07x02 - True Heart

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♪ Pa-pum ♪

We will get what we need
to make a primal stone,

and then we will invert
the Moon Nexus itself.

What...?

What happened?

You!

Everything changed the day you came.

You k*lled my father!

Soren, arrest him!

I know you're worried
about Runaan,

but Ezran will come around.

He's not himself right now.

Katolis was destroyed.

- We're all shaken up.
- Runaan didn't destroy Katolis.

No, but he did k*ll its King.

So you agree with him?
You're on Ezran's side now.

No, that's not what I'm saying. It's just...

It's complicated.

Please just try to be patient...

...for a few days, a week.

Give Ezran a minute
to process all of this.

The three of us
have been through a lot together.

We'll get through this too, right?

Soren, I agree we could use
a Banther Lodge security phrase,

but if you were in trouble,
why wouldn't you just yell, "Help me!"

That could be anyone asking for help.

The whole point
is that if you hear "rickety snickers,"

you'll know it's me.

And it's serious.

Thank you all for coming.

There are quite a few items to discuss.

I have a topic.

When are you letting Runaan go?

The prisoner?

Yes, discussing his punishment
is on the agenda.

Hasn't he already been punished enough?

Viren imprisoned him
in a cursed coin for years.

It's time to set him free.

He's a m*rder*r.

He's an assassin.

What's the difference?

Assassins are... doing a job.

They aren't evil.

Oh, so he's a good m*rder*r?

Yes! He is good!

Rayla, wait!

Callum. High Mage.

We need you in this council meeting.

So this is the Puzzle House?

You said your father's mentor
constructed this place?

Oh, Kpp'Ar? Yeah.

He taught my dad everything he knew
about dark magic...

before he disappeared.

- Kpp'Ar disappeared?
- Mm-hmm.

Mysteriously.

He'd been acting so strange,
and he was arguing with my dad a lot.

Then one day, he just vanished.

Hmm.

That does sound mysterious.

This home is quite... eccentric,
to say the least.

And a bit spooky.

I like eccentric and spooky.

Oh, you.

Mmm.

Katolis has suffered
a great tragedy.

But now we must restore
our citizens' lives.

We must rebuild.

Well, proper rebuilding
will take time and planning,

but the people need to feel
like they're building a home.

That's a good point.

- But doesn't a home need to be safe?
- Of course it does.

But I'm not sure I understand
what you're getting at, King Ezran.

Our ancestors spent generations
building Katolis,

and Sol Regem destroyed it in minutes.

I don't want to waste our time
if it's all going to get knocked down.

But Sol Regem is dead.
He no longer poses a threat.

What do you think, Callum?

I think, uh...

I think I agree with Barius.

Pretty sure he had a... a good point.

Everyone nodded.

Queen Aanya, what do you think?

What would you do in my position?

King Ezran...

I'm humbled you ask,

but I'm not a member
of your esteemed council.

Please, Aanya.

I invited you to join us
because I value your opinion.

I trust you.

Our people will always be grateful
to Katolis

for their support in our time of need.

We offer that in return,
whatever you need.

But in my experience, King Ezran,

I have found that peace
requires preparation.

We have to be ready.

We have to be strong enough

so that they won't even think
about attacking us.

Before we rebuild,
we have to build our defenses.

I kept the magical map

to the Garden of Innocents
in Kpp'Ar's secret basement.

Ta-da!

I guess that's as good a spot
as any to hide a secret basement...

at the top of a tower.

Oh, it's not actually up there.

But as Kpp'Ar would say,
"To go down, you must go up."

Rayla, I'm so sorry. I should...
I should have left the meeting right away.

No. It's okay.

You did what you had to.
I don't blame you.

I have to stop this.

I'm going to get Runaan out.

Oh, no.

Wait, just let me...

Ezran will do the right thing.

It might just take a little while
for him to get there.

I can't wait.

Ethari has been waiting too long.

My family has been broken too long.

Okay.

- If we have to, we can...
- No.

This is not a "we."

I could never ask you
to betray your brother.

You don't have to ask.

I would do anything for you.

Then I'm going to ask you to do one thing.

Forgive me.

Well, that was salty.

