01x03 - The Pillory

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I was happy when I saw him.

Did it have to be a little Borka swine?

He might be thinking the same thing.
"I was so happy when I saw her."

"Why did it have to be a Mattis sow?"

And now, that snake spawn,

with his heathen of a father,
is in the North Fortress!

So I guess you and I will
have to learn to live a little closer.

One man might be able
to sneak past Wolf Narrows,

but an entire band of robbers?

We have
no guards on the north side.

There's only cliff-wall there.

- Welcome home.
- Thanks.

Not only, right?

- Where do you find all of this?
- Find?

My father was chief of robbers,
like my grandfather and his father.

I am the mightiest robbers' chief
in all mountains and forests.

And you will be too, one day.

Be like you? Not on my life.

Valdir sent for us. We're here to solve
the problem you failed to address.

Apparently,
she's tough on robber bands.

Come, Ronja.

Ronja, come.

Come.

I don't want to be like you!

You must.

Come, Ronja.

Come, Ronja. Join us.

Pelye, please, a different song.

But it's every single morning.

Ah!

Good morning.

There... there's breakfast.

Hmm?

Birk?

Just stay away.

I don't want to see you anyway.

BASED ON ASTRID LINDGREN'S BOOK

RONJA THE ROBBER'S DAUGHTER

There, sweetheart. Yes, I know.

Good morning.

I know, Flit. You're hungry.

Uncle will find food today.

Shh, shh. It's okay. It's okay.

It's all right.

Want to buy vegetables?

I can work, but no money.

Yes, that's a leek.

You can forget about that one,
give it here.

They're enchanted items,
nothing for paupers.

What's going on?

This merchant is charging
more than twice what he did last time.

When there's plenty, prices go down.

When there's scarcity, prices go up.

That's how it is.

- Hey! What are you doing?
- Just looking.

You can look from the street.

Get down from there.

I'm not forcing anyone to buy my wares.

If no one in this village is buying,
I'll sell in the next.

Keep an eye on him.

- Easy with it, it's full of black powder.
- Yes. We've handled expl*sives before.

Thief! Food thief!

Thief!

Food thief!

- What did he do?
- He's a bloody food thief.

Food thief.

Food thief!

A simple thief.

Not even a robber.

A thief.

Those robbers you,
um, claim to have caught...

which ones were they?

Do not touch me.

I had a look at the stores today.

You didn't get very much
from that Borka cave.

It's what was there.

Uh-huh.

Didn't you say they were about a dozen?

- Yes.
- Winter is on its way.

There should have been
more in their stores.

There wasn't.

Right.

You will fail here.

We'll see.

We could lure wile-wings here,
get them to att*ck.

I've never heard of anyone
even trying that.

Even if we could,

Mattis Fortress is way too close
to Borka Keep.

The North Fortress!

It's called the North Fortress!

Just because I'm a curious old man...

Ha! What would you have done

if you'd managed
to get in all by yourself?

I would have thrown them out. One by one.

Oh. All 12 of them?

And Borka and Undis and the child?

Oh dear. Ha!

You would have to be
sly as an old fox to get them out.

You, Mattis, sly as a fox.

Or I can just k*ll the lot of them
when they leave the fortress.

They only have one way to get in and out.

We'll keep watch, day and night,
get them one by one.

We also only have
one way to get in and out.

Through Wolf Narrows.

What if they do the same thing?

They won't.

And neither will we.

Us robbers may
make trouble for each other.

We defend ourselves,

people may get hurt,

but we don't k*ll each other.

We never have!

There's a first time for everything.

Then you have to be prepared
to bury your own.

Are you?

We could smoke them out.

We wait until the wind is right.

My belly is rumbling.
Let's ride out and hunt some meat.

How did it go?

I asked for double, and I got it.

A good bit of coin. We'll share.

I'll see you again.

Always a pleasure
doing business with you.

There you are.

What do we do about the lawman?

What can we do?

Tell Valdir that Halvert can't be trusted.

No.

Take his place, permanently.

Settle down.

Maybe, but not here.

Borka swine to the east.

Wait, Mattis.

Ah!

Oh!

Mattis. Mattis! Mattis.

Here you are.

Here I am.

Have you seen how sad they are
when we take their things?

Sometimes you're forced
to do things to survive.

