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this must be a good friend to come all the way to the downs

just to check on him.

he had a close call with a snake.

I just want to see how he's doing.

there he is.

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he's doing well.

he now has a big family.

that's your friend? The frog?

we travelled from the mydlands for that?

well, every journey must have a destination.

and a point... I would have thought.

well, it's too late to travel back to the mydlands.

I guess we'll make camp.

how about you make camp.

I'll get some firewood.

I'll make camp.

slayer, slayer.

slayer, come here...come here.

come here, come on, come here.

sit, sit.

sit, sit, sit.

ready? Go. That's it. Come on.

take it...yes.

slayer, slayer.

come on. Stay...roll over.

roll over, roll over.

come here, come here.

come here, come here.

sit, sit, sit.

good boy.

good boy...good boy.

[ snarling ]

don't be afraid.

don't be afraid...this is ruh.

he won't hurt you or the wolf.

I'm dar.

dar...

a sula name.

yes.

is this your tiger?

no, no, he's my friend.

you're the beastmaster.

yes, I am, and you also communicate

with animals in a way

yeah, I'm an animal trainer. my name's zuraya.

and this is slayer.

why won't your wolf communicate with me?

he's a little worried about having to sit near a tiger.

so why does he stay?

he isn't sure that I'm safe.

your hand...

what are you hiding from him?

it's liver.

to give him a scent.

I give him a piece when he does what I say.

lets him know we've understand each other.

-it's dark in the forest. -why don't you stay?

a friend and I were a long way from our

home in mydlands, so we're camping nearby.

[ clicking ]

-I can't. -but why?

don't go.

I'm sorry, I have to go.

good bye, dar.

yah! Come on.

please stay a while longer.

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...

she was different.

oh, how different?

she knew about animals.

she had a wolf.

why didn't you

I did. She left in a hurry, like something was wrong.

maybe she was afraid of you...

or afraid of the dark.

no...

this woman, she rode a horse faster

than any terron I've ever seen.

she isn't afraid of anything.

I didn't want her to go, tao.

it was like a dream.

maybe an illusion?

no, she was real.

the way she looked.

Her face was as soft as a lily.

Her voice...i can still hear it.

it's ringing in my head.

when she came close,

-I couldn't breathe. -shortness of breath...

ringing in ears...i hear that's what happens

when you fall in love.

no.

well, it's a powerful state.

some say it cures all things;

others, it's the worst disease you can get.

tao, I'm in love with kyra.

yes...

but attraction goes beyond loyalties.

it doesn't matter.

I'll probably never see her again anyway.

I wouldn't be so sure.

these things have a way of making fools of the best of us.

go!

down!

good boy, you learn well, slayer.

it's cold in the downs during the night.

remind me to bring something warm to wear next time.

[ drumming ]

music.

where is it coming from?

zuraya, the players are ready to rehearse the show.

all right, slayer is also ready.

there's something I must do first.

Start without me, I'll be back.

come on.

yah, yah, yah, come on, yah!

that's the woman...

from last night.

[ cawing ]

slavers.

you belong to baha now.

escape, and you die.

bring them in, bring them in.

good work, boys, good work.

move 'em out!

get up. move out.

let them go!

tao, are you all right?

He attacked the straw man today.

the slayer's ready.

are you also ready to kill?

is anyone ever ready for that?

when the time comes, I will.

killing the dark one in the shadows

won't free you, zuraya.

but it will lift this curse of loneliness from me.

then you'll have a new curse.

the curse of a death on your head.

if it must be, it must be.

I'm cursed to ride through every night

in search of the one in the shadows.

until I kill him, I can't be free.

stay with your new family, zuraya.

give up this search.

I cannot. It is my destiny.

the wizard has made it so.

These objects give you answers.

tell me, seer, all that you know.

but remember,

I receive only images, pieces of a story.

halves of a whole truth.

one in the shadows... watches you.

shadows?

is he the dark one?

do you see more?

a tiger and a man.

tiger.

you think this man means great harm to those close to you.

seer, is he the one in the shadows?

pieces, jumbled.

the order's not assembled yet.

your camp, your friends...

under attack.

-the tiger-- -it is him.

zuraya, zuraya.

can you move it?

yes, I just don't want to.

I think they were baha's man.

this place was once a circus.

it's a place where people perform tricks...

