02x14 - Winter Journey

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Sonia: That's...

Ivalera: Oh, you're back!

Schierke: Thank you.

Schierke: That is the Hawk of Light. The savior of the world.

Schierke: Or perhaps...

Title,: Winter's Journey

Puck: Hey, come on now...

Puck: Guts, she also ate your share.

Guts: That's fine.

Puck: But you need to eat, too!

Puck: Never thought I'd see Guts so responsible.

Puck: It's rather unexpected.

Puck: But he may be overdoing it a bit...

Guts: Puck, what's your homeland like?

Puck: Well, it's just the best!

Puck: Elfhelm!

Puck: A utopia that lies on the Western Sea.

Puck: Flowers are always blooming, birds are always singing,

Puck: and elves are always dancing.

Puck: Open all year round.

Puck: An elven paradise, where it's always spring.

Puck: Oh, my beautiful home.

Guts: If it's that great a place, why did you leave?

Puck: I got bored of it.

Guts: To think I'd have to rely on him.

Guts: But right now, I have to cling to any slim hope there is.

Puck: Guts, you should sleep a bit, too.

Puck: Before night falls.

Puck: It'll be fine.

Puck: If something happens, I'll wake you.

Guts: Thanks, I'll take you up on that. I'm counting on you.

Puck: Roger.

Apostle,Black beast: Will you sleep? Will you dream?

Apostle,Black beast: Dream about him?

Apostle,Black beast: Why? Why not pursue him?

Apostle,Black beast: Let's go. Let's go to him.

Apostle,Black beast: Let's give him some iron.

Apostle,Black beast: Because of this woman with you? Is she that precious?

Apostle,Black beast: More than Griffith?

Apostle,Black beast: That woman is no longer the warrior you used to know.

Apostle,Black beast: This woman is

Apostle,Black beast: a sacrifice that lives only so you can pine after Griffith.

Guts: Go away.

Apostle,Black beast: There are better ways to deal with sacrifices.

Apostle,Black beast: See? If you do this,

Apostle,Black beast: you'll connect with Griffith on a much deeper level.

Guts: Stop!

Apostle,Black beast: That is what you long for.

Guts: When did the sun set?

Guts: I was a fool to believe in you.

Guts: It isn't true.

Guts: It isn't...

Serpico: Well, at least

Serpico: we found a place to shelter from the snow and wind.

Serpico: A quiet time like this definitely makes you feel you're on a journey.

Farnese: How?

Farnese: It's cold, I'm hungry, this is horrible.

Serpico: Then, shall we give up on the Black Swordsman

Serpico: and return to the Holy See?

Farnese: I have no intention of doing that.

Farnese: Are you saying that I should tell the supreme court that monsters

Farnese: swallowed the Holy Iron Chain Knights and the refugees?

Farnese: Rather than only being replaced, we'd probably face an inquisition!

Farnese: And I have no plans to return to that mansion.

Farnese: By the way, why don't you come a little closer?

Serpico: No... Since I'm acting as lookout.

Serpico: The first time I met Lady Farnese was also on a night like this...

Young Serpico: A strange rabbit...

Farnese: Insolent boy!

Farnese: Listen well.

Farnese: I'm the one who saved your life.

Farnese: So from today on, you belong to me.

Farnese: Swear it.

Farnese: Swear your complete obedience.

Young serpico: Yes, Lady Farnese.

Serpico's Mother: At a nobleman's mansion?

Young Serpico: I was told to work and live there, starting tomorrow.

Young serpico: The pay is pretty good,

Young serpico: so I'm thinking of hiring a maid to take care of you.

Serpico's mother: This is the perfect opportunity to get closer to the nobility.

Serpico's Mother: Be sure to work hard.

Young Serpico: Yes.

Serpico: The Vandimion family. Its wealth is said to be world class,

Serpico: exceeding a country's national budget.

Lady servant: You poor thing... I'm surprised you've lasted.

Lady servant: Usually, Lady Farnese's servants

Lady servant: can't handle her awful disposition, and end up running away.

Lady servant: One child even had her clothes set on fire, severely burning her.

Serpico: Everyone in the mansion feared and loathed the little tyrant,

Serpico: as if touching an abhorrent boil.

Serpico: But she was that way for a reason.