That doesn't make it right.

When hunger gnaws at you,
you don't think about right and wrong.

But we have enough.

Mattis takes care of us,
the best way he knows how.

He makes sure we have food, a home.

And he would die for every one of us.

He's not without his flaws.

Far from it.

But I love him for that.

Lovis! You have to come, it's Chorm!

The Borka swine did it.

Warm water.

Hurry up
so he doesn't have to wait.

Clean rags and my herbs and decoctions.

He will recover, right?

He will be fine, won't he, Lovis?

Come on now.
We're going to sort this out.

I'm not gonna make it.
I'm not gonna make it.

Where have you been?

The forest. I've been hunting.

Where's your catch?

I didn't catch anything.

You've been there all day.

Yes, but I didn't catch anything.

Maybe you shouldn't be eating then.

Out of my sight.

I know Mattis.

He won't give in.

We finally have walls, doors, floors.

I've always wanted a fortress.

Or a castle.

But a fortress will do. I'm not moving.

♪ Oh wolf, oh wolf, keep away from here ♪

♪ Never shall you take my baby ♪

Can you sleep now?

I saw the quarrymen
loading black powder in the village.

What do I need black powder for?

I'm just letting you know it's there.

What else is going on down there?

There was a food thief in the pillory.

A skinny young wretch.

He'll be exiled when they let him go.

Might be something for us.

I've got other things to think about.

We'll see.

Were they cruel to him?

The villagers.

Yes.

I'll talk to him.

You could be doing other things.

Winter is getting close.

I don't want to go robbing.

If you won't set them to work,
then I will.

Do as you wish.

We need a clear-out.

Give the paddocks
and chicken coop an autumn clean.

The sheep pen, the goat stables...

They won't be happy about it.

No.

Maybe you shouldn't
try to throw Borka out.

Have you lost your mind?

They have to go.

It's making me sick, having him so close.

But instead of throwing them out...

maybe you should shut them in.

Like I said, winter is getting close.

Hmm.

You're sure the black powder is here?

Yes, they loaded it
into the large warehouse.

Give a coin, please.

- Give a coin.
- Go away. Go away!

Where are you from?

We've got enough beggars here.

We're just passing through.

You better be.

Grab him.

Drop him here.

What's your name?

Chegge.

What now, Chegge?

I have to be out before sunset.

Or else.

Or else what?

Or else they'll hang me.

I have a suggestion.

This is Chegge.

Give him bread.

Why did you steal, Chegge?

Because I'm hungry.

Do you have a family?
Anyone waiting for you?

- Hm?
- Mm.

Do you want to be one of us?

I am the mightiest robbers' chief
in all the mountains and forests.

You're Mattis.

He knows who I am.

So, what do you say?

Yes. Yes.

Eat. Drink.

Listen up!

We have a newcomer.

This is Chegge.

Chegge, that's Sturkas.

Skully-Per.

- Jutis.
- Ya.

Joen.

Fyosok. Chorm.

Knotas.

Little Cliff.

Pelye.

Turre.

And Labbas.

And the most important ones.

Lovis, my wife.

And Ronja, my pride and joy.

Welcome.

Drink this.

Take it easy
if it's been a while since you ate.

Thank you very much.

That Cappa,
what do you know about her?

Nothing. I'd never seen her
before she caught me.

Do you know where she's from?

No.

Valdir sent for her, to catch you.

Is that right?

That's enough for today.

There will be time for questions.

Yes.

Come.

You can have this one.

Go to bed now.

You can't have gotten
much sleep in the pillory.

Thank you very much.

He knew who I was. Ha.

So I like him.

He cried when he was given food and a bed.

I hate that pillory.

The way everyone can say
whatever they want.

Throw whatever they want.

No one will ever do that to you again.

Not to him either.

Thanks to you.

Did you b*at those
who were tormenting him too?

I couldn't very well start a brawl.

It was bad enough
I had to go into the village.

I know. I'm just teasing.

He nibbled.

Hi, Chegge.

Hi.

What are you doing?

If you bind a rag and dip it in fish oil,

then sh**t the arrow,

it will burn for longer and better.

I don't like things that destroy.

- There are too many of them in the world.
- Yes. You're probably right.

But sometimes you have to defend yourself.

I do it as thanks to Mattis
for saving my life.

