I'm here to win the heart of Ariadne.
Am I too ambitious?
I'm not sure a prince can ever be too ambitious.
You were lucky. It won't always be that way.
I would be honoured to accept your proposal.
(SPEAKING IN ANCIENT GREEK)
(CLUCKING)
(BLADE SLICING)
(SPEAKING IN ANCIENT GREEK)
PASIPHAE: The wedding date is set?
TELEMON: We leave for Aegina in two days.
News of the emissary Ariadne dispatched?
It would seem the road to Aegina is fraught with danger,
as our young Queen is about to find out.
I will persuade them towards Phyria.
Give us the best chance of success.
And the Queen suspects nothing?
She knows I was estranged from my father.
Not that we never reconciled.
- You have done well. - Indeed.
Now you must ensure that it was not in vain.
You doubt me?
And when Ariadne is dead?
Do not worry.
You will have your place in my court.
I wish I had your faith in him.
Do not fear.
Telemon is an exile in search of a home.
He will do anything to belong again.
Even kill a queen?
Even that.
- You've done well. - There is more.
Well, go on then.
Oh, you've bled me dry.
(COINS CLIN KING)
(SIGHS)
Give me the benefit of your wisdom.
What else have you learnt?
He sleeps with one eye open.
What use is that to me?
Come back here! I'll tan your hide!
You were right.
Prince Telemon's been out of the city.
All night.
Doing what?
I cannot say.
I made this journey but a week ago.
It would be foolish to enter into King Agenor's territory.
King Agenor has always thought highly of Atlantis.
Well, what of his relationship with my father?
I know nothing of this.
I would prefer not to make this journey at all.
What are you suggesting?
The Queen remains in Atlantis.
Then there can be no wedding.
I must have my father's blessing.
After everything that has gone between us,
it is of the utmost importance to me.
We travel to Aegina.
As you wish.
Might I make a suggestion?
We go by way of Phyria.
The Colcheans will not have patrols in the desert.
I will give it some consideration,
but I alone will know the chosen route.
It is as I've asked.
Of course.
As you wish.
JASON: I cannot let her travel to Aegina
unaware of the potential danger.
Jason, you cannot burst in there with wild accusations.
Whatever else Telemon is, he is a prince.
- And Ariadne's betrothed. - Do you trust him?
That's hardly the point.
With no proof, it's just going to look like...
Like what?
Like you're jealous.
Without evidence, Ariadne will have no choice
but to dismiss your claims.
- What? So we just let her go? - I see no other way.
Please.
Thank you for granting me a private audience.
Come, let us walk.
JASON: The journey to Aegina is fraught with danger.
I am only thinking of your safety
when I ask you to reconsider.
The route has been carefully planned.
Not just the route, the destination, the match.
Are you sure you can trust this man?
An alliance with Aegina will secure a future
for the people of Atlantis.
If Telemon is to be trusted.
Well, I have heard nothing from our emissary.
Surely if there were a problem...
What do you know of his past?
Rather more than I do of yours, I suspect.
I know of the troubles he went through when he was young.
The difficulties he has with his father.
Does he tell you where he goes at night?
You have been spying on him?
- I fear for your safety. - He is my future husband,
not a prisoner.
What is he doing that worries you so?
Jason, I cannot do this.
- Atlantis is vulnerable. - I know. I know that.
And I understand that you have to marry.
Do you?
I have thought long and hard about marrying Telemon.
In the middle of the night,
when it seems that dawn will never come,
I paced my chambers, hoping for a sign.
In those moments of conflict,
I always consider what my father would say.
He held Telemon's family in great respect.
Jason.
I cannot be with you.
I'm sorry, I truly I am. If there were a way, I...
We must never speak of this again.
My lady, if you don't trust me enough to advise you,
at least let me protect you on the journey.
You would do this for me?
Then we leave at first light.
You need to pack.
- Where are we going? - To protect the Queen.
You too. We leave at dawn.
- For? - Aegina.
We are accompanying Ariadne to her wedding?
- Of course. - HERCULES: Of course.
How do we protect a man so stubbornly ruled by his heart?
Presumably the Oracle foretold such difficulties.
Not to me, she didn't.
I am pleased to see you here.
I wouldn't be anywhere else.
No-one will think ill of you if you decide not to go.
Here we are.
Tell me something of your father.
What is it you wish to know?
His likes, dislikes, what makes him happy.
Everything.
Meeting you will make him happy.
You needn't worry so.
But you parted on bad terms.
He cannot fail to see how I have changed.
I'm sure he will attribute much of that to you.
I cannot claim that honour.
I think you can.
More than you know.
I'll feel better once the sun has risen.
Apparently, he sleeps with one eye open.
As do we.
I will take first watch.
You sleep.
The next stage is surely the most perilous.
I fear so, but I have made my decision.
We move into the desert and follow the course
of the Phyria gorge.
You are a long way from the fire.
I'm sorry, I forgot myself.
I feel safer with you here.
