01x08 - The Girl

[bunniefuu]

[sombre music playing]

[prince breathing heavily]

[wistful music playing]

[Perla] On my grave,

I would like it to say that I lived
in a land where it no longer rained.

[insects chirping]

On my grave,

I would like it to say
that the tyrants had won,

but that we were still standing.

[sombre music continues]

[panting]

We've been stuck
in the slums of Ségur for ten days.

The penitents are searching for us.

Our strength is waning.

There are too few of us.

[man groaning]

How long can we hold out for?

No one knows.

[sombre music continues]

[shout in the background]

[melancholy music playing]

[faint whispering]

On my grave, I would like it to say
that to ignite hope,

I went down the darkest paths.

[music becomes intriguing]

[rumbling]

NÉRO THE ASSASSIN

-[tense music playing]
-[all clamouring]

[screams]

A hundred thousand ducats

as payment
for capturing the devil's spawn.

A hundred thousand ducats
for the evil prince and princess.

[indistinct chatter]

[penitent] Come on, move!

Come on, move!

[Horace groaning]

[tense music continues]

[continues groaning]

[Penance] This drought is
our punishment from God.

The Devil has corrupted Ségur.

And God expects us to overcome him.

God wants us to do penance now!

[both] Penance!

[all] Penance! Penance!

And do you want to please God?

[all] Yes! Yes!

Yes!

Give us the devil's spawn now!

Hand over the… unholy princess and prince!

[spits]

[Horace breathing heavily]

Do you believe in our Almighty God,

maker of Heaven and Earth?

And do you submit to his rage?

Yes.

[Penance] Louder.

-Yes!
-Do you reject Satan?

[crowd gasps]

[Penance] His works?

And all his empty promises?

[melancholy music playing]

The Church is lying!

The Devil doesn't exist!

Nor does the spawn of the Devil!

They're lying to you!

The Devil doesn't ex…

[crowd exclaims]

[sighs]

[sobbing]

[melancholy music continues]

[music fades]

-It's her!
-[suspenseful music playing]

Come with me! Don't let her escape!

[penitent] She's here! Go, go, go!

This way!

[penitent 2] This way! This way!

There she is!

[music stops abruptly]

[tense music playing]

[Perla panting]

[groans]

[music ends]

-[Néro] I told you not to go.
-I told you I'd go anyway.

Did he suffer?

He was shouting
that the Church lied to us all.

And there's no devil spawn
or a devil to begin with.

But if I'm not from the Devil,

what did the One-Eyed Woman want?

Forget her.

All that rubbish died with her.

[man] Morning.

-But she said I could save the world.
-Forget her.

She was crazy. You don't
save the world by k*lling children.

[man coughs]

[melancholy music playing]

There is nothing more to be done.
The penitents will succeed.

There are too few of us. We must leave.

[music fades]

[boy] We don't have to.

The people are with us.

Nobody wants the penitents
or believes their nonsense.

They have fear,
but if the prince shows himself,

they will take up arms
and fight alongside us.

The slums are ready to ignite.
They just need someone to light the flame.

The prince is in no fit state.

Even if he were, it'd be a m*ssacre.
We'd all die. He'd be k*lled first.

A bunch of starving peasants
can't take on an army of madmen.

So we'll run away

like a bunch of cowards
and let them pillage and t*rture,

and do nothing?

I'm a soldier, not a coward.

I'd need an army of you, Thibault.

There's not even 50 of you.

We will organise our escape to Lamartine.

[tense music playing]

[music fades]

So, you let the devil spawn escape.

[Penance] The slums are vast.

-[archbishop chuckles]
-I need more men.

And the people refuse to give her away.

They're hiding her…

So, it's their fault
that you're not able to capture a child?

I gave you the power
to enforce holy justice,

and you can't even manage
to get yourself respected

by a handful of slum dwellers?

[tense music playing]

So, what use are you

if you're not able to inspire fear?

God is ashamed of you!

I'm his most faithful servant.

But unearthing this devil spawn
won't help us win the holy w*r.

What do you know?

I know there's no devil coming.
He's an invention of your predecessors.

So, if the Devil doesn't exist,
how can she be his offspring?

[softly] Ah.

[sarcastically] Now you're using
your brain. Hurrah! Haven't you come far?

[tense music continues]

But that's not what I dragged you
out of the sewers for.

So don't you dare challenge my orders.

Sorry, meus pater.

[music fades]

[Lothar] He's useless to us now.

We're not going to lug this traitor
all the way to Lamartine.

[Thibault clears throat]

Lothar wants to k*ll your father.

[Lothar] He won't get away with this.

[Rochemort] Hortense, do something.

You will pay for all your crimes.

For Tancrède and for all the others.

Hortense, my dear, help me.

Tell your little soldier
to put down his weapon.

You'd allow them to k*ll me?

Because what would've happened
to me in your plan with Brother Penance?

