Run Kossus! Run!
Wait for me!
Leave everything and come, Yemos is back!
Don't push!
- Where is he, have you seen him? - He arrived last night from the river.
There he is!
- Long live the kings, long live Yemos! - Long live our kings!
Where is Wiros?
You saved him!
Greet them, they have been waiting for you.
Two Romans died during the journey,
another three are missing,
they risked their lives to save mine.
Don't celebrate kings,
but go back to your homes,
make sacrifices to Rumia and the other Gods,
and pray that our friends return home.
We must take her to the king.
We'll do it tomorrow, tonight she stays with us.
Who wants her first?
Who is she?
She's a Latin,
we chased her all night.
Be careful, she bites.
I will take her to Titus.
Come with us, we'll have some fun.
I said she's coming with me.
Leave.
Leave!
The Sabines surprised us in the dark, while we were encamped.
Did you order her to stay?
It was her choice,
but if she hadn't, we would never have reached the Land of the Tusci.
Do you think she is dead?
I know she is still alive,
I can feel it.
When you slept, you moved your eyes as if you were seeing something.
Perhaps the Goddess revealed a secret to you,
perhaps you have also seen her fate...
Can you tell what you saw when you were in your mother's womb?
Me neither.
If I saw something, I must have forgotten it.
Don't move.
You'll be able to walk again soon.
Father?
Is it you?
Where are we?
I thought about you every day, Ilia,
and now we are together again.
What happened?
As long as you are with me, nobody will harm you.
We took them in while you were away,
the war frightened them, they left their fields and killed their animals,
but now the flesh is starting to rot, and we don't know how to help them.
How many animals?
Enough to feed everybody for five months,
we have tried to dry the meat, but the salt supply is exhausted.
- Why don't you tell him the truth? - What do you mean, Maccus?
Tell him we have six hundred pounds in the Rumia compound,
that you don't have the courage to take.
That salt is sacred to the Goddess, Maccus, no one can touch it.
If you were king, what would you do?
I do not put myself in the place of a king.
And you, Tarinkri?
If the power were yours?
Kings are mortal, the salt belongs to the Goddess.
Do you want them to starve to respect the Goddess?
Give wheat and farro to these people.
Tomorrow at dawn we will take the salt.
You cannot decide...
I have to decide, Tarinkri, and I don't see other solutions.
Yemos, tell him he cannot do this.
Wiros is right,
the decision is made.
You will take that salt over my dead body!
Let me convince her,
Tarinkri is willing to listen.
I can't move.
You just need to rest, don't ask questions.
Why did you bring me to the shrine of Mars?
Here we are safe, no one will find us.
You don't remember what happened to you?
I remember fighting against Sabine soldiers,
then the rest is confused.
You were on the ground,
you had difficulty breathing,
they wanted to kill you.
And I saved you.
Stay still...
What did they do to you?
It is the punishment for my sins.
You, instead, are forgiveness.
From today, I will just be your father again.
Father,
I have to return to Rome.
I have to defend my city.
Rome no longer exists, it has been destroyed.
That cannot be true...
I saw the rubble with my own eyes,
and the fires burning,
the corpses of the two kings.
It cannot be.
The Sabines invaded the lands of the Thirty,
the kings surrendered to Titus, but we needn't care about that.
When you get better, we will cross the woods,
we will find a new home,
we will cultivate the land and the goats will give us milk.
Don't move, my daughter.
I will protect you from everybody.
Even from myself.
Lady of the woods and the mountains.
Mother Rumia,
listen to me,
we built this city for you,
we made it a symbol of hope,
a refuge for those looking for a new beginning,
a symbol of terror for the proud,
who cower at the sound of your name.
We have dedicated the first fruits of every harvest to you,
the iron of our weapons and six hundred pounds of salt,
we have sworn to you not to waste your wealth,
forgive us now if we fail to keep our promise,
spare us your fury and help keep,
evil,
far from us.
What do you want?
Why didn't you kill them?
I had added the poison, he was about to drink, then we were attacked.
You could have killed them afterwards,
instead you took them to your priests.
If you don't believe me, I have nothing more to say.
Remember that Wiros is an enemy, Ersilia,
even if now he allows you to go wherever you want,
we are still prisoners,
to save his city he wouldn't hesitate to kill you.
Do you think you know more than I do, Vibia?
If what you say were true, I would already be dead.
