Romulus (2020) s01e06 Episode Script

We found him in the river.
He had left for the Lupercalia.
You know what happens
to those who return early?
They will kill them all
Who?
What are you talking about?
I saw them with my own eyes.
They live in the caves.
They took Cnaeus and I ran away.
I ran without stopping.
I wanted to get back
to my companions,
I swear.
But I lost my way,
I kept walking in the forest,
I don't know for how long.
For days
and then
I don't remember anything more.
Who are they?
Spirits?
No.
They are men.
You have to keep still, like this.
Like a stone.
It gradually gets used to you.
It approaches.
It's no longer afraid.
You wait a bit longer,
and then
You strike! Catch it!
I had it!
-I'll get the next one.
-You've said that six times.
The seventh is always the right one.
She's watching us.
What happened to you?
What are you doing here,
are you lost?
I never get lost.
The Goddess always tells me
where to go.
The Goddess told you
to come and watch us?
She told me to watch you.
Greet your king.
Nobody will give you food or drink.
You'll die slowly.
And those who don't die
will eat their excrement
and will drink their own urine.
Only a God can save you,
but to please the Gods
you have to be just.
You have to tell me
where you have hidden Numitor.
Four Patres,
and none of them are just.
Not like that.
With your fingers.
Father, someone is coming.
I think it's Lausus of Gabi,
an old man and a woman.
Taltibios!
Lausus! What's wrong?
My father asks for your help.
You have to hide us.
I entrust our last hope to you.
Is that him?
-King Numitor?
-Yes.
Amulius' army was approaching
when I left Gabi.
Now the city is burning.
Is your father alive?
I don't know.
I've never done anything great
in my life.
But gratitude is a man's first duty,
and I owe everything I have
to King Ertas.
You'll be safe in my house.
My father will reward those
who did not betray him.
The soldiers are afraid.
Let's stop for the night.
The soldiers or you,
-Lucebis?
-Here we are.
This is where we lived.
Lucius.
Father
What happened to you?
First the spirits
killed some of us in the forest
Then we chased Cnaeus away,
he was our king,
but he was an unjust king
When we were left with no leader
it was much worse.
It wasn't spirits who attacked you.
That's why we're here.
There's vinegar and spelt.
Try it.
If it's your wife's, it's no good.
Did you know Enitos?
Yes, I knew him.
And what was he like?
He ate a lot of cheese.
He liked it.
How did he eat?
He ate slowly,
he cut it into small pieces.
The way birds eat?
And then?
I remember when he brought me home.
He was young,
he found me on the street,
I had drunk some wine.
A lot of wine.
I couldn't stand up,
I thought I was dying.
Enitos, who was a child, saw me,
he took my arm,
and put it around his shoulders.
And then, one step at a time,
he took me home.
Thank you.
Why are you such good friends?
You and Yemos.
If he was meant to be a king,
and you were a slave
did that mean that
he could give you orders?
A king is not only one who commands.
So what is he, then?
When I met Yemos,
I was locked in a cage.
They hadn't fed me for days.
He didn't ask me anything,
not even my name.
He simply saw that I was hungry,
and fed me.
He knew it was a risk,
but he wasn't afraid.
Is that a king?
Someone who isn't afraid?
I don't know any other kings,
but Yemos is like that: no one
else ever did anything for me
without asking me
for something in return.
Get away from here!
There's nothing here.
Let's go back to the camp.
Stop!
You're a coward, Lucebis,
like your son.
-How many are there?
-We don't know.
We weren't able to count them.
They are Velienses.
I recognised
their weapons and shields.
We have to leave.
Be quiet, Adièis. How do you
know they've come for us?
Why else would they be here, then?
We killed their children,
and they want revenge.
Maybe they're looking for their king.
Do you really care why they're here?
This is the house
the Goddess gave us,
we have to fight to defend it!
That's enough!
None of us can make this decision.
We'll wait for the dawn
and invoke the Goddess.
She'll tell us what to do.
Ilia!
You are to blame.
You usurped the kingdom.
You killed Enitos.
That's not true.
The Gods are with me.
The sacred Mother of the wolves
and forests
will show the way.
Please don't let destruction
fall upon your children.
The sacred Mother of the wolves
and forests will show the way.
Please don't let destruction
fall upon your children.
The sacred Mother of the wolves
and forests will show the way.
Please don't let destruction
fall upon your children.
The sacred Mother of the wolves
and forests will show the way.
Please don't let destruction
fall upon your children.
The sacred Mother of the wolves
and forests will show the way.
Men's cities will fall.
The kings' shields.
Men's cities will fall.
The kings' shields will burn,
the altars will collapse
and my children
will have the promised city.
It is time to fight.
So says Rumia.
So I say to you.
Adièis
Herennèis
And you too, Wiros.
You will fight with us.
I have never fought.
Free yourself of fear.
Show that you are part of the pack.
Futri
Take me with them.
The Latin kings destroyed my family.
Let me defend my honour
as you defend your lives.
Forget your honour, Yemos.
You will fight like everyone else,
simply to defend the pack.
Did you rest?
A little.
When I sleep sometimes
I can see his face again.
It didn't happen last night.
You heard the accusations
Ertas made against me?
They are liars, Father.
