April 10, 2020 • 43 mins
General Qulan travels to the provinces to raise an army and encounters Fatima, a provincial governor’s wife with a score to settle. In Tumanbay, a coup is underway and Prince Herod has a chance to act to save his wife the Sultana Manel. Meanwhile, slave merchant Heaven, having been captured by the Balarac at sea, is recruited as assistant and reader to the blind Grand Master, a position that gives her access to ancient scrolls that appear to unlock profound secrets to the world. Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit www.tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
My brother Kola is a man of action. He sees
what must be done and does It's welcome to General Couler,
Commander of the Armies of the Empire. Sometimes things aren't
so simple. Where's the governor? My husband is not here
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at the moment. I've sent a messenger. He's on a
hunting trip in the desert. Men they love to kill.
But you would know that, I'm sure, Commander, how was
your journey by the desert? Can be called at now?
Did you tell the messenger that the governor should return immediately?
I did? What is it? What that has brought you
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to a lovely province? Matters of state? Of course, Please
come and and your men, and are most welcome. You
seem to have come with the smaller guard than befits
the commander of all the armies of Tomomby our mission
is urgent, My men required, indeed, I will have them
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attended to. Please take the General's escort and see to
their needs. Com gentlemen, please go with my people, make
your requests known to them with your former Thank you.
Through it calm, general refreshment. Let me take you through.
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I see you looking at our new marble atrium. We
have just completed it. The stone came from a quarry
in colun District, where the miners are all from a
tribe of little people. They say they live their whole
lives as children. Ah. Yes, my husband's collection of statues
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from the ancient world. I understand many of the finest
in two and they were destroyed. Have we met before? Oh? Yes, General,
we have. Please tell me how is our sultan. There
are many challenges into Munby, and she is working hard
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to bring peace and prosperity. But I am not asking
about your daughter, General, I am asking about my son Herod.
You asked of the Sultan. Oh yes, how foolish of me.
Does not his marriage to your daughter make them as well?
Word is carrying out his duties satisfactorily. Well, I have
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heard he has been excluded from the council. He has
no role to play in the palace. His role is
as husband to the Sultan. And yet my informants tell
me he is likewise excluded from her bed and that
she is closer to her woman adviser than to my son.
I hope you don't mind me sharing these concerns with you, General,
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After all, we are family now. Trueman Bay is in crisis.
The match was a political alliance and now your husband
needs to deliver on it. Your house was ennobled. Your
taxes will set aside for five years. In return you
were to provide too Munbay with forces if necessary. I
need soldiers and I need them now. Are you sure
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I can't press you to eat something. I don't have
time for this. Find me a guide and take me
to wherever your husband is wasting his time. Yeah, very well.
Is the general's escort ready? Have they been? Yes? Madam good?
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This way. General. We need you and I to understand
the new relationship. What new relationship, madam well, my son,
your daughter. Of course we want to help to Mumbay,
help you General, but things are different. What do you mean?
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Do you remember the last time you came, well, not here,
but to my last husband's palace in the Eastern Province.
He was governor there, the Eastern Province. Don't you remember,
Lord Osman? You were in a hurry then as well,
and when Osman questions your demands, you had one of
your men cut him down. I am sorry for your loss,
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Lord Usman challenged to Mumbay is authority, Indeed, the provinces
can only survive and prosper because to Mumbay protects them.
If a provincial governor becomes too powerful, they become a problem.
Before you came demanding, But now you seem to be begging. No,
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what protection is to Mumbay offering? What? What protection does
the mighty tumin Bey offer us now in these times?
Let me be clear. I am here with the Sultana's
express orders and they are to be obeyed. Oh I see,
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so why didn't you open the door? What's going on?
Just open it? Go on? You will understand your men's quarters.
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Go in, sergeant, sergeant ha ha oh h the name
of God? What have you done? I had them hanged?
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Shall we say in recompense for my late heart? Do
you understand? Now? General? We may give you an army,
but remember if we do, it's loyalty is to us
not to let me Tuman Day Series three, Episode five,
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Accidental hero by Mike Walker. Be careful. I don't want
to lose you again. Look after our child. Come back
to us. I promised, my sweet sweet child. How I
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will miss use? Please to come where the Grandmaster wants
to see you? What does he want with me? Listen?
This is your only chance. If you don't satisfy him,
they will put you overboard a citizen of tum Me
if anything happens to me. She doesn't like to be
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kept waiting this way. She's here, Grandmaster woman. The only
reason who I hear is because this boy spoke up
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for you. But he has inexperienced. He's a litlead. I'm
not sure you can see as clearly as I can, Grandmaster.
You'll have a chance to save herself. What should I do?
It's up to you, young woman. If you intend to
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take me, then take me. But I am not giving
myself to anyone. I do not choose for myself. Boy,
who can go? Are you prepared to die for the
sake of your virtue? Are you prepared to kill me
for it? Virtue? From a slave merchant? How much suffering
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have you caused in your life? And you're the only
way we can learn is through suffering. When my eyes
were gouged from my head, I knew such pain, such despair,
that I wished only to die. But I did not die.
I crawled across the desert. And when I lay exhausted
and the scorpions crawled across me, I ate them and
crawled on. I survived, and God gave me the grace
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and the strength to see another way. How I saw
my father die and my baby torn from my womb.
