Khadjibey Fortress (Фортеця Хаджибей)

Why did you freeze on the spot?

Look…

What?

This is my chalice.

So, what?

You'll board a ship and get to him.

Show him this chalice.

And tell him that I sent you.

Why do I need it?

Back in the day, Sirko handed this chalice over to me.

He got it from Bohdan Khmelnytsky.

And Bohdan got it from the Marshal of France Charles de Castelmore, d'Artagnan.

It saved his life, and it will save yours.

So, don't argue.

So, don't argue. Well, give him this wine, too. It's from all of our brethren.

Thank you, uncle Tymosh.

Well? Are you going?

I am.

How exactly will it save my life?

You'll see.

At that time, my friend Yoram had no idea that for five centuries a fortress

had been standing guard on the Black sea shore.

The Lithuanians called it Khadjibey, the Italians called it Genesta.

The Genovese portulans clearly indicate the way to find it.

When in my time, the Russian empire started its military attack on my country,

the famous fortress owned by the Ottomans happened

to be at the frontier near the Dniester and Danube,

where the glorious Transdanubian Cossacks who were holding

the hand of the Ottoman sultan had been keeping watch.

Andriy, listen to me carefully.

We are surrounded by the Russian troops.

Nobody will get out or get in here, over the Danube.

Try to reach the Khadjibey fortress.

You'll find the commandant there and hand this letter missive over to him.

What's in it?

Andriy, you're like a son to me.

But you are our best warrior, as well.

That's why I entrust this important task to you.

I know you can handle it.

That's a great honor for me.

Don't interrupt me. Wait.

You know that we lost some troops.

And the sultan is sad because of those who died in the Caucasus.

God rest their souls.

It all happened because the high vizier is a traitor.

The vizier is a traitor?

Yes, we've intercepted his letter to Potiomkin that proves everything.

The vizier conveys information to the enemy.

As a result, the sultan keeps all of his troops in the Caucasus,

but this is a deceiving maneuver so that the Russians could begin their attack in Bessarabia.

It's impossible.

The commandant is my friend. Besides, he's got connections

in Istanbul and special influence on the sultan.

If he delivers the information to the sultan, we can endure.

I get it, Mr. Otaman.

Now, I'll write where we got this letter missive.

But it shouldn't fall into the wrong hands.

… Hide it in a safe place. Here you go.

I wrote to the commandant that you would hand him this costly scimitar. He gave it to me once.

This way, he'll believe that you are my messenger.

Take it.

Well, now hurry up.

God speed you!

Guys, Andrii is going to hit the road!

God willing, we'll hold out and then go back to Zaporizhia.

THE KHAJIBEY FORTRESS

Rather! Faster! .. Run! .. Hurry up! .. Faster here! Run-run!

Fatima, my dear daughter.

As you can see, it's hard times for us. I had lived a glorious life.

But you must grow higher and higher as a grape-vine.

And remember that your roots are in this soil.

But can't anyone help us? Nobody will save us?

There's no wind for the fleet. We lost a lot of men in the Caucasus.

The Muscovites somehow know things about us, and they continue to attack.

There's my old enemy standing at the Khadjibey walls.

General Morozov? Is he still alive?

He's here now, and he wants to take revenge on me

for not giving him you and the wealth of our family.

Whatever happens, I'll be with you at Khadjibey, father.

No, you must live, because you're my only daughter and

memory of my late wife. May Allah protect her soul.

Father, I will do whatever you command.

Remember the vineyard between the Dniester and the Danube?

Yes, I do. I was always comfortable there.

Nobody knows about this place.

That's where you will go.

In Danylo's tavern by the sea, you will take a horse and supplies.

This is the key to the secret door that will take you to the beach.

I don't know how to live without you, father.

My sons, your brothers, died in battle.

That's the only reason I taught you to wield a sword and shoot.

I taught you sciences, languages, geography, mathematics, and medicine.

You are the last of our kind. I ask you to make our

descendants live on this earth, no matter what happens.

What's in it?

These are men's clothes and a sword. So no one will guess that you are a girl.

Kemal will guide you. And now, go.

Now I must be here, with my warriors.

