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This new combination of Elements is interesting, dar.

I may be on to something This time.

I hope it's worth All the baggage

It's making you carry around.

Nothing wrong with Learning something new.

So I've been studying How and why people use

-the weapons that they make. -oh, what have you learned?

Well, I learned that a large

Warrior prefers a sword That he can slash with...

Whereas a smaller one prefers One that he can thrust with,

So he can kill quickly. Then there's arrow points.

And some arrow points Are designed to bring

Down deer...While others

Are designed to kill a man.

[ sighing ]

You learn a lot About people

By watching the way they fight.

The way you tell a lion's Feelings by its roar.

-really? -yeah.

-what's this one doing? -it's calling someone.

Trying to gather his family Before the nightfall.

You see, that's good to know.

Next time I hear that roar, I won't be so frightened.

Oh...

I'd run if you hear that one, Tao. He's angry.

Sounds like A family quarrel.

What do lions have To fight about?

You see, the strongest male Rules the pride.

The others do what he says, But every now and then

Someone comes along Who wants to change things.

Must be getting Very angry.

No, now he's afraid.

-what are lions frightened of? [ screaming ]

-that wasn't a lion. -no.

[ roaring ]

Did you think you could escape?

No, fale, he'll kill you.

With pleasure.

But it's not him I want.

You belong with your people.

No.

As long as you're alive...

You belong with us.

Let her go.

This is not your concern.

I said...

Let her go.

We'll talk about that after You've let her go.

Please don't try and fight him.

You can't.

I will if I have to.

Run, get out of here!

[ hissing ]

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...

[ growling ]

You had no right to interfere.

This does not concern you.

If you follow me,

Or the girl, you'll find more Pain than you can imagine.

Are you all right?

Did you see Where he attacked me?

He fights like a lion.

He comes in hard And fast for the legs.

I've never seen a man Fight like that before.

Can you track Them in the dark?

I'll try.

Go back. Wait For me at the camp.

Ahhh!

Did you find them?

No.

-how did you sleep? -I didn't.

I couldn't shake that feeling Like I was being watched.

That's 'cause you were -- Something or someone

Moved off as I came back.

The same man from last night?

We'll find out soon enough.

[ roaring ]

Ruh?

Ruh.

He won't hurt you. He's just looking out for us.

You have a companion Who's a tiger.

Who are you?

My name is lyca.

This is my companion, fale.

Navas will kill him If he finds him.

Navas is the man Who attacked you?

What does He want?

To return me to our tribe,

But I won't go.

Why not?

It is my time To take a husband.

To work for him And bear his children.

But he will not be a husband I choose for myself.

An arranged Marriage.

A prison for life.

The women of our tribe Know no freedom.

Only a life of service -- I ran way.

Navas is our chief and it is His duty to take me back...

Or kill me if I won't obey.

Where are you running to?

Past the Great cliffs.

They mark the boundaries Of our lands.

Navas will not go beyond them.

What tribe are you from?

Please, we can't stay here. We must keep moving.

He'll never give up Until he finds me.

He's out there.

I can feel him.

Do you see Anything?

No.

Please, you must help me.

All right.

We'll take you To the cliffs.

What about my crucible And bellows?

Leave them. No one else Will need them. Ruh?

Watch our backs from a distance.

Keep an eye on us.

[ growling ]

It's quite a relationship You have there.

Yeah, he's like a son to me.

A new male took over his pride.

They kill the old males' cubs.

He escaped?

Sometimes I feel like he's The one who saved my life.

What do you mean?

My tribe is not much More civilized

Than his.

My people don't show me

The kind of affection That fale gave me.

-what did he tell you? -he said when

He gets bigger he'll Protect you from navas.

-you won't have to be afraid. -do you understand him?

Dar's the beastmaster.

There isn't an animal He can't communicate with.

And empathy as I do or do you Actually know his thoughts?

I just know what he tells me.

-what did you tell him? -that we'll make sure

Lyca is safe.

Tell me about your people.

