02x10 - Chapter 21: Long Live the King

[bunniefuu]

[low, menacing music playing]

[wind gusts]

[Abel] Cain!

Cain! We have visitors!

Welcome to the House of Secrets
and the House of Mystery.

I'm Abel.

[The Maiden] We know who
you are, Abel, son of Eve.

Abel, brother of Cain.

Today you will die
for the last time.

But... you mustn't k*ll me!

You don't love me! You
don't even know me!

[groans]

[music peaks, fades]

[moans, shudders]

[exhales]

[somber, gentle music playing]

Retrieve the sword,
Hippolyta Hall.

[The Mother] Go on.

You'll need it, my love.

Now, pick up the sword.

[The Mother] That's it.

-[sword clangs]
-[grim, powerful music playing]

On to the next, my posset.

[grim music dies down]

[Matthew] I can't see
anything in this fog.

Let's get back to the castle,
Merv. It's not safe out here.

You think it's safe
inside the castle?

We're at w*r here, birdie.

[foreboding music rises]

[Merv] Hey! We can see you!

Throw down your weapon.

Just surrender peacefully,
and no one will get hurt.

You. What are you?

Ladies, I'm your
worst nightmare.

I'm a pumpkin with a g*n.

[g*nf*re echoing]

[unsettling silence falls]

[distant g*nf*re]

Merv!

[foreboding music swells]

[mournful orchestral
music playing]

Look, sister-selves.

It's Dream's raven.

Dream won't like us k*lling him.

No, he won't.

Come in, quickly. The Kindly
Ones are inside the gates.

The guardians just told me.

-Is the child all right?
-He's fine.

Yeah, but not for long.

They k*lled Abel and Gilbert.

[Lucienne strains]
I'm bolting the doors!

Matthew!

[Daniel fussing]

Are you all right?

They got Merv.

Merv's dead, and now they're after
me. They'll be here any second.

I thought they couldn't set
foot inside the Dreaming.

That was only as long as
Morpheus remained here.

He's left?

Apparently.

Um... where is he?

I don't know.

[Titania] I'm sorry, Dream.

I only brought you here because
I thought you'd be safe.

Intent and outcome
are rarely coincident.

And now the Furies
are in my realm.

Well, then you must
stay here, my lord.

I cannot.

But I owe you a
boon, Lady Nuala.

I ask only that you leave
here to defend the Dreaming,

so that we may all be
together again one day.

That is one wish I
cannot grant you.

If anyone can do the
impossible, sire, it is you.

Now go, please. That is my wish.

[reflective instrumental
music playing]

[music turns foreboding]

[Wyvern grows menacingly]

[guardians cry]

Ladies, leave this place.

[whinnies]

We are the guardians
of the palace.

And we shall fulfill
our function.

[screeches]

[wyvern growls]

Will you not leave?

Griffin, you are old.

Your bones are dry and
brittle within you now.

-[Griffin cries out]
-[bones creaking]

Surrender to time
and to the grave.

[unsettling music playing]

[snorts]

Enough.

[Griffin moans]

[soft, sorrowful melody playing]

[energy thrumming]

[melancholic music fades]

You may come in.

[intriguing music playing]

[Griffin snarls]

[instrumental music dies down]

Leave us to talk.

You will be safe
in the throne room.

I will come to you there
once they have left.

[The Maiden] We will not
be leaving this place.

[The Mother] You left
your realm, Dream King.

This castle is ours now,
to do with what we will.

You and yours are
no longer safe here.

Hello, Lyta Hall.

[The Maiden] We
are not Lyta Hall.

We are more than Lyta Hall.

You hurt my gatekeeper.

You k*lled my son.

You have been deceived...

by those that would use you
to achieve their own ends.

[Daniel fusses]

[soft, emotional music playing]

[gasps softly]

Daniel?

[The Crone] That is not Daniel.

-[tense music playing]
-Not anymore.

Let me go. Please.

Our work is not
yet done, my dear.

That's my baby.

That's Daniel.

Partly, yes.

He isn't dead.

No, he is not.

[The Mother] But he
is no longer alive.

I don't understand.

That is because
you are dreaming.

-Time to open your eyes, Lyta Hall.
-[groaning softly]

[electricity crackling]

[dog whines]

[The Maiden] You
can't retreat now.

You have to go back.

Mustn't let him distract you.

[The Mother] Mustn't
forget why you are here.

[The Crone] You must
finish what you started.

But my son, he is alive.

He is with Dream.

We have to rescue him.

We don't rescue, young one.

Your son belongs to
the Dream King now.

