"One was once, a lot of, a lot of time ago" "A war." "But it was not the same everlasting war." "It lasted from the night of the times" "And nobody remembered his beginning" "And nobody knew his reason..." "Of two kingdoms that were fighting one against other none had listened to the word " peace " ever" "His meaning had got lost in the battlefields" "Two armies kept on facing without truce" "Year after year, month after month, day by day." "Not!" "Piety, piety!" "Majesty!" "The big moment has come" "Per today you will save the life, soldier" "It thanks my real heir, who is on the verge of being born" "Well" "All that I will have still for that to wait for my son" "And well?" "It is only a question of time" "It had been a disrespect to be born before your arrival" "How are the predictions?" "I want the prayer for the dead of the fortune tellers" "Here it has them" "What do they predict the stones?" "And well?" "speak!" "What do they say?" "Male, majestad" "The third son will be a male" "The stones never lie." "Moan of you if it is not like that" "In this case..." "The truth has no price, gentleman." "Let's see the flames." "Well: what do they predict?" "Speak!" "Or I do you..." "Not, gentleman, is mute: do not you remember?" "The fire has eaten the language." "But the flames had dazzles of male's color." "Do you have doubts?" "Do you want to see them again?" "Not, not" "Where are the sacred snakes?" "Pay to him." "I love my daughters." "I love my daughters now!" "At least you are not going to protest." "But how?" "So little?" "A bit more." "Not, not not" "Come here" "Daughters, be always convenient to the will of the gods and of the men" "Not, not, you are not afraid, daughters." "Look." "Look at the prodigy." "The response of the snakes is clear, a gentleman." "Finally you will have a worthy heir of you and of your name" "Have you heard, Caterina?" "And you, Carolina?" "My wished heir comes to the world." "The será your owner and gentleman." "and you will have to incline humbly before him." "The fact that one day will be able gloriarse of having gained this war it is on the verge of being born and you will have... .. a sister" "Who has spoken?" "Who?" "I, gentleman" "I her do not see good, give me light" "I cannot cheat you" "porqué vain would be cualcuier trick" "Listen, listen!" "She is a girl, gentlem. and you have to want her and raise her as others." "You, witch Blanca!" "See to drown you in the river in what you have been born!" "dasaparece in the forest where the thunderstorm with his shoots they give you the voice... or your perfidious person throws for a steep mount and finish in the abyss that has germinated your odious calumnies!" "Before me ... before..." "Gentleman!" "Here is my heir to the throne, with his screams it has decreed your condemnation." "She is a girl..." "This is your work!" "It is you who has thrown me the malefice." "General!" "At your service, majestad!" "Arrest her, arrest her!" "There makes me sad a king who cannot accept the reality." "But his subjects give more sorrow to me." "To the death, kill her!" "Obey the order, kill her!" "Bolt the doors!" "Do her to flee" "The cats!" "The cats!" "Bad witch..." "What shame: so many people against one..." "Give you!" "Gone!" "Slowly, majestad" "How is he?" "I am afraid that his end has come" "And does she know it?" "Not, majestad, it is not known anything" "You will recover, my darling." "And soon also..." "My child..." "Is it robust and nice as you wanted it?" "Do not say anything." "The effort tires you" "Say to me to whom it looks alike..." "I have not left a lot of time" "Of you it has taken the beauty and the force of me" "He is the heir that I have always wished" "Certainly your wife has made you happy..." "Not..." "Not..." "Not!" "She!" "She has killed her!" "It will not survive your mother" "What wide-awake eyes does it have" "It looks what nice is" "Yes it is nice, but I was nice." "More nice than she" "Truth?" "Nobody is nice as you" "Father: do not take her!" "Father, for piety" "My sword!" "We go!" "Father, father, for piety." "Do not hurt my little sister!" "Do not take her." "Do not take her far from here, for piety" "If my fears are real the place to where the unlucky person goes is the cave of the Golden rose" "That the good gods protect her... evil demons..." "After his mother take you to the daughter" "She has not been born for will of the gods" "It is a creature of the demon and that's why I sacrifice it to the Sacred Beast that resides in this cave" "But if you want to push this sacrifice back" "give me from the heights a sign" "Now or never again!" "The demons or the gods want that you live" "I invoke the negligence on my horrible gesture" "and from now on from now on, nobody in my kingdom it will name the Cave of the Golden rose" "not even the Sacred Beast through that he lives inside her" "And you..." "You will have a name and the name with which I will call you..." "Fantaguiró!" "Fantaguiró!" "But where will he have been going to hide..." "Fantaguiró!" "Caterina!" "Carolina!" "Where is your sister?" "I do not know it." "With us it is not..." "For our luck..." "Do not speak this way!" "It is not well, she is your little sister" "I do not speak badly about her." "I say only" "That if it does not play with us I I prefer it." "She has no grace, does not have good manners." "It will have other qualities, Fantaguiró" "What quality?" "It looks as I have left his dolls" "All the depressed ones, the full ones of shreds" "It has carved them up as chickens" "Yes, the belly has cut this one also but it was to see what they had inside" "And that imports for him what they have inside?" "They are nice on the outside..." "He listens:" "I have done the garment to yours but it is the last one." "I am already big" "And my dolls?" "What will they do without you?" "Now when you had become so skillful..." "It looks what elegant they are..." "Who is there there?" "What do you do?" "You be calm." "What was that blow?" "It is the war, girls." "Have not you listened to speak about this?" "What you have done is a disaster, not the war" "This way you have a good motive for speaking badly about me" "But what do you hide?" "Make it meet" "I do not hide anything." "It looks..." "It looks..." "And do not try to take me, because anyhow you will not obtain it." "We will see that" "It is useless that you escape" "Fantaguiró!" "Wait, for!" "Goring!" "What is this utensil?" "It is a musical instrument" "Do you teach me to touch it?" "If you leave me I teach you at once" "It touches with the stones" "He stones me the dolls to death!" "Fantaguiró, Fantaguiró!" "Today also that your father has turned of the war..." "The one who has given it to you?" "Nobody." "I have constructed it alone" "Have you made this tirachinas?" "Yes, it has been a eaten bread..." "If you want you can keep it." "I can do other to myself equally" "Does there seem to you the way of speaking to your father?" "And to you, father: does there seem to you the way of speaking to your daughters?" "Look." "You have made to weep for Carolina" "Fantaguiró." "Do not say one more word or..." "Yes, already I know it..." "Apologize!" "Below, of knees!" "Beg me pardon!" "And well?" "Have you lost the language?" "Small speech: speak!" "I cannot, you have prohibited it me..." "That is taken below: to the well!" "Not, to the well not!" "." "Anyway it does not matter for me." "Nothing matters for me!" "." "It is me who is not afraid!" "I am not afraid." "I am not afraid." "Come already!" "It is not necessary that you take me." "I am not afraid." "No fear." "lower me to the well!" "." "I am not afraid ... am not afraid." "I do not have to be afraid, cannot be afraid, do not want.... good morning, ratoncitos, good morning." "Not, he is quiet." "keep silent about you, it is only a shade." "You will not want that they discover us." "But was not to come tomorrow better?" "yes... to be taken?" "Hello, fag." "Fantaguiró!" "Am I, Carolina." "And I also, Caterina." "We have brought something to eat" "rats, rats!" "be already enough!" "the rats are there below, close to the cistern." "He waits, but he promises that you will not hurt any more to my doll." "It is not loyal: you take advantage of the fact that is hungry." "Yes: but when I will have another occasion like that?" "The bread, Fantaguiró." "But it is not for your rats." "eat!" "But if you do not stop behaving as well as today, that you have been bad you will always remain in the well then strain in obeying our father and not to make to anger his sisters." "And you two have to stop doing these boring games and our father has to stop shouting us this way what believes, that does the war also when it is in house with us?" "The enemy is opened in the blue Hill, in gentleman a big battle waits for us ... a big victory waits