Don't tell me about paid my lord? Where do you
come from? With your arm and eyes? How can you
know that? I see more clearly now than I ever
did when I had my side. I come from Serene.
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I was brought up in a civilized house. My father
allowed me to be educated. He collected ancient texts, and
I could read four of the old tongues by the
time I was twelve. Under table a scroll? What is it?
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It's an Americ. It seems to be a letter from
one scribe to another. Greetings from your humble servant. I
can't decipher the name. I in trust my messenger. These
um these ancient scrolls from before time. You can put
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it back? What is your name? Have then of the
house of human Bay, very well, heaven, of the house
of Hman Bay. You will serve me. I'm a citizen
of Tuman. By what if I don't care to serve you?
What if your slaves did not care to be slaves,
you would have them flogged? I dare say so. You
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will serve me. Um hm, Grandmaster, we're passing through the
gates of Blood. Very good. They're on the cliff the
greatest of our castles. It's called the fist of God.
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It has never been taken. You look red the rocks
to remind us we serve the sacred Blood and will
not stint our own in that service. Take my hand,
you may leave me ashore. You trust me, I trust
our destiny. We are both servants of that. Welcome back, Grandmaster.
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Forgive my haste that there's a messenger from to Monday.
From to Monday. We have come from to Monday, Grandmaster.
I came as fast as I could, riding through the
bad lands to get ahead of Wait. Take the woman
to the servants quarters. Come now, what news violence and
tuman by Grandmaster? Rumors about We believe the Sultana has
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been overthrown. You believe things are still unclear. I know
only what our spies in the city have been able
to tell us, and who is behind this report? Cadi,
Very well, all is proceeding as God has ordained. The
week will be thrown down, and the believers exalted keep
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me unford to make wine great. Are crushed in an
iron press until their juice is extracted and only the
skins are left. This day by day in Tuman Bay,
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the screw is tightened and blood flows. Stand here, Why
are we here? You have no right? You cannot do this.
Bow your head towards the Committee of Justices. I am
the Sultana. This is my vizier. Yes, yes, well what now,
Cadali a show trial under the laws of two Munday moments?
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If you please? Cadali is loving this? And what am
I a helpless observer to my nieces demise or a collaborator?
You have been tried under the laws of truman Baby,
What do you mean tried? Cadally? We have said Plohing
had no chance to defend ourselves. The committee has examined
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all the facts. What committee is this? Mh you yes,
you sir, state your name and position. You have no
authority haranging the justices will get you know where this
is treason? And Gregor are your party to this? I
served to Manbay that sounded weak. I have always put
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to Manbay before all else, and to Manbay needs a
strong leader exactly better. Where is he? Prince Herod your husband?
Or have you forgotten you have one? I don't know
where he is, m I do. I'm intrigued, Cadali of
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what exactly is her majesty accused the gold you gave
two man Bays gold reserves to the enemy. We had
no choice and you have no difference. It was your suggestion.
All I did was of my city in time of war.
You and your you're so called frizzier here made the decision.
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Your decision, your crime, and what happens now it's for
the court to decide. But I'm very afraid if there
is only one sentence possible, given the gravity of the crime,
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you said they would be banished. Oh I had hoped.
I pleaded for kency, but unless it's the law, it's
bigger than all of us. Now, Gregor, why don't you
bring the prisoners forward so that the court may pass sentence?
Come forward, please, you cowardly writer. I think I would
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have to agree, h ah Ris Sarad. I wonder when
you would join me. I heard a child crying? Where
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was a dream? No, we have a child, Amana. She
was crying earlier. Huh where's her mother? Way on business?
But you must miss her child? Yes? Is there any
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news from the palace? Nothing? I'm afraid. No one is
going in or out. I crave to get out when
I was there, and now all I want. You don't
want to be inside. Trust me, there will be executions
and tortures, and my wife is inside. I am sorry.
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I didn't mean Sultana and I. We're not close, not
at all. Jarley knows who I am. I spend more
time with that damn monkey then with her. He shows
me more affection than she does. Well, you're here, You're alive.
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That's something. That's a lot. It means there's still a
chance to act, act, to do something right. Well, mostly
what I do is spend my time getting drunk, gambling, losing,
and well, you know, my mother always said I was
used to this. She was right. I remember when I
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was twelve, I wanted to do something to please my mother,
and I thought i'd remember some texts of our faith.
I was going to recite them to her and her
friends at gather ring. I work for months studying them,
remembering every line, every word, and then when I stood
there in front of her, she had invited my father
and friends to witness my achievement, I forgot everything. I
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can still see the look on her face, that disappointment
and disgust. And I've been seeing that local people's faces
all my life. H I had a kingdom once I
was a king. We are buffeted by fate. Sometimes it
seems to us that the wars of circumstances that surround
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us so as high and strong as the wars of
two mumby. But they are not. We can throw them
down if we want to. Enough, we can change things.
Do you really believe that I do? I don't. Ah,
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Then we'll see in the morning. Why what's happening in
the morning. Sometimes whatever you hope, there simply isn't any choice,
and you have to do the thing, the damned thing.
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Open up, it's time. How has it come to this? Uncle?
You go and get the other one. It's all right.
You don't need to touch me. I come willingly seem
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I'm afraid. Perhaps shall we go? We have said our goodbyes.
I'm ready as you please. You have no heart, no heart, God, please, yes,
I'm sorry. Hearts no good without a brain. Come on,
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we need torry where the under city. There's a way
close by, passages under the palace will be safe. Come on.