Serpico: Federico, head of the Vandimion household,

Serpico: was passionate about his work and was never home.

Serpico: Her mother left her at home, to lead a life of debauchery.

Serpico: Lady Farnese was left all alone, unsupervised, in a vast mansion.

Serpico: She lived as she pleased, in a gigantic cage.

Farnese: Listen well.

Farnese: You will stay here and hold my hand all night.

Young Serpico: Yes, my lady.

Farnese: No!

Farnese: Do something about that thunder!

Young Serpico: That's out of my hands—

Young serpico: Lady Farnese!

Young serpico: Lady Farnese?!

Farnese: Oh, storm...

Farnese: I just need to become a storm, as well!

Serpico: There was something truly ghastly about that sight.

Serpico: One snowy night, Lord Federico returned home.

Serpico: A year had passed since I'd been hired,

Serpico: but it was my first time seeing him.

Farnese: Father!

Federico: Wait a while, Farnese. I'm in the middle of discussing business.

Farnese: Yes, Father.

Federico: Oh? And what is that filthy doll?

Farnese: Eh?

Federico: Throw it away. I shall buy as many new ones as you'd like.

Farnese: Um...

Federico: But for now, just run along.

Farnese: Um...

Farnese: Yes, Father...

Serpico: Later, a servant at the mansion explained

Serpico: that the doll was a sentimental memento for Lady Farnese,

Serpico: having been bought by her father

Serpico: on the sole family trip they'd taken.

Young serpico: Lady Farnese—

Farnese: Go away.

Farnese: Or I'll burn you, too.

Young serpico: What is it, my lord?

Federico: What is that around your neck?

Young serpico: This?

Federico: Let me have a closer look.

Federico: Ah... I thought so.

Serpico: My first meeting with my father.

Federico: The Vandimion family already has three boys

Federico: fighting to be the next family head.

Federico: In order to avoid needless conflict and confusion,

Federico: I ask that you keep your identity confidential.

Young serpico: Would you go to see my mother?

Federico: In due course.

Serpico: It was a polite dismissal.

Serpico: With his power,

Serpico: finding my mother should have been a simple matter.

Serpico: My poor mother...

Noble : Lady Farnese, may I have this dance?

Farnese: Pardon me.

Farnese: Serpico, dance with me.

Noble : She's so unapproachable. Such a difficult person.

Noble : Does she plan to dance only with her bodyguard?

Noble : Who is he, anyway?

Noble : From what I hear,

Noble : he has a title, but originally,

Noble : he was Lady Farnese's servant.

Noble : He was a commoner?

Noble : Apparently, Lord Federico himself, her father, is his legal guardian.

Serpico: Lady Farnese?

Noble : He's done a good job of assimilating.

Farnese: I shan't allow you to speak ill of my guest!

Serpico: Lady Farn...

Farnese: This calls for a duel!

Farnese: However, as I am a woman,

Farnese: you'll fight the one of whom you spoke so rudely.

Serpico: I knew it...

Noble : Does this mean we have a draw?

Serpico: Well done.

Noble : Not at all.

Noble : Your skill is such that I can hardly believe you were a commoner.

Noble : No surprise that you are the guard for Vandimion household's young lady.

Noble : I apologize for my earlier rudeness, Lady Farnese.

Farnese: This wound is from last week...

Farnese: This and this one from last month.

Farnese: At this rate, you'll end up a patchwork doll.

Farnese: Why don't you make every effort?

Farnese: With your skill, you should be capable of winning any duel!

Serpico: You think too highly of me.

Farnese: Very well, then...

Farnese: I suppose seeing a patchwork doll will be quite amusing next time.

Farnese: Marriage?

Federico: He is a very generous member of the royal family.

Federico: He knows of your awful temperament, but still agreed to meet you.

Federico: I know I needn't say it, but this is also for our family's good.

Farnese: U-Um...

Federico: Do you understand?

Farnese: Yes, Father.

Serpico: Lady Farnese! Lady Farne—

Farnese: Outside... I cannot survive outside of this place.

Farnese: But if you were to take me from here to run away...

Farnese: Because you are as twisted as I.

Serpico: I am still uncertain why we could not run away

Serpico: from the yokes restraining us back then.

Servant : Fire!

Servant : The mansion! The lady has lost her mind!

