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Hafsa.
Let us go, bastards.
-Hafsa! -Let go of me!
-I said, let me off. -Don't touch me.
Aslıhan.
Hafsa.
Hafsa, are you okay?
Bastards.
You shoved us deep in this dungeon, because you're scared?
We will destroy this cave!
So, now that we've taken care of this job, I can head to Bilecik, Titan.
Our tekfur is waiting for the latest news.
Make it quick.
When you come back, bring as many soldiers as you can.
Don't worry.
You finish off Turgut and Bamsi.
Since they can't bring Ares back from Konya
they'll sacrifice their lives to save the women.
If they offer their lives, I'll take them.
In Ertuğrul absence, I'll kill two powerful men of the Turks.
Next, the tents.
Ares is not in the castle,
he's in Konya.
We even didn't know that...
how did they know?
We have a traitor.
Their intent is to kill Bamsi and Turgut Bey.
I wish you had listened to Bamsi.
None of this would have happened.
-Is now the time for this Hafsa? -It is Aslıhan.
It is the time.
I've been captured with a baby inside me.
They'll kill my man.
Yours, too.
If you weren't so stubborn, none of this would have happened.
I don't fear for myself.
But if anything happens to my baby,
I'll never forgive you.
Never.
They'll kill all of us.
We have to find a way to get out.
We'll get out.
I promise.
We'll get out.
Be prepared.
Turgut and Bamsi will meet you when you're back.
I'll hang their heads at the door of the dungeon.
Welcome, Emir Sadettin.
How nice you're here.
I was so bored all alone.
Shut up, Ares.
Keep your eyes on these two.
No visitors for Sadettin.
Sadettin?
Know your place, Aziz.
When I'm proven to be innocent
I will make you pay for this.
Tomorrow, we'll see who pays the price.
Sadettin.
If you hadn't come to the rescue,
our Sultan would have cut off Emir Sadettin's head right there.
But, in the eyes of our Sultan,
this case hasn't been proven yet, Altun Aba.
You don't chase a prey in the haze.
It walks into your trap.
Let the Sultan fight with his conscience until morning.
Let Emir Sadettin pray until morning for me to save him.
Then we use this haze to our advantage
and take what is ours.
The Sultan sent a message, asking to see me tonight.
It is obviously important.
Or maybe he wants to discuss the crown prince
like Emir Sadettin said?
That's what makes me worry.
What if Emir Sadettin is right?
If he's not,
I hope his carrion is fed to the jackals, Altun Aba.
But if he's right...
I'll talk to the Sultan and save him.
Our alliance with Kopek makes our hand strong.
So, our Sultan
will be signing
his death warrant, instead of naming the crown prince.
As for Ertuğrul...
we can now be sure that he is more dangerous than we thought.
As we suspected.
If our Sultan appoints Prince Kılıçarslan as crown prince...
-I'm afraid-- -He's loyal to the Sultan,
he'll take my son's head without hesitation.
We have influence over the Sultan
but not that Turk.
What's more,
he'll talk to Ertuğrul alone.
If Emir Sadettin is right...
he'll ask Ertuğrul to pledge his loyalty in support of Prince Kılıçarslan.
What will you do, Mahperi Hatun?
The prosperity of our state...
will be determined after I meet the Sultan tonight,
Altun Aba.
You're the lowest of the low that I've ever met, Emir Sadettin.
Did Ertuğrul promise...
to set you free for the statement you made?
Yes.
He promised.
How naive you are.
Why did they make a naive man like you governor?
What the hell are you saying?
Ertuğrul tried to use you to kill me.
Look,
we're both in a dungeon.
Now in his room,
he is surely sharpening his sword with joy...
to chop off your head.
Don't talk too much, Sadettin.
Shut up.
Ertuğrul will keep his word.
You'll see.
Don't hold your breath.
You ambushed him and his alps.
Kidnapped his son.
What did you expect from him?
That he would host you in your castle?
He got what needed from you.
Naive tekfur.
Now it is time to chop your head.
"He'll keep his word."
