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You'll be okay, my brother. You'll be okay.
Where is Artuk Bey, alps?
Now is not the time to waste your blood, my brother.
We will see many a battle with you yet.
Hold on.
Fetch some embers, Dumrul. Quickly! Go!
My brave one.
Come, Artuk Bey. Come quickly.
How is he, my bey?
He has lost a lot of blood.
His wound is deep, Artuk Bey.
His pulse is low.
We must cauterize the wound immediately to stop the bleeding, my bey.
Dumrul, where are the embers?
-I'm coming, my bey. -Hurry, Dumrul.
Come on.
-Here they are. -Put them down here.
In the name of Allah...
Allah, the healer.
Oh God, the healer.
Where would he go?
How could this be?
Is he not dead?
Sister, this stubbornness of yours means trouble for us all.
Ertuğrul Bey, I will tell our emperor that after the attack,
you were forced to kill the scoundrel Dragos.
Which is the truth.
My duty as an emissary ends here.
I have nothing more to say.
I will listen to you now.
Has your emperor, using the peace agreement he has with our sultan...
knowingly and willingly let Dragos' unruliness slide?
Or would he have paid a ransom to get Dragos back...
only to unleash him upon me again?
These accusations are unacceptable.
You are aware that Dragos is our enemy, too.
This accusation is completely baseless.
Your words are an insult to our emperor.
If that is so, there's only one other explanation.
Your emperor is incapable of dealing with Dragos, who has captured Lefke Castle.
I have taken Dragos' head, the one your emperor couldn't deal with.
Henceforth, it is my right to rule Lefke Castle where he has failed to.
What is the meaning of this, Ertuğrul Bey?
My alps are holding the road to Lefke Castle.
They await my orders to lay siege.
Before you can even reach your emperor...
just as I conquered Karaçahisar Castle...
I will have conquered the viper's nest that is Lefke Castle.
This is an act of war.
Lefke Castle has already declared that war on us.
The only way to dry this venomous swamp is to strike it with our swords.
My emperor sent me here with full authority.
We can find an alternative to war.
The reason I want this castle
is to take precaution against future threats.
If the castle won't do, I demand rule over certain lands.
Which land?
The other side of the border river,
and especially the land called İnhisar.
What do you mean? That's impossible, Ertuğrul Bey.
In that case, I will have to give my alps...
the order to lay siege.
Although I have come here with full authority...
this is not an easy decision for us.
Give me until tomorrow to think it over.
Go and rest now. Be my guest at this inn.
We'll discuss this tomorrow and come to a decision.
Tell me, did Ertuğrul Bey put an end to Dragos?
As Ertuğrul Bey moved to finish Dragos,
a great battle ensued with the enemy that lay in wait there.
Dragos and his men were killed.
Our bey has crushed the head of the snake.
So that's why Ertuğrul Bey didn't take us, Mother.
He knew something was wrong.
Is there anything else, son?
Bamsı Alp was heavily wounded in the battle, Mother Hayme.
Bamsı!
What was he doing there?
What did you say, son?
How is Bamsı?
They treated him at the inn.
Artuk Bey was also there.
That's all I know.
Mother...
If Hafsa hears this, she won't sit still.
She'll be frightened to death.
You're right.
Let's go tell her. She should hear it from us.
And if she tries to leave, we can stop her.
Come, my girl.
He's still burning up, Artuk Bey.
It's because his wound is fresh.
If we give him something to drink, he might bleed internally.
For now, keep wetting his mouth so that he doesn't run a fever.
If only we had jugs of ayran
or a feast of meat laid out here...
you'd see how quickly he would come to life.
Once, Artuk Bey, when we were riding off to war...
he had forgotten to put meat under his saddle.
Then he was wounded in the battle.
It was as if I was wounded myself.
Artuk Bey, it isn't easy.
We blended our blood together...
and became blood brothers.
Then we dressed his wound.
He came to.
He wouldn't stop saying, "Get me meat! Get me meat!" He just went on.
Or else he wouldn't be able to feel life in him again.
So with my own hands, I severed the meat under my own saddle...
and fed it all to him.
There wasn't a bite left for me, but...
when I saw life back in my brother,
I forgot about hunger and everything else.
