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Fee, fie, foe, fum.

Ask not whence the thunder comes.

Ask not where the herds have gone.

Nor why the birds have ceased their song.

When coming home, don't take too long.

For monsters roam in Albion.

Jack, are you still up? Sorry, father. The giants woke me.

Jack.

It's a thunderstorm.

Mother used to say the giants make the thunder.

Look.

Where did you find that?

Along with her old things.

Will you read the rest to me?

All right.

Where were you up to?

The monks were trying to find God, so they made magic... Magic seeds.

Aye. I remember now.

With seeds they pulled from a magical pod, the monks grew a pathway to seek

out their god.

But when they came to what they thought was heaven's gate, they met with a

terrible, grisly fate.

For between heaven and earth was a perilous place.

Gantua, armed to a fierce, giant race.

With a bridge now before them to the world of men, A plague of giants

descends.

Taking a cue from the richest of kings, they acquired a taste for acquiring

things. But the one taste that caused them to lose all control was a taste for

the mankind.

Blood, bones, and all.

Well, that's revolting.

Too scary, Isabel.

Giants aren't scary.

not even their terrifying leader a monstrous giant with two heads keep

reading mother it's just a story is it king eric bade the monks return

to dark arts to find some way to rule giant hearts so they melted one down

mixed in magic and more and they crafted a crown unlike any before king

eric's magic crown This is my favorite part.

As soon as the king took the crown in hand, the giants were slave to his every

command.

He sent them back to the place of their birth.

Their home now a prison between heaven and earth.

Erik severed the link between giants and men.

And peace returned to his kingdom again.

The mystical relics were all that remained, safe with Erik through the

years that he reigned.

And when time came at last for King Erik to sleep, he took crown and seed with

him for permanent keep.

And as the king's bones slowly crumbled away, truth became legend.

Or so people say.

What will happen when the Giants come back? They won't, son. But what if they

do? Jack, well, I guess the king's guardians have to cut them down to size.

I want to be a guardian then. You have the spirit, son, no doubt about that.

But the king's guardians must be born of noble blood.

There's not much in ours but dirt and sweat.

It's only a story, Jack.

Giants aren't real.

But King Eric was real.

He was?

In some ways, he still is.

You're off his blood.

I've seen where he's buried.

In the royal catacombs.

Sounds like you've been having some adventures of your own.

Am I in trouble?

Not at all.

I want you to have adventures.

It'll make you a better queen.

How?

Because you'll get to see how the world works.

And when you're queen, you'll have the power to make the world a better place.

Now off to sleep.

Sweet dreams, Isabel.

Leave that one.

All right.

Now get some sleep, son. We have to be out in the field before first light.

Father?

How do you know giants aren't real?

I don't.

Angela's eyes are looking down on peaceful fields in Albion and enemy vows

will come a day when giants return and giants stay to wage a war

and this time win and eat the last of Erik's kin.

Jack, when you're back from selling the horse, get working on the weeds out

back. They're about to swallow the house.

I'll get to it, Uncle.

And Jack... Yes, Uncle?

Don't get distracted.

Come on, don't look at me like that. I wouldn't sell you, but we haven't got

much choice.

Horse and cart for sale. Going for a price. I'll be sad to see him go.

Horse and cart.

We five, oh come.

Ask not whence the thunder comes.

Ask not where the herds have gone. Nor why the birds have ceased their song.

When coming home, don't take too long. For monsters roam in Albion.

Now let's turn that frown upside down.

Here comes King Eric with his magic frown.

Hello, mate.

I'm Eric the Great.

Hello, Eric. Would you like to hear how I defeated the giants?

Yeah!

In Gantua we set our seed where a stalk has grown from a magic bean.

And from there beyond the reach of men.

A plague of giants did, he said.

What do we have over here?

Hello,

pretty. What might your name be?

None of your business.

Very brave.

Where did you get that? Very nice.

From my mother.

Now, please.

Let me be.

Come on, Brad. You're going.

What's the matter, love? Not enjoying the show? Get your hands off me.

Hey, hey.

That's no way to treat a lad.

Lady.

To be honest, you looked a little too drunk to do that.

Now, I'll say we let the good lady go home, and I'll consider forgetting all

about this. We're sorry, sir. We don't want any trouble.

