The Sword of Granada (El corazón y la espada)

THE HEART AND THE SWORD

The Khalifa just returned from one of his travels.

He must be full of gold and blood.

Hopefully his soldiers will let their guard down.

Hopefully.

You're a good painter, Father.

Were it not for this skill, I would already be dead.

The Moors respect the arts,

and that's why my life was spared when they took me as a prisoner in Cadiz.

The Moors will pay dearly for capturing me.

The years have passed quickly with prayers and study.

Tell me, how is the world?

There is a man called Christopher Columbus,

a sailor who claims the world is round.

He seeks a new route to the Indies.

He has spent long years in court, asking for ships to prove his theory.

- Has he been successful? - He sails three months from now.

You must be brave to make a new theory in the Old World.

Columbus...

I shall pray for him.

Tell me, Father,

what does the Khalifa look like?

I have never seen him.

I've only spoken to him through his messengers.

I've heard that, despite being 60 years old,

he has the face of a youth and the strength of a lion.

Why would he look for the elixir of youth if he's still young?

It's very simple. Yesterday, he was young.

The day before, a child.

And tomorrow, an old man.

We're already friends, yet I still don't know your name.

Ponce de Leon.