We returned to the battle together and drew our swords together,
and I felt myself come to life.
Just let my brother open his eyes again...
let life return to him...
and I'll feel life in me again.
God willing, Turgut Bey, God willing.
Bamsı doesn't need to stay here any longer.
We need to take him back to the camp now.
My tools and medicines are there.
He will be better tended to there.
All right, Artuk Bey.
He got what was coming.
-Our bey punished him. -He deserved it.
You'll get your head severed like that.
We came just as soon as we heard that Aybars was abducted.
-We fought. -Did you see anything suspicious?
There was someone. He had a noticeable scar.
Like a sword had cut him above his eyebrow.
He was reluctant to wound me.
And he ran when I got hurt.
Would you recognize him, İlbilge Hatun?
I would.
We will look for him.
Tell us if you think of anything else.
I will.
I promised I would inform Ertuğrul Bey about the man with the scar.
What if this man has something to do with my brother?
Then there'll be no end to the blood that will flow.
If I tell then I take one side, the other if I don't.
Oh, God, what should I do?
Show me a way out.
İlbilge Hatun, Dragos's men infiltrated the inn and caused trouble.
But we handled them.
And Ertuğrul Bey beheaded this bastard who killed your father.
Thank God.
Where is Ertuğrul Bey now?
He is at the inn, İlbilge Hatun.
Excuse me.
It was good of you to come, Mother.
Let me pour you some sherbet.
No need, sister.
We won't drink.
Aslıhan. Aybars.
Savcı was going to tend to the flock.
Go on and help him out.
-Yes, Grandmother Hayme. -Yes, Grandmother Hayme.
Mother Hayme, something is wrong. Tell me.
Don't keep me waiting.
There is word from Söğüt, my girl.
Ertuğrul Bey and his alps
fought with Dragos and his men.
Bamsı was also there.
Mother Hayme, did something bad happen to Bamsı?
He was wounded in the battle.
He was wounded?
Is his wound serious? How is he, Mother? Tell me!
Stay calm. They're taking care of him. Artuk Bey is there.
I can't rest until I see Bamsı!
My girl, calm down now.
Keep calm.
Söğüt is not safe right now.
Ertuğrul Bey didn't even allow us to go.
And Bamsı...
has survived many wounds like this.
Then tell me what to do, Mother, tell me.
Just sit down a little.
Look, my girl. Bamsı is your husband...
but he's also our son.
If we needed to go to him, we would.
But they will surely bring Bamsı here.
It is not your role to wail and grieve...
but to care for your tent and children while you await his return.
Sister.
Permission to enter, my bey.
Come in, Melikşah.
My bey, İlbilge Hatun has arrived. She would like to see you.
-Let her in. -As you wish, my bey.
Come in, İlbilge Hatun.
Welcome, İlbilge Hatun.
I am pleased to be here, Ertuğrul Bey.
I had faith that, sooner or later, you would keep the promise you made to me.
You didn't let my father die in vain.
You brought us justice.
May God bless you.
Justice does not come with the blood of one killer...
but by destroying all the enemies that surround us
and satisfying everyone's hearts.
Are there more enemies?
Your father's killer is dead.
However...
neither Umur Bey...
nor the honorable people of our tribe...
have seen justice.
What do you mean?
Albastı.
Dragos was in league with Albastı, İlbilge Hatun.
As far as I know, my brother killed Albastı.
He is not dead.
He tricked us.
Now he continues to spread poison by expanding the conspiracy.
How will we catch this bastard?
When you went after Aybars,
you told me about a man you fought with a scar on his face.
Did you ever see him again?
What are you doing with my brother?
Did my brother order you to abduct Aybars? Speak!
I'm asking you, İlbilge Hatun.
Did you see that bastard?
This information is very important in finding Albastı.
İlbilge Hatun.
If you are keeping something from me...
know that you will cause the death of many innocent people.
I saw him.
Where?
At our camp.
In the name of Allah...
Not even 40 cunning foxes would have thought of it, my bey.
Even I was baffled by your game.
Both sides of your sword should be sharp, Batur Alp.
When everyone thinks that one side will cut them,
you make your move with the other side.
Ertuğrul Bey set up a strong trap to capture Dragos' men.
Do you think he wanted to oust us with that trap too, my bey?
