00:03General, the Kitchen Hand confessed to everything.
00:06He's been Lear's mide in the castle all along.
00:09Yesterday, he received orders to retrieve the seal.
00:12Ivar was clever, hiding the seal in the most dangerous place.
00:15Who would think to search the dungeon walls?
00:18The most dangerous place is often the safest.
00:20Too bad he forgot. The North is my territory.
00:24Here, nothing can be hidden from me.
00:27General, shall I send men to capture them?
00:30Sending men rashly would only give them an excuse.
00:33Those people are itching for us to make a move so they complain to his majesty.
00:37So we just let it go?
00:38Of course not.
00:40Without the seal, they've lost their bargaining spine with the southern nobles.
00:45Soon enough, they'll have nowhere to go.
00:47Like stray dogs with no home.
00:49When that time comes,
00:52not one of them will escape.
01:02What did you just say?
01:04Say it again.
01:05The man we sent was caught.
01:07The seal...
01:08Brian Highhild has it back.
01:10Didn't you say that hiding place was foolproof?
01:12Now look what happened!
01:14The seal is gone.
01:15And we have nothing to tell the southern nobles.
01:18Tell me, what else can we do?
01:19So it's my fault?
01:21You're the one who insisted on retrieving the seal.
01:24Now that something's gone wrong, you're putting all the blame on me!
01:27So what's your suggestion?
01:28That Brian Vild strikes first and hangs our heads from the city walls like banners?
01:31That's not what I meant.
01:33We're out of time.
01:34Without the seal, no one will help us.
01:36The three great houses certainly won't.
01:37They only care about profit.
01:38Right now, we're hot potatoes.
01:39Whoever touches us gets burned.
01:41Then, what do we do?
01:44There's only one place left that will take us.
01:47Where?
01:48The barbarians.
01:54Are you insane?
01:55The barbarians are the North's sworn enemies.
01:58We've been fighting them for years.
01:59Our hands are soaked in their blood.
02:01Defecting to them is treason!
02:02That's a death sentence!
02:03Now hang us!
02:04Then what other choice do you have?
02:06Think about it carefully.
02:07If we defect to the Barbians, at least we'll stay alive.
02:10We'll have to live in hiding, but we'll still have our lives.
02:12If Brian Vild catches us, we're dead for sure.
02:14They'll string us up from the gallows.
02:15Avery, we can't go back.
02:16We've passed the point of no return the day you betrayed Brian Vild.
02:19You need to understand, even if you get down on your knees and beg her now, she won't forgive you.
02:23Do I...
02:24Do I have any other choice?
02:26Then it's tomorrow at first light.
02:28We head east, cross the wasteland, and go to barbarian territory.
02:31But...
02:32Will the barbarians even take us in?
02:33We have nothing left.
02:34I've met their chief, Gorn.
02:35He's not an easy man to deal with.
02:37We have this.
02:43What's that?
02:44The North's complete defense map.
02:47I spent three years as a clerk in Brynhild's castle.
02:50Every document passed through my hands.
02:52Did you think I wouldn't keep a copy?
02:54You planned to defect to the barbarians all along?
02:58Since when?
02:59Since the day Brynhild stripped you of your title and threw you out.
03:03I knew we'd end up here eventually.
03:12I knew we'd end up here.
03:17I knew we'd end up here.
03:27I knew we'd end up here.
03:34to do this. General, let me muster the troops and go after them. Let them go. General, let
03:48them go, but... If they go to the Barbarians, they'll surely bring them back to attack the
03:52North. When that happens, they'll be guilty of undeniable treason. The King himself will
03:58issue the decree, and no one will be able to save them. General means lure the snake
04:03out of its hole. Not only that, if the Barbarians attack the North, they'll definitely choose
04:08the Frozen Gorge. The terrain is treacherous and easy to defend. Take it, and you've taken
04:14half the North. Then we turn their trap against them, set an ambush at Frozen Gorge, and wait
04:20for them to come. This time, I'm going to make sure the Barbarian Chief Gorn walks right into
04:26my net and never leaves. Brilliant plan, General!
