Your Highness,
I have a letter from your daughter,
Wonderful news,
As I said, no cause for concern, Where is she?
She has taken refuge in Havreval Fortress,
I'm sending a rescue party,
I'll go with you,
-No, -What do you mean, "no"?
By what right?
She accuses you of conspiring with a witch,
You will be tried for that, Consul,
Are you okay?
I'm fine,
It's just a tooth,
What will you do about your chain without Ségur?
An exorcist in Port-Richet can remove it,
I'm not totally stupid,
That's where we take the ship?
-For the New World, yes, -Not a good idea,
The Church believes she'll bring the Devil to Earth,
They'll look everywhere,
I'll hide her,
That's very kind, but it's not enough,
I'll feel better with an ocean between us,
Don't they care about the Devil there?
Not a bit, They say they're all devils there,
No one'll take any notice,
Come on, Get your knife,
Show me what Mr Perfect taught you,
-Now? -Yes, now,
Lousy, You're dead,
Cheat, You're bigger than me,
There are no cheats in combat, just the quick and the dead,
Lothar says there's no point living without honour,
Blah, blah, blah…
Come on, I'll teach you something,
Not by the book,
You're a kid,
Less strong, but it's an advantage, No one will see you coming,
If you're attacked, watch…
You're unarmed, Put your hands like this,
Please, my lord, have mercy,
My lord, have mercy,
Mercy,
And you stab him here, under the armpit,
He won't last long,
Is that how you killed Tancrède?
She has to learn, I won't always be here,
Do you really believe all that?
The Devil and the Apocalypse?
Do you?
No,
I never listened to priests, I won't start now,
Will you be alright?
If I don't make it, I'm counting on you to put her on that boat,
You're her last hope,
I don't even know where Port-Richet is,
Straight ahead,
No, that's not possible,
I forbid you from dying,
She needs you,
I need you, No one dies without my say-so,
As you wish,
NÉRO THE ASSASSIN
You won't catch them,
Forget Néro, Rochemort and their crimes,
Come with me to Ségur,
We must warn the archbishop of Perla's existence,
Even if God asked me to kill a child…
I wouldn't do it,
She could destroy the world,
You believe that?
You poor fool,
-Do you know where we are? -Yes, this is the right way,
It's deserted,
You don't say,
Oh, no,
Please, good sirs, we have nothing,
Don't sell yourself short, good lady,
I'm sorry, gents, but… we aren't the best customers,
Do you think I was born yesterday?
Hey, look at his chain,
-I can't take it off! -Don't worry,
-No! -Wait!
Néro?
-Artaud? -Well, well!
You have the fucking luck of the devil,
Brother!
He's my best friend, From the orphanage to Rochemort,
We did it all, Has it been 15 years?
At least,
You haven't changed,
-You, however, look terrible, -Thanks,
Still working for that bastard?
No, I gave that up,
And he let you leave?
Yes,
He's changed,
He tried to kill me,
-I thought you were dead, -No, his killer missed,
This close, A crossbow bolt in the back,
For a long time, I thought it was you,
-If it were me, you'd be dead, -Yeah,
Néro!
Who are they?
My wife and daughter,
Néro, do you have a family?
Yes,
Have we met?
Her face is familiar like I've seen her before,
I doubt it,
I'm almost certain,
Where have I seen her?
She was a whore…
No,
No, she'd have been too young then,
I'm sure we've met before,
Maybe you slept with my mother?
Your wife's funny,
Where are you headed?
Port-Richet, To try our luck in the New World,
Port-Richet? You won't get far like that,
Spend the night at camp,
We'll give you provisions,
And we'll reminisce about the good times,
Come on, Come with me,
What's wrong? Are you afraid of me?
No, it's…
It's just…
I'm afraid you'll steal my wife,
Nonsense, That's in the past,
-I'm married now, -Oh?
Yes, Come on,
Let's go,
Coming, baby?
Coming, my love,
Don't say it was you,
-The arrow in the back, -No,
But it's best he doesn't recognise you,
You're doing well,
Business is booming,
As if, Nothing's booming with this fucking drought,
They'll sell for a pittance,
Though we did come across a little baron,
His family will only pay 500, Can you believe it?
Peanuts, It's like they want rid of him, And if anything,
I'd rather get paid in food,
Salomé!
We have guests!
It's Baron d'Horville, a friend of my father,
-Did he recognise you? -I don't think so,
We'll leave as soon as we can, It's too risky,
This is Salomé, my little witch, The love of my life,
-This is Néro and his wife… -Callista,
And our daughter, Perla,
They'll spend the night, Tomorrow they head for Port-Richet,
-We'll give them some provisions, -No, it's a waste,
He'll be dead in four days,
And she's not his wife,
And she has the evil eye,
Don't listen to her,
At least not everything she says,
She knows a lot, but she's also full of shit,
Take that tent, We'll meet later for dinner, okay?
Did you hear the Bohemian?
