We're ready, Commander Vasilius.
My men are ready as well.
We took precautions.
We'll attack them on the road.
Helena won't reach the fortress.
As for Ertuğrul,
he'll die when the bells ring.
And after that, it'll be our war, Petrus.
May God protect you.
Wait for my signal.
Ho!
We're being attacked!
-For God! -For God!
For God!
Helena!
For God!
Are you hurt?
Are you hurt? Is everyone okay?
Helena Hatun.
Are you okay? Are you hurt?
I'm okay. I'm not hurt.
Thank God!
Come here. Come here. Come on.
Brothers! Helena Hatun is okay.
She's okay.
Come here.
She's okay. Thank God.
This is from a Turkmen bow.
However, the seal is scratched.
Who are they?
Who exactly?
God is with his loyal believers.
Until that traitor is wiped off the face of the Earth,
I'll keep fighting them.
God, help me.
To protect Ertuğrul,
they have to take the girl to the Karacahisar Keep tomorrow.
Tell him that you know where Helena is.
Vasilius.
He'll kill her on the road.
As you wish, Your Highness.
Here we go.
Whoever it was, he struck like lightning.
This means that we're not alone.
May God be with him.
He saved Helena.
Our attackers wore the same attire.
I told you we wouldn't hurt you.
Come on, brothers. We're running short on time.
We must take Helena to the fort.
Come on.
My throne,
as well as my daughter's life,
are in the hands of a Turk.
God...
What the hell is wrong with my fate?
If we can survive this trouble, we'll have to find out who betrayed us.
We must unite, and fight for peace to prevent shedding any more blood.
Until your Sultan decides to charge westwards, right?
We know...
We both know that he'll be back to take the Karacahisar Keep.
We can't foresee the future, Governor.
It's our responsibility to respect our governments' decisions...
and live in peace.
What if your men can't find my daughter?
What if you can't prove that there is a traitor?
You'll be my judge.
You know very well that I can't leave this fort alive without your orders.
If I die,
it's your duty to protect the peace.
You'll have to fight the traitors around you, alone.
Don't ever...
trust your best men.
What's this?
To catch Ertuğrul Bey, Commander Vasilius.
Who said I wanted Ertuğrul alive?
Fool!
You heard the orders of the governor.
The bastard that killed the chamberlain of the emperor...
can't leave this place alive.
If push comes to shove, the governor must die as well. Understood?
Yes, sir!
Be ready.
We'll go in when the bells ring.
Good job.
Thanks. How are you, friend?
Thank you.
-Are the goods ready? -Yes, they are.
Stop! Who are you?
Open the gates, soldier.
Open the gates!
This is it, Ertuğrul!
I will not give in until my last breath, Governor.
Not just for myself, but...
to protect you and the peace, I will fight.
Your men aren't here yet.
There is no way out.
They will come. I know they will.
My men would never let me down.
Break open the door!
I will not kill you, Governor.
I might die here.
However,
it's your duty...
to find those plotting this and to take revenge.
It's now your duty to protect the peace between our states.
Kill the bastard!
Here we go.
For God!
Damn it! Catch them!
What do you think you're doing? Get out of my way!
I said, move!
Helena! Go find your father!
I'll bury you and your people in the depths of hell.
Long live Byzantium!
Long live the emperor!
If one Turk dies, a thousand rise, Vasilius.
Ashadu an la ilaha illa'llah
wa Ashad anna Muhammadan Rasululu'llah.
-Father! -Vasilius, stop!
-Helena, my dear! -Father!
Father!
Get away from him!
My beautiful Helena.
Soldiers!
Sir, we were attacked...
on the road, as well.
Did you see who attacked you?
A bunch of degenerates wearing Kayi uniforms.
Father, it's not the Kayis that attacked us.
Those traitors wearing their uniforms shot me in the back too.
They wanted me dead.
If it weren't for these brave Alps, I'd have died.
I know, my dear. I know everything.
Soldiers! Get out!
Vasilius, you stay. We have things to discuss.
As you wish, sir.
Sir.
If it weren't for a gallant man helping her, the girl would have died.
We don't know who he is. We checked his arrows.
The seal was scratched. But we know that he's Turkmen.
He disappeared into the woods, sir.
Things have a way of turning out for the good, Bamsi.
It appears that we have a brother
that knows everything, but wants to hide himself.
-Vasilius. -Yes, sir.
We'll visit Ertuğrul Bey's inn tomorrow.
We'd like to maintain the peace issued by our emperor,
and also,
we'd like to reestablish the trade with the public market.
