Original subtitles

Previously on "Runes."

This man is Osborn, William of Normandy's tutor.

Yes, he will make the perfect bait

for a trap we set to William.

The time has come to resurrect the dragon.

At the next Red Moon,

dragon fire will rain down on Normandy.

This will occur in nine days time.

Nine days? But we have no clues.

How are we supposed to unlock the legend

of the nine shard secret by then?

Dame Neel is counting on us, men, we must not fail her.

(Osborn gasps)

Whoa.

Follow me. Let's go.

Osborn has escaped.

I will double the taxes and I will keep on doubling them

again and again until he has finally denounced.

(melodic medieval music)

That's why we're searching for the Chronicles of Draupnir.

This might be our final chance

to stop Loki once and for all.

Hmm.

(Osborn gulps)

Thank you.

Seeing you before me fills my heart with joy young Duke,

but learning of the trials you faced freezes my soul.

It's truly unbelievable.

Believe it. I would never have thought it possible.

But forces beyond our understanding

are rising up across the land.

And Hugo's had to fight them already.

Luckily, I had help from good friends.

(Alice giggles)

I parted ways with the timid child,

and find now a young man of courage.

I'm so proud of you, William.

I mean Hugo.

You were always with me, Osborn.

Your teachings guided me the whole time.

Now that the two of us are reunited,

we'll never be separated again.

We'll have to be cautious,

but I swear our enemies shall not have the last word.

We'll fight side by side.

By order of Dame Neel, open the door.

Hide now.

Open up this instance.

Mommy, what's going on?

Don't be afraid, Hilda.

(knocking on door) Hang on. I'll be right there.

(suspenseful orchestral music)

(knocking continues)

(Cecile sighs)

(door creaks)

What can I do for you?

(broom swishing)

Hmm.

We are on the hunt for a fugitive known as Osborn.

He is accompanied by William of Normandy.

By order of Dame Neel,

any person having any information concerning

these two renegades is commanded to report what they know,

or else be considered accomplices to their crimes.

Oh yes, we've heard all about these dangerous fugitives,

but sorry, we haven't seen them.

Hmm, are you certain?

My wife already told you we haven't seen them.

(chains jingling)

(Alice gasps)

(ominous orchestral music)

Hmm.

Hmm, well, we'll be on our way then.

In any case, we'll be seeing each other again very soon.

Oh, I almost forgot. There is one more thing.

Dame Neel wanted me to inform you that

to expedite the capture of these fugitives,

her guards will be carefully monitoring the movements

of all the people of Balagan from now on.

So if you do obtain any information as to their whereabouts,

it would be in your best interest to report it immediately.

(chains jingling)

(Cecile sighs)

(door thumps)

It's okay, Hilda. They're gone now.

You all right?

Yes, but I don't think their showing up here

was an accident.

And that's why Osborne

and I can't stay here another minute, Cecile.

It's too dangerous for you.

He's right. We have to leave.

But where will you go?

I can think of one place where two people

are able to vanish.

The cave of Balagan.

Right. It's perfect for avoiding the guards.

And it will give us the opportunity

to look for clues about the nine shards

And for us to begin your sword-training.

Many enemies await us.

You and your friends must be prepared

if you're to face them in battle.

I will aid in their training.

Hmm?

I will show you the best path to take to avoid the guards.

But be careful, please.

You can go out the back.

Hmm.

(suspenseful orchestral music)

Dame Neel, we beg your indulgence.

The travel restrictions that you put in place

are preventing us from doing our work.

And?

Well, if we have less money in our pockets,

we'll have a hard time paying what you're asking.

What are you trying to insinuate precisely?

That you are unable to pay the taxes I've set?

No, no. Dame Neel.

But the taxes doubled, my lady.

Then perhaps you are questioning my ability

to rule Balagan.

No. Never, my lady.

So return to your work, pay your debts,

and don't bother me any further.

This audience is over.

(Neel sighs)

Mother it's not fair.

You should really give them the right to travel

so that they can work.

I don't recall requesting your advice, my boy.

Must I remind you,

some of these peasants protect William of Normandy

and refuse to give the boy up.

We can't prove that.

And these taxes and restrictions

are crushing the poor people.

You are so naive.

You will understand when you have to rule this place.

They must be crushed one by one,

until they give me William and his protector.

I imagine they will crack any day now.

But mother-

Enough. You will not question my decisions.

Yes, mother.

I was thinking since there's no more captain of the guard,

perhaps I could take over that duty,

in order to supervise the hunt for Osborn.

It would be a good opportunity

for me to practice commanding our guards.

Hmm, it would be a fine way

for us to assess your authority.

As you wish, but you will not go alone.

Escort him.

Oh.

(tense orchestral music)

Ah.

Ah, the fresh air does you good.

You said it.

Nice change from that musty castle.

Mother doesn't know what she's doing.

She's become a tyrant.

I'm just gonna have to track down Ulrich.

He'll know how I can help her see reason.

But first I have to get rid of these soldiers.

(bushes rustling)

Look over there, it's the fugitives.

Where are they?

The fugitives, over here.

Hurry. Check the bushes.

