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[atmospheric music playing]
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[Korrin] This is it.
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Coronation day.
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If anyone was meant to don
the Mantle of the Tempest,
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it's your daughter.
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I cannot wait to see her shine.
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[birds calling]
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{\an8}[guard] Weapons, please.
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[Percy] Of course.
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As excited as I am to see our friends,
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this event still feels very Whitestone-y.
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[sighs] At least in Zephrah,
we're not the hosts.
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For once, we can relax.
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If you mean get shitfaced,
I am right there with you, darling.
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[Percy laughs] Remember, though.
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No talk of orbs till we know more.
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For once, I don't want to be
this party's pooper.
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[Grog groans in frustration]
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Dis robe's itchin' ma nips.
Is the ceremony almost over?
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[sighs] Grog, it hasn't even started.
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[annoyed groan, gasps]
Oh, hey! It's Vex and Percy.
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Guys! Over here!
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Oh, man. Wait till they hear
about the flesh-eatin' gas
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and that scary priestess. [chuckles]
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Just like the old days.
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{\an8}Uh, well, maybe we hold off on all that.
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I mean, this is a big step for Keyleth,
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and she may not want to go back
to the old days.
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None of them may want to.
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It's my honor to carry on
this hallowed Ashari tradition.
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"H-Hollowed"? No, "hallowed."
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[groans in frustration]
What does "hallowed" even mean?
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"Really great tradition"?
[frustrated sigh]
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You've bested
far deadlier challenges, Kiki.
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Everything's going to be fine.
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Oh! "Fine."
"This really fine Ashari tradition." Yes.
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[chuckles] I'll leave you to it.
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Really not the best time for a chat.
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[eerie music playing]
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Wait. What is this?
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[distant screaming]
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No!
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What's happening to them?
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[Matron of Ravens] Since the day
you first called on me, Champion,
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I have been preparing you
for what now begins.
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Is this about the ceremony?
Is Keyleth in danger?
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[Matron of Ravens] Everyone is in danger.
Soon, your realm will be...
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[Vax screams]
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[gasps in fear]
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[shuddering breaths]
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Will be what?
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[suspenseful music playing]
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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{\an8}- Hey, look, everybody's small still.
- [laughter]
- Hey, guys.
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[laughs] Look at us, together again.
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Oh, man. How's Whitestone?
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Must be nice not dealing with,
you know, monsters and-and stuff.
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- [chuckles] Actually--
- It's, uh, wonderful.
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Uh, what sort of scrapes are you and Grog
getting into on the road?
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You know... [stammers]
...nothing too exciting.
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Just carousing with the common folk.
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Basic sword-for-hire stuff.
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Whatchu talkin' about, Pikey? We just got
the shit beat out of us by this nun who--
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Owed us money for that beer tab.
I'm sure Lord and Lady Whitestone
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don't want to hear
about our lowly barroom brawls.
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- Oh... right.
- [chuckles conspiratorially]
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[tense chuckle]
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- Mm-hmm.
- Mm. Mm.
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[chuckles awkwardly]
So... you wear shirts now.
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[Grog] Um... [clears throat]
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{\an8}- Is it just me, or--
- No, no, this is awkward as hell.
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I'll, um, be right back.
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And then I'm supposed to do the four
elements ritual, which is like... [sighs]
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it's actually super tricksy,
but if I can just get through that, then
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it's just the speech, which, bleuuch.
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- [ominous music playing]
- [Vax] Hmm?
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- Vax? Are you listening?
- All right.
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[chuckles in surprise] It's been a while,
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but I assumed you'd see
the family resemblance.
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- Vex'ahlia.
- You came!
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Wouldn't miss it for the world.
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Why is he so jumpy?
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Oh, I just, um, thought I saw something.
A-A premonition.
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Uh, wait, is this a Matron thing?
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Let me guess, a vague portent of doom
with little to no explanation?
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Well... [sighs] ...yes, but, uh...
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But nothing. This is Keyleth's big day.
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You've got the combined might
of the Ashari
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plus motherfucking
Vox Machina in attendance.
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- Don't be nervous. We've got you.
- [door opens]
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[Korrin] Keyleth.
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We're ready.
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It's good to see you, Stubby.
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You too, brother.
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[dramatic, majestic music playing]
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[determined sigh]
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Hah!
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[panting]
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♪ ♪
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[huffs]
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[shouts]
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- [crowd cheering]
- [applause]
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[Korrin] Headmasters,
do you recognize Keyleth of the Air Ashari
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as our people's representative?
