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Look, there's a knight.

Take care of the Duke of Brabante and I'll take care of him.

Brabante, let's go!

Count Sigfrid! Quick, get a stretcher!

Count Sigfrid!

Impossible. It's him, I recognize him.

He looks so pale.

Some bandits attacked us. Count Sigfrid arrival made our men attack too.

That's incredible! Who could imagine it would happen.

Brabante's most ferocious enemy helped you.

Gentlemen, tell me your decisions.

I think God sent us our worst enemy.

We think we shouldn't go against God's decision...

We'll have to confine Count Sigfrid until his men will surrender.

Should I thank who helped me when everything was almost lost?

I'm astonished to hear that.

It's the only way to stop a terrible war that

is going on for many years and that is sucking everything we have!

I won't end the war between the Brabante and Count Sigfrid cowardly.

He saved my life and if it'll cost many more years of sacrifice,

when Count Sigfrid is fine, he'll leave this castle as a free man

and he'll go back to his people.

Then he'll attack us again!

Gentlemen, this is my decision and you'll have to accept it.

Nobody will have to harm Count Sigfrid until he's our guest!

Why don't you kill me? What are you waiting for?

I'll do it. Please go now Berta.

Who are you? Why do you take care of me?

I'm Genoveffa of Brabante, the daughter of the enemy you saved today.

That's why I'm here.

He bled a lot. He will need a lot of treatments.

I'm scared to know he is here.

I'd prefer if you let him go back to his people followed by our men.

That would kill him!

It will be a sad way to show him how grateful I am.

The Brabante are fair even with their enemies.

You shouldn't worry anyway.

I'll take care of him until he's fine.

Then God will decide for him.

God we thank you for the food you gave us today.

I didn't think I would recover so soon.

Do you mind if we stop here?

Here you can see the Brabante's lands borders.

After the river you can see my lands. You have to ride three days

and three nights, cross the mountains

to reach my castle that dominates the valley.

You'll meet your people soon. Your parents must be waiting for you.

I don't remember them. My mother died when I was born.

My father died fighting when I was two years old.

Please forgive me. People just told me you are...

A monster who loves blood. They are right.

My law is violence. My sword talks for me.

In my life I've never tolerated oppositions or contrasts.

Tomorrow you will leave...

and soon you'll forget what happened to you in these days.

Actually I feel something changed in me. Sometimes I'm surprised

that I can stop and listen to a love song...

the one your pageboy sings.

I have then a strange feeling and it upsets me.

It's your hands fault that touched my face in

an unintentional caress.

I have to go now.

I didn't know what a friendly caress would mean.

I'll come back later as usual. Please wait for me here.

Can't you stay a little more?

When you leave me alone, I feel a great anger in me.

It's my past memory that makes me desperate and frustrated.

It's the anxiety to have again what I lost and that I think

I can have it back only when you are next to me and

you tell me about feelings I used to ignore.

Your words make me so happy.

I'm happy I gave your heart the hope for a new life.

I really have to go now.

Don't make me wait too long. I told you I'm afraid to be alone.

I'll be back soon. Don't worry.

I like to be with you too.

Alarm! Count Sigfrid's men are near the castle!

I want to talk with the Duke of Brabante!

We want to know something about Count Sigfrid! Right now!

Let the lift bridge go down.

It would be stupid! I'm sure it's a betrayal.

Let the bridge down. Nobody has to attack until I

I said so. Go now!

Stay there, Golo.

There's peace between our lineages.

As far as you can see my dominion,

every person who shows the Brabante's sign,

must be considered sacred.

Go, Golo!

Go beyond our borders. I'll come back soon.

- When will Count Sigfrid leave? - Tonight.

I hoped I could see you again before leaving the castle.

I came here to say goodbye because we won't meet again.

Are you really sure?

Genoveffa tell me, what's frightening you?

Why did you try not to meet me during these days?

You need not my treatments so I helped someone else.

There are few women here.

You are not sincere with me. It's not the first time in your life.

What reason should I have? Everything is against us!

You said it too: your life, your behaviour...

your need of violence! It's better like this, trust me.

- Am I cruel? What about you? - I don't understand...

You pretend you don't understand or you don't understand me.

Why is your voice trembling then?

I love you, Genoveffa. I tried to fight this love that

made me a different man.

I love you too.

I've been loving you since the day I saw you wounded in that bed.

I tried to fight it, but it didn't work and now...

I'm ready to follow you anywhere in the world!

Genoveffa you will be mine in life and death.

Yes, I'll be yours in life and death.

