Don't get closer.
Stop.
Stop right there!
How could I doubt you?
I was blinded by anger.
I betrayed you by not believing you.
How come you are now convinced that the woman you loved is innocent?
Ertuğrul.
He played me. He tricked me big time.
Helena, forgive me.
I didn't deserve any of this, Vasilius.
How could you ever suspect me?
How could you believe that I was a puppet of those accursed Turks?
Here you are, asking forgiveness.
How could I ever forgive you?
Just...
give me one more chance, Helena.
One more chance.
I'll prove to you that I'm worthy of you.
Don't touch me.
Helena...
Vasilius, do not blame yourself for my tears.
I'm crying because...
I trusted Ertuğrul, and he played us both.
Because I was fooled by the man
who sneaked into the fort and killed our commanders.
That bastard fooled us all.
Helena...
Does that mean you forgive me?
We are at war.
How can I stay upset?
Those filthy Turks pitted us against each other.
But know that...
Ertuğrul will pay for it eventually.
Jesus Christ.
Are you real, Helena?
Thanks to God for letting me meet you.
I love you, Helena.
And I will...
till the day I die.
We can't grieve right now.
It's time to stand up...
and fight back.
Spoken just like the wife of a commander.
Let's get out of this rat hole.
Sir, Ural Bey was right.
It has been confirmed.
You have grown strong.
I know that your blood boils.
You will start feeling something in your chest.
It's soon time we found you a wife, Dündar.
However, we shouldn't rush matters of the heart.
Sir, why are you bringing this up?
I've been thinking about it.
Dündar...
We're on a knife's edge.
This is not yet the right time and place, brother.
Until the dark clouds clear up, keep your heart in check.
You should be especially careful about choosing a suitable wife
when there are so many aching to be...
the wife of a strong man.
Consult us first.
Don't decide on your own.
Pay it no mind, brother.
-I won't do anything to embarrass you. -I know, Dündar.
I know.
You've never upset us.
You always acted with your tribe and your bey in mind.
Continue to do so from here on out.
Avoid meddling with the wrong people and doing shady business.
Right, brother.
Now, if that's all...
That's all, brother.
Such a gallant man you are!
You may go now, brother.
May I enter, sir?
Come in, Artuk Bey.
As-salamu alaykum.
-Alaykumu salam. -Alaykumu salam.
The messenger of our Sultan from Nicaea is here, sir.
He wants to see you urgently.
Where is he now?
Close to the camp, waiting for you by the briars.
Don't let anyone know about it, Artuk Bey.
Right on, sir.
Fool!
That clumsy oaf!
He wasted every bit of information I brought him.
He botched it all.
And now...
he says that he won't trust my word anymore.
He'll learn that you were right all along and realize just how much he needs you.
You were right about...
Foreman Haçaturyan.
I found the traitor, thanks to you.
I won't forget this.
Go to Helena now and cheer her up.
Çolpan.
He tore me apart.
With his dagger, he pierced my fort.
He tore my heart out.
He was watching every step I took till now.
Now, his spies will be my eyes and ears.
Those two will serve Ertuğrul and Aliyar's heads to us
on a silver platter.
A single mistake.
I don't want there to be a single mistake, Ural Bey.
Otherwise, I will throw you and your wife at Ertuğrul's feet
as though you were useless old horses.
I won't allow you to die before I raise our flag...
in your fort.
-What? -As per your request,
the emperor sent reinforcements, in case the Turks attack, sir.
They will arrive in a few days.
Nice.
That's good.
I was getting bored of playing around. I want blood.
I want war.
Those reinforcements are very welcome. They'll help us attack the Turkmen tribes.
Stop, traveler.
Where are you going?
To the Crimson Apple.
-What's your destination? -Martyrdom.
-For what end? -For my homeland.
Where's your homeland?
The world.
May the world be rightfully yours to take.
Blessed be your cause.
Thank you.
I'm listening.
Governor Vasilius sent a letter to the emperor.
He said that the Turks broke the peace and started a war
and that you imprisoned him and killed his men.
You also hanged his commanders in his fort.
This caused a crisis in Nicaea. People are pushing for war.
The emperor couldn't withstand this pressure.
He's a wise man. He knows his men well.
He knows that Vasilius is looking to start a war.
He paid this no mind until now,
because there wasn't a reason for him to break the peace.
However, after what happened at the inn and the fort,
he has sent reinforcements to find out the truth and ease the pressure.
They have already departed.
So, the emperor has realized that he can't prevent the war.
Those men are not coming for a simple inspection.
They are coming for reconnaissance.
And for war.
Right.
The emperor wants to know how many men he needs,
the condition of the Turks and how strong they are.
If he finds that the Turkmen tribe is weak, as he expects,
then, he will want to crush them.
How are you holding up?