He always did.

[The Mother] Didn't
Dream tell you that?

That one day, he
would come for Daniel?

He k*lled his own son

and then took yours.

You'll never get
him back, you know.

The only thing you can
get now is vengeance.

But...

We told you once. We
won't tell you again.

We don't rescue.

We revenge.

[harrowing music playing]

-[music subsides]
-Have the Kindly Ones gone?

I momentarily freed Lyta
Hall from their influence.

They have withdrawn for now.

But they will return.

[doors open]

Where are you going?

To attend to Hippolyta Hall.

How do you mean?

[Dream] You saw it.

She powers this aspect
of the Kindly Ones.

Without her, they will
cease their attacks

until someone else
petitions for my death.

Excuse me, sire,

but when you say,
"Attend to her..."

For the realm to survive,

for each one of
you to survive...

any threat to the Dreaming
must be destroyed.

[chilling orchestral
music playing]

[orchestral music fades]

[Hettie] I had a feeling
you'd turn up here.

I'll make you tea
if you'd like some.

I have come to end the
matter of Hippolyta Hall.

To k*ll her, you mean?

She has already caused
my realm much damage.

I have little choice.

You have less choice
than you think.

I see.

Your handiwork, I presume.

I have to do these
things properly.

Why have you done
this, Henrietta?

Oh, it's nothing personal, Lord.

I made a deal with
the Three long ago.

I do a bit of work
for them on the side.

They keep me around
a while longer.

How do you think I got
to be 281 years old?

[chuckles]

It's good for them.
It's good for me.

It's not so good for you.

I could still k*ll her.

[dog whimpers]

There are many ways
to take a human life.

I could do it without
breaking the circle.

[Hettie] Maybe.

But it wasn't her that put
you in this mess, was it?

You did this to yourself.

It's a funny one, innit?

We're all here right now,

at the exact same time,
for the exact same reason.

And what is that?

We've all lost a
child, haven't we?

[Orpheus's theme playing gently]

Well,

you took hers, didn't you?

You could k*ll her, I suppose.

But then,

you've never been
one for k*lling.

Not since I've
known you, anyway.

And the boy won't be
much use to you, will he?

Once he finds out
you m*rder*d his mum.

Are you sure you don't want tea?

The kettle's gone cold.

Won't take long to
hot it up again.

[energy whooshes]

[sorrowful theme fades]

[breeze blowing gently]

Cluracan, are you alone?

[Cluracan] I am, sadly.

So you and I will be the ones to
enjoy the last of Shaper's wine.

-I'm going.
-[sighs] Nuala...

I'll thank you to remove this
glamour and give me back my face.

I won't.

Cluracan.

If you go to the Dreaming,
you will die there.

You understand that, don't you?

And if you die, then
what will happen to me?

What are you talking
about? You'll be fine.

Do you think anyone in
Faerie gives a f*ck about me?

Think they care if I drink
too much or sleep too late

or I f*ck the wrong person at
the worst possible time? No.

Because they want me to do that.
They want to hear the stories.

I'm nothing if not entertaining.

But that's all I am to them.

To you, I am family.

And you are mine.

If you leave, I will be alone.

You know I can't be alone.

[gentle music playing]

You could come with me.

I could.

I could.

I suppose.

But then we'd both die in
the Dreaming, and then...

then there would be no one left in Faerie
to remember how wonderful you were.

[sighs]

[energy thrums]

[Cluracan] Even
without your glamour.

Thank you.

I've done you no favors.

Look after yourself.

[chuckles softly]

-[gentle music fades]
-[Goldie squeals]

[energetic music playing]

Any sign of the doggie?

It's too bad.

I really don't know
where he's gone.

Or maybe I'm the one
that's gone somewhere,

and Barnabas is looking for me.

He tends to be more
focused than I am,

except when somebody throws a
ball, or there's food around.

[woman] Oh.

-Uh... Goldie?
-[Goldie grunts, chitters]

I don't want to make
you feel self-conscious,

but, um, I think
everybody's staring at you.

It's almost as if they've never
seen a baby gargoyle before.

-[Goldie grumbles]
-Oh.

[under breath] Stop it. Come on.

-You don't mind, do you?
-[Goldie mutters]

Good. Now we're
both inconspicuous.

[Goldie squeaks, groans]

[Dream] My decision to remove
Lyta Hall proved impractical.

I intend to confront
the Ladies of the Fury

before they harm anyone else.

What does that mean,
to confront them?

It means I must take
my leave of you.

Where will you go?

To the furthest edge
of the Dreaming.

