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It's different for you.

Curupira comes along And gives you a mission,

And that's it.

I have no direction in my life.

You have plans. You've told me about them.

They're dreams more than plans.

I just want to do something.

Use my knowledge To help my people.

Isn't that what You've been doing?

It's just every time I feel I know where I'm going,

Fate just comes along And pushes me

In some other Direction.

All actions have Consequences, tao.

You're here now because of

The decisions you've Made in the past.

I just want to do Something special.

-what is it? -it's arina.

-she's back? -she's been threatened.

-nords? -I don't know.

I'll meet you back at the camp.

Yeah.

Who's out there?

Who are you? Show yourself.

Dar, why didn't you answer me?

Why are you following me?

I'm not.

Beastmaster.

We meet again.

You're a long way From the burning forest.

What do you want?

Arina.

Who is this?

It's the apparition.

She rules the burning forest.

It's a place worse than hell.

It has its charms...

And it offers much comfort

To someone in your Position, my dear.

I've left its borders In order to save you.

Save her from what?

Loss, sorrow, death.

You've come to protect me From king voden?

To save you from all who would Interfere with your fate.

Don't listen to her.

Everything she says Is a lie.

These matters Do not concern the realms

Of animals or man.

They are none of your affair,

Beastmaster.

Well, I'm making them My affair.

That's regrettable.

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...

None of this Is necessary, dar.

I mean arina no harm.

Indeed...She is precious to me.

She's not going with you.

There are more powerful forces At work here

Than even you and I Can comprehend,

Beastmaster.

Just like you couldn't Save your beloved...

Kyra

When she was in mortal danger?

You can't hope To win this battle.

This time he'll have help.

You don't know What you're doing.

And you obviously don't know Who you're dealing with.

Take her alive and kill him.

Let's go, dar.

You're only delaying

The inevitable, arina.

You need me.

The sentinels.

You're lucky they didn't Break you in half.

If arina hadn't Been there,

They might have.

We saved each Other, really.

There's nothing's broken.

Hope they don't Come back too soon.

You're in no shape to fight.

Dar, if this apparition Is the sorceress you say she is,

Why does she even need warriors?

She was banished To the burning forest.

I don't think her powers Work outside its borders.

The sentinels may be

The only real Strength that she has.

What are you doing back And so close to xinca?

Voden has a price On your head.

I left something behind.

A mare in his stables, citia.

I brought her with me When I joined voden's campaign.

Namib's horses are The bravest alive.

Voden bred her with His fastest stallion.

Her foal is meant To be the first

In a great line Of cavalry mounts.

Back then, I didn't think there Was anything wrong with that.

Now I think her foal Deserves a better fate

Than to die in battle...

Or assist in the taking Of another human life.

Voden won't Give her up.

No.

I'll have to take her.

Are you all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I'm...

Just a little tired.

Let's talk about this In the morning, huh?

By morning, you will be Where you belong, my dear,

And everything Will be as it should.

I was summoned here.

Not a summons, But a plea.

You're the ancient one's New protege?

I once had that Same privilege.

My predecessor's Locked in amber.

I preceded her but was banished To a world far, far away,

And I have longed ever Since for forgiveness.

I'm afaid Our teacher is not here,

And I don't know where He's gone and for how long.

So I heard.

Perhaps his absence means

You will not share In his prejudice against me.

Why do you seek me?

There's a woman Of the forest, arina.

Perhaps you know her.

Yes, I'm aware of her.

She's in great danger.

In his fit of anger with me,

The ancient one restricted My powers here.

She desperately needs my help.

Our help.

What sort of help?

Not many moons ago, An evil sought to possess her

And take her to the world Beneath the world.

But now she carries

The spawn of that evil.

Yes, and unless she comes To the safety of my realm,

Where we can protect her, The evil will return.

Well, perhaps

She'll be safe with me.

[ laughing ]

No.

You still have Your craft to learn.

In my realm, my magic Can protect her.

Why is this child So important to you?

Because our very Existence depends on

Who controls its destiny.

I can't interfere In human affairs.

You should know that.

Following that rule Will be fatal for arina.

And also the beastmaster.

The beastmaster?

He stands against me...

Out of misguided Friendship, I'm sure.

But I will have no choice But to stop him

If he interferes again.

