02x02 - Captured

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Ari?

Ari?

Ari?

Hey.

Ari, where are you?

That's Arminius,
the traitor swine! May you die in pain!

I'll feed you to the rats!
We need to k*ll him!

May you die in pain!

May you die in pain!

We need to k*ll him!

Let me cut his head off!

- Thusnelda.
- I need a few good men now.

You and three others.
Not too many. Fast and agile.

Whose blood is that?

Ari's disappeared.

Is that his blood?

No, it's his horse's.

I saw it lying by the waterfall, dying.

- And Ari?
- He wasn't there.

- His horse was impaled with a Roman spear.
- The Romans have him.

He was following Marbod earlier.

It was a trap. I'm sure of it.

I dedicate this capture
to Caesar Augustus and your honor.

Just as I said I would.

I wasn't expecting to see you alive again.

But I'm glad to see you again and him.

And Marbod?

Excellent.

Just as I planned it.

He persuaded the chiefs that peace
with Rome was the better option.

He'll come here shortly
to discuss our deal...

- Our deal?
- Yes.

Go wash up, both of you.
You've had a long night.

I'm sure you could use some rest.

Thank you, Commander.

Hey! Halt!

Marbod!

Marbod!

Marbod, what have you done
with Ari, Marbod?

They came out of nowhere, very suddenly.

Eight, nine Romans, maybe more.

They threw a spear at Ari's horse.

And then they both fell.

I was hit by a spear too.

I was lucky.

And what were you both doing out there?

Alone?

Hmm?

Would you like some wine,
Thusnelda, my dear? Yes?

He wanted to talk about the Thing.

He didn't want there to be a brawl
between two brothers.

From Rome. Wine.

We both just want
what's best for the tribes.

You flee when an old friend
gets caught up in trouble?

I think you're overestimating me.

Against ten Romans.

And what about the Roman who was here?

What about him?

I think we're done here.

We're nowhere near done.

Arminius.

I just wanted to see
if you were still alive.

- Open up!
- Yes, sir! You, help me.

It would be so sad if you d*ed

before Tiberius could have you k*lled.

Have you lost your tongue?

Or do you have a problem
that your little brother b*at you?

You won't believe me...

...but I'm not even mad at you.

Typical Ari.

You think I care that you're not mad?

You think I betrayed you.

You did betray me.

But the greatest act of betrayal...

you committed against yourself.

Against Arminius,

the much-admired prefect of the empire.

Now everyone will see that I...

am a loyal soldier of Rome.

And you

are nothing but a filthy,
stinking Barbarian

who recklessly m*rder*d his father.

Our father drowned.

Not him.

Varus.

Our father is called Segimer.

And yeah,

I am a filthy Barbarian.

Mm-hmm.

Just like you.

As much as you hate where you come from...

it's in your blood.

That part of me has d*ed long ago.

Did you hear all of that?

Some. Not all.

It looks the same
as usual from here.

- If they really did capture...
- They've got him. I know it.

- What do you wanna do?
- Get him out.

What, you wanna storm the camp?

If there's no other way.

- We can't storm the camp with four...
- We have to do something!

Even with Marbod's troop, an att*ck
on the Roman camp would be diffi...

And?

- Who knows? Maybe Ari isn't even alive...
- Ari's alive!

- Thusnelda, I...
- Talio!

att*ck!

Hey!

Do you have a new prisoner? A Cheruscan?

My blade is two finger widths
away from your spine.

Was Arminius captured
and taken to your camp?

He doesn't understand
what you're saying.

He'll pay for his treachery.

Oh, he does.

Ari was captured by the Romans.

If that's not a sign from the gods...

The reiks are wrong, and so are you.

If you'd listened to Ari,
none of this would've happened.

And the surprise att*ck
would've been a success.

Yes, but who knows?

Who knows? Maybe you're just
too much of a wimp!

Watch out!

Your husband valued my advice.

I valued him as a reik.

But Ari's not here.

And I don't see another reik here.

What do you see?

A mad widow.

Go home, woman. Take care of your child.
Mourn your husband!

- He's a coward.
- Back to the village?

- Yeah, and then the Roman camp.
- Thusnelda.

The first thing you learn as a mercenary
is to take care of your pay.

The second is to be able to judge
whether you can survive the battle

in order to spend your pay.

But we're not mercenaries.

We're not fighting for money.

