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Tell me, Ekaterina.
Who went for Vasilius's rescue?
Emir Sadettin.
What did you just say?
-It's impossible. -It is not, Nikolas.
Your biggest ally against the sultan and Ertuğrul will be Emir Sadettin.
If we don't put his support to good use, we'll lose the fortress.
We won't let them take it. Vasilius will be back.
In all likelihood, Ertuğrul probably caught him already.
And he will probably have killed him before your men reach them.
What happens afterwards, Nikolas?
The Turks will make for this place right away.
They can't breach our walls.
There is not even a crack in the walls.
We doubled the guards.
We will ask for reinforcements.
You still don't get it.
What wins wars is not numbers but the commander's brains.
And what are you basing your assumptions on?
You just came here, Nikolas.
But I've lived with them for years.
I know how they think well.
I won't let them take my father's legacy.
But how?
We will kill Ertuğrul with Emir Sadettin's help.
There's no other way.
Why would Emir Sadettin, the vizier of the Seljuks,
help us kill Ertuğrul?
Ertuğrul's success is driving him crazy.
He'd do anything to put an end to him.
The archers he sent is proves it.
He made a deal with my husband before.
Now, he'll make a deal with me.
We won't give up our fortress.
Vasilius will return.
-And if he doesn't-- -If he doesn't, Nikolas,
I will take command of this fortress.
It's over, sir. He died.
We have avenged...
Brother Doğan...
and brother Aliyar,
along with many others that died.
Rest in peace, Doğan.
May your soul...
rest in peace.
Rest in peace, Aliyar Bey.
We will take Vasilius's body to the inn.
Samsa, make for the fortress.
Tell them that they should take the governor's corpse.
Yes, sir.
Now that we destroyed these tyrants,
our people will be proud of you.
It's not our victory,
but God's himself, Samsa.
As long as we fight in his name, nobody can beat us.
However,
if, one day, we think that it is our victory...
and forget about our cause,
and if we tarnish our cause with...
riches and reputation,
then...
God will make sure we end up the same.
Listen to me well now.
Neither my heart...
nor my men's hearts can carry more than one love.
We will think and speak what we think.
We will walk the path...
for the same goal.
Allahu akbar!
God bless, look at him.
There is still no news...
from Ertuğrul Bey or the others.
I wonder if something happened to them?
God forbid.
Don't talk like that, Hafsa Hatun.
We will get their good news soon.
Don't you worry.
Whenever...
Bamsi goes to a battle, I feel like I'm going with him to fight.
It's such a heavy weight.
The wife of an alp must be strong, Hafsa.
She must keep her head high.
And control her impulses.
Let the wind and waters...
take your worries away,
so that when he is back from fighting, you can welcome him with a smile.
Is this how it's going to keep on going, Halime Sultan?
The cycle of separation and reunion is our fate, Hafsa.
That's why we must always be patient and strong.
Banu Çiçek!
-Banu Çiçek! -Banu Çiçek!
It's coming!
My baby is coming!
Hafsa, quick. Call the midwives.
-Have them come at once. -Yes, Halime Sultan.
Are you okay? Here, lean back.
Lie down and stretch out your feet.
It's time, Halime.
Your Highness.
Men like me wear a burial robe as their clothes.
That cloth wraps this poor body of mine,
and I'd lay my life down for you anytime.
This inn belongs to Ertuğrul Bey, and you were his guest.
Anyone would have done the same.
Did you protect me from a holy man's vice like Ibn Arabi did, Sadettin?
Or did you protect me from Ertuğrul Bey, whom I trust more than
most other emirs and commanders, and who I bestowed with more power?
Answer! Why did you do it?
If Ibn Arabi had not made it in time and saved my life, do you know
what would have happened?
Turkmen beys were going to take Ertuğrul Bey from you with force.
Because in their eyes, Ertuğrul Bey is way more honorable than you.
If I had died, Sadettin, not even the crusader army
could have hurt my country
more than you would have, let alone the emperor.
You wronged me, Sadettin.