for us" "peace!" "the one who has been?" "the one who has said the odious word?" "La Paz will come only with the victory" "I will never leave that my people turns into a slaves' short cut" "Gentleman: do you love shameless that one?" "Not, but allow to go out for my daughter of the well not without earlier making him promise obedience" "I will do it!" "For our kingdom: victory!" "Do not worry, I will return soon" "You can turn it do you promise that you will not ill-treat the dolls of your sisters again?" "I promise it" "Do you promise that you will not speak without being questioned?" "I promise it" "You promise that you will obey your father as soon as king, as soon as father, as soon as man?" "I promise it" "You promise that you will obey your older sisters, to your tutor and to the mister chamberlain?" "I promise it you promise to support, so much in public as privately a correct and modest behavior?" "not to walk quickly, not to cover and not to jump obstacles?" "I promise it..." "To cook, to cook for, and to take care of a man and the principal art of a woman who is to be kept silent and to learn also the art of the humility and of the calmness?" "I promise it... and especially, of giving up reading and writing?" "impossible!" "To read and to write, I do not resign because it is already late some time ago that I have learned it" "Since forget it!" "Pero Carolina: how is it possible to forget anything that is already known?" "Also I do not understand why a woman cannot read and write" "Because it is an error!" "Care in spite of competing with men that you do not meet." "I do not have any intention of meeting men" "Fantaguiró!" "Care with your language." "Dad has returned do you want to finish there below again?" "I only want to find another book." "This one I have already finished it and I promise you willingly that I will not read it again!" "It was only a stupid and affected history of love... it is not of my taste" "I like the histories of wars, battles, bold gentlemen and duels" "not the languor and the kisses of the lovers that pledge themselves eternal allegiance" "but seriously was your book speaking about these things?" "I hope it was me who had learned to read also" "but what bundles?" "Do not cry." "Dry off these tears this way you give him too many satisfaction the espera nothing more than that" "your daughters, majestad" "of foot, daughters!" "Do not blame us" "Carolina: you still have not learned that you do not have to speak without the permission of the king?" "Father has not spoken for his initiatory" "I have provoked her" "Ah: seriously?" "And that you have to say to him so interesting?" "He was saying to him that it did not have any reason to cry it is too sensitive" "Something that truly it is not possible to say about you" "Caterina: you want cortésmente to refresh the memory of your sister with regard to the duties of the women?" "Clear father" "Any woman is lower than the man for nature mentally and physically if lie" "it continues it is his rigorous one must accept of good grade this inferiority and to surrender to the man humbly it is he who being demonstrated been grateful for... lies how do you dare to interrupt your sister?" "Because he was saying something that is not true" "I have read it and can..." "How?" "have you read?" "who has given you the permission to read?" "Do your role as woman and do not get into other matters!" "For!" "Wait!" "Where do you go?" "I go to the well before me begin you." "I am more to taste with the rats" "what do you believe ...?" "what after months of battles be a pleasure to listen to thousand and thousand complaints on you?" "I am like that, a father" "And well... you will change." "I have found the person who will be able to change to you" "I am too old to take the war this way, from now on" "I put it in the hands of our brave general but not during much:" "I have received a wedding proposal for you three, daughters of the princes of Assabel" "three young and courageous brothers with these weddings, the troops of Assabel they will join our own ones and the control of Assabel it will go on from the hands of the general" "to those of your young husbands in a few days the applicants they will come to meet you meanwhile they send to you the beautiful gifts that you are on the verge of seeing" "Ohhh... a prince who offers a jewel of such value for the engagement it guarantees the well-being and the serenity of our dear kingdom... father, I obey you of any heart" "Carolina that it astonishes!" "The stone is of the color of my eyes if it is so generous before seeing me" "of what gifts will it cover me turning out to be so beautiful?" "Fantaguiró... it is a ring that you have to put oneself in the finger" "I will disappoint you again, and I feel it very much..." "Put on it in the finger, obey me!" "Nobody can buy me ... or sell... out of my presence!" "Your shade I do not also want to see until three princes do not come to this palace." "And if this day you do not prove to be submitted" "I swear that I will repudiate you as daughter" "that is what you queráis" "Ey, for!" "where do you go?" "To the thief!" "To the thief!" "Stop this woman do not get angry, she is the daughter of the king you will have another horse" "it is a big day, Tonino do you know that it means to have the control of another army?" "Yes, more work not, more power, idiot." "And more wealth" "but when the princesses marry?" "They will never marry" "three princes are very close and, or they all marry, or none" "do you know what means this?" "what?" "That thanks to Fantaguiró I will be the supreme captain of the army forever until it finishes the war and this work but the war will not be finished" "come here, obey!" "Stupid beast!" "I am sure that you belong my father that's why you have seizure with me" "calm, I do not want to take revenge but somehow I have to let off steam" "Moan!" "the one who has spoken?" "Moan!" "What do you do?" "Why do you get angry with me?" "where are you?" "where do you hide?" "Where I hide..." "I am different backs, and also I can defend oneself very well" "do you see?" "We go, less stories you have to belong to my father, tree..." "I give you a blow and you throw me above an entire crop you could have killed me" "it did not have her take with you... only he wanted to vent the rage that I have inside" "my tranquilizing daughter, calm down: the rage hurts" "it falls calm, falls calm... since this way I do not hurt anybody" "do you want to stop?" "For very little this stone has not fallen down to me in the head" "He excuses, fish." "Neither with you it had her take." "I do not throw to you any more stones what do you want to say?" "what do you throw to him the stones some other?" "Not, not, I do not throw any more stones to anybody and this one now where I throw her?" "Eh, not!" "If you do not throw me, darling, you do to me a favor" "Better, he tries to place me first much gentilmente exactly where have you found me" "Skylight." "I put you at once." "Not, this is not the place where it was me who was earlier" "are you better like that?" "Almost we are, one more pelín to the right would be still better you had found me in the shade, if I am not wrong here I have the sun in the eyes but where do you go, that you do?" "Do not make me planted" "I request you do not eat me but here are all the living things?" "why do you surprise, presumptuous?" "do you believe the only human being of the entire world?" "Everything is alive about us the plants, the animals, the stones," "the waters of the seas and of the lakes." "The air... and you have to learn his language if you want to respect them and to live in harmony with them" "They know well our language" "But they do not use it if it is not in exceptional cases" "They do not use it why... they him do not like" "they do not like the men and they are right the best of us we can still be only violent violent as he has been your father with you and you it has been violent with the tree, with the stones" "with the fish of the lake if you want still to let off steam do it with your similar ones" "but who are you?" "How do you know of my father?" "The people speak then they have spoken to you about me" "what have they said to you?" "That you are disobedient, impulsive, uncontrolled that you make fun of the whole world" "and especially of whom he wants to guide you and that you cover, you jump, and that you read above!" "Too much for a woman." "And you it are: truth?" "If, unfortunately because unfortunately?" "Because I hate the rules that are imposed on the women to be kept silent, to look like a fool, to cook, to embroider, to serve the men... who has said to you that the women do only that?" "and that more they do?" "Keep silent about you now." "Let's look at the sunset it is slightly strange