Hey, hey, hey, wait, André!
Th-this is terrible!
You, moron!
Ouch! W-w-wait!
There're reasons for all this...
Who cares about your excuses!?
You were with her! Yet, you let our precious Mademoiselle get involved in a duel!
You're of no use!
Forgive him, Nanny. It's not André's fault.
It is!
Not only didn't he stop the duel, but a month of confinement!
No matter what others say, it's your fault!
That's nonsense, Grandma!
What do you mean, "nonsense"?!
You idiot, moron!
As a punishment, you lock yourself in a closet without a supper!
N-no, not THAT!
Stop complaining, you...!
Wait, André...
Grandma!
You've had enough, Nanny.
Please prepare for ourjourney.
A journey?
This is a good opportunity to inspect the Jarjeyes' property in Arras.
What?!
The Master is away from home, garrisoned at a border.
And more importantly...
what if the Court learns that you are not at home during confinement?
It's OK. Tell them that I became insane from the shock, and was put into a hospital.
Oh, my... l'll be in a trouble!
There's nothing to worry about.
André, we'll depart early tomorrow morning.
The "hospital" that we'll be in is far away.
Ah, my blood pressure...
The Rose of Versailles
Kusamurani namo shirezu
The flowers blooming in the wilderness
Saiteiru hana naraba
they are without names
Tada kaze wo ukenagara
A gentle breeze
Soyoide ireba iikeredo
makes them sway
Watashi wa bara no sadame ni umareta
My destiny is of a rose
Hanayakani hageshiku ikiro to umareta
Born to live in glory and passion
Bara wa bara wa, Kedakaku saite
Roses, oh roses, blooming with dignity
Bara wa bara wa, Utsukushiku chiru
Roses, oh roses, withering with regret
Bara wa bara wa, Kedakaku saite
Roses, oh roses, blooming with dignity
Bara wa bara wa, Utsukushiku chiru
Roses, oh roses, withering with regret
Episode 13
The Wind of Arras, Please Respond...
Severe. It's too severe.
I mean, your punishment.
Her Majesty is too harsh to order you a month of confinement.
You're wrong, André.
Wrong?
Whether I won or lost, I was expecting to lose my rank as a Head Commande.
If things turned out worse, I would have been discharged from the military.
A punishment of confinement was to save face for the Duke and to cool things down
It was a kind gesture for Lady Antoinette.
I see, you were that much determined to have the duel.
Don't look like that, André.
Just think of it as getting a vacation unexpectedly.
I guess so.
All right, we'll get to the village of Arras by the evening if we hurry.
For dinner, what about country-style vegetable soup, Bouillie a la Calais
and handmade cheese and Calvatos by Monsieur Alaste?
Oh, dear!
Let's get there at full gallop, Oscar!
You're such a glutton.
Well, We'll get to Arras soon.
Oh, that's...
Monsieur Sugan. It's been a long time.
What's wrong? It's me, Oscar.
What brought you here today?
Oh, I just came here to look around.
That's your youngest boy?
Yes, Gilbert.
Bonjour, Gilbert.
Last time I saw you, you were still a baby.
You've grown up.
Please excuse us.
It seems I'm not very popular.
I don't think that's true.
But I've never seen him so unfriendly before.
Welcome!
Ah, Lady Oscar!
It's been a long time.
My goodness, you look splendid!
And André, too. Wow, it's been really a long time!
You've become a Grand Commander in the Royal Guard.
I've heard about your rumors of promotion.
General Jarjeyes must be delighted, too.
Monsieur, cook us some of that food you're so proud of.
We've been riding on horses since this morning.
I'm so hungry!
OK, OK.
I'll cook a special meal with the utmost care today!
Can I have another cup of tea, please.
Yes, sure!
Didn't you give a congratulatory speech for the School of Louis le Grand at Louis XVI's coronation?
You remembered me.
I'm Maximilien Robespierre
I'm the Royal Guard Grand Commander Oscar François de Jarjeyes.
I remember you, too.
I was fascinated by the beautiful Royal Guard Commander.
Please sit down.
Thank you.
Right now, I'm studying law in a graduate course.
I'll eventually go to a university and become a lawyer.
I see.
Did you come here for a vacation then?
A vacation? No way!
I've come here to help the peasants in the next province.
The ruthless monks at a monastery are trying to take away their lands!
Monks?!
Yes! They claim the backing of the devine authority, and they prey on the weak!
Mademoiselle de Jarjeyes, I regret terribly that I made that congratulatory speech on the coronation Day.
Why is that?
We had a great expectation for the new king.
We thought a new age would come.
But look now!
Our life hasn't changed a bit.
The prices of products rise everyday, and the people are exhausted
The whole country is dying!
I've heard that the new Queen is nothing but a hedonist.
The King is under the Queen's thumb.
The nobles and clergies are becoming rude and making the people suffer.
Isn't the Queen responsible for all this?
Please forgive me if I upset you.
That was stupid of me.
I forgot that you are a Commander in the Royal Guard, serving the Royal family.
Pardon me.
Monsieur, this is for the tea.
But please remember this.
I intend to save France from dying.
Even if it's dying, I love France.
Well, I'll see you again.
Oscar.
Lady Oscar, please pay him no mind.
He doesn't mean any harm, but that man is too outspoken.
What sort of reputation does Lady Antoinette have around here?
Well...
Lady Oscar, what Robespierre said is true.
Little by little, everyone feels disappointed by the new King and Queen.
Lady Antoinette-!
Lady Antoinette!
Lady Antoinette-!
Lady Antoinette! Here you are.
Everybody is waiting in the salon.
I don't want to listen to a concert.
You shouldn't say that!
I'm sick and tired of plays, dresses, and dance parties!