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[headmasters] We do.
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And do you, Ashari, recognize
your new Voice of the Tempest?
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- [crowd cheering]
- Hail the tempest!
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- [cheers]
- That's right!
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- What a sexy voice!
- Fuck yeah, Kiki!
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[Pike] Oh, yeah! You earned that shit!
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[majestic music playing]
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My wife, Vilya, set out on her Aramenté
when Keyleth was little,
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but fate had other plans.
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Today, her destiny lives on
in our daughter.
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Our ancestors saw value in finding
a single voice to speak for the many.
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But my time with Vox Machina
taught me that
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the collective is mightier
than any individual.
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The Ashari may be four tribes,
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but we are one people,
and all our voices must be heard.
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I am honored
to carry on this fine tradition
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the Ashari have kept for a minimum.
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Millennium, I meant millennium.
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Anyway, um, let's eat.
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- [cheering]
- [Keyleth laughs awkwardly] Woo.
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Congratulations again.
Korrin, you must be so proud.
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You're too kind. Winds watch you.
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Well, I did a loop,
and I cannot find Scanlan anywhere.
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They definitely invited him, right?
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Hmm... Well, maybe he's just late?
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Maybe he didn't want to come.
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Well, I just mean,
a lot can happen in a year.
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I mean, you guys seem so happy.
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Maybe he's happy, too,
just somewhere else.
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And you, Pike? Are you happy?
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Well, I am now.
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A toast.
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To Kiki, the nature girl
who brought us all--
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- Together again! [laughs]
- Seriously?
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How did you even get here?
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A temerous tale for the telling,
let me tell you.
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Doty, take this down.
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- No.
- Please stop.
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Take it down several notches.
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Ah, trying to remain spoiler-free?
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Okay, then let's skip to the toast.
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Ah. To Vox Machina. My people.
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Spike, Greg, Antler Queen,
the little elf twins,
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Percival Frederickstein
von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III,
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and I, Taryon Darrington,
Defenders of the Realm. Huzzah!
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[Doty] Tary.
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[laughs] That is potent.
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I loathe this man.
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Who the fuck...?
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I should make sure
they're on the guest list.
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Well, the guys seem to know him.
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Wait, is he on the team now?
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Did they replace us already?
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Is what the old Keyleth would say,
not the new, kickass leader Kiki.
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And as Voice of the Tempest, I order us
to stop worrying and enjoy ourselves.
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[overlapping nervous chatter]
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[Necro-Ninja] Congratulations,
Voice of the Tempest.
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[suspenseful music playing]
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And to the Ashari leaders.
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[crowd gasps]
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For you will be the first pillar
of the Old Order to fall.
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Oh, gods. The Matron was right.
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[Necro-Ninja] You pound
the drum of tradition to hold onto power,
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then surrender that power to fate.
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Letting "heroes" determine
whether you live or die.
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Groveling before the whims of nature.
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[Cerkonos shouts]
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You dare insult the Ashari!
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[dramatic music playing]
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You believe you crowned
a new leader today,
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but the Children of Truth
see her for what she is,
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another blind follower.
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[shouts]
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[screams in pain]
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[crowd gasps in shock]
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- [woman screams]
- Cerkonos!
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The old ways must die,
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that we may seize control of our destiny.
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[crowd screaming]
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[cries out in effort]
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These vines won't last long.
We've got to get up there.
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No. We can handle this, Keyleth.
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You're the Voice of the Tempest now.
You're too important.
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I am also a member of Vox Machina,
and we don't run.
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Tell the Fire warriors
to lead the counter-attack.
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Earth and Wind, provide defense
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while the Water Ashari
help the wounded escape.
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- But you need--
- The Tempest has spoken.
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[rousing music playing]
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[crowd screaming]
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- Holy shit, am I glad to see you guys.
- Who the fuck are these people?
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If the Matron is to be believed,
no one good.
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You had a vision about this?
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Any other prophecies
you want to fill us in on?
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Well, they look kinda like dat priest lady
who wouldn't stay dead.
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[Percy] Wait, what did you say?
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In Whitestone, we fought
a nasty bugger who kept reviving, too.
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Well, why didn't you tell us?
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I was waiting till we knew more.
What's your excuse?
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Well, I was waiting for the right time.
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[groans in frustration]
Guys, are we gonna argue...
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or are we gonna fuck shit up?
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About time.
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- Let's go!
- [Percy] I'll fetch the weapons.
