Nina the Starry Bride (2024) s01e07 Episode Script

[NINA]
Golden eyes.
[growls]
♪
[stick cracking]
[roaring]
Az!
[gasps]
[gunshot]
[thuds]
[NINA]
Prince Sett?
[bird chirps]
-Neena called me.
-[NEENA] It's Sett!
[gasps]
Neena, I'm so glad you're okay!
[SETT]
She saved your life.
That beast
was hunting for dinner.
[whimpering]
-[SETT] Here.
-[grunts]
Oh, water?
Thank you!
[SETT]
Let's move.
I found a safe place
where we can rest.
Buthow will they find us?
I left signs to follow.
They'll find us by the morning.
[NINA]
Hmm. By morning?
So, for now it's just us?
Do you think Princess Alisha
is all right?
[horse neighing]
They said that she was
not inside the carriage
when they found it.
She must have
survived the crash.
[HIKAMI] I should be out there
tracking her down.
But as a lady-in-waiting,
I cannot.
I will have to
place my trust
in the luck
bestowed by the stars.
Hey, wait up!
[NINA] He hasn't
looked back even once,
but I don't really mind.
I can bear the throbbing pain.
I'm just grateful
I'm not alone.
♪
[footfall]
Go sit somewhere else.
-Sure, fine.
-[SETT] Leave the water.
[NINA]
Why's he such a jerk?
♪
[NEENA]
Sett. Sett.
[NINA]
Neena?
[grunting]
[gasps]
-[scoffs]
-Don't you scoff at me!
Show me that wound!
-[SETT] Go away!
-[gasps]
Did you get injured
saving me?
This is more of a scratch
than a real wound.
I can barely even feel it.
But it came from a wild animal.
A wound like that
could easily kill you.
You're a fool.
I have not done
near enough good in my life
to die just yet.
[SETT] I'm still losing
my battle with God.
Huh.
♪
[SETT]
I need some rest.
Go away and leave me be.
Oh, no.
[SETT]
The God of the Underworld
never answers my call.
[NINA]
Sett? Prince Sett!
[SETT]
It's so hot,
that's not right.
It was always
deathly cold here.
[HEAD PRIEST]
Let us pray.
You may yet earn
God's forgiveness
for this sin,
your tainted blood.
[SETT]
The daily prayers.
[HEAD PRIEST] My sweet Mejeh
has been summoned to heaven.
But fear not
I will protect you
from the royal family.
♪
[SETT]
It was love and adulation.
[HEAD PRIEST] How impressive!
You've learned it already?
[SETT]
Or purification and "rebirth."
[HEAD PRIEST]
We must drain every drop
of the wicked king's blood
from your tainted veins.
This is for your
own good, child.
[SETT]
After the bloodletting
[HEAD PRIEST]
Now pray.
Let us pray to God.
♪
Behold, Sett!
I offer myself to Mejeh,
my pure priestess of God!
♪
Bear witness to my love!
[thuds]
[gasps]
-[panting]
-Good, you're awake.
You have a fever,
please try not to move.
You kept crying out.
[fire crackling]
[SETT]
A dream.
[fire crackling]
What are you doing?
Doesn't my hand
feel nice and cold?
It's magic.
I used to do this
to comfort a sickly kid I knew.
[NINA] And I would wish
for half of his fever
to transfer into my hand.
[scoffs]
How typical
for a priestess of God.
A hollow gesture of kindness.
[Nina growls]
[grunts]
It's annoying to complain
about Gods
-all day.
-Did you
And who cares
if I'm a priestess?
Drop it. That's not relevant
to anything.
[NINA]
It's normal to be nice.
[Sett groans]
[NINA]
Are you getting cold?
Your clothes are dry
beneath your coat,
but I know your feet are wet.
Outside, it gets
a bit chilly at night.
I have a better idea
for chasing away
the night's chill, servant.
Ah, wait, or was it "queen?"
[grunts]
[growls]
♪
[moaning]
[fire crackling]
♪
What did you think of that,
ya royal jerk?
