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Now I have to let Governor Kritos go so he can sign the peace agreement.
That is what the state commands.
Ertuğrul Bey?
I had no idea the Sultan was going to issue this decree.
Nor do I know why he's done it.
But that is what the state commands. I have to abide by it.
As much as I know your intentions are pure...
I also know that Emir Sadettin has drawn a veil across your eyes, Günalp Bey.
Ertuğrul Bey.
I knew that this would happen sooner or later, Günalp Bey.
Emir Sadettin, through one mischief or another,
has forced our Sultan into signing this decree.
Don't, Ertuğrul Bey.
You don't know Emir Sadettin.
You don't know what he's done for the state.
He has stood beside our Sultan through many a battle.
I know his heart best, Günalp Bey.
Sadettin is not for the good of the state, the state is for the good of Sadettin.
Choose your side.
I earned the right to this castle and the frontier bey title with my sword.
I surrender them to you now in the name of my state
so that blood need not be shed.
I am consoled by the fact
that I surrender it to a valiant castle commander
who will defend Karacahisar until his last breath.
Thank you.
I will go to Söğüt with my tribe.
But that dog, Governor Kritos, will not leave you be there.
We have no fear of anyone, thank God.
Keep your eyes open.
Emir Sadettin has taken control of the state. Don’t fall for his tricks.
He has no loyalties, Günalp Bey.
Just as he did for our Sultan, if you should someday stand in his way...
know that he won't hesitate to destroy you too.
May God be with you and aid you.
Ertuğrul Bey.
If the day comes when you find yourself in a bad situation in Söğüt...
know that you have a friend at Karacahisar Castle.
Thank you.
If Ertuğrul manages to evade Kritos' trap
it'll leave him even angrier with you and him.
There's nothing he can do.
I relieved him of the title of frontier bey with the Sultan's decree.
What?
How?
How did you persuade the Sultan to do that?
It is useful to know when to use the power at your disposal.
I persuaded him with that power.
However...
he gave Söğüt to Ertuğrul so that he can settle there.
You isolated Ertuğrul.
You left him alone with Governor Kritos at Söğüt.
With Governor Kritos and with you, Ares, right?
I've laid Ertuğrul out before you.
Now it's your turn. Finish him off.
You will be the one who profits most out of this, Ares.
Kill Ertuğrul, and be governor once again.
Not even becoming emperor could compare to getting revenge on Ertuğrul.
Don't worry about Ertuğrul.
Leave him to me. I'll deal with him.
But now I have to get back to Bilecik.
I will expect good news from you, Ares.
My bey. My bey.
My bey.
Are we to leave the castle that we conquered, just like that, my bey?
This is not the time for us to rise up,
even if what has befallen us is a great injustice, Bamsi.
Justice has yet to be served.
Sadettin Köpek has gotten what he wanted by forcing our Sultan into a tight spot.
The situation our Sultan finds himself in...
shows that our state is at greater risk than I had thought.
Know that this is my most important command to you as your bey.
It's not only our duty to defend our castle and our tribe...
but every land which makes up our state.
Wherever a fire might burn in our homeland...
we will be there.
Let Günalp Bey be the frontier bey.
But the castle in which he is to remain will be forever protected by our lineage.
We will not forget the blood of our martyr's in its soil.
Our glorious banner will always fly over Karacahisar.
-As you say, my bey. -As you say, my bey.
May God never take you from us, my bey.
-Amen. -Thank you, Artuk Bey.
You've made a sound decision, my bey.
There would have been no stopping the bloodshed otherwise.
Now...
it's time we saw our banner flying over Söğüt.
We know what Köpek's intentions are.
He knows I won't leave Söğüt.
He wants to feed us to Kritos.
We'll send that jackal to lie next to his son, my bey.
Thank you, Bamsi. I have no doubt you will.
We'll let them think they've turned us into bait.
We'll be the ones doing the hunting.
Next...
we light a fire in Söğüt.
The Turk tribes, the Turk beys...
will come together around that fire.
We have but one other mission.
We're going to kill Emir Sadettin.
You summoned me, my bey.
Gunkut,
get this letter to our Sultan right away.
This isn't just a letter I'm entrusting to you.
It is the honor of the Kayi tribe and our state.
This letter is to be read by no one but the Sultan, understand?
