[wind howling]
[Qifrey grunts]
[ALAIRA] What's the point of having a stairway
if no one's going to use it?
It's been a long time
since you last came here to the seabed.
Problem child of the Great Hall.
Those days are long past, Alaira, charmed.
Are they, now?
As I understand it,
you've been stirring up trouble again.
I know all about your new apprentice.
[QIFREY] Already? Word travels fast.
[ALAIRA] You think she has the connection
you're looking for?
To the Brimmed Caps, that is?
It's been four years
since anyone's used forbidden magic.
She's a vital lead.
That has nothing to do with it.
And she's not my apprentice yet,
she hasn't even been tested.
[ALAIRA] Well, what are you waiting for?
[QIFREY] She's still new,
and now is not the time.
Ah, yes, of course.
The test is held at the Dadah Range,
and this time of year.
The elevation is going to be at its highest point.
I wouldn't dream of testing someone in such conditions.
They could be killed.
[♪ opening theme song playing]
[birds chirping]
[COCO] Um, Agott?
Are you sure about this?
With Master Qifrey gone...
THE DADAH RANGE TEST
It's something you're going to have to do alone,
whether he's here or not.
[COCO] But aren't we rushing things a bit?
I just got here!
I passed this test when I was ten years old.
It's required of everyone who wishes
to become an apprentice, including yourself.
I see.
[AGOTT] The first test is called "Consent of the Crown."
You're only allowed the use of three contraptions
and your components.
Your objective is to reach the summit of the Dadah Range
purely on your own power, and when you do,
to pick the Diadem Herb that grows there.
The Guidance Orb,
to point the way to your destination,
and the Vapor Bubble, for drinking water.
That's probably all you can handle
for the moment.
Now, begone.
- -One last thing. - Mm?
Could I possibly have some shoes like yours?
Some shoes?
[COCO] They'd count as my third contraption, right?
You and Master Qifrey both have them.
The soles light up when you fly.
So, uh... I was wondering if maybe, you might, uh...
be willing to lend me a pair?
Eh...
Of course not! That was too much to ask! Sorry!
Forget I said anything!
[Agott inhales, exhales deeply]
[Coco gasps]
You may borrow mine.
And with that settled...
[COCO] Thank you.
[AGOTT] ...it's time you were off!
[Coco grunts]
Oh, I almost forgot. When it comes to this test,
you won't be getting any second chances.
If you should fail, you'll be disqualified
from ever becoming Master Qifrey's apprentice,
and required to leave the atelier.
[Coco gasps]
- -[wings flapping] - [Coco whimpers]
All of a sudden I'm terrified.
But I can't turn back.
I have to do all I can!
So this is a Guidance Orb. But how do I use it?
[clinking]
[Coco exclaims]
Is it telling me I should go this way?
Right!
A little mountain-climbing? Simple!
[yelps]
[grunts]
♪
I can do it!
After all, Agott did it when she was ten!
[yelps]
If she could do it that young, then surely I...
[Coco screams]
Surely, I...
[yelps]
[gasps]
No.
It can't be.
This is it?
This is the Dadah Range?
[footsteps]
The Guidance Orb is pointing directly at it.
That must be it, then.
[sighs]
Someone could have told me it would be floating in the air.
[bird screeching]
[Coco gasps]
[COCO] Yes!
I knew it was smart to ask her for these!
Fly!
Uh?
- -[wind blows] - [Coco grunts]
[Coco sighs]
Half the Casting Seal on one foot,
and half on the other.
If I put them together, and align them perfectly.
[Coco gasps]
[exclaims]
[laughs]
Look at me! I'm floating off the ground!
[whimpers]
[screams]
Master Qifrey had it exactly right.
I'm an awkward, clumsy little foal.
- -[bird screeching] - [gasps]
And yet...
[bird screeching]
I can fly.
♪
If I fly, I'll reach the summit in no time!
Now...
Here I go!
[thuds]
[QIFREY] Don't you worry.
You'll be running wild in no time at all.
