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Men!
Keep your assigned positions.
Be alert!
Don't let anyone come close.
Understood?
Yes, Commander Turgut!
Now, I want archers to hold the rooftops.
Yes, Commander Turgut!
Take your positions, everyone!
-Yes, sir! -Come on.
Faster!
Turgut, brother!
Brother.
Brother, we filled the stream bed with our men.
All right, brother.
Not even Genghis Khan could pierce our defenses.
I hope that Emir Sadettin or whoever sleeps without worry now.
All this fuss is not for Emir Sadettin.
It's unlikely that Ertuğrul Bey would lift a finger for him.
Then, what's all this measure for? For who?
Abu Mansur.
Good.
If it's for that brave merchant that we know nothing about...
Anyway, brother. I don't mind helping him.
He swung his sword to save all of us once.
Do you still believe that he's a mere merchant?
He isn't?
Then what on earth is he? An angel?
May I enter?
Sadaq Allah Al-Azeem.
Come in.
As salaam wa alaikum.
Wa alaikum as salaam.
Welcome, Your Highness.
Thank you.
As it stands, I must be in disguise.
I wish I could have met you before to take your blessings.
Even in the thick of it,
I know that you do what you must do, Your Highness.
I figured it out when I saw you at the cemetery.
Come in.
Our prophet says thus:
"When two Muslims get together,
God ensures that,
as a reward,
both are beneficial to each other."
Thank God for getting us together.
Amen.
We are surrounded by the enemy.
I came here to take your blessings,
destroy the devil's nest Karacahisar,
and pave the way for conquest.
May God help you in your quest.
Thank God for letting such a bey...
meet such a sultan,
and for allowing our sultan to work for his cause.
May your unity be everlasting.
-Amen. -Amen.
Death in one ring...
and life in another.
So, what am I afraid of?
Come on, Sadettin.
Finish this.
We are ready to leave, sir.
All right, Cabir.
Let Ertuğrul Bey know
that we are going to the bazaar.
Guards!
Were you here, too?
Many a great army has saluted me.
And I brought many more to their knees.
I was never trampled over as you trample over me.
-Your Highness, I-- -Silence!
If love is the fluttering of a bird that's fallen from its nest,
then I, too, shall flutter to get to you until I die.
I will never,
ever,
let anybody take you away from me.
I harbor no love in my heart, Your Highness.
Whatever I did, I did for my tribe.
Just as how you do everything for the sake of your country.
Don't you know that...
I see through your lie as I look into your eyes?
Do you think I don't know who...
gives you the courage to lead your tribe?
Ertuğrul Bey became the hope of my tribe, and as he became mine.
God bless him.
This is the truth.
We both know very well what the truth is, right?
Let me go!
You are hurting me.
The truth is that...
you still haven't let Ertuğrul, who you once loved, go.
Is it not true?
Is it not the truth?
Tell me.
Is it not?
It's not true!
I'll never give up on you, Aslıhan.
Never.
Nobody will be able to take you away from me.
Not even him.
There is grief in separation, and hope in unity.
Now, you, as a fine ruler,
and you, as a fine supporter, strive to establish our unity.
God loves those who get along well together.
I believe that this unity will bear fruit and lead to conquest.
I hope so.
I hope so, too.
Tomorrow, we will hold a meeting that our sultan will attend, as well.
We'd like to see you among us.
It's our tradition to accept invitations.
If my fate allows it, I'll attend for sure.
May God bless you with a long life,
and allow us to benefit from your wisdom and understanding.
May I enter, sir?
Come in, Abdur Rahman.
Emir Sadettin says he's ready, sir.
He's waiting for you to leave for the bazaar.
Be prepared for everything, Cabir.
A huge storm is closing in.
Don't you breathe a word.
-Understood? -As you wish, sir.
My life belongs to you alone.
Good.
We sent for other beys, Aslıhan Hatun.
We'll have a meeting tomorrow at the inn.
I'll be sure to be there, Ertuğrul Bey.
I'll represent my brother with honor.
Till the day I die.
Or a new bey is chosen.
Emir Sadettin,
I may not be a bey, but I'm a servant of my tribe.
There is no doubt that...
you will do justice by the duty you have been entrusted with.
My duty will not be completed
until I avenge my brother, Emir Sadettin.
I carry my tribe and my country on my shoulders.
It's my duty to carry this esteemed burden forever.
If your brother and your sultan saw you,
I'm sure they'd be proud of you, Aslıhan Hatun.
The Seljuks will rise on the shoulders of such brave Turk women as yourself.
Thank you, Abu Mansur.
We hope to pay our due respect for Aliyar Bey with this meeting.
May God grant our wishes.
Amen.
Bismillah.
Blessed be the one that gave you to us.
-Mother. -Yes?
I wonder why the sultan came all the way over here.
Dear, don't you know what kind of place this is?
He surely must have come to alleviate a problem.
Then why does he keep it a secret from everyone?
Why did he come in disguise?
Who knows? He must have his reasons.
I'm scared of something happening to Ertuğrul.
My dear.
