"Kingdom of Castile, 1474" "Subtitles by DramaFever" "Your Majesty." "Your Majesty?" "The king is dead!" "The king is dead!" "What happened?" "Why the hurry?" "I'm sorry, but the message we bring is for Doña Isabel, princess of Castile." "Before he died, did my brother say anything or sign a document about who would inherit the throne?" "No, Your Highness." "Can you attest to what you say?" "Do not doubt this." "There's no time to lose." "Chacón, prepare everything." "Your Highness, there is something you must know." "Diego Hurtado de Mendoza has convened a meeting to discuss who will inherit the throne." "You or Doña Juana, daughter of the late King Enrique." "There's nothing to figure out." "I've been patient for long enough." "Your Highness, perhaps you should wait for the meeting to reach a decision." "On the contrary, that's why we should hurry." "We, the Mendozas, have asked for much but we have only received leftovers." " But" " I will not wait, Cabrera." "I beg you to give these gentlemen dry clothes and warm food." "Then call the knight commander, the judges, and the councilmen." "That is the protocol, is it not?" "Is something bothering you?" "Your husband." "What will he think of not being present at the proclamation?" "Fernando will understand." "He's fought for this moment too." "What if he doesn't?" "His character is as strong as yours." "Then he will learn something important." "He might rule Aragon, but I am in charge of Castile." "Isabel" "Aragonese-French border" " Bad news?" " King Enrique is dead." "So why the seriousness?" "It's going according to our plans." "We won the battle, and you'll be king of Castile as well as of Aragon." "What else did your wife say?" "Isabel didn't send the letter, my friend Alonso from Palencia did." "I see." "So what are you worried about?" "That she wants to be declared queen without my being there." "I hope she doesn't make that mistake." "Don Rodrigo de Ulloa, lord treasurer of the kingdom." "Don Garci Franco, member of the Royal Council." "Do you swear to God that the king Don Enrique died and you were there to see it?" " I swear." " I swear." "Did the king, in his last words, say or write the name of someone as the rightful heir to rule these kingdoms?" "I swear he did not say or write anything about that." "I swear this as well." "I do appeal to the right of Princess Isabel to succeed King Enrique to the throne as his legitimate sister and as universal heiress by the Treaty of Guisando." "And as Her Highness is here, she should be proclaimed here according to these kingdoms' laws." "Does anyone oppose this?" "So be it." "Long live the queen!" "Long live!" "Long live the queen!" "Long live!" " Is everything settled?" " It is, Your Majesty." "Walk by my side." "You deserve it." "Finally, you will have the throne." "And you will get your revenge." "What are you thinking about?" "A child with whom I used to play chess." "Arévalo, some years before" "Isabel." "Isabel." "Your turn." "There's something I don't understand about this game." "What is it?" "Being a queen is important, right?" "It is." "Then why can she only move one space at a time?" "Even bishops and towers can move more freely." "Good question." "Mom." "Hello, darling." "Don Gonzalo, is my daughter a good chess player?" "She learns quickly, Your Highness." "Let us pray she'll learn Latin quickly too." "It's time to pray." " How was she last night?" " Fine." "But you can never know." "She's so happy and suddenly" "Then suddenly she calls Don Álvaro." "Yes." "It's as though she can see him." "As though she can talk to him." "People are talking about it." "May I ask you a question?" "Why does she remember Don Álvaro and not her husband?" "In all these years, I've never heard her mention King Juan." "May he rest in peace." "It is a long story." "Why are you sewing?" "Because there's no money to pay for seamstresses." "King Enrique won't answer my letters." "I just sent a message to Archbishop Carrillo to see if he can get something, given his influence." "Isabel and Alfonso are his brothers." "He must have better things to do." "Segovia" "Are you sure?" "Will this device work?" "You will have a son, you'll see, Your Majesty." "I've prayed for that to happen." "It's a shame that science needs prayers." "Do not lose heart, Your Majesty." "Your problem is the coitus, only that." "If it was different, this cannula wouldn't have your seed." "Now we just have to simulate the" "Stop talking and do what you have to do!" "Yes, Your Majesty." "Calm down, Juana." "It seems you allot more time for combat than for prayers." "And you more time for intrigues than for swords." "I know you only need to use words to manipulate things to your will." "Not anymore." "Everything's getting worse at the palace." "Enrique only has eyes and ears for that upstart of Beltrán." "And an heir hasn't been born yet." "That worries me the most, Pacheco." "If he can't do it with the second wife either he won't be able to say that he's the victim of a curse again." "Even the people joke about that." "They say it is a hundred times easier to swindle a Jew than for the king to have a son." "And if he doesn't have one, we know who will inherit the throne." "The prince Don Alfonso." "Of course." "It could never be his sister Isabel." "A woman ruler of Castile?" "I pray that God never lets that happen." "Women are not made to reign over kingdoms... but to get married and procreate." "When Isabel grows up, she will marry a foreign king or prince as is the custom." "Don Alfonso will be the heir." "Hunting in Madrid?" "Can't you stay with me during these hard times?" "No, of course." "You'd rather go to your reserve with your animals." "Calm down, please." "The doctor said you had to rest." "I do nothing but rest, Enrique!" "Please." "I don't want to be alone." "And you won't be." "You have your ladies." "And if you need anything, Juana, anything... call Don Beltrán, who, as Mayor of the Palace, will get it." "There are matters with which only a husband can help." "Don't follow me." "I want to be alone!" "Enjoy your animals, they seem to please you more than I do!" "I'm so sorry, Your Majesty." "You do not deserve those words." "She's not wrong." "Do you know why I like animals more than people?" "They are loyal when accompanying you and courteous when fighting." "They never betray you or demand anything of you." "Go on!" "Come in." "Good night, Your Majesty." "You are here alone." "Very perceptive, Beltrán." "You called me." "How can I help you?" "Your Majesty, please." "The king ordered me to call you if I needed anything." "Will you reject me?" "I will never do anything the king doesn't order." "Good night, Your Majesty." "What beautiful flowers." "Their scent..." "Say no more." "Beatriz, why would you pull them out?" "For you, Your Majesty." "Don't call me that." "I'm not the queen anymore." "For me, you will always be." "And for the people of Arévalo, too." "I should have never been a queen." "Understood?" "Never!" "What's wrong?" "Don Álvaro, please." "You have to forgive me." "Don Álvaro." " My lady, are you okay?" " My lady!" "I only hunted one." "Stop complaining." "You're better at Latin." "At court, Latin is more useful than hunting rabbits." "I'd love to know the court." "Is it true they listen to music all the time there?" "And that plays are performed, and poets read their work?" "It's true." "Your brother is like your father in that respect." "Maybe he'll invite us someday." "In time, Isabel." "Look." "Wait here." "What could have happened?" "I don't know." "We have to go back to the palace." "What happened?" "Nothing, but when we get there, stay in your bedchambers." "You did what you had to do." "We were so scared." "She talked to Don Álvaro as though he were there in front of her." "We couldn't see anyone, and then she suddenly fainted." "Calm down, Beatriz." "Isabel, what are you doing here?" "She is my mother." "My lady, now she is resting" "I want to be with her!" "Do as I say." " But" " Immediately!" "Orders are to be obeyed." "Come in." "Come in." "Please, Don Juan." "Eat with us." "Thank you, sir." "You know that I don't follow Moorish customs." " What do you want?" " To talk to you." "Alone." "Don't move." "Pacheco, if you have anything to say, do it in front of Don Beltrán de la Cueva." "I will not talk in front of this upstart." "Are you daring to insult me?" "You are an upstart, are you not?" "You occupy a position that others, by right of their lineage, deserve more than you." "Leave." "Leave." "Undress your torso." " Your Majesty." " Obey your king." "See it?" "This scar?" "I do." "But you didn't see the sword thrust that caused it." "You were not there." "I was." "On the brink of death at the Moorish border." "None of the nobles did anything to save me from death." "Only Beltrán." "And he was about to lose his own life." "Look at it closely, Pacheco." "Look." "Look at it closely." "Every time you don't understand why I want Beltrán by my side... remember it." "I will." "But you, you must remember many other things." " May I leave, Your Majesty?" " Of course." "Now you can get dressed." "Excuse me, Your Majesty." "You know I don't like Pacheco, and he likes me even less." "But everyone in Castile knows he's always been loyal to you." "But I'm not sure if he's done it to stay near the throne." "This is a new era, Beltrán." "Castile needs new and loyal men." "It needs them as much as I need a son to end all the jokes and rumors." "How dare he treat me like that?" "And in front of that sissy." "He must prefer him to his wife, that's why she won't get pregnant." "Don't believe the rumors you spread." "Remember your enemies used to say the same of you and the king." "Don't change the subject!" "I educated him, got rid of anyone who stood in his way to the throne." "And he repays me like this!" " Calm down." " Why would I?" "Damn our need for kings if they're going to be like him." "He doesn't like his position." "I have to do everything." "He'd rather play the lute, talk to poets, and buy exotic animals!" "Do you know what he gave the ambassador of India?" "Gold?" "Spices?" "No!" "What for?" "A leopard." " A what?" " A leopard!" "A kind of lynx, but with fewer whiskers." "Everything is collapsing yet you're able to laugh?" "Relax." "We still have more cards to play." "Remember when we talked about the heir presumptive, Prince Alfonso?" "Perfectly." "I received a letter from his tutor, Don Gonzalo Chacón." "You know him well." "One can deduce that King Enrique has not paid the amount agreed upon when his father Juan II died, leaving his stepmother and his siblings" "Isabel and Alfonso penniless." "In case something happens to the king... we should probably start thinking about the next one." "What are you planning?" "I was thinking that if you donated some money, along with some of mine..." "Prince Alfonso and his tutor might thank us in the future." "That's a good idea." "I'll take it to them." "I'd rather do it myself." "Your relationship with Chacón is not good." "He can't have forgotten what you did to his friend, Don Álvaro de Luna." "Time heals almost everything." "Money heals the rest." "Yes, but" "You're an expert in prayers and swords." "Let me do the talking." "Thank you for your courtesy." "You make our trip twice as pleasant." "First, because it is good to see such beloved people." "You have nothing to be grateful for, Your Excellency." "In this house, we even treat beggars kindly." "Even more so when you come from the court." "Thank you, Your Highness." "I see your daughter is a deserving heiress of her mother's beauty." "And your son fulfills the requirements for a Master of the Order of Santiago." "That's what his father, the king, wanted on his deathbed." "Alfonso will honor that charge." "A charge of incomparable riches." "It's a shame that all those riches go through the court first." "Because we don't receive any." "I've been informed of this by the Archbishop Carrillo." "I came to solve that problem." "Well... now that we know the good news, it'd be better to let the men negotiate." "Children, time to sleep." "Don Gonzalo, you know I trust you entirely." "I think I'm going to leave too." "I'm a man of action, and words confuse me more than wine." "Life has many ups and downs." "Here we are, face-to-face again." "Yes." "I hope to make better memories than the last time we saw each other." "I will be honest with you." "I know there are things for which you will never forgive me." "It's hard to forgive someone who instigated the death of my friend and master, Don Álvaro de Luna." "Have you been enjoying the power you received from that?" "The past is like spilled milk." "It cannot be recovered." "We have to think in the present." "For the benefit of Castile." "For me, the children come first." "And I will fight for them... without suffering the past." "I'm glad to hear that." "Our interests could soon be the same." "Excuse me for troubling you, my lady." "What are you doing here?" "I just wanted to talk to you." "I know about your financial problems." "And I know that I have no royal blood like you" "I beg you, let me enter my bedroom." "Listen." "I could offer you security." "You would lack nothing." "Neither you nor your children." "You're so beautiful." "I order you to move away!" "Why are you whining?" "I will not hurt you." "Leave us." "My uncle, the Archbishop of Toledo, and I will give you what the king owes you." "I hope this is enough." "It's more than enough." "You mean to say this money doesn't come from King Enrique?" "No." "The king has other tribulations that I pray won't harm the kingdom." "I guess you want something in exchange." "That you keep taking care of the children." "And that you let them know who's protecting them inside the court." "Help!" "Please, help." "You're not queen anymore." "And if you ever were, it was because you were forced to sleep with the king." "Like a prostitute." "Leave her alone!" "Well, the princess is bossy." "Daughter, go back to your bedchamber, please." "Not until he leaves." " Will you make me?" " No, but I will." "What are you doing, you bastard?" "No one has ever called me that and lived." "Stop!" "Sheath that sword, brother." "Now." "My lady, I'm sorry for this affront." "You had better go rest, my lady." "Please retire to your chambers as well." "If you want to work together... keep your mastiff away." "What were you trying to do?" "Nothing, I swear." "I was just being kind." "But she scorned me." "She looked at me with repugnance." "Who do they think they are?" "They're no better than you and me." "Just do what I say." "You understand, brother?" "Just do what I say." "Three have failed." "But it has worked." " My device has worked." " Is this true?" "May I die right now if it is not, Your Majesty." "The queen is pregnant." "This opens a new path for medicine." "And no one can say a Jewish doctor did it." "Could you please leave?" "Could you?" "I assure you, I will pay you with interest." "Thank you, Your Majesty." "We are going to have a baby." " Aren't you glad?" " Of course." "As much as you are." "This is the reason you brought me to Castile." "I never would have been happy if it hadn't happened." "Thank you, Juana." "This is why I dare now to ask you something." "What is it?" "The future of Castile is in my belly." "And nothing will come between our son and the throne." "I called you urgently, as my most important men... because I wanted you to be the first to hear the news." "The queen is pregnant." "That is wonderful news, Your Majesty." "Your happiness is ours, sir." "We should celebrate it with the people." "No, there will be time after he's born." "But take care of spreading the news." "I'm tired of rumors and intrigues." " It will be done." " I have another order." "I want Isabel and Alfonso to be brought to the court immediately." "My wife desires it." "And I do as well." "Your Majesty, their mother is in poor health." "Taking them away from her could lead to terrible consequences." "There would be worse consequences for them and for my son if someone wanted to use them against me." "And my kingdom." "I think that's a wise decision, Your Majesty." "Do you think the same, Beltrán?" "I have no thoughts about what my king says." "I simply obey." "Curious way of hiding your lack of thought." "I beg the Marquis of Villena not to vilify anyone for their loyalty to the king in front of a Mendoza." "I'm sure he didn't mean that." "Right, Pacheco?" "Of course not, Your Majesty." "Great, great." "For a minute I thought that even these happy days wouldn't free me from your arguing." " May I have a word, Your Majesty?" " Speak." "I would like to be in charge of escorting Doña Isabel and Don Alfonso." "Granted." "My lady." "Don't take my children away, Your Eminence." "The king will have the son he wanted." "Why is he taking mine away?" "I beg you to stand up, my lady." "Stand up." "Everything is ready." "Don't be sad, Mother." "It's just a trip." "We'll finally become acquainted with the court." "What if we don't want to go?" "If the king orders it, we have to go." "Orders are to be obeyed, Alfonso." "Don't worry, Mother." "I don't know what I will do without you." "We will come to visit you." "You must be happy." "They finally remembered us." "If they didn't care, would they call us?" "That's what worries me." "That they could care too much." "Don't worry." "We will be careful and well-mannered." "And never let anyone insult our dignity and pride." "Because we are the offspring of kings." "And because you educated us to behave so." "Stop crying, please." "I don't want to remember my mother crying for her children." "Swear you will protect them." "With my life, if needed." "Believe me." "Arévalo was so small." "Here they are." "Isabel, Alfonso, welcome to the court." "Thank you, Your Majesty." "Thank you, Your Majesty." "This is Don Beltrán de la Cueva, Mayor of the Palace." "You can ask him for anything." "It will be a pleasure to serve you, Highnesses." "Where is my brother, the king?" "He didn't come to receive us?" "He must be taking care of government affairs that couldn't wait." "That must be it." "I've been told you're very pious." "I made them place a small altar and a prayer desk in your bedchamber." "Thank you very much." "I will be able to pray for my mother and feel less lonely." "Don't worry, your bedchamber is near mine in case you ever need anything." "Well, there's nothing left to say." "Beltrán, let's show them to their bedchambers." "Of course, Your Majesty." "We'll go to the kitchen first." "I'm sure you must be hungry after the trip." "This way." "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name." "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." "Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses..." "Your Eminence." "Your Eminence, please, open up." "Your Eminence." "What is it, Your Highness?" "Isabel, wait." "Isabel, darling, you don't look well." "Did you sleep poorly last night?" "It was hard in the beginning." "But then I was able to sleep without any issues." "Good morning, Your Majesty." "May I come in?" "Don't you have a mass to give, Your Eminence?" "I came precisely to invite Alfonso and Isabel to the mass." "My lady." " Apologies." " No." "He will clean it up." "Don't do it, Alfonso." "Remember what we've been taught." "Clean up what you've spilled!" "We are the offspring of kings." "My brother will not clean anything." "Thank you, but that is not the duty of an archbishop." "I ask permission to leave the room." "Do as you wish." "That way I won't have to tolerate you, insolent child." "Let's go, Alfonso." "Do you know where the king is?" "Take me to him, I beg you." "Wait for me outside." "I understand your hurry to have a child, Your Majesty." "But all this is unnecessary." "Who are you to tell me what is and what is not necessary, Your Eminence?" "History has its ups and downs, Your Majesty." "It is not advisable to sow the wind, lest you reap the storm." "Wine." "Look, the king is practicing archery." "Yes." "That must be the government affairs that prevented him from receiving us." "I beg your pardon for interrupting, Your Majesty." "Brother, sister, I'm so glad to see you." "No, no, I beg your pardon for not receiving you personally." "Yesterday, I had a busy day and today... today, I was going to say hello after practicing archery." "How have you been feeling here?" "That's what I wanted to talk to you about." "Speak in all confidence, Isabel." "I beg you to let us go back to Arévalo to our mother." "No." "It's not that easy, sister." "Then let her come to the court." "She already reigned, she no longer belongs at the court." "Why did you make us come?" "Isabel, a king doesn't have to explain any of his orders." "Relax, it is my sister who asks." "You are here for your own safety." "These are tumultuous times, and any deceitful noble could use you for mean-spirited purposes against the throne." "But we will always be loyal to you." "You're too young for me to explain everything in detail." "You will understand in time." "When my son is born, you can go back to Arévalo." " Really?" " Of course." "Exercising power is complicated." "It has certain responsibilities." "And you, as part of the royal family, have to learn yours." "For example, Isabel, soon you will have to marry whomever you're told." "Pardon me, but I will marry whomever I wish." "When that day comes, Isabel, you will have to put Castile's good before yours." "Stop, let her." "Let her dream while she can." "Let me propose something that I think you'll like." "Would you like to be godmother of my son?" "Me?" "His godmother?" "It would be an honor, Enrique." "From the way you look at those targets, I'm sure you'd love to practice." " Can I?" " He finally spoke!" "I was afraid you were mute." "Of course you can." "Bring the bow!" "Enrique will never stop surprising me." "He's like two different people in one." "Doesn't receive his siblings, lets the queen humiliate them... then treats them with effusive love." "He's capable of not greeting you on Monday and then remembering your children's birthdays the following Wednesday." "That's dangerous." "Sometimes I think there's something wrong with him." "He's the king." "Let us hope things change after his son is born." "By the way, since you have a special relationship with God... ask him if the Holy Spirit made him get hard." "Who's going to believe that an old beggar man did it with science?" "I'd rather believe in miracles than in rumors." "I suppose you know about them." "What, that Beltrán is the father?" "I know them well." "I spread them." "Who else could it be?" "He travels with the queen, he visits her in her room." "It's his duty." "He's the Mayor of the Palace." "Looks like he's also the stud." "And well paid too." "The king doubled his goods since the queen got pregnant." "Follow Alfonso more closely." "Protect him." "Him and his sister." "Let them know we are with them." "Are you still considering Alfonso as a possible heir?" "You never know." "If the king doesn't change, we'll have to do something." "Poor things." "They only think of going back to Arévalo to their mother." "The king promised them to let them go after his son is born." "That's right." "His son." "If it's a girl, only a miracle will let Alfonso and Isabel leave the court." "Is it a boy or a girl?" "A girl, Your Majesty." "Let me see her." "Hello, my love." "Won't you come closer?" "Will you love her less because she's a girl?" "You have what you so dearly wanted." "Can we return to our mother now?" "This is not the moment." " Come in." " Sister!" "We have to talk to Enrique." "We have to remind him of his promise that after he became a father..." "What's wrong?" "We won't go back home, Alfonso." "But... why?" "Because she's a girl, Don Gonzalo, that's why my kids won't come back." "And you know as well as I do that a son would have assured the succession." "A daughter who marries a foreign king would put Castile in the hands of strangers." "The life of my children won't be the same after the birth of that girl." "Don't worry, I will do everything to protect them." "I know you will." "And that you will fight." "Even if you know the battle's already lost." "I have so much to thank you for, Don Gonzalo." " Please, my lady." " Let me speak." "In case I can't tomorrow." "You... instead of hating me for causing the death of your teacher Don Álvaro... educated my kids as if they were yours." "You didn't sign his sentence." "But I... made the king sign it." "I'm so sorry." "That's why..." "God is punishing me, Don Gonzalo." "I know it." "That's why the spirit of Don Álvaro comes to visit me." "To remind me of my sin." "May I ask you for a favor?" "Visit my children." "Let them know their mother loves them." "That she will always love them." "And come back with news about them." "I swear I will." "But first I will try to have them visit you." " How are you going to do that?" " I will talk to the Mendozas." "Only they can convince the king to let them come back." "Do you like it?" "I'm afraid of talking about art with Your Excellency." "You know much more than I do." "You're always prudent, Chacón." "Well done." "This painting is worse than crap on a salad." "Do you know who painted it?" " No, Your Excellency." " I did." "Dear Lord, I'm such a disastrous painter." "Maybe that's why I pay good painters to work freely." "It's a way to balance the scale, I suppose." "You know we Mendozas always look for balance and justice." "No one in the kingdom doubts our family's honor." "That's why I came." "Thank you for your words." "But your efforts are in vain." "Aren't you going to do anything for the children?" "I shouldn't." "You are a good Christian." "You must know that their mother is very sick." "Do not insist." "The king made a decision, and our duty is to obey." "I'm not a schemer like Pacheco, who moves like a weather vane." "And we don't want to be more king-like than the king himself as your friend Don Álvaro de Luna tried." "We Mendozas must be stable." "And we don't have any other influence but that of the king." "More so now that he has married Don Beltrán de la Cueva to my daughter Mencía." "I'm sorry, Don Gonzalo." "Fine." "Then thank you for your time." "It's nothing." "It's always a pleasure to talk to someone as cultured as you." "By the way, I'm going to the court in a few hours to pledge allegiance to Princess Juana, if you want to come with me." "I would, just to see Isabel and Alfonso, but I know that's not possible." "I've written to the king many times without receiving an answer." "That's something bad about our dear king." "His lack of elegance, of attention to details." "Don't worry, come with me." "I will make sure you can see them." "I give you my word." "That's more than enough." "Nothing is worth more than the word of a Mendoza." "A meeting of the nobles with the king." "The play begins." "Stop joking." "Don't you see that this is all a farce?" "Look at Beltrán." "What is he doing with the Mendozas?" "Haven't you heard the latest news?" "The daughter of Don Diego Hurtado de Mendoza will marry our dear friend Beltrán." "Beltrán will become a Mendoza?" "And he will become earl of Ledesma." "A man whore has never been so well paid." "Do you need any more proof?" "Their Majesties, the king and queen!" "Look at them, following behind like lapdogs." "You finally understand the situation." "The king will speak." "Welcome, ladies and gentlemen." "We gather here today for a single reason." "To pledge allegiance to my daughter, Juana, as heiress to the throne." "You may begin." "As I call your name, you will pledge allegiance to the princess Doña Juana by kneeling in front of her." "Doña Isabel of Castile, princess of the kingdom." "Don Alfonso of Castile, prince of the kingdom and His Excellency Master of the Order of Santiago." " Don Alonso Enríquez" " What are you going to do?" "Pledge, I don't have a martyr's spirit." "But if what you say is true, we have to do something." "And we will." "Come see me this afternoon, and you'll find out." "His Excellency Don Alfonso Carrillo de Acuña." " The Archbishop of Toledo." " Your turn." "Look at her face, she looks just like her father." "We can call her 'Beltroneja.'" "Maybe we'll be lucky and they'll let us go back now." "Don't delude yourself, Alfonso." "Come in." " Don Gonzalo!" " Alfonso." "Isabel." "Thank you very much, Your Excellency." "It's nothing." "I do what I promise." "Tell us, how is our mother?" "She wants to see you." "That's why she sent me, to bring her news about you." "But how is she?" "Very good." "She enjoys walking through the fields again and the only thing she lacks is you." "That's her only sorrow." "How is your life at court?" " Awful." " Don't exaggerate, Alfonso." "Not that bad." "They take care of us." "We miss your classes and our mother's, but we can't complain." " But we just talked" " Nonsense." "Everyone has bad days, Alfonso." "Tell our mother we are fine." "That we can't complain." "Sometimes I don't understand you." "Why don't we go walk in the garden?" "It's a nice day." "I would love to." "Alfonso, could you leave me alone with Don Gonzalo?" "I have a message for Beatriz." "I'll wait outside." "Tell me." "Give me a minute to write her a letter." "I won't delay, and you can take it to Arévalo." "Of course, I'll wait outside." "Ignore my brother's complaints." "Thank you for the advice." "Isabel, were you being sincere?" "Is it true that you are doing all right here?" "Is it true that my mother is doing well?" "Of course, why would I lie?" "And why would I?" "I am the daughter of kings." "I never lie." "I see you act as responsible as a queen." "If God wants me to be a queen, do not doubt that I will be ready." "And all thanks to you." "I hereby want to declare that I was forced against my will to pledge allegiance to Princess Juana." "The daughter of the queen... but not of the king." "Are you sure of what you say?" "Are you sure you want to continue working as a public notary?" " Yes, Your Excellency." " Then keep writing, fool." "Do you want to declare this as well?" "No, your oath is enough." "I write this letter to you, Beatriz." "But I want you to read it out loud in front of Don Gonzalo and Doña Clara." "But not my mother." "I don't want her to suffer." "I'm sorry, Don Gonzalo... for not being clear with you in front of Alfonso." "He still doesn't understand that there are some responsibilities we must assume as a royal family." "Sometimes with sorrow." "Tell my mother her children love her more every day." "And we always have in mind the day of our farewell." "To you, Don Gonzalo... thank you for your care and attention which seem more like those of a father than of a tutor." "I can call you a father... because I nursed at the breasts of your wife, my dear Clara." "To you, Beatriz..." "My best friend." "My sister." "I want to tell you I miss you." "I can't talk to anyone here or have fun the way I did with you." "I swear that if one day God lets me..." "I will make those putting me through this hell pay." "Because I'm not going to turn the other cheek but will take an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." "Because I don't understand being locked away here... far away from my family, because that's what you are to me." "I love you." "Isabel." "Isabel." "Isabel." "Sorry, Alfonso, I must have been daydreaming." "It's getting cold." "We should go back to the palace." "What for?" "I don't want to see anyone there." "Do you know why I come here?" "I see the sky and imagine I'm in Arévalo." "And I remember the people I love that they don't let me see." "It's been four long years." "Don't go to pieces, sister." "Enrique ordered a party to celebrate your eighteenth birthday." "Yes, but our mother won't be there." "I miss her too." "A lot." "But there are things I prefer not to think about." "You are wrong." "We have to do it." "I don't forget, and I won't." "Let's go to the palace." "If you don't mind, I'd rather stay here a little longer." "I'm surprised you trust me this much." "I know that only you can intercede for us before the king, Your Majesty." "I'll think about it." "I beg you." "It's just a visit to our mother." "We've been here for years since we first came from Arévalo." "We don't know anything about her." "And she was already sick when we left." "Think of her, as a fellow mother." "How would you feel if someone took your child away?" "I beg you." "For my sister and me." "Leave us alone." "Stand up." "You are the Master of the Order of Santiago." "I will talk to my husband, the king." "Thank you, Your Majesty." "But I will ask you for a favor first." "During your sister's celebration, you will find out what it is." "And if you want to see your mother again, you will accept it without complaint." "Is that clear?" "Yes, Your Majesty." "Excuse me, I have important things to do." "Our brother's objectives are very clear." "Sometimes I think God wanted him to have his brain between his legs." "Look at Alfonso." "Doesn't he seem very sad?" "Very sad and very alone, yes." "It looks like he's at a funeral instead of at his sister's celebration." "Attention!" "Your Majesty the Queen and the princess Doña Isabel of Castile." "Brother, stick with the other woman." "We had problems with the mother." "Let's not have them with the daughter." "You look beautiful, Isabel." "Isn't that true, Alfonso?" "Your dress is beautiful, sister." "A little bit low for me, but when the queen wants something..." "Everyone knows..." "I don't like parties, and that more than two is a crowd for me." "But today is a great day." "My daughter, the princess Juana, is growing healthy and happy." "And my dear sister is celebrating her eighteenth birthday." "Congratulations, Isabel." "As a birthday gift, I will let you do something you've been waiting to do for a long time, which you've earned with your perseverance." "You can visit your mother in Arévalo." "Thank you, Your Majesty." "Did you hear that?" "But I have another reason to be happy." "I announce the latest appointment of my always loyal Beltrán de la Cueva as Master of the Order of Santiago." "That's the title Father left you in his will." "What did you do, Alfonso?" " Did you hear that?" " We aren't deaf." "I can't stand it anymore." "It's time to exercise my oath." " Are you coming?" " Of course." "I'm so happy to see you again!" "You've become a woman!" "Yes, but remember I'm still your older sister." " Beatriz!" " Alfonso!" " I'm so glad to see you." " And my mother?" "Where is our mother?" "I will go with you to see her." "Admiral Don Fadrique, Count of Benavente, Count of Alba, Rodrigo Manrique..." "Count of Paredes, Diego Estúñiga, Count of Miranda, Bishop Carrillo." " Are you sure, Don Diego?" " I am, sir." "All of them are planning something against you under Pacheco's orders." "And there's more." "Save me the reading, please." "It's an affidavit." "It's dated the same day we pledged allegiance to your daughter." "Pacheco swears that he pledged against his will and..." "The ignominy is enormous." "I can't even say it." "What did the traitor say?" "That your daughter is the child of the queen and Beltrán de la Cueva, not you." "Damn bastard!" "He's been preparing for this the whole time." "Alfonso and Isabel will be his next pawns if we don't stop him." "Beltrán." "Beltrán!" "We must bring them back to the court immediately." "Mother." "It's us." "You." "Yes." "Isabel and Alfonso." "You aren't my son." "Where are my children?" "Where are my children?" "This is why I gave away the Order of Santiago?" "To see a mother who won't recognize me?" " Where are my children?" " Mother." "Mother, calm down." "Calm down." "Calm down." "Come on, please eat something." "You won't get anywhere if you don't eat." "Thank you, Clara, but we are not hungry." "I'm going to get some fresh air." "I beg you stay, Alfonso." "Why, Chacón?" "Will you tell me the truth?" "Will you tell me that my mother was sick the last time you visited us?" "What would be different if you had known the truth?" "Did you know?" "I knew it the moment I saw Don Gonzalo's face." "Do you take me for a fool?" "Why didn't you tell me?" "Because sometimes responsibility is more important than truth." "You always have something to say." "But sometimes words aren't enough." "What's going on, Don Gonzalo?" "Is my mother still calling out to Don Álvaro de Luna in her dreams?" "Yes." "It's time for you to explain everything