I hope I'm mistaken,
but he has the right to demand that the debt be paid all at once,
doesn't he?
Yes.
It's his right.
As long as he doesn't charge interests.
And if we can't pay...
We'll lose the house.
No. Virgílio wouldn't do this to us.
Yes, he would, Martinho.
Not because of you, but me.
Forgive me! Have mercy on me! I beg you. I didn't want to send you to-
Petrônio and Orlando are to blame.
No, Your Majesty.
You ordered that I were executed.
That I were burned in a fire.
No, not at all.
This actually was something-
It's done.
Once he wakes up, he won't remember anything.
Great.
Very well.
My part of the agreement is completed.
Now I hope you honor your word.
Very well.
From here on, you're on your own.
As you can see,
we rigorously upheld our deal.
B-but...
But if she carries on her own, she'll surely be attacked by wolves in the woods.
I believe she doesn't run that risk.
For many years...
No, not years. But for decades,
I didn't come across a man like you.
I sincerely hope to never come across again.
The best way to avoid it, it'd to never go back to Monremor.
But that's not part of our agreement.
Isn't it?
I'm afraid we forgot to cover that small detail.
Well, er...
I think it's best to go back soon
to the castle.
Gentlemen,
for this to be a well kept secret.
Delano, I need to one more thing.
It's not fair that Virgílio harms your family because of me.
Because of us.
He'll do anything to affect us.
He will spare no efforts, and he won't have mercy.
He won't ever stop.
It's hard for me to not think
that none of this would be happening if I wasn't here.
Afonso, many things wouldn't be happening if you weren't here.
And the major one is that I would be married to Virgílio.
I would be a very unhappy woman.
We can try and get the money with another banker.
Yes.
Maybe.
It's just the first time was already hard. It took us weeks.
I think it's a bit unlikely, but...
We can try.
Sure.
But what if it didn't work?
In that case, I'll only have two choices:
to leave Montemor or...
WHERE WERE YOU?
For a moment, I thought we were talking,
then I realized I was talking to myself
in my room! As a crazy man!
We're on our way to the dungeon, Your Majesty.
To stress to the guards
to avoid looking at her eyes, whatever it costs.
With the risks of being bewitched by her too.
Yes, all the care is too little- AH!
- Forgive me, Your Majesty. - Cássio!
- Did something happen? - Unfortunately, yes.
I just came from the dungeon,
and the witch is no longer at her cell.
But how?
There's no other explanation, Your Majesty,
she escaped.
She can be anywhere in the castle.
Call all the guards to protect my room.
I don't think it's necessary, Your Majesty.
One guard claims to have seen, when returning from his patrol,
a woman leaving the castle, riding a mule,
going to the woods.
By his description, it seems like her.
So she left.
Apparently, yes.
That's good, good-
In any case, it's very severe
that this woman, even being who she is,
managed to escape right under your noses.
- I'm very disappointed- - I'm sorry-
- QUIET!
Don't try to justify
what's unjustifiable, Petrônio.
Excuse me.
It seems like the spell was, finally, undone.
You were never this happy for being lecture like that, huh?
That's true.
He had no right of treating me that way.
I'm no longer a child for him to order me to shut up.
But he's still your father.
And what's worse: he's still your King.
A foolish king.
That's what he is.
A weak man.
Your Highness shouldn't let yourself be jolted so much by this.
Surely you'll know how to manage the situation,
since he's your father.
One lovable glance is enough,
a word of apology...
I have to admit that the Duke
does know me better than I presumed.
Exactly because of that
our greatest concern
isn't your father, but Demétrio.
That moron.
Yes, a moron who's vigilant to our glances,
a moron who's vigilant about our moves.
But even worse:
he's vigilant about my incursions into your chambers.
So he already knows.
- Even if he says something to my father- - He won't.
At least until he doesn't have proof of such accusations.
- Meanwhile- - Meanwhile what?
Why is it taking so long for you to march over Vicenza
and ascend to the throne?
Because I don't have enough men for that move.
And I am positive I won't have another chance.
Therefore,
everything should be done carefully,
everything should be measured at due time.
If my father suspects you rebelled against your own king,
he'll never forgive you.
Exactly why
everything should be planned with greatest caution.
After all, it should appear I'm saving the king.
And not attacking him.
Very well.
Let it be so.
