01x11 - Kokoro no Arika

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This is Hattusa,

the capital of the Hittite Empire
in the 14th century BCE.

This is the story of a girl
who rides the sultry winds

across the vast stretches of Anatolia.

The wind blows strong,
kicking up the dry sand.

The wind blows hot,

and I live under these skies,

- RED RIVER

- on the banks of the red river.

- WHERE MY HEART IS

- Where My Heart Is.

Here in the crown prince's seraglio,

there are roughly 200 concubines
and lady attendants.

Does he have a wife?

He does not.

And he says he will not wed anyone.

You are free to make use
of the halls and courtyards.

But you must not enter the southernmost
chamber, the Blue Deer Room.

The prince has slain every woman
who has dared to set foot in there.

We part here. I bid you well.

In any case, we'll just wait here
for our prince.

No way.

We'll look for a way out of here.

I don't want to give the prince more work.

I'll escape on my own.

Is this the new addition to the harem?

You there. Introduce yourself.

You are in the presence of Lady Nadia,

the highest-ranking consort,
who hails from Babylonia's royal house.

The highest?

There is no need.

Just make yourself comfortable.

The nerve of her.
She's not even his wife.

She's not above Lady Yuri in rank.

She looks like...

I have now seen that Yuri girl for myself.

How do we get rid of her?

I suggest baiting the crown prince
into slaying her to minimize the fuss.

Can that be done?

We can use that room.

You're right.

We'll make her enter the Blue Deer Room
and have His Highness catch her inside.

Another message from Prince Kail?

Your Highness, an attendant witnessed
someone in the Blue Deer Room.

What?

Where's Prince Kail?

This is odd.

Rogue! Why are you in here?

Tatukia?

Highness, strike her down now!

You must execute that girl
where she stands!

I knew she looked familiar.
She's the spitting image of Queen Nakia.

Oh, that's right. Nakia's also
from Babylonia's royal family.

So she's her sister?

You're the one who
lured me here with a letter.

Is that true, Nadia?

This is your fault, Your Highness.

You took in yet another concubine.

I became your consort
so I could become your true wife.

Yet it is Princess Tatukia
who monopolizes your heart.

Silence, Nadia!

Move. I'll slay you, too.

Why must you k*ll her at all?

You value the life of a woman
who plotted your death?

Oh, stop. She did it
because she loves you.

I know exactly how it feels
to want to do anything for love.

Foolish woman.

Any letter sent by Mursili
would bear his seal.

Do you long for him so much that
you fail to exercise proper judgment?

Why would I see her in this waif?

Wh-What?

I won't spare you a second time
if you enter this room again.

I thought she would display more mettle
as Queen Nakia's sister.

Ryui. Shala.

I've decided not to escape.

If I'm going to do something,
it should be to Prince Kail's benefit.

But you'll be putting
yourself in danger.

I'll be fine. Nothing will happen.

What? You wish to see the captives?

I want to be sure you're treating them
as well as you promised.

Do as you please.
However, you will go with a minder.

Thank goodness.
They don't seem to be mistreated.

Is he injured?

What's this awful smell?

What is this place?

They must keep the sick
and injured in here.

H-Holy Ishtar?

P-Please leave this place.

If you stay, you'll become like us.

Stay with me! Wake up!

Ryui. Shala.

Help me fix this.

What is that urchin doing this time?

She appears to be ministering
to the injured, Highness.

That's much cleaner.

Okay. Time to do today's laundry.

But you'll get caked in filth again.

Honestly, this work
is entirely beneath you.

She's beautiful.

I agree. I've never seen anyone
as pretty as her.

She's covered in grime
and denuded of finery,

but she's lovelier than any princess.

That child...

She captures people's hearts
all by herself

without needing to be Ishtar
or Mursili's concubine.

And that man is among the multitudes
who are charmed by her?

But females always change.

That waif will change like Tatukia.

Matti!

Highness!

We've received a dispatch from the border.

Our first and second
defensive lines have fallen.

The Hittites will soon be upon us.

What did you say?

Incredible. We obliterated
the Mitanni chariots.

We'll have defeated the Mitanni
within the year.

That's not fast enough.

There are only five months left until
I must fulfill my pledge to Yuri.

We need to vanquish the
Prince of Darkness before then.

Damn you, Mursili.

How did you destroy
my mighty chariot army?

But I won't let you get any closer.

I'll lead the charge.

His Highness fights with us!
We need to prepare!

Lady Yuri, Prince Kail
will come for us soon.

He must've used iron in some way.

Anatolia is now in the windy season.

Yes. The season for making iron.

The Prince of Darkness
leaving is our chance.

We can tell Prince Kail
the defenses are thin here.

But we can't go anywhere
with the guards watching us.

Leave that to me.

It's you, Lady Yuri.

Say, who's the healthiest person in here?

Healthiest?

There was a man brought in yesterday
who seems fairly spry.

Thank you.

Lady Yuri!

Oh, wow. You really do possess
excellent ladies-in-waiting.

Prince Zannanza?

P-Please forgive us.

We didn't know you were the new c*ptive.

Prince Zannanza, why are you really here?

To retrieve you, naturally.