Only the Almighty knows what will happen next.

Promise me that you will stay alive and our line will continue.

I promise, father.

Go.

A year ago.

You are in my hands now. But I offer you to resolve the issue in a noble way.

Your conditions?

I offer you a fight to the first wound. If I win, I'll cut your ear off.

I agree.

Take care of your ear.

The first column goes to the left!

Infantry Battalion on the right!

Take this dog, the commandant, alive.

Do it.

You came at last, my poor child.

Such bad things are happening in the world. Damn war.

My father told me that from you, I can take…

No more words. I know you need a horse and supplies.

Katria.

Bring out the horse for Fatima and add the supplies I prepared for the evening.

I will, father.

I need to change.

Oh, yes, of course. Go to the room, and I'll take care of the horse.

The old dog, the commandant, if he's still alive, he won't say anything.

Where his money is and what their military plans are. Anyway, I know how to get him talking.

Where is this dog, the commandant?!

Alive? Finally, we met. Ahmet Pasha.

I have only two questions for you.

Which one of your ears would you prefer to be cut off?

And where is Fatima, your daughter?

Let me die as a warrior.

You will die. But first, you'll tell me everything.

Write a recommendation. Report to Suvorov that Khadjibey is ours.

Take the pasha to the casemate. And send surveyors to the steppe.

Find the girl, this dog's daughter.

Hello, beauty.

Ivan, we get the horse, and you get the pasha's daughter.

What if she's not the pasha's daughter?

I'm telling you, it's her, for sure.

Now, that's great. Everyone is looking for her, and we got her.

We'll divide the spoils later.

Come here, baby.

Why do you wear men's pants?

"Who are you? Exactly. Pasha's daughter!"

It's war again. The road again. The fog is so dense that I can't see anything.

How do you find your way, my friend, eh?

I'm so sick of it all… No wife, no home, no happiness.

How does that song go, do you remember, Orlyk?

'I had a sword, a rifle, and a charming girl.

"The rifle broke, and the girl abandoned me."

Stop.

Hey, anyone! Help me! Please help!

Help me! Please help!

Do you want to tell me something, little horse? What?

Come, come. To me.

Good boy.

That's right. What a smart horse you are.

Good boy. You love your master so much.

Who are you?

Where did you get this scimitar?

Where is my horse?

Where am I, anyway?

Why the hell did you tie me up? Well?

Don't mention hell in a house. Answer me.

Give me some water.

What a good job I'm doing, right?

I don't know where I am, and there's some Turkish girl...

Who are you, anyway? Why do you speak our language?

Although I am a Turkish girl and the daughter

the daughter of my father. But my mom is from Poltava.

Where are we now? By the way, where are my things?

We're in a safe place. When you feel better, you can go wherever you want.

But first, you'll tell me where you got this scimitar. Well?

My chieftain gave it to me.

Why?

I have an important mission.

You?

Yes! I need to get to the Khadjibey. Untie me!

Why the hell do you care about that scimitar?

I am the daughter of Ahmet Pasha, the commandant of the Khadjibey fortress.

Yeah, right, and I'm the Sultan's son.

I'm not kidding.

Well, I can't tell you, I have an important assignment. A letter.

Can you let me read it?

No, I have to go to Khadjibey and hand it over to Pasha, personally.

You can't meet him. The Muscovites seized Khadjibey yesterday.

So? Where's the letter?

In a safe place with me. You won't get it. Untie me.

As if! What if it says that you are a traitor? Where did you hide it?

Where?!

Your guess is right. If you need it, you can get it. Well?

Just be careful with the gun, please.

What am I supposed to do with it now?

This letter must be handed over to Ahmet Pasha. For him to hand it to the Sultan. Will you untie me?

Tell me, Ahmet-bei, do you look back to the old times too?

Why are you silent? The whole land is in our hands.

Suvorov comes from the north. Potiomkin attacks from the west. Your fortresses are on fire. People are dying.

I'm trying to pray.

But you don't need it anymore. Allah has turned away from you.

I'm the only one who can save you.

You know nothing about the holy Maker…

It was not the Maker. It was me who saved your life.