Good.

Because that's what you're going to get.

Trouble. Yeah.

All three of you. A whole lot of trouble.

There's something behind me, isn't there?

What's your name?

Jack.

Something wrong with your knees, Jack?

Where's my card?

Has anyone seen my card?

Roderick!

Roderick! What?

My king wants to see you. Why?

Princess has wandered off again.

Are you going to let her do that kind of thing once you two are married?

When we're married, as far as I'm concerned, she can wander off a cliff.

I have bigger plans.

Broderick, why do you think them monks shave their heads like that?

That's how God can see into their brains.

That's what I like about your work.

Stuffed the gills with insatiable curiosity.

And that's a pity.

Thank God it's still here.

Close the gates to the city, take some men, and find that monk.

I'll give you ten coppers.

Ten?

Really? I'm on an urgent mission.

Life and death.

Yeah, all right, deal. Now, I don't have the money with me, but there's money at

the Abbey.

I'm sure you're an honest man, and I'd much rather send answer to a man of the

cloth than a butcher, but I can't afford to go home empty-handed.

Of course.

Of course.

I want to say that for the heads!

Which is why I'm offering you collateral.

Beans. Not just beans.

They are holy relics from a very special time long, long ago.

They look like beans to me.

They are priceless to the monks of Cloister.

Certainly worth far more than ten coppers.

Whatever happens, you must bring those beans back to the Abbey.

Take them to Prior Puffin and tell him that Brother Abel sent you. You'll get

your money, I promise. Brother Abel, these are just beans.

Son, those beings have the power to change the world as we know it.

Don't lose them.

And whatever you do, don't get them wet.

I'm sorry Elmont.

Sorry for what princess?

Well, I don't mean to make your job so hard all the time. It's just...

Sometimes I have to get out of here.

I don't ask for much. In return for all those years I put food in your belly,

clothes on your back, a roof over your head.

So what do I have to show for it?

Beans. I'll take them to the abbey tomorrow and we'll tell the monks what

happened. You believe that story?

I mean, he was a monk.

Cos he wore a robe.

Funny haircut.

Yeah.

No. Monks have no money.

They're monks.

The man robbed you.

Jack.

to grow up. You're 18 years old.

And I'm not going to be around forever.

Majesty. Oh, apparently I'm not supposed to move.

Seems like cheating.

You can't keep running off like this, Isabel. What if something were to happen

to you? You're the future queen of Cloister.

According to you, having a king is all that matters. I've never said any such

thing. So why force me to marry someone twice my age whom I do not love? I'm

sorry, Roderick.

So that's what this is about, hmm? Majesty, please be still. No, it's about

your refusal to see that I'm not some fragile, helpless creature.

You are so like your mother. Just like your father.

Head in the clothes.

Use them!

Look, I can fix this. I promise.

Too late for that.

Nothing left to fix.

I never thought it would come to this.

Your parents things should fetch a few weeks worth at the market Take my old

legs half the night to get there with no horse. You can't sell those They aren't

yours to sell horse was car to Jack It was a simple task sell the horse buy

some thatch fix the roof.

You've got to take responsibility Then let me Let me show you how responsible I

can be.

Let me get to know the people that I am meant to lead. Let me step outside

without sending a dozen guards to rescue me.

Your Majesty!

The day I lost your mother was the darkest day of my life. I do not intend

to lose you too.

Darkest day of my life? The day I lost your father to the plague?

Made worse by the plague he left me.

Yet if I were a prince, you'd allow me to find my own way.

Mother said I should marry for love, but all in my own time.

Please, father, let me show you that I am capable. You're the princess and

belong in the safety of the palace.

And you will marry Roderick? There's nothing further to discuss.

So saith the king.

Did you get anything out of him?

No. He wouldn't spill the beans.

I'm going to ask you just once.

Where are they?

You should have left them where they were buried.

They are born of dark magic.

And once darkness gets a taste for light, it will not stop.

Until it is swallowed by the sun, you cannot hope to control it.

We will never let you succeed.

We owe it to God.

You owe it to God?

Well, give you my regards.

You know that stubborn old man?

Easy boy! Easy boy!

What?

