Back to work! Move!
Perhaps we ought to come back with more men,
Or once Janos has returned,
We're not here to wage war, just collect taxes,
With kind words, not arms,
You can wait here,
- I'm going with you, - If I need you, I'll call you,
Move!
I am Erzsebet Szilagyi, the wife of Janos Hunyadi,
This is my husband's land,
I am here to speak to the Salt Master,
Back to work!
Well, well,,,
What a distinguished visitor,
What a shame I can't welcome Lord Hunyadi himself,
Although the way things stand,
perhaps I'll never get the chance,
Off you go, bring wine,
What unbelievable luck that on a day clouded by trouble,
the lady of the manor brings sunlight with her visit here,
And what a pretty lady,
You haven't paid taxes in months,
I thought you must have problems at the mine that you can't handle,
I can handle everything,
I saw your soldiers,
- Why do you need such a big private army? - Who else will protect me?
Hunyad Castle will!
Hunyad Castle!
Hunyad Castle would be lucky to protect itself from a mouse,
The miners say you don't pay them,
What are you doing to these people?
Everyone gets what they deserve,
If they are faithful to me, naturally,
Consider yourself dismissed,
Dismissed?
By you and your toy soldiers, soon to be pincushions?
- Do you know who you're talking to? - I take instruction only from Hunyadi,
and sadly, it seems he is not coming back,
Until he returns home, I am--
So! What do you say to that?
Now what?
Your husband will come slap my wrist?
Wait a minute,,,
Shh!
I can't hear him coming, Can you?
So,,,
I am the master here,
And you are just a woman, alone deep inside a mountain,
And in this mountain, women only have one use!
Shall I show you something?
Few have seen it so far,
But I'll show it to you,
My lady, please help us!
They wait there all day,
And when I call on them,
they give me their bodies and souls alike,
You could be one of them,
I've never had a grand lady like you before,
Times are changing around here,,, my lady,,,
Come again soon, my lady!
My door is always open to you,
What happened?
Let's go,
Did he pay his debt?
How dare you?
MILAN LORDSHIP OF MILAN, ITALY
Il Corvo! Il Corvo!
To victory!
What if they had seen how few you were?
But papa, that was the whole point,
Signor Hunyadi used the fog to hide the size of our army from the Venetians,
She is explaining how we tricked them,
All the same,,,
One slip up and you would have all died,
If the Venetians aren't that stupid, you all would've died,
Sometimes you have to take risks to get what you want,
But a few hundred men? Against thousands?
For Hungarians, that's typical,
I never thought you'd make it back alive,
- but now Milan echoes with your name, - He says the citizens love you,
"Il Corvo"!
They call you "Il Corvo": the Raven,
Your king was right: you are worth gold!
He says you are worth gold,
For me?
It is late, my darling, You must be sleepy,
I'd like to stay,
Good night,
Giovanni, this is your night,
He says this night is yours,
Come with me,
Make yourself comfortable, Giovanni,
- The Duke says-- - I think I can guess,
Stick with me,,,
I'll pay your weight in gold every year,,,
Il Corvo,
Stay with him and he will pay your,,,
,,,weight in gold every year,
- They said I'd find you here, Uncle, - Come in,
I was just telling Il Corvo to forget that clown Sigismund
and stay here in Milan,
And you,,, signora?
Giulietta di Brienza,
At your service,
- My niece, - His niece,
I've never been in this room before, Uncle,
I only use it for important state affairs,
I can imagine,
Come here,
Giulietta will be the perfect companion for you,
The Duke says,,,
Giulietta will be the perfect companion for you,
Companion?
The Duke means I can keep house for you here in Milan,
What is she saying? Vitez, translate for me,
She will live with you,
With me?
A FEW MONTHS LATER
Coming!
I'll get it!
- What do you want? - I have a letter for Signor Hunyadi,
The signor is sleeping,
I was told,,,
to give it to him in person,
Now leave, before I get angry,
Did a letter arrive?
I've been expecting one,
The Duke wants to know if you like his gift,
Gift? What gift?
This must have cost a fortune, Is it mine?
Don't you remember?
Although you were both quite drunk when it was brought in,
So it's Visconti's?
He had it made for you,
For me?
