01x07 - The Great Nation's Dream

[bunniefuu]

[NINA]

Golden eyes.

[growls]

♪

[stick cracking]

[roaring]

Az!

[gasps]

[g*nsh*t]

[thuds]

[NINA]

Prince Sett?

[bird chirps]

-Neena called me.

-[NEENA] It's Sett!

[gasps]

Neena, I'm so glad you're okay!

[SETT]

She saved your life.

That beast

was hunting for dinner.

[whimpering]

-[SETT] Here.

-[grunts]

Oh, water?

Thank you!

[SETT]

Let's move.

I found a safe place

where we can rest.

Buthow will they find us?

I left signs to follow.

They'll find us by the morning.

[NINA]

Hmm. By morning?

So, for now it's just us?

Do you think Princess Alisha

is all right?

[horse neighing]

They said that she was

not inside the carriage

when they found it.

She must have

survived the crash.

[HIKAMI] I should be out there

tracking her down.

But as a lady-in-waiting,

I cannot.

I will have to

place my trust

in the luck

bestowed by the stars.

Hey, wait up!

[NINA] He hasn't

looked back even once,

but I don't really mind.

I can bear the throbbing pain.

I'm just grateful

I'm not alone.

♪

[footfall]

Go sit somewhere else.

-Sure, fine.

-[SETT] Leave the water.

[NINA]

Why's he such a jerk?

♪

[NEENA]

Sett. Sett.

[NINA]

Neena?

[grunting]

[gasps]

-[scoffs]

-Don't you scoff at me!

Show me that wound!

-[SETT] Go away!

-[gasps]

Did you get injured

saving me?

This is more of a scratch

than a real wound.

I can barely even feel it.

But it came from a wild animal.

A wound like that

could easily k*ll you.

You're a fool.

I have not done

near enough good in my life

to die just yet.

[SETT] I'm still losing

my battle with God.

Huh.

♪

[SETT]

I need some rest.

Go away and leave me be.

Oh, no.

[SETT]

The God of the Underworld

never answers my call.

[NINA]

Sett? Prince Sett!

[SETT]

It's so hot,

that's not right.

It was always

deathly cold here.

[HEAD PRIEST]

Let us pray.

You may yet earn

God's forgiveness

for this sin,

your tainted blood.

[SETT]

The daily prayers.

[HEAD PRIEST] My sweet Mejeh

has been summoned to heaven.

But fear not

I will protect you

from the royal family.

♪

[SETT]

It was love and adulation.

[HEAD PRIEST] How impressive!

You've learned it already?

[SETT]

Or purification and "rebirth."

[HEAD PRIEST]

We must drain every drop

of the wicked king's blood

from your tainted veins.

This is for your

own good, child.

[SETT]

After the bloodletting

[HEAD PRIEST]

Now pray.

Let us pray to God.

♪

Behold, Sett!

I offer myself to Mejeh,

my pure priestess of God!

♪

Bear witness to my love!

[thuds]

[gasps]

-[panting]

-Good, you're awake.

You have a fever,

please try not to move.

You kept crying out.

[fire crackling]

[SETT]

A dream.

[fire crackling]

What are you doing?

Doesn't my hand

feel nice and cold?

It's magic.

I used to do this

to comfort a sickly kid I knew.

[NINA] And I would wish

for half of his fever

to transfer into my hand.

[scoffs]

How typical

for a priestess of God.

A hollow gesture of kindness.

[Nina growls]

[grunts]

It's annoying to complain

about Gods

-all day.

-Did you

And who cares

if I'm a priestess?

Drop it. That's not relevant

to anything.

[NINA]

It's normal to be nice.

[Sett groans]

[NINA]

Are you getting cold?

Your clothes are dry

beneath your coat,

but I know your feet are wet.

Outside, it gets

a bit chilly at night.

I have a better idea

for chasing away

the night's chill, servant.

Ah, wait, or was it "queen?"

[grunts]

[growls]

♪

[moaning]

[fire crackling]

♪

What did you think of that,

ya royal jerk?

