"A woman gave me something for you at the port of Cádiz." "The only woman I've ever loved, and my son, are crossing the ocean, and I'm here." "~ Wait!" "~ I married someone I don't love... the town's Commissioner." "I had to send an entire army to liberate you." "I'll go back to the front if that's what you want." "Miss..." "The king has given us permission and financing for an extraordinary expedition to the Americas." "Me, I'd like to go as a sailor to the Americas, on the expedition going to the Amazon." "Irene, I didn't see the note, I arrived late, and you weren't there." "Now I'm a married woman." "You have my blessing to marry your fiancée." "You'll head straight to Cádiz, to join the ship with the rest of the crew." "Long live the king!" "Captain, you can't marry Margarita." "Who do you think you are to judge my wife?" "Her husband." "Marquesa, I want to you host the Commissioner and my niece for a while in your palace." "I'm going to the Americas with an expedition leaving to explore the Amazon." "Do you have any idea how dangerous that is?" "I know that I'm your wife in the eyes of God and the law,... but I never plan on returning to you, Víctor." "So if you want, kill me, because that's the only way you'll get me at your side." "This is the escutcheon of a marquisate... and it's French, you'll have to look in private libraries,... or if not you'll have to go to France." "A visit to France would be a bit out of our way just now." "I risked a lot so you could run off with the gardener." "I just want you to know you can't play with me anymore." "I have something for you." "Even though you're my wife you don't have to do anything you're not ready for." "We're going to miss you a lot." "Juan, what are you doing?" "Let that go." "They even hire prisoners." "That's it.... and I can't do any more." "They're not taking us to the Americas." "Where are they taking us, then?" "To Africa." "Will you tell me the secret of what's hidden in the medallion?" "Don't overestimate the value of family." "Don't you get it?" "Everything that happens to you is important to me." "I think I'll escape this very night." "Who goes there?" "I shouldn't have to force you to escape." "Montignac." "I know someone in town who has lots of toys,... tell him Sátur wants to see him." "If you hurt her, I promise you that I'll make you regret it." "Master, for God's sake, what kind of reception is this?" "I'm sorry, I felt that..." "Felt what?" "This cabinet, which was badly shut, seems to have messed up the clothes." "Did you leave it like that?" "Me?" "What about you?" "Everybody makes mistakes." "And you tend to be fussy,... while on the other hand I tend to see you as preoccupied and nervous." "~ I'm not nervous." "~ But a bit upset, indeed you are." "I'm fine, Sátur." "You say you're fine, even if you left after dinner, and, you see how late you were?" "!" "Is it good that I had to eat alone with that guy Víctor?" "That's all right, you tell me?" "And where were you, can I know where you came from?" "And don't tell me you're back from a mission, because you always take me on your missions." "I had to be alone." "Sure, you wantto be alone?" "When you've got something going on that's driving you nuts?" "The husband of your sister-in-law!" "But whose bright idea was it that he's welcome in this home?" "He's wounded." "He's wounded and you get all mushy." "Right, I head to the Americas for a while, and when I come back, this house is a mess." "He's her husband, and I can't do a thing about it." "But don't you see this guy's not as pure as the driven snow?" "He's a crook, a con man." "That's all in the past." "People can change." "No, no, Master, no, give me a break!" "Vermin never change." "And if not, look at me, at what's it cost you to straighten me out,... even if I meant to better myself." "Save this stuff there." "You didn't catch it..." "Ah, Holy Virgin!" "It's the first time, the first time, Master, since I started working with you, that your reflexes have let you down." "May God forbid that such happen to you on mission." "Can't you just sleep, either?" "I didn't know you get up to drink at night now." "It relaxes me and helps me sleep." "Other kind of things used to help you." "Is it that your woman won't perform with you?" "Who could come by at this time of night?" "I don't know, Lucrecia." "Ma'am, your brother-in-law, the Count of Lizana, is here." "He said it's very urgent." "May he come in?" "Yes." "It's more than ten years since we've seen each other." "You haven't had any contact since your husband disappeared?" "No." "~ Ma'am, the..." "~ Count of Lizana." "The presentation isn't necessary, I'm family." "I realize it's not the best time, Lucrecia, but I'm here on a matter of vital importance." "My husband's will --- but why now?" "You've never let me see it." "Leave aside the old grudges, they're not part of this." "I just want you to examine the final clauses,... especially the next-to-last." ""It is my will that from the age of 12 years,..." ""that my son Nuño begin an ecclesiastical vocation in the Augustine Monastery of Alcántara."" "Nuño has celebrated his 12th birthday, right?" "Yes, but I'm his mother and I don't agree to this." "Nobody has