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May I enter, my Bey?
Come in, Bamsi!
Sit down.
Did you catch the trader, Abdurrahman?
He was accompanied by a lot of soldiers, my Bey.
Atsiz is trying to infiltrate the military unit
so as to get information from Niko.
He must have been worried the trader might die in an ambush, my Bey.
He wants to discover what he knows.
He'll do what he said he'd do, Artuk Bey.
The soldiers probably aren't here purely to protect the merchant, my Bey.
Ares asked for reinforcements.
He makes a show of being our friend but he's plotting behind our backs.
But this will benefit us more than it does him.
His precautions are going to backfire on him.
What are we going to do, my Bey?
We'll attack the soldiers when they least expect it, Bamsi.
Then, we'll enter castle dressed as them.
So, so... We fight tomorrow, my Bey?
God willing, we fight tomorrow.
It's time for war.
I'll lead the alps disguised as the soldiers,
while you get the remaining alps ready to attack the castle, Artuk Bey.
As you command, my Bey.
Your job will be to prepare the alps for the initial attack, Bamsi.
-We'll set out at once. -As you command, my Bey.
Kirca!
Yes, Chief Alp Turgut.
Follow Ivaz Bey. Keep an eye on him at all times.
If he meets Bahadir Bey, let me know... immediately.
As you command, Chief Alp Turgut.
We've overcome many troubles, Aslıhan.
Curses fell upon us like rain.
We narrowly escaped death. But...
We never gave up, Aslıhan.
I've caused you so much pain and torment.
But at all times you thought only of me, never yourself.
I don't know how I can ever repay you, Turgut.
You're my wife, Aslıhan.
You are my life, you are my blood.
My one hope is to protect you... from all harm.
Hopefully, we have seen the last of our troubles.
Evil-doers can no longer reach us, Turgut.
Our love is shielded by
faith, belief and passion, Aslıhan.
As long as we keep it that way,
any dangers or hardships we may face in the future,
will spring back from whence they came.
May I enter, my Bey?
Come in, Kayatekin.
My Bey...
We've heard from Sancar Bey.
He's at the Bloody Hill with the alps. He awaits your word to attack.
My brave son! Just in time.
At last. No longer will we have to keep our rage hidden within.
We'll show them what kind of man Bahadir Bey is.
Tomorrow night I'll attack their tent and take their heads myself.
I shall become Bey and show everyone who scorned me who Bahadir Bey really is.
Ertuğrul can't stop me, not even Sultan Alaeddin himself can stop me.
-Kayatekin. -Yes, my Bey.
I will go and see Sancar and the alps tomorrow.
You will be responsible for preparing our alps here for the attack.
As you command, my Bey.
The tables are turning at last, wife.
God. God.
I don't want to wear it but duty calls. Forgive me, God. Forgive me.
Amen.
My god!
Who are you?
-Hafsa, what are you doing? -Bamsi?
What is this?
Hafsa... Duty, I'm doing my duty.
That's the reason I'm wearing this infidel uniform.
God... I was so scared! I thought you were one of them!
That's good, good...
If my own wife believed it, the infidels will surely fall for it.
My sweet wife...
I have to go now. Let's say our goodbyes, come on.
What's wrong, wife?
I know it's you underneath that but if I touch you
I'll feel like I'm hugging one of them.
Come on, Hafsa, don't be silly. Let me say goodbye...
No, no!
Go now, please. We'll hug all you want when you return.
Go... Godspeed!
My Hafsa... If that's what you want...
Even the clothes of the infidel bring me bad luck!
Right then. I'll go.
Tomorrow, we attack Karacahisar Castle like hawks upon an owl's nest.
I hope you return with a victory worthy of you, son.
May your sword be as sharp as your cause is just.
Thank you, Mother.
I hope the battle is short, my Bey.
Karacahisar is a formidable fortress.
It will be hard to take, though you know that better than I.
We are strengthened by two great forces, Halime.
Effort and faith.
As long as we put all our effort into it,
a century might become a second.
And as we give our all, so will God give us faith.
God willing, God willing.
I can swing my sword just like you showed me, Father.
I've learned.
My brave warrior.
The way you swing your sword is dictated by your enemy.
You must find where he is weakest and direct your sword to that point.
How?
Come.
Listen, son...
Once upon a time, the Oghuz tribe
kept being attacked by a monster called Tepegoz.
