The Dreadful

(fortune teller speaking in foreign language)

(fortune teller speaking in foreign language)

(fortune teller speaking in foreign language)

(fortune teller speaking in foreign language)

(priest speaking in foreign language)

Thou art He that took me out

of my mother's womb,

my prayer shall be always of thee.

I am become, as it were,

a monster unto many.

But my sure faith

and trust is in thee.

God protect you, child.

- Beautiful sermon, how he talked about new life.

- Mistress May, what a blessing to see you here,

glowing like the Virgin Mother herself. (chuckles)

It brings such joy to my heart.

Aw, may the Lord bring my Seamus and your husband home soon.

Mm-hmm.

God is good.

Thank you.

Blessed day, Mistress.

Won't she miss it?

- She has plenty. We have nothing.

Come Anne.

Whatcha looking at?

Oh.

Oh.

Mm, mm.

Hmpf.

Hmm, mm.

- The fox fell out on a chilly night.

He prayed to the moon to give him light.

The fox and his wife without any strife,

cut up the goose with a fork and knife.

And the little ones chewed on the bones,

and bones, and bones.

- Anne, come back.

- You have a way with this stubborn ground.

Oh, I could never get anything to grow here.

These beet roots will be popular at market.

We can barter them

and this.

Will you be selling that one?

Aye.

And we'll have bread to eat tonight.

Be safe.

- My son chose well when he picked a wife.

You're my jewel.

I'm always careful. I know the roads.

Anne?

There you are.

Seamus, you're back.

I'm here, my love.

Help me.

Pain.

- Is this all? - Aye.

Except...

Oh, Morwen.

Oh.

I...

Damn.

No matter. I don't mind.

I've got my sweet Anne.

Be patient. The Virgin will provide.

The Lady is merciful.

She will to it that we have

what we need to fill our bellies.

- And I pray, too, that Seamus will return soon.

I thought he would be here with us again by now.

It's been so long.

- He'll have to put an end to this curse of poverty

and become a wealthy man.

Have faith in his ambition. (laughs)

This war will make us rich.

I do.

Jago.

Hello, Anne.

Back from Tewkesbury?

I am.

Are the wars over then?

Over for me.

- Then it's good to see you again.

But where is my husband?

Where is my son?

Rivers of blood,

bodies,

his Lord's liberty and maintenance, they all look the same,

mangled and dirtied.

Seamus and I, we, we had to leave.

You've known me.

I'm a fisherman, not a soldier.

What army does Richard have?

Armies and fishermen forced to square

against some unknown man at the other end of battle,

and one of us'll kill the other,

and it won't change anything.

It won't cease the fighting,

but the crown would've lost a son

who would've grown her crops and fed her people

if only she'd give him a chance to come home.

You abandoned your post.

We agreed we would leave

at night while the captains were asleep.

But we were,

we were beset by thieves.

They beat us,

took what little we had.

They killed Seamus

nigh on.

We should never have left this place,

this little cove.

He was my dearest friend.

You saw him die?

Aye.

- (exhales) How, how did it happen?

- Uh, it's too cruel for a woman's ears, Morwen.

- Oh, I'm no stranger to cruelty, pup.

My heart is already hard.

They split him neck to navel.

I am sorry.

Ah, Seamus.

You were my heart.

My chest is empty. (sobbing)