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PROLOGUE

...and long time spent invincible Lacplesis looking for his Laimdota...

Black Knight

You will be mine!

Never in my lifetime!

Brooch...my brooch!

See to it that Laimdota falls in love with me!

Order this brooch to be cursed and its power to guard Laimdota to be taken away!

And now Laimdota will fall in love with you...

...Blood of guiltless dove...

...Blood...blood...

HE HIMSELF is coming! Run for your life!

Save yourselves!

...and spirit of Lacplesis reincarnated in Janis Vanags.

Punitive expedition, 1905.

Where is your master?

WHERE IS YOUR MASTER!?

Stand up when authorities address you!

Show the way to Saulitis' household!

Where is your father?

Look after the house.

Shall neither suffering, nor death frighten you in struggle for freedom!...

LATVIAN RIFLEMEN emerged during World War.

Colonel Briedis

Deliver the report to colonel Francis!

DAYS OF REFUGEES

Farewell, little ears!

Janis...Janis!

Mirdza!

Some time you've chosen for picking mushrooms!

Where is colonel Francis?

Swim!

Occupy grenade pits!

Gas!!!

Gasmasks!

While heroes shed their blood on the front, disloyal elements in the rear...

We are risking our heads but you give us pennies!

Christmas on Machine-gun Hill

The brooch saved your life.

Deliver my letter to Mirdza Saulite in Riga!

...I give you my brooch, heirloom from my mother. If not for this brooch, my heart would've ceased beating. Your Janis.

How did it happen?

Valiant Latvian riflement did not find support from Russian armed forces and could not hold off the strong enemy.

THE OCCUPATION

Kaiser Wilhelm II and his staff arrives in Riga.

...and inspects the troops...

Despite all hardship first sunrays of Latvian freedom shone in November 18, 1918.

PROCLAIMING LATVIA

...and Latvia is democratic republic...

Perhaps you have more for sale?

Yes, in the apartment.

Do you know what this man was in 1905?

You will be mine!

Leave! I hate you!...

Please help me to find the brooch!

I promise that.

IN LIEPAJA

In Riga...

Looking for a job.

I have kept my word...

You know my demand...

...I can not take this torment anymore. I will try to reach our home in Kurzeme. If Janis is alive, may he look up the bastard...

Estonian seaside.

FORMING OF NORTHERN ARMY in Valka, under supervision of colonel Zemitans

Representative of Estonian army

From interim government in Liepaja...

Encourage and organize the people to liberate Latvia...

Allow me to say a couple of words!

Latvian soldier does not know falling back! Let us recapture the lands of our fathers...it belongs to us!...

It was only after when Northern army together with Estoanians beat German forces near Cesis that Riga was finally liberated...

Permit me to leave for a moment!

...I can not take this torment anymore... If Janis is alive, may he look up the bastard. He lives...

Whole Europe will be at your feet!...

....and you - second Napoleon!

Bermondt-Avalov

Why do you welcome victors so unfriendly?

I am not conquered!

You are about to be.

Bermondt's troops occupied Pardaugava and Bolderaja.

Ally fleet enters Daugava.

IN MILGRAVIS

Joint attack on Boldertaja by our forces and Ally fleet must take place at 13:00.

Bermondt's troops, chased out of Riga, felt quite well in Jelgava...

You're in danger here...come with me to foreign lands!

Never!

Finally we meet!... Defend yourself!

THE END