You're my only child.
I'd have made sure you were spared.

Yeah, sorry, I don't believe a word.

Wait! I know how to k*ll
Brother Penance and the archbishop.

A secret passage
that links up to the prince's chambers.

[tense music playing]

[Lothar] This weasel would say anything
to save his rotten hide.

Ask him then.
I took the path with the prince.

But even if we sneak in assassins,

the archbishop
and Penance are well-guarded.

[tense music continues]

We'll have to get their men
out of the citadel.

How, though?

An uprising in the slums.

So I will be your flame, Thibault.

If the Princess of Ségur shows herself
in full armour then what you say is true.

They'll fight by our side.

The archbishop will send his troops,
leaving the coast clear for our assassins.

No way. You'll just get yourself k*lled.

It's our only chance to get rid
of Penance and the archbishop.

You're not married.
You're not their princess.

So tell me why the city's militants
are looking for me all over?

Your Highness, I recognise you
as the Princess of Ségur.

And I would be proud to die by your side.

[epic music playing]

Are you insane?

You want to fight?

I want to, yes.

For them.

[sighs] These are strangers to you.

They'd lose hope if I went.

The best gift you could give them.

Because hope is dangerous.

It just makes you desperate.

-You don't have to stay, Néro.
-Mmm.

-You've helped the cause.
-No, but…

-Go with Perla to Lamartine.
-You wanna be buried here?

[sighs] Like you are bothered?

When did you start caring?

Perla won't go if you don't.

I'll speak to her.

[tense music playing]

[man 1] Thank you, Your Highness.

[man 2] Thank you.

So, you'll stay here?

They hired me to k*ll them.

How much money?

None.

You're going with her, of course.

[tense music continues]

They have no hope of getting out of this.

It's suicide.

-Talk to her…
-She's aware of that, Néro.

But it's not suicide, it's sacrifice.
You wouldn't understand.

Get Perla far away from here.

And look after her.

[melancholy music playing]

[Perla talking indistinctly]

[Rochemort] This way. Near the cemetery.

Where? Point it out to me.

I can't do that.
I'll remember it when I see it.

[Néro] Let's go check.

To be sure it's there.

If this passage isn't made up,
we'll put the plan into action.

Zineb and I will deal
with Brother Penance and the archbishop.

You'll stay with the princess.

So we can all die a hero.

[melancholy music continues]

[Perla] My dad and Zineb
will take the secret passage.

And meanwhile,
Hortense will stir the revolt.

And I will, and Lothar,
and all the soldiers.

[Néro] Not you, Perla.

And how do you think you'll stop me?

With chains?

Anyway, it's not your decision.
I decide if I want to fight.

I have a mission for you.

You'll come with Zineb and I,

and we'll k*ll these two b*stards.

You can sneak in anywhere, we can't.

We'll scout it tomorrow.

[music fades]

[insect buzzing]

I dreamt of this moment.

But it's not how I imagined it.

It's dangerous to dream.

It frustrates you.

I don't believe your hero story.

I just haven't worked out
why you're doing it yet.

[soft music playing]

[music fades]

[Néro] My maid told me
you might be able to get me some root.

You're fine though.

Even if you weren't,
I prefer you to suffer.

I know.

I'm glad you're staying.

What are you doing?

I don't know.

I said, "I'm glad you're staying"
not "stick your fat tongue in my mouth".

"I'm glad you're staying" is, uh…

Well, it means that a bit, right?

Not at all.

Mmm, sorry.

It was stupid.

[melancholy music playing]

I'm scared, Néro.

You won't die, Hortense.

I was wrong. The plan's good.

I saw the slum dwellers.
They'll follow you.

Maybe because you're foolish
or because you're infuriating, or…

you're a beautiful woman.

But one thing's for sure, you have a gift.
That look in your eyes…

You make us want to be better.

[music fades]

-Your father…
-Mmm?

Do you trust him?

Mmm… generally, no.

He's not telling the truth.

What?

It's too good to be true,
this secret passage of his.

Why didn't he mention it before?

-Do you think it's a trap?
-I don't know.

I have a bad feeling though.

I'll come on reconnaissance
with you tomorrow.

Where are you off to?

I'm on guard duty.

[soft music playing]

-[breathing heavily]
-[Néro] You need sleep, Perla.

Do you think that he'll be okay?

I'd like to say he will, but I don't know.

But you and me, we'll live.

And so will Hortense.

And we'll k*ll those two b*stards.

[sinister music playing]

[music fades]

[tense music playing]

Someone from the slums gave us this map.

God has just answered us.

-[groans in the background]
-[music fades]

What are they doing here?
We're not taking them with us, are we?

They're being hunted all over.
What do you want? To get captured?

They're coming too.

-[suspenseful music playing]
-[clamouring in the background]

[penitent] I'll check over there!

-Move it!
-[screams]

Get out of the way!