Your Highness, I--
Your mistake would not have caused just my death,
but also, the destruction of these lands and discord between our people.
I always valued your wisdom,
and your skills.
However, you put me and my country...
in danger when I was in such a sad state.
Waiting is killing me, Mother.
Come here.
I used to wait for my father, who never stopped fighting.
And then Suleyman Shah.
And then I waited for my sons.
And all I could do...
was to seek refuge in God.
We are already going through such hard times.
And now Emir Sadettin is...
What did he do again?
When I told him that I wouldn't marry him,
he said he'd never give up on me.
His malice started showing up in the way he talks.
And then he made a full circle to get at Ertuğrul Bey.
Ertuğrul? What does it have to do with Ertuğrul?
He said my faith in Ertuğrul lead me to take charge of my tribe.
He thinks I refused his proposition, because Ertuğrul Bey
protects me and my tribe.
To hell with him! That demon!
-May I enter, Mother? -Come in, Dündar.
Ertuğrul Bey and the others are coming back to the inn.
Thank God.
I gather you are not happy with the measures I took, Your Highness.
I succumbed when I saw you wriggling in pain.
I understand now.
But I'm ready for my punishment.
I see that you lack the respect of many Turkmen beys...
in these lands that I entrusted you, who I had faith in.
Your Highness.
If you have even the slightest doubt that I won't
be able to carry out my duty,
then relieve me of this duty
until the bastard that attempted this hideous murder is found.
You may even take my life.
I'd happily lay my life down for you and surrender myself to the executioner.
Your Highness, a messenger from Konya brought this letter to you.
They caught the traitor in my palace.
It was my personal aide Kasim.
He confessed everything.
It was he who told the emperor that I was here.
Then, the one who orchestrated
your murder with poison must have been that lowly Vasilius.
Only such a lowly man could do something like this.
He will dread every moment he's alive and beg for me to kill him.
As for you, Emir Sadettin.
If God permits and Ertuğrul Bey returns in one piece,
then you will ask for his forgiveness.
As you wish, Your Highness.
Your Highness.
Ertuğrul Bey and his men are coming back.
Thank God.
Guards!
Your Highness.
Vasilius, who was cruel...
to both his own people and us,
and who waged wars against our country, our faith, and our traditions,
got what he deserved.
Brave is the man who sacrifices his life for his people and country.
And hero is the one
that shines the light of hope on his people in darkest of times.
Ertuğrul Bey, you became...
a ray of hope in such hard times to your people with your courage.
God bless you.
Our martyrs have been avenged, Your Highness.
We got our revenge for the deaths...
of my brothers Aliyar and Doğan, as well as many others that died.
Their fortress is left leaderless now.
A fortress without a leader needs a flag.
The one who will raise our glorious flag in the towers of that fortress...
will be none other than you.
God bless your victory, Ertuğrul Bey.
You showed dignity and tenacity in face of the cruel,
and humility in face of the oppressed.
God heard your wishes and made you into the leader of the oppressed.
May God grant you many more victories.
Amen.
-Amen. -Amen.
Your mother loves you so much.
Thank God.
You got rid of yet another problem.
Thank you, Mother.
You kept your promise, Ertuğrul Bey.
You avenged my brother.
God bless you.
May you be brave and victorious forever.
Thank you, Aslıhan Hatun.
God bless your victory, Ertuğrul Bey.
With this victory,
Ertuğrul Bey not only saved our sultan's life,
but also proved just how great a margrave he is.
Your Highness.
I sent a messenger to the fortress.
They will take the governor's body tomorrow.
I'd like to display his body to make an example of it,
if you would allow it.
The wolf does not hide its prey like a jackal.
It's not just appropriate. It's the right thing to do.
Thank God.
You got your baby safe and sound.
We will see you with your baby, too if God permits, Hafsa Hatun.
I hope so, Banu Çiçek.
Ah, Hafsa Hatun.
If only Doğan was here as well...
If only he could see his baby...