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Wait for me, Sir Percival.
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♪ ♪
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[grunts]
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You've made a grievous mistake today.
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[shouting with effort]
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Looks like you've refined
your table manners, Stubby.
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And you're still eating with your hands.
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[groans]
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Eh, just didn't have the right salad fork.
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Are you two related?
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- How could you tell?
- Normally, people don't banter this much.
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[Taryon] De Rolo's coat flaps in the wind
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as he happily hurls himself into peril,
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confident that his daring and handsome
comrade-in-arms will aid him.
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No one asked for your aid.
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Of course not. For Taryon Darrington
needs no reason to be a hero.
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He just is one.
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[strains]
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Locked. I don't suppose you have
a gem that could get us in?
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No. I have many!
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But which would be most dramatic?
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{\an8}Can't believe I'm saying this,
but I miss Scanlan.
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[Taryon] En garde!
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[people screaming]
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[exciting, ominous music playing]
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- [whimpers]
- Get the fuck away from him!
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Why are you hurting these people?
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Not hurting. Helping.
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Like you.
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What the...?
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Everyone out. Move.
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[dramatic music playing]
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[grunts with effort]
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[tense music playing]
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[cries out in pain]
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Hey, helmet hair!
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Incoming!
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[uneasy, suspenseful music playing]
249
00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,583
Aw. Is that it?
250
00:15:05,208 --> 00:15:06,833
[growls]
251
00:15:07,833 --> 00:15:09,166
Goodie.
252
00:15:13,833 --> 00:15:15,791
[Taryon] Perhaps... No. Mm-mm.
253
00:15:15,875 --> 00:15:20,000
Ah, maybe. Aha! [sighs] Eh. Mm-mm.
254
00:15:20,083 --> 00:15:22,250
Just pick one!
255
00:15:23,750 --> 00:15:27,916
Ah! The Battering Ram,
which is a bit of a pun, because--
256
00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:30,666
Do it, you gold-plated git!
257
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[ram bleats]
258
00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,000
[light-hearted music playing]
259
00:15:36,750 --> 00:15:38,125
[laughs triumphantly]
260
00:15:40,625 --> 00:15:44,333
- [Percy] "Battering Ram." I get it.
- [ram bleats]
261
00:15:44,416 --> 00:15:47,458
Now, is it the boy elf or the girl elf
that throws the daggers?
262
00:15:47,541 --> 00:15:48,666
[annoyed grumble]
263
00:15:48,750 --> 00:15:50,166
[whimpers]
264
00:15:50,250 --> 00:15:52,333
[tense, dramatic music playing]
265
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Hand over the child.
266
00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:55,833
There's no way you survive this.
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00:15:55,916 --> 00:15:58,750
We do not fear death.
268
00:15:58,833 --> 00:16:01,416
- [screaming]
- No!
269
00:16:03,916 --> 00:16:06,041
[confused gasps]
270
00:16:10,166 --> 00:16:11,458
Are you okay?
271
00:16:11,541 --> 00:16:15,833
Survival is clearly not part
of their goal, so what are they after?
272
00:16:15,916 --> 00:16:17,458
Only one way to find out.
273
00:16:21,250 --> 00:16:23,000
[intense music playing]
274
00:16:26,333 --> 00:16:27,791
[grunts]
275
00:16:29,166 --> 00:16:30,958
You missed me, didn't you, brother?
276
00:16:31,041 --> 00:16:33,208
Not as much as you missed me.
277
00:16:33,291 --> 00:16:35,625
Ah, shit, we do banter a lot.
278
00:16:35,708 --> 00:16:38,625
- [Eagle-Keyleth screeches]
- [Vax] Damn it. Where is she going?
279
00:16:38,708 --> 00:16:41,500
[tense, dramatic music playing]
280
00:16:41,583 --> 00:16:42,833
[Keyleth] Hey.
281
00:16:44,791 --> 00:16:49,500
[Necro-Ninja] What wise words does
the Voice of the Tempest wish to share?
282
00:16:49,583 --> 00:16:53,500
How about "surrender or die"?
283
00:17:01,375 --> 00:17:03,375
[intense music playing]
284
00:17:07,166 --> 00:17:08,208
[screams]
285
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[gasps]
286
00:17:14,500 --> 00:17:15,583
[screams]
287
00:17:19,250 --> 00:17:20,958
[Necro-Ninja] Aren't you sick of this?
288
00:17:21,041 --> 00:17:23,833
The endless cycle,
the meaningless traditions
289
00:17:23,916 --> 00:17:26,125
- chaining you to the past.