asked your opinion." "It's the will of my brother, and I'm going to see it through." "Mind your manners, Count,... besides, this is not the time of day to deal with delicate matters." "I have nothing more to say." "Tomorrow afternoon, a carriage will come to pick up Nuño to move him to the monastery." "Ricardo, please!" "I know I've never had the sympathy of your family,... but Nuño...he has your blood, don't do this to him." "Don't condemn him to a life in confinement." "Good night, Lucrecia." "Excuse me." "What do you want, soldier?" "Excuse me, but this is something very important." "I need to see the king in person." "Don't be arrogant, who do you think you are?" "I understand that the king will be very busy, but I must attend him, I have information that's very valuable to him." "Only a few nobles have access to the king, and even them, only after asking several months in advance." "Commoners like you --- never." "Get off." "I won't go without seeing the king." "~ Get him out of here." "~ I know who the Red Eagle is." "Hang on." "Do you know how many denunciations like this we get every week?" "And never a one has had any merit." "This one does." "I know where he lives, where he sleeps, where he hides." "I know who he is, I swear!" "In that case, prove it,... but don't waste any more of my time." "Tell the king that tomorrow the Red Eagle will be here." "~ Good morning." "~ Good morning, sleepyhead." "Come and sit, I'll serve you some porridge." "Pass it to me." "Why are you looking at me like that?" "~ Well, I was just thinking..." "~ Thinking what?" "Take this." "If you were already married, why were you going to get married again, Aunt?" "Well, because I thought Víctor was dead." "Oh...but if you married him, then you loved him, right?" "Dad loves Mom even though she died." "Sure." "Come on, eat." "And Juan?" "Do you love him?" "Because you have to love him,... else, what other reason could you have had to marry him?" "Well, of course I love Juan, Alonso." "Yeah." "Only sometimes I think it's really my dad who you love." "He was your first love, right --- the one you never forget?" "Alonso, keep your nose to yourself." "Those are very personal questions." "Yes, Dad, I'm sorry, but I don't understand." "Don't worry, dear." "He has the right to ask." "What do you want to know?" "How can you love so many men, Aunt?" "Go get dressed or you'll be late for school." "Kids are like that." "Pay it no mind." "It's normal for him to be curious." "They're hard things to grasp,... for a boy." "Well... as long as you... as long as you're okay... and you've made things clear for yourself..." "Yes." "It's already eight!" "We'll be arriving late today, Murillo!" "Did Juan sleep well?" "Juan?" "Well..." "Well, he didn't even get home to sleep." "It's not worth lying to you." "Murillo!" "Don't worry, he should be fine." "Murillo, are we ready yet?" "Come on already!" "Woman, don't worry." "He'll have gone back to his palace, among the cypresses and magnolias, which help with quiet reflection." "Cipri!" "They're going to execute the Portuguese guy from the fruit stand." "Let me alone, please!" "You're going to pay for what you've done to our soldiers, Portuguese bastard." "Enough." "Are you on the enemy's side, Teacher?" "He's not your enemy." "~ How long have you been living in this town?" "~ Twenty --- twenty years." "Good enough." "We can't hate people solely on the basis of whether they were born here or there." "He's our neighbor." "What ill has he done us?" "Beat it, and leave him alone." "Dad, the Portuguese nearly shot me and Sátur." "Why are you standing up for him?" "Look, Son, the war is already cruel enough, so why bring it onto these streets, too?" "Don't forget it." "It seems the Lord was listening to your prayers, your Majesty." "I've fulfilled my part of the bargain." "I'm sure that you'll now do the same with me." "The king doesn't make agreements, nor yield to coercion." "You should know that, your Eminence." "I never had any intention of coercing you, your Majesty,... but only to provide a service to the crown,... and I hope your generosity will reflect this." "Of couse, but I haven't thought in which way to do it yet." "Concerning your aspirations for the Papacy,..." "I'm sorry to say that I can't support them." "Where is the portrait?" "With all respect, your Majesty, but I don't know what portrait you're referring to." "I am the king of a realm where the sun never sets." "I've seen entire armies die,... and great nations surrender to my power." "Do you really think, your Eminence, that you... a single man, could double-cross me?" "I have never questioned your greatness, Sire,... you're the most powerful man in the world,... but remember that a simple mouse can bring down an elephant." "And now, if you don't have any more orders for me,..." "The Marquesa of Santillana, your Majesty." "Bring her in." "Your Majesty, I wouldn't bother you if this matter weren't of the utmost importance to my son and me." "Do you need my help, Lucrecia?" "Yes, your Majesty." "Fine, but first you have to something of importance for me." "Of course, your Majesty,... it would be an honor." "The Cardinal's niece lives in your palace,... if I'm not