1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 3 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 4 00:00:02,730 --> 00:00:06,710 The new lord of Kasdeks Domain... 5 00:00:08,230 --> 00:00:12,380 He's said to have many female slaves attend him. 6 00:00:14,130 --> 00:00:17,690 I'm not letting a guy like that anywhere near Iluk Village. 7 00:00:18,690 --> 00:00:22,430 That man with the belly like a barrel is a strong blue. 8 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:23,700 What? 9 00:00:23,700 --> 00:00:27,460 Not as intense at yours, but it's still pretty strong. 10 00:00:27,460 --> 00:00:29,690 No one accompanying him is red. 11 00:00:34,580 --> 00:00:37,200 My sincerest apologies! Do forgive me! 12 00:00:37,550 --> 00:00:42,540 I just had to meet the man I so admire for myself, Lord Dias! 13 00:00:42,980 --> 00:00:45,540 My name is Eldan Kasdeks. 14 00:00:45,540 --> 00:00:47,970 You can simply call me Eldan! 15 00:02:20,010 --> 00:02:22,630 Ever since I was a child, I've had the utmost respect 16 00:02:22,630 --> 00:02:25,750 for the kingdom's heroic savior, Lord Dias! 17 00:02:25,750 --> 00:02:29,270 And I got it in my head that we should be on good terms. 18 00:02:29,780 --> 00:02:33,530 I promise not to do wrong by you, so I hope you aren't upset. 19 00:02:35,380 --> 00:02:39,030 It's not that I'm upset, Lord Eldan... 20 00:02:39,270 --> 00:02:45,030 And I apologize as well for my rude treatment of Mr. Kamalotz. 21 00:02:45,390 --> 00:02:47,980 No need to fret over rudeness! 22 00:02:47,980 --> 00:02:50,660 You're more than welcome to dispense with formalities with us! 23 00:02:51,110 --> 00:02:55,290 By the way, Lord Dias, who might the young woman next to you be? 24 00:02:57,310 --> 00:03:01,370 I must say, she's very good at hiding. 25 00:03:01,950 --> 00:03:05,300 But my ears and nose are keen, so I know she's there. 26 00:03:05,970 --> 00:03:10,310 She has a nice, kind scent, just as you do. 27 00:03:11,180 --> 00:03:14,060 Concealment doesn't work with him?! 28 00:03:23,430 --> 00:03:25,940 Who are your people, miss? 29 00:03:25,940 --> 00:03:28,540 What is your relationship with Lord Dias?! 30 00:03:28,950 --> 00:03:32,670 Her name is Alna, and she's my fian— 31 00:03:31,580 --> 00:03:33,090 Wife! 32 00:03:32,310 --> 00:03:33,560 WIFE 33 00:03:34,540 --> 00:03:36,540 I'm his wife. 34 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:39,300 Yeah. 35 00:03:39,820 --> 00:03:41,480 That horn... 36 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:43,550 Are you a demihuman, Miss Alna? 37 00:03:43,810 --> 00:03:47,590 I'm an onikin, and I was born with this horn. 38 00:03:47,590 --> 00:03:51,140 I've never heard the word "demihuman," so I do not know how to answer. 39 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:57,050 Demihuman is a general term for peoples that aren't human but are similar to them, 40 00:03:57,050 --> 00:03:59,950 such as beastkin and fishkin. 41 00:04:01,060 --> 00:04:03,780 Then I guess you could say I'm a demihuman. 42 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,130 Lord Dias! 43 00:04:12,130 --> 00:04:16,330 Have you had a child with Miss Alna?! 44 00:04:15,140 --> 00:04:17,630 Whoa, whoa, whoa! Why are you crying?! 45 00:04:17,860 --> 00:04:20,380 Get a hold of yourself! We don't have any children! 46 00:04:21,180 --> 00:04:23,630 I plan to have ten of them. 47 00:04:23,940 --> 00:04:24,950 Alna?! 48 00:04:25,660 --> 00:04:28,580 We don't have any children of our own yet, 49 00:04:28,580 --> 00:04:32,170 but Dias is raising two orphans who appear to be demihumans. 50 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:37,650 Lord Dias has a demihuman wife and demihuman children?! 51 00:04:46,230 --> 00:04:50,160 Mother! I've found a comrade! 52 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:55,740 And it's none other than Lord Dias! 53 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:54,040 Dias! 54 00:04:54,390 --> 00:04:57,680 Don't tell me... You're a demihuman, too? 55 00:05:00,390 --> 00:05:01,050 What's wrong?! 