Fire Breather (2025) Movie Script
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[Veiren] Fire and fury, legend and lore,
they've honored our dreams
and our skies for years now,
vast wings cutting through the heavens,
their roars echoing like distant thunder.
(dragon roaring)
To some, they are
beasts, fearsome, untamed.
To others, they're gods,
harbingers of power and change.
I see them as guardians of the impossible.
They are the bridges between what we are
and what we could be.
(dragon roaring)
We tell tales of knights who slay them,
have treasure hoards
guarded in secret caves,
but have you ever wondered
why they hoard gold?
Is it greed, or is it that
they crave the shine,
the warmth, the spark of life itself,
trying to keep something
beautiful in a world
that sees them as monsters?
(dragon roaring)
Do you know what I think?
I think dragons are reminders,
reminders that the world is
bigger than we'll ever know,
that there are things that can't be tamed,
shouldn't be tamed.
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They say fire and fury
gave birth to the first dragon.
And for centuries, their
reign scorched the skies,
but fire does not burn forever.
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(door clicking)
(logs thudding)
(footsteps thudding)
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Do you want some supper?
Yeah.
I'll fix something here in a second.
Let me get a fire going.
I'll set the table.
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You asked me for a
meal and then you don't eat,
that's strange.
We don't waste food when
it's this hard to come by,
you know this.
So, I was thinking that maybe I could go
to the market tomorrow.
Is something wrong with the food?
No.
No, it's not the food, Dad.
I just heard that there's a man there,
and he's telling stories.
Stories?
He said he found a set
of wings and that he killed it.
(singer vocalizing)
It's a hunter.
Hunters only bring trouble,
you do well to remember that.
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They don't come out
this far, you know that.
We're too boring.
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(Veiren clearing throat)
(Veiren sighing)
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The dishes are done.
Thank you, Sweetheart.
Do you need anything?
Otherwise, I think I'm
going to call it a night.
Nah.
I'm good, Baby.
Goodnight.
Night, Dad.
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(coughing) How much longer?
Let's pass those trees.
(Jack coughing)
(Jack spitting and coughing)
No one told you, "Stop."
Keep fucking moving.
You know, I've heard of you.
You're like the terminator
of dragon hunters, right?
Something like that.
Yeah, that must be pretty cool,
I mean despite the circumstances.
(chuckling) Yeah.
Yeah.
Start walking.
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Hey, I'm really tired right now.
Hey, can we just do it right here, buddy?
No can do, mate.
Move.
Hey, so what?
You're not a talker?
So what?
You know, my ex-wife, she'd
always say I talk too much.
(chuckling) What a fucking bitch, right?
Hey, man, come on, would you say something?
You're about to kill me, man.
For Christ's sake, would
you tell me something?
Say something.
All right, fuck it.
What was her name, your wife?
Connie.
Mmm.
Did you love her?
Yeah, I did.
Did you ever cheat on her?
I mean, once, twice, a few times.
So what?
So you didn't love her then, right?
Sure I did, I just,
I fucked up, that's all.
- Mmm.
- You know what?
Fuck talking.
Fucking walk, man.
Yeah, good idea.
I'll keep walking.
Walking, walking.
Oh, boy.
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You know, I was like you
once, you know, like a soldier.
I did the exam, the meetings.
I just didn't take.
(Anders clearing throat)
Hey, can I ask you a question?
How much was I worth?
I'm not in liberty to
discuss that with you.
I'm sure it was quite a
lot, something like that.
About average.
(laughing) Yeah, shit, average.
All right, man.
So what do you do with them, the others?
What do we do?
Because I'm fucking,
I'm a nervous wreck, man.
I fucking hate surprises.
(dragon whooshing)
Get on your fucking knees now.
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Oh, God.
Okay.
Oh, man.
Put your goddamn hands down.
It don't work like that.
You're the bait.
Hey, man.
Look, man, I didn't
mean to kill anybody, man.
Yeah, but you did, didn't you?
And now, you're here paying
off your little debt to society.
So shut the fuck up and take it like a man.
Hey, man.
Where are you going, man?
Don't leave me over here, man.
Stay a while, will you?
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(dragon roaring)
(wings flapping)
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(Jack gasping)
Easy, fella.
(dragon roaring)
(Jack screaming)
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This is Anders.
I have visual confirmation.
Send the cavalry.
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Lorin!
Lorin!
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Lorin!
Come on, kid, we got
to gather supplies today.
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Sweetheart, we talked about this.
Lorin!
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(door slamming)
Lorin!
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Lorin!
Dad?
[Veiren] Where were you?
I couldn't sleep, so I took a walk.
[Veiren] Without letting me know?
You were asleep.
Even so.
We have rules.
Let me hear it out loud.
Never leave the house
without telling you first.
[Veiren] Exactly.
Yet you deliberately disobeyed my wishes.
By taking a walk?
Yes, Lorin!
(sighing) The rules are
in place for a reason.
Okay.
Go on, get inside.
I'll fix some breakfast.
We got a lot of chores
to catch up on today.
Go on.
Okay.
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(Veiren sighing)
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(dragon roaring)
(sighing) Look, you don't
have to accept the rules,
but you will follow them.
You know I could have
gone to the market, and I didn't,
so you just don't trust me.
[Veiren] It got nothing to do with trust.
Then what does it have to do with?
Keeping you alive, Lorin.
You weren't here to see
what this place became.
And I can guarantee you,
it was a horrific shitshow.
Everybody lost, some
a lot more than others,
and I made promises to
more people than I care
to remember that I would
never lose again, ever.
So you want me to respect your wishes
so that you can somehow shelter me
from the world's problems?
You can't protect me
like this anymore, Dad.
Oh, Sweetheart.
I'm not trying to hide you
from the world's treacheries.
I just want you to survive them.
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(knuckles rapping)
Honey, wait a second.
Lorin!
Dammit.
(knuckles rapping)
Morning.
Apologies for the hour,
but I was in your area.
I could use some shelter.
Shelter?
[Anders] That's right,
by order of the United States government.
[Veiren] Government.
Which branch?
Hunting division.
You're a hunter?
Yes, Ma'am.
What brings you out this far?
It's a bit cold out.
Perhaps we can discuss my
business inside your home?
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So you're a hunter?
I don't just hunt them, I kill them.
Why?
Honey.
We say that's because
someone has to do it, right?
Are they really as terrible
as everyone says they are?
Worse.
Spar, mate, but you
see, they're not just beasts.
They're cunning, they know fear.
They use it.
How many have you killed?
Were you ever afraid?
Mmm.
Every time.
Honey, can you please
give us a few minutes?
Yeah.
I just have a couple more questions.
So is there one around here?
Is it coming toward us?
What do we need to do to prepare?
I'm not going to ask again.
Dad, I'm asking the man a question.
Am I not allowed to do that now?