mistaken?" "Yes, your Majesty." "Kill her." "Mistress Irene, you have nothing new to tell me?" "Well, excuse me, but ever since you got married, my soul is being squeezed in a fist." "Each night is a hell, thinking..." "I don't know...if the Commissioner..." "The Commissioner is a good man." "He told me he'd respect my body until I felt ready to assume my marital obligations." "He told you that?" "But I know that sooner or later...how long can that go on?" "Well, look, Mistress, being clever...as long as that Moorish woman in the story of the 1,001 nights." "Now let's go eat breakfast." "Catalina, Mistress Irene's dress is already fixed." "Where should I put it?" "Give it to me." "The Commissioner says he will respect her." "May God will him to keep his word, since husbands aren't always quite so forbearing." "Well, yes, it doesn't often work out that way." "And you, you're still into that mess of yours?" "I'm distressed, Catalina." "Daughter, what did you expect?" "Given the mess you're into... between the husband, the brother-in-law, and the fiancée..." "And Alonso, who's hounding me with questions!" "I don't even know how to answer them myself." "Kids don't seem to be aware of embarrasing matters, and when they open their mouth, they hit precisely the hurting point." "Víctor won't leave if I don't go with him, Catalina." "So that's what I'm going to do." "Well, we'll see, Margarita, but what you don't have to do is make decisions lightly." "So?" "What's the use?" "He's my husband, Catalina, and he always will be." "The sooner I leave, the sooner the rest will stop suffering because of me." "It's my fault." "Woman, it's NOT your fault... it's just life,... and sometimes life gets you too tangled up." "I'm the only one who can fix this, Catalina." "The best thing would be to go talk it over with Gonzalo." "With Gonzalo --- why him?" "With Víctor, I said with Víctor, didn't I?" "And Margarita of Aragón, the younger daughter of their Catholic Majesties, married Henry VIII, King of England." "Yes...?" "And here I thought the daughter of their Catholic Majesties was named Catalina." "Catalina de Aragón, yes, that's what I said." "No, you said Margarita of Aragón." "No, I said Catalina." "Teacher, you said Margarita." "I said Catalina, Catalina of Aragón." "Good, well done, that's enough for today." "Home you go." "Master, Master, I've got lots of stuff to tell you but I don't know where to start." "~ Always start at the beginning." "~ At the beginning, right, the beginning." "All right, the first thing was... when the bells rang for five o'clock in the morning." "I woke up and went for a piss,... and that's when I saw Margarita's husband come in stealthily." "He came back that late?" "Yes, Master, yes, but what was odd was that he came back but left straight away... and I, who was sleepless and crusty,... took the initiative... ~ I followed him." "~ You followed him?" "I followed him, yes, and do you know where he went?" "~ Where?" "~ To the king's palace." "Doesn't that seem strange?" "Not quite, Sátur." "Víctor is a hostage released by his Majesty,... a war hero." "It's not strange that he be summoned to the palace." "~ You think?" "~ Yes." "Well, all right, that settles that." "~ And about the thing he did afterwards?" "~ What did he do then?" "He went to a cave and began to dig." "A hole so big the two of us could fit into it, you and me." "That's not quite so normal." "It's not so normal, it's not so normal, that's the point." "You're beginning to understand." "And after that?" "Where did he go?" "Well, nothing, he just went to relieve himself behind some pines." "Let's go, I haven't mentioned this before, since it didn't seem relevant to our quest." "Now he's in the inn, sucking on a bottle." "They're going to lynch the Portuguese!" "They're going to lynch the Portuguese!" "Good, very well, fine, and now a lynching, the show is complete!" "Sátur, keep an eye on Víctor until he gets back." "This is a restless job!" "Master Nuño, I've put the shirts on top here for you, so they won't get too wrinkled." "Master, for God's sake, please don't let yourself down, you're hurting my soul." "Monastic life should have its bright side, too..." "Man, being in communion with God Himself is nothing to sneeze at... and it gets you a free trip to heaven." "If you've packed all the bags, you can leave, Catalina." "I'm very sorry." "You have to do something to help me." "I'm afraid there's nothing in my power I can do this time." "It was your father who decreed your destiny, and I can't change a thing." "My father?" "What thing could he know about me --- I never even met him!" "He was a good man, Nuño,... and he wanted the best for you... like all fathers." "This isn't the best for me,... and you know it." "You know it, right?" "Help me." "You yearn to be my father." "Don't do it, I beg you!" "I have a wife!" "I have children!" "But what are you going to do?" "He's been our greengrocer for our whole life." "~ Now you're going to pay for what you've done to our men!" "~ Help me!" "Leave him alone!" "~ Antonio!" "~ Cipriano, help me!" "May you rot in hell!" "Antonio, Antonio!" "What are you doing?" "!" "Antonio!" "This is a matter for the people, Red Eagle,... you