As you command, my bey.
Show me what you're made of.
Come on, men.
Door.
I'm begging you, please let me out of here.
You'll get out.
They were cruel to you. But Emir Sadettin showed you mercy.
You know who it is you should work for, right?
I will show Artuk Bey.
They will all suffer at my hands.
Good.
-I have your first task. -I'll do whatever you want.
You will go to Governor Kritos at Bilecik.
We want to know everything that goes on there.
It would be my pleasure. I'm indebted to you.
Don't doubt that I will pay you back in full.
If you try to escape,
know that you will suffer the full force of Emir Sadettin's fury.
You can be sure that I will do my duty.
Very good.
We will await news from you.
Leave without being seen once Ertuğrul and his alps have left the castle.
God!
My bey.
Is what they're saying true?
My alps.
The castle that we took with the blood of many martyrs,
we now entrust back to the state.
No one should despair over this.
No one should blame the state nor feel anger towards it.
We conquered this castle for our state
and we surrender it to the state.
Our arms are strong, our swords are sharp.
Our swords will be raised yet again in battle
and conquer other castles.
-As you say, my bey. -As you say, my bey.
What makes a state is the obedience of its people, Günalp Bey.
Your loyalty to Emir Sadettin will strengthen both you and the state.
And bring peace and tranquility to us.
I'm glad to have brought peace to this land with a man such as yourself.
The peace that Ertuğrul would have denied us...
we will enjoy together.
The time of reckoning will come, Ertuğrul.
It will come.
I will deal with you when you get to Söğüt.
Ertuğrul Bey got knocked down to size, turned tail and ran.
If Ertuğrul Bey wasn't so loyal to his state,
he would have executed you on the spot.
And after what you did, Governor, I would have let him.
Günalp Bey, the peace treaty has been rewritten as per your orders.
Leave it.
If...
you make any attempt to harm Ertuğrul when he reaches Söğüt, I will crush you.
Don't forget that.
That dagger mark will remind you of it.
Think carefully before you sign it.
Know well what will happen if you don't keep your word.
May God render our peace treaty everlasting.
Aydoğmus,
escort Governor Kritos out of the castle.
As you command.
What's going on?
Come on, let's go see.
-Don't take the flag down. -Why are they doing this?
-Why are you taking it down? -Look! He's taking it down.
-What are you doing? -This isn't right.
What are you doing? What is this?
What are you doing, son? Why are you taking down our banner?
Our Sultan commands it.
Ertuğrul Bey is no longer the frontier bey.
-What does that mean? -What did he say?
-How could this be? -What are you talking about?
The new frontier bey is Günalp Bey. That's why we're taking down the banners.
This was sure to happen.
We told you it would, Aslıhan Hatun.
This is not the time.
We said we shouldn't stand against the state. Ertuğrul Bey didn't listen.
We can't migrate to Söğüt now.
Beys.
Is this the time to say such things?
Say what you will to Ertuğrul Bey when he gets back.
-She's right. -She's right.
We should wait for Ertuğrul Bey.
What do you think you're doing?
Mother. What do we do now?
Are we just going to stand here?
We need to be patient, my girl.
Ertuğrul Bey will return to us soon.
We'll deal with this as we've dealt with trouble before.
We will!
May I come in, my bey?
Come.
Ertuğrul and all his alps have left the castle, my bey.
God Almighty commands in the Qur'an,
"We fulfilled Our promise to them in the end:
We saved them and those We wished to save,
and We destroyed those who exceeded all bounds."
Do you think you're overstepping, my bey?
Do you doubt you did the right thing?
I have fought shoulder to shoulder with Ertuğrul Bey.
I saw for myself
that his strength, his resolve and his courage come from his faith.
When you stand side by side with such a man...
how can doubt not eat you up inside?
So, you doubt not only yourself,
but Emir Sadettin as well.
I won't let the death of your father,
your mother or these valiant men be in vain.
I will put an end to this damn war of princes.
I will make an honorable soldier, an honorable castle commander, out of you.
Emir Sadettin is like a father to me.
But I fear he may be on the wrong path.
May I enter, my bey?
Come.
Emir Sadettin has sent a pigeon with a message.
Our sultan and state are at risk.
I await you at the caravansary. Make haste. Emir Sadettin Köpek.
Emir Sadettin awaits.
