Nina the Starry Bride (2024) s01e08 Episode Script

Times New Roman Night
Memories of Blood.
[NINA]
The royal palace of Galgada
is separated into five wings.
At the center
is the King's Red Wing,
surrounded by color-coded wings
for each of the princes.
The walls and floors
of each prince's area
are adorned with their color.
Sett resides in the White Wing.
We have prepared a separate
bedchamber for you.
From now on, you shall
be sleeping here instead.
Huh? What's this about
separate bedchambers?
[NEENA]
Separate?
You're desperate
to sleep with me?
Of course, that's not it!
I just want to know
what's happening.
The King's orders.
It's not official yet.
The current line of succession
is soon to be thrown out.
It is?
Does that mean Sett
isn't the first prince now?
What does that
have to do with my room?
[SETT] Whichever prince
acquires the Princess of Fortna
shall become
the next king of Galgada.
Wha
Princess.
You may pass.
You should stay here
in the White Wing!
I'll be fine.
I just want
to look around a bit.
It makes me so angry!
They didn't even think
to ask what I want.
And Sett was so aloof about it.
Doesn't he care about
ascending the throne at all?
You know,
whichever prince you choose
is going to become the ruler
of this whole kingdom.
[ANNE]
That's truly incredible!
[NINA]
She's got a good point there,
yet somehow
it doesn't feel incredible.
I wonder
what the other princes will do
in hopes of winning
your affection.
-[ANNE] Huh?
[NINA] Hm?
[Nina gasps]
We've come here to welcome you.
I'm Yor Att,
prince of the Black Wing.
Glad you came.
[NINA]
Right.
Except I was
brought here by force.
[NINA] Thank you
for the kind invitation.
I shall grant you permission
to stay in the Black Wing.
Hm?
Oh, dear.
I'm afraid I must decline,
as I have animals
to look after.
And I would have to ask
for Sett's permission.
Sett has no say in this matter!
You are free
to visit any wing you please.
Especially, this one!
[NINA]
That explains why the guards
didn't try to stop me.
I suppose this means that
Sett really isn't
the first prince anymore.
You are going
to become my queen.
The throne will be mine.
[NINA] So, this guy
wants the throne badly.
[YOR] I will
not allow Sett to take it.
[NINA]
That's not his main reason
for wanting it, right?
Prince Sett's mother
was impure,
engaging in carnal relations
while still a priestess.
[NINA] Wait, so she was still
a priestess when she
Guess she didn't return
to secular life
the way Alisha did.
You will like your room.
It is most luxurious.
Eh?
I see.
Does that mean
you intend for us
to share a bedchamber?
I would never
sleep with a woman!
[NINA]
Ah.
Well, that explains
all the handsome men.
I hear you loud and clear!
Your people are quite lovely.
Now, then.
Do you mind
if I come a bit closer?
Stay away!
[MALE HUNK 1] Prince Yor
has a thing about women.
Oh.
So he dislikes women that much?
Hey!
That's not true!
[NINA]
It's not?
[door creaks shut]
[NINA]
I think he's mad.
The third floor, huh?
All that time,
Sett never told me
what he wanted from me.
Maybe he doesn't care
one way or the other.
[NINA]
Huh?
Why does that
make me feel lonely?
How odd.
Well, I suppose
it felt like we were finally
beginning to
understand each other.
At least a little.
♪
[door creaks open]
I have brought you
some dinner, your highness.
[NINA]
Hm?
Mmm.
[NINA] Great!
This one's just the right size.
[muffled groaning]
She escaped?
[YOR]
Did she seduce him?
The minx!
No.
She merely hit him.
Find her at once!
[NINA]
I've gotta hurry back.
But is there any reason to?
I doubt
Sett even wants me there.
And do I really care
which prince I marry?
After all,
my goal is to protect Fortna.
-Any luck?
-[MALE HUNK 2] No.
[whimpering]
[NINA]
I need to go back because,
um, I have to take care
of Neena and Meva!
Yeah.
That's the only reason.