56 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:02,490 Are you okay?! 57 00:05:13,370 --> 00:05:16,820 What in the world is going on with him? 58 00:05:19,580 --> 00:05:21,860 I don't mind if you tell him. 59 00:05:23,310 --> 00:05:24,310 Yes, milord. 60 00:05:24,900 --> 00:05:31,480 Lord Eldan is a half-demihuman, born to a demihuman and a human. 61 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:38,230 He can assume either form, but the shift between is quite taxing. 62 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:45,210 Half-demihumans are rare, and being one is an advantage for Lord Eldan. 63 00:05:45,540 --> 00:05:52,720 However, not having a single stable form does pose its difficulties. 64 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:58,230 This is why he cannot do without the devoted care of his wives. 65 00:05:58,850 --> 00:06:01,220 I was so delighted earlier, 66 00:06:01,220 --> 00:06:04,640 in my excitement, I changed form in spite of myself. 67 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:06,240 My apologies. 68 00:06:06,500 --> 00:06:08,180 Don't worry about it. 69 00:06:08,180 --> 00:06:10,740 Now then, I understand there's been a rebellion... 70 00:06:12,220 --> 00:06:16,750 That was to protect those dear to me. 71 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:22,500 It all began when Lord Eldan was born. 72 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:27,260 The previous lord, Lord Enkars, already had a wife and son, 73 00:06:27,260 --> 00:06:31,390 but his eldest son's personality was just as hideous as his. 74 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:35,390 Enkars alienated this son, who was so similar to himself, 75 00:06:35,390 --> 00:06:41,150 while he was highly fond of his bright, handsome son born to an elephantkin slave. 76 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:47,150 The lord declared him his true son, awarding the boy position and authority. 77 00:06:47,150 --> 00:06:49,880 That son was Lord Eldan. 78 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:55,160 Until I was five years old, I thought I was a regular human. 79 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:59,660 But a chance occurrence revealed the real me, 80 00:07:00,190 --> 00:07:04,660 and I learned that my true mother was kept as a slave. 81 00:07:04,660 --> 00:07:10,170 Starting then, Lord Eldan secretly got to know his mother better, 82 00:07:10,970 --> 00:07:14,930 and he worked behind the scenes to safeguard demihumans, 83 00:07:15,410 --> 00:07:19,860 all while keeping this from Enkars, who would sooner have them in chains. 84 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:26,190 I want to make a world where everyone can live in happiness, whoever their people. 85 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:28,860 That is what I wish for! 86 00:07:31,450 --> 00:07:36,920 His wives were all slaves, but Lord Eldan saved them. 87 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:42,960 Inspired by his ideals, they've chosen to become his caretakers. 88 00:07:44,530 --> 00:07:47,710 Then what of all the talk about the lord's second son 89 00:07:47,710 --> 00:07:50,210 being attended by a bevy of enslaved women? 90 00:07:50,670 --> 00:07:56,650 That was a rumor we spread intentionally, but in fact, 91 00:07:56,650 --> 00:08:01,980 Lord Eldan and his wives love each other with all their hearts. 92 00:08:06,890 --> 00:08:10,610 However, the deception was not easy to maintain. 93 00:08:11,340 --> 00:08:15,110 Enkars was enraged when he learned of Lord Eldan's true goal. 94 00:08:15,380 --> 00:08:18,960 He declared he would put every last demihuman in the domain to death, 95 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,570 including Lord Eldan and his mother. 96 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:25,870 Lord Eldan raised an army to protect the demihumans. 97 00:08:25,870 --> 00:08:29,940 After a hard-fought conflict, he defeated Enkars's forces. 98 00:08:31,700 --> 00:08:33,050 I see now. 99 00:08:33,050 --> 00:08:37,140 That's what he meant about protecting those dear to him. 100 00:08:37,460 --> 00:08:42,660 I apologize for forgetting myself in my excitement earlier. 