- The tears.
- Yeah.

When will I see you again?

Soon?

Soon, I think.

Okay.

You're being a... a jerk face!

I'm sorry, Ezran.

Katolis was destroyed. And that...

I mean, that is devastating.

But that wasn't Runaan.

He k*lled our father. Isn't that enough?

Huh?

Did you order a snack?

Hello there.

It's not the same key,
ya little troublemaker.

Rayla!

Do you need to stop for a moment?

Stop right there, Rayla.

Part of me wishes I hadn't seen you.

But my eyesight is perfect.

Then just look away, Soren.

I can't do that.

I'm sworn to King Ezran.

I have to stop you.

I know you have to try.

This all started the day that assassin
came to Katolis and k*lled him.

Our king.

Our father.

I never asked for this.

I wasn't ready to be a king.
I'm just a kid.

That day changed me forever.

I know it feels like
this all started with Runaan,

but, Ez, this is exactly
the cycle of violence

you fought so hard to end.

You forgave Zubeia.

What?

Who do you think sent Runaan to k*ll Dad?

But somehow you got past that.

You forgave her
because everything was complicated.

Humans, dragons, elves...
we all made mistakes.

But we don't have to keep making them.

Rickety snickers!

Wait, did you hear that?

Rickety snickers!

Overextends himself, Rayla.

His front leg.

So he put the entrance
to his secret basement lair

at the top of this inaccessible tower

and then hid it in a carousel.

But... why?

Kpp'Ar actually had an answer
for that exact question.

"Why not?"

So now what?

Do we take a ride around?

Uh, sort of.

Terry, pull that unicorn horn.

Mm.

Stop this, Rayla.
It's not too late for us to talk this out.

There's nothing left to talk about.

I won't let you have him.

It's over, Rayla.

Please just lay down your weapon.

Well, King Ezran,
how determined are you to stop me?

Frigus pedes!

Oh, no, are you okay?

Okay?

I was confined to a tiny sphere
in the mouth of a clam

at the bottom of the sea
for three long, lonely centuries.

That... was the most fun I've had in ages!

Whoa, what happened?
Did someone break in?

No. Kpp'Ar did this himself.

But why would he...?

Before he disappeared,
he started... to change.

My dad said he quit doing dark magic
and tried to destroy all his tools.

Hmm.

What is it?

It seems that before his change of heart,

Kpp'Ar was experimenting
with one of the darkest of all magics.

What kind of magic?

A way of extending life.

Indefinitely.

A horrible
and strange kind of immortality.

The ancient and disturbing practice...
of self-eating.

Ugh.

I don't want to think of Kpp'Ar that way.

Then don't.

He quit, right? He stopped.

Maybe he saw
there was another way forward.

One with less darkness and sacrifice.

It's never too late to change.

- What are you doing, Callum?
- The right thing, I hope.

I'm leaving with you.

We'll do this together.

Hm.

My next shot...

Ow! God, that stings.

...will be more than a warning.

No!

Run.

I'm sorry, Ezran.

I can't be your High Mage anymore.
But I'll always... be your brother.

Keep going!

Turbine Venti!

This is where I found the map,
and where I kept it.

Aha! We found it.

This is the map.

Wow.

- It's gorgeous.
- Wait.

Are you kidding?

No.

I've never seen a map
quite like this before.

Listen to me, Claudia.

I understand this may be disorienting,

but we need to speak privately.

The map.

It's completely blank now.
There's nothing on it.

The map
to the Garden of Innocents

is special, Claudia.

Only the true of heart can see it.

A protection of sorts.

But I could see it before.

All children have a true heart.

But as we grow up,

we are forced to make choices,
sacrifices, compromises.

And they change us forever.

Childhood innocence
gives way to something...

complicated.

But somehow Terry can see it?

Yes.

Rare though it may be,
young Terrestrius has what we need.

A true heart.

We must let him guide us
to the Garden of Innocents.

It feels wrong to talk like this
when he can't hear.

And it feels wrong not to tell him
the truth about the map.

It is the only way.

It's beautiful.

I can't believe you left it here
all this time.

Yeah, Ter-bear.

It's unbelievable.

Maybe since you love it so much,
you should carry the map.