♪♪
- [horses neighs] - To the side, young lady.
Not 'till I get my coin.
- I already paid you. - You paid me half penny
to watch the boxes.
I charge whole.
Very well.
[chuckles]
What you got in here anyway? They come from far away.
[indistinct whisper]
Farther than you can possibly imagine.
[ominous music plays]
What is that?
It's the future.
And it's coming for us all.
♪♪
Goodness.
[explosions]
[horse neighs]
Lady Anya, what is it?
I'm not sure, Mary.
But I think it might be magic.
♪♪
[Charlie Cornwall] Vikram, where are you?
CONNOR [green] Yo, Vik, where you at?
Yes, yes, I know.
I am preparing for the meandering,
brain-atrophying busy work known as Inventory Day!
Now, I have hardened myself for the ensuing boredom.
Uh-hmm. But take some comfort
in the fact that we are laboring over minutia,
and it shall benefit us all in the end.
Aha.
You do not seem to be girding yourself for Inventory Day.
Oh. We moved it to tomorrow.
You didn't get the notification?
The what?
It should have pinged your phone.
Ugh, that infernal device.
It pings constantly.
As if its sole purpose is to distract people
from doing actual pursuits.
- [phone rings] - Oh, look,
Lysa sent me a video of a cat.
- [car meows] - Where is Lysa?
That's why we moved Inventory Day.
A tech friend of hers is in town,
specializes in satellite tracking.
She and Mrs. Astolat are meeting them to see
if they can calibrate our tech to help find Merlin.
So, I'm going to the movies with some friends.
And I'm going for coffee with one of my krav maga classmates.
Ooh, is this coffee or coffee?
- It's coffee, but-- - Uh-hmm.
I'm pretty sure he thinks it's coffee.
Am I to understand
that the both of you are socializing with civilians?
Vik, we're allowed to have lives, and so are you.
You know, I can set you up in the apps, if you like.
Really?
No. No, absolutely not.
Being a librarian is a pivotal role,
and necessarily a lonely one.
Vik, I love working for the library,
but life is about connection.
And not to point out the obvious,
but Lysa wouldn't exist
if you and Anya didn't have a connection.
[chuckles] And did that story have a happy ending?
Did Lysa's, with her superbly heroic friend?
No! Now, we can enjoy social niceties,
and skiv off our duties like Inventory Day,
but to have truly human connection...
[tongue clicking] that is a fool's errand.
- [enchanted music] - [book clatters]
Oh.
What is it?
It's a copy of Jane Eyre.
Yes.
But it also is--
was hers.
Hers?
Anya's?
- Is that Anya's book? - Uh-hmm.
I gave it to her when she first saw...
me.
Hey. Is that a letter?
- What does it say? - Connor, it's rude.
Normally, I would agree with Charlie,
but I think you should hear this.
"My dear Vikram,
it has been 10 years since I last saw you
through a painting into the future.
Our son is in France."
[Anya Besson] My parents attending to his education,
while I have been called to London
for a frivolous Garden Party to celebrate the upcoming birth
of yet another prince or princess by the Queen.
I have missed you every day.
But it was only today
when I saw something I could not explain,
something that felt like the magic you were charged
in seeking that I have put pen to paper.
I know you will never read this.
I know these words are little more
than a way to organize my own thoughts.
But I can't help but wishing you were here,
as I am overcome with this feeling
that this man and the magic in his possession
will bring nothing but horrors.
And something must be done to stop him.
All my love, Anya.
[bell rings]
- Yes, my lady? - My hat, Mary. I'm going out.
"All my love, Anya."
It's her handwriting.
I would know it anywhere.
[Charlie] It's amazing.
You know, that letter was sitting in that book
on that shelf all this time.
Maybe not.
Look.
Metallic, slightly sour.
This is Iron Gall ink.
Widely used in the Victorian era,
but it fades to brown over time.
This is still black. It's barely dry.