101 00:08:42,660 --> 00:08:46,930 When I heard the hero I admire has a demihuman family, 102 00:08:46,930 --> 00:08:49,910 I thought you must be a kindred spirit with the same dream. 103 00:08:51,780 --> 00:08:54,840 So... there's just one thing I'd like to confirm. 104 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:58,900 When you say "the hero you admire," do you mean me? 105 00:08:58,900 --> 00:09:01,410 Who else would I mean? 106 00:09:01,410 --> 00:09:06,920 Tales of Sir Dias, heroic savior of the kingdom, have made their way to Kasdeks. 107 00:09:07,150 --> 00:09:11,290 He upholds his parents' dying wishes, rescues the weak, 108 00:09:11,290 --> 00:09:13,050 cuts down thousands of foes, 109 00:09:13,050 --> 00:09:15,920 and uses his fists to persuade tyrannical nobles to reform. 110 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:17,920 I hear the heroic saga of Lord Dias 111 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:22,380 has even been performed as a stage play in the capital 112 00:09:22,380 --> 00:09:24,930 to lift morale and recruit volunteer soldiers. 113 00:09:27,070 --> 00:09:29,120 Apparently, public performances were suspended 114 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,090 as soon as the aristocracy intervened. 115 00:09:31,090 --> 00:09:35,440 But the tales spread by word of mouth, and now everyone knows your story. 116 00:09:35,670 --> 00:09:38,080 This is the first I've heard of it. 117 00:09:38,410 --> 00:09:41,950 I bet the bulk of it is entirely made up. 118 00:09:42,340 --> 00:09:45,160 I don't believe every single thing I've heard, 119 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:49,630 but returning soldiers talk, and your reputation proceeds you. 120 00:09:49,630 --> 00:09:53,210 And now that I've met you, I'd say you exceed the tales. 121 00:09:53,730 --> 00:09:57,240 Of course he does. He's my husband. 122 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:02,910 And so I ask you again, Lord Dias... 123 00:10:02,910 --> 00:10:05,350 I hope we can be on good terms. 124 00:10:05,750 --> 00:10:07,880 That we can work toward a world where 125 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,290 demihumans and humans live together in harmony. 126 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:12,610 It's my dream! 127 00:10:16,910 --> 00:10:17,740 Eldan. 128 00:10:19,110 --> 00:10:21,380 I support that dream. 129 00:10:21,710 --> 00:10:27,160 In my village, humans and demihumans already coexist in peace. 130 00:10:27,690 --> 00:10:33,130 I, too, think it would be good to see that in more places. 131 00:10:34,780 --> 00:10:36,590 So I ask you in turn... 132 00:10:36,590 --> 00:10:39,230 I'd very much like you and your people to be our friends. 133 00:10:43,210 --> 00:10:47,190 Eldan, your ideals are truly commendable. 134 00:10:47,190 --> 00:10:50,870 I think you can afford to take more pride in them. Don't be ashamed. 135 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:13,420 Good. Now we each have a grasp on the state of the other's domain. 136 00:11:13,780 --> 00:11:15,580 About finding more subjects... 137 00:11:15,580 --> 00:11:18,870 I asked a traveling merchant the other day to spread the word, 138 00:11:18,870 --> 00:11:21,630 but do you have any other suggestions? 139 00:11:21,630 --> 00:11:24,430 I will make a proclamation in Kasdeks as well. 140 00:11:24,850 --> 00:11:28,000 But there's something you should do first. 141 00:11:28,680 --> 00:11:32,690 I think you'll be in trouble if you don't amass larger food stores. 142 00:11:32,690 --> 00:11:34,860 You must begin producing within your domain, 143 00:11:34,860 --> 00:11:37,690 especially if you plan to have more subjects. 144 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:41,420 Winter seems far away, but it sneaks up on you. 145 00:11:41,420 --> 00:11:45,240 If you don't prepare now, you will come to regret it later. 146 00:11:45,690 --> 00:11:48,950 Understood. Thank you for the sage advice. 147 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:52,430 I plan to be as helpful as possible. 