Without love, it's nothing!
It's meaningless!
-It's poop!
-It's what?
-It's poop?
-It's poop!
Sometimes you act
just like a big baby.
[SETT]
So what?
Do you really believe
you're in any position
to be complaining?
Who needs love?
It is the most intrusive
thing in existence.
[SETT]
Love is a curse.
Attachment, a grudge.
All except pain and death
are pathetic falsehoods.
Hmm.
[NINA] You only feel that way
'cause you're alone.
Because you don't know
what it means
to be special to someone.
How about you try pretending
to like me for a while?
What?
Why would I do
such a silly thing?
Maybe because everything
you said just now
is completely backwards.
This is the only way
to prove you wrong.
[gasps]
[SETT]
What is she talking about?
If you try and nothing changes,
then I'll admit defeat.
Why not care for me
like you do Neena?
[squawking]
Hey, what's wrong?
Danger.
She sensed something.
[Neena squawking]
[NINA] Do you think
there are more of those beasts?
[SETT]
That's unlikely.
They are not usually known
to share their territory.
Rather, it's something smaller.
Nothing too dangerous.
-[SETT] I shall--
-You shouldn't move!
[NINA]
I'll go have a look.
[SETT]
There's no need for that.
[NINA]
What gives?
I don't see anything!
Maybe Neena
just spooked herself.
[meowing]
[NINA]
I wonder if that cave there
is where the beast lived?
[meowing]
[gasps]
-It's a little orphan.
-[meowing]
-That beast was a mother.
-[meowing]
Take it right back.
At once.
But it's just a baby,
it can't survive on its own.
-[meowing]
-I won't leave it there to die!
You idiot,
it will not stay small.
[squawking]
Can't you use your royal power?
Save this little life?
It is the beast's destiny
to die this way.
Don't say things like that.
It doesn't matter
what star we were born under.
This isn't for the Gods
to decide.
[SETT]
Aren't you a priestess?
Even a priestess has eyes.
The Gods may be
watching over all of us,
but only we can help ourselves.
[SETT]
I don't get it.
She looks like she could
break at any moment,
yet she's unblemished.
She's pure, yet coarse.
It's something beyond
simple goodness.
Why can't I take
my eyes off something
I should destroy?
I will summon
an expert on raising them.
Do you mean it?
Neena came to me
in a similar fashion.
Do you hear that?
We'll all be so happy together!
♪
[NINA] Try pretending
to like me for a little while.
Care for me like Neena.
[SETT] From this moment on,
I shall call you Neena.
You what?
Nina.
You can't call me that!
[SETT]
Confusing?
Fine.
I'll call you Nina.
[NINA] In this land
where no one knows the real me,
my true name has returned.
[gasps]
♪
It's dawn.
I'm going to call you Mevaria.
You arrived like the dawn.
[NINA]
The sun always rises.
Surely
♪
[squawking]
They're here.
[MALE GUARD 7A]
Prince Sett!
[NINA]
You're right!
Hey, stop,
you should still take it easy.
[SETT]
I am fine.
[NINA]
I know what this is.
He doesn't want his soldiers
to think he's weak.
You can lean on me if you ever
feel like you might fall.
Come again?
I promise I'd never tell
anyone you collapsed.
♪
[NINA] His status places
so much weight
on his shoulders.
Is that why he hides
any sign of weakness?
They're completely different,
but he's a little like Az.
Just a bit!
But still very distinct.
Maybe I'll pretend
to like him a little, too.
Not as much as Az, though.
No one can replace Az.
I hope
he'll forgive me for that.
Let's go!
Once we get past here,
we'll finally be in Galgada.
[NINA] It's happening,
I'm going to be his queen.
The north used to be
an impoverished land.
Four generations ago,
a messenger of the Gods
told the king to travel south
to the paradise of dreams.
It took one generation
to build an army.
It took two more
to claim the nearby nations.
Now, they're
a prosperous kingdom
known far and wide
for their strength
and their insatiable dream.