don't have the right to interfere." "This man hasn't committed any crime,... you people are the lawbreakers." "How many have come here just to kill one man?" "You're very valiant." "Are you all right?" "Beat it!" "Go away!" "Thanks." "It's better if you leave town,... here you keep running into danger." "It fell off the bed, right?" "Yes, yes." "Thank you, Lucrecia." "Thank you for welcoming me into your house and for taking care of me,... despite the fact that...well, I know I've disgusted you with my recent behavior." "I want to ask your forgiveness." "Please, tell me that you forgive me." "Don't put on the melodrama, Irene, it's just a cushion." "What are you laughing at, what are you looking at?" "Who, me?" "No, no..." "I was looking there... into infinity." "Sátur, the Red Eagle saved the Portuguese." "They were going to lynch him and he set him free!" "The Red Eagle saves our enemies,..." "That's what you call a hero of the people!" "The Red Eagle always does the right thing." "The right thing?" "Yes, the greengrocer hadn't done anything." "Besides, we shouldn't drag the war into our own streets." "Really?" "And who said that?" "My Dad." "And the Red Eagle thinks the same." "Your Dad and the Red Eagle think the same..." "Innkeeper!" "Good wine." "Bye." "Such a big hassle this guy and Juan had the other day." "They say that they nearly killed each other there." "Is that so?" "~ Innkeeper?" "~ Yes?" "Where could I find this Víctor Navas?" "I have an urgent message for him." "Víctor?" "~ Navas." "~ Víctor Navas?" "He lives in my house." "You can give it to me --- I'll pass it on for you." "~ That's right, Cipri!" "~ Yeah, that's right!" "Yes, man, yes!" "With God." "By the Holy Virgin!" "What brings you to my estate, Commissioner?" "I have come to ask you to reconsider the fate of your nephew, your grace... this lad has a temperament much more suited to a military career,... and he doesn't have a religious vocation." "Do you think the Pope had one?" "The Church is very powerful,... and that's the ambition my brother had for his son: power." "If you were in agreement we could vacate that clause." "I'd ask you to reconsider your position on behalf of everyone involved,... because it's not what Nuño wants, nor does his family." "How dare you come to my estate to tell me what I have to do?" "!" "Who are you to say what his family wants?" "I am his family!" "Who are you?" "Someone who has watched that child grow, and who appreciates him." "Are you insinuating that I don't appreciate my own nephew?" "If that were case, you wouldn't condemn him to a cloistered life." "~ Leave my land at once, or else..." "~ What?" "Do you think to kill me like you did your brother?" "Will you make my body vanish, just like you did with his?" "Because that's the story." "That is a grave insult upon my honor,... and I demand satisfaction." "Tomorrow, at sunset, right here." "With pistols." "Good morning." "Please, Master, what a scare!" "I though you'd never arrive." "Look." "What's that?" "Look for yourself, see what a surprised expresion gets on your face." "These are the titles to Juan's property." "Yes, these are all of them:... for his palace in Frenerilla,... these for the farms of Cuenca, of Guadalajara, of Andalucía,..." "Everything." "But they're all in Víctor's name." "Why?" "Well, because that Víctor, that Víctor is a crook." "And what do crooks do, Master?" "~ Well, they crook." "~ Where's Juan?" "That's the question --- after that dustup they had in the inn... nobody's seen him." "Catalina told me he didn't spent the night at home." "He hasn't spent a night at home...as if that were as clear as water!" "First Víctor blackmails Juan,... for him to give him the lands and to keep the girl,... and when he gets his goal, he kills him, and he keeps the whole shebang." "No, no, Sátur, that's a very grave accusation, no." "We can't jump to such precipitous conclusions." "Listen, Master, take the scales from your eyes!" "This very morning I saw the man dig a pit in a cave." "Why dig holes in caves if not to plant dead bodies?" "Hello." "~ Hi." "~ Hi." "Have you seen Víctor?" "~ No." "~ No." "Well, if you see him, tell him I'd like to talk with him." "Sure." "Anything going on?" "Well...well, I've decided it would be better if I left town with my husband." "~ No, no..." "~ Why?" "No, no." "That can't be." "You can't go with him." "Tell her, Master, your word is more worthy than mine, tell her!" "What's happened?" "~ I'm not sure yet." "~ You're still not sure?" "~ No." "~ And you're going to let her go with a killer!" "~ A killer?" "~ Yes, a killer, a killer!" "Margarita, we don't even know what's going on." "But what is all this?" "Juan 's disappeared, and Sátur spotted Víctor digging a pit in a cave." "I want to go to that cave." "No, that doesn't strike me as a good idea." "Gonzalo, I want to go to that cave!" "Ma'am, the carriage for Master Nuño has just arrived." "I heard." "~ Where's my son?" "~ In his room." "If you saw how sad he is, Ma'am..." "Do you think I don't have eyes, Catalina?" "~ Well, I'm just saying..." "~ Shut up." "~ And have them take the baggage to the carriage." "~ Yes, Ma'am." "Lucrecia..." "And if Nuño weren't the son of the