148 00:11:55,100 --> 00:11:57,200 See you next time, Eldan! 149 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:00,650 I look forward to it! 150 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:10,350 We're home. 151 00:12:11,220 --> 00:12:13,430 You said you'd be right back! 152 00:12:13,430 --> 00:12:14,600 We waited for you! 153 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:16,110 Dias, you liar! 154 00:12:16,110 --> 00:12:18,130 You tricked us! 155 00:12:19,690 --> 00:12:22,110 I-I'm sorry. 156 00:12:25,530 --> 00:12:27,640 They finally fell asleep. 157 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:30,300 And they look happy enough now. 158 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,840 After that huge tantrum, too. 159 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:35,750 That's how kids are. 160 00:12:36,030 --> 00:12:41,000 But Dias, are you sure that you shouldn't have scolded them? 161 00:12:41,270 --> 00:12:43,710 They hit, they kicked, 162 00:12:43,710 --> 00:12:46,810 and they even insisted on staying up late because "you lied!" 163 00:12:46,810 --> 00:12:48,890 Isn't that bad behavior? 164 00:12:48,890 --> 00:12:53,930 I don't suppose it's good, but I'm the one who broke a promise, 165 00:12:53,930 --> 00:12:55,890 and I wanted to start by apologizing. 166 00:12:56,700 --> 00:12:59,010 It's common for children who just joined a family 167 00:12:59,010 --> 00:13:04,240 to speak willfully and be wild in order to test the adults. 168 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:06,750 I'll allow it for now. 169 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:12,230 But if it continues, they're not growing up right. 170 00:13:12,550 --> 00:13:15,750 I intend to set them straight if they keep it up tomorrow. 171 00:13:18,810 --> 00:13:23,930 By the way, about food production as Eldan pointed out... 172 00:13:23,930 --> 00:13:24,760 Yes. 173 00:13:25,180 --> 00:13:27,810 I think I'll start by cultivating a field. 174 00:13:28,650 --> 00:13:33,180 I did lots of farmwork before the war, so I like to think I'm used to it. 175 00:13:33,180 --> 00:13:36,070 Say, Dias, around here, fields... 176 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:41,520 Intruders. Quite a few of them. 177 00:13:42,130 --> 00:13:44,760 Are you sure it's not Eldan's people? 178 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:47,620 They're coming from a different direction than the way Eldan left. 179 00:13:47,620 --> 00:13:52,030 Besides, would anyone respectable be wandering around at this hour? 180 00:13:52,030 --> 00:13:55,090 In that case, it must be bandits. 181 00:13:55,090 --> 00:13:56,750 That's not good news. 182 00:13:57,010 --> 00:13:59,310 It's late. I'll go take a look. 183 00:13:59,310 --> 00:14:00,770 You stay here— 184 00:13:59,880 --> 00:14:01,640 I'm going, too. 185 00:14:02,390 --> 00:14:04,000 Tonight is the new moon. 186 00:14:04,430 --> 00:14:08,460 How could you possibly find them without any help? 187 00:14:08,460 --> 00:14:11,760 Meaning you're going to need my magic. 188 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:14,460 Let Klaus hold the fort. 189 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:19,020 I could swear someone just said my name. 190 00:14:22,180 --> 00:14:24,770 Take me with you, Dias. 191 00:14:27,430 --> 00:14:28,280 All right. 192 00:14:29,050 --> 00:14:31,380 Lend me a hand, Alna. 193 00:14:32,030 --> 00:14:37,040 THE FRONTIER LORD AND THE NEIGHBORING LORD 194 00:14:43,790 --> 00:14:47,400 Are there really any humans out here? 195 00:14:47,740 --> 00:14:49,800 I ain't even seen a single tree around. 196 00:14:50,150 --> 00:14:51,800 We're going the right way. 197 00:14:52,050 --> 00:14:55,350 I spent a fortune hiring you guys. 198 00:14:55,350 --> 00:14:58,770 If you're only good for running your mouth, return my money. 199 00:14:59,010 --> 00:15:02,580 Oh, no, we'll do the job right. 200 00:15:02,580 --> 00:15:06,020 But why now, on a night with no moon? 201 00:15:06,450 --> 00:15:09,780 Have you not heard of Dias, the kingdom's heroic savior? 