You are God's lost sheep,
You live in sin,
but it is not your fault,
They told you God was merciful, so you stopped fearing him,
They gave you God's pardon, but who are they to forgive in his name?
God's forgiveness cannot be granted,
It must be earned,
I, too, believed the lies of the priests of Ségur,
But our guide, Brother Penance, opened my eyes,
We sin,
but where is our repentance?
Penance!
We must pay penance!
Penance!
Move!
Penance!
Now,
You, there! Who said you could leave?
Stop them!
Get them!
Run! Save yourself!
Come on, Move it,
Catch her!
With me!
-She went that way, -There she is!
Where is she? I lost her,
NÉRO THE ASSASSIN
So, monk, God's word is of no interest to you?
You and your Brother Penance know nothing of God's word,
Silence, usurper!
You're fat as a sow while we all starve to death,
Where is your sacrifice?
Where is your suffering?
Where is your penance?
Suffering won't save us from the drought,
You're the only one here who believes your lies,
And who is this?
You travel with a whore?
My father is the Consul of Lamartine and I am to wed your prince,
If I were you, I'd let us leave,
Unless you and your underlings want to be crushed
by my father's and husband's armies,
What luck!
We are honoured by a visit
from our future princess,
God spoils us!
But tell me, Princess,
do you submit to God?
Or perhaps you think you're above him?
You're the one playing God,
Give to God!
It is all I have,
I ask for proof of submission and you try to bribe me?
What should our princess give to God?
Penance!
-Penance! -Penance!
Stay where you are,
Her titles and wealth have entitled her to everything,
But… she has forgotten God,
She owes everything to God,
God gave her beauty,
She has done nothing to deserve it,
The time has come…
to return it to God!
God is love, and you are nothing but hatred,
What else will she give?
An eye?
Her nose?
I don't think you've grasped the meaning of the word "submission,"
But I will teach you,
Once I've finished with you,
I assure you that no prince would want you,
No!
Finish the old man without me,
I'll take care of the princess,
Horace!
Here, Take them!
Go on, throw the knucklebones,
You must pay penance,
One black is one appendage, but you can choose the one we cut off,
Two blacks, two appendages, You still get to choose,
Three blacks, I choose,
Four blacks, the choice is made,
It's your head,
But no black, four whites, it's your lucky day,
God asks nothing of you,
Go on, play,
Go on, play!
Play!
Four blacks!
You threw four blacks,
Four blacks?
Four blacks, that's your head,
Four blacks, that's rare,
-We need a plan, -No time,
Cover me,
Stop! Wait!
Let me play!
Let me play too, I want to play, I have sinned,
I have sinned, I've sinned a lot,
I must pay penance,
I want to throw the knucklebones, I have sinned, far more than him,
-I should go first, -What did you do?
What did I do? If only you knew,
Pride, lust, gluttony, crime,
All of it,
Please,
Please, let me,
Let me throw the knucklebones, please,
Please, let me do it,
-Wait your turn, -Now, please! Now!
Happy to oblige,
Thank you, master,
-Get up, -Thank you, master,
Thank you,
-Four whites? -It's your lucky day,
-Just my luck! -Right, next one,
No! Wait,
A second try, one last chance,
Just one,
Fine, one last try, then we're done,
No!
Thank you, master,
Don't think, Just throw,
Two blacks! Two appendages!
-Which ones? -I don't know,
They're all good, so… Cutting them all off would be greedy,
Well, what would you do?
Come here, Would you pick your best or worst feature?
-I didn't get a choice, -Yes!
The nose, Not bad,
Wait,
Let me see,
Come on!
You're pressuring me,
I know,
This one,
Or maybe this one?
No, my child, listen, Wait,
Listen to me, Listen…
Where is Perla?
She got away, She must be hiding somewhere,
No!