Fine. I'll go after him.

Sorry to disturb you, but I saw your light and I'm lost.

Well, come in, please.

I'm Jack.

How do you do, Jack?

What have you done out in this nasty weather?

Well, it wasn't like this when I set out.

This storm just crept up on me. What, and you just saw my light?

Yes. You were riding alone?

At the moment.

You do that often?

Is this your farm? Yes.

No, sort of.

My uncle and I are tenant farmers.

Just work the land.

And, uh, these books?

Yeah, they're mine.

It's unusual for a farm boy.

Judging by the cover, are we?

What do you like reading?

I like a good adventure.

In books or in life?

Until I can find a way to get off this farm.

Several books.

And, uh, that mark on your face.

Is that an adventure?

I, um, got in a fight today.

The market.

What about?

I was defending the honor of the princess.

Princess? Really?

You sure you, uh, you didn't read that in one of your books?

How did you know it was the princess?

I didn't. I just saw she needed help.

It wasn't until the Guardian showed up that I realized who she was.

No, it happened very fast.

I wouldn't blame her if she didn't remember me.

What are you running away from?

Well, who says I'm running away from anything?

Maybe I'm running towards something.

Just looking for an adventure of my own.

Well, so far you've run toward the light on my porch, Your Highness.

Please stand.

You're singing very silly.

No.

I just wish that... Well, earlier, at the market... Thank you for defending

my honor, Jack.

Anytime.

Here, I'll take your coat.

And...

Until you find your own adventure.

The Giants of Ganjua.

My father used to read that to me.

That was always my mother's job.

I hope you find what you're looking for, Your Highness.

Call me Isabel.

Isabel.

No!

No, no, no.

What is it? What's wrong?

Heights.

I'm not wildly keen on heights.

Oh,

God,

I'm coming!

What were you doing with my daughter's bracelet?

I

didn't

steal it, I promise. She showed up at my house looking for shelter.

I was trying to help her, your majesty.

And then... And then?

All this happened.

Wait a minute, I recognize you from the market. Your name is Jack.

Let him up.

And where is your house, Jack?

Assemble a team of your best men, men who can climb. Yes, sir. Your Majesty,

I'd like to accompany them. With due respect, Lord Roderick, this mission is

likely to be extremely arduous. Best left to the professionals.

Your Majesty, I would like the chance to prove my worth to my beloved, and to

you. Very well, just bring her back.

Jack! No further.

Jack! What have you done?

Who is this man?

He's my uncle.

Your Majesty, I want to volunteer.

Jack! Your Majesty, please. Why don't we bring our wives and lady friends while

we're at it?

Let's not... Let's not be hasty. I think the young man should come with us. He's

the only one who saw what happened and he might shed some light on this

mystery. Your Majesty. No, Elmore.

Roderick's right.

He might be an asset.

Now go.

And may God help you bring back my daughter.

What do you suppose is up there?

I'm not a superstitious man, Jack. I never suppose. I simply prepare for

everything.

What?

Like giants?

No, everything real.

Fear of heights?

Fear of falling.

Well, then don't fall.

Oh, that's great advice.

Yeah.

All right, let's get moving, chaps.

I do hope you're not putting yourself through all this with the aim of

impressing the princess.

What? No.

Good. Because you'd be barking up the wrong beanstalk.

Even if she could avoid marrying Roderick, the law dictates that she will

never marry a commoner.

Tally-ho.

Your turn.

Want to know a little trick? No.

When I'm afraid, I imagine a big piece of cake floating right in front of me.

Brilliant. Thanks.

Like a reward waiting for you, just within arm's reach.

Right.

Can you see it?

Not really.

Then go get it!

Crawl!

Am I dead?

Not just yet.

I think it's time to lighten the load!

Well, look at that.

Well, not in the house.

This is the only other place she could have gone.

If she climbed down, we would have seen her.

She didn't climb down.

She climbed up why would she do that she were cold or hungry or

Looking for an adventure

Is this all you have?

The rations went down with my men.

Do you think we're the beans?

There are exactly three men in Cloister who can make a person disappear.

The Lord High Constable, the Lord High Steward, and the Chief Advisor to the

King. Unfortunately for you, I'm all three.