Can't go on walks,
can't talk to our guests.
I'm sorry, my father does
not think I'm a grown-ass adult.
So, I'll be upstairs in my
room, but we'll talk later.
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(singer vocalizing)
You got any more food?
No.
I'm required by law to assist
you in your job, that's all.
She's a curious one, right?
Yeah.
Yeah, curiosity is worth less than luck,
and that's exactly how
we've survived out here, alone.
Well, now, you're not alone, are you?
I'll tell you what, let me
grab my gear and I'll explain.
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So these are... Seismograph readings.
That's right.
New York, Los Angeles, London, Tokyo,
all similar, if not,
identical S and P patterns.
Only, now, it's hard to detect them
because of their size and
spastic migration patterns.
Yeah.
Seismic waves lose energy
when they travel long distances.
Right again, but we've been able
to use sensitive detectors
to record waves emitted even
from the smallest set of wings.
So what do these tell you?
Two things.
Wings are headed to this area and soon.
And second?
They're not going to be small.
So, the government,
they sent you here for what?
Survey.
Early detection has helped
us kill wings in the past.
Typically, recon of an area
helps us scope out high ground
that went in a firefight,
should it come here.
Firefight?
We don't kill these things
with hugs and kisses, mate.
The 17th calvary is the closest
to this spot in the country.
They'll assist me in killing this dragon.
That's great.
Who is going to pay for my
land when they burn it down?
US government has a form.
Yeah.
So what do you need from
us, me and my daughter?
Honestly, nothing.
Well, for me, a place to lay my head,
allow me to do my work.
I'll take care of the rest.
I could help.
No.
No, you can't.
For your safety and the
safety of your daughter.
Look, typically, I like to ask
permission and not demand it,
but should you get in my way...
I was sent here by a man
appointed to office, not elected.
Now, is this your home originally?
No.
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See something you like?
But it is now.
What do you need?
Wouldn't pass on a hot shower.
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It's upstairs on the right.
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(Veiren sighing)
(Veiren sighing)
(knuckles rapping)
Come in.
Everything all right?
Let's not do this.
Do what?
Act like we just met five minutes ago.
I know you're at the door listening.
How much did you hear?
Everything.
(sighing) And you know
we're in a lot of danger.
The seismograph, how
did you know about that?
You were too young
to really know your mom.
She loved the weather, everything about it.
She studied it, photographed it.
Hell, sometimes, I'd look
outside, she'd just be barefoot
in the grass watching
the storm clouds roll in.
Goddammit, she was endearing.
(sighing) I always wished
I had something like that
in my life.
Anyway, about a year before you were born,
we had a small earthquake,
and she kept a reader out in the garage.
She took me out there and
showed me how it worked,
just explained the whole thing to me.
I think I sold it for like 40 bucks.
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Do you miss her?
Every day.
There is a ocean of silence between us now.
I think I'm drowning in it, Baby.
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(Lorin sighing)
So, this hunter, what is he going to do?
His job.
And by law, we got to let him do it.
Am I clear?
Yes, you're clear.
Hopefully, he's wrong
and we can just go on
about our lives with
nothing to worry about.
What if he's not wrong?
Just stick close to
the house today, okay?
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(door clicking)
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Anyone ever tell you,
you shouldn't sneak up
on someone with a gun?
I didn't know I was sneaking, sorry.
Should you be this
far out from your home?
It's never been a problem before.
Today, it is.
You should go back.
Well, this is my property
and you're just a guest, so.
A guest, huh?
Yes, and guests don't make the rules.
I hate to break it to you,
love, but the government does.
And as a servant of the
law, that means I outrank you
and anyone else on this property, sorry.
Besides, your old man seems
to be wound up a little tight.
So you being out here,
it'll probably cause more harm than good.
Well, I know where it is, the wings.
I could show you, if you want.
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(singer vocalizing)
Get on with it.
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It's right this way.
Come on.
It's right over there.
- Here?
- Yeah, there.
You're positive?
Yes.
Who else knows about this?
No one.
Your father?
When is the last time you saw it?
A couple nights ago.
Let me get this straight.
You was just out here
wandering around in the dark
and just stumbled upon it.
Not exactly.
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All right, stop.
You and I need to have a little chat.
Now, let's start with how
the fuck you see wings
out here at night.
I don't really see them.
I just kinda know they're here.
That don't answer my question.
Yes, it did.
Right.
Well, let's put it this way, love.
I'm more of a literal type of
guy, so I'm going to need you
to literally explain to me
what the fuck is going on here,
all right?
You'll tell my dad.
Well, that all depends, doesn't it?
On?
On whatever it is
we're talking about here.
Fine.
It started a few years ago.
I would just get these
little whispers, just enough
to kinda see what's going on,
but never enough to know why.
Does that answer your question?
No, it don't.
Well, that's the best
explanation you're going to get.
Is that right?
Yes, that's right.
Fucking hell.
So, live and breathe,
you're a goddamn whisperer.
- I never said that.
- No, but I did.
And what you and your old
man need to start understanding
is that, my word, that's
the only word that matters
from here on now.
Now, he needs to hear
about this, so start walking.
Go on.
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What, are you going to shoot me?
I will if you leave me no choice.
(wings flapping)
(dragon roaring)
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Lorin!
(dragon roaring)
He's got to be 20 feet.
30, and it's a she, not a he.
How do you know that?
We really got to
have that talk right now?
(dragon growling)
What are you going to do to it?
Me?
Nothing.
I'm just one man.
But if I can get word to the cavalry,
we'll blow that fucker
right out of the sky.
Why would you do that?
It's not done anything wrong to you.
Are you fucking serious?
Have you not seen the world around you?
All right, fuck this.
Let's go, come on.
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(dragon growling)
Hey, hold up.
What?
I feel like I need to be the
one to break the news to him.
You?
Why?
Well, let's put it this way.
Your old man strikes me
as the type of guy that, if
he folds, then skins his leg.
He's more keen to cut
the fucker off than go
and look for the Band-Aids.
Savvy?
That's my dad.
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[Veiren] Dammit, Lorin,
this is exactly why I tell you
not to leave the house
without talking to me first.
Veiren.
No, no, we've had this
conversation time after time.
In all due respect, she's
my daughter, not yours.
She didn't see it
wandering out in the woods.
- What?
- Tell him.
I saw it while I was sleeping.
Asleep?
So you're sleepwalking.
She was dreaming.
It's not possible.
There's only one type of person
that can see wings before
they arrive, a whisperer.
[Veiren] Those people
don't exist anymore.
You sure about that?
I know about a mother, your wife.
My wife is dead.
Yeah, and so is about a third
of the Earth's population, mate.
Would you like to discuss this in private?
Wait, hold on, what does
this have to do with my mom?
- Lorin, go to your room.
- No.
Lorin!
Dad, I'm not 10 years old.
