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There are two of them.

On the horseback.

Put out the fire.

Hurry!

Ahhh!

I was afraid for you, my lord.

Hurry!

You'd be surprised at the power that's in these herbs.

What power is that, Master Thomas?

You grind these prickly husks, you see.

To a powder that goes into a potion.

And then when you have fever, the potion drives it away.

With these herbs?

Yes, because the castle wall always protects them against the northerly winds.

There you go.

How is she?

She never regained consciousness.

Now she seems to have trouble with her breathing.

I'll defrost us. Come here.

She was crushed beneath her own horse.

It's very serious.

When I tell you that the entire rib cage has been damaged, perhaps you'll understand how serious it is.

Or, you know, you're not going to be able to do that.

You're not going to be able to do that.

You're not going to be able to do that.

You're not going to be able to do that.

The entire rib cage has been damaged. Perhaps you'll understand how serious it is.

All her vital organs are completely without protection.

Didn't we meet in San Martin two or three years ago?

Possibly. Those shattered bones are dangerous, sir.

One of those tiny splinters could be a serious...

Oh, yes, the other one.

Surely you recalled the little child you operated on.

Careful, Richard. All that charlatan wants is to open you up.

Like the boy who died, I saw him do it. For a sore throat, for a broken leg.

Anything serves as an excuse for carving you up, for bleeding you.

Who is he, one of your gardeners?

He's always looked after me. Continue. Come, Thomas.

That's all, Marie. Leave us now.

We're in the knowlede, Thomas.

I've already started bleeding her, and tomorrow, if she's no better, I shall operate.

She's injured, not suffering from a disease. She's already lost enough blood. You shouldn't be bleeding her.

You've nothing to worry about.

I, myself, would tend the fire. The room must be kept exactly as her body temperature.

Take him inside! Inside!

Take him inside!

Take him inside!

Take him inside!

Take him inside!

Take him inside!

Take him inside!

Take him inside!

Take him inside!

My wine.

I drink your eternal health.

I drink your eternal health.

Honored. Children.

Are the others at their image? Yes, my lord.

The take of their, now.

I drink your eternal health.

Arnold, what are you waiting for? The chaplain, sir.

You're ready to this prayers.

All right.

What do they do with the monks' bones? They threw them in the field.

Arnold, sir!

All up, entrance.

Now man followed the road ahead.

Where's your father?

In his study, my lord.

I'll go tell him you're here.

Don't bother.

Oh, my lord, what a surprise.

Come in, come in.

Come in.

I'll go tell him you're here.

Don't bother.

Oh, my lord.

What a surprise.

Come in, come in.

Sit down, won't you?

Catherine, bring us something to drink.

Yes, father.

Is there something that I can do for you, my lord?

I want to marry your daughter.

But...

But what about your lady?

She died this morning.

They're sealing her in her tomb now.

Well, answer me.

But you're in mourning.

I leave mourning to the priests.

There are the wedding preparations to be made.

Ban's red.

The family is notified.

And all the sewing to be done for her gown.

I'll expect you and your daughter to be married.

I'll expect you and your daughter to be at the castle before night falls.

We'll not disappoint you, sir.

Have you seen him today?

No, my lady.

Did he say when I was going?

No.

No, he didn't, my lady.

I haven't seen him since the day we were married.

What was she like?

Who's that, my lady?

Leonor.

She never had too much to say to us.

But we all liked her very much.

How we must have loved her.

That's fine. Thank you.

Have someone take those rabbits out of here.

They make too much noise during the night.

Come.

Is that room used for guests?

No. You probably would call it...

What?

It's the room where they always took their meals.

Alone.

Unlock it.

No, my lady, we mustn't do that. Unlock it.

You really shouldn't. Open the window.

This is also where the musicians were brought in to entertain them.

She was fond of music.

Yes. She often sang too.

Did you wait on them here? Yes.

There you are. I've been looking for you, my lady.

Your husband wishes to speak with you.

Right away? Yes, right away.

Did the master really send for her?

Of course he did.

It was no good as keeping to himself. No man could go on like that.

I'm very happy for them.

