Tell us the names of those you love...
so we can dream about harming them.
Careful.
Noble kill.
Our reward is ahead.
"Victory is on the horizon." Right, Cyra?
Confirmation, Aru. Confirmation.
Hmmm.
The One Who Is With Us is late today.
"To the three tasked to remove all threats..."
words words words...
"...you are half a day's walk to the Valley of Rye and the final conflict."
"40 warriors wait for you there."
So much for the element of surprise.
If we survive this? We aregonna take their weapons
back with us—and hang them from the city walls.
Yeah.
I'll carry the weapons home.
I could defeat their strongest man with 20 pieces of heavy iron over my shoulder.
Yeah, okay. What about their strongest woman?
"There's always another fight." We know, tall man.
That's not what it says.
"Struggle ends. Surrender, the true battle."
They're harmless, Aru. Migrants.
We won't know unless we check!
Fall back—that's an order!
I'm the scout, you moron.
Very little inside.
Up. Get up!
I worry, Cyra.
That you just want to be celebrated. And it's going to get us killed.
If we don't act with honor there can be no true victory.
They're migrants!
They were an obvious risk!
And we'll never win unless we fight with everything we've got!
Risk is everywhere, Aru! It can't be defeated!
Then why are we out here!?
Threats!
When you understand the difference, they'll give us our purple sashes.
Like Kuur.
He can't speak. But he can hear you.
That's Kuur. The best fighter to ever walk these lands.
The Valley of Rye? Are we close?
Okay.
What is she doing!?
I guess we die today.
I've been awaiting your arrival.
It's quite humid out here, I must say.
What is this?
Peace!
Written proof.
No, we can't return home without a token of victory.
It's our custom.
But you didn't win anything. I've canceled this conflict.
Sigh-ra, is it? Sign here, please.
This has to be a test!
Tell your people they laid their weapons down.
Chose to be led away in chains rather than face the three of you.
Et cetera, et cetera.
You don't get to decide it's over!
Back off, Aru!
I am the Notary Ambassador.
I am precisely the one to decide.
You will back away! And slow your breathing down!
What have we been doing this whole time!?
My good man.
You surely realize you won't get answers to every question in this life.
The One Who Is With Us has cursed us!
You saw the seal on that declaration. What you just did...
I am not a threat.
You are the best man I've ever known.
Lay your sword down.
Why? So you can be celebrated?
It can't end like this.
We were destined for victory.
This is who we are.
But this!?
This is nothing!
It'll be different, but you can still go home!
Don't watch.
Aru!
We did everything we were supposed to do.
I don't even remember myself before this.
Then what do we do, my dear friend?