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places in the world that people were never meant to go.

Dark forests where the trees hide darker secrets.

When the first settlers came here, they called these woods the impassable

wilderness.

It was a warning of sorts.

So I don't ever want you going in there.

You hear me?

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how not to tell bedtime stories to kids.

That's a point.

Dad's trying to scar you for life.

Oh, hilarious.

Isn't he a little young for cautionary tales?

Never too young.

Or too old.

Save it, Dad.

I've heard it a billion times.

The woods are just woods.

Honey, I know you're in a hurry to grow up, and you think you got it all figured

out, but there are plenty of things that you don't understand.

There's magic in this world.

There's magic in you.

Okay, Dad.

Whatever powers your flowers.

Okay, Prue, that's enough. Did you finish your homework? Finished.

Take the clothes up off your floor. Picked up.

Water the plants.

So plants are people too, you know. You have to feed them occasionally.

I'm turning over a new leaf.

Why do you always have a smart answer for everything?

Don't answer that. Why do we have so many plants anyway?

Does Oregon not have enough outside? We need to bring them in.

Are you listening to this?

I'm trying to block it out.

Upstairs, water your plant.

What's up, plant?

Feeling peckish?

Stupid plant.

Morning, bro.

Sweet talker.

Um,

did anyone hear that howling last night? It really freaked me out. Probably just

coyotes in the woods.

Yeah, and what did I tell you? It's a warning to keep out of the impassable

wilderness. Come on, Dad.

Let it go.

Hey, remember, your mother and I are going to the craft fair. You're watching

Mac today.

What you got in mind? Figured we'd hang around somewhere.

Throw rocks at windows, maybe shoplift some.

Hilarious. Ha ha.

But you're not allowed to take him outside.

He's got to go outside sometime.

No, he doesn't. We're being responsible, and that's what you need to be.

All right, you two. We're going to the craft fair, and you're watching Mac here

at home.

Promise me you won't leave the house.

True.

Fine. I promise we won't leave the house.

No, you're carting him around like that? Of course not.

I stole him from them when they weren't looking.

Oh, my God. I'm so sorry.

Oh, hey, Curtis.

Here, let me buy you another one. No, no, it's fine. Thank you. Yeah, there's

still a little left in the bottom.

Okay, no, it's gone. I'll buy you another one. No, honestly, it's fine.

Please, shush.

Coffee? Uh, hot.

Go, go.

Thanks,

Prue.

So,

uh, where are you headed now?

Outside.

Cool. That's what I was thinking of doing, too.

So, uh, where are you headed now?

Um, I was gonna take him to the school playground.

He likes to fall on his face there. Cool, uh, me too.

Uh, I, um, I love walking.

Don't you?

I guess.

Yeah, me too. Do you like it here?

In Portland, I mean.

I always thought there was something a little funny about this place. Like, a

little weird.

You ever think that?

Every day.

Yeah, me too.

because I snuck away when Elsie threw up in the underwear section and my mom

cried and my dad got so mad that a thing in his forehead popped out and it's

actually still there now.

Not if you're so bad.

So I'm putting together a group of players for this new game I got where

you're trying to build an army of warriors and wizards to defeat this bad

demons going on and there's like spells and and Monsters and brutal buddy combat

sounds intense.

Oh, yeah, you have no idea you roll dice and then turn Over cards not really my

thing. You sure maybe you can think about it. It's really cool I'm not into

that kind of stuff anymore.

Sorry. Oh and it comes with this really cool app to look I made myself into an

orc. The orc. No, it's orc. Do you want to try?

Curtis, how can I put this?

I'm not a kid. I have zero interest in... in... Weird.

Yeah, sure.

Weird.

You shouldn't have followed me.

I can still catch them.

That's the impassable wilderness. You can't pass through.

That's why they call it impassable.

My dad used to tell me stories about this place.

Oh, yeah?

What did he say? He said, don't go in there.

That's not much of a story.

We should...

Probably get some help. My brother is in here somewhere, and I'm going to find

him.