And he said you should thank me,
Every day,,,
I'm expecting a visitor,,,
who shouldn't see us together,
As you wish, Giovanni,
Sigismund sold us to the first bidder,
- And now we must go to Rome? - No offense, but you've got it backwards,
Where would you have gotten an army from
if Sigismund hadn't sold us to Visconti?
I have no army,
And if I did, I'd lead them against the Turks, not the Venetians,
Who will send you to fight Murad if not Sigismund?
When? How long must I wait?
The time will come,
Never,,,
And now Rome?
What does he need me there for?
To see him crowned emperor?
Giovanni!
I left you a bite to eat if you get hungry,
Ah! Signor Kamonyai, Buon Giorno!
Buon Giorno,,, my beautiful lady!
What?
The soldier's business is his business,
HUNYAD VILLAGE THE KINGDOM OF HUNGARY
His name is Lacko Hunyadi,
He's a beautiful child,
He looks just like his father,
I want to talk to you about the Salt Master,
I saw what he's doing to you and the other girls,
He's a good man, He even let me come home now to nurse my mother,
Wait!
Come with us, You can care for Lacko,
You never have to work for that monster again,
He'll never let me, He'll have me killed,
It's a raid!
The Turks are here!
Run!
Help!
Take the prettiest ones to the Sultan,
My lady!
You two, search over there!
This way!
ONE YEAR LATER EDIRNE, THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
Now you say it,
"A-nya",
It means "mother",
What are you doing?
I'm teaching Mehmed a little Hungarian,
- So he can speak in his mother tongue, - What for?
Would you tie up a horse in a burning stable?
Do you know why ours is the mightiest empire on earth?
Because Allah is on our side,
And we keep the laws of his prophet,
That's why there are no feuds for the throne here,
What laws?
When a new sultan is enthroned,
he kills all of his siblings at once,
Adults and children alike,
No exceptions,
He kills them all,
This is what will happen to you when my son becomes Sultan,
That is the way of our empire,
That is the law of the prophet,
You think I don't know what you're up to?
You want to take my place, don't you?
But your life is as pointless as this poor child's,
Those were the most valuable cups in the harem,
A personal gift to the Sultan from the Khan of Crimea,
I'm afraid our Serbian princess has quite the temper,
Look what she's done,
I didn't,,,
How dare you question the word of the Chief Concubine?
That is a punishable offense,
You can't harm me,
I belong to the Sultan,
Oh please,
You are the Sultan's concubine,
I am his first wife,
You understand the difference, don't you?
On your knees,
I want you to know: this is because I like you,
I want you to finally find your place here,
Ah, Giulietta!
Uncle,,,
His wife is still writing to him?
And he talks about her constantly,
He says he wants to go back to Hungary after Sigismund's coronation,
Some people are so stubborn that nothing moves them, Money, flattery,
even blackmail,,,
I need Hunyadi,,, As long as he's here, Milan is invincible,
What do you want? What should I do?
Fill his heart and his mind, my dear,
HUNYAD CASTLE THE KINGDOM OF HUNGARY
What's wrong?
Lacko is terribly sick,
Please help me,
It's not a doctor you want, it's a priest,
Do you know who his father is?
Nothing can be done for the child,
If he needed a leg amputated, maybe,
But this,,,
No man can save him,
Get out,
Please help us,,,
If he can make it through the night, he'll have a chance,
I'll miss this,
Your wine,
It tastes like sunshine,
Is that all you'll miss?
Aren't you happy here?
Don't you have everything a man could want?
Food,,,
Wine,,,
Fighting,,,
Glory,,,
Me,
Well?
Wait,
Slow down,,,
What's on your mind?
I was just thinking
of how nice it would be if I'd been born here,
- Who cares where you were born? - I do,
If I were Italian, I could fall in love with you now,
You can still fall in love with me,
You are made of sunshine and wine,
I am made of mud and blood,
You are free,
But I have made a vow to someone,
Forget who you are, where you're from,,,
and I'll make you happy,
I promise,
I didn't want to wake you,
Lacko? How is he?
He's over the worst of it,
I wish you could come more often,
It's a miracle I can be here now,
And Janko?
I haven't heard from him for months,
He doesn't answer my letters,
What kind of man can't be bothered to come home for the birth of his son?