Whatever he has to say
about mom, he could say
in front of me.
Shelly, she could
sense things, the weather.
Climate change is in the events, too, yeah?
Preternatural.
You see, that's what we call people
who could see things
the rest of us couldn't.
How do you know that?
Come off it, mate.
You didn't really think
I'd just show up out here
without doing a little digging into you
and your family now, did you?
Her mother, your deceased wife,
she could see things
before they would happen.
So Lorin seeing the
beast before it arrived,
that's not a coincidence.
She was dreaming.
It wasn't a dream.
I saw it.
You are not thinking straight, mate.
Mark my words, in 10 years,
humans will be wiped off the face
of the Earth, along
with every other species
that came before us,
unless she helps me find
these fucking things and kill them.
You don't understand that.
What's the big deal?
Maybe it's for the best.
What's so special about us?
Huh?
We don't have wings.
We can't breathe fire from our lungs.
That's pretty cynical, isn't it?
Yeah.
Kicked idealism, sorry.
We are losing a fucking
battle with these things, mate.
I want to help.
See?
She wants to help.
We just need to test her abilities first.
How the hell does that work?
Huh?
I'll tell you what, we'll test her.
If she turns out, we'll come up
with a plan to where she
doesn't need to leave the house.
She can save the world from
the fucking couch cushions?
And what if she actually
pulls something like that off?
This farm will be crawling
in military deployment
within the fucking hour.
Then what happens?
You're going to take her away?
You're going to take my
daughter and ship her off
to some psych ward to
be a science experiment
for your fucking boss?
If she can help me kill
at least one of these things,
I could convince anyone
of anything, mate, trust me.
Trust you? (Scoffing)
We don't even know you.
You don't know how
long we've been looking
for a whisperer, someone
who can see their movements.
It could shift the tide
of this war, Veiren.
Someone like that could
write their own ticket.
We just need to know for sure, that's all.
I know how we can do it.
I know how we can test it.
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Everything all right?
(sighing) Just, do you think
this is really going to work?
This was your plan, remember?
Yeah.
You know, my dad didn't talk
to me much about the wings.
I'm sure he had good reason.
No.
And if he did it, it was
probably a shitty one anyways.
I forget, they probably stopped teaching
about dragons before you were born.
Well, knights were elite
soldiers from medieval Europe
who fought on horseback.
They were the first people
to find one of these demons.
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And as time went on, they
found ways to tame the beasts
and discovered they had
these people called whisperers.
That's people who could see
inside the minds of a dragon,
hear their thoughts, see their movements.
Have you ever heard of the Crusades?
No.
Not more than a quest for power, really,
but a journey to own dragons.
Anyway, as more and more
wings appeared, these knights,
well, they started to turn on one another,
fighting over something
they had no chance in hell
of being able to control.
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They strived every day
to try to force these things
into slavery, like what you
see in the movies, yeah?
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It's like the allure of owning
a dragon drove them mad,
turned these once noble
men into mercenaries.
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Murder, corruption,
war, that sound familiar?
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Yes.
What happened to the knights?
Well, they all died and the dragons went
into hiding underground for centuries,
just waiting for the right time to pop up
and tear us all apart.
Yeah, but we didn't do
that to the dragons, they did.
Dragons don't think that way, love.
They don't rationalize.
They don't keep time.
They do hold a grudge,
kinda like a caged dog.
You get too close, you might lose a finger.
Only with dragons, if you get too close,
you might lose your life.
So you're kinda like the new knights?
I guess you're right.
Never really thought of it like that.
Hmm.
Well, I better head back to the house.
Nap time and all that.
Very good.
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And I wasn't always a
contractor for the government.
I had a daughter once.
Yeah?
Her name was Madison Louis.
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I called her Lou.
You remind me of her.
She had a lot of fight in her, like you.
Sweet dreams, all right?
(suspenseful orchestral music)
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Anything?
She's still asleep.
Copy that.
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We'll give her a few more minutes,
and then we'll wake her up.
What if she doesn't
have an answer for you?
Well, then we'll know she
can't do what her mother could.
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(dragon roaring)
(dragon roaring)
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(Lorin gasping)
- It's okay, it's okay.
- Oh my gosh.
You saw it, didn't you?
Yeah, it's here.
Anders, get ready.
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We have to go help him.
Dad, he's... Lorin, Lorin,
hunting is his job, Baby, not ours.
(sobbing) Shit.
Okay.
Dad, why didn't you tell me
that mom was a whisperer?
I didn't think it really mattered.
You mean
You barely knew her, Baby.
I just wanted to preserve
that image you had
in your head, I'm sorry.
Why would that make me
think any differently of her?
Because whisperers were
seen as damaged people, Baby.
So you thought she was damaged.
Not by a goddamn mile.
Your mother was perfect,
just like you.
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(dragon roaring)
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(dragon roaring)
(dragon roaring)
(dragon roaring)
(gun firing)
(dragon roaring)
So I have the same abilities as mom,
maybe I really can help.
Help?
Lorin, there is no winning this war.
The best that we can
pray for is the upper hand,
whisperer or not.
Do you understand what I'm saying to you?
(door thudding)
It's Anders.
[Veiren] Lorin.
- Anders?
- Hold on a second.
Is he okay?
Oh my God!
Oh, shit.
Oh my God.
Oh.
Dad.
Oh my God!
Anders, what happened?
Where are you bleeding from?
Vanessa, Vanessa called.
Who's Vanessa?
Who is Vanessa, Dad?
Probably his wife.
Should we call her?
Should we call somebody?
Dad, what do we do?
Oh my God.
Oh my God.
Oh my God.
It's okay.
Okay, let's go get you
something, do something
with the wounds that we
can cover, then we can
Honey, there's too much blood, Baby.
We don't have anything
here that'll save him.
Dad.
Anders.
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay.
Anders, look at me, lock your eyes on me.
Now, listen to me, okay?
You're going to die, Anders.
It's okay, it's okay.
Who do you see?
Vanessa.
That's good, that's real good.
Tell her you love her.
It's okay, go with her.
She's here to take you now.
It's okay to go with
her, just take her hand.
Go on.
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There you go.
Did he just die?
Dad, he just died.
Did you feel that?
He just died.
Dad, did you feel that?
[Veiren] Go to your room, Lorin.
Don't argue with me.
Dad, what are you going to do?
I'm going to bury him.
Now, go.
Now!
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Oh my God.
(Veiren breathing heavily)
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(Lorin sighing)
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(shovel clanging)
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(choir vocalizing)
(wings flapping)
(choir vocalizing)
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(water running)
[Veiren] Here.
[Lorin] You know, I've never seen anyone
die like that before.
I mean in television and the
movies, but never like that.
[Veiren] I really wish you hadn't.
[Lorin] What are we going to do now?