I'm not getting a very friendly vibe from all that, Ivy.

I need to get in here.

Who? I don't think we should be here.

If we head back, we can... Look, I appreciate you trying to help, but...

But just go home. You can't help me.

Sure I can.

This is just like the adventure module when the dire wizard's daughter was

snatched by gargoyles. This isn't a game. You can't roll a dice to make

everything better.

Die. Excuse me? One dice is a die.

My brother was kidnapped.

By a flock of crows.

Murder. What?

Murder of crows.

It's a collective now. This is dangerous, Curtis.

It's not one of your stupid games.

They're so, so leafy and branchy and barky.

This is wild.

Shush. Can you keep it down? I need to listen for those crows.

Oh, yeah, sure. Sorry.

So what's the plan?

You don't have to whisper. You said keep your voice down.

You can keep your voice down louder than that. Keep going until we find my

brother.

Hey, did you hear that? What? You mean you talking?

Yes.

Come over here.

It's a coyote. A what?

A coyote.

It's talking. I swear.

Curtis, what are you going on about, you psycho?

There's no such thing as... You be on the firewood.

Talking animals?

Don't deny it. I saw you. I'm sorry, Cardinal. I was working my territory. I

can't help it. It's in my nature. It's in Faraday's nature, too.

But you don't see him fiddling all over base camp.

You disgust me!

We are supposed to be agents of civilized authority!

The Dowager-Governance elite!

Stop it!

You're all a disgrace to the Dowager-Governance!

Oh my gosh, this is amazing.

It's getting dark.

Let me drink!

Get into the brush and collect some more killing!

Yes, Governor.

Son of a... Bitch. What?

What did you call me?

to get your brother back.

But you'll be no use to either of them if you're eaten by coyotes.

I need your help.

Please.

Please.

All right.

I'm heading to Southwood. Maybe we can get you some help there.

What, you've been living in a cave?

This here's the alien principality. The kingdom of birds.

Do the crows live here?

Oh, no.

The crows broke away from the principality years ago.

They've been up to no good ever since.

What happened to this place?

Bandits, I should think. Or coyotes.

Hard to keep track these days. Everyone at each other's throats.

Things ain't what they used to be.

You have entered the Avian Principality.

State your business.

Just doing my job, General.

I've got all the paperwork in order. General, please.

I need your help. I'm looking for some crows.

Crows?

We have no kinship with crows any longer.

Nasty, nasty lot.

Dreadful creatures.

They took my brother.

Keep it together, Ember. We followed them into the woods, but these coyotes

chased us. Into the woods?

Yes. From outside?

Uh, yes.

You're an outsider.

An outsider?

I didn't know. She didn't tell me. You didn't tell me. How did you find your

way in here?

I just did.

That can't be.

Well, I did it anyway.

We must inform our rights immediately.

Ember, come to it.

And where are you taking her?

To the mansion to get help.

There'll be no help there, but go if you must.

I hope you find what you have lost.

You were an outsider.

Sorry. I didn't know that was a thing.

A flighty bunch of those birds think

they're above everyone.

Look, don't worry. I'll get you to the folk at the mansion.

They'll help you find your brother.

And Curtis.

Sure, him too.

Not exactly.

Not any cereal.

What?

What is your name, child?

Curtis. Are you a warrior, Curtis?

A what?

A warrior.

A hero.

I heard you acted bravely. And you have that look about you. Oh, yeah. Well, no.

Not exactly.

I mean, I'm thinking about it. After high school, maybe.

Welcome to our warren, Curtis.

My name is Alexandra.

Though most call me the Dowager Governess.

We're simple folk here. We protect our own.

That's why my soldiers chased you down. They feared you might have been one of

those savage bandits roaming our borders.

And so, I must ask, what brought you into these woods?

Um, I was just out walking.

Oh, Curtis, that is simply not possible.

It's not?

there is a powerful spell that protects this place from the world outside and

you are an outsider are you not uh i guess so

curious the only way to enter these woods is if you were born of magic

yet i sense no magic in you did you come here with someone

no

Rest after your heart.