Federico: The engagement has been called off.

Federico: She is a demon spawn.

Federico: I cannot handle her.

Farnese: Charge!

Serpico: Then Lady Farnese, as though she were possessed,

Serpico: headed an army to hunt down heretics.

Serpico: Her diligent devotion to her work

Serpico: astonished even the supreme court.

Monk: We finally managed to infiltrate their headquarters.

Monk: Who'd have thought an asylum would be their den?

Monk: Well done, Lady Farnese.

Serpico: Mother...

Monk: You, there. What did you just say?

Serpico: Why? Why is my mother here?

Serpico's Mother: Oh, Lord...

Serpico: This must be some kind of mistake.

Serpico: Because my mother... My mother comprehends nothing anymore.

Farnese: Serpico?

Serpico: Mother...

Monk: Did you just say that is your mother?

Monk: You say your mother is among them?

Farnese: That isn't true!

Farnese: No heretic is among the relatives of a Holy Iron Chain Knight!

Monk: But I'm certain I heard him.

Monk: If this is true, it's a major problem.

Farnese: You throw the flame.

Serpico: Lady Far—

Farnese: Prove it to me! Prove that she is not your mother!

Farnese: Swear to me once more...

Farnese: I am your master...

Farnese: Only I.

Farnese: From now... until forever.

Serpico: What did we burn away?

Serpico: From what were we delivered?

Serpico: And by what were we tied down?

Farnese: It's flurrying. Let us depart.

Serpico: Lady Farnese is chasing that Black Swordsman.

Serpico: As though she tries to melt the snow with flame.

Puck: You can do it! Just a little more, and it'll be dawn!

Puck: Hey, Casca! It's dangerous over there!

Puck: Guts!

Puck: Guts!

Guts: Stop...

Guts: Stop it!

Guts: Hey... Casca!

Puck: Thank goodness...

Guts: Casca...

Guts: Casca!

Puck: Hey, come on. This is going too far.

Puck: At this point, it's like the witch hunt.

Guts: What else can I do?

Puck: Well, you have a point...

Puck: But she'll just dislike you even more.

Guts: Right now, the most important things

Guts: are protecting Casca and traveling fast.

Guts: I don't care about anything else.

Puck: Trouble! This isn't good, Guts!

Puck: Wake up! Wake up!

Puck: If we don't hurry, the sun will set. Let's split up and find her.

Gut - italics: Casca...

Bandit : Oh, man...

Bandit : All the nearby villages and towns are empty.

Bandit : Nothing to eat.

Bandit : You know, I think we've about reached the end of the line.

Bandit : It's good the authorities aren't after us,

Bandit : but if we run into Kushans, we're done.

Bandit : No kiddin'.

Bandit : I'm not picky,

Bandit : but I wanna break the habit of water in our bellies and no women.

Bandit : Hey!

Bandit : My jerky!

Bandit : Well, aren't you a pretty, little thing?

Bandit : You're gonna violate a pilgrim?

Bandit : There'll be divine punishment.

Bandit : Nah, man.

Bandit : This must be a gift sent from God to poor bandits like us.

Bandit : Well, guess that works.

Bandit : Thanks, God!

Guts: Casca!

Guts: Casca!

Guts: Cas...

Guts: Don't!

Guts: I...

Puck: Hey, Casca!

Puck: If we don't hurry and find her, it'll be...

Puck: Oh, that's...

Puck: Hey, Dropey!

Puck: Well, if it isn't Dropey!

Isidoro: Puck! I hinally 'ound 'ou!

Serpico: Oh, my...

Farnese: You caught him?

Puck: Oh?

Puck: We've got some visitors!

Isidoro: Hey.

Serpico: Hi.

Guts: You guys...

Isidoro: Ever since that day, I've been searching for you like crazy!

Isidoro: You won't get away from me that easy.

Isidoro: Wait, where's Casca?

Puck: Oh, yeah! Casca!

Puck: Thank goodness... You're safe!

Isidoro: What? What happened?

Isidoro: Why is Casca all tied up?

Puck: It's for her own safety.

Isidoro: Huh...

Guts: What do you want?

Guts: You still plan to capture me?

Serpico: Lady Farnese...

Farnese: Black Swordsman,

Farnese: please let us accompany you on your journey.

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