We've already gathered our men.
If the emperor wants war,
he'll have to send more than a single unit.
All right.
Ertuğrul Bey, you've represented us with honor and strength
at this critical juncture. Well done.
If it weren't for you, Karacahisar would stay strong
and conquest would fail.
You've carried out your mission well.
Now you have another mission.
You must let our sultan know about all this.
Worry not.
I'll inform him as soon as possible.
Then I trust you with this mission.
-God help you. -Amen.
Cousin Helena, what happened to you?
Here. Let's wash your face.
How could he do this to you?
To the woman he would marry?
There was a misunderstanding.
If not for that, Vasilius would have never hurt me.
There's a traitor in our midst, and he took it out on you.
Why would he suspect you?
Let's see how he mends your broken heart.
These hardships will force it to mend, Çolpan.
We are at war.
Anybody would suspect me if they were in his shoes.
God, Helena...
You are so pure.
If only people were as good as you see them to be.
It depends on how you look at it, Çolpan.
Plus...
how could we be happy if we didn't see the good in things?
You are right.
But everything must be mutual, as you very well know.
I hope Vasilius values you and does not make the same mistake twice.
Have no doubt.
He surely will value me.
Why the long face?
So, deep in thought.
What happened, Dündar Bey?
Nothing, Günyeli Hatun.
I'm just thinking.
Something is wrong.
But you don't want to say what.
I'm just in a bad mood.
I understand if you don't want to talk. I won't push you.
Sometimes, your own family...
can treat you as worse than an enemy.
The enemy set up a trap.
They were charging at us.
But then, my family...
kicked me right where it hurts.
They gave you a tough time because of me, right?
They don't want you to talk to me, right?
Don't worry.
I'm used to being ostracized because of my father.
I would hate to cause a dispute between you and your brother.
Günyeli.
When I am in love, I never give up, even if the whole world collapses upon me.
Nobody will hurt you when I'm with you.
If they do upset you, we will confront them.
Thank God I met you, Dündar Bey.
Excuse me.
Very well done.
It turned out well.
Let me unfold it.
Everybody!
Good job.
We have a few days' worth of work left. God bless you all.
I'm proud of you.
Thank you, Aslıhan Hatun.
We will all take tomorrow off.
You've done well.
You deserve it.
Thank you. God bless you, Mother Hayme.
Hello, everybody.
Hello, Dündar Bey.
-Mother. -Yes?
We need to talk.
What happened?
Why are you so gloomy?
Mother, didn't I ask you to keep Günyeli and I a secret?
Calm down, son. Tell me what happened.
Halime gave me and Günyeli away to my brother,
so he gave me an earful about it.
He doesn't want me to marry Günyeli.
Mother, between what he did at the barracks
and the things he's said to me, he's getting on my nerves.
I don't like it.
Son.
Dündar.
God, keep my sons out of harm's way.
Mother.
What happened? Why is Dündar Bey acting like that?
Halime, didn't I ask you to keep Günyeli a secret from Ertuğrul?
Mother...
Ertuğrul is the bey of our tribe. I can't hide anything from him.
As a wife, you can't just say anything that comes to mind.
You have to weigh your words and speak at the right time.
Trouble has already come of this. What can we do?
Pray that it doesn't get worse.
If not, we will all pay dearly for this.
Welcome back, sir.
Thank you, Abdur Rahman.
Send for Dündar and Doğan right now. Bring them to me.
As you wish, sir.
Bamsi the mountain bear.
Brother.
Why did you fall for a woman from the fort?
We can't penetrate its walls. We can't beat their soldiers.
For God's sake, why couldn't you fall for a mountain girl?
You could just elope together.
Watch me.
See what I'll do to the mountain bear.
Gonna make another scene, huh?
He'll hear!
Bamsi, Bamsi...
You've totally lost your mind.
Now...
you can smell pastrami.
I'm not pastrami, I'm Teo.
Bismillah!
Come here Doğan! If I catch you...
-Come here! -Stop, brother.
Calm down.
He meant no harm.
Why would you make fun of a man in a bad mood?
Shame on you.
Shame.
Don't be so sad, Bamsi. We just missed the old you.
Thank you.
Look, I got you something.
I cooked this for you.
I named him Teo. Enjoy!
Fine.
Give it to me. Well...
I'll chew on Teo like this.
It'll pass, brother.
Just be patient.
Ertuğrul Bey would never break his promise either.
You will meet Helena again.
Of course. We will dance at your wedding. We will cook meat in great cauldrons.
We will cook heaps of filo pastry.
-Is that so? -But of course.
We will prepare pastrami.
I will feed the pastrami to you myself at your wedding.
Yeah!
Good. Good.
You are right, brother.
This is tasty.
But... couldn't you have given this another name?
It makes me think I'll hate it!
Günküt.