and wonderful it happens only once a day" "Rub, rub!" "Ah, general" "serious news" "Do they concern Fantaguiró?" "Not." "The messenger has just returned of the battlefield perhaps the war has come to his end have we suffered a defeat?" "Not, thanks to God not then have we gone out victorious?" "Prepare you: the king, your enemy... continue, that my enemy has done" "he has died has he died?" "and since he has dared to die this way suddenly?" "he will have died because it was old, majestad old man?" "Less old than I perhaps he has died for a misfortune" "Yes, but: why does it have to finish the war?" "who is going to lead his militias?" "The son Romoaldo because to him yes that him a male has been born but he will be a child in nappies... in nappies... the years happen for all my darling, not only for us" "Romoaldo had to come already to his twentieth springs he is a strong, brave young man" "his father has had it far from the war and he has sent it to distant grounds where he has learned technical piece of news of combat" "new strategies now it always has close to him two brave gentlemen of a foreign country:" "Ivaldo and Cataldo the two are skillful and intelligent as him" "in this case, instead of having our front to the only hostile commander we have neither more nor less than three." "It is not an armor, it is a pitfall." "Not, do not do gentleman" "It is the armor of your father." "It represents the traditions... the traditions change, and this one will change at once it is a sacrilege!" "Nobody, from now on it will shut itself up in this scrap" "Ivaldo, Cataldo!" "Where are you?" "Here your majestad, always his orders liberate me of this at once, gentleman" "we will do it in a moment, your majestad" "Moan of you if you keep on calling with these appellative absurdities!" "we have understood, majestad and be enough with the laughs!" "I have just buried my father" "skylight, but it looks at the faces of those dignitaries, Romoaldo if the sights you also will re-go" "poor horse: how have you supported his weight?" "It is said that under him they should have died more than thousand in battle" "I will fight in a different way." "I do not need cuirasses" "this arm and this sword will be my weapon" "it cuts two ears here you have them" "Eh, not." "It is not well." "He gets up again." "The two have to be equal of long it beats exactly." "Do not defend yourself at random but this sword is heavy!" "It is not the sword." "It is your arm that is weak... but if you want to continue that, it does not a matter in the end it is you who wanted that it was initiating you in the use of the weapon" "a sword wasted as a sickle" "I want to learn how to fight do not discuss!" "This one field has to be segado before the evening the enemy is in every plant of wheat" "we go, try it again!" "It is enough for the time being... but in a duel it is not sufficient to beat: truth?" "do you want to try it?" "against whom?" "I can challenge you" "It takes the sword. in guard!" "avoid this!" "White gentleman, for an enemy not for to your will" "and I as I can strike it, if it is invisible?" "Before learning to beat, you have to learn to defend oneself where has it gone?" "It has disappeared" "Care." "It looks at your backs" "To me... only, learning to defend oneself, you will learn to fight" "to me, to me!" "The bread will be donated two times every day" "it is not possible, Romoaldo the flour is scarce." "Being the men in war, there does not stay anybody who is employed at the field it will be the scarcity, unless... the war ends" "It is not my war" "What incentive is there in doing a war of which you do not understand the motivations?" "The people is without forces" "king Romoaldo is returning!" "... only a way is to finish a war:" "to gain it!" "And to gain it we have to fight dear subjects, listen to me" "listen to your king and his decisions this war has extended too much" "and I want that I am finished" "I will challenge the strongest hostile gentleman in a singular duel" "your hand and the rope are only one and the arch is the extension of your arm" "and the arrow, a message that you have to send further possibly if you do not obtain it, it does not matter" "what it imports is to try it it stretches more, more, more" "parate Romoaldo, do not penetrate the hill" "I am in my territory yes, but beyond this hill, it is a hostile territory do not worry" "it chooses a target" "do I point at one of these trees?" "Too much close." "It shoots beyond the hill." "It strikes the sun but it is impossible!" "Only what you do not begin is impossible it points at the sun and shoots" "I will never be able to reach it only after trying it, you will be able to say that" "It proscribes the impossible word, Fantaguir ò." "It stretches more, more." "With all your forces shoot!" "Tranquilizer, calm down let's continue it" "parate!" "Romoaldo!" "You cannot go over there." "It is a hostile territory" "wait for us, Romoaldo but where do you go?" "Párate Romoaldo" "rapid, on horseback, they must not see you!" "Run to hide!" "Do not wait." "You do not have to be afraid" "Please, parate." "Do not flee" "where are you, who you are?" "Do not flee" "I took you and if I had not been here?" "Eh?" "for what do you look, gentleman, in my forest?" "It was not known that it is it belonged, lady" "I am the spirit that protects it and I do not like that you knock down with the sword the branches that guard my secret" "I apologize." "A young woman was looking that one for that you look was taking perhaps an arch, arrows... and splendid eyes and long chestnut-colored hair" "this is what I have managed to see the woman that you have seen is not of your world" "she is a nymph of the lake but it was shouting like a human being gentleman, was showing pain for having being seen by mortal eyes" "I ask you to leave the forest" "I also suffer if I remain with you, human beings" "Gone but those eyes... look for it in woman's eyes, between your similar ones when you have found them, you will have found the love" "Gone and do not say to anybody what you have seen here" "at all ... anybody, I have not found anybody" "better to return to the castle" "Yes." "I will prepare an embassy for the enemy" "Move now." "Come out of my roots" "I have understood, it is me who helps you..." "Does it list?" "Thank you" "come!" "Thank you, thank you." "If it was not for you perhaps I would have rushed" "and the white gentleman?" "It has had to go away, but earlier it has brought here your horse" "good." "I will look for it again it is useless." "It has set off forever he was my teacher and he was learning so well he has said to me that you can be still alone" "but on many things I still do not know enough he has said to me that now you already know how it does to learn" "and you are wrong if you want to stand out in everything in a little time you have to learn of the life slowly, slowly" "because he has spoken with you?" "did you know it?" "We are good friends for ages" "it was the only one that loved me, which was worrying about taking care of me" "I was feeling dear, protected" "nobody had given to me so much I affect earlier do not cry, Fantaguir ò" "it is not the moment to give in to the tears" "you are not alone, have you same now you have to return to the castle and to confront the life" "but I do not feel prepared to do it then there have not served you as anything the educations of the white gentleman" "it is as if you had never found it" "not, I have learned to fight, to have confidence in me same to communicate to me with the world that I have around" "and to know what I want then, it sees" "you are prepared to overcome any obstacle" "Do what you must do and you will see that it will never be alone" "not who you are you, but I thank you if you see the white gentleman again, say to him that it has not lost his time" "farewell" "Farewell not, Fantaguir ò." "See you soon ... very soon" "Oh, God!" "what happens?" "I cannot breathe." "Desabróchamenlo, rapid" "Oh, Carolina, I was saying it to you the vanity will work out for you expensive" "Oh..." "What good." "I breathe again." "It does not seem real." "Better?" "Better" "Caterina: how long will the princes remain in his visits?" "An hour more or less, as I believe my darling, is too small to show the values that you have inside" "the beauty opens the way for the wedding in any case, you hope that your fiancé should be nice: truth?" "The hope sister opens the way for the dear disappointment but to cultivate a sleep engrandece the heart" "I imagine it fair-haired, with eyes of color sapphire" "and high good" "I prefer an intelligent, kind man and at the same time loudly." "Loudly of fortitude also" "his heights, the princes of Assabel" "I ... eh ... oh, skylight, yes, a moment..." "Essebele, of Assabel, prince of ... of... he wanted, wanted ...: but that wanted?" "Ah, yes." "He wanted that you you me wanted munificamente to unite of your daughter... eh ...: how devils is it called?" "Caterina" "Caterina!" "My memory is terrible." "Caterina." "Have I said good?" "Caterina?" "Ossobole, prince of Assabel." "Solemnly I ask you for the hand of your daughter Carolina speaking about vain hopes" "oh, please, now not oh, God, your garment" "perhaps it is better that she dies suffocated" "Ussubule, prince of Assabel formally I ask you for the hand of Fantaguirò" "the princesses and the king are much honored of your request daughters: have I said good?" "I hope, prince Essebele, I deserve your preference and have in you one good husband and especially a good commander for the militias of my dear father" "your reputation of knowledge has not been refuted a wise and intelligent woman needed this way" "Serve!" "With mitigation I will always remain ... ... surprised" "Serve!" "Fable on your beauty but this one overcomes any bold fantasy" "I do not see the hour of leading you up to Assabel and of covering you with kisses oh, thank you, prince Ossobole" "I touched in foot." "Represent you that today my aspect is not of the best the rumors that have come to me on your daughter Fantaguir ò rebel and savage describe it." "I like the rebellious women because to tame them is my pastime" "Ah, if?" "and: where do you have is it the whip, prince?" "It is not possible to be a tamer without him" "Fantaguir ò!" "This way do you present yourself in the court?" "Of this way?" "Father, to his height does not import my aspect for him, but my rebellious spirit" "to disappoint him would be a pure perfidy what does darling entertain you?" "First of all, do not call me a darling as for the question he was laughing confused by the delay" "but now, after the confusion met it has gone away, because I do not marry with you do not you like?" "After all you are not so ugly, but my poor sisters..." "I do not tolerate that they marry with... an idiot and a monster" "will not you want to serve as grassland for these two?" "Fantaguir ò, keep silent about you!" "Prince Ussubule, his is a feminine astuteness you dijísteis that you wanted a rebellious woman" "she is more than rebel!" "it is insultadora and arrogant!" "It is you who you have insulted us and as?" "Your wedding requests insult my rebellious spirit his intelligence and his beauty return us the rings!" "Fantaguir ò, from now on you will live in the kitchen as a humble friegaplatos" "out of here!" "Here is the new girl of kitchen that has the most disagreeable tasks any thing before learning to cook" "I will not lose you of sight, princess, and if you do not want to cook finished cooked directly in the pan with the ducks" "meanwhile it sees to cut the head out" "I of you would not do it why?" "have you ever seen a duck that speaks?" "Not: and?" "and is not this enough to save the life?" "There are many ducks that do not deserve the consideration to me owed also my specialty is to give good advices" "It begins already." "How can it have to streak this harridan if I do not kill you?" "It is simple." "He looks behind the cage." "There are many other ducks on that it has already fallen down the axe and after that: what do I do?" "Ah, do not think it." "You will not have left a lot of time in this horrible place" "Romoaldo, Romoaldo: where are you?" "what do you do?" "do you play at hiding?" "This shot off date of does not know where it has stunned it vámonos." "Earlier or later it will return to the castle" "where is your beautiful gentleman?" "what do you do on this tree?" "Have you ever loved?" "Certainly, and not only once, many" "and that feels?" "How can I explain it to you." "I like all but I always fall in love, swear it" "I speak about an absolute love, which takes any other thought from you" "that makes you exhausted and deprives you of any will and it pushes you to wander around without course" "... with fool's look exact: how do you know it?" "It is sufficient to look at you." "You have fallen in love: eh?" "yes." "and of whom?" "I do not know, do not know who is and how cannot you know it?" "It will have a name, him habrás spoken... you will know something... not" "then you have dreamed it not, but I hope dream of her this night" "listening, I do not know what what has happened in this forest but it is not the moment to think about the love" "a war is waiting for us war?" "It is not a war, it is a duel he sends to the embassy the enemy with the challenge to his champion since he wants" "Is it he?" "Yes, keep silent about you there would come to us from goatees little money more do you want to keep silent about yourself?" "The most illustrious gentleman, big mister general, be in charge the king has just received a message of the hostile king Romoaldo the one who proposes a final duel between he and the champion of our navy" "but the war must not end when the king is here, you have that to dissuade it from accepting the challenge" "Fortune tellers!" "where are devils the fortune tellers?" "Here, here, we are here the doubts of your fortitude will extract you, gentleman" "a duck, a duck, give me another duck, rapidly!" "The dead ducks have already been finished." "What do I do?" "Vé to the quarter of your father, put under the bed and from there, quite heard but from here since do I go out?" "Come to yourself with me girl, where the duck is, where it is?" "Rapid!" "It runs what do they say the sacred stones?" "Four two four, idiot then that say?" "My stones, gentleman, say that in his Army there is no champion that I was on a par with the young man Romoaldo" "then I will be this champion not gentleman, the colors of the flame say that you accept the challenge, perderéis" "and your people will turn into slave of the hardened one Romoaldo not, not, it would be the ruin." "Idiots!" "Duck, there is no danger now, you do not have to hide do not make me alone come here: but where are you?" "Do not worry for me." "It sees to the quarter of your father, Fantaguir ò" "if, since I have said to you in the kitchen do not look for me any more now, hide where I have said to you" "we will be again it runs, do not lose your beautiful occasion" "good news, gentleman if continúais this war and you do not accept it is the challenge" "earlier or later you will win have you understood gentleman?" "We have to continue with the war not, king Romoaldo is right!" "It is necessary that the peace finishes the suffering of the people his request is just and loyal" "what do you want, defeat indecorous?" "do not you listen to the prayers of the fortune tellers, gentleman?" "I have not listened yet to all of them, a response is missing and I will have it" "white witch: where are you?" "why have not you returned here?" "is the silence your revenge because I did not want to believe you?" "what do I have to do so that you return?" "speak!" "You have never lied." "I am ready to fulfill your will" "come to speak to me!" "But you want to do it for me, do it for my daughter, for my people, your people" "he speaks, please" "Speech, witch!" "My mother!" "You have invoked me with regretful fortitude." "Here you have my forecast" "you will accept the challenge of Romoaldo, but care, remember..." "Only your progeny will win." "Only your progeny will win." "Remember, only your progeny will win." "This is my prophecy" "but as?" "I..." "I have daughters: daughters!" "Not, Fantaguir ò, be reasonable, we are women, it is completely absurd to see to dead persons and all this blood, without speaking about the mud... we are capable of embroidering, of sewing, of doing things of this type, but not of fighting" "and that other can help him?" "Our father needs us now." "As children it has only us three daughters, three women." "Probably the prophecy was alluding to a grandson of course it would do it with great pleasure we go Carolina, there is no time to make grandchildren" "you are right, I admit it" "I will go, as elder daughter." "And it have been prophesied that the victory in duel it will be mine, I will win yes, it is the best decision, Caterina, I am convenient completely if a top will imposes it, it does not stay any more that to obey" "we all will go." "The prediction was saying " progeny ", not first-born" "but it is not known who is chosen between three o'clock" "and if you were?" "I would send one of you to the duel to fight against a man to conquer it to defy a warrior... since we would not be strong as the men" "But the prophecy is clear: king Romoaldo will be conquered by your progeny yes, but the women do not go normally to the war" "you have neither the force of a man, nor much less courage on the contrary, in courage we are top and I demonstrate it to you at once" "not, you beautiful hair!" "have you gone