The Shannara Chronicles

Previously on The Shannara Chronicles...

She wants me on the throne in Arborlon.

You're marrying Ander?

The Warlock Lord took measures to ensure

his death was not final.

His followers hid his heart, his head, his blade.

At least

tell me you hid that head in a place where Bandon can't find it.

This thing is what brought you here.

So you could help us find something very important.

- Take care of yourself, Wil. - You too, Dad.

The Warlock Lord killed my husband and gave me the throne.

When the Warlock Lord returns, he'll expect you to honor your bargain.

He's coming for the Well.

Tamlin sent me to kill Riga, and now I think

he's planning some sort of payback.

We have to warn them.

Shall we begin?

No!

We have to move!

No.

Fall back to the Throne Room, now!

We only have a minute before Riga breaks that door down.

You need to protect this stone, no matter what.

It's the key to Heaven's Well.

And only you can open it.

I don't understand.

I made a deal long ago to save our people.

At the time, I didn't think I had a choice.

I hope one day you can forgive me.

You're not making any sense.

Find Cogline, he'll explain everything.

I'll always love you.

And I always have.

You two need to move. Now!

- Use the tunnels out of the palace. - Yes.

Follow me, Princess.

No, what about you?

It's time I pay for my sins.

Now go!

Let's go.

Come on! We have to go.

Surrender or die!

The choice is yours.

Search the palace for the princess.

She can't have gone far.

Leah belongs to the Crimson now.

Once I take Arborlon, no other race will dare challenge me.

My people will never recognize you.

They will do as they're told.

As will you.

Bow to me.

Comply.

Or I'll have my men start executing your subjects

one by one until you do.

Now,

bow.

We need a stretcher!

He's barely breathing.

People need help.

Get him inside, now.

Easy, take it easy.

His pulse is fading.

That's no ordinary wound.

What happened?

He was cut by the Warlock blade.

I assume you've tried using the Elfstones to heal him?

They only make it worse.

Is he gonna die?

I've never dealt with anything like this before.

So I honestly don't know.

We'll be safe down here,

at least for a while.

I can't believe I abandoned my mother.

She wanted you to live.

- If you'd stayed there, you'd be de... - Dead?

Maybe the world would be better off if I died and Ander lived.

Don't say that.

Ander died protecting you.

I can't do this, okay?

My mother always had an answer and a plan.

And now all you want is to have her standing here.

Lyria, I felt the same when Cephelo died.

He was a lying, thieving Rover,

but he sacrificed himself so that I could live.

So, what do I do?

No more running.

We find Cogline.

Your mother said he would explain everything.

Lyria,

we're gonna fight to win your kingdom back.

The more we drain, the worse it seems to get.

He slipped into a coma.

No.

No, there's gotta be a way we can wake him up.

I'm afraid I'm out of ideas.

We aren't just giving up?

He was just starting to accept me.

- Mareth. - No. I trusted you, Wil.

Bandon has the skull now, and my father is dying.

You're right.

I'm sorry.

Come on.

You have to fight.

You need to fight.

You have to.

I can't do this without you.

Wil?

Hey.

How is he?

The same.

Look, about what I said I...

Don't apologize. You were right.

Allanon saw it clear as day. Bandon played me for a fool.

You're a good person, Wil.

You care about people. That's not a weakness.

It does not change the fact that I am the reason

Allanon is in a coma and that Flick is dead.

Every time I try to do the right thing,

it all goes wrong.

Really?

You want to wallow in self-pity?

Okay, that's fine.

But it's not gonna help us save Allanon,

or defeat the Warlock Lord.

We've tried magic and medicine.

I'm not sure what else we can do.

Okay.

Allanon and I have a complicated relationship.

But he means a lot to me.

Just don't tell him I said that, okay?

I'm pretty sure he already knows that.

We're gonna figure out a way to save your father.

There hasn't been any change.

When Allanon came here last year to ask me to train you,

he left this is my care.

I thought it might be of some help now.

The codex of Paranor.

Eretria.

Amberle?

The darkness is almost here.

Wil is in Storlock. Bring him to the Ellcrys.

He is the last hope.

Show yourself!

It's only me.

I've been dodging Crimson soldiers for hours.

Thank goodness you're both safe.

I heard what happened to King Ander.

I hoped I'd find you here.

Eretria, what is it?

Amberle.

She appeared to me again.

The answer must be in here somewhere.

It would help if I could actually read any of it.

Wait, wait, wait. Let me try.

- Wait, can you... - Read Druid?

- Yeah. - Since when?

My mom taught me.

I thought she didn't want you to have anything to do

with magic or Allanon.

She kept letters.

Ones that he had written her.

She'd read them to me,

said that they were in a secret language.

That was when I was younger, before I knew the truth.

Love letters from Allanon.

Can't even imagine.

He may be a Druid but he still has feelings.

Okay.

Wait.

I think I found a way to wake him up.

How?

It says I need to enter his "dream state."

Once I'm there, I can bring him back.

Just like that?

There is a catch.

If Allanon dies while I'm in there,

I die, too.

No. No way.

- That's too risky. - Magic always has a price.

Right?

I'm willing to make the sacrifice.

- Mareth. - He's my father, Wil.

I can't just sit back and watch him die.

You would do it.

If the Ellcrys called to you,

then we have to assume that the Warlock Lord

will be woken from his slumber.

You need to find Wil.

Get him to the Ellcrys.

What about Lyria?

She will be under my protection.

With your mother captured, you are the key to Heaven's Well.

I need to get you as far away as possible.

I don't understand. What's Heaven's Well?

You've heard the story of the Silver River?

Of course. Every kid in Leah has.

Long ago, a mystical king, poured magic sand into the river,

turning it silver,

giving life to the Four Lands.