Surely there must be Some way you could bend

Our teacher's ancient rules.

Look at her, hjalmar. A new jewel in our crown.

You understand the superiority Of the namib horse, do you not?

Of course -- they Know by instinct

What other breeds Must be taught.

This mare will Rebuild our cavalry into

A force to be reckoned with.

That will take time.

Our scouts report

Zad's rebels Are already

Moving from The mountains.

We don't need cavalry for zad.

Zad only understands Brute force.

Against our walls Until the last man falls.

The only problem We'll have with zad

Is where to pile All the bodies.

No, this foal will carry us To new conquests.

Citia grows in her belly Our future.

It's unfortunate we don't have

A namib hand To complete the training.

Arina is a deserter -- she Abandoned us without so much

As a word of explanation.

She was also a fine warrior.

Fine warriors And friends

Keep your sympathy For those who die for me,

And allow me to go after Those who run away.

So what part of "Stay still and rest"

Don't you understand?

I'm feeling better This morning.

Thanks to my poultice.

It won't do you much good Unless you stay still.

If you don't want the benefit Of my knowledge, fine,

The sooner you get better, the Sooner you can protect arina.

I think she'll need it.

What's wrong with her?

She was sick This morning, dar.

There's something She's not telling us.

Where have you been?

Scouting the trail to xinca.

Voden's men are sealing Off the city.

I think they're expecting An attack.

Maybe you should wait a while, Rescue citia later.

She's due any day. I must take Her before she drops her foal.

That tunnel under The wall still safe?

-yeah. -good, I'll be going.

Wait, wait, I'll come with you.

If voden's expecting attack, His men'll be ready.

Tao, stay here.

We'll come back Soon with citia.

Dar, I just--

Forget it.

Every soldier in voden's Army is here.

I hadn't counted on this.

We'll never get citia Past all these guards.

What are we going to do?

She'll come to you.

Get ready.

What about you?

I'll be right behind her.

Go.

The towers are simply taking Too long to finish, hjalmar.

Apply some discipline.

The mare is free!

Arina!

Stop her!

Arina!

No! Do not hit the horse.

It must not be harmed.

Bring her back to me,

And bring me The mare, understand?

Come on!

Who are you?

A friend.

I don't know you.

But I know you.

I've come to help, arina.

Help me?

You're in the gravest of danger.

I don't need your help. Or anyone else's.

Your thoughts are With your mare.

You should be thinking Of yourself.

Get away from me.

I want nothing From you or that demon.

Arina,

If you can't think Of yourself,

Think of the future.

I am.

And now there will be a future.

Where's dar?

He'll be here soon.

We took her without a fight.

Her heart's racing.

She's had a hard ride. We both have.

She's well into her pregnancy. Running her wasn't good.

Tao, we really didn't Have a choice.

All the same--

Mind if I keep Checking her over?

All right.

You'll be all right, girl.

We both will.

We must move the horse. The nords are close.

This horse can't Move anywhere.

What's wrong?

The foal's turned the wrong way.

A foal's born head first, Feet up front.

This foal's turned The other way.

It may have happened During the escape--

What will happen to her?

If the foal doesn't Turn around,

They'll both die When it's born.

We've got to do something.

She's about to go into labour.

No. I've got to take Her away from here, dar.

Voden's men will Be swarming all over

The forest and the apparition Might come back.

-I'll cover the tracks. -I'll get some water.

No, you take care Of her. I'll get it.

I will. You Don't look well.

Stop worrying about me. Look after her.

Arina.

What is with you two?

Can't a girl have an off day Every now and again?

It's something. She's hiding it.

I don't know. I don't know.

Stay with citia.

I'll talk To her later.

What are we going To do with you?

Well, it's a good Thing dar isn't here.

He'd try to stop me From killing you.

-you all right? -yeah.

Good. Let's get moving.

Sharak spotted the nords. We have to draw them away.

Dar.

What're you doing here? Where's arina?

She just left. With you.

What?

You heard me. She just left with...

What she thought was you.

It's the apparition.

Is she really my Teacher's protege?

I have no idea, But I know

She rules the Burning forest.

Then I was right about her.

The ancient one Would only banish

The harshest of evil To such a place.

We have to reach them beofre They get to its borders.