I need to know." "He was my teacher and my best friend." "No one ever defended your father the way he did." "He fought against the nobles who made a mess of Castile." "And that was his downfall." "Pacheco got the king to sign his death sentence." "I don't understand." "If they were such good friends..." "Sometimes kings are weak and accept horrible things to keep their power." "But King Juan couldn't stand the pain of what he did and died a year later." "You were only three years old." "And my mother began having hallucinations." "Why did my father want you to be my tutor?" "Don Álvaro's best friend." "Because he felt guilty." "And because he knew I would always be loyal." "Maybe because I'm not as ambitious as Don Álvaro." "I don't know." "I'm restricting myself to fulfilling the honor he gave me." "If you aren't ambitious, what makes you keep fighting?" "I want Castile to get rid of the nobles who suck its blood." "And who kill whenever they want." "I want a king of Castile who commands and doesn't let others command him." "I dream of it every night." "May I share that dream with you?" "Nothing would make me happier." "Sir." "I'm sorry, I have orders from the king to take the children back to the court." "Alfonso is outside with my men." "What's going on?" "This is not the time for explanations." "Your Highness, we have to leave immediately." "Not without saying goodbye to our mother." "One day I will make Enrique pay for this." "Calm down, Alfonso." "We have to stay calm." "We can't show pain or suffering because that will make us weak." "The day will come when those who kept us apart from our mother will regret it." "What if that day never comes?" "I swear to God it will." "I won't do anything else in life except fight for that." "Subtitles by DramaFever" "They're denying our daughter's right to the throne." "What else is there to think about?" "These are our requirements." "They must be accepted!" "A Mendoza never betrays his king." "Even when he is wrong." "The king will negotiate." "He's summoned us to the court." "It's not worth being a king's son if I have to live like this." "It would have been better if we had been born peasants." "Castile is divided in two." "And Alfonso and Isabel are in the middle." "We don't want anybody with us." "He will be your brother's page." "Page?" "You mean spy." "I will accept all of your conditions." "All of them, except one." "I will not disinherit my daughter." "Don't even think about it!" "I don't want to see you anywhere near my daughter or I will forbid you from walking freely through the palace ever again." "We have to convince the nobles who remain undecided." "Offer them posts in the future." "Bribe them, if necessary." "If you're going to follow us, always stay 20 steps behind us." "They have to think we are negotiating in good faith." "You have to give them something important." " What?" " Beltrán de la Cueva." "How is it possible that you don't see this?" "Kill me." "And the war you want to avoid will start tomorrow." "Why do this to us?" "Don't you know what they expect from a woman of the royal family?" "To have more dignity than you." "Everything is ready." "Bishop Carrillo is waiting for you in the stables." "Stop!" "They want the king to sign, no?" "If not, they will kill us." "I am simply fulfilling my duty." "You have a great future ahead of you, Gonzalo." "You are the king, no?" "You were born to give orders." "One day I will tell the queen how much I hate her." " To Castile." " To Castile." "I have to avoid war." "Are you aware of the consequences of that decision?" " Long live King Alfonso!" " Long live!" "What are we going to give him in exchange?" "Isabel." "We have to stop that wedding." "If the king of Portugal puts his troops at Enrique's service all we have done so far will be worthless." "The nobles are becoming divided." "They are nothing without Pacheco." "I won't negotiate with the king." "I'll take him out of the palace and bring him here." "Are you planning to kidnap him?" "If something really is happening, the less noise we make, the better." "What's going on here?" "Subtitles by Dramafever" "You'll have a son, you'll see, Your Majesty." "And if he doesn't have one, we know who will inherit the throne." " The prince Don Alfonso." " Not his sister Isabel?" "A woman ruler of Castile?" "I pray that God never lets that happen." "For you, Your Majesty." "I should never have been queen." "Do you understand?" "Never!" "She's my mother." "My lady." "She's resting now, it would be" "I want to be with her." "I've received a letter from his tutor, Don Gonzalo ChacÃ³n." "You know him well." "One can deduce that King Enrique has not paid the amount agreed upon when his father Juan II died and that he has left his stepmother and his siblings, Isabel and Alfonso, penniless." "We're going to have a child." "I want Alfonso and Isabel brought to the court immediately." "My wife desires it." "Don't take my children, Your Eminence!" "The king will have the son he wanted." "Why is he taking mine?" "Isabel, Alfonso, welcome to the court." "You're here for your own safety." "In time you'll understand, and when my son is born, you'll return to ArÃ©valo." "His son, because if it's a girl, it will take a miracle for Alfonso and Isabel to leave." " What is it?" " A girl, Your Majesty." "What is it?" "We're not going back home, Alfonso." "My children's lives won't be the same after the birth of that girl." "Don't worry, I'll do what I can with Santiago to protect them." "I hereby declare that I have been forced to swear, against my will... loyalty to Princess Juana." "It's just a visit to our mother." "It's been years since we were brought from ArÃ©valo." "I'll talk with my husband, the king." "I announce the latest appointment of my always loyal BeltrÃ¡n de la Cueva as Master of the Order of Santiago." "That's the title Father left you in his will." "What did you do Alfonso?" "Where is our mother?" "You're not my son." "Where are my children?" "All of them are planning something against you under Pacheco's orders." "What is that traitor saying?" "That your daughter is the child of the queen and BeltrÃ¡n de la Cueva, not you." "Damn bastard!" "Alfonso and Isabel will be his next pawns if we don't stop him." "BeltrÃ¡n!" "BeltrÃ¡n!" "We must bring them back to the court immediately." "The day will come when the ones keeping us away from our mother will regret it." "Subtitles by DramaFever" "Isabel" "Why have they brought us to the court?" "The king allowed us to go to our mother in ArÃ©valo." "It's for your safety, Your Highness." "Can I stay with my sister?" "Yes." "Guard the door until further notice." "Why are they doing this to us?" "I don't know, Alfonso." "I don't know." "It's time to say 'enough!" "'" "We've had it with a king who, instead of fighting the Moors... dresses up like them!" "A king who eats on the floor like the infidels!" "That's Enrique, don't fool yourselves." "A king who allows the Jews to steal our wealth!" "Who allows the converts to reach positions of power!" "Is that the Castile we've fought for?" "No!" "No!" "These are our demands." "They must be accepted!" " Yes, sir." " And if the king refuses?" "Then we have the right to say that Enrique is not our king!" "Because a king is more than any of us, but not more than all of us together!" " Never!" " Because we are Castile!" "We are Castile!" "You cannot allow this impudence!" "Stop whining, Your Eminence." "I'm not deaf!" "Let me think." "They're denying our daughter's right to the throne." "What else is there to think about?" "An immediate answer is needed." "If you allow them to offend you once and go without punishment... nothing will stop them." "I think I should talk with them." "Are you going to negotiate?" "The people expect authority and leadership from their king, Your Majesty." "And I say there will be negotiation." "Summon Pacheco." "I know him well." "I know how to handle this." "You cannot negotiate!" "Your Majesty, you'll be seen as the most cowardly of kings." "We must go to war." "And you, will you go to war?" "No, you'll be in your church, praying." "It's easy for you to send the children of others to die in the battlefield." "I need to be alone." "I'll go hunting." "Tell Cabrera to meet me at my study." "May I be of service?" "You are the count of Ledesma and Master of the Order of Santiago, my good BeltrÃ¡n." "Let the new Mayor of the Palace do his job." "Don't summon Pacheco yet." "I'll see if I can convince the king that this is madness." "So many problems and he wants to go hunting." "Yes, you'll start getting used to his ways." "The king chose wisely in making you my replacement." "There are some who won't forgive a convert like me being here." "To many at the palace, I'm an outsider." "If it's any help, the same happened to me without my being a Jew." "What's new in the court is always suspicious." "The princess is coming through!" "Is it necessary to have them under such surveillance?" " They're two kids." " My thoughts exactly." "But keep this a secret." "I don't want the queen to find out." "Your Excellency." "This young man wants to talk with you." "He brings a letter from the Masters of Aguilar." "From CÃ³rdoba." "A good reference, no doubt." "You're excused." "I'll leave you with your visitor." "You chose a bad time to come here." "These are hard times." "At the Moorish border there are very few quiet days." " What's your name?" " Gonzalo FernÃ¡ndez." "Are you good with a sword, Cordovan?" "I do my best." "We'll see if it's true." "What do you want to talk about in private?" "There are matters in which discretion and tact are important, Your Majesty." "The Mendozas, always good politicians." "Take a seat and explain yourself." "There is some information you should consider before deciding to negotiate." "The people have lost their crops because of bad weather." "Am I also to blame for hail?" "No, no, Your Majesty." "But the people are hungry and need to take out their rage." "See how the Jews are getting richer while they're getting poorer." "The Jews keep buying uncultivated land and hiring unemployed farmers." "The people dream about reconquering Granada." "And they're shocked that your guard is a Moor!" "I don't know better warriors, and they're loyal to the death." "Your Majesty, I don't doubt that there is truth in your words." "But in politics, looks are worth more than the truth." "The rebels are taking advantage of this to say you are not your child's father." "That's a lie!" "I brought in the best physicians." "It's also true that when you remarried, you barred witnesses from the bedchamber and you announced that you wouldn't show the blood-stained marriage sheets." "They're barbaric customs!" "But if you had followed them, they would have been a great help now!" "I apologize, Your Majesty, but I had to say it." "Do you also doubt my paternity?" "I never doubt what my king says." "Then what are you getting at with all this?" "Pacheco's tactic is to tell a thousand lies, so one will end up looking true." "If you negotiate with him, it will appear as though he's telling a thousand truths." "What do you propose?" "To use force." "A strong king is always respected." "The people will understand your indignation at all of this slander!" "I'm sorry, but I will negotiate." "I must prevent war." "Have you thought about the consequences of that decision?" "And you?" "Can you think of how many men will die on the battlefield?" "Can you imagine how many women and children will die from their lost crops?" "Mendoza." "My dignity is worth much less than all that." "As you wish." "I have nothing else to say." "Mendoza." "I rely on your loyalty." "A Mendoza never betrays his king." "Even when he's wrong." "Is she well this morning?" "She's been like this for a few days." "She suddenly gets an attack, but she's as strong as an oak." "And she won't give up until she sees her children again." "She asks me about them every day." "I don't know what to tell her." "Tell her that they're fine." "That we get a messenger from the court who brings us news about them." "I'm not good at lying." "Do you know anything about them?" " I'd tell you, if I knew something" " Even if it was bad news?" "Castile is divided in two, and Alfonso and Isabel are in the middle." "I don't know if there could be worse news, Beatriz." "I've had it." "I can't take it anymore." "Stop complaining, Alfonso." "Or do you want the entire court to know about our sorrow?" " What does that matter?" " It matters!" "A lot." "The queen wants to see us unhappy, and that's a pleasure I won't give her!" "You're always showing strength, sister." "But deep down, you're as scared as I am." "Alfonso, please." "We've lost everything, Isabel!" "What we inherited from our father and our mother." "Everything!" "It's not worth being a king's son if I have to live like this." "It would have been better if we had been born peasants." "What are you doing?" "What I should." "We are who we are." "We can never lose our dignity, much less in front of anyone." "You're tough to defeat." "Thank you." "Can I remain at the court?" "You remind me of me when I first got here." "Like you, scared and with no friends, but willing to do anything to stay." "And here I am." "And regarding friends..." "the truth is, I haven't made many." "Good friends are few." "That's what my mother said." "Your mother was smarter than a saint." "All right." "Go look for Cabrera." "Tell him to give you a room and new clothes." "I think I know what your jobs will be." "To what do I owe this honor?" "I thought you were hunting." "I canceled the trip." "I think it would be good if I visited you more often." "To silence the rumors." "As you wish." "You're the king, no?" "You were born to command." "It's a pity you do it so rarely." "Are you going to doubt my decisions too?" "More than anyone." "I'm your daughter's mother, and I won't allow her right to be questioned." "Neither will I, of hers or yours." "You're my wife." "Yes." "But it wouldn't be the first time a wife died." "Your first wife, Blanca." "You repudiated her." "You said she was a sorceress, and her family locked her away in a castle." "How can I be sure the same won't happen to me?" "Hmm?" "Imagine that Enrique won't want to negotiate." "He will." "I made Enrique king." "I know his weaknesses." "It will happen." "I assume you'll do the same with Alfonso." "That's why we want him in our custody, so he'll be our king." "Someday, history won't be about kings." "People who are mediocre and think highly of themselves for being born in a palace." "Sometimes I think we're fighting for different goals." "Do you want to win this round?" "Yes." "Then play with me, and you'll win." "Don't do anything that I don't know about." "You know that I watch your back more than anyone else." "I let you take the lead, but this song is sung in chorus or it isn't sung at all." "The king will negotiate." "We've been summoned for a meeting at the court." "Forget it." "We don't want anyone at our side." "He'll be your brother's page." "Page?" "You mean spy." "Your Highness." "I think your brother must have something to say." "It's his page, not yours." "And Alfonso is my brother, not yours." "I convinced the king to have a page guard you, and that's what you'll have." "I will not let you make a fool out of me." "That's your problem." "Let's go, Alfonso." "What now?" "Earn his trust." "You have your mission." "Carry it out." "As you wish, Your Excellency." "It will be tough for the Cordovan." "If you're going to follow us, always stay 20 steps behind us." "Do you understand?" "Yes, Your Highness." "Good morning, my lady." "What do you want?" "They're here to negotiate." "You came just to tell me that?" "No." "I came to see my daughter." "To remember that I can't fail her." "Here, this is for you." "It shines like the sun." "But not as brightly as your eyes." "Your Majesty." "I beg your forgiveness, but they're waiting for you." "Let them wait." "He's taking his time." "To make us nervous." "I taught him that, and it works." "At least on you." "His Majesty, the king." "When the king comes in, everyone rises." "New times, new customs." "Someday, someone will put you in your place." " It won't be you, of course." " Calm down." "Gentlemen, calm down." "We're here to negotiate with civility, and that's what we'll do." "All right." "What is the first topic on the agenda?" "Currency." "The minting of your new currency has caused economic trouble, which affects" "Your proposal is accepted." " Accepted?" " Accepted." "We'll do what you think is best." "Next topic." "We propose removing the privileges given to Jewish usurers." "I accept your request." "We propose that Moors and Jews are made to live in restricted areas and are identified with markers on their clothing." "I accept." " We propose" " Let's save time, gentlemen." "Pacheco knows that I'm bored by long meetings." "In this outcry, you say you rebel for the good of Castile." "And for the good of Castile, we must reach an understanding." "So that swords do not replace words." "I assume you agree on that." "Of course." "Not so fast." "Words tend to have double meanings." "You are the master of that game." "But my words only want to prevent our fields from being covered in blood." "What do you propose to avoid that?" "I'll accept all of your conditions." "All but one." "I will not disinherit my daughter." "Your daughter, La Beltraneja." "Let's go outside and see if your sword is as brave as your tongue!" "Calm down, BeltrÃ¡n." "Let the king speak." "Pay attention because I will not say it again." "Juana is my daughter and my heiress." "This is non-negotiable." "Then there is nothing left to say." "Gentlemen, the show is over." "Good thing it was easy." "Why don't you shut up already?" "You're dismissed." "You're here." "Did you expect me to be awake?" "It's been an exhausting day." "I know." "Sleep, Your Majesty." "Sleep in peace." "I'm very proud of you today." "You want to negotiate again?" "Yes, personally." "You left the negotiation and called him a cuckold." " He won't go for it." " He will." "He'll think that I'll want to profit from the situation." "That I may want to return to his side." "Is that the reason you want to see him?" "Give me the letter back." "Trust me." "You ask for a lot when you never listen to my advice." "I'll be honest with you." "I'm not going to negotiate with the king." "I'm going to get him out of the palace and bring him here." "And he will sign everything he has to sign, even his abdication if necessary." "Are you planning on kidnapping him?" "You tried the same with his father, and it didn't work." "Because ÃÂlvaro de Luna prevented it." "I must recognize that the bastard was a respectable opponent." "But the AlcÃ¡zar is impregnable even for an army." "You said it." "For an army." "I only need my brother, two soldiers, and money for bribes." "Everything's ready, Juan." "But your brother can't stop thinking about the same thing." "For the love of God, they're still kids." "He doesn't know?" "What should I know?" "I told you I needed two soldiers." "Two soldiers willing to give their lives." "Because they will." "If they do what they have to do, their families will be repaid generously." "Or their daughters will pay for their cowardice." " Lock them up." " Let's go." "God will never forgive us for this." "If the king doesn't yield, there will be war." "More people will die than those girls and their parents." "God will keep a tally... and he'll forgive us." "Send him to hell." "I know him well." "He must have realized it would be better to return to me." "And you'd accept it." "A traitor who has betrayed you and then his own cause." "It would be a war won without battles." "That's what matters." "Send an answer immediately." "We'll meet tomorrow." "As you wish." "I was proud of how you defended our daughter." "And you'll continue to be." "Don't doubt it." "The nobles are becoming divided." "They're nothing without Pacheco!" "Where is your brother?" "I was told he was coming with you." "He'll be here shortly." "His stomach is in tumult, just like Castile." "But we can start." "What do you want, Pacheco?" "To reach an agreement, like you." "Read this." "I beg you." "She's not trying very hard." "She could swallow it for all I care." "All our sorrows are because of her." "Don't say that, Alfonso." "She's just a child." "Where are you going?" "To teach my niece how to spin a top." "Did something happen?" " May I?" " Yes." "Look." "You need to hold it like this, okay?" "You put it at the center, and you have" "Don't even think about it!" "I don't want to see you anywhere near my daughter or I will forbid you from walking freely through the palace ever again." "Bring the girl." "The king wants to see me in my chambers." "Sister." "One day I'll tell the queen how much I hate her." "And that day will be today." "Isabel!" "We have to tell Cabrera." "Your Majesty." "Guards!" "Guards!" "I want to see the queen." "Didn't you hear me?" "I am Isabel, the king's sister." "I have orders to not let anyone through, Your Highness." "I just want to give the girl her top." "Shut your daughter up, damn it!" "I swear I'll call the king if you don't let me through." "You want to come in?" "Then go ahead." "What's going on here?" "Nothing if you stay quiet." "Don't cry." "Look what I brought you." "Give me that top." "Take something of mine." "The top." "If you get this top back, then we will free them." "If not, then you know what to do if you want to see your daughter alive." "I don't understand, Pacheco." "These are the same requests as before." "Are you going to continue reading all this slander about Your Highness?" "There's a part about you too, BeltrÃ¡n." "Read it, please read it." "There's no need." "I'll tell him." "The queen said the king was calling for her urgently." "Yes, Your Excellency." "The king is with the Marquis of Villena and must not be bothered." "Maybe he changed his mind." "I'd be the first to know if the king wanted to send a message to the queen." " We have to call the guards." " Not so fast, Your Excellency." "Since when do you give orders here?" "I don't know about palace life but I do know about skirmishes." "If something is really going on, the less noise we make, the better." "Better for the queen, her daughter, and Isabel." " Take me to the queen's chamber." " I'm going too." "No, it's better if you wait in your chambers." "He's right." "Guard, go with him." "Follow me." "I can understand why you'd want me to leave the court." "But forbidding me from coming closer than 14 leagues to the palace?" "Envy blinds you, Pacheco!" "And you are blinded by ambition!" "How dare you accept the Master of the Order of Santiago?" "Alfonso inherited that title from his father's will!" "Enough, enough!" "Enough!" "You." "You didn't come to negotiate, did you, Pacheco?" "Where's your brother?" "Here he is." "What have you done to my daughter?" "Nothing." "And nothing will happen to her or your wife if you come with us immediately to Ãvila." " You want to kidnap the king." " Calm down, BeltrÃ¡n, calm down." "Order your lackey to get out." "And to say we don't want to cross paths with anyone." "Do it, BeltrÃ¡n." " But Your Majesty" " Do it!" "They want the king to sign, don't they?" "Or else they'll kill us." "You can't murder a little girl." " Do you know him?" " No." "Call the Monteros." "We don't want to see a guard until we reach the sunlight." " And you won't." " Let's go." "And my wife?" "My daughter?" "When we're gone, give this to the soldier I have posted at the door." "He'll set them free." "Do you trust him, Your Majesty?" "Do I have a choice?" "Come on." "We need to hurry." "Come with us." "Stop!" "Set the king free!" "You promised to remove your guards." "I swear I did." "Explain the situation to this Jew." "Cabrera, step back, I beg you." "The lives of my wife and daughter are in danger." "Not anymore." "Not now, Pedro." "Take them to the dungeon." "Thank you." "It's my duty to protect you." "But it's difficult to do from 20 steps away." "Forget about that, Gonzalo." "Why?" "Because it was necessary." "Once, you were my best friend." "And I don't know what changed." "I can't stop thinking about what my father would do in my place." "I don't know what he'd do because I helped you take the throne from him." "As you're trying to take mine now." "It's not about taking your throne, but returning you to the right path." "And the right path is yours?" "Did you know?" "Everyone around me is telling me I should kill you and your brother." "You won't do it." "Why not?" "Because you're smarter than that and you're looking out for your future." "Kill me... and my followers will say that you met with me to kill me." "The people will see it as treason." "They won't know about the kidnapping." "I'll let them know." "You have power but not the power of persuasion." "You've done great things for Castile with my help." "Who remembers that now?" "Nobody." "Now, the people think you care more about the Moors and the Jews." "That your daughter isn't yours." "The people believe me, not you." "Tell a thousand lies and one of them will seem true." "You know that not all of them are lies." "You know that you need me." "That without me, you can't rule over Castile." "Kill me... and the war you want to prevent will start tomorrow." " Cabrera." " Your Majesty." "Accompany the Marquis of Villena and his brother to the city limits." "They're free." "As you wish." "I'm proud of you." "Cabrera told me everything." "We had to act quickly." "Quickly and successfully, and you did it." "I want you to join the Royal Guard as deputy captain." "Do you accept the offer?" "You named me Prince Alfonso's page." "I owe my loyalty to him." "Do you owe it to him or to his sister Isabel?" "Why do you say that?" "I am simply fulfilling my duty." "You have a great future ahead of you, Gonzalo." "Don't ruin it by falling in love with someone you shouldn't." "On guard!" "Your Excellency." "Pacheco and GirÃ³n..." "the king has let them go." "Cheer up, brother, at least we're alive to tell the tale." "Yes, but not the soldiers you recruited." "Have you freed their daughters?" "And paid what was promised to their families." "Anyone who fights for us will know their cause will be rewarded." "What cause?" "The one you shamed in this ridiculous skirmish?" "What will we do now?" "More wine." "We have to convince the nobles who remain undecided." "Offer them posts in the future." "Bribe them if necessary." "We need to double our army." "We'll burn the crops that the good weather grew." "Castile will become ungovernable." "It won't be enough for Enrique to have Mendoza at his side." "And he'll give in." " Are you in?" " I am." "Then let's not think of this event as a failure... but as the starting point of our final success." "Let's toast." " To Castile." " To Castile." "You killed a man." "It was necessary, or else I wouldn't have done it." "Have you killed many others?" "A few." "How does it feel?" "At first you think that the man might have a wife and children." "Then you realize that if you hadn't done it, he'd have killed you." "Alfonso!" " I bring good news." " What is it?" "The king is letting us go visit Mother." "We're leaving tomorrow at dawn." "The page is coming too." "It's so good to see you doing better, Mother." "I thought you'd never come." "Sometimes I think you've forgotten me." "Are they treating you well there?" "Very well." "Who is this young man?" "This is Gonzalo." "My page." "I like you." "You have a transparent look to you." "Tell me everything." " I like that guy too." " Beatriz!" "Don't be shameless." "Seeing them together seems like a miracle after everything that's happened." "That's not the problem." "It's what's to come." "Pacheco has doubled his followers in towns and cities." "His army is now bigger than ours." "I'm close to becoming a king with no supporters." "You deserve that for not acting quicker." "Why did you come here?" " To berate me for my mistakes?" " No." "To prevent you from making more." "Negotiate." "You're asking me to negotiate?" "Now?" "Yes, yes, yes, yes." "Negotiate." "Secure my daughter's future by proposing her as Alfonso's wife." "If my plans fail, at least we'll have that." "What plans are you talking about?" "Buying time to find an army that will beat Pacheco's." "The army of my brother Alfonso, the king of Portugal." "Enrique." "You'll have to be clever." "They need to think that we're negotiating in good faith." "You need to give them something important." " What?" " BeltrÃ¡n de la Cueva." "Yes." "Yes." "Pacheco hates him above all things." "Banish him from the court." "Remove the title of Master of the Order of Santiago." "Then they'll believe you." "BeltrÃ¡n has always been loyal." "There is no triumph without sacrifice." "And it won't be the only one." "I assume your brother will not offer his army for free." "What will we give him in exchange?" "Isabel." "I'm impressed with your strategies." "The pillow has given you plenty of ideas tonight." "These aren't the results of one night." "I've been thinking about a solution since you forgave Pacheco." "Have you, Your Majesty?" "How did it go, Your Majesty?" "Fine." "Perfect." "You know this is the only possible solution." "I do." "How will BeltrÃ¡n take it?" "Poorly." "But if he knew that I was behind this, it would be even worse." "I'm sorry." "No one has been as loyal as you." "But I have no choice." "Say something." "Don't make this harder." "Thanks to you, I'm the count of Ledesma and Master of the Order of Santiago." "I married a Mendoza." "Few in Castile have more than I do." "But I'd give everything... my life... for one thing." "For this day to have never come." "My resignation from the Order of Santiago." "I'd rather resign than have it taken away." "Say goodbye to Pacheco for me." "It seems like it was only yesterday." "In light of your outrageous last visit" "I ask that we avoid irony and personal matters." "All right." "We've gathered here to end our quarrel." "To do so it's necessary for everyone, everyone-- to yield a bit." "As a token of good will, I give you this." "Don BeltrÃ¡n de la Cueva's resignation letter as Master of the Order of Santiago." "And this is a notarized edict in which I restitute the title to my brother Alfonso." "A good offer, no doubt." "Now it's your turn to yield." "What do you want?" "Only two things." "Limit the expulsion of the Moors and the Jews." "Exclude those who converted to Christianity from this law." "We agree." "What is the other condition?" "Safeguard the dignity of the king and his daughter." "It's impossible to coexist alongside a humiliated and insulted king." "They're right." "Thank you, Your Eminence." "That's why, to guarantee peace in the future... we propose marriage between Prince Alfonso and Princess Juana." "Will Alfonso be under our custody?" "That won't be a problem." "Then, we agree." "As for Isabel, we ask that she be given her own place in Segovia." "Far from your wife." "And that her future marriage be agreed upon by all of us." "We accept." "Write down this agreement." "We will reconvene in 30 days to sign and make this official." "Choose neutral ground." "At Medina del Campo in the Hour of Angelus." "So be it." "Gentlemen, until then." "Until then." "I appreciate your willingness to negotiate." "You could have had it all earlier." "We could have avoided all of this quarreling." "And saved us money." "Everything went as planned, Your Majesty." "Yes, now we only need the Portuguese to keep their word." "Sintra, Portugal" "It fills us with joy to hear your proposal of a union with your sister, Her Excellency Princess Isabel." "For our part, we will put at your service 1,500 men on horseback and 3000 men on foot." "Just in case you need them." "They've told me that Isabel is as beautiful as her mother." "And she's in the line of succession." "She may not be first in line, but in Castile... you never know." "Do you know what this is?" "An Italian invention to poke food and bring it to your mouth." "I can tell just by looking at you that you bring news." "You don't look too happy." "I don't know if I should be." "At this court they like to bring you a cold dish after a hot soup." "You should be happy." "Your future looks magnificent." "But I don't want to marry that child." "She won't always be a child." "You should think more about how you will become king of Castile." "If I'm going to be king, I can't decide where I should live." "We'd prefer living with our mother than with Pacheco." "There's something else you should know." "Here comes the cold dish." "Isabel won't go with you." "The king and the nobles have reached an agreement for the sake of the future of the kingdom." "And I?" "Can I live with my mother or do I have to stay here?" "No, you'll have your own place in Segovia." " My own place?" " Yes." "You won't live with the queen anymore." "That's why I'm here, to stay with you." "And I didn't come alone." "Come in." "Beatriz!" "Are you going to live with me?" "Yes, Your Highness." "Your mother insisted that ChacÃ³n and I come." "And I?" "Will I go alone with Pacheco?" "No, Gonzalo will go with you." "You'll leave this afternoon." "This is the first time we've said goodbye." "Think of how we'll say hello the next time we see each other." "I don't know if I can get used to not being scolded by you." "Soon you'll be able to scold anyone you want." " When I'm king?" " When you're king." "I don't know if I'll be king, but I'll always be your brother." "And I your sister." " Is there something in your eye?" " Yes, that must be it." "Promise you'll take care of him." "You know I will." "Everything is ready." "Archbishop Carrillo is waiting in the stables." "Be careful." "You know Pacheco." "I don't go where I'm not invited." "You leave without my paying the debt I owe you." " Who knows if you ever will." " Good luck, Cordovan." "Thank you, Your Excellency." "I'm sorry." "You'll think I'm a child." "No, Your Highness." "A man should cry for what he loves." "If he doesn't, he isn't a man or he doesn't know how to love." "I don't know which one is worse." "Do you like it?" "Yes, very much." "I'm glad." "Now let's see if I can find everything that Don Gonzalo has asked for." "It's not my fault." "Her mother made the list." "As befits a former queen, she looks after every little detail." "Don't worry if you don't find everything." "I don't like too much luxury." "But I do, and I'm living with you." "Holy Christ!" "Don't you smell it?" "The smell of buns coming from that shop on the corner." "May I buy some sweets to celebrate the princess' new home?" "That's fine." " Allow me to treat you." " You can go, of course." "Well, tell me." "Is something wrong?" "I know you as well as a father would." "All this time I've had to hold up Alfonso and support him as his older sister." "I haven't been able to cry my grief away because I've been wiping away his tears." "And here I am now, setting up a doll house." "Waiting for someone to decide my destiny." "Praying every night that I won't have to marry someone I don't know." "Why is a woman worth less than a man?" "It's tradition." "Both must fulfill their duties." "And I will." "You and my mother have raised me to do so." "And I'll support Alfonso in whatever is needed." "But am I allowed to be sad, just for today?" "Can I choose one?" "You don't have to." "They're all yours." "A crown prince should dress like this." "Did you hear that, Gonzalo?" "All of them." "I can have a thousand suits made." "Of these you can only choose one, so my jeweler can make you a ring." "What do you think?" "Do you like it?" "The biggest isn't always the best." "What do you know?" "We are not to go against the prince." "So be it." "What's wrong?" "Bad news." "They're coming from Portugal." "Your brother has left Portugal." "Yes, he'll be here in a few days." "A messenger arrived before him." "He offers 1,500 knights and an infantry of 3000." " Enough to stop Pacheco and his men." " Yes." "I knew we could count on him." "I only ask for one thing." "Let me handle the marriage arrangements." "I know well how my brother thinks." "And who will tell Isabel?" "I'll deal with my brother." "You should deal with your sister." "Send word to Don Gonzalo ChÃ¡con that I want to see him urgently." "No!" "No!" "No!" "I told you I wouldn't marry anyone I didn't want to." "My lady, the king commands it." "Will you talk again of