You're not saying that Anya wrote that letter recently?
Only one way to find out.
♪♪
Now what?
Now, we wait.
[door opens]
[panting]
[chuckles]
♪♪
- Another letter? - Oh, my God.
Is it a portal? A bridge?
I do not know.
But this book has allowed Anya and I
to reach out across time.
A copy of a Victorian romance novel is acting
as a portal for letters between Anya and Vikram.
- But how? - Lysa's not answering.
She knows better. I'll try her.
Okay, okay. Ideas, ideas.
Okay. Anya said in her letter
she encountered something magical.
Could that be doing this?
Maybe. What about the book itself?
You said you got it for her. Where'd you get it from?
Uh, maybe the shop you purchased?
Not from a shop.
From here.
From the library.
♪♪
- [doors open] - Mrs. Astolat!
I need everything we have on the Sword of Mars.
I believe its location is near!
Near what?
What exactly is the Sword of Mars?
Anya!
I mean, my lady.
My Lady Anya.
What are you doing down here?
I think the better question is what is this doing down here?
This is my family's castle.
I have spent many summers here exploring every corner,
and I do not recall a room such as this,
especially one with such treasures.
Well, I am a librarian,
as you know, working for your fiance, Gregor.
He told me to find a place for my books, and here it is.
Now I have a lot of work to do--
Yes, my fiance--no, I didn't--
I didn't take him as much of a reader.
But I've only known him of a fortnight.
What do you think of him, in that time?
I know very little.
But the little I do know makes me wish I knew less.
I'm sorry.
- If I could help-- - Thank you.
You cannot.
- May I ask a favor of you. - Anything.
I am at your service.
A book.
I have read through all of mine at least twice.
And this is a library, is it not?
May I borrow one?
Of course.
Name it.
What if you do not have a copy?
I will have a copy.
Of any book?
- Ever? - Try me.
My friend recommended a tale.
Jane Eyre?
♪♪
- Jane Eyre. - [scoffs]
A novel by Currer Bell.
A pseudonym, if I ever heard one.
You really have a copy.
I am a very good librarian.
Tell me. What is it about?
It is about a woman who leaves everything.
And finds herself falling in love with a man
with many secrets.
I've wanted to read it for ages.
Keep it.
It's yours.
♪♪
One small point.
My friend, you see, is the publisher,
and this book is not due to be in the booksellers
for several weeks.
The only copies of this book are in boxes
in the publishing house.
So, Vikram Chamberlain,
how is it that you, in a hidden room
in a castle in Belgrade,
seem to have a copy?
- [whimpers] - What are your secrets, Vikram?
♪♪
[Charlie] Vikram.
No. None of that.
I am at peace with being alone.
You're not alone.
Yes, you have us,
but Anya wrote you another letter.
[Charlie] What does it say?
"My dearest Vikram,
I was astonished to see your words in my book.
I long for your hands
and your lips on my"--
[clears throat]
well...
[mumbles] I'm gonna save the rest of that for later.
[clears throat]
Ah, here we are! "I have made headway
in my investigation
since I last wrote by retracing my steps."
[Anya] But the crates and the man were nowhere to be found.
Luckily, some evidence was left behind."
Sorry.
[indistinct chatter]
That is no way for a lady to behave.
- I'm not a lady! - Well, if you are not,
I will call the constable to deal with you,
but if you are, we can deal with each other.
Now, are you going to keep your hands to yourself?
Perhaps you could help me with something.
There was a gentleman with boxes over there,
and now they're missing.
Do you know where he went?
I dropped a coin earlier. Did you happen to see it?
- A penny? - Sixpence.
Very well.
I don't know where he went,
but I heard him talk about the Cabot Club.
The Cabot Club.
It's a gentlemen's-only club, no women allowed,
not even servants.
As a lady, I'm offended.
As am I.
I don't suppose you have any brothers, do you?
About my size?
I dropped a shilling earlier, too.