Hey there, kiddo. I'm Septima.

Oh my god, that's gross.

That's just lovely.

I'm sorry.

Did you actually just dry-heat? Are you dry-heating? Sorry, you snuck up on me,

that's all.

Yeah, I'm a rat.

I don't know many rats.

Well, I guess my cousin really used to have an albino one that he'd carry

around on his shoulder, but I think it died.

And it didn't talk as far as I know, so. That's such a good story. I love that

story so much. Hey, you got any food there?

Oh, yeah, sure.

Help yourself.

He had an iguana, too, called Iggy. Is this how you always are?

I don't know. I guess you'd have to ask everyone else.

I'm Curtis, by the way. Oh, okay. Yeah.

Would you like some?

I'm good, thanks.

I stood in some food earlier.

You're not like the others around here.

You're wearing pants.

You're not trying to eat me, for one thing.

You probably shouldn't be here.

What I mean is, you seem like a nice kid, and this is not a very nice place.

But you live here.

Yeah, I'm vermin, and I got a good deal.

Coyotes are very messy eaters. Well, I think this place is kinda awesome.

Don't say I didn't warn you.

Here it is.

You okay?

Yes. I don't know whether this is terrifying or adorable.

Just don't pet anything.

You'll be good.

Now there's the fellow you need to talk to.

Let me see what I can do.

This way, if you will.

Thank you so much.

So, uh, should I go through it again?

Adowager governess.

Are you sure that's what the coyote said?

The ramblings of a mad woman. And to be honest, I thought a lot of it was quite

boring. But... What you're more concerned about, sir, and I agree with

you, is how an outsider got in here at all.

Yes, it's... Well, it's... It's unprecedented.

Exactly that.

But... But can we just go back to the dowager-governess part? This girl bodes

ill, sir. How did she even get in here? Do you suppose there's a rift in the

spell? What if something's wrong with the ivy?

Nothing's wrong with the ivy, sir. Should we check with the mystics? This

is their thing, after all. What? And have the birds and the bandits and those

backwards bumpkins up north whine about your inability to keep the woods safe?

No, sir.

This girl is trouble.

We must...

Take care of this.

Well, what are we going to do with her? We can't just have an outsider wandering

around. I'm sure the outs... Ms.

McKeel must be exhausted from her ordeal.

What's wrong with your face?

Are you sick? Because I know there's something going around.

Perhaps Ms. McKeel might feel better if she rests a while?

Oh, of course, yes.

My dear.

You would feel better if you rest a while.

We insist you stay here as a guest of the mansion.

No, I can't stay here.

You must be tired.

No, I'm not.

I just need someone to help me. My brother and Curtis are still out there

somewhere.

She's practically hysterical, sir! Yes.

Young lady, perhaps I should make myself clear. What I actually mean is you will

be detained here against your will. And you may or may not be roughed up a

little if you resist.

Absolutely, sir.

Boris. Put her in the North Tower.

What? No!

You can't do this!

I'm the governor.

I can do whatever I like.

Can't I, Roger?

Look, you really can't keep me.

Got to see the form.

I mean, it's pretty sweet and everything, especially the epaulets, but

it smells a little like wet dog, and I wonder... Shut your yap.

But where are we going?

If at work, the baddie king is cornered down in the ravine. The dowager

governess wants you with her at the front line.

She wants what?

Come now,

child.

Take your place beside your mother, where you belong.

I think you might be getting me confused with someone else.

I'm not sure I can do this. I can't fight. I'm a pessimist. A what?

I mean a pacifist.

I think I'm definitely a P-word. Curtis, this is your chance to be a mighty

warrior. A true hero.

Isn't that what you wanted?

Well, yes, then get on the horse Let's go kill some

bandits

Captured the bandit king.

Your Majesty.

You should have joined me when you had the chance.

I'd have given you your run of the woods and more.

While people have lived in these woods for generations, the run of it is not

yours to offer. I mean to change that.