marqués?" "~ He'd be freed from all the..." "~ He's the son of the marqués and he always will be." "I've told you that over and over." "Even if his life becomes a living hell?" "I'll bring him." "Mom..." "Is this what I should face?" "I'm sorry, Son." "Mom, I don't want to live here." "This place prescribes a vow of silence,... as well as fasting and poverty,... you'll have to get used to it." "My son has a worthy education of his lineage,... he will comport himself perfectly, you may be sure." "I hope so,... discipline and obedience are virtues needed... in a house of the Lord." "Come with me, Nuño." "No!" "You can take back the baggage, he won't need it here." "Let's go." "Let's go?" "~ Nuño..." "~ Lucrecia..." "This is no longer your son, he no longer belongs to you." "Here!" "Here's where he dug." "Margarita, it's better if you wait outside." "There's nothing, no, no, what are you doing?" "I'll do it right away." "Let me do it!" "By the Holy Mother, I've hit something!" "Keep digging, keep digging, Sátur." "Margarita, Margarita!" "Leave off, I want to see, let me see." "What's this?" "Víctor's weapons." "He said he wanted to change his life,... so he buried them." "Víctor hasn't killed anyone,... he's not a killer, Sátur." "I'm sorry, ma'am, I, it's just...what I saw..." "Margarita..." "Don't do things anticipating me nver again, you hear me?" "Margarita doesn't deserve to the way we made her suffer." "I'm sure she doesn't deserve it,... but don't deny that everything pointed to him having killed him." "No, you just have silly prejudices,... that damned idea that has got into your head, about people being unable to change." "Indeed people don't change!" "I will say one thing:" "I may have been wrong about him killing Juan,... but he's not as pure as the driven snow,... and I'm as sure of that as I am that there's a God in heaven." "By the Holy Mother, how great has your skin turned thanks to skin oils, Mistress Irene!" "~ Is it soft?" "~ Soft?" "It's positively sinful!" "But it's not appropriate when we're trying to avoid..." "You get my drift." "I told you, Catalina, the Commissioner will not touch me." "Yeah, that's what he says,... but then, when you awaken a man's instincts,... he's like a bull in the arena,... just look at my nephew, who couldn't control his passions." "How is he?" "Well, he's trying to get through... in the garden, trying to not get upstairs, to avoid seeing you... but time will mend his hurt,... and yours, too, you'll soon see, Mistress." "I don't know, I guess." "First thing, skip the corset and wear the housecoat, or you'll catch a cold." "And if you'll allow me to keep making suggestions,... well, you, when your husband approaches,... don't flash your charms so much." "Do you understand?" "Skin cries out for skin!" "Catalina, leave." "Sir." "You're worried about Nuño?" "Tomorrow, if you want, we can go to the Villa Vísperas,... we'll pray for him to find happiness in the religious life." "I can't, I'll be busy." "Fine, if you want, I'll wait for you, and when you get back..." "I said no." "But you could do something for me." "Yes,... if something should happen to me at some point,..." "I want you to hand this to Nuño in person." "No, no questions... just tell me you'll do it." "I'll do it." "Are you afraid that something bad will happen to you?" "Irene, please." "It seems that the Lady Margarita is more relaxed, don't you think, Master?" "For God's sake, don't punish me with the silent treatment, I can't get used to it." "Beat me if you want,... but for God's sake, don't treat me like this, Master!" "Let's learn if Juan got back." "Víctor?" "I was looking to see whether the doctor has anything for insomnia,..." "I haven't had a good sleep since I got back to town." "Yeah, that's what happens when someone's got a guilty conscience." "In such cases, you don't get to rest easy, I say." "Don't worry, Sátur, it's not my problem." "It looks like you've became a rich man from night to morning." "What's this?" "Now come the clouds, Master." "~ Where's Juan?" "~ Where?" "Are you blackmailing him?" "Be very careful in what you say." "What are you doing to cause Juan to sign over all his property to you?" "Nothing, Gonzalo." "Doctor!" "I handed them over freely." "Therein lies one of the greatest estates in all of Spain." "It's all yours, Víctor, all,... in exchange for which, you go and leave Margarita alone forever." "It's a very tempting offer, Captain,... but all I want is my wife." "You're right, Master,... people change." "Thieves think everyone is like them." "Please,... could I have some water?" "Of course, Boy." "See, come closer to the fire,..." "Leave me alone, you're hurting me." "The prince has guts." "You'll regret having struck a noble." "Scum!" "What did you call me?" "Let me alone!" "Let me alone!" "Martín, please don't make this more difficult for me." "~ I'm getting married." "~ Don't do it!" "I love you!" "Did you want something, Lucrecia?" "No." "I miss Nuño,..." "I don't feel like being alone." "Then we can keep each other company." "Do you want me to do your hair?" "Aren't things going well with your husband?" "Yes..., I guess, I don't know." "I tried to kill myself,... but I don't really want to