So the next step
will be convincing my father to give you my hand in marriage.
And finally we'll merge both kingdoms.
And we'll be more powerful than ever.
Thank you very much.
Virgílio.
Are you interested in any specific fabric?
What you're doing isn't fair.
You came here to talk about fairness?
We can keep paying the house installments as we did for Tobias.
- And then- - Soon you'll receive an official statement.
You'll have one month
to liquidate the whole debt.
I understand that you hate me.
But you know you're not only hurting me and Afonso. But my whole family.
Your family welcomed Afonso as someone...
how would I say?
Someone from the family. Isn't that right?
I'm sure Afonso considers Martinho and Constância
as his own parents.
And Tiago, as a brother.
So actually,
I'm not hurting your family.
I'm hurting Afonso's family.
And what do you intend to gain with this?
I hope to make the world a better place.
Make the world better?
Is that really your intention?
Yes, Amália.
People will learn that for everything they do, there are consequences.
I'm sure
they won't make the same mistake twice.
Unless people don't think of such acts as mistakes.
Which on itself is something very severe.
Virgílio, how did you disguise so well
who you are while we were together?
Yes, because you didn't become this person before me overnight.
You always were
this.
They say love can blind people,
but I wasn't even in love with you.
So I wonder:
how I didn't see before who you really are?
So you think now you're seeing everything?
In a perfectly clear way?
I think so.
- I'm sure of it. - Amália.
For how long did you let yourself be fooled by Afonso?
Thinking he was a simple blacksmith from Montemor...
For how long, Amália,
do you think he'll tolerate this commoner's life?
Don't you think at the first hardship
he won't run back to his castle? To his subjects?
He'll look back
and put his life in perspective
to think about what he had
and what he has now.
I'm very sorry, Amália.
But no woman
is worth what Afonso left behind.
Not one!
Not even you.
I knew I was only wasting my time coming here to talk to you.
Nothing compared to your life
and what you're really wasting.
What was Amália doing here?
Only business.
God Save the King
You went to talk to Virgílio?
I can't believe you went to propose some kind of deal to that idiot.
The idiot is actually me.
My love,
we'll solve this issue.
Trust me.
I'll get the money.
- How? - I don't know yet.
But I promise.
You and your family
won't lose the house.
But why the worried face?
The witch is gone.
Now it's all solved.
Yeah...
It's all solved until Rodolfo gets involved with another woman
and into God knows what problem for us.
That's true.
It's likely this will happen again.
Actually,
it's very likely this will happen again.
As a matter of fact, I hope it isn't happening at this moment.
This time the people didn't hear anything. But what about the next one?
You remember what happened with Beliza.
Of course! A very sensitive situation.
A king
can't impose respect on his people
if he insists on behaving like a reckless young man.
Well,
regarding the love adventures of our king,
I believe this behavior will last awhile.
Maybe some years...
I suspect... until the end of his life. My God, he'll never change, right?
No. Of course not.
But the people needs to believe he became a serious man.
Rodolfo needs to conquer, once and for all, Montemor.
But how will he do that?
I can only think of one solution.
Rodolfo needs to get married.
Rodolfo...
- Married? - Yes.
Yes, that's it. To marry.
For the good of all.
Especially ours.
Yeah, it's an amount
greater than what I imagined.
I have a land close to here. I could sell to help yo-
No, Oséias. Please.
What you have been doing for me,
teaching me,
giving me this job... is more than anyone has ever done for me.
What you could do is
to point out one of yours old clients, a
rich merchant or nobleman...
Someone who could lend me this amount.
Afonso...
Times are hard.
Who has money to lend is charging exorbitant interests.
Besides Martinho has nothing to give as collateral.
Since his house is mortgaged.
I know it won't be an easy task.
But I'll take care of it.
Whatever it takes.
It's a matter of honor.
I would like to tell you, sir, that you're right.
I shouldn't have done what I did to Afonso.
It gladdens me to hear this.
Actually, it was an attitude quite reckless on my part.
If I had pondered on
the matter more... carefully,
certainly
nothing of this sort would have happened.
My daughter,
the life of a king or a queen
is about constantly making decisions.
And unfortunately,
there isn't a recipe that teaches us how to make the right decision.
A wise king isn't necessarily the one who never lapsed.
Quite the opposite.
Perhaps he's the one who made more mistakes through his life.