You speak of him,
as if he had entered your heart.
Welcome,
to your sacred city,
which is no longer sacred, or yours.
You have conquered it and it rightly belongs to you,
we have come to bow to your mercy and wisdom.
When a king respects me, I respect him.
I will listen to you.
We only ask for peace, and in return we offer you loyalty and friendship.
If you want to be the first of the Thirty, like Numitor son of Proca once was,
we will make sacrifices to your God,
we will celebrate the union of our peoples.
And the Romans?
You are Latins, like them,
do you not care about their fate?
Wiros begged us to fight alongside him, but we refused.
They violated your laws,
and it is just that the fury of your people should rain down upon them.
You, in the background,
who seems to be swallowing your tears,
who are you?
My name is Lausus.
I command the city of Gabi.
Why do I hear sadness in your voice?
Did they bring you here against your will?
I am here by my own free decision,
my people are tired,
they seek only peace.
What are you doing here, Tarinkri?
Your place is on the walls, in defence of the city.
My place is where I see an enemy,
no matter if he comes from within or without.
- What are you going to do? - Stay back, whatever happens.
Do you consider me your enemy?
You have no authority over the salt, it belongs to the Goddess.
We don't know how long the war will last,
a day will come when we will suffer hunger.
When we founded the city, you yourself consecrated these deposits,
you said they would never be empty!
We didn't know what fate was preparing for us...
The weight of the decision falls on us, you will remain clean from all guilt.
Give the order and I'll have them locked up.
Shut up, Maccus! You from Velia are alive only because we spared you.
Still us against you?
- Silence Maccus! - Listen to me, I beg you!
The Goddess protects us, and gives us strength,
it is not up to her to feed us,
we are wolves, Yemos, remember that,
we are able to look for our food, we will not starve.
What remains of what you were?
Are you still a wolf, Yemos?
Give me your hand.
Feel my heart,
it beats softly, calmly and slowly,
it is not the heart of an enemy.
If you want to be my friend,
trust the Goddess as you always have,
we will win on the battlefield and will not need supplies.
You know it too, without the Goddess,
you are nothing.
I give you one more day.
Do not force me to do what the king of another people would do.
They told me you have been here since dawn,
but I see no storm on the horizon.
I am not here to look at the sky.
What do you see when Sancus speaks to you?
I see nothing,
sometimes it is lightning, other times it is just voices,
I hear them and repeat them, and they are true.
Has the God never deceived you?
Deception is of mortals, not of the Gods.
So what happened?
Did the Gods bow to a man's will?
Are you a man?
I fear and I bleed, I am not a God.
There are Gods who bleed.
What do you mean?
When we left,
my sisters asked me to kill you.
I had poison with me,
an ounce was enough to stop the blood in your heart.
I poured it all into your cup,
you were about to drink, but at that moment we were attacked.
I should kill you for what you are saying.
I know.
I put my life in your hands.
Why?
When my father sold me to the Sabines,
he told me I was destined for a God.
I always believed it was Sancus, and I served him with dedication.
You are the God,
to whom I am destined, that is why I know you won't kill me.
A man believing himself a God, is the beginning of misfortune.
For a God, however, believing himself a man is a dream he must wake up from.
This is why you kidnapped me,
you brought me here,
because I have to awaken you.
I am not a God, Ersilia.
Then walk away.
Where have you been?
I searched for food.
I was thirsty,
you mustn't leave me alone.
I am here now.
You sent for me, my Lord?
It is not I who wishes to speak to you.
- Silvia? - Do not disrespect her, call her queen.
A queen is free, I am not.
They offer me their support, Silvia,
and in return I should set you free.
Do you want to help me decide?
You will be treated with the respect you deserve once again,
I promise you.
You cannot promise anything, Lausus,
you are like a frightened dog.
Now we are all afraid,
you too.
But it is your son's fault, it is he who brought this misfortune to our lands.
And now you have abandoned him,
instead of supporting him, you come here to beg for an alliance.
When facing those who are stronger, we can only bow our heads,
we must save what can still be saved.
Yemos will fight and win this war.
- Silvia? - Don't touch me!
You will die like dogs, all of you, nobody will cry over your mutilated bodies.
Allow me to leave.
I do not want to listen to your words.
Enough... father... enough.
Your words fell on deaf ears, Tarinkri and the others are still guarding the salt.