traditions?" "No, I swear I understand you." "But you want to move quickly, and we must go one step at a time." "I will take few steps in Castile if I'm living in Sintra." "Don't you see?" "He's marrying his daughter to Alfonso so she becomes queen of Castile." "And he's marrying me to Portugal's king, who's 20 years older than me." "If we don't have children, who will inherit Portugal's throne?" "His daughter, Juana." "How can you not see that?" "I see it, Isabel." "I do." "What surprises me is that you realized it." "Why do you say that?" "Because I'm a woman?" "No, because you're very young." "Enrique has given the princess to the king of Portugal while negotiating with us." "Promising that Isabel would not marry without our approval." "Enrique has tricked us." "We must stop it." "If the king of Portugal puts his troops at Enrique's service all we have done so far will be worthless." "That must be the plan." "The queen must be involved." "What do we do?" "I'm sure my sister doesn't know anything." "And I doubt she'll agree to this." "It doesn't matter." "They'll make her agree." "Maybe we should support Isabel." "Let her see we would be on her side if she refused." "Who would we send?" "It won't be easy to reach her." "With your permission, I will do it." "Leave immediately." "Pedro, give him the best horse." "Go wish your page good luck." "If the princess refuses to marry... the king of Portugal won't bring his army to Castile." "That will buy time for the next step." "What are you thinking?" "Enrique can't be our king anymore." "Are you talking about overthrowing the king?" "Why not?" "His Royal Highness, Don Alfonso V of Portugal." " Sister!" " Alfonso!" "Welcome to Segovia, Your Majesty." "It's an honor to welcome you." "The honor is mine, Your Majesty." "I hope this meeting brings our kingdoms closer." "And so... where is my future queen?" "She isn't here yet, Your Majesty, but I'm sure she's on her way." " Go get her, please." " Even if you have to drag her." "You'll never guess what this is for." "What are you going to do?" "I don't know." "My soul asks me to refuse marriage, but..." "But you're afraid." "Come in." "We have a visitor." " Gonzalo." " Your Highness." "What are you doing here?" "I bring a message." "It's a private message." "They can listen to whatever you have to say." "Hurry, it's not good to make a king to wait, much less two." "Your brother and the nobles do not approve of this wedding since it goes against the agreement made with the king." "You don't know how happy you make me." "I feel stronger now." "I'm sure you won't be the only one to be happy." "Your Highness, it's Cabrera." "I'm coming." "Will you be here when I return?" "No, Your Highness." "I must leave for Ãvila immediately." "I must give you something first." "You must give this hug to my brother." "My lady, please!" "We can't delay anymore!" "DoÃ±a Isabel of Castile, princess of the kingdom." "We've been waiting for a while." "Forgive me, Your Majesty." "I want you to meet His Royal Highness, Don Alfonso of Portugal." "I'm sorry you made such a long trip for nothing." "I have no intention of marrying you." "Isabel!" "Isabel!" "You'll marry whomever I say." "No." "I'll marry whomever I wish." "Let go of me!" "How dare you refuse the king of Portugal?" "What hurts more?" "That I don't want a king for a husband, or that I refuse to marry your brother?" "What do you think?" "That a princess doesn't have obligations?" "Don't you know what they expect from a woman of the royal family?" "To have more dignity than you." "Enough!" "Your Majesty!" "You're crazy!" "Just like your mother, crazy!" "Isabel, calm down!" "Calm down!" "What's going to happen now?" "We must prepare for the worse." "Castilians!" "Castilians!" "It is our painful duty to announce our monarch's betrayal!" "Our once beloved has not honored his duty!" "He stops being our king!" "Get him out!" " To the ground, sod!" " To the ground!" " Castile!" " Castile!" " Castile!" " Castile!" " Castile!" "For King Alfonso!" " Castile!" "Long live King Alfonso!" "Long live!" "Long live King Alfonso!" " Long live King Alfonso!" " Hurray!" "Long live King Alfonso!" "I've been waiting for you." "I came as soon as I got your message." "There are tough times ahead, BeltrÃ¡n." " There will be war." " I know." "I've been informed about the farce in ÃÂvila." "Can I count on you again?" "Always, Your Majesty." "Always." "Subtitles by DramaFever" "In the next episode..." "Victory is ours!" "We have to end this war." "Our people can't take it anymore." "Father!" "History is filled with kings who lead their troops." "Warrior kings." "Who cares about who will be king now?" "Or were you fighting for Alfonso?" "It's from my father." "What news does he have?" "It's about my marriage." "So His Holiness doesn't want to soil his hands in Castile." "That's right." "He thinks it's his duty to remain neutral." "Marriage is too serious a matter to be left in the hands of an inexperienced girl." "I'll never marry someone I don't choose." "Your turn." "You're losing a chance to become part of the royal family." "Maybe Your Majesty will be the one to lose the crown." " Stop!" " Stop!" " My lady!" " What do you want?" "Why should we make a pact now?" "He's at our mercy now, don't you see?" "At the moment you know nothing about weapons." "Then teach me!" "Yes!" "You've reached an agreement with my father." "I have nothing to accept or refuse." "This wedding will stop the bloodshed in Castile." "Alfonso and Isabel will enter my succession line." "I'll kill him with this dagger as soon as I get to UcaÃ±a." "You're a man and you act like one." "My husband is the one who doesn't." "What the king does is well done." "Does it bother you that I'd be your king with your help?" "No, Your Majesty." " I just want to obey you." " Then obey me!" "A quarter of what you're taking can kill a horse." "In the end they'll make you behave like a king." "I'm Isabel of TrastÃ¡mara, the daughter of King Juan." "The sister of King Enrique and King Alfonso." "What about Alfonso?" "Leave him to me." "Here are our demands!" "They must be accepted!" "And if the king refuses?" "Then we have the right to say that Enrique is not our king!" "The people expect authority and order from their king, Your Majesty." "And I say that there will be negotiation." "The king will negotiate." "We've been summoned for a meeting at the court." "I'll accept all your conditions." "All but one." "Juana is my daughter and heiress." "This is non-negotiable." "Then there is nothing more to discuss." "We don't want anyone at our side." "He'll be your brother's page." "Page?" "You mean spy." "In exchange for the page, you won't be watched in the palace." "If you're going to follow us, always remain 20 steps behind us." "You haven't come to negotiate, have you, Pacheco?" "Where is your brother?" "Your Majesty." "Guard!" "Guard!" "What have you done to my daughter?" "Nothing." "Nothing will happen to her or your wife if you come to Ávila with us right now." "You want the king to sign, right?" "Otherwise they'll kill us." "Cabrera, step back, I beg you." "The lives of my wife and my daughter are in danger." "Not anymore." "Kill me, and my supporters will say you wanted to meet me to kill me." "The king has set Pacheco and Girón free." " I bring good news." " What is it?" "The king is letting us go see Mother." "We leave tomorrow at dawn." "Get Beltrán away from court." "Remove his titles, and they'll believe you." "I assume your brother will not offer his army for free." "What will we give him in exchange?" "Isabel." "To guarantee future peace, we propose a marriage between Alfonso and Juana." "Will Alfonso be in our custody?" "That won't be a problem." "We agree." "As for Isabel, she must have her own place in Segovia, far from your wife." "Beatriz?" "Will you live with me?" "If the princess refuses to marry... the king of Portugal won't bring his army to Castile." "That will be the time to take the next step." "Are you talking about overthrowing the king?" "Your brother and the nobles don't support this wedding." "It goes against the pact." "I want you to meet His Royal Highness, Don Alfonso of Portugal." "I'm sorry you made such a long trip for nothing." "I have no intention of marrying you." "How dare you refuse the king of Portugal?" "What hurts more?" "That I don't want a king as a husband, or that I don't want to marry your brother?" "Don't you know what's expected of a woman of the royal family?" "To have more dignity than you." " Long live King Alfonso!" " Long live!" "Tough times are coming, Beltrán." "There will be war." "I've been informed about the farce that played out in Ávila." "Can I count on you again?" "Always, Your Majesty." "Subtitles by DramaFever" "Isabel" "We lost Ávila to Carrillo, Placencia, Cáceres, and Osma, which belong to Zúñiga." "And Seville." "Seville?" "Did they take Alcázar?" "All of Christian Andalusia, Your Majesty." "What support do we have left?" "Santillana, Tendilla, Buitrago Cuéllar, Ledesma." "That's not enough." "No." "It's not." "Can't we get more weapons, more horses, more men?" "The strongboxes are diminishing every day." "More moves out than comes in." "The war is finishing off the crops... the wool... the men." "A king isn't a king without something to offer." "And Enrique only has himself to offer!" " And he does gladly." " But Castile's nobles don't care." "Only that bastard Beltrán." "He has nothing left." "The Zúñigas are lords of our Andalusia." "Your army, Monsignor, is unstoppable." "And no one rivals my brother, Pedro Girón, anywhere he goes." "I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, the Son... and the Holy Spirit." "Victory is ours!" "Fonseca, send word to the Holy Father." "Ask him to force the traitors to put down their weapons." "Remove Carrillo as Archbishop of Toledo, remove the Archbishop of Burgos." "Take away the titles of Calatrava and Alcántara." " I want him to excommunicate them!" " I don't think" "Do as I order, Fonseca!" "We need to end this war." "Our people can't take it any longer." "The smoke came from the clearing." "Battles are in open fields." "That's why we need to avoid the clearings." "How long will it last, Father?" " The war?" " Yes." "As long as the lords want." "We have no choice but to hide and resist." "And pray." "If that was of any help... we would all live in peace." "Do you think we could have the pilgrimage at San Isidro?" "Will it be over by then?" "I hope, my dear." "I hope." "Mother is fixing one of her dresses for me for the festivities." "The red one." "Let's see how it looks!" "I personally can't wait." "But we won't be at San Isidro." "What a shame." "Please." "If you need men, take me." "Trust me, we have enough men." "What we need are women." "Father!" "No!" "No!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name..." "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done..." "It's your turn." "No, please, please." "Well, she's feisty." "Do you plan on taking all four of us?" "Watch her." "Come on." "Let's go." "How many lives does that embroidery have?" "More than a cat, I'm afraid." "Who would say that you're the daughter and a sister of a king?" "I must have missed out on the good old days of princesses." "Beatriz, they brought you this." "It's from my father." "What news does he have?" "It's about my marriage." "But..." "What?" "With whom?" "Cabrera?" "Congratulations." "It's a good match." "The Mayor of the Palace, the king's treasurer." "I've always thought he was a good man." "I'm not saying he isn't, but I barely know him." "I've heard you say that you'll only marry someone who choose." "I feel the same." "Then, tell your father." "If you want, I'll go with you to talk to him." "No." "I don't want do disobey my father." "I owe it to him." "Besides, I've also heard you talk about commitments and obligations." " Is a date set?" " No." "Cabrera wants to talk with me before making it official." "So His Holiness doesn't want to soil his hands in Castile." "Isn't that right, Your Eminence?" "That's right." "He thinks it's his duty to remain neutral." "His duty." "His duty is not to err on the bet." "You can get to Rome without being a saint but never by being a fool." "Keeping up this war is only increasing the court's debts and my subjects' pain." "Your Majesty, the other option is to accept defeat and that can never be an option." "Perhaps there's another option." "One that doesn't involve the battlefield." "I'm surprised you're no longer such a warrior." "Each moment has its strategy, Your Majesty." "And being able to accept your mistakes." "Of the first, the church knows a lot." "Of the second, not so much." "What is this magic solution, Your Eminence?" "Making the Marquis of Villena return to our side." "Pacheco... on our side after organizing this war?" "It depends on what he gets from it." "He always works for his own benefit." "And he's not the only one." "There's always a price with Pacheco." "We must have a lot to offer him." "How about being related to the royal family?" "How?" "Offer to marry his brother, Pedro Girón... to Princess Isabel." "That's impossible." "Your Majesty, he can't be serious." "Juan Pacheco is the hinge that moves our enemies." "And his brother is the hammer hitting our troops." "If we can reel them in, Your Majesty... there will no longer be war." "Very true." "I've always known this." "Yet you berated me when I wanted to negotiate." "What's with the change, Fonseca?" "Are you afraid for your titles in Seville now that it has fallen?" "You wanted a solution." "I've given you one." "And a good one, by the way." "What loyalty can be expected of one who's only loyal to himself, Your Majesty?" "Of who has betrayed you before?" "Beltrán, Beltrán." "I know you don't like Pacheco, and neither do you, Cabrera." "I don't like him either." "But the good of Castile is more important than all of us." "And I would deal with the devil himself to have peace!" "Do what you must, Fonseca." " Like in Seville?" " Like in Seville." "Don't hesitate between a convert and an old Christian." "The Christian." "Let them know that we're on their side." "We won't leave them at the hands of the usurers." "Gentlemen, how's the campaign going?" "It couldn't be better, Your Majesty." "What are the plans?" "Which towns will join us?" "We were just talking about that." "So I've come just in time." "Can I give my opinion on our strategy?" "Forgive me, Your Majesty." "What were Pedro's orders?" "Where is he?" "Returning from Jaén." "Very well." "And your army, Archbishop?" "Ready to leave for Simancas, Your Majesty." "Don't worry, we have good captains who know what they're doing." "Yes, but I'm their king, right?" "Of course, and we fight for you, isn't that correct?" "If not, then for whom?" "We'll continue at another time." "Gentlemen." "Your Majesty." "Who does he think he is?" "At the moment, your king." "Your Eminence!" "I'll leave you with your king." "I wanted to ask you something, Your Eminence." "Whatever you wish, Your Majesty." "I want to join your troops at Simancas." "Forgive me, Your Majesty, but I don't think that's a good idea." "You don't think I'm capable enough?" "If something happened, we'd lose our king." "There are plenty of men to fight, but there is only one king." "And you've never been in battle." "History is filled with kings leading their troops." "Warrior kings." "And no doubt that one day you'll be one." "But right now you have no training experience with weapons." "Then train me!" "Do you think I don't see it?" "You, Pacheco, Zúñiga, everyone!" "You all see me as a helpless child." "If you made me king... if you fight for me as your king, why don't you treat me like one?" "Why don't you treat me like a man?" "Your Majesty, you are my lord, ask me anything but this." "I wouldn't forgive myself if something happened to you." "Excuse me." "He hasn't come yet?" "You're stunning." "Don Andrés Cabrera is a lucky man." "Yes." "He's here." "Well, here we go." " Do you want me to go with you?" " No." "I'd rather go to the slaughterhouse alone." "Cabrera is a good man." "He's wise and hates injustice." "I don't deny it but how can you love someone you barely know?" "Her father is a reasonable man." "He must have thought it was best for her." "Best for her and for his interests and his business within the court!" "Marriage is too serious a business to be left to an inexperienced young girl." "Yes, but that inexperienced girl will share vows, her life, and a bed with her husband." "It won't be Beatriz's father going to bed with Cabrera and bearing his children!" "It will be Beatriz." "And no one asked her." "I've proven it once." "I won't marry someone I haven't chosen." "I don't want to seem pretentious but... even in tough times, I can assure you that you'll want for nothing." "I am His Majesty's butler and the treasurer of Segovia and Cuenca." "But I suppose you already knew that." "My father knows, and that's enough." "I know how close you are to Doña Isabel." "And I have no intention of separating you from her." "You can still be her confidant." "As you wish, my lord." "May I?" "Thank you." "Regarding our home..." "if you accept me as your husband... you should know that it will be you" "Listen, Don Andrés." "It's pointless to keep going around in circles." "'If you accept me.'" "You've already reached an agreement with my father." "I have nothing to accept or refuse." "My lady." "I went to your father because I've thought of you since I first saw you." "You wore less luxurious garments... but you were as beautiful as you are today." "And you were hungry." "I have a soft spot for sweets." "It's a defect I can't help." "Your defects must be wonderful." "And there's nothing I would like more than to enjoy them by your side." "But it's your approval I want." "Not your father's." "Take all the time you need." "And whether it's a yes or a no, I'll listen to you and accept it." "Let's be clear on one thing." "You won't be forced to the altar." "Not with me." "My lady." "Welcome, Pacheco." "Sir." "It's good to have you back." "You called for me, and I came to listen to you." "I think His Eminence has informed you of our intentions." "Yes, but there are still things to talk about." "Speak then." "In private, sir." "I'll leave you men alone." "I didn't mean you, my lady." "I wouldn't be of help, anyway." "My lady." "Your Majesty." "Well then." "Damn it!" "I beg you forgive me, Your Majesty." "Don't apologize for having blood in your veins." "You're a man and behave as such." "It's my husband who doesn't." "What the king does is well done." "Poor Beltrán." "You're as loyal as you are naive." "Or perhaps... the wealth with which the king has compensated you is more than enough." "Beltrán." "Speaking of what the king has given you, are you happy with her?" "My lady." "My love!" "Is your hearing finished?" "Not yet, I hope." "Pacheco is in there." "I see." "Mencía, let's leave them alone." " And how is married life, dear?" " Wonderful, my lady." "I have no doubt." "Was the queen telling you something I should know about?" "No." "We agreed we'd tell each other everything, and I always keep my word." "You know I do too." "Don't you think my offer is good enough?" "Your brother would marry my sister." "By God, I'm offering you a chance to become my brother-in-law." "What else do you want?" "I want Beltrán de la Cueva out of here." "Will your quarrel never end?" "It will end when he's out of the court." " No." " There's no deal then." "You'll miss a chance to become part of the royal family." "Maybe it will be Your Majesty who loses the crown." "Our forces are strong." "Our storage boxes are full." "We are in no rush." "The war can continue." "I'm offering you an end to the war." "A return to peace." "And you're going to say no because of that opportunist?" "You'll allow poverty and death to continue destroying Castile?" "For him?" "And what about Alfonso?" "Leave that to me." "All right." "I'll tell Beltrán." "I know nothing would give you more pleasure, but no." "You deal with Alfonso and your people." "I'll deal with mine." "Do you have a date set for your wedding?" "We don't know if there'll be one." "Why?" "Pacheco accepted the offer." "The war is over." " Fonseca, get Chacón to bring Isabel." " As you wish." "And if Doña Isabel doesn't agree to the wedding?" " She refused the king of Portugal." " Cabrera!" "This is not the same thing." "Her brother Alfonso is involved, and she has no choice." "She has duties." " Your Majesty?" " Yes?" "Did Pacheco ask for something else?" "No." "It seems there are ups to being a traitor." "Son, if the king commands, we can only obey." "This way." "Married to a king's daughter." "And heiress, if something happened to her brother Alfonso, God forbid it." "Isabel would succeed Enrique and, with her, you." "This isn't a gift, brother." "We didn't get it from birth." "We've earned it, you with this and me with this." "Don't say a word until I've spoken to the nobility." "Be careful." "Don't lower your guard." "Relax, they come with me everywhere." "Whether to the battlefield or to ask for a girl's hand in marriage." "Will they accompany you to bed too?" "No, not there." "I can take care of things on my own there." "Do you even know how to hold a sword?" "You, take it." "None of you will be useful in a fight." "I will." "Have you held a weapon before?" "I've fought." "Is that right?" "Where?" "If you're willing to tell us." "On the wrong side." "That's why I'm here." "Could it be that you ran away?" "I'm talking to you." "Why don't you test him, Iago?" "Then we'll see if what he says is true." "When I'm done, he'll only be good for Pedro Botero." "Leave him." "I don't have many like him." "He would have finished me off." "Don't doubt it." "And would you have stopped him as you stopped me?" "What's your name?" " Juan." " Like my brother." "A good sign." "Why are you changing sides?" "I'd rather be on the winning side." "He's one of us." "I want this one close." "Instead of being useful to Pedro Botero, you'll be useful to Pedro Girón." "Pedro Girón?" "Master of the Order of Calatrava." "Lord of Belmonte, Ureña, Osuna, Briones, Frechilla, Morón de la Frontera." "I know him, Your Majesty." "Not for his titles but for his outbursts." "He tried to violate my mother." "Sometimes it's better to look at the future and not remember the past." "He tried to kidnap you!" "He risked the lives of your daughter and the queen!" "Have you forgotten that too?" "Your Majesty, as you just recalled, he is Master of the Order of Calatrava." "That mastery demands chastity." "He has asked for a papal bull." " I see he had everything prepared." " Chacón!" "Please." "This wedding will end the bloodshed in Castile." "Alfonso and Isabel will enter my succession line." "My brother has to give his approval." "He'll give it, Isabel." "Don't worry about that." "The official engagement will be at Ocaña." "It's not safe for Girón and his people to come to Segovia now." "Sister." "Receive my congratulations." "Look who's here." "My girl." "How are you?" "Let's go to the window, so you can get some sun." "Think about it carefully, Your Majesty." "This wedding is a prison sentence for Don Alfonso." "A sentence?" "I'm naming him as my heir." "You refused my brother, the king of Portugal." "A king wasn't good enough, right?" "If you had accepted then, you wouldn't have that look on your face now." "I can't." "I can't allow that man to touch me." "Calm down, my girl." "Calm down." "It will all work out." "You'll see." "No!" "It won't work out!" "You'll marry someone you don't love." "And I'll have children with the man who tried to violate my mother!" "I stopped it then, and I'll stop it now." "Trust me." "See?" "It will all work out." "Forgive me, but I think Archbishop Carrillo is right." "He's an expert in the art of war." "I think you should listen to him." "And you're my page and you should obey me." "I just want to protect you, Your Majesty." "Why don't you want to teach me?" "You're good with a sword, a dagger, a spear." "And I know of your skill because you saved my sister." "Yes, I saved her from the people who are now your allies." "Does it bother you that I will become king with their help?" "No, Your Majesty." " I just want to obey you." " Then obey me." "Marquis!" "Your Majesty, I'm in a hurry." "I'm expected at a meeting." "I think it's my obligation as king to go into battle." "That thinking honors you." "It's worthy of a king like you." "You should prepare to fight." "Archbishop Carrillo thinks it's too risky." "My uncle is from another generation." "He doesn't believe that youth are capable of making their own choices." "And you should make yours." "That's why you're king." "But he's never held a weapon." "Train him then." "You're his servant, and you're bound to obey him." "I'm proud you're behaving like a king." "And as a man without fear." " Now, if you'll excuse me." " Go." " Shall we start?" " Whenever you wish." "This is what we've fought for?" "We have the king in our hands." "Why should we agree on a pact now?" "Because now we have him at our mercy." "Don't you get it?" "Beltrán is out of court." "With Beltrán out, the rage is gone." "We'll be the ones to rule Segovia again." "Our armies are the strongest." "Carrillo's, Zúñiga's, my brother's." "We have what we want without spending more on weapons or men." "We won't lose anymore crops or taxes." "What else do we want?" "But Enrique will remain king." "Why do we care who is king?" "Don't tell me you were fighting for Alfonso?" "The succession is ours." "Whether it's Alfonso or Isabel as my brother's wife, one of ours will rule." "What more could we ask for?" "What about the Mendozas?" "Step by step." "Can I count on you?" "No." "Sir, I don't think you realize what you're doing." "Think of Don Alfonso." "If this wedding comes to pass... we will become an obstacle in Girón's path to the throne." "Pacheco must have thought of this." "He doesn't take a step without thinking." " No." " My God." "Don't you see Alfonso is in mortal danger?" "Pacheco won't let him live if his brother can become king by marrying Isabel." "I said no!" "All right, we're done for the day." "I can still do it myself." "Supposedly, a Mendoza only kneels before God and the king." "Now he kneels before painters too." "Do you think I like seeing that scheming Pacheco in court?" "I assure you I hate it as much as you!" "But Mendozas obey the king!" "And it's necessary for Castile's peace." "I recommend you do the same." "Forgive me." "I do this to protect Don Alfonso." "Any harm that befalls Don Alfonso will be something he went looking for." "Because of his playing the king." "But he's only a boy." "I'm not a man who asks for favors, and I never ask for myself." "I know." "But this is the second time I've come to you and both times I've left as I came." "Someday the wheels will turn." "Hit with force." "Up, Your Majesty, hit with force." " I'm doing it, Gonzalo." " With more force then." "More strength!" "Come on!" "Pay attention to the back and disarm." "Yes!" "Renouncing your title as Master of the Order of Calatrava in favor of your son." "That's courage, brother!" "Who better than your own son?" "What are the knights saying to their new eight-year-old master?" "I don't know." "I guess they're happy." "At least now they know he'll obey the chastity vow." "Not like his father." "No." "Leave the wine." "The night is still young." "I've squeezed as much out of the order as I could" "And we have 200,000 fanegas of land." "And we'll continue with Rodrigo." "We've gotten far, brother." "Father would be happy." "In the end, they've had to accept us." "They've had to take us in." "That's why we can't get distracted." "There are court people who don't like us." "And since they won't dare face us, they'll go for our backs." "Enjoy and stop worrying." "Today we're celebrating." "Be careful, Pedro." "In houses, in brothels, in the open fields." " Who will dare?" "Alfonso?" " Chacón." "Beltrán, even if he isn't at the court anymore." "Don't worry, Juan." "My men are always with me." "I'm taking them to Ocaña for the engagement." "How will Isabel be in bed?" "Will she be more agreeable than her crazy mother?" "If she's hot enough, she won't know." "She better start warming up." "I have a dungeon near the bedroom in the castle so she can think things over." "I'm leaving." "I have things to attend to in the morning, and I can see you have some now." " Good night, brother." " Good night." "You have no idea how happy I am that my chastity vow is over." "What's going on?" "Why are you dressed?" "I'm going to see my brother Alfonso." " What?" " I'll talk with him." " Only he can say no to the wedding." " Are you crazy?" "You can't go to Ávila." "There are bandits!" "And soldiers, and battles on both sides, and wolves." "And Chacón?" "He said he'd take care of it." "Chacón can't do anything." " This is crazy." " Beatriz, crazy or not, I'm going." "Are you coming or not?" "There you have it." "It has no scent." "And no flavor, that's its merit." "But it works?" "A quarter of what you're taking could kill a horse." "But if you want to go unnoticed, I recommend using it little by little." "And surgeons won't find it?" "Christian surgeons?" "Even if you killed a man with an ax blow to the head... a Christian surgeon wouldn't be able to diagnose the cause of death." "I hope to never see you again." "Actually, I don't recall ever seeing you." "Stop." "Who's there?" "My lady." "You got ready to fight and as soon as you get here... the war ends." "You see?" "I bring good luck." "Don't be so sure." "Depending on where you are, war isn't that bad." "What I've seen isn't very joyful." "Because you weren't next to Don Pedro." "You think highly of your lord." "He's the best of all." "He always looks after his men, and when there's a profit, there's some for everyone." "You see why I always have him nearby." "I like to be flattered." "Peasant, I want to have you near me as well." "Iago, he's to have a weapon and stay no less than ten steps from me." "See?" "Even if your brother wanted to, could he stop the wedding?" "He's Pacheco and Girón's king." "They will have to listen to him." "And if he refuses the agreement" " My lady!" " What do you want?" "For now, the horses!" "Don't even think about it!" "Let me go!" "Let me go!" "Oh, my goodness!" "I am Isabel of Trastámara, the daughter of King Juan." "And the sister of King Enrique and King Alfonso." "Let us go, before it's too late." "Oh no!" "Hey, their clothing is good quality too!" "Hand them over." "They won't need them." " Let me go!" " What are you doing?" "My lady!" "I don't know if you're a king's daughter but you're just as prideful." "Take off her clothes." "Drop your weapons." "My lady!" "Thank you, Cabrera." "My pleasure." "Get back on your horses and allow me to escort you back home." "Don't you think the end of the war is good news?" "Yes, of course." "But I won't be king anymore." "Yes, you will." "Don Enrique has named you his heir." "He'll sign it himself." "You and your sister come before his own daughter Juana." " Isabel too?" " After you." "And she'll marry my brother, Pedro Girón." "One of the best matches in Castile." "You must give your approval." "I'm not sure if I should." "Don Pedro is the lord of several towns." "He's renounced his position as Master of the Order of Calatrava to marry your sister." "It's not that, Pacheco." "I won't be king anymore." "You're young." "You'll have enough time to rule." "For now, you'll train yourself as you've been doing." "You'll get to know the court and rule a kingdom in peace, not divided like now." "Don't think you're taking a step back." " No." " No." "And I'll prove it to you." "This... is yours." "The Order of Santiago." "It returns to you as master, as your father wanted." "Do you agree then on the wedding?" "Let's keep fighting." "Leave it." "Don't touch it." "Gonzalo, today you'll be defeated by the Master of the Order of Santiago." "What are you doing?" "Being loyal." "Didn't you want to fight like a man?" "Then do it." "It's because of my sister, right?" "It's because of Isabel?" "Isabel will know where you stand!" "Leave me!" "I don't know how to thank you for what you did for us." "But we wanted to ask for another favor." "Don't worry." "I won't say a word about what happened." "I too must ask for something in exchange." "You must assure me you'll never do something this crazy again." "Promised." "I see you still have watchful eyes." "There's no other option these days in Castile." "Now if you'll excuse me, madams." " Don Andrés." " My lady." " Forgive me for not answering yet." " No." "I'm in no rush." "I prefer a late and sincere yes from you than a hasty and forced one." "Do you think he'll saying something at the court?" "I think you can trust him, my lady." "And you?" "Have you begun trusting him too?" "Me?" " Is your throat any better?" " No." "I'll have to propose to Isabel using signs." "My lady, I'd like to ask for your hand." "You know what for." "Damn throat." "It feels like it's on fire." "It's the dusty road, sir." "It hasn't rained in months." "Try some broth." "That's always worked for me." "I'll get it for you." "Look, look." "Storks." "Enough!" "Enough with old maids' tales!" "How can it be a bad omen for battle if there is no battle?" "There's nothing to fear." "You hear me?" "Get up!" "Rest time is over!" "Move!" "You don't believe in omens?" "A stork won't kill me." "Let's go." "You should choose a night with a full moon for the wedding." "The full moon favors fertility, and that, believe me my dear... is essential." "Now that I think about it, you won't have that problem with your husband." "He already has four children." " Four children?" " Yes, you didn't know?" "Alfonso, Rodrigo, Juan, and María." "Their mother is a lovely woman, Doña Ines." "But the Order of Calatrava demands chastity from its master." "Darling, in Castile rules were made to be broken." "That's because no one is there to enforce them." "You should meet Doña Ines." "She could give you some advice on what Don Pedro likes." "Or maybe he'd rather keep her as he has so far." "At home with the children." "There are vigorous men... and you're fortunate enough to get one." "Oh, I have something for you." "Try it on." " It's not necessary." " Try it on." "There we are." "Now you really look like a bride ready to give yourself to your husband." "I pray that this veil... brings you the same luck in your marriage as it has in mine." "Sister." "You look gorgeous." "Your Majesty." "Will you grant me a moment?" "Of course, Isabel." "Come with me." "Well, what did you want to talk about?" "Your Majesty, you must allow me to go speak with my brother." "Why?" "Is there a problem?" "I can't get married without his approval." "That could cause trouble in the future." "I need to talk with him." "No, that won't be necessary." " He's aware of everything." "You see?" " And he agrees?" "There's his signature." "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee." "Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb..." "Sleep, my lady." "I can't." "Are you praying for things to get better?" "There's no possible way." "God, forgive me." "Why should God forgive you?" "Because I'm praying that he'll let me die." "Don't say that." "That he'll allow me to die, since Girón won't." "That I'll die before he touches one hair on me." "God will not allow such evil." "Not while I'm alive." "I swear, I'll take his life with this dagger as soon as I see him." "Wake up, quickly." "Put that away." "What's going on?" "The lord is very sick." "He has a high fever." "He has to see a surgeon." "A surgeon?" "Where?" "Villarrubia is closest and it's part of Calatrava." "Hurry up, my God." " Open your mouth, sir." " No." " I have to get to Ocaña." "I have to." " Hold him." " I have to get to Ocaña!" " Hold him!" " Let me go!" "Satan's children!" " Open your mouth." "Open his mouth." " He has the black plague." " My God!" "How can it be the black plague?" "There are many men in his company, how is he the only one who has it?" "He has abscesses in his throat." "There's no doubt." "Villarrubia is a land filled with converts and pigs." "Can we trust you?" "Are you a real Christian by blood?" "As far as my oldest ancestors can recall, all of our forefathers were Christian." "Forgive us." "I'm fine if you're a Christian surgeon." "Damned be God!" " We beg you to forgive him." " It's the disease's delirium." "43 years. 