What will we tell the emperor, sir?
That there are traitors who stand against peace between us.
All I want to do now is to find those traitors and make them pay.
Ertuğrul Bey.
I'd like you to know that I'm grateful to you.
Let it be known that even if our states were to fight,
I'll be a worthy, and honest opponent to you.
Know this, Governor:
You have a loyal friend on our side, until we find that traitor.
I give you my word, as the son of Suleyman Shah.
Aybüke.
Yes, madam?
It turns out that Toktamış was poisoned.
Don't worry. Simon shouldered the blame for it.
Jesus! I was so scared!
Keep on working.
Nobody will suspect you.
Yes, madam.
Guests shouldn't outstay their welcome, Candar Bey.
After all,
I still need to visit the surrounding tribes as well.
But, before I go,
there's an important matter we must discuss.
You're welcome anytime, Your Highness.
What is the important matter?
We'll talk when the time is right.
But please don't worry. It's a good thing.
Add a ground pine here.
And tell me when you're about to finish.
All right, Halime Sultan.
Halime Hatun, I heard what happened to Ertuğrul Bey.
I'd like to extend my condolences.
I'm sure you are saddened by it, Aslıhan.
Still...
here you stand.
Ertuğrul Bey wanted the rugs to be finished no matter what.
My father says the same.
Halime Sultan.
I accepted marrying Ertuğrul for the good of my tribe.
After all, it's not easy to be wife to a man that already has one.
What do you hope to gain by telling me this, Aslıhan Hatun?
What counts is not your opinion, but Ertuğrul's.
And Ertuğrul Bey made his decision clear.
People! Ertuğrul Bey is coming!
Welcome, sir!
Welcome, Ertuğrul Bey.
Welcome, sir.
I bring news for His Highness.
Come with me.
A messenger is here.
There's a messenger for His Highness.
Let him in.
What's it about, Your Highness?
It's good news.
Of course, for Kayis.
His men survived once again.
How's that possible, Your Highness? The governor wouldn't let him live.
The governor got his daughter back, he has no reason to kill Ertuğrul.
Ertuğrul's men...
managed to bring the governor's daughter to him.
Thank God.
As you said, justice is served, Your Highness.
If it wasn't...
Ertuğrul Bey that did this,
then we must find out who was behind it.
They might pull the same trick on us as well.
There's more than one trick, Candar Bey.
While escorting his daughter, Ertuğrul's men were attacked again.
Whoever is responsible won't stop.
Who are the attackers?
I wouldn't know that.
However, the one that saved those men was apparently a Turkmen bowman.
In the end, their trap didn't work...
and justice was served, Your Highness. Now, we must...
rejoice that Ertuğrul Bey survived this ordeal, as well.
Long live Ertuğrul Bey!
Thank you all.
You stood strong in my absence.
Their plot failed.
However, there's most likely more to come.
I want you to stand strong all the time.
Yes!
Artuk Bey.
The governor will visit tomorrow.
Tell Aleko to inform all the merchants.
Our alliance with the governor is important for peace and trade.
Take the necessary precautions. Serve him well.
As you wish, sir.
However, we must find those responsible for this attack.
Or we will encounter more traps along our way.
As long as the scoundrels behind this continue to live, we cannot settle.
I know, Artuk Bey.
That's why we'll take the necessary precautions.
Those who don't want our relations with the governor to go well will intervene.
Yes, sir. We'll take measures.
Ertuğrul went to the market.
They're getting ready for the event.
Let them.
In that case, let us prepare a funeral for His Highness, Petrus.
As he's going to die tomorrow.
At the bosom of Ertuğrul.
What are your orders?
Find Laskaris.
It's time we changed the fate of these lands.
From now on, Karacahisar won't be in the hands of a cowardly governor,
but a brave commander.
That one night I spent at that fortress felt like a thousand nights.
When will it be over, Bey?
As long as we walk on God's path,
we'll have our fair share of enemies, and troubles, Halime.
Think about all the troubles the prophet went through.
Knowing this, how can we long for comfort?
You are right, Bey.
However, whenever we part,
whenever you go away,
you return with a scar.
Your body may heal, Bey.
But don't come back with a scar on your heart.
You are the healer and protector of my heart.
As long as you are there, my heart can't be harmed.
I was relieved to hear that you allied with the governor.
However, this land is the stronghold of betrayal.
Traitors come one after another.
I can bear being on the edge.
I can bear the fear in my heart.
Please come back to me.
Wherever you go, you must come back.
Subtitle translation by Tuğçe Erteki