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My son will die too.

Please help us.

I guarantee that in three to seven days,

they will be up and walking.

I feel much stronger now.

Why are you obsessed with your universal medicine?

You know that it develops a severe side effect later on.

If you know how to use it,

it can save lives.

I'll try and prove if it's actually good.

Please wait for me.

Wait for me to come home.

I did it!

I have done the carving.

Bua, look!

Please take a glance, Your Highness.

Your carving is very delicate, Phad.

Well, you spent three months practicing.

If you don't get it right, I don't know what to say.

But

has it already been that long?

It has, Your Highness.

It's been three months.

The war is not over yet.

I don't know how long it's going to be dragged on.

Ouch!

What's wrong, Phol?

An ant bit me.

That's strange.

There has never been an ant nest around here.

The ants are evacuating down the trees.

They're moving their nest underground.

That means a big storm is coming in a few days.

A big storm?

Bua.

Don't go.

Come back here.

Thong-on, are you really madly in love?

He probably spent all night with a patient,

so he's so tired he misses the home of his heart.

Let's give it to him.

- Whoa! He looks stupid! - Hey!

What are you doing?

So Bua is your lover, after all?

You kept saying no.

You and Bua are really not a master and a slave.

Leave me alone.

Go away. Get some rest.

Hey.

Hey!

Tell me. Have you confessed to Bua?

Hey!

- Whoa! - Joed!

- My waist hurts! - Want another one?

- Let's go. - He's getting violent.

- Ouch! - Sook, let's go!

Are you really sure

that a storm is coming today?

I'm pretty sure, Bua.

The sky was reddish orange this morning.

That's a sign of a big storm.

I haven't had a chance to process it all.

What are you hesitating for, Bua?

Sooner or later,

you have to go.

About Thong-on,

you don't have to worry.

When he comes back,

I'll tell him.

The wind is blowing.

There!

A storm is brewing.

When you get home,

tell the people there about us.

If you can come back again,

please come.

I think it's probably time.

Let's go, Bua.

Your Highness.

Lady Mean.

Phad.

I'm going.

Bua!

Don't forget me.

Bua.

Have a safe journey.

Goodbye, Thong-on.

Please wait for me.

Wait for me to come home.

(I'm right here.)

(I'm more than your love.)

(More than the love you find.)

The storm is coming soon.

I have to go no matter what.

Take care of yourself.

(I'm right here.)

I'll wait until you come home.

(More than the love you find.)

Hey!

Bua!

- Bua! - What's wrong with you?

Whoa!

Report the situation.

Those who got sick

have mostly been treated and have recovered.

The rest are getting better.

So Doctor Bradley's vaccine

and Doctor Thad's medicine are working.

If that's the case,

tell Doctor Thad to come and see me.

I'll reward him.

I'll ask the King's Chief of Royal Medicine

to reinstate him as a Royal Doctor.

I think that's impossible, my lord.

Why is that?

As I said,

Doctor Thad is eccentric.

He gave us the medicine formula.

He taught us the recipe.

After that,

he disappeared without telling anyone.

He doesn't want any credit.

He doesn't want fame.

He doesn't want wealth.

A man of his quality is rare.

The next time I see him,

I'll tell him to come and see you, my lord.

Things at our base have been restored to normal.

From now on,

we can fully focus on preparing for battle.

By the way,

there's a favor I'd like to ask.

What is it, my lord?

The soldiers who got hurt.

When they arrived at the ward,

their injuries had worsened or killed them.

It made the healing difficult.

What do you mean by that, my lord?

I want some doctors to volunteer

as front-line healers.

It's up to you to decide.

I volunteer, my lord.

You are brave,

as expected of a real man.

After tomorrow,

we anticipate a big clash.

I will lead the troops myself.

Please arrange for this matter, Doctor.

Yes, my lord.

I will not force you.

I'll let you decide on your own.

Phoom.

Why did you come forward? Step back.

I'll go with you.

You're your mother's only son, Phoom.

Step back, Phoom.

I won't. I'm going.

Let's do it. If I die, so be it.