And I'm happy for them too, Thomas.

If we could just burn everything in this room.

Are you out there?

The

wife started to weep and the husband lost his temper and the month was trying to get

through the window but couldn't because he was just too fat.

Any market that was worth his soft would walk out the door and now the family is

blessed with a little boy who couldn't look more like the good monk himself.

The only good boy is a drunk guy.

Oh, you women, leave us.

We won't be needing you anymore tonight.

Go, speak for yourself Richard.

In my house the women aren't even allowed to eat in the same room with us.

That's right, that's the way it should be.

Cousin, it's a pleasure to be here again.

Seems as though it were yesterday but it's yours.

What's more you are a son to be proud of?

Sue, there'll be another one.

Richard, would you like me to serve the Arab wine I prepared?

Hmm, my lord, some music to cheer you.

Ah, yes.

Bonneby, tell us if you're staying Italy.

Would you have an audience with a pope?

It didn't the pope invite you.

No, they bought my grain however.

They had no wheat there since the plague broke out.

This epidemic has dealt them a cruel blow.

One hears incredible things about the black death.

What's it really like?

One day you have swollen glands developing at the armpit of the groin about the size

of an egg.

And within the week you're a dead man.

I've seen with my own eyes how strong men become infected after touching the garments

of a sick person.

The family's dead dumped out in the streets.

Where they're picked up and carried away every morning as though they were so much filthy

garbage.

And any survivor who's bold enough to go out buries his nose and a bunch of herbs and

flowers because the stench is so unbearable.

There are parents who abandon their dying young and children who abandon the houses where

their parents scream in agony.

In other houses the doors are barred shut from inside where banquets of rare and costly dishes

take place.

Some people say that when the plague takes your friends you should celebrate.

The peasants have deserted leaving the fields to go barren.

Their animals are roaming loose in the countryside or starving in the forests.

And there is neither meat nor bread anywhere to be heard.

A stale crust is worth of fortune.

You must have come back with a great deal of gold.

It's as though everyone's mad.

Those who put on their best clothes so as to be ready for death.

In Milan we saw a young man who was dancing on his roof like someone got insane.

The pain had driven him to lunacy.

I think he would still be there if an archer hadn't shot him down.

Hundreds of thousands perished.

In Milan alone we were told 100,000 people died.

I'd rather be dead than mad.

No?

A meringue would have done it.

A virgin could break it between her breasts.

Now watch this.

Mathieu!

Not so rough.

You can't do any harm.

Gregory is ten times stronger.

I knew you'd say that.

He's always been your favorite.

In which month was his first wife's death?

Why?

We might say a memorial mass for her.

No, you'll do no such thing.

I've done all I possibly could to make him forget her.

But my predecessor, you surely had him say a mass for her?

No, never.

My lady, I know you're often left alone.

If you ever feel the need to talk, I hope you know you can always call on me.

I say not.

Oh

Oh

Oh

Oh

Oh

Oh

There. Well go on. Have you taken leave of your senses Mr. Thomas? How dare you set a snake free in a garden where children play?

It's not poisonous. Poisonous or not snakes are creatures of the devil. You have such a towel for explaining mysteries. Explain this one will you?

The soil here is very rich. Only the best seed is saved for sowing each year.

Water is an abundant supply and so on. Yet in spite of these advantages last year's crop was only half-usual harvest.

Why? I know nothing of gardening. Well then I'll give you a gardener's explanation.

Field mice. Field mice like to feed on seed and grain. And the common snake likes to feed unfealed mice.

There are no useless creatures. There's a reason for all living things.

If what you say is true there's a reason for your field mice to exist.

Unless I feed your argument makes no sense whatsoever.

Without mice to eat the snakes would starve to death. It's simple.

And I see. Now tell me what your snake is good for.

Keeping down the population of field mice. Their revolting pests and we shall exterminate them.

Either we protect our fellow creatures or we ourselves are doomed to extermination.

Only God who brought us into being on this planet has the right to remove us.

Now there I agree with you. Perhaps God inspired this argument.

Nearly to give a creature of his time to escape them.