Please hurry! Everyone is waiting.
Come on, come on.
What a tender voice she sings with!
Who is this lady?
She's Yolande de Polignac
Mme. Polignac!
She's like the quiet shade of a tree.
She looks as tender as an angel.
I wish I could be her friend...!
Ah, I'm so full!
It was so good!
Let's take a look around tomorrow, and let's go to sleep tonight.
Yeah...
You look depressed.
What are you thinking about?
Don't worry about what Robespierre said.
Lady Antoinette is easily misunderstood.
It's nothing new.
But...
I see. That's unfortunate.
Something has happened.
Lady Oscar!
A child is dying of a fever!
Eh?! Aren't there any doctors around?
There is no doctor in this village.
And, even if we want to see a doctor, it's too expensive.
Poor Sugan...
It's Sugan's child?!
Gilbert!?
Gilbert, please hang on!
Ah, God, please help him!
Please save this child!
How is Gilbert?
Sugan, if you don't take him to a hospital, it'll be too late!
Dad, we can sell our drawers and beds.
I can sleep on the floor!
That won't be enough.
Darling, let's sell the cow.
Right, let's sell the cow!
All right, you'd better hurry then.
Take him to the doctor in the town.
Sugan!
No, I can't!
I can't take him to the doctor!
Dad!!
Why?!
If I sell the cow, we won't survive.
All the field crops were taken away for taxes,
and we barely survive by selling milk and cheese!
If we sell the cow, we'll starve to death.
Is a cow worth more than your child?!
Don't be stupid.
Are you the parent of the child?!
Who
who wouldn't love his own son!?
I'm the master of this household.
I cannot make a choice that will make everyone starve in order to save just the child's life!
Poor Gilbert...
but we have to give him up.
Your... living is that...!
I don't understand.
I'm working so hard. Yet why...
why are we eating only salt and potatoes?!
There are some people who say that it's Queen's fault.
But I... I don't know...
D, Dad...
Gilbert!
You have to be in the bed!
Please don't be angry with my Dad, Lady Oscar.
The cow is important.
We'll be in trouble if we sell it.
Don't mind about me.
So, please don't be angry with him!
Gilbert!
André! Bring the horse!
Where is the hospital, Sugan?!
I never knew!
I never knew that the property of Jarjeyes was this destitute!!
I hope Gilbert will be all right.
But even if you get sick, you can't see a doctor?!
What is the world coming to?!
How is he, Doctor?
How is Gilbert?
I can't say anything yet.
It all depends on his stamina, but his body is very weak.
We'll know by tomorrow morning.
Gilbert...
God, please save Gilbert's life.
And I pray that people's anger against Lady Antoinette will ease.
I pray that her kindness will be understood by the people!
Did you call for me, Your Majesty?
Please come closer, Mme. Polignac.
I wanted to talk to you.
I'm honored, Your Majesty.
I heard that you came to Versailles half a year ago.
But how come you rarely visit the Court?
That's because...
we don't have enough money to keep up appearances at Court.
Oh... did I ask you something embarrassing?
No, because that's the truth.
No money...
she didn't hesitate to say the most embarrassing thing.
What a ingenuous mind she has.
Mme. Polignac, I'd like us to be friends.
Please.
Oh, Your Majesty...
Move your whole family to Versailles, so that I can talk to you at any time.
Even tomorrow!
Your Majesty...
it's an honor more than I deserve.
From then on, Mme. Polygnac, who captured Antoinette's heart,
would dominate Versailles for more than a decade.
And, without realizing, she plays a role which would make Antoinette a tragic queen.
Lady Oscar!
Mom!
Gilbert!
Gilbert!!
Thank God!
It's a miracle.
That's great, Oscar!
Lady Oscar!
How is Gilbert?
He's all right now.
Thank God.
I thank you, too, Lord Oscar.
If you weren't there...
He wouldn't have been able to see the doctor.
The nobles are only 4% of the 20-million French population.
The other 96% of the population is supporting the nobles and the Court.
And most of that 96% are poor, starving,
and can't even see a doctor when they get sick!
Uh, I...
I said too much.
You're wearing out the horse!
What's wrong, Oscar?!
I'm upset with myself, for being so ignorant!
I didn't know that people were this poor and suffering from high taxes!
I understand!
But the King and Queen are both kind people!
They're not the kind of people don't care about people's suffering!
But the people's hearts are already turning against the Royal Couple!
Who's fault is it?!
Oscar, are you all right?!
Oscar, you seem to be cold as ice,
but your heart is burning like a flame!
And I love that part of you!
We had a great expectation for the new king.
We thought a new age would come.
But look now!
Our life hasn't changed a bit.
I don't understand.
I'm working so hard. Yet why are we eating only salt and potatoes?!
The nobles are only 4% of the 20-million French population.
Most of the other 96% are poor and starving!
What was that?!
What is it, all the sudden?
It must be the sound of the wind.
Yes, I guess it'sjust the wind...
Was it really the sound of the wind?
Wasn't it the sound of a giant called "the people," whose arms and legs are chained,
sighing from their unbearable suffering?
What Oscar heard might have been the first signals that will lead to a storming revolution.
Ai ga kurushimi nara
lf to love is to suffer
Ikurademo kurushi mou
I will take any suffering
Sore ga kimino kokoro ni
Until my love reaches
Itsuka todoku made
To your heart someday
Kimi wa hikari, Boku wa kage
You are the light while I am the shadow
Hanre rarenai futari no kizuna
We share a bond that can never be broken
Kurushimeba kurushimu hodo
The more pain I suffer
Ai wa, ai wafukamaru
the deeper is my love
Not reciprocated is the love I have for you
my eyes, they can no longer see you
Ah, Oscar?
Oscar!