Eleonora!
I didn't expect you to come charging in here directly.
Ludmila Lourie...
Legions of voices, multitudes of dreams
Step over them all
Tailwinds, blow hard against our backs
"Lord Marksman and Vanadis"
Up in the skies, stars
Down on the ground, the remains of dreams
Grinding footsteps and the soul's chagrin
are the only route there is to glory
Wind, O wind, whip our hearts aflame
Blazing torches raised to skies that herald victory
What could possibly be gained
by stopping our march?
It is only in our surviving
that we can show we are right
Legions of troops, multitudes of convictions,
onto the swirling battlefield
Until the farthest reaches of the skies are calm,
turn your wailing and anger to strength,
and become a silver flash of wind
Is Limalisha doing well?
Yeah. I left her in command of the main force.
I see. Have you come here to put on
another display of gracelessness, Eleonora?
I'm here to thank you for earlier.
I appreciate what you did back there.
Incidentally, I've also brought you the gift of defeat.
You should accept it with gratitude!
I must decline.
Freeze through even the skies! Cielo Zam Kafa!
Mow down, air and all! Ley Admos!
Eisberg!
How does it feel for you, who are always looking down on others,
to now have someone look down on you?
You have an insolent mouth!
Run her through, Lavias!
Slice her to pieces, Arifar!
So this is a fight between war maidens...
Lady War Maiden, we're--
Stay back!
This will be over soon. Keep out of this.
You're right. Let's put an end to this.
Here I come!
Who are you?!
Serrash?!
Tigre...
That man...
Urs...?
Which one was he after?
Why did you save me, Urs?
With your bow skills, you could have shot the Serrash
after I had been killed, couldn't you?
How about you take it as a thank-you?
A thank-you?
That tea you gave me was delicious.
All flattery and you being a war maiden aside,
it really was delicious.
Count Vorn, what is it that you seek from me?
If you will remain neutral, that is enough.
You don't want me as your ally?
Sure I do. But I do not have anything to give you.
You would only incur losses.
Don't you aspire to gain anything?
Alsace alone is already too much for me.
As long as it's peaceful there, that's good enough.
You... really do mean that, don't you?
Of course.
Count Vorn, sincerity is an important thing.
However, it does not solve everything.
But in this case, I will accept your sincerity.
In the matter of the current Brunish civil upheaval,
I will not assist Duke Thenardier the slightest bit!
Will that do, then?
Thank you.
Afterward, Ludmila declared her neutrality, as promised.
She decided to take upon herself all the losses from their warfare.
That's fine and all, Tigre,
--but don't go deciding these things --And so, Elen is no longer concerned with her own land to the rear,
--without consulting me first! --And so, Elen is no longer concerned with her own land to the rear,
--Oh, might we be jealous, Eleonora. --And so, Elen is no longer concerned with her own land to the rear,
--Oh, might we be jealous, Eleonora. --and can now concentrate on the war with Thenardier.
--I will knock you over, pee-wee! --and can now concentrate on the war with Thenardier.
What did you call me?!
However, as though having foreseen this,
Thenardier was forming his next strategy.
Armed with a royal order from the king,
he sends a certain man into action.
--That's him! --He's coming for us!
Is that Roland?!
You Sachstein rats! You haven't yet learned your lesson,
and have come to blight my country's lands again?!
Dýr, god of war, grant us your protection!
Protection!
Brune's mightiest black knight Roland,
wielder of the invincible sword Durandal.
Once he took command of the Order of Navarre,
Brune's western border became watertight.
What is it, Roland?
An order from His Majesty, to put down the insurgent.
The insurgent? Who does he mean?
The count of Alsace, Tigrevurmud Vorn.
A month had passed since the battle with Olmütz.
Tigre, together with a Zhcted force consisting of 5,000 knights,
returned to Brune territory.
If you hadn't gotten Olmütz under control,
the security of my territory would have been out of my hands.
Sir Tigrevurmud, how can I ever thank you?
It is I who am grateful for your cooperation.
My men? They may be a motley bunch,
but there are a fair number of them.
Please, make good use of them.