He has no evidence to make him doubt us.
Besides, he saw how we fought for him,
how we put our precious lives on the line for him,
with his own two eyes.
If he had even a shadow of a doubt,
I did away with it all with the move I made today.
Permission to enter, brother.
Come in, dear sister.
What is it, Sırma? There's steam coming out of your ears.
It is the smoke from the fire that burns around us, brother.
What do you mean? Tell me.
That man, the one you brought to camp to be treated.
What about him?
My sister was getting restless again. Something must have troubled her.
She followed the man and intercepted him.
So, I shot him with an arrow, so he couldn't speak.
Did he die, Sırma?
I don't know, brother.
Our sister came after me,
so I set loose my horse as a diversion.
And then I walked back to where I shot him.
But his body wasn't there.
Someone came and took it.
Who would take it? Where to?
Could it be İlbilge?
Well, it wasn't the vultures or ravens!
It was most probably our sister.
İlbilge.
You're in way over your head this time, sister.
You swim in uncharted waters.
-Where is she now? -She hasn't returned to the camp.
-Maybe she went to Söğüt. -Söğüt?
Why would she go to Söğüt?
She would have gone to see the head of our father's killer.
Don't reveal anything when she returns.
I'll find out what she's up to.
He was wounded when he came, and dressed as a merchant.
Then he left the camp, and I went after him.
I followed him, walked up to him,
and asked him what he was doing in our camp.
I asked him who had ordered him to abduct Aybars.
I asked him if they were in league.
Just when he was about to answer...
he was shot by an arrow. I couldn't see where it came from.
Did he die?
He was seriously wounded.
I hid him, just in case I might be able to get him to talk, but...
he died of his wounds.
You put yourself in such grave danger...
knowing that they might take your life.
Do you think I care, Ertuğrul Bey?
The day that I stray from justice...
is the day that I die.
I would rather die than live with that shame.
Why did that man come to your camp?
Is there anyone you suspect?
Was there anything that made you suspicious?
İlbilge Hatun...
you heard what happened in Söğüt today.
I intended to capture Albastı,
who was hell-bent on saving Dragos by teaming up with his soldiers.
Every moment you keep silent
will come back to us, and to our tribes, as blood and treason.
Many times, our alps have returned to camp wounded.
My brother was hurt, too.
I was suspicious, I asked him what happened, but he brushed me off.
I was afraid something bad might happen to our tribe.
I'm still afraid.
You have proven that you always seek justice.
Will you seek it still?
Will you be able to bear anything on this path?
I will, God willing.
Even if...
Albastı was your brother?
What are you saying, Ertuğrul Bey?
My brother is up to something, but...
he wouldn't go that far.
I gave it a lot of thought, İlbilge Hatun.
But everything that's happened up to today points to your brother.
Like what?
The ones who abducted Aybars were Albastı's men.
You say that you saw one of those men
with your own eyes at the battle and at your camp.
You went after that man.
I'm certain that the one who shot him--
or had him shot-- was your brother.
I won't believe it until I see it for myself.
You will see it with your own eyes, İlbilge Hatun.
What then?
Can you bear what comes after that?
If my brother is Albastı...
you are free to spill his blood.
I am ready for anything on this path.
I would even die.
Can I come in, Artuk Bey?
Come in, Hafsa Hatun. Come in.
My Bamsı. My Bamsı.
My Bamsı.
Oh, my man that grows inside me...
like a wildflower in the highlands.
Oh, my man that I always yearn for.
Your words are fierce against the enemy, sweet between us.
My bey with a tender heart and brave soul.
Was it my fate to see you like this?
My Bamsı.
Your children await you.
Come on, get up. Please, get up.
Artuk Bey, how is my brave man?
Will he get better?
Hafsa Hatun, the wound from the sword is deep.
It took me a while to stop the bleeding.
The blow he received is enough to kill an ordinary man.
However, thank God, Bamsı is strong enough...
to bear that wound.
Still, we need to be cautious.
We will wait and see. The rest...
is up to God.
Brother...
Our sister has arrived.
Let her come in.
Praise be, brother.
Ertuğrul Bey has avenged us.
Tell me, where have you come from?
I went to see the wretched head of our father's killer.
Did you see Ertuğrul Bey, too?