As soon as he's reported missing,
they'll send somebody
out here to check on him.
We'll tell him exactly what
happened, and then we got to go.
We can't stay here anymore.
No, this is our home.
We can't leave.
Yeah, it was, but not anymore.
As soon as they get here,
this place will be crawling
with the hunters and soldiers.
God knows what else.
Jesus, we got dragons
right outside the front door.
So pack up everything you can carry.
We're leaving in the morning.
No.
Yeah.
No, I'm not leaving.
Dad, running isn't going to do any good
for me or anyone else.
You know, I never had to
understand the meaning of life
because you already knew it.
I used to pretend because I
would go to bed at night knowing
that I had someone bigger
and stronger there to protect me.
Everything is different now, Dad.
I have a responsibility, Dad.
I can't leave.
I need you to accept that I'm grown up
and I can do more good than bad.
I just need you to trust me.
(sighing) All right.
(sighing) So what do we do?
I have an idea.
(dramatic orchestral music)
Are you sure about this?
No, not really.
I'm kidding.
You're going to be fine.
Come on.
It's not that funny.
(gentle orchestral music)
[Lorin] Hurry up, old man.
What is it?
It's close.
How many of them are there?
(fire roaring) (suspenseful
orchestral music)
Just one.
(gentle orchestral music)
Lorin.
I can see it.
I just don't know when
it's going to get here.
So we wait?
Yeah, we wait.
(Lorin sighing)
There's a cabin just
around the corner up here.
It's going to be dark in a few hours.
Let's go wait there.
Okay.
(gentle orchestral
music) (choir vocalizing)
(gentle orchestral music continues)
Come on in.
(glasses clanking)
Finish it.
Dad, what about you?
When you become a
parent, you're no longer worried
about your own well being.
I have one job, that's keeping you safe.
How did you find this place anyway?
Me and your mother used to come here.
Wait, before?
[Veiren] Yeah.
Dad, what was it like before the dragons?
You're always telling me that,
"I don't know what it was like."
Mmm.
Tell me.
- Truthfully?
- Yeah.
If every person on the planet
would have made it a
rule that, wherever they are,
whenever they can, just be
a little kinder than necessary,
that's it, I think the world
would have been a much better place.
Jesus, human beings are selfish creatures.
Those wings, they only
eat when they need to
and they share their
food as if it were law.
Yeah.
Human beings would though
had enough food in a week,
they could have fed a starving in nation.
Now, look at us, scrounging around whatever
we can get our hands on.
Uh-huh.
Some of us saw it coming.
It's probably that gene
she passed down to you.
What gene?
The ability to see things.
I don't know, the way that you say it,
it's almost like we're better off.
Maybe.
Hmm.
I don't know, should we sleep?
You tell me.
Do you think it'll help?
I can try.
You're scared.
I'm worried.
If this goes wrong, that
dragon is going to kill us both.
At least we'll die together.
Yeah.
Well, sleep.
(gentle orchestral music)
(Veiren sighing)
(singer vocalizing)
(gentle orchestral music)
(Veiren clearing throat)
See something you like?
Always.
What's wrong?
It's our daughter.
I don't think Lorin is the problem.
No?
It's freedom.
She needs much more
than you're willing to give.
I'm not coming back.
She needs you now more than ever,
and the world will look to her.
You have to be ready to let her go.
Veiren.
I don't know how to do that.
Sometimes, we have to
let go of the life we've planned
so that we can accept
the life that's waiting for us.
I lost you.
I'm not losing her, too.
You don't have a choice, you never did.
Cry, forgive,
learn, move on.
[Lorin] Dad.
Dad, wake up.
Lorin?
Dad, Dad.
(gasping) Lorin.
It's here.
Come on.
(suspenseful orchestral music)
(wings flapping)
(dragon roaring)
Dad, what do we do?
What do we do?
This is your idea.
Your idea, your plan.
Okay.
Okay, I'm ready.
- I'm ready.
- Okay.
I'll cover you.
Lorin.
Lorin.
Yeah?
[Veiren] You can do this, Baby.
I trust you.
(dragon roaring)
Hey.
Hey, it's okay.
Dad.
- Dad, drop the gun.
- Lorin.
Dad, seriously, trust me.
I can hear its thoughts.
It's okay.
You're okay.
Hey.
(dragon growling)
No one is going to hurt you.
I'm just going to take one step closer.
Good.
(dragon roaring)
(dragon roaring)
It's okay.
It's okay.
(gentle orchestral music)
Good, good.
It's just you and me, okay?
No one is going to hurt you.
Everything is going to be all right.
(gentle orchestral music continues)
(dragon roaring)
(gentle orchestral music continues)
(dragon growling)
(gentle orchestral music continues)
(Lorin gasping)
Are you okay?
Dad, I know what they want.
He just told me.
Don't tell me.
I got to go make a call.
Those people want to know about this.
(singer vocalizing)
(Lorin sighing)
(Lorin sighing)
(gentle orchestral music)
(Lorin laughing)
(gentle orchestral music continues)
(footsteps thudding)
Hey, Dad.
Hey, Sweetheart.
How is your luck this morning?
Great.
Found a lot more of those berries you like.
I was getting ready to throw
some in some pancakes,
if you're hungry.
That sounds great.
(singer vocalizing)
- 20 minutes.
- You got it.
(gentle orchestral music)
We found a way.
We taught others how to speak to the wings.
Perhaps that's why they vanished,
if they ever truly existed.
Maybe they grew tired of
us, of our smallness, our fear,
or maybe, maybe they've
only gone into hiding,
waiting for a time when we are ready,
when we can look at them
not with swords in our hands,
but with wonder in our hearts.
Can you hear it?
The wind whispers of
them still, in the mountains,
in the stars.
And sometimes, if you're quiet, very quiet,
you might just hear the
faintest beat of wings.
(grand orchestral music)
(jet engine roaring)
(fire whooshing)
(grand orchestral music continues)
(dragon roaring)
(dramatic orchestral music)
(singer vocalizing)
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
(singer vocalizing)
(gentle orchestral music)
(gentle orchestral music continues)
(fire whooshing)
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
[Veiren] Fire and fury, legend and lore,
they've honored our dreams
and our skies for years now,
vast wings cutting through the heavens,
their roars echoing like distant thunder.
(dragon roaring)
To some, they are
beasts, fearsome, untamed.
To others, they're gods,
harbingers of power and change.
I see them as guardians of the impossible.
They are the bridges between what we are
and what we could be.
(dragon roaring)
We tell tales of knights who slay them,
have treasure hoards
guarded in secret caves,
but have you ever wondered
why they hoard gold?
Is it greed, or is it that
they crave the shine,
the warmth, the spark of life itself,
trying to keep something
beautiful in a world
that sees them as monsters?
(dragon roaring)
Do you know what I think?