Thusnelda, there is no way this will work.

Entering the camp would be nothing
but a su1c1de mission.

Then that's what it is.

Aren't you getting ready
for the festivities

to celebrate Arminius' capture?

Our soldiers need a morale boost.

They get paid. That'll have to be enough.

Are you not happy
that Flavus brought him in?

Arminius is only one man.

One man who is their leader, Father.

Leaders are replaced.

The real question is

will the new leader be

better

or worse?

Right.

Leaders can be replaced.

Gaius!

Gaius.

What are you doing here?

My dearest son.

I hate you so much, Father.

- How did you get here?
- I'm not your son anymore!

Gaius...

please try to understand...

Understand you?

Did you know they threw stones at Mother?

Did you know I left school

because my best friends b*at me up?

b*at me up!

Every day!

Did you know that?

Gaius.

Gaius, Gaius.

Gaius.

I loved you so much!

I was so proud of you!

Before you...

Gaius? Gaius! Gaius!

Gaius.

I have to go.

But I'll be back tomorrow at dawn.

Maybe even sooner.

You won't remember this, I know.

But I hope you remember me, at least.

How much I loved you, my baby.

Yes, sir. Optio Sextus
and seven men, slaughtered viciously.

Right in front of the camp,
down by the river.

Leave us.

Get out!

They are getting nervous
because we have their leader.

That's not a bad thing.

Double the sentries for the entire camp.

No patrols or exits of any sort.

Get lost.

- Get out. Get out of the camp.
- Yeah, hurry up.

I've already made plans with...

Let me go!
I haven't done anything wrong.

You always sell us bad food!

Rotten fruit, spoiled vegetables!

Go.

- Halt!
- Market.

Gero!

Barbarian gibberish again.

- What are you doing here?
- I'd like to go shopping at the market.

Get outta here.

Go back to whatever sh*thole
you came from.

Only legionnaires can shop here.

Get lost!

Aulus! Gero!

Orders from Germanicus.
Double the sentries!

Make way!

- Make way!
- Keep clear of the gate!

Make room for the Marcomanni!

Stay clear!

Marbod, you traitor.

Get out of the way.

Make room! Make room for Marbod!

- Out of the way!
- Move!

Here, make room!

Come on!

Move!

I'll make you move.

No, you stay here.

Are you the one they call Thusnelda?

- No, you're mistaken.
- From the Cherusci.

- Thusnelda... Wait, are you...
- Hey, you. Stop right there. Stop!

What are you doing here?

Rusnilda.

What did she do now?
Did you harass that woman, huh?

She tried to sneak her way in here.

No! Really? That's... That's...
Sorry about that.

I let you out of my sight for one second,
and you disgrace yourself again, huh?

Come on, Rusnilda.

Uh, who are you?

I am her brother.

You know, two... two years ago,
a, um, donkey, a donkey...

Bam! Kicked her right in the head.

And since then...

Yeah.

But she looks fine.

On the outside. Outside, yeah.

But in here, in here, nothing.

Nothing at all. Come on. Come on.

Thanks a lot, my good man. Thanks a lot.
From me, from her, from my wife too.

Yeah.

You come with me now, sister.

Thanks. Very believable.

They captured Ari.
I have to find him and free him.

Hmm.

Marbod!

Famed prince of the Marcomanni!

I've spoken often of what a model
trade partner you've been for the empire.

To Rome, foreign leaders are all the same.

Midget kings of lands
that actually belong to us.

The only joy you all bring us

is in pronouncing these odd little names.

It may be true

that we have smaller names,
but we have bigger balls.

So, now that
your greatest rival is out of the way,

it will be much easier for you
to be elected king of Germania?

I abhor bloodshed.

I would be proud to lead the tribes
to peace, prosperity,

and friendship with Rome.

Rome would be overjoyed
to have a man like you as a friend.

You speak the language of Barbarians.

What do you want
in return for our friendship?

I will rule my kingdom independently.

The Roman Empire will recognize the Danube
as our southern border.

Our relationship will remain
peaceful and friendly.

As a symbol of our alliance,

Marbodia will be developed
into a royal metropolis

with good roads

and direct trade routes to the empire.

With Rome's help, naturally.

Rome's help?

90,000.

I was aware that an alliance
with you wouldn't be cheap.

It won't be an easy task

to convince Emperor Augustus.

Maybe.