I marry you in the name of the Father, the Son

and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

She's the only gift we have in the world. We give her to you.

From now on, your daughter and I will be just one thing that

only death could part.

Let's go! Let's go! The road is clear!

Listen to me dear Genoveffa. Now we'll stop here for the night.

We will reach the castle tomorrow. I think this is a good idea.

Thank you. I am a little tired.

Rambaldo!

Take some cloaks, quick!

Thank you.

Help us! Please!

Who's your boss? Who are you? Talk! Who's your boss?

We work for...

Sigfrid!

Rambaldo!

I greet you and I thank you.

This is Bertrand. He taught me how to use a sword.

This is Laudomia, my nurse. She would die for me.

This is Gondrano, the horseshoer.

A horse with his shoes can ?y and never feels tired.

This is Lucprando, he instructs my hawks.

Who are they?

They are Gertrude’s children, she's the chef of this castle.

She has been sick since a long time. She might be desperate she's not here.

And this is Golo.

Welcome back, Sir.

My faithful vassal. He takes my place when I'm not here.

From now on, my life is yours My Lady.

- Why were you so late? - We've been attacked.

I had to come! Those were Duke of Borgogna's men.

They are around since 15 days.

You must be tired. Should we go?

No. I'd like to go and greet the mother of those 2 children.

She's sick as you said. Maybe she will feel better meeting me.

Come.

How do you feel?

Better, much better now.

I'll prepare a potion against your fever and you'll take every 2 hours.

Thank you. God bless you My Lady!

This is Iberto, her husband.

If you go on like that, they won't care about me anymore and I'll be happy.

Dances, parties and happiness.

It's over the time when we used to raid and get new gold and

make enemies be afraid of us!

The Count wants it and we have to obey.

Let's follow our Lady will!

Amen.

This song played by Rambaldo is really beautiful.

30 days have gone since you're here and everything's changed.

Everyone seems so happy.

Do you mind?

I feel I've never had a life before. This is all thanks to you.

Thanks to our love.

Golo, what's wrong? What do you want?

I'm sorry, but the King sent a man telling that he needs his faithful

knights for the new crusade. And you are the first one.

The order is to leave immediately.

Golo, go and wait for my orders.

What will you do?

Be strong. I have to go and go to the King.

You'll stay here as the Lady of this castle and of our lands.

I won't stay away too long. The thought of you waiting for me

will make me finish the war soon.

Golo will stay here and he will take care of you and defend you.

I'm sincere with you.

I will always be sincere. This will be a long war.

It's better you don't delude yourself, my Lady.

But don't worry, I will always be next to you.

- What news do you have this time? - Good, I hope.

I've Count Genoveffa's letter for her father.

Go.

Six months have gone since Sigfrid left me and I have no news.

This surprises me and upsets me. I can't understand why.

What makes me more sad is that he left without knowing I'm pregnant.

I'm pregnant of his child.

God bless you. Your daughter Genoveffa.

When you are fine, we will go to Sigfrid's castle, to meet our daughter.

When will it happen? When?

Few poor coins.

This is what it's left. Everything is gone,

in order to help our men during the war.

Sure, I know that ambition, the desire to be the first one

as Sigfrid wants to be, is understandable.

But here you have the consequences.

If war means glory for him,

it means also pain and misery for who is still here!

Golo, what do you suggest then?

There's only a way. We have to increase the taxes on

the harvest and the cattle.

You know that this is impossible.

Our men already paid what they could.

Then you suggest something. Or you do it! Or you!

Or you suggest it!

Good. I will ask for more taxes as your silence means something.

Soon Sigfrid will ask for more men.

And I need to be ready to fulfill his request!

Let's wait for his request,

before asking a new sacrifice to our men.

I'm the Lord and you have to obey me! All of you!

Then this is not the right place for me here.

I'm tired to bear with your wicked actions and abuse of power!

- Be careful! - I repeat what I just said!

I have enough of you! I'll leave tonight and reach Sigfrid,

who is fighting for us in the Holy Land and who ignores what's going on here.

I'll talk to him and when I'll be back, Golo, you will be afraid of me!

His body is near the ladder full of blood.

Nobody wants to do something.

He payed a big price for being my friend.

He's the Baron of Reus!

Be quiet!

Go back! Go back!

Go back now!

He was very old. I helped him on that balustrade.

His head felt dizzy for sure, due to the height.

Take him away and bury him as a Christian!

I made everything for two people.

He obeyed me. I don't like you to eat all alone.