die,..." "I just want to be happy." "What's that?" "Tell the servants to kill it." "~ Ma'am." "~ Yes?" "The monastery's told us that Nuño has escaped." "Yeah?" "Master, I'm going to talk with Estuarda's friends, to see if they're heard anything new." "Don't be late." "I'll be back in the time you take to don your costume and your other stuff." "Why not get up and have breakfast?" "Because I'm not hungry, Sátur." "I see, I see, I see." "I guess you're worse than I thought." "You're not in any shape to go out in mission!" "It's all right, Sátur." "Satisfied?" "I know very well that you're like this because that's how you are." "Although I also say that your sister-in-law and her husband... neither will leave, nor pack, nor anything at all, there's no trip in the air." "If it doesn't happen today, it'll happen tomorrow." "He's her husband and she's going with him, Sátur,... just as the law would have it." "Screw the law!" "How life goes back and forth, Jesus, that... ~ Good morning." "~ Good morning." "I've stitched this all up so it'll last for a while." "Good, thanks." "I'm going to miss you more than a little." "I'm off." "I'm off." "Margarita, are you sure this is what you want to do?" "I still haven't spoken with Víctor,... but we're going tomorrow." "It's for the best, Gonzalo." "If only our lives had gone another way..." "If only." "Dad!" "~ Here." "~ Take this." "A bowl of warm milk." "Víctor brought it, he gave it to me for you." "Nice, right?" "Thanks for the milk, Son." "A bowl of warm milk." "Víctor brought it, he gave it to me for you." "You and your men are very inept." "Why didn't you cross my son's path even once?" "All my men are looking for him, they'll find him soon, he couldn't have gotten very far." "Is that what you're going to do: stand around with your thumbs up your butts while Nuño has some sort of disaster?" "I've just rousted everyone in town, I've done what I can." "You, by way of contrast..." "I what, Hernán?" "I what?" "Are you insinuating that I'm doing nothing for my son?" "I'm just saying that your friend the king, from whom so many favors flow,... could have prevented Nuño from entering that prison,... if you'd wanted him to." "What may you know?" "Sir, can we talk?" "Speak." "Alone." "What is it?" "Speak at once." "Do you know anything about my son?" "Speak." "Our men have found this." "It's my son's, it's my son's!" "I swear to you, Lucrecia, that I'll find him safe and sound." "Escort the Marquesa back home." "When are we going to be alone, Sátur?" "You'll see, you'll have one...with mine..." "~ I..." "~ You, you, you... ~ You!" "~ I...it's the first time I've been here, Sátur, I swear to you." "Don't be ashamed, Cipri, even if you come by every day." "I'm feeling really all alone, you see?" "I understand you, Cipri, you have to move on." "It's only that, that surely you have your thing there, so..." "How did it go?" "Certainly you're not the kind who talk it out." "Let's go, don't worry, keep it to yourself." "~ To keep you entertained through the nights..." "~ Whether it entertains you or not...!" "~ I wasn't able to, Sátur." "~ You can't do what?" "Well, I didn't even touch her." "I spent all my time talking about Inés,..." "I can't get her out of my mind." "And when I close my eyes, I see her there, looking at me... ~ with that cute little bow..." "~ Cipri, my boy, for God's sake...!" "You know when you are certain that some is perfect for you?" "That's what she was for me,... and I've never had another woman." "At least this chat has eased the burden..." "Yeah, even until I laughed a little,... because these women will all gossip like crazy." "Have you heard anything from Estuarda?" "No, but you know what they say?" "They say the queen is bald." "~ Bald?" "~ She's bald." "Here everything's known, even state secrets." "They say a servant of the king has been saying... that yesterday a soldier presented himself at the palace to denounce the Red Eagle." "A soldier?" "He said he know his identity and where he was hiding,... and he promised to hand him over later today." "Where are you going, Sátur?" "Sátur, what's up?" "What are you doing here?" "I need you to help me." "But you're covered in blood, what happened?" "I need clothing and something to eat." "You get going and I'll leave after." "Where to?" "That's not important for you." "You've run away from home?" "Your mother has to be taking it very badly." "She should be warned." "If you squeal, I'll kill you." "But, Nuño, you can't do this to her,... she must be agonizing!" "Give me what I asked for at once." "I'll pay you." "Not today, but I'll pay you." "I don't charge for help." "Master!" "Master!" "God!" "He's been carried off!" "He's been carried off!" "But that can't be!" "And now, what should I do?" "Now what should I do?" "Save my Master!" "But that Víctor is a soldier, and I, I..." "I am...what I am is nothing!" "Think, Saturno, think." "Think...weapons." "Yes, that's it." "I need..." "I need lots of weapons." "That'll be good, that'll be good!" "Hang on, Master, I'm on the way." "Mom?" "You've frightened me to death." "Leave here right now!" "Let's go!" "Mom, don't send me back to the monastery, I don't want to be a priest!" "They were