Perla,
I…
The villagers are leaving for Lamartine, You should go with them,
-Am I no longer your hostage? -No,
Thank you,
Lord, we pray to you, You are the life and the resurrection,
May the departed rest in peace,
Deliver us from the madness of men,
In nomine sanctis,
Amen,
Here,
A penitent had them,
And this too,
Thank you,
Keep the rest,
The villagers left us a horse,
Here,
I found it in the forest for you,
It's root,
I didn't abandon you back there,
He held me up,
Go on,
-We can leave, -No,
We stay here tonight, We'll rest, recuperate, and leave at dawn,
It's a four-day walk to Ségur,
If you do as I say, we might get there alive,
I'm coming,
I'll help you convict my father,
Your words carry more weight with my testimony,
Do you really want your father dead?
I want justice,
He killed my fiancé and sold Perla to a witch,
The penitents rape and loot, and he won't fight them,
He seeks to gain advantage, He doesn't deserve to live,
That's very kind, but it isn't for you, You'll get hurt and slow us down,
I'm in favour of her coming,
Either way, you can't stop me,
Sixteen cases of witchcraft await trial, Your Grace,
Pardon them all,
Everything is an excuse for an outpouring of hatred,
But the Holy See warned of the coming of evil,
We must take heed, Your Grace,
Don't be fooled, Barrin,
The Devil can take on many faces,
And he may already be within these walls,
Your Highness,
The prince welcomes your arrival, Consul,
and rejoices in the union of our two cities,
Are those the territories taken by the penitents who terrorise your lands?
Yes, indeed,
With the dowry alone, you could pay three companies of mercenaries,
The matter would soon be resolved,
On behalf of the people of Ségur,
we thank you, Consul, Rest assured,
Today, I bring you gold, Tomorrow, provisions, if necessary,
And the day after, my army, if need be,
And what is the price of such generosity?
The price?
I don't know,
Other than peace and prosperity, the joy of living, perhaps?
You speak like a market trader, so I shall do the same,
You're here to buy, are you not?
The prince would like to know what he is selling,
Your Highness, I expected a different reception,
Answer, Consul,
Lamartine is not only a generous city, It is also a pragmatic one,
If we help you, it is also to access your resources
and offer you trade deals that would benefit us all,
Yes, the Lord Consul is referring to the tin deposits,
which are, sadly, completely unexploited in the region,
-And… -And what? Dig mines?
Make Ségur the new Babylon?
By importing your drunkards
and your pleasure houses?
You'd rather have beggars at your gates?
I'd rather have workers, even if they go to brothels,
What the Lord Consul means is…
Must I remind you that gold is not edible, Consul?
Profit always goes in one direction, from the bottom up, never down,
Do not have the gall to make us believe otherwise,
With every passing day, my lords,
it is your hypocrisy
and your greed
that fuel the penitents' cause
and bolster their ranks,
The pe… the…
penitents…
feed…
Thank you, Joséphine,
As circumstance forces us to accept your gold,
this marriage will take place,
But we will not allow you to lay your hands on our lands
nor on the soul of our city,
And if that does not suit, you may leave with your money,
I believe I have summarised His Highness's position, have I not?
Yes, thank you,
That will be all, Consul,
Your Highness,
There are penitents in the area,
They're everywhere, Princess, I did warn you,
We need an escort,
Why don't we go via Havreval Fortress?
Is it far from here?
A day's walk, To the east,
I'm sure they'll have horses,
We could spend the night and have a bath, Wouldn't do you any harm,
-And they're so friendly, they'll agree? -Yes,
The Count of Havreval is a vassal of Ségur,
-And I'm the future Princess of Ségur, -No,
We aren't making a two-day detour for guards and a bath,
It's ridiculous,
I want to learn to fight,
Put that down,
Right foot forward,
Hold your guard lower,
And strike,
Will you teach me?
Perhaps,
Right, let's go,
-What about Havreval? -Forget it,
You gave me your word,
You said the child was completely malleable,
It is the case,
All the nobles are with us,
I simply underestimated how much influence the archbishop has gained
since the prince's father died,
Do not ask me why,
but he sees you as the plague,
I wish to speak to the prince,
Alone,
Impossible, The archbishop won't allow it,
Lord Chancellor,
one day, I will have you killed,
You may leave,
Start again,
-It's good to learn self-defence, -That's not how you learn,
-Again, -Maybe not,
But she didn't ask you,
Tell me, Princess, I don't understand,
What made you change your mind?