Stop laughing.
Just kidding! Just kidding!
-Selam aleykum, people. -Aleykum salaam.
Ertuğrul Bey wants to see you and Doğan Alp.
Let's go then.
Come on, eat it.
What's wrong, Halime Hatun? Why won't you talk?
I'm just tired, Aslıhan.
Too tired to talk.
But it's not fatigue I see in your face, but grief.
Are you worrying about Günyeli again?
It's beyond my control now.
All we can do is keep quiet about it.
Tell me, what did she do?
May I enter, Aslıhan Hatun?
Come in, Kırca.
There's a messenger from Konya. He wishes to see you.
Let him in.
His Highness Emir Sadettin sent this letter to you.
May I enter, sir?
Come in, Doğan.
Sir, you called for us?
Dündar.
Doğan.
I'm assigning you an important mission.
Leave for Konya in the early morning.
You will convey a message to the Sultan.
Yes, sir.
Listen to me.
I won't give you a written message.
You must memorize it instead.
Tell our Sultan that...
Aslıhan Hatun.
Is it bad news? What's happened?
Emir Sadettin...
He's calling me to Ilgin to introduce me to his mother.
He wants me to organize the wedding there.
What do you think? What will you do?
I don't know what I think, Halime.
Maybe it's best that I go.
Günyeli Hatun.
Why the gloomy look on your beautiful face?
Why the dark clouds?
I can't help it.
I don't want to put a wedge between you and your brother.
Don't worry.
It will pass as long as I have you.
You will be my wife, with God's permission.
Stay strong.
When will that happen?
As soon as possible.
I've received a mission.
I depart in the morning.
I'll talk to my brother when I return.
So, you won't be here.
Don't worry. I'm not going far.
I'll be back soon.
Here I was, hoping that I'd be able to see you more often,
and you tell me you're leaving.
Wherever I go, you'll be in my heart and on my mind.
Bear with me here.
Don't forget about me, then.
Okay?
Something to remind you of me.
As long as I have this handkerchief, I won't forget you on my way to Konya.
So, you're going to Konya.
Günyeli...
Keep this secret between us.
Don't tell anyone about it.
Don't worry. My lips are sealed.
In return, you should seal your eyes.
Don't look at other women in Konya.
They have been sealed since the day I met you.
Everything changes once I get back.
Goodbye.
Have a safe journey.
I'll wait for you.
What were you two talking about?
He came to bid me goodbye.
He's going to Konya on an important mission.
He departs in the morning.
Konya, huh?
Goodbye, Ertuğrul Bey.
Goodbye, Aliyar Bey.
I'll leave Teo in your hands.
We must find out what Acar Bey is up to soon.
My men are following him day in and day out.
Don't worry. I'm watching his every step.
May God protect you, Aliyar Bey.
Likewise, sir.
Guards!
It's now time to put an end to the cruelty of Ertuğrul Bey and Aliyar Bey.
We will do whatever necessary for Ural Bey to regain...
leadership of our tribe.
They are onto us, Acar Bey.
As we try to make him head of our tribe, we will lose our own heads.
Don't worry. They don't have any evidence.
They can't do anything without an evidence.
Even so, how many of us are left?
They killed our men right in front of us.
Ural Bey has the support of the other Turkmen beys.
With their support, the Cavdar Tribe will get its rightful leader.
Just be patient.
We have other matters to attend to.
Dündar is going to Konya.
There must be a reason for this.
We must inform Ural Bey about it.
Also, Aliyar's men are following me.
You must talk to Ural Bey.
I will go hunting and lure those men after me.
You head for Karacahisar and tell him that Dündar Bey is going to Konya.
As you wish, sir.
Aslıhan.
Are you all right?
I got a letter from Sadettin.
What does it say?
He's inviting me to Ilgin for wedding preparations.
The Sultan wants our wedding to take place there.
Sister, if you don't want to do this...
you have my full support.
You don't have to marry Sadettin Köpek.
I can't fight fate, brother.
This is my destiny.
I will marry him.
With your permission, I'll go to the Kayi Tribe and say my goodbyes.
Sure, sister.
We will go together.
I haven't seen Dündar so happy in such a long time.
The love in his heart shines through his eyes.
It's obvious that he has fallen in love.
But shouldn't he have consulted us first, Mother?
Love knows no laws, son.
Did you consult any of us when you fell for Halime Sultan?
Dündar's happiness is what matters.
Mother, our story is different.
You know what we've been through.
Halime.
We'll deal with it later, Mother.
Now, I gave Dündar and Doğan an important mission.
They won't be with us for a while.
-Son-- -It had to be this way, Mother.
This is an important mission.
I couldn't trust anybody else.
Also, it wouldn't hurt if Dündar got away from here for a while.
Subtitle translation by Tuğçe Erteki