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Ares, wake up.
Wake up.
Wake up, Ares.
Wake up.
Who are you?
A traveler that visits those who would like to open their hearts.
Come, sit.
Why did you give me water?
Water is God's grace. It's a divine gift.
It develops the seeds planted in your heart.
The seeds are all rotten.
I'm just...
an abandoned...
and defeated man.
You only lost a fortress.
Nothing but a title.
But the most valuable prize of a man is his heart and his soul.
Losers are those whose heart and soul are blinded.
Those who abandoned you are the source of cruelty.
Your heart...
is about to be enlightened.
Then...
what about all this suffering...
and all the tears?
The path you followed to this day was not God's path.
You were just floating along
like a withered leaf, adrift, with a futile cause.
Now, this suffering means you'll sprout and be reborn.
The tears you shed wash away the pus in your heart.
God wouldn't make you go through all this.
And make you shed tears, otherwise.
As he says in the Quran...
God knows the nature of all men's hearts.
Then...
Can a sinner like me...
A man that has done cruel things to you Muslims...?
God says thus in the Quran,
"My servants who have harmed yourselves by your own excess.
Do not despair of God’s mercy.
God forgives all your sins.
He is truly the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful."
It's true.
Your job is to never succumb to hopelessness.
The water you drank, and the tears you shed are God's grace.
Your words soothe my soul.
The more I cry, the more I feel like myself.
Please.
Tell me.
How can I get to know more about your religion?
In our religion, there's no place for hopelessness.
As long as you stay in God's path,
commit no atrocity, and stay away from sin,
we shall close no doors,
and you shall live as you like.
The doors of our holy religion Islam
are open to everyone if they are sincere in their wish.
Please, don't go.
Don't leave me alone in this darkness.
I don't want to be chained again.
The light of enlightenment...
shall wipe the darkness away for you.
As for the chains in your heart...
You'll find a way out with God's grace.
May God grant you his grace, abundance, and show you the right path.
Don't go.
Please.
Don't leave me.
Please.
Water is God's grace. It's God's divine gift.
It develops the seeds planted in your heart.
Sir.
May God protect you.
I hope...
that you can...
clear your name from this attempted smear.
Göktuğ.
My loyal servant.
My son.
We never strayed from the right path.
We were ready to lay down our lives.
We will suffer whatever is in our fate.
Sir.
You are closer to me than my family.
The condition you are in is too painful for me.
I wish I could...
die in your stead.
God is great, Göktuğ.
The Sultan will be just.
We're all servants of justice.
If I die, keep serving our country with devotion.
This country needs brave and loyal men such as yourself.
And never forget about me.
Sir.
Enough.
It's time. Take him away.
He is late.
That damn courier.
I can't wait with my hands tied like this.
Once he comes and tells us where they are,
he will suffer a world of pain.
Bamsı.
Don't ever lay a hand on the courier.
If he doesn't return, they'll hurt our women.
You are right, Artuk Bey.
I must contain my anger.
I must contain it.
May I enter, Mother Hayme?
Come in.
Commander Titan wants to hear your decision.
Bamsı.
Go now and tell him that we have decided.
"Bring the women in exchange for Ares.
Just tell us where you are."
Commander Titan will be waiting at the Blind Valley at sunset.
God.
Please, protect them.
The enemies are looking for our weakness on all fronts.
We can't leave the fortress.
I'll head there.
You are right, Artuk Bey.
Quick.
The Governor is waiting for us.
We must reach the Bilecik border before sunset.
Angelos.
Come at me.
Sultan Alaeddin Kayqubad , Abu-l Muzaffar is here.
Aziz, bring Emir Sadettin before me.
Sadettin.
I thought about Ertuğrul Bey's claims about you all night,
without a wink of sleep.
I made a decision after I also considered Ares' claims.
The claims against you are no laughing matter.
Especially if it's Ertuğrul Bey's word.
I'll have them investigated.
My spies in Nicaea,
and my aides...
in all corners of my country will investigate those claims.
When I'm back from the war, I'll make my final judgment.
I seek refuge, first, in God's justice, and then yours, Your Highness.
I relieve you of all your duties, Sadettin.
From now on, you have no place in my government.
Take him away.
Your Highness.
Either you take Emir Sadettin right now while he's before you...
or I'm afraid he'll topple our country one day.
And it will be on you.
Enough, Ertuğrul Bey. Enough.
You carried out your duty.
My decision is final.
Don't step out of line.
Your duty is to carry out my orders.
Now, go back to your tribe and carry on with your duty.
Take him away.
Turgut.
-Attack! Kill him! -Come at me!
Come to your death, bastards.
Barbaric Turk.
You won't die that easily, scum.
First, you'll tell me where the women are.
Get up.
Fate has made itself clear, Emir Sadettin.
Let it ride.
Don't fret when your fate is sealed.
Don't lose your patience over ambition.