I'll go with you.

You don't know how to dodge swords. Why did you step forward?

Thank you.

The reason we require you students for this

is that young men are faster.

You are quicker to make decisions.

Those who are courageous

will be right in the heart of the battlefield.

Those who lack martial arts and sword fighting skills

will be further down the line.

I volunteer too.

You have just recovered.

You're not healthy yet. You can't go.

I'm fully healthy, Father.

Please don't stop me.

If I don't go, others will think you're biased

for not sending your own son out there

and letting others go instead.

Fine. You can all go.

Just come back alive.

I'm sorry.

I may not be young,

but I am still agile.

I volunteer to take care of my disciples.

- Master! You're going! - Yeah!

- I'll go. - Thanks!

Oh...

Are you going too?

Well...

We...

We're just here to see them off.

All right.

Go pack your stuff.

Get ready to head out.

Yes, sir. Let's go!

Let's go! Quick, fellows!

The students really are quick.

Am, Yod, let's go!

Hang in there! Quick!

- Quick! Let's go! - This way! Go faster!

Be careful!

Phoom! Give me the sword.

- Not so fast! - Go!

Enemies are incoming!

Go treat that one.

- Help the wounded. - This way.

Evacuate the wounded soldiers. Go!

Quick!

- Quick! - Can you walk?

- Whoa! - Hey!

Thong-on, I got this one! You go over there!

This way. They're here.

This one too.

Thong-on, he's an enemy. Why would you help him?

He's not even a grown man. I can't leave him.

I have a younger brother. I'll help too.

- Here. - Thong-on.

Phoom!

Phoom!

Phoom.

Yod, take him there and hide.

Phoom.

I'm fine!

You're fine? Sorn, come here.

Let's go.

Quick, Am!

Let's go.

Let's go.

It's been several days.

When is the war going to end?

Can we still survive?

I shouldn't have come to this battlefield.

Hang in there.

The war won't last forever.

It's going to end sooner or later.

When is it going to end, then?

Are we going to lay down our lives here?

There are wounded soldiers.

Who's coming with me?

I'm going.

Is it coming again?

No...

No...

- Joed. - No...

I have had enough, Thong-on!

No more!

I've had enough!

Joed. Calm down.

I've had enough.

Joed.

No more.

I can't do it anymore.

I give up!

After this battle,

when we go home,

we'll take our test and become Royal Doctors.

This is the time you need to ask yourself.

Can you really abandon these soldiers?

We work to protect their lives.

They take up swords and go to battle to protect our nation.

They face greater danger than us.

A doctor shall never abandon his patient.

If we abandon them this time,

we will have to live with that guilt for the rest of our lives.

I really can't abandon them.

Let's do it.

I don't care if I die.

There's nothing worse than dying.

It's better if we just lose some limbs.

Or we might go home in one piece.

We will go home with honor and pride.

Let's go, you all.

- Let's go! - Go!

Let's go!

Let's go!

Joed, wait for us.

- Don't go off on your own. - I want to go home.

Just getting back to the base

makes me really glad.

How glad will you be when you get back home?

When can we go home?

I miss my mother so much.

You're such a mother's little boy.

I don't mind being that. I really miss her.

We're going home!

It's not that easy.

You're just here to get some rest.

Rest well for the rest of the day.

You will have more wounded soldiers to heal tomorrow.

Go get some rest.

Are we only getting one night's rest?

Can I have three nights, Master?

Stop complaining.

Go get some rest.

When is the war going to end?

I'm sick of it.

- It's normal, Phoom. - We don't get much rest.

Is your father still well?

Hang in there.

- Where is Joed? - Good morning, Master Han.

- Hi. - Good morning, Niang.

Do you want one?

- Is that rice? - It's tobacco.

Then give me a bong.

That's roasted rice. It's a bamboo joint, not a bong.

- I'll find you a bong. - Hey!

- No. - I'm kidding.

You sure are in a good mood.

Everyone, your meal is here.

Yod, you get the first one.

I know you eat a lot. Take two.

One.