going to make you a priest?" "!" "Well..." "I didn't know that!" "Are you on their side?" "Traitor!" "Nuño!" "~ Let's go!" "~ Leave me alone, leave me alone, I don't want to go." "Leave me alone, I don't want to go!" "~ I don't want to go ~ I'm sorry, Nuño!" "Well, then, I have to find a dead body!" "In the end they got their goal, those beastly guys." "Don't worry, Portuguese... here is Spain we have lots of beasty people... but there are also some good people." "As soon as I rescue my Master from the cave, I'll come back and..." "I promise you a Christian burial." "Get back here!" "Believe me, Lucrecia, this is the best for the boy." "You can't do this to me, Ricardo,..." "I'm his mother,..." "I have the right to be able to visit whenever I want." "There's no doubt that over the years you've been a bad influence." "You've educated him like a savage, my mother's right." "We should never have let him stay with you." "What are you going to do?" "Discipline him." "Nuño has behaved very badly,... and he ought to pay for it." "I won't allow you to treat him like that." "Quiet, Lucrecia." "I'll do whatever is necessary to get him out of here, Ricardo." "There's nothing you can do anymore." "One other thing,... if you should see your friend the Commissioner, remind him of our appointment this afternoon." "Juan, I made you some broth." "There it is, take it." "Don't you know people have been asking for you today,... among them Don Fernando, the poor man, since you were away,... well, he's been limping around on a bunion." "May be she loved me some time?" "Juan, she wanted to marry you." "Right there you have the answer." "But did she love me like she did Gonzalo?" "I believe, Juan, that you're the best thing that's happened to Margarita in her whole life,... and she'll never forget it, never." "Right." "Thanks, Catalina, thanks." ""You know that I..." ""always..." ""will be your faithful servant,..." ""as I run to fulfill your wishes."" "A private message for his Majesty the king." "Guard it with your life, if necessary." "One other thing." "Tell Mistress Irene I want to see her." "You know that I would have liked to say goodbye to Nuño." "Why have you sent him back to the monastery without telling me?" "Please, Hernán." "I'm never going to see me son again, and you want me to take pity on you?" "What are your relations with the Count of Lizana?" "Why would he tell me to remind you of your meeting with him?" "Can you really do business with Nuño's jailer?" "~ It's not that." "~ Oh, no?" "Well, what type of meeting are you referring to?" "This afternoon we fight in a duel." "You're crazy." "My brother-in-law is one of the best warriors in the kingdom,... if you face him, you'll die." "Such are duels, Lucrecia, someone has to die." "Goodbye, Lucrecia." "Don't go, Hernán." "I beg you." "I'm the Commissioner, I have to go." "Nuño is your son." "Thank you." "I've been waiting a while to hear that,... though I know you'll never reveal it in public." "You know I can't." "That doesn't matter, it's enough that I know." "Don't go to this duel, Hernán, please." "Don't leave Nuño without a father." "You summoned me?" "Marquesa?" "Yes, Dear." "I want you to accompany me to my personal library, to get a book." "It's been closed for quite a while and it'll be filled with dust,... but you'll like it." "Shall I fetch a maid?" "No, it's better if we go alone." "I didn't know you had a library in the palace." "Up high, in the tower." "Come with me, I'll show you." "How was your nap..." "Gonzalo?" "Those are the effects of laudanum, they'll soon pass." "Let me go!" "I can't, I have to present you before the king." "No, Víctor, kill me if you want,... but don't out me, my son would pay the consequences." "Moving --- not only a hero to the people, but a father." "You should have thought of that before." "Why are you doing this, hey?" "For the recognition?" "Is that it, you want to be a big man in town?" "You couldn't be more wrong --- this is personal, Gonzalo." "Or do you prefer the name Red Eagle?" "She never forgot you, not even when we were first married." "You were always a problem between us." "Your problem is that you're crazy." "And yours is that you're dead." "You won't be able to drag me to the royal palace." "I know." "That's why I'm going to go fetch the guards." "When they see this, they'll deal with you." "No, Víctor, Víctor!" "His Eminence, Cardinal Mendoza." "Your Majesty." "They told me you want to see me." "By any chance have you reconsidered my proposal?" "Yes, to some extent." "I'm glad to hear it." "If not, we'd both have much to lose:... me, my aspirations to the papacy, and you, your portrait,... and your reign." "Yes, it would be lamentable." "Although I'll be sincere, your aspirations are no longer in play." "You have a niece who you dote upon very much, isn't that right, your Eminence?" "I've come to understand that she's a very fragile and innocent girl,... named Irene." "Am I wrong?" "She has nothing to do with this." "It's a shame that someone has to bear the consequences,..." "I only wanted to get through to you." "To tell the truth, your Majesty,..." "I believe that you'd regret it very much if something were to happen to Irene." "If you