The great nation of Galgada
rules over five territories.
[gasping]
What is it, Nina?
Hey, you mustn't call me that
in front of other people.
But it's your childhood name,
what's the issue?
[NINA]
Great, Sett believes
Alisha's childhood
name is Nina.
I'm pretty sure Fortna doesn't
even have those, though.
[GUARDS]
Prince Sett, Your Highness.
Welcome back.
[NINA] So, this is how
Galgada receives their prince.
[YOR]
How foul, that old stench.
It reeks of rotting blood.
It must mean Sett has arrived.
Second Prince Yor.
How charming!
You are truly
a lucky man, Brother.
Third Prince Bidoh.
It has been too long,
my brother.
[NINA]
These are Sett's siblings?
Were you taught
no manners, woman?
Bow to me!
[whimpering]
-I beg your forgiveness!
-I beg your forgiveness!
How sweet!
You don't have to bow,
Princess.
Stop, Yor,
please calm yourself.
By the way, the king told us
to greet our special arrival
from Fortna.
We've heard tell
of your blue eyes,
which are as deep
as they are lovely.
-Let's have a look.
-[Nina gasps]
[NINA] [gasps]
This could be my chance.
I am Alisha Seth Fortna.
I am honored to meet
Prince Sett's brothers.
The pleasure is mine.
Her eyes are pretty.
But marrying a priestess
is surely a crime.
I would never allow
such a thing to transpire.
It's nothing short
of blasphemy.
You must know that.
After all,
your own mother also--
I did not give you
permission to speak.
Hm?
[SETT] You will not address me
unless I give you leave to.
I see you are
as vapid as when I left.
Who do you think you are?
You have an inflated ego
because you are next in line.
You'd do well to remember
that you are not the king yet.
♪
[NINA] Why is the atmosphere
so volatile in here?
Now, hurry up and join
the ranks of the underworld,
brat from the Temple of Blood.
You certainly enjoy
mindless banter.
Just what I've come
to expect from the child
of a concubine flatterer.
How dare you!
Acquire a coffin first if you
wish to duel me, ingrate.
[metal clanging]
Shame on you!
There's no need
to escalate the situation!
[NINA]
You're upsetting everyone!
Start acting like princes
instead of children.
That was too mean.
Your insults crossed the line.
[all gasping]
♪
Um, Princess.
[gasps]
[nervous chuckle]
I suppose I'm used
to scolding my little brother
back in Fortna.
You're so mean, Big Sister!
[nervous chuckle]
[NINA]
Yikes, I really messed up.
[squawking]
So much for my plan
to make them like me
and then become the queen
of Galgada with their blessing.
[sighs]
No use lamenting when
the damage is already done.
[NINA]
I'll do better next time.
I'm pretty sure Sett and I
are getting closer, at least.
I'll become their queen
and protect Fortna.
I'll stop at nothing.
[door opens]
Princess.
About your room.
[COURT LADY 7A] You will be
sharing a bedchamber
-with Prince Sett.
-Sett!
[COURT LADY 7A]
Please go there at nightfall.
♪
[NINA] They expect me
to share a bed with him?
Well, let's look
on the bright side.
This is a prime opportunity.
You're here?
In my room?
[all screaming]
Sett, hello.
Hello!
Don't you start
being weird like her.
I'll just sleep on the floor,
I really don't mind.
I have this one to look after.
Nights in Galgada are frigid.
You will sleep in bed.
Oh, I get it.
Were you hoping
something would happen?
[NINA]
You know full well I was not.
My apologies.
I fear I'm not in the mood
for that tonight.
[gasps]
[sighs]
Hey, Sett, I
I'm sorry for what I said
in front of your
brothers today.
[scoffs]
Your life would have normally
been forfeit for that.
I saw your stupid face
and chose mercy.
[SETT] They are my brothers,
but only just
We merely share half our blood.
[NINA]
Half-brothers?
I suppose that means they have
different mothers, then.
♪
I, for one, would be thrilled
to have such a large family.