Solitude makes you upset, makes you rough,

and makes you have bad thoughts.

- From now on I will eat with you. - Then you'll be alone here!

I won't let you humiliated me in front of a servant!

One day you will ask me to be with you!

Serve me! What are you waiting for?

Eat something.

I'm scared, Berta.

Everyday Golo is more overbearing.

He is like a spider that's making his net and I'm in it,

and I can't escape it!

He made the Baron of Reus killed because he didn't accept his orders.

I'm scared, do you understand?

Sigfrid is too far from here and I'm in Goio's net with no defense.

I don't understand why the Count doesn't write you.

Maybe this will make Golo afraid.

His silence makes me scared. No letters, no life signs...

We have to do something.

But what?

By this time, my man must be at the castle. Don't you think so?

Sure. You will receive news from your Lady, don't worry.

Another one from Count Sigfrid. It's hidden under the saddle of my horse.

Moving and loving as usual.

You will go together with the other letters!

Are you crazy?!

You made me crazy since you arrived in this castle!

You, with your love for a man I really hate!

- Leave me alone! - Nobody will ever tear us apart!

Try to understand! Even if you scream with all your breath,

these walls would be deaf!

Sigfrid will never come back from this war. Don't think you'll see him again.

And you'll be mine if you want it or not!

Leave her!

Come on.

We can't go on like this. We have to find a solution.

We have to warn Count Sigfrid!

Now I'm sure he never received any letters from me.

This time he will receive one. I'll take it to him.

- How could you get out? - I'll help him!

The soldier who is guarding the door is in love with me,

I'll divert his attention tonight so that Rambaldo could escape.

I knew she was his lover and tonight

I found them together!

He payed with his life!

And for her, the one who put in disgrace Count Sigfrid's reputation,

no punishment will be enough! Put her in jail!

And you will be tortured until you say everything about this affair!

No! Leave me alone!

If you want to enjoy yourself, you can watch through that door.

Talk! For how long Genoveffa has been Rambaldo's lover?

We are alone here. Nobody can listen to what we say.

I came here to offer you the last chance to be free.

It's up to you if to live or die with disgrace.

You are in my hands now, don't you understand that? Nobody can save you!

You can! I'm the leader here!

I'll go on my knees if you will be mine.

We'll leave the castle together and go far where nobody could come.

I'm rich, very rich and you'll become a queen!

Say another word and I'll kill myself!

If you're looking for death, I won't stop you.

It will show you cheated. If you'll

change your mind, let me know. I give you one more day, then...

I haven't received any news since months and I can't find the reason.

None of the man I sent to the castle has ever came back.

All news will come back together. As I say: no news, good news!

Something bad could have happened. Someone could have attacked the castle,

and took advantage of my distance.

No, you are too sad this morning. Don't worry, everything will be all right.

You'll leave this time and don't come

back alive if you don't have news from my wife.

Sure.

You are a strange messenger. You said you don't have letters. Why?

Sigfrid's order was clear: I have to talk to Count Genoveffa.

Nobody can talk to her until you tell me everything, everything!

I just have a leader and I obey to him!

We'll see that!

No, leave him!

Have compassion of him! Leave him to me!

I'll do anything you want, I'll be your slave and obey, but save him!

Have compassion, please!

It's too late now!

Do what I've said!

What are you doing? Are you crazy?

You don't have to worry now.

I'll leave you here in the forest hoping God has mercy of you.

I just give you back what you've done for me and my children.

But your soldier...

I will tell that he didn't want me to kill you and the baby so

I had to kill him. Golo will believe me and he will be happy

he got rid of you!

Thank you Lord.

I killed them in the forest where

nobody could ever find them.

Thank you Lord. This will be our shelter.

FOUR YEARS LATER...

Good news, everything is going in the right way. Count Sigfrid is imprisoned.

It's written he fell from the horse and he was surrounded by enemies.

Sigfrid, wait for me!

Look how beautiful these ?owers are!

These are the first flowers, Spring is coming soon.

Let's go to find some more.

Mom, look!

Let's go, quick!

Come!

Come on! What's wrong? Try to stand up!

Take this, bastard!

We'll stop here for the night. Shut the prisoners up!

Go!

Ask for dry bread and water.

Sit down!

Everybody sit down!

Nobody moves!

We should have killed these bastards!

Mom, can I make the fire outside the cave?

Why, my dear?

I want to make a big fire that it could be seen far away.

You could do it, but you would need a lot of wood and you're so small.

I'm strong, you know? I'll make it so that someone

will see it and will come to search for us.

