Original subtitles

Previously on Runes.

(intense music) Good morning, Mr. Archer.

Thanks (Ulrich gasps)

Dame Neel, I'm sure I found William of Normandy.

Where is he? I will bring him here.

Once I have fully gathered all of the proof.

Your Majesty, Loki will be back

if we don't recast the spell imprisoning him.

The stone is the key. (crowd gasping)

If Loki is to return to this world,

then all of us human and goblin alike will perish.

(tree rumbling) (crowd gasping)

You have shown great cunning

and succeeded in all three trials.

You are there for worthy of receiving

the prize of this stone. (all chuckling)

(wolf growling) (sword clanking)

Fenrir, my brother. (wolf groaning)

(ethereal music)

♪ Ah-Ah, Ah-Ah ♪ (ethereal music continues)

♪ Ah-Ah, Ah-Ah ♪

♪ Ah-Ah, Ah-Ah, Ah-Ah-Ah ♪

♪ Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah ♪

(birds chittering) (footsteps pattering)

(wolf howling) (owl hooting)

(tense music)

(wolf growling)

They managed to recover the first of Rollo's stones

but they're just children after all.

It'll be so easy to take it now

that it is no longer protected by the Grand Goblin.

(wolf growling lowly)

(goblin chuckling)

(seagulls calling) (Hilda panting)

There's Alice!

(William gasps)

I need to talk to her.

Wait for us here, okay?

Why? Huh?

You two have a secret?

Uh no, but uh- It's grownup stuff,

is that it?

It's not fair!

If you can wait a bit, I'll teach you a grownup game.

This game is called chess

and not many people know how to play it

because it's a secret game.

Oh, shh! (giggles)

(seagulls calling)

Alice? (Alice gasps)

How did you find me?

(Alice chuckles)

Come here a lot?

When I can.

Waiting for my father's boat.

You think he's coming back?

Everyone says he was lost at sea.

He left on an expedition so long ago now.

We stopped hearing from him.

It's been three years.

Oh.

But none of them know Dagmar.

They don't know what my father can do.

Dagmar. (seagulls calling)

Was he a good father?

The best one ever.

He would never abandon us, I know it,

and I think he'd like you.

Let's go.

Time to get Hilda and help my mother with the harvest.

(William inhales deeply)

(gasps) The stone! Huh?

We should hide it.

It isn't safe to keep it with us.

All right, we get my sister, help my mother

and take care of the stone.

I'll race you!

(uplifting music) (Hilda giggles)

Last one to the farm is a rotten egg!

(Hilda gasps and giggles)

(all giggling and panting) (uplifting music continues)

(animals chittering) (water gurgling)

(light music)

(tool whooshing)

(ghostly howling) (deer bleats)

Huh? Huh?

What's that?

I don't like this.

I don't like this at all.

(bird chitters) (footsteps thudding)

(wolf growling) (dramatic music)

(wolf howling)

(William grunting) (Alice laughing)

Almost done.

Two more bales and then we'll take the stone to Algythe.

Oh, all these chores though

I'm not really used to working this hard.

I don't know how you do it.

Come on, Mr. Duke

You are not gonna be beaten by a few bales of hay. (giggles)

No, it's just, uh, you do this every year?

Indeed.

But don't worry, you'll get better at it.

(William groans) Good work you two.

Tonight we'll eat well.

(both grunting) Got it?

(tense music)

Huh?

Hmm. (William exclaiming)

(Alice laughing)

(tense music continues)

Ah.

Hm.

(Ulrich grunts)

(birds chirping)

It is not a wolf, Wace.

It's a pack of wolves! Huh?

Looks like they're headed straight-

For Baligan!

Oh, this is bad!

We have to warn the others.

I'm certain he was poking around

to find out more about you.

(Ulrich grunting) (All gasping)

What do we do?

Huh?

He can't prove anything.

Don't worry.

You'll regret this.

Let me go immediately!

(grunting) Do you hear me?

Captain of the guard or no,

I don't take orders from a thief.

Once I prove you're hiding William of Normandy

you won't act so proud!

(laughs) What an imagination you have,

hiding the Duke's heir here, really?

You're hiding weapons here.

Curious for a peasant, no?

You serve the house of Normandy.

Confess!

They belong to my husband.

(chuckles) The famed Dagmar.

You should have gotten rid of his things

when he abandoned you.

I know this boy is not a peasant

and believe me, I will uncover the truth.

Dagmar would've already dealt with you

and much less kindly than I am.

(knife clanks)

I'm certain Dame Neel would just love to know

you've been breaking into honest people's homes.

(wolves growling) (Ulrich gasps)

(dramatic music) (all gasps)

(wolves growling) Wolves, what do they want?

(wolves snarling) Everybody inside, now!

