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Drive them into the ravine!

Go!

Wolf hunting?

No, something's Hunting them.

Wait here.

[ wolves howling ]

Milos the mad and his merry men, Chasing wolves again,

Presumably for the warmth Of their pelts.

I must say, I prefer the feel of Bear skin against me at night.

What about you, huna?

My own company Suits me well enough.

Pity.

My camp is full of warriors Whose reasons for being here

Are of little concern To me, but you...

You would be wise To concern yourself

With some of the others...

Like milos.

Milos?

No, no,

He doesn't concern me.

-milos, look. -I see him.

After them. Bring back their pelts.

Around this way!

This is one cub who will not Live long enough to grow one.

[ growling ]

[ laughing ]

[ growling ]

Oh, snarl as much

As you like, wolf boy.

It won't make any difference.

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...

Get away from him.

That's better -- at least now You're picking on someone

Your own size.

[ growling ] It's all right.

[ growling ] It's all right.

I'm not going to hurt you.

[ growling ] Shh, it's all right.

I won't hurt you.

Will you show me?

Let me see.

I have a friend Who can fix this.

You don't have to be afraid.

Here!

Come on.

What? No pelts?

After all that commotion,

The mighty hunter returns

You should have heeded My wishes, milos,

And spent the day training To hunt nords instead

It would have saved you A lot of disappointment.

My prey had some help.

-now, who did this? -a man with a white staff.

He attacked us over there On the ridge.

The beastmaster.

Now...Why did he attack me?

He sees himself As a guardian of the animals.

Takes a dim view

-of hunting. -it's my right to hunt.

A man's rights extend only As far as his talent

To exercise them.

We have too few of these

Special weapons of yours To lose them hunting.

They are our weapons, and we Will do with them as we please.

And mark my words...

The beastmaster's animals Will need another protector

After our next meeting.

He seemed more interested In the boy than the wolves.

What boy?

A boy was travelling With the wolf pack.

And where is this Wolf-boy now?

The, uh, beastmaster took him.

[ grunting ] Don't worry -- we're not going

To hurt you -- I Brought you water.

Thank you.

You think he understands us?

If not our words, Our intentions.

You can't Communicate?

He lives with animals, But he's a boy.

[ grunting ] I'm sorry, I know this hurts.

But this will help.

Now there's so much I'd like to know about him...

Like who he is and how he came

Let's just concentrate on Getting him better now.

Oh, yeah.

He's lucky. There's no broken bones.

Otherwise, he's quite healthy.

Very hard to tell Under this dirt, though.

It's been a long time since You've had a bath, hasn't it?

Hey, what's this?

Tattoo?

No, it's a birthmark.

I'll finish up here, and then We'll see how hungry you are.

I feel like I've just Become somebody's father.

You don't like me a lot, do you?

Well, we're not here to like Each other, are we?

Hmff.

Whatever our Personal differences,

We're united in a common cause.

Yes, we are.

And I can take care of milos.

But you should Keep an eye

I see he is used to Giving orders, not taking them,

But I've dealt With his kind before.

Normally I wouldn't put up With such insubordination

But your tribe carries weapons That the nords don't even have.

It may make the difference In the final battle.

And I need more Of these, not less.

Do you know how to fix this?

No, I don't.

The mechanism Is simple, but

Any of us who knew the craft Are now slaves to the nords.

Will they give Voden this secret?

No slave builds His master stronger chains.

Hmm...

Thank you for your counsel.

As a king, I know how hard It is to find the right person

To confide in, huna.

You must find the same thing In your situation.

What situation is that?

Living here, alone, With a bunch of neanderthals.

I can take care Of myself.

You're a beautiful woman, huna.

I'm a powerful man.

I'm sure there's plenty We can offer each other.

A man has needs, huna.

The prospect of sharing my bed With a woman of more or less

Equal status intrigues me.

I am in no more need of a lover Than I am of protection.

But thank you for your concern.

My tent is always open.

[ grunting ] No, no, you have to eat.

Nourishment is an important part Of the healing process.

I...I don't seem To be having much luck here.

You haven't offered The right food.

Meat, of course. He's a wolf.

When did you start hunting?

Ruh agreed to share Some of his meal.