That's a life I've left behind.

I'd rather talk About my future.

A life of my own choosing, With a mate who loves me

As much as I love him.

Shouldn't be much to ask for.

In my tribe,

It would never Have been allowed.

[ growling ]

He's nearby.

I can feel it.

No, no, no, that can't be. Dar would know.

-the birds would have told us. -no.

She's right.

Why doesn't Navas attack?

This man moves like a lion, tao.

Almost acts like one.

A lion will stalk His prey for days,

Waiting for One unguarded moment.

What about sharak?

Even sharak won't see him Until it's too late.

It's when we're not ready For him, he'll strike.

So what do you think?

He's still Following us.

We need To be alert.

Oh, come on, dar, don't tell me You havent't noticed her.

She's beautiful.

Anyone can see that.

That lion's close to her As ruh's to you.

-tao. -you have things in common.

She likes you. I can see that.

-it's natural she's grateful. -she doesn't look at me

With the same gratitude.

Oh, dar, come on.

She's young, she's single, And you

Wouldn't have to visit The in-laws,

'cause she can't stand Them either.

See? See? Huh?

It's the last thing She needs now.

[ squawking ]

-we should get moving. -navas?

No, warriors. Ones I haven't seen before.

Lyca.

Come on, they'll be on us soon.

Look at this.

Ah, keep 'em, take them all.

This way.

Up ahead.

Ah, no, it's this way.

Keep moving.

Move it.

Come on.

There they are!

Faster.

[ screaming ]

Well, well, well.

What a surprise.

Cut him off from there.

I got him.

We meet again, beastmaster.

Don't tell me I finally found A woman who'd run from you.

Oh, ho, ho, ho.

You either come peacefully,

Or I'll carve up Your pretty little friend.

And you know how much that Would break my heart.

What do you want, zad?

A little small talk Might be nice.

How have you been? Long time no see.

You haven't changed a bit.

You'll never change.

Ha, flatterer.

But I have changed.

I've got real

Warriors with me now.

Men with fire in the Bellies, and there are

A lot more to come.

They are what's left Over from the tribes

Voden shattered -- The survivors.

And in a few months From now, they'll rip

That little boy's World to pieces.

We don't want your war; We're useless to you.

On the contrary, I could Find a hundred uses for her.

But at the moment... I'm much more interested

In him -- always knew

You were a bright lad, tao.

I just never thought

You'd come in so handy.

I need weapons.

I need someone to make Those weapons.

So, you see, you're

A very valuable prize, indeed.

Mmm. [ laughing ]

Find them and bring them!

[ roaring ]

Lyca!

Don't worry about me! Zad needs me!

Just go after her!

Who was that? Who was that That helped them to get away?

Get him back to the camp Before you lose him, too.

[ snarling ]

If we've lost him, it will Only be for a moment.

He'll never find You in here.

Even if navas can see In the dark,

He'll have a hard time finding His way through these caves.

All right, you'll Be safe in here.

Try and get some rest, while I look for tao and fale.

Will zad harm your friend?

Oh, no...

Not while he needs tao To make weapons for him.

And can he Make them?

I have to get him out of there

Before anyone finds Out for sure.

What about fale?

Zad has no reason to harm fale.

Neither does navas.

But some men thrive on cruelty.

Tell me about navas.

I know he's not just a man.

Lyca, I need to know

What I'm really up against here.

[ sighing ]

I can't help you

Unless you tell me everything.

My tribe are the lion people.

-lion people? -they say we came into being

When a lion mated with a man.

Therefore, our men

Have the skills and The strength of the lion.

And the women Are like the lioness --

Born only to find food And bear children.

We live as a pride.

One dominates...

And the rest Does his bidding.

And that's navas.

And the one who Will determine my fate...

Unless I escape him.

And perhaps find a mate Of my own choosing.

Do the women in your tribe Have the same lion

Qualities as the men?

No, we're different.

[ roaring ]

[ zad ]: ...I can see that.

What do you think I am, blind?

Easy... Come, come.

