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-Peace be upon you, Artuk Bey. -And upon you, Bey.
Lie down, please. Lie down.
How are you, Artuk Bey?
They darkened my sight, but...
my heart is still alight, Bey.
Thank God, this is the only light a man needs.
What did you do, Bey?
We will soon take revenge on Emir Bahattin
who deemed this cruelty proper punishment for you.
I will do such things to him...
that all the Mongols' dogs will shake in fear.
May God help you, Bey.
I don't have the slightest doubt.
I will make those dogs wishing to break us destroy each other.
The dogs are numerous, Bey.
They must all be destroyed at once.
Especially the Mongols.
Sultan Baybars will soon send us word.
When it comes, we will organize all the Turkmen tribes...
and begin a great war.
I hope so, Bey.
If our intentions are good, our future shall be too.
I hope so, Artuk Bey.
This beautiful woman will serve us.
You risked yourself and your tribe for me.
The honor of the guest at my table is my honor.
That's why I would risk the whole world, İlbilge Hatun.
Whenever you find yourself in trouble...
just send me word.
Even if you're on the other side of the world, I will run to you.
I leave you to God.
I fell in love with Ertuğrul Bey, but I couldn't tell him. I was afraid.
I was afraid of saying it, and that it would not be understood.
After all the evil he saved me from...
after all the favors he did for me, I was afraid to disgrace myself in front of him.
May I come in, İlbilge?
Yes, Sırma.
What is it? Are you happy that I'm leaving?
How can I be, İlbilge?
Then what is the reason for the joy on your face?
Our brother...
Our brother what?
Our brother...
Sırma!
What has happened with our brother?
Tell me what you want to say.
Our brother wants me to marry Ertuğrul Bey.
What do you think about it?
I hope for the best.
What else?
Does Ertuğrul Bey know about it?
Beybolat will talk to him during tomorrow's dinner.
Our father deals with the Turkic tribes on one side,
on the other side, he has Söğüt. And then, there are our enemies.
When he is busy with all these troubles, we have to share his burden.
I don't know which is more difficult,
being a frontiersman or ruling over the tribes.
What are you reading so intently, Savcı?
This is a book about healing herbs.
Perhaps I can find information on how to heal Artuk Bey's eyes.
Father will do what it takes to heal him, Savcı. Don't worry.
What is it? Are you still up, my lions?
Father, we couldn't sleep.
We were having a heart-to-heart as brothers.
Good, good. Come here.
Come here, Osman.
Come, Savcı.
Tell me.
-What were you talking about? -About your burden, Father.
You have many responsibilities,
but we don't know which is more difficult...
being a frontiersman or ruling over the tribes?
The most difficult role is parenthood.
The most important entity is the family.
How so, Father?
Bring me the bow and arrows, Osman.
Now, what do this bow...
and three arrows mean?
Tell me.
They are symbols of our ancestor, Oğuz, a world conqueror.
The bow surrounds the world from end to end.
And the arrows stretch out from end to end.
Is that all?
First of all, this bow and these three arrows are...
signs of unity, strength and order.
These have to be sustained in the right order.
First and foremost comes the family.
The bow embraces and protects the family like a woman.
The arrows spread and go forth like men.
Unity, strength and order...
should start from the family.
If you can't maintain order in your family...
how can you maintain it in the world, for all the people?
That is why...
our ancestor, Oğuz, considered these to be signs of order...
for the state and everything else.
Therefore, first, the family gains strength.
Then, the tribe.
Then, the clan.
And finally, the whole lineage.
The lineage.
The lands.
The will.
And finally...
a state that will maintain order throughout the whole world.
Here is some advice from a forefather.
Learn it well.
The root of everything is family.
A seed out of order...
can't grow up to be a plane tree.
As for your question.
The more my sons become worthy of their ancestors...
the lighter my burden will become.
Very well, Father.
God bless my lions.
May I come in?
Come, İlbilge Hatun.
You asked to see me.
Please, have a seat.
We couldn't find a chance to talk because of the state affairs.
I know what you have gone through since you got here has not been easy.
But I have to hand it to you.
Despite all this...
you have stood strong.
I learned from my father
that state affairs should be carried out no matter the situation.
Well. Well.
You are a brave woman.
Every important man would like to have a woman like you as his wife.
However...
someone like you should be in a palace.
I have no desire for stone walls or glamorous chambers.
My tent is my palace.
You are right.
One cannot praise something they have yet to experience.
But...
if you had a taste of the luxury of a palace...
you would understand that you're wasting your beauty here.
İlbilge Hatun...
you are a jewel unaware of her own worth.
That jewel should be a crown on a powerful man's head.
A pearl is a jewel, too, your Highness.
But its place is the sea.
My place is...
this land of trees that fascinates me with its glory.
If you will excuse me.
I have to prepare for tonight's guests.
Selcan Hatun.
Here.
Hafsa Hatun, these are not woven well.
Here, see.
And their colors are wrong.
Didn't I tell you to check them well? Why didn't you?
These will be offered as gifts tonight.
How will we represent the Kayı women with these?