As long as he reflects about those mistakes
and learn something from them.
In that case,
your wisdom must derive from other source.
You're mistaken.
I've made many mistakes during my life.
As an young man, I made wrong decisions.
Sometimes hasty and unfair ones.
And I carry with me
guilty, regrets... Just like anyone else.
But fortunately, as time passed,
such load has become each time lighter.
Because the right started, finally, to overcome the wrong.
Well.
All of this
to tell you that every father's dream
is that their kids would never repeat the same mistakes.
That they could go through a shortcut, so to speak.
But life is a rigorous teacher.
And it will never spare you of making your own mistakes.
One day you'll be a great queen,
my daughter.
And you'll make right decisions
when your best adviser will be your heart.
And you'll also learn
there's no better reward for the one who makes a fair decision
than the peace it brings.
I doubt, however, that my heart is capable
of telling me words more beautiful than yours.
I hope I don't disappoint you again, my father.
And I promise you
I won't hesitate to make the right decision
the moment it's needed.
Well, Your Majesty,
we've been thinking about the latest events concerning your-
- reign- - Which ones?
Well, the events, the witch and also the mishap with Beliza, Your Majesty and her husband.
Yes, those events.
And we came to a conclusion.
Better yet, it's not really a conclusion, but a thought...
One could say, actually, it's a possibility...
- which leads us- - Hell, say it already!
Well,
we think that a king should
project an image, alongside the people...
That imposes more... respect.
More reliability.
Great idea. Well thought.
Hm..
And for that... Your Majesty must take action.
Yes. Taking action is always good.
Yes,
but definitive and severe actions.
Sure.
Something that later can't be undone or opposed.
This.
And mostly one that provokes admiration among the people.
Yes!
That's exactly what I must do.
And what do you suggest I do to impose this image of respect?
We suggest that
Your Majesty get married.
Excuse me?
We consider this to be the ideal moment
for Your Majesty to get married.
But to marry in the sense of
really marry? Having a wife? Being faithful?
Those things?
Exactly, Your Majesty.
I don't know, I don't know. I believe there are less sacrificing ways
to obtain respect without marriage.
In fact, I would say that's a very extreme way.
We comprehend your concern.
But marring now would bring
many benefits to Montemor.
As long as the right bride is chosen.
And with a bountiful dowry.
That's true.
A bountiful dowry is always good.
Not to mention the lands.
Your future wife, a beautiful princess probably,
would inherit lands which, most certainly, would become Montemor's property.
Yes! To expand the kingdom
is always good.
But on the other side,
get married?!
What about my parties?
And my female friends?
And waking up every day with the same woman by my side?
I don't know. I don't know.
Your Majesty could chose between countless candidates.
Orlando, baby!
That's very interesting.
Very interesting.
Very well!
My decision is:
I'll think about it.
Great,
I'm sure Your Majesty will make a wise decision.
The best one for Montemor.
No. The best one for myself, of course.
It seems you'll need to make many horseshoes to pay Martinho's debt to me.
The loan will be paid. Be sure of that.
You know what I think, Afonso?
That house would give a good stable.
I've been thinking of investing on horses.
They could sleep there.
I'd convert the room and the living room into bays.
And the yard into a pasture.
You will do none of that. None.
You're right.
I'll breed pigs.
- This is more- - I'm giving you my word.
You'll receive your money.
Good.
Your word, Afonso, isn't worth much.
And if compared to the debt Martinho has, then it's worth nothing.
You have one month to pay the loan.
And if that doesn't happen,
you'll be evicted.
I could buy four horseshoes... to help.
But thinking it better,
I know a better blacksmith.
Let's go.
Your Majesty,
I bring urgent news.
Lastrilha's army is deploying its troops
nearby the South tower, on Artena's border.
This makes no sense.
Why would they do that?
Well, they must want to reconquer Albácia's flatland.
But we have an agreement.
The flatland belongs to us. It was annexed to Artena decades ago.
As a war reparation.
My advice
as a precaution, Your Majesty,
is to send our army to the south border, so we can defend the tower.
Yes, of course. That's exactly what I'll do.
But if they intend to really attack us,
I'm afraid our men won't arrive on time.
Unfortunately, the soldiers at the tower
have no chance of defending it.
If Your Majesty allows me,
my soldiers aren't very far from the south border.