202 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:13,710 You'd never beat him head-on in broad daylight. 203 00:15:13,710 --> 00:15:16,180 Fail to take him by surprise and you won't stand a chance. 204 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:21,420 Tall tales like that are just a buncha talk. 205 00:15:21,420 --> 00:15:26,570 Besides, there's no possible way we'd lose with this many fighters. 206 00:15:26,570 --> 00:15:28,350 Don't talk back to me! 207 00:15:28,350 --> 00:15:31,950 And if you find that Eldan guy, kill him, too! 208 00:15:31,950 --> 00:15:34,050 He's a young fellow with a potbelly. 209 00:15:34,050 --> 00:15:37,000 For a little extra, you mean? 210 00:15:37,900 --> 00:15:40,170 A hundred silver coins for Eldan, 211 00:15:40,170 --> 00:15:44,060 and if you kill Dias, you'll get a bonus of ten gold coins. 212 00:15:44,060 --> 00:15:45,490 Oho! 213 00:15:45,490 --> 00:15:50,570 Okay, boys, get ready! It's our first big score in a while! 214 00:15:50,570 --> 00:15:52,570 Yeah! 215 00:15:52,570 --> 00:15:55,910 Let's get this over with and head back to town! 216 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:00,910 Boss! Lyle's been hit! 217 00:15:58,160 --> 00:15:59,910 Ow! 218 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:04,440 Ditch the torches! 219 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:06,690 Fire back at that red light! 220 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:11,540 It went out? 221 00:16:11,540 --> 00:16:13,570 What was that light? 222 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:18,460 That's way too accurate for so few shots fired. 223 00:16:18,460 --> 00:16:21,160 How can they tell where we are? 224 00:16:22,140 --> 00:16:23,760 Keep firing bolts and arrows! 225 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:25,670 We can win with numbers if they've made us! 226 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:27,950 Fire away and smoke 'em out! 227 00:16:29,540 --> 00:16:30,280 You okay?! 228 00:16:31,150 --> 00:16:35,370 I heard voices! Thataway! Surround 'em! 229 00:16:36,180 --> 00:16:38,040 Payback time, asshole. 230 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:39,410 We're gonna kill you! 231 00:16:42,310 --> 00:16:42,910 What?! 232 00:16:46,830 --> 00:16:49,000 It's not just an archer! 233 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:50,170 Get into formation! 234 00:16:50,420 --> 00:16:51,190 Yessir! 235 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:56,470 Four guys in the blink of an eye? 236 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:01,720 N-Now there's a green light? Could it be a demihuman?! 237 00:17:02,450 --> 00:17:03,520 Damn it! 238 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:07,060 Where are you?! Get out here, you monsters! 239 00:17:10,940 --> 00:17:15,950 Blue eyes, steel armor, a big two-handed axe... 240 00:17:16,410 --> 00:17:17,200 He must be... 241 00:17:18,950 --> 00:17:19,780 Son of a... 242 00:17:20,310 --> 00:17:24,530 Even a hundred gold coins ain't enough for a monster like him! 243 00:17:27,570 --> 00:17:29,560 Shit! Shit, shit! 244 00:17:29,990 --> 00:17:31,440 Useless, the lot of them! 245 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:33,820 I {\i1}told{\i0} them we were doomed if were made! 246 00:17:47,360 --> 00:17:51,310 Ow! My old wound's acting up. 247 00:17:53,180 --> 00:17:56,390 This is all your fault, Dias! 248 00:17:56,910 --> 00:18:00,890 It was my due right as a noble! 249 00:18:00,890 --> 00:18:02,780 And yet he dared to... 250 00:18:02,780 --> 00:18:09,460 A commoner who started out as an orphan had the gall to get angry at me! 251 00:18:09,460 --> 00:18:12,100 What's more, he even... 252 00:18:12,100 --> 00:18:13,000 He even... 253 00:18:14,380 --> 00:18:18,510 I swear I won't relent until I have my revenge! 254 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,510 You're a dead man, Dias! 255 00:18:22,290 --> 00:18:24,410 I'm glad it wasn't anything serious. 256 00:18:24,410 --> 00:18:28,710 Sorry I couldn't keep quiet when that arrow grazed my cheek. 