-What is it to you? -Just wondering, that's all,
You wouldn't understand,
-Give me a chance, -There's no point,
It involves righteousness, justice, self-reflection… You wouldn't understand,
Okay,
I'm a little slow,
But your father…
Did you just find out he's a corrupt pig who murders and lines his pockets?
You see, I seldom saw you refuse a new dress or jewellery,
In fact, you often demanded them,
You may have killed more than I,
You wretch,
Strike,
Try again,
You're dead,
Is she good at school?
Not really, no,
Not surprising,
When this is over, I'll visit her,
It's a little late for that,
Better late than never,
Take her to Ségur, that's all I ask,
Why does my interest in her bother you?
He's so cute!
Like a toy bear,
My lady,
Would you grant me a moment alone?
Earlier, at the council, you wanted to say something,
The…
Take your time, Joséphine,
The penitents…
The penitents, yes?
…feed…
Feed on?
Feed on…
-On the famine? -On…
-The drought? The… -On…
On our… inaction,
You are absolutely right, Joséphine,
And that must change,
Joséphine,
only you can help me save Ségur,
I'm listening, Consul, but be brief,
Were it not for my sister, I wouldn't have accepted,
To go with me beyond the walls?
Beyond the walls?
It's too dangerous,
If I may be so bold, a prince
mustn't fear his subjects,
-Quite the opposite, -The archbishop wouldn't allow it,
He need never know,
Your sister told me of a hidden passage
for the prince to flee the city under siege,
Drought, famine and war are terrible trials,
but other than bread and water, do you know what they lack the most?
Hope,
So, yes,
mines would forever change the face of Ségur,
But when you look at it,
the face of Ségur,
don't you want it to change?
For generations,
my forebears built a city entirely focused on God,
They refused to look beyond the sacred texts for solutions,
My father, above all,
Give them hope, and they'll follow you to Hell,
And the penitents will be no more,
The archbishop does his duty, He serves God,
You, you must serve your people,
My God,
We go to Havreval, If you'd listened, we'd already be there,
We're not going to Havreval,
-Why does he decide? -Because I'm in charge,
And why isn't Lothar?
Who votes for Lothar?
Unbelievable,
Of course…
So Lothar, what say you?
We go to Havreval,
Fuck this,
Your Grace, I have heard your concerns and thought very carefully,
Providence can take many forms,
Although it displeases you, in such troubled times,
it manifests through Lamartine's aid and in the guise of Consul Rochemort,
I regret we did not extend him the welcome we should have,
Your Highness, I understand,
The temptation to seize the first opportunity is great,
But as your father said…
My father is dead,
If you disapprove, I have no choice but to do without your blessing,
Mine excavations begin at the end of Lent,
And this seat will be yours, Consul,
Until your daughter arrives,
Your Highness,
He's doing this on purpose,
Are you alright?
We're not keeping you waiting?
Take your time,
What's the matter?
Can I not enjoy the scenery before my hanging?
You should too, as that's what awaits in Havreval,
Have you considered that might be why she insists?
She said it,
The count's a vassal of Ségur, and she's still the Princess of Ségur,
She'll do as she pleases,
Not long ago, she was our hostage,
How do you know this isn't just revenge?
You'd do better to shut up,
And save your breath for walking,
It happened,
You have a new master, don't you?
Her fiancé's lapdog becomes hers,
There is only one lapdog here, You,
Rochemort even gave you a collar,
Néro!
Come on! Let's go,
The old-fashioned way, Fair and square, Now,
Stop, Néro,
You sound just like Tancrède,
-Pummel him, -Stop!
Quiet, you,
Wait…
-Stand up, -I'll be right there,
Néro,
What?
Your neck,
What is it?
Witchcraft,
The chain's poisoning you, rotting you from the inside,
The archbishop can remove it,
Fine, let's go,
Your detours aren't helping,
Will you die?
Yes,
As will everyone,
No, I mean soon,
Why? Are you in a rush?
Horace!
When will this chain kill me?
I have no idea,
There you go,
Relieved?
Here, We can share if you like,
Thank you,
NÉRO THE ASSASSIN
Subtitle translation by: Laura Player