Ours is a fortuitous Encounter, tao.

You can be part of history.

My army will soon rid the world Of voden and his nords.

And you will be our deliverance.

Once again, Logic has made

The fool of Your ambition.

There aren't here three Men from the same tribe.

One that has tasted defeat And humiliation.

One that knows only total Victory or certain death

-from our mouths. -noble platitudes.

Thank you.

But empty ones.

Voden's too powerful.

Just give me weapons Like theirs...

And the belly fire Will do the rest.

Every man here

Has massacred tribesmen To avenge.

I'm sure voden isn't losing Any sleep over it.

He will be, and perhaps The beastmaster

Will come back for this...

I can enlist him to our cause.

You know, you're crazy.

Death to the nords!

Death to the nords!

Yes, yes, I'm crazy, Crazy, crazy.

Crazy enough to pull this off.

Death to the nords!

Death to the nords!

I'll return as soon As I find tao and fale.

We can still reach the great Cliffs before nightfall.

What if you Don't come back?

I will come back.

I promise you.

There's nothing to worry about.

I'll get you to where You have to go.

Thank you.

I have to go.

How long will it take you To make me a sword?

It's not an exact science.

Can you make one or not?

How 'bout I make you a deal?

I'll make you a weapon,

You give the lion And I freedom.

I'll give you A better offer.

Make the sword Or I'll kill you both.

-how long will it take? -a while.

-why? -it's a complicated process.

First, your ore...

Your rocks.

Are they old or new?

How should I know? They're rocks.

If you don't get the right Rocks, we can't make metal.

Don't let that happen.

About running away, Or the lion dies.

Psst.

How's fale?

Fine.

-she's safe. -don't leave her -- won't take

-long for navas to track her. -I'm not leaving you.

You have to.

[ whistling ]

Zad will kill fale if I leave.

He has him heavily guarded.

We can't leave here Without every man

In this camp tracking us down.

-get her across the cliffs? -all I must do

Is to keep stalling zad -- He won't harm

Fale or me if he thinks

I'm still trying to help him.

I'll send ruh to protect you.

Just get back to her, dar.

She's the one in real danger.

Ah...Yes.

Here you are.

Excellent. About time.

You need to go and tell zad About these rocks.

They're useless. I can't work...

[ cawing ]

[ growling ]

[ sniffing ]

You can't keep

Running,lyca.

You have a duty to your people.

I owe you nothing.

Why do you reject us?

You know what must be.

You can't escape.

-I will escape. -to what?

The outside world Is a dangerous place.

You don't understand How much you could be hurt.

Why can't you understand?

I want to be free.

The protection of the tribe Is all the freedom you need.

No, I will choose

-and I will choose My own husband. -who?

The human?

You're not one of them.

You are coming of age, lyca.

What is in your blood

Is beyond Your control.

Get away from me.

I want my own life.

Your life is with us.

It's what

Nature and fate demand.

-there's no other way. -no.

I will not

Be someone else's possession.

You will return with me! You have no other choice!

Accept the path life Has chosen for you.

-one last chance. -no!

-are you all right? -yes.

Let's get out Of here.

-hammer? -hammer.

What exactly is the problem?

There's too much grey. We need more red.

More red?

Precisely. More red.

Get him rocks with more

Red.

More red rocks... Pink rocks, green rocks.

I asked him to watch Over tao until I get back.

Can't you send Him after navas?

No...Navas will Have to be our problem.

How can I ever Thank you?

Just to see you get away Safe would make me happy.

What about fale?

We'll bring him to you, Once you've past the cliffs.

We should keep moving.

Still a long way to go.

How much longer until You make me my weapons?

Soon. The fire Needs to be much hotter.

We, we can't use this.

We need hard wood.

Hard wood?

Harder the better.

Are you sure you know What you're doing?

If you want this done right, You're...You're going to have to

Gather some harder wood; Otherwise, I can't

Be held responsible For what happens here.