were to see her,... you would recall fully her late mother,..." "Doña Laura de Montignac." "What are you getting at, your Eminence?" "Irene is your daughter." "Such a long time since I last got up here!" "How pretty!" "These are all the books of my youth." "Love..., adventures...," "what memories!" "It makes me glad that you share your secrets with me." "That's because you deserve it." "I promise I won't let you feel alone now that Nuño isn't here." "I'm sorry." "I shouldn't have reminded you." "It's not important, don't worry about it." "I can imagine what your you're going through, Lucrecia." "To be a mother should be the greatest thing in the world." "It is." "For a child, you'd do anything." "I'm sure." "I also want to become a mother." "Of course, dear." "Master!" "Sátur!" "Master, are you alive?" "!" "Are you all right?" "Sátur, get me out of these chains." "Víctor and the royal guard are on the verge of showing up." "I should have got me an ax, among so many weapons... ~ This isn't a game!" "~ The pistol, Sátur, use the pistol." "The pistol...but that would be stupid!" "No, shoot the lock." "No, Master, no." "No, you already know I'm not the best shot,..." "I'm just as likely to hit your hand instead." "~ Sátur, shoot." "~ No." "Shoot!" "No, I can't..." "Sátur, if they catch me they'll kill me,... and then they'll be after you, and Alonso." "Shoot." "You shouldn't have come." "Don't get any closer!" "Sátur, shoot!" "Let's go, shoot!" "Shoot, come on!" "Get back!" "Shoot, Sátur!" "Sátur, hide yourself!" "Hide!" "Look out, Master!" "He killed him!" "?" "Let's put aside silly sentimental fellings, shall we?" "Well, those books are up there." "Help me." "I'll do it..." "Thanks." "I'm too old for these things, such a shame!" "~ You'll like these books very much." "~ Yes." "No, that isn't the one." "The one with the red cover." "These are love sonnets by Gracilazo." "Up!" "Marquesa." "Your Majesty!" "It's an honor to meet you in person." "Tell me, Marquesa, what was that favor you wanted to ask me?" "At your service, your Majesty." "Permit me to invite you to my salon, this place isn't really suitable for you." "Irene, down from there, come on." "What could we expect of a man with no nobility?" "He won't show up." "You've come, Commissioner." "Maybe you doubted it?" "If I have to be honest, yes." "Let's not waste any more time." "Choose your weapon, please." "We'll count fifteen paces, then stop... one of my men will fire a pistol..." "I know perfectly well how to duel, Count." "I suppose, Commissioner." "I suppose that, like me, you've been successful in several." "Otherwise you wouldn't be here to tell the tale." "Let's start as soon as possible." "I've been very happy with you,... and I wouldn't trade my current life for a longer one... without your mother and you." "Because I'm your real father, Nuño,... and that fills me with pride." "Where are you going?" "Everyone in town will know you're a coward." "Commissioner!" "What fuzz, I'm coming!" "What happened, what's going on?" "Quickly, sharpen up!" "For God's sake, what happened?" "~ Sátur?" "~ Beat it, there's nothing to see here, move along." "~ Sátur, for God's sake, don't tell me he's..." "~ Dead?" "Death is the least of it, Catalina." "Can't you see he's limp?" "Go look for Margarita." "Catalina, go look for Margarita." "Master, we shouldn't have brought him here." "Margarita has to see him." "After what happened, this is the only way she can get to live serenely." "~ He's alive..." "~ He's alive." "Then we're all set!" "If that guy's still alive, you, your son, and I, we'll be dead." "Sátur, what happened?" "Who did this?" "Easy, easy, you're still very weak." "There have been...there have been robbers...in town...in town, it's becoming very dangerous lately." "Don't you agree, Master?" "Quickly, bring some water and rags." "Sátur, let's go." "Are you sure you want to fix him up?" "I'm a doctor, Sátur, it's my duty." "Move it, Sátur, move." "Doctor, Doctor!" "Sátur, do what he asks you." "All right, already!" "Don't punish me again, please!" "If you tell me to, I swear I won't utter another word." "Mom!" "Son!" "It's over, we can go back home now." "~ Really?" "~ Yes." "Margarita..." "But..." "I can't remove the knife." "Leave me alone with him." "Margarita." "Margarita." "Gonzalo..." "Gonzalo... it's..." "You shouldn't have come back, Víctor." "You shouldn't have come back." "May someone help us, they'll kill us all!" "I have to find that killer." "They want me to forfeit everything, my palace, my land, everything." "There's nothing like reaping what one sows." "The only thing I know is we're faced with someone very dangerous." "But what have you done, dimwit?" "!" "I wish that Irene enter the court as a lady in waiting for the queen." "Think of what we're giving you as an act of charity." "I'm Gonzalo, open, open!" "We, the poor people, the only thing we own is our loyalty." "That girl has been brutally murdered." "All this commotion because of a whore?" "Ricardo, why do you hate me so much?" "Leave me alone!" "Master, he's here!" "You are nobody." "The Count of Lizana is a person of flawless reputation." "Every man has some weakness." "He killed Estuarda's workmate!" "No!"