-and live by their wits. -they're baha's slaves now.

dar.

he's not real.

teeth marks?

yeah, from a wolf.

zuraya was here.

she doesn't belong to a tribe.

I've seen a few of these troupes in my travels.

not many of these people are related by blood...

mostly by spirit only. they come from everywhere.

some of them are outcast; others come seeking adventure.

yeah, ruh says... never start a fight,

but make sure you always finish one.

this thing with baha's personal for ruh.

you wouldn't listen to a headstrong tiger, would you?

the prince will offer a handsome sum

for a private circus to entertain him.

did you get them all?

the animal trainer wasn't there.

go and get her.

but the beastmaster saw us.

he injured many men.

the beastmaster, here?

we nearly had him too, baha,

but the tiger with a soul

from another world saved him.

the tiger?

you saw him?

yes.

that hellcat took my leg.

but more then that,

he took my son.

That kind of wound never heals.

set a trap, catch the beast.

no, I want him to suffer, like I have suffered.

The hollow pain that never ends.

[ chuckling ]

the beastmaster is like family to the tiger.

that's why he must die.

a fitting death, mahmood, but first,

we need the animal trainer and her beast to help us.

the animal trainer?

why would she to kill him?

because I will give her a reason.

And when the beastmaster dies, the tiger will truly understand

what he has done to me.

[ chuckling ]

sharak.

you wanted to see me.

I did.

I wanted to show you something.

impressive.

an...illusion.

I want to create something real...alive.

if we put our magic together,

we could do much more than that.

we could multiply our powers.

together, we can overthrow him, sharak.

but are we ready?

the ancient one is still teaching us.

no, he's holding us back.

maybe, maybe that's for our own protection.

does it feel dangerous being aroud me?

a little.

then we'll bide our time.

the ancient one doesn't need to know.

and when we're sure we're ready...

what if he finds out soon?

then we'll stop.

when you want me to stop... you'll let me know.

the ancient one did find out, didn't he?

you were wise to be cautious; I was not.

and now we both suffer.

oh...i can now remember our love.

but you have always remembered it.

And yet, we cannot be together.

I wish you could understand me.

there's so much I need to say to you.

if I could have the beastmaster's powers...

even for one hour.

I promise, sharak, I will find a way to reverse this curse.

we will overcome him.

the slavers have moved into the bush.

they'll be harder to track.

about that straw man, back at the camp.

you said it had teeth marks.

yeah, they belonged to zuraya's wolf,

so why teach a wolf to attack something that looks like a man?

she's teaching it to kill.

doesn't seem like much of a circus trick.

no.

whoa!

oh, no.

you have nothing to fear,

animal trainer.

as you see, I'm a cripple.

I'm no threat to you.

who are you?

I'm baha,

a man of trade.

I have come about your friends.

take one step closer and you will not see your friends

alive again.

I do not have them.

I am merely a go-between,

sent with a message to offer

a trade for your friends' freedom.

I have nothing to trade.

you have a beast

that can track

and kill on command.

I will not trade the slayer.

The beast is not what is wanted.

your friends' freedom can be procured

for a much smaller price...

a man's life.

a life?

that's no small price.

this man

walks with beasts.

he and his tiger

kill for pleasure.

he deserves to die.

the beastmaster.

he is the dark one.

ha, ha, yes...

he has a dark heart,

but like you,

he has power over the animals.

he has no control

over my slayer.

he'll only do my bidding.

then I have chosen well.

his death will be a righteous act.

deliver this and I guarantee your friends' freedom.

[ chuckling ]

slayer, wait.

[ clicking ]

dar! Dar!

zuraya...what are you doing?

oh, this is your-- ahhh.

beastmaster, you will die for what you've done.

-what have I done? -I know what you are.

-you kill for pleasure. -what?

if that's what you think, then

I have nothing to do with your people being taken.

I tried to stop it.

argh!

I can see she loves you too.

I tried to do it, but I couldn't, I was weak.

my friends are suffering and now I have failed them.

you're not supposed to kill him yourself.

if he's the man of darkness, then

i'm the instrument of his death.

but through an animal trained by me, like slayer.

otherwise the curse

will never be lifted.

the old wizard said that I would meet him in the shadows,

that I would know him to be the keeper of my loneliness.

is that what you felt when you first saw the beastmaster?

