See

The morning God Flame has finally risen to give us a bit of warmth, Princess.

Good morning, Your Majesty.

It is a beautiful day, Maghra.

The entire city will rejoice with you.

It is a shame Father couldn't be here with us to celebrate your wedding day.

Lilac, lavender and honey.

- -You'll make the most appealing bride.

Leave that.

Princess, you must be completely unadorned for the marriage ceremony.

-No. I will not remove this cuff. -It's the law of the land.

Handmaiden, what is your name?

Harmony, Your Majesty.

Harmony? That is a beautiful name.

Give me your hand, Harmony.

Harmony,

are you in the habit of telling princesses what they may and may not do?

Perhaps you would tell your queen as well?

No, Your Majesty, never.

Then hush and leave her.

Hmm. The princess is fully slathered. You may go, Harmony.

Yes, Your Majesty.

The Pennsan people, and that means all of them,

even insignificant servants, must believe this is a true union.

Don't worry. I will play my part.

You're not in this alone.

Yes, I am. You are not the one being unfaithful.

This marriage will serve us all.

When your children are found and brought here to you,

it'll be this arrangement that'll keep them safe.

Some people would be insulted by their sister tuning them out.

Sibeth, you can never be silenced.

God knows I've tried.

Here.

Remember when you were little, and I'd wash your hair?

Don't stop.

Please.

Can you please just-- just stay back?

I promise you, no one is going to kill me on this path.

Yeah, well, not with me here, they're not.

Haniwa. Haniwa, wait for me.

Listen, there's no harm in having a-- a dedicated warrior by your side.

I know I'm grateful for you and your arrows.

I can hear you thinking.

Yesterday, I was mourning my mother.

Today, she is a living princess,

and I am thinking back on every moment of my childhood,

wondering what was true and what still is.

We will know soon, my love.

Not soon enough.

You know, uh, I'm not a threat to you.

You mistake my contempt for fear.

Tell me, Witchfinder General, how many lives have you taken?

Enough to damn my soul many times over.

And yet, you will kill the queen whom you have served.

There is not enough damnation for you.

No. I suspect not.

Mmm.

-Are you all right? -Yeah, I'm fine.

-We should've stayed another night. -Nah, it's nothing.

If your head fell off, you would pick it up and carry it to Pennsa.

No, I would make you carry it.

- - Ouch.

These brave soldiers died

trying to stop the murderer, Baba Voss, from escaping Trivantes.

They died heroes, and they will be avenged.

A valiant soldier of the republic remembered forever.

A sacred son of Trivantes, now one with us.

Rendayo. My son.

Madame Orrie.

Rendayo was a patriot and a hero.

I immensely admired him as if he were my own son.

Those responsible for his death will suffer. You have my word.

You have news for me?

Yes, General Voss. A Witchfinder looking for asylum.

A Witchfinder.

If true, this will be the first time

one of Tamacti Jun's soldiers has broken ranks.

What is he trading?

He insists he will speak only to you.

Ah.

And he will likely regret that.

Bring him to me.

- Come on. -

I am Commander General Edo Voss, and I understand you wish to speak to me.

Yes, sir.

You are the first of the queen's Witchfinders that I've met

that wasn't already impaled on the end of my sword.

I have information you will want, sir.

And why would I trust a soldier who betrays his own kingdom?

My kingdom is no longer the kingdom I swore to defend.

And how's that?

I am sworn to protect the Payan kingdom

from the evils of witchcraft and therefore--

I am familiar with Witchfinders, boy.

Including those who might have sight or seek to facilitate its return.

And now, your queen decrees that the sighted

are, in fact, not witches.

Yes, sir.

In fact, she also claims to be carrying a sighted child in her own womb.

Yes, sir.

Boy, did you really desert your own army and face certain death

to come here and tell me something my spies reported days ago?

-Hobble him and sell him to the Slavers. - No, no.

- Come on. -Sir.

-Commander Voss, there are others. - Stop!

Others?

Hers won't be the first sighted child within the Payan royal family.

There are two, already grown.

And these children already grown…

is one of them a girl called Haniwa?

Yes.

Mmm.

So, this is Pennsa?

Yes.

Is it always this quiet?

No. Never.

Something's wrong.

There's soldiers ahead.

Stay here and say nothing.

-Uh, should we be worried? -Not we, you.

- -

-This is gonna be tricky. -Why? Isn't my mother here?

-She's here. -So, what's the problem?

The thing of it is…

…she's apparently getting married today.

Baba, my love…

forgive me.

Mom?

Mom!

Kofun?

-Mom. Mom! Mom! -

Whew. You're alive.

My baby.

Oh, I've searched for you every day since we were separated.

I never stopped.

Mmm. Mom they said that you're getting married today.

That can't be true, can it?

I will explain everything.

Where's your father? And Haniwa?

He went into Trivantes to get her back.

Trivantes?

- - Princess Maghra, it's time.

Wait. Why-- Why Trivantes?

-What happened with Jerlamarel? -How can you be getting married today?

Lord Harlan is waiting, and the queen is growing impatient.

-I'm coming. -Who is Lord Harlan?

I will explain everything later. I have to go, Kofun.

-I just need you to trust me. -Mama? Mama, you can't do this.

I-- I can't stop this.

Your father would understand.

No, I don't think he would understand why his dead wife is marrying someone else.

-Kofun-- -Stop saying my name

and do something to fix this!

I-- I don't know what is happening, Mama, but you can't go through with it.

Be quiet!

I am still the mother you knew, and you are still my son.

But things have changed.

Now, I'm doing this for you and for all of us.

So you stay here. You stay here in my room,

and you speak to no one,

and then we will talk when all of this is over. I promise.

-I promise. - D-Don't do this.

-Don't do this. -I have to.

I have so many questions.

- -All right, that's enough.

-Ah, I just need a moment. -Paris?

- -

- Woman. -Oh!

I feel the fever through your clothing.

-It's not gonna kill me. -You need a healer.

We'll find one in Pennsa.

Baba. You'll be dead by the time we get there.

We are in the Lakelands now, not far from the Valier.

They will offer us shelter and a healer.

Papa?

- -Please.

Okay, my love.

I cannot accompany you to Valier territory.

Well, that is where we are going.

Understand, the hidden tribes were not hidden to me.

The Valier suffered greatly at my hands.

You stay quiet and camp nearby. We'll find you on the way out.

Or not.

Our God, beyond your flame above…

let your will be done on this special day

in this holiest of unions.

Give guidance, clear paths,

condemn those who trespass against us to writhe within your fire and smoke.