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I am in love.
I know.
He is in love with me.
I know.
If he dies...
...all that is life to me will die with him.
I ask permission...
...to travel through Covington Woods...
...and go to the towns...
...to retrieve medicines...
...that may save...
...Lucius Hunt.
You are my father.
I will listen to you in all things.
I will trust your decision.
I've done what I can to close the wounds. There's an infection.
What can be done to mend him?
We can only pray.
If there were no limitations, what could be done?
Hmm?
What are you asking me?
Is there anything at all that can be done to mend the boy?
Please, Victor. Would you be so kind as to answer my question?
If the infection is contained, he may still survive.
I must speak up.
You have a restless spirit.
I know the thing that is in your head.
You're thinking of going to the towns.
Tell me I'm wrong.
You have made an oath, Edward, as all have, never to go back.
It is a painful bargain, but no good can come without sacrifice.
These are your words I'm saying. You cannot break the oath.
- It is sacred. - It is a crime,
what has happened to Lucius.
You have taken the oath.
You and the rest of the elders... Are you listening to me?
You...
...have taken the oath.
The moment I heard my daughter's vision had finally failed her,
and that she would forever be blind, I was sitting in that very chair.
I was so ashamed.
What do you know about your grandfather?
He was the wealthiest man in the towns?
That he was. He had a gift for that.
If he was given one dollar, in less than a fortnight, he would have turned it into five.
You do not know of money. It is not part of our life here.
Money can be a wicked thing.
It can turn men's hearts black - good men's hearts.
My father could not see this. For all his gifts,
he was a poor judge of a man's character. Your grandfather was a good man, Ivy.
He had a laugh that could be heard three houses away.
He used to hold my hand as I hold yours.
He taught me strength and showed me love,
and told me to lead when others would only follow.
Your grandfather, James Walker, died in his sleep.
A man put a gun to his head and shot him while he dreamed.
I tell you this so you will understand some of the reasons for my actions,
and...
...and the actions of others.
You are a strong one, Ivy. You lead when others would follow.
You see light when there is only darkness.
I trust you.
I trust you among all others.
Thank you, Father.
Ivy, do you know where you are?
At the old shed that is not to be used.
Yeah.
- Ivy. - Yes, Father?
Do your very best not to scream.
What?
I am leaving to fetch you medicines.
I had a difficult time getting away.
What is it?
Ivy...
...has asked...
...to go to the towns...
...for medicines.
Christop.
Christop...
you needn't be scared.
We have the magic rocks.
They will keep us safe.
Why have we not heard of these rocks before?
Christop, please. Do not leave us.
There is nothing to fear.
Then why do you wear the cloak of the safe color?
We will light torches.
It will be safe.
It is forbidden.
Christop.
Ivy...
there's something in these woods.
It turns my stomach to rot.
You will be safe. They will not harm you, because you cannot see.
They will take pity on you, the way they took pity on Noah
when... when he ventured in the woods.
They will kill me, Ivy.
I cannot stay.
You're better in these woods than most boys. Anyone would say so.
It is my burden, Finton.
- You may go. - Come with me.
Do your very best not to scream.
There's an odd smell.
It is ahead of you.
What is it?
I cannot explain in words.
It is just a few steps.
- Those We Don't Speak Of! - Do not be frightened.
It is only farce.
Do not be frightened.
There did exist rumors of creatures in these woods.
It is in one of the history books I used to teach in the towns.
The screams from the woods?
We created those sounds.
The Ceremony of Meat?
We remove it ourselves. An elder is always assigned.
The drills - they are farce, too?
We did not want anyone to go to the towns, Ivy.
What about the animals - the skinned ones?
- Are the elders responsible for that, too? - I believe one of the elders is responsible.
It will not happen again.
There is no one in this village who has not lost someone irreplaceable,
who has not felt loss so deeply that they questioned the very merit of living at all.
It is a darkness I wished...
...you would never know.
Forgive us our silly lies, Ivy. They were not meant to harm.
I am... sad for you, Papa.
For all the elders.
On this paper has been written a tool of medicine.
It is common in the towns.
You will go... with two escorts.
Follow the sounds of the stream.
A half day's journey will bring you to a hidden road.
At this hidden road, the two escorts will wait as you continue.
You alone will follow the road...
...and leave Covington Woods.
You are to tell no one in the towns where we are...
...and return with haste.
I cannot come with you.
You gave your heart to this boy.
He is in need.
Are you ready to take this burden,
which, by right, is yours and yours alone?
I am making fresh cloths for Lucius. He needs them.
Alice, I've sent for help.
I've sent Ivy to the towns.
You cannot.