257 00:18:29,650 --> 00:18:32,270 If you were listening to what I was saying before, 258 00:18:32,780 --> 00:18:37,780 I think you know full well now what a foolish thing banditry is! 259 00:18:38,050 --> 00:18:41,150 Except we're mercenaries, not bandits. 260 00:18:41,150 --> 00:18:42,280 Did you say something?! 261 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:44,780 No, sir, n-not a thing. 262 00:18:44,780 --> 00:18:46,130 Okay. 263 00:18:46,610 --> 00:18:50,940 Then as the lord of this land, I will now pronounce your punishment! 264 00:18:52,380 --> 00:18:53,560 Your punishment is... 265 00:18:58,060 --> 00:19:01,740 Wasn't kicking them out too light a sentence? 266 00:19:01,740 --> 00:19:05,810 No harm done on our side, so it felt appropriate. 267 00:19:06,120 --> 00:19:10,610 Although I did lose my cool when that arrow grazed you. 268 00:19:12,570 --> 00:19:16,950 Fortunately, we had no casualties, and if they learn their lesson, all the better. 269 00:19:17,470 --> 00:19:20,320 If they get up to no good in my domain again, 270 00:19:21,140 --> 00:19:24,320 I have no intention of holding back. 271 00:19:25,140 --> 00:19:26,100 All right. 272 00:19:26,550 --> 00:19:29,990 Still, it's a shame one of them got away. 273 00:19:29,990 --> 00:19:32,960 There were so many, that's hard to prevent. 274 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:36,840 Well, I guess we should be pleased with such a big haul. 275 00:19:37,830 --> 00:19:41,240 Will these beat-up weapons fetch much money? 276 00:19:41,890 --> 00:19:44,660 Steel is precious out on the prairie. 277 00:19:44,660 --> 00:19:47,220 We can melt them down to make all sorts of tools. 278 00:19:47,590 --> 00:19:51,560 That's why bandit-hunting can turn such a tidy profit. 279 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:54,850 The chieftain will pay a bounty, too. 280 00:19:55,370 --> 00:19:58,970 My family wasn't exactly what you'd call well-off. 281 00:19:59,700 --> 00:20:03,180 I would dream of hunting scores of bandits like this. 282 00:20:04,170 --> 00:20:08,250 But it's rare that they come out to the grasslands. 283 00:20:08,650 --> 00:20:11,710 When I sensed the carriage you arrived in, 284 00:20:11,710 --> 00:20:15,250 I was so excited that maybe some bandits had finally turned up. 285 00:20:15,900 --> 00:20:20,340 But then it departed immediately, leaving just one person. 286 00:20:20,790 --> 00:20:24,880 I figured you'd been abandoned for dead. 287 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:29,800 The next morning, I came to check while I was on patrol, 288 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:33,600 and I was shocked to find a man sleeping there without a care in the world. 289 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:37,860 I used Soul Appraisal to be safe, and your strong blue 290 00:20:38,360 --> 00:20:39,980 really threw me for a loop. 291 00:20:40,660 --> 00:20:45,110 For a moment, I nearly convinced myself you were a bandit anyway 292 00:20:45,110 --> 00:20:47,530 so I could kill you and take your axe and armor. 293 00:20:51,180 --> 00:20:52,990 I wonder why, though... 294 00:20:54,120 --> 00:20:58,910 I wonder why it occurred to me to talk to you instead. 295 00:20:59,580 --> 00:21:04,220 I could've decided killing you was extreme and just left you there. 296 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:10,320 In truth, I can't explain it. 297 00:21:10,690 --> 00:21:12,890 Before I knew it, I was talking to you. 298 00:21:14,270 --> 00:21:19,980 But it got me the life I have now, so it wasn't a bad choice. 299 00:21:20,620 --> 00:21:23,480 Still, sometimes, I do wonder... 300 00:21:24,020 --> 00:21:28,860 Why {\i1}did{\i0} I choose to speak to you, anyway? 301 00:21:32,140 --> 00:21:35,250 Hey, Alna? What happened? 302 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:52,490 Uh, Alna... 303 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:56,620 Wait up! 304 00:21:56,620 --> 00:21:59,220 Alna, don't leave me behind! 305 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:02,450 I'll chase after her... 306 00:22:03,110 --> 00:22:08,750 because I can only move forward with her light parting the darkness for me.