See

- -

You wish to return me to Kanzua? There is no Kanzua.

You think I'm going to tell my men

all their families were killed to save your dynasty?

I am their queen.

I think that's something we should reconsider.

I want both of you to know what we set out to know.

I want to know what we all sacrificed so much for.

I want to know what I sacrificed my wife for.

Something doesn't feel right.

-Haniwa, no! - Cease fire!

-You are Haniwa? -Yes.

-And you who shouted, what's your name? -Kofun.

Just beyond these trees there is a bridge.

You may pass over that bridge into the House of Enlightenment.

Only the children of Jerlamarel may cross.

You and me together, little brother.

The day has come, and you must meet your father.

Chet-chet!

- -

Chet-chet-chet!

Haniwa, Kofun, I'm very happy to see you.

Are you...

I'm Jerlamarel. Your father.

When I heard the queen and her Witchfinders found the Alkenny,

I feared the worst.

Let me look at you.

Well, you must be exhausted from your journey.

Come. I'll get you settled.

The House of Enlightenment.

I've never seen anything like it.

I found the building mostly intact.

It was once a prison, so it was built to last.

Took me years of scavenging for parts to build a generator,

but because of that we have electricity for light, hot water, heat.

Everyone's so excited to meet you.

Everyone?

It's me.

Meet your brothers and sisters.

Haniwa, Kofun, you made it.

I am Oloman, your brother.

This is Sheva.

-That's Nonni, Sammy. -Welcome.

This is Sheena.

Welcome.

Nice to meet you.

And these two little monsters over here are Hayah and Hoveh.

Ah, you must be hungry. Let's get some food.

For the food we eat and the family we eat it with,

including our newest brother and sister,

we give thanks.

You may begin.

Mm.

Now you need to get some rest.

Haniwa, this is your room.

Kofun's will be right next door.

Here are your things. This is your bed.

Oh.

This is a painting by Claude Monet.

Well, it's not an actual painting. It's a reproduction.

It's beautiful, isn't it?

Yes, it is.

And I've saved the best for last.

These are your showers.

And this bottle here, your soap.

The water even gets heated.

Yes. We-- We read about it in the books.

I think you'll find this a bit more satisfying than reading about it.

-Hmm. -

Come, Kofun. I'll show you your room.

They expect us to sleep in these things?

I guess so.

If we're all one big family, why don't we sleep together?

I was thinking the same thing.

Here. Get in.

So warm, without any fire.

I miss Dad.

I miss him too.

Do you think we're ever gonna be with him again?

I don't know.

We just left him on his own...

after everything that happened with Mom.

I don't know why we came here.

- -

No one talks to her.

No one comes near her. Watch her like your life depends on it.

Does it?

Yes.

You were right.

You warned me that sooner or later

I would regret supporting your sister's continued reign.

But I doubt even you could have predicted just how right you'd be.

Each one of these soldiers lost a parent, child, a sibling, a spouse.

Every one of them could become the leader of the mutiny against her... or us.

If they find out about what she's done...

I fear there'll be no stopping it.

If?

How can it be prevented?

The only people here who know the story are you, me, your witch

and the queen's accomplice, who is currently under guard.

And the queen herself.

Sooner or later, your men are gonna want to hear from their queen.

And how do we prevent the story from coming out then?

She cannot be allowed to emerge from that building as queen again.

What exactly does that mean?

It means there are two outcomes available to us.

Either she emerges having abdicated the throne willingly,

blessed her sister as her successor and agreed to be ruled by her...

or she does not emerge at all.

She will never give up the throne no matter what you say to her.

Nothing I can say would persuade her to do it.

So you will have to try.

You're with Princess Maghra, yes?

The Witchfinder trusts you to guard me.

I presume that means you're sworn either to him or to her.

And I have to assume it's to her,

given the contempt that he clearly holds for you.

You should be quiet now.

Just yesterday I was property to the most brutal of men.

I acquiesced because it was better than the alternative...

right up to the moment when it wasn't.

What is it exactly that you owe her?

Huh? Your loyalty perhaps.

But your obedience,

your future, your life?

How can that be?

The queen has made it clear what I stand to gain if I solve this problem.

Let me make it clear to you

what you stand to gain if you help me solve it.

It's good to be lieutenant to a princess,

but it's so much better to be lieutenant to a queen.

What's this?

Read it.

There was a time, before all this,

where you could still be counted on to see reason.

I remember that version of my sister.

And I'm here in the hopes that she still exists within you.

And that she'll accept the reality of her situation

and do the sensible thing.

"Abdicate the throne."

Affix your seal. Endorse it.

Read it to the men, today, right now.

And accept its result that you will live under my rule as queen.

What a fantasy this must have been.

Walking in here, thinking I might actually do this for you.

For me?

Do it. Don't do it.

I offer this to you out of mercy and for the sake of our father's memory.

Whether you choose to accept it or not is your choice.

But it isn't my choice, Maghra.

You know that.

It's just not something that can be bargained away.

Negotiated under duress to save my life

or to impart some longed-for meaning to yours.

Only the gods decide who's king or queen.

And when they do, Death must be a witness,

or there is no succession, no majesty, no legitimacy.

Just a petty lie agreed upon by petty people.

If you want my divinity...

one of you must have the courage to pick up a knife and come take it.

God's law, God's voice, God's words.

It's amazing how they all just align

with whatever it is that you want at any given moment.

It is fitting then that you'll meet your end in a place like this,

declaring God's will to be on your side

as misfortune strips you of everything and anything

that you once laid claim to bit by bit.

The offer to abdicate stands.

Do it, don't do it.

It's entirely up to you.

Get any sleep?

Not really.

I can imagine.

You've left behind everything you've ever known.

It's natural to feel a bit lost.

But I promise you, the opposite is true.

You're with your family now.

Come on. I'll show you around.

This is where we study every day.

A pencil?