"and always like that dazzling sun." "I will defend you from all the darkness." "This is the truth from my heart." "I could get you to believe me." "don't lose it." "Your kindness won't be in vain." "You'll be carried aloft by the wind to somewhere that isn't here." "and I know you'll blossom one day." "I'll be there for you." "I hope I can watch over you like the sun for all time." "This is the truth from my heart." "It should be somewhere around here." "the poison mist that yesterday's downpour cleared away will return to the valley floor." "I shall return with proof that Prince Chagum is still alive without fail!" "Episode 16 With All One's Heart" "Forgive me." "we can't let anyone outside the palace know of his death." "I promise that the entire country will mourn him." "please endure your grief." "everyone is distracted and unfocused." "the government will cease to function." "And our one faint glimmer of hope is..." "What are you men doing here?" "The master star reader has known all along that you won the trust of the vessels and entered the chamber of epitaphs." "We are here on orders of the master star reader." "I assume that you have come here because you believe that Prince Chagum is alive." "But just how much faith do you have in your deductions?" "my hope changed to certainty." "If this so-called certainty of yours should prove to be mistaken I must warn you that you will die with this man and your corpses will be lost forever in this valley." "The poison mist has receded." "If only I had gone down to the valley floor that day..." "All I found there was the corpse of their Kokkou stallion and their clothing." "There was no sign of the corpses of the prince and the bodyguard." "we would have..." "There was enough poison mist that day to kill even me." "You made the correct decision." "The odds of the prince being alive are now much higher." "The question now is how to find him..." "Have you given the matter any thought?" "Of course." "We'll make haste back to the palace." "We must first report this to the mikado and the master star reader." "Prince Sagum will be overjoyed at this news as well." "Master Shuga..." "Brace yourself for what I am about to tell you." "If only I had told him that Prince Chagum was alive when I had the chance... as you are already aware I have been infiltrating the secret repository and reading the epitaphs." "I discovered a fact of utmost importance." "The legends set down in the official history regarding the founding of Shin-Yogo contain grave errors." "The official history is nothing but a story a fabrication designed to control the country." "And the water demon was in fact a water spirit that spews forth clouds bringing bounty to our land." "I find your story difficult to believe." "our founding father... the original inhabitants of this land... a world other than our own." "They understood that our bounty is caused by a spirit that dwells between worlds." "Kainan Nanai sensed this as a threat." "By creating a new myth for the public he eradicated the Yakoo's oral traditions and laid the foundation for the Shin-Yogo Empire." "aware of the danger of letting the fateful day arrive having armed us only with the incorrect oral history..." "He built the epitaph chamber in order to entrust us with the truth." "the following was inscribed:" "Those who serve as star readers must read and decipher what is written here to prepare for the natural disaster which will come every hundred years passing down the knowledge to each successive generation." "Master." "We brought this emergency down on ourselves as the result of us star readers becoming preoccupied with politics!" "by studying the events set forth in the epitaphs I am now almost certain that Prince Chagum is still alive." "The prince still carries the spirit's egg within him and he is living somewhere in Kosenkyo as we speak!" "If the being inside the prince is indeed a spirit that creates water how do you explain the sign of the great drought not disappearing?" "The sign of the drought that we see now is a preordained sign that occurs when the spirit is about to be reborn." "not only would there have been no rain but I expect these lands would never have had another drop of water." "Shuga." "Is what you just said true?" "Yes." "I am convinced of it." "then?" "Yes." "there can be no doubt." "I see..." "If I were to be given command of the search for Prince Chagum I shall find him in a matter of days!" "Mikado..." "It would appear that I was even more obsessed with political matters than I realized." "There is but one thing that I can do now." "please grant Shuga full command over the search for Chagum." "I beg of you on his behalf." "Please..." "Very well." "Do as you see fit." "Majesty." "there is something that I must ask to borrow to carry out the search." "What is it that you wish the use of?" "have some tea." "thanks." "Looks like business is booming." "Welcome to..." "Tanda." "Is that any way to welcome me?" "I'm here as a customer today." "I'd like you to deliver these goods to this address here." "today or tomorrow." "Can