All right, I will replace them with good ones.
If there are good ones, why did you bring these ones?
She will "replace them!"
Selcan Hatun, don't get angry.
-I will go and see to it. -What will you see to, Hafsa Hatun?
You keep doing the same thing. I am sick and tired of telling you off.
-Selcan Hatun... -But it's my fault.
You are just a novice.
-How would you know how to do this? -Selcan Hatun!
-Take these away. -Selcan Hatun!
I've been dedicating myself to this tribe for ten years.
We saw all kinds of hardships and suffering,
but we never hurt each other this way.
I respect that you are the wife of a bey,
but you are overstepping.
I see the lack of a challenging woman has allowed you to slack off.
Is there really anything I could learn from you, Hafsa Hatun?
-I told you to take these away! -Selcan!
What is going on?
Pull yourself together.
Learn to tolerate people.
All the women in this tribe are my daughters.
I won't let one oppress another.
Don't overstep.
Bey.
I wonder what happened with the gold.
Will those bastards be able to pull it off?
We will wait and see, Bamsı.
We should hear something soon.
-Bey. -What is it, Dumrul?
Mergen has delivered information.
Dragos' men have taken the gold from the Mongols, Bey.
Good.
Could he find out where they took it?
He went after them to find their lair, Bey.
Good.
Everything is going as planned.
When Mergen sends word...
we will bury them in their lair.
With God's help, Bey.
Welcome.
Thank you.
I heard you were invited to our camp tonight.
We thought we should buy what we need now.
We will be there, God willing.
Let's go, İlbilge.
We have things to buy.
İlbilge Hatun.
If it's all right...
I would like to talk to you alone.
Of course.
Sırma.
Wait here.
Welcome, ma'am. Do you need anything?
Do you need anything?
Go away.
In your eyes...
I always see a never-ending wisdom...
and the thrill to throw yourself into the fire.
You've tolerated a woman...
that has been hurting many people with her stubbornness.
A brave woman who is always on the side of justice.
But these days, you don't talk much, İlbilge Hatun.
You look lifeless.
Thank God...
I dedicated my life to our law and our tribe.
I gave up many things that I love for this purpose.
That's why I'm so sad and silent.
The İlbilge Hatun that I know...
would never give up.
Since the day I was born...
I've always been migrating with my tribe.
This is the first time we've settled somewhere,
in a place like heaven.
I had hope.
We would be living under the rule of a frontiersman like you.
Our graves wouldn't be abandoned on mountains.
We would have children and grandchildren that would pray...
by our graves.
What has changed?
It is time for me...
to leave my tribe and this beautiful place.
I owe you a lot, Ertuğrul Bey.
Now that we have the chance to talk...
I'd like to say goodbye to you.
My brother has exiled me.
Why did Beybolat Bey do such a thing, İlbilge Hatun?
He wanted me to become Emir Bahattin's wife.
And when I refused...
he told me he didn't want me in his tribe.
In a marriage...
consent is essential.
An order that doesn't comply with law and religion is unacceptable.
Your brother is wrong, İlbilge Hatun.
But...
my brother did something right.
For the unity of the two tribes...
he wishes for you to marry my sister, Sırma.
Good.
Open every chest and check them.
Make sure it's not fake again.
We can't be tricked again. Is that understood?
Yes, sir!
Good. Take them away.
It is time...
to attack the coyotes' lair with the claws of wolves.
The Mongols know well which country to occupy.
The chests keep coming.
But they’re all ours now.
Go on. Go on!
-Ertuğrul Bey and his family are here. -Let them in.
-Peace be upon you. -And upon you.
Welcome, Ertuğrul Bey.
How good to see you again.
If we had known you'd be here, we would have come earlier.
Welcome.
The legendary black steel of the Kayı blacksmiths.
A ram's head.
A sign of courage, bravery and freedom.
You shouldn't have, Ertuğrul Bey.
May the hands that forged this steel stay out of harm's way.
May the eyes that forged this glow forever.
I hope so.
-I am honored. Thank you. -Of course.
Please have a seat at the table.
Thank you.
May God make this feast like a thick curtain that covers...
all that has happened in the past.
What happened is in the past, whether right or wrong.
From now on...
we should turn over a new leaf.
Please. In God's name.
My loyal warriors.
You kept your promise and showed me how strong you are.
Now, I will keep my promise...
and shower you with gold and victory.
We will shed all the blood we can.
We will get as much gold as the blood we spill.
We will have a massive army.
And with this army, we will achieve greater glories.
When will we give half the gold to Ertuğrul, sir?
Never.
But wouldn't that cause a war?
With the gold we seized, we will gather a strong army.
Ertuğrul can't defeat that army.
That's why it doesn't matter now if a war breaks out.
It could even be good for us.
Ertuğrul will help us form the army that will destroy him.
Yes. Ertuğrul did us a great favor.
But it won't save him from being destroyed.
My loyal warriors.
We will have a big feast in the castle tonight.
Eat, drink, have fun.
Victory is always ours!
Victory is ours!
Thank you for your efforts.
We saw that...
