03x01 - Chapter XVII: Enter The Phoenix

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I promised my people freedom

and I will settle for nothing less.

Now six Barons are dead.

Only Chau refuses to yield.

No surrender, until every last
one of her Clippers lies dead

on the b*ttlefield.

Fire!

Even dreams
have a price in the Badlands.

And that price,
it's always paid in blood.

Don't be shy.

Show yourself.

You're a hard man to find, Nathaniel.

Do you know who I am?

It doesn't matter.

Hell, I didn't know their names, either.

Let me guess,

brave souls looking to make a name

against a man with a thousand kills.

After they heard about the loss
of your hand, of course.

They made damn good practice
for my left.

So,

which life have you come to avenge?

A brother?

A husband, maybe?

I k*lled that bastard myself.

You might remember him.

He was your former Baron, after all.

Ah.

Good for you.

I thought about putting a blade

in that blackhearted
son of a bitch myself.

The Badlands is at w*r.

I need a Regent who can help me win.

I'm retired.

A Regent never retires.

Oh, this one has.

Return with me and I promise

you'll be fighting
for an honorable cause.

I have no honor anymore.
It was stolen from me.

Well, perhaps I can
help you get it back.

There's only one man that can do that.

The man who took your hand.

A hand is only flesh and bone.

Now, until he kills me,

or he dies by my hand,

there's only one thing
worth fighting for...

Survival.

The only way you're gonna
leave here alive is by my side.

As you wish.

Now let's talk honor.

We could both k*ll each other
right here, or I could help you

track down that man who shamed you.

You know where Sunny is?

Return as my Regent
and I'll help you find him,

so that he can die by your hand
once and for all.

Do we have a deal?

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I know. I'm hungry too.

We gotta stop meeting like this.

What are you doing here?

Prisoner, again.

- You?
- Thief.

Very nice. Watch out.

Very nice.

You haven't got the keys, have you?

I thought The Widow believed

in tearing down barriers.

I believe in protecting my people.

The w*r is a danger to everyone,

not just those on the front lines.

Quinn said the same thing.

Once Chau is dead,

I'll tear this wall down myself.

Welcome to the sanctuary, Nathaniel.

I hope you'll feel at home here.

Out.

I thought that we had an understanding.

You haven't held up
your side of the deal.

I can't help you get your gift back

if you won't let me.

We've tried everything.

Knives, razors, needles.

Do you really think more training

is actually gonna change anything?

I'm still your only chance
of ever leaving here alive.

- Sunny...
- He's forgotten you.

- You don't know him.
- It's been six months.

Why hasn't he come back for you?

Face it, I'm the only one you have left.

And what about you?

Tilda ran away.

Even Waldo got sick of your bullshit.

Hold your tongue.

Go on.

Maybe you just haven't
cut me deep enough yet.

Hmm.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

You're wasting your time on me.

"He looked up into
Father Wolf's face and laughed.

"'Is that a man's cub?'
said Mother Wolf.

"'I have never seen one.

"'Bring it here.'"

I remember when your mom
taught me how to read this.

I miss her too.

Never forget how much she loved you.

Good night, little man.

I'm sorry, Veil.

It should have been me.

I'm here, little man.

You're burning up.

Who sent you?

I said, who sent you?

Look, we can't take any more refugees.

We're stretched too thin already.

If we don't help them,
Vitania, who will?

Your father believed
that duty belongs to the gods.

And now he walks with them in eternity.

It's not the gods whose wars
massacred these people's families

or driven them from their homes.

What is it?

The Iron Rabbit's returned
with a supply truck.

Seems to me the gods
help those who help themselves.

Look what I found.

I thought it was just
another supply convoy

headed to the front.

Didn't know there was
human cargo onboard.

Hey, hey, who are you calling
"human cargo"?

What's The Widow want with you?

Her men have been on my tail

ever since I helped
your friend here escape.

They finally caught up
with me in Hellsgate.

Hellsgate? That den of iniquity.

Oh!

You're hardly one to lecture
about morals, Baroness.

I'm not a Baroness anymore.

I run this camp for w*r refugees.

Does that make it all right? Hmm?

Have your little Totemist gods
absolved you for standing by

while Quinn preyed on his own people?

I'd watch this one.

The only thing more untrustworthy

than a Baroness is a religionist.

Well, I'm afraid I can't
allow you to stay here.

Clear off! Get off!

Go on.

I think, um, it might be best

if you and your Rabbits
left for a while as well.

What are you talking about?

I appreciate everything
you've done for our people,

but this camp has stayed clear
of The Widow's forces so far.

And I'd like to keep it that way.

Stealing food is one thing,

but hitting a prisoner transport
is bound to draw her attention.

So we should hit her first.

When my son went to w*r against Quinn,

they both ended up dead.

Don't let your anger against your mother

put everyone's lives in danger.

She's not my mother!

Will you help me, then?

Me?

No.

I'm not going anywhere near that place.

Well, what about M.K.?

You promised you'd go back
for him after you found Sunny.