04:48The North's former lord, what brings you to my wilderness instead of enjoying your castle?
04:55What, did your own woman throw you out? Chief Gorn, we may have been driven out, but we have
05:01something that will definitely interest you. Oh? What is it? The North's complete defense
05:07map. Troop placements, watchtower positions, ship changes, supply depots, every detail, nothing
05:13left out. Do you really have such a thing? Please, Chief, see for yourself. Good, good, good.
05:25With this map, the North is mine for the taking! You two stay here. Once I take the North, you'll
05:31be my honored guests. That woman, Brinehilt, you can do whatever you want with her. Thank
05:35you, Chief! Pass the word. We march on Frozen Gorge in three days!
05:50General, the ambush forces are in position at Frozen Gorge. We've set up watchposts on each
05:55side of the canyon. Not even a fly can get through. Good. Any word from the Barbarians?
06:00Scouts just reported in. Gorn's army has already marched. About 3,000 men, led by Gorn
06:05himself. They're expected to reach the Gorge by tomorrow dawn. Ivar and Lea stayed behind
06:10at the camp. Looks like they're waiting for Gorn to take the North before coming back to
06:14claim the spoils.
06:17Claim the spoils? They'd better hope they don't choke on them.
06:23General, where are you going?
06:27Frozen Gorge. I'm going to face Gorn myself.
06:31But your wound. The medic said you can't fight. The injury from the watchtower hasn't fully
06:35healed yet.
06:36The wound won't get in the way. This time, I'm going to make sure Gorn learns that the North
06:42isn't a place he can just walk into whenever he pleases.
06:48Yes, sir. I'll have the horses prepared.
07:00General, they've entered the kill zone.
07:07Fire!
07:16An ambush! Fall back! Fall back!
07:39Run, you have to find land!
07:42Run, you have to find land!
07:42Run, you have to find land!
07:59Run, you have to find land!
08:30Your reputation is well-deserved.
08:32You cannot survive yourself.
09:08General, let me find a medic.
09:14It's fine.
09:15Just flesh wounds and not about to die.
09:17Tally the casualties.
09:1852 of our men dead.
09:20Over 130 wounded.
09:22The barbarians left over 700 bodies behind.
09:25Over 300 captured.
09:27Gorn was taken alive.
09:28He's been secured.
09:30Ivar and Lea.
09:32Did we catch them?
09:41The barbarians lost.
09:43Gorn is captured.
09:45We're finished.
09:46Completely finished.
09:48What's there to panic about?
09:49We're not at the end yet.
09:51Not at the end?
09:52We defected to the barbarians.
09:54That's treason.
09:55Brinehild will never let us go.
09:56And the barbarians won't let us go either.
09:58And you say we're not at the end?
10:01Yelling at me won't accomplish anything.
10:03Will screaming keep you alive?
10:08This is all your fault.
10:09This is all your fault.
10:10All your fault.
10:11If it weren't for your terrible ideas, I wouldn't be in this mess.
10:14Terrible ideas?
10:15You agreed to them back then.
10:17Now that things have gone wrong, you want to blame me again?
10:22Then what else have you got?
10:23Tell me!
10:33Let's head north.
10:35North?
10:36That's walking right into the lion's den.
10:38Where else is there to go?
10:39The southern nobles won't take us in.
10:41East is barbarian territory.
10:43Going back there means death.
10:44West is the sea.
10:45North is the only direction left.
10:47At least, if we die, we die in the north.
10:52We're sewers.
10:56We can't outrun them.
10:57Can't you hear how many there are?
11:11Run.
11:12Go on, run.
11:14Why aren't you running anymore?
11:16Reinhardt!
11:17Sister!
11:17I was wrong!
11:18I'm so sorry!
11:19Please spare me!
11:20Ivar, do you know what crime you've committed?