(Neel chuckles) (horse neighs)

Where did you see them, my lord?

Huh? Where'd he go?

(Neel laughing)

(ominous orchestral music)

(Fenrir roars)

Ahem, Father is all going well?

Yes. I can feel my power growing by the minute.

How much more time do you require?

As long as it takes.

(Fenrir roars)

Fenrir and I were thinking the two of us could eliminate

any potential troublemakers

who are on their way to destroy the egg.

Now that the goblins know of its existence,

we can't take the risk that they might-

Since you have nothing better to do with your time,

do what you wish.

This is all that matters.

(ominous orchestral music)

(Fenrir growls)

Take your wolves and track down

that goblin who is spying on us.

(suspenseful orchestral music)

No, our father no longer has need of me.

He barely even looks at us.

He only cares about the ritual.

After everything you and I did to bring him back to us.

(Fenrir growls)

You have a point. He's not as invincible as he thinks he is.

We need to watch out.

I will survey the surrounding forest,

and ensure that it's safe.

Something is telling me that we haven't heard

the last of Hugo and his friends.

He won't give up. I saw it in his eyes.

(Fenrir roars)

(wolves howling)

(Wace whimpering)

Stop pacing like that, Wace.

You're making me dizzy.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Have faith in Algythe. She's the best.

I'm sure everything will be fine.

I know.

But if something bad happens to the Grand Goblin,

I'll never forgive myself for letting Kin...

Oh, Algythe.

How is he?

The Grand Goblin continues to regain his strength,

but he needs his rest now.

Luckily, you brought me plenty of Rhodiola plants,

so I could brew several antidotes.

It should be enough to eliminate

the last traces of Kin's poison.

You see, Wace?

Oh, sweet, merciful Yggdrasil

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

(Algythe chuckles)

I couldn't have done it without you.

So rise up, young goblin.

Look.

Huh?

(Grand Goblin groaning)

Grand Goblin.

How are you feeling?

Oh, better, better.

Kin's vicious poison is still stirring in my blood,

but thanks to you,

my body has new strength to battle against it.

You really should be in bed.

No, no, no.

There is much to do and we have little time.

I remembered something.

Some things that could help you find the saga of Draupnir.

(curious music)

Well, so far we haven't seen a single one

of Dame Neel's guards.

Lucky for us, Cecile knew about this path.

We are very lucky your mother sent you

to Dagmar and Cecile.

They have good hearts. I owe them a lot.

They've been like my second family.

Without them, without my friends,

I don't think I would've made it.

Come now, Hugo, they've joined you on this quest.

They follow you because they believe in you.

Don't ever forget that.

(feet shuffling)

(suspenseful orchestral music)

(Osborn panting)

Tell me. Is this old cave much farther?

No. Huh?

Huh?

(horse neighs)

Whoa boy. Calm down, easy now

Neel? That's Dame Neel's son.

Stay out of sight and I'll try to get rid of him.

(bushes rustling)

Hugo? Whoa, calm down.

What are you doing here, my lord?

I should be asking you the same thing.

You see, my lord...

All persons must justify the purpose

of their travel in Balagan, on my mother's orders.

(twig snaps) (ominous orchestral music)

(Hugo gasps)

I asked you a question, Hugo.

Oh, well, you see...

I'm waiting, Hugo.

Yes, I'm sorry.

Gunvar is training me to be a merchant,

and I don't take this road that often.

And you? You're a long way from the castle.

I've been searching for Ulrich.

Ulrich? No, it's dangerous.

Well, I mean, to be so far from the castle alone.

I don't have a choice. I need Ulrich.

Besides, I can't find him anywhere,

and I looked all over the place.

If you want, my Lord, I can help you with your search.

Gunvar has some business nearby, so I have time.

Really? You do that for me?

If you promise not to say a word about my being here.

Hmm.

You see, Gunvar and I are trying to track down

the very best merchandise to please all the lords like you.

And to do that, we need to travel freely in the region.

You do know the lands around Balagan much better than me.

And no matter what my mother says about you,

you've always treated me like a friend.

I accept.

You've got a deal.

On that note, I really should get back to Gunvar.

Why don't we meet here tomorrow,

and we'll start looking for Ulrich together?

Yes. Good idea.

(horse neighs) Hiya.

(hooves clopping)

(Hugo sighs)

Everything all right?

Yes, but I had to strike a deal

that's gonna take up a lot of my time.

I didn't have a choice.

Let's hurry and get to the cave.

It isn't much farther.

Hmm.

(feet shuffling)

(wolves growling) (ominous orchestral music)

Grand Goblin, what is it you're trying to remember?

While I was fighting against the poison,

I recalled a conversation.

Hey, remember I told you when the great sorcerer, Draug,

spoke to me of the saga of Draupnir,

the legend of the nine shards?

Oh, so long ago, it was.

Oh, take your time.

I can recall that for Draug,

the saga of Draupnir was no mere legend.

It spoke of real things,

and then the people made a song out of it.

Oh, we were so angry

because what was passed down was the song.

(giggling) Oh, we were so annoyed.

It was a song?

Yes, it became almost like a nursery rhyme for children.