It is all that I can give you.
I accept.
- What have you done? - He is the victim of a crime.
We have agreed never to go back. Never.
What was the purpose of our leaving?
Let us not forget it was out of hope of something good and right.
You should not have made decisions without us.
- You have gone too far. - I'm guilty, Robert!
I made a decision of the heart. I cannot look into another's eyes
and see the same look I see in August's without justification!
It is too painful. I cannot bear it!
You have jeopardized everything we've made.
Who do you think will continue this place, this life?
Do you plan to live forever?
It is in them that our future lies.
It is in Ivy and Lucius that this... this way of life will continue.
Yes, I have risked! I hope I am always able
to risk everything for the just and right cause.
If we did not make this decision, we could never again call ourselves innocent.
And that, in the end, is what we have protected here - innocence!
That, I'm not ready to give up.
Let her go.
If it ends, it ends.
We can move towards hope. It's what's beautiful about this place.
We must not run from heartache.
You know, my brother was slain in the towns.
The rest of my family died here.
Heartache is a part of life. We know that now.
Ivy's running toward hope. Let her run.
If this place is worthy, she'll be successful in her quest.
How could you have sent her?
She's blind.
She's more capable than most in this village...
...and she is led by love.
The world moves for love.
It kneels before it in awe.
All the world to see
Time to look about and know
How the shadows come and go
How the breeze stirs the trees
How the blossoms grow
Sleep, baby, sleep
Sleep, gently sleep
There did exist rumors of creatures in these woods.
It is in one of the history books I used to teach in the towns.
It is not real.
Noah?
- Oh, my God. What is this? - What is this?
Where is he?
He found one of the suits we kept under the floorboards.
Oh, no.
Oh, God.
The animals.
His will to live is very strong.
A half day's journey will bring you to a hidden road.
You alone will follow the road...
...and leave Covington Woods.
You are to tell no one in the towns where we are...
...and return with haste.
My sister did not live past her 23rd birthday.
A group of men raped and killed her.
They stuffed her in a Dumpster...
three blocks from our apartment.
My brother worked in an emergency room downtown.
A drug addict came in with a wound to his ribs.
My brother tried to dress the wound.
He pulled a gun from his jacket...
...then he shot my brother through his left eye.
My husband, Michael,
left for the supermarket at a quarter past nine in the morning.
He was found with no money and no clothes
in the East River, three days later.
My father was shot by a business partner,
who then hanged himself in my father's closet.
They had argued over money.
I am a professor.
I teach American History at the University of Pennsylvania.
I have an idea...
...that I would like to talk to you about.
Mile 27- there's a girl. I'm gonna check it out.
Be careful.
You're not allowed to go in there.
Please return to your vehicle.
What was that noise?
What are you doing out here? How... how'd you get here?
Are you from the towns?
Uh...
Where are you from?
The woods.
You came from the woods?
In there?
Will you help me?
I need to find a doctor of medicine.
I must find these things. We must make haste.
Listen, ma'am.
I'm just supposed to...
Is someone hurt?
Please, sir. We must make haste.
- Well, you... you live in there? - I do, sir.
Breaker.
- What is your name? - Kevin.
Kevin.
You have kindness in your voice.
I did not expect that.
We have guard shacks every ten miles around the perimeter of the preserve.
We keep medical supplies in there in case of animal bites or related injuries.
You can find the things written on the paper?
Uh...
- You have to wait here. - Please, sir.
Please... take this as payment.
Wait, y-you're not...
You're not tricking me, are you?
I do not understand.
What's your name?
Ivy.
Ivy Elizabeth Walker.
What's with the girl? I tried calling you back on the walkie.
- You didn't answer. - Oh, it was just some teenagers.
They were lost.
Can I give you some advice? Don't get into conversations.
You start talkin', you start gettin' into how some estate is payin' all of us,
and no one's allowed to go in there and disturb the animal sanctuary.
People's interest gets piqued.
It's a really easy gig, Kevin. Maintain and protect the border.
That's it. A few years ago,
it got out in the papers that some government guys had been paid off
to keep plane routes from flying over this place.
That was a very stressful time for me.
Don't cause me any troubles.
Do not get into conversations.
Hey, Jay, where's the maintenance ladder?
I n-need to fix a sign.
It's in the back.
Ivy has returned with medicines from the towns.
She was attacked by a creature and killed it.
Noah.
Oh, God.
We will find him.
We will give him...
...a proper burial.
We will tell the others...
...he was killed by the creatures.
Your son has made our stories real.
Noah has given us a chance to continue this place...
...if that is something...
...we still wish for.
I'm back, Lucius.