You don't need to thank him.
He does things like that sometimes.

Do you want an apple?

Take it.

What is it?

Last time I saw a girl your age,

she threw horse sh*t at me.

Why did she do that?

Because everyone else was doing it.
She just followed their lead.

I'm never going to that village.

Everything is much better in my forest.

The forest isn't
completely harmless either.

Be careful out there.

- One eye to the sky.
- Mm.

Goodbye!

I'll see you in spring!

That was the clumsiest thing
I've ever seen.

You'll never catch a horse.

And you've caught so many.

I haven't tried.

But when I do,

personally I won't try with my bare hands.

Maybe you could show me how to make one.

I guess I could.

- But I don't think I will.
- Why not?

I won't do anything
with a dirty Borka robber.

Why won't you leave me alone?

Because I promised Mattis
to watch out for Borka robbers.

I can't do that if I don't see any.

Do you know why he tells you to watch out?

Because when you meet one of us,
you see how incompetent you are.

There isn't one thing
you can do better than me.

Oh no?

Not a single thing.

I am
the strongest and mightiest robbers' chief

in all the mountains and forests.

No, actually,
I am the mightiest robbers' chief

in all the mountains and forests!

- Come on, snail!
- Come on, faster!

- Come on, snail! Come on! Faster.
- Faster!

Why, why, why are you doing this?

Ah!

Goodbye then, robber's daughter.

Goodbye, Borkason.

Ah!

You're on fire! You're on fire!

You're on fire!
To the river! Run! Go, go, go!

How did you know
there was another entrance here?

I just knew.

But why didn't I know?

You and me, Mattis.

Brothers forever.

Let's go.

- Get that away!
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Run!

What was that?

Is it bad?

The entrance has collapsed.

We won't get in or out.

Show me.

And he danced like a torch.

And the other running after him, yelling,

"You're on fire!"

And he pulled him down to the river,

which is when we went in.

And in there...

In there...

Boom!

Cheers to Mattis!

To Mattis!

What was it? What happened?

It's Mattis. He blew up the entrance.

How will we get in and out?

We can't.

Not that way.

We'll make a rope ladder.

We didn't see.
They must have come over the crest.

The whole entrance was on fire,
I don't know-- Ah!

Ow!

Incompetent. Everyone.

That would've been hard to find.

A hole in the fortress wall,
leading to the old tunnel.

Who could've guessed, huh? Really.

I mean, it makes you wonder
who made it, long ago. And why?

Shouldn't you go to bed soon, old man?

No, I'm going to dance now.

- Turre!
- Yeah!

Are you happy here?

You know that you're the light of my life.

But if you want to make
a robber's heart really happy,

- you'll follow--
- No.

- You don't know what I was going to say.
- Yes, I do.

The light will have to be enough.

I will never in my whole life be a robber.

Life is long.

Let's celebrate that
I put Borka in his place.

Once and for all.

- And it'll hold?
- Yeah, it should.

No, no. I'll go first.

If it holds for me, it'll hold for you.

I made this.

It's destroyed.

Yes, it is.

I'll make you a new one.

I'm too old to play with wooden horses.

I'll make you a new one anyway.

Let's see if we can
mend this sack, and we'll bring it.

Why did you bring me?

You think I'm too hard on you.

One day you will take over all of this.

Take responsibility.

You can't have just
played your whole life.

Do you understand?

But, that robber's daughter...

won't she take over one day too?

What's your concern with that hellspawn?

Nothing.

I see her in the forest sometimes.

She just plays all day.

That's because her father
has the brains of a mouse.

Stay away from her.

I just see her now and then.

Stay away.

Ah!

Time to move, Borka!

The way he yelled and swore.

It was a real pleasure.

I'd like to see them carry anything bigger

than some berries
and mushrooms up that ladder.

It'll be a long winter in the Borka Keep.

The North Fortress!

How many times do I have
to say it for it to stick?

A fair few more times,
it's Chorm we're talking about.

Hey, Mattis,
no one thought it would happen,

but you were sly as an old fox.

Yes, I was.

Will they all go away now?

Every last, lousy one.

Where will they go?

That doesn't matter,
as long as it's far away.

So we'll never see them again?

Never again.

Right? Time for a dance!

Tell me.

What goes on in Mattis Fortress?