(Grand Goblin giggling)

No one truly understood what they were singing. (giggling)

And do you know it?

Ahem, it spoke of, well,

there were crows and there were drums.

Oh, I don't know.

I am so sorry. That's all I can remember.

It's all right, Grand Goblin.

Oh, oh. I got it.

From two crows was whispered something rare?

Do you hear the drumbeat in the air.

On each shoulder of the armored bear

whose left eye one had to take...

I don't remember any more of the song,

but I heard it in the Village.

Ah, yes, you are right, Lil' Golès.

I have heard it sung as well.

We must find Hugo and the others and let them know.

Then do not delay. Go now.

Thanks, Grand Goblin. We'll be back as soon as we can.

(suspenseful orchestral music)

Ah, so this is the famous cave then?

Yes, there used to be a stone troll that stood guard here.

A troll?

Yes.

His name was Jotunn and he was my friend.

He protected us many times

and gave his life to prevent Loki's escape,

but it was in vain.

A troll, specters, Loki,

I must tell you that this is all quite hard to believe.

I understand, Osborn.

If I was in your shoes, I'd feel the same way.

If only I could have foreseen that...

(Osborn gasps)

What is that?

This place is absolutely incredible.

(Hugo chuckles) (Osborn gasps)

Oh.

(Osborn gasps) (ethereal orchestral music)

Loki.

But how are you doing this?

It's not easy to explain,

but inside me is a sort of connection to this place

because I'm descended from Rollo.

This is where the spirit of Loki was imprisoned.

Then all this is real. Forgive me for doubting you.

Don't worry, Osborn.

But this is terrible.

Loki is really planning to attack Normandy?

Yes, and that's why we've got to solve

the mystery of the legend of Draupnir.

We can't afford to fail.

If we do...

Our land will fall into chaos.

(ominous orchestral music)

(tentacles hissing)

What do you want?

But how did you feel my presence, father?

Must I remind you that I am a god?

I can feel your power now.

You are becoming ever stronger as the egg grows.

The more it swells the closer I feel to my true power.

I only need to master it...

(Loki groans)

No.

(lightning zapping) (Loki groaning)

(ominous orchestral music)

(Loki groaning)

(Hela panting)

Father, father.

(eerie orchestral music)

So you found anything yet on that legend?

I don't even know where to start.

Hugo. Huh?

Hugo? (panting)

My friends, allow me to introduce Osborn,

Osborn, this is Turstin, Lil' Golès, Wace and Algythe.

(chuckles) Overjoyed to meet you.

I can't imagine how happy you must be

to be reunited with Hugo.

This young man is a marvelously brilliant boy,

and if we manage to avoid destruction,

it'll be thanks to him.

Yes, he told me of your adventures.

I still find it hard to believe.

Dame Neel was dangerous enough,

but having to face such a nightmare

without me there to protect.

Oh.

But...

He's a goblin.

I'll explain later.

What are you doing here?

We have news about the legend of the nine shards.

It was the Grand Goblin who figured it out.

You know the song that Hilda likes to sing?

You won't believe it, but it's about Draupnir.

What do you mean?

It seems that the legend was never lost to us at all,

because it became a song.

And Hilda taught it to Alice.

♪ From two crows was whispered something ♪

♪ From two crows was whispered something rare ♪

♪ Do you hear the drumbeat in the air ♪

♪ On each shoulder of the armored bear ♪

♪ Who's left eye one had to take ♪

♪ In the land of frozen lakes ♪

Then return to your farm and to your work

and do not bother me again. ♪ What did you see ♪

♪ In the water, what did you see ♪

♪ To understand the source's call ♪

♪ Don't trust too far or you will fall ♪

♪ Our golden sun is hidden and veiled ♪

♪ Destiny will cut the sky afire ♪

♪ All that is gone, yet will be ♪

♪ In the darkest void ♪

♪ The language of the gods, I'll spy ♪

Wow.

Wow.

Her voice is really....

Beautiful.

Yeah.

Do any of these words mean anything to you, Hugo?

I'm not sure.

Drumbeat in the air?

Two crows whisper from a source.

The will of Urd? Was that the whole song?

Were there any other verses?

Yes, if you cannot believe your eyes,

hear the drumbeats slowly rise.

The nine shards tear the darkened skies,

the glowing tree begins to shake

The glowing tree begins to shake.

(suspenseful orchestral music)

Mm.

The nine shards tear the darkened skies.

(wistful music)

(Hugo gasps)

Huh?

(ethereal orchestral music)

Whoa.

It's beautiful. The Grand Goblin was correct.

Incredible. You did it, Hugo.

Well, soon know the secret to defeating Loki.

(Hugo chuckles)

Did you hear that noise?

No, I hear nothing.

(distant drum beat playing)

What noise, Hugo?

A drumbeat.

(Hugo gasps)

Huh? Huh?

What's happening?

(Hugo yelling)

Hugo.

Hugo.

Hugo.

Hugo?

Hugo.

Hugo. Hugo.

Hugo. Hugo.

Hugo. Hugo.

Hugo. Hugo.

Hugo. (ominous music)