♪♪
[man] This is what you need. Nitric acid.
Hmm.
A chemical reaction, eh?
Fascinating.
[man] Only when exposed to the elements.
[butler] Boy! That is meant for the kitchens!
[Anya] Yes, sir.
[gasps] Ugh, a woman!
Insufferable bluestockings!
[groans] Next thing you know,
they'll be wanting the vote!
"The man in question eluded me,
but while he is otherwise nondescript,
I did manage to catch a glimpse of a strange tattoo on his arm."
Well, what kind of tattoo? The navy? A prisoner?
This is just like her to offer a modicum of information,
and then, flit it away--
there's more on the bottom.
"Flip the page over, darling."
Hmm.
My word.
It's worse than the navy.
[Connor] What? What is it?
Is that...
Serpent Brotherhood.
Vikram, calm down.
I'll try Lysa again.
I am calm.
I am amazingly calm.
I will be calmer when I get back to 1857.
Now where's my cane?
Aha!
Vik, you can't do that.
You're gonna tell me how I'm messing with the timeline,
cause an apocalypse, blah, blah, blah?
Also, we dismantled your time machine.
It's completely useless.
I don't care!
This is the Serpent Brotherhood!
Do you know how active they had been
in the 19th Century?
Do you know how many Librarians
have lost their lives in their quest
to let magic loose upon the world?
Which is why you should warn her. Right?
Tell her how dangerous they are.
[laughing]
Warn her? You would like me to warn her?
All right. I will show you how this goes, hmm?
"Dearest Anya, this man is beyond dangerous,
stay away from him at all costs."
Good. I'm sure she will listen.
"Dear Vikram,
that's adorable."
Anya has many wonderful qualities,
but incuriousness is not one of them.
She will dive headlong into this,
and I cannot stop her.
If she's gonna go after him anyway,
let's help her.
[Charlie] And Connor's right.
You can't go back in time, but we can still help.
- Yeah. - In her letters, she said
the man with the tattoo was meeting someone
with golden fingers.
- And a trunk of chemicals. - Photography.
There were tons of chemicals used in early photography.
Uh, silver nitrate,
uh, mercury vapor.
Sodium thiosulfate was used to set photographs.
Yes. It was cutting edge in my time.
They would tone it with gold to make the image stronger.
Which would stain the fingers.
So, we are looking for a photographer.
And to be allowed into the Cabot Club,
he'd have to come from a good reputation,
- possibly a Peer. - [Charlie] Hmm.
There can only be so many photographers in London in 1857.
You know what?
I'm betting there's a book in here
with their names and addresses.
♪♪
[Vikram] "If you insist on pursuing this course,
here is a list of photographers in the area,
- "hopefully one will..." - [horse neighs]
♪♪
[Vikram] "Hopefully one will bear fruit.
Please be careful, my love, danger is lurking."
♪♪
[horse neighs]
- [Mrs. Astolat] Finally! - [gasps] Ooh!
- There you are. - Mrs. Astolat.
- Were you just following me? - Of course!
In fact, I have been looking for you for some time.
Why? Is everything all right?
I did not think you ever left Belgrade.
Only out of necessity.
I've been charged with closing out
Vikram's annex to the Library.
I cannot do that until all its contents have been returned.
[sighs] I believe you have the last one.
- A copy of Jane Eyre? - No.
I mean, yes, I do have it,
but I cannot give it to you.
I understand you may have some sentimental attachment.
Vikram's annex must be reabsorbed into the Library.
It's far too dangerous to have it sitting open.
It is not sentiment.
It is Vikram.
I do not know why or how,
but because of this book, I'm able to speak with him.
And it's been so long.
And I've missed him,
and been lonely enough, and so angry with him,
so to see his handwriting from across time is...
Oh, my poor dear girl.
I can only imagine how you're feeling.
It's not just that.
I saw something that looked like magic.
And Vikram is helping me investigate.
