[ clamouring ]
come on, move.
you there, back here.
people of minoa...
king zad rules here, as in all the territories.
and as king, he demands,
-payment. -we have paid your king.
my king?
yes, with our food,
our shiny stones
and our animals.
we've paid much.
and now you will pay more.
seize him.
each full moon
you will deliver to king zad a hand of young men
and a hand of young women.
find them where you will
or minoa will cease to exist.
he will be the first of your payments
to king zad.
king zad thanks you.
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oh, come on, keep moving.
get up, come on.
come on.
no.
oh, no.
[ yelling ]
minoan,
come.
I'm king zad.
I wish to see you.
come.
welcome.
[ chuckling ]
[ roaring ]
ah! No!
no, no!
[ chuckling ]
in an age when nature and magic rule the world...
there is an extraordinary legend:
the story of a warrior
who communicates with animals,
who fights sorcery and the unnatural.
his name is dar, last of his tribe.
he's also called...
you're getting better.
-with practice. -honest.
[ chuckling ]
honest.
you're smoother now.
considering the source, that's a wonderful compliment.
kodo and podo wonder why you even bother.
well, you tell the little rats I have
no choice -- in case they haven't noticed,
this is a precarious world.
one day ruffians might descend upon me,
and I'll be forced to defend myself.
I'll be prepared to distribute whatever
-punishment is necessary. -i'm going downstream.
what for?
to fish.
without a net?
You're going to catch fish with your bare hands? Impossible.
then come along and see the impossible.
come on.
take these women over there and tie them up.
no talking.
help me.
on your feet. Move over.
where will we be going, baha?
territories.
a horrible place.
yes, to meet a horrible man, king zad.
why?
He has a beast, a one of a kind.
the prince has offered me a princely sum of shiny stones
if I obtain it for him.
one of a kind.
yes, but it is not a tiger.
it is unique, like the one that owes me.
does it still hurt?
my foot, my leg, even though it is not there.
Day and night, the hollow pain.
do you think that suffering
the beast could have killed me, but instead...he gave me this.
what vengeance is worse than the hollow pain?
I cannot think.
[ chuckling ]
it is all I think about.
that is the hollow pain.
this creature of king zad's.
if he does not wish to sell,
how will you obtain it?
anyway I can.
bring me some men, the strongest you can find.
shhh. Tao, you have to be--
[ roaring ]
beastmaster,
come peacefully.
somehow, I don't think that's going to happen.
do it, and I give
you my word we won't harm you... or your servant.
I'm no servant to any man.
killing you
will make king zad very happy.
it will take more than you to do it.
[ roaring ]
well, I guess we won't be catching any fish.
not with those filthy things
in the water.
tao,
if there were more, I would have. You didn't need me.
I'm more concerned about why terrons are in the mydlands.
I'm glad we're not waiting for them to wake up to ask them.
Dar, that move, was it left hand first or right hand first?
I couldn't see for the angle and the motion.
you were so quick.
and that thing you did with your leg...
come, slave, now.
it was simple, quick, final.
life and death in a heartbeat.
and I must tell you, my heart was beating like a drum
on the way to battle.
To watch it, to watch it eat...
satisfy its hunger without hesitation,
without remorse.
it was thrilling.
a gift
fit for a king.
normal life is banal, boring.
it's the little oddities, the dark corners,
the mutations which spice it up.
yes, and I thank you for this gift
very much.
however it does beg the question--
why I gave it to you.
magnificence should be with those that appreciate it.
otherwise it's wasted.
don't you agree?
I do.
then enjoy.
I shall.
good.
ancient one.
one more question.
are there needs, desires, things you want
in your world?
were you thinking of returning the favour
and giving me a gift?
I wouldn't know where to begin.
precisely.
staying out here tonight's a good idea.
if there's any more terrons around, we don't want them
to follow you back to your sanctuary.
I'd still like some fish.
now. yeah.
yeah, sometimes it's easier at night.
well, I'll stay here alone.
you've got kodo and podo.
see you in the morning.
you know, having you for company is like being alone.
good morning,
servant.
I believe I told you before,
then no man will Miss you after we kill you.
I'm trained in several forms of deadly combat.
so are we.
if you do not leave...
I will be forced to inflict great bodily harm upon you.
and I warn you, I take no prisoners.
so be it, servant.
you terrons are very consistent -- what you lack
in morals and ethics, you also
lack in your ability to fight like men.