Come.

Come on.

Come on!

And not a word for you and your uncle.

It's her, yes?

Of course, it's her. She's a smart girl. Isabel?

So she can find her way back.

Keep up or you'll be left behind!

All together now!

Maybe he slipped.

Yes.

Maybe they all slipped.

It's another mark.

Half finished.

Something happened here.

Isabel! Isabel!

Isabel! Isabel!

Isabel! Isabel!

Isabel!

I'm getting an awfully bad feeling about this crawl.

She's a resourceful girl.

We'll find her.

She hid in here.

I think something grabbed her.

Why would you think that? But this is the book I gave her.

And look at those broken branches.

Crawl.

Something big pulled her out of there.

She's in trouble.

Bald, you go with Wick and Roderick. Take the high ground. We'll continue on

this way.

I don't engage in anything unless you have to. Remember, our mission is to

find and return the princess.

And we must assume that this is now hostile territory.

And that every story your father's told you was true.

Anyone hungry?

Get the knife.

Come on, man. Cut it.

Go on, lad.

Come on.

Come on. Come on. Cut this out. Okay.

You want to do it?

Almost there.

Just a bit more.

Ah!

We'll have to go around.

Your Lordship, stay here and get some rest.

I'll scout out the ridge and find the safest way across.

Most considerate.

Thank you.

Oh, look!

There's Isabel!

You see her?

Right there.

We see you, my darling!

We're coming, my love! We're coming!

Right there!

Is she okay?

Roderick, why is it that people always scream before they die?

Do they think it's going to help us?

Put me down!

Roderick!

Do you believe in God?

Well, do you?

Of course.

Would you like to meet him?

Not yet, no.

Then you will answer our questions.

How did you get here?

I won't answer.

I understand what telling you would mean.

And not telling us.

Where are the others?

I came alone.

You think we are fools?

Where you go, many more will follow.

You are a descendant of Erik the Terrible, are you not?

Have we faded into legend?

We have forgotten the look of his face.

We have forgotten the sound of his voice.

But we never forget.

a smell.

Your blood betrays you, your highness.

My brother!

At long, long last, the mankind have returned.

They're ugly, I remember.

And among them,

Comes the blood of our jailer, Eric the Terrible.

Hello there.

And today, we will taste the sweet nectar of

revenge.

General. Faith.

Well done.

Put us down! Patience, girl.

I want to... Girl!

Your Majesty! Princess!

What a delightful reunion.

I'm afraid we haven't met.

How many are you?

Piss off, giant.

Crawl quiet.

How did you get here?

Where is the weird dine?

Choke on my bones.

I heard there was a three in it. Three?

How did they get up here? I dunno.

Perhaps they've learned to fly in the air like birds.

Nah, we ain't kinda too stupid for that.

That's true.

Come on, let's see what all the fuss is.

So tell us how you got here, or we eat her.

No, General.

I found her. The right to eat her is mine and mine alone.

We know the rules of the hunt, Thumb, but she is different. The

General abuses his power. You're not our king.

I believe that distinction now belongs to me.

Four. Five.

We had no choice, General Fallon.

He has the... the... the crown.

Yes, the crown.

Cut from the same rock as your hard hearts.

They are inextricably linked.

To deny the crown is to deny your very existence.

So, on your knees.

Lower.

Lower.

On your feet, General.

Prisoners of Gantua. Well done, Roderick. Have them release us at once.

I'm talking to giants.

By the way, darling, wedding's off.

So, prisoners of Gantua, I bring you the gift of freedom.

Tonight we feast, but tomorrow you shall return below with me

as your new king.

First, we will take the kingdom of Cloyster, and then her neighbors. And in

time, we will test this Viking myth of an even greater land across the sea.

Roderick, are you mad?

Yes. It seems the power's gone directly to my head. You traitorous bastard!

As I was saying, gather your armor, sharpen your swords,

and prepare for battle.

Everyone, we attack at dawn.

I heard that.

Keep watching.

You're here.

You sound surprised.

Yeah, well, we're miles up and you're afraid of heights.

I'm not afraid.

Just not wildly keen.

Jack. Don't worry.

I'll get you out.

I had this, Jack.

I took my eye off the bowl just for a moment. I had this.