So, you see, I cannot give this back to you,
not yet, at least.
The Library must have known you needed Vikram,
and found a way to lend him to you.
I will help you on your quest.
But once the deed is done,
the book must go back into its place.
Does that sound fair?
Indeed.
So, what are we hunting?
A photographer. [giggles]
[bell ringing]
Uh, Mr., uh, Bambridge?
Mr. William Bambridge?
Well, this is certainly a better class
of photographic studio than the other five we've seen.
Oh, yes. Well, look at that clientele.
[gasps]
"Royal photographer to her Majesty Queen Victoria."
Hmm. Mr. Bambridge?
I'm here to have my portrait taken?
- Something feels off. - Feels off?
I was a knight, Lady Anya.
I learned to trust my feelings.
You would think at the very least,
a photographer to the Queen would have a camera.
[gasps] See? The markings on the floor, there.
There was a tripod here.
[glass shatters]
[gasps] Ooh.
♪♪
[gasps] Goodness.
It's the photographer from the club.
Someone was just here.
Uh, Mr. Bambridge? Mr. Bambridge!
No sign of him.
Whoever he was, he's slippery.
Is he alive?
Barely. Weak pulse.
Looks like a blow to the head.
We must get him to the hospital at once.
- She found him. - The photographer?
Yes. Research for the win, baby. Come on.
They found him almost dead. He had been attacked.
If they got there a minute earlier,
Anya would've been the one who was attacked.
But she's all right.
Only by sheer luck!
This. This is what comes from our help?
[groans] I am stuck.
Mired in a different time and place
and I cannot save her.
Well, imagine how she felt,
every time you went off to be the Librarian.
This is not the same. She was never a Librarian.
No, she's not.
But there is a Librarian in 1857.
Oh, uh--
ah, The Book of Librarians.
A registry of every single Librarian in history.
Oh, Connor, you beautiful genius.
If I can't be by her side, at least a Librarian can!
Found him!
And in 1857, he's based in London.
My darling,
you must now realize it is far too dangerous
to investigate alone.
With the Serpent Brotherhood involved,
the time has come to bring in assistance.
The Librarian of your time,
the one who no doubt replaced me,
will know how to help."
[Connor] His name's Benedict Hale.
He studied at Oxford. The Sorbonne, has...
almost as many degrees as me.
He's travelled everywhere.
[doors open]
- Studied martial arts in Japan. - Hmm.
[Charlie] Benedict Hale.
If you would wait here, my lady.
Mr. Hale will be with you shortly.
[Vikram] "With the help of the Librarian,
you will be safe."
♪♪
Mr. Hale will be just a moment.
May I bring you some refreshment?
No, thank you.
Actually, I would love some tea, if that's all right.
♪♪
[door opening and closing]
Lady Anya Besson.
Do you know I could hardly believe it
when my valet handed me your card.
- Mr. Hale. - Well, what have I done
to earn the pleasure of your visit?
No, the pleasure is all mine.
You know, I know knew we've not been formally introduced,
but your face, it's very familiar to me.
I feel like I've seen you somewhere before.
I doubt that, I've only just arrived in London.
Which makes your familiarity all the more strange.
I mean, we don't exactly run in the same circles, you and I.
Hmm, no.
Besides, you still haven't told me why you're here.
An acquaintance suggested that I call upon you.
Who?
Which acquaintance?
Oh, I, uh...
- oh, goodness me! - Careful!
- [clattering] - Oh, sorry.
Modern fashion is terribly constricting.
- Oh, quite. - Oh, no.
Have I damaged your trophy?
No, this is not a trophy.
This is the Silver Star of Abyssinia.
Ancient, and intact, thankfully.
- Hmm. - Please.
Oh, thank you.
You're too kind.
Lady Anya, I need to know who sent you.
Mr. Bambridge.
- Bambridge? - [Anya] Yes.
Bambridge.
You see, I had my portrait taken a few weeks ago.