It's true that he can't see his baby,
but we will see that our revenge is taken, Banu Çiçek.
May God give strength
to Ertuğrul Bey and his men.
Amen.
Come, Halime Sultan.
Bismillah.
God bless you.
You didn't leave me alone.
We all did what we had to do, Banu Çiçek.
I have good news for you.
What is it?
Ertuğrul Bey and his men got back to the inn, safe and sound.
Thank God.
Vasilius was brought to justice by the sword of Ertuğrul Bey.
He avenged our brave men.
Vasilius will burn in hell for all eternity.
Such good news, Halime Sultan.
At last, my father and our men can rest in peace.
Rest in peace, Doğan.
You have been avenged.
Our son will grow up to be a gallant alp worthy of you.
The traitor in my palace told the emperor that I was here.
And he confessed to this.
Vasilius could have found a way to poison me somehow.
I understand that.
But after what you said to me,
I see that this doesn't end there.
Until we find the archers...
that appeared out of nowhere when Vasilius fell into my trap,
your life will be in danger, Your Highness.
Nobody knew that you were going to
ambush Vasilius outside of this inn, Ertuğrul Bey.
The vermin responsible for that is somewhere in the inn, Your Highness.
It can't be the other tribes you visited.
All the troubles started with Sadettin Köpek's arrival at the inn.
If the traitor in my palace wasn't caught and confessed it all,
I'd suspect him as well.
However, Emir Sadettin didn't know...
that I was here when he came.
I don't believe that Emir Sadettin would work with the traitor in my palace.
Nevertheless, it's good that we both know about it.
Aziz.
Yes, Your Highness.
Call Emir Sadettin.
I thank you...
for letting me in, Aslıhan.
I consider an emir's request an order.
Stop this "emir" bullshit, for God's sake.
I came here as Sadettin.
A miserable man that's in love with you.
A man that came to talk to the woman...
who promised to spend a lifetime with him, and then turned her back.
I've already moved past that phase, Your Highness.
How many times do I have to tell you?
Out of respect for my father, I accepted to be your wife.
-However, with my brother dead... -Aliyar Bey's revenge is taken.
Am I right?
He has been avenged.
When will you stop being so stubborn?
Will you act as the representative of the great Cavdar tribe
for the rest of your life?
What's keeping you there?
Just what?
Nobody can take me away from my tribe, Your Highness.
Not even you.
His Highness is waiting for you, sir.
Still no news.
And all we can do is sit tight and wait.
We sent our men.
We are not just waiting, doing nothing. We are protecting our fortress.
To the contrary, you look too dumbfounded to lift a muscle,
Commander Nikolas.
Commander Nikolas, a Turk has come as the messenger of Ertuğrul Bey.
Let him in at once.
Speak, Turk.
Governor Vasilius is dead.
What did you say?
His body is at the inn.
Ertuğrul Bey wants you to take it.
No harm will be done to those that come to take the body.
That's all.
Murderers!
I'll kill you all one by one!
Then, you should start with me, Commander.
If you can, that is.
Nikolas! Let him go.
He isn't as valuable as Vasilius's body.
If you kill him,
they'll feed the governor's body to the crows.
Get the hell out!
Get out!
Open the doors!
Send Artuk Bey to the fortress as a messenger
when you go back to your tribe.
It will be my last call for them to surrender.
As you wish, Your Highness.
You sent for me, Your Highness.
Come, Sadettin.
Nikolas either surrenders the fortress or his life, along with those inside.
My army is on the way for the siege.
Until my army comes and my marquee is built,
I'll continue staying here as a guest.
That's a great decision, Your Highness.
It's only appropriate for you to rest here tonight.
However, as you have already said,
it's possible that the traitor that almost killed you is here.
If that's so, it's your job to take measure, Sadettin.
Leave it to me, Your Highness.
Your Highness.
With your permission, I have something I need to tell Ertuğrul Bey.
Ertuğrul Bey, I had to make a weighty decision
when that disaster took place.
That's why I thought it was necessary to take measure
against you and your men.