The sultan believes in Ertuğrul. That's why he's here.
Don't let such trivial things get to you.
With God's permission, these challenging days shall pass soon.
I hope it does, Mother.
May God protect them from evil.
Amen.
Your grandmother loves you so much.
Ural is dead.
Aliyar is dead.
The Cavdar tribe is left without a leader.
Ertuğrul will try to take them under his dominion.
He will try.
Let him.
The fate of the Cavdars lies in my hands.
What do you mean, Vasilius?
Ekaterina carries the heir to the Cavdar tribe in her womb.
How is that even possible?
The last favor Ural did for us before he died.
Always one step ahead, Vasilius.
It's much too soon to celebrate, Nikolas.
First, I must ensure that Ekaterina is loyal to me.
What are you suspicious of?
What did we say?
Clever women are dangerous.
But you are the cleverest commander I have ever known.
You deserve to be an emperor.
Unless the king falls, the game doesn't end, Nikolas.
And unless we get rid of all the pawns, we can't reach the king.
There is an order to it.
Come on, men!
This marketplace you took from the Templars
brought life to these lands, Ertuğrul Bey.
Once we take the fortress,
these lands will be even more abundant, Abu Mansur.
We took measure as per your orders, sir.
Thank you, Turgut.
Tell everyone in the market that nobody is to open their shop.
We'll have a meeting with the beys.
-Yes, sir. -Cabir.
Sultan Alaeddin.
Turgut, brother.
Is my understanding correct?
Did he literally close the market?
All this for Abu Mansur?
All Turkmen beys will have a meeting tomorrow, Bamsi.
He might have done all this for the meeting.
Let's hope for the best.
Let's do that.
I do hope so.
Welcome, Your Highness.
Thank you, Artuk Bey.
Ertuğrul Bey, we cleared the inn as per your orders.
The travelers are placed in tents.
Only Abu Mansur and His Highness will stay at the inn.
Thank you, Artuk Bey.
Excuse me, sir.
Let's meet at dinner to discuss Karacahisar Fortress.
I'll read the letters from Konya now.
Ertuğrul Bey, we need to talk.
I have time and again witnessed how our sultan
always makes the right decision, Ertuğrul Bey.
His wisdom and faith protected our country.
May God bestow him with a long life.
Amen.
However, I'm worried that
the Karacahisar issue is left upon your shoulders.
Rest assured, Emir Sadettin,
there will be a lot of Turkmen beys along with their soldiers by my side.
And you as well, as the sultan said.
Right.
Knowing you are with me gives me strength.
Thank you, Ertuğrul Bey.
I've known you since the Battle of Kapetron.
You have always been this unfaltering and persistent.
And look where you are now, on our sultan's orders.
You got that position by clawing your way up.
You may very well have deserved it, but my worries still stand.
You may voice your worries to our sultan at dinner, Your Highness.
Is it realistically possible to take Karacahisar Fortress with a bunch of men?
Assuming you take it,
will the emperor stand still?
What about the Latins? Will they stand still?
You might have convinced our sultan with your ambition today.
What about tomorrow?
When all that I predict starts coming true,
will you stop to think how it will affect our country?
I've been thinking about it since the day I came to Karacahisar.
I've taken precautions all for this day.
So, you are saying you won't back down?
If the sultan decides so, then our duty is to fight for it.
Don't you worry.
I'll pray for your safety with all my heart.
But I'll be watching you.
That's fine by me.
In the name of God,
who wills things to existence and fills our hearts with faith.
Brave beys of the Cavdar tribe,
Aliyar Bey served as bey honorably, as it was his right.
The passing of Aliyar Bey deeply saddened us all.
And many of our beys and brave soldiers passed away, too.
We are in a dire situation.
How lucky they are to have been worthy to be martyrs.
We will not stop till God grants us martyrdom as well.
We will not deprive ourselves with sadness and hopelessness.
And there is no place in my tribe
for those among you who are deprived.
You better know that.
For a thousand years, we've always had a leader.
And I'll not let this change as long as I'm alive.
Make no mistake.
I'll carry out justice by the authority my brother granted me.
And those with reservations about it, speak now.
We have full confidence in you, Aslıhan Hatun.
Until we avenge my brother,
I'll make the best of my authority.
When we achieve our goal, we will choose a bey for our tribe.
And I'll be a soldier working for my tribe till my last breath.
What about your marriage with Emir Sadettin, Aslıhan Hatun?
My home is my marquee.
Anything else is haram to me.
You should know that.
That's very becoming of you, Aslıhan Hatun.
May God grant us victory over our enemies.
Amen.
We will hold a meeting tomorrow at the inn.
I, too, shall attend as the representative of the Cavdars.
Your attendance will give strength to our tribe and honor our name.
You have our full faith, Aslıhan Hatun.
May this meeting benefit our home and country.
You walk the same path as our late Aliyar Bey.
We know that well.
God bless you.
Amen.
May God help me carry this authority with honor,
and protect me from taking rightful due of another.
Amen.
Today is a festival for all of us, Vasilius.
Did you see Abu Mansur?