How much farther Must we take them?

Not much. I want them as far From tao and citia as possible.

I should get back to citia.

Tao will look after her.

But--

Don't argue with me!

Now let's keep moving.

You know, you'd do much better If you drank some of this.

It will help to relax you.

See, I'm trying to help you -- If you relax, maybe your foal

Will turn around To its correct position.

You can lead a horse to water, But you can't make it drink.

Guess that applies For medicine, too.

Try something else.

It's so strange. No birds, no animals.

They don't come here.

It's the last place Voden would look for you.

Where are we?

Another part of the forest.

Which part?

A safe one.

Don't worry, You're tired.

It's understandable In your condition.

My condition?

What do you know About my condition?

This is the burning forest.

You're not dar.

Who are you?

Welcome to my domain.

What do you want with me?

You know what I want.

You're carrying someone Very precious to me.

Your lover's last gift to you.

Orpheo's child.

-what's wrong? -I'm sorry.

I can feel my strength Ebbing with every step.

The burning forest Must be close.

Your powers won't work there?

If I enter, I'll be No use to you or anyone else.

Get back to tao and Tell him what's happening.

I'll find arina.

Why do you Want my child?

Your child?

This child belongs to the world.

What are you Talking about?

A child sired by a dead man

Will have A special understanding

This child you bear will Learn at my right hand.

And in time, its powers Will surpass all others.

I must fight you to the death, You will not have my child.

I claim my right to it as A servant of darkness.

One day, your child will destroy The goodness of the world,

Once and for all! If you are smart...

[ chuckling ]

You will join us in

Embracing your destiny.

Why resist your fate?

There is no escape From this place.

Do you not see the honour Bearing this child does you?

Oh...You call it an honour To have my child

Stolen from me And turned into a monster?

Choose your words Carefully, arina.

This child is what it is.

It will be a salvation

To others such as I, and have

The power to grant you Eternal life.

Yes, orpheo offered me that As well and I rejected it --

And him, I loved.

You will not love your child?

Orpheo offered you Life after death.

Your offspring will grant you Life without death.

And what will it grant you,

Besides great powers Of destruction?

Perhaps the power to raise The dead, and return orpheo

To your side.

What mother Would deny her child

The right to grant Such happiness?

No...Serving you

Would be a living death.

You will never Have my child -- never!

This is my world, arina. You have no choice!

I will nurture the good In my child, not the evil.

Chase her, you fools!

There's no trace of the horse.

But arina and the beastmaster

Went this way.

You two, scour the area For the horse.

They've probably Got her hidden.

The rest of you come with me.

Hurry up, you fools.

She must not escape my forest.

Up there.

Stop her.

You, go around.

Wait.

Arina!

Don't do this.

You'll never make it across.

[ screaming ]

No!

You cannot die.

You do not have my permission.

Arina.

It's me.

How can I be sure?

It's me.

Come on.

Good girl.

It might be a case of Too little, too late.

The birth's about to start.

Are you sure you can't help me?

But you helped Us both before.

Before I knew my place, Yes, but now...

So, does this rule extend To the affairs of hosres?

I'm afraid it does.

[ sighing ]

Just like I was Saying yesterday.

Fate keeps sending me in Directions I never expect.

Just a little further and We'll be free of this place.

It doesn't matter. She'll Only come after me again.

You don't know the whole story.

Then tell me.

I can't.

Arina, I can't Protect you if I don't

Know what danger You're up against.

Dar, please.

We're friends, right?

After all we've been through, All that's happened,

There's nothing You can't tell me.

I'm pregnant.

Whose is it?

Orpheo.

He was not dead When he walked this world.

Now, I will bear A very special child,

That the apparition wants To turn to evil.

I can't let that happen, Dar. It's a child of love.

Then it'll become what you want, Not what the apparition wants.

I hope you're right.

Arina, we just saved

Citia from voden...

So we can stop your child

From falling into The apparition's hands.

All right?

[ crashing ]

They're coming.

You're in no shape To hold them off by yourself.

Go, while you still Have a chance, go.

Give them something Extra for me.

Go.

Stay where you are.

Where's arina?

-she's not with you? -no.

Voden's got her.

Welcome home.

I served you Well, voden.

I've done nothing To deserve this.