Maybe I was wrong with that let's get out of here. First.
Left there at the end of the passage, there's a
grill wait in the shadow. Now left now, I'm going quickly.
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It should just swing mm hmm. It's called the torture
by hope. Say where you are, not to say where
you are. Yes, a refinement introduced by a certain can
in the far East to offer the condemned the last
bright hope of freedom, only to snuff it out at
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the final moment. The grill was relocked this morning, griggle.
I am not a fool, and you are all too predictable.
There will be three executions today. Quite a show for
the crowd. Shall we go? Could I have acted otherwise?
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There's a good act. Good if there's no choice involved?
How long will they keep using as long as suits
Cadally he needs the crowd on his side. He has
to give them a good show. Oh, and I'm going
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to be sick behind my cloak. Don't let them see
your fear. One day, Gregor you may surprise yourself with
your own decency. It is better to be quick, m listen.
I want you to indulge my curiosity. Go on. Since
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nothing much matters anymore, I would like to know people
believe that you were ah Maya people or you, Gregor.
They say Maya was never one person, not even many people.
Does that answer your question? No, I'm sorry to leave
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you unsatisfied. You will understand one day. You have more
faith in our future than I have. I have no
doubt that I'm going to die today, but I will
live again. I don't believe that there is only one world.
I'm world is this people off to men by Your
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leaders have been consulting with two men bas enemies. They
have betrayed you to enrich themselves. Gregor, This world is
a flickering candle flame. It's there, it isn't there, then
it's there again. It can be snuffed out and then
there will come to darkness, but it can be re lit.
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Remember that the scrolls you want said the Ballarak have them.
Now there is an answer there where you have to wait.
There's no time to wait, my love. Are you all right? Yes,
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I'm I can face what we have to face together.
I don't think we should be here. This could be
really really dangerous. Come on, this tree will do, the
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branches will give us. I don't want to see this up.
You go. They're bringing them out corn now, poor girl,
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now come on, no very well, my love, I will
see you again. We're all to die the kidney. This
is not the end bringer out can you basic calm,
have courage? Leave him alone? Come on, no, no, citizens
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of true men, bear first on the program for today.
I can hidden presence behind the throne, the agent of Maya,
the corruptor of innocence. Head form. Don't struggle, just look
straight ahead. I will make it beatless. Do you have
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anything to say? I I have traveled the world, and
I have seen many countries and many men, but I
have never seen such an incompetent pathetics. Do your job.
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Hang the each now, good journey, mother, Good life to you, sir,
and all enemies of they're not they're not cheering, And
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why aren't they cheering? No, majesty, they want to show.
I'll give them a show. Bring out the Sultana and
Commander gregg Or bring them both. We'll do a double. Now.
She looks so young. It's wrong. The bustard Gregor can
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die a thousand times before like him, and your henchman, Gregor,
son of no man will be broken on the wheel. Herod,
you are the Sultan, what do you mean, look look
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freaky little well. I'm sorry I got it wrong from
the beginning. I thought I could save you and the satire.
This time I can't. About the baby feels no pity,
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my friends. These people are bad. We will will have
taken it from you, from your family's We don't a
little more. What can I do? You have to stand
up now and speak. I can't. I can't. My mother,
I I here, here's present, see him, listen to his words.
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Here's your soultor speak? Am you speak to I? Uh?
This still tynam and now is no traitor. What's happening
here this day now is a lie. She has served
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human bay got man there. And there is another traitor,
the sultana's husband hiding in a tree. I urge you
to knock him down. Knock him down. Wait, wait, I
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don't know what to say. Don't stop now, say anything,
just keep talking. I I was a king, had a
kingdom once. Ah. We are buffeted by fate. Sometimes it
seems to us that the rules of circumstances that surround
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us as I strong as the walls of human pain.
But they are not. They are not. We can throw
them down if you want through another. We can change things.
Free the fulkner now free per what's he doing? They
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can't do this execution the while you're beading my words?
What you can do? The gods can't hold them through
the barriers. Not just you? Wh are you going? There's
something I have to see to. I just don't excellence,
just ex we see. Then wept the weary warlord then
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cried the very clouds. They gave up the snake her form,
then past the flesh of the lizard, and lost the
times of heroes, brave and men forgot the land. So
fair enough for now. But you know this, Why do
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you need me to read it for you? Your word
must be spoken, sounded aloud. Only then will it become
real in this world. For God spoke the creation of
all things, and I like your voice. You read, well,
refresh yourself. There's wine you hesitated, Paul, bring meke up.
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You wish to ask a question, go on, where are
you women? How women? Have you no wives? Why are
the only women here servants? Because we are given, we
have sworn to serve God and live us warrior monks.
It's an amazing thing when you offer your life to
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a great cause and there is no greater cause than
to serve the word of God. Your silence tells me
a great deal. Firstly that you think about things, and
secondly that what you think is that we are just
another religion that wants to make the people live as
we believe they should. But you're wrong. Everyone has a choice.
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Without choice, there is no freedom. Without freedom to choose,
there is no good or evil. And if they make
the wrong choice, then assuredly they will suffer unspeakable abominations
when the world ends. Mhm h hello over here, traveling
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horse shite. My father used to send the servants to
collect it, good for the gardens. You were kind to
me on the ship. I brought yourself food. Thank you.