After his experience, I wouldn't Expect him to trust humans.

I wonder what he thinks We'll do with him.

What will we do with him?

Find his family,

His wolf family. They'll be worried.

-really? Wolves' families are closer-knit

Than most humans -- They'll be anxious about him.

Will they explain About his human family?

If they know.

Will those hunters be out there?

Don't worry. Ruh's close nearby.

But just keep an eye out anyway.

So you'll be back by nightfall?

I hope so.

Me too.

[ burping ]

I will not be humiliated By that hairless,

Strutting jackass again.

They want someone to lead them Against king voden.

That's as far As their loyalty goes.

Keep an eye on her.

Tomorrow, we go And hunt for the boy again.

What about The beastmaster?

His head can decorate The pole next to the one

I've reserved for king zad.

If that's the best you can do, The nords will roll

Your heads in the mud.

Like that.

Now go away and practise.

Your lives will depend on it.

[ arguing ]

I told you. I'm not giving You another opportuniy.

Uh! Ahh!

Such anger can only come From a lover's passion.

What?

I'd mate with the devil first.

Then I do have A chance with you.

Try anything And I will kill you.

You've got fire, huna.

But I get nervous.

I don't know What you would burn.

It's not your concern.

I'm about to attack the most Disciplined army in the world.

And I'm not going to Risk failure

Because of some Private feud in the ranks.

And you're going to tell me,

What's going on between You and milos

Before it costs me more warriors

Or more weapons.

Why don't you ask him?

Because I'm asking you.

Milos and I belong To the same tribe.

Disagreement arose Between him and our chief.

The elders voted against milos. He wouldn't honour the decision.

Go on.

He attacked his own people.

He killed many of our warriors.

And he killed our chief.

I hadn't seen him again since Then, until I came here.

And obviously I haven't forgotten.

So milos considers himself the Rightful leader of your people.

But you don't?

Look, the nords Are the greater

Enemy now, and I'm not going to

Let anything between Us interfere

With your Battle plans.

Hmm.

Besides...

Milos is never alone.

[ grunting ]

[ wolves howling ]

[ moaning and grunting ]

[ snarling ]

[ twig snapping ] [ gasping ]

It's all right, don't be afraid.

Sleep.

[ growling ]

[ gasping ]

It's ok, it's probably Just a...Something.

[ growling ]

[ howling ]

[ growling ]

No, don't, don't...

[ howling ]

[ howling ]

[ howling ]

No, don't go. Your...

Your ankle.

Come on!

[ yelling ]

Look for the boy.

I will find you,

Sweet heart.

Follow me!

So you found the rest Of the wolf pack?

Yeah.

But I should have known The mother wolf

Would have followed My tracks here.

I tried to stop her from going--

It doesn't matter.

There's nothing you Could have done

To stop them from going.

I mean, somewhere out there Is a family looking for him.

The wolves are his family, So at least we know he's safe.

So could the other wolves Tell you anything?

But we know he joined the pack With the she-wolf.

Perhaps she'll know Where he came from.

You have to find her first.

We'll go after them In the morning.

Tracks will be easier To follow in daylight.

Not only for us. Those hunters May still be out there.

I know.

What were you Going to do, kandor?

Shoot me in the back?

Milos warned you Not to try this.

And I told him We'd never

Get a second chance To kill the boy.

This is a very clever wolf.

She keeps doubling back To confuse anyone

Who might be following her.

Is she taking Him to the pack?

No.

Why not?

So she won't endanger the rest Of the pack by rejoining them.

Where is she Taking him?

Wherever it is, We're getting close.

The witch.

It looks like the assassin Got himself assassinated.

Or was poor khandor merely

Supposed To follow her.

I promise you, She'll pay for this.

By the time sun sets, You shall have her head

Laying at your feet, Hers and the boys.

Will someone please Tell me why you're

So obsessed with This feral child?

That is between us.

Let's go.

Good luck.

I think you're going to need it.

How long will it take for him To make the transition

From animal back to human?

Dar, even with your ability to Communicate with animals, even

You must prefer walking Upright than on all fours.

Wolves taught him different Values and ways of thinking?

Yeah, their way, not ours.