And five thousand horses as well.

Or shall we say six?

Why wage w*r, Tiberius...

when you can do good business, right?

Your wisdom
is indeed worthy of a king.

Rome taught me well.

As Caesar says,

there are neither allies
nor enemies, only common...

...interests.

- Clever man!
- Yeah.

What were you trying to do?

- Get Ari out.
- No.

How... how were you going to do it alone?
What was your plan?

I don't know. I didn't have a plan.

You did.

Dying.

But I didn't die.

And it was all thanks to you, Folkwin.

Thank you.

You'll risk your life for him, huh?

You must be ready to die
fighting for people... you love, yes.

Cute.

Well, tomorrow I'll try again.

Can you help me?

Wait.

You want me to help that guy?

Of all people, Ari?

He came back from Rome.

Since then, I've lost almost everything
I cared about that meant anything to me.

My family was crucified.

Our house, our home,
was b*rned to the ground.

Your Ari left me in a Roman cage
to rot to death,

and now I'm here alone, without my tribe.

Wasn't there something else? Oh, right.

He took my woman from me
for political reasons.

But that didn't stop him
from having a lot of fun with her

and giving her a...

a child, right?

So... why on earth
should I help you get him out?

- Ha!
- What's so funny?

Thusnelda. She's making jokes.

I was asking Folkwin to help me
get my husband out of the Roman camp.

Exactly. Exactly.

Well, I can help.

- I can get you into the camp tomorrow.
- You?

In Carthage,
when the Romans k*lled my family,

I wish someone would've helped me then.

I'll never forget this.

Well, I'll get you in. Into the camp.

The rest is up to you, all right?

So, you're Thusnelda, huh?

I'm gonna go get wood.

Is this Marbod's tent?

It is.

Would you like a glass?

You did a good job.

Tiberius was impressed.

We could achieve a lot, Marbod.

We'll see, right?

I was impressed too.

I still see you in front of me,

as you were on that last day

when I was forced to leave Rome.

What do you see today?

I kept imagining what it would...

what it would be like
if we were to see each other again.

And now, just like that...

you're here once again.

You know...

I thought it was just my imagination.

Well, I'm real.

Are you, really?

Yeah.

I missed you so much.

Aren't you going to lie down?

She's actually

really nice.

"Nice"?

"Really nice"?

Uh...

That girl is like a damn bird
dumping its misfortune wherever it flies.

"Nice."

Mm.

But...

I'm glad that you two

get along so well.

That bad?

What?

Is it really that bad seeing her again?

I wouldn't have to see her again
if you hadn't gone and promised

to give her a hand.

Ah. So, now it's my fault?

Yep.

But do whatever you want.

She won't survive on her own anyway.

Fivefold hardened, razor sharp,

balanced steel.

And...

Bravo! Amazing!

...right on target.

You're not at the circus.

Stop staring and buy!

- When I return from Rome...
- If you return from Rome, right?

The city will be at your feet.

Do you really think
that after such a triumph,

you'll feel like
coming back to us savages?

You must not doubt it, Marbod.

You're my everything.

Good luck on your way.

I can't see anything
from here. I need to go to the other side.

Forget it. We can't go there.

State your name, soldier.

I'm talking to you!

Is that Folkwin?

Take him to the pit
and out of my sight!

He's showing me
the way to the prison.

Get lost!

Strike!

Strike!

Strike!

Strike!

Strike!

Strike!

Strike!

Keep at it!

What is it?

Everything ready
for the journey?

Everything but the prisoner himself.

I didn't know
if you wanted to get him personally.

Hmm. Wise.

What'd he do
besides piss himself?

Punched Aulus.

Oh, nice!

So, we promote him?

Just keep him here, out of sight,
until he sobers up.

Don't think
I wanted to be here.

Ari!

No!

He's my son.

Dido.

Hey.

She... she needs help!

Come here.

She has to get out of here.

Get her out of here.

I'll be right behind you.

Go! Go, go!

Gaius! Gaius!

What's keeping Ari?

Come on.

I'll go see if Prefect Flavus
needs any assistance.

Leaving so soon?

I'm bleeding. I cut myself.

Let her through!

Let her through!

Hang in there.

Halt!

Let me pass!

Sir?

What the...

To arms!

Halt, I command you to stop!

Soldiers! Soldiers!

Gero! Gero!

To arms! To arms!