Don't listen to her, Did you hear Artaud? She talks crap,
-How does she know about Hortense? -Because Hortense is hopeless,
I won't die, You aren't cursed,
You're a normal girl and I'll live,
Do you promise?
This is hell,
If we keep this up, we'll get caught,
-What? -You reek of princess!
Go on then,
-Tell me what to do, -I don't know…
Do you eat with your fingers? Can you spit? Does that ever happen?
There,
What feels wrong is we don't look like a couple,
I think we do,
But wouldn't you rather I looked at you more affectionately?
First, stop being so formal,
Fine,
Should I be more submissive?
More intimate too, perhaps?
Yes,
Well, then…
Don't you like my buttocks?
-Yes… -Sorry, wait,
Don't you like my ass?
Remember, this is live or die,
Wait, please tell me this isn't all you have,
What do you want?
To get Rochemort convicted,
And, in passing, save your lives,
The boss is done for,
His daughter told the prince of his witchcraft,
You're bluffing,
He has lost,
You can still switch sides,
If you testify against him,
you will be pardoned,
I bet people in Lamartine would want rid of him,
Wealthy people,
Thankful people,
Who do you think we are?
We're not traitors,
Where are the others? Your friends,
The witch killed them all,
We won't cry over them,
And soon, it'll be your turn,
That's part of the deal, The boss is the boss,
Loyalty is one thing, stupidity is another,
Ready?
Sorry,
Can you take this off?
No,
Do you know someone who can?
In Port-Richet, Or elsewhere,
No,
A healer? An exorcist?
No, There is no exorcist in Port-Richet,
Sun blazing, Dry blood everywhere, I couldn't breathe,
When she found me, I was half dead with a bolt in my back,
She nursed me,
Yeah, I often regret it,
Don't laugh, she means it,
But I love her, I owe her everything,
And you? How did you two meet?
Where'd you work?
At Diamantina's,
-The… -Diamantina,
When Callista arrived, I was her best client,
We'd spend all night together,
Just me,
All night long,
Expensive, but I didn't care,
Then I realised I went just to see her,
I almost didn't care about the sex,
Then she told me she was pregnant,
Can you imagine?
Me, a father?
And she gave birth,
And I quit,
I left Rochemort,
-And he just let you leave? -Yes,
I was useless to him,
I was in love, What use is an assassin with a family?
Yeah,
You must be happy,
He's still in love,
Hey,
Hey!
I know who she is,
I know your wife,
She's Hortense de Rochemort,
Help me or I'll tell,
Shit,
Run, Hurry,
Go!
Poor guy,
We liked him,
Good thing I was there, Good old times,
The tide was always out with him, We called him Moses,
We have to go, The baron saw you, I killed him,
-I was telling her-- -The prisoners are gone,
Where are those bitches? They can't be far!
-Find them! -Go!
Find them!
The baron is dead!
This way,
Search everywhere,
We'll take the horses, Come on!
I heard something,
Damn it, Néro, I take you in, I feed you,
And you kill my baron?
And steal my horses?
I save you and you screw me! Look at me!
-You're a dead man, -Wait!
-No! -Wait,
Fifty thousand ducats, I have--
I have 50,000 ducats for you,
If you're lying, your death will be the worst imaginable, Hear me?
I'm listening,
My wife isn't my wife,
She's Hortense de Rochemort,
Rochemort's girl?
Bastard,
I knew I'd seen her, I knew I'd seen her before,
Give me a reason not to kill you,
Twenty years of friendship,
Look,
See that? I'm dying,
Your wife was right,
Give me one horse,
So I can take my daughter to Port-Richet safely,
And put her on a boat,
That wasn't a lie, She is my daughter,
I'm doing this for her,
-What about her? -Miss Rochemort stays here,
Don't worry,
We'll take good care of her,
Get on,
Néro!
At least look at me, you pig!
Look at me, Néro!
You sold me?
You traitorous fucking bastard!
You sold me for a fucking horse!
I hope you do die,
Don't say it's all for her,
You're saving your ass with your bullshit exorcism!
Treat her well, please,
Don't worry, We'll take her back to Daddy,
I can't sit on 50,000 ducats,
But we both know the risks, She might arrive worse for wear,
Don't do that,
What Rochemort did wasn't her fault,
If you'd spoken to him instead of jumping on the first boat,
it might've solved things,
Perhaps,
Fuck you, Néro!
-Say we'll come back for her, -We aren't,
You can't abandon her,
She'll be fine, She'll be home in two months,
Don't,
You know what they'll do to her,
Perla, it was her or us,
Stop this, She's not your friend, sister or mother,
It isn't pretty, but that's how it is,
-I hate you, -Yeah, yeah,
Good, You'll miss me less when I'm dead,
I hope your exorcist can't heal you,
You won't be disappointed,
It's silly, you know, I actually believed it wasn't you,
The boat, Néro,
The only person who knew I left by boat shot me as I boarded,
Alright, Artaud,
I deserve to die,
But take Perla to Port-Richet,
Send her to the New World, please,
Too late,
Let him burn,
What? It's just two lines on a page, We can't be sure my daughter wrote them,
Maybe she was forced,
Have you had contact with a witch,
and did you help her in her quest to find the Devil's last descendant?