I think dragons are reminders,
reminders that the world is
bigger than we'll ever know,
that there are things that can't be tamed,
shouldn't be tamed.
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
They say fire and fury
gave birth to the first dragon.
And for centuries, their
reign scorched the skies,
but fire does not burn forever.
(dramatic orchestral music)
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
(door clicking)
(logs thudding)
(footsteps thudding)
(gentle orchestral music)
Do you want some supper?
Yeah.
I'll fix something here in a second.
Let me get a fire going.
I'll set the table.
(gentle orchestral music continues)
(gentle orchestral music continues)
You asked me for a
meal and then you don't eat,
that's strange.
We don't waste food when
it's this hard to come by,
you know this.
So, I was thinking that maybe I could go
to the market tomorrow.
Is something wrong with the food?
No.
No, it's not the food, Dad.
I just heard that there's a man there,
and he's telling stories.
Stories?
He said he found a set
of wings and that he killed it.
(singer vocalizing)
It's a hunter.
Hunters only bring trouble,
you do well to remember that.
(dramatic orchestral music)
They don't come out
this far, you know that.
We're too boring.
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
(Veiren clearing throat)
(Veiren sighing)
(gentle orchestral music)
The dishes are done.
Thank you, Sweetheart.
Do you need anything?
Otherwise, I think I'm
going to call it a night.
Nah.
I'm good, Baby.
Goodnight.
Night, Dad.
(gentle orchestral music continues)
(gentle orchestral music continues)
(coughing) How much longer?
Let's pass those trees.
(Jack coughing)
(Jack spitting and coughing)
No one told you, "Stop."
Keep fucking moving.
You know, I've heard of you.
You're like the terminator
of dragon hunters, right?
Something like that.
Yeah, that must be pretty cool,
I mean despite the circumstances.
(chuckling) Yeah.
Yeah.
Start walking.
(dramatic orchestral music)
Hey, I'm really tired right now.
Hey, can we just do it right here, buddy?
No can do, mate.
Move.
Hey, so what?
You're not a talker?
So what?
You know, my ex-wife, she'd
always say I talk too much.
(chuckling) What a fucking bitch, right?
Hey, man, come on, would you say something?
You're about to kill me, man.
For Christ's sake, would
you tell me something?
Say something.
All right, fuck it.
What was her name, your wife?
Connie.
Mmm.
Did you love her?
Yeah, I did.
Did you ever cheat on her?
I mean, once, twice, a few times.
So what?
So you didn't love her then, right?
Sure I did, I just,
I fucked up, that's all.
- Mmm.
- You know what?
Fuck talking.
Fucking walk, man.
Yeah, good idea.
I'll keep walking.
Walking, walking.
Oh, boy.
(dramatic orchestral music)
You know, I was like you
once, you know, like a soldier.
I did the exam, the meetings.
I just didn't take.
(Anders clearing throat)
Hey, can I ask you a question?
How much was I worth?
I'm not in liberty to
discuss that with you.
I'm sure it was quite a
lot, something like that.
About average.
(laughing) Yeah, shit, average.
All right, man.
So what do you do with them, the others?
What do we do?
Because I'm fucking,
I'm a nervous wreck, man.
I fucking hate surprises.
(dragon whooshing)
Get on your fucking knees now.
(dramatic orchestral music)
Oh, God.
Okay.
Oh, man.
Put your goddamn hands down.
It don't work like that.
You're the bait.
Hey, man.
Look, man, I didn't
mean to kill anybody, man.
Yeah, but you did, didn't you?
And now, you're here paying
off your little debt to society.
So shut the fuck up and take it like a man.
Hey, man.
Where are you going, man?
Don't leave me over here, man.
Stay a while, will you?
(suspenseful orchestral music)
(dragon roaring)
(wings flapping)
(dragon roaring)
(Jack gasping)
Easy, fella.
(dragon roaring)
(Jack screaming)
(dragon roaring)
(suspenseful orchestral music)
This is Anders.
I have visual confirmation.
Send the cavalry.
(suspenseful orchestral music continues)
Lorin!
Lorin!
(tense music)
Lorin!
Come on, kid, we got
to gather supplies today.
(tense music continues)
Sweetheart, we talked about this.
Lorin!
(tense music continues)
(door slamming)
Lorin!
(tense music continues)
Lorin!
Dad?
[Veiren] Where were you?
I couldn't sleep, so I took a walk.
[Veiren] Without letting me know?
You were asleep.
Even so.
We have rules.
Let me hear it out loud.
Never leave the house
without telling you first.
[Veiren] Exactly.
Yet you deliberately disobeyed my wishes.
By taking a walk?
Yes, Lorin!
(sighing) The rules are
in place for a reason.
Okay.
Go on, get inside.
I'll fix some breakfast.
We got a lot of chores
to catch up on today.
Go on.
Okay.
(dramatic orchestral music)
(Veiren sighing)
(suspenseful orchestral music)
(dragon roaring)
(sighing) Look, you don't
have to accept the rules,
but you will follow them.
You know I could have
gone to the market, and I didn't,
so you just don't trust me.
[Veiren] It got nothing to do with trust.
Then what does it have to do with?
Keeping you alive, Lorin.
You weren't here to see
what this place became.
And I can guarantee you,
it was a horrific shitshow.
Everybody lost, some
a lot more than others,
and I made promises to
more people than I care
to remember that I would
never lose again, ever.
So you want me to respect your wishes
so that you can somehow shelter me
from the world's problems?
You can't protect me
like this anymore, Dad.
Oh, Sweetheart.
I'm not trying to hide you
from the world's treacheries.
I just want you to survive them.
(dramatic orchestral music)
(knuckles rapping)
Honey, wait a second.
Lorin!
Dammit.
(knuckles rapping)
Morning.
Apologies for the hour,
but I was in your area.
I could use some shelter.
Shelter?
[Anders] That's right,
by order of the United States government.
[Veiren] Government.
Which branch?
Hunting division.
You're a hunter?
Yes, Ma'am.
What brings you out this far?
It's a bit cold out.
Perhaps we can discuss my
business inside your home?
(dramatic orchestral music)
So you're a hunter?
I don't just hunt them, I kill them.
Why?
Honey.
We say that's because
someone has to do it, right?
Are they really as terrible
as everyone says they are?
Worse.
Spar, mate, but you
see, they're not just beasts.
They're cunning, they know fear.
They use it.
How many have you killed?
Were you ever afraid?
Mmm.
Every time.
Honey, can you please
give us a few minutes?
Yeah.
I just have a couple more questions.
So is there one around here?
Is it coming toward us?
What do we need to do to prepare?
I'm not going to ask again.
Dad, I'm asking the man a question.
Am I not allowed to do that now?
Can't go on walks,
can't talk to our guests.
I'm sorry, my father does
not think I'm a grown-ass adult.