(dramatic music continues)

(wolves growling) (Alice grunting)

(door banging) (wolf whimpering)

(panting) What's going on?

Wolves have never come this far.

Oh, I don't like this.

We have to help.

How can we help?

The wolves will tear us to pieces.

Oh, the Grand Goblin!

The grand Goblin promised to help Hugo!

We have to go get him.

They'll tear him to pieces, too, Wace!

Hey, wait for me!

(sword clanking)

You can't face the wolves alone.

Cecile, be reasonable.

Let me go.

(sword clanking) I don't think so.

Turstin, keep an eye on Ulrich.

Mm. Here, take this.

There's too many of them out there

for you to handle with just your bow.

But I've never used one.

My job is to make sure you don't have to.

(sighs) All right.

You'll be fine.

Don't worry.

Lending aid to William of Normandy.

You are committing treason, you know.

Huh?

I'm not.

Hugo is not William of Normandy.

Sounds like you are not sure.

I don't know anything! You know I'm right.

Just stop it!

(all gasps) Turstin, what's wrong?

Nothing. What's he saying?

The wolves look like statues.

(gasps) Be careful! (gasps) Hilda, no!

(dramatic music) Huh?

(door bangs) (both grunting)

What do they want?

Don't worry.

They wanna play hide and seek with us

and no one's better at hiding than you, kitten.

(Hilda giggling)

They won't find me here.

We've seen the wolves act strangely around Hugo before.

We can't get past them and it's dark out.

They've trapped us.

(birds chirping) (wolves growling)

(dramatic music) So many of them.

There's no way we'll be able to go and get help.

Release him.

What? What?

But...

(swords clanking)

There are too many wolves.

(sighs) we can't trust him.

(grunts) You'd rather be eaten by wolves?

(Alice growls) Alice, we need him.

Let us deal with these beasts.

(Alice scoffs)

You, I'll deal with later.

(William sighs) (dramatic music continues)

The wolves will devour them.

They only have hours or minutes left.

You have to help them.

I'm begging you.

For a long time we have not helped humans.

It always ends badly for us.

Grand Goblin, you made a promise to Hugo.

To aid against Loki, not against wolves.

Out of the way, out of the way, kin.

If Hugo is devoured by wolves

he will no longer be able to stop Loki.

Mm-hm.

Mm? (Hugo laughs)

But if we help him,

won't the wolves be able to find and attack us too?

(indistinct chatter)

Silence!

Calm yourselves.

I will not let anything happen to you.

I swore an oath to protect all goblin kind.

Hmm, I may have an idea.

The question is, where... did I leave it?

(door creaking) (dramatic music)

All right, be careful.

Ulrich, I'm counting on you to protect the children

if anything happens.

Don't be afraid, Hilda, I'm here.

(door thuds) (wolf grunts)

Strange.

It's like they're waiting for something or someone.

You want to know what else I think is strange?

The cave.

The troll who obeys only you.

Huh?

The goblins who call you a hero and now all the wolves!

Since you got here it's been nothing but strange.

I want to know, Hugo.

I just want to know the truth!

Keep it down.

I can talk as loud as I want!

Turstin- (sighs)

Ulrich was right.

I am William of Normandy.

What?

I didn't say anything- Because you're a liar!

Shh!

You pretend to be my friend

but you've been lying all this time.

I had to, Turstin!

And Alice and Cecile know everything?

Cecile is my guardian.

But you can't say anything-

Hey, stop telling me what to do!

Huh? Huh?

(wolves howling)

(dramatic music) (wolf growling)

Is that a wolf, or?

(wolf growling) (footstep thuds)

(wolf howling)

Quick, run, girl! (Alice gasps)

(sword clanks) (both panting)

(wolves growling)

Huh? Huh?

(dramatic music continues) (wolf snarls)

(Wace yawing) No, not that.

Oh, gnomes dome.

Where on earth did I put it?

Oh, please, Grand Goblin.

We're in a bit of a rush here.

Ah, here it is. (chuckles) (all gasp)

It's not easy to find something hidden away

for 300 years, you know? (chuckles)

Grand Goblin, you cannot possibly give them this!

(stammers) It's much too powerful

to be wielded by mere humans.

Humans, humans, humans!

But I do not give it to a human.

I give it to Wace. (chuckles)

And I'm quite certain that he will use it well.

Won't you, Wace? (Wace giggles)

Oh.

That'll help us fight the wolves?

What is it?

I'll explain on the way, little buddy.

Come on, let's hurry! Hmm.

(dramatic music) (wolf growling)

Huh? (wolf growling)

The stone.

He wants the stone? Don't be absurd, boy.

He asks for nothing.

He's an animal. (wolf growling)

He wants the stone.