you do it?" "Who do you think you're talking to?" "I'm the best errand runner in this city." "then." "I'll leave you to it." "Master Shuga." "I would like to launch our plan soon." "Your men may start whenever you think the timing is right." "Moribito Guardian of the Spirit" "I can gather these supplies for you today... is Balsa planning another long trip?" "I don't know about that." "I'll make sure that no one knows about the delivery." "Here's the money she told me to give to you." "We can't take Balsa's money!" "It's thanks to her that Saya and I have our own shop now." "she did tell us that we shouldn't use it yet..." "So let us do something to repay her." "Okay." "I understand." "I'll tell her that." "That's more like it." "I'm counting on you." "Sure thing!" "Leave everything to me!" "Pleasure doing business with you!" "Chief!" "What brings you here at this hour?" "we've been hired to do a major renovation on a mansion." "I'm trying to get everything ready." "right?" "You bet we do!" "you know!" "let's discuss the details inside." "I'm amazed." "you found the errand runner mentioned in the reports... you've managed to gain his complete trust." "It takes more to be a Hunter than being a skilled warrior." "our true strength is intelligence-gathering." "of course." "We now know that the bodyguard cannot live in Kosenkyo with Prince Chagum without the assistance of the errand runner." "But what next?" "I doubt that she will come here in person." "and all will be resolved soon." "I'll be able to deliver it in time." "Will this be enough for the deposit?" "More than enough!" "Thanks a lot." "Wait here a moment." "I'll go make out your bill." "He's on the move." "Here you are." "Oops!" "Sorry to keep you waiting." "Here's your bill." "then." "I'll deliver the items you requested in seven days' time." "I'm counting on you." "Well done." "You memorized everything in such a short time?" "I'd estimate two days each way if we take our time." "five days total." "I'm not sure this will last... we're going to Ogi no Shimo." "I want to pick up money for the trip and I'll get you some leggings and a karru." "All right." "Rai." "Hyok." "Rai." "Hyok." "Sir." "Taga." "Sune." "Taga." "Sune." "Sir." "Split into two-man teams and check each of these locations in order." "Sir!" "When you locate the spear-wielder's hideout make certain you leave one man as a lookout and report back immediately." "We'll launch a surprise attack as a team." "Under no circumstances is anyone to engage her alone." "We will kill her for certain this time." "Sir!" "remain here and keep watch on the errand runner." "I have nothing to add." "but I ask that you allow me to accompany you when you recover the prince." "the prince got a look at your faces." "he will be frightened." "You are not the only one who is concerned about His Highness." "Jin." "Master Shuga?" "We might locate the spear-wielder's hideout today or it might be three days from now." "I will return to the palace and prepare for further reading of the epitaphs." "I must stage his miraculous return and we must also provide a state funeral for Prince Sagum whose death we have not yet been able to disclose to the public." "a cover story will be necessary." "we may have to rewrite the official history itself." "Understood." "We will be sure to send for you." "I'm counting on you." "How much farther is it?" "You'll understand when we get there." "The errand runner is leaving his store." "See you later." "Sure." "The boy has never left his shop to deliver goods himself." "Yun!" "Yun!" "Sir." "you are to tail him at a distance." "Your face is known to him." "extract information as the "Chief." "Sir." "This is a... a graveyard." "Come with me." "It's this one if I recall correctly... what are you doing?" "You'll get into trouble!" "It's too risky to keep it in the house and carrying it around would be troublesome." "you see." "Money?" "We've been able to live without me working as a bodyguard because of these secret hoards." "I see." "Just like a wood shrike's stash." "just like that." "You have a way with words." "It'll be quite a long journey to reach Toumi village." "Be ready to do a lot of walking." "I'll be fine." "I'm not so sure..." "I'm not going to carry you on my back any more." "I'll be fine!" "Sorry about that." "Take this to buy yourself some hekimooms or something." "Really?" "Can I?" "Sure." "This will be your last chance to eat them for a while." "Haggle the vendor for as many as you can." "Right!" "holding back the tears on those nights..." "When it felt like I was about to succumb to my doubts... at my side before I knew it." "It was none other than you who was there for me." "I want to be strong." I stumble and hurt myself again." "I can get back to my feet." "Thank you." "again and again." "I call out to my precious loved one." "Is my voice reaching you?" "human warmth never does." "I'm certain I sensed the presence of the one that I hold dear." "Next Time" "Having fallen into the Hunters' trap... but then..." ""The Water Mill Burns." "Episode 17 The Water Mill Burns" "Toya."