Without love, it's nothing!

It's meaningless!

-It's poop!

-It's what?

-It's poop?

-It's poop!

Sometimes you act

just like a big baby.

[SETT]

So what?

Do you really believe

you're in any position

to be complaining?

Who needs love?

It is the most intrusive

thing in existence.

[SETT]

Love is a curse.

Attachment, a grudge.

All except pain and death

are pathetic falsehoods.

Hmm.

[NINA] You only feel that way

'cause you're alone.

Because you don't know

what it means

to be special to someone.

How about you try pretending

to like me for a while?

What?

Why would I do

such a silly thing?

Maybe because everything

you said just now

is completely backwards.

This is the only way

to prove you wrong.

[gasps]

[SETT]

What is she talking about?

If you try and nothing changes,

then I'll admit defeat.

Why not care for me

like you do Neena?

[squawking]

Hey, what's wrong?

Danger.

She sensed something.

[Neena squawking]

[NINA] Do you think

there are more of those beasts?

[SETT]

That's unlikely.

They are not usually known

to share their territory.

Rather, it's something smaller.

Nothing too dangerous.

-[SETT] I shall--

-You shouldn't move!

[NINA]

I'll go have a look.

[SETT]

There's no need for that.

[NINA]

What gives?

I don't see anything!

Maybe Neena

just spooked herself.

[meowing]

[NINA]

I wonder if that cave there

is where the beast lived?

[meowing]

[gasps]

-It's a little orphan.

-[meowing]

-That beast was a mother.

-[meowing]

Take it right back.

At once.

But it's just a baby,

it can't survive on its own.

-[meowing]

-I won't leave it there to die!

You idiot,

it will not stay small.

[squawking]

Can't you use your royal power?

Save this little life?

It is the beast's destiny

to die this way.

Don't say things like that.

It doesn't matter

what star we were born under.

This isn't for the Gods

to decide.

[SETT]

Aren't you a priestess?

Even a priestess has eyes.

The Gods may be

watching over all of us,

but only we can help ourselves.

[SETT]

I don't get it.

She looks like she could

break at any moment,

yet she's unblemished.

She's pure, yet coarse.

It's something beyond

simple goodness.

Why can't I take

my eyes off something

I should destroy?

I will summon

an expert on raising them.

Do you mean it?

Neena came to me

in a similar fashion.

Do you hear that?

We'll all be so happy together!

♪

[NINA] Try pretending

to like me for a little while.

Care for me like Neena.

[SETT] From this moment on,

I shall call you Neena.

You what?

Nina.

You can't call me that!

[SETT]

Confusing?

Fine.

I'll call you Nina.

[NINA] In this land

where no one knows the real me,

my true name has returned.

[gasps]

♪

It's dawn.

I'm going to call you Mevaria.

You arrived like the dawn.

[NINA]

The sun always rises.

Surely

♪

[squawking]

They're here.

[MALE GUARD 7A]

Prince Sett!

[NINA]

You're right!

Hey, stop,

you should still take it easy.

[SETT]

I am fine.

[NINA]

I know what this is.

He doesn't want his soldiers

to think he's weak.

You can lean on me if you ever

feel like you might fall.

Come again?

I promise I'd never tell

anyone you collapsed.

♪

[NINA] His status places

so much weight

on his shoulders.

Is that why he hides

any sign of weakness?

They're completely different,

but he's a little like Az.

Just a bit!

But still very distinct.

Maybe I'll pretend

to like him a little, too.

Not as much as Az, though.

No one can replace Az.

I hope

he'll forgive me for that.

Let's go!

Once we get past here,

we'll finally be in Galgada.

[NINA] It's happening,

I'm going to be his queen.

The north used to be

an impoverished land.

Four generations ago,

a messenger of the Gods

told the king to travel south

to the paradise of dreams.

It took one generation

to build an army.

It took two more

to claim the nearby nations.

Now, they're

a prosperous kingdom

known far and wide

for their strength

and their insatiable dream.