I don't know what you're up to, witch, but you will not drive us out of our

home! Your home was destroyed long ago.

The ivy thought of that.

This place is our birthright.

The anxious blood runs through our veins, and when I'm gone, there'll be

plenty more who'll rise up to fight you. for it. Then my army will just have to

fight them right back.

You can't stand in my way.

There's a little fight left in you.

Take him to the war.

Curtis.

This bandit is wounded.

Help me.

Kill him.

If you are keen to hold a weapon in your hand, know what it means to use it.

Miss? You startled me. They asked me to give you this, miss, to help you sleep.

Only don't take too much. It's powerful stuff.

I'll knock you right out.

Is there anything else I can get for you, Miss?

No, thank you. I won't be staying long. Oh, that's a good one, Miss.

Now you sleep tight.

Dear Miss McHugh, you are in terrible danger.

Flee the mansion immediately.

Come to the Whitestone House, 86 Rue Thurman tonight.

Make sure no one follows you.

Signed, Al Rex.

It's okay.

Fetch?

You're Lord Walter.

Uh, yes.

Lord Walter.

That's right.

Okay, where to?

Rue Thurmond.

So, you follow football?

How about those ducks, huh?

I mean, those little webbed feet of theirs can move.

Good evening, Prue McKeel.

Please, sit.

Um, Owl Rex?

That's right.

I got your note.

What's going on here?

Where's my brother?

Who? The crows took him. Why would I know anything about that?

I don't know.

You're a bird.

They're birds.

I tried... I'm the best I can hear. Not just a villain. Thank you very much.

I'm Crown Prince of the Avian Principality.

Why did you bring me here?

I'll choose him.

Okay, I don't know what that means.

It means I'm looking out for your best interests.

There's something special about you, Brumekeel. Something magical.

You sound like my dad.

A wise fellow.

He's a grown man with a figurine collection.

Anyway, I don't even believe in magic.

And yet, here you are, talking to an owl in a waistcoat.

I just wish I knew what was going on here.

You have come at a most unsettling time.

Darkness grows in the woods.

The governor is too blind to see it. But the woods have become a savage.

overrun by the Dowager governess and her pack of coyotes.

Her again? Who is this Dowager governess anyway?

Ah, that story, my dear, is where all this trouble began.

Alexandra was once the wife of the former governor.

They had an only child on whom they noted.

Alexei.

He was only 12 years old on that dreadful day when mother, father and son

rode out together.

The governor and Alexandra searched for months, but never found Alexei's body.

It remains out there still.

A grave kept secret by the trees.

Blind to sense and reason, she looked elsewhere for a way to bring her beloved

boy back.

For there is good magic in the world.

And there is its shadow.

She began to navel in dark.

Using secrets learned from her dark coven, she took Alexei's last baby

deuce.

And with it, bound his departed soul into a magnificent mechanical replica

of her dead son.

It was a secret kept close.

The people were led to believe that Alexei had been found.

Alive.

Even the boy himself was fooled.

For a time.

Alexei by chance learned the truth of who he was.

What he was.

The blackest heart of the ones.

But as she went, she swore she was not done.

No matter what it would take.

No matter what the cost.

She would see the return of what was lost to her.

Somehow.

Someday, she will find a way.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's gonna be okay.

I'll get you out of here.

I'm gonna take you home. No, you won't. What are you gonna do with him?

I'm going to feed him.

the ivy the blood of a child conceived in magic and born in

nature his blood will awaken the ivy and then it will be mine to command

the ivy's fingers will turn over every leaf and stone and return what this

wretched forest took from me it'll give me back the bones of my boy

And with them, I will make him live again.

The woods did not claim her like they did her child. And now she's raising an

army. She's planning something.

Something terrible.

But what does this have to do with me?

With my brother?

This I cannot see.

Then who can?

Sir, perhaps the mystics?

The girl needs answers, not a bunch of daft old druids. But if a genium?

Perhaps that old bird might be the best bet.

They're here.

They found you.