My brother ordered me to do so.

Prince Kail is rescuing me?

Indeed.

Come, my brother draws near.
We'll go together.

No. I'll stay right here.

I'll be the one to open
the gates of the city.

But the morning star rises in four months.

We must get you to my brother right away.

If we don't, you won't be able
to reunite with your family.

Yes, I know.

But I'm always getting rescued
in some way by Prince Kail.

This time, I want to help him.

Yuri.

Your Highness.

We are all at your disposal.

Thanks to Lady Yuri,
we have the strength.

You men...

I'll do what I can here.

You can go back to Prince Kail
and tell him about us.

Yuri, you've really grown as a person.

Oh, really? I've gotten taller?

I'll return to my brother,
then come back with more instructions.

Wait, Prince Zannanza!

Pass this on to Prince Kail, too.

I love you.

Even though we aren't together,
I still love you.

I'll be off now.

I wish to leave the city
while it's still dark.

Take care.

Thanks for coming to save me.

Onward, men!

There are three to a chariot?

Chariots can't hold that many!

Unfortunately for you,
our axles are fortified by iron.

Your wooden axles are no match
for us, you dogs!

Keep your guard up.

We're fighting highly skilled charioteers
led by the Prince of Darkness himself.

Prince of Darkness!

Kail Mursili!

You look greatly angered that
I have stolen Ishtar from you.

Yuri.

I'll reclaim you
so that I can send you home.

How odd. Mursili's blade
should've cut through my own by now.

Your Highness! Smoke from Wassuganni!

What?

This whole thing was a
trap to distract me?

Once we occupy the city,
will it be over?

No. We can't just take the capital.

To truly win, we must capture
both the king and the prince.

I wish to send troops to the palace,
but I lack the manpower.

Then I'll go.

I'm able to sneak into the palace.

Have you lost your head?

You need to go back to my brother.

It's the Prince of Darkness!
He's returned!

To the palace and quick!
We must rescue the king!

Your Highness, I must hurry before the
Prince of Darkness escapes with the king.

Or else all of Prince Kail's efforts
will go to waste.

All right.

But only stall the Prince of Darkness
and the king until my brother arrives.

Once he's here, do everything
in your power to escape yourself.

You got it.

S-Send for help!

Tell the Egyptians to send reinforcements.

If we don't, this palace
will fall into enemy hands.

It's much too late for that.

We must prepare to abandon Wassuganni.

We can't!

If I leave the palace,
the Hittites will capture and slay me.

I'm staying right here!

It's never good to grow old.

You lose the vigor you once had.

Prince of Darkness!

You're still here?
I thought you'd already escaped.

I have no time to deal with you.

Hold on!

Your Highness!

Please take me with you.

You can seek refuge with your sister,
the Hittite queen.

But I only want to be with you!

So please, I beg you. I beg you.

Hey, why are you being so callous?

And what about Tatukia?

Just in case you have
the wrong impression,

Tatukia is my elder sister.

She was sent to Egypt as a
consort twenty years ago.

My father exchanged her
for a pile of gold.

H-How could he?

Spare me your sympathy.

She may have gone to the pharaoh in tears,

but that pharaoh passed,
and she became the queen consort.

Then her pharaoh husband passed,

leaving her as the powerful
de facto ruler of her adoptive land.

My sister is now known as Nefertiti,
queen of all Egypt.

All women survive on
their cunning and their wiles.

Then they grow corpulent
by feeding off power and gold.

You're wrong.

She was all alone in a strange land,
so she did whatever she could to survive.

I feel sorry for your sister.

Flowers and trees can't grow
without water or sunlight.

And no human can grow strong without love!

Does your man love you properly?

Mursili is the favorite
to ascend the throne,

but does he want to make you his queen?

I don't have the standing to be queen.

And besides...

Very soon, I'm about to...

You are indeed an odd woman.

Keeping you as my own
would perhaps amuse me.

I-It's Kail Mursili!

Highness. The Hittite legion
are storming the main gate.

I have to go!

Zannanza!

Where's Yuri?

She's in the palace.

She was supposed to flee
on your arrival.

Yuri.

Stay where you are, Holy Ishtar!

Ryui!

At once, Lady Yuri!

Sorry, guys.

I'm coming through.

Please come back, Holy Ishtar!

I finally get to see
you again, Prince Kail.

That's the banner of the imperial guards.

Uncle?

Kail, you astound me.

I didn't think you would get this far
in a mere eight months.

We credit the speed to Yuri.

The Prince of Darkness
erred in abducting her.

He ignited a fire under my brother.

Prince Kail.

We have breached the palace gates.

Good. Yuri is still trapped inside.

Why is there smoke?

The Mitanni troops have set the city
ablaze to shroud their escape.

The flames have reached the palace itself.

What did you say?
There are still many people inside.

Douse the flames!

Fine. I'll go.

I'm so close to seeing Prince Kail again.

Aslan? What's wrong?

Hey!

Prince Kail!

Yuri!

Yuri!

Lady Yuri!

Prince of Darkness!

Lady Yuri!

Kail Mursili. You will withdraw
with your troops.

What?

The king and I will leave as free men.

If you care for this woman,
you will let us pass.