Is Havreval much further?
So, no one knows where it is,
Oh, shut up!
Your necklace isn't slowly killing you,
That's the point,
With horses, we'll get to Ségur faster,
Thank you, Princess, I feel much better now,
I told you it was a bad idea,
Havreval,
What happened?
Penitents,
Open up!
Stay close, Perla,
-What do you want? -To come in,
Captain Lothar of Lamartine,
No one comes in,
Count's orders,
Clear off, I said, No one enters,
Not even your future sovereign? I am Hortense de Rochemort,
I am to wed the Prince of Ségur,
Penitents attacked us, I doubt my husband would take kindly to your refusal,
Wait here, The count is on his way,
We need to leave,
NÉRO THE ASSASSIN
Dear friends,
Your Highness,
Welcome to Havreval,
Tristan d'Orfray, Count of Havreval and second cousin to the prince,
which makes us cousins-to-be by marriage,
Delighted,
Delighted, my ass,
We were almost locked out,
Apologies, I wasn't aware,
What happened to you?
Penitents,
Of course,
They attacked us too,
We attempted a sortie, but it was too late,
There was nothing we could do,
A terrible battle,
But it's a blessing in disguise, Thanks to them, we were able to meet,
Don't you bury your dead?
All in good time,
The penitents may still attack,
And them?
Deserters,
This is war, sir,
There is no room for cowards,
Do you still have horses?
Of course,
You may leave tonight for your wedding in Ségur,
-My congratulations, by the way, -We will stay,
If there are penitents nearby, we're safer here,
I shall request the prince come with his army,
My home is your home, Your Highness,
Adelme will take you to the dovecote
and provide what you need to write to the prince,
Thank you, my lord,
Sorry, Your Highness, but I…
I have a medical emergency to deal with in Ségur,
Did you see the village?
And you want to leave?
What about his chain? He'll die if we don't get to Ségur,
She's right, It can wait,
When will the prince get here?
Soon,
I promise,
Your father will be fine,
And then what?
Will he stay in Ségur?
I don't know, Perla,
Do you want to do it?
How are you?
I was fine until you got here,
-What is happening? -Move over,
What is that?
I'm less fine now,
Didn't the soldiers seem tense to you?
-Very, -Like they're hiding something,
They didn't fight,
They closed the gates and did nothing to stop the pillaging,
How do you know?
No signs of a fight,
And the soldiers…
No injuries,
The hanged men,
They're not deserters,
They wanted to take action,
We keep quiet, Not a word to the others,
We haven't been introduced,
I am Hortense de Rochemort,
And you are?
Ophélie, my lady,
Ophélie,
You know, Ophélie, we also crossed paths with penitents,
Seeing what they did here, I think we were lucky,
Were you in the village when they attacked?
Did you lose your family?
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to pry,
They gathered them in the square and slaughtered them,
Don't you want to fix your hair?
You know how to?
I'm a professional,
You should talk to Perla,
I do talk to her,
She's getting attached to you,
I don't think it's good to get attached to you,
Why is that?
You're an assassin who thinks only of money and women of ill repute,
That's a little simplistic,
Not really,
-Besides, it's untrue, -Is it?
So you'll take care of her and become a good father?
Why not?
Even you don't believe that,
Tell her the truth,
-Is it done? -Yes,
It looks awful,
You're welcome,
Thank you, my lord,
For all this, for taking us in,
A bath, a meal, and a dress,
they are mere trifles,
But in these troubled times, they are all we have,
We must remind ourselves of our humanity,
The world is tearing itself apart, Obscurantism is gaining ground,
We must be a bulwark against barbarism,
A problem, Your Highness?
No,
No, forgive me,
It's just that…
We met many people going hungry,
Depriving yourself won't bring them justice,
Well said,
But I feel you remain troubled,
Your servant spoke about the attack,
Poor souls,
Yes?
She said they were gathered in the square and massacred,
I apologise, She shouldn't have spoken of that,
Oh, no, I asked her,
Take my advice,
If you have any questions, ask me, It is better than asking my staff,
Is there a problem?