43, and you can't wait 40 days?" "Only 40 days to fulfill my commitment and marry the princess." "I've fought all my life to die as a great man, and now you're leaving me at the door." "They should have crucified you a thousand times." "Jew!" "Son of a tramp!" "If the fever goes down, and he gets through the night, he may live." "Let me know if he gets worse." "I'll stay with him." "And I with you, mate, and I with you." "Glory be to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit." "As it was in the beginning, is now and will be forever." "Amen." "Iago." "Iago." "Sir?" " If I die" " Don't say that." "My jewelry and coins... divide them up between you and my knights." "I've left enough wealth to my family." "Hold on sir." "The sunrise is near." "Iago!" "Wake up!" "He's choking!" "Go get the surgeon!" "Go!" "I'll stay with him!" "Go!" "Don't blame God, sir." "He has nothing to do with this." "Half of this is inside you, you know?" "Drink the rest." "Open your mouth." "Drink it all." "There, there." "Remember this in hell." "It isn't God who's taking your life." "It's me, you bastard!" "Help!" "Don Pedro isn't breathing!" "He's not breathing!" "Help!" "He's not breathing!" "I, Juan Pacheco... inform the Order of Calatrava... that with the loss of Don Pedro Girón..." "I will take the role of tutor to his son..." "Master Rodrigo Téllez Girón." "Prepare my guard to go to the court in Segovia." "I want to see their faces." "I want to see the faces of my brother's assassin." "Leave me alone." "And you?" "Have you decided what to tell Cabrera?" "I can't leave you, not now." "I thank you, but I shouldn't drag you into this." " Forgive me." " Don Gonzalo." " Is that for Ocaña?" " Yes." "Something must have happened." "We're being urgently called to the court." "Sir." "Don Pedro Girón... the Lord of Velmonte... the Lord of Ureña..." "Master of the Order of Calatrava... and my brother... is dead." "How?" "How?" " What happened?" " The black plague." "The black plague?" "He was on his way to Ocaña to propose to the princess." "The black death flew over his men and only took him." "The best of all." "He was a great man." "And a great Castilian." "I accompany you in your grief." "Thank you, sir." "All night." "I prayed all night to God to stop the wedding." " He heard you this time." " What is it?" "There's no wedding." "Girón is dead." "It's a miracle!" "What happened?" "You tell her, Chacón." "You'll hear it firsthand." "I don't know what you're talking about." " You said it was the black death." " Don't mock me." "Only him?" "How convenient." "A miracle, no doubt, but I don't believe in miracles." "Maybe you should." "I warned my brother." "I warned him there are people at court who don't like us and don't dare face us." "That they would betray us." "Why did you do it?" "For her?" "For her brother?" "A boy who's determined to be an altarpiece king?" "You're confused, Marquis." "I'm not like you." "No, you're not." "You're more like a cowardly bastard!" "One who prefers to go through the back and never shows his face unless forced." "Marquis!" "Don't shield yourself with a girl." "Be a man for once in your life." " I can't say that I'm sorry." " You're not the only one." "Now what?" "That wedding was to end this war." "Now that there's no wedding..." "Someone help me, please!" " What is it?" " Pacheco wants to kill Chacón." "What do I have to do so you'll show your face?" "Start by lowering that sword." "Maybe the black plague exacted the justice men couldn't bring on your brother." "Marquis!" "I order you to lower your weapon!" "Lower your weapon, Pacheco!" "What are you doing here?" " This is my home." " You've been banished from court!" "Only the king can do that, and if he hasn't, you won't be the one to do it." "Never." "The king never planned to fulfill his part of the deal." "He never meant to keep his word." "He would never throw you out of the court." "Or allow the wedding." "He lied." "I will not allow the king to be doubted." "No." "I won't have anything to do with someone who doesn't keep his word." "You know what that means, right?" "I'm afraid I do." "For nothing." "All this was for nothing." "Will this kingdom never live in peace?" "Cabrera, make sure Isabel gets home and that no one can reach her." " Beltrán." " Your Majesty?" "Prepare your men again." "Talk with your father-in-law." "Have him prepare his troops too." "As you wish." "I know it will be difficult." "But send messengers throughout Castile to see who will join their king." "To see who considers me their king." " Your Majesty." " Yes, Beltrán." "Do you trust me, Your Majesty?" "I trust no one more than I trust you." "Finally you'll be forced to act like a king." "Pacheco suspects that Chacón is behind his brother's death." "And Alfonso is in his hands." "But Alfonso agreed to your wedding." "He agreed with Pacheco on that." "Remember your fears about the wedding." "Alfonso was the only obstacle between Girón and the throne." "It was his death sentence." "You're right." " And you?" " What?" "When will you say yes to Cabrera?" "The poor man is suffering for no reason." "Why do you think I'll say yes?" "Because you get as red as an apple every time the subject is brought up." " It's yours." " Thank you so much." "My lady." "Do you think it was the black plague that took Girón?" " No." " Then who was it?" " Well, it's done." " Yes." "It's done." "Now he's dead too." "But that doesn't bring your sister back." "No." "Do you feel better?" "No." "But I'd do it again a thousand times." "What will you do now?" "I'll go back to Segovia." "The war is starting again." "It's hot." "Soon it will be time for San Isidro." "Let me take that, Father." "Subtitles by DramaFever" "In the next episode..." "Between Cuéllar and Medina del Campo, it's most likely he'll try to get us here." "In Olmedo." "Pacheco is out there and my husband is with the troops." "So don't tell me they won't get in." "I won't leave Segovia without knowing who ordered my brother's death." "Don't think about who poured the poison, but who ordered him poisoned." " And that wound?" " Nothing serious." "I'm the king." "I must be respected as the king and as a man." "In death?" "He'll inherit the Order of Santiago in death?" "We should never underestimate Carrillo's armies." "Or Pacheco's." "He's back to the rebel side." "Are you on our side or not?" "I am." "Chacón." " Monsignor." " Where's Alfonso?" "You must go out to proclaim victory." "They told me the combat was even." "But that our troops were superior." "He demands custody of Isabel and your daughter." "You're almost a man." "Mother, I am a man." "I'm the king." "No, no!" "Never!" "What's the strategy now, then?" "Segovia, sir." "You, my girl." "Are you married yet?" "I guess you think about your brother, not my husband." "I pray for both and for Castile." "I'd like it if you had more faith in me." "What faith can I have in you?" "Tell your lord he lied." "He promised me!" "How dare you threaten me?" "I am the Holy Father's representative!" "This is Castile." "And Castilians do not let impertinence pass." "They can take Segovia." "I'm not going." "What do I have to fear?" "My own brother taking me prisoner?" "We need to siege the city again and take it." "We still have followers there." "I'm afraid most of them have died." "I owe myself to the crown, to Castile." "Well you're wrong, as a brother and a king." "I want to propose a toast to our young and courageous king." " To our king." " To the king!" "Take control of the situation." "Take the initiative." "Make decisions." "Your Majesty!" "In previous episodes..." "We need to end this war." "Our people can't take it anymore." "Your turn." "It's from my father." " What news does he share?" " About my marriage." "It's your yes I want." "Not your father's." "Take all the time you need." "History is filled with kings who lead their troops." "Warrior kings." "And you'll be one, one day, but now you have no knowledge of weapons." "Teach me then!" "What's in that magic salve, Your Eminence?" "In making Villena's Marquis return to our side..." "How?" "By offering to marry his brother, Pedro GirÃ³n with Princess Isabel." "I'll never marry someone I don't choose." "You'll miss the opportunity to be related to the crown." "Maybe it will be Your Majesty who will lose the crown." "Our army is strong." "Our strongboxes are full." "We are in no rush." "Pedro GirÃ³n?" "The master of the Order of Calatraba, Lord of Velmonte, Frechilla, MorÃ³n" "I know him, Majesty." "He tried to abuse my mother." "He tried to kidnap you!" "He endangered the queen's and your daughter's lives!" "Is this what we've fought for?" "We have the coward king in our hands." "Why should we accept a pact now?" "We finally have him where we want him." "Don't you see that?" "Does it bother you I'll be king with his help?" "No, Your Majesty." " I just want to obey you." " Obey me then." "Half of half of what you're taking can kill a horse." "I'm Isabel of TrastÃ¡mara, King Juan's daughter" "King Enrique and King Alfonso's sister." "Now you look like a bride ready to give yourself to your husband." "Open your mouth and drink the rest!" "There, there." "Remember this in hell!" "It isn't God taking your life." "It's me, you bastard!" "The black death flew over his men and only took him." " The best of all." " There's no wedding." " GirÃ³n is dead." " It's a miracle!" "Never." "The king never intended on keeping his word." "Nor to allow the wedding." "You know what that means." "I'm afraid I do." "Cabrera, make sure Isabel goes back home and has contact with no one." "Prepare your men." "Send emissaries where there might be a noble in Castile who stands by their king." "And who thinks that their king is me." "Subtitles by DramaFever" "Episode 4" "After recovering Valladolid, Don Enrique departed with 400 horsemen to Portillo, with the intention of capturing Don Alfonso." "The noblemen of Castile rise up, sick of that who is not king, nor man." "After the death of Pedro GirÃ³n, his brother" "Juan Pacheco, marquis of Villena, tried to rebuild his power." "But many suffered damages, leading the towns to request a ceasefire from both sides." "A little enthusiasm..." "would not be out of place." "Go and ask for enthusiasm to the women who lost their husbands in battle." "To the families that suffer hunger for being left without crops." "Ask them for it." "Meanwhile, the loyal troops of the young king destroy everything on their way through the valley of Duero to Olmedo." "Certain that the Lord Almighty wishes their victory." "Great news." "They would be if only they were true." "So, is it a lie?" "A positive lie is always better than a negative truth." " Then what's the truth?" " We will risk our lives in Olmedo." "And we really need Pacheco and his troops." "Without him, we'll be at a disadvantage." "I will take his place." "I'm sure that will encourage our troops, Your Majesty." "But we need Pacheco back." "Before going to Olmedo." "How?" "You know where your family is, nephew." "Your people, your beloved ones." "I know where my brother is." "Six feet under when he had to be at the palace." "You have to look forward." "I don't want to!" "I had everyone in my pocket." "Enrique, Isabel, Alfonso--everyone!" "I will not leave Segovia until I know who ordered my brother killed." "Doctors say" "Ulcerative tonsillitis, how convenient." "Just before becoming part of the royal family." "Let's not be naive." "Okay, we won't." "If someone killed Pedro GirÃ³n don't ask yourself who did it, but who sent him." "Think who could take advantage of his death." "Would the queen allow a wedding like that when people wonder if her daughter is really the king's?" "You think BeltrÃ¡n would like to see your brother as part of the royal family if he marries Isabel?" "Tell me, who is with Enrique?" "Juana and BeltrÃ¡n." "Also, do you think that Enrique does nothing but renege on pacts and delay the war with tricks like your brother's wedding?" "This is war, Pacheco." "And in a war one tries to defeat the enemy in any way." "Don't you understand?" "If you have suspicions, I'll clear them for you." "It was them." "Go back to your people." "Do it for your brother." "Do it for Pedro." "And serve Alfonso?" "A boy who thinks he's king of something." "I don't trust him." "Even if he offers you the cross of Santiago's Order?" "Would he be willing to grant it to me?" "That's what he told me." "He might be a boy but he knows that without your army, we'll lose at Olmedo." "And if we lose at Olmedo, we'll lose the war." "That was my father's cross." "For years it was in BeltrÃ¡n's power." "And now that I finally have it, you want me to give it to the one who betrayed me?" "No, I want you to give it to the one who can help us win the war." "Fine, I'll sign a document granting it." "It's a wise decision, Your Majesty." "I agree with you." "That traitor shouldn't have the cross." "And he won't get it." " But you said" " He won't have it while I'm alive." "From CuÃ©llar to Medina del Campo, he'll try to intercept us here." "In Olmedo." "Will they give a fight?" "They will." "They didn't rise to surrender." "But you've told me that in the last battles their troops have retreated instead of engaging ours." "It could be a strategy." "We can never underestimate Carrillo's armies." "Nor Pacheco's." "He's back to the rebel band." "The serpent sheds its skin again." "Did you doubt it?" "This..." "This changes things." "But if it has to be in Olmedo, so be it." "BeltrÃ¡n, Mendoza, I trust you to plan our strategy." "Your Majesty, I suggest that during the battle you have Princess Isabel watched." "While our men are distracted, they might try to take her to her brother." "If they have a bargaining chip, better not make it two." "Will they try to attack court?" "Pacheco knows about that." "He did it with my father and to my advantage." "I'll talk with Cabrera about reinforcing the guard day and night." "Fine." "But just in case, I'll be watching Isabel closely." "Watch her, but don't bother her, I beg you." " We might need alliances in the future." " Alliances?" "Win the war, and we won't have to ally with traitors." "Gentlemen." "Sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't send my wife to command the troops." " Is there anything else?" " Yes." "And it's about you, BeltrÃ¡n." "Pacheco has put a prize on your head." "He swears he'll look for you in the battlefield." "Then, I have nothing to fear." "You know he won't be facing you." "He's promised a good price to whomever kills you." "Many of his men in Olmedo will be more interested in killing you than winning the battle." "What do you want me to do, Don Diego?" "Don't wear your family shields." "Go unnoticed, I beg you." "Your Majesty, I won't be the one hiding." "He's the coward, not me." "What kind of joke is this?" "When he's dead?" "I'll inherit the cross of Santiago's Order when he dies?" "No, don't do it!" " It's the king's will." " What king?" " The king we're fighting for." " We're not fighting for him." "If we don't defend a king, there's nothing to fight for." "Many noblemen, the people, myself!" "We wouldn't understand a new Castile without a new king." "And that's Alfonso." "Don't you forget it!" "You could have said it when you begged me to come back with my army." "Do you want to change sides again?" "You know I could, but it's not what we're talking about!" " I have not inherited the cross!" " Don't you have a conscience?" "Do you only look after yourself?" "Clean that." "You're right, he's deceived us." "But there's no going back." "There wouldn't be if I took my army and went back to Enrique." "You're right about that." "You'd surely lose Olmedo." "Are you on our side or not?" "I am." "I'll be loyal to Alfonso while he lives." "While the king lives?" "Or while you live?" "I always survive the kings." "It's probably because I have the same blood as Toledo's Archbishop." "Probably." "It's dawn." "You should be with your husband." "Don't worry about that." "He supports my decisions." "Cabrera supports you or he has no choice but to accept your will?" "And what's love if not accepting the loved one's wishes?" "Your wedding was beautiful." "Thanks to you, who helped me with everything." "That's not why it was beautiful but because it was enough to look at both of you to see your love for each other." "Come in." "My lady, the queen wants to see you." "Your Majesty." "Is there any news?" "The armies are even in strength." "I ask you not to expose yourself too much, Your Majesty." "I am the king." "I must be respected as king and as a man." "I'll be at your side." "Your Majesty." "My men are about to enter the battle." "I beg you to let me join them." "Go BeltrÃ¡n, but be careful." "Remember they're looking for you." "Long live Enrique!" "I'll go with him." "Watch over your son-in-law!" "At my age, he should be watching over me, not the other way." "It will calm him a bit." "Hold it to his face." "What are you doing?" "Will you cut off his leg?" "If I don't cut it now, his blood will poison his entire body." "Hold him tight!" "I need you to hold him!" "Won't you give him anything for the pain?" "If I don't cut now, we'll only be giving him the last rites." "Help hold him or shut your mouth!" "Watch out what you say, Jew, and how you say it." "You're talking to the king." "He might be the king, but I'm the surgeon." "Your Majesty!" "Fear is friends with good sense." "A sensible king is a good king." "Are you all right, Your Majesty?" "What are you doing?" " What are you doing, Gonzalo?" " Don't leave the tent or let anyone in." "Where are you going?" " To my room to pray." " Do it here." "It's as good place as any to pray." "Have you never seen the rosary prayed?" "I was wondering who you're praying for?" "I guess you're thinking about your brother and not my husband." "I pray for both and for Castile." "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name." "Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." "Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses." "As we forgive those who trespass against us..." "Sir!" "Are you all right, BeltrÃ¡n?" " I didn't find Pacheco." " But he's been found." "He was surrounded by three men when I reached him." "They're three dead men now." " And that wound?" " Nothing serious." "Your Majesty, victory is almost ours." "If you can call this carnage victory." "How many men has death taken in this battle?" "Five hundred?" "A thousand?" "History will say these men died for a good cause." "Minstrels will write songs for these heroes!" "But they won't hear them!" "And every time their children hear them they'll remember the day they lost their parents in a useless war!" "Let's get out of here." "I don't want to see another corpse." "Sir, you must proclaim victory!" " Let's get out of here!" " Please, sir!" "You can't abandon the post!" "Your Majesty!" "Your Majesty!" "Put it on." "Enrique has left the battlefield." "You must go out to claim victory." "Go out." "Do you bring news?" "I really can't tell you, my lady." "They tell me combat was even, but our troops were better." "Then?" "Did we win?" "To win on the battlefield, the king must claim victory and your husband didn't do it." "Why?" "Why didn't he?" "We don't know, my lady." "He abandoned Olmedo and left for Medina del Campo with his men." "Excuse me." "Do you know something about my brother?" "Alfonso did claim victory." "He stayed in Olmedo." "So he's alive!" "Yes." "Thank you, Lord." "Thank you." "The armies were even." "Blood turned Olmedo's golden fields red and then, the young king entered the fight." "Without fear, he didn't shun the enemy and he made the usurper flee." "Who would have thought that this king would be up to the challenge." "I didn't think he'd come back alive." "I want to propose a toast to our young and courageous king." " To our king!" " To the king!" "I was surprised I didn't see you at Olmedo, Marquis." "My troops were there." "That's the important thing." "And my uncle, Monsignor Carrillo, who's a better battle strategist." "I'm a better strategist at the desk and that's where I spent my time." "And what's our strategy now?" "Segovia, sir." "Let's take Segovia." "It's time for you to see your sister." "Nothing would make me happier." "So be it." "You and Monsignor prepare it all." "Excuse me, I'm tired." "Hold on, Gonzalo!" "Sir?" "Gonzalo, yesterday in Olmedo" "Yesterday in Olmedo, I was at your service as I should be, sir." "But they... they think" "They're all with you and that's the only thing that matters." "Now we must think about Segovia." "Only in Segovia, as the Marquis of Villena says." "Isabel." "Isabel will be hoping you free her from the queen as soon as possible." "Now, if you'll excuse me." "You can go." "He demands custody of Isabel and your daughter or they'll take Segovia." "Can they do that?" "Their troops are closer, but Cabrera has troops to resist them." "And the AlcÃ¡zar is impregnable." "Your Majesty, the problem isn't Segovia." "The problem was Olmedo." "The enemy has a high morale now." "Sir, we can't lose Segovia." "Your wife, daughter, and sister are there." "And the royal treasure." "Your Majesty knows that us Mendozas are always loyal to the king." "But..." "Speak." "But from that loyalty, I must tell you you're making a mistake." "The rebel band is always one step ahead of us." "They have the will we're lacking!" "And with Pacheco's troops, they're at the same numbers as us." "If they haven't got more." "What do you suggest then?" "That you act as a king!" "Take control of the situation." "Take the initiative." "Make decisions!" "That's why you're the king and why we obey you." "Were you looking for me, my lady?" "Yes, have you stocked up food to resist the siege?" "I assure you the city and the palace are well protected." "Carrillo's troops are at the city doors." " They can't get in." " Don't tell me they won't get in!" "Pacheco is outside, and my husband commands our troops, so don't say that." "I order you to have everything ready for when it happens." "It will be done, Your Majesty." "Where's Isabel?" " At her house." " What's she doing there?" "Bring her here, immediately." "I won't go!" "Am I to fear my own brother will take me prisoner?" "If his troops get in, God forbid it." "When an army raids a city, there could be excesses, looting." "Soldiers who don't differentiate between friend and foe." "My lady you should listen to him." "Tell Juana she should come herself to ask me." "When they get here, they'll find me at my house." "Then I'll stay with you." "No, Beatriz." "Your place is with your husband." "Do not insist, it's my duty." "I'm at your service." "You understand, don't you?" "You make your own decisions." "Be careful, I beg you." "Take care of her." "Don't worry." "We'll be alright." "I know this city." "It's impassable." "I know its walls and agree." "I can assure you, you'll be dining with your sister at the palace tonight." "May God hear you." "We can't wait to see her, right, Gonzalo?" " Of course, Your Majesty." " Don't worry." "Rest in your tent." "I'll call you when it's time." "Very well, I'll be there." "Gonzalo." "Alfonso is right." "The city is ready to resist a long siege." "And Enrique's troops will be here in a few days." "Cities are watched over by men." "You just need to find the right one." "Those doors will open from the inside, not the outside." "Nephew, you scare me sometimes." "There's no reason, as long as you're at my side." "My lady." "The enemy army has entered the city." "Those were the troops that would never get in." "Those the walls they'd never pass." "I don't know how it happened." "I'm sure Pacheco knows." "Your husband's troops must be close." "There isn't enough to loot in the city, so you have to rob the palace?" "Open that door!" "ChacÃ³n." " Monsignor." " Where's Alfonso?" "Sir!" "Over here!" "Are the queen and her daughter still at the AlcÃ¡zar?" "I must tell you it's useless to try and get in there." "I know, as well as she knows it's pointless to try and come out." "What will happen with those in the AlcÃ¡zar?" "We'll send word to Enrique." "There's a lot to talk about." "Brother!" "Your Majesty." "Isabel!" "Get up, please!" " I've missed you so much!" " Me too." "You're thinner." "Come on." "Let's get out of here." " Gonzalo." " My lady." "Thank you." "Pacheco promised me I'd be having dinner here with you tonight." " And I didn't believe him." " Better." "I don't like Pacheco." "Neither do I." "But thanks to him, we're together again." "I don't trust Pacheco or Carrillo." "I don't like them, and they don't like me." "I can only trust you and ChacÃ³n." "And I didn't have either at my side." "Gonzalo was there." "Yes, Gonzalo was there." "And you?" "Happy to be rid of that Portuguese witch?" "You have no idea." "She was dishonest to me and dangerous to my life." "But it's over." "Promise me we'll stay together." "I promise." "And it's a king's promise." "You know what I'd like?" "To celebrate it with mother, and for her to see you as king." "Let's go to ArÃ©valo and see her." "Really?" "Can we?" "The road is under our control." "We can go without any danger." "Besides, I'm king." "I can do what I want." "In his writing, that traitor refers to you as an usurper and Castile's noblemen as traitors and the troops who follow you, as rebels." "That's why I ask he be sentenced to die." "Diego EnrÃ­quez you're sentenced to die by hanging for treason." "The sentence will be executed tomorrow at dawn." "Wait a moment." "Has this man committed a blood crime?" " No, but in his writings" " Has he held a weapon against our men?" "Your Highness, his pen" "I don't think it's reason enough to kill him." "We've seen too many deaths in this city." "Your name is Diego EnrÃ­quez?" "Yes, sir." "You're free." " You're freeing him?" " Yes." "I guess we want to send Enrique a message." " Yes, but" " Who better than him?" "Let him go." "He's the king." "Your luggage is ready." "Now I have to prepare mine." "It won't be necessary, Beatriz." "You're not coming to ArÃ©valo." "But, my lady, my place is next to you." "No, your place is next to your husband." "I've kept you from him long enough." "But he's at the AlcÃ¡zar surrounded." "My brother has ordered you'd be escorted there." "Besides, his troops can't get in the AlcÃ¡zar." "When the negotiations start, you'll be able to come out safely." "My lady, I... feel as if I am betraying you." "Don't talk nonsense and don't cry, please." "From now on, we'll be on enemy sides." "Will we ever be together again?" "Of course." "It was Alfonso's doing." "If it was up to Palencia or Pacheco, I'd be hanging in the square." " Did the whole city fall?" " All, except the AlcÃ¡zar." " Your wife and daughter are there." " Who's protecting them?" "Cabrera and some of his men." "They're safe, Carrillo knows he can't take the AlcÃ¡zar before you get there." "We must leave immediately." "We need to siege the city and claim it." "We still have followers there." "I'm afraid most of them are dead." "And those who're alive won't be of much support after what happened." "We can only trust our troops." "BeltrÃ¡n, who else can we get to join us?" "No." "We'll go." "We'll go to negotiate." " But Your Majesty" " BeltrÃ¡n, I won't risk my family anymore." "EnrÃ­quez, I must ask you to return to Segovia and say we want to talk." " Yes, sir." " Mendoza, we must talk to Fonseca." "We need Rome's mediation." "As you wish, sir." "Mother." "Do you know who we are?" "Isabel!" "Alfonso!" "My children." "Where's your sister?" "She'll miss it." "There you have her." "It transcended by divine mystery to where the muses live that there were parties at ArÃ©valo for Don Alfonso's birthday." "Us, Jupiter's daughters, know of all the misfortunes, dangers and chores the gods tested the king with." "That's why we decided to come to the party." "But since the trip from Parnassus is filled with dangers we asked to be changed into colorful feathered birds." "May the party begin and may joy and good fortune do as you wish." "God wants to make you so good you'll be better in victories than those before you." "And in temporary grandness, your reign be such that will grant you both glories, the earthly and heavenly." "Thank you for your wishes, sister." "To thank you for this performance" "I give you the town of Medina del Campo." "Happy?" "Excuse me." "What's the matter with you?" "Don't you see?" "Can't you see anything?" "No, I see that even in private you address me formally." "I'm your brother, Isabel." "That's why I organized this party." "Because you're my brother." "Because I wanted to celebrate your birthday with mother not to be given the town's income as a knight who's served you well." "I didn't do it because you're king." "I did it because you're my brother and I love you." "And I..." " I love you too." " You forget it at times!" "Were you thinking of me as your sister when you agreed to my wedding to GirÃ³n?" "Or were you thinking about you?" "Or in Pacheco's interests?" "You never considered what I could want." "You know I have commitments, Isabel." "I owe myself to the crown, to Castile." "Well, you're wrong as a brother and as a king." "Fortunately, God is over the king and he fixed your mistake." "The Holy Father suffers to know that Christians are fighting against Christians and not against the enemies of the faith." "We trust that your presence here will guide us to find our way." "With the Lord's help." "We came to talk." "In that case, let's talk, gentlemen." "First, I want to see my wife and daughter." "I think you haven't understood the situation." "You don't have the right to give orders anymore." "You've lost Segovia and we set the conditions." "If you're going to ask for something, I beg you to do it politely." "I want to see them, please." "How much you've grown!" "I promise we'll all be together soon." "Juanita, go play." "Don't promise what you can't deliver." "You're my wife." "I'd like it if you had more faith in me." "Faith?" "What faith can I have in you?" "Tell me." "You're incapable of imposing yourself." "Incapable of making decisions." "You don't behave as a man on the battlefield or in the palace or the bedroom." "I knew Segovia would fall like a ripe fruit." "The saddest thing is that for a moment I hoped that my husband, the king would prevent it." "I beg you..." "Trust me." "Soon it will all be settled." "We'll be together again, all three of us." "No, no!" "Never!" "You've asked for a six-month truce to get the treasure out of the AlcÃ¡zar." "You must offer something in exchange." "I won't allow you to separate my daughter from her mother." "You must understand that the royal family is non-negotiable." "I'm the king!" "Not mine!" "And why do you complain?" "It's the same thing you did with the princess." "Isabel has been your hostage all this time." "Keep your treasure." "Your wife and daughter will be under siege until they don't have anything to eat." "You know we're capable of it." "Is it so difficult to understand they can't succeed you?" "Is a crown worth more than their lives?" "I won't allow anyone to talk like that of my king!" "Does that offend you?" "Or is it seeing your mistress and daughter in danger?" "Enough!" "The Holy Father sends me to make you reach an agreement." "You're Christian gentlemen." "You must follow His orders." "If you don't cooperate you'll be excommunicated." "You?" "You'd excommunicate us?" "If you don't give us a choice." "Gentlemen." "I think we should stop the negotiation." " I can't accept it." "I promised Juana." " Patience, sir." "Patience." "I think you don't understand what's going on." "The excommunicated don't give alms, Your Excellency." "What do you mean?" "The Holy Father wants peace for Castile but I guess he also wants money for the crusades." "What would he say if you go back empty-handed?" "How dare you threaten me?" "I'm the Holy Father's representative!" "And this is Castile." "And Castilians don't take well to impertinence." "Watch your words if you don't want to have an accident." " What's wrong?" " Trouble in Toledo." "Our allies have confronted the Jews." "And Alfonso is against them against those who took the city in his name." "My lady, I need your help." "Is it about Toledo?" "The nobles have murdered converts praying in churches." "They've taken the Jews' possessions without the king's approval." "My brother did the right thing apprehending the murderers." "There's something you must understand." "In Toledo, Jews support Enrique and those nobles won the city for us." "Alfonso must rectify, or we'll lose the city." "And who knows if after it, the war." "But it's God's law that" "God rules in the churches, but in war we must support our allies." "And sometimes, being fair isn't the right choice." "I beg you, don't go against me in this, no matter what you think." "Now more than ever the end justifies the means." "You never taught me this in class." "Theory is one thing and reality, another." "Isabel." "You ask me to allow punishment to those with other beliefs?" "That's not fair." "But what about true faith?" "If true faith should rule above why should I allow converts to be killed in churches while they pray?" "A church is a sanctuary, ChacÃ³n." "You taught me that." "Taking advantage of their power they've killed helpless Jewish families and taken their property." "That's not a matter of faith." "It's business." "I'm not with Pacheco, so please, don't act like him." "Don't dress in justice what are interests." "Those men fought for you." "They gave you Toledo." "So I should allow any kind of abuse?" "Don't be naive." "When you have power, you can create order." "Losing Toledo now would mean..." "If you want to be king you should learn to behave like such." "I am king!" "I am the king!" "And everyone wants to tell me how to be a good king when they just want me to do what's good for them what favors their interests." "Pacheco, Carrillo, and now you." "The party muses wished I'd be a kind and fair king." "Do you remember?" "One looked a lot like you." "Let's go, Gonzalo." "Having studied the situation, carefully" "I believe it's just to grant the request that DoÃ±a Juana of Avis and her daughter be separated one from the other and kept under custody to guarantee the fulfillment of the truce asked by Enrique." "This decision, is approved by Rome's Holy Father and must be obeyed." "As a neutral part of the agreement" "I offer my palace, Majesty to welcome your wife under custody." "Is it necessary to separate them?" "Let's not start again, I beg you." "Do you accept?" "We accept." "I ask that princess DoÃ±a Juana stay at the Mendoza's house." "I'll take her." "How appropriate." "We accept." "We accept." "My lady." "What's wrong Carrera?" "What are you doing here, BeltrÃ¡n?" " What are those soldiers doing here?" " My lady." "Due to the agreements between your husband and Alfonso's group you must leave immediately under Monsignor Fonseca's custody." "Are you going with me?" " No." " I promise I'll take care of her." "It will be for a short time." "I swear nothing will happen to her." "Ask your lord why he lied to me?" "He promised me!" "My lady." "He hasn't signed the decree returning power to Toledo's nobles." " Who does he think he is?" " The king." "The king?" "What king?" "A Christian king doesn't protect Jews." "He's the king because we want it." "Calm down." "Go to Toledo with your men." "And don't worry about the negotiations." "I'll handle them." "And going against his orders?" "No, nephew." "There's a limit." "What is it?" "We can get a king to do what's best for us." "What we shouldn't do is act behind his back." "We'll go to ArÃ©valo." "We'll convince him and make him sign what he has to." "But nor you or I will disobey the king." "We owe him respect." "Respect." "Yes, we agree on Alaejos Palace." "We'll leave tomorrow." "I assure you DoÃ±a Juana will feel at home there." "I'll see to it." "Do you know that if I was still on your side, nothing of this would be happening?" "I didn't push you away." "You left on your own!" "After what you did to my brother." "I swear that I nor any of my men had anything to do with your brother's death." "But it's too late now." "It's never too late." "It's never too late to get Segovia back and for Alfonso to stop getting in the way." "Don't be offended, Marquis, but we've been through this." "It's been too many times that you've changed