With a bit of luck, I can send a messenger ordering
that my army marches up there
while I departure to meet them.
I'm sure I could defend your kingdom
and obstruct a possible invasion from Lastrilha.
At least until reinforcement arrives.
It's an offer very seasonable.
Would you, sir, really do this for Artena, Duke?
Your Majesty, it'd be an honor to be able to help defending your kingdom.
And does Your Majesty really plan on accepting Constantino's propose?
It seems like there's no other alternative.
He'll be able to move his army much faster than us.
Therefore, I can't afford to refuse this help.
But it'd be something without precedents, Your Majesty.
To grant such power
to a stranger.
I'm aware of this, Demétrio.
But I'll have to trust Constantino.
And pray to God he does well in this operation.
Does Your Majesty really think this is needed?
Sure. This is a very important decision to make on my own.
Besides, you know wedding is a one way road.
And it's a decision that involves not only my destiny,
but the destiny of the kingdom.
Thefore, I need to know what Baltazar has to say.
But I thought Baltazar only predicted natural phenomenons.
Well, wedding is still a phenomenon.
Like the arrival of the spring?
Look, I'd say it's more like a food, but oh well.
Oh.
There he is.
The wings flapping of a seagull
will prompt seven waves at the north's sea.
And the third wave
will touch the cloud
and then,
the juice from ombaxira
will spread through Earth.
- What the hell is ombaxira? - I have no idea.
The eye that sees it all
will close.
And the elephant
will leap on a cliff.
But it will land on the cloud.
But the cloud shouldn't be above the cliff?
And there, it rests
the seagull.
- Now the seagull returns. - Shh!
The gladius, the crow
and the peach.
This Baltazar is a phony.
But after all,
did he advise our king to marry or not?
God only knows.
Your Majesty?
Yes?
So?
Now everything is perfectly clear.
Oh, yes, yes. Er...
Clear as the water.
Precisely.
For what I've comprehended,
the elephant represents your Majesty
Oh yes.
And the cloud, your future wife.
And the elephant's leap on the cloud...
It represents the union.
Meaning... the wedding.
Perfectly clear.
But my God, you didn't understand strictly anything.
No?
I... am the seagull.
And the seagull will land
on the cloud, meaning the kingdom.
And if the juice from an ombaxira spreads on Earth,
it will blind the eye that sees it all.
And everything will be the crow's fault. Meaning the one I'll marry.
However, at the end, what matters is that the apricot will prevail.
But there was no apricot in the prophecy, Your Majesty
There wasn't?
No, it was a peach.
Well, whatever. It's all the same.
I'll follow the oracle's guidance.
And I'll remain like I am: single.
My friends, it's still not the time to get married.
Damn oracle.
Next time, we could give him some coins so he'd say what we wanted him to say.
That's not a bad idea.
Is that really necessary?
You, sir, will be risking your own life.
And I don't think this risk is justifiable.
My lady, more than necessary,
it's convenient.
How is it convenient?
This is our chance of finally earning the king's trust.
So that was the purpose.
Evidently.
If everything happens as planned,
the king will have a debt with me he'll never be able to repay.
Maybe never is somehow an exaggeration.
But I'm sure that after my return,
he won't have how to refuse a request from me.
Which will be my hand in marriage, I presume.
My dear Duke,
in all these years as Artena's King,
exceptional were the times I confided such responsibility in a man.
I feel extremely honored for this, Your Majesty.
Good luck, Duke.
May God be by your side.
I hope to deliver good news very soon.
You...
What are you doing here?
Beliza...
What are you doing here? How did you enter here?
What do you want from me?
Get out! Get out! Get out from here!
Get out from here! Get out!
Get out... Get out from here...
Disappear!
Guards...?
Guards...
GUARDS!
Stubborn. That's what he is!
Soon Rodolfo'll get involved with a wrong woman.
Worse than the witch? Impossible.
Don't underestimate Rodolfo's ability of-
- Your Majesty, is everything well? - You are right.
Right about what?
About the wedding. I need-
I need to get married!
Your Majesty,
did you call for me?
Yes. I have an announcement to make.
As you know,
I decided this is the moment to choose a bride and get married.
And after thinking it thoroughly,
I decided that the woman I intend to marry is Catarina.
Artena's princess.
A ring...?
Yes.
Why would you need to sell the jewel now?
I need to sell it to pay a debt.