M hm. You're from to Mumba two, aren't you. Why
are you here? I wanted to be a soldier like
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the grand Master. What I don't think you do? I
think you're lying. Well, good luck. I hope you don't
get killed. I saw you with the scrolls you saw
me in a dream. They were painted very beautiful lizards
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and snakes. They meant something for you, for me, all
of us. What are you talking about. I see things
I saw my father die. I saw the old salts
and die and it came to pass. So you're a prophet.
I have been called that. Well, I say, you look
more like a grubby boy, shoveling horse shite. Good night.
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I hope you dream of happier times. The blind man,
are you close to him? What of it? He's going
to kill someone? My friend, a girl? Where here? No,
in tuman Bay. I have to stop him. I have
to say. I don't want to hear this. I need
you to help me. Tell me where he goes when
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he's alone. I just want to live, to get back
to my family, to the people I love. That's why
don't you see why I have to kill him? Because
I love her? No, No, I have a child. I
can't drisk I can help you. I'm sorry, I can
help you. Well. Good morning, General cooler. There have been
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all sources of excitements overnight. What are you talking about?
News from to Mumbai. A coup against your daughter. It
failed thanks to my son the Sultan. Are your daughter?
Yes as well, but I'm afraid that that woman, the
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unnatural woman Alkin, she was killed. Ah mm hmm. Are
you all right? General? This is joyous news, thanks to
my son to Mumbai has been secured, but there may
be more trouble. It's time to march, but is still away.
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We must go without him into the city is more
exposed than ever. The Ballarat will likely attack. Are you
sure you're all right? General? Not ill? Yes? Yes, sorry,
so the army awaits its general. Look outside. You are
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looking for something for for something to read you, grandmaster,
We have finished the lands affair I wanted to prepare.
You have a lot of scrolls, Our roader goes back
many years. These are just a fuel in our library.
You will find more than you could ever read. These
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are fine painted, very beautiful lizards and snakes? What are they?
Let me feel there's a nut for you. Put them back?
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Are you a spy heaven of the house of Yep? No,
My father is too. He collected many scrolls and lived
for his collection, and in the end he died for
it too. I always love stories, legends, travelers, tales. I
honor him when I honor what is written down. You
admired in love, possessions, family, children, All of these things
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stand in a man's way. Only God come news from
him and bade my master go on. The cue has failed,
of course, it has failed. That Manka Dali was now
more than a useful idiot. Does he live We've no
news of him, and this sort. She has been restored
to the throne Eraorder's Grandmaster. Alkin's body lies upon a
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table in the throne room. Mannell has not left her side.
We hurt for those we love and lose also, I'm told.
What is strange is the manner of Alkin's death. She
was so calm she seemed to welcome it. It was
as if the body was dead before she was hanged.
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Uncle Majesty, we believe the traitor kud Ali is hiding
in the city. My spies questioned those involved at all levels.
Prince Herod, I didn't realize that you were here. Why
wouldn't I be? My wife needs me by her side
at this time. Good, So why haven't you Ancha Darney. Well,
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he's clever. He kept all the elements apart, so none
could see the whole plan but him. I want him alive,
of course you do, Majesty, and you shall have him
and everyone who had anything to do with this, down
to the meanest gatekeeper. It shall be done, Majesty, touch me,
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I'm sorry. We'll give her the burial she deserves in
the martyrs too. Maybe it stant you. She wouldn't want
that to be confined in a dark room. She wasn't
a martyr, she didn't believe it. She was a wise traveler.
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We will send her off as a traveler, of course.
Of course, shall I leave you alone? Please? No? Um?
I don't know much, mh. I'm mostly pretty useless, but
I do know about being hurt and being alone, and
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maybe one day, maybe a long long time away, but
maybe I'll be able to help you and hold you. Listen, Herod.
I appreciate what you did, but I'm afraid that won't
be possible. But I can help you, support you. I
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know I could never be able to advise as she didn't.
You will get your reward, don't worry. Reward, No, that's
not what I I'm your husband. Don't you understand I
would rather have died with her. Ah? Can you not
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see that I am dying inside? Yes? Yes, you saved me,
and I will give you a place on the council.
You deserve it, but we will never be as man
and wife except in name. I'm sorry, but I have
a sword in my heart. I keep turning around expecting
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to see her there, and she is never there and
will never be there again. Of course, m you taught
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me so many things, told me so much. You showed
me how to deal with men and women and fans
large and small, how to expect the unexpected and turn
disadvantage to my own ends. You told me all that,
and yet you never told me how to cope with
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losing you. Why couldn't you have done that? It would
make it all so much easier to bear. Okay, okay,
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we gather at the shore to send the Traveler fourth
on her last journey. Majesty, it is time. Yes, take
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the torch, go continue your journey, my friend. They go
the ropes for sure, out top where let her ashes
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travel the oceans for all time. M h flick a fro.
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What is it? Do you truly love this girl? Yes?
They are going to take to my b leave it,
But I need to get close to him, the Grandmaster.
How can I? I will help you hunt your horse? General,
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lead my army. Well, give the command, commander, my command.
You are the greatest commander Tumanby has ever seen. Now
tell them to proceed, Yes, prosched. We are going to
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tumm Bay to defend the city from the valorad word.