[Coco grunts]
[COCO] Running wild.
Running wild.
Could you please process this application?
- -Right. Thotrey, number twelve. - Of course.
You know, you wouldn't have to travel
for this sort of thing if you lived in the Great Hall.
Your apprentices would be welcome here, too.
The Great Hall is the witches' stronghold.
Everything a witch could need can be found here.
And so, when I need something, I come.
All right, here you are!
[QIFREY] Thank you.
Your hate for the Great Hall runs deep, eh?
Well, keep an eye on those apprentices of yours.
With children that age,
you never know what they might get up to
when left to their own devices.
[whimpering]
[COCO] That's good!
I think I'm getting better at maintaining my balance!
Maybe I should try going a little higher.
[grunts, screams]
♪
[grunts, exhales]
[Coco sighs]
[COCO] Huh?
[squeaks]
[Coco gasps]
[screams]
[panting]
[COCO] A brushbuddy! I've never seen one before!
[Coco sighs]
[groans]
Agott's shoes are covered with mud now. Great.
[brushbuddy chirps]
[Coco gasps softly]
[gasps] No, no, what happened? The seal is coming off!
It's all my fault, I wiped it off!
Oh, no, oh, no, oh, no! What now?
I know! I'll just draw it back on!
[Coco squeals nervously]
Would you look at that,
the Conjuring Ink spilled in my bag somehow.
[brushbuddy sniffs]
[squeaks]
What am I supposed to do?
Is it all over?
So, uh... Agott, have you seen Coco around?
It's going to be dinner time pretty soon.
Coco's not here right now.
She left for the Dadah Range a while ago to take her test.
What, all by herself?
But she just got to the atelier a short time ago!
Why didn't you stop her? Really, Agott!
[AGOTT] Most would have taken the test before coming here.
You're right, but...
[AGOTT] If she can't pass a test as simple as that,
then she has no business being an apprentice.
Understand.
I refuse to tolerate those who can't reach my level.
Their presence has no value to me.
Especially if they're also Outsiders.
There's no need to worry.
She'll be back soon enough, after she's failed.
During this season,
the Dadah Range reaches its greatest altitude.
She'll never reach such heights
with only my Sylph Shoes to carry her.
She's ignorant of the rules
and unaware of the danger she's put herself in.
I don't want to share our world
with someone like that.
[Tetia whines]
So are you not eating?
[groans] I will, but...
I guess I'm just feeling a little bit down right now.
[Richeh gasps softly]
[TETIA] Huh?
[RICHEH] Seconds.
Am I really the only one
who's the least bit worried around here?
What can we do, except wait for Master Qifrey to return?
[Tetia groans]
[Coco grunting]
[Coco sighs] It's no use.
I tried drawing it back on with what's left of the ink,
but I'm still not getting off the ground at all.
[sighs]
The ink's smearing because the shoes are wet.
What if I drew on the soles of my feet?
[Coco gasps]
No, I can't!
Magic directly involving the human body is forbidden.
I don't have the first clue
of what kind of spell would help at a time like this.
[brushbuddy squeaks]
I guess Agott was right, wasn't she?
[Tetia exclaims]
[COCO] Anyone can learn how to draw spells,
but that doesn't mean they'll be good at using magic.
Maybe I need to accept that only someone special
can become a witch.
[BOTH] Huh?
[Coco gasps]
♪
[COCO] All of them have been drawing spells
since they were children.
It's not something I could ever...
[Coco gasps]
[COCO'S MOTHER] Hm.
[Coco gasps] Mm.
There... Nice and straight.
- -[Coco's mother gasps] - [Coco screams]
- -[COCO'S MOTHER] Coco. - Boo! [laughs]
[COCO] Uh?
[QIFREY] My!
I had no idea this village possessed
such a skilled artisan.
This is real magic.
[Coco gasps]
[brushbuddy squeals]
That's it.
♪
[COCO] I have my own magic!
[wind blowing]
[Coco panting]
[brushbuddy squeaks]
[COCO] If I let a little water soak in and dilute it...
