Previously on Iyanu...
Tell me what happened.
- I heard voices. - What did you hear?
Where is The Chosen?
I know what fear can do to people.
That's why I'm training you to use your powers correctly.
Our warriors have encountered Ekun,
the worst of the Corrupted.
She saved the children!
Orders from the Elu Mesi
to apprehend the Agoni of the forest.
It is time to go
to where the water meets the wall.
Then you must leave Elu.
This is your destiny.
Ekun!
Ah!
Please...
Stop this! I mean you no harm!
Ah!
Ahh!
♪ You are, you are ♪
♪ Iwo ni o ♪
♪ You are, you are ♪
♪ Iyanu o ♪
♪ Do you believe in the child of wonder? ♪
♪ Do you believe in the child of light? ♪
♪ Calling on you, Iyanu ♪
Unh!
That...
was unexpected.
These footprints
follow the strategic pattern of the Eso.
Why would they be attacking Olori?
What... could have happened here?
Ye... aah!
Kicking? Who does that?
Was that really necessary?
Stay back, thief!
My name is Biyi, not "thief."
And why do you call me that?
I thought you no longer needed the bow.
It was a fair claim.
"Fair claim"?
Yes. Don't you know what that means?
Who are you?
You first, thief.
Biyi!
Hmm...
Too short. Too clean.
Can't swim.
You are not from the Deep.
The what?
You must be an Inner... from the walls.
I am not an... Inner.
Sure, Inner.
How did you survive out here without...
Without what?
You must be hungry.
Come now... Inner.
We both know you don't know how to use that bow.
Wonda!
I stand corrected.
But that was also my last mango...
make that our last mango.
Where is your village?
I know you're not a forest-dweller.
The sun will be rising soon.
We should scrounge up some breakfast.
The trees bear sweeter fruit before sunrise.
Keep up, Inner!
Am I supposed to believe
that the finest warriors of Elu, the Eso,
cannot find a single little girl?
My warriors left the walls without adequate supplies.
What was a simple recovery operation
became a battle, and we were...
Am I hearing excuses
from the "greatest warrior in Elu"?
I take full responsibility for not capturing the child.
As well you should!
"Failure" is not a word
in the vocabulary of the Eso warriors.
Yes, Chancellor Nuro.
Kanfo!
Can you tell me the meaning of the attack upon Olori?
I am but a simple warrior.
The politician...
may possess an answer.
I request that you deliver your report
on the supposed uprising in the Workers' District.
That was your assignment...
Elder Ojuwa, if you recall.
Oba Adeyinka,
the conditions in the Workers' District
have become worse
since the passing of your uncle.
The workers have been pushed to their limits
with barely enough to survive.
Their sadness
is quickly shifting to righteous anger.
Despite everything,
all they truly wish
is for their Oba to secure the wall
in the district.
They fear the Corrupted will come for them first, and--
I do not care
about a few ungrateful citizens
whining about what they deserve.
"A few"?
You must consider what will happen to Elu
if the workers incite a rebellion!
Finding the child is of utmost concern.
I will hear no more of the Workers' District.
Is that clear?
Yes, Oba Adeyinka.
We shall find the girl.
At...
all...
costs.
Oba, if I may inquire...
what has happened to Olori?
The Agoni witch?
Heh, heh.
She's exactly where she belongs.
I'm going to keep following you
until we get to your village, o.
Good luck. I'm not going to my village.
Because you don't trust me?
Because you're not telling me the truth.
And why should I trust you?
Do you have much of a choice?
Wonda!
Wait... where are you going?
Huh?
Where am I?
What is the meaning of this?
I am a member of the Elu Mesi.
I beg your forgiveness, Elder Ojuwa,
but we have strict orders
that no one is to see the prisoner,
not even the Elu Mesi.
You are the daughter of Morayo.
You, the son of Eyitayo.
Would your parents be proud of your disrespect?
And does your friend here
know you used to wet the bed until you were--
You can have just two minutes,
Elder sister.
Olori... what can I do for you?
Elder, it warms my heart to see you,
yet there is another I must speak with. Alone.
Who? Uwa! What are you doing here?
Elder Ojuwa, my greetings.
I wished to check on my brother's... "enemy."
I will honor your wishes, Olori.
What can I do for you?
Other than set you free. My brother is...
A great fool.
He is being manipulated
by forces that will rise and destroy us all.
I hear whispers of a coming darkness.
Something from the past that will tear Yorubaland apart,
unless you find Iyanu,
for she is the only one that can save us all.
I don't fully understand what you're saying,
but I will do what I can to find Iyanu.
Someday, ask Nuro why he wants the child so badly.
I shall.
But where do I begin searching for her?
You're in the Elu Mesi.
You have resources.
Use them.
Biyi?
Biyi!
I have no time for games.
Be quiet.
There's a pack of wild...
...dogs!
You used your last arrow to obliterate my mango!
How many catastrophes will your brother ignore
before his kingdom collapses?
Far too many.
Chancellor Nuro is up to something.
What explains his hold over your brother?
I ask myself that question daily.
Ha!
Perhaps we should speak outside.
It's suddenly uncomfortable here.
If what Olori says is true,
we have little time to speculate falsehoods.
When the time is right,
I would hear of Olori's premonitions.
For now, I will confront Nuro myself.
My tenure may protect me from being labeled a traitor.
Indeed.
Let us separate for now.
I must begin my own investigation.
Good day, my Elder.
Do you trust me?
- What? - Do you trust me?