-he's not one of them. -he doesn't know that.

Tao...

Look, this is where They left the trail.

-we're being followed. -where?

Don't turn around.

Dar, who is it? Is it the hunters?

Yeah, and someone Else being hunted.

Let's just keep moving.

After her.

There, by the river.

Who is she?

Someone who needs our help.

Our first catch of the day.

You must be sick of seeing me.

No!

You're safe now.

I won't be safe until he's dead.

This is none of your business.

Why are you following us?

I want to know what you've Done with atticus.

-who is atticus? -the boy with the wolf.

You know about him?

I think he's my son.

So what does he look like?

Is he healthy, is he strong?

Apart from the leg, he's fine.

Thank you for helping him.

I did what I could -- He should have stayed off

-the leg and rested but-- -what?

Well, I couldn't Stop him from going.

What? He's not with you?

A she-wolf came and took him.

They were like mother and son.

Huna...Do you remember Anything about your son

That might prove he's yours?

You want proof?

It's just that you come From the same tribe

As the men who hunt him.

I want to ensure You won't harm him.

Does he have A birthmark...Like this?

Yes, he does.

Thank you.

Another unsuccessful Hunt, milos.

You must be getting Very tired of this.

I know I am.

And where is huna?

With the beastmaster.

That's why you're still alive.

In his character -- He doesn't believe in killing.

I'm sure if he Hadn't been there,

Huna would have put You all to the sword.

If he hadn't Been there,

I'd now be Carrying her head.

Then at least you'd have one.

No man talks to me like that.

This man does.

I came to you to fight The nords, zad,

Not to become your slave.

Unless your every fibre Is dedicated to crushing voden,

You're of No use to me.

I don't have to take this.

Neither do I!

No stomach for fight, uh?

Or do you only fight women?

And boys.

And even then you come second.

Unless you tell me What's going on,

I'll finish huna's job for her.

Milos and his men left.

I went back for atticus, But he was gone.

All that was left Were wolf tracks.

So you thought they Had killed your son.

Back then I knew Little of wolves.

Thought of them as vicious And heartless killers.

I soon heard that wolves Had been seen with a baby.

And then of a boy Who was running with them.

I didn't really believe It was possible.

But I still hoped That it was him.

So why do the Others hunt him?

He's the rightful heir To lead our tribe.

Milos would claim his place.

So he's been searching as hard As I have to find atticus.

To kill him.

My husband was our leader.

Milos killed him and would stop At nothing to kill our son.

That is why I wanted him dead.

One killing will always Lead to another.

We just have to find Your son before he does.

My people acknowledge

Only one leader.

While the boy is still alive, No one else can be our chief.

What good is A crown if you

Have no people To rule?

My people are not destroyed. They're enslaved.

Once we defeat voden,

And with these...

We'll be great once again.

So, no sign of the she-wolf And atticus?

No, they must have Gone to ground.

Where would they hide In the ravine?

There's a lot of caves nearby.

If they've gone inside, Sharak won't

Be able to see them -- come.

More like it.

We'll make quite an outfit When we pool our resources.

A sign of things to come.

I've never needed an army To kill wolves before.

This isn't about killing.

I want that wolf boy alive.

-I want him dead. -and he will be

Soon enough -- let's not Lose sight of the reason

We came together in the first Place -- to defeat the nords.

Trust me on this, milos.

I know what I'm doing.

To free your people, We need more crossbows.

More bows mean craftsmen, People that can figure them out

And build new ones.

A live boy can purchase These services?

[ chuckling ]

Oh, yes.

Beastmaster's bright Friend, tao, can do this for us.

He can unravel the workings Of anything.

But we need a bargaining chip To keep the beastmaster at bay

Till we have what we need.

Then I get to kill The boy and his mother.

Oh, certainly you Get to kill the boy.

Leave his mother to me.

Hopefully your Quest's soon over.

I'm imagining What he'll look like.

His baby face is Burned into my mind,

He doesn't look Like that now, right?

I'm sure there will Be a resemblance...

Even if he doesn't Wash behind his ears.

Let me go ahead.

You two stay here.

We'll search faster together.

We don't want to frighten them.

It would be better If I go in alone.

I'll come back for you.