Oh, that must be where you know me from.
You must have seen it at his studio.
He said that you might be able to help me.
Help you with what?
I am raising money for the widows and orphans
of the terrible conflict in Crimea.
Mr. Bambridge said that
you're a man of intellect and sympathy.
Can the widows and orphans count on your support?
Hmm.
[horse neighs]
♪♪
[gasps]
We must stop meeting like this.
Mrs. Astolat, you frightened me.
You seem already frightened.
Mr. Bambridge?
Oh, at the hospital, still unconscious.
I left him in the hands of a nurse.
Nightingale-trained, thank God.
She thinks he'll make a good recovery.
Good. We must go home at once to write to Vikram.
Why? Was the new Librarian not able to help you?
It's him. The man I saw with the orb.
The new Librarian's been corrupted
by the Serpent Brotherhood.
[Charlie] I don't get it.
That the Book of Librarians has nothing on Benedict Hale
being corrupted by the Serpent Brotherhood.
And I think I know why.
Anya got a better look this time,
hence I was able to find her orb.
Benedict Hale is in possession of the Scrying Ball.
But I thought the Scrying Ball was already in the Library?
It wasn't in 1857.
Uh, hold on. What's the Scrying Ball?
It's what the myths of crystal balls are based on.
It shows the future.
More specifically, the worst of future.
Oh, it's a nightmare fuel.
And judging by Benedict's murder board,
his nightmare is World War I.
It's a good guess that the Serpent Brotherhood
found the Scrying Ball, and then fed it to Benedict
to turn him to their side.
But the reason it's not in the Book of Librarians
is that anytime a future is revealed,
the act of revelation allows that future to be changed.
- A Librarian would know that. - Uh-huh.
So Benedict intends to change the future?
- Hmm. - I mean, I don't blame him.
If you saw the trenches of World War I,
- wouldn't you try to stop it? - [Charlie] Yeah, but how?
It doesn't happen for another 60 years.
Victoria. She's the nexus point.
Are you telling me
that Queen Victoria caused World War I?
No, no, no, no. But before Victoria,
the British monarchy was in crisis.
She takes the throne at 18,
the last member of the royal line.
Then, she married her beloved Albert
and proceeded to produce some half a dozen royal brats.
Actually, she had nine,
the last being born in 1857.
These little princes and princesses grow up
to marry all across the royal houses of Europe.
In World War I,
Britain's George V is fighting
against his cousin, Kaiser Wilhelm.
And their other cousin, Alexandra,
is married to Nicholas II of Russia,
and they're busy watching his empire fall.
These are Victoria's grandchildren.
All of Europe is a massive network
of cousins and relationships.
And if you were the Librarian in 1857
and you wanted to change that future,
one thing you could do is take out these players.
But I don't mean to play devil's advocate,
but wouldn't it be a good thing to stop World War I?
Magic always has consequences.
And these consequences are severe.
The consensus of nearly every historian
is that World War I happens no matter what.
There were too many tensions rising across Europe
from too many different directions.
But, having these royal houses related to each other
keep it from happening too soon.
Okay, gaming this on,
if a British succession crisis happens in 1857,
that would just drive wild Austro-Hungarian expansion--
Could you please summarize it for those of us
who don't have advanced history degrees?
The most likely scenario is that
if you remove the British royal family in 1857,
World War I doesn't start in 1914.
It starts around 1890,
before America is ready to enter the war.
So the Allies actually lose.
Which would have a cascade effect on history.
It changes the war after that,
which causes another war after that,
this one with mutual nuclear capabilities.
♪♪
[Connor] So...
Instead of stopping World War I,
Benedict Hale causes World War III
by killing Queen Victoria and her family.
How?
Wait, didn't Anya say she was in London
to celebrate the birth
of the newest prince or princess?
Yes. The royal family will be together in public,
a rare occurrence.
But Anya saw no evidence of weaponry.
Except for nitric acid.
