The Outpost

Garret: Previously on "The Outpost"...

You all knew her as Queen Rosmund,

but she was my best friend.

I'm the rightful heir to the throne.

She's killing them.

There is no way that we are letting Falista sit on that throne.

The only one with the support of the people is you.

- Who are you? - You murdered my sister.

The Dragman.

I see you, betrayer.

- Who are you? - Someone who can help you.

You can bring him back to life like you did before?

Tobin. How?

All hail Queen Falista!

All hail Queen Falista.

How could you side with them?

I have not sided with them.

They tortured and killed the queen's family,

Tobin's family, and thousands others. They are pure evil.

I know what I'm doing.

Then they have you under some sort of control.

Garret, don't be a fool!

Falista, stop.

You're killing him.

Do you accept me as your queen?

I never wanted it anyway.

Arrest him!

Hail Queen Falista and King Tobin!

Crowd: Hail Queen Falista and King Tobin.

Spears is an obvious danger to your safety.

Is he? He didn't try to kill Falista. He tried to kill you.

You have no say in this matter.

I beg your pardon.

Tobin is my king. He has everything to say in this matter.

Your Majesty, we only have your best interest at heart.

Garret Spears will try to kill us again,

all of us, including you.

He must be executed for your own safety.

And to make an example of him.

Every man who's ever served under Commander Spears

worships the ground he walks on.

You kill Garret, you make a martyr of him and lose their loyalty.

I value my husband's opinion.

Garret will remain alive but locked in my prison for now.

Your Majesty, if we are to rule together--

Together?

Let's be clear. Falista is queen.

I am your king. You are nothing.

We are The Three.

Return his blade at once, I command you.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Don't forget,

I can kill you before you know what's happened.

We rule at the behest of the gods.

And Tobin rules at my behest.

Of course, Your Majesty.

We are here to advise you in your rule,

and I do have a suggestion to help you gain control of your people.

What the hell were you thinking?

I was thinking about killing Two and Three.

So you tried to kill them right then and there

in front of everyone?

What happened to not being so impulsive and stupid?

I may not have gotten another chance.

Well, you didn't have a chance then.

Look, you're a good fighter,

but you were surrounded by soldiers,

not to mention the power of their kinjes.

You're right.

You're right, I'm-- I'm sorry.

And now you're locked up

where they can kill you whenever they want.

No, Tobin would never let that happen.

Tobin was brought back from the dead by Two

at the request of his wife who just made him king.

Who do you think he has allegiance to?

- Tobin's a good man. - Yes, he is.

But he and Falista are under the influence of The Three.

I don't know what to do now.

What you need to do is rally as many of my troops as you possibly can

to pledge loyalty to you in case things go bad.

The Relman Aegisford soldiers

just saw Tobin brought back from the dead.

They'll follow him to the grave.

And the Covenant soldiers are loyal to The Three.

We have a few farmers and twenty or so Outpost soldiers left.

Then we need to find someone else to join our cause.

There is no one left.

Octor Seven.

Deal another hand.

Who is that?

Oh, don't know.

But she's good at Octor.

Better than Talon, maybe.

- Except Talon doesn't cheat. - What?

This will be your last round.

No, I'm just getting started.

Yeah, we need a chance to win our money back from the girlie.

First of all, don't call me a girlie.

Second of all, you won't win.

All right, that's it, you're done.

I don't tolerate cheating in my establishment, do you hear me?

Fine. This will be my last hand.

Hell it is.

Girlie will keep playing till I win my money back.

I told you not to call me a girlie.

And the house won't let me play anymore.

Why, because you're cheating?

I didn't say that.

Well, yeah, you did, Janzo. You said it behind the bar.

Munt, shut up.

Give me my money.

I must insist that you, um, hand over that blade please.

There's no open knives in the Nightshade. Come on.

- Not till she pays up. - Put the knife down.

You heard what the man said.

No blades.

And what are you going to do about it, girlie?

I told you not to call me a girlie.

Thank you.

Uh, thanks.

Munt?

This is an unlawful gathering

under the laws of the Prime Order.

The Prime Order is dead.

Let go of me!

Get off me!

Serving of intoxicating drink is hereby illegal.

This establishment is permanently closed.

Destroy it all.

Just wait a minute-- oh.

Wait.

King Tobin and Queen Falista

have reinstated the laws of the gods.

Anyone who does not obey

will be considered a traitor to the crown.

Munt.

Let go of me!

You are scum, every last one of you.

Cretins!

I will hunt you down one at a time and kill you!

What are you staring at?

A very wet and apparently very drunk girl.

I'm not very drunk.

A little drunk maybe.

- Not very. - Uh-huh.

Is that how you ended up in a prison cell?

They threw me in this turd hole

because I beat all their friends at Octor,

took all their money, and broke one of their hands.

Really?

You remind me of someone.

Oh, here we go.

"Don't I know you from somewhere?"

Are you trying to get with me, mister?

What? No. No, no. No.

What are you? 14?

18. I think. Not really sure.

All I'm saying is that you really

remind me of a friend of mine.

When she first showed up at the Outpost,

she was always getting into fights

and beating men at Octor,

and got thrown into more prison cells than I can count.

Gods, you're just like Talon.

- Talon? - Do you know her?

I met her.

She your girlfriend, or something?

I guess you could say that, yes.

She's too good for the likes of you.

Oh, well, you might be right there.

She may well be the next ruler of the Realm.

So, what's holding her back?

Someone else is sitting on the throne right now.

He the one who made those Prime Order thugs shut down that pub?

She. She. Queen Falista.

Wait, she shut down the Nightshade?

Yep.

Then it's already begun.

Talon doesn't like this new queen, huh?

- No. - Interesting.

It's fine.

Hey, hey.

Janzo, something I can do for you?

Uh-huh. I have a question about your anatomy.

Blackblood anatomy. That came out weird.

Well, what is it you want to know?

I'm just curious, um, can your ears change color for any reason?

The tips, specifically?

Yes, our ears are an indication of health.

Different colors mean different ailments.

Uh-huh. And what about when they turn white?

White?

Well, that one's pretty ominous. Pretty ominous, indeed.

Zed, Wren's ears have turned white.

- They have? - Mm-hmm.

Oh, Janzo, that's going to be a very serious condition for her.

And in a few months for you, too.

- It's contagious? - In a manner of speaking, yes.

Right.