Mr. Thomas.

Matthew. Gregory we have to go now.

I said get up to you. We're going now. Get up.

Go.

What do you want? Can we help you with that? No.

Why are you staring at me?

Well look me in the eye. Do you have something to hide?

You know perfectly well I wouldn't dream of keeping anything from you.

Why are you so nervous? What's the matter?

Go to your room. You're always lurking in the hallways.

There. Here. That's where the center of life is.

Close to the vertebrae. You should know that it was the air that's a vital for all of us.

That's a vital for all of us. But kill this fish.

Yes but you told us there were some fish that were able to fly in the air.

Yes but they don't live in the air. They go through the air.

Get up.

Richard what's the matter? I'm trying to work off some energy so I can sleep nights.

What about some tea instead with Valaria?

I know there's no way of helping me.

Don't worry it's fine.

Relax.

I'm not going to get to sleep again, Richard.

Is anything wrong?

If there's something I can do, tell me.

It's not your fault.

I wish I could help.

I'm not going to get to sleep again.

I'm not going to get to sleep again.

I'm not going to get to sleep again.

I'm not going to get to sleep again.

I'm not going to get to sleep again.

I'm not going to get to sleep again.

Richard!

Richard!

What are you doing?

What are you doing? What do you want in there?

I'm not going to get to sleep again.

I'm not going to get to sleep again.

I'm not going to get to sleep again.

I'm not going to get to sleep again.

I'm not going to get to sleep again.

What do you want here?

That's better.

Oh, you like that, don't you?

I have that for you.

I'm not going to get to sleep again.

I'm not going to get to sleep again.

I'm not going to get to sleep again.

I'm not going to get to sleep again.

I'm not going to get to sleep again.

Is a heap of dust and bones worth all this grief?

I'm not going to get to sleep again.

You've been spying. Everyone knows you. But no one can know my suffering.

The memory always heightens passion. I'm sure that if you saw the way she looks now, your love would turn to the loathing.

If I could see her once more, we could forget the time and death had separated the two of us. No evil could come of it?

No one can tell you what is evil and what is good. They're not the same thing. That's all that matters.

My love is all that matters. Let the dead rest.

What am I doing here?

How did you get here?

The gap between life and death may never be closed. But deep as that gap is, it can sometimes be breached.

You're absolutely mad. What do you want?

Nothing. I can't bring Leno back to you.

Then who can? No one but you. If you want her more than anything in the world, I could help you then.

Do you know how I love her? But let me warn you just once more. Let the dead rest.

Help me.

Help me.

Help me.

Help me.

Help me.

Help me.

Help me.

Help me.

Help me.

Richard, where are we? I'm so cold. Let's leave.

Richard, I'm cold.

What are we doing in this place? You've never been here before.

There's a cold wind blowing.

The horses will be nervous. We must be careful.

Leno.

There are wrinkles around your eyes. You've changed. What's happened?

Don't you remember? Who would you ask me that?

It's been ten years.

I've been ill that long.

We buried my father once.

We buried my father while you were gone. He'd been in the north. The plague has cost thousands to die there.

He'll be here with us soon. He said that no one is spared who lives in his path.

Apparently my father's death doesn't mean a thing.

You've got to leave the castle now. Not without you.

I said leave. Get out.

But Richard, I don't. Your father's house is empty and you'll be well provided for. Now get out.

I don't understand. What's the matter?

There's nothing for you to understand. Just go.

What about our sons? When you leave, you can take them with you.

Don't leave right away.

I don't ever want to hear your voice again.

Just...

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

This is your new mistress. You will obey her as you would me.

Do not ask any questions.

Please.

Good morning to you, my little ducks.

Yes, Mr. Thomas. What's that? What's the interest in my whereabouts?

You weren't here when she arrived. When who arrived?

I was only eight years old when the first mistress died.

What on earth are you talking about? She says the new mistress is the image of the dead one. I don't remember her.

The new mistress? Maria thinks she is the first one. What's that?

In fact, Maria says she looks exactly like Lady Lenore ten years ago.

My lady?