Ow! Careful.

Take this.

Got it.

Hello,

little one.

No! Ah!

Put me down!

They brought me a duchess once.

What a fat thing.

For you.

All skin and bones.

They tell me you're a princess.

Let's hope they haven't spoiled you rotten.

Well done, Jack.

Well done.

Here.

Come on.

Another way out of here.

Where's Craw?

General Anton.

You called for me, sire.

You think we should cut it down?

Such words have never passed my lips, sire. I'm not asking what you said.

I'm asking what you believe.

I believe what I see, sire.

And when you look at the stalk, what do you see?

I see a way up.

and a way down.

And I pray as to all my men that your daughter finds her way down.

And if something else finds its way down first?

Well, that would mark a time when no man, from noble birth to lowest, would

wish he were king.

Sorry, General.

It looks like mankind is off the menu this evening.

You. No, not you.

I have a job for you.

It's a hell of a view my old friend.

That should stop the bleeding. What is it?

Yarrow.

It's just a weed that grows everywhere.

It can be useful.

You know a lot about the land.

Ought to.

Been working it all my life.

Whereas I have merely owned it.

If I hadn't have run away, none of this would have happened.

Princesses are such a useless thing.

If you hadn't run away, Roderick would have taken over the kingdom with no

warning.

Your running away just might have given Cloyster a fighting chance.

So no one's useless.

Least of all the princess.

That's why we need to get you back, because one day you'll be the queen, and

from then on, you'll have the power to make the world a better place.

Isabel, imagine all the good things you could do.

That's what my mother used to say.

The bleeding's stopped.

Good.

So which way now, Jack?

Follow the water.

That'll lead us to the edge.

Roderick's handiwork, no doubt.

You must have sent him to block the entrance.

I've got an idea.

What? We're gonna wake a sleeping giant.

Well, that doesn't sound like a good idea.

This is a terrible idea.

Have you ever killed a giant before?

And you've killed, what, one, which makes you an expert now?

Weren't you in an oven an hour ago?

The moment he clears that hole, we make a run for it.

Oh, my God, look at me!

Jack, you go. I'll be down as soon as I can.

What? No, Elmore, we go together.

I'm not going anywhere without that crown.

Well, that's not the mission.

Find the princess and bring her home. Well, then you complete the mission. Get

her to her father and leave Roderick to me.

Yeah, but... Did you ever kill a man?

Go.

Thank you.

Yeah. Thank you for saving my life.

You're one of us now, Jack.

I'm on it.

Just come back to us, okay?

I will.

Go.

Go, Isabel.

Come on.

General Legend.

Sire.

Cut it down.

The legends are true.

For the sake of the kingdom, cut it down.

Did you hear me

Forgive

me

Isabelle

You hurt your king?

We cut it down!

You know, for someone who's not wildly keen on heights, you're doing awfully

well. Yeah, I've been doing a little trick Craw taught me.

What's the trick?

Picture something just ahead of you, within arm's reach.

Something that makes you happy.

Sounds easy enough.

It really is.

Cloister.

I never thought I'd miss it.

Isabel, before you go back to your world and I'm back in mine, you know, whatever

happens from here, I just want you to know that I think...

Look at all those lights.

What are they doing?

They're waiting to welcome us home.

You there, fie, foe, set me down here. Highness, your majesty.

Down with

the...

Take a might come on brothers

What the fuck?

You thought that you were the hero of this story.

Don't you know that we all think that?

I may not be the hero of this story, but at least I get to see how it ends!

Hold on tight.

Not like that better than I expected.

Your Majesty.

Father!

Isabel! Thank God!

I thought I'd lost you forever.

And the rest of the Guardians?

Only Elmont survived.

But he stayed behind to confront Roderick.

Why? Roderick betrayed you, Father.

He had the crown, the one from the legend. He meant to use the giants to

take Cloyster.

Trusted him with my kingdom.

And worse, I would have trusted him with you.

Isabel, I am so sorry.

It doesn't matter now.

It's a long ride back to the castle. Come, let us get you in your armor.

Where's Jack?

Who's Jack?

The one I came down with.

The one who rescued me.

The farm boy?

Jack, a word.