Two.

- Three. - No three for you.

Phoom.

Bring Sook here.

Sook.

- Here's yours, right? - Thanks, Joed.

- Alright. What? - Where's mine, Joed?

- Where's mine? - Don't rush. Give the others first.

- Okay. - You like to steal your friends' food.

Here's yours.

Kaew.

Here's yours.

Sorn. Here.

Lek.

- Am. - Thanks, Joed.

Here's yours, Dam.

- Oh... - Joed!

Who have I missed?

- Me. - I know.

It's our masters. Masters!

Have you got your meal?

- I brought some for you. - Joed!

- We have three left. - One's mine.

You take one from here.

- That's gone cold. - I'm kidding. Take one.

- Thanks. - Come. Sit with me.

- I was just kidding. - I thought you'd really not give me.

Master.

I gave you guys a day of rest.

Why are you here working?

I'm fine, Father.

I want to help you too.

Thanks.

The enemies are coming from the north.

They're approaching this base, sir.

Are the enemies here?

Pack your stuff. Pack up the medicine. Move the wounded.

Thong-on, Thongthae. Come with me.

The enemies are here!

Students.

Evacuate the wounded to the south.

Pack the tools and medicine as much as you need.

Do it now!

I'll go and evacuate the wounded. Come with me.

- Let's go! - Right.

Soldiers! Please prepare the men and stretchers.

We're carrying the wounded out of here.

Everyone!

Protect the doctors and the wounded.

Don't let anyone be harmed.

- Go! - Let's go!

Quick!

Let's go!

- Let's go! - Now!

Hurry up!

- On this cart. Go. - I'll help.

- This way. - Here.

- Get them. - Move it, please.

- Quick! - Move it.

Please take this with you.

Get everything here.

- Here. - Hurry up.

- I'll do it. - Quick!

Soldiers!

Pick up your sword. We'll go and intercept the enemies.

Go!

Don't let them pass!

Go! Get them!

- Let's go. - Watch out.

- Let's hurry up. - Walk faster.

Take it.

Doctor Thongkham, are you alright?

Are you alright? Shouldn't you be on the cart?

I'm fine.

- Let's go. Quick. - Go!

Everyone, stop!

What is it, Boon?

I heard their footsteps.

Everyone, get through the jungle ahead.

Hurry up and go.

Boon, Niang, Thoem. Go and protect the doctors.

The rest of you follow me.

- Let's go. Quick. - Go!

- They're coming. - Quick. Go!

Help me.

Hurry up.

- I'm going as fast as I can. - Hurry up!

Stop! That cart is stuck.

Help us!

Stop it, Doctors. Go ahead without us.

Just leave us here.

We can't. We are doctors. We can't abandon patients.

If you don't go,

all of you are going to die.

We are warriors.

We are born to die on the battlefield.

Please hold on to your lives.

- Go, Doctors. - Go now!

Trust us.

Leave us here.

You should hurry and go!

Hide the wounded in those bushes. Go!

Father.

Are we going to leave them?

We have to choose.

If we don't go, we're all going to die.

Hurry up.

- Quick! - Get them out.

Use your strength.

Please wait here.

We will come back for you.

Let's go.

Right.

Duang, Yae, Wai!

Lure them this way, quick!

Wait.

They didn't fall for our trick.

Go after them!

Quick!

Hurry!

- Are you under attack? - Yes.

Get the boats.

Niang, Thoem, get the doctors on the boats. Quick!

- Let's go. Follow me. - Go. Quick!

- Let's go! - Go.

Go.

Hold the boat.

- Quick. Hurry. - Hurry up.

Hurry up!

Quick!

Don't step on the side.

Boon, watch out!

Boon, get in!

Quick!

Hurry up!

Niang. I'm worried about my father.

Don't worry. Master is luring them into a trap over there.

- I want to go and help him. - Boon!

Your duty is to protect the doctors. Come!

Get in!

I said get in!

Get in now!

Father!

- Father. - Master.

How are you?

Boon, get in the boat.

Protect the doctors. Go.