Thank you very much.
Tigre began moving his army to the west end of Territoire.
He was establishing a base of action in the area
closest to Nemetacum, which was controlled by Duke Thenardier.
Okay, Lim, go ahead and say it.
S-Silver... Meteor...
Can we not do this?
Titta!
The Silver Meteor Storm!
You see? It just rolls of Titta's tongue.
In fact, she sounds proud of it.
Why can't you say the formal name of our army?
An embarrassing name like this does not engender morale!
Can we go by that name on the battlefield?!
There weren't any other alternatives, right?
"The Allied Army," "The Union Army"--
and whose name goes first is big hassle!
"The Silver Meteor Storm!" That's great, right, Tigre?
M-Mm-hmm...
Sir Tigrevurmud, this is your army!
You should stick up for your own opinion more!
H-Hey, Titta...
What do you expect me to say?
Sir Tigrevurmud!
Forgive me for interrupting your important meeting.
Um, there's been another dispute.
Again? What's the reason this time?
The thing is, I'm not entirely sure.
I'll be right back.
Yeah. You're used to this by now, so settle it quickly and come back.
I'll get dinner started again.
That's all right. The food that you prepare tastes good even cold.
Things seem smooth on the surface,
but getting together as many soldiers as this
means that our troubles increase, as well.
Sir Mashas still hasn't returned from going to the Brunish capital.
Has the king in fact received Sir Tigrevurmud's petition?
I hope nothing happened to Lord Mashas.
Like I said, I never wanted to fight alongside you guys!
What?!
Break it up!
You want some? Then come here and get some!
Yeah! I won't be happy until I pound in that face of yours!
I said knock it off!
What's all this commotion?!
What is the reason for this quarrel?!
Brunish Soldier's contention: "That cloud is one of Bayard's hoofprints." Zhcted soldier's contention: "That cloud is where a Zirnitra passed through."
Tigre's answer: "It's both."
The reason for the fight was the shape of a cloud? Oh, that's funny.
Brune and Zhcted-- We're an army that was thrown together,
so that means more bickering.
When it happens again, please shoot another of those arrows.
"Whoo-lo-lo-lo-lo!"
Saunier is at the center of the villages in this area.
Most discussions between villages take place here.
There appear to be many outsiders, as well.
I hope we can come by even a little information about the capital.
It's because of you, Lord Augre, that we are here.
If you need food or water
anything we villages can do to help, we will.
Thank you.
Thank you very much. We will be sure to pay you.
You finished sooner than I expected.
Things went without a hitch.
I wish we could have gotten information about the capital, too.
That's a bit of a shame, huh?
What are you going to do now?
I'll be heading back to my estate.
Then I'll see you off.
What are you talking about, young one?
This is a rare opportunity. Enjoy yourself before you leave. See?
There are all sorts of shops along this street.
If I'm going to take it easy, it's going to be here.
You...!
Hey, you, you're Elen's pet... Lunie?
H-Hey!
Ah! Lunie, don't run away!
Oh, dear. Are you hurt?
Who are you?
Sofy!
Did you find Lunie?
Yes, I did.
Oh...
See? Up there.
Pleased to meet you, Sir Tigrevurmud.
I am one of the seven war maidens, Sofya Obertas.
Feel free to call me Sofy.
Tigrevurmud Vorn. I'm terribly sorry about earlier.
It was the first time I've ever been held by a gentleman,
so it startled me.
I am here in this land on official business.
His Majesty has grown impatient of Brune's inexcusable conduct,
and I have been ordered to come here as his envoy.
Lady Sofya, might we ask you what sort of response you received
from the royal palace?
To come right to the point, it wasn't a very favorable one.
Meaning what?
The King of Brune has been taken with illness,
and I was not granted an audience.
All I could do was to convey our position.
Your position?
You asserted that I had only been hired by Tigre,
and that the kingdom of Zhcted was not at all involved?
Yes. Also, I was asked to deliver a message
to Sir Tigrevurmud through you, Elen.
To me?
"We accuse Count Vorn of the crime of treason,
and strip him of all power as a count and a Brunish nobleman.
