Yuri
It's the Royal Guard.
Karol
That has to mean we're
on the right track.
on the right track.
Yuri
Good call Karol. Estelle's gotta
be back there somewhere.
be back there somewhere.
Rita
You're a captain, right?
Can't you just tell
them to move?
Can't you just tell
them to move?
Flynn
The Royal Guard only answers
to the Commandant himself.
to the Commandant himself.
Yuri
We don't have much time.
Let's make this quick!
Let's make this quick!
Patty
Hmm, I can't make heads or tails of it,
but this looks like a twisty puzzle.
but this looks like a twisty puzzle.
Rita
This is...
Rita
A barrier that's been
locked up somehow with
an encrypted formula...?
locked up somehow with
an encrypted formula...?
Yuri
Can you open it?
Rita
It uses an ancient technology
that's barely been studied at all.
that's barely been studied at all.
Rita
Even I've only seen something
like this in books.
like this in books.
Rita
I couldn't even guess
how long a thorough
analysis might take.
how long a thorough
analysis might take.
Karol
I'm guessing we can't just
force our way through.
force our way through.
Judith
Locks usually aren't
placed on anything
that's easily broken into.
placed on anything
that's easily broken into.
Karol
Yeah, you're right...
Wait, how do you think
Alexei got through here?
Wait, how do you think
Alexei got through here?
Rita
He probably forced the lock,
using Estelle's...the power of
the Child of the Full Moon.
using Estelle's...the power of
the Child of the Full Moon.
Yuri
Which means he made her
use her power again.
use her power again.
Flynn
Lady Estellise's power...
Rita
...
Judith
Someone's here.
Yuri
Duke... Why are you here?
Duke
You... How is the young
lady -- the Child of
the Full Moon?
lady -- the Child of
the Full Moon?
Karol
Alexei's got her
somewhere up ahead!
somewhere up ahead!
Duke
...I see. So he has
made his move.
made his move.
Yuri
Are you here because
of him, too?
of him, too?
Duke
The aer krene in this region has
become severely imbalanced.
I have come to restrain it.
become severely imbalanced.
I have come to restrain it.
Rita
...By restrain, you
mean you actually have
a way to do that?
mean you actually have
a way to do that?
Duke
To quiet the aer krene, the
cause of the imbalance
must be removed.
cause of the imbalance
must be removed.
Judith
Just come out and say it.
You mean kill Estelle.
You mean kill Estelle.
Flynn
What?!
Yuri
That's enough.
Yuri
What is it with blaming
all the world's problems
on a single girl?
all the world's problems
on a single girl?
Duke
An unstable Child of the Full
Moon cannot be ignored.
Moon cannot be ignored.
Yuri
You're as hard-headed as
Phaeroh. I thought as a human,
you'd see things differently.
Phaeroh. I thought as a human,
you'd see things differently.
Duke
Our common bond as humans is
nothing. A single life cannot be
privileged over the fate of the world.
nothing. A single life cannot be
privileged over the fate of the world.
Yuri
Yeah, never mind that without
a bunch of those single lives,
there'd be no world.
a bunch of those single lives,
there'd be no world.
Yuri
Listen. She may be a bumbling,
sheltered excuse for a princess,
but she's one of ours.
sheltered excuse for a princess,
but she's one of ours.
Yuri
She's none of your concern.
So back off!
So back off!
Duke
Do you say that knowing
just how great a threat
her existence poses?
just how great a threat
her existence poses?
Yuri
What we know's got nothing
to do with it. Our motto is
always do what's right.
to do with it. Our motto is
always do what's right.
Yuri
And if that means having
to get up close and personal
with you, then so be it.
to get up close and personal
with you, then so be it.
Duke
...Very well.
Duke
The time has come to show
me the resolve that so
impressed Phaeroh.
me the resolve that so
impressed Phaeroh.
Duke
This is Dein Nomos. It is
the only manner in which
the aer may be quieted.
the only manner in which
the aer may be quieted.
Duke
Raise it and calm your
mind. The sword will
take care of the rest.
mind. The sword will
take care of the rest.
Rita
Dein Nomos...
Yuri
Duke, wait!
Yuri
Dein Nomos -- that's the name
of the sword of the imperial line
that's been missing all this time.
of the sword of the imperial line
that's been missing all this time.
Yuri
What are you doing with it?
Why does something like that have
the power to control the aer?
Why does something like that have
the power to control the aer?
Yuri
Who are you?
Duke
The answers to those
questions are not what
you should be seeking now.
questions are not what
you should be seeking now.
Duke
Go, before you are too late.
Duke
Soon you will learn for yourselves
the true weight of the burden
borne by the Entelexeia.
the true weight of the burden
borne by the Entelexeia.
Yuri
...
Patty
He's a cool but
cold fish...
cold fish...
Flynn
We met him in Ghasfarost
too, didn't we? Who is he?
too, didn't we? Who is he?
Yuri
No clue. Can't tell if he's on our
side or an enemy or what.
side or an enemy or what.
Yuri
Come on...!
Rita
...That formula, it's just
like Estelle's. So that
sword really is...
like Estelle's. So that
sword really is...
Karol
It opened...