- [cries out]
290
00:17:26,208 --> 00:17:29,208
You have the power to change things.
291
00:17:29,291 --> 00:17:31,833
You need not sacrifice in vain,
292
00:17:31,916 --> 00:17:34,666
- as your mother did.
- [coughs]
293
00:17:34,750 --> 00:17:37,958
My mother died protecting
the ones she loved.
294
00:17:40,333 --> 00:17:42,083
Keyleth!
295
00:17:42,166 --> 00:17:44,083
[Necro-Ninja] But will they
do the same for you?
296
00:17:44,166 --> 00:17:45,833
[Vax] Kiki!
297
00:17:45,916 --> 00:17:47,916
[Necro-Ninja] Let's find out.
298
00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:50,708
No! Stay away from him!
299
00:17:50,791 --> 00:17:52,208
[cries out in pain]
300
00:17:53,625 --> 00:17:55,416
[dramatic music playing]
301
00:17:55,500 --> 00:17:58,958
[panting, groans in pain]
302
00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:03,583
- I got you.
- Thank you, child.
303
00:18:03,666 --> 00:18:05,750
[Grog screams]
304
00:18:05,833 --> 00:18:08,333
[tense music playing]
305
00:18:11,458 --> 00:18:13,250
Oh, no. Grog.
306
00:18:13,333 --> 00:18:15,500
Go. I'll be fine.
307
00:18:17,208 --> 00:18:19,625
[grunting in pain]
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00:18:24,166 --> 00:18:26,166
[roars]
309
00:18:29,500 --> 00:18:30,500
[screams in pain]
310
00:18:37,750 --> 00:18:41,458
[groans] Almost had him.
311
00:18:41,541 --> 00:18:43,833
[straining] I know you did, buddies.
312
00:18:46,083 --> 00:18:47,375
Grog!
313
00:18:48,666 --> 00:18:50,708
Had enough?
314
00:18:55,166 --> 00:18:58,375
[Vex] Guess who finally showed up
with our party favors.
315
00:18:58,458 --> 00:19:00,583
- Me!
- [Doty] Tary!
316
00:19:00,666 --> 00:19:02,541
[exciting music playing]
317
00:19:02,625 --> 00:19:03,916
Cover me.
318
00:19:08,416 --> 00:19:11,875
[Taryon] One for you, and another for you,
and, oh, I didn't forget about you.
319
00:19:11,958 --> 00:19:13,208
[coughing]
320
00:19:13,291 --> 00:19:17,375
Truly the tides had turned,
thanks to that persistent portmanteau,
321
00:19:17,458 --> 00:19:19,666
Taryval DeRollington.
322
00:19:19,750 --> 00:19:23,458
Absolutely not. Nice work, though.
323
00:19:26,208 --> 00:19:27,416
[growls]
324
00:19:27,500 --> 00:19:29,875
[intense music playing]
325
00:19:34,583 --> 00:19:36,791
Oh, yeah. Good as new.
326
00:19:38,833 --> 00:19:40,083
[shouts]
327
00:19:48,458 --> 00:19:50,416
Who's the big one now?
328
00:19:51,416 --> 00:19:54,000
[Knight growls]
329
00:19:56,666 --> 00:19:57,875
[Grog] Uh-oh.
330
00:19:58,958 --> 00:20:00,500
[suspenseful music playing]
331
00:20:00,583 --> 00:20:03,083
- [Vax crying out in pain]
- [gasping]
332
00:20:03,166 --> 00:20:04,625
[gasps, coughs]
333
00:20:04,708 --> 00:20:06,208
Vax?
334
00:20:06,291 --> 00:20:08,333
[panting]
335
00:20:10,458 --> 00:20:12,375
Vax!
336
00:20:12,458 --> 00:20:13,708
I'm here.
337
00:20:15,958 --> 00:20:19,250
Are you okay?
I thought she was coming after you.
338
00:20:19,333 --> 00:20:21,083
I'm fine. We're fine.
339
00:20:21,166 --> 00:20:23,166
The guests are clear, Tempest.
340
00:20:23,250 --> 00:20:25,041
And the assassins are on the ropes.
341
00:20:25,125 --> 00:20:27,333
The Matron's warning was averted.
342
00:20:28,541 --> 00:20:32,875
When that freakshow started talking
about sacrificing loved ones, I thought...
343
00:20:32,958 --> 00:20:34,458
Wait.