I saw him in the shadows.

it was nightfall.

he was hidden. I felt terror.

it was his tiger that frightened you.

what did you think at your second meeting?

I...

I thought about the end of the curse...

the end of loneliness.

by killing him?

no, by loving him.

then not killing him is a good thing.

I must overcome this weakness and do what must be done.

when it is time for the curse to be lifted, you will know it.

you won't be confused as you are now.

but if you act in haste, if you kill the wrong man,

it will be a disaster -- take your time.

forget the curse -- my friends will be sold into slavery

if I don't kill this man -- I have no choice.

zuraya!

-what are we going to do? -prove her wrong.

sharak's found baha's camp.

the slavers are on their way.

wait.

listen.

Magpie. Forest is full of them.

no, that's not a bird.

human? I don't like the sound of that.

wait here.

alone?

[ roaring ]

ahhh!

Round one to the animal trainer.

this could prove to be a very

-interesting match. -is this your doing?

would I involve myself in such

-trivial conflicts? -you may.

I'm just here to enjoy the contest.

you put a curse on that woman,

didn't you -- you punished her

just as you punished me, with loneliness.

where did you hear that -- have you been

communing with seers -- oh, they're such vicious gossips.

what did she do to offend you?

what do you think you did?

I discovered that unions based on love are

far more powerful than ones based on fear.

oh, is that all you learned after recovering your memories

and your... feelings, is it?

I've learned many things.

yes, but not much about any of them.

hey, tao, hey.

hey.

this is starting to feel more familiar.

you ok?

yeah.

come on, let's go.

oh, oh.

the downs may be more beautiful

than the territories, but

I'm starting to think it's much more dangerous.

at least in the territories, you know what the evil is.

I don't understand why she attacked me.

looks like she took a piece

to remember you by.

what?

dar, I'm thinking about

the straw man.

she wanted my scent.

I hope you can talk to the wolf.

no, it's like a terron horse.

it's trained not to listen.

[ whining ]

slayer, smell this...look.

remember that scent.

stay.

slayer, take him.

You won't have to wait too long.

I'm not so different from you now, slayer.

both of us must kill at the behest of another.

ancient one, ancient one.

Shouldn't you be reading a palm or interpreting fanciful cards?

remove the curse on her.

on who?

she's going to make a mistake.

of course she is. what do they say?

to err is human.

ancient one, if she kills this beastmaster,

she will be doubly cursed by her own good heart.

not my problem.

she has a job to do for me,

and my spell ensures she does it.

why did you pick her?

nights alone in the forest searching for a man of shadows?

because I decree it!

she transgressed.

that made her a perfect candidate

for a vacancy I had at the time.

if her heart crumbles, you'll never get

ah, well, I'll think of something else, then.

all these mortals afflicted

by their need for others.

your zuraya, the beastmaster.

even a prodigy of mine disappoints in that domain.

you see,

love is a wasteland of need and compulsion.

it's freeing to detach oneself from it,

don't you feel that?

I do feel, ancient one, unlike you.

don't you have compassion for anyone but yourself?

compassion serves no purpose.

and neither does this conversation.

love created this world.

you've lost sight of that.

and it will be your undoing.

[ laughing ]

there it is.

baha's camp.

they have to be circus performers.

what are they doing?

helping us.

this plan is like the facets of a shiny stone:

perfect and many-sided.

on one, there are the riches to be gained from the slaves.

on another, the blood of the beastmaster.

and on yet another, the suffering of the tiger,

incarcerated for the rest of his days.

people will pay to see a tiger in a cage, baha.

the fourth facet, the sweetness of revenge.

but if the animal trainer learns the truth

when her job is done

then she, too, will lose her freedom.

King zad once told me he wanted an angel from the sky.

the uplands is close enough.

this many men with weapons.

I can hold them off long enough while you untie some captives.

once they're free, we'll have many more on our side.

what if they won't fight?

For their lives? They'll fight.

I've seen men who were

too afraid before.

you'll have to hit them harder this time.

try using your other hand.

ow...ow...

I'll go down around the other side.

I'll come in through the trees.

stand up.

a quick slash of each rope.

you're sure you can do this?

I must.

evil thrives when good men

do nothing.

zuraya...

you've got the wrong idea.

just let me explain.

slayer, take him.

no!

slayer!

how did you do that?