Uh, it's used in explosives, munitions.
It's also used in early photography.
Uh, camera plates were coated in silver nitrate.
The Silver Star! Yes.
The Silver Star of Abyssinia.
"When the proper incantation is spoken,
the Silver Star of Abyssinia is capable
of taking the souls of those in view."
So if Benedict uses nitric acid
to turn the Silver Star into a camera plate...
Bambridge. He's a royal photographer.
Benedict poses as him, takes the photo,
and the royal family blips out of existence.
I must warn Anya. She cannot--
What's it say?
5As usual, she is ahead of us.
She has figured out Benedict's plan.
And she intends to stop him.
[Mrs. Astolat] This lace is so itchy.
[Anya] Yes. Well, fashion is rarely comfortable.
You should not have spent so much of your money on me.
I didn't. Benedict Hale gave 10 pounds for widows and orphans,
and I thought the best use was preventing him
from making any more widows and orphans.
I do not see how an itchy dress helps.
Well, we must blend in.
[man] Yeah, come on, ladies.
If we are to find Mr. Hale
before he uses the magic camera on the Queen.
But how are we going to do that?
No idea. Making it up as I go.
- [chuckles] - [Anya] What?
You and Vikram Chamberlain are quite the pair.
- [Anya] Ah. - [Mrs. Astolat] Ah.
[Anya] Major Domo.
Will the Queen be joining us?
I understand her confinement must be very near.
We do not discuss The Queen's physical condition, ma'am.
It's just I haven't seen Her Majesty
since I was a lady-in-waiting. I would hate to miss her.
[major domo] The Queen will be joining you shortly.
The royal family is simply having their portrait taken
in the East Garden.
Thank you.
- East Garden? - East Garden.
Hmm.
♪♪
My apologies, Your Majesty.
Mr. Bambridge is ill and he sent me in his place.
Now, if we could all gather a little closer to one another.
How are we going to get to the camera
with all those guards present?
You get the camera. I'll get the guards.
How are you going to do that?
You're not the only one who remembers Vikram Chamberlain.
You cannot actually kill anyone.
[groans] Hmm.
Even more fun.
♪♪
Oi, fancy boys!
I've got a weapon near The Queen,
and I'm going to use it. [Benedict gasps]
Your Majesty!
Please, your guards will take care of it.
We cannot lose the...
Guards! [pants]
Your Majesty, please, just stay there.
♪♪
Please.
Please, just one more letter.
[Charlie] Connor's deep in the stacks,
researching.
♪♪
- Vikram. - Don't.
Don't tell me that she will be fine.
Don't tell me that she will be all right
because you cannot know that.
- I wasn't going to. - Good.
Because right now, her future and your past,
they are in flux.
And maybe Benedict Hale causes World War III,
maybe he does not.
And maybe Anya doesn't die of old age
surrounded by her loved ones.
Maybe she dies trying to stop him.
And my whole world will end if that happens.
♪♪
You know, waiting's the hardest part.
I always try and distract myself by hitting something.
When Anya first came into this annex,
I fell in love with her immediately.
It was as if the very ground tipped on its side,
and I slid right off.
And I am yet to find my bearings.
Why?
Because she's brilliant, intelligent, brave.
She made me feel like I could do anything.
But really, she was the one who could.
You still believe in her?
Then there is one more thing you can do.
[palace guards grunting]
Yes, I am a woman.
Stick it in your pipe and smoke it.
[swords clashing]
♪♪
[gasps]
♪♪
Okay.
- [gasps] - There you are.
- No, no! - Give it--give it to me!
- [grunts] - [panting]
Lady Anya, I should have known.
Mr. Hale, you cannot do this.
I'm gonna save the world.
You dare to stand in my way?
You foolish woman.
You are wrong.
You will not save it.
You will instead destroy it.
I'm a Librarian.
I have magic at my fingertips.
And I am never wrong.
No.