Weird time to ask, but sure!
Ye!
With all your might, jump!
Aah!
Ow!
That was close.
Where's the "thank you"?
- For? - For saving your life!
We're not out of this yet.
Those dogs have our scents...
meaning they won't stop until they find us.
Ugh!
By the ancients!
That smells like a thousand pairs of old sandals.
This will cover our scents.
There's no way I'm putting that on my body.
Thank you...
I guess.
We should go.
Now.
I will not argue.
Elder Ojuwa.
Elder Alapani.
I am glad you returned from the Workers' District
in good spirits.
There can be many things said about my spirits,
and none of them are good.
May I be of service to you?
Have you seen the Chancellor?
Um...
h-he left in a hurry
not long after our meeting.
I believe I heard him mention
something about heading east.
Ah!
Alapani, my spirits thank you for the information.
Chancellor,
this is as far as we are allowed to go.
Oh!
Fine. Enjoy your walk back to the palace.
May Eleda protect you.
- Chancellor? - Speak, Priest.
We have examined your plan in detail.
And?
We are concerned
that you are meddling in forbidden techniques...
those that the Agoni warned against.
Do you see any of the Agoni here?
Then I will hear no more of their childish superstitions.
But...
You were not summoned to lecture me.
The Oba commands you do what I ask.
Yes, Chancellor...
follow me.
Not much further to go.
Whew.
You need help?
Please, Abbey. I must get home.
Toye!
I only wish to thank you for the warning
when the corrupted serval attacked us yesterday.
Mm-hmm.
I understand your hesitation, but we all come in peace.
Hmm.
Do not make the son of the Oba look like a fool.
Ow!
Is it possible that your stupidity
outweighs your cowardice?
Father! I'm sorry.
I'll make sure to wash everything.
You let them treat you in such a manner?
I can explain!
No need.
I've seen enough.
I'm tired.
Won't be much longer till we reach the village.
We've been walking
in a big roundabout circle all day!
We're not going to any village.
I don't trust any of the Inn...
... strangers
who just show up in our region.
Who are you, really?
I need nothing from you or your people,
other than a new set of arrows,
clean clothes, and some food.
Oh! Is that all?
I'll be on my way. I promise.
You still haven't answered my questions!
What is there to tell?
I have lived in the forest most of my life.
And how did you end up on that riverbed?
See? Not so easy to trust a...
What was that?
Ekun!
Ekun?
The myth of the monster leopard? Ha.
It's not a myth o!
Praise be to Eleda for the smelly dust.
When you came down from the tree,
before the dogs attacked,
you seemed a little... scared.
I'm... very far away from everything I've ever known.
It takes some adjusting, you know?
I... wouldn't know.
Hello... sad man.
Are you not Uwa, the Foreign Minister of Elu?
Oh... yes. I am.
Elder Ojuwa has spent much time with us here,
so we did not expect another visitor
from the royal palace so soon.
There are some in the council
who care about your situation.
Oh... you are serious.
Perhaps the depth of their "care" is limited?
They've become so bold.
First, it was just one or two...
and now the entire nest watches,
as if they're waiting for the right moment to strike.
Have you alerted the Eso?
There is never an Eso w arrior around
when you need one.
Father...
Yes, boy?
Why does it appear
that you're preparing to attack an army?
Isn't this supposed to be a search and rescue?
It is time for you
to truly be the son of Kanfo.
What?
You are going to accompany us
on the mission to capture the escaped forest girl.
Maybe this will teach you how to stand up for yourself.
Father, please...
I can do more with a book in my hands
than with a spear.
That sounds like something your mother would say.
Put on the armor. We ride soon.
Yes, father.
Kanfo!
I need you to follow me to the Workers' District.
The corrupted--
I have my orders.
Do not interfere with our mission.
You resemble an invasion force.
Why does the greatest of all the Eso
need an army to find a lost child?
Uwa... because you are Foreign Minister,
I will allow this momentary lack of respect.
However, watch your tone with me.
You are not a dull blade!
Your mind is sharp, as is your sense of honor.
Ask yourself...
where is the honor in chasing down a little girl?
Kanfo, please...
you must know that there is something wrong
with the Chancellor.
He's willing to sacrifice too much
and ignore the suffering of our citizens.
What you talk of is treason.
I should have you arrested.
And yet...
you have not...
because you know I'm right.
Thank you, Biyi.
For?
Finally heading in a new direction.
The sun and wind are my compass.
You live here?
Yes! I sleep on a statue.
Really?
No.
These are remnants of the Age of Wonders.
My elders passed many stories to me.
The one that caught my interest
was how our entire history was wiped away
during the Divine Wars
500 years ago.
Now all that's left from the war
are the big walls that keep Yorubaland separated.
Secrets of our past further lost
because our people cannot unite.
Like the secrets kept by the Agoni?
Yes!
As they have vanished,
so have the reminders of how great we used to be.
How do you know so much about our history?
Help!
Cleanse the corrupt.
The creature knows not what it does.
That... voice.
Cleanse!
What are you doing?!
Ow!
You...
you are...
The Chosen!
♪ You are, you are ♪
♪ Iwo ni o ♪
♪ You are gonna save us from danger ♪
♪ You are, you are ♪
♪ Iyanu o ♪
♪ Calling on you, Iyanu ♪
♪ You are You are, you are ♪
♪ You are, you are, you are ♪
♪ You are You are, you are ♪
♪ Iwo ni o ♪
♪ You are ♪