The pain must have squealed. Oh, too soon. This force is my wing. We'll get

you to the mystics of Northwood. I pray they can help me.

Amber! This way, Primaquil.

I'm a bigger bird. Oh, no, Pumatito. Not me.

No outsider.

This flame was already lit.

You merely fanned it.

Scared of flying?

So these mystics, they're like hippies? They are an ancient order of men and

women with a spiritual connection to the natural world. They seek wisdom through

meditation and communion with their hallowed council tree.

They talk to a tree?

It's the oldest tree in the woods. They believe its roots connect us all.

They talk to a tree?

Yes.

Hippies.

noise it sounds like okay

you're

enjoying this aren't you

We did Outsider. That we did.

Abandoned hole prisoner don't even think about escaping.

I really wasn't

Too scrawny to be one of ours. It's that little weasel who was with the Dowager's

troops. Can you reach him?

No.

Shame. He could have snapped his neck.

What? Why?

Because we have no pity to turncoats who run with the likes of these murdering

dogs. Traitors to the trees.

Lackeys of that deranged witch.

You're no better than him.

Go sit in the corner with your kind.

Hey, cut the kid some slack, fellas. She told them you were thugs and murderers.

Do we look like thugs and murderers?

Well... He's not what you think!

He's an outsider!

He's not one of them!

Aye, I see that right enough.

He's no warrior.

Just a foolish boy who doesn't belong.

Hey, don't despair just yet. Why not?

Because...

This is likely to get much worse.

Oh, thanks.

Look, I know things may seem a little bleak right now, but just leave me

alone.

Her too.

really leaving me alone.

Seems you've caused quite a stir.

But I'm forgetting myself.

My name is Alexandra.

I trust my soldiers treated you gently.

They shot us out of the sky.

Yes, well, after that part.

My coyotes overreacted. But my dear, you have to understand, those birds

are a dangerous lot.

Especially those foul crows.

forever swooping down and making off with defenseless coyote pups.

We simply can't allow that to happen.

Don't you see?

What's that noise?

We're in a coyote war, endearest.

They can be a feisty group of... boys.

Maxim.

They just need a mother's guiding hand once in a while.

I do apologize.

We don't often welcome guests.

What do you think?

Beats howling at the moon.

There's the thing, my sweet, pretty child.

You are so very young and so very far from home, and despite what you might

have heard, there are many creatures in this wild place who mean you harm.

Don't think the birds and beasts here are happy to sing you cheerful songs

or... Yes?

Can I just stop you there?

I know how this goes.

You act the majestic, oh-so-graceful queen and deny doing anything wrong and

tempt me with treasures and chocolates and soothing words and I get totally

suckered in and don't know what's right from wrong anymore.

Oh, sorry.

I'm not buying it. I don't want any part of your fairy tale. I just want my

brother.

They... They told me what happened to you.

To your son.

Is it true?

Not much.

Yes.

Why did you do it?

You must return to your parents.

I can't go back without my brother.

I just can't.

Please, child.

He's here somewhere.

In these woods.

I can still find him.

No, child.

You cannot.

Yes, I can.

I'm not leaving him. Forgive me. I wish there was another way to convince you.

Where did you get this?

My coyotes found this in the woods. No.

No. I'm sorry, my dear.

I know your heart is heavy, but you must return to your parents.

I can't. You must.

They deserve to know.

I promised I'd take care of him.

I promised I wouldn't take him out.

Listen to me.

A mother has the right to grieve her lost baby.

This much I understand.

Do not.

That can't be good for you.

I'd rather.

You know, when I got you those keys, I thought your mood might improve a

little. We use our keys when we're all the way up.

Why?

How

much

longer, rat?

I am doing the best I can here.

I mean, a glass of water wouldn't.

Are

you

okay? Never better.

I can't say the same about me, Skrillex. He's heavier than he looks, okay?

Back to ya! Well, gimme what you got, oh man, oh man, oh man!

Good reason why I shouldn't let you fall.

Because I'm gonna help you escape?

Good enough.

Nee! Yeah?