[SETT]
Even brothers like them?
[NINA]
When you have no siblings
and your parents die,
it's up to you to see them off
all by yourself.
And I bet that's really lonely
and deeply sad.
Or it just feels empty.
I was all by myself
when she died,
and yet I felt nothing.
[NINA]
His mother died? I didn't know.
Grief is complicated.
Maybe you just
couldn't feel anything
because you were too sad.
[SETT]
What even is sadness?
I have never experienced
that emotion.
[NINA]
He's so alone.
That's why he's this way.
It's like he was always alone.
Sett, I was wondering
were you not raised
in this castle?
Did you live separately from
the king and your brothers?
♪
[NINA]
That's it, I get it now.
-I said no such thing.
-[NINA] Sure, right.
-[NINA] That's fine.
-What do you
♪
It's okay.
[sighs]
-What's okay?
-Huh?
What's okay?
Well, uheverything.
Everything?
The whole world's gonna
open up for you from now on.
[SETT]
What could that mean?
[groaning]
[NINA] I'm way too anxious
to fall asleep in a strange,
new place like this.
♪
[SETT]
Too anxious to sleep, huh?
She doesn't have a shred
of tension or caution.
Az, hi.
[giggles]
♪
[snoring softly]
[SETT]
Gentle breathing sounds.
Warmth.
The presence of life.
I'm sleeping beside someone
with no motive, no intentions.
♪
That's odd.
Galgadan nights
aren't supposed
to be this warm.
♪
[door creaking opens]
[squawking]
-[gasps]
-[snoring softly]
[NINA] How did I end up
in this strange predicament?
[whimpering]
I can't get away.
Hmm.
His lashes are so shiny.
Red eyes!
[whimpering]
Too close!
Care to explain
how we wound up like this?
You snuggled up to me
as you slept.
[NINA]
What?
But you're clearly
the one who was
I mean, wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait!
Release me!
♪
You are released.
Hmm.
♪
-[meowing]
-Meva!
I get the hint, you're hungry.
♪
[NINA]
What happened just now?
I feel like he's somehow
different from before.
Maybe a little bit?
In his eyes.
And he was even smiling.
♪
Hm?
Hmm.
-Dress me.
-[NINA] What?
That's what my servants do.
Huh?
You can't even dress yourself?
[NINA] Oh, I guess
that's normal for royalty.
-That's enough!
-Get on with it.
♪
Fine, I'll do it!
I guess I have
no choice, right?
Here I go!
Ahh, I did it.
Unacceptable.
[KING OF GALGADA]
Tell me, Sett.
How are things
with Fortna's princess?
It is under control.
I plan to use her
to invade Fortna.
I have yet to trifle with her.
♪
[scoffs]
You won't mess
with that princess.
[KING OF GALGADA] Then
I take it you are determined
to take Fortna by force?
You certainly possess
the strength to achieve it,
something
your brothers sorely lack.
[scoffs]
Taking Fortna
has been our dream
since your
great-grandfather's generation.
I would love to make that
happen under my rule.
♪
That fool is clearly
unfit to be their king.
And that princess
was the Astral Priestess,
a sacred symbol of Fortna.
We have every advantage.
There is more than one path.
I have decided!
I am setting aside
the current line of succession.
[Bidoh whistles]
[KING OF GALGADA] Whoever
conquers Fortna for Galgada
will be the next king.
What do you know?
Things are finally getting
lively around here!
I've been waiting
for something like this.
[GROUP]
Right, Prince Bidoh!
I will not lose
to Sett or Bidoh.
I deserve to be king,
and I'll do whatever it takes.
[TOAT]
A child of Fortna's princess
would be a tool for invasion.
In other words,
whoever claims
the Princess of Fortna
will become
the next King of Galgada.
♪
♪
And thus, the oath
is now passed on to you.
Under the God of the stars
who rules our fate
and guides our land.
[PRIEST 7A]
Azure Seth Fortna
is hereby
the new King of Fortna!
[NINA] "Night eight.
Memories of Blood."