I'll feel safer when you're back by the fire.
My lady.
As far as I can tell, he's not up to anything.
Perhaps this journey will end safely after all.
Perhaps.
If it does, I think we should find you another woman.
- Hmm. - There are other women.
[Ream]?
Hercules will find you one.
Oh, yes, I am spectacularly good at that kind of thing.
Putting aside the fact that my love sits cursed in a cave,
I'm happy to help.
Thank you, but I actually don't think it's such a bad thing being on your own.
Oh, absolutely, I agree.
Have you ever known anything else?
That's beside the point.
(LAUGHING)
What happened?
Nothing, he slept.
- You slept? - No, I didn't.
The whole night. I watched, he slept.
We must leave no trace of the camp.
Of course.
- We go through Phyria? - Mmm-hmm.
JASON: Is that wise?
I believe it is the last path
the Colcheans will expect us to take.
He has done well. The message is clear.
They are headed south, across the desert.
They will reach the Phyria gorge before sunset.
Make sure your men are ready.
Now do you doubt Telemon's loyalty?
I know what you're thinking.
This route wasn't chosen lightly.
I'm sure.
No bandit would dare attack a convoy this size.
Can we not pass by the north?
The last we heard it was overrun with Colcheans.
(GRUNTING)
(HORSE NEIGHING)
We have to get her to safety straightaway.
Help me.
This is what you wanted all along.
What are you waiting for?
Forgive me.
Head for the rocks!
Ariadne, come. Run!
Ariadne, look at me.
Thank the gods you are safe.
JASON: Did you see them? HERCULES: Colcheans?
It looks that way.
I shouldn't have doubted you.
You had your reasons.
Is it done?
It was carnage.
There are many dead.
And Ariadne? What of the Queen?
I do not know.
But you killed her?
If you had been there...
I would have remembered the task I had to do.
In the heat of the moment, decisions have to be made.
So you decided to let her go?
(GRUNTS)
My lady, he is of royal blood.
I am the son of a king,
Apollo's servant on Earth.
Why risk the fury of the gods?
If you leave me here I will die.
That is for the gods to decide.
We must travel to the gorge to ensure Ariadne is dead.
I will find you.
I will not forget.
We must make a break for it
whilst we have cover of darkness.
They're preparing to attack.
Hand me a weapon.
Draw the arrow to your eye.
Here they come.
(YELLING)
(PANTING)
Where did you learn to shoot like that?
My father taught me.
He believed that everyone should know
how to defend themselves.
- Ow! - Sorry.
We'd sneak out of the citadel early in the morning
and head to the forest.
One of the only times we were ever alone.
You miss him?
More than you know.
(SIGHS) There.
You will live, for now.
There are scores of them. I can see their torches.
It's barely an hour before dawn.
I fear we must leave everything,
if we are to escape unnoticed.
- Dion! - (GROANS)
- No! Get back! - In there!
- We were so close. - We need to keep moving.
I left anything that might be useful back there.
Pass me that water.
Let's go, while we still have a chance.
- Can you stop the bleeding? - For now.
Shh!
We can't stay here.
Come on.
(DION GROANING)
Over here!
Oh! It's not her!
One of the archers saw a group fleeing the gorge.
- They tried to stop them, but... - And Ariadne?
I fear she was amongst them.
Which direction did they go in?
North. I doubt they will survive for long.
And you think we should leave it to chance?
No, my lady.
(DION GROANING)
That's the last of it.
Without rest and water, he will most certainly die.
Then we must rest.
DION: Jason.
Jason.
You must get the Queen to safety.
Not until you're ready to move again.
I am not long for this world.
I am not leaving you here.
I will only slow you down.
Then I'll take that chance.
He wanted you to leave him here?
I knew there would come a point
when he'd ask that of you.
He is thinking only of your safety.
And I knew you'd refuse.
We'd gain very little crossing the desert...
You don't have to justify yourself to me.
I wouldn't have it any other way.
They're badly wounded.
It cannot be long since they passed this way.
When we find them, leave Ariadne for me.
It is possible to survive
for a number of days without water.
[Ream]?
- Providing you rest. - Rest?
And stay out of the sun.
We shall be all right then.
And without either of those things?
We'll be dead in a couple of days.
Impossible. I intend to die
with a beautiful woman in one hand,
and a jug of ale in the other.
And you're going to look for them now?
No, I'm going to look for somewhere to, uh,
contemplate my existence.
I'm not sure I deserve such loyalty.
No, you almost certainly do not.
Be serious.
I think Pythagoras covered the serious part.
In a couple of days we'll be dead.
And actually, what he didn't mention was
they will be the most agonising days of your life.
Is that serious enough?
Look!
PYTHAGORAS: Colcheans.
HERCULES: No, travellers of some sort.
We may be saved after all.
Or slaughtered.
I'm just saying, they might not be friendly.
I think we'll have to take that chance.
They're turning.
Please forgive us.
Our journey has made us wary of strangers.
