RxJ 12
I, Romeo...
I, Juliet...
...on this bright morning...
...swear that all my joys...
...and all my sorrows...
...will be shared.
I do.
In life and in death...
...we vow to be together eternally.
A village!
It appears that no one is living there.
We may be able to rest in one of those houses.
I'll go look.
I'll come as well!
Romeo?
At the very least, it seems we will be sheltered from the wind and rain.
Though, it is a little lonely for our honeymoon.
No... I like it.
It has a kitchen, it has a bed...
And... I have you.
We need to clean it thoroughly first, yes?
Correct.
There was a skirt in the chest!
Do you mind if I change?
N-No.
Ready.
It looks good on you, Juliet.
Tired?
A little.
Juliet.
I am not the person that I used to be.
I will safeguard you from all sorrows.
You will never again need to-
Sleep well, Juliet.
You weren't cold at all?
No.
It has been a long time since I slept so well.
Me too.
We should find something to eat.
We need firewood too, don't we?
As I thought, there really is nothing here...
Here...
There is something.
Look!
A potato.
A potato?
I thought those were rocks!
Romeo, how silly you are!
This is a potato...?
We've walked far without finding a stream, haven't we?
The earth around here appears rather dry...
Let's walk a bit farther.
All right.
That feels good!
What is it?
Did you notice something?
Just now... I felt as though someone was calling to me...
It is all in your mind.
It must have been.
Now... the huts were this way, were they not?
Juliet?
Would it be all right to continue a little farther?
Y-Yes...
What is this place?
This is a spring.
However, it has become as dry as a bone.
A spring?
This place?
This world is supported by the roots of two trees.
One is already dead, and I doubt that the other will last much longer.
What's wrong, Juliet?
Let's go back.
Did the Capulet girl or her accomplices run through here?
N-No!
Nothing to report, sir.
Harboring them will do you no good.
S-Such a thing couldn't be further from my mind.
They will probably not come again today.
Sorry.
I am putting your well-being at risk...
How was it?
There are Carabinieri everywhere you look in the peasants' quarter.
It's awful.
You were still unable to find any trace of Juliet?
No.
No trace of Tybalt either...
...and the Carabinieri are searching like frenzied bloodhounds.
At least that means they have not yet been caught.
Grandpa is getting better slowly...
...and I have discovered where Curio is hiding...
...but I have not found Francisco.
I would not worry about Francisco.
Why not?
Every housewife in the city is an ally of his.
I do not think it will be hard for him to find a hiding place.
Juliet...
Thank goodness I had that!
Thanks to the noble's crest you loaned to me, Willy...
...I somehow escaped by the skin of my teeth.
It was touch-and-go though.
That is unfortunate.
But now that you are here, you are safe.
You may stay at my house for the forseeable future.
Hermia was the same age as me. She lived next door, and the Carabinieri took her away...
Emilia...
This is so annoying!
I hope they hurry up and capture that Capulet girl!
Nothing less from Emilia...
Your comments are always so apt.
In truth, it would be a task of the utmost difficulty to conclude this story satisfactorily...
Yet if it were me, I would attempt to stretch it out...
...and prepare a spectacular climax.
Regarding the search for Capulet's daughter and her followers...
At present, we are turning the peasants' quarter upside down, but as of yet...
What of Romeo?
Sir?
Romeo's whereabouts.
C-Concerning Lord Romeo's whereabouts...
...the third squad of your personal guard is continuing their investigation, and are no doubt in close pursu-
If Romeo does not return, I will hold you personally responsible.
Reporting!
We have received word that a young man and woman on a white pegasus...
...have been sighted in the forest to the east!
A white pegasus!
Your Excellency!
If a white pegasus has been sighted, we should be able to locate Lord Romeo quickly!
Please await the good news!
A woman with him?
And with Duke Capulet's death, those sins have already been redeemed.
Romeo Candorebanto Montague hereby proposes...
...that the sins of Duke Capulet's vassals and daughter be pardoned!
Capulet...
Where are you going at this hour?
To my mother.
To allow grief to touch someone as lovely as yourself...
Romeo is a terrible man.
It is not the fault of Lord Romeo.
The one at fault is the one who is causing grief for Lord Romeo.
Lord Romeo has someone else that he loves.
Even though... I would never for a moment do anything to sadden him.
I thought...
...that I would never see you again, Laertes.
Such a crude dwelling...
I thought I had given you everything.
No.
The one thing I wished for was the one thing I could never receive from the Grand Duke.
I did not come here to ask of your fancies.
Romeo came here...
Romeo learned everything.
He learned the truth concealed from us.
He learned of the offense you committed.
A crude flower does not befit the heir of the Montagues!
There goes a wretched man.
Let's live here in this village, Juliet.
Juliet?
Are you all right?
Yes, it's nothing.
Oh, no!
Forgive me.
No, no, it looks quite delicious!
What's this?
Incredible!
Apples, milk, even cheese!
That man...
We met him at the spring.
But why would he do this?
We must go thank him tomorrow.
Goodness.
I had planned to give you a larger piece than that, Romeo.
Oh my...
We are continuing our inquiries in the surrounding area.
There will be a reward for the man who finds him!
Waste no time in your search for Lord Romeo!
What is it, Romeo?
Excuse me...
Is there a town further along this path?
I do not know.
We are unfamiliar with this area as well...
Did you lose your way?
No...
The Carabinieri and the Duke's Guard were causing a ruckus at the outpost where I planned to stop...
...so I fled in this direction.
The Duke's Guard?
Romeo...
Lord Tubal! The tavern's owner had this on his person.
He says it was bartered in exchange for bread.
It is unmistakably the Montague crest.
Lord Romeo must be nearby.
Until Lord Romeo is found, we will burn every last one of these houses to the ground!
Capture every villager! Let no one escape!
But, sir!
If by any chance Lord Romeo were to be injured-
This is an order from the Duke! Forget that at your peril!
Stop, please!
How awful.
Do they plan to continue until they find me?
Stay here, Juliet.
What are you going to do?
I am the one they are looking for.
I will go to them and name myself, and have them release the villagers.
You must not!
You will be captured, Romeo!
I'm going with you-
No!
Juliet, I could not bear to involve you in this.
Have you forgotten... the vows we made at the church?
In life and in death...
...we vow to be together eternally.
If we are together, we may be able to save the villagers and still escape.
Juliet...
It will work out.
If we are together, I know it will.
Thank you, Juliet.
No! Stop, I beg you! One of us is ill, and still inside!
Shut up!
Who are you?!
Juliet!
What is this commotion?
Two interlopers attempted to halt us.
No matter. Kill them.
Sir.
Hold!
I am the son of the Grand Duke...
No!
Romeo Candorebanto Montague!
Lord Romeo...
Take Lord Romeo into custody!
Run, Juliet!
Romeo, I'm coming!
Stay away!
Do not come to me! Run!
In life and in death...
...together eternally...
If you would seek personal glory, capture me and none other!
For my name...
Stop!
...is Juliet Fiammatta Asto Capulet!
Take her alive!
Don't let Capulet's daughter get away!
We will always...
...always be....
Juliet!
We've come to escort you, Lord Romeo.
Your father is greatly concerned about you.
Take him away!
Romeo...
Juliet...
Juliet!
An unwavering, never-forsaken covenant.
A foundation peerless and irreplaceable.
The invitation of the holy, chilling eyes...
...begins a story, the very telling of which harbors pain.
The truth, kept secret; the prologue to tragedy.
Next time, Romeo and Juliet, Act Thirteen:
"Pulsebeat" ~Guided~
Is this truly a love that shall never bear fruit?