So, I'll be upstairs in my
room, but we'll talk later.
(dramatic orchestral music)
(singer vocalizing)
You got any more food?
No.
I'm required by law to assist
you in your job, that's all.
She's a curious one, right?
Yeah.
Yeah, curiosity is worth less than luck,
and that's exactly how
we've survived out here, alone.
Well, now, you're not alone, are you?
I'll tell you what, let me
grab my gear and I'll explain.
(tense music)
So these are... Seismograph readings.
That's right.
New York, Los Angeles, London, Tokyo,
all similar, if not,
identical S and P patterns.
Only, now, it's hard to detect them
because of their size and
spastic migration patterns.
Yeah.
Seismic waves lose energy
when they travel long distances.
Right again, but we've been able
to use sensitive detectors
to record waves emitted even
from the smallest set of wings.
So what do these tell you?
Two things.
Wings are headed to this area and soon.
And second?
They're not going to be small.
So, the government,
they sent you here for what?
Survey.
Early detection has helped
us kill wings in the past.
Typically, recon of an area
helps us scope out high ground
that went in a firefight,
should it come here.
Firefight?
We don't kill these things
with hugs and kisses, mate.
The 17th calvary is the closest
to this spot in the country.
They'll assist me in killing this dragon.
That's great.
Who is going to pay for my
land when they burn it down?
US government has a form.
Yeah.
So what do you need from
us, me and my daughter?
Honestly, nothing.
Well, for me, a place to lay my head,
allow me to do my work.
I'll take care of the rest.
I could help.
No.
No, you can't.
For your safety and the
safety of your daughter.
Look, typically, I like to ask
permission and not demand it,
but should you get in my way...
I was sent here by a man
appointed to office, not elected.
Now, is this your home originally?
No.
(dramatic orchestral music)
See something you like?
But it is now.
What do you need?
Wouldn't pass on a hot shower.
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
It's upstairs on the right.
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
(suspenseful orchestral music)
(Veiren sighing)
(Veiren sighing)
(knuckles rapping)
Come in.
Everything all right?
Let's not do this.
Do what?
Act like we just met five minutes ago.
I know you're at the door listening.
How much did you hear?
Everything.
(sighing) And you know
we're in a lot of danger.
The seismograph, how
did you know about that?
You were too young
to really know your mom.
She loved the weather, everything about it.
She studied it, photographed it.
Hell, sometimes, I'd look
outside, she'd just be barefoot
in the grass watching
the storm clouds roll in.
Goddammit, she was endearing.
(sighing) I always wished
I had something like that
in my life.
Anyway, about a year before you were born,
we had a small earthquake,
and she kept a reader out in the garage.
She took me out there and
showed me how it worked,
just explained the whole thing to me.
I think I sold it for like 40 bucks.
(gentle orchestral music)
Do you miss her?
Every day.
There is a ocean of silence between us now.
I think I'm drowning in it, Baby.
(gentle orchestral music continues)
(Lorin sighing)
So, this hunter, what is he going to do?
His job.
And by law, we got to let him do it.
Am I clear?
Yes, you're clear.
Hopefully, he's wrong
and we can just go on
about our lives with
nothing to worry about.
What if he's not wrong?
Just stick close to
the house today, okay?
(gentle orchestral music continues)
(door clicking)
(suspenseful orchestral music)
Anyone ever tell you,
you shouldn't sneak up
on someone with a gun?
I didn't know I was sneaking, sorry.
Should you be this
far out from your home?
It's never been a problem before.
Today, it is.
You should go back.
Well, this is my property
and you're just a guest, so.
A guest, huh?
Yes, and guests don't make the rules.
I hate to break it to you,
love, but the government does.
And as a servant of the
law, that means I outrank you
and anyone else on this property, sorry.
Besides, your old man seems
to be wound up a little tight.
So you being out here,
it'll probably cause more harm than good.
Well, I know where it is, the wings.
I could show you, if you want.
(gentle orchestral music)
(singer vocalizing)
Get on with it.
(gentle orchestral music continues)
It's right this way.
Come on.
It's right over there.
- Here?
- Yeah, there.
You're positive?
Yes.
Who else knows about this?
No one.
Your father?
When is the last time you saw it?
A couple nights ago.
Let me get this straight.
You was just out here
wandering around in the dark
and just stumbled upon it.
Not exactly.
(gentle orchestral music continues)
All right, stop.
You and I need to have a little chat.
Now, let's start with how
the fuck you see wings
out here at night.
I don't really see them.
I just kinda know they're here.
That don't answer my question.
Yes, it did.
Right.
Well, let's put it this way, love.
I'm more of a literal type of
guy, so I'm going to need you
to literally explain to me
what the fuck is going on here,
all right?
You'll tell my dad.
Well, that all depends, doesn't it?
On?
On whatever it is
we're talking about here.
Fine.
It started a few years ago.
I would just get these
little whispers, just enough
to kinda see what's going on,
but never enough to know why.
Does that answer your question?
No, it don't.
Well, that's the best
explanation you're going to get.
Is that right?
Yes, that's right.
Fucking hell.
So, live and breathe,
you're a goddamn whisperer.
- I never said that.
- No, but I did.
And what you and your old
man need to start understanding
is that, my word, that's
the only word that matters
from here on now.
Now, he needs to hear
about this, so start walking.
Go on.
(dramatic orchestral music)
What, are you going to shoot me?
I will if you leave me no choice.
(wings flapping)
(dragon roaring)
(suspenseful orchestral music)
Lorin!
(dragon roaring)
He's got to be 20 feet.
30, and it's a she, not a he.
How do you know that?
We really got to
have that talk right now?
(dragon growling)
What are you going to do to it?
Me?
Nothing.
I'm just one man.
But if I can get word to the cavalry,
we'll blow that fucker
right out of the sky.
Why would you do that?
It's not done anything wrong to you.
Are you fucking serious?
Have you not seen the world around you?
All right, fuck this.
Let's go, come on.
(suspenseful orchestral music)
(dragon growling)
Hey, hold up.
What?
I feel like I need to be the
one to break the news to him.
You?
Why?
Well, let's put it this way.
Your old man strikes me
as the type of guy that, if
he folds, then skins his leg.
He's more keen to cut
the fucker off than go
and look for the Band-Aids.
Savvy?
That's my dad.
(dramatic orchestral music)
[Veiren] Dammit, Lorin,
this is exactly why I tell you
not to leave the house
without talking to me first.
Veiren.
No, no, we've had this
conversation time after time.
In all due respect, she's
my daughter, not yours.
She didn't see it
wandering out in the woods.
- What?
- Tell him.
I saw it while I was sleeping.
Asleep?
So you're sleepwalking.
She was dreaming.
It's not possible.
There's only one type of person
that can see wings before
they arrive, a whisperer.
[Veiren] Those people
don't exist anymore.