- I'll get another boat. - No, Father.

- You have to come with me. - Just go!

- Father. - Go, Boon!

Don't hesitate. Hurry up.

Hurry up!

Go!

Hey, Master!

- Father! - Master!

Father!

Turn around. Help them.

No!

Continue forward!

I said turn around!

Continue forward!

Doctor!

That's my father and brothers.

Why can't you let me help them?

Father!

- Father! - Hold him! Hold him still!

Let me go! Let go!

Let me go!

Father!

Father!

Let me go!

Father!

Father!

Father!

Fight me.

I won't pick up the sword.

Fighting is not what I do.

- Then suit yourself. - Boon!

What's got into you?

Why are you challenging the doctor?

He let my father and our brothers die.

Aren't you angry at all?

The doctors didn't kill anyone.

It's the enemies.

These doctors

are the reason we're alive.

No. I don't want to be alive when everyone else is dead.

I wanted to go back and help.

This doctor stopped me.

- I'm going to kill him! - Boon!

Boon!

Listen to me. Our duty is to protect the doctors.

We can't hurt the doctors.

Our people died today,

but no one wanted them to.

- Calm down, and believe me. - No!

We risked our lives to protect them.

When it's their turn to help our people,

they let them die.

He let my father die!

Did you forget they once saved us?

They provided us with shelter and food.

Are you going to betray that favor?

Favor has nothing to do with vengeance.

I'm going to avenge my father!

There is no vengeance.

We didn't turn around and help them

because Master Han said not to.

Hurry up.

Doctor Thongkham, no matter what happens,

you doctors are the priority.

Do not worry about my people.

Hurry up and go, Doctors.

- Hurry up. - Let's go, everyone!

- Let's go! - Take the boat out.

Never turn back around.

Don't let our will go in vain.

Promise me, Doctor.

Hey, Master!

If you listen to your father,

this matter

is not a vengeance to you at all.

I'm sorry.

It's alright.

I just need you to understand.

I'm sorry about your father.

We will not let him die in vain.

Every one of us that's still alive

will do our best

to make ourselves worth the lives that protect us.

Boon.

Bua.

Tell me honestly.

Why did you not go home?

Did you change your mind?

Are you settling down here?

Look.

You have been waiting for this storm for so long.

When it's finally here,

why did you not go home?

Is something here holding you back so much that you can't go?

I promised Thong-on

that I'd wait for him to come home.

Bua!

You're feeling attached.

I understand.

I feel the same as you do.

This family is generous.

We're happy to be here.

We feel the warmth.

Is that right?

With that said, this place is still not our home.

We have to go home.

Isn't that right?

Look.

If it's come this far,

you will have to choose.

Will you forget all this and go?

Or will you stay

and become more attached

until you can never leave?

That means

you will have to stay for the rest of your life.

If you were me,

what would you choose?

I want to go home.

After all,

this is not my home.

Maen.

Yes, Your Highness.

If you love someone,

would you want to tell them

and be with them forever?

Well...

Your question is too direct.

It's embarrassing to answer, Your Highness.

You may fall in love easily,

but it's difficult to say it out loud, Your Highness.

Have you ever told someone you love them, Your Highness?

Open your mouth.

Your throat is a bit sore.

It's not serious.

Eat some Indian gooseberries, bilimbi, and physalis angulata.

Dip them in salt and hold them in your mouth.

And don't shout too loudly when you try to sell things.

Okay. Thank you.

Okay.

Father!

Father!

Father.

My father is back.

I miss you so much, Father.

Sir, where are the doctors?

The war is over. Are the doctors back?

Let's go home.

- Let's go over there. - Right. Let's go.

Thong-on!

(Ever since we met,)

(the whole world has changed.)

(With you by my side.)

(Ever since we laid eyes,)

(My heart was changed.)

(You're the only one who understands.)

(How great is it that we meet?)

(Is this love? Or what is this?)

(What makes my heart tremble every day and night?)

(I don't know if it's love or it's just a dream.)

(You're here with me today.)

- What's wrong, Joed? - I'm jealous of him.