[suspenseful music continues]

[music fades]

[tense music playing]

Hey, what's going on?

The cemetery's full of penitents.
We can't go further. There's a traitor.

What? I've spent ten days
chained up in this sh*t-hole.

[penitent] We need the girl. Find her.

[groans]

[Néro] Let's go.

-[Thibault] Captain.
-Yes?

This is from Néro. He told me
to give it to you after he'd left.

[tense music continues]

-[music fades]
-We have to leave here.

What about the prince,
Lothar and the others?

-I'll warn them. You have to run.
-I'm coming.

-[Perla] So am I.
-No. No.

-Yes, I will.
-Go to Lamartine. It's the only way.

No.

-I can't abandon them…
-Hortense!

It's over here. You want to save Ségur?

Go back to Lamartine, mount an army.

You're no use dead.

He did it.

-What?
-This was his idea.

[Hortense chuckles]

You really are pathetic.

Is it because I love him?

Tancrède and now this?

-k*ll him. He deserves it.
-[Rochemort] Your plan was suicide.

He couldn't persuade you,
so he's blown it open.

I mean, why did he make sure
you came along?

What excuse did he find
for you to come along with us?

[tense music playing]

Huh?

Tell me you didn't.

Tell me you didn't do that.

I gave them warning so they could escape.

EVACUATE EVERYONE

-You double-crossed us?
-You'd die, what do you expect?

-That you k*ll the tyrants!
-Shh!

Come on. The world's full of tyrants.
A couple more makes no difference.

This is really who you are?

And that's how you die a hero?

I only love you and Perla.

Perla?

Perla! Go back to Lamartine!

[Rochemort] Hortense.

He's right. There's nothing more
to be done here.

Let's go back and take power in Lamartine.

We'll come back
to save Ségur with an army.

[melancholy music playing]

Come on.

Come.

Perla!

Perla!

Perla!

[desperately] Perla!

[action music playing]

[all] Penance! Penance!

Perla? Perla!

[all] Penance! Penance! Penance!

[women screaming]

[Néro] Perla!

[suspenseful music playing]

[breathing heavily]

[drums beating]

[men yelling]

Penance! Penance!

Penance! Penance!

[sombre music playing]

[music intensifies]

[chanting continues]

[penitent] Hey!

[grunts]

[Néro] Let go!

Let go!

Come here!

[action music playing]

Back, now.

[swords clanging]

[groans]

[music ends suddenly]

So the penance is seeing
your f*cked-up face.

On your feet.

[tense music playing]

k*ll me.

My faith always protects me.

[Néro yelling]

[penitent spluttering]

True faith will always thwart you.

[music intensifies]

Give to God.

For you. From my daughter.

[penitents yelling]

[music stops]

Flee!

[penitent 1] Where is she?

[penitent 2] There!

[sombre music playing]

[screaming in the background]

[gasps]

[penitent 1] Yeah, we got him!

[melancholic music playing]

[heart beating slowly]

Only you can save us.

[melancholic music continues]

[groans]

[Néro] Perla!

Perla!

Perla!

Perla!

No, no!

[music turns dramatic]

[Néro screaming inaudibly]

[sobbing]

[music fades]

[wind whistling]

[thunder rumbling]

[thunder cracking]

[rain pattering]

[Néro] Ah.

[slow soft music playing]

[penitent chuckles]

[music becomes brighter]

[exhales]

[grunting]

[penitents laughing]

[dramatic music intensifies]

[Néro] Perla! Perla!

[music becomes sadder]

[crying inaudibly]

[music continues]

[sombre music playing]

[thunder rumbles]

What's this?

[music fades]

[Penance] Meus pater…

God has heard us.

The drought is over. God has pardoned us.

Our repentance has been heard.

Can't you comprehend?

The child was sacrificed.
The ritual has taken place.

It's not God.

It's her.

It's her who made it rain.

The child has nothing to do with it.

It was my word, my repentance,
that saved us…

Be silent, you fool!

You're an idiot!

How dare you answer back to me?

I'm the one you should thank!
You're nothing in the eyes of God.

Do you hear? Just a leper.

[sinister music playing]

A leper who is always giving to God.

And you?

What do you give to God
to deserve his pardon?

[archbishop groans]

[screams]

[thud]

[music fades dramatically]

[Perla] The penitents won.

[melancholy music playing]

My loved ones are probably dead already.

But for a brief moment,

the orphan I was would have known
the happiness of having a family.

On my grave, I would like it to say,

"Her name was Perla."

"Daughter of an assassin and a wh*re."

[music fades]

[high-pitched ringing]

"And she was the last witch."

[eerie music playing]

NÉRO THE ASSASSIN

[jaunty medieval music playing]

[moody orchestral music playing]

[medieval theme music returns]

[otherworldly whispering]

[sinister music playing]

[medieval theme music returns]

[sombre music playing]

[medieval theme music returns]

[wistful music playing]

[music ends]