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That's why Dred came to the Sanctuary.

He came for the key.

- The chambermaid. - Naya?

We need to get the key that Dred stole from the Sanctuary.

- The invasion has already begun. - Let go of me!

We live to serve you!

Falista, no!

- I am 3-1-3. - Hi.

What have you done? My Naviaspore!

That's the key.

You have something that belongs to us.

Stay back here, Naya.

When the fighting starts make a run for it.

They won't follow you.

All they want is me and this key.

There's four of them. You need my help.

There's nothing you can do.

When I have them distracted,

take this key and get it back to the Outpost.

What? I'm not leaving you to die at the hands of those four gods.

They're not gods, and my kinj makes me immune to their powers.

You don't have one, so stay out of it.

And you can take all four of them?

I like your optimism.

This is not a fight you can win.

You mustn't know me very well.

Surrender yourselves and the Skevikor key.

No.

- Oops. - Forget the key. Get back to the Outpost!

I'm not leaving without that key.

Get Luna out of here!

Luna! Luna! Can you hear me?

Do not kill her!

Aster must be awakened last.

Come on.

- Naya? - I thought you might need some help.

Get her to safety! Go on.

I'll take her to the Outpost.

Get that key to Janzo and destroy it!

- I won't leave you like this! - They won't kill me.

Go!

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*THE OUTPOST* Season 04 Episode 08

Episode Title: "The Pleasing Voice of the Masters"

Aired on: September 02, 2021.

Sync corrections by srjanapala

There you go.

You've made a real mess of this, you know?

Lost a lot of blood.

He doesn't seem any worse for wear.

I need my Naviaspore. Without it I am nothing.

This Naviaspore, is it something literal or more figurative?

You see, we humans,

we have something that we call a soul,

but I'm not really sure it exists.

Not physically, anyway.

It is real.

I feel the silence inside me.

- Is it something you can touch? - No.

It is... the will of the Masters.

Will of the Masters?

Wren, will you please pass me a needle and thread?

He has black blood. Just bandage him. He'll heal.

How can you be so sure?

He has black blood. He's not a Blackblood.

My wounds disappear without aid.

Well, aren't we the lucky ones?

Tobin!

- Destroy this. - What is it?

It's the key to the Skevikor. I need to go back and...

- No, no, no, no, no. - He's one of them!

- Tobin! Tobin! He's not dangerous! - Like hell he's not!

He's not one of those creatures or monsters, whatever you want to call them.

I just had four of these things try to kill me.

I'm not letting this one kill any of you.

He won't. He won't. We have it under control.

- Talon. Talon. - Talon?

- I have to go back and get Talon. - What's going on?

His kind are trying to kill her, which is why I'm telling you

to kill him while you still have the chance,

and destroy that key.

- Are you all right? - It's all right. It's all right.

Don't worry.

We have no intention of killing you.

Do we?

- Of course not. - Oh.

We might need his help understanding this key.

Talon!

Talon!

Nedra?

Zed. Just keep walking.

You weren't supposed to see this.

What are you up to?

I'm not up to anything.

Then why are you dressed in human clothing?

You hate humans.

Are you planning some sort of infiltration?

I don't understand you sometimes, Zed.

You insist that I have no choice but to live among the humans,

- but when I decide to try it out... - By dressing as one?

- That's how you try it out? - Yes.

All right, I admit it.

I wanted to try one of these contraptions out of... curiosity.

It looks so heavy and uncomfortable.

Couldn't understand why humans wear them.

- And? - Still don't understand.

Certainly couldn't fight while wearing it.

Do I look as ridiculous as I feel?

Honestly? Yes.

Then why are you staring at me like that, Zed?

I'm not.

- I suppose I am. - Mm.

Look, we've known each other our whole lives.

We played warrior as kids.

Trained together to be warriors as older kids.

Served as warriors side by side ever since, and...

- Now you're just this... - Woman?

You've never thought of me as a woman, have you, Zed?

No, I certainly have not.

That's because you don't take the time

to see the things around you.

What's that supposed to mean? I see things around me.

Well, you never saw me as anything but a fighter.

That's because you never wanted me to see you as anything

- other than a fighter. - Oh.

Where is this suddenly coming from anyway?

Is it this whole we need to repopulate our species thing?

- Because if that's what you... - Don't.

Don't even think about going there.

I can never forgive you for abandoning

our people, much less think of... that.

So? What do you want from me?

All I'm saying is that you would be well advised

to show a little curiosity about the things around you.

Like Wren does. Like I'm doing.

And I can still kick your ass.

- And Tobin gave this to you? - Yes.

- He said we should destroy it. - But we're not convinced

that's the best course of action.

Why not? I mean, the gods told Falista to open the Skevikor,

and you told us that would mean the end of the world.

- Hm-mmm. - Seems like destroying

the key is the best way to disrupt their plans.

Well, yes, it does seem that way,

but perhaps this Skevikor that we're all so afraid of

doesn't necessarily mean the end of the world.

It seems to us it's like it's more about freeing thousands of people.

- People like 3-1-3. - I wouldn't exactly call them people.

Oh, what would you call them then, Zed?

Monsters? Like the humans called us?

Thousands of his kind

are waiting to be awoken below our Outpost.

I would call that an army.

An army large enough to wipe out human,

Blackblood, and Greyskin alike.

An army large enough to take control of this world.

Now that is something we cannot risk.

Hm. A military man would see it like that, wouldn't he?

If you consider any large group of people an army.

3-1-3 seems pretty harmless,

and he certainly doesn't seem like a soldier type.

Tobin ordered you to kill him.

No one knows these Masters,

or maybe even that Skevikor key better than 3-1-3 does.

So to kill our only source of information or destroy an artifact

- that could potentially help us... - Or hurt us.

Or help us! We do not know until we study it.

Garret, destroying that key is stupid.

- Do you have an opinion on all this? - Hmm?

I mean, I can't believe I'm saying this,

but I'm with Wren and Janzo.

Look, Garret.

Give them time to study the Skevikor and 3-1-3.

They might gain knowledge that could help us.

Fine.

I give you two days, but then we are destroying that key.

And you do not let that creature out of your sight.

- Am I clear? - Mm-hmm.

And if you're wrong? If his kind really are an army?

Think we could stop them anyway?

Levare will come to us.

The human that carries her is reckless and seeks revenge.

- What of Aster? - First we must wake Golu.

Only after we have all been revived shall we wake the Betrayer.

Do you have enough reserves to restore Levare and Golu?

Only enough for Levare.

Then pull more energy from the humans above.

There are no more living things close enough.

I cannot reach any more of them.

Then we must find life beyond these walls to feed your power.

Yes. Then I can finally restore all six of us.

We will be strong, and Aster will be weak

and unable to resist our demands.

The carrier of Aster is awake.

What do you want with me?

We want what you have stolen from us,

and then we want your world.

Hold on.

Guard! Fetch Janzo immediately!