The monster would eat 500 sheep and two men every day.
The Oghuz had no way of fighting it.
At the time there lived a warrior called Basat, son of Uruz.
The monster Tepegoz killed his brother.
So Basat swore an oath to kill Tepegoz.
Even though everyone said it was impossible,
Basat took up his sword and headed for Tepegoz's cave.
-Did he kill it? -Just wait.
Basat had learned that the monster's weakest spot was its eye.
He found a place to hide and heated a piece of metal over a fire.
Then he stabbed Tepegoz in the eye with it.
Tepegoz screamed so loudly that even the mountains trembled.
Basat, after stabbing the monster in its eye,
slit its throat with his sword and killed it.
What a hero, Father!
He who knows his enemy is always a hero.
Always hit them where they are weakest.
Just like Basat hitting Tepegoz in the eye.
-Got it? -Yes, Father.
Good boy!
Go along now. I have things to do. Keep swinging your sword.
God protect you.
May God protect you.
Mother, Father is going to kill all his enemies at the castle.
I wish I could go too.
What castle, Gündüz? Put down your sword and go to bed. Now.
Your father will take you on a hunt, tomorrow.
Sleep now so that morning comes quick.
Go now. Sweet dreams.
-Sweet dreams, dear. -Come on.
Commerce is unknown to Turks. They understand only one thing.
War.
Scoundrels!
They'll be sent back to the hell from whence they came.
I heard that Commander Ares is a great warrior.
Only a man like him...
can be relied upon to succeed.
You heard right, Alfonso.
It'd be much better for us if Governor Ares controlled Hanli bazaar.
Commander Ares wanted the emperor to send me here anyway.
How well do you know Commander Ares?
I don't. Not at all. Never even met him.
All I know is that he's a great warrior. That's it.
If a warrior like Commander Ares
and a merchant like you ruled Hanli bazaar, we'd all be rich.
Ertuğrul Bey! You just won't die.
Don't worry...
It's not over yet.
Come to Karacahisar with us.
I'm sure Commander Ares will be pleased to make your acquaintance.
I'd be glad of that too, Merchant Niko.
What's wrong?
The wheel's broken. We can't move until it's fixed.
I own several carriages.
I know how to fix them. I'd like to help.
Speak.
Turgut Alp and Aslıhan Hatun gathered us together last night.
They asked us to support Turgut Alp being elected Bey.
How dare they!
After everything they've done...
they still want to usurp my birth right.
I don't know about the others but I don't support it, my Bey.
You were right. Ertuğrul is doing it to seize control of our tribe.
Look at me!
Do I look like the sort of man who'd let
Ertuğrul's chief alp take my tribe from me?
No, my Bey.
They thought I'd stand silently by,
no matter what they do to provoke me.
I'll show them my claws and roar so loudly they'll be in no doubt
that the lion still lives.
Training must continue.
Keep a close watch over everything.
Hello, hero.
You don't look very happy. What happened?
My father was meant to take me on a hunt. But he hasn't come home yet.
I saw your father ride away.
Did he go far away?
If I knew where he went...
I'd be able to tell you when he'll get back.
So be it. I can't help if you don't tell me.
He went to fight.
Where?
Karacahisar Castle.
Karacahisar Castle?
You know what? Don't worry.
I've got some good news for you.
-The flying horse is coming. -The flying horse?
Be quiet. If anybody hears, the horse won't come.
If you want to see it, come to the big tree behind the tribe. Okay?
I'll wait for you there.
And... your first hunt will be on a flying horse.
But don't be dressed like an alp.
-The horse will be scared. -Okay, okay.
Don't forget what I said. Come by yourself and don't tell anyone.
If anyone else knows, the horse will go away, deal?
Deal. I won't tell a soul.
Okay. Go to the tent and get ready. I'll be waiting for you.
What's up, Darius?
Nothing. We were just talking.
Darius tells good stories.
All right then.
Alps!
Ivaz Bey went straight to Bahadir Bey's tent.
He probably told him everything.
He won't stay down now.
Kirca, be well prepared. Bahadir will make his move soon.
As you command, Chief Alp Turgut.
How dare you enter without permission?
You slandered me.
You humiliated me.
Instead of asking for my forgiveness you claim my right for your own!
Are you wholly without shame?
Know your place, Bahadir Bey. Know your place!
You're the one who doesn't know his place!