There's a dead body here! I said there's a dead man!

Stand up!

Come, take him away!

Let's take different ways so that they won't follow us!

Stay down! Don't move!

Sigfrid...

Come here.

Listen, my child.

Soon your mother will have to go for a far away trip.

- I'll go with you. - No, my son, this is impossible.

You'll have to be strong and brave like your father.

Who is my father?

A tall and strong man as you've never seen before.

Taller and stronger than me?

You are just a child, I've already told you that.

- Men are different, they're taller. - Like this?

Much more.

But they look like you and me.

They can fight, use weapons and they go hunt deers and wolves.

- Are men good? - Not all of them.

And you will have to pay attention.

Your father was a good man.

- Why does he leave us here then? - Because he doesn't know where we are.

We got lost in the forest and he couldn't find us.

- How can I find him? - It will be easy.

When you go out the forest and meet someone,

a man or a woman, ask this person to take you to Count Sigfrid.

He has my name!

You are his son so you have his name.

You're the only one who can have this name. When you'll say you are

Sigfrid's son, they'll go on their knees and take you to meet him.

What about you?

I'll stay here, but you don't have to come back here because

- I won't be here anymore. - Why? Where will you be?

Promise me you will always be a good boy.

I promise.

And that you will never forget me.

And that the night, before going to bed, you'll pray as I taught you.

Like this?

Count Sigfrid came back! Let the bridge down!

Poor man! He looks so upset!

Why are you looking at me like that? It seems you've seen a ghost!

Forgive me.

I look upset because we heard you were dead.

Where is my wife?

I have to tell you a bad news: your wife cheated on you Sigfrid,

no! Leave me! Everybody saw she was guilty!

And I, following the law, I ordered she was killed with

her child. That child wasn't yours.

Stop! I told you to shut up!

Let her sing, Golo!

God, help me!

What my child will do when I'm dead?

You know the truth as I do!

How come your heart doesn't fail seeing Count Sigfrid's pain?

What can I do?

I saved that woman and her son's life!

What could you do? Talk to the Count, tell him the truth, he'll believe you!

Will he believe me even after Golo will say I lied and betrayed him?

It's pointless. Count Sigfrid trusts only one man.

That man is Golo and I don't feel like facing him!

- What if I make you feel brave? - How?

With a proof that says Golo has always lied!

The night when Genoveffa was accused of being cheating and you all followed

Golo, I was left alone with Rambaldo's corpse and I went near him to close

his eyes and I saw this letter and I took it.

Genoveffa wrote this letter to her husband telling him how she suffered

with Golo!

He will believe this letter!

Be sure! He'll believe you when you tell him that Golo organized

the attack to the field that night with bandits!

Go! What are you waiting for?

Go. God is with us.

I just wanted...

Reibert was killed because he shouldn't talk. Like him, other

men died. This happened when you

left the castle. We all had to

suffer for Golds behaviour. Berta,

poor Berta, told me that you wife

had to face always Golo. He threatened

her forcing her...

Then, as she refused his requests,

he planned one more thing. He

disgraced her and nobody could say nothing.

Rambaldo, who wanted to take you a letter, was killed with no mercy

and Berta was tortured a whole night and became crazy.

Golo had planned everything. Your wife and your son,

had to be taken into the forest where Reibert's mercy saved them.

Swear in front of your dead husband that you said the truth!

I swear! I swear!

Golo, bastard!

Go back and don't come!

Go back!

Defend yourself, Golo!

Don't do it!

No! You don't have to do it! How do you dare to kill that animal?

I was hunting. For a hunter it is normal to kill.

- What is that? - It's a horse. You've never seen one?

No! Even my mother, who knows everything, told me about it.

What's wrong? Are you scared of me?

My mother told be to be careful with men. And you're a man, isn't it?

Of course. What a strange question. Tell me, who are you?

If you want me to tell you, you have to go on your knees!

I'm Count Sigfrid's son, Lord of this land!

Lord of this forest and of your horse too! Everybody has to obey him,

you too, you know?

Son!

Quick, take me to your mother!

We live there.

There!

Mom, mom!

Mom, dad is back.

It's you!

- It seems impossible. - How can you forgive me?

Don't talk, please. Stay here. Hold me!

Hold me so that I'll forget about the pain,

and I will find the happiness I lost.

I didn't know, I couldn't know.

I would have left everything and came back to you.

Now I'm happy and it doesn't matter about anything else.

We'll be happy again, in our castle. The three of us!

Take me away from here, in your arms...

Towards life, our life.

THE END