sides." "How can I be sure of your loyalty now?" "What do you think about getting Toledo back?" " How?" " Without battles." "How can you do that?" "My lady." "All my house is now at your service." "Thank you." "Allow me." "You'll see how the time you spend here you'll feel as if you're in your own home." "Monsignor, my home is where my daughter is." "Allow me to introduce you to someone, Don Pedro of Castile." "One of my trusted men." " A king's grandson." " My lady." "Is it true you're a king's relative?" "Son of MarÃ­a of Castile" "Catalina of Castile's grandson, Pedro I's great grandson." " Pedro I, the cruel." " My family prefers law-abiding." "Kings and queens don't own our own lives." "Much less what history says about us." "If you'll excuse me, I'd like to retire." "Of course." "Go with DoÃ±a Juana to her rooms." "Gentlemen." "What a sad woman." "And so beautiful." "We've lost Toledo." "Monsignor you're that city's bishop." "What are the chances of getting it back?" "Right now, not many." "What do you suggest?" "We need to gather more troops." "I suggest we all go to Ãvila right now." "It's a safe city for the king and you." "The right thing would have been to support our own." "Not turn our backs on them when they needed us." "I trusted the king to be better advised." "Did Toledo magically fall, Marquis?" "As Segovia magically fell?" " I don't know what you're saying, Majesty." " And I don't know your interests in Toledo." "But I'm sure they've benefitted with what has happened." " If the offer is good." " Alfonso." " You're offending me, sir." " I'm offending you?" "I to you?" "I'm your king and won't allow you to give me lessons in dignity!" "I assure you he doesn't mean it, Majesty." "Do you remember Diego EnrÃ­quez?" "The chronicler you wanted to hang in Segovia?" "Damn it!" "Answer your king!" "Do you remember or not?" "Yes." "I read the chronicles you confiscated and they talked about you." "Do you know what they said?" "No." "They said you surrounded Enrique and I with the greats of the kingdom that you make some call him king and others me." "Meanwhile you put a foot on my shoulder." "Another on Enrique's and you pee on both of us." "That chronicler is an intelligent man, don't you think, Marquis?" "It should be me kneeling before you, Majesty." "Mother, please." "Take care of your brother." "There's no need." "He's a man." "Not yet, but I'm trying." "And you, find a good husband for Isabel." "The best." "I promise." "Give me your blessing, mother." "You're a good son." "May God make you a good man and a good king." "Bring peace to Castile." "I'm so proud of my children." "Go now." "ChacÃ³n." "My lady." "Keep being their family." " I will." " God bless you." "Monsignor, let's go to Ãvila." "Majesty, I'd like to talk about my nephew, Villena's Marquis." "His" "Carrillo, once we've recovered Toledo..." "Yes, Majesty." "I want Pacheco out of my court." "Alfonso, you're a man now." "You should eat, my lady." "Thank you, Monsignor, but my stomach has shut down." "At least try the wine." "It opens the appetite." " That's what surgeons say." " No, thank you." "And don't insist." "I won't say yes again in front of you." "I did it once, when you married me to Enrique." "If I had refused then, I wouldn't be living this torture." "Please!" "Allow me to insist" "and don't think anymore in the past and let's toast to the future." "Are there reasons for it?" "There always are." "For this war to end for peace to return to Castile so that you'll see your daughter again soon, at your side." "So be it." "And for us both to enjoy your stay in this house." "What are you doing, Monsignor?" "Please!" "Don't act so prudishly." "We all know of your fame and of you Portuguese ladies..." "Like dogs in heat..." " through the palace's rooms." " Let me go!" "Let me go!" " Please!" " And you not being satisfied with a husband who refuses your bed." "Release me, I command you." "Release me!" " You're not one to give orders anymore." " Please!" "Please!" "Don't get involved in what's not your business!" "You don't know what you've done." "I hope you're the one who doesn't know what he's doing and I hope you don't try it again." "If you're in this house, it's because you're my nephew!" "Otherwise you'd be begging!" "Don't try it again." "Is that clear?" "He's just a boy." "We'll talk at dinner." "We'll fix it all." "There's no need." "It's all very clear." "He needs me more than I need him." "You may leave, Gonzalo." "I have things to talk about with my sister." "Majesty." " My lady." " Good night, Gonzalo." "You're lucky to have him at your service." "I think he'd prefer to serve you." "He knows that's impossible." "Sister." "Gonzalo did something for me." " What was it?" " I'm not proud to tell it." "I'm sure he wouldn't want it either." " Let's say that in Olmedo" " He looked after you." "Yes." "Something like that." "You need to rest, my lady." " Good night." " Don't leave!" "If you want, I'll be by the door all night." " I don't think he'll try again." " Don't leave me alone, please." "I'll be outside." "Who are you?" "I'm a bastard." "A bastard with king's blood in my veins." "A nobody." "You're not a nobody." "You're the first person who's protected me since I arrived in Castile." "There are important letters to sign, matters with ally cities." "They can't feel ignored." "We can't allow what happened in Toledo to happen again." "It's strange he isn't here yet." "My brother has never slept much." "Gonzalo, tell the king..." "What's wrong?" "Come on, speak!" "It's the king." "He's burning up, Highness." " He's delirious." " Alfonso." "Alfonso." "Alfonso." "Relax." "Relax, you'll be fine." "Relax." "You have to fight as you did in Olmedo." "Do you remember?" "They've told me you fought like a hero, without fear." "Isn't it true, Gonzalo?" "Yes, it was." "Like a hero, I saw him." "The surgeon can't draw blood." "The fever isn't going down." "That can't be." "Find another surgeon." "He's the best in Ãvila and one of the best in Castile." " What's wrong with him?" " Probably something he ate." "Highness, I'm sorry to insist, but the letters can't wait and we don't know when he'll be able to sign or if he'll even be able to." " You must sign them." " No." "It's your duty." "My lady, I understand your grief." "It's my own, but Castile is above anything else, and you know it." " If Alfonso doesn't get through" " I said no!" "My brother won't die." "It's reality, Isabel." "If what we don't want happens to your brother, you're his heiress." "ChacÃ³n!" "And if Alfonso was conscious, he'd make you sign as such." " But" " Destiny gives us tests we must overcome responsibilities to assume" "to be queen is now yours." "Thank you, Your Majesty." "Isabel!" " Isabel!" " Alfonso!" "How are you?" "ChacÃ³n and Gonzalo, Isabel!" "Don't trust anyone else!" "ChacÃ³n and Gonzalo, promise me!" "I promise." "Sister." "Do you think I was a good king?" "The best of kings." "Alfonso." "Alfonso!" "Alfonso!" "Alfonso!" "Alfonso!" "Alfonso!" "Subtitles by DramaFever" "I've lost a brother, and I'm at war with the one I've got left." "Is this my penance for being queen?" "Alfonso of TrastÃ¡mara died a few days ago." "What did the physicians say my brother died of?" " Of natural causes." " What have they said of Alfonso's death?" "Majesty, the rebel band is weakened without Alfonso." "If we advance now, we could have sure victory." "No, we're in mourning." "My brother has died." "What's with the mourning over his brother?" "He didn't even talk to him while he was alive." " A dead king, a new king, right?" " It's life's law." "Isabel must start assuming her responsibilities." "I swear I serve you as queen, as I serve you as the Catholic I am but don't test me anymore." "She's our queen!" "You said she was ready for the responsibility." " You know her well." "Do you doubt it?" " Not until today!" "But now she must take a step forward." "I love you as I've never loved before." "Don't make this more difficult, Juana." "Juana!" "We start well--the queen puts her own interest before the common one." "That girl as queen of Castile-- it's madness." "No one in their right mind will give her any credit." "Monsignor can't know it." "If he does, the king will know." " I'll be a grave." " Death stopped her from marrying Pedro GirÃ³n and death has placed in a platter her brother Alfonso's crown." "What are you trying to say?" "Your pregnancy doesn't show yet." "I'm Gutierre of CÃ¡rdenas." "CÃ¡rdenas!" "Let me introduce you to my nephew." "His future and Castile's will be in your hands." "That's your destiny." "Ready above everything, Isabel." "Hold on, hold on, friend." "Help!" "Help me!" "So, what is the truth?" "We are risking our lives in Olmedo, and we miss Pacheco and his troops." "I'll take his place." " Never underestimate Carrillo's army." " Or Pacheco's." "He went back to the rebel side." "Stay in the tent and don't let anyone in until I come back." "Let's go, I don't want to see dead people anymore." " Sir, you must proclaim your victory." " Let's go!" "Have we won?" "To win in the battlefield the King must proclaim his victory." "And your husband hasn't done that." "Victory!" "Do you have information about my brother?" "Alfonso did proclaim the victory." "He demands the custody of Isabel and your daughter." "Or they will take Segovia." "I know this city." "It is impenetrable." "Those doors will open from the inside, not from the outside." " Your Majesty." " Isabel." "Stand up, please." "I trust neither Pacheco nor Carrillo." "I don't like them, and they don't like me." "I can only trust you and ChacÃ³n." "We have to enclose the city and take it back." "We still have supporters in there." "I'm afraid most of them have died." "We will go negotiate." "I believe it is fair to grant the petition concerning the separation of Joan of Aviz and her daughter who was kept under custody..." "To guarantee the fulfillment of the truce requested by Henry." "Let me introduce you to someone." "Pedro of Castile, one of my most trusted men." "Has Toledo fallen magically, Marquis?" "I don't know what you are talking about, Your Majesty." "I don't know what business you have in Toledo." "But I'm sure you've benefited from the events." "And I wouldn't be surprised if Segovia went back to Henry." "If there is a good offer." "Don't play demure." "We all know about your reputation." "Mind your own business." "The King has a fever." "Alfonso!" "Alfonso!" "Alfonso!" "Alfonso!" "Alfonso!" "Subtitles by DramaFever" "Isabel doesn't want to be bothered." "We have to do something." "We'll have to send letters to the villages to our allies." "They have to understand we have not surrendered yet." "Out with the old, in with the new." "It's the law of life." "Isabel must start assuming her responsibilities." "She will, but respect her pain." "Give her some time." "Dear Lord..." "Why did you take my brother?" "Haven't I prayed thousands of times?" "What was all that for?" "I was separated from my mother, and now you take Alfonso from me." "Is that my punishment for being Queen?" "Do you want my crown to be made of thorns like yours?" "Tell me, you who are omnipresent!" "I swear I will serve as Queen as I serve as a Catholic." "But don't test me anymore." "Do whatever you want with me, but take care of my people." "If you don't go in, I will." " None of us will go in." " She's our Queen." "You said she was ready for this responsibility." " You know her well." "Do you have doubts?" " Not until now." "But now is the time for her to step forward." "When we took Segovia we had the victory." "We should've finished the thing and not have wasted time with pacts and negotiations." "It is time to react." "I came to offer my condolences." "We wouldn't need condolences if there weren't deaths." "Bad things come from arguing with you, Marquis." "Calm down, Gonzalo." "Leave him." "I can defend myself." "What are you implying?" "What you already know." "I understand that you feel the loss of a loved one." "The more sudden the death is, the harder it hurts." "Don't try to pretend, please." "If you had really felt sorrow or pain you would have offered your condolences before wearing the cross of Santiago." "Shut up now." "Who do you think you are?" "You're right." "I'm just a servant with no lord now." "With no lord and no dignity." "Dignity is what you lack." "This is not right." "Leave." "You're crossing a line you should never cross." "Yes, please." "Unsheathe, Pacheco." "That would be the last thing you do in your life." "Is it so complicated that you must argue in a moment like this?" "You could at least wait a couple of hours." " Excuse me, Your Majesty." " I command you to leave!" "Everyone." "We should not lose sight of our main objective." "We're searching for new armies to recover Toledo." " We've been stuck here for days." " For a bigger cause." "I know, I know, but..." "Alfonso, God save his soul, would understand what I'm saying." "Do you have something to say?" "Thank God I don't." "Every time I say something problems appear." "Our armies must advance." "To stop would make us weaker than the enemy." "What do you think, Isabel?" "I want to travel to Guevara." "I have lost a brother, and I'm at war with the one I have left." "I only have my mother, and I want to see her." "The roads are dangerous." "Gonzalo and I will go alone." "That way we won't get noticed." "But, Your Majesty, this is probably not the right moment." "It is." "Haven't I signed up as a Queen?" "I command it as a Queen." "What a good start." "The Queen puts her personal interests before the common interest." "You should have taught her bad, ChacÃ³n." " You're right." " Do you accept being a bad teacher?" "No, I mean whenever you talk you make problems." "If we keep going like this you will spread your sorrow to the horses." "What should we do to avoid it?" "They say you're a good jockey." "Put me to the test." "I'm sure I'll get to the other side of the lake before you do." "I doubt it." "You should be happy now having the order of Santiago in your hands." " Thanks to you for negotiating." " And Alfonso's death." "Sometimes I think you have a pact with death." "It is always beneficial." " I am like Isabel in that way." " What are you saying?" "The death stopped her wedding with Pedro GirÃ³n." "And the death has given her the crown of her brother Alfonso." "What are you implying?" "Nothing." "And you?" "It seems like you trust the word of a servant over mine." "We are together in this issue." "We are family." "Swear to me you had nothing to do with it." "What did the doctors say my brother died of?" " Natural death." " What did they say about Alfonso's death?" "Natural death." "Well, if that's what the doctor say, why believe otherwise?" "Let's go eat." "Let's celebrate we're alive." "You don't stop thinking about your daughter, right?" "Yes." "Every single day I think about her." "I wonder if she misses me... if she tries hard or... or how she named her new doll." "Come in." "Good night, Your Majesty." "Good night." "Leave." "I bring good news for you." "Alfonso of Trastamara... died a few days ago." "Let him have as much glory as the peace he leaves us." "This paves your daughter's path to the throne, Your Majesty." "Luck is on our side." "I'll finally see her." "I hope everything will go back to normal." "Is it known it was the King?" "He will attack." "He will attack for sure." "Don't insist." "We will not attack." "But Your Majesty, this is our time." "We've regained Toledo and Burgos." "And they are confused with Alfonso's death." "Isabel already signs as his heiress." "That girl as Queen of Castile..." "I can't believe it." "No one will take her seriously." "The people will know which side to take." "Do you want to know what the people think?" "Read this, Cabrera." "Can't you see how destroyed the field is?" "The sheep have spread, the vegetables are lost." "Don't they know how to collect?" "Because during the time of division, the King... who is the head, is not accepted." "And the whole Royal Crown is dissipated." "That's what the people think, Mendoza." "Are you going to listen to some popular verses." "If they say the truth, why not?" "Your Majesty, the rebel side is weakened without Alfonso." "If we advance now we could have the final victory." "No, we are in mourning." "My brother has died." "He was a boy." " A boy who betrayed you." " A boy." "And I want the Castilians to know that just as they cry for their people..." "I cry for mine." "Excellencies." "I would say by your look the meeting didn't go well." "It didn't for them." "The King ordered mourning for Alfonso." "Are they complaining about that?" "No." "It is because the King doesn't take the chance to attack the enemy." "And what do you think?" "I don't know, Beatriz." "Where did that mourning come from?" "He wouldn't even talk to him when he was alive." "Alfonso and Isabel walked around the palace like two strangers." "Poor them." "I'd would like to be next to Isabel now." "I'd like to help her too." "But you know that is not possible." "I know, my love." "I know." "To sew your own shroud." "Who could have thought such a thing?" "If you don't want to sew with me, don't sew." "I do want but at least don't make me watch you trying it on." "Sooner or later you will have to see me with it." "If the Lord doesn't call me first." "In that case, we could sew yours too." "Honestly, I prefer to sew tablecloths." "Mother." "Isabel." "My child." "Are you in mourning?" "Yes, Mother." "You are my son's servant." "Where's Alfonso?" "Where's Alfonso?" "Alfonso has died." "How did it happen?" "In the battlefield?" "Yes." "That's how it happened." "He died fighting." "Leave me alone, I beg of you." "Let's pray together, Mother." "No, no, no." "I don't want to pray, I just want to be alone." "Pedro, I finally found you." "What's wrong?" "Do you really want everything to be like it was before?" "Did you hear what I spoke with Fonseca?" "Yes, I did." "And there are things I don't understand." "How was the past time when you missed me?" "Explain it to me." "Don't worry." "I will tell you about the past that you long to go back to." "A husband who doesn't love you." "Who doesn't know how to protect you." "Who abandons you and your daughter." "How can you miss all those things?" "I gave birth to my daughter so that she would be Queen." "That's above everything, Pedro." "I have just one question." "Do you love me?" "I love you like I have never loved before." "No matter what remember these words." "You protected me bravely." "No matter what you could have lost... you treated me like a woman... and like a Queen." "Don't make it more difficult, Joan." "Joan!" "Joan." "What's wrong?" "Joan." "Clara, will you dine with us?" "No, Your Highness." "Then..." "Your brother Alfonso is always late." "You know him." "She doesn't have fever." "And the dizziness?" "In the mornings." "Nausea and fainting." "I grieve because my daughter is not with me." "And because you have one with you." "What?" "What did you say?" "The son you are carrying inside of you." "What?" "No, no, no." "That can't be true." "You didn't have your first period and soon the second one will pass." "We'll see who's right." "Don't go, please." "Please." "Monsignor can't know about it." "If he knows the King will know." "And that cannot be." "I won't say anything." "I know you are generous." "I will be." "Especially... if you help me with the abortion." "If that's what you want, the sooner the better." "So be it." "I can't leave her alone." "You can't stop fighting now." "Your mother has Clara and her servants." "She will have everything, Your Majesty." "She won't have her children." "What else would she need?" "What if I'm wrong?" "What if everything I'm doing is to end up like her?" "Everything I achieve in the meantime will have no use." "Don't let the suffering do that to you, Your Majesty." "Thank you, Gonzalo." "Thank you for always being next to Alfonso and myself." "It has been easy." "Do you remember how you made me stay 20 steps away." "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "I..." "I better go." " Joan." " Yes." "Please forgive me for the other day." "There's nothing to forgive for someone who loves me that much." "I promise I won't give you more problems." "I'll know my place." "I won't dream of impossible futures." "Could you please stop making the bed?" "I'll do it." "It is my mother's bed." "Okay, but tell me how my husband is doing." "Again?" "I have told you the same many times." "That's better, it is like he's here with me, and I can see him." "You miss him." "As much as he misses you." "I'm sure he doesn't have time for that." "The time here goes slowly." "But I must not complain." "I knew who I was marrying." "There are some duties that come before love." "You're right." "Sometimes I wonder if all this suffering is worth it." "You can't talk like a sad old woman." "You have a life ahead of you." "At my age every girl is married." "I am not even able to understand the affection of the people around me." "Any peasant could give me life lessons." "Listen to me, Isabel." "Any peasant, baker or noble... and their kids, and their kids' kids... could never give you a lesson." "The lesson will be from you to all of them." "Because you will be their Queen." "Their future and Castile's will be in your hands." "That's your destiny, and it is above everything." "Does it hurt?" "If everything goes right, it doesn't." "Is it fast at least?" "Do you know the romance of the Moorish King who lost Valencia?" "Then start repeating it." "If we're lucky you will only need to repeat it a couple times." "What are you doing?" " Get out." " Don't." " Stay." " Get out!" "Get out now!" "Why, Joan?" "Because it would be a dishonor to the King." " The King?" " Yes, the King." "Which King?" "Because nobody has seen him around here." "How many letters has your King written to you since you've been far away?" "Do you really think he misses you?" "Pedro, I have to think about my daughter." "I have sacrificed my honor." "And I would give my life for you if it was necessary." "I'm sorry." "I want the child you are carrying." "He is not worse than your daughter because I'm not a King." "It is not his fault." "If you really love me..." "If it is true nobody has ever loved you like I do." "I beg you." "Give birth to our son." "Clara." "What are you doing here?" " Did you miss me?" " Isn't is obvious?" " Are you bringing bad news?" " No, I just came looking for Isabel." " Are you leaving again to Avila?" " Yes, tomorrow morning." "I'm sorry, Clara, but it is necessary." "There are pending issues, and Isabel has to go back." "Poor girl." "She doesn't want to leave her mother alone." "She's a good daughter." "I know, but now Isabel has to be a good Queen." " How is her mother?" " Bad." "Alfonso's death has been very difficult for her." "But right now the daughter worries me more than the mother." "Do we expect an attack from Henry?" "That's what Carrillo fears." "But he hasn't given signs of life." "We have to go back to Avila right away." "That way you will be protected." " We'll depart at dawn." " Agreed." "Gonzalo." "Tell me, Your Majesty." "Could my mother come?" "I don't want to leave her alone." "Here she has company and protection." "She needs peace and tranquility." "She won't have that if she's with us." " I'm sorry, Isabel." " More water, please." "You finally say something." "You are in Castile, we drink wine here." "Serve him." "No, I prefer water." "Thank you." "Do you feel sick?" "In that case you can't go tomorrow to Avila." "I brought enough soldiers." "I'd have to be really sick to stop performing my obligation." " Let me help you." " Don't even think of it." " Why should I sit down while you serve?" " You're our guest." "Someone has to serve the guests." "Meat pie." "I'll go check on her mother." "I'll try to make her eat." "I'll go with you, that way I can help you." "Why is everyone is trying to help me today?" "Eat, please." "Clara, let her go with you." "Come with me, then." "You really appreciate Isabel, right?" "Like I appreciated Alfonso, may he rest in peace." "The problem with appreciation is it can be confused with something else." " I don't understand." " You know it." "And I do too." "Isabel's destiny is to rule Castile." "There are affections the crown cannot allow." "Those are distractions." "If you really want to serve the Queen, leave her service once we get to Avila." "We still need men like you in the battlefield." "If you love Isabel that's the best you can do for her." "That's what I'll do." "Keep this conversation between you and me." "On my honor I will." "In that case I don't have to worry." "I wouldn't doubt your honor." "Madame, you should eat something, please." "I don't want to." "Not when it is time to say goodbye." "You can't lie to me." "I can see it in your eyes." "You're leaving, right?" "Before you wake up in the morning." "Don't worry about that." "I don't sleep much lately." "This is my life." "Saying goodbye continuously to the people I love." "I promise we will meet again soon." "Don't promise something you don't know you'll fulfill." "Come here and give me a hug." "God be with you and give you strength." "I will pray for you every day." "I have to get ready for the trip." "Goodbye, my daughter." "Isabel." " Yes, Mother." " Take good care of your brother." "He is still a boy." "Don't worry." "I will." "You've spoken with Gonzalo." "What is worrying you now?" "Sometimes I think we're going too fast with Isabel." "She's strong." "Yes, but she needs to be very strong to endure what she's living." "And to endure power's pressure." "The Noble people see the crown like a tool at their service." " Are you worried about Pacheco?" " Yes." "Nobody told me I was going to end up allied with my best friend's murderer." "What would Alvaro say if he raised his head?" " He would congratulate you." " Are you sure?" "He could make a pact with the devil to defend the King." "And he did it with Pacheco many times." "Until it killed him, like Alfonso." "What are you saying?" "Pacheco?" "I can't say anything because I have no proof." "But sometimes I think I didn't protect him as I should have." "You do what you can." "Yes, but I feel alone." "I need someone to help me." "I've thought on your nephew, Gutierre de CÃ¡rdenas." "He knows about law, is a good speaker, knows how to use a sword, and he's loyal." "I need to have more eyes to see everything." "If I lose Isabel..." "I wouldn't forgive myself." "Not only for Castile..." "They're like our own kids, and we've already lost one." "I'll tell him to depart to Avila right away." "He will make his horse fly if needed." "Don't worry." "My nephew will get there in less than two nights." "I'll tell him he must be your shadow, your eyes, your hands... he has to protect you from anyone who may hurt you..." "You or Isabel." "Excuse me." "Excuse me, Your Majesty." "I see you don't recognize me." "I'm Gutierre de CÃ¡rdenas." "I'm Clara's nephew," "I am also the nephew of..." "CÃ¡rdenas." "This is my nephew." "I know about you." "Gonzalo told me about you during the trip." "Forgive me for not recognizing you." "No, it's normal." "The last time you saw me you were a kid." "He's good negotiator and law expert." "The more eyes the better we'll see." "Welcome." "If ChacÃ³n has picked you it's because you are valuable." "Thank you, Your Majesty." "Do you know something about Gonzalo?" "I haven't seen him this morning." "I still have to organize my things." "May I leave?" " Tell me." " Gonzalo is still traveling." " He volunteered." " Why wasn't I informed?" "He said he didn't want goodbyes." "I don't understand." "Wasn't he happy here?" "Gonzalo is a soldier, and his function is to be in the battlefield." "The same way yours is to govern." "We all have to respond to our destiny." "We have news." "A letter from Henry." "A letter from the King?" "Yes, he has sent messengers with it to every city and village in Castile." "From your face I wouldn't say it's good news." "It is not." "We never have good news in Castile lately." "Dear Isabel." "While in the village in Madrid" "I received news about our brother's death." "I pray to God to protect him." "My pain is bigger not only because he's my brother but because he dies at such a young age." "I beg that above our differences you understand that my pain is as big as yours." "I hope the people of Castile will know this letter has been sent to all of its cities and villages." "I would have expected a bigger reaction from you, Your Majesty." "Your daughter's future is being compromised." "Henry never defended my daughter in a good way." "I am not surprised." "You may leave." " There's more in the letter" " It's enough." "I've sent this message everywhere for every Castilian to know their desire for peace is the same as mine." "As I would like it to be yours." "Signed, the King." "Now he wants to talk." "It seems like Henry lost his euphoria in the battle." "That's normal in him." "Why does he want to talk?" "To keep lying to us?" "We have to take advantage of this moment of weakness." "I have to warn you his weakness is false." "Explain." "Many nobles after Alfonso's death have decided to change sides." "After Toledo they have recovered Burgos." "That means we're at a disadvantage." "Clear and evident." "Henry promises peace to everyone he talks to, and Castile is tired of war." "If he's at such advantage why would he want to negotiate?" " I'm sure those are just rumors." " They are not." "I can assure you that." "And who do you think you are to be new here and speak?" "Yes, maybe those are just rumors." "But we can change things up, right, Pacheco?" "We'll surprise them." "We'll attack Burgos." "We'll go to Alaejos and kidnap his wife." "Henry only cares about his daughter." "And we can't get to her." "The Mendozas are protecting her." "We can't surrender." "I accept your opinion, but not your orders." "I decide what we are going to do." "And I want you to respect it to the last minute." "And what do you decide?" "To negotiate with Henry." "Castile can't have two Kings and you have already signed letters as the Queen." "To err is human." "I resign as Queen." "Letters will be sent to everywhere to inform the people." "You are making an enormous mistake." "The mistake would be to stain the crown with blood." "Castile needs peace." "I'll let Henry rule." "And when he dies..." " I will inherit his crown." " Henry's supporters won't accept you." "They'll want to see his daughter Joan on the throne." "I can prevent that from happening." "If you order that, of course." "Do it in my name, Pacheco." "You'll go see Henry." "You'll take a letter to him that I will write myself." "It is the time to save Castile from the chaos." "I don't want anymore soldiers to die in the battlefield." "God save you." "You just saved my life." "My name is Alvaro AÃ±aÃ±iel." "Gonzalo FernÃ¡ndez." "You would have done the same thing." "Me?" "I'm not sure." "There were four and you killed three of them." "You are bleeding." "It's nothing." "You have no fear, as if you have nothing to lose, even your own life." "Let's get out of here." "The night is coming." "ChacÃ³n, you fooled me." "Thanks to your influence all the war efforts have been in vain." "Are you accusing me of manipulating her?" "She is young and always listens to you." "I swear to you this was not the case." "I'll be clear, Carrillo." "You have protected Isabel like no one else." "You have never failed to fulfill your promises." "They're like my children, and I'll thank you forever." "We can think differently but I will always be loyal." "I would never lie to you." " Then, Isabel..." " She has decided on her own." "I'm as surprised as you are." "I thank you for your letter and I think the time has come to stop this war that benefits no one." "I respect you as a King and I swear I won't do anything to you." "I'm sorry to interrupt, Your Majesty." "For now, Your Highness is just fine." "Can I help you?" "ChacÃ³n told me you were writing a letter answering the King..." "If you need help..." "Do you have experience writing these kinds of letters?" "Yes." "You're lucky." "I don't have any." "But don't worry." "I have very clear idea of what I want to say and my writing is good." "You can go to sleep with no worries." "As you order." "Good night." "I want to make a request." "Let us come to an agreement that the nobles do not use the crown as though it were theirs instead of belonging to their faithful servants." "Satisfied?" "That's the answer I was waiting for." "I knew it." "As soon as I read your letter of condolences for Alfonso's death," "I knew what you wanted, Your Majesty." " Are you behind this?" " I told Isabel to give this step." "It was harder to convince Carrillo." "You know he likes to argue." "I don't know why he is a priest and not a soldier." "What about ChacÃ³n?" "ChacÃ³n is nobody, like we all know." "Everything's under control as I promised" "But we have to give Isabel an answer." "I'll write myself a letter to invite her to discuss each point in her letter." "We'll meet in Guisando, near Avila, where she lives." "A month from now." " That much time?" " I have to send a message to Rome." "I want the Pope to mediate the agreements as an impartial witness." "Call Monsignor too." "Nobody in Rome knows Castile better than him." "And nobody receives more flattery and gifts than from you." "Like you used to say, 'If you want something you have to pay the price.'" "I see you have thought of everything." "But we still have things to think about in this negotiation." "Isabel offers peace." "On the condition of being your heiress." "Where is your daughter after that?" "You already believe she is the heiress." "I believe what I need to believe if it benefits myself." "If you want advice as a proof of my loyalty..." " Tell me." " Go reconcile with your wife." "Without her your position is more fragile." "But Isabel" "She doesn't have our experience in negotiating." "We'll make peace but not at any price." "Let me manage the situation." "I agree." "Do you want to know something, my dear Pacheco?" "You will always be the same intriguing man." "You have no solution." "You have no solution either." "BeltrÃ¡n." "What are you doing here?" "Do I have to make an appointment when I'm the King's right hand?" "And what are you doing waiting outside the door?" "I'm waiting for the meeting to end." "What meeting?" "I see you don't know a thing." "Good morning, gentlemen." "Now you know the same as I do." "I'll let the King know you're here." "There's no need." "I guess we have confidence." "Be quiet, please!" " I am a bad painter and you move a lot." " Juana, don't move." "No, no, I'm telling you." "It is outrageous!" "Go play with the girl." "I want to know what's wrong with my husband." "He'll tell you later." "Go now." "Go with the girl, please." "Come with me, sweetie." " Tell me." " The king." "He has met Pacheco to make the peace negotiations." "It will be in Guisando on September 18." " Did he tell you himself?" " Yes." "And he ordered me to inform you." "Sometimes with this King..." "I have the feeling of spending days traveling but then end up in the exact same place." "Take a sit, please." "Drink some water." "I'm tired of being loyal to him." "I'm tired of risking my life for him, and watch traitors receive gifts and prizes." "You have always asked me to be loyal to the King." "I beg you this time don't ask me that." "I don't want to go back to the palace." "You will go back to the palace, BeltrÃ¡n, and you will do it because I say so." "Please, Don Diego." "You will go back to the palace to give the King a message from the Mendoza family, which you are part of." "You will tell Enrique... our loyalty has ended." "The Mendozas have sworn on our honor to protect her daughter and heiress." "We do it because she is and she deserves it." "She is like a granddaughter." "You know that." "But the Mendozas' loyalty has reached its limit." "Our honor." "And the King has laughed at our vow." "None of us will go to Guisando, BeltrÃ¡n." "I want to leave the court." "Whenever you want." "The King wants me to go with him to the Treaty of Guisando." "Yes, Your Majesty." "Count 30 days, only 30." "That's the time it will take for you to go back to the court." "To your house." "My house." "I had almost forgotten about it." "What's wrong?" "I thought you would be happy." "I am." "It is just that..." "I'm so surprised that