[ laughing ]
I'm warning you,
I am trained in several--
where are we going?
save your breath for
king zad's beast.
you're going to need it.
oh, the tiger. I've already seen it.
it's not a tiger.
it's worse.
[ laughing ]
[ cawing ]
king zad,
I have travelled from the mydlands.
do you have a name?
-they call me baha. -baha.
it seems that is familiar.
I trade in animals and people.
I've heard of you.
and I you.
all terrible, I hope.
on the contrary.
your name is spoken with reverence.
more likely revulsion
and hatred.
fortunately or otherwise, most people are fools.
I hope you don't think I am
one, for I have come to discuss
serious business with a great man.
why don't we try and be honest
with each other -- I'm
a ruthless, bloodthirsty conquering warrior, not
very high on the scale of humanity.
but you, baha, are lower.
a slaver, a pedlar of flesh,
and not a whole one at that.
what do you want from me?
I understand
that you have recently acquired
a magnificent beast.
news travels fast.
it was a gift.
a prince who will offer you many shiny stones
for such a creature.
shiny stones.
[ laughing ]
you waste my time.
if I want shiny stones, I take them.
you'll have to do better.
what does one offer a man
who has everything?
Surely there must be something.
I suppose something that I've never seen before.
From the heavens, a weapon which will make me invincible.
do you suppose, slaver, that you could bring me...me?
I do not understand the question.
you see, the creature and I have much in common.
I feel a kinship with this bloodthirsty murdering beast.
we share the same hunger.
so...
unless you can offer me
something equal,
equal to me...
the creature is not for sale
to you...
or your filthy prince.
[ grunting ]
what are you doing?
let me go.
hello?
a labyrinth.
the terrons would have such a place.
whatever problem you get into, you can also get out of.
playing the spy again?
the beastmaster's here... in the camp.
yes, do you know why?
no, but he is looking for something.
Yes, he's looking for his little friend, the clumsy one.
If he doesn't hurry, all he'll find is a pile of chewed bones,
courtesy of my gift
to king zad.
the minotaur. I have yet to see it.
it's magnificent.
part human,
-part animal. -why did you give it to him?
I'm curious to see how one wretched life reacts to another.
well...
I got it. Get it off me!
[ roaring ]
this minotaur,
how was such a creature born?
a famous king made a promise to the god of all the oceans.
then he had the audacity to break the promise.
the god retaliated by having the king's wife
fall in love with a bull.
their child is the minotaur.
a woman and a bull?
The human part is quite perfect: more graceful than a gazelle,
lithe as a snake, strong as a lion.
exact in every way;
what every mother would dearly cherish.
Except, of course, for the head
and that part's absolutely disgusting.
[ bellowing ]
[ growling ]
can the minotaur communicate?
it can't speak.
I can't imagine life
without having some ability to share thoughts.
really? I think it'd be bliss.
the minotaur tries to communicate
in other ways: through movement,
the language of the body.
Do you think it will communicate with the beastmaster?
unfortunately, the god put a curse
to survive, it must devour human flesh.
so it'll probably eat your beastmaster; can't help itself.
sad but true.
[ bellowing ]
[ roaring ]
what are you?
are you magic...or sorcery?
I'm not going to hurt you.
I'm just trying to find a friend.
that way.
[ gasping ]
it's all right.
I won't hurt you.
I'm a friend.
you saw him.
how did you get away? did you hurt him?
no. He hurt me.
you're not a terron.
I've come to find a friend
called tao -- have you seen him?
I don't know. There are many people here.
but no one leaves.
and never alive.
come with me.
I'll get you out of here.
I promise, you'll be safe.
I promise.
how'd you get here?
the terrons threw me in here.
the minotaur didn't hurt me.
he protected me.
he's beautiful.
beauty is in the eye of the observer.
you don't take me seriously.
do you seriously think that that is beautiful?
he has the heart of a human and the instincts
of an animal.
But I sense sadness: he suffers
for someone else's sin,
and someone else's revenge,
and, yet, he's innocent.
there are those who would argue with that.
and some would argue with you
and they are just as foolish.
isn't flattery such a wonderful art?
I don't think king zad deserves him.
he can't appreciate such a beautiful creature.
you see, for zad, the minotaur is a mirror.
perhaps the only one he has.
a look into his own soul.
self-reflection -- is that why
you gave it to him?
you think like a human being.
