing the soldiers, when the bombs went off.

One minute they were standing there, and the next...

they were just...

torn to pieces...

burned to ash.

I can't get it out of my head.

Being able to see isn't always a gift.

I don't know that it ever is.

Wren?

I'm a deserter.

What?

I left my battalion, and that's punishable by death.

I can never go back.

I will never see my family again.

They will be told that I'm a coward.

And they'll be shamed.

If your parents know you, they will know that that isn't true.

Every time...

I hear your dad speak...

I hear Edo's voice.

You miss him.

He was like a father to me.

He built these bombs.

I know.

I still love him.

What does that make me?

Oh, my love. Oh.

Here. Aw.

It makes you human, just like the rest of us.

I was afraid you weren't coming.

I had to be careful.

Have you found a safe place?

Not yet. Something came up.

But I brought enough food for a few days.

A few days? No. No, no, no. You promised.

Just let me out of here!

I will. As soon as I'm back.

Back? Where are you going? What's more important than this?

Keeping Wolffe alive.

The Trivantians have made these new weapons.

Thunder and fire.

They can destroy the entire city and all of Paya.

What? What are you talking about?

Sibeth, I don't have time to explain.

I want my baby.

I don't care what you want.

I am not doing this for you. I'm doing it for Wolffe.

I can't let them kill his mother, even if she deserves it.

- Kofun. - Just shut up and stay put.

I'll be back in a few days.

What if you don't come back?

Then we're all dead anyway.

You heard?

Yes.

We may have to make some other plans.

They are already in process, my queen.

Oh.

A gift for you.

Oh. A perfect fit.

Thank you, Harmony.

Those Trivantian weapons he mentioned, fire and thunder.

I have heard whispers in the palace.

Find out what you can. Might be interesting.

Yes, my queen.

Gate!

Lucien Bray.

Tamacti Jun.

I hope you're pleased.

Far from it.

You chose the wrong side.

You're the one standing ready to swing.

And you'll be called to answer for my death,

for all of our deaths.

I have enough to answer for. We all do.

Give us space.

Recant your position, all of you,

and I'm confident I can convince the queen to spare you.

I can't do that.

You're dying for nothing.

I am dying for my vow to the God Flame.

That you call it nothing tells me just how lost you truly are.

There was a time that you would have proudly died beside me.

We were deceived, Lucien.

Pledged to a woman who used the God Flame

as an excuse to murder.

And how does this one excuse her murders?

I'm trying to help you.

Help me?

You can't even help yourself.

Now, if there's nothing else...

... I have a hanging to get to.

Gate!

Get in there!

♪ This land is your land ♪

♪ This land is my land ♪

♪ From the lowly valleys ♪

♪ To the mountain highlands ♪

♪ From the hidden forest ♪

♪ To the salty waters ♪

♪ This land was made for you and me ♪

♪ This land was made ♪

I have to go. I'll be back in a little bit.

These three former Witchfinders,

Nellicut, Wallen, Yarnes,

stand before you,

judged for the murder of an innocent Payan citizen, Row Vano,

burning him alive because they suspected he might be sighted.

The penalty for murder is death by hanging.

And now, the rest of you, rise.

The kingdom of Paya no longer recognizes witches.

You have defied the royal edict

and openly called for the death of those with sight.

Violation of your queen's edict is punishable by death.

But...

we have all experienced more than enough death as of late.

And you are all still the same soldiers

who fought heroically at Greenhill Gap.

You shall live,

not with a warning, but with a promise.

If you violate the royal edict again,

if you continue to gather and foment rebellion,

you and your families will suffer

far more than these men did today.

Go home.

Wise decision.

Time will tell.

Be silent as a spider.

Kofun?

Welcome back, Baba Voss.

Sibeth!

You've woken the baby.

Ah. There, there.

It's only Grandpa.

He's come to say goodbye before Mama takes you on a trip.

- Put the boy down. - Stay back or I will slice fast and hard.

My blade is at his neck.

He is your child.

Yes, he is mine. And I will kill him before I lose him.

You would kill your own child?

I'm going to be lectured on murder by a Trivantian slaver.

How many souls did you capture, sell, kill?

I'd have to drown ten Kanzuas to compete with you.

Now, let me go.

You killed your own father.

You killed your own brother.

Oh, will you kill your own grandchild too?

There is no place you can go that I will not find you.

You couldn't find me in your own house. Hmm.

What the fuck is happening?

Kofun.

There's been a change of plans.

I'm grateful for your help, but I can no longer hide

in the walls like a restless spirit.

It's time to leave.

- You freed her? - Dad.

Wait, Sibeth. Please, just give him to me.

I can't have the same conversation twice.

You see my blade at his neck. Let me pass.

You're not taking my son.

He is my son.

I made him. I carried him.

But don't worry, Wolffie will return

when I take back my kingdom and place him on the throne.

You're out of your fucking mind. That's never gonna happen.

He is the child of prophecy.

He can't see!

There's no fucking prophecy.

He doesn't have my eyes, he has yours.

Which means he isn't some blessed savior,

which means you aren't chosen by God.

You're lying.

We promised to always tell each other the truth.

You know I'm not.

Well, then you know I will kill your blind baby.

- Let me go. - No.

Kofun!

Kofun, let me feel.

You're bleeding badly.

Kofun.

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