The great nation of Galgada

rules over five territories.

[gasping]

What is it, Nina?

Hey, you mustn't call me that

in front of other people.

But it's your childhood name,

what's the issue?

[NINA]

Great, Sett believes

Alisha's childhood

name is Nina.

I'm pretty sure Fortna doesn't

even have those, though.

[GUARDS]

Prince Sett, Your Highness.

Welcome back.

[NINA] So, this is how

Galgada receives their prince.

[YOR]

How foul, that old stench.

It reeks of rotting blood.

It must mean Sett has arrived.

Second Prince Yor.

How charming!

You are truly

a lucky man, Brother.

Third Prince Bidoh.

It has been too long,

my brother.

[NINA]

These are Sett's siblings?

Were you taught

no manners, woman?

Bow to me!

[whimpering]

-I beg your forgiveness!

-I beg your forgiveness!

How sweet!

You don't have to bow,

Princess.

Stop, Yor,

please calm yourself.

By the way, the king told us

to greet our special arrival

from Fortna.

We've heard tell

of your blue eyes,

which are as deep

as they are lovely.

-Let's have a look.

-[Nina gasps]

[NINA] [gasps]

This could be my chance.

I am Alisha Seth Fortna.

I am honored to meet

Prince Sett's brothers.

The pleasure is mine.

Her eyes are pretty.

But marrying a priestess

is surely a crime.

I would never allow

such a thing to transpire.

It's nothing short

of blasphemy.

You must know that.

After all,

your own mother also--

I did not give you

permission to speak.

Hm?

[SETT] You will not address me

unless I give you leave to.

I see you are

as vapid as when I left.

Who do you think you are?

You have an inflated ego

because you are next in line.

You'd do well to remember

that you are not the king yet.

♪

[NINA] Why is the atmosphere

so volatile in here?

Now, hurry up and join

the ranks of the underworld,

brat from the Temple of Blood.

You certainly enjoy

mindless banter.

Just what I've come

to expect from the child

of a concubine flatterer.

How dare you!

Acquire a coffin first if you

wish to duel me, ingrate.

[metal clanging]

Shame on you!

There's no need

to escalate the situation!

[NINA]

You're upsetting everyone!

Start acting like princes

instead of children.

That was too mean.

Your insults crossed the line.

[all gasping]

♪

Um, Princess.

[gasps]

[nervous chuckle]

I suppose I'm used

to scolding my little brother

back in Fortna.

You're so mean, Big Sister!

[nervous chuckle]

[NINA]

Yikes, I really messed up.

[squawking]

So much for my plan

to make them like me

and then become the queen

of Galgada with their blessing.

[sighs]

No use lamenting when

the damage is already done.

[NINA]

I'll do better next time.

I'm pretty sure Sett and I

are getting closer, at least.

I'll become their queen

and protect Fortna.

I'll stop at nothing.

[door opens]

Princess.

About your room.

[COURT LADY 7A] You will be

sharing a bedchamber

-with Prince Sett.

-Sett!

[COURT LADY 7A]

Please go there at nightfall.

♪

[NINA] They expect me

to share a bed with him?

Well, let's look

on the bright side.

This is a prime opportunity.

You're here?

In my room?

[all screaming]

Sett, hello.

Hello!

Don't you start

being weird like her.

I'll just sleep on the floor,

I really don't mind.

I have this one to look after.

Nights in Galgada are frigid.

You will sleep in bed.

Oh, I get it.

Were you hoping

something would happen?

[NINA]

You know full well I was not.

My apologies.

I fear I'm not in the mood

for that tonight.

[gasps]

[sighs]

Hey, Sett, I

I'm sorry for what I said

in front of your

brothers today.

[scoffs]

Your life would have normally

been forfeit for that.

I saw your stupid face

and chose mercy.

[SETT] They are my brothers,

but only just

We merely share half our blood.

[NINA]

Half-brothers?

I suppose that means they have

different mothers, then.

♪

I, for one, would be thrilled

to have such a large family.

[SETT]

Even brothers like them?