mad?" "what means this?" "That if I have had the value to sacrifice my beauty you you are forced to obey the white witch" "if the will of the white witch coincides with yours mine also surrenders live, I applaud your decision!" "But with a condition: nobody will have to discover that my champions are girls only the general will be an exception but for the others, for all the rest" "the soldiers, our people, the enemy you will be warlike recruited in distant grounds" "this way this cage of iron will bother me slightly less what affront to the beauty to hide the whole hair inside a helmet" "and mine, which is so fair-haired: would not I sit down better on the black of the armor?" "Not, for nothing, fool you want that the adversary of account of whom it has faces already" "and I caught you for your beautiful long hair" "later to cross the neck?" "and what devils is this?" "Quilted the armor spoils me the skin avoid rather the sheet of your adversary from now on from now on never again" "I want to see tools of seam with only one knife-edge you can deal of now that of the sword" "there has come the hour of giving end to the war" "king Romoaldo, of the hostile kingdom has defied in duel to a champion of ours" "the winner of this duel will be also the winner of our conflict" "and we have accepted the challenge, but... we have one but... king Romoaldo has not boiled away in this war" "it comes luxuriantly and fully from energy to this challenge" "I do not feel capable of sending to the field to a champion of ours, that, for graceful and strong that is" "it returns of thousand battles seriously flagging that's why, since three brave foreign warriors they have been offered for the task" "I have entrusted to them the defense of the flag they will fight up to the victory for the salvation of the kingdom" "and the defense of all let's give our welcome to three champions" "that between the first champion, gentleman of Soriano for will of my father and of my people" "that between the second champion, Balone I gave Levriere for will of my sister, and if I manage to manage, it will be a miracle" "that between the third champion, Conde de Baldoca" "Ey, now touches you!" "What raising, have you changed opinion?" "what do you say?" "Today it is the best day of my life, I swear it exaggerated, that will have of good the war," "I will be a duck but I do not understand this" "care, care!" "Towards the victory, I want her and I will obtain it" "(C) By akudia ...." "Promt software" "Why are you slowing down?" "tired already?" "We've been riding since dawn." "We're worn out." "We'll never stop..." "I want a bathroom and to look in a mirror." "You are tired, count?" "No, general, but if you need it we can stop for a awhile." "Help!" "a bandit has captured to me, help!" ", count of Baldoca" "Stop weeping." "I'll put you down right now." "Fantaguirò, it's you." "Oh, Carolina." "Nobody captured you." "You only got caught in a branch, and Fantaguirò brought it down." "Who's this?" "It's you, dear." "Me?" "I'm the victim of a curse." "Who has transformed me?" "It's your fault!" "You've convinced our father." "Look at me." "I'm pityful." "Well, general, you were right, maybe it's better to stop, we'll set camp here." "No, you're dazzling me." "Leave it!" "It has a unique brightness... if you want you can be reflected in it." "Put it away, otherwise the eyes will be blinded by it." "What's wrong with you?" "you're weird..." "Having regrets over engaging in the duel?" "Good news, Romoaldo!" "Three horsemen are already on the way..." "We'll have one for each." "What's going on?" "are you worried?" "What you want to do?" "What passes through your mind?" "I will dictate a proclamation, a royal proclamation." "Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye!" "Hear our master's proclamation." "King Romoaldo demads that all girls of deserving age come to the castle today." "They will have to go entirely covered in veils, not one bit of skin visible, all covered except the eyes." "Don't weep." "You'll make the soldiers discover us." "You want that they discover our identity?" "Don't talk to your sister that way, the armor damages her skin." "Poor dear." "It's nothing, Caterina." "Your skin is still delicate, scabs will comes after the sores and when they go away they'll be replaced by calluses, and then the armor will no longer hurt you. happy now?" "I've had it, I will not remain here one more minute." "I'm going back home!" "Oh, are you?" "How will you do it alone?" "It's better that two soldiers accompany her" "Alone, I?" "... with two men?" "No, can't trust it." "I'll ask the general to go with me" "Ah, good choice" "He sure is a trustworthy guy" "But he represents our father..." "Oh, very representative..." "He's been paying the fortune tellers to predict whatever suits him for a long time." "I cannot believe that." "If you wasted less time sewing and you stopped looking at yourself in the mirror for a while you would have noticed what was going on" "Then inform our father." "Snitching is not loyalty, so you will keep the secret, Promise or else..." "Don't spill the beans when you get to the castle" "Both?" "Yes, Caterina, it's better that you go back." "There's nothing you can do against King Romoaldo." "You could challenge him to a sewing duel and Carolina can confront him swinging a comb" "I've let you come with me because you wouldn't have let me come on my own, but now that you're here you're nothing but a burden" "I only hear complains and weeping." "You're totaly useless." "You're mean, disobedient and cruel." "Worse." "You're arrogant." "But you're right, it's better for us to leave." "Just be careful: you're arrogance will stop you from being loved by anyone." "So what?" "I don't want to be loved." "Now go." "Goodbye, Fantaguirò." "We'll leave now, it horrors me to think what our father will say." "They've given up at last." "Caterina and Carolina will go back to the castle." "Right." "Only little Fantaguirò remains." "We'll soon get rid of her and this stupid duel as well." "Ducky, are you hiding or have you also abandon me?" "Why does every one leave me and I always end up alone?" "Why does destiny want me to be always alone?" "Wait!" "Carolina!" "Caterina!" "forgive me!" "I've said horrible things to you, but I didn't mean them, or maybe I did, but not anymore." "I want to go home." "I'm coming with you." "Forgive me, Caterina, you're right, my arrogance works against me." "I was also harsh and didn't mean what I said." "It's not true that nobody loves you, I love you, Fantaguirò." "I love you too!" "Take me with you then, don't leave me alone." "But you're not alone, Fantaguirò, you have with you your courage, your stubborness, your will power, your anger..." "The time has finally come for you to show yourself what you are worth." "I'm afraid I'm not worthy." "The only way to find out is by trying." "We've never felt the need to try anything, but you have." "And it's only fair that you fulfill your wishes." "I trust you'll succed, Fantaguirò, our hearts are with you." "By staying we'll only be a nuisance, You'll fight for the three of us!" "Good luck, little sister." "Thank you, Carolina." "Thank you, Caterina." "Good bye." "Let us through, noble knight." "Let us pass." "Why me?" "you give way, or do you want to take the advantage of three against one?" "If that is what you believe, I'll fight you alone." "No, don't do it." "And now, let me through." "We are men of honor, and you take advantage of the fact that the three of us cannot accept your challenge at the same time." "I have not challenge you." "I have been asaulted." "Be still, Cataldo." "Men of royal blood like us should not mix with common knights." "I am not a common knight, and I'll show it to you." "Fight if you can!" "Leave it!" "I'll get rid of him in a moment." "Cataldo!" ", don't do it, wait!" "He's tripped." "I'll help you up, give me your hand." "I'll give you no hand." "I can get up on my owm." "Who are you?" "I am the count of Baldoca and I'm here to accept King Romoaldo's challenge." "If you happen to fing him tell him the count of Baldoca is here for him." "And I wish to meet him soon." "Wait!" "Knight!" "You just met him...count..." "I am King Romoaldo." "He wanted to humilliate me." "Arrogant, cowardly show-off." "He has not the courage to finish me." "Is that what you really think?" "Of course." "You bad-mouth him even though he saved your life when you tripped." "It was a generous and chivalrous gesture." "Shut up or you'll end up roasted!" "You can shut me up if you want, but you can't your conscience, dear." "You perfectly know inside you that Romoaldo is a valiant knight." "And why do others fight in his place?" "Of course, because he's loyal and generous." "He's a barbarian." "That may be, but a handsome barbarian." "Go