There is little wind to stir the sales of Alkins
funeral ship. The sea is flat. Everything is still, as
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My brother Kola is a man of action. He sees
what must be done and does It's welcome to General Couler,
Commander of the Armies of the Empire. Sometimes things aren't
so simple. Where's the governor? My husband is not here
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at the moment. I've sent a messenger. He's on a
hunting trip in the desert. Men they love to kill.
But you would know that, I'm sure, Commander, how was
your journey by the desert? Can be called at now?
Did you tell the messenger that the governor should return immediately?
I did? What is it? What that has brought you
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to a lovely province? Matters of state? Of course, Please
come and and your men, and are most welcome. You
seem to have come with the smaller guard than befits
the commander of all the armies of Tomomby our mission
is urgent, My men required, indeed, I will have them
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attended to. Please take the General's escort and see to
their needs. Com gentlemen, please go with my people, make
your requests known to them with your former Thank you.
Through it calm, general refreshment. Let me take you through.
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I see you looking at our new marble atrium. We
have just completed it. The stone came from a quarry
in colun District, where the miners are all from a
tribe of little people. They say they live their whole
lives as children. Ah. Yes, my husband's collection of statues
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from the ancient world. I understand many of the finest
in two and they were destroyed. Have we met before? Oh? Yes, General,
we have. Please tell me how is our sultan. There
are many challenges into Munby, and she is working hard
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to bring peace and prosperity. But I am not asking
about your daughter, General, I am asking about my son Herod.
You asked of the Sultan. Oh yes, how foolish of me.
Does not his marriage to your daughter make them as well?
Word is carrying out his duties satisfactorily. Well, I have
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heard he has been excluded from the council. He has
no role to play in the palace. His role is
as husband to the Sultan. And yet my informants tell
me he is likewise excluded from her bed and that
she is closer to her woman adviser than to my son.
I hope you don't mind me sharing these concerns with you, General,
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After all, we are family now. Trueman Bay is in crisis.
The match was a political alliance and now your husband
needs to deliver on it. Your house was ennobled. Your
taxes will set aside for five years. In return you
were to provide too Munbay with forces if necessary. I
need soldiers and I need them now. Are you sure
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I can't press you to eat something. I don't have
time for this. Find me a guide and take me
to wherever your husband is wasting his time. Yeah, very well.
Is the general's escort ready? Have they been? Yes? Madam good?
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This way. General. We need you and I to understand
the new relationship. What new relationship, madam well, my son,
your daughter. Of course we want to help to Mumbay,
help you General, but things are different. What do you mean?
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Do you remember the last time you came, well, not here,
but to my last husband's palace in the Eastern Province.
He was governor there, the Eastern Province. Don't you remember,
Lord Osman? You were in a hurry then as well,
and when Osman questions your demands, you had one of
your men cut him down. I am sorry for your loss,
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Lord Usman challenged to Mumbay is authority, Indeed, the provinces
can only survive and prosper because to Mumbay protects them.
If a provincial governor becomes too powerful, they become a problem.
Before you came demanding, But now you seem to be begging. No,
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what protection is to Mumbay offering? What? What protection does
the mighty tumin Bey offer us now in these times?
Let me be clear. I am here with the Sultana's
express orders and they are to be obeyed. Oh I see,
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so why didn't you open the door? What's going on?
Just open it? Go on? You will understand your men's quarters.
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Go in, sergeant, sergeant ha ha oh h the name
of God? What have you done? I had them hanged?
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Shall we say in recompense for my late heart? Do
you understand? Now? General? We may give you an army,
but remember if we do, it's loyalty is to us
not to let me Tuman Day Series three, Episode five,
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Accidental hero by Mike Walker. Be careful. I don't want
to lose you again. Look after our child. Come back
to us. I promised, my sweet sweet child. How I
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will miss use? Please to come where the Grandmaster wants
to see you? What does he want with me? Listen?
This is your only chance. If you don't satisfy him,
they will put you overboard a citizen of tum Me
if anything happens to me. She doesn't like to be
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kept waiting this way. She's here, Grandmaster woman. The only
reason who I hear is because this boy spoke up
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for you. But he has inexperienced. He's a litlead. I'm
not sure you can see as clearly as I can, Grandmaster.
You'll have a chance to save herself. What should I do?
It's up to you, young woman. If you intend to
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take me, then take me. But I am not giving
myself to anyone. I do not choose for myself. Boy,
who can go? Are you prepared to die for the
sake of your virtue? Are you prepared to kill me
for it? Virtue? From a slave merchant? How much suffering
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have you caused in your life? And you're the only
way we can learn is through suffering. When my eyes
were gouged from my head, I knew such pain, such despair,
that I wished only to die. But I did not die.
I crawled across the desert. And when I lay exhausted
and the scorpions crawled across me, I ate them and
crawled on. I survived, and God gave me the grace
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and the strength to see another way. How I saw
my father die and my baby torn from my womb.
Don't tell me about paid my lord? Where do you
come from? With your arm and eyes? How can you
know that? I see more clearly now than I ever
did when I had my side. I come from Serene.
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I was brought up in a civilized house. My father
allowed me to be educated. He collected ancient texts, and
I could read four of the old tongues by the
time I was twelve. Under table a scroll? What is it?
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It's an Americ. It seems to be a letter from
one scribe to another. Greetings from your humble servant. I
can't decipher the name. I in trust my messenger. These
um these ancient scrolls from before time. You can put
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it back? What is your name? Have then of the
house of human Bay, very well, heaven, of the house
of Hman Bay. You will serve me. I'm a citizen
of Tuman. By what if I don't care to serve you?