Get this grub

Some hard wood. [ grumbling ]

If I don't have My sword by nightfall,

I'll use you

For hard wood.

Don't worry.

First, the hot fire...

Then I'll cook us up Some weapons.

We must be getting close.

The only way past the cliffs Is to cross a tree bridge.

-it shouldn't be much further. -and then?

And then you'll be free.

What about you?

Lyca, are you sure You want to do this?

You know, once you cross The bridge,

There may be no turning back.

My people live by a primitive Code I can't embrace.

Much of the world's like that.

You might find that where

You're going is not That much better.

I don't believe that.

Not since I've met you.

You don't force those close To you into submission.

You don't put your Own life above others.

You don't know how long

I've dreamt of meeting A man like you.

A man who understands both

Animal and human feelings.

Let's talk about this Once we cross the bridge.

Well?

So far, so good.

I'll be

The judge of how good it is!

Ahh! Argh! Ahh!

I'm glad it's Still in one piece.

Ahh! Ah, ha, ha...

Whoa!

Ah, ha, ha...

Give me something hard.

[ cheering ]

Whatever you Did, it worked.

Good, then I kept my side Of the bargain.

So I'll take fale And dar's staff--

You'll go when I have a blade

For every man Who'll stand with me

Against voden -- Victory is near.

Death to the nords!

Death to the nords!

Break open the wine! Voden is finished!

[ cheering ]

I can smell it.

We have swords!

Victory is near!

The bridge is just Beyond those trees.

Do you know What you'll do?

Where you'll go?

Part of me doesn't Believe I've actually

Made it this far.

I'm sure you'll be All right on your own.

Yeah, I'll have fale.

And maybe in time...

Someone will come along.

Or perhaps he already has.

Oh...No.

-why not? -'cause it's not right.

I'm here to help you -- That's all.

Dar, you're everything I've ever wanted.

I don't want

To lose you -- I can't.

I'm sorry.

No!

[ growling and snarling ]

Lyca?

Lyca? [ snarling ]

Lyca.

Get away from me.

This is what happens to us.

Of my tribe become When we feel passion or anger.

It's all right.

[ roaring and snarling ]

I'm not going to hurt you. You have to trust me.

I don't want to

Be like this -- I can't

-be like them! -shh, shh. Listen to me.

I'm not going to hurt you.

You are what you are.

To be afraid of -- lyca, Believe me when I tell you,

You can still have What you want in life.

[ snarling ]

I told you there was no escape.

You see?

This is what our women become.

She needs to be among

Those who are like her.

[ drunken soldier ]: Have some more.

[ laughing ]

Come on, woman. This way to my...

Ahh...Slob.

That wine really

Got to my head.

Ahh!

Ha, ha...

-hey...Come over here. -to victory.

Victory.

Ahh! Tastes like dog vomit.

Going somewhere?

No, I, uh, it was falling over.

Thought I'd Take care of it.

Perhaps we should Discover how well

Your weapon cuts.

Don't, I must make more weapons.

We watched you.

Didn't seem that Difficult, did it?

[ laughing ]

[ growling ]

[ roaring ]

Kill it...Kill it.

What are you

Running for -- kill it for me.

[ stammering ]

She cannot belong to anyone Who is not of our tribe.

She doesn't want Your ways, navas.

-she has no choice. -every creature has

A right to choose how it lives.

I know what is right for her.

She's safe within the tribe.

The world will not be so kind.

That's for her to decide.

Lyca...

If you cross that bridge,

You will be free of him.

Stay where you are.

Lyca, go.

Dar...

Ahh!

I warned you not to interfere.

If you try to pass, I'll kill you both.

Hey!

Is her freedom Really worth your life?

You should have left Well enough alone.

Dar!

Stay where you are. You're not going anywhere.

Dar!

It's over, navas.

Let her go.

Lyca!

I will be free.

There'll always be a place For you within the tribe.

You wouldn't mind if I choose To leave now, would you?

I think it's what you Really wanted all along.

He says thank you...

But then you already know that.

Bye.

[ sighing ]

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