My cape's a little stiff from all the dried mud.
I think I can draw on it.
[brushbuddy squeaks]
♪
[QIFREY] It's natural to be unsteady
when you're getting used to something new.
[COCO] In that case,
how about something I'm already used to?
My fingers begin to dance of their own accord.
Freely.
[brushbuddy squeaks softly]
[wind blowing]
[COCO] There!
Good morning, Brushbuddy!
You've made yourself at home, haven't you?
It's a pretty ugly Casting Seal, I know.
Ideally, the sigil should be centered,
and the signs are supposed to be uniform.
[brushbuddy squeaks softly]
[COCO] I just learned if they aren't balanced,
it can send too much energy in one direction.
So I wondered what would happen
if I made one long on purpose!
I can't be sure if it'll work, though.
- -[brushbuddy squeals] - [Coco yelps]
[laughs]
You want to come with me?
[brushbuddy squeaks]
All right, but I need you to hold on tight for me.
And now to close the ring.
[wind gushing]
- -[Coco gasps] - [brushbuddy squeaks]
[COCO] What? What's happening?
I don't understand!
Did I get the sign's direction wrong?
- -[Coco screaming] - [brushbuddy squeaking]
[wood creaking]
[Coco continues screaming]
[Coco grunting]
I did it, brushbuddy!
I'm flying, with my own magic!
My dream has finally come to life.
A cloak of flight!
♪
In the end, I learned to use magic
using what I learned from helping Mom.
Unbelievable.
But the Diadem Herb's up higher!
♪
[brushbuddy squeaks]
[Coco gasps]
[COCO] There it is!
[Coco screams, grunts]
♪
[Coco grunting]
[brushbuddy squeaks]
[screaming]
[Coco grunting]
♪
[Coco exclaims, laughs]
[Coco pants]
[COCO] Mom...
[whimpers]
[grunts]
[COCO] Hold on, Mom! Wait for me!
I don't know how yet, but I will make things right!
[QIFREY] What?
You're saying Coco went to the Dadah Range alone
- -to be tested? - [TETIA] Mm-hm. Mm-hm.
It's too dangerous!
I need to go and save her at once!
But if you interfere, she'll fail the test!
[QIFREY] It was too soon for her
to attempt it in the first place.
She hasn't been living around magic
her whole life like we have.
And if anything were to happen to Coco,
we'd lose so much more than just her.
There.
[COCO] Uh?
- -[brushbuddy squeals] - Hello.
[QIFREY AND TETIA] Coco!
[cries] Thank goodness!
I'm so glad you're all right!
I can't tell you how sick with worry I was about you!
[brushbuddy squeaks]
Agott, look!
The "Consent of the Crown." I did it.
[Agott grunts softly]
This is the proof I needed to get, right?
- -[brushbuddy squeaks] - [COCO] Huh?
Uh...
Coco, in the absence of proper training and preparation,
meddling with magic can prove extremely dangerous.
I thought you'd learned that.
- -[brushbuddy squeaks] - [Coco sighs]
That test could very easily have cost you your life.
You must never do anything like that again.
I understand, and I'm sorry.
Besides, you needn't have endangered yourself
to prove anything.
Because you're already my new apprentice.
[Tetia squeals, laughs]
[♪ closing theme song playing]
- -[Coco exclaims] - [brushbuddy squeaks]
[gasps] This is...
[brushbuddy squeals]
[QIFREY] I give you the mark of a witch.
A symbol of our pride,
and of our solemn vow never to use magic for evil.
[QIFREY] As long as it rests upon your head,
you mustn't forget its weight.
The pointed cap shall watch over you,
and your magic.
See that you take good care of it.
Right!
Now, shall we all return upstairs?
We shall!
[Coco's stomach grumbles]
[Tetia chuckles]
I think someone needs a bite to eat!
And more importantly, a bath.
♪
[WITCH] The seed has sprouted.
EPISODE 4: MEETINGS IN KALHN