I'll bring him home, I promise,
I'd rather go to my own funeral than this damn coronation,
You are speaking like a real Italian,
If you don't want to go, just stay here,,,
with me,
Sigismund wants me there,
Then take me with you,
I can't,
Will you come back to me?
Promise me,
Would you really leave me here?
All alone?
I have to go, my men are waiting,
You are Il Corvo! Let them wait,
Why does Aliya hurt you?
Because she is your father's first wife, And she can,
Why aren't you his first wife?
VATICAN CITY ROME
Everyone is so happy here,
Why can't Hungarians be this way?
You speak nonsense sometimes, son,
One minute, I'd stay here forever, the next, I wish I were home,
- Don't you feel the same? - I just follow orders,
And so should you,
,,,only then can you be saved,
What's this?
Stand aside!
Let us pass, Father,
I've been waiting for you,
Out of the way!
I knew we would meet, Giovanni,
How do you know my name?
You are the sign, The certainty,
What sign?
The light, Giovanni,
Your light is the flame of the comet!
When that flame turns the sky red,
when Satan's armies
stand at the gates of the West,
then you, Champion of Christ, and I,,, shall meet again,
Wait!
Who are you?
Giovanni da Capestrano,
You are very keen to receive the crown,
It's just a formality, isn't it?
It will be, If I decide to do it,
If I hadn't stepped in at the Council of Basel,
Christians would still have three different popes,
It'd be nice if rather than imposing conditions,,,
Your Holiness showed more gratitude,
We still feel the threat of the Ottomans every day,
And you do not do enough!
Perhaps you'll change your mind when you meet my best general,
Johannes!
Is this the one you mentioned, Cardinal Cesarini?
I guarantee this knight will crush our enemies without breaking a sweat,
and while he's at it, he'll keep the Ottomans at arm's length,
Right, Johannes?
You have quite the reputation, Many believe you will be our protector,
You speak Hungarian well,
I once studied in your country,
We shouldn't be talking about "protection",
Murad and his army should be destroyed in their own backyard,
A holy crusade,,,
In return for a crusade,
I'll tolerate you, a member of the House of Luxembourg,
wearing the imperial crown once again,
For this, your name will go down in history,
Alright then,
If he wants me to kiss his paw, he'll have to hold it higher,
Is it too late to change my mind?
The only orders Your Holiness has to take are from God himself,
Alright,
Let's get this stupid ceremony over with,
I'm getting hungry,
He says he's getting hungry,
Finally: something we agree on!
Do you have money?
Pardon?
Has Visconti paid your wages?
Yes, Your Majesty, But I haven't got it all on me,
- Give it here, - But Your Majesty,,,
It's just a loan, You'll get it back,
I'll pawn you three villages,
Three villages are worth more than a few gold coins,
Listen,
When we step out of the gates,
I want you to scatter it among the people,
But Your Majesty, I thought you needed it,
I'm going to be their emperor,
Let them savor the moment,
Show me how you'll do it,
Give here,
Watch,,,
Got it?
Janko!
What are you doing here?
Why aren't you celebrating with the elite?
My place is here with you, Simon,
The boys brought it from home,
The real thing from Kamonc,
Cheers,
I'll be damned!
Janko!
What are you doing here?
And glinting like a cracked mirror?
Good to see you!
The Italians have spoiled you,
Life is good, yes,
Right, Simon?
We can't complain,
And while you're living in luxury,
my sister's rotting in your run down castle,
What are you talking about?
What do you know about Erzsebet?
I know that you don't wake up next to her,
And she doesn't wake up next to me,
I haven't heard a word from her since we left,
She doesn't reply to my letters,
Perhaps she crawled back into Ujlaki's bed,
What did you say about my little sister?
It's none of your business,
Stay out of it,
Don't be so sure, Signor Crow,
That's what they call you here:
"the Raven"!
But you're nothing more than a dressed up crow!
Leave him alone, Miho!
Any more comedians here?
Come on, If we're both stuck here, let's have some fun,
Badmouth my sister one more time,
and it'll be your last word, crow,,,
Who are you? What do you want?
It's me,
I've been waiting for you to wake up for an hour,
I've come to take you home,
Home? Why would I go home?