You dropped your turncoat.

What is that

She was going to sacrifice Prue's baby brother.

She said she was going to kill him so that she could control the ivy.

No. I think it's some kind of black magic type thing. The ivy.

That's why she's harried us for so long.

She's headed for the Ancient's Grove.

She means to take it from us. The Ancient's Grove?

Aye. The Tapu to the ivy.

The place from which it grows and where it now sleeps.

It's our home. We can't let her get the ivy under her head.

She'll smother us all. Then we'll have to make sure we get there first.

She'll move slow with all those troops and cannons.

She'll stick to the roads.

And we'll rot like hell.

Maybe you should, um, sit down for this.

This, um, this woman that you told us about, the Dowager Governor's Club,

long, long ago, before you were born, we

met her.

I promise you'll just listen, okay?

Okay.

A long time ago, your mother and I met and we fell in love and we got married

and we bought this house.

And all that was left before our fairytale life got its happy ever after

was for us to have a baby.

But it wasn't to be.

it just never happened and we were heartbroken we

saw healers acupuncturists even western doctors you name it we

tried everything and then one day a solution presented itself

we saw this ad it directed us to a strange little market

stall

I mean, I know we've done some pretty weird stuff in the past, but... You

promised you wouldn't bring a Burning Man again. Come on.

Yeah, those are satanic. Those are satanic symbols.

That's not ideal.

Welcome, welcome.

Come closer.

Such a friendly nude. It almost took my finger off.

It's very friendly.

Now, how might I help?

Well, we're not totally sure there's a... We can't have children.

And we want a baby so much. And your ad said that. I mean, to be honest, we

didn't know what to make of it.

It all depends on what you want to make of it. And how far you're willing to go.

Whatever it takes.

You sure?

Whatever it takes.

Perfect.

But the set of sun upon

the bluffs over the river, they take the smell and wring it.

and wait for what comes through the fall.

and bad vibes.

This just seems like where people like you and me get murdered.

Um, hi.

You wish to have a baby.

Oh, more than anything.

I'll make you with child.

But there is a price.

The first child is yours to raise and love and cherish.

But the second child belongs to me.

I... I'm not sure I... We have a minute.

Jesus, say, we're not doing this.

But what if? What if what?

What if it works?

Honey, even if... Okay, and it's a big if.

What she's saying? Give away our second child?

I mean, that's... Shh.

That'll make absolutely sure we only have one.

I don't know. What if?

There was you.

And you were perfect.

We never intended to have another.

We didn't even think it was possible.

But, um, Mac came along and, um...

So, um... Do you want to say anything,

sweetheart? I don't.

How could you keep this from me? We made a terrible mistake, but if we hadn't, we

wouldn't have you.

They're family.

I mean, how could we ever regret that?

She wanted Mac from the beginning.

It was her plan all along.

She lied about everything.

She sent the crows to take Mac.

Do you know what the...

I called the police! There was an Amber Alert! The police can't go in there!

Nobody can!

Then what are we supposed to do? How do we find something that we don't

understand? This is magic, Prue!

Real magic!

Yeah, it is.

I'm going back. What?

No! You are not going back into those woods!

Don't you dare tell me what I can or can't do!

Not after what you've done.

Just tell me where to go and I'll bring them home. You can't.

I'm the only one who can. Prue, please.

We just got our little girl back.

I think she's gone.

Prue, we won't lose you. We can figure this out. We'll contact the FBI. We'll

do private investigators.

We'll do a search party.

Please, Prue.

We'll do this together.

Whatever it takes.

Let's all make some tea.

We all need to calm down.

We can talk about this in the morning.

Hold on, Mac.

I'm coming.

As you were.

Ifiginia, ma'am. Oh, Constable Samuel.

Pardon the intrusion, Ifiginia, ma'am. Urgent police business.

What is it, Constable?

An outsider, ma'am.

Found her wandering the border.

Is that so?

I interrogated her, ma'am, but she doesn't have much to say for herself.