What if your slaves did not care to be slaves,
you would have them flogged? I dare say so. You
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will serve me. Um hm, Grandmaster, we're passing through the
gates of Blood. Very good. They're on the cliff the
greatest of our castles. It's called the fist of God.
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It has never been taken. You look red the rocks
to remind us we serve the sacred Blood and will
not stint our own in that service. Take my hand,
you may leave me ashore. You trust me, I trust
our destiny. We are both servants of that. Welcome back, Grandmaster.
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Forgive my haste that there's a messenger from to Monday.
From to Monday. We have come from to Monday, Grandmaster.
I came as fast as I could, riding through the
bad lands to get ahead of Wait. Take the woman
to the servants quarters. Come now, what news violence and
tuman by Grandmaster? Rumors about We believe the Sultana has
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been overthrown. You believe things are still unclear. I know
only what our spies in the city have been able
to tell us, and who is behind this report? Cadi,
Very well, all is proceeding as God has ordained. The
week will be thrown down, and the believers exalted keep
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me unford to make wine great. Are crushed in an
iron press until their juice is extracted and only the
skins are left. This day by day in Tuman Bay,
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the screw is tightened and blood flows. Stand here, Why
are we here? You have no right? You cannot do this.
Bow your head towards the Committee of Justices. I am
the Sultana. This is my vizier. Yes, yes, well what now,
Cadali a show trial under the laws of two Munday moments?
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If you please? Cadali is loving this? And what am
I a helpless observer to my nieces demise or a collaborator?
You have been tried under the laws of truman Baby,
What do you mean tried? Cadally? We have said Plohing
had no chance to defend ourselves. The committee has examined
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all the facts. What committee is this? Mh you yes,
you sir, state your name and position. You have no
authority haranging the justices will get you know where this
is treason? And Gregor are your party to this? I
served to Manbay that sounded weak. I have always put
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to Manbay before all else, and to Manbay needs a
strong leader exactly better. Where is he? Prince Herod your husband?
Or have you forgotten you have one? I don't know
where he is, m I do. I'm intrigued, Cadali of
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what exactly is her majesty accused the gold you gave
two man Bays gold reserves to the enemy. We had
no choice and you have no difference. It was your suggestion.
All I did was of my city in time of war.
You and your you're so called frizzier here made the decision.
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Your decision, your crime, and what happens now it's for
the court to decide. But I'm very afraid if there
is only one sentence possible, given the gravity of the crime,
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you said they would be banished. Oh I had hoped.
I pleaded for kency, but unless it's the law, it's
bigger than all of us. Now, Gregor, why don't you
bring the prisoners forward so that the court may pass sentence?
Come forward, please, you cowardly writer. I think I would
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have to agree, h ah Ris Sarad. I wonder when
you would join me. I heard a child crying? Where
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was a dream? No, we have a child, Amana. She
was crying earlier. Huh where's her mother? Way on business?
But you must miss her child? Yes? Is there any
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news from the palace? Nothing? I'm afraid. No one is
going in or out. I crave to get out when
I was there, and now all I want. You don't
want to be inside. Trust me, there will be executions
and tortures, and my wife is inside. I am sorry.
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I didn't mean Sultana and I. We're not close, not
at all. Jarley knows who I am. I spend more
time with that damn monkey then with her. He shows
me more affection than she does. Well, you're here, You're alive.
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That's something. That's a lot. It means there's still a
chance to act, act, to do something right. Well, mostly
what I do is spend my time getting drunk, gambling, losing,
and well, you know, my mother always said I was
used to this. She was right. I remember when I
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was twelve, I wanted to do something to please my mother,
and I thought i'd remember some texts of our faith.
I was going to recite them to her and her
friends at gather ring. I work for months studying them,
remembering every line, every word, and then when I stood
there in front of her, she had invited my father
and friends to witness my achievement, I forgot everything. I
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can still see the look on her face, that disappointment
and disgust. And I've been seeing that local people's faces
all my life. H I had a kingdom once I
was a king. We are buffeted by fate. Sometimes it
seems to us that the wars of circumstances that surround
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us so as high and strong as the wars of
two mumby. But they are not. We can throw them
down if we want to. Enough, we can change things.
Do you really believe that I do? I don't. Ah,
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Then we'll see in the morning. Why what's happening in
the morning. Sometimes whatever you hope, there simply isn't any choice,
and you have to do the thing, the damned thing.
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Open up, it's time. How has it come to this? Uncle?
You go and get the other one. It's all right.
You don't need to touch me. I come willingly seem
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I'm afraid. Perhaps shall we go? We have said our goodbyes.
I'm ready as you please. You have no heart, no heart, God, please, yes,
I'm sorry. Hearts no good without a brain. Come on,
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we need torry where the under city. There's a way
close by, passages under the palace will be safe. Come on.
Maybe I was wrong with that let's get out of here. First.
Left there at the end of the passage, there's a
grill wait in the shadow. Now left now, I'm going quickly.
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It should just swing mm hmm. It's called the torture
by hope. Say where you are, not to say where
you are. Yes, a refinement introduced by a certain can
in the far East to offer the condemned the last
bright hope of freedom, only to snuff it out at
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the final moment. The grill was relocked this morning, griggle.