Well, I was once in that world.
Yes, but you chose to leave it. don't forget that!
I assure you, I'm only interested in the minotaur.
not the humans.
good.
just don't get too interested.
don't be frightened.
he won't hurt you. he's bringing a warning.
you're a beastmaster.
I'm called dar. and you?
melora.
now I know how you escaped.
you talked with him, with the minotaur.
in a way.
what was it like?
he was surprised -- no one's ever tried
to communicate with him in that way before.
he talks to me with his body
and his looks and, I think, with his heart.
how do you know?
I feel it.
I think hunger and fear
are the only emotions he's ever known.
no sympathy, no love.
I can't blame him for what he is.
I have to find my friend tao.
if you go back and go too far, you'll get lost. Everybody does.
it's like a maze: once in, you can't find your way out.
-and eventually-- -the minotaur will find you.
I will find my way out.
I can't leave my friend there.
there's someone coming.
beastmaster.
baha.
it has been a long time.
as I recall,
you freed some animals which cost me
many shiny stones.
but that was in the past.
no hard feelings.
what brings you to the territories?
I doubt that
you would have many friends here.
I have one.
he was taken as a victim for king zad's minotaur.
I do not smile at his misfortune but for the coincidence.
my journey here involves the minotaur.
It is worth a kingdom of riches.
maybe we could
work together.
I'm not interested in riches.
but you are interested in finding your friend.
and since fate has crossed our paths,
we could help each other.
I don't think so.
he'll take the minotaur.
he's a friend to all animals.
And I am a friend to treachery.
we will have the minotaur
and rid the world of the beastmaster, as well.
you shouldn't come any further.
I want to come with you.
it's not safe.
I want to see him again.
I want him to know how I feel.
I'll make him know, I promise.
just, just go from here.
this way.
no...
sorceress, what are you doing here?
I've come to help you, beastmaster.
I want to be your friend.
it's possible, but anything's possible.
what do you really want?
it's what we both want: kyra.
ah-ahh!
kyra!
you took her. Where is she?
she's safe. But I need your help to get her back.
-I don't believe you. -I know.
so I'm going to prove
that you can trust me.
follow them
and you'll find your friend.
one more thing, beastmaster.
save the minotaur, as well.
Why? What do you care about him?
a fascination -- and if he's safely away from here,
where only I can find him,
I can use that to get kyra back.
you could do that yourself with your dark magic.
of course. But I also need to know that I can trust you.
it's a test...
for both of us.
[ roaring ]
are you all right?
I think so.
dar, the beastman's a killer.
no, he's coming with us.
-what? -come on.
tao, let's go.
I hope you know what you're doing.
the woman from the labyrinth.
I saw you. You were watching--
of course, you didn't see me.
I'm sorry.
I'm very sorry.
beastmaster...
I wanted to travel with you but this is even better.
you've given me
you really think he's going to let you take him?
if he doesn't, then I'll slit
the girl's throat like a fatted calf.
now you tell him that.
and tell him to get down on his knees.
now.
now!
baha, don't do this.
oh, but it's perfect -- I deliver the minotaur
to the prince and you come along
so he obeys.
otherwise, I kill the girl.
and I think you can grasp the details.
I warned you.
dar, did you see those moves?
I mean, bam! Whoosh!
you all right?
yes.
[ growling ]
what's happening?
you have done what I asked.
and I have helped you save your friend.
there will come a time, soon, when I will need you.
and you will have kyra again.
I keep my promises, beastmaster.
when the spell clears, the curse will be lifted.
the minotaur won't desire human flesh any more.
at least not in the same way he did before.
what have you done?
sent them away.
the minotaur and melora have gone to a better place
where they can have a life.
and baha, the slaver,
back to the same hollow, existence he already owned.
trust me, beastmaster, not all of my sorcery is evil.
she cannot take the minoraur away from me!
it's just not possible!
she can and she did.
-i'll kill her. -now, that is not possible.
you can't let this happen. I'll have it back.
make her do it or else!
or else what?
do you forget who you're talking to?
and as for what you want,
I told you: needs and desires are imperfections in my world.
end of discussion.
well, then, my pretty one,
you're starting to show your colors.
I've taught you well.
Ah, dar, it was just so perfect.
I planted my foot and I timed it so when I did the kick--
When I did the kick, the knife would be away from melora, bam!
dar!
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