Sunny?

No one's seen hide nor hair
of Sunny for months.

My call,

I think he's taken Veil
and that little boy of his

and he's off living the life
of marital bliss.

Which is exactly what I should be doing,

minus the "marital bliss" bit.

Do you believe in anything
besides yourself?

No. Not really.

Thank you, though, for your help.

But like the ex-Baroness was saying,

I'll be leaving in the morning. Bye!

We're here.

I didn't know where else to go.

Shh. Don't cry, little one.

Have you ever seen a fever
like this before?

I'm sorry.

I can't help you.

How do we know it's not contagious?

There's a refugee camp,
about half a day east of here.

They have a healer and medicine too.

People are looking for me.

Then his fever will only get worse.

From now on, you need
to stay away from here.

You're not welcome anymore.

I know you sent those Stalkers
to my camp.

No.

How much did they promise to cut you in?

I needed that money
for her and the baby.

Those butchers would have
m*rder*d your entire family

before giving you a coin.

The only reason why
I don't k*ll you right now

is that your boys deserve
to grow up with a father.

Let me get through.

Excuse me.

I have a sick baby.

There are no more beds.

Please.

I'm sorry, I can't help you.

It's my son.

Follow me.

You should have brought him in sooner.

We have to cool his blood.

What's causing this?

I can't be certain.

We'll have to run some tests to be sure.

How long will that take?

Are you training to be a healer?

Then let me do my job.

I can't work with you

hovering over the boy like a horsefly.

He's my son.

Then do him a favor.

Go outside and get yourself fed.

I will have some answers for you soon.

Now go.

Hmm.

It would seem...

...that I am destined

to win all your money.

Hey! I'll have another drink,
please, darling.

Impossible. That's
his sixth hand in a row.

No, that is my eighth hand in a row.

If you could count,
maybe you'd win more.

You better not be cheating us.

Please.

How dare you, "cheat"?
It's called "practice"!

Thank you.

What kind of savage would cheat
a half-starved refugee

out of their last piece of coin, huh?

There's actually a very funny
story about how they got there...

Give us back our g*dd*mn money.

Well, I'm afraid I've spent
it already on drink, uh...

If you wait 20 minutes or so,

you'll probably get
some of the whiskey back.

Search his pockets.

Ooh!

- What's that?
- It's nothing.

It's just a...
It's a worthless piece of junk.

You can have it if you like.

That doesn't belong to him.
It belongs to me.

Sunny.

You boys are in a spot
of bother now. Right, mate?

Go on, you cowards.

Run back to your holes, huh?

Hey, where have you been?

It's like old times, innit?

Come on, lend me a coin,
I'll buy you a drink.

Baron, this is Elise's mother.

She was the unit's flag-bearer.

Your daughter was a warrior
on the b*ttlefield.

It took those cowards
a shower of arrows to stop her.

Please know that she d*ed
for a noble cause.

She d*ed because of you.

She thought you were some kind of god

who was going to save us.

But you're not.

No. I'm not.

I'm human like you.

Elise was fighting for a better world.

I won't let her sacrifice be in vain.

What good is a better world
if my baby is dead?

Okay, okay.

Okay, I'm just going
to draw a little blood,

and then we're going to find out

what's wrong with you, okay?

Right. Here we go.

I thought you were dead.

No.

Well, I was... For a minute, maybe.

I remember very bright lights

and then, like, a floating sensation.

And then

for some reason, just hundreds
of angry faces, but then...

It was weird, you know? Then it passed.

Patched myself up. Then got out of there

on your bike, so, apologies for that.

Why'd you disappear?

What'd you want me around for, huh?

You found Veil.

I figured you and your blushing bride

wouldn't want me around
messing things up, huh?

You living the dream?

You all right?

Hey, hey, what? What is it?

She didn't make it out.

Um...

I am truly sorry.

Moon was right.

She d*ed because of me.

What about the boy?

Henry.

He's perfect.

Just like her.

Swindling refugees? Have you no shame?

Is that a rhetorical question?

Sunny?

What's wrong?

I don't know what happened.

I was just drawing blood

when his eyes turned black.

I'm here, Henry.

I'm here. It's okay.

Shh.

This can't be happening.

It most certainly is. Sunny...

This child has the Gift.

Is that what's making him sick?

I've never seen it manifest
itself in one so young before.

We have to do something.

This Gift, it has something
to do with Azra, right?

Do you know how to read this compass?

We can search for it.
Maybe they have answers.

Azra is...

This is bullshit!

It's a fairy tale.

How do you know?

Because I tried calling them.

I sent them a message.
I waited for months.

Nobody came.

Finally.

A promised land is at hand.

We need to alert the checkpoint.

That's far enough.

Pilgrim means you no harm.

Quite the opposite.

I've come to offer you salvation.

All I ask in return

is that you lay down your weapons

and submit to your messiah.

On my command...

Fire!

Tell your people
what you saw here today.

Can you do that for me?

Tell them a reckoning has come.

Join us, or die.