No, nothing, A prowler in the village,
But do not worry,
My men will handle it,
We'll go with them,
Do you think my soldiers incapable of tackling a prowler?
Just as a precaution,
Someone is after us, A one-eyed woman,
She's dangerous,
What are you doing here?
Answer me,
Who are you?
Speak!
Take him to the dungeon,
It wasn't the one-eyed woman,
Perhaps she's dead,
This has been burning for months,
Once the archbishop pays you and removes your chain, what will you do?
Celebrate in the best brothel in town,
I'm kidding,
No, I'll…
I'll look for a job,
A henchman in Lamartine, Or elsewhere,
What about me?
What about you?
What happens to me once I meet the archbishop?
I guess they'll put you in a nice orphanage,
I'm not an orphan,
I know you're not,
You need time to grow up,
Then I'll come and visit,
You don't want me,
I'm an assassin, Perla,
So I'll be at the orphanage
while you have it easy with the money you got for me,
Yeah,
Okay, you win, We'll split it,
But not 50-50 because you're too young,
70-30, That's a good deal, Perla!
Hey!
I was told that you wish to confess,
I'm listening, my child,
"When the time comes,
the Devil will take possession of the body of his last descendant,
making him the Messiah of Darkness,
who will plunge the world
into the Apocalypse,"
The Holy See sent me,
Which of you is it?
It's the child,
Go on, Move along,
ROCHEMORT
Your mines will be taxed at one twentieth,
No news of your daughter?
She must have been waylaid, but I'm sure she'll be here soon,
Your Highness, the archbishop requests an audience,
He also requests your presence, Consul,
What is this?
We don't know, Your Highness,
It's the plague,
No, your Highness,
An even greater evil,
The work of the Devil,
A monk at the sepulchre of Lamartine found him in a mass grave,
It seems you know him, Consul,
Yes, he was one of my men, His name was Toussaint,
What were the circumstances of his death?
In all honesty, I know nothing,
I was on my way here, I didn't know he was dead,
You don't seem aware of the seriousness of these events,
This evil is the result of very powerful witchcraft,
A witch is among us once more,
And I don't mean one of the innocents
who are burnt in droves
by obscurantism and human stupidity,
I mean a true envoy from Hell,
If there really is a witch in Lamartine,
I will do all I can to find her,
I don't know what else to say,
If my man kept bad company, what am I to do?
Nothing, indeed,
When the monk from Lamartine arrived at our gates with this thing,
at first, I felt helpless,
but I immersed myself in the scriptures,
And I found something that may deliver this unfortunate soul
from the curse at work,
Amen,
It seems the evil within him is too powerful,
I need time, but I will succeed,
I will succeed in making him speak, Your Highness,
Don't worry, my friend, It's me,
I'm by your side,
Will he live?
Long enough to tell us what he knows,
I came to say goodbye, Joséphine,
I must leave Ségur,
But why…
The archbishop wants my head and will stop at nothing to get it,
I wanted to see you one last time before leaving,
I can… help you,
No, Joséphine,
-It's too dangerous, -I'll…
I'll do anything,
Good evening, Father,
-Good evening, -I've come to pray to Saint Giles,
This way,
What will you do?
Help me,
Open his mouth,
We'll cut out his tongue,
Right,
Hold his head,
No, I…
It's a demon, Joséphine, the work of the Devil,
Don't think,
Joséphine, it's him or me,
Hold him firm,
Come, let's go,
Joséphine,
Are you alright?
So-so,
What you did, Joséphine, was…
It was very brave,
You acted
for the good of Ségur,
Against all those who want to stop us from bringing change,
And I must say that
from a more personal standpoint,
you stirred my emotions,
Don't be afraid,
I'm not,
Perla?
Who's there?
-Ophélie? -No, my lady,
Good morning, my lady,
Where is Ophélie?
She is unwell,
Who was screaming last night?
I don't know, my lady,
We heard screams last night, Do you know why?
Have you been a soldier long?
Why do you ask?
I want to be a soldier,
You?
-Why? -Same as you,
To save lives and slay penitents,
We came across them too, I want them all to die,
I know how to fight, Shall I show you?