And what will you do
once you get there?

I will do what must be done.

-To that end, I have spoken with Daniel.
-[Daniel coos]

How? Kid can't talk.

Nevertheless, we have spoken.

The Eagle Stone will protect
all of you while I'm away.

So you will come back?

I must prepare for
all eventualities.

Then this is goodbye.

No.

This is an opportunity

for me to say...

[quietly] ...thank you.

[delicate string melody playing]

For everything.

Always.

I will not forget you.

But forgive me, for I must
send you all away now.

Somewhere safe.

[mournful instrumental
music playing]

[Dream, softly] Matthew?

I sent you away.

You can't get rid
of me that easily.

Tell me the truth, Boss.

Do you honestly expect
to come back from this?

No.

If I came with you,
would I come back?

I doubt it.

That's what I thought.

Then let's go finish this.

[uplifting instrumental
music playing]

[music grows tense
and foreboding]

This is the place, huh?

This is the place.

Ladies!

I am here.

It is time to settle
this matter for good.

[rain pattering]

-[thunder crackling]
-[menacing music rises]

We are here, Dream Lord.

[Cain] What's it meant to do?

I was hoping it would
let me see Lord Morpheus,

wherever he is, but...
doesn't seem to work for me.

He used it to rebuild the palace

after his time in
the waking world.

Merv was livid.

He'd just finished
repairing the place.

I'm going to miss Merv.

I already miss Abel.

The idiot.

[Daniel babbles]

I'm guessing nobody
missed me when I was...

Not for a second. We hated you.

That's not true.

I hated you.

Abel liked you
well enough, but...

Abel liked everybody.

[soft, melancholic
music playing]

He missed you.

Did he?

I think you broke his heart when
you ran off to the waking world.

I think I probably meant to.

[Lucienne] He will come back.

He always comes back.

What if he doesn't?

Then Daniel will be the
new Dream of the Endless.

Daniel's an infant.
He can't even speak.

[Daniel babbles]

[softly] Oh my.

[energy thrumming]

[gasps]

[laughs]

Look at that.

[giggling]

Hey, little buddy. Let me
take that from you. Okay?

We'll find something
else to play with.

Hello.

You must be Daniel.

You stay away from him.

[Death] You're the
Corinthian, aren't you?

The new one.

I'm your master's sister.

I know who you are.

-If you try to touch him...
-I'm not here for either of you.

Where's Dream?

He is with the ladies, ma'am.

Ah.

Thank you, Lucienne.

In that case...

I'll wait.

[tense, rhythmic pulsing]

So, you have come
to reckon with us.

Yes.

[thunder rumbles]

I want you to leave my realm.

And I want you to stop harming
those who live under my protection.

[The Crone] We will
do what we shall do.

Eh, Dream Lord?

And we cannot leave
until our task is done.

Even now, our avatar
is outside your castle,

and she is ripping
your world apart.

[low rumbling]

And if I fought you, what then?

How will you fight us?

You cannot even touch us.

Your son's blood
is on your hands.

Then there is no choice.

There never was, dear.

You will not be satisfied
with anything less?

What do you think?

[Matthew] Less than what?
What are they asking?

[gentle, sorrowful
music playing]

Matthew.

I have a task for you.

No way. I'm staying
here with you.

This is the last thing
I will ask of you.

Will you deny me?

What do you need?

Go back to the castle.

My sister will be there.

Ask her to join me here.

Please.

And then what?

Wait there with the others.

I don't get to come back?

I'm afraid not.

Then I'll see you when you
get back to the castle.

Goodbye, my friend.

[music swells ominously]

[thunder crashing in distance]

[Daniel crying]

It's all right, Daniel.
Everything's gonna be all right.

How do you know that?

Well, it can't get
much worse, can it?

[Matthew] There you are.

[Lucienne] Matthew!
Where have you been?

With him.

-[Cain] Where is he?
-[Lucienne] Is he all right?

[glumly] He's with
the Kindly Ones.

Hello, Matthew.

He wants you to go to him.

[subdued, melancholic
music playing]

[quick, suspenseful
music playing]

[music dies down]

Lady Nuala.

Your Majesty.

I am leaving.

Let me go, or imprison me, or destroy me,
but I shall not stay here one moment more.

Do you not value your life?

My life is in the Dreaming.

With him?

With or without him.

And with or without
your permission.

I will not allow you
to ride into battle...

without a sword.

[soft, hopeful music playing]

[gasps]

Thank you, my lady.

Now, go.

[uplifting music fades slowly]

[Death] What are you doing?

