[pulsing music playing]
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[atmospheric music playing]
[gasping]
[gasps]
-[inner voices whisper indistinctly] -Please.
[panting]
[rustling]
-[Ahokal] It's a human boy. -[gasps]
[Tally] A kid? What's he doing here?
[Luzum] Well, he's in a cage. He's either in trouble
or he is trouble.
[Mora] We have to assume the former, Luzum.
We're a rescue party now.
[suspenseful music playing]
-[inner voices echoing] -[groans]
[Mora] These are hallowed lands of the Loyal Fury.
-[blades sliding out of sheaths] -Protected by the great Oriel.
-We offer you one chance-- -[cultist yells]
-[grunting] -[Tally] Follow my lead!
[Ahokal] Tally, no fire.
[roars]
[dramatic music playing]
[inner voices] It matters not! You are mine.
[calm music playing]
[grunts]
[ominous music playing]
[gasping]
W-Who are you? What do you want with me?
It's all right. We're safe.
My name is Mora.
You were a prisoner of The Cult of the Dragon.
We're taking you to Oriel to cure you of your affliction.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. You don't know he's not one of them.
-He wasn't-- -How do you know?
-No, no, no. -Those tattoos looks like somebody ripped him out
-of the Book of Vile Darkness. -No, no. Leave me alone.
-Tally, leave it. -You're in terrible danger.
Are you a cultist, kid?
Tally, the tattoos mark him for sacrifice.
I'd venture they were taking him to the Well of Dragons.
[scoffs] Marvelous.
[Luzum] Probably to be sacrificed to Tiamat.
[inner voices speaking indistinctly]
We're going to help you.
No. No, no. Stay back. Stay back.
-She's coming -It's okay.
She's coming!
-[inner voices] Amid astahii! -[Luzum] Mora! Mora!
-[Tally] How did he move so fast? -I'm sorry.
-I-I didn't... -[Tally] I knew it.
-You're gonna burn, kid. -[Mora] Stop.
[labored breathing]
[pained grunt]
[gentle music playing]
I've had worse.
Come with me, kid.
Mora...
[Mora] We just need a minute alone.
What we need is a cleric.
[gentle music playing]
What is your name, child?
Solon.
I think you didn't mean to hurt me, Solon.
Whatever is in you, it's strong, but I can see
-you are strong, too. -[inner voices] Lies! Lies!
Lies! Lies!
Lies!
[panting]
You should listen to the others.
Just... leave me.
-It'll be easier for all of us. -Maybe.
Being easier doesn't make it right.
[gentle music playing]
I wasn't always a Paladin of Torm.
Most of these scars are from fights I started.
I very nearly killed innocents before I decided to change.
Before I took my oath.
But that person who did those things...
...that's still me.
Now, that's who I fight.
Every hour of every day.
[melancholy music playing]
I don't always win.
It reminds me I'm not alone.
Maybe it will help you.
Hold on to it until you reach Oriel.
[Ahokal whistles]
They found us.
[growling]
[intense music playing]
You really think this...
Oriel will know how to help me?
[dramatic music playing]
-Hurry! -Quiet! I need to focus.
[horses whinnying]
What in the Nine Hells-- [grunts]
[grunts]
Oh...
Mora, get him inside.
We'll hold them off.
Good luck, kid.
[dramatic music playing]
[inner voices whispering indistinctly]
-[inner voices continues whispering] -[hisses] No, no, no.
We have to go. We have to leave now.
[Mora] It's going to be okay.
[dramatic music playing]
Oriel, this is Solon.
He bears a terrible curse.
Calm yourself, child.
You're safe here.
[Solon] She's getting loud.
[inner voices] Oriesj C'hazh. Rhyst ah. Rhyst ah plythu.
No, no stay back.
This thing inside me doesn't like you at all.
[Oriel chuckles]
The wicked do tend to fear me.
I will take whatever is inside you
and destroy it.
I... don’t want it to hurt you.
Your kindness is precisely what makes you worthy
of being freed.
[wind whistling]
-[suspenseful music playing] -They're coming through.
[Luzum] Incoming!
[cries out]
[Ahokal] Tally, we need fire!
[Tally] Okay. Get out of the way. Here we go.
[low growl]
[inner voice] They don't know what they're doing.
There are too many. Tally, no!
[inhales]
[ominous music playing]
[grunts, gasps]
[fighters grunting]
Tally.
[screeching]
[screeches]
[inhales]
Fire! Now!
[Solon cries out]
Finally.
[grunts]
[inner voices] Astahii plythu nah.
Loaw tah nah! Plythu tah! Vorae...
[pained cry]
[Solon's cry echoing]
[grunts]
[mournful music playing]
[Mora] Solon. Solon, say something.
It's...
...quiet.
[coughing]
[pained roar]
Whatever this is, it's loud.
Unpleasant.
You carried this in you for years...
Impressive.
[inner voices] Every dragon...
is a gateway...
[Oriel] I-I can't...
hold it in.
Run. Run!
[intense music playing]
[Mora] Gods.
That's a whole lot of dragon.
Tiamat.
[grunts]
Well, guess we found our cleric.
Go.
I've been fighting her my whole life.
I can hold her back on my own.
I believe you could...
…but you're not on your own.
[grunts]
[Mora huffs]
[Luzum grunting]
[hisses]
[growling]
[gentle music playing]
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