You're a very naive man.
Shut up, Sadettin.
Shut up!
I kept my word, Ertuğrul will do the same.
He will, you'll see.
Of course, sure.
Bey.
The executioner will be Emir Sadettin's next stop after the dungeon.
Today, we only managed to cut off...
the tail of the snake, not its head, Halime.
If...
our Sultan believes him and lets him live...
then, not only will its tail grow longer,
its teeth will also grow sharper with poison.
You're still worried, Ertuğrul?
By defending Emir Sadettin, Mahperi Hatun blinded the Sultan.
She kept him hesitant.
Clearly, she's allied with Altun Aba too.
You're saying there are snakes hiding in the walls of the palace
working together, Ertuğrul?
Yes, Halime.
This evil alliance doesn't just hurt us,
it also hurts the State.
When the time comes,
Mahperi Hatun and her prince son
will call me to account for my loyalty to Prince Kılıçarslan.
Bey.
What is it, Oğuz?
What are you doing here?
Following a trace.
And we found the body of one of the alps who was with Atsiz.
What are you saying Oğuz?
The alp's body is over there, Bey.
We'll look for the other one.
If Atsiz and the alps followed Titan all the way here...
the bastard's cave must be nearby.
You take the body to the tent.
I'll look for the other alp's body.
I'll be faster alone and less noticeable.
-Bey, I'll come with you. -Oğuz,
do as I say.
Go back to the tent.
And tell no one where I am.
As you command, Bey.
Go.
I'm not sure if I will come back from the voyage I'm going on.
On the other hand,
this circle of treachery inside my palace
is getting tighter
and is wrapping around my neck, like a noose.
My state will not always be ruled by me, Mahperi.
My duty
is to keep my blessed state strong.
Among my sons...
it is time to make a choice.
Not as a father, but as a Sultan.
I appointed...
Prince Kılıçarslan...
as my crown prince.
Come Mahperi.
Sit beside me.
I know that my children were raised well
with the help of their mothers and my nobles.
I have no doubt about it.
What really matters is our state, my Sultan.
Your decision is the best decision. I know.
We hope for the best.
I want to discuss this issue
with Prince Gıyaseddin too.
I know...
he wants to be with you when you're on the voyage.
Despite his young age,
he wishes to experience his first war with you.
He wishes to join you in Erzincan.
My son Gıyaseddin's decision has made me glad, Mahperi.
My son dedicated his life to the State.
He never aspired to reign.
As Emir of Erzincan,
and when there is a threat from the Mongols and the Eyyubis...
he truly serves the State by building better relations.
My Sultan...
I accept your decision with great pleasure.
I'm sure you thought it best for our state.
But...
I fear for the future of our state.
Therefore,
I have a request for you.
Say it.
About Emir Sadettin.
Do not rush your justice like with Emir Nizamettin, my Sultan.
I hear...
at every level in the State
there is a growing fear.
People say our Sultan...
is casting judgment not with his head, but with the rage of betrayal.
And that this will cause our state to suffer very soon.
If you dismiss Emir Sadettin for now
and think thoroughly while you're on the voyage,
it would be in our state's best interest.
My fear is only for our state.
I have no other wish.
My verdict about Emir Sadettin is highly important.
Don't you worry, Mahperi,
I'll consider what you said.
I'll give my decision
about Emir Sadettin tomorrow, before my voyage.
You know best, my Sultan.
Wait and wait, for how long Artuk Bey?
Time stands still.
Mother.
How is she now, my Hafsa?
How, Mother?
What if something happens to my child?
-What if something happens? -May I enter, Mother Hayme?
Come.
We looked everywhere, Mother Hayme.
But no trace of Turgut Bey.
Keep looking.
As you command, Artuk Bey.
Where could he be?
It's hard to keep control of him now.
I hope he doesn't act foolishly.
He blames himself.
Yes, he's guilty.
I tried to tell him many times.
I said, we would be in trouble. He didn't listen.
-But he persisted. -Bamsi.
Bamsi, stay calm, Son.
It is not the time to talk about it.
