Willow - First Season

In a time of dread,

a child was born.

Elora Danan, destined to save our world.

Relentlessly pursued by the forces of darkness,

Elora was rescued by two unlikely heroes.

A Nelwyn farmer

- who dreamt of being a sorcerer. - (ELORA COOS)

Willow was a man of pure heart and unfailing courage.

- The other... - (MADMARTIGAN GRUNTS)

...an impossibly conceited thief, liar, and rogue.

Madmartigan was the man I'd marry.

What can I say?

I was young.

Together, we defeated my mother, Queen Bavmorda.

- (IMPERCEPTIBLE) And freed the Kingdom

- of Tir Asleen from its curse. - (SCREAMING)

We thought the war was over.

But soon after returning home,

- Willow had a vision. - (THUNDERCLAP)

That one day,

an ancient evil would rise again and destroy the future Empress,

and her end would herald a new dark age.

And so, Elora was hidden away,

her true identity concealed,

even from herself.

It was the only way I could protect her.

I almost had you.

Don't beat yourself up about it.

You know, there's skill,

then there's talent.

I just happen to have both.

Along with a generous amount of arrogance.

Gotta have that too.

Who knows? In a few years, you might beat me.

I would have beaten you if it wasn't for that loose rock.

It's not about mastering the moves, Jade,

it's about adapting to your terrain.

And, uh, I'm just better at that than you are.

Yeah, superior in every way, Your Highness.

One day, I'm gonna prove it.

Tell me you don't still think about that.

You know, going beyond the Barrier,

having these wild adventures like...

we've always talked about.

Kit, I spoke to Ballantine earlier...

Yeah? Princess!

I bring word from the Queen.

Are we under siege?

You need to get dressed for dinner.

Her Highness expects the royal party from Galladoorn to arrive shortly.

I take it my brother's been called on too, to scrub behind his ears?

Yes. The prince, I believe, is hunting in the Western Wood.

Hunting? I wonder who he's hunting today.

Was that too much?

No. It was, uh...

- You're trembling. - Am I?

- Yeah. - I don't know. You just,

you have this effect on me.

It's just like nothing I've ever experienced before.

Me too.

Just didn't think you felt that way about me.

- What do you mean? Why not? - (INHALES)

You've got a bit of a reputation.

If you heard the things they say about you,

things I know aren't true.

Some of them might be true.

But that was before. That was before.

I'm not that guy anymore.

Airk, I love you.

- (AIRK SIGHS) Your Lordship.

- (YOUNG WOMAN SCOFFS) - Kase. Excellent scowling.

Trudging across the Western Reach looking for you,

just how I'd hoped to spend the afternoon.

- I do what I can for my friends. - (CHUCKLES)

King Hastur, with a great host, were seen riding into the Vale.

They'll get to Tir Asleen by dusk.

I'm afraid your mother insists you're presentable when they arrive.

And what do we suppose she means by "presentable"?

Well, I suppose not covered in dirt and grass.

Ah, well, she's so particular.

I'll take Eclipse to the stables.

You know you're coming tonight, right?

- No. - Yeah.

- Really? - Yeah.

You know how I feel about gowns and wearing them.

You're gonna have to suck it up,

because I'm not gonna be able to survive this thing without you.

- What did you wanna tell me? - When?

Before, you said you talked to Ballantine.

- Yeah. We can talk about it later. - (SIGHS)

All right, that was fun.

- (CHUCKLES) - Yeah, bye. Bye.

- One more. - Oh. Mmm-hmm.

- Okay, okay, you gotta go. - Okay.

- You really gotta go. - (CHUCKLES)

- (SIGHS) - You saw nothing.

I saw everything. (CHUCKLES)

That's the kitchen maid, right?

That makes those buttered muffins everybody always talks about?

I happen to be a great admirer of her muffins.

I'm concerned about what she's gonna put in those muffins

when you inevitably break her heart.

I'm not gonna break her heart.

Please. Airk, you're gonna lose interest...

- Thanks. - ...and move on to the next.

It's like the one way you're totally consistent.

No, she... Dove... (GROANS)

It's different, Dove has this ineffable human quality

- about her soul. - Whoa, whoa, wait, you said Dove?

Dove. Yes. That's what I call her, like the most romantic, beautiful...

You don't know her name?

- I know her name. Yeah?

Yeah. - What is it?

Ah, Mother! We got your message.

We raced back, we're gonna... (PANTING)

We're gonna wash up...

Why do you look like you've been rolling around in grass?

Training. Tourneys and such.

What's that on your neck?

Oh! I got bit by a fire moth, which was strange.

Sure it wasn't a dove?

Lachlan told me he found you and Jade atop of the Canyon Maze again.

I don't like you playing on those rocks. It's dangerous.

Playing? Unlike him, we actually were training.

I've had them draw you a bath,

and I've laid out a gown for you to wear.

You're picking out my clothes now?

What am I, six years old?

I shouldn't have to,

but when you neglect your responsibilities for your hobbies, you leave me no choice.

Okay, we're going, we're going.

Kit. Kit! Come on!

(WHISPERS) Sorsha.

The Gales.

They are coming.

My lady.

Don't. Ballantine, don't.

For Kit, and only Kit, do I endure this agony.

Have you told her yet?

- Jade? - I am going to.

This is what you've always wanted,

what you've worked for, harder than anyone I've ever known.

If she's really your friend, she'll be happy for you.

She'll feel like I'm abandoning her when she needs me the most.

Because I am.

Thank you.

Graydon Hastur,

- the prince of Galladoorn. - (CHOKES)

I thought there was two of them.

There were two, but one of them fell out of a tree.

So I have to marry that one.

Have you spoken to him? Yes.

- I curtsied, like a real lady. Hmm.

And then he sort of grunted and shuffled his feet,

like a real...

winner.

You were saying, skirmishes in the west, beyond the Barrier.

Bone Reaver scum.

Nothing to worry yourself about.

Except I've had similar reports from the north.

Settlements torched and abandoned.

What if it's something else?

Nonsense. Nothing gets through the Barrier, ever.

Here you go. I do pretty much everything around here.

I cook, I clean, I heal the sick. I actually made the wine.

Mmm. There you go.

You know, they say you're quite the swordsman too.

Best in Tir Asleen.

Pfft, no, no. Definitely, not the best.

Hmm. - Second best.

My dad, he was great.

He was a knight of Galladoorn.

- What? Madmartigan. Yeah.

We all grew up on the stories of your parents,

how they rescued Elora Danan from Queen Bavmorda

in the Battle of Nockmaar and

- took care of her before she went away. - Oi!

You're supposed to be watching the ovens, not gawking at the high borns.

Think that countess is pretty?

The one with the lips and the face?

- Hmm. - (WHISPERS) Oh, don't be obvious.

Nobles of the realm, the Queen!

Two-hundred moons since the Knights of Galladoorn

vanquished Bavmorda's legions and freed Tir Asleen from its curse.

And for two-hundred moons,

we've maintained a civil alliance,

governing with mutual consent, while preserving our autonomy.

One realm, separate kingdoms.

Until now.

Tomorrow, Prince Graydon marries my daughter, Kit.

At last unifying Tir Asleen and Galladoorn,