(You're here with me today.)

Finally, you're here.

Please forgive us for making you wait.

Is he the one

you told us about, Doctor Thongkham?

Thongkham.

Why did you bring me here?

He is, Your Highness.

If he told you of my crimes or wrongdoings,

it's not true, Your Highness.

Doctor Thongkham said

you are the one who invented the medicine

that cured our soldiers who got smallpox

and helped them recover.

You allowed them to continue the battle.

Is that true?

It's...

It's true, Your Highness.

I want to thank you

on behalf of all the soldiers.

If I would like the formula that you have invented

to be written on a stone tablet

and archived here at Wat Pho,

will you approve that?

What do you say?

Will you approve that?

It will be an honor beyond anything else, Your Highness.

I hereby announce

and let it be known that

Doctor Thad's medicine formula

will be one of the recipes written in history

and continue to be used by the future generations of Siamese.

Madam Phikul!

Madam Phikul!

- Madam Phikul! - Jampa.

- Yes? - Stop that.

Who taught you to lose your manners like this?

Please forget the teachings for now.

I have good news for you.

The war is over. The men are on their way home.

Really? Are you telling me the truth?

- I am. - My son and husband are coming home?

- Jampa, you're not kidding me, right? - Yes?

I'm not, Madam.

The men are walking all over the market.

- Really? - Yes, Madam.

Whoa! Why are you making so much noise?

Madam Thieb!

The war is over.

Our husband and sons are coming home.

Madam Thieb.

Phikul.

Our family

will be whole again, right?

We will be.

We have to be whole.

You need to calm down, Madam Thieb.

- Jampa, Phuek. - Yes, Madam.

Prepare a feast.

Set up the table right now.

- Yes, Madam. - Yes, Madam.

Madam Thieb, calm down.

Take a deep breath.

Our husband and sons

are coming home.

Yes.

Thong-on!

Thong-on.

Never leave my side again, my son.

When you were gone,

I was worried to death.

I won't let you go anywhere again.

I'm sorry, Mother.

I made you worried.

Father!

Hooray! My father is home!

How are you, my son?

Were you naughty with your grandmothers?

I did not. I have been a good boy.

Very good.

Thong-on, how have you been, my son?

Have you been well?

Yes, Mother.

My limbs and eyes are all intact.

You two look like you lost some weight.

The food on the battlefield

didn't taste as good as your cooking.

I asked our servants to prepare some food.

I'll cook something for you right away.

Okay, Mother.

So does nobody care about me at all?

Dear.

Sit down and relax.

Here, my dear.

Phad!

I'm back.

You took so long, Bua.

I'm here doing this alone. It's killing me.

I brought some help.

Who?

Boon, Niang, Uncle Thoem.

You made it back.

What are those uniforms?

You look handsome.

Where did you get these?

Lord General granted us official ranks.

He gave us permanent positions in the army.

Our uniforms are gorgeous, right?

They are.

So

where are Master and the others?

Are they not here yet?

Answer me.

Where are our master and the others?

Where are they?

They have become angels in heaven.

Phad.

Don't be sad.

All of them were courageously killed in action.

All who laid down their lives

have become guardian angels of our nation.

When I die,

I want to be one of them too.

Me too.

Master and the others

are just waiting for us to join them there.

Don't cry, Phad.

You should be proud of them all.

Bua.

Thong-on.

What were you thinking this morning?

You ran to me and hugged me right in the market.

I wasn't thinking.

I saw you alive and well,

and my legs just ran on their own.

The next thing I knew, I was holding you in my arms.

The whole market was watching.

I can't show my face there for a while.

It's good, though.

It made me realize

how much you missed me.

When we were apart,

I realized

just how important you are to me.

Am I important to you?

So when the next storm comes,

you'll change your mind and stay, right?

If you still want to go home,

I'll understand.

Don't worry.

Whatever you decide,

I'll wish you happiness.

That's all it takes for me to be happy.

I don't want to see you sad

because I'll be sadder.

In your time,

what does the moon look like?

It looks like this.