Hafsa and your baby will be saved, God willing.
Mother.
I can't carry this weight,
I can't, Mother.
I am suffering.
Hafsa and my child were captured by that bastard
and I'm sitting here with my hands tied.
If something happens to them
how can I go on, Mother?
-How? -Bamsi.
It's not the time lose yourself
or let your heart darken.
Right now, we need to think
about how we'll save the women.
Artuk Bey, I did think.
I made my decision.
I won't change my mind.
Artuk Bey, I'll cover an alp's face.
I'll take him there and tell them, "This is Ares."
Bamsi, think about what you're saying.
Stop being stubborn.
If those bastards don't see Ares...
they'll kill the women, don't you realize that?
Then... Then, Artuk Bey,
I'll fight them.
I'll save them. Artuk Bey, there's no other way.
You must let me do this,
things can't get any worse, Artuk Bey.
Leave, Dilruba.
Mahperi Hatun.
Are you okay?
Emir Sadettin was right.
My God, save us.
We need to stand tall, Altun Aba.
The reign of our Prince Gıyaseddin
will mean the prosperity of our state.
We'll stop the Sultan from announcing his decision.
Don't you worry, Mahperi Hatun.
I'll entrust neither Prince Gıyaseddin
nor our state to that wife's miserable son.
I did my best
so that the Sultan would not execute Emir Sadettin.
The verdict is the Sultan's.
Tell Emir Sadettin this.
He'll announce his decision before the voyage.
I have no doubt you'll achieve your goal.
We'll control not just the fate of Emir Sadettin...
but the fate of who reigns too.
You mean the Sultan...
The prosperity of the State comes above all else.
Even the Sultan.
Emir Sadettin,
won't hesitate to wash his hands
in the Sultan's blood to get his position back.
And we,
we'll be busy with enthronement of my son.
Now go and tell our friends to be prepared,
so that when a war breaks out between brothers, they'll be ready.
As you wish.
My Sultan, Ertuğrul Bey is here.
Come in, Ertuğrul.
My Sultan.
I want to talk to you about my will.
First,
tell me what you'll do with the bastard, Ares.
In exchange for exposing Emir Sadettin
I gave him my word to set him free.
After all he did
to you, to your alps and even to your son...
you want to set him free?
I've already given my word, my Sultan.
If you allow me
I want to free him tomorrow morning.
Knowing that he'll cause you trouble,
and while freeing him may reflect well on you,
you might pay a great price.
Still, I leave it up to you.
Thank you, my Sultan.
His statement,
are you sure he didn't just say it to save his life?
I am, my Sultan.
Now, as for my will.
As soon as Ertuğrul arrived, the palace was turned upside down.
Ertuğrul Bey does what is right, Mahperi Hatun.
Here, one word from the mouth,
one wrong step,
mounts one on the scaffold.
You know the palace.
It's not like in the tents, nor the castle.
Tell me about it.
I know, Mahperi Hatun.
Sycophants hovering around the Sultan,
pitting prince against prince,
those who don't hesitate to hurt either the Sultan
or the State for their own prosperity.
I know.
Halime Hatun.
The way it works here is not the way you're used to.
Mahperi Hatun,
is justice not justice?
Is truth not truth everywhere?
And here at the heart of the State,
justice and truth are needed most.
Our Sultan will surely make the right decision.
Tell Ertuğrul Bey not to dig into it anymore.
You came to our palace, you are our guest.
Let's have a good and long time together.
The fairest decision is the judicious decision, Mahperi Hatun.
We have no doubt that our Sultan will give a judicious decision.
Otherwise...
we won't stay a minute longer where there is no justice,
let alone an extended time.
You know,
I'll be heading on a voyage with my army, Ertuğrul.
And you witnessed the betrayal in my palace first hand.
I must think of my state's prosperity after I die.
So I wrote to the crown prince to whom I want to leave my throne in my will.
May my god give you long life, my Sultan.
May your will bring good luck for our state.
In my will,
I commanded that Prince Kılıçarslan,
my son by Melike Hatun, be the crown prince.