Being Bey is my right!
I'll burn this tent down if I have to, but I won't let you take my right!
My wife is the Hatun.
It is my right as much as yours... to be Bey.
If you're so confident of your right, face me in the council...
and claim it.
Even admitting your right to challenge me...
would besmirch the good name of the tribe.
You... are a Kayi alp.
You have no right to be Bey of the Cavdars!
Enough!
It was Ertuğrul Bey's decision.
Turgut will stand. And you will accept it.
Ertuğrul Bey...
And what if I don't?
Then your neck will know my axe.
But...
nobody will save you this time.
I'm warning you for the last time.
Drop this claim...
and don't stand in my way.
You know where we are, Bahadir Bey.
We'll be waiting for you.
I tried everything I could.
I'll gladly shed my blood... if that's what it takes to stop you.
You'll see who Bahadir Bey... really is.
Door!
Kirca... Follow him wherever he goes.
I want to know everything he does.
As you command, Chief Alp Turgut.
Atsiz has infiltrated them. He broke the wheel to slow them down.
Indeed, my Bey. He's stopped them in their tracks.
The gear has fallen off.
We'll have to find it.
Soldiers!
Be careful. Guard both sides of the road.
You go that way and you over there, go!
Everyone else look for the gear. Go!
Do we attack, my Bey?
Wait.
Let's see what happens, Bamsi.
This Atsiz is a smart man, my Bey.
If we proceed carefully we can finish this, Bamsi.
Put on the Byzantine uniforms we brought and make your way into their camp.
You'll attack from within, we'll attack from without.
Got it, my Bey.
We hawks will attack this flock of birds in unison.
Go now, Bamsi. God help you.
Amen, my Bey. Let's go.
I frequently travel by carriage. I've never seen such a thing.
No one could be in any doubt we're approaching the cursed Turkish lands.
Let's put the wheel back on.
We're not going anywhere without that gear.
Be on your guard!
That's Kostas, one of Ares' commanders, my Bey.
At ease.
-What's he doing here? -Ares is obviously looking for a new ally
to replace Emir Sadettin.
Something wrong, commander?
Lost your way?
I thought I might have, Bahadir Bey, but...
now that I've seen you, I know we're on the right path.
I'm sorry for what was done to you.
If it hadn't been for Governor Ares, Ertuğrul would have had your head.
Governor Ares told Ertuğrul, where to find the antidote
for Turgut Alp and Aslıhan Hatun.
Thanks to Governor Ares, Ertuğrul realized you were innocent.
So are you saying I owe my life to Ares, commander?
Tell me.
Should I consider myself indebted to him, commander?
You already know that
Ertuğrul is a threat to commerce and to peace.
So? Say it already.
If you have something to say, say it like a man!
We wish to live in peace with the Turks here .
and protect our mutual interests.
But Ertuğrul Bey makes this impossible.
He's the margrave of these lands.
If you have a problem, I suggest you take it up with him.
Being the margrave means nothing.
He who cooperates with Governor Ares, wins.
We don't want Ertuğrul Bey to win, we want you to win.
Well... so... what do you want from me?
Commander Ares invites you to dine with him.
He wants to discuss matters of trade and cooperation with you.
I'd like that too.
But if Ares wants to talk to me, he should come to my tent as my guest.
When he's ready, have him send a messenger and I'll invite him.
Now return to your master... and tell him what I said.
Alps... Let's go.
Bismillah.
Spread out, all sides of the camp.
Guard your positions.
Destroy them as soon as we get the signal.
Well done, kid.
We'll enjoy many great victories soon, Marya.
I'd like to celebrate it with a child of our own.
A child?
Yes, our child.
I grew up alone, Marya.
I'd like to have a family.
And you're worthy of being the mother of my child.
I like children too.
I raised my younger brother.
I'm grateful that you believe I am worthy of this.
Sir, a pigeon has come with a message.
Ertuğrul knows everything. He'll attack the castle tonight.
I'll bring his son Gündüz to you today, as agreed.
Titan.
I saved your chief alp and best friend, and still you will not stop!
You won't dare do anything if your son is in my hands, Ertuğrul.
Is everything all right?
You just said that you liked children and that you looked after your brother.
Today, for our empire, I'll give you a son.
We'll make a Turk-blooded knight out of him...
and you'll be his mother.
Subtitle translation by Berk Meydanlı