They don't even believe
themselves what they say.
And soon they will repent
having defended a fratricide.
We have to stick together, Ilia.
Always remember what Yemos did,
until the day we have cleaned
the land of his presence.
Will this pain ever subside, Father?
Do you have friends among them?
I never had friends in Velia.
The She-wolf didn't choose you.
Why did you want to come with us?
You're here.
I don't want to die.
Take this.
-Why?
-I want you to keep it.
It belonged to my father.
The strongest
of all the warriors of Alba.
Now his spirit will be with you
in battle and in peace
every day of your life.
Before you, Father Jupiter,
and before Mars,
Lord of the weapons,
we swear.
Foreign and wicked hands
murdered our children,
and we will not leave
this sacred forest
until we have first achieved justice.
We will divide the men
into ten groups
and march to the north,
west and midday.
We will follow the course
of the river and streams,
we will scour the forests and rocks.
There will be nowhere
for our enemies to hide.
Protect me, Father Mars.
Protect me, Father Mars.
Protect me, Father Mars.
Wiros!
Fight!
Quick! We don't have much time.
Watch me! Watch me, Wiros!
You fought and you're alive.
I summoned you because only with you
can I talk about what I saw.
You were with me the day
when I saved the kingdom
and since then I have never
hidden my thoughts from you.
But now I'm the one asking you
to open your hearts to me.
What do you think of my daughter?
We think what you told us:
the Gods freed her from death.
Speak freely, Quintos.
Why did the Gods save her?
How could I know?
Men say she came back
to get her revenge.
They say she will kill Yemos.
I'm not interested in men's stories.
I want to know what you think.
I looked at her for a long time.
She has a fury in her eyes
that freezes my blood.
I dreamed of her.
She said to me, "You're the killer.
"It's your blood
I have to spill."
The Gods
have blessed you with rain.
They can't want your death.
Not the Gods
but Ilia.
If she knew what we have done.
If you command it,
we will make sure
that she will never know.
She's my daughter, Keselos.
Do you think
I want to kill my daughter?
I
I have spoken too much.
It can happen to anyone,
Keselos, to speak too much.
Now it's happened to you.
But it could also happen
to Servios or Quintos.
This is why it's good
not to share your secrets.
We have never said anything.
I know.
You've never said
and you never will say anything.
You are the most faithful,
the most loyal.
The only ones I can trust.
We will wait for two days
in the lair.
We will rest and treat the injured.
Then, if necessary,
we will attack again.
I have never seen anyone
fight like them.
They have more courage than
those who live in the cities.
Do you believe that little girl
really talks to their Goddess?
I don't know.
Why do you have these thoughts?
If I have to obey,
I want to know who I'm obeying.
They died in their sleep.
Poisoned by this den of vipers.
For each of our soldiers,
have five of them killed.
We sowed hatred
and now we harvest death.
Violence will not be followed
by violence.
A messenger from Alba
has brought news for the king.
-Speak.
-The queen, your wife,
has an illness
that nobody can understand.
How many days has she been ill?
Two days, she calls your name,
she wants to see you.
We'll set out tomorrow.
We'll leave 40 men,
and Cantovios will be in command
during our absence.
It was Rumia.
Let's get away,
before they kill us all.
Maccus told you what he saw.
If you don't believe him,
look at this.
Is this how Rumia kills?
Tell me where to look for Maccus,
remember!
I don't know.
Remember,
or I swear I'll have you thrown
in the pit and you'll starve.
I know we're not far away.
The cave was near the river.
Here, where?
At what point of the river?
I don't remember.
Did you hear?
This is their home.
Burn the forest beyond the river.
Burn everything.
Have we to set the forest on fire?
This is where they live.
The smoke will bring them out
from their lair.
What's wrong?
Are you afraid
of burning Rumia's forest?
If you believe this forest
is sacred,
if you're afraid of
the divinities who live there.
Bear in mind that I committed
the sacrilege on my own.
Rumia's wrath will fall upon me!
Burn it all!
Don't be afraid.
Cantovios is an expert leader.
I've decided
that I'll stay here with him.
I love my mother.
Tell her she's in my thoughts,
but the God won't allow me
to leave Gabi yet.
I'll tell her that you wish her
good health and a long life
and that you will soon return home.
Find my enemies, Cantovios,
and the Gods will grant you glory.
-Tarinkri.
-What is it?
Herennèis, wake up.
Plator. Take the oracle,
take her away from here.
Wake up, everyone!
We have to get away from here.
Everyone head to the great arch.
The forest is burning!
It's all on fire!
We can't get out from here.
There's fire everywhere!
Even the wolves' path
is circled by flames!
Let's go back.
We'll take the way of the roots.
Let's go back.
Yemos!
Wiros!
When you come up, run as hard
as you can towards the clearing.
Plator! Bring her up with you!
Don't be afraid,
we'll save ourselves!
Give me your hand!
I don't want to die!
Quick!
Wiros!
Yemos!
I'll wait for you out there,
stay alive!
Wiros!
Yemos!
Yemos!
Help!
Help!
Yemos!
Where's Plator?
Where's Plator?
The oracle was with him.
The way out is blocked.
They won't be able to reach us now.
You saved her.
That's the most important thing.