Appointing Prince Kılıçarslan as your heir
helps us build strong relations with the Eyyubi...
and allows us to establish
a stronger alliance of the Muslim world against the Mongols.
I see that you look at every matter like a powerful Sultan,
not just concerning your tribe or even the State.
If you were my son...
without hesitation,
I would appoint you.
Long live, my Sultan.
The reason I told you about my will
is that I want to you choose your side if a battle for the throne breaks out
between my sons.
My side is always clear, my Sultan.
I'm not just saying this,
I'm saying it with my heart.
When that day comes,
no matter how it ends,
I want you to join the tribes in battle under the margrave
and support Prince Kılıçarslan.
May God save us from such a battle
and the evil of our enemies who wait to take advantage of it.
Amen.
I have another command for you, Ertuğrul.
If anything happens to me,
protect the lands I gave to you
as your homeland, at any cost.
Because the castle you conquered...
is a gate opening to the future of our state.
You opened the way for conquest,
from Karacahisar to Iznik, from Bursa to Constantinople.
May God make you successful.
May God save our state and you, my Sultan.
Won't you ask about Emir Sadettin?
I did my part, my Sultan.
Now, my only expectation is justice.
Do you doubt it, Ertuğrul?
Emir Sadettin is an influential man.
He knows everyone.
I worry that justice may be yielded
to keep some accounts balanced within the State.
The perpetuity of this state
depends neither on emirs, nor beys, nor even sultans, Ertuğrul Bey.
Our only concern is perpetuity.
And for that, I'll do whatever it takes.
A state which stands with justice will never collapse,
nor will its prosperity fall into danger, my Sultan.
But,
a little crack in the path of justice...
burns that state to the ground
even if its lands are spread all over the world.
Because the strongest conqueror in the world
is justice.
Ertuğrul Bey.
You did your part.
Now, the verdict is mine.
When I make my decision tomorrow,
you and everyone else will see my justice.
God willing, my Sultan.
If you'll excuse me.
Mother Hayme,
we were tracking Aslıhan Hatun and Hafsa Hatun.
But we found the body of one of the alps we sent with Atsiz to go after Titan.
Turgut Bey was there too.
Where did Turgut go now? Why didn't he come?
Turgut Bey asked me to bring the body to the tent.
I don't know where he went.
First, he was stubborn
and brought all of this trouble,
now he's left his tent.
Mother Hayme, what kind of a bey is he?
Is this a bey to you, Mother Hayme?
By Oğuz Alp's account,
he is tracking the women, obviously.
Let's pray he comes with good news.
Artuk Bey, no matter what he does,
I'll save the women tomorrow.
I'll save the women tomorrow, Artuk Bey.
Hayme Hatun,
I'd better discuss this issue with the beys too.
Fine, Artuk Bey.
Ertuğrul,
Mahperi Hatun is clearly an iron hand in a velvet glove.
She's sinister.
God willing, she doesn't mystify Sultan's mind.
We will all see when our Sultan makes his decision, Halime.
If the verdict is unjust
our state will suffer greatly because of it.
Ertuğrul, I told that woman as well,
we have no place where there is no justice.
The eyes of the snakes are upon us.
We must walk away.
We did our part, Halime.
All the fights,
we fought for justice to be done.
And we'll keep on fighting until the end.
We'll never make concessions on justice
even for the Sultan
or our own ancestors.
I don't fear falling out of the Sultan's grace for this cause.
Fighting for justice single-handed
is better than being Sultan of the world.
I sacrificed my life for our holy empire.
I fought bravely.
I had hard times.
I challenged death.
All...
All for our holy cause.
But no one stood by me during these hard days.
The Emperor for whom I made many sacrifices...
My friend, Titan, who I fought beside...
Governor Evangelos...
that I helped.
It seems that only I cared about what we called a holy cause.
Everyone else was concerned with their own interests.
If I get out of here, I'll take my revenge on every one of you.
But...
will Ertuğrul keep his word?
Subtitle translation by Sarper Aman