No, of course not,
This is your last chance,
Confess, Consul,
God expects the truth,
Why is he here?
What is this?
A message from Brother Penance,
He has taken Neufontaine Fortress,
The fort's troops fought valiantly,
But Brother Penance slew them all,
Penance!
Nothing can stop him,
They're headed this way,
Lamartine!
We…
We must ask for Lamartine's aid,
-Lamartine can save us! -Let them send their army,
-Ask for Lamartine's help, -Excellent idea!
Consul, I look you in the eye and say
that your innocence was never in doubt,
He has our trust…
How could we…?
Silence!
Think!
Lamartine isn't the solution,
His army will never arrive in time,
He is right,
You see?
We do not need Lamartine,
Our walls protect us,
The penitents will never be enough to bring them down,
They will,
When the slum dwellers rally to their cause,
There is only one option,
Surrender,
-No! -We'll never surrender,
We'll offer them victory without a fight,
We'll send the prince
to meet Brother Penance and hand over the keys to the city,
But it won't be the prince,
Just a stand-in,
We'll invite him to enter the city and take possession of it,
And he'll accept because the prince is his hostage,
And you,
my lords,
and you, Your Grace,
you will welcome him with a grand and opulent ceremony,
And that's when we kill him,
It might work,
But Your Excellency,
you will be exposed,
What of it?
What is my life
compared to all those we might save?
But who
would negotiate with Brother Penance?
He's right, Who?
I'll go,
Do you understand the risks, Consul?
There's no guarantee Brother Penance will let you return alive,
Or in one piece,
I am in God's hands,
When I return, the prince will be my judge,
So, you won't mind if I send
an escort to accompany you?
I wouldn't want you… to get lost on the way,
Your kindness is an honour,
I'm sure it is,
Run!
Go!
My lady,
No, I'm Perla,
The Duchess of Vances, my lady-in-waiting,
Forgive me,
We followed your trail from Havreval, I am glad to find you alive,
As are we,
Hey!
You can't leave me here to die,
Who is that?
A friend of yours?
What are you doing?
I will be a princess,
I won't denounce my father,
I'll make him my lackey,
Under my rule, no one will trade me for a horse,
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Hortense,
I didn't have a choice,
Yes,
Just like Tancrède,
And your daughter,
You think only of yourself,
You think only of saving your skin,
What skin?
There is no exorcist in Port-Richet,
Sure there isn't,
Put her on a boat, please,
No, Néro,
I won't abandon her, I'm not like you,
She'll come to Ségur under my protection,
No one will harm her again,
Hortense, don't!
You can't help her!
It's too dangerous!
Perla!
Come back!
Is someone there?
Help me, I beg you,
Father,
Please,
I'm thirsty,
Help me, They took everything,
Please,
Thank you,
How long have you been here?
I don't know,
But God heard me and sent you to me,
I beg you, Please don't leave me here,
Take me with you,
Please,
Thank you,
My lady, I hold a letter
making serious allegations against your father,
Was it by your hand?
It was indeed,
But it is all lies,
My father had my lover killed to enable our marriage,
I wanted revenge,
But I changed my mind, I realised the importance of our union,
For the world,
For me,
Then I am relieved,
I hold your father in high esteem,
As do I,
I am the Consul of Lamartine, special envoy of the Prince of Ségur--
Brother Penance, I believe?
I'm here to negotiate Ségur's surrender,
The prince will come in person and bow down to you,
His army will lay down all weapons, The city will open its doors,
Heralded as victor, you will enter the city,
welcomed by the archbishop and the court, who will kneel at your feet,
Then they'll kill you,
The prince would sacrifice himself to save his city?
It would be a decoy,
With you dead, your army will die,
and mine will arrive a week later to finish the job,
But I could also ask my army
to stay in Lamartine,
And let you take Ségur,
You really have no morals,
I ask only one small thing,
Exclusive rights to the region's tin mines,
That is very reasonable,
But what do you give God to prove your devotion?
I have already given…
gold, a lot of gold
to Ségur for its army,
I have also given orders for my army to march on you
should anything happen to me,
Ask God
and he will advise against getting caught in the middle of all I have given,
If you want Ségur,
get used to the idea
that your new ally isn't much of a believer,
I want the archbishop dead,
Done,
And the prince,
Understood,
And the future princess,
She…
She's my daughter,
The royal family must die,
Those are my conditions, and you will have your mines,
Where is your daughter?
Fuck you,
Go to hell, I won't tell you,
Good, I want you to listen,
Don't believe what the Church says,
Only your daughter can save the world,
Save the world?
You can't even lie, It's pathetic,
Use your brain, It won't work,
I've only lied to you once,
When I said I couldn't remove your chain,
Now, help me find your daughter,
NÉRO THE ASSASSIN
Subtitle translation by: Laura Player