I did.
They came to the inn after Aliyar's funeral along with Ertuğrul and Sadettin.
I saw that nobody could get close to the inn without Ertuğrul's orders.
Rooftops, the periphery of the marketplace.
Ertuğrul was meticulous in taking all kinds of measures.
Get to the point already.
Who is all this measure for?
Of course, it's for Sultan Alaeddin.
Are you sure?
As I'm sure of this hatred inside me.
As I'm sure of the hatred inside you.
Now you have given me the whole wide world, Ekaterina.
I dedicated myself to serving you, Vasilius.
To serve me?
You will be repaid for your services in kind.
Power.
If it's not to take life,
but to give life,
then I am power.
I am power.
Ertuğrul.
How did I put up with you for years?
How could you get away from the traps I laid for you?
But it ends here.
Now, nobody can save you.
You will be crushed...
under my power, which I used first to give life and now to take it.
You will not take this land that is...
rightfully mine, nor the sultan's trust in me,
nor Aslıhan.
The poison in my ring will slip away to the sultan's food like a snake.
Then, all your tantrums shall cease.
And once I give the cure in my other ring...
to the sultan,
he will be reborn.
Once he regains his health,
he will figure out the treason that happened in your presence.
However, you will...
have been long dead, God willing.
God willing.
Greetings.
Bless you.
Brother, these men of Abu Mansur's
are like the statues of the heathens.
Did you see their wrists?
They're like steel swords.
Are you still calling him a merchant, Bamsi?
Thank God they are not the soldiers of the heathens,
or else they would give us one hell of a time.
Brother, what do you think Ertuğrul Bey
will talk about with the Emir and this Abu Mansur guy over dinner?
Probably about the rugs.
This new deal will give us relief, hopefully.
Easy now, Dündar Bey.
There's something amiss here.
I hope it's for the good, though.
Speak of the devil, brother.
Send for Ertuğrul Bey and Abu Mansur.
I want them before me.
They're talking...
in the hall,
Emir Sadettin.
Brother, you know that I don't know much about politics and all that.
But do you think this so-called Emir envies Ertuğrul Bey over Abu Mansur?
It's not just envy, Bamsi.
He looks like trouble, but...
let's hope for the best.
There are 11 big water wells inside the fortress, Your Highness.
Obviously, they won't need water in case of a siege.
Even if they have water,
the supplies for their soldiers will be insufficient, Your Highness.
They can't find anything to eat.
Since Vasilius ceased all trade with the bazaar,
he gets his supplies with the huge tax he takes from the villagers.
That's right, Your Highness.
Come in, Sadettin.
Listen to Ertuğrul Bey.
He's giving us the intel on Karacahisar that he has collected so far.
It is extremely important.
Many of his men died for this cause.
That's Ertuğrul Bey's greatest strength.
Once he sets his eyes on something, he never lets go.
If we can manage to corner Vasilius in the fortress with a siege,
we may be able to defeat them with hunger, Your Highness.
What happens if the emperor sends reinforcements to the fortress?
There are two roads leading to Karacahisar from Nicaea, Your Highness.
If we hold both roads,
we can stop the soldiers coming from Nicaea from reaching the fortress.
The beys of Turkmen tribes and their men will control both roads.
Since my spy at Nicaea died, there's no other way.
We will bury Vasilius and his men alive
in Karacahisar Fortress, Your Highness.
We will fight to the last of our breath
for Aliyar Bey and all the other martyrs.
I have no doubt about it, Ertuğrul Bey.
However, if the siege lasts longer than expected,
and the reinforcements the emperor sends turn out to be strong,
it will cause huge losses.
In fact,
it could be a disaster for Turkmen tribes.
Let us eat.
Sit.
Bismillahirahmanirahim.
We will not siege the fortress, Your Highness.
Vasilius will choose to attack.
I can say this because of the unit that was coming from Nicaea.
If your army doesn't come here, they will attack us.
And once he attacks us,
he will have nowhere to run.
So, once Vassileios gets out of the fortress,
you mean to fight him.
We are waiting for the day that we'll deliver his head
to our sultan, Emir Sadettin.
Thank God.
Nikolas.
Do you know how a raven...
gets close to a carcass that he knows is surrounded
by stronger animals than him?
How?
By causing an uproar.
By distracting the animals around it.
It's a jealous bird.
It doesn't want to share his prey.
And if his prey were to get away,
that small, pitch-black raven...
with a rugged caw turns into a monster.
You don't mean Ertuğrul.
It's Emir Sadettin.
He couldn't deal with Ertuğrul.
And now, the sultan is his guest. Look at that.
I'm sure that the sultan
will give Ertuğrul something that will make Emir Sadettin jealous.
Emir Sadettin will not like that at all.
So, out of jealousy, he will cause an uproar, huh?
Just like a raven.
And we will take advantage of that.
If Emir Sadettin is as clever as you make him out to be,
then he will make it easier for us.
But what?
What could he do?
I don't care. He can do whatever he wants.
Victory shall be ours.
Subtitle translation by Tuğçe Erteki