it is difficult to express... joy." "I thought that if he negotiated with Isabel my daughter and I would stay out of the treaty." "If Enrique tells you the news with this anticipation... it means that he wants to cheer you up." "It means he hasn't forgotten you and your daughter." "This is a big day for Castile." "I'll let you have some rest." "It's enough." "One month." "By then..." "What am I doing now?" " Enrique wants to negotiate?" " Yes, he wants to meet in Guisando." "We'll see how it ends up." "We'll have to go well prepared and knowing everything beforehand." "This is good news, clearly." "Clearly." "Tell Carrillo to order the troops to come back home until new orders are given." "It would be a good thing to keep some troops if the situation changes." "Unnecessary." "The negotiations will come to a good end." "Now, if you don't mind, I would like to be alone." " Are you fine?" " Yes, really." "It's just that I need to think about everything that happened lately." "It's been a lot of things and they happened very fast." " Of course, Your Highness." " Gonzalo." "Leave the fancy treatment for the moments when we have an audience." "For you I'm just Isabel." "As you like." "Isn't she too melancholic for good news?" "I understand her." "Negotiating with Enrique is complicated." " I would lose my patience really fast." " Is that it?" "Do you think it is something else?" "I don't know, you know her better, but..." "Are you sure she's ready for all what's coming?" "No doubt about it." "Gonzalo!" "Gonzalo!" "Gonzalo!" "Gonzalo!" "I finally found you!" "The war is over!" "No more war!" "Wake up!" "Wake up." "Fight, my friend." "Don't leave us now that everything's over." "Help!" "Help!" " Have you finished?" " Yes, Your Majesty." "You will hide it with this." "Besides, you don't look like you're pregnant." "I will by the day Enrique gets here." "I won't be able to ride a horse with this thing!" "So, you and Don Diego are not coming with me to Guisando." "We won't, Your Majesty, and I will let you know that I'm leaving the court." " Are you leaving me?" " You leave me no option." " Leave us alone, please." " No." "I want him to stay and witness my departure and my words." "How could Diego Mendoza think I would betray my own daughter?" "Negotiating with Isabel is betraying your daughter and wife." "Cabrera, explain it to him." "I'll go get my wife in Alaejos to bring her with me to Guisando." "That's right." "I have prepared the trip." "You see?" "You see?" "I'm just giving away some things, but I'll fix it later, as always." "With Pacheco's help, I guess." "I would ask him or the devil for help if necessary for Castile." "Be careful, they could both be the same thing and you could end up burnt." "Why do you reward betrayal and dishonor, Your Majesty?" "The Mendozas talk a lot about honor and it spreads to you." "And I'm proud." "And what use does honor have when there's death and misery?" "It is very easy to talk about honor for a noble." "Even for a King like me, do you know why?" "Because hunger never goes to mansions and palaces." "Sometimes I think the plague, is the only invention of God that makes all men equal." "Because there's no money to bribe it or weapon to conquer it." "Do you want to leave?" "Do it." "I won't appreciate you less for it." "But tell the Mendozas, that I don't accept anyone giving the King honor lessons." "Because I don't mind destroying mine or my family's if it is for my people's peace." "It seems like it is time to say goodbye." "There's no other option, my friend." "You're a good man, BeltrÃ¡n." "I think of you in the same way." "I hope you never have to leave the court in the same way I did." "Where's Carrillo?" "He doesn't want to participate in negotiations with Enrique." "He is loyal as he is obstinate." "If you're ready we can start studying our strategy." "Let's start." "Is there an answer from Enrique to our conditions?" "No, Your Highness." "They just communicated that tomorrow we will be visited by Monsignor of Beneris." " The papal mediator." " He could mediate an answer from them." "It's been days since we sent our letters." "Yes, and we said everything clearly." "Especially in the part related to the succession rights that would be yours." "What is supposed to be for her daughter, Juana." "You think I wouldn't marry someone I don't like?" "Yes, since they haven't answered and haven't canceled the Guisando meeting we can assume they agree completely." "Then it is not, right?" "Absolutely, you know how Enrique negotiates." "Face to face to the end." "He learned from Pacheco." "I even think they're preparing the Guisando meeting together." "Pacheco?" "Isn't he one of ours?" "Pacheco is with nobody, CÃ¡rdenas." "You should talk to Carrillo." "We need him on our side." "Monsignor of Beneris is coming tomorrow." "I hope he can help me convince him." "Don't insist anymore!" "I won't do it." "Isabel, you know I appreciate you." "I admire your strength, but don't ask me for something I can't fulfill." "Not even for Castile's benefit." "Castile's benefit!" "Henry can't bring but disgrace." "Because of his weakness and lack of control." "We don't need him." " Enrique is the King!" " Shut up!" "I should have punched you in the face the last time we saw each other." "Keep interrupting and I will do it now." "If you want to, together we could make the kingdom recover its past glories." "What past glories are you talking about?" "Isn't Castile the mine the nobles exploit until they finish it up?" " That has to change." " Enrique will not allow it." "We'll have to make him do it." "That's why I need you." "You've been always my protector and armed force." "Our journey won't end in Guisando." "That's where it will begin." "If you make a pact with the King he will take me out of that journey." "Do you think he won't take revenge against me?" "Enrique knows I will never go back with him." "I'm not a man of pacts and I don't like to make reverences." "I have my hands stained with blood because of this war." "And they will easily find an excuse to kill me if it's necessary." "I swear to you what you're saying will not happen." "I come with the Pope's authority to forgive every sin and fault to everyone who participated in this war." "You wouldn't have to be out of it." "I will write myself a document to guarantee your security." "Would you take that document to Rome for the Pope to approve it?" "If that's what you want, I will do it." "Are you coming with me to Guisando now?" "I will go with you." "Your Highness." " Come immediately." " What's wrong?" "Gonzalo." " Gonzalo." " He's been asleep for days." " What's wrong?" " He was wounded when he saved my life." "I'll call a doctor." "Take him to the guest room." "No, to Alfonso's room." " Alfonso's room?" " He was his best friend." "There's nobody better than him to use his room." "Serve him." "Will he be ok?" "He has lost a lot of blood and the side wound is in really bad condition." "He's very weak." "I'll come back tonight to clean his wound." "Can't you do anything else?" "Pray, Your Highness, pray." "He's always been a fighter." "He will recover." "Why are you up?" "And you?" "Why don't you sleep?" "I see you follow my wife's orders." "Yes, but I don't need an order to worry about you." "Is Isabel still with Gonzalo?" "Do you fear that young man could distract Isabel from her duties?" "Yes." "Gonzalo swore he wouldn't come back but I can't complain about it." "He doesn't even know he's here next to the woman he loves." "And probably... he'll never know, thank God." " I've been in politics for too long." " Why do you say that?" "Because I'm not happy for a good man who's recovering." "The good of the majority should be held before that of the individual." "That's right and that's why I did it." "I've seen a lot of people I love dying." "I want you to witness what I'm about to say and remind me of it if I don't do it." "I swear that I'll leave it all when Isabel becomes Queen." "I would have fulfilled my mission, and you will be my substitute." " No, thank you" " You will be my substitute." "I will go back with my wife to live the days I have left in peace." "Without hoping a good man to die like I'm doing now." "For Castile's future." " Juana." " What?" "We have to depart tonight." "Fonseca has received a letter that confirms the King is coming tomorrow." " What's wrong?" " I don't know what to do." "What are you talking about?" "And this late." "Are you pregnant?" "And you..." "You" "Do you want anything else?" "Your testimony has been very helpful." "Leave." "What kind of servants do you have?" "They're not informed about anything." "I will fire them immediately." "I can assure you that." "That..." "That's what I should do with you." "Kick you out of the court and take all your charges." "How could you not know anything about what was happening in front of you?" "My wife is pregnant!" "She came here to be safe and to be watched by you, and now she's pregnant because of your nephew!" "Forgive me, Your Majesty." "I'm really sorry." "What I'm sorry for is that he didn't break the nape of your neck like a rabbit." "Get out." " Do you want me to" " Get out!" "The Mendozas leave me, and now I find out my wife is having someone else's baby." "I've had enough trying to defend my daughter was mine." "Calm down, Your Majesty." "Send soldiers to find Juana and that idiot!" " Lock them up in the palace." " As you wish, Your Majesty." "And I want nobody to know my shames." "If anyone discovers this I will have no argument to defend in Guisando." "Don't you have anything else to say?" "No, Your Highness we can make the negotiations with what we've discussed." " ChacÃ³n, I have something to ask you." " Tell me." "I want Gonzalo to be the leader of my personal guards when he recovers." " But" " Make it happen." "Isabel." "Gonzalo's been unconscious for a long time." "The strange thing is that he is still alive." " The doctor" " I don't care what the doctor says." "God won't disappoint me." "Not this time." "Your Highness, we'll depart to Guisando at dawn." "You have to concentrate." "We are risking our future in this." "I know." "Do you doubt me?" "I'm only saying that if you want to be Queen, you can't think of anything else." "Thank you." "It's Gonzalo." "He's awake." "Thank God." "Good morning, Gonzalo." "You have slept a long night." "I thought I wasn't going to see you again, Your Highness." "You tried hard for that to happen." "Your friend Alvaro told me you were fighting as if you were trying to die." "No, I don't want to die." "I just want to serve you." "You won't be able to serve me if you're that reckless." " Isabel." " Tell me, Gonzalo." "What do you feel for me?" "Respect and affection." "I want you next to me always." "As a friend and as a soldier." "Especially when I'm Queen." "Isabel." "Now you have to get some rest." "We'll talk when you're better." "Don't ever doubt me." "Eat something else, BeltrÃ¡n." "Yes, eat." "Eat and stop thinking of Enrique." "At least while we're with the family." "I can't." "I'm sorry." "I'm thinking he will soon meet in Guisando with the rebels." "With Pacheco." "Castile is strong." "It will survive this hit." "And we'll help with it." "Calm down." "I hope God listens to you." "I just want you to listen to what I'm about to say." "There are places to talk about certain things and this is not one of them." "Your Excellency, you have a visit." "At dinnertime?" "Who is the" " Your Majesty." " It's me , Don Diego." "What are you doing here?" "Mom!" "We need your protection." "You will never see a Queen beg as I'm begging you for help now." "You can't say I don't treat you like a Queen." "I had never slept in a royal bedroom until last night." "An advantage of the palace being empty now." "I would like so much to be next to Isabel." "If everything goes right, you'll see her soon." "Great." "That way I will tell her the news." " What news?" " I will be a mother." "What Castile will our son live in, AndrÃ©s?" "For our own good and his, I hope everything is going fine in Guisando." "Change your expression, Your Majesty." "You look worried." "I am." "But they don't have to know it." "Remember, Isabel, when Enrique's serious, be serious." "If he smiles you smile, and if he stares at you" "I'll stare at him firmly." "Don't worry I know the lesson." "Is this good?" "Better." "Let's go meet them." "You lead." "Yes, Your Majesty." "As a papal representative," "I declare canceled all the vows of each side, as well as the crown succession, the reason for the negotiation that starts today." "It is time to show respect to the King." "Stand up, stand up." "Don't bow." "You're almost the only family I have left." "Let's never fight again, Isabel." "We won't fight again, Your Majesty." "Hug me as an equal." "[In the next episode]" "Castile is full with these newsletters." "Capture every armed man." " Who are you protecting her from?" " From the King." "Be conscious that I will use the force if it is necessary." "Do what you have to do." "You are the captain of my army." "Why do you fight like a soldier?" "A good captain fights next to his men." "We won't have war again." "My family has done more for your daughter to be Queen than you with your indecent conduct." "To win the war we need time and money." "We need Castile as an ally." "I'd like the wedding negotiations to be secret." "Nobody keeps a secret like I do." "Enrique pays for the silence, and Rome makes the palaces with Castile's gold." "I warned you and you didn't listen to me." "I was always loyal to you, though." "Until you negotiated with Isabel after making us swear to protect your daughter." "And a Mendoza never swears in vain!" "Excuse the way it is being handled but your wedding is a state issue and King's responsibility." "Remember." "Seven days." "Take your sword, quick." "We need Castile on our side and that's why we need you to get married." "I told you already." "It is time to call the court." "The Treaty of Guisando was signed by the King." "He has to fulfill his promise, with or without Pacheco." "Why did I sign the Treaty of Guisando?" "A king commands, he doesn't concede!" "Subtitles by DramaFever" "They separated me from my mother, and now you take Alfonso from me." "Is this my penance for being queen?" "Swear you had nothing to do with it." "What did the physicians say my brother, Pedro Girón died from?" " Natural causes." " What have they said of Alfonso's death?" "Natural causes." "This eases your daughter's path to the throne." "Was it known he was king?" "Your Majesty, the rebel band is weakened with Alfonso's death." "If we move now, we could have victory." "No, we're in mourning for my brother." " I want to go to Arévalo." " The roads are dangerous." "Gonzalo and I will go alone." "The less people the less attention we'll get." " Where's Alfonso?" " Alfonso has died." "I need someone to help me." "I've thought about your nephew, Gutierre de Cárdenas." "If you really want to serve the queen leave her retinue when we reach Ávila." "I want the child in your womb" "I beg you!" "I let Enrique reign and when he dies, after a long life, I'll inherit his crown." "Enrique's followers won't accept you." "They'll want to see his daughter Juana on the throne." "You know her best but, is she really ready for what's coming her way?" "Don't even think about doubting that." "Go to Guisando with your wife." "Without her your position is weaker." " But Isabel" " She doesn't have our negotiation skills." "We'll get peace, but not at any price." "None of us will go to Guisando, Beltrán." "I want to leave the court." " You're abandoning me?" " You leave me no other choice." "Hold on, friend." "Hold on." "You can't leave now." "It's all over." "I have with me the pope's permission to forgive all sins and errors to those who've been part of this dispute." " Gonzalo!" " He won't hear you." "He's slept for days." " What's wrong?" " He got hurt saving my life." "I wish that when Gonzalo gets better he's named chief of my personal guard." "Isabel." "You?" "Send soldiers to find Juana and that bastard!" "And lock them up at the palace." "As you wish, Your Majesty." "We need your protection." "You'll never see a queen beg for help as I do now." "You're almost the only family I've got left." "Let's never argue again, Isabel." "Subtitles by DramaFever" "Episode 6" "Whoever wants to know what's going on in Castile read!" "And whoever can't read ask the priest." "May all of Castile know, the Mendozas support Princess Juana." "I don't understand, Your Majesty." "Why so many letters?" "Why so many hugs?" "Do you doubt my sincerity?" "Forgive me, but we haven't moved forward in days!" "Because there are those who don't want to do it." "Because you're as stubborn as a mule." "Once you've made up your mind, it's set!" "True, I'm not like you, who changes his mind and side as you please." "Let's set aside personal issues." " Where were we?" " That Isabel will marry who she chooses." "Can we know what's required from the chosen one?" "Be of similar age, to have healthy children, to be of royal blood and the marriage will not make Isabel leave Castile." "Good thing it's just that." "I also thought you'd specify hair color, height, and the size of his penis." "Excuse yourself, Pacheco." "There's no need to be so rude." "Forgive the forms, Highness but your wedding is a matter of the State and the king's responsibility." "Nor the State or the king will sleep with or have children with whom I marry!" "Forgive me." "I have matters to attend to." "Let's continue this afternoon." " Do you know where the queen is?" " Yes." "Where is she?" "We must go get her and take her to Segovia." "I don't think we'll be able to." "She's under the Mendozas' protection at Buitrago her and your daughter." "The Mendozas swear by their honor to defend princess Juana's rights, the king's legitimate daughter and reject Guisando's agreements because if the king doesn't keep his word" "Castile has a bad king." "Take it easy, Highness." "These kinds of negotiations are never easy." "Easy?" "These negotiations are impossible." "Can't you see Enrique just wants to stall?" "He'll gather forces and get a bigger and invincible army." " He already has it." " We still have time." "We won't start a war again!" "It's your decision, but let me tell you these negotiations will be worthless!" "Don't be so pessimistic." "I actually have good news for you." "With Rome's approval, a friend of yours will be sent to help me mediate this conflict." "Pierre de Peralta." "What news do you bring?" "Relax, I was just leaving." "I'll leave you to your secrets." "What's wrong?" "Castile is filled with these wall posters." "The Mendozas reject King Enrique." "They're not only guarding his daughter, but the queen too." "Wasn't it agreed Fonseca would look after the queen at Alaejos?" "That's right and it was difficult to separate her from her daughter." "What's she doing with the Mendozas now?" "Who are they protecting her from?" "From the king or they wouldn't reject him publicly or brag about having mother and daughter." "Cárdenas, I'd appreciate it if you'd go to Buitrago and find out what's going on." "I have the horse ready." "Kingdom of Aragon" "Good luck in Castile, Peralta." "We need it." "So many fronts are killing us." "Don't worry, Your Majesty." "You'll soon hear the good news about the war against the Frenchman." "Fernando has won Rosellón's battle." "Yes, we'll need time and money to win this war." "We need Castile as our ally but a settled Castile, not one lost in inside wars." "We share interests, family ties" " and borders." " You've said it." "So, since you're going, I'd like to give you an assignment." "Fernando!" "I didn't expect you before nightfall." "I missed your scolding." "Come closer, son." "Are you hurt?" "You're walking differently." "Are you limping?" "Nothing, I fell from my horse in a skirmish." "Don't lie to me." "Your voice seems weak, you're injured." "For a man with bad sight, you don't miss a thing." "Don't worry the one who hurt me won't brag about it." "You're my army's captain, why fight like any soldier?" "Because a good captain fights alongside his men." "The lost of a soldier is covered by another one." "But there's no substitute for Aragon's future king." " Go rest." " Thank you, father." "Tell me about the other assignment you were talking about." "I want you to arrange my son's wedding in Castile." "We need an alliance that will cover our backs." " Who do I ask Enrique for in marriage?" " No, no." "You don't need to talk with him." "I want you to talk with Juan Pacheco." "I want to marry Fernando with his daughter Beatriz." "But she doesn't have royal blood." "We need to be beside the ones who rule." "And the one who rules in Castile is Pacheco." "When I was a little girl, I played with dolls, not soldiers." "In these times, it's better if your daughter gets used to soldiers." "It will be good for when she's queen." "If she becomes one, someday." "She will." "You can be sure about that." "Don Diego." "I'll always be grateful for your support." "Keep your thanks for others." "I don't do this for you, but in spite of you." "My family has done more so your daughter will be queen than you with your indecent behavior." "Sweetheart." "Let's go take a stroll, okay?" "No, I want to keep playing, can I?" "Of course." "Of course you can." "Wedding." " You're talking about a wedding?" " Yes, son." "Yes." "Wouldn't you rather send me to a battle than to the altar?" "There are many ways of winning wars, not only with a sword." "We need alliances." "France is a giant next to Aragon." " David beat Goliath." " That seldom happens, or never." "How can you know if it was true or the writer's invention." "Son." "We need Castile on our side." "That's why you need to get married." " And who's the chosen one?" " Her name is Beatriz." "She's Juan Pacheco's daughter, the Marquis of Villena the man who governs Castile." "Bad thing when a king doesn't rule over his kingdom." "I hope that his daughter is pretty." "You'll just need to have as many children as possible and you've got experience in that." "Later, you can do as you please." "If you do it as a prince, what won't you do as king!" "Thank you, gorgeous." "Don't go too far." "Good evening to you." "It's not so good right now." "A stranger sits next to you only when he wants something." "True, but I doubt you'll find a stranger who can be as generous as me." "You're not a sodomite, are you?" "Relax, you're not my type." "I'm only interested in knowing if you do work for the Mendozas." "You'd better forget about me." "Won't you eat?" "Thank you, Your Majesty, but I think better with an empty stomach." "And you should listen to your physicians and eat with more frugality." "It's funny how at times you look after my health and others try to ruin it." "Where are you going?" "Won't you welcome Aragon's envoy?" "Do it for me." "My health asks me to take a nap." "Tell me about your friend Peralta." "He's my friend, just like King Juan of Aragon." "What are you thinking about that's making you smile?" "I'm thinking about the facts of life." "Did you know King Juan of Aragon wanted to marry you to his son Fernando?" " When?" " When you were three years old." "I can see the tradition of marrying me without my consent is an old one." "He even asked the pope for a bull because you're cousins but Rome didn't give the approval." "The pope likes to make things difficult in those matters." "Yes, it wasn't easy for Enrique either to get the bull to marry Queen Juana." " Who's your cousin too." " The pope must have had his reasons." "Especially economic ones." "Ask Véneris who always gets a cut out of it." "It isn't a bad idea." "There's Peralta." "Welcome!" "Eminence." " Peralta." " Aragon's king sends his regards." "Give him mine when you see him." "If you get out of this negotiation's tedium alive." "Let me introduce you to Doña Isabel de Castile." "At your feet, Highness." "I've heard good things about you." " Don Gonzalo" " Let's not tire our guest with introductions." "He probably wants to eat and rest after his trip." "I'd like nothing more." "Come with me." "It seems Peralta is better friends with your nephew than you." "I need a glass of wine." "I'd better go with him." "I don't want to see what he's like after some wine." "We need to talk, Véneris." "You want my daughter to marry Fernando de Aragon?" "You seemed surprised." "No." "I'm thinking of what you'll want in exchange." "And it can't be small for a king to marry his son to a Marquis' daughter." "I see you don't go around the bushes." "Let me guess you want me to make sure Castile never allies with France." "That would surround Aragon with enemies." "Could you get that from your king?" "I get what I want from Enrique." "What about military support?" " If Aragon's king pays for the wedding." " You can count on it." "Then lets toast to Fernando and my daughter." " You'll want to meet the bride." " Of course." "But as discreetly as possible." "I'd like for the wedding negotiations to be kept secret." "No one can keep a secret like me." "I've heard it wasn't easy to get the pope to agree to Enrique and Juana's marriage." "Why are you so interested in that matter, Chacón?" "Because the Vatican's aisles are crooked, and you know what goes on in them." "You flatter me with your words." "Tell me about that bull." "Give me a reason to do it." "How much would it cost to know?" "Paying me more than Pacheco." "I've had it with his manners." "The future belongs to Isabel, and I swear she won't forget about you." "The future is always uncertain." " Make me an offer." " You'll have it by tonight." "I want it signed by Isabel herself." "You'll get what you want!" "Our hands and feet are tied if we don't get a good chance." "All these years of effort would have been pointless." "Tell me about that bull." "The pope never signed it." "But then?" "Enrique's marriage is illegal." "It wouldn't matter if the girl is his daughter or not, she couldn't inherit his crown." "If it was found out." "There have been three popes since he got married how can it still be secret?" "Why do you think Enrique is the Christian king who pays Rome the most?" "It's not because of his faith, I assure you." "Castile gives Rome generous amounts to the war against the unfaithful." "Have you heard lately of any battles against the Moorish?" "Enrique pays for silence and Rome builds palaces with Castile's gold." " Are you sure we're not lost?" " We have to go around." "If the guard sees us, we're ruined." "And we aren't exactly going to the palace." "Where are we going then?" "To a clearing where the lady usually walks at this time of day." "We're here." "See with your own eyes what I told you about." "I'd like to speak about the bull in front of him." "Let's wait for Cárdenas' news from Buitrago." "The more we have, the better." " So it will be." " And two important things." "First, don't say what we know in public." "It would be disrespectful to him." "He's the king." "If you humiliate him, he'll get back at you some day." "And the second thing?" "Never corner him." "When the weakest enemy has no way out he can kill you out of desperation." "Sit down." "Sit, I beg you." "You're up early." "Let's begin." "Who'll speak first?" "With your permission, Your Majesty, you know we're here for Isabel's wish to be the crown's heiress." "That's the condition to prevent war." "Do you accept this?" " We do." " Since you agree that Isabel can succeed you if you marry her with a foreign king or prince that would take her far from Castile." "That's not our concern." "Every wife must be loyal to her husband." "As a wife, I'll obey my husband." "As a mother, I'll look over my children." "But as queen, I won't obey anyone." "With your permission, Your Majesty." " Is it time?" " By God, it is." "Can we continue?" "Yes, we will but the king and I alone." "Why?" "It's in your best interest, Your Majesty." "You know." "What?" "What do you know, Isabel?" "What, what?" "What do you know?" "What?" "That your wife is expecting another man's child." "It will be difficult to keep stating you're Juanita's father." "It took your wife seven years to get pregnant with you." "And look at how quickly she did with someone else." "You also doubt I'm her father." "Only you, your wife, and God know that, and I won't get in such private matters." "For not wanting to get into it, you sure can talk about it." "I beg you, I beg you to stop disrespecting my honor." "I don't disrespect your honor." "I want to save it." "You're the king and deserve my respect." "Since you respect me, tell me how will you keep my honor safe?" "Because in the document we'll sign, nothing will be said of your paternity." "What about the one that will say that the Holy Ghost got my wife pregnant!" "No." "Your marriage with Juana de Avis is null." "Because you didn't have a bull allowing it because you're cousins." "Legally, your marriage doesn't exist." "Legally, Juanita can't be your heiress." "Your honor and manliness will be safe from rumors." "I decided not to continue this war because as you, I don't like to use death to be queen." "I believed your loving words when our brother Alfonso died." "They were true." "I know, I know." "As much as mine when I wished you a long life as king." "I'll support you in everything but now it's your turn to support me." "What do you want?" "Nothing you don't know about and wouldn't be fair." "The agreements we'll sign will say I'm Asturias' princess and as such your direct heiress." "It will state that if we start war between us" "I'll lose that right." "And it will be countersigned by Castile's courts which will be summoned as soon as possible." "It will also say that Queen Juana will leave Castile and return to Portugal." "All the sorrows she's caused you and I, deserve that journey." "It will say you'll suggest who will be my husband but that I'll marry who I want from the ones you suggest." "Because I'll never leave Castile the land I was born in and where I'll die the land that I love." "The agreements have been signed." "Long live the king!" " Long live!" " Long live Castile!" " Long live!" " Long live Asturias' princess!" "Long live!" " Bad news?" " The worst." "Isabel is on her way to Ocaña, the court's new seat." "Recognized by the king as his heiress." "Enrique has given in." " As always." " Yes." "But he didn't choose his enemy wisely this time." "He won't have my army or loyalty." "Let's see how long he can manage." "You have a nice palace, Cárdenas." "It's your house now, Highness." "No, this is just a golden cage." "Enrique will still be making the decisions in Segovia or Madrid." " Don't be pessimistic, Carrillo." " I am." "Sooner or later Enrique and Pacheco will betray you." "Remember these words when it happens because I won't be here to tell you 'I told you so.'" " You're leaving us?" " That's right." "Why are you leaving now?" "The courts will soon ratify me as Asturias' princess and heiress to the crown." "They've given us people to collect taxes in cities and towns." "Keep on with your dreams, ma'am and if something threatens you, let me know." "I'll be at my palace in Yepes, just 14 miles from here." "So we can still count on you?" "I won't let anything happen to Isabel, as it did to her brother, Alfonso." "Isabel is Castile's last hope." "But let me warn you if I come back it will be because of a serious matter and if that happens, the game rules will change." "We'll do what I decide." "Wait you'll leave without even hugging me?" "You haven't eaten a thing." "Why does it matter whether I eat or not!" "Can't a king even decide if he wants to eat or not?" "Leave, both of you." "Your Majesty, we must make plans for the future." "But perhaps it would be better to discuss it in private." "What are you saying?" "Everybody knows your wife is Isabel's best friend." "Yes, that's true." "As true as my loyalty to the king." "I trust Cabrera, Pacheco." "Speak freely." "First, we need to earn Mendoza's trust back." "Let them know we think like them." " That your daughter's future is first." " And then?" "Get Isabel out of Castile." "She's a threat to you." "And I have a plan to get both things." "A plan which needs tact, time, and discretion." "What I say here can't leave this room." "I swear it for my life." "And I swear for yours, that I hope so." "I'm so happy everything turned out fine." "Me too." "No one could tell." "You're gloomier than Our Lady of Sorrows." "It's been a tough day." "Come here." "Won't you greet your son?" "Or daughter." "I don't care what it is." "I only dream it will be born fine." "It's wonderful to think Isabel will be its queen." "I hope it will be that way." "It will." "How can you doubt it?" "You still don't worry about being excommunicated for being an alchemist." "By God, Peralta, I'm Toledo's Archbishop." "Taste this." " What's in it?" " You don't want to know but trust me." "It will give you impressive strength." "It will help you on your non-stop journey to Segovia." "Then the horse will need it more than me." "I'm sorry for what happened, Carrillo." "It's hard to keep secrets from a friend of Aragon like you." "You don't need to say anything." "Between men of their word like us it's better to be silent than to lie." "Besides" " I'm retired for the time being." " You, retired?" "I can't believe it." "What about Isabel?" "Isabel is like clay." "She needs to be molded into a good vase." "Enrique and Pacheco are playing with her." "Isabel doesn't know it, but she'll need me soon." "Can I give you some friendly advice?" "I don't know what strange business you have with my nephew, Pacheco, but be careful, never trust him." " Can't you see I'm busy?" " No, no, I was leaving." "So this potion gives strength" "I can imagine what you want it for." " Good luck." " The same to you, my friend." "What are you waiting for?" "I'll be queen?" "Future queen of Aragon's crown." "Yes!" "Yes!" "So, I'll give my king the news." " If there's something you want to know?" " May I?" " Ask, my dear." "Don't worry." " Thank you." "Is Fernando as brave and handsome a man as they say?" " He is." " I'd like to go out and tell everyone!" "If you want to be queen, you must be discreet, darling." "I know father, it was just a saying." "You know I always obey you." "If to be queen I have to remain silent" "I'd be a fool if I didn't stay quiet." "Thank you, darling." "Leave us alone." "We need to talk." "Forgive my daughter's familiarity." "She's a lively young woman." "Don't worry, I'd probably react the same if I was told I would reign." "What steps should we follow now?" "I'll leave for Aragon today to share the good news." "I'll have the wedding agreements written down and I'll personally bring them in due time." " When will that be?" " As soon as the war with France lets us." "But you have my word." "This wedding will take place." "It's the king of Aragon's wish." "You'll try to marry Isabel to Alfonso of Portugal?" " Again?" " That's right, Excellency." "And how will you convince him?" "Offering him another wedding at the same time." "His son's Don Joao with Princess Juana." "That way we'd guarantee my daughter would be Portugal's queen." "And if Alfonso and Isabel wouldn't have any children my first grandchild would become king of Castile and Portugal." "And Juanita, both kingdoms' Queen Mother." "Isabel has refused once to marry Alfonso." "How will you get her to agree this time?" "We'll delay the courts until we're certain Alfonso of Portugal will agree." "And in those courts, what will be voted won't be her confirmation as Asturias' princess but her wedding with Portugal's king." "And I assure you it will be agreed to." "War has impoverished Castilians." "They'll be happy with a tax reduction, and once it's granted they'll accept anything I propose." "If she refuses this time" "Isabel wouldn't be disobeying me but the people represented in the courts." "She'll be on her own" " with no support." " Isabel will only have two choices to marry Portugal's king or be nothing." "Mmm." "Do we have your support, Mendoza?" "Yes, you'll have it." "When I see Isabel and Alfonso of Portugal go into the same bedroom which I doubt." "I expected more from you." "And I've expected more from Your Majesty for a while." "I told you, you were making a mistake and you didn't listen." "Despite that, I was always loyal, until you negotiated with Isabel after making us swear we'd defend your