Are you afraid?
Weapons aren't really my thing,
Why don't I teach you to ride?
What will happen to Perla in Ségur?
I told you, The archbishop will take care of her,
What do you plan to do?
-Will you stay with her? -I have no plans, Néro,
The archbishop will decide,
And I have no say in it?
To say what?
But you have nothing to say,
You've never done anything for her, You abandoned her,
You said you'd visit, but you never did,
I looked after her,
I fed her, I cared for her,
I punished her,
You are nothing to her, And she is nothing to you,
Ophélie?
Sorry,
Ophélie?
Ophélie, are you well?
I heard you were sick, What is wrong?
Talk to me,
Stop! Talk to me!
You knew?
He left his people to be slaughtered and you didn't tell me?
And you plan to do nothing?
He's a monster,
He cut out her tongue to silence her and you will do nothing?
-There's nothing to be done, -We wait,
We'll inform the prince when he arrives,
You really think he'll turn on the nobles for a few peasants?
He can't get away with it, I'm sorry, but I won't stay silent,
Do you want to be hanged?
I'm the future Princess of Ségur, He wouldn't dare,
You don't know cowards, Cornered, they're the lowest of the low,
He won't hang us,
He'll make us disappear and lie to the prince,
So we shut our mouths, forget all this, and keep it civil,
Or we all meet the same end,
What do we do with him?
The count won't take any risks,
You had a better appetite yesterday,
Depends on the meal,
I see the wine hasn't been served yet,
Come now, Ophélie,
won't you greet Her Highness?
My lady, understand that I cannot allow my staff to peddle such rumours about me,
I have a reputation to uphold,
In Lamartine,
you may tolerate slander, but here, we do not,
Personally, I am uncompromising with lies,
I cannot abide them,
We fought to defend our own,
We may have lost,
But I can't have people spouting nonsense, I must defend the truth,
I dare to hope that you understand,
Of course,
Wonderful,
To our friendship then,
Why are there no wounded?
Excuse me?
When there's a battle, there are wounded,
Not always, Perla,
Sometimes, it's difficult to recover the injured from the battlefield,
Precisely,
There were none because there were no penitents,
Our scouts spotted them,
So the count ordered to shut the gates,
The entire village was outside,
Women,
Children,
We kept the gates shut,
The penitents didn't even come,
So, to hide our cowardice,
everyone was gathered in the square,
And we slaughtered them, With our own hands,
We hanged the soldiers who refused to obey,
Lay down your weapons or she dies,
Horace,
look after her, Meet us downstairs,
-No, -Don't worry,
I'll bring her back alive,
Guards!
Any closer and I'll slit her throat,
Go!
No!
-I'm sorry, Perla, -What is it?
Pray with me, Pray with all your strength,
-Perla, pray with me, -Stop!
-Pray for salvation, -That hurts!
Lord, forgive this child, She is innocent,
Let me go!
Run,
Run!
Where is Horace?
What's wrong?
He wanted to kill me,
What?
I'm sorry, Perla,
What is going on?
The man that you caught
was sent by the Holy See,
He came to kill Perla,
Perla must die, Néro,
She is the last descendant of the Devil,
What are you saying?
The witch wants her alive…
to perform a ritual
to allow the Devil to take possession of Perla's body,
And once on Earth,
he will unleash the Apocalypse,
No, Néro!
Shut your mouth!
Let me go,
The Apocalypse, Néro,
Bullshit,
-It is written in the Holy Scriptures, -And I followed you like a fool!
He isn't taking her to Ségur to save her! He's taking her to have her killed!
There's no other way,
Stop,
We're leaving,
Where will you go?
-No idea, but not Ségur, -You're going nowhere,
I'm sorry, Perla, I need your father to convict Rochemort,
You will die if you don't go to Ségur, Only the archbishop can remove your chain,
We're leaving,
My God,
The demon came to complete his work,
Can you still question him?
I will notify the Holy See,
If this witch performs her ritual,
we will have to confront the Devil himself,
Where will we go?
As far from Ségur as possible,
NÉRO THE ASSASSIN
Subtitles translated by: Laura Player