I wanted to, but he was occupied.
An emissary from Byzantium was there to meet him.
I wasn't let in.
May your sword and the swords of our alps never be dented.
You overcame Dragos's soldiers
together with Ertuğrul Bey.
Did you only go to Söğüt today?
Did you stop by anywhere else?
No, brother. Where would I go?
The alps found blood stains near the camp.
Something must have happened. We were concerned about you.
There is nothing to worry about.
I haven't been this content for quite some time now.
Thank God, my father's death was not in vain.
Thank God.
I heard that Bamsı Alp was wounded.
Brother, what do you say
we go to see Ertuğrul Bey this evening to give our condolences,
and I would like to offer my gratitude
since I didn't get to see him. Would that be all right?
Good thinking.
Ertuğrul Bey did say we should meet once things settle.
Let's go, then.
Then, with your permission...
She's lying through her teeth.
Why didn't you confront her about what she did?
She would have realized that we shot him.
Everything would have been revealed.
We'll play along until we can learn where she hid the man.
Let's find out why she was so suspicious of him.
We will follow her every step and every word at the Kayı camp.
You keep an eye on her, too.
That maid of hers.
Mengü.
İlbilge shares everything with her.
Keep an eye on her, too.
There is no other way to find out.
Let me take a look, brother.
Are you ready, sister? We're waiting for you.
I'm ready, sister.
You go, I'll follow.
Give this to Abdurrahman Alp when we get to the camp.
-Tell him to give it to Ertuğrul Bey. -As you wish, my lady.
What are you up to? I'll figure it out.
Praise be, Bamsı.
You opened your eyes earlier than we expected.
Thank you, Artuk Bey.
The only thing worse than losing my life...
would be to wither away without asking for forgiveness from Ertuğrul Bey.
Permission to enter!
As-Salaam-Alaikum.
Wa-Alaikum-Salaam, my bey.
As-Salaam-Alaikum, my bey.
-With your permission, my bey. -Thank you.
İlçin Hatun.
How are you Bamsı,? Are you all right?
I'm fine, thank God, my bey.
You know sword wounds, my bey.
It will heal in a couple of days. However, my bey...
the wound in my heart won't heal.
It burns me up inside.
What is it that burns you up?
You, my bey. You do.
My bey, I wanted to come to you.
I was afraid you wouldn't see me.
I wanted to call out to you, my bey.
I was afraid you wouldn't hear me.
My bey, when you were angry with me...
it was like the whole world was angry with me.
Even if the whole world was angry with me, I still wouldn't be angry with you, Bamsı.
We do not fight the ignorant, but ignorance.
Not the faulty, but the fault.
My bey, I hurt you so badly with my witless head, I know.
But I've repented for my mistake a thousand times, my bey.
My bey, I've taken you on as my bey.
I've accepted you as my bey in my mind.
My bey, I lost my mind.
That's all my fault.
But it falls on your dignity to bring me back to my senses.
My bey, making a mistake was my fault again.
But it falls on your dignity to forgive me.
My bey, maybe...
Maybe I don't deserve to be forgiven.
But I learned from you that being a bey means to give.
Oh, the feelings that pass through this poor man's heart...
I cannot find the words to express them.
My bey, I seek the kindness in your heart.
We have been together through thick and thin, Bamsı.
We have shielded each other with our lives in many a battle.
We've shared days of joy and days of sorrow.
Don't think it was easy for me to push you away.
However, the path of the bey is filled with tests.
A day comes when you are tested by the ones closest to you.
If I should stumble in this test, what would become those who come after me?
Since you know your fault...
and repent for it...
our God wants us to be forgiving, just as he is.
My bey...
just order me to carry them...
and I would lift the mountains themselves on my shoulders.
You order me to gnaw on them,
and I will eat every coal and ember from the stove.
My bey, just tell me,
has your heart warmed to this hot-headed Bamsı?
Bamsı, even though my heart grew cold to you...
your regret and sincerity have warmed it through.
Did you ever doubt my heart would thaw...
after being assured of your sincerity and regret?
Never again...
dive into a fight without your sword.
Get well, don your armor, and return to me.
As you wish, my bey.
As you wish.
Subtitle translation by Yurdakul Gündoğdu