away!" "Do you mind?" "and what does a duck know about men..." "handsome... some handsome." "He's not handsome at all." "No." "You are a lucky man." "The most beautiful woman in the kingdom is here for you." "She's all yours." "How can you reject her?" "She's splendid, look at that wavy neck." "And those eyes." "No, Romoaldo, you can reject wine, dishes, but a woman like that..." "She'll do anything you want, just ask her." "She's yours, Romoaldo." "You can ask her anything." "Of course it's true." "I can ask you anything?" "Yes my lord." "You won't hide anything?" "Nothing." "Come, tell me, what makes a woman most afraid?" "How stupid...how stupid, how did I not think of it before..." "You could make yourself announced, general." "Sorry, princess, but I have to treat you as one of my equals." "No one can suspect that you're not a knight." "A message arrived from the young King, our friend." "Ah, good, When's the duel?" "No talk of duels." "It's an invitation for a hunting contest." "Is he mad?" "it's ridiculous." "Tell him I decline and add on my behalf he needs to hurry up and set the duel date." "My sisters are gone and I'm alone." "I start to feel impacient." "Sensible decision, my lord." "You are cautious, praise to you." "That hunting challenge is a futile pretext to humilliate us." "What reasons could he have to want to humilliate me?" "this hunting challenge is to take place on Saint Elmo's cavern." "No one is brave enough to defeat the sacred beast on its own territory, much less a woman." "I'm not afraid of beasts, neither sacred ones." "Listen to me... follow your instinct... refuse it." "Not so good at hunting." "No, I'll accept the invitation." "And we'll see who comes out humilliated." "I can't understand you this time, Romoaldo." "Why here?" "on Saint Elmo's cavern?" "You will soon understand, Cataldo. have pacience." "But hunting is no good here, let's go into the forest." "I've not come to hunt animals." "What for then?" "mind telling me?" "Look." "Welcome, my lords." "But he's still a kid." "I've been defeated by a child." "No, Ivaldo, he's not a kid nor a child." "A welcome to you." "And welcome to our territory, count of Baldoca." "Just in time for the hunting challenge." "Oh...and what will you hunt in the sacred forest?" "where it's forbidden to hunt animals?" "Will you dress your companions as deer?" "What matters is the hunt, and if the prey reveals itself to be bear or woman, tell me, does it matter?" "It would greatly matter." "We hunt bears to eat, we don't hunt women." "They aren't animals." "No, you've misinterpreted me." "I spoke of love hunting, but maybe that is still not for your ears." "I've not come here to chat, Romoaldo, just tell me what I'm to hunt." "And let's be on our way." "What do you prefer?" "lizzards or butterflies?" "All the same." "You choose the prey." "There's nothing I'm afraid of." "neither the sacred beast?" "I'm not afraid of animals. be them real or legendary." "Where's the sacred beast?" "Guide me to it." "How could you do it?" "I'm sorry father, we could've never made it." "If we had fought, right now you'd be the laughing stock of the whole world." "Ah, I'm not angry that you rejected the duel, but because you left your sister alone, you should not have done that." "But Fantaguirò is capable of taking care of herself alone." "She's the only one of your daughters that can do it." "She's the youngest... she's a child..." "I want to know what has happened." "Fortune tellers!" "I'll consult the fortune tellers." "What a waste of time." "They're just traitors..." "We've promised Fantaguirò..." "What did you promise her?" "To keep the secret..." "What have you promised your sister?" "It's too late now to fix it." "Fantaguirò has discovered the general has paid our fortune tellers to say whatever he wanted." "I knew they were charlatans, but traitors I did not..." "Fortune tellers!" "Where are you?" "Where are you, traitors?" "Good day, my lord." "What can we do for you?" "Traitors, traitors!" "You've sold me to the general." "Now you'll pay with your heards for your lies." "Forgive us milord, we meant no harm." "The general, deep dowm, only wanted the war to continue." "What's peace for a soldier?" "And what are three charlatan fortune tellers for me?" "Who'll tell me what's going on with my daughter?" "How can I trust you now?" "It's true, milord, we may be charlatans, but they aren't... and if you won't believe our words, you'll believe your own eyes..." "Here, snake juice, garlic soul... onion... onion... mandrake seed... magic formulae..." "If Fantaguirò's image you seek, open wide your eyes and see..." "Does it boil?" "it boils?" "for how long?" "What do I know?" "what questions you make?" "Here it is!" "here it is at last!" "I don't understand... what's this?" "It looks like..." "like..." "like..." "looks like like... to me it looks like... a cavern." "Where is that sacred beast?" "In the cavern." "What are we waiting for?" "let's go!" "We can't enter." "It's part of our territory, but only foreigners can enter." "I'll go alone then." "But not on horse, you must go walking." "Step down!" "We will care for your horse while you visit the sacred beast..." "Do you want me to kill it?" "No man can kill it." "Bring us the golden rose it keeps." "Consider it yours." "What do you mean?" "it was a joke, wait, forgive me, knight, I don't want you to go in." "I thought you would've backed out." "And your rejection would've been the worst humilliation for you, but now that I see you like this, so decided, I admit you've won the test." "It's not my custom to win tests with shallow words." "I said I'll go... and I'll go!" "You are an insolent and stubborn fool." "Wait!" "Stop, knight, or it'll be your end." "Don't go in!" "I'll do whatever you want!" "I'll set an hour and place for the duel." "I beg you, wait!" "We'll battle fairly, but you don't have any hope like this, get out of there, I beg you!" "Too late for begging." "let's hope everything turns out fine." "It's done, as you wanted, the sacred beast has never forgiven a human's life." "Think it over." "But what has gone through your head?" "I want a test, a test." "The shown courage wasn't enough, or maybe you're afraid?" "I'm not afraid." "At least not of him." "Of his eyes... he has those eyes..." "Do you know what the dancer's answer was when I asked her what a woman fears the most?" "Yes." "The sacred beast. what has that got to do with anything?" "Here, tonino baby. we've also taken care of the third knight." "Are you sure, general?" "Do you know where they went to hunt?" "Saint Elmo's cavern." "And what's in that cavern?" "Oh... my God... the sacred beast's cavern." "And what does the beast eat, do you know?" "Women." "Only women." "Let's go back where we can." "No!" "the white knight has been my teacher, He not only taught me how to fight but talk with all kinds of animals as well." "Yes, but the sacred beast is not like other animals..." "And I'm not like other men." "He's a woman?" "Oh well..." "I've been defeated by a woman." "Those eyes." "Those are the eyes of a girl." "Are you sure?" "No, that's why I want a test." "He's a boy... you've been fooled by his young and smooth skin." "No. it's my heart who's cheated me." "Why does this doubt torment you?" "Don't you understand?" "if the count of Baldoca is a woman, I cannot fight her." "Wining over her would also be a humilliation." "If the knight had refused going into the cavern..." "no woman would have entered ever." "But now you've sent him to a sure death." "The beast will kill him and there'll be no duel." "You're right." "No, don't, don't go!" "I have to." "You'll see, I'll convince him." "That means you've no intention of killing him." "No, I don't kill animals." "To eat or any other reason..." "You're still alive." "See?" "If you're afraid, go back." "I'm not afraid of anything." "All right, all right, I'll stay this time." "Come on!" "Hurry!" "put another stone in the caldron." "But it's the last one..." "Put it, I have to see what happens with my daughter!" "Give it, give it!" "But, where am I?" "I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid." "Shut up." "No, no, don't touch it!" "Count of Baldoca, where are you?" "you've proven your courage." "Don't touch it, don't touch it..." "don't touch the golden rose!" "Don't touch it, no, no!" "No, no it can't be touched, no!" "forbiden, forbiden!" "Isn't it wondeful?" "But, what's going on?" "Who are you that dares to touch me?" "Come on, continue to show me." "But we don't have more stones, milord." "It's imposible, imposible." "No!" "I'm the count of Baldoca." "I meant no harm, I just wanted to touch the rose." "Really?" "I've come here to talk with you." "Really?" "Is that the only word you know? "Really..."" "Lucky for you you're a man, if not..." "I