Prepare my horse!
Send the scouts to the Kayi tribe.
I want to be kept informed of Ertuğrul's every move.
Yes, my bey.
Come, Marya, sit.
I'm here to help you get revenge on the Turks, sir.
You don't need to do anything, Marya.
You have served me well enough all this time.
You can live as you wish from now on.
I stayed with the Turks for a long time, sir.
I know a great deal about Ertuğrul Bey and the rest of his kin.
I can point out their many weaknesses to you.
All I want is to serve our holy cause.
Ertuğrul has to die. Only you are capable of doing it.
I will do anything to achieve it.
Wonderful.
And...
what have you heard about Ares?
Nothing, sir.
Last I knew, he'd been taken to Konya.
Ares...
has managed to escape Ertuğrul and now serves me.
How could this be, sir?
He killed my brother.
I know.
If you want to stay here...
you will have to resolve your dispute with Ares, Marya.
You will have to reconcile if you are both to serve our cause.
I want you to get close to him and earn his trust.
You will bring me news of him.
Ares... may use me to recover his reputation
so that he can become governor again.
He's not one of us, but we can use him.
As you wish, sir.
Hayme Hatun, Ertuğrul Bey has been relieved of his position as frontier bey.
You cannot stand up to the state.
If we migrate to Söğüt, they'll never leave us be there.
Let go of this ambition.
It is our responsibility to stay here and protect our tribe.
Migrating to Söğüt makes no sense.
What is this, beys?
Why are your voices raised?
What makes no sense? Tell me.
Ertuğrul Bey, they've got us in a corner.
You're no longer the frontier bey. Give up on the migration.
Don't throw us into the fire.
Titles come and go, beys.
What lasts forever is the will of God.
Our path is clear. It is a hard one. Rough.
But there is light at the end of it. It's for the best.
Söğüt was entrusted to us by Sultan Alaeddin.
It falls on us to protect that which was entrusted to us.
We won't leave Söğüt to anyone else.
Those who lack the strength to ride this path have no place among us.
We follow this path with the brave,
with those who do not fear for their lives.
The ones who aspire to this path are welcome to come with us.
Those who don't can stay here in peace.
Excuse us, Ertuğrul Bey.
Don't let anyone despair.
Don't think that we were crushed and forced to retreat.
We are like a bow pulled tight.
When the times comes, we will let loose like an arrow.
If the Cavdars leave us now it will be to their disadvantage.
We should not let that happen.
My bey, what if the Cavdar beys insist on staying where they are?
I've said all I will, Aslıhan Hatun.
Those who have the strength will come with us.
Those who don't can stay here in peace.
Turgut.
If the Cavdars don't come, you must remain at the head of your tribe.
You must stay with the Cavdars, even if we go to Söğüt.
Stay as their bey.
I...
How can I stay if you leave, my bey?
Turgut.
The bey of a tribe is its mast.
If a tribe loses its leader,
it will sway and bend like a leaf in the wind.
As you command, my bey.
Traitors! Scum! Let go!
-Let go of me! -Get down!
What's the meaning of this, Sadettin?
Revenge, Taceddin Pervane.
Let go!
Revenge.
So...
So you thought you could go behind my back?
Did you think I wouldn't make you and the ones behind you pay?
Did you think I wouldn't exact my retribution?
You think that your betrayal and plotting will go unpunished? Scum!
Bastard!
Everyone will see who the scum is.
Do you think I don't know what an immoral man you are?
Did you think I didn't know about your affair with that singer from Akşehir?
-Lies! Slander! -It's true.
I have the witnesses to prove it.
The punishment for your immoral behavior is death by stoning.
I will put the wheels of justice in motion and have you stoned, Taceddin Pervane.
Your reputation will be destroyed.
Liar! Slanderer! Bastard!
Sadettin Köpek! You won't get your hands on this state!
You have killed innocent people, just like you are about to do to me.
A hero will rise and put an end to you, count on it!
This state is mine!
Understand? It's mine!
Nobody can stop me!
Let go of me! Let go!
Bastards!
The state is mine!
I'll kill every one of you!
The whole world will know who Sadettin Köpek is!
Take him away.
Bury him up to his waist and have him stoned in the morning.
Yes, Eminence.
Subtitle translation by Yurdakul Gündoğdu