344
00:20:34,541 --> 00:20:35,916
Where's my father?
345
00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:37,666
- [Korrin screams in pain]
- No! Dad!
346
00:20:37,750 --> 00:20:38,666
Tempest, wait!
347
00:20:41,291 --> 00:20:42,833
[Necro-Ninja] This realm is built
348
00:20:42,916 --> 00:20:44,791
- on hollow institutions...
- No.
349
00:20:44,875 --> 00:20:46,791
[Necro-Ninja] ...would-be saviors,
350
00:20:46,875 --> 00:20:49,458
and false gods.
351
00:20:49,541 --> 00:20:54,375
{\an8}Today, we bestow on you
a great gift, Ashari,
352
00:20:54,458 --> 00:20:58,000
{\an8}the ability to see the truth.
353
00:21:00,041 --> 00:21:02,000
[screaming in agony]
354
00:21:02,083 --> 00:21:03,208
- Dad!
- No!
355
00:21:06,666 --> 00:21:09,375
[Necro-Ninja] The Ashari are part
of a flawed system
356
00:21:09,458 --> 00:21:13,041
that must die and be reborn.
357
00:21:24,708 --> 00:21:26,750
[cries out in pain]
358
00:21:29,583 --> 00:21:32,791
[grunts in surprise] A new champion?
359
00:21:32,875 --> 00:21:33,750
Yah!
360
00:21:33,833 --> 00:21:35,541
Another time, then.
361
00:21:36,666 --> 00:21:38,000
Dad!
362
00:21:41,166 --> 00:21:45,500
Okay, ugly, let's finish this.
363
00:21:45,583 --> 00:21:47,041
Huh?
364
00:21:48,041 --> 00:21:51,541
{\an8}Oh, fuck. Oh, thank the gods.
365
00:21:51,625 --> 00:21:53,666
[straining]
366
00:21:53,750 --> 00:21:55,416
[gun cocks]
367
00:21:55,500 --> 00:21:57,000
Answers. Now.
368
00:21:57,083 --> 00:22:00,041
What was your motive?
Who do you work for?
369
00:22:00,125 --> 00:22:02,083
We are his blood.
370
00:22:02,166 --> 00:22:03,166
Wait!
371
00:22:04,458 --> 00:22:08,833
- [Doty] Tary...
- Perhaps we'll just edit this part out.
372
00:22:11,750 --> 00:22:14,333
No. No, no, no, no, no.
373
00:22:16,500 --> 00:22:20,166
I'm so sorry, I...
I can't bring his eyes back.
374
00:22:28,291 --> 00:22:30,583
{\an8}[crying]
375
00:22:30,666 --> 00:22:33,083
{\an8}What the fuck just happened?
376
00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:41,416
Whoever these "Children of Truth" are,
377
00:22:41,500 --> 00:22:44,250
I'd wager Pike's priestess, Vex's beast
378
00:22:44,333 --> 00:22:46,583
and his "master" are part of it, too.
379
00:22:46,666 --> 00:22:50,416
But to what end? Where did they come from?
Why did they retreat?
380
00:22:50,500 --> 00:22:53,041
Why blind the Ashari leaders
instead of killing them?
381
00:22:53,125 --> 00:22:55,208
We've got nothing close to a real lead.
382
00:22:55,291 --> 00:22:57,708
[clears throat] Not so.
383
00:22:58,750 --> 00:23:00,375
Shadowstone.
384
00:23:00,458 --> 00:23:05,916
An extremely rare gemstone
only found in the mines near Deastok.
385
00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:08,250
And Deastok is what now?
386
00:23:09,750 --> 00:23:12,041
Well... 'tis my home.
387
00:23:13,083 --> 00:23:14,958
Then that's where we start.
388
00:23:15,041 --> 00:23:18,750
And we don't stop
until every last one of 'em pays.
389
00:23:23,166 --> 00:23:27,083
Matron, if that was what
you were preparing me for,
390
00:23:27,166 --> 00:23:30,458
you could've been a bit more specific.
391
00:23:30,541 --> 00:23:32,541
[dramatic music playing]
392
00:23:40,916 --> 00:23:44,916
[Necro-Ninja] The Matron of Ravens
has chosen a new champion.
393
00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,500
We must act now.
394
00:23:50,583 --> 00:23:52,583
{\an8}[delicate, melancholy music playing]
395
00:24:22,250 --> 00:24:24,250
{\an8}♪ ♪
396
00:24:37,583 --> 00:24:39,541
Chirp.