Umuroğlu women are not only brave warriors...
but that they are also great homemakers.
I hope you enjoyed it, Mother Hayme.
We are glad that you liked it.
Your invitation delighted us.
As the emir of the Seljuks...
there are things that make us happy.
In these hard days...
we are proud of your victory against Dragos and his men.
Your valor is a source of admiration.
I only strived to perform the duty given to me by our state.
His modesty, on top of his heroic acts,
makes us respect our frontiersman all the more.
Thank you.
Getting out of that castle was rather impressive.
Unfortunately...
you had to give them the tax gold.
This is obviously rather upsetting.
However...
İlbilge Hatun is finally safe.
I will pursue the Mongols until the gold is recovered.
But what I really want to know is...
what did you offer Dragos to get out of there alive, Ertuğrul Bey?
Every man has his own way.
Some do everything themselves.
Others make other people do it.
But we didn't come here only to eat.
We came here for a favorable deed.
Because joining the two families...
would make us even stronger.
That's why I have been thinking and made a decision.
With the order of God...
and the words of our prophet...
I would like to marry İlbilge Hatun.
Of course...
only if she consents.
I consent.
I accept Ertuğrul Bey's proposal.
What is the meaning of this?
Why would you get angry, Emir Bahattin?
I voiced my wish.
And İlbilge Hatun accepted it.
Now, it's Beybolat Bey's turn to speak.
Is this a barn you barge into?
-Get out now. Get out! -Your Highness.
There is word from the caravansary.
The Mongols have been murdered. And all the gold was taken away.
Who?
-Who did it? -There is no indication of that.
All the Mongols are dead.
All that gold.
All those men.
First, we have to take care of the gold.
Ertuğrul Bey is a guest who came here to ask for my sister's hand.
We can talk about this later.
Now, Mother Hayme, if you and the sisters will excuse us, we will talk alone.
Ladies.
What will you do, your Highness?
We must go to the caravansary and investigate.
Is your defense ready, Emir Bahattin?
Why would I need a defense, Ertuğrul Bey?
You were responsible of the gold.
Your defense regarding all that gold, and all those casualties.
As you know...
since you are responsible for it,
the Mongols will start by investigating you.
Our brother wants to marry me to Emir Bahattin...
and bury me alive.
You will be the wife of the great emir of the Seljuks.
What can be better than that?
I will not, Sırma!
I know why you resist it so hard. You have someone else in your heart.
No.
-Where did that come from? -From your eyes.
I saw how you were looking at Ertuğrul Bey in the tent.
That wasn't out of respect. It was out of love.
I'd rather die than be the wife of someone I don't want.
With the order of God, and the words of our prophet...
I'd like to marry İlbilge Hatun.
Of course...
only if she consents.
I consent. I accept Ertuğrul Bey's proposal.
You lied to me!
You played a trick on me!
So it was all for this.
The moment of happiness I've been waiting for turned into a disaster.
I will turn your world into hell.
It will not happen even if hell freezes over!
Ma'am.
Do you need anything?
Get out! Or I will choke you. Get out!
I will make you pay for this, İlbilge Hatun!
I, Sırma, will play you at your own game.
I wish we had brought henna instead of rugs, İlbilge Hatun.
Finally, you got your wish.
I didn't know about it, Selcan Hatun.
Don't you think I felt...
that you were all up to something since the day you got here?
I am not afraid of saying what I think.
I will say what I have to say...
and do what I must do.
Playing tricks is not something I do.
Ladies.
Now is not the time to talk about this.
No, Mother. Now is exactly the time.
We should talk about this now, so that everyone knows what's what.
You are a slave to your worries, Selcan Hatun.
Do as you like...
say what you will, but don't forget...
that you unjustly blame me with your unfounded claims.
Ladies.
Now, it is up to Beybolat Bey to say what he thinks and to decide.
It's not our place to talk about it.
From now on, it will be best for everyone...
if you all watch what you say.
Unnecessary bickering...
will not benefit anyone.
Mother.
İlbilge Hatun thinks I'm being mean to her.
But I'm saying it to her face.
It's not bickering.
Could there be a better friendship than this?
I want her to know what the result of her useless efforts will be.
Just as you can't carry two swords in one sheath,
you also can't carry two loves in one heart.
Ertuğrul Bey's heart is sealed by his love for Halime Sultan.
This proposal is not a sign of love.
It can only be politics. I want her to know that.
Ertuğrul Bey said what he wished.
And when he keeps his promise...
I will keep mine, too.
You should know this.
Excuse me, Mother Hayme.
I told you, Mother. We must be cautious.
Obviously, she had her eyes on Ertuğrul Bey from the start.
I'm talking about Halime Sultan, but she says, "whatever Ertuğrul Bey says."
Oh, Selcan.
You just can't keep quiet.
If you don't prepare your lamp during the day,
you will be stranded in the dark during the night.
Don't you ever think?
When İlbilge Hatun comes to our tent...
as the wife of the bey...
what will you do?
Tell me! What will you do, Selcan?
Subtitle translation by Duygu Yucel