I believe you understand my decision.
You may not trust me,
but I expected you to at least trust Ibn Arabi, Emir Sadettin.
You and Ibn Arabi have my full faith.
I know very well just how important you are
to our sultan.
However, as I said, I acted out of duty.
Your duty, as my emir, was to make the best decision.
However, you failed to do it.
I know, Your Highness.
However, the gravity of the situation compelled me to do what I did.
Nobody would have expected
something like this to happen at Ertuğrul Bey's inn.
We are at war, Emir Sadettin.
Everywhere is a battlefield when we are at war.
You know that better than me.
We must be prepared for and expect all kinds of schemes.
After all, what our enemies like the best
is to set brothers against each other.
And if God had not protected us, their schemes would have worked out.
And you, Sadettin, would have been tricked...
and caused a huge disaster.
Your Highness,
what happened here taught me and the others a great many things.
In the future, we will be mindful
and we won't succumb to such tricks.
There is no future for you, Sadettin.
There is no future for you.
Such a huge mistake will cost you your life.
My life is yours to take, Your Highness.
Oh, Vasilius.
I should have prevented you from going after Ertuğrul.
I should have died instead of you.
Nicaea will remember you, brave commander, forever.
We won't forget what you have done for us.
Commander, stop whining.
What do you think you are doing?
He was my friend.
How could you be so apathetic?
I lost my feelings when I lost my child.
No death can hurt me now.
And you...
As you keep whining,
we will lose everything we have.
-We won't lose anything. -Gather your commanders.
We must take measure and plan our next move at once.
We will decide what to do next.
You have no power here.
And this comes from a man that can't even manage his emotions?
This was my father's fortress.
I'll answer to no one protecting it.
Now, heed my words and work with me.
Do you think commanders would listen to a woman?
A woman can change everything, Nikolas.
Do as I say.
I don't want any soldiers sleeping.
They will all keep watch on the walls.
It's only a matter of time until Ertuğrul comes knocking.
Gather your commanders and take measure.
We will make them regret ever thinking about it.
One more step, Father.
Just one more step...
and I will have your legacy.
-As salaam alaikum. -Wa alaikum as salaam.
In the name of God, most gracious, most compassionate.
Glory can't be beat with a mace.
Friends don't take offense with a word.
Crooked are words if they contain lies.
Brave is the one that speaks the truth and straightens those words.
And the meeting of beys by tradition is where the truth is spoken.
Blessed be our meeting.
Amen.
Now that our brave Turkmen beys know the state of things,
they deserve to know what happens next.
What I'm about to tell you is stating the obvious.
I entrusted these lands to my margrave Ertuğrul Bey...
and to you.
May your new home be abundant.
-Amen. -Good luck.
May God spare us any shame.
You are right, Your Highness.
As things stand, the war with the heathens...
will not end, despite all the dead.
It's time to breach their walls.
Karacahisar, the nest of all evil, will be sieged...
and will collapse around their heads.
Until the last drop of our blood, Your Highness.
We are at your service, Your Highness.
The lion's share of this great victory belongs to Ertuğrul Bey.
Ertuğrul Bey's ability
has been proven every time we have gotten into trouble.
Your Highness speaks the truth.
I succumbed to anger...
due to the most sordid incidents...
that took place earlier.
I offended Ertuğrul Bey...
and all the other beys present here.
I beg all of you for forgiveness.
It will not be repeated.
The basis of justice will not be tarnished with baseless claims,
and no emir...
or even a sultan,
may pull our country down with a summary execution.
I'll serve to the best of my abilities in the position
that our sultan sees fit for me.
We have been studying Karacahisar Fortress for a while now.
We know well its strengths and weaknesses.
Now, on the orders of our sultan,
and with the help of his armies, conquest has become possible.
Now, what befalls us
is to raise our glorious flag on the walls of that fortress.
After the conquest, I'll grant Ertuğrul Bey the control...
of these lands, and the fortress.
Subtitle translation by Tuğçe Erteki