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[ hissing ]

I didn't know they made that sound

on the other hand, I didn't

think I'd be close enough to hear.

The noise comes from its fangs.

the snap of its jaw.

I thanked him for teaching me, tao.

teaching you what?

[ hissing ]

the snake has no arms or legs to defend itself.

Nature gives every animal gifts.

one of the snake's gifts...is speed.

[ hissing ]

well, my gift is my brain.

and it tells me to stay away from snakes.

that's good advice.

what is it?

terrons.

dar?

yahh!

this doesn't look like a fair fight.

beastmaster, king zad will be pleased

-when I kill you. -or disappointed.

in an age when nature and magic rule the world...

there is an extraordinary legend:

the story of a warrior

who communicates with animals,

who fights sorcery and the unnatural.

his name is dar, last of his tribe.

he's also called...

dar...this man's cloth --

rough-woven, muslin.

[ screaming ]

his footwear...

animal hide and bone.

you may have saved his life from those

murdering savages, but he's one of them.

he's a terron warrior.

hurry.

[ tiger roaring ]

what do they call you?

akili.

this is tao. My name's dar.

I know.

you're the beastmaster.

the last of the tribe called the soolahs.

the last, because all terrons are killers and thieves.

why did the others attack you?

I was banished from the terron camp by king zad.

He told the warriors to hunt me.

bring back my head.

did you kill one of them?

No. Zad doesn't punish killers.

why punish you, then?

Zad has prisoners...and slaves.

most are women.

he keeps them for himself.

any warrior that touches one without

the king's permission risks death.

is that what you did?

I watched her bathing in the water with the others.

I looked into her eyes and we spoke...

without using words.

[ cawing ]

welcome.

your name is shiloh.

a pretty name.

from the savannahs -- the namib,

I think.

yes.

and you're afraid.

you should be.

come...i want to show you something.

look into his eyes.

what do you see?

he looks angry.

yes.

because I've taken away his freedom.

like the terrons have taken away yours.

but he could be free again...

because he wants it.

he'll never give up hope.

he'll do anything for it -- even die.

touch the glass.

touch it.

[ gasping ]

a small favour, shiloh...

And you too can be free again...

like the hawk.

for the man...

for the women...

for the monkey and the cheetah...

all these shiny stones.

you put a high price on women.

when I sell a woman, I get what I can for her.

there is not much more in it for me.

but when you buy a woman, not only do you get a female slave,

but you get the pleasure of using her to make more.

you are not what you seem to be, baha.

and what do I seem to be?

a man of intelligence,

strength, cunning.

and yet, you trade in flesh -- animal,

human.

does it not bother you?

why should it?

as long as there are men like you

who seek my trade.

price is high.

all these shiny stones --

otherwise, find yourself another slaver.

you know...when the last slave is gone,

when there are no more animals to sell,

perhaps then you will learn, my friend,

you cannot eat the shiny stones.

[ chuckling ]

until then...

baha! Baha!

look what I've brought you.

you see it? it ran after us to the shore.

did it get a good look? did it catch your scent?

I'm certain -- we followed

the footpath, like you said.

good. We could've taken him no.

that beast is mine,

and mine alone.

well, well -- my children

will enjoy this little one.

this little one is not for trade.

it serves another purpose.

I have more shiny stones.

you said that I would learn something...

you learn something.

I am not what I seem.

and there are some things

that are more important than shiny stones.

I will return to the camp and take her away with me.

where will you go?

the end of the world if I have to.

you would do that

for a woman?

so would i.

akili, I want to go with you.

together, we have a better chance.

most of the warriors are fighting in the mountains.

the rest are looking for me.

we leave at daylight.

dar...

a moment where only you can hear me.

you saved my life, and I am eternally grateful...

but now let me save yours.

please do not go to that camp with this terron.

why?

Tao, we share things in common.

and the terrons... they also have kyra.

I understand that -- you both

live with an obsession for someone

that you love, but also understand this:

obsession is the mother of all madness.

it will kill you.

tao, I don't live

thinking about death.

I know it will come.

but I do live thinking about her.

and so you should, but go another time.

not with this man.

he means us no harm.

well, neither does a snake hidden

in the grass until you step on it.

I'll remember that.

but I am going.

this isn't the same path I've taken to the terron camp.

it's more difficult and dangerous,

but less chance anyone will see us.

you're not like other terrons, akili.

I don't mean your skin, I mean the way you are.

most terrons, they follow the king and his leaders.

as a warrior, I do.

as a man...

I think differently.

oh, this is terrible.

every place in the territories is terrible.

the terrons are terrible.

even the sun thinks it's terrible.

it never shines here.

why did you save me?

your life was going to end unfairly.

As a man, I think that is wrong.

I'm learning this.

maybe this isn't so tough.

ahh! Ahh! Dar! Dar!

It's the work of the sorceress.

lovely -- man-eating

spider -- must be the size of an elephant.

it's a spider witch.

she protects the path to the camp.

know the difference between terrons and others?

no...

it kills everyone.

he was also different and he was also banished.

baha, one thing you never told me.

why do you follow this beast?