daughter." "And a Mendoza never swears in vain!" "Make your plans true, and I'll support you." "Until then, I only promise not to show belligerency to the crown and of course keep defending your daughter who by the way is expecting you." "Come with me." "What are you doing here?" "I forbade you to come." "I need to talk with you." " No, no." "Get her out of my way!" " Enrique." "Enrique, please." " Get her out of my way!" " Enrique!" "Please, listen to me." "Enrique, please!" "Enrique, please." "Listen to me!" "Please!" "Ma'am, you have a wonderful figure." "Beatriz!" "Oh!" "What a joy!" " Are you?" " Pregnant and happy." "We have so much to talk about!" "You can leave." "Congratulations, I know of all your successes through my husband." "It hasn't been easy." "Sometimes, understanding my brother can be very difficult" "It's as if he's two different people in the same body." "They say those are the consequences of politics." "Be careful, so it won't happen to you." "I'll always be the same." "But let's talk of something else." "From now on, we'll see more of each other, I swear." "Do you remember our games in Arévalo?" "When I'm sad, I think about them to cheer me up." "Once the courts have passed, we could go together to Arévalo." "I'd like nothing more than to present my child to your lady mother." "And I to see her again." "Tell me, how's it going with Chacón?" "Is he as grumpy as usual?" "When needed, yes." "But nothing of this would be possible without him." "And Gonzalo?" "That handsome guy who was your brother's page?" "Did something happen to him?" "He was gravely injured, but thankfully he survived and is recovering in Ávila." "That's good news." "Why does they make you sad then?" "Because you're right in that politics causes extraordinary reactions in people." "Few people have been as caring as him, and there are few I care for as I do him." "And I hadn't remembered about him until you asked." "Esteemed Gonzalo forgive how late this letter comes to you." "I could tell you court demands a lot of work but none is enough to forgive the oversight of one who has served and helped me so well." "I hope you get better as soon as possible." "When that happens, I want you by my side because I miss you." "Because I want, the day my dreams come true for you to be at my side." "Stop with the mystery." "Is she beautiful or not?" "Well, she doesn't posses a delicate beauty but she's agreeable." " Strong." " Dumb." "No, he said strong." "Don't misinterpret his words." " How are her hips?" "Good." " Wide." "With your aim and her hips, she'll bare good children." "And besides being strong and having wide hips is there anything interesting about her?" "I thought she's a willing and dedicated young woman." "And she's Castile's most powerful man's daughter." "Enough." "Yes, enough." "Forgive me." "I'm not hungry." "You're priceless as a matchmaker." "I'm sorry." "I've never seen your son like this." "Neither have I. And I know the reason." "I know of his many mistresses, and I've never been worried." "They were women of one night, a week mostly." "Not now, he's been with that Aldonza for a while." " Do you know her?" " She's a noble Catalonian." " From Cervera." " Is she good looking?" "She is." "She must be more than good looking, or she wouldn't be a threat to our plans." "Calm down. when your father proposes it, he must have his reasons." "To marry a woman who doesn't even have kings' blood." "He's afraid of France." "I'll have to take care of keeping the French at bay." "I'd rather know you're married than dead in battle." " How can you be so sweet?" " Don't be so sure about it." " I also have a temper." " I know, I know." "Ocaña, months later" " Thank you." "Get those wounds looked at." " Thank you." "Let me guess." "Another beaten collector." "True, another who's collected bumps instead of coins." "Each of the three cities the king gave you usufruct" " only one pays." " What's going on?" "From what I've heard, some haven't even got the letter ordering payment." " But the king sent it months ago!" " And what's worse others have gotten this." "This poor man brought it." "Orders from Segovia to not pay our collectors?" "He isn't summoning the courts to ratify me as Asturias' princess." "His wife Juana is still in Castile and he has us in poverty." " He's not keeping his word." " This is Pacheco's doing." "The king signed the Guisando agreements!" "And he has to keep his word, with or without Pacheco." " Arrange for a meeting with him." " Yes, Highness." "What are they up to now?" "I'm sorry it took you months to set up this meeting." "My African domains needed my attention." "Thank you for your apologies, but they're not necessary." "As king, you decide when and with whom to share your time." "What do you think of our offer?" "Interesting, I won't deny it." "But your king has made me look like a fool once before." "To be looked down on by that girl." "It won't happen again." "I swear it." "I admire you." "You're tenacious and ambitious." "You never consider anything lost." "And you're daring." "You didn't mind traveling here, even knowing you'd hear my complaints." "The occasion was worth the risk." "Do you accept?" "I need time to think." "Leave for Castile." "I'll send a messenger with my answer." "You can leave." " As you wish, Majesty." " By the way, Pacheco how's my sister?" "I'm worried." "The last time I saw her on that disastrous day she was extremely thin." "Don't worry, she's gained some weight." "What's wrong with Mom?" "Nothing, beautiful." "Don't worry, darling." "Don't worry." "There." "It's all over." "Congratulations." "He's a strong boy, just like his mother." "How is she?" "As good as a woman can be after giving birth." "Don't worry." " There's another one coming!" " Another one?" "I have it on." " It suits him well." " Perfect." "As if he's always been Sicily's king." "If I had to wear this always" " my eyebrows would be at my knees." " Calm down." "You don't need to wear it every day." "Being king is in your heart and head not in what you wear on top of it." "I know." "You're my example." "Sicily's king." " Can I hug you?" " I command you!" "You can still order me while I'm not king." "We'll talk face-to-face later." "Thank you, father." "What for?" "You deserve it." "You're my son, my best captain, even my guide when needed." "Go enjoy the days you've got left as prince with that friend of yours." "You're an old fox, Majesty." "Older than a fox and as blind as a bat." "But I'm no fool." "I had to give something to my son in exchange for a forced wedding." "And you encourage him to have a good time with Aldonza." " Weren't you worried?" " I know my son." "If you forbid him something, he'll work harder to get it." "Have you sent Pacheco a message with the news?" "Yes, Majesty." "You must ask for permission before entering, my daughter." "I'm sorry, I couldn't help it, Father." "I'm nervous to know about my wedding." "What have I told you?" "In times of bad news, show your best smile." "And in good times, conceal your joy." "You need to learn to control your emotions." "When you show yours, you're weak in front of your enemy." "Is it a time of good or bad news?" "Take a seat." "This message just arrived from Aragon." "You're not marrying a prince anymore." "No?" "What is it?" " What's with that face?" " Forgive me." "But I was so excited." "You're not marrying a prince because you're marrying a king." "Fernando will be named king of Sicily." "Forgive me for not controlling myself, but, it's just that I'm so happy!" "I'm very happy too, dear." "Cry, laugh, do as you please because you'll be queen." "And a queen can allow herself everything." "Hasn't Portugal's answer arrived today, either?" "It will arrive, and it will be good." "He's making us wait to show us his pride." "I hope so." "Isabel is getting impatient." "And that worries you?" "She should be the one worrying." "What's got you so optimistic today?" "I've never seen you with that smile." "Because I know our plans will all be accomplished." "Excuse me, Majesty, news from Portugal." "Give them to me." "Leave us, go." "King Alfonso has accepted our offer." "He won't come, but he'll send a committee with full authority" "They'll be here in a month." "Make sure they need nothing, Cabrera." "They'll need for nothing, Majesty." "Perfect, I told you." "It's time to call the courts." "I don't get it." "He hasn't kept his word in months." "He doesn't even answer our request to meet with him." "And now he calls the courts immediately." "My brother the king is fickle and forgetful." "If it was only Enrique, it would be normal, but having Pacheco with him" "I always suspect the worst." "Let's not be pessimistic." "Step by step, we're on the road to what we wanted." "And when the courts proclaim me princess heiress all of this will be but a bad memory." "What are you doing?" "I'm leaving for Ocaña, where I'm supposed to be, with Isabel." "She named me captain of her guard." "Let me go with you." "I want to be your guard." "I'm but one, but it's more than none." "Besides, something tells me a great adventure is waiting for us." "You read too many chivalry books." "Maybe we'll even inspire one." "I'd waste more time talking you out of it than walking to Ocaña" " right?" " Don't even doubt it." "Very well." "Tomorrow there are Castilian Courts." "Isabel will be confirmed as Asturias' princess." "I want to see her joy with my own eyes." "Ocaña's Courts" "They've talked about sheep, the price of bread punishment to road thieves, but nothing about us." "Let's wait." "Is something wrong?" "They're up to something." "I know it, and I should have seen it sooner." "I take the word to announce by the grace of Our Majesty, the king, taxes will be reduced by a third." "He wants to have everyone happy." "Yes, soon, they'll be asking for something, you'll see." "Thank you, Castilians." "Don't take it as a gift but as recognition." "I do it to give you something back for the war's losses." "A war that came to an end thanks to my sister Isabel's dialogue and respect." "It seems it's our time." "Speaking of her, a key piece in our future is the last topic of this session." "I'm glad to inform everyone here the proposition of marrying Doña Isabel with his Majesty Don Alfonso, Portugal's king." "We ask of your approval for this engagement through a hand count." "They've tricked us!" "They've deceived us all this time!" "Carrillo was right." "How could we have been fooled?" "I want to see the king right now!" "It won't be possible." "He left as soon as the Courts ended." " What do we do now?" " It's complicated." "What's been approved in courts has to be obeyed." "I'll do it, don't doubt it." "I've already said no to the Portuguese and this time will make two." "It won't be that easy." "They've been very clever." " Explain yourself." " The first time you refused to marry him you disobeyed the king's order." " And now?" " You'd disobeyed the people of the courts and the people is your strength." "If you refuse your image would be that of a willful woman who puts her interest before all." "And all we've fought for and suffered until now will be for nothing?" "It seems like a bad dream where this happens again and again." "No!" "I won't get married." "And I'll explain to the people what happened." "Cárdenas." " Highness." " Write to the king saying I won't accept according to Guisando's agreements, which state that" "I must accept the candidate the king has proposed." " I'll do as you say, Highness." " Do it now!" "Highness, you have a visitor." "Who wants to see me now?" " Highness." " Gonzalo!" "When will we see the bride, Doña Isabel?" "Soon, soon." "Don't worry." "I expected to see her in this reception." " Is there a problem?" " No." "No, it's all been discussed and Princess" "Isabel is willing to fulfill our agreement with Portugal." "I'm glad to hear that." "Especially after the last time with his Majesty, the king Portugal." "The palace's steward will show you to your rooms." "You probably need to rest for a while." "Tonight we'll lavish you as you deserve." "Thank you, Majesty." "But before we leave, I'll tell you you have seven days to arrange this wedding." "After that time, I have orders to return to Portugal." "I don't think we'll need to wait that long, Excellency." "I hope so, and so does my king." "He ordered me to give you this letter, so you'll understand his urgency." "I'll leave you, so you can read it calmly." "Remember, seven days." "When you please." "The king of Portugal says that if we insult his honor again the next time he returns to Castile it will be with his army." "Mendoza was right." "Isabel wouldn't be so easy." "Damn Guisando agreements." "Why did I sign them!" "A king commands, he doesn't yield!" "And I've given in to too many things lately." "She'll accept the wedding, I'm sure." "But before that" "I need a favor from you." "Summon Chacón and Cárdenas." "Offer to meet with them as a reply to your sister's letter." "Say you'd rather talk to them than with Isabel." " There's no time to negotiate, Pacheco." " There won't be any." "When they arrive at Segovia, order their arrest." "Carrillo abandoned them a while ago and I need to be alone with Isabel." "Be aware that I'll use force if necessary." "Do what you have to do." "I'll go with you." "I can tell them myself I won't get married." "Isabel, I beg you." "The king asks Cárdenas and me and you know I'll support you, but if he wants to help, we can't refuse." " There's nothing to lose." " Yes, there is." "We can't allow the Guisando agreements to be forgotten." "Remind him all that he signed." " I will, don't worry." " And if he's doing it for his daughter tell him she'll never be Castile's queen." "I'll beg the pope, if necessary, to show there was no bull." " It's justice." " Rome moves on other things." "Yes." "It seems they sometimes forget Jesus kicked the merchants from the temple." "What do we do, Isabel?" "Go in my name." "And don't give in to anything." "Hunting?" "The king is hunting?" " We should return to Ocaña, right now." " I'm sorry." "But that's not possible." "Take them away." " What's going on here?" " Don't make it harder on me, Excellency." "Pacheco, right?" "Why are two soldiers guarding Chacón and Cárdenas?" "I need to tell you a secret." "Maybe our son won't see Isabel rule." "Move, prisoners!" "Come on, move!" "Move!" "Excellency, the palace is under siege." " Let's go." " Follow me!" "Get up!" "Come on!" "Apprehend every armed man." "Marquis." "What are you doing here?" "A courtesy visit." "I have a message from the king." "I'm glad to see you healthy." "It's an honor when Villena's Marquis worries for a simple soldier." " Now if you'll excuse me." " Of course." "Apprehend him." "Surrender." " Don't even think about it." " Help!" "Your sword, quickly." "We need to get out of here." " Sign your wedding's consent." " Don't dream about it." "I won't leave without your signature." "If you haven't by tomorrow, I'll lock you in the tower at Segovia's Alcázar." "I'll throw you from there if needed." " You wouldn't go that far." " No one will know." "Your mother is crazy and her daughter could be too." "And crazy people do strange things when they're out of their minds." "Tomorrow morning, that's the limit." "Pacheco and his men have taken the palace." " We have no chance to win." " The important thing is to save Isabel." "Only Carrillo can help us." "Stop!" "Guards!" "Leave, Isabel needs you." "It's time, run!" "Run!" "What are you waiting for, bastard?" "Isabel was right." "Carrillo is the only one who thought this could happen." "Don't trouble yourself." "The important thing is to learn from mistakes and fix them." "We won't be able to fix them when we get out of here." "I've failed, Cárdenas!" "I swore to protect Isabel and Alfonso and I've lost them both!" "Save your energy for better thoughts," " As Isabel always says, God is on our side." " I hope." "But I swear that if we get out of this there will be no mercy for Pacheco." "Eminence!" "Let him in." " What is it?" " Pacheco is at Ocaña with the royal guard." "They have Isabel hostage." " And Chacón and Cárdenas?" " At Segovia with the king." " I knew this would happen." " We must go help them, Eminence." "Yes and we won't go alone, I swear." "Get your arms ready!" "You're going to sign it!" "I didn't hear you." "I won't sign it." "You've wanted it." "You'll spend the rest of your days in jail." "And I'll assure you they won't be a lot." "Don't think about it, or you'll be dead men." "Are you all right?" "What are you doing here?" "Negotiate but my way." "You're wrong, Chacón and Isabel will betray you." "We'll see about that." "Go to Segovia with those two guards." "They're the only two left alive." "And tell Enrique to free Chacón and Cárdenas." "And if he threatens Isabel again, I'll lead my army to wherever he might be and I won't care if he's king, I'll make him pay for all the harm he's inflicted on her." "I told you it wouldn't be that simple." "Isn't Pacheco coming?" " I'd love to talk to him about what happened." " No." "He went to see off the Portuguese committee" "Well done." "Since he couldn't do what he was supposed to let him endure the unpleasant time." "Decisions must be taken." "Things can't go on like this." "Or Castile will be the world's laughing joke." "You can't humiliate a king, much less twice, as we've done with Alfonso." "You should worry more about Castile's king than Portugal's." "I've been worried for a long time, but sometimes I think it's useless." "Especially if you keep putting your trust in a man like Pacheco." "Will you turn your back on me again?" "I will, if one key condition isn't met." "Tell me, what is it?" "Defend your daughter's right as your heiress." "But that would mean starting a war again." "No, not necessarily." "The king of France is looking for a wife for his brother, Guyena's Duke." "He's around the same age as Isabel." "Isn't that one of her conditions for her possible suitors?" "Let's play along with her then." "King Louis would be thrilled to have a Castilian as a sister-in-law." "It would be the best way to win the war against Aragon chocking King Juan from the north and south." "And if Isabel refuses again?" "If she refuses again you should still promise the King of France that our armies will fight next to his against Aragon." "In exchange, he'd send us his to finish off Isabel and her people." "I signed an agreement with her to avoid a war, and we'll have two." "Bad idea." "But necessary." "You've seen what agreements and talks have gotten you." "Listen to me and Isabel will soon be an anecdote." "All right." "One more thing, Don Diego." "Has my wife given birth yet?" "Yes, sir." "She had twins." " Can I ask you a favor?" " You don't need to tell me." "As soon as I get to Buitrago" "I'll kick her out of my house." "Come in." "Excuse me, Highness." "There's someone who wants to see you." "There you have her, thanks to your handlings." " I don't know why I let you in." " Because I'm the king!" "Yes, and I pray each day for you to stop being king." "Calm down, Carrillo." "Leave us alone." " No, Highness." " I beg you." "What do you want?" "I come to offer a solution to all our problems." "Is it Pacheco's idea?" " Because if it is" " No, no, it was Mendoza's and mine." "Speak." "You want a husband your own age." "I have the perfect candidate." "He's only two years older than you." " Who is it?" " Guyena's Duke." "The king of France's brother." "You want me far from Castile?" "No." "You just accept the wedding." "I'll make sure you can keep a house in Castile." "Can I trust you?" "Because I'm tired of you never keeping your word." "You, you'll see who you want to trust." "Your King's word, or the word of those guiding you." "Do you think Chacón and Carrillo work for you out of devotion?" "They're waiting for you to get power, and then they'll want their reward." "Let me rest." "I beg you." "All right." "Rest." "I'll leave things clear." "You can believe what I say or not believe and keep fighting but France is a strong kingdom that would help me fight and win the war out of your refusal!" "Get out, Enrique." "All right, I'll go." "You'll see how more men should die for your ambition." " Is something wrong?" " Not at the moment." "Highness, Chacón and Cárdenas are here." "I want to see Isabel!" "Not before you listen to me." "I'm listening." "When I left for Yepes, I told you that if I had to come back urgently the rules of the game would change." " Do you remember that?" " Yes." "And you agree it must be that way." " Yes." " All right." "I'll tell you what you'll do." "You'll stay here at Ocaña with Isabel." "I'll leave my best men to protect you." "And don't negotiate anything with no one until I come back." " What will you do?" " I'm going on a trip." " Where to?" " To where our problems can be solved." "They want to marry Isabel with Guyena's Duke?" "That's right, and you know what that means for Aragon's interests." "How come we didn't know anything?" " Pacheco hasn't mentioned it." " I told you not to trust him." "Tell me, Majesty." "What agreements did you have with my nephew?" "I think that our friendship and the information I bring deserves an answer to my question." "We were negotiating Fernando's wedding to his daughter." "With Beatriz?" "Don't fool yourselves." "There's a better candidate than her to be Fernando's wife." " Who?" " Isabel." "She has kings' blood, she's Fernando's age and she'll end up wearing Castile's crown on her head." "You're very sure about it." "I swear for life, Isabel will be queen." " What do you think, Peralta?" " I liked what I saw of her." "She has character and determination." "And your son will like her much more than Beatriz, for sure." "Think about it, Majesty." "You help my cause, and I'll help yours." "Soon Castile and Aragon will share monarchs as we've always dreamt of." "Beatriz Pacheco might be the present, but" "Isabel is the future." "A few days ago, troops were spotted coming into Castile." " This can't go on, I'm out of patience!" " I'm a man a king!" "And I'll hold onto a burning nail to remain as one." "I can't carry on with more death." "There have always been and will be wars." "The war isn't the important thing, but that the cause be just and yours is." "Carrillo will be to Isabel what Pacheco is to Enrique." " You're Aragon's king." " I'm the king of a poor kingdom, son." " That's why we need this wedding." " Do you like it, Father?" "Do you accept Fernando as your husband?" "Do you still want to marry my daughter with Fernando?" "I ask you for Aragon, win that woman." "Don't worry, Isabel will be my wife." "Isabel and Fernando are cousins." "We'll need the pope's approval." "Step by step, Peralta." "That's Guyena's Duke in person." " You're exaggerating." " Carrillo's right, Fernando is the best choice." "I hope you enjoy it as much with Isabel as with me." "Tell me you bring good news!" "The French representative sets a date to negotiate the wedding with Isabel." " When?" " If there's a risk to take, I'll take it." " It must be soon." " Now's the time then." "To swear by God in vain and lie to her best friend, are two things" "Isabel is incapable of doing." "Do you swear by God to marry Guyena's Duke?" "Show me the right path, God all mighty so I'll make the right choice." "My God, she's only a girl!" "She's a damn girl, who's doing what she wants with all of us!" "I request an order to arrest her at Madrigal." " Granted." " We're leaving for Madrigal, now!" "Where is she?" " She's gone!" " Gone?" "Where?" "Subtitles by DramaFever" "What do you know, Isabel?" "That your wife is pregnant with another man's child." "We need Castile on our side." "That's why you need to get married." "And who is the chosen one?" "Her name is Beatriz." "Juan Pacheco's daughter." "What do you want?" "The agreements that we both signed say that I am the princess of Asturias." "And as such, your direct heiress." "Congratulations." "He's a very strong boy." "I am honored to announce to you all... a marriage proposal between Isabel and His Majesty Alfonso of Portugal." "No, I will not get married." "I'll explain everything to the people." " Cárdenas!" " Your Highness." "Write a letter to the king saying that in accordance with the Treaty of Guisando" "I do not accept this marriage." "The King of Portugal says that if we renege again the next time he comes to Castile, he will bring his army." "Send for Chacón and Cárdenas." "There's no time for negotiation, Pacheco." "And there won't be." "When they get to Segovia, order their arrest." "What's going on?" "Don't make this more difficult, Your Excellency." "Are you aware that I will use force if necessary?" "Do what you have to do." " Stop!" " Guards!" "Leave." "Isabel needs you." "Consent to this wedding and sign." "In your dreams." "I will not leave without your signature." "Will you sign it or not?" "No, I will not." "Don't do it, or your men will die." "The King of France wants a wife for his brother, the Duke of Guyenne." "King Louis would love to have a Castilian sister-in-law." "You can trust me, or you can not and keep fighting." "But France is a strong kingdom." "One that would help me fight and win the war caused by your refusal." "You help my cause and I help yours." "Soon, Castile and Aragon will share the same king and queen." "Just as we have always dreamed." "Isabel is the future." "Subtitles by DramaFever" "Isabel" "Ocaña, spring of 1469" "Are you suggesting that I marry Fernando of Aragon?" "That's correct, my lady." "You know that King Enrique wants me to marry the Duke of Guyenne." "The brother of the King of France." "Yes, I know." "But Fernando is the ideal candidate." "He's your age, and he's not only the prince of Aragon but also the king of Sicily." "Besides, we also share with Aragon our habits, locale, language, and blood." "You yourself are Fernando's cousin." "What do we share with France?" "Carrillo is right." "Fernando is the best option." "Aragon" "The King of Castile wants Isabel to marry the brother of King Louis of France." "How do you know that?" "If I'm to be king, I need to know certain things." "That is the reason why I made you come here." "If Castile and France unite under that marriage, they will crush us." "Like a hammer and anvil." "What can we do?" " Strike first." " Have you be the one to marry Isabel." "Do you have a problem with that?" "No." "I'd prefer to marry Isabel than Pacheco's daughter." "But how will you have her marry me?" "If Isabel decides to marry you, no one will be able to change her mind." "And that will be Carrillo's job." "Yes, it's true, the Duke of Guyenne is also your age." "But marrying him would represent a move away from Castile." "And marrying Fernando doesn't?" "Aragon needs many things." "We can use that in our favor during the wedding negotiations." "I don't know." "Obeying the king might be the best thing for Castile and for me." "Maybe if I don't refuse, he'll carry out everything to which we agreed in Guisando." "And he'll respect that I am his heiress." "Are you putting your trust in him again?" "Isabel, this is not the time to abandon our ideals." "Not after so many years of fighting." "And tell me, how many men have died during all these years of fighting?" "How many more will die if I choose to marry one or the other?" "I cannot bear any more deaths." "In the end, the dead will come after me at night like my mother." "Your Highness, war has always existed and will always exist." "The war is not important, but the cause has to be fair." "And yours is." "Do you also think I should marry Fernando?" "Yes, my lady." "What a coincidence." "I thought only Enrique could choose my suitors." "But I see that all the matchmakers are in my own house." "And what do we do with Pacheco?" "Act surprised when you receive news of Isabel and the Duke of Guyenne's wedding plans." "Act like you're disappointed." "But he must keep thinking that we want Fernando to marry his daughter." "Then he won't know about our true plans." "I will, Your Majesty." "Go to Castile immediately." "When Carrillo tells you it is time, go see Isabel." "Yes, Your Majesty." "Son, you have a gift for women." "I ask you this for Aragon's sake." "Win that woman." "You know I always try to please you." "Don't worry, Isabel will be my wife." "I want to see it." "What have you decided, my lady?" "Before I choose my husband, I need to know everything about him." "Cárdenas, I have a mission for you." "Yes, Your Highness?" "Go immediately to Aragon and France." " With what purpose?" " Find out everything." "About Fernando of Aragon and the Duke of Guyenne." "Find out what their habits are." "If they like hunting, gambling, wine..." "if they are good Christians." "Bring me this information and I will decide who my husband will be." "Don't worry." "I will." "Look at me." "You are my eyes." "Remember you are her eyes." "And those eyes must prefer the Aragonese." "I understand the Duke of Guyenne and the King of France are not very close." "What are you trying to say?" "That perhaps marrying Isabel off will not make her move to France." "But instead make the duke come to Castile." "Is that true?" "Mendoza, it's in our best interest to have Isabel as far away as possible." "Don't listen to rumors." "My contacts say it is nothing like what Pacheco says." "Your contacts haven't helped us much lately." "And the way you've negotiated the king's affairs hasn't helped either." "Calm down, gentlemen, calm down." "Pacheco." "We are marrying Isabel to the Duke of Guyenne." "No more talking." "As you wish." " May I leave now, Your Majesty?" " Yes." "He doesn't look very happy." "Don't be so negative, Mendoza." "You never know when we might need Pacheco." "Good morning, Your Excellency." "It is not a good morning at all." "I hope wherever he is, they're taking care of him the way he took care of you." "I will thank him forever." "He risked his life to save mine." "And he saved it." "Everyday I come here to remind him that his death was not in vain." "What's wrong, Your Highness?" "What if I'm wrong?" "What if I've spent my whole life not following reason, but my pride?" "I've fought since I was a child, only to see my brother die." "And see my mother lose her reason." " Your Highness..." " And see other people dying for me." "What if I lose in the end because of my risky bet?" "I've never met anyone with as good of a judgment as yours." "Whatever you decide, it will undoubtedly be the best for Castile." "It's not only Castile." "It's me." "Everyone wants to choose the man with whom I will have to share my life." "Palace decisions..." "Nights in the bedroom..." "How can I choose a man for life if I don't even know him?" "Because you think the men you know don't deserve you." " Gonzalo." " Whatever you do will be done well." "If you don't mind, I would like to be alone." "Your Highness." "I swear I had nothing to do with it." "I cannot know through my contacts whether you're involved or not, Pacheco." "If we're in this together, we're in it for everything." "What did you want to tell me?" "To have everything under control." "Now you can." "A wedding between Castile and France puts Aragon on edge." "I know." "What do you think?" "That I want my daughter to reign in a wasp's nest?" "You don't know me, Peralta." "Do you still want to marry my daughter to Fernando?" "Yes." "These are the conditions for the wedding to happen." "It will happen." " Leave everything to me." " I have to know your plans." "We will keep our agreement secret." "Mendoza wants to use Isabel's wedding to move me away from Enrique, but he won't." " And then?" " Go back to Aragon." "If I can't stop that wedding..." "I will do whatever it takes to pit half of Castile against the king." "My daughter will be Queen of Aragon." "But not of an Aragon defeated and captured by France." "I would be a bad father if I let that happen." "Come in." "This is my wife, Maria of Portocarrero." " It's a pleasure." " We're having a dinner party for you." "Unfortunately, I just informed your father that I have to go to Aragon." "The king is not in good health." "King Juan is a strong man." "He will recover." "He is strong, but time does not stop." "Our best wishes to him." "Sir." "Ladies." "The old king won't last long." "And then my daughter will become queen." "What can you do for my eyes, Rabbi?" "I can empty that cataract." " Will I be able to see again?" " Yes." "Then do it." "Do it as soon as you can." "Let me consult the astrology books." "Come closer, son." "I can't see you, but I know you as well as if I had given birth to you." "What's wrong?" "You put your health in the hands of a Jew and his superstitions." "What do you want me to do?" "Go blind?" "Father, you have to assume that a long life comes with aches and pains." "I'm a man and a king, and I will do whatever it takes to continue that." "If that man can make me see again, I don't care if he's Jewish, Moorish, or Navarrese." "The stars are on our side." "The first week of the next month will be favorable for the operation." "I'll come earlier to prepare you." "Thank you, Rabbi." "I trust you." "Your Highness." "Gutierre de Cárdenas is here." "Go and talk to him." "Everything I had to say, I said to Carrillo." "I'm warning you." "Cárdenas is Chacón's nephew, and Chacón is like a father to Isabel, so..." "Son, I beg you." "You have to make a good impression." "Don't you find it humiliating that Isabel sent someone to approve me?" "The objective is too important to consider that minor detail." "Bring me that document and the lens." "I've been commanded to obtain as much information about you as possible." "And I've been told to appear polite and charming, like the perfect husband." "I apologize for this situation." "Don't worry, Cárdenas." "I understand that it is your obligation." "Ask me whatever you want." "I'll be honest." "Everyone who serves the princess wants you to be the chosen one." "So there aren't many questions to ask." "If you don't ask anything, may I?" "How is she?" "The princess?" " I don't know what to tell you." " We'll start with the basics." "Blonde or brunette?" "I just want to know what my future wife is like." "Like how Isabel wants to know what I'm like." "She is... blonde." "Blue-eyed, like the other Trastámaras." "She is elegant, but modest." "She is austere." "She doesn't like excessive luxury or jewels." "She is a very devout Christian." "She never speaks lightly." "She is very conscious of her duties." " She is strong." " Strong?" "Her character." "I've never met a woman and very few men with her strength." "Believe me." "She is an exceptional woman." " Would you like to ask something else?" " No, no." "That's enough." "Good." "I'm off to Paris to interview the other candidate." " The Duke of Guyenne?" " Yes." "Believe me, you can save yourself the journey." " You don't know him?" " No." "When you see him, remember me." "France" "His Highness, the Duke of Guyenne." "Yepes" " Carrillo." " Peralta." "Thank you for your hospitality." "You're welcome." "Sit down." "The important thing is that nobody know you're still in Castile." " Especially my nephew." " Don't worry." "Pacheco still believes we want to marry Fernando to his daughter Beatriz." "I would love to see his face when he finds out the favorite is Isabel." "If she accepts." "She will." "She is intelligent and will understand that this is the best option." "Then, why the doubt?" "She's had to deal with many situations." "Separation from her sick mother, her brother's death, Enrique's betrayals..." "Pacheco's threats." "But she is strong and will recover." "Would it be helpful if I talked to her in person?" "Do you think that if the French move she can begin" "They can move out of Paris if they want." "Isabel will not decide on anything until Cárdenas returns." "What about Rome?" "Isabel and Fernando are cousins." "We'll need the Pope's approval." "One step at a time, Peralta." "For now, let's wait for Isabel's positive answer." "The worst thing we could do is force her." "That's not the way with her." "Besides, she's quite nervous already." "Enlighten me, Father, God Almighty, to make the right decision." "Make my decision not bring more death and sorrow." "In return, I promise that if I become queen someday..." "I will work to make your kingdom on earth bigger than it has ever been." "I know that I am being selfish." "I'm only looking for a good king." "A good husband and father for my