Everyone in this world is mortal.
I'll always be loyal to Mahperi Hatun.
I know that it's thanks to her that I'm alive today.
What about the Sultan?
I'll prevent him from driving our country into disaster
with his delusions and the heir he chose.
Despite being exiled?
Being exiled will not put a dent on me.
On the contrary, it'll strengthen me.
I'll do everything within my power to ensure
that Prince Ghiyath al-Din takes the throne.
How?
Let us not pry into each other's business now.
I'd like to pay a visit to Mahperi Hatun before I leave the palace.
Mahperi Hatun will be overjoyed with that.
She'll be happier when I pave the way for Prince Ghiyath al-Din
to become the Sultan.
Open!
The throne will be mine...
the next time I come to this palace.
I couldn't deal with you as an emir...
but I'll deal with you as a sultan, Ertuğrul.
Speak.
Where are they?
You can't make me talk.
If you are so curious, find them yourself.
Either you tell me,
or you die right here.
You have no idea what would happen to you if you killed me.
Stop.
Wait.
My father is the Governor of Bilecik.
The emperor trusts him the most.
Well, then.
I'll take you to Karacahisar Castle, and put you before all the merchants.
I'll tell them how you kidnapped two innocent women,
and that's why I took you captive.
Then, you can explain it to your governor father
as the emperor makes your father pay,
and your father makes you pay for his demolished dignity.
You'll suffer until you talk, you bastard!
Get up.
Up you go. Walk.
Come on.
Hurry.
Walk.
Sharpen your swords well.
Make sure they can butcher anything.
What did they say?
Bamsı agreed to bring Governor Ares.
They'll be waiting at the Blind Valley at sunset.
Poor guys.
They think they can come here to fight and ambush us when they don't have Ares.
I'll show them how to ambush properly.
Tell me.
Should I sharpen my sword more to take the heads of your husbands?
We'll see whose head is taken.
Hafsa.
Go on.
-Aslıhan. -It's our lives on the line.
We can't let them take them.
We must get out of here. Prepare yourself.
May I enter, sir?
Come.
It's time to say goodbye to my home, Göktuğ.
Should I be happy that you are alive,
or sad because you were exiled?
For those living on the peaks of the holy mountain,
the lightest breeze becomes a hurricane,
while a sweet ray of sun becomes hell.
I swore to serve under you until I die.
Ertuğrul managed to convince Ares to talk by offering to let him live.
If I know Ertuğrul, he'll keep his promise.
We can't let that heathen live.
Göktuğ, you know well that I'd butcher anyone who dares stop me.
Now, it's Ares' turn.
Go after him.
Catch him, and bring him to me so that I can kill him.
I'll carry out your order with your loyal soldiers, sir.
Go now.
Open!
Farewell, Emir Sadettin.
Welcome,
Sultan Sadettin.
Where are you going?
I'll release Ares as per my promise.
Get ready.
-We will go back soon. -Ertuğrul.
Ares is filled to the brim with hatred.
You know that he'll come back to take his revenge.
He's a poor man
that came to the Sultan and gave away his country's secrets for his life.
He has no soldiers left, let alone an army.
He has no other place to go back to.
I can't help but be afraid, Ertuğrul.
That man even attacked our child.
I told you that Ares would give us Sadettin as we were coming here.
I still think the same.
Walk.
Hurry up.
Walk.
Who is this man, son?
One of the bastards that kidnapped our women.
His name is Angelos. He's the Governor of Bilecik's son.
We'll use him to take back our women.
Even if you say that,
Bamsı has already left to save our women.
What did you say, Mother?
Bamsı couldn't wait.
He couldn't contain himself anyway.
He had no other way.
He'll cover the face of an alp and say that he's Ares.
Damn, Bamsı.
No, Bamsı.
I told you that it wouldn't work.
It must be a trap, Mother.
Those heathens want to lure him into an ambush.
They shall all die.
You won't even find their bodies.
Shut up.
Don't talk, you bastard.
Where did they go, Mother?
They said Blind Valley, son.
I need to get this bastard there
before something bad happens to them.
Go, son. Hurry.
Get up and walk.
Come on.
It's time, Ares.
You kept your promise.
Now, it's my turn.
Will you really let me go?
Why the surprised look?
All...
my friends,
everyone I know sold me out.
No one kept their promise.
And now...
for an enemy like you...
to keep his promise properly...
If I thought of you as a mortal enemy,
I'd have butchered you by now, Ares.
I made you a promise.
And now, it's time to keep it.
It's been so long since I last met an honest friend or foe,
Ertuğrul Bey.
I couldn't be a friend...
but it was an honor being your enemy.
I had them get a horse for you.
There's a sack of gold in its bag.
You need to take care of yourself from now on, Ares.
Don't show yourself before me again,
or I won't forgive you.
Subtitle translation by Tuğçe Erteki