Up this way.

Are you sure the boy Will still be with them?

If the boy's hurt, He'll be with the beastmaster.

The beastmaster Will be with tao.

The one we want.

Huna.

They're here. Did you see him?

Not yet. Come. Try not to make any noise.

Wait here.

What's happening?

I told her who you are.

Now she's deciding If she can trust you.

There's one thing I don't understand.

Only one?

We just appear out of nowhere,

Won't the beastmaster Hide the boy?

Let me do the Thinking, milos.

If you have a plan, I should know.

We'll do this my way. Now, search the trail.

It's him.

[ grunting ] [ growling ]

No, no...Don't rush them.

It's as confusing For them as it is for you.

Now.

My baby.

Look.

I've got a mark just like yours.

See? Yeah.

Come here, baby. [ grunting ]

It's ok.

It's ok.

[ sniffing ]

Come here.

What's the she-wolf feeling?

She's sad, but she thinks What she's done is right.

King zad.

There's no trail.

One of the men saw The wolves over there.

Ok.

What now?

Where did you first find This pack of wolves?

Over there on that ridge.

We'll try there.

Take your men And search the ridge.

And just what are You going to do?

We'll be right behind you,

Ready to stop anything That gets passed.

I thought you'd appreciate Having first crack at them.

Let's get moving.

We should move. This isn't A good place to get caught.

Ok. [ cawing ]

It's milos. He's coming this way.

Maybe we can Distract him.

We'll draw them away -- Stay in the cave with

Your son and the wolf -- We'll return when it's safe.

Someone's got to stay Who can fight...

If it comes to that.

All right.

Come.

I can't see zad with them.

This milos must be A real glutton for punishment.

Then let's Give him some.

[ whistling ]

Quick, before they Can hide the boy.

Shall we help them?

You have to love a man Who gets it so wrong so often...

And so predictably.

Follow me.

Go.

Come on, hurry.

Ahhh.

Yeah.

Where the hell is zad?

That's a good Question.

Dar.

We must return. It's a trap.

Congratulations.

You found your son.

What are you doing with milos? I said he was untrustworthy.

He hasn't been.

-can I see the little fellow? -why?

Neither of you have Anything to fear from me, huna.

I came here merely

To negotiate with...Ah!

The man himself.

Beastmaster, how Very nice to see you.

What do you want, zad?

A simple discussion Of alternatives

Between two civilized men,

One of whom has

Slaughtered children before

And would have No qualms about doing so

Again.

You will not touch my child.

This isn't personal, huna.

It just seemed the obvious way

Of getting your new friend here

To listen to my proposition.

Well, I'm listening.

Are you sure they went this way?

Mm-hmm.

Why didn't zad cut them off?

It's a very simple

Proposition, beastmaster.

My army need more of these.

Your bright, young friend can

Show us how to build them.

Why would I help you... Drive out the nords?

Because it's a noble cause.

-putting you back in power. -that would be a very

Welcome by-product, yes.

I won't do it.

You're fond of That peacock, voden.

I prefer him to you.

Too bad.

Because if he doesn't do What I want, the boy dies,

-dies now, before her eyes. -no!

Don't try to put up A fight, beastmaster.

One of us will get to

The boy before you do.

If tao does what you want?

The boy stays with me Until voden's defeated.

Then she can have him back.

Thank you, milos.

That was a very Useful diversion.

You could Have told me.

And risk you making A mess of it all?

Where's the boy?

In there, I suspect.

But nobody seems to keen About getting him out.

I'll be very happy to oblige.

No!

Wait.

[ growling ]

Go!

Kill the beastmaster. I want the woman and tao alive.

Get up.

Ohhh, retreat, Get away from here.

[ shrieking ]

Well, this is Where we part company.

What's she saying?

She's telling him to go, But she's asking that

-he never forgets her. -he won't forget her.

I'll make sure of that.

And I'll never forget What you've both done.

You take care of yourself.

She knows he's going Where he belongs.

Did he make the right choice?

I mean, did we do The right thing by returning

The boy to the world of man?

Everyone has a place

In the world, tao.

Where he's going Will be very

Different, but As long as he

Receives as much Love there as he

Did here, he'll Be all right.

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