You sure about that?
I know about a mother, your wife.
My wife is dead.
Yeah, and so is about a third
of the Earth's population, mate.
Would you like to discuss this in private?
Wait, hold on, what does
this have to do with my mom?
- Lorin, go to your room.
- No.
Lorin!
Dad, I'm not 10 years old.
Whatever he has to say
about mom, he could say
in front of me.
Shelly, she could
sense things, the weather.
Climate change is in the events, too, yeah?
Preternatural.
You see, that's what we call people
who could see things
the rest of us couldn't.
How do you know that?
Come off it, mate.
You didn't really think
I'd just show up out here
without doing a little digging into you
and your family now, did you?
Her mother, your deceased wife,
she could see things
before they would happen.
So Lorin seeing the
beast before it arrived,
that's not a coincidence.
She was dreaming.
It wasn't a dream.
I saw it.
You are not thinking straight, mate.
Mark my words, in 10 years,
humans will be wiped off the face
of the Earth, along
with every other species
that came before us,
unless she helps me find
these fucking things and kill them.
You don't understand that.
What's the big deal?
Maybe it's for the best.
What's so special about us?
Huh?
We don't have wings.
We can't breathe fire from our lungs.
That's pretty cynical, isn't it?
Yeah.
Kicked idealism, sorry.
We are losing a fucking
battle with these things, mate.
I want to help.
See?
She wants to help.
We just need to test her abilities first.
How the hell does that work?
Huh?
I'll tell you what, we'll test her.
If she turns out, we'll come up
with a plan to where she
doesn't need to leave the house.
She can save the world from
the fucking couch cushions?
And what if she actually
pulls something like that off?
This farm will be crawling
in military deployment
within the fucking hour.
Then what happens?
You're going to take her away?
You're going to take my
daughter and ship her off
to some psych ward to
be a science experiment
for your fucking boss?
If she can help me kill
at least one of these things,
I could convince anyone
of anything, mate, trust me.
Trust you? (Scoffing)
We don't even know you.
You don't know how
long we've been looking
for a whisperer, someone
who can see their movements.
It could shift the tide
of this war, Veiren.
Someone like that could
write their own ticket.
We just need to know for sure, that's all.
I know how we can do it.
I know how we can test it.
(dramatic orchestral music)
Everything all right?
(sighing) Just, do you think
this is really going to work?
This was your plan, remember?
Yeah.
You know, my dad didn't talk
to me much about the wings.
I'm sure he had good reason.
No.
And if he did it, it was
probably a shitty one anyways.
I forget, they probably stopped teaching
about dragons before you were born.
Well, knights were elite
soldiers from medieval Europe
who fought on horseback.
They were the first people
to find one of these demons.
(dramatic orchestral music)
And as time went on, they
found ways to tame the beasts
and discovered they had
these people called whisperers.
That's people who could see
inside the minds of a dragon,
hear their thoughts, see their movements.
Have you ever heard of the Crusades?
No.
Not more than a quest for power, really,
but a journey to own dragons.
Anyway, as more and more
wings appeared, these knights,
well, they started to turn on one another,
fighting over something
they had no chance in hell
of being able to control.
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
They strived every day
to try to force these things
into slavery, like what you
see in the movies, yeah?
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
It's like the allure of owning
a dragon drove them mad,
turned these once noble
men into mercenaries.
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
Murder, corruption,
war, that sound familiar?
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
Yes.
What happened to the knights?
Well, they all died and the dragons went
into hiding underground for centuries,
just waiting for the right time to pop up
and tear us all apart.
Yeah, but we didn't do
that to the dragons, they did.
Dragons don't think that way, love.
They don't rationalize.
They don't keep time.
They do hold a grudge,
kinda like a caged dog.
You get too close, you might lose a finger.
Only with dragons, if you get too close,
you might lose your life.
So you're kinda like the new knights?
I guess you're right.
Never really thought of it like that.
Hmm.
Well, I better head back to the house.
Nap time and all that.
Very good.
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
And I wasn't always a
contractor for the government.
I had a daughter once.
Yeah?
Her name was Madison Louis.
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
I called her Lou.
You remind me of her.
She had a lot of fight in her, like you.
Sweet dreams, all right?
(suspenseful orchestral music)
(suspenseful orchestral music continues)
Anything?
She's still asleep.
Copy that.
(suspenseful orchestral music continues)
We'll give her a few more minutes,
and then we'll wake her up.
What if she doesn't
have an answer for you?
Well, then we'll know she
can't do what her mother could.
(suspenseful orchestral music continues)
(suspenseful orchestral music)
(dragon roaring)
(dragon roaring)
(suspenseful orchestral music continues)
(Lorin gasping)
- It's okay, it's okay.
- Oh my gosh.
You saw it, didn't you?
Yeah, it's here.
Anders, get ready.
(dramatic orchestral music)
We have to go help him.
Dad, he's... Lorin, Lorin,
hunting is his job, Baby, not ours.
(sobbing) Shit.
Okay.
Dad, why didn't you tell me
that mom was a whisperer?
I didn't think it really mattered.
You mean
You barely knew her, Baby.
I just wanted to preserve
that image you had
in your head, I'm sorry.
Why would that make me
think any differently of her?
Because whisperers were
seen as damaged people, Baby.
So you thought she was damaged.
Not by a goddamn mile.
Your mother was perfect,
just like you.
(dramatic orchestral music)
(dragon roaring)
(suspenseful orchestral music)
(dragon roaring)
(dragon roaring)
(dragon roaring)
(gun firing)
(dragon roaring)
So I have the same abilities as mom,
maybe I really can help.
Help?
Lorin, there is no winning this war.
The best that we can
pray for is the upper hand,
whisperer or not.
Do you understand what I'm saying to you?
(door thudding)
It's Anders.
[Veiren] Lorin.
- Anders?
- Hold on a second.
Is he okay?
Oh my God!
Oh, shit.
Oh my God.
Oh.
Dad.
Oh my God!
Anders, what happened?
Where are you bleeding from?
Vanessa, Vanessa called.
Who's Vanessa?
Who is Vanessa, Dad?
Probably his wife.
Should we call her?
Should we call somebody?
Dad, what do we do?
Oh my God.
Oh my God.
Oh my God.
It's okay.
Okay, let's go get you
something, do something
with the wounds that we
can cover, then we can
Honey, there's too much blood, Baby.
We don't have anything
here that'll save him.
Dad.
Anders.
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay.
Anders, look at me, lock your eyes on me.
Now, listen to me, okay?
You're going to die, Anders.
It's okay, it's okay.
Who do you see?
Vanessa.
That's good, that's real good.
Tell her you love her.
It's okay, go with her.
She's here to take you now.
It's okay to go with
her, just take her hand.
Go on.
(dramatic orchestral music)
There you go.
Did he just die?
Dad, he just died.