I am not a fool, and you are all too predictable.
There will be three executions today. Quite a show for
the crowd. Shall we go? Could I have acted otherwise?
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There's a good act. Good if there's no choice involved?
How long will they keep using as long as suits
Cadally he needs the crowd on his side. He has
to give them a good show. Oh, and I'm going
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to be sick behind my cloak. Don't let them see
your fear. One day, Gregor you may surprise yourself with
your own decency. It is better to be quick, m listen.
I want you to indulge my curiosity. Go on. Since
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nothing much matters anymore, I would like to know people
believe that you were ah Maya people or you, Gregor.
They say Maya was never one person, not even many people.
Does that answer your question? No, I'm sorry to leave
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you unsatisfied. You will understand one day. You have more
faith in our future than I have. I have no
doubt that I'm going to die today, but I will
live again. I don't believe that there is only one world.
I'm world is this people off to men by Your
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leaders have been consulting with two men bas enemies. They
have betrayed you to enrich themselves. Gregor, This world is
a flickering candle flame. It's there, it isn't there, then
it's there again. It can be snuffed out and then
there will come to darkness, but it can be re lit.
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Remember that the scrolls you want said the Ballarak have them.
Now there is an answer there where you have to wait.
There's no time to wait, my love. Are you all right? Yes,
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I'm I can face what we have to face together.
I don't think we should be here. This could be
really really dangerous. Come on, this tree will do, the
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branches will give us. I don't want to see this up.
You go. They're bringing them out corn now, poor girl,
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now come on, no very well, my love, I will
see you again. We're all to die the kidney. This
is not the end bringer out can you basic calm,
have courage? Leave him alone? Come on, no, no, citizens
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of true men, bear first on the program for today.
I can hidden presence behind the throne, the agent of Maya,
the corruptor of innocence. Head form. Don't struggle, just look
straight ahead. I will make it beatless. Do you have
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anything to say? I I have traveled the world, and
I have seen many countries and many men, but I
have never seen such an incompetent pathetics. Do your job.
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Hang the each now, good journey, mother, Good life to you, sir,
and all enemies of they're not they're not cheering, And
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why aren't they cheering? No, majesty, they want to show.
I'll give them a show. Bring out the Sultana and
Commander gregg Or bring them both. We'll do a double. Now.
She looks so young. It's wrong. The bustard Gregor can
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die a thousand times before like him, and your henchman, Gregor,
son of no man will be broken on the wheel. Herod,
you are the Sultan, what do you mean, look look
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freaky little well. I'm sorry I got it wrong from
the beginning. I thought I could save you and the satire.
This time I can't. About the baby feels no pity,
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my friends. These people are bad. We will will have
taken it from you, from your family's We don't a
little more. What can I do? You have to stand
up now and speak. I can't. I can't. My mother,
I I here, here's present, see him, listen to his words.
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Here's your soultor speak? Am you speak to I? Uh?
This still tynam and now is no traitor. What's happening
here this day now is a lie. She has served
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human bay got man there. And there is another traitor,
the sultana's husband hiding in a tree. I urge you
to knock him down. Knock him down. Wait, wait, I
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don't know what to say. Don't stop now, say anything,
just keep talking. I I was a king, had a
kingdom once. Ah. We are buffeted by fate. Sometimes it
seems to us that the rules of circumstances that surround
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us as I strong as the walls of human pain.
But they are not. They are not. We can throw
them down if you want through another. We can change things.
Free the fulkner now free per what's he doing? They
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can't do this execution the while you're beading my words?
What you can do? The gods can't hold them through
the barriers. Not just you? Wh are you going? There's
something I have to see to. I just don't excellence,
just ex we see. Then wept the weary warlord then
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cried the very clouds. They gave up the snake her form,
then past the flesh of the lizard, and lost the
times of heroes, brave and men forgot the land. So
fair enough for now. But you know this, Why do
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you need me to read it for you? Your word
must be spoken, sounded aloud. Only then will it become
real in this world. For God spoke the creation of
all things, and I like your voice. You read, well,
refresh yourself. There's wine you hesitated, Paul, bring meke up.
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You wish to ask a question, go on, where are
you women? How women? Have you no wives? Why are
the only women here servants? Because we are given, we
have sworn to serve God and live us warrior monks.
It's an amazing thing when you offer your life to
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a great cause and there is no greater cause than
to serve the word of God. Your silence tells me
a great deal. Firstly that you think about things, and
secondly that what you think is that we are just
another religion that wants to make the people live as
we believe they should. But you're wrong. Everyone has a choice.
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Without choice, there is no freedom. Without freedom to choose,
there is no good or evil. And if they make
the wrong choice, then assuredly they will suffer unspeakable abominations
when the world ends. Mhm h hello over here, traveling
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horse shite. My father used to send the servants to
collect it, good for the gardens. You were kind to
me on the ship. I brought yourself food. Thank you.
M hm. You're from to Mumba two, aren't you. Why
are you here? I wanted to be a soldier like
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the grand Master. What I don't think you do? I
think you're lying. Well, good luck. I hope you don't
get killed. I saw you with the scrolls you saw
me in a dream. They were painted very beautiful lizards
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and snakes. They meant something for you, for me, all
of us. What are you talking about. I see things
I saw my father die. I saw the old salts
and die and it came to pass. So you're a prophet.
I have been called that. Well, I say, you look
more like a grubby boy, shoveling horse shite. Good night.