Mm. (footsteps thudding)

(wolf growling) (Hugo panting)

(both yelling and whimpering) (dramatic music continues)

(wolf growling)

Protect the stone.

Don't do this. Get it to Algythe.

Uh, (stammers) maybe we should hide out a little longer?

We'll sneak around behind you.

Are you ready?

It's time.

Huh?

No, stop!

(wolf growling)

You'll never get the stone. (wolf growling)

Imbecile- (sword clanks)

Huh?

(William grunts) (wolf snarls)

(William groans) (sword clatters)

Hugo!

He's useless to me if he dies.

Hey!

Hey!

(William gasping) (wolf growling)

I have the stone! (William gasps)

Here, look. No!

Ulrich, don't! (wolf snarls)

(dramatic music continues)

This is our best chance to live. (grunts)

(wolf growls) (William grunts)

Huh? (groans) (wolf growls)

(Ulrich groaning) (wolves snarling)

(wolf growling) (Alice panting)

(wolf howling)

Huh? Huh?

Where are they going?

We saved you from them! (Turstin screams)

Lil Goles?

You saved us?

(Lil Goles chuckling)

Huh? Huh?

(Wace laughing) What's he doing?

We're setting a fire! (laughs)

Wait, we can't start a fire

before Hugo comes back with a stone.

(birds chirping) (dramatic music)

Ah!

(wolves snarling) (swords clanking)

(sword clanks) (wolf whimpers)

(wolves growling and snarling)

All right, on my signal.

Run for the farm.

Look out behind you! (Ulrich grunts)

(dramatic music continues) (Ulrich groaning)

(William groaning) (sword clanking)

(wolf snarls)

(sighs) Ulrich!

(wolves whimpering)

(Ulrich groaning)

(wolf growling) (wolf howling)

(wolves growling) (dramatic music)

(gasps) Hugo!

Hurry up, run!

(both panting) (Alice grunts)

(fire roars) (wolves snarling)

(dramatic music continues) (wolves whimpering)

(wolf growling)

Alice, Hugo, you all right? (gasps)

(Lil Goles laughing) My farm!

Oh, don't worry, ma'am.

The fire's magic.

It's only to drive away the wolves not burn your farm down.

Oh, it worked!

The wolves are gone! (all cheering)

You saved my life

but don't think that this changes anything.

(Lil Goles gasps)

Huh? Huh?

(exclaims) The big one, it's behind you!

(wolf growling) (dramatic music)

(Ulrich groans) (wolf growls)

(sword clanking) (Ulrich groans)

(Ulrich groans) (All gasping)

(wolf growling) Hey!

Are you looking for this?

(dramatic music) (wolf growls)

(William grunting) (wolf snarling)

(dramatic music continues)

(William grunting) (tense music)

(William gasps) (dramatic music)

(William panting) (wolf growling)

(William grunts) (footstep rumbling)

(William whimpering) (wolf growling)

(stone whirring) (lighting buzzing)

(thunder rumbling) What's happening?

(lighting booming) (dramatic music continues)

(stone buzzing)

(chickens clucking)

(wolf growling)

The harvest.

What have I done?

(bugs chirping) (owl hooting)

(fire crackling) (water splashing)

(somber music)

(Cecile sighs)

(water splashing) (William sighs)

That magic was very impressive

but it won't protect you forever.

Someday soon, I'll prove to the world who you are.

William of Normandy. (horse snorts)

Don't worry about him, Hugo.

We can stop him. Thanks.

I know I can count on all of you.

Turstin, wait. (Turstin grunts)

I don't take orders from you, my lord.

I'm not your servant and you're not my friend.

(Hugo sighs)

Head full of hammers.

(birds chittering)

You didn't think that's the problem.

You should have waited for my signal.

(groans) We lost the element of surprise!

The children will just hide the stone

and we'll never find it!

(Hela sighs) (wolf growls lowly)

(wolf chitters)

Getting rid of them will not serve our interests.

Think further ahead, brother.

Let them do all the work and find stones for us.

And when the moment comes, then we'll strike

and you and I will free our father.

And then I'll destroy Rollo's stones

so that nobody shall ever be able to imprison him again.

(dramatic music) (birds chittering)

The stone protected us.

(stammers) I have no idea what happened.

I held it up to the wolf and...

You are the heir of Rollo.

They must obey.

I didn't do anything.

Your friends were in danger.

You wanted to protect them from the wolves

and the stones sensed all that.

You are both one.

If you can learn to control your emotions

then you may one day master the runes.

(light music)

(rune whirring)

(uplifting music)

You honor your ancestors.

What is it?

One of the wolves, the largest,

he had the same mark on his coat.

A wolf marked with the seal of Loki?

Fenrir. (dramatic music)

(ethereal music)