[Dream] Waiting for you.

So...

[Death] So...

You know I've been
worried about you.

The last time we had this conversation,
you threw a loaf of bread at me.

[chuckles] I remember.

Are you going to shout at me?

[soft, tender music playing]

It's a bit late for
that, little brother.

I will say though,

I've known you
longer than anybody.

And you've been down much
farther than this in the past,

and you've come back.

Why not come back?

I k*lled my son.

Twice.

[Orpheus's theme plays gently]

Once when I would
not help him...

and once when I did.

I knew what I was doing. I knew
what the cost would be, and...

The Dreaming is no
longer the same.

I am no longer the same.

I still have my obligations,

but even the freedom of the
Dreaming can be a cage of a kind.

You could have left.

Destruction left.

You could have done that.

No.

I could not.

No.

You couldn't, could you?

[thunder crashes]

Can you feel that, Dream King?

At the roots of the Dreaming?

We are destroying your home.

-[low rumbling]
-[chaotic, dissonant score playing]

[The Mother] What will
you do to stop us?

What can you do?

-[echoing] Enough!
-[thunderclap]

[Death] I have had
quite enough of this.

We are merely fulfilling
our duty, lady.

[Death] Leave us alone.

This is between
me and my brother.

[mournful strings playing]

[Death] Well?

What are we going
to do with you?

What else can we do?

They are destroying
the Dreaming.

I will not let
anyone else suffer.

There is a price for
what I have done.

And I must pay it.

You were right.

You're not the same as you were.

You've changed.

I'm tired, my sister.

[sighs deeply]

I'm very tired.

[thunder cracks]

The time has come, Dream Lord.

[mournful melody swells]

Are you ready?

Then take my hand.

[solemn, fateful
melody building]

[sounds dampen]

[energy thrumming]

[silence falls]

[somber music playing]

[Goldie whines]

Goldie?

He's gone.

[gasps]

[panting]

[indistinct, excited chatter]

All right, let's
be quick about it.

We've got company
waiting at home.

-[dogs whine]
-[Hettie] Oi!

Where do you think you're
going? Come back here!

[Barnabas yips]

[Barnabas] There you are.

Barnabas! Where have you been?
I thought you were losted.

I've been looking for you.

Me too. I've been looking
everywhere for you.

I will never ever,
as long as I live,

let you out of my sight again
for a single, solitary second.

It's been two weeks.

Has it?

I nearly starved to death

until this kind woman
took pity on my plight.

[Hettie] Hello, milady.

I didn't know the
Barney dog was yours.

I should get you a present for
taking such good care of him.

Would you like palaces or golden
touches or frogs that turn into princes?

No. Thank you, though.

Are you sure? Why not?

T'aint safe to ask
favors from your kind.

Otherwise, I could find myself spitting
out flower petals and copper farthings

every time I open my mouth.

Besides, I'm kinda
yours anyway, ain't I?

Kind of. [chuckles]

And, um...

I'm sorry about your brother.

Thank you. Me too.

[mournful strings playing]

Which brother was she
talking about? Destruction?

No. Dream.

-You remember him? You met him.
-[Barnabas] Yes.

What's happened to him?

He's gone.

He's not in my mind anymore.

[Barnabas] I'm sure he
can take care of himself.

No.

He can't.

Come on. Grab my lead.

Let's go home.

[sighs] Okay.

[Barnabas whimpers]

[dogs whining]

You're awake. I thought
you'd be out for hours yet.

You've had quite a time
with it, haven't you?

I'll make you some tea.

[Lyta] What happened?

You got what you wanted.

[sighs]

He's dead, isn't he?

Who?

Morpheus,

the Dream King.

But... what about Daniel?

Well, there's no getting
Daniel back now, is there?

Not after what you've done.

Why do you say that?

Where is he?

-[ominous instrumental music playing]
-[Daniel babbles]

[Corinthian gasps]

-[Lucienne] The sun's come out.
-[Cain] And the quakes have stopped.

But what does that mean?

It means the Kindly
Ones have gone.

[Corinthian] What about Dream?

[solemn voice] I am
here, Corinthian.

[Lucienne] Daniel?

No. Not any longer.

[mournful, ethereal music rises]

♪ All around me ♪

♪ Darkness gathers ♪

♪ Fading as the sun that shone ♪

♪ We must take
apart the matter ♪

♪ You can be me ♪

♪ When I'm gone ♪

[vocalizing]

♪ When I leave ♪

♪ In the evening ♪

♪ You can be me ♪

♪ When I'm gone ♪

♪ When I'm gone ♪