Besides abandoning your post, Betraying my trust

And stealing my horse.

Citia is my horse. I brought her to you.

And when you did, She became mine.

As did you.

Where is the horse?

She was alone When we found her.

Then your job is only

Half done.

Take her to her cell.

I'll need time to design

A suitable homecoming.

What are you doing?

She's going to Have the foal.

Well, it's still backwards, But...It's coming.

The only way I can turn The foal around now is to...

The only one that can Do anything is you, tao.

Why are you Doing this, hjalmar?

Why are you still helping him?

He's my king.

Oh...

He grows more unstable With each day.

Surely the evil That he is spreading

Was not how you envisioned Your life would be.

No...But it's my duty.

To who?

My men.

[ sighing ]

A great army is being mobilized

To attack us.

That's why The city is being

Without me, there's No one to stop voden

From sending out our Soldiers to be slaughtered.

Just like he slaughters

Toy soldiers playing mock Dreams of glory in his tent.

He can't be trusted, hjalmar.

Shhh.

It's been hard Here without you.

It's been hard having No one...Sane to talk to.

[ arina ]: we fought Many battles side by side.

What you fail to appreciate, Arina, is that I trusted you.

I allowed you to know me As no one else does.

I did not wish to become Your enemy, king voden.

I came here

As a free woman -- I felt I had

The right to leave The same way.

Why? You were powerful, feared.

I never wanted to

Be feared.

I only wanted to be free.

I'm not a threat to you.

I will not be a threat To you if you let me go.

I might be prepared to make

An arrangement with you.

What kind of Arrangement?

Your life for the mare.

No.

You refuse. Why?

You said it Yourself.

I know you.

And I know I can Never trust you.

You choose death over mercy.

You'll have your own way.

Hjalmar, come with me.

Hjalmar.

What do you have to do?

Reach inside, find the head And the hooves,

And put them in The right direction.

What's wrong?

I don't want to fail.

Then don't.

I'm giving you the chance To earn your freedom, arina.

And my general

A chance to prove his loyalty.

Let's see which matters more,

Your freedom Or the lives of my men.

Let's begin.

[ shouting ]

Together, we can take him out.

Once voden is dead, Others will follow you.

We'd never get out of here

I'm sorry, arina, but it's your Life or the lives of hundreds.

I have no choice, And neither do you.

They want Action, hjalmar.

Don't make me do this.

It's the only way...Ahh!

Now, king voden,

I have an offer for you.

My life...For the life

Of your general's.

Well...This Is a difficult decision.

But sometimes, we need to know Who our friends really are,

Don't we?

Just make it quick.

Take her to her cell.

You all right? Did they hurt you?

No, I'm all right.

Here, put this on.

Let's go.

Check down there.

They were here.

Come on, go, go, go, move.

Quickly...Over the wall.

Thank you.

I'm not...Entirely Without honour.

But if we meet again...

You could have Killed hjalmar.

What stopped you?

You're having a bad Influence on me.

You did well... Both of you.

And after what you've Been through, my dear,

I hope you've reconsidered Your situation.

Yes, I have.

I've decided that The life of my child,

Like the life Of my mare's foal,

-with anyone else. -voden won't stop Chasing you.

We know you won't either.

Dar.

I've been doing some thinking

About the penalty For interference.

The ancient one forbids you to Use even that pathetic trick

Outside your own territory.

You've got

A lot to learn, my girl.

I think that's what I'm doing.

You've failed. Give up and go home.

I never fail. And this Isn't my fight to surrender.

But you can still go home.

And I'd go now, while I could, If I were you.

The ancient one Decreed that I'm not

Allowed to meddle In their world,

But he didn't say anything

That would stop me From doing a job on yours.

This is not over, arina.

It's only just beginning.

Get back to the camp, As quickly as possible.

Citia.

Ah, you just missed All the action.

We had a little Fun of our own.

Where's citia? How is she?

Come on, I'll show you.

Oh, look at you.

Everything's how It's suppsoed to be.

How'd you do it?

Ha...I used my knowledge.

But instead of using it On something great or noble,

I used it on something That seems so everyday...

But couldn't be More miraculous.

You know, that's The funny thing about fate.

It always takes us exactly Where we're supposed to be.

You don't know how much I hope you're right.

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