Did you feel that?
He just died.
Dad, did you feel that?
[Veiren] Go to your room, Lorin.
Don't argue with me.
Dad, what are you going to do?
I'm going to bury him.
Now, go.
Now!
(dramatic orchestral music)
Oh my God.
(Veiren breathing heavily)
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
(Lorin sighing)
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
(shovel clanging)
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
(choir vocalizing)
(wings flapping)
(choir vocalizing)
(dramatic orchestral music)
(water running)
[Veiren] Here.
[Lorin] You know, I've never seen anyone
die like that before.
I mean in television and the
movies, but never like that.
[Veiren] I really wish you hadn't.
[Lorin] What are we going to do now?
As soon as he's reported missing,
they'll send somebody
out here to check on him.
We'll tell him exactly what
happened, and then we got to go.
We can't stay here anymore.
No, this is our home.
We can't leave.
Yeah, it was, but not anymore.
As soon as they get here,
this place will be crawling
with the hunters and soldiers.
God knows what else.
Jesus, we got dragons
right outside the front door.
So pack up everything you can carry.
We're leaving in the morning.
No.
Yeah.
No, I'm not leaving.
Dad, running isn't going to do any good
for me or anyone else.
You know, I never had to
understand the meaning of life
because you already knew it.
I used to pretend because I
would go to bed at night knowing
that I had someone bigger
and stronger there to protect me.
Everything is different now, Dad.
I have a responsibility, Dad.
I can't leave.
I need you to accept that I'm grown up
and I can do more good than bad.
I just need you to trust me.
(sighing) All right.
(sighing) So what do we do?
I have an idea.
(dramatic orchestral music)
Are you sure about this?
No, not really.
I'm kidding.
You're going to be fine.
Come on.
It's not that funny.
(gentle orchestral music)
[Lorin] Hurry up, old man.
What is it?
It's close.
How many of them are there?
(fire roaring) (suspenseful
orchestral music)
Just one.
(gentle orchestral music)
Lorin.
I can see it.
I just don't know when
it's going to get here.
So we wait?
Yeah, we wait.
(Lorin sighing)
There's a cabin just
around the corner up here.
It's going to be dark in a few hours.
Let's go wait there.
Okay.
(gentle orchestral
music) (choir vocalizing)
(gentle orchestral music continues)
Come on in.
(glasses clanking)
Finish it.
Dad, what about you?
When you become a
parent, you're no longer worried
about your own well being.
I have one job, that's keeping you safe.
How did you find this place anyway?
Me and your mother used to come here.
Wait, before?
[Veiren] Yeah.
Dad, what was it like before the dragons?
You're always telling me that,
"I don't know what it was like."
Mmm.
Tell me.
- Truthfully?
- Yeah.
If every person on the planet
would have made it a
rule that, wherever they are,
whenever they can, just be
a little kinder than necessary,
that's it, I think the world
would have been a much better place.
Jesus, human beings are selfish creatures.
Those wings, they only
eat when they need to
and they share their
food as if it were law.
Yeah.
Human beings would though
had enough food in a week,
they could have fed a starving in nation.
Now, look at us, scrounging around whatever
we can get our hands on.
Uh-huh.
Some of us saw it coming.
It's probably that gene
she passed down to you.
What gene?
The ability to see things.
I don't know, the way that you say it,
it's almost like we're better off.
Maybe.
Hmm.
I don't know, should we sleep?
You tell me.
Do you think it'll help?
I can try.
You're scared.
I'm worried.
If this goes wrong, that
dragon is going to kill us both.
At least we'll die together.
Yeah.
Well, sleep.
(gentle orchestral music)
(Veiren sighing)
(singer vocalizing)
(gentle orchestral music)
(Veiren clearing throat)
See something you like?
Always.
What's wrong?
It's our daughter.
I don't think Lorin is the problem.
No?
It's freedom.
She needs much more
than you're willing to give.
I'm not coming back.
She needs you now more than ever,
and the world will look to her.
You have to be ready to let her go.
Veiren.
I don't know how to do that.
Sometimes, we have to
let go of the life we've planned
so that we can accept
the life that's waiting for us.
I lost you.
I'm not losing her, too.
You don't have a choice, you never did.
Cry, forgive,
learn, move on.
[Lorin] Dad.
Dad, wake up.
Lorin?
Dad, Dad.
(gasping) Lorin.
It's here.
Come on.
(suspenseful orchestral music)
(wings flapping)
(dragon roaring)
Dad, what do we do?
What do we do?
This is your idea.
Your idea, your plan.
Okay.
Okay, I'm ready.
- I'm ready.
- Okay.
I'll cover you.
Lorin.
Lorin.
Yeah?
[Veiren] You can do this, Baby.
I trust you.
(dragon roaring)
Hey.
Hey, it's okay.
Dad.
- Dad, drop the gun.
- Lorin.
Dad, seriously, trust me.
I can hear its thoughts.
It's okay.
You're okay.
Hey.
(dragon growling)
No one is going to hurt you.
I'm just going to take one step closer.
Good.
(dragon roaring)
(dragon roaring)
It's okay.
It's okay.
(gentle orchestral music)
Good, good.
It's just you and me, okay?
No one is going to hurt you.
Everything is going to be all right.
(gentle orchestral music continues)
(dragon roaring)
(gentle orchestral music continues)
(dragon growling)
(gentle orchestral music continues)
(Lorin gasping)
Are you okay?
Dad, I know what they want.
He just told me.
Don't tell me.
I got to go make a call.
Those people want to know about this.
(singer vocalizing)
(Lorin sighing)
(Lorin sighing)
(gentle orchestral music)
(Lorin laughing)
(gentle orchestral music continues)
(footsteps thudding)
Hey, Dad.
Hey, Sweetheart.
How is your luck this morning?
Great.
Found a lot more of those berries you like.
I was getting ready to throw
some in some pancakes,
if you're hungry.
That sounds great.
(singer vocalizing)
- 20 minutes.
- You got it.
(gentle orchestral music)
We found a way.
We taught others how to speak to the wings.
Perhaps that's why they vanished,
if they ever truly existed.
Maybe they grew tired of
us, of our smallness, our fear,
or maybe, maybe they've
only gone into hiding,
waiting for a time when we are ready,
when we can look at them
not with swords in our hands,
but with wonder in our hearts.
Can you hear it?
The wind whispers of
them still, in the mountains,
in the stars.
And sometimes, if you're quiet, very quiet,
you might just hear the
faintest beat of wings.
(grand orchestral music)
(jet engine roaring)
(fire whooshing)
(grand orchestral music continues)
(dragon roaring)
(dramatic orchestral music)
(singer vocalizing)
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(dramatic orchestral music continues)
(dramatic orchestral music continues)
(singer vocalizing)
(gentle orchestral music)
(gentle orchestral music continues)