Because they need you there,
I'm the King's knight,
And I do what he orders,
Right now, nothing,
The Ottomans are raiding Transylvania,
Vlad let them in,
The peasants are praying for you,
They want a savior who can lead them to battle,
What are you still doing here?
I have everything here, Gold, Glory,
Back home everyone's full of hate,
All they care about is lining their pockets,
Just like here,
Your family's waiting for you,
Your son,,,
is waiting for you,
My son?
Didn't you know?
You have a son,
How could I have known?
Erzsebet wrote to you, Not just about that,
She wrote you dozens of letters in the last two years, but you didn't once reply,
What's my son's name?
Lacko,
You have to come home to him,
VIENNA DUCHY OF AUSTRIA
They say that Sigismund is no longer in good health,
He's got one foot in the grave,
There's nothing wrong with my father-in-law,
He has gout,
At the coronation, he couldn't even kneel before the Pope,
Find out how bad it is,
If it's serious, maybe we can help,,,
,,,shorten his suffering,
What do you mean?
Albert, Albert, Albert,,,
When Sigismund dies without a male heir,
his throne will be yours,
But it's not enough to simply inherit the crown,
It must be earned,
Earned? How?
You just stay a good husband and heir,
Leave the rest to me,
There!
Done!
So,,,
Albert, how do you like it?
What did you do?
Mehmed,
What did you do to yourself?
He refuses to say who did it,
Mehmed is the Sultan's son,
This behavior cannot go unpunished,
Who did this to you?
No, This is ridiculous!
Are you calling the Sultan's son a liar?
Get out!
Giulietta!
Where are the letters?
What letters?
My wife's letters!
Forgive me, Please! I didn't mean any harm,,,
I really did fall in love with you!
Where are they?
I didn't open them, I couldn't have read them anyway,
Give them to me! Now!
The Duke made me do it,
To keep you from being upset by news from home,
Something went wrong with the coronation?
I'm going home, And I'm taking my men with me,
I'm afraid you can't! I've paid for them!
You tricked me, You stole from me,
I'll have the gates to the city locked,
All who resist will be whipped,
Try it, I'll burn your mansion to the ground,
And all of Milan with it,
I'll double the pay of any man who stays,
Then go and talk to them,
Wait! Giovanni!
I am not Giovanni,
My name is Janos Hunyadi,
BUDA CASTLE THE KINGDOM OF HUNGARY
They want to kill your father,
You must have misunderstood, my dear!
I don't see how you can remain so calm,
My father is sick,
He may have only days to live,
But even if he were well, he'd still spend all his time
mounting any woman who crossed his path,
or chasing yet another useless crown,
How can you speak of him like that?
No one wants to kill the King,
No one is scheming behind the scenes,
Cillei wouldn't go that far,
But my father is sick and if, God forbid, he passes away,,,
then you will take his place,
Albert of Habsburg,
King of Hungary,
and of Bohemia, Archduke of Lower and Upper Austria,
An honorable, just, and loyal monarch, loved by his people,,,
A king they wouldn't have to hide their daughters from,
- Is that a compliment? - Not necessarily,
You're just like them,
Sometimes I think
my uncle wishes that you were family, not me,
I'll take that as a compliment,
A FEW MONTHS LATER
ROAD TO HUNYAD CASTLE THE KINGDOM OF HUNGARY
Hunyadi!
Our lord has finally returned!
He's back!
Erzsebet,,,
And him?
Lacko Hunyadi,
A lot has happened while you were away,
I know we can't just pretend that nothing's happened,
We can,
I thought you didn't want to be mine anymore,
We made a vow, didn't we?
I,,,
That vow,,,
I broke it,
You're here, And here you'll stay,
- That's all that matters, - But,,,
I don't want to hear any more about it,
People have gotten used to not having you around,
You kept it,
I never once took it off,
I've been away for too long,
You have lived in doubt,
in danger,
- preyed on by Ottomans, Wallachians,,, - That's right!
But I'm back,
And I'm here to stay!
From now on, you will not go unprotected,
Those who are with me,
I will keep from harm,
But those who are against me,,,
No, no!
No,,,
Have mercy, my lord, have mercy!
They're lying, every last one of them,
No, no!
I never stole a penny from you,
- I never hurt a soul, - Liar!
Wait!
You're not the only one this man wronged,
I was wronged, too,
Let me decide about his fate,