children." "I will never want anyone but him." "And I will follow all the commandments of the Holy Mother Church." "My children will serve you... like I will serve you." "What's wrong with the Andalusians now that makes them not want to pay?" "Sir, the Andalusian nobles are complaining that they're paying taxes to finance the war on the unfaithful." " But we have no war." " But we have unfaithfuls." "It would be a thousand times easier to deal with the Moors than with all those Andalusians." "Your Majesty, if they knew in the south how you think, they'd understand why there's no war." "I don't care." "The Moors may be Moors, but at least they're civilized." "If it's not about a drought, it's about oil or wheat." "They just want to fight." "Fight!" "Fight about stupid things." "Can't they remain in peace?" "With my brother Pedro Girón, they did." "Because your brother was the King of Andalusia, not I." "Send out royal messengers." "Tell them they must pay, otherwise I will go to Andalusia myself." "With an army." " Do you know something of the French?" " Not yet." "But maybe Mendoza knows something." " He was the one who started this." " Let's not start this again, Pacheco." "We're on time to stop that mistake, Your Majesty." "It will not be one." "We'll send Isabel to France, and we will be happy." "To the Duke of Guyenne, the man who is finally plucking that thorn from my side." "Don't tell this to your wife." "She wouldn't like hearing someone talking like that about Isabel." "Don't worry, sir." "Come on." "Tell me what you're thinking." "I fear when you're silent." "I feel bad for Isabel." "First a Portuguese, now a French..." "Like she a piece of merchandise." "I looked at her with the delusion that everything was going to change." "Why didn't you tell me the truth?" "I couldn't have told you." "I swore to keep the king's secret." "And that's above everything." "Besides... if you had known, you would have told Isabel." "If you had asked me to keep it a secret, I never would have told her." "You are my husband." "And I owe you my loyalty." "Forgive me." "Don't be mad." "Ocaña" "There definitely cannot be a different choice than Fernando." "We know that." "The problem is convincing Isabel." "Can you do it?" "What worries you?" " Seeing is believing." " Explain yourself." "The Duke of Guyenne is so ungraceful that if I tell Isabel, she won't believe me." "Do whatever it takes to convince her." "She's waiting for you in her room to meet in private." "Yes, Your Excellency." "And change your expression." "You look like you're going to a funeral." "Let's go out for a moment." "Temperance, Cárdenas." "I know this is a time of big responsibility for you." "But you know I trust you blindly." "I'm sorry." "Carrillo irritates me." "Now it's your turn to speak." "Without him, Isabel would be locked in a tower." "Yes, but you envision a new Castile in your head." "And he represents more of the same." "Carrillo is to Isabel what Pacheco is to Enrique." "Do you think I don't know that?" "Now we have to shut up and watch." "Support our common ideas." "Our time will come." "But now you are the one who must act." "Don't fail." "She has to pick Fernando." "If she had seen what I'd seen, I can assure you that she would have no doubt." "But we're pressing her so much that she will think I'm exaggerating." "What's wrong?" "Who is that man?" "A new servant." "Why?" "Voilà." "The right shoulder higher." "The left leg more inclined." "A bit more." "A bit more, please." "More." "That's it." "Wait." "Take the sword, good man." "Don't fall down." "A bit more inclined." "Voilà." "Your Highness, the Duke of Guyenne is like this in person." " You are exaggerating." " No." "I swear this good man is better-looking than he is." "France might be big and powerful... but I assure you the Duke of Guyenne is not." "The legs are actually more misshapen and his arms are like wires." "The eyes... the eyes of this good man are like beams of light compared to the odd stare of the duke." "Thank you, my good man." "You may leave now." "I'm very grateful." "Believe me, Your Highness." "The Duke of Guyenne needs a blind man's guide more than a squire." "Of course, and I'm sure Fernando is the opposite." "There's no point of comparison." "Fernando is a young, good-looking man." "Temperate, discreet..." "Are you okay?" "Couldn't be better." "I hope you enjoy it with Isabel as much as you do with me." "How do you know it is her?" "Please, Fernando." "Everything is known in the court." "Everybody has friends, and friends have ears." "We should tear some ears off." "Why didn't you tell me anything about Isabel?" "When you told me about your anger and fear of marrying Beatriz Pacheco..." "I didn't want you to get involved in the palace's problems." "That's not why you didn't tell me the truth." "Because Beatriz Pacheco isn't of royal blood." "Just like I am not." "Because you couldn't understand losing me for someone equal to me." "But it is different with Isabel, right?" "You can't hide anything from me." "I can read your mind." "I'm sorry." "We both knew this was going to happen." "You like women." "A lot." "But there is something you like as much, or even more." "Power." "You can't deny it." "I hope you will be faithful to your princess of Castile." "So, what have you decided?" "I'm going to pray for God to help me decide." " Wait." "Can I speak to you honestly?" " Please." "I know you've been praying to God for days to help choose your husband." "Don't you think you should stop that now?" "Whatever enlightenment he wanted to give, he's given already." "The longer you take with your answer, the less you're listening to his advice." "Which must be to choose Fernando." "And choose him now." "We don't have much time." "Your Highness, you asked me to be your eyes, and I'm telling you what I saw." "Fernando is a remarkable prince." "He is ingenious, discreet, and your age." "And he has an extramarital child." "As you can see." "We haven't hidden anything." "And I thank you, because that's a sign of a non-virtuous Christian." "Yes." "He isn't." "But even the most virtuous can commit a sin." "Your Highness, in this day and age, even bishops have children." "Take Carrillo, for example." "He has one." "Besides, that's proof of good health and fertility." "And, as you have seen with King Enrique, that's something the crown needs." "So I have to forgive his lack of virtue." "You are virtuous enough." "It is certain that the children you'll have will be from your husband." "You are not like Juana of Avis." "To be upright, you have to allow others to twist." "Should I worry about Enrique's reaction?" "Decide without fear." "Listen to me." "You will never be alone." "Carrillo, Chacón, Gonzalo, myself..." "You know we would give our lives for you." "Your brother the king wants you to marry who he wants without asking you what you want." "He just wants to keep you away from the court." "The king, your brother, kept you away from your mother." "He has signed pacts he hasn't fulfilled and allowed Pacheco to use force against you." "Are you going to listen to a person who has hurt you that much?" "Isabel..." "Do you accept Fernando as your husband?" "Cárdenas is taking too long." "He doesn't have an easy job." "He'll have a worse one with me if he doesn't make it." "Sometimes I think you are not conscious of the fact that we are on the same side." "I know what you have done for Isabel, and I respect it, but listen to my advice." "Before knowing you, when Isabel and Alfonso were kids, I prepared them for this." "Never forget that you and I are in this together." "There will be a wedding." "Castile doesn't know the favor it will owe you forever." "And the King of Aragon too." "Can you speak Christian?" "I was telling him to place the chair next to the window." "I need light" " for the operation." " Son, let them work." " I don't trust them, Father." " I do, and I'm getting a needle in my eye." "I still believe you are taking an unnecessary risk." " I can't battle blindly." " Maybe you're too old to battle." "I'm the king and I'm still the one who decides what I can and cannot do." "Everything's ready, Your Majesty." "Take me to the chair, son." "Could you step aside, sir?" "I told him to hold his head." " Ready?" " Not yet, Father." "Ready?" "Ready." "Do you like it, Father?" "Father?" "You are beautiful." "Everything I've done in my life will be worthwhile just tp see you as a queen." "If she becomes one." "She will." "I'm just saying it is too difficult to play the king without being one." "Because in the end they always win." " And their children marry other kings." " Mother." "Why are you always so negative?" " Has any news from Aragon come?" " They will come." " Don't listen to her." " She never does." "She's like you." "Ocaña." "I hope the water soaking you is from the rain." "And not from a problem with your boat in the river." "Don't worry." "The boat arrived safely and silently." "Come in and make yourself comfortable." "This is your home." "Thank you for your effort and patience, Mr. Peralta." "I see that not even bad weather can prevent you from accomplishing your mission." "Don't worry, Your Highness." "One can hide from Pacheco and the king, but not from rain." "Here." "Dry yourself." "Allow me to keep it as a token for my first day in battle." "Not for drying the rain, Your Highness." "Believe me when I say you make the King of Aragon very happy by accepting Fernando as your husband." "His late mother longed for this union." "You know this." "God writes straight in crooked lines." "This union can only bring benefit to both our kingdoms." "Aragon and Castile will be stronger together." "I have made you come so I can give my positive answer." "But I want to tell you of my concerns first." "Fernando and I are second cousins." "We would need the Holy Father to grant us a bull to get married." "I don't have to say that without that papal bull, nothing we've said has any value." " Don't worry." "That bull exists." " It exists?" "You told me the King of Aragon asked for it when I was three, and it was denied." "He did it again after that." "Why didn't you tell me?" "Tact." "It wasn't a bull for him to marry you... but to allow Fernando to marry any member of his family." "And the late Pío II granted it." "And would Pope Pablo accept that bull?" "A pope never argues against what another pope has signed." "Beneris will bring it from Rome." "You just took a big weight off my shoulders." "Now I don't have any problems with this." "Take this." "Send your king my best wishes with this letter." "And tell my future husband I want to meet him as soon as possible." "I will soon send Chacón with the details of the wedding." " Have a good trip back, Peralta." " Thank you, Your Highness." " Your Eminence." " My friend." "Send your king my greetings and tell him I hope he recovers soon." "I hope what we've just decided is the best for Castile." "I will return to my room." "That bull you mentioned..." "The document does exist, but the pope died before he could sign it." "So what will we do?" "Negotiate with Rome." "We'll bribe whomever it takes." "Isabel has accepted, so now nothing can stop that wedding from happening." "Come in." "Gonzalo." "What are you doing here?" "I wanted to apologize for my behavior the other day." "I should be the one apologizing." "I shouldn't have talked about my tribulations in front of your friend's grave." "You are going to be a queen." "You should never apologize to anyone." "I am not a queen yet." "And even when I become one, I will always apologize to God." "And I will apologize as a woman to my loved ones if I have failed them." "Have you spoken with Peralta?" "Yes." "And what did you decide?" "I'm marrying Fernando." "Can I still count on you being by my side?" "Only death could prevent that." "And it seems that will not happen soon." "Your Highness." "They have captured my messengers." "Who do these Andalusians think they are?" "First they don't pay, then they want to humiliate me." "This cannot continue." "I'm running out of patience." "I'll go there myself." "Let's see if they can say to the king's face that they're not paying." "You don't need to make that uncomfortable trip, Your Majesty." "I can take care of it." "No." "I will go myself, and you will come with me." "Don't you trust my capacity to solve the problem, sir?" "Yes, but four eyes can see more than two." "We'll depart tomorrow." "Diego, I'm glad to see you." " Tell me you bring good news." " I do." "The French delegation has set a date to negotiate Isabel's wedding." " When?" " They'll be here in three weeks." "Three weeks." "Then we will have to pass through Ocaña before going to Andalusia." " Three weeks?" " Yes." " I have to go see Isabel." " No." "You cannot make any journey in your current state." "I must go see her because she is going to France, right?" "Most likely." "Then I will probably never see her again." "Ever." "I'm sorry, but I'm going to see her." "Father." "Father, do you see me?" "Like I haven't seen you in two years, my son!" "Please, Your Majesty, don't make any sudden moves." "You are prodigious, Rabbi." "Now the other eye." "Come on." "It is not that easy." "We have to spend a day searching for stars that are as favorable as today's." " Let me look." " Look, look." "My son, you have changed a lot." "The appropriate date according to the stars is in 12 years." "12 years?" "Come on, that's stupid." "The next month at the latest." "Your Majesty, I find your lack of respect for my faith offensive." "Lack of respect?" "If you were Christian and you told me that you wouldn't do it until the next Jacobean year, I would tell you the same thing." "Besides, I command it as a king." "End of story." "As you wish, Your Majesty." "You have to see how those Jews are." "There's no one as prepared as they are, but they are really susceptible." "Father, now that you can see" " Better than see." " I have something for you." "Peralta, come in." "Your Majesty, I'm glad to see you like this." "I'm more grateful to see you, that's for sure." "I bring a letter for your son." "Read it, now that you can." "Congratulations, son." "You made it." "They will send their conditions for the wedding soon." "I'm not worried about that now." "'Order what you would like me to do now, as it is my duty to do it.'" "Do you see how you worried in vain about her pride?" "This shows that Isabel is a humble woman who knows what her place in marriage is." "Aren't the conditions you want to impose on your husband a little overboard?" "All of them stand for the causes for which we've fought." "All of you said that the important thing was my cause." "Because it was fair." "And fairness is what I request." "Write this down." "Fernando will live in Castile and will not leave without my permission." "Our children's education will take place in Castile." "That way I will control this marriage." "He will recognize my brother Enrique as the King of Castile." "But we are not even sure that Enrique considers you his heiress." "He will." "I don't want more conflict than needed." "The heiress to the throne will be me, Isabel, not my husband." "Maybe you shouldn't press that too much in the beginning." "If we are gambling, it should at least be worthwhile." "Yes, I agree." "What I don't know is how we are going to negotiate everything." "Aragon needs us against France." "They will accept." " Your Highness." " What's wrong?" "King Enrique has sent a message saying he is coming to see you." "We must hurry." "That means the negotiations with France have ended." "What do we do?" "Act normal." "Make the king think you'll do what he says." "What worries you, Carrillo?" "Excuse me, but you don't have experience in lying." "Don't worry." "I know lying is a sin." "But I expect that when I confess, you will forgive my sins without a penitence." "Important issues take me to Andalusia." "But before I go, I want to discuss certain issues." "Speak." "In three weeks, the French delegation will come to propose their conditions for your wedding with the Duke of Guyenne." "It will be led by the Bishop of Albi." "They'll be welcomed, if that's what you're worried about." " Your Highness." " Carrillo, stop it." "In the negotiations at Guisando, I promised peace and obedience." "And I will fulfill my part of the agreement." "Great." "During our absence, the person in charge of mediating your issues will be Luis de Acuña y Osorio, Bishop of Burgos." "I'll be glad to do it, Your Majesty." "I don't find his presence here necessary." "I understand your presence less." "Don't you have something to do in Toledo?" "As their archbishop, you have left your parish... quite abandoned." "I trust I will solve my issues in Andalusia in time to return and say goodbye to the French." "Until then, Acuña represents me." "And he is in charge of making everything come to a good end." "That's how it'll be." "Do you swear to God that you are going to marry the Duke of Guyenne?" "I swear to God." "I'm glad to hear your words." "That's all then." "Have a good trip, Your Majesty." "I see you are very quiet, Pacheco." "Too much kindness." "Isabel has sworn to God." "My sister would never do that in vain." "Your Majesty..." "Did Cabrera ask your permission for his wife to come see Isabel?" " Is there something wrong?" " Nothing, Your Majesty." "Watch her, Acuña." "Beatriz de Bobadilla is Isabel's best friend." "She will tell her the truth." "Swearing to God in vain and lying to her best friend are two things Isabel is not capable of doing." "Not without thinking she'll go to hell." "Maybe you were too kind." "Do you think they won't suspect anything?" "Don't worry." "I will win Acuña's trust." "You make sure that Aragon accepts the wedding conditions." "And let me know where it can be celebrated." "The safest place is Valladolid." "It is defended by Enríquez." "He is loyal and he's related to Fernando." "I'll go there as soon as I can." "And what are you saying to leave Ocaña?" "Leave it to me." "But I can assure you that neither Acuña nor the king will be able to stop me." "I haven't sworn to God in vain to continue being captive to Enrique." "Isabel of Castile will receive manors and rents in Aragon... and soldiers, if needed." "A dowry for the bride will be given." "The groom will not own properties of the crown of Castile or make designations without Isabel's consent." "Sir." "All decrees will be signed jointly except for the ecclesiastic, which will be signed by Isabel only." "We need your answer." "The Duke of Guyenne's people will soon visit our princess." "Who does that woman think she is?" "How could she demand all that?" "In the end, she is a woman with character." " Like your mother." " Don't compare, Father, please." "Your mother didn't stand back either." "She stood up for Catalonia and Navarre in their worst hours." "Both of them are Trastámara." "Both wanted to join the two crowns." "Your mother always wanted you to marry Isabel." "If she was here and heard those conditions, she wouldn't think the same." "Come here." "Do you see this necklace?" "It's made out of rubies and pearls." "I gave it to your mother when we got married." "And now I will give it to Isabel as a dowry." " Father, please" " Stop talking." "I will give it to Carrillo because I have nothing else to give." "You know what?" "I had it pawned by some usurers in Valencia." "I almost had to use force to recover it." "You had it pawned?" " You are the King of Aragon!" " I'm the king of a poor kingdom." "That's why we need this wedding." "I promise many things... but I don't even have a single florin to give Isabel." "Only this necklace." "And my son." "Take it and take care of it." "Listen, son." "Let's be clear." "If your mother were here to see how much we need this wedding... she would have done the same." "And she would tell you what I'm telling you." "Accept everything, son." "Not without her accepting a condition from us." "Isabel knows the strength she will gain in Castile with me by her side." "We will put forward some conditions, but accept theirs." "One more thing." "You are getting married." "So... clear up what you have to clear up." "Don't worry." "I knew this would happen." "I haven't been the first and I won't be the last." "As a matter of fact, you have a son." "And I know you take care of him." "If I were a peasant, a son of mine would never go hungry." "Now that I'm king, that will never happen." "Change that outlook." "It's not bad news." "On the contrary, you are getting married to the princess of Castile." "When the day comes, we will say goodbye." "Cheer up." "Because your wedding day is unique." " It's had a high price." " And it will be higher." "You didn't think it was all about saying yes." "In all negotiations, both sides have to concede." "And every contract changes with the day-to-day reality." "I'm just warning you, I'm not tame." "We know it, and we're glad, Your Majesty." "One by one the towers are falling." "You have been cured of your blindness too." "It's a miracle what this rabbi has done." "I have to warn you that there are certain rumors." "It's said the Jews enjoy excessive favors in your court." "When a Christian surgeon knows how to do that, we'll talk." "It is not incompatible to enjoy the abilities of the Jew and avoid their bad reputation." "You are a man of faith." "How can you be so sure the Lord had nothing to do with your healing?" "The Lord has to do with everything, Monsignor." "Well, if that's the case, give him the credit in front of your people." "Everything is signed now." "We still need to decide on a place for the wedding." "Valladolid is a safe place." "It's protected by Enríquez, admiral of Castile and a relative of yours." "We have to think that it will be difficult for Isabel to leave Castile." "It is already difficult to leave Ocaña." "I will go to Valladolid." " It will be a tough journey." " I'll make it." "Even if my future wife shows a lot of character, I am still the man." "If someone has to take a risk, it is going to be me." "It has to be soon." "Enrique and Pacheco have gone to Andalusia to appease the situation." "Now is the time then." "It is, but Isabel will need protection." "And protection costs money." "Leave with 200 of my best men and think a little less of money." "We will need 20,000 florins." "And weaponry." "Cárdenas, tell Isabel." "And give her this ring as proof of my compromise." "It's small compared to everything Castile requests, but... tell her I give it to her with all of my heart." "And tell her to hold on, that everything will be fine." "I will." "And Saint Jerome says..." "'A woman, especially if she is married has to wash her hands, arms, and face every morning...'" "Could we leave Saint Jerome for a moment?" "I have to ask you for a favor." "There's something hurting my soul." "Tell me." "You know that today is the anniversary of my brother's death." "God rest his soul." "I would like to have a mass in the presence of my mother." "She is old and delicate." "She cannot travel." "In Arévalo?" "I think you might have to tell about your trip to his Majesty or at least to the Marquis of Villena." " Couldn't you postpone your trip?" " Your trip?" "You mean our trip." "I thought of you being the one to conduct the mass." "Thank you, but" "We'll be back in one week." "Okay, okay." "Let me think about it." "Now let's continue listening to Saint Jerome." "'A woman, especially if she is married has to wash her hands, arms, and face every morning.'" "'She has to take care of her nails, teeth, and hair too.'" "I know people in France are very relaxed about hygienic issues but that won't be an excuse." "Don't worry, Monsignor." "You'll see how she will make the French adopt Castilian manners." "Beatriz!" "What are you doing here?" "I came to see you." "I had to see you before your wedding." "Sir, Beatriz de Bobadilla, wife of Andrés Cabrera and my best friend." "I would say my sister." " Monsignor." " A pleasure to meet you." "I see that if you'd come a little later I would have met your child too." "Excuse us." "She is already married and we have women things to talk about." "Go ahead." "Is the wedding going to be in France or in Castile?" "And you are going to live in France, right?" "Although I've heard... the Duke and the King... so maybe you'll be lucky and get to live here." "Beatriz, I have to tell you something." " I'm afraid." " Of what?" "You know how important marriage is to me." "I don't know if I will be ready for the things that will be requested of me." "Isabel, you'll know how to do them." " Your mother prepared you for it." " I hope I have the same ability you have." "Why are you smiling?" "You scared me." "I thought you were about to confess you were not going to marry." "No, Beatriz." "I will obey the king." "Until now everything has been tears and sorrow." "I want to be happy and have kids." "In Castile or France." "I want to be a woman and mother before queen." "I know you'll be happy." "But you'll have to make that French be clean." " Are you sure that's what you heard?" " Yes, Monsignor." "Thanks." "You may leave now." "I'll have to conduct a mass in Arévalo." " Your Highness, are you ready?" " Yes." "I've sent a message to Carrillo to go pick you up in Arévalo." "Thank you." "Good luck." "When the truth comes out..." "Don't worry about me." "I'm at home, in my land." "I'll know how to disappear, if necessary." "Arévalo" "Mother, it's me, Isabel." "Where's my mother?" " Your Highness." " What happened?" "Where's my mother?" "The king gave the villa to the dukes of Plasencia and they made your mother get out of here." "Where is she?" "Where did they take her?" " To Madrigal." " Monsignor?" "I have no idea." "Nobody told me anything." "Let's go to Madrigal right now!" "Saint Engracia, virgin and local martyr." "This image will be on the altarpiece of the basilica that we'll build as gratitude for the miraculous healing of my blindness." "I touched the nail and the darkness started dissipating." "Will the saint work on the miracle of the papal bull too?" "The one we have doesn't count." "Let's hope that Beneris can convince Pablo to give us a new one, although it's not an easy job." "Enrique is close to this pope." "Without the bull, we'll be celebrating an illegal wedding." "Illegal but necessary." " We're fooling Isabel." " For her own good." "Tell her the truth and you will hurt her." "She won't want to marry Fernando and will marry the Duke of Guyenne." "She will go to Paris and will never come back to Castile." "We don't want that, right?" "Right." "Don't worry, Chacón." "I know it's hard for you." "But if I have learned something as a king it's that time and money can make something illegal become legal." "They can turn a lie into truth." "I hope we get the bull." "I'll tell Beneris to pay whatever is necessary to get it immediately." "I swear." "Okay." "Perfect." "Now that we all agree, I'd like to give you something special for Isabel." "It belonged to my wife, whom I loved so much." "I'll give it to her myself." "She should be seeing her mother in Arévalo now." "God knows this gift will cheer her up." "I hope so." "And speaking of saints... let all of them guide you to make Isabel the queen." "because if that doesn't happen, all of our efforts would be in vain." "And I wouldn't like to have placed a high bet for nothing." "You are taking my son, Carrillo." "And your son is taking the best wife." "Madrigal de las Altas Torres" "I warn you." "Your mother is not fine." "Mother." "Mother." "Mother." "I'm Isabel, your daughter." "Isabel." "My little girl." "You don't have to work." "We can call a maid to do that." "It's not necessary." "I'll do it." " But you are a princess." " No." "I'm her daughter." "You have a visitor." "What are you doing?" "I'll do it." " Who's coming?" " Some gentlemen are asking for you." "They're foreigners." "French." "The cardinal is coming to close the details of your wedding with the duke." "Weren't they coming next week?" "Let them come in, but make them wait a little." "To them, I am a princess." "It's been very difficult to find you." "We've been following you from Ocaña." "I'm sorry about the inconvenience." "It's the anniversary of my brother's death and I wanted to be with my mother." "I thought your mother was in Arévalo." "That's what I thought too." "There was a misunderstanding." "The important thing is we are here." "Especially your wedding with my lord, the Duke of Guyenne." "It's a source of great joy, of immense happiness and satisfaction for your father King Juan of Castile, who will be smiling in heaven." "He would have been happy watching our two great Christian kingdoms united by the holy sacrament." "Of course." "A wedding of this lineage requires... long and careful preparations." "Capitulations." "Details about the dowry." "The establishment of the" "That's right." "There are many aspects to consider." "I'm sorry, but I can't discuss that right now." "The law of Castile says that as heiress" "I should consult with my nobles and counselors before making decisions." "My lord the duke respects the laws of Castile." "Thank you." "But maybe we could set the date of the wedding." "We would still have time for consultations and negotiations." "Yes, that's right." "I'm sorry, but I won't be able to please you in that matter." "I see." "The laws of Castile..." "I think that we'd better talk to your brother, Enrique the king." "As you like." "Like he has done what he wants with my mother." "I return from fighting in Andalusia, and I find chaos in my kingdom!" "What the hell is Isabel doing out of Ocaña?" "She talked about a mass with her mother." "What about Acuña?" "Where is Acuña?" "He was with her, in Madrigal." "Your Majesty, I don't doubt your good intentions." "But, as I have seen..." "Isabel has no intention of marrying my lord, the Duke of Guyenne." "It was impossible to make her commit at all." "Not even about the place for the wedding." "She refused to even talk about it." "You made me make this long journey for this?" "I went to Ocaña and couldn't find you or the bride." "I had to go from town to town to find her." "Ocaña, Arévalo, Madrigal..." "I have come to marry the brother of the King of France." "Not of Peregrino." "Arévalo." "My sister must not have taken it well seeing her mother expelled from Arévalo." "Who would have thought she'd be going there?" "I told you I wanted no interruptions!" "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but I have news from our lookouts in the frontier with Aragon." "Let me guess." "You are not bringing good news." "Coming from Aragon, they cannot be." "They have seen troops entering Castile two days ago." "There were Chacón and Carrillo among them." "They have fooled us." "All of us." "Fernando and Isabel, that's the plan." "She is a child, for God's sake." "She is a girl!" "And she is doing what she wants with us!" "I ask for an order to arrest her in Madrigal." " Granted." "Is your wife her friend?" " They are very close." "Doesn't she know anything about this?" "She lied to me." "Isabel lied to me." "Why do they never tell me the truth?" "Isabel is making a mistake." "Rejecting the King of France's brother." "Fighting Enrique again." "And what is he going to do?" "The king." "Eat." "He has issued a detention order." "This time Isabel... has gone too far." "Father." "Tell me, daughter." "Do you have news from Fernando?" "No." "There I have no news and I won't have them." "They have fooled us." "I swear by all that's holy that Isabel will pay for this." "I swear." "Where have you been all this time, my daughter?" "In Ocaña." "Nobody comes to see me." "What about your brother?" "He is dead, Mother." "He came to see me recently." "Your Highness, the mayor wants to see you." "What's wrong?" "The court has issued a detention order against you." "Don't worry, I won't arrest the princess." "The people wouldn't allow it." "They adore you." "And I respect you for your father and for your mother, who always treated me so well." " We have to get out of here immediately." " It's not safe." "There's a convent nearby." "Nobody would enter that place to arrest the princess." "Chacón and Carrillo must be coming back from Aragon." "Find them and tell them I need help." "Don't worry about her." "I am responsible for her security." "Mother." " It's late, isn't it?" " Yes, it's late." "Very late." "Your Highness, the sooner we depart, the safer you will be." "Clara, wake up Bishop Acuña and tell him he has to come with me to the convent because I need spiritual advice." "We'd better have him close and isolated before he knows about the order." "One moment." "Clara." "You and all the people who have escorted me must leave." "You are Chacón's wife." "There could be retaliation." "I'm sorry." "They would have to kill me before I leave your mother." "Let's go." "This means Pacheco and the king know about the wedding with Fernando." "Will Isabel be safe in the convent?" "She wouldn't be safe even in the Vatican." "Do you think my nephew will stop because she's in a convent?" "After what she's done to his daughter..." "Pacheco and his men are closer." "They will get to Madrigal before us." "Or not, if we hurry up." "If we hurry up and bump into them, it will be an open field battle." "A lone horseman could get there earlier and avoid that problem." "That's right." "I have just the man." "Mejias!" " No." "Monsignor, I believe I should do it." " But you are too tired." "Yes, but I'm the only one who knows where the convent is." "And we have no time to lose." "I need a fast and fresh horse." "Mejias, switch your horse with this man's." "Take her to Valladolid." " I will, sir." " One moment, Gonzalo." "Tell Isabel that the King of Aragon sends this." "I will, Monsignor." "Change of plans." "We're off to Valladolid." "As the apostle Saint Peter says..." "God prefers the incorruptible ornament of a peaceful and affable spirit... over that of ostentatious and luxurious garments." " Are you listening, my lady?" " Yes, Father." "The women of that time waited for God while standing at their husbands' side." "Thus Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him 'sir.'" "And you, their daughters" "Your Highness!" "A present from the King of Aragon and his son Fernando." "What's going on?" "Where are you going?" "I don't have to explain anything to you." "I'm free to choose my life and free to choose my marriage." "Tell that to anyone who needs to know." "Where is she?" "She's gone." "Gone?" "Where?" "You fool!" "Subtitles by DramaFever" "Your uncle is an archbishop." "But only the pope can issue the bull they need for the wedding." "And he will never do it." "You can't meet Fernando in Aragon." "Impossible." "I doubt Fernando could cross the frontier without being noticed." "If I can't go to Aragon and he can't come to Castile, what's the solution?" "I'm sorry I have to talk to you this way." "But your king seems to have eyes and ears in our own court." "Those eyes and ears are Pacheco's." "The same man who put men at every frontier to stop me from entering Castile." "Pacheco is not the king and neither are you, Your Eminence!" "You've been her guardian, defending her from other men." "Will you know how to be her guardian when another man lives in her bedroom?" "Despite what our spies said, Fernando was not seen in Catalonia." "Then where is he?" "I'm not lucky with Rome." "Nothing I have requested has been granted." "But this time you must make him sign this bull." "We must stop that wedding at any cost." "We must kill the monster before it grows and takes our eyes out." " If we're caught, we'll be killed." " You're right." "We won't be safe unless we get to a town affiliated with Carrillo." "They won't get the bull from Rome." "And without a bull, there'll be no wedding." "I know Isabel." "She would never do anything that goes against the Church." "I need advice, Father." "I'm going to get married soon." "Congratulations, daughter." "I'm afraid of the consummation, Father." "Get ready." "We're going to Trujillo." "Now?" "Now." "You can't govern if you're afraid of war." "You can't provoke them with the same joy as a gentleman's duel." "The people are dying." "The country becomes poorer." "I will not inherit a destroyed country." "He has eyes, but he can't see." "He won't listen." "He will have lost the throne before he realizes it." "Do you want to make the wait shorter?" "It's about your bull." "Have you come to a decision?"