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I hope you dream of happier times. The blind man,
are you close to him? What of it? He's going
to kill someone? My friend, a girl? Where here? No,
in tuman Bay. I have to stop him. I have
to say. I don't want to hear this. I need
you to help me. Tell me where he goes when
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he's alone. I just want to live, to get back
to my family, to the people I love. That's why
don't you see why I have to kill him? Because
I love her? No, No, I have a child. I
can't drisk I can help you. I'm sorry, I can
help you. Well. Good morning, General cooler. There have been
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all sources of excitements overnight. What are you talking about?
News from to Mumbai. A coup against your daughter. It
failed thanks to my son the Sultan. Are your daughter?
Yes as well, but I'm afraid that that woman, the
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unnatural woman Alkin, she was killed. Ah mm hmm. Are
you all right? General? This is joyous news, thanks to
my son to Mumbai has been secured, but there may
be more trouble. It's time to march, but is still away.
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We must go without him into the city is more
exposed than ever. The Ballarat will likely attack. Are you
sure you're all right? General? Not ill? Yes? Yes, sorry,
so the army awaits its general. Look outside. You are
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looking for something for for something to read you, grandmaster,
We have finished the lands affair I wanted to prepare.
You have a lot of scrolls, Our roader goes back
many years. These are just a fuel in our library.
You will find more than you could ever read. These
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are fine painted, very beautiful lizards and snakes? What are they?
Let me feel there's a nut for you. Put them back?
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Are you a spy heaven of the house of Yep? No,
My father is too. He collected many scrolls and lived
for his collection, and in the end he died for
it too. I always love stories, legends, travelers, tales. I
honor him when I honor what is written down. You
admired in love, possessions, family, children, All of these things
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stand in a man's way. Only God come news from
him and bade my master go on. The cue has failed,
of course, it has failed. That Manka Dali was now
more than a useful idiot. Does he live We've no
news of him, and this sort. She has been restored
to the throne Eraorder's Grandmaster. Alkin's body lies upon a
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table in the throne room. Mannell has not left her side.
We hurt for those we love and lose also, I'm told.
What is strange is the manner of Alkin's death. She
was so calm she seemed to welcome it. It was
as if the body was dead before she was hanged.
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Uncle Majesty, we believe the traitor kud Ali is hiding
in the city. My spies questioned those involved at all levels.
Prince Herod, I didn't realize that you were here. Why
wouldn't I be? My wife needs me by her side
at this time. Good, So why haven't you Ancha Darney. Well,
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he's clever. He kept all the elements apart, so none
could see the whole plan but him. I want him alive,
of course you do, Majesty, and you shall have him
and everyone who had anything to do with this, down
to the meanest gatekeeper. It shall be done, Majesty, touch me,
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I'm sorry. We'll give her the burial she deserves in
the martyrs too. Maybe it stant you. She wouldn't want
that to be confined in a dark room. She wasn't
a martyr, she didn't believe it. She was a wise traveler.
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We will send her off as a traveler, of course.
Of course, shall I leave you alone? Please? No? Um?
I don't know much, mh. I'm mostly pretty useless, but
I do know about being hurt and being alone, and
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maybe one day, maybe a long long time away, but
maybe I'll be able to help you and hold you. Listen, Herod.
I appreciate what you did, but I'm afraid that won't
be possible. But I can help you, support you. I
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know I could never be able to advise as she didn't.
You will get your reward, don't worry. Reward, No, that's
not what I I'm your husband. Don't you understand I
would rather have died with her. Ah? Can you not
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see that I am dying inside? Yes? Yes, you saved me,
and I will give you a place on the council.
You deserve it, but we will never be as man
and wife except in name. I'm sorry, but I have
a sword in my heart. I keep turning around expecting
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to see her there, and she is never there and
will never be there again. Of course, m you taught
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me so many things, told me so much. You showed
me how to deal with men and women and fans
large and small, how to expect the unexpected and turn
disadvantage to my own ends. You told me all that,
and yet you never told me how to cope with
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losing you. Why couldn't you have done that? It would
make it all so much easier to bear. Okay, okay,
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we gather at the shore to send the Traveler fourth
on her last journey. Majesty, it is time. Yes, take
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the torch, go continue your journey, my friend. They go
the ropes for sure, out top where let her ashes
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travel the oceans for all time. M h flick a fro.
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What is it? Do you truly love this girl? Yes?
They are going to take to my b leave it,
But I need to get close to him, the Grandmaster.
How can I? I will help you hunt your horse? General,
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lead my army. Well, give the command, commander, my command.
You are the greatest commander Tumanby has ever seen. Now
tell them to proceed, Yes, prosched. We are going to
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tumm Bay to defend the city from the valorad word.
There is little wind to stir the sales of Alkins
funeral ship. The sea is flat. Everything is still, as
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if tuman Bay is holding her breath waiting MH Season three,
episode five of Tu mun Bay Accidental Hero, featuring Tara Fitzgerald,
(43:09):
Aisha Hart, Anton Lesser and Olivia Popka, was written by
Mike Walker, with music by Sasha Putnam and editing and
sound design by Eloise Whitmore. To Mumbai is directed by
Me John Scott Dryden, created by Me and Mike Walker,
and produced by Emma Hern and Nadir Khan. For more details,
including scripts and cast list, visit to Munbay dot com
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