Alsace will be treated provisionally
as being under His Majesty's control,
left briefly to govern themselves, and once this turmoil has abated,
a magistrate will be dispatched from the royal capital."
Treason?
Sir Tigrevurmud, in time, I believe that a messenger
will be sent from the palace to you personally,
but perhaps you should ask Sir Mashas for more details,
rather than myself.
Sir Mashas?
You know Sir Mashas?
I came to know him in the capital, Nice.
He said he had to return to his own territory first,
so he sent me on ahead alone.
Thank goodness! Then Lord Mashas is all right!
I'm a traitor?
So, how are the other war maidens?
Mila is... You know, don't you?
Yeah.
Elizaveta maintains conventional ties
with both Duke Thenardier and Duke Ganelon.
Valentina's principality is far removed from Brune.
She should be fine for now.
Olga is whereabouts unknown.
Whereabouts unknown?
She said she was going on a journey with just her dragon gear.
Sasha is probably as ill as always.
At present, it's safe to say that the other war maidens
won't take any actions, the way Mila did.
More immediately, I'm concerned about how the country will act
with regard to Sir Tigrevurmud, now that he's a traitor.
The country?
Yes. For example, regiments that serve directly under the king.
Right now, the Order of Navarre is approaching us.
The captain of this order, Roland,
bears the title of "Black Knight,"
and is said to be the greatest knight in all of Brune.
Even I have heard the name of Roland.
Ho, if even Backwoods Tigre has heard the name of this man...
Ever since Roland became a knight at 13, he has been undefeated.
When he was assigned to the Order of Navarre,
the king even bestowed upon him the national treasure of Durandal.
But then, royal knights swear their allegiance to His Majesty.
They will only take orders from His Majesty.
Mm-hmm... I will at least try sending a messenger for now.
However, the will of the Order of Navarre to fight was unchanged.
The messenger sent by Viscount Augre,
and the messenger sent later by Tigre, were turned away.
Our enemy was supposed to be Duke Thenardier or Duke Ganelon.
Why is a knightly order coming at us with swords drawn?
I don't care how closely they're working with us,
there's no call for deferring to a foreign army,
and not be spilling blood with fellow Brunemen.
In other words, you'd rather rely on the Order of Navarre,
instead of the Zhcted army?
The inhumanity of Duke Thenardier and the lawlessness of Duke Ganelon
did not just start yesterday!
Has any order of knights denounced them, and set them straight?!
Well, that's because knightly orders act under orders of the king.
We will fight! All of us! For our own sakes!
You are absolutely correct. That is why we are here now,
turning not to knights, but to the army of Zhcted.
The Silver Meteor Storm
took up positions in the center of the Orange Plains.
Facing them, the Order of Navarre take up a spear wall formation.
Exterminate the enemies of the crown!
Follow after my sword!
Lim! You've got command!
It's been a long time since anyone withstood my sword.
What is your name?
I am one of the seven war maidens, Eleonora Viltaria!
In all of Sachstein, and all of Asvarre,
there was not a soldier or knight such as this.
Could it be that a girl like her...
I am Roland, captain of the Order of Navarre.
War maiden, I don't know what your reasons are,
but I will not allow anyone
to enter the land of Brune without the permission of His Majesty!
Lady War Maiden!
You fools! Stop!
If I don't do something...
I need to use my dragon art. But against a human...
Elen!
You fool! At this distance...
Elen!
You won't get away!
Wha--?
Then it wasn't a missed shot.
This is what he was aiming for?
You saved me, Tigre. He was stunned by your skill with a bow...
Tigre?!
Tigre!
Sofy!
Leave this to me.
They're all yours!
Oh, my...
Gather before me, shining surge!
Falvarna!
"Episode 6: The Black Knight"
Far away, you dwell upon
memories burning bright in your heart
as though to drive away
unforeseen dark omens
While bending back the power
flooding to your fingertips
trace the arc that takes aim at the target
Keep going forth unceasingly
All you have to do is face it down
Even if you cannot win, you can undermine
This arrow will not miss
O pulsing wind and bow of black,
strike through even destiny