would have eaten you entirely in one bite, nevertheless I'm happy just killing you." "You only eat women?" "Yes." "Why?" "do you hate them so much to eat them?" "I don't hate women." "On the contrary, I like them a lot." "That's why I eat them." "They're yummier than men." "I'm going!" "No, don't!" "It's the beast's cavern." "It's forbiden to our people." "Don't wrong like Romoaldo." "But we have to save him." "If it's possible, he'll do it on his own." "But haven't you heard those big rumblings?" "Forgive me, but Romoaldo wouldn't have let you." "There it is!" "I don't like talking to someone I don't see." "You're looking at me." "Where are you?" "All around you." "You understand anything?" "I told you..." "I told you we shouldn't have gone in." "Let's see if you understand this." "Do you begin to realize where you are, knight?" "In your cavern, your kingdom, in your in my mouth..." "So...what's so funny?" "Speak." "What has happened, father?" "My daughters..." "Fantaguirò, I'm afraid, is dead." "No, not true, milord." "There's still hope, and it lies within the sacred beast's leyend itself." "But no one has come out of the cavern alive." "The beast kills men and eats women." "It's terrible." "And why, I ask myself, he eats women and leaves no trace of them whatsoever?" "Because one day, and it was a prediction, a woman will destroy him." "And that woman could be..." "Fantaguirò." "She?" "No...yes." "320 No?" "yes!" "I have an idea!" "Take one of my feathers." "So?" "have you decided how I'm to die?" "Why have you not died of fear yet?" "Just the same I know you won't kill me..." "You still haven't told me what to do with the feather." "Why would I decide something like that?" "Because I'm a woman!" "A woman!" "Yes, those are teeth, and we're on the tongue." "The golden rose..." "What do you think is?" "Then you're right, sweet girl." "I won't kill you!" "Of course, it's the bell." "That's the bell." "A woman, worse for you." "I'll eat you then." "I don't think you'll eat me." "Wanna know why?" "Because you can't eat and laugh at the same time!" "But, what are you doing?" "Don't make me..." "We have to go in." "If we find the body that means he was a guy." "If we don't, he ate her." "I'm guilty just the same." "I didn't have to put him through such a cruel test." "I'm coming with you!" "But... he didn't eat you..." "I thought he would have." "Doesn't he only eat women?" "I don't need help." "First you expose me to danger then you want to help me." "Are you afraid to fight me?" "I didn't want you to go in..." "I just wanted to provoke you." "I wanted you to fear the sacred beast." "Why would I fear the beast?" "He was fun." "We laughed a lot." "I wait news from you." "Milords..." "No." "I cannot fight with a woman." "I can't, can't can't." "I can't fight a woman." "Foolishness." "The beast didn't eat him." "But didn't kill him either." "Then he's neither man nor woman." "Why don't you admit you're afraid to fight?" "Say that again and I promise you I won't fear of cutting your throat." "What do you want to know?" "if he's male or female?" "fight him and find out." "I have to know before." "I'll refuse the duel." "Because I love her." "I love her." "I love her and I can't stop thinking about her eyes." "About her." "And this doesn't prove she's male." "You need a way to be sure." "I've got it." "You trust me, right?" "I've a plan." "And don't make that face, everything will be fine." "Why do you think he sent me to a sure death?" "He's your enemy." "He hates me that much?" "Why?" "Do you care for him?" "Silly ducky." "He fears me and I don't fear him." "I ask for nothing more than sticking my sword through his chest." "Then we won't accept any kind of duel." "Exactly." "May I come in?" "The duel will have to take place right now." "Another message from King Romoaldo." "This time though, you'll have to truly refuse." "Water, hurry!" "bring water!" "What news?" "The count of Baldoca..." "Is dead?" "Is alive." "He survived the beast." "It was a landslide." "The cavern is destroyed forever." "The Gods be praised." "This means the duel will take place today." "No, no milord." "King Romoaldo has challenged the count of Baldoca to a swimming match." "What?" "a swimming match?" "..." "Oh, I imagine he refused it." "No, your majesty." "He accepted." "We have to stop it, father." "If she undresses..." "If she undresses they could discover..." "Oh, no...make haste, come on..." "Wait." "It's useless, your majesty..." "You'll never get there on time." "I've ridden all night." "I've changed two horses." "Before you get there it will all be over." "No..." "You waste your time." "You'll have to undress anyway." "I can say I got hurt in the cavern and leave my bandages on." "Yeah, sure, right; they won't believe you." "If Romoaldo has come up with this match is because he suspects you're a woman and wants to see you naked." "He'll shame you in front of all the people." "Yes, but a refusal from me would have been worse." "What are you going to do then?" "Why can't you do your magic?" "No, I cannot." "I can only do magic on myself, not on others." "Then I've no hope." "Whe he figures out I'm a woman he'll refuse to battle and the war'll last forever." "Unless I..." "I want the fastest knight." "Where can I find him?" "Right here, sir." "What do you like the most?" "Wine, sir, what else?" "If you do as I say you'll have all the vineyards of the castle as reward." "Look at the banner." "Yes." "When that rock is covered by its shadow, ride your horse to the river, where you'll find me ready to fight in the match with King Romoaldo." "You'll have to look destroyed, desperate, your heart broken." "You'll say our King is very ill, and that I have to go back inmediately." "Am I clear?" "Sure." "Swear you won't make a mistake and nothing will stop you." "Could I wish for something more than serving milord and his vineyards?" "Nothing will stop me." "I swear." "Upon my honor." "I want you to swear for something else." "If you fail you'll never drink even one drop of wine again." "So be it..." "Our people are happy because you don't have to fight." "All wars should be resolved with uncruel duels:" "King against King." "What will you do if you find out the count is a woman?" "I will marry her." "And if it's a man?" "I'll challenge him to a duel." "To the death." "No weapon limits." "I'll kill him with no mercy." "Then I'll kill myself." "You couldn't survive the shame of loving him?" "I couldn't survive the pain of losing her." "I salute you, King Romoaldo." "Welcome, count of Baldoca." "You've accepted the match with no problems." "There was no reason to refuse." "My wise friend Cataldo will be my right hand." "The general will be mine." "The flags indicate the endline." "If it's too much for you we'll put them closer..." "If it was up to me put them over there, farther if it pleases you." "Very well, the only thing left is strip." "Count, I said strip." "What are you doing?" "Before a moment this important, we must give thanks to the Gods." "Sir, sir." "I have here a special oriental spiced wine." "You fame as tasting expert has no limits." "Please try it, I beg you." "I'll be happy too..." "Drink." "On my return." "Now or never, my knight." "My lord before anything." "I salute you." "How long are these prayers going to last?" "Do not hurry me, sir." "I'm almost done." "Why won't you look at me?" "Don't tell me looking at naked men embarrasses you." "Embarrased?" "It's just that I... thought you'd be stronger." "You are slender!" "Oh, really?" "I cannot wait to admire your muscles." "Need any help?" "Here." "How many shirts do you wear?" "It's just that it's colder here compared to where I come from." "I'm not used to it." "I didn't believe you so delicate, come, take another layer off." "Help, help, help!" "What has happened to you, good woman?" "I've been asaulted by bandits." "Help me, I'm dying of pain..." "You are a good man, your fame knows no limits." "When I get to the river I'll send for help." "No, now or never, my knight." "I've a mission to accomplish." "My lord is before my generosity." "I salute you." "I'm ready." "Let's dive in." "You still have clothes left." "Where I come from, we swimm with our armours on." "The clothes will be a nuisance for you." "I cannot accept such advantage." "Either you strip entirely or there's no match." "If you decide not to strip because of the cold..." "I'll start to think you hide something." "Help, help, help me I beg of you!" "I don't know how to swimm, save me sir." "Don't move." "I'll finish my mission and come back." "No, now or never, my knight!" "You fame as lover knows no boundaries." "Show me you deserve it." "What do you wait for?" "Dive in!" "The water is hot." "Take off your shirt, otherwise you'll make me think you..." "What?" "You don't know how