It's exactly the same.

In almost 200 years,

the moon will still be the same?

Then when you go home,

if you miss me,

just look at the moon.

Why?

I'll use the moon

to represent my heart.

(Ever since we met,)

(the whole world has changed.)

(With you by my side.)

(Ever since we laid eyes,)

(my heart has changed.)

(You're the only one who understands.)

(How great is it that we meet?)

(Is this love? Or what is this?)

(What makes my heart...)

I'm glad that,

to this day,

all of us are still here.

Nobody has left or gone missing.

We have been through so much together.

Both the good times

and the bad.

There's still one more thing

that all Royal Doctor students have to go through.

The test to qualify as Royal Doctors.

I'm really happy

that the day of the test is fast approaching.

When is the test taking place, Master?

Please make it soon. Don't keep us waiting.

It's as soon as you want.

- We're holding the test tomorrow. - Tomorrow?

I knew it.

You all celebrated together.

We didn't celebrate, Master.

We don't have time to study, Master.

We have just been through a war, Master.

That's right. Nothing is more difficult than war.

- Isn't that true? - It's not!

Silence! That's enough.

Don't complain.

Do your best to prepare for the test.

We're doomed, Thong-on.

- It's your fault, Joed. - I'm going to fail.

In this test,

you will give a diagnosis by feeling the patient's pulse.

You are allowed to ask three questions.

Then you will answer what illness they have,

what medicine they require,

the recipe for their medicine,

and the steps of the operation.

The patients serving as your test subject,

there are three of them.

Those who pass this test

will advance to the next one.

Those who fail

will have to retake this test until they pass.

If you all understand,

Lord Royal Doctor

and three masters will oversee the test.

We will commence the test right now.

Thong-on, is that the patient? He looks healthier than us.

That's right.

Who will be the first to take this test?

I'm not ready.

Who can be ready?

I'm not ready. You're not. No one is.

I will, Master.

Thong-on.

Come forward and diagnose the patient.

Yes, Master.

Everyone else,

wait outside.

Yes, Master.

Come, everyone!

Come here.

Tell me your birthday

and the time of your birth.

10th day of the waning moon on the year of the horse.

My mother said I was born just before sunrise.

Show me your stomach.

Okay.

- Please sit up straight. - Okay.

Thank you.

Your feces are light yellow, right?

Yes.

Can you see, Joed?

I can see, but I can't hear it.

I can't see.

Am, how can you see? You're too far back.

Why is Thong-on taking so long?

You have asked three questions.

What have you found, Thong-on?

The patient generates wind.

His belly sticks forward sharply.

He generates Samuna Wata gas.

His feces are light yellow.

The text of Thartbanjob said it's the wind element.

There is a strong airflow in his pulse.

That means the patient can suffer a stroke at any time.

It can possibly be lethal,

even if he's physically strong.

This stroke illness

has been killing patients of all ages and gender for a long time.

It can even kill a child in a mother's womb.

The treatment process

requires an operation with medicine in a salt pot to calm his stomach.

Next patient.

Master.

How can I make sense of this child?

Can I talk to his mother?

You may not.

As a doctor,

you will face patients too young to speak

who don't know anything,

but you must be able to diagnose them.

Yes, Master.

Very good, my boy.

What have you found?

What's wrong with this child?

From my observation,

he is allergic to his mother's milk.

His mother's milk is poisonous to him.

How do you know that?

His stomach feels severely tight.

He is too young to eat other food.

The only cause of food poisoning is milk.

We can cook medicine according to the text of Pathomjinda.

The mother shall take the medicine.

We can also rub Mahanil gold sticks on his stomach.

His symptoms will be relieved.

The next patient

is the final one.

What is this smell? It's not caused by an illness.

This is a strange illness.

How can you make up your own answer?

That's nonsense. I won't let you pass.

Tomorrow, there will be a storm.

It's a big one.

I have decided to leave and travel the land.

Wear this. It will be cold during your journey.

- Bow. - Why did you bow to us?

Because we are equal in rank now.

We are all the nation's doctors.