Would you do me a great favor? Would you fix me a very strong perfume?

Yes, of course. Marga will bring it to me.

Richard, I just spoke with her. You've seen her.

She's awake then. I'm to make a strong perfume for her. Wake, my lord.

I don't understand. What is there to understand?

Do you think I understand?

I'll leave it, Thomas.

What do you want?

Where is Lady Catherine? She's gone from my life. Now get out of the way.

Let me remind you, you're only here to educate my sons. And that's all.

Cat

You don't have to use that.

My skin doesn't feel the same, Richard.

We're not.

How long has this wind been blowing?

I don't know. A very long time, I think.

Tell me how I came to be here.

I couldn't live without you.

You didn't answer my question.

I can't answer you. There's no way to explain it.

Now come. Come!

You are my friend.

You lie!

I told this we'd never see Mother again.

Go inside.

Be out of the castle by nightfall.

Hello, little girl.

Good afternoon, too, good lady.

What's your name, little girl?

Charlotte, my lady.

Charlotte, that's a pretty name.

Charlotte, would you like me to tell you a story?

Oh, yes, please.

Then come sit beside me.

Now, what kind of story would you like to hear?

Oh, yes. Yes, I think I know one.

Once upon a time there was a little girl called Charlotte.

Like me?

Yes.

She was in a dark forest. The wind kept blowing in the tree tops.

She was gathering mushrooms for her mother.

The sky was always pitch black.

Everybody stayed home.

Many people went blind.

And those who sat around inside for too long began to swell.

Their bellies got bigger and bigger.

Blind people kept bumping into each other with their enormous bellies.

You know, it's not a very good story.

It's a true story.

Now, let's hear the rest.

When the people were so swollen they couldn't move anymore.

The others would eat them up and they in turn would grow enormous bellies and then...

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Maria!

Go inside, go!

Where are you all going? Thomas? We can't stay here. Are you in you? I'm also afraid. Children disappearing. These strange things I can't explain. The animals are out of control. Plants have stopped crime.

They're just up-grown.

Which I'm afraid for you to. No, don't do that. Are you afraid of me?

Suppose that the disease were in me.

No, where else would you be as safe as here from the plague?

I fear that it's not only the plague. Richard.

I can't find Matthew.

He may have left with the others.

It could be. Maria tried to make me go with them too.

Matthew! Matthew!

Matthew!

Father! Father! It's Matthew!

Gregory, my child. See how your father loves me.

I've had an awful dream. Lea noa. Beautiful Lea noa. I murdered my youngest son. And now before my eyes...

... do I deserve to be tortured by such nightmares?

Why do men so like imagination? When they suffer, they always think they're being punished.

I don't understand.

Naturally, you don't understand. You wouldn't be human.

I dream and you disappear. My Lea noa is all that exists now.

You want this?

Take it. It contains a powder. If you draw a circle around yourself with it, no one can come near you.

Do as I tell you. And you will live if you want to.

Lea noa! Lea noa!

Lea noa!

Lea noa!

Lea noa!

Lea noa!

Lea noa!

Lea noa!

I've been looking for you.

Where are my sons?

I talked to them this morning. They're waiting for you.

Give me your hand, Lea noa.

I prefer to stay here. We can take our time. We're on alone.

Richard, I want you. You don't believe me?

Come here, then I'll believe you. I want you too, Lea noa.

Richard. Do as I say, Lea noa. Come here.

There's no way out, Richard. If you stay there, you'll die in the tomb you took me from.

I didn't kill your sons. You did. Because you needed me to watch.

We're so much alike, Richard.

I love you, Richard. I always have. And if you didn't love me, you would have killed me by now.

Don't torture yourself. I'll go far away. Nothing keeps us here now.

What if it rains? Have you thought of that? It would wash your foolish powder marks away.

And we'd be together again. This time forever.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go.

There's nothing to eat.

Let's go.

Sir, we've been looking for you. Yesterday we had more than 60 burials.

It's the fear that kills them now. Fear of what's going on in the castle. Let me pass.

Your sons are dead. The earth is infected here.

You'll never come out of their lives.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go.