Even though we desperately need your help.
What of your friend?
I fear he will not survive much longer.
- We were attacked... - We were attacked by robbers.
We are on our way to Paves,
but without provisions we will not make the journey.
If you could escort us to the nearest town...
PYTHAGORAS: We'd forever be in your debt.
The goddess would not wish us to abandon them.
We are bound for the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae.
You are welcome to journey with us.
We are most grateful.
ORPHEUS: Ah, tell me, what takes you to Pa ros?
JASON: Uh, we're merchants.
We're trying to sell our wares.
But not that any remain.
The lady?
- She's your wife? - No.
Then you're brave indeed to make such a journey.
What do you sell?
Oh, pots.
Cooking pots.
Well, you were most unlucky to have
so many cumbersome objects stolen from you.
Indeed.
- Horses. - It's not possible.
There are more of them.
They are headed for the mountains.
It is of no matter.
We should catch them by nightfall.
Ah! (GROANING)
(LAUGHING)
Dears, oh.
Thank you.
I shall feel happier when I'm on sturdier terrain.
(CHUCKLING) As will I.
You will be happier when you have your Queen safely home.
Don't worry, your secret is safe with me.
How did you know?
Orpheus may be blind,
but he sees more than any man I have ever known.
Your journey is a long and arduous one.
It is our choice.
Only in suffering can we find our true selves.
Why does it have to be that way?
Would that it were different.
There is great sadness in your heart.
You have suffered much for one so young.
You speak as if you know me.
It is his gift.
The mantle that you've inherited
weighs heavy on your soul,
but it will not always be so.
Though he may not have known it,
Minos prepared you well for the task ahead.
- You knew my father? - Oh.
I was sad to hear of his demise.
Fortunately, there are very few people
on this Earth consumed by pure evil.
Pasiphae is one.
Why couldn't he see that?
Sometimes we are blind
to those we hold dearest.
Here we go, old friend.
I won't let this meal be your last.
- I am not sure I am hungry. - But you will eat.
Your Highness.
Pasiphae will stop at nothing until I am dead.
And do you know what the strange thing is?
That doesn't scare me any more.
You must have great faith in your protectors.
Indeed I do.
If I fear anything it is their safety.
Maybe we should stay with the pilgrims,
give our lives to the gods.
ARIADN E: It seems to have served them well.
Do you think that we will live to be that old?
I don't know.
(CH UCKLES)
Tell me, is it a starry night?
Indeed.
I thought so.
The air is clear.
Peaceful.
Would that it could stay that way.
Here, let me help you.
I am grateful for everything you have done for us.
I just fear that we will only bring you trouble.
ORPHEUS: Ha!
That is as may be. Some things cannot be avoided.
Our paths have been fated to cross
since the dawn of time.
No seer can really tell another man's moira.
But I sense that your momentous journey
has only just begun,
and that it will live long in the hearts of men.
- Tell me. - Hmm?
Does it end well?
That I cannot answer.
But do not see it as a burden.
The gods mean it as a gift.
Thank you.
I doubt your suitor is allowed to keep you warm.
I have seen the looks that pass between you.
I am speaking out of turn.
Do not fear.
I am but a humble merchant, you may address me as such.
Would that were true.
You would give it all up for him?
No.
My people come first.
Love is a force as destructive as it is harmonious.
If I have learnt one thing, it is
that it cannot be denied.
Sometimes it is necessary to deny it.
Bless you, my child, you have much to learn.
(TWIGS SNAPPING)
(YELLING)
- Here. - I don't know how.
Don't be a fool, take it.
GO! Go!
Get the others out of here. I'll try and hold them off.
We must move.
- We cannot continue this way. - Him and me both.
- Don't even think about it. - But it's...
I'm still having nightmares about one-eyed monsters.
We wait for the others here.
(RUSTLING)
I thought I told you to flee.
Well, luckily for you, I don't like being told what to do.
Jason.
Jason, how many remain?
- Too many. - (BOTH SIGH)
We'll take shelter in there.
Why is it always caves?
What is this place?
Look at the carvings.
They are tombs.
HiPParghos.
This is the ancient necropolis of King Hipparghos.
We should move on.
(GROANING)
The trail leads to the necropolis.
A half a dozen or so made it inside.
And Ariadne is with them?
I do not know for sure, but we can presume so.
Then why are your men idle?
They will not venture inside, my lady.
- What? - I will speak to them.
It will do no good.
They believe no man who enters the necropolis ever returns.
(SCOFFS)
You may find your death in the necropolis,
or you may meet it here.
Who will follow me?
Perhaps this will help make up your minds.
Bring him here.
Who is still afraid?
Then we will face them alone.
It's time now.
You no longer need me.
(SOBBING) I will always need you.
You are capable of more than you know.
(RUSTLING IN DISTANCE)
No!
Jason! (ECHOING)
Pythagoras!
Go, go, go!
What are those things?
Why won't they die?
(CREATURE GROW ENG)