There are other tigers -- many.

and other beasts: black-maned lions, leopards, panthers,

green-eyed wolves and serpents longer than our boats.

but this one is different.

this one owes me a life.

there's a warrior-king in the territories

who fancies great beasts for their skins.

I was hunting with my men. we came across some tigers.

Dug a pit, started the killing.

and there was this one that managed to claw his way out.

Oh, it was a prize, with a coat the colour of oranges and ebony.

and teeth like... ivory, as big as my hand.

we chased him through the tall grass into the jungle.

and the fastest of my men...tracked him to a cave.

as I got close, I could hear the roar of the tiger...

and the cries of the young man echoing.

when I reached the cave...

there was a river of blood running from it.

It was the blood of my only son.

this beast owes me my son's life.

[ singing in foreign language ]

kyra, I've never heard you sing that song before.

it's very pretty.

I save it for myself... when I think of dar.

I can never share it with king zad of the terrons.

you love this dar very much.

I hear it in your voice.

[ kyra ]: I think of him every day.

it's so hard not knowing where he is or what he's doing.

do you know where he lives now?

somewhere in the midlands, I think.

a place that's free,

where there are animals.

you'll see him again. I know you will.

[ thunder crashing ]

[ wailing ]

cry, little one.

cry like

I cried in another cave,

in another place.

cry loudly so he will hear, so he will come,

so I can wash this ground with a river

of his blood.

cry.

[ whip lashing ]

[ groaning ]

[ groaning ]

[ thunder crashing ]

i'm worried the tiger won't keep tracks in this storm.

he will.

he is not like others.

he has a soul from another place.

he will come.

We'll go down here. It's faster.

I don't think so.

I-i-I can't go down this.

this is for,

for goats or monkeys

or mountain lions, not me.

one of us at a time.

this is not a good idea.

just be careful.

that's it. Hold tight.

use your hands. right.

if I used my brain, I wouldn't be doing this.

that's it. That's good, tao.

thanks.

beastmaster, look above.

[ hissing ]

[ growling ]

we have him. The beast is mine.

[ growling ]

he's gone!

the beast is here.

and he's going to bleed.

look for

the yellow eyes.

[ growling ]

[ roaring ]

quickly.

kill me, you beast, or I will track you

to the ends of the earth and have your blood.

[ shrieking ]

oh, oh.

[ shrieking ]

the women bathe at the lake.

we'll go in the morning.

and leave quickly, I hope.

she's beautiful.

now you know why I would risk my life for her?

I feel the same way.

sorceress.

the sorceress took her.

sorceress?

I care only about kyra.

no.

no, that can't be.

I came here for kyra,

no other.

only one of us can have her.

[ shouting ]

akili and the beastmaster. They should fight for everyone.

take them!

[ laughing ]

three times his weight.

ah, cut him in half.

[ laughing ]

ishmael, I was wondering about that tiger cub.

I don't see him here.

I'm still interested in training.

speak to baha.

is that you, baha?

An interesting question, prince.

what happened?

the cost of doing business, my friend.

but one thing.

how do I now seem?

changed.

[ laughing ]

changed.

no more illusion.

no more suitable appearance for a man who deals

in flesh, a slaver, don't you think?

you want your tiger cub?

I want my beast.

do you think, prince, that we ever get what we want?

obsessed, chasing something that we

can never have?

I want its blood.

[ cheering ]

the two of you will fight until one of you dies.

we will see if the beastmaster...

or the terron is a greater warrior.

if you kill him, your banishment is over.

you may return.

for killing

the beastmaster, king zad

may even give you the woman.

[ laughing ]

beastmaster, if you win,

you may leave with your life.

how do I know I can trust you?

my word as a terron.

[ chuckling ]

that's what I thought you would say.

I don't want to kill you.

no man wants to die.

but every man has his time.

akili, we saved each other's lives.

that should mean something.

we love the same woman.

that does.

come on.

come on.

come on.

come on.

beastmaster.

finish him!

it will be a lesson for the other men.

as a man, I think differently.

I don't think akili's the one who needs the lesson.

[ groaning ]

go.

no, come with me.

we can leave together.

I'll be too slow.

another time.

this time is yours.

you won. Find kyra.

take her with you.

quickly.

kyra?

kyra!

kyra!

sorceress,

where's kyra? Where's the camp?

what have you done?

they're gone.

Don't you believe your own eyes?

where is she?

Give me your gift, beastmaster.

show me how to communicate with the animals,

and I will give you the gift of kyra.

and you can both be free.

you don't offer gifts.

you offer trickery and dark magic.

take them. you can have what you want.

never!

that's a long time.

[ giggling ]

I'll find your new camp. I'll find kyra.

I'll follow you to the end of the world

if I have to.

I believe you, beastmaster.

I only wish that you would believe me.

sometimes life is an illusion.

it's a strange world.

did you see what she did?

seeing is easy.

understanding? That's a little more difficult.

I wanted to kill her.

I'm glad you didn't.

because the one thing I do know is

we didn't create this world.

we're just a part of it.

and whatever we do to it, we do to ourselves.