♪♪
[Vikram] "My love, I would do anything right now
to be next to you,
but I cannot cross time except in words,
and the only words I can give you right now are these.
You told me once that I could move mountains,
but it was you who really could,
as easily as you moved me.
You have my heart,
but you also have the heart of a true Librarian.
You are a reflection of all the good there is."
Reflection?
[Vikram] "And all the best I wish to be.
Do everything in your power to stop him
and show the world how amazing you can be."
Right. Well, there's more than one way out of a maze.
[rustling]
♪♪
How did you...
I won't let you do this.
[gasps] Guards!
- Deal with this woman! - Get your hands off of me!
No!
Deal with this woman.
I have a picture to take.
[Anya] Mr. Hale, you can't.
No, Mr. Hale, you can't.
Mr. Hale, you can't!
Apologies for the delay, Your Majesty.
Now, remember, do hold still.
This will go down in history.
Hoc Oblatum est Anima Mea.
What was that?
Oh, nothing, Your Majesty.
Now please remember, it's imperative
that you stay perfectly still.
Perfectly still.
♪♪
Now look and hold still, Your Majesty.
What's happening? No!
No!
- [palace guards grunt] - Oh.
Ha. Thank you, Mrs. Astolat.
These palace guards need better training.
So, what did I miss?
My compact mirror.
Useful for looking around corners,
checking one's appearance,
and foiling plots.
Vikram said the camera would steal the soul
of whoever it saw.
So when Mr. Hale wasn't looking,
I slipped my mirror in to redirect the camera's gaze
back to him and away from The Queen.
[gasps] The Queen.
Lady Anya.
Your Majesty.
Was that meant to happen?
Oh, that?
That was just a...
trick of the light.
You may move now, Your Majesty.
[groans]
♪♪
Oh, it's so different now,
without Vikram here.
He's still here.
Or he'll be again.
Well, at least this infernal contraption
can be kept safe in the Library.
And this Scrying Ball.
Yes. And now the Annex can close.
A promise is a promise.
I am truly sorry to take him from you like this.
I did not know what it meant to be a Librarian until now.
The Library needs Vikram.
Hmm.
And the world needs the Library.
If I have to give him up again,
it can't be for anything less than that.
You acquitted yourself very well on this adventure.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Library
found use for you in the future.
[laughs] Ha. The future?
Well, that is a delightful thought.
What are your secrets, Vikram?
I have a strange feeling
that I will never be able to keep any secrets from you,
Anya.
Oh, no, I'm very determined.
So I am learning.
♪♪
[Anya] "My love, by now, you know the world did not end,
just as it did not end when we were first separated.
It kept going on.
At first, I thought cruelly,
but now I know it moved forward for both of our sakes.
[Vikram] Anya?
Not quite. Sorry.
Lysa.
[Lysa] Sorry.
Connor and Charlie filled me in.
I feel like I missed out on a lot, eh?
Indeed.
You would have loved your great-great grandmother.
You and her share the same spirit.
And it's never been more apparent than today.
She sounds amazing.
I would love to read her letters sometime, maybe?
I think she would approve of that.
[chuckles]
[Anya] "Since you've been gone, I feel like I was asleep.
But suddenly, I've been awoken to all the magic in the world,
ordinary and extraordinary.
And I want to be a part of it."
Today has been harrowing,
painful,
but also a gift.
Because I know now that I will always have Anya with me.
[Anya] "And you can be a part of it, too.
Do your work, live life,
and keep me close to your heart."
Because the best of her lives on.
In her words,
in this place,
and in you.
And in you, too.
[Anya] "But don't stop experiencing the world.
It is wide and full of wonders.
And I, for one, intend to enjoy it."
But for now...
Where are we going?
Connor, Charlie, come along.
We are going out.
You are going to introduce me
to your coffee and movie friends.
Uh, coffee guy's not really a friend.
- [Lysa] What? - Uh, don't care, let's go.
♪♪