11:23Treason.
11:25Conspiring with the enemy.
11:26Death.
11:29And?
11:31I betrayed you.
11:33Good that you know.
11:34Take them away.
11:34Escort them to the capital for His Majesty's judgment.
11:36Yes, General.
11:47Defendant Ivar Carlson, born a commoner, rose to become Lord of the North through the support
11:52of Brunhild Veiland, later conspired with Leah Winserton to usurp power in the North.
11:56Committed treason by providing the North's defense map to the enemy, resulting in a barbarian
11:59invasion of our northern borders.
12:01Do you confess to these charges?
12:03I...
12:03I confess.
12:05Defendant Leah Wennington, born into a fallen southern noble house, infiltrated the North,
12:10sowed discord, usurped power in the North, conspired with the barbarians, and committed
12:15treason.
12:15Do you confess to these charges?
12:18I confess.
12:20According to the laws of the realm, those who commit treason shall be hanged.
12:24All titles and lands shall be stripped.
12:26The sentence shall be carried out today.
12:28I don't want to die!
12:30I don't want to die!
12:30Brunhild!
12:31Please spare me!
12:32When you killed Frost Howell, did you ever think about this day?
12:36The North's wax seal has been returned to Brunhild Veiland, heir to the Veiland family.
12:40Effective immediately, Brunhild Veiland is hereby appointed Lord of the North.
12:44All military and civilian personnel of the North shall follow her command.
12:48Brunhild Veiland, you have rendered extraordinary service to the North and to the realm.
12:53Today, I formally appoint you as Warden of the North, a title hereditary in perpetuity,
12:58granting you command over all military and civil affairs of the North.
13:02Thank you, Your Majesty.
13:11All over?
13:14Yes.
13:27Honey, thank you.
13:32Flowers are fragile.
13:34I don't like them anymore.
13:38What do you like, then?
13:40Peace.
13:41If you can help keep a constant watch on those Southern nobles and stop them from causing trouble,
13:45that would be the best gift you could give me.
13:47Deal.
13:52Brunhild,
13:53have you ever thought about trusting someone again?
13:59There won't be a next time.
14:02What if that person is willing to wait for you?
14:09Who knows?
14:20General,
14:21His Majesty's appointment decree has arrived.
14:24Three Southern houses have also sent congratulatory letters.
14:28Noted.
14:30General, are you not pleased?
14:31This was mine to begin with.
14:34Taking it back is nothing to celebrate.
14:36Besides, this whole mess happened because I failed to see people for what they really were.
14:40But none of this is your fault.
14:43That bastard, Ivor, doesn't know how to be grateful.
14:46Enough.
14:46They're dead.
14:48What's the point of talking about it anymore?
14:50What about Gorn?
14:51Still locked in the deepest dungeon.
14:54Keeps demanding to be let out.
14:57Keep a close watch on him.
14:59The Barbarians will soon offer a new ceasefire agreement with him as their bargaining chip.
15:05Yes, General.
15:10General.
15:12The North.
15:13Finally back in my hands.
15:27Father, you were right.
15:29In this world, the only one you can truly rely on is yourself.
15:34Spread the word.
15:35From today onward, I will personally oversee all military and civil affairs of the North.
15:40Yes, General.
15:42General.
15:51What are you doing here?
15:53Came to help.
15:54Don't worry, I've arranged for people to keep a constant watch on those southern nobles.
16:00What's wrong?
16:02You know that's not what I'm asking.
16:06Is that so?
16:08Is it worth it?
16:12Who knows?
16:15From that day on, Brinehild Weyland led the Northern armies to defend the border against barbarian invasions, winning every battle.
16:25Tristan Ashfield gave up his position among the southern nobles to serve the North, managing its internal affairs and bringing
16:33peace to its people.
16:35Under their joint governance, this once frozen and barren land finally experienced unprecedented prosperity and peace.
16:46ResortCo.
16:46See you in the next podcast!app
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