[NINA]

When you have no siblings

and your parents die,

it's up to you to see them off

all by yourself.

And I bet that's really lonely

and deeply sad.

Or it just feels empty.

I was all by myself

when she died,

and yet I felt nothing.

[NINA]

His mother died? I didn't know.

Grief is complicated.

Maybe you just

couldn't feel anything

because you were too sad.

[SETT]

What even is sadness?

I have never experienced

that emotion.

[NINA]

He's so alone.

That's why he's this way.

It's like he was always alone.

Sett, I was wondering

were you not raised

in this castle?

Did you live separately from

the king and your brothers?

♪

[NINA]

That's it, I get it now.

-I said no such thing.

-[NINA] Sure, right.

-[NINA] That's fine.

-What do you

♪

It's okay.

[sighs]

-What's okay?

-Huh?

What's okay?

Well, uheverything.

Everything?

The whole world's gonna

open up for you from now on.

[SETT]

What could that mean?

[groaning]

[NINA] I'm way too anxious

to fall asleep in a strange,

new place like this.

♪

[SETT]

Too anxious to sleep, huh?

She doesn't have a shred

of tension or caution.

Az, hi.

[giggles]

♪

[snoring softly]

[SETT]

Gentle breathing sounds.

Warmth.

The presence of life.

I'm sleeping beside someone

with no motive, no intentions.

♪

That's odd.

Galgadan nights

aren't supposed

to be this warm.

♪

[door creaking opens]

[squawking]

-[gasps]

-[snoring softly]

[NINA] How did I end up

in this strange predicament?

[whimpering]

I can't get away.

Hmm.

His lashes are so shiny.

Red eyes!

[whimpering]

Too close!

Care to explain

how we wound up like this?

You snuggled up to me

as you slept.

[NINA]

What?

But you're clearly

the one who was

I mean, wait, wait, wait,

wait, wait, wait!

Release me!

♪

You are released.

Hmm.

♪

-[meowing]

-Meva!

I get the hint, you're hungry.

♪

[NINA]

What happened just now?

I feel like he's somehow

different from before.

Maybe a little bit?

In his eyes.

And he was even smiling.

♪

Hm?

Hmm.

-Dress me.

-[NINA] What?

That's what my servants do.

Huh?

You can't even dress yourself?

[NINA] Oh, I guess

that's normal for royalty.

-That's enough!

-Get on with it.

♪

Fine, I'll do it!

I guess I have

no choice, right?

Here I go!

Ahh, I did it.

Unacceptable.

[KING OF GALGADA]

Tell me, Sett.

How are things

with Fortna's princess?

It is under control.

I plan to use her

to invade Fortna.

I have yet to trifle with her.

♪

[scoffs]

You won't mess

with that princess.

[KING OF GALGADA] Then

I take it you are determined

to take Fortna by force?

You certainly possess

the strength to achieve it,

something

your brothers sorely lack.

[scoffs]

Taking Fortna

has been our dream

since your

great-grandfather's generation.

I would love to make that

happen under my rule.

♪

That fool is clearly

unfit to be their king.

And that princess

was the Astral Priestess,

a sacred symbol of Fortna.

We have every advantage.

There is more than one path.

I have decided!

I am setting aside

the current line of succession.

[Bidoh whistles]

[KING OF GALGADA] Whoever

conquers Fortna for Galgada

will be the next king.

What do you know?

Things are finally getting

lively around here!

I've been waiting

for something like this.

[GROUP]

Right, Prince Bidoh!

I will not lose

to Sett or Bidoh.

I deserve to be king,

and I'll do whatever it takes.

[TOAT]

A child of Fortna's princess

would be a tool for invasion.

In other words,

whoever claims

the Princess of Fortna

will become

the next King of Galgada.

♪

♪

And thus, the oath

is now passed on to you.

Under the God of the stars

who rules our fate

and guides our land.

[PRIEST 7A]

Azure Seth Fortna

is hereby

the new King of Fortna!

[NINA] "Night eight.

Memories of Blood."