to swimm." "I'm not a good swimmer." "What's wrong?" "you wait for someone?" "No, nobody." "If you fear anything it's better to confess honestly." "I only fear what I don't understand." "I've come to battle in duel, but instead you invite me to hunt and then you challenge me to a ridiculous swimming match." "Are you trying to entertain the people or win this war?" "Are you afraid to fight me...?" "I'm not afraid on anything." "Show me, en garde!" "Take that!" "At last in the water!" "Have you drowned?" "It was true then." "You don't know how to swimm." "Oh, dear God...!" "I'm sorry." "What's wrong?" "Cannot take the sight of blood?" "I'm sorry I didn't kill you!" "Well, try again, you can do it." "With more conviction!" "Not so close... you could get blood stains." "Your blood does not impress me." "Finally!" "At least the legs are naked now." "They are slim... with no thighs." "What did you say, Romoaldo?" "You've beaten me... finish me off." "Kill him!" "What do you wait for?" "Kill him!" "You can't let him live without honor." "You've won." "Finish me now!" "I cannot kill him..." "Coward, traitor!" "You behavior shames our people." "It's my duty to let your majesty the King know about this." "Take my word, count of Baldoca." "Sister... stop... are you mad?" "My dear champion." "We've been told you were on the verge of wining the duel, but instead refused to win." "Why?" "I don't know, your majesty." "I hadn't the courage, and any kind of punishment you wish to throw upon me will never be enough to erase the shame I bear." "Forgive me, father." "Forgive me, father." "Forgive me, I ask your forgiveness." "In consideration of your courage we abstain from the death penalty." "But you will respond with a lifetime confinement in the tower." "Take her away!" "But father  to eliminate the count is the only way to get Fantaghiró back." "General, stop." "I have something to tell you." "Stop!" "Who's there?" "let yourself be known." "I wish to speak with your King." "I am King Romoaldo." "Go in." "Wait, wait, I'm the King's daughter." "I order you to step aside so that I can talk for a moment with the prisioner." "Do not try to save me, Caterina." "It's what I deserve." "When you're alone take this potion." "It'll put you in a deep sleep..." "so deep no one will wake you for a month." "The people will say the count of Baldoca is dead, and Fantaghiró has come back from a long trip." "But it was Fantaghiró who wronged, not the count of Baldoca." "He behaved honorably." "You've deceived us in a million ways." "By corrupting the royal fortune tellers, you've let our people suffer a long and hurtful war." "All because of wild ambition and power thirst." "We condemn you for that." "It is not me who has deceived the people, but you, sir." "It was not my idea to send your daughter..." "King Romoaldo, baron Ivaldo and count Cataldo." "Carolina, everything is fixed." "Sir." "I am here to give you what is rightfully yours." "Your champion has defeated me." "I surrender myself and my people to you." "I only ask for one thing." "That you be merciful with them." "They don't deserve pillage and prision." "As for me, my life is of no value now." "Your champion has humilliated me by letting me live." "If you wish, finish his duty." "The count of Baldoca has already paid for not doing his duty." "However, when it comes to you my decision will be made as it's convenient for a just and impartial King." "Don't look at him that way, he's our enemy." "Oh, and you're looking at is what?" "our friend?" "In consideration of the courage shown by you, not only in battle," "We want you, King Romoaldo, to grant you not only my forgiveness but that you continue to rein over your people." "But in order to ensure a lasting peace between our people, I ask of you... that you marry one of my daughters... as long as they want to." "Of course." "This is my decision." "You ae free to accept or declare a new war." "Thank you milord." "You are more generous than could be expected." "But I've no motivation to declare a new war." "Of course you have." "You don't know how much the King has humilliated you." "In truth the count of Baldoca is his..." "Goodbye, general..." "When it's necessary, it's necessary!" "General?" "General, general, general!" "General!" "He's turned into stone!" "Take him outside." "Stop, don't drink it!" "I don't take orders from a rat." "Conceited." "I'm a friend of yours." "Let's see if you recognize me now..." "And from me, will you accept an advise?" "Conceited!" "I don't know why I waste so much time with you." "Why did you not go to the river with me?" "With you by my side I wouldn't have failed." "But you haven't failed." "You just followed the human heart's impulse." "What do you know of the human heart?" "Eh... more than you imagine." "Goodbye, Fantaghiró." "Yes, yes, for real, seriously." "You!" "Did you really believe I'd abandon you?" "She's my first, Caterina." "She looks made for me." "My good friend Cataldo has confessed that just by looking at your daughter Caterina he's been hit by her inteligent and beautiful expression." "Therefore, on his behalf I ask her hand in marriage." "Say yes, father." "Father?" "Eh, yes, I only want your happiness, Caterina." "I accept." "And this is my second, the beautiful Carolina." "So, do you want to marry King Romoaldo?" "Intercede for me also, I beg you." "Wait." "No father, with your permission, I'll marry baron Ivaldo." "Ah, beh... there's not much to do, I'm afraid." "Dear Romoaldo, what do you think of this?" "I agree." "I'll leave my throne to you both." "These marriages will unite our people in peace." "And now I beg you..." "He can marry Fantaghiró!" "Right... he could, yes." "No milord, I'll never marry, ever." "My heart is lost forever." "But you don't know Fantaghiró." "She's beautiful, inteligent, lively... and... oh my God!" "the potion!" "Hurry, hurry, come with me!" "No, I wish to meet no one." "But no, you don't have to meet her, you have to save her." "Let's go." "Only you can decide your destiny now." "They're about to come." "If you don't love Romoaldo, drink the potion." "But I love him..." "Repite what you just said." "I love him, I love him, I love him, unfortunately." "Then don't dispare." "He's about to arrive." "But look the condition I'm in." "I'll take care of that, better, not exactly me..." "The Witch of the Forest!" "Yes, and ducky and the frog... it was always me." "Also the white knight." "But let us not think of this now, we've a task at hand." "Right, you've ended looking like a rag." "I've understood, we'll do a complete treatment." "Yes!" "Wait, if you really want to save someone count me in." "But I won't marry any girl, I couldn't love her, my heart belongs to..." "Wait till you see her..." "It's too late, she should have just gone to sleep." "Not dissapear." "I haven't dessapeared." "Why do you blush?" "I've never kissed a knight until now." "Me neither." "From now on there will be no one King no govern you; the throne will be divided between my three daughters and their courageous husbands." "The two kingdoms that have lived in war for so many centuries will merge into one and between both castles cities will prosper, and everyone will have jobs" "and food for you and your children, and your children's children." "I've been a war King." "This is my reason for giving up the throne and go." "To cross the world telling of this tale as a message of peace." "This throne will not be empty." "Queen Carolina and King Ivaldo." "Today you are more beautiful than yesterday, my dear." "You'll say the same thing tomorrow." "Queen Caterina and King Cataldo." "Will we be worthy of the task that awaits us, dear?" "If we doubt, we'll ask the people." "They will decide if we're worthy of this throne." "And now she who's courage and love have defeated war itself." "Queen Fantaghiró." "The Queen is outside defending the ducks." "Come look!" "Excuse me, let me pass!" "I've told you a million times not to cook the ducks, I even made a law prohibiting it, a law that makes ducks animals not for consumption." "Woe to you if I catch you again hunting one of them with the intention of eating it." "Romoaldo, all of you are here!" "You haven't started again, have you?" "I thought you changed, but now..." "I've only revised my defects, not my values." "And I was explaining to them that they have to respect the Law." "Isn't that part of governing?" "But today to govern means taking part of the investiture." "Oh, yes, but, what's the advantage of being many rulers if we always have to be together?" "Yes, maybe you're right." "In any case your presence today is fundamental." "There is only one crown, and I believe the people will want to see it on your head." "Listen, the ducks are also happy." "translator : (C) Princess_jime (2007) edited by = akudia"