I sent my best guardians up that stork.

All heroes, sir.

Yes, but you brought Isabel back.

As a king, I can reward you with many things.

As a father, I can never reward you enough.

That's very generous, Your Majesty.

Matching armor.

Nice.

You look beautiful.

Thank you.

They're waiting for you.

But...

To remember me by.

I won't need any help remembering.

Goodbye, Your Highness.

Jack, I told you. Call me... Isabel?

Time to go.

Knock now.

What? What?

EEEE!

Come is the thunder.

Remember, Thumb. The princess is mine.

So say the king.

It's good to see you, boy.

You've come a long way.

Have I got a story to tell you.

What's the matter?

Nothing, father.

That's gonna be Mike.

The monks haven't rung that bell in... You know,

I don't think I've ever heard them ring it.

Run!

Jack?

Jack!

What's he yelling?

Giant! BANTS!

Pah!

Wait for it.

Come on Jack!

Jack, that was a close one? Yeah.

Elmont! Your Majesty.

Roderick? Roderick is dead, Your Majesty.

And the crown?

I'm afraid the giants have the crown.

Isabel, in my chambers there's a passage that leads to the top of Cloister Tower.

You'll find a beacon there. Light it.

Warn the other kingdoms.

You can count on us, Father.

Jack?

Look, Carter.

Looks like we've got ourselves a fight!

I need help on these lines!

Stop here, Jack.

This way, come on.

What's this?

A shortcut.

Get those scobies to the bathrooms!

Go! Stop!

Where are we?

Ancient burial ground for the royal family.

These aqueducts run everywhere underneath Cloister.

I used to play hide and seek here.

You have a lot of ancestors.

Yes, I know.

Grave robbers?

Apparently, I'm not the only one who knows about this place.

What's the matter brothers aren't you hungry?

Let's go move it move it come on. Don't you want to eat?

Do these giants have any weaknesses?

You expecting someone?

Take that place!

Down the rope!

Victory!

I can almost taste it!

I got this!

Santa's fan, princess.

Mixed with smoke.

Clouded by charm.

What we can...

Our mankind likes to immortalize itself.

Thinks it can live forever!

She's my boy!

That's the end of the line, princess.

Pull me down!

Jack, no!

Who

are

you?

It's Jack, you freak!

Try not to kick going down boy

Alright brothers, this is done.

All at once!

Get the king to safety! Like hell!

You smell that, brothers?

Don't you love it when their blood curdles?

Let's cut a few of them down to size, shall we?

isn't there?

And so returned the giant hordes, the storks cut down with giant swords.

The king struck down the law that read, a princess must a noble wed.

Then, such a wedding not seen since, of a princess and her farm boy prince.

You skipped a part. What happened in between?

In between?

Well, um, yeah, they courted for a bit.

No, not that. What happened to the crown?

You never tell us what happened to the crown.

The crown?

Yeah. What if the giants come back?

Don't worry.

It's in a very safe place.

Can you tell the story about the giants again?

All right. But this is the last time tonight.

Fee-fi-fo-fum.

Ask not whence the thunder comes.

Ask not where the herds have gone, nor why the birds have ceased their song.

When coming home, don't take too long.

The monsters roam in hell.

Ask not whence the thunder comes.

Ask not where the herds have gone.

And why the birds have ceased their song.

Ask the blood of an Englishman. Be he living or be he dead. I'll grind his

bones to make my bread. And there was a princess and a golden harp.

And a horse named Ansel.

And he took the family horse to the market. Was it a cow? A cow.

Right, a cow. And at the market, he met an old man who convinced him to trade

the cow for something. Magic beans. He traded a cow for beans?

Magic beans.

And how did he know that?

Well, Jack wasn't very bright. Then his uncle threw one of the beans out of the

window. No, it was his mother, and it was three beans. Fine. His mother threw

three beans out of the window. And three giant stalks grew high into the cloud.

Now.

After the crown jewels were stolen from Westminster Abbey in the early part of

the 14th century, the English government recovered them and brought them here to

the Tower of London for permanent safekeeping.

Okay, make way, make way.

We're going to go across now to Tower Green. Now, what's Tower Green famous

for? Well, Tower Green is famous for... Come on, Roddy.