What should we do?
There is still time, she will be convinced, I don't want to use violence.
She thinks she can convince you, you have shown yourself to be insecure.
I have shown what I feel.
They are wrong, Yemos.
And if they were right?
What if something was driving us to be ungodly?
There are men and there are Gods, Wiros,
and even the greatest of men must respect that which is sacred.
Who decides what is sacred?
You say that the salt is sacred, as are sacred the walls, weapons, fire,
I have seen unfulfilled prophecies,
and other prophecies I made up being fulfilled.
You really don't know what sacred means?
I know what it's like to be hungry and not be able to feed myself.
What do you want to do?
Do you want to use force?
We will wait, but if they don't leave, words will not be enough.
- You cannot leave! - Let me go!
There is no salvation out there, do you understand?
I will have no mercy on anyone, you must stay by my side if you want to live.
Let me go! Let me go!
I recognised that mask,
I saw you among the Sabines.
You lied again,
like you always have,
nothing you say is true.
Rome hasn't been destroyed, tell me the truth.
Not yet,
but I will destroy it, and only then will my fury be appeased.
You can keep me here by force, by poison,
but yours is not love.
Protecting you isn't love?
I saved your life,
how could I have trusted you?
And who deserves your trust?
No man is worthy, there is no trust, there is no respect,
there is only hatred, envy, ambition, anger!
Not all men are like you,
father.
Our bond is the only thing that makes me human,
without you I am just an animal!
If I keep you far from death, far from my fury, I will stay alive too.
I do not belong to you,
I am free,
and the day will come when your poison and your ropes cannot stop me,
and that day I will kill you,
because you are the cause of all evil.
You stay back, this time I shall speak.
I order you to let us pass.
Does he make you talk because he is ashamed of what you are doing?
Nobody here needs to be ashamed,
nobody wants to hurt you.
I see clubs in their hands, don't lie.
Look at yourself Tarinkri, you are few against the will of many.
Rumia is with me!
If you take the salt, from now on you will be alone, and destined for death.
Enough!
Be prepared for the worst.
- They are my brothers, my pack? - They are my pack, Herennèis!
And they will do what I say.
Don't let them pass!
This is the last chance I give you, Tarinkri, get out of the way!
I no longer take orders from those who have no respect for the Goddess.
Take them away!
You are a dog, Herennèis!
A traitor dog!
Why are you letting them do this, Yemos?
Not participating is not enough, the Goddess will never forgive you!
Wiros knows our way forward,
the pack must remain loyal to him.
There is no pack anymore, Herennèis, brothers will kill each other..
There is no other way.
Help me.
I thought about your words,
I needed little time to decide what to do,
I saw the truth in your eyes,
in your words there were no shadows,
everything appeared clear,
like the water of the sacred river.
You are afraid of me,
you are ready to betray those who were your allies,
and for this reason your lives,
are worth nothing.
With your putrid blood we will curse your lands,
because of you, nothing will remain of what your fathers built.
Leave him to me.
Save me!
Help me.
Die at least with dignity, Lausus.
I know your voice.
You are not worthy of your father, you are just a miserable man.
Wash your clothes.
Leave,
stay away from me,
and save yourself.
If I meet you again,
there will be no mercy.
We are not alone, the Goddess has not abandoned us,
she hasn't abandoned us.
One, two, three, four, five!
I made this sword with the hope of seeing it clasped in your hand.
It is the most resistant weapon I have ever forged.
I slept little,
I ate nothing,
because I was afraid of never seeing you again.
As a father would do for his daughter.
- I will kill him. - No, Yemos,
I have to do it.
Just pray that this time my hand will not tremble,
and I forget that that man was my father.
I knew you would have returned.
You hoped.
No, I knew,
because Rome does not exist without you,
and if I've done something that may seem ungodly,
the Goddess has forgiven me.
Why are you here?
I have slept a long sleep, but now I am awake.
Do you know what you are doing?
I do,
do you?
I was wrapped in this blanket when they left me in the woods, as a baby,
all my brothers died in that wood, I was the only one to survive.
Now it will protect you too.
I killed a king to heal your pain.
That is what you wanted.
Why do you not speak?
Admit that you wished for his death,
I killed him just to grant you your wish.
Now do I deserve a small part of your love?
Hold me.
Tomorrow,
my army will attack your son's city,
and this time there will be no escape.
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