I came to Northwood to see the Mystics because the Dowager-Governor has

kidnapped my brother and has completely lost her mind and is raising an army and

is probably planning on starting a war.

That bit's new.

Young lady, who are you?

Pruma Q.

I rode through the woods to find you.

Brave girl.

You'll help me, won't you?

I tried the governor.

You may as well ask the wind for help. And the birds.

And what did they have to say?

They said to find you.

Please.

I must consult with the other mystics.

If there is indeed trouble in the wood, we must ask the great council tree to

guide our actions.

let a tree decide such is our way child respected samuel

gather the mystics

so

about those blackberry bushes

You moved them with your mind.

I did not.

I saw you. I asked them to move politely.

Gotta mind your manners with blackberries, you know.

Easy now.

Plants don't usually do what people tell them to.

Depends on the people.

And how do you know if you haven't tried it?

oldest tree in the wood here before any man or animal it knows this world

unlike any other living thing the other elder mystics will join me in meditation

we shall see what is to be done about you

I'm afraid it's not good news, child.

The tree did not speak to us.

You'll find an answer.

I see it in you.

You're not the kind to give up.

Child!

Help me.

Please. Give me something.

Anything.

Blood of a child conceived in magic and born in nature.

It talked to me.

It said she's going to kill my brother.

Feed him to the ivy.

We have to save him.

But child, we've already asked the council tree. We heard nothing.

We will ask it again.

I think I cut a flea off you. I don't have fleas.

It's psoriasis. So, then I cut psoriasis off you.

Hey, buddy.

I like myself clean every 20 minutes.

When was the last time you took a bath? Well, you smell funny.

You're abandoned now, lad.

Let's get used to it.

Mr. Brendan, sir, you said the Ancient's Grove was your home.

Does that mean you guys are the Ancients?

Once we were, a long time ago.

We were once a proud and majestic people.

Now they call us abandoned.

But you don't actually steal stuff, do you? Of course we do.

or badness but we only take what we need to survive and only from those who can

afford it oh kind of like robin hood and his merry men

The ancients grove. Hi, lad.

Home, sweet home.

Long ago, the ivy was the ruin of a great civilization in these woods.

The ancients believed they could control it.

They were wrong.

The ivy is ferocious.

Hungry.

It almost wiped out everything completely.

We cannot let it wake again.

Alexandra will go to the ancient's grove where the taproot of the ivy sleeps.

If Alexandra raises it, our world is finished.

We will gather every man, woman, and beast, and we'll ride out to meet this

evil head-on.

People will die because of me.

No, no, child.

Bigger events are at play.

Far bigger than you. You have as much control over this as the leaf does in

the time of its falling.

We must simply follow.

But these people...

They're just... They're good, honest folk who deserve to live, my dear.

And if that means fighting, then so be it.

Force marches on the road, just outside the walls.

Look.

Who is he? The bandit king of Wildwood. They say he's a monster.

Looks like a man to me.

that I was telling you about.

Thought it might be.

Oh, Curtis, I'm so sorry for everything.

For the cart and the coyotes and the dowager governess and for telling you to

shush and for thinking you were a loser and everything else that happened.

You thought I was a loser?

That was before.

Anyway, I'm sorry.

Bandit King, your majesty, I know you and the Northwooders and...

The Southwaters and the birds and pretty much everyone haven't always seen

eye to eye, but the thing is, none of you can win this on your own. You're all

in trouble right now, so I think it'd be great if you and your people could join

us.

Everybody needs a little help sometimes.

Oh, you're a brave wee thing, aren't you?

Seems we have a common purpose, young lady. What is she doing?

She's talking to him.

there's no need to cry soon you won't have another care in this world

there's a good boy yes you are

No, don't touch that. That's Mommy's sacrificial knife.

It's dangerous.

Hurry.

They're not expecting anything but a handful of bandits.

Yeah. Imagine her surprise when they're faced with a handful of bandits and a

handful of farmers.

She's right.

We're not warriors.

You do.

You all do.