I didn't.

sorceress.

I just saved your life, beastmaster.

you don't seem grateful.

what do you want with me?

a favour.

a very small one.

compared to what I've just done for you.

I wish to communicate with sharak.

sharak?

that doesn't concern you. it's between me and him.

but I could use your help.

perhaps to translate.

no, there could never be anything between you and sharak.

you don't know how wrong you are.

no, I don't believe you.

you tricked me once. you want to do it again.

I'm sorry you distrust me so.

sharak would tell you, I'm not what you think.

you took kyra. So why would I want to help you?

why would I ask sharak to do so?

you might be helping all of us, maybe even kyra.

you have no right to stand between us.

he doesn't belong to you.

just leave -- can't you see he

doesn't want to talk to--

go on, ask him.

no.

you won't always see me as the enemy.

one day you'll understand just how much we have in common,

despite our differences.

what did she mean by that?

I don't know, but I'm going to find out.

how dare she do that to me?

at least I found out a way to shut you up when I need to.

slayer?

is that you?

are you hurt, slayer?

easy, be still.

you're all right.

just your pride a little damaged, huh?

I put too much time into you to lose you now, friend.

"i don't train animals," he says.

"i talk to them; they decide."

ha, I was such a fool to believe that.

he's a sorcerer and he uses magic

and trickery to hurt others -- baha was right.

but we'll get another chance at him, slayer.

what will you say to him?

I'll ask him for the truth.

well, the truth is she's lying.

first she takes kyra, now she

wants to take sharak as well.

what does he say?

he says he's been around for a very long time.

I know that. Does he know her?

he says it doesn't pay to have enemies.

she wasn't telling the truth, was she?

he says all I need to know

is that he's still my friend.

words carefully chosen.

not only is he a friend,

let's finish what we came here for.

beastmaster, the moment has come.

zuraya, you are making a mistake.

-with your sorcery. -it was sorcery, but not me.

I would never hurt an animal.

well, your words don't match your deeds.

she's like a green mamba.

it's a snake that hunts in pairs.

one distracts while the other kills.

I don't want to kill him. don't make me.

-call him off. -it's you who'll die,

-beastmaster -- slayer! -will you just stop it?

if you want your friend's freedom, you have to believe me.

my friends will only be free

-when you're dead. -zuraya, you're wrong.

-baha has your friends. -how do you know?

because he does this.

he takes people who won't be missed,

and sells off them as slaves.

He told me he was a go-between.

he's made himself a very rich man

by going between people and their freedom.

he speaks

the truth.

if this is true...

then you're not the man of darkness.

zuraya, I don't know

what you're talking about.

I don't know what baha's told you,

but I am your friend.

and if you don't believe me and you want proof,

come with me, and I will show you.

all right.

let's go.

mahmood, I want to see these slaves perform,

starting with, uh...

this one.

show me your talents, gypsy.

do it!

[ laughing ]

no need to sell this one.

I'll keep her for myself. [ laughing ]

this baha wants a full show?

he'll get one.

we need to plan this.

hey!

don't drop it.

roll up, roll up.

baha, I see you've expanded

into the circus trade.

great freaks, huh?

oh, but you're missing the best part of

the show -- the animal trainer.

tao, free the slaves.

slayer!

hey, sweetheart, don't be scared.

water, right?

[ gasping ]

you!

you don't want to kill me.

you want me to live, to survive,

to live a new death every day.

kill me, you demon.

kill me now!

you will go to hell

before I do!

is your wolf hurt?

not badly.

at least not physically.

his wounds are of the mind, inflicted by me.

I trained him to be a man-killer.

now I must teach him to forget everything he's learned.

no, it's never easy to reverse the wrongs we do.

I'm just thankful the consequences weren't

as bad as they might have been.

you wanted slayer to kill me.

you thought I was the

dark one in the shadows.

I'm condemned to keep searching for him.

until I find him, I'll never be free from my curse.

your curse is loneliness.

yes.

I know it well.

do you have to continue your journey alone?

thank you for what you're thinking

and for everything you've done.

perhaps we'll meet again one day.

I'd like that.

let each sun find you safe.

-she's a beautiful woman. -she is.

I think what she seeks

may be impossible to find.

like someone else I know.

the gods have not smiled on her, tao.

the gods must be crazy, dar.

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