Above all else, Alexandra must not reach that cliff, or none of this will have

mattered. Leave that to me. I shall try and reason with her.

There's no reason to that witch.

There was once, there was a woman there capable of good.

Was she doing good when she sent her dogs to burn our forests?

Threaten our families?

Look around you.

Look what the ivy did to our home.

It chokes the life out of everything it touches.

And if she wakes it, the ivy will kill us all.

So.

We fight.

We fight.

We fight. We fight.

We fight.

Outsider, you stay hidden in the trees and wait for my signal. I'll run the

demon down, and when I do, you must use that chance to take back your brother.

He'll get just that one chance, Mike.

Your face?

Maybe a little.

Actually, a lot.

I'm so nervous I want to throw up and cry.

I don't think I can do this. Any of it. This place, it's too much. I mean,

witches and magic and talking animals. I stopped believing in this stuff a long

time ago.

And yet here you are.

You're so intent on seeing no magic in the world that you miss it. And every

blade of grass and budding flower.

You think you outgrew magic, but magic didn't outgrow you.

This has to be a dream.

That feel like a dream? How?

No! Then you're not dreaming. So suck it up and come along.

We've got a war to win.

What is in here?

Very close.

Well, we gave it a good try.

No, there's no going back. We have to get past them or Brendan is lost.

So what do we do?

We can't let them warn the troops.

We have to draw them out.

I mean, he's actually not bad. Look.

Well,

hey guys. How's it going?

What is this?

You're not injured.

Gotcha.

Those are 10.

Saved me.

Yeah, I did, didn't I?

Regular hero here.

Go figure.

I can help you.

I can fix this.

It's okay, kid.

It's okay.

Short lifespan anyway.

Just make yours count.

This is all your fault!

Save your brother.

Don't you dare hurt that child.

Have you really fallen so far?

Become so hungry for revenge?

Revenge?

Stupid old fool. Keep your woods.

It's my son I want.

Once the ivy is unleashed, I will tear apart this forest tree by tree until I

can bring my boy back to me.

You've lost your mind. The ivy will destroy everything.

I'd kill a thousand men if it meant Alexi could take just a single breath

more. The ivy will consume you, too.

Don't think you can control it. You underestimate me.

Once you've started this wheel in motion, there's no stopping it! Do not

come in my way!

No!

And you.

I've kept my side of your parents' bargain. You should honor theirs.

Do not keep me from this. Please!

He's my brother. He's my parents' son.

Don't you remember how it felt to lose yours? I remember every waking moment.

Alexei is gone.

You have to let him go.

child.

nature.

I knew there was something remarkable about you.

You did it.

No, we're not done yet.

What is the meaning of this?

You can't ride a bicycle in here.

How did she get up the stairs?

Listen up. This is a coup date.

Is he coup d'etat? Are you looking for the words coup d'etat? Yes, one of them.

You're going to free Alorex and grant him a full pardon for whatever it is

that you do and all the other prisoners too. And then you are going to step down

as governor.

Oh, he is, is he?

Yes,

he is.

You are.

Roger, you're fired.

Ooh, too late. You can't fire me. You just stepped down. Why, you clammy

parasite. How dare you? You fatuous louse. You'd be nothing without me, you

ugly toad.

Thanks, Curtis, for coming with me.

If it wasn't for you, I don't even want to think what would have happened.

You're a hero.

You really are.

Like, in your game.

Only better than that.

Wow.

Thanks. I mean, I didn't really do anything.

Shush.

Okay.

Shush.

That's cool.

There you go.

You feeling okay?

Yeah, I think so.

Mostly.

It's complicated.

Most things are.

I thought growing up was supposed to give you the answers.

But it just gives you more questions.

There's no happy ever after.

Not really.

Well, there's happy right now.

And that counts.

Not for everyone.

She would have done anything to get her son back.

Anything.

Maybe, uh... Maybe sometimes you have to know when to let go.

Something lingers, the bold white spark of some bright, kicking

day.

Oh, what dark reward did that vision bring?

When I was young, and I was...

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