It has become apparent
that she was
abducted by Prince Yor.
Her attendants are concerned,
-as you can see.
-[ANNE] Huh?
I will pay him a visit
and accept any punishment.
But I must know.
Do you no longer want
the princess for yourself?
[HIKAMI] Do you not intend
to vie for the throne?
The throne isn't
worth the effort
it would take to fight for it.
No matter what I want,
it will still fall to me.
[SETT] The blood it takes
to become king.
That royal blood
flows deep within my veins.
Across every battlefield,
this blood stayed with me.
Never a drop spilled.
I must be bound
by the cruel hands of fate
to live in this
eternal emptiness.
[NINA] This isn't for
the Gods to decide.
♪
[NEENA]
Sett!
-[NEENA] Sett!
-Neena.
Nina.
[NINA] Hikami and Anne are
probably worried sick by now.
Nice escape, Princess.
I'm impressed.
Hmm?
I trust you remember me?
[NINA]
He's one of Sett's brothers,
the third prince.
Prince Bidoh Tahha,
at your service.
What I want is to return
to the White Wing at once.
So hasty!
Should you not
get to know us better first?
The throne's at stake.
I'll tell you everything.
But first, you must allow me
to whisk you away
to the Purple Wing.
[gasps]
[Bidoh laughs]
Release her.
You're in the Black Wing.
Hm?
[YOR] As we're forbidden to
trespass in each other's wings,
it's your fault
if I cut you down.
Yeah, yeah.
Woman!
You dare make a mockery
of my kindness?
I didn't do anything like that!
Listen, I already told you
that I have animals
I need to look after.
Seize the girl!
Punish her!
Would you let me go?
You're the one
trapping me here!
Cut off her leg.
She does not need both of them
to perform her duty.
[gasps]
[BIDOH]
Are you insane? She'll die!
Now!
Stop!
Unhand me!
[NINA]
Is he serious?
Apologize at once.
[NINA]
Apologize?
For what?
I don't want to lose
my leg or apologize!
[groans]
[thuds]
[all gasp]
[NINA]
Sett!
Did he come to save me?
And Neena didn't
lead him here this time.
But my guards!
I ordered them
to let me through.
[YOR] What? You know
what happens if you interfere
in the affairs of another wing!
[scoffs]
Try it.
Summon every guard you have.
[all grunt]
[gasps]
You all right?
Let's go.
Right.
[breathes steadily]
[BIDOH]
You know, Sett.
We all have a right
to the princess now.
Her time does not
exclusively belong to you.
[SETT]
Indeed.
The three of you
currently have that right.
But this here?
I have indelibly
laid claim to it.
Huh?
Wait!
Stop!
Don't do that!
[clothes rustle]
This scar that will forever
cross her chest is my mark.
It means
she belongs to me alone.
[groans]
[Neena squawking]
Get off of me!
You're in trouble!
You still haven't
been forgiven!
Did I do something?
Uh, my clothes?
You tore 'em! In public!
Only a little.
I did not reveal all.
You big jerk!
Even if that's true,
it's not okay!
[NEENA]
You big jerk!
I won't again.
Is that enough?
Hm?
Hmm.
[NINA] This attitude
of his is bad news.
I nearly forgave him
for a second.
Although,
he did come to my rescue.
Maybe I should be nicer.
♪
Stop squeezing me!
[NINA]
Hiya!
Is it just my imagination,
or have those two
grown closer lately?
So it would seem.
I guess you're not
too happy about it.
That is simply not accurate.
[ANNE]
Are you sure?
[ANNE]
I don't get it.
Hikami is always watching
Princess Alisha closely.
But it's not
like a servant does.
There's a coldness in her eyes.
It frightens me.
Anne, help!
-[ANNE] Princess Alisha?
-[Neena squawking]
Sett won't let go,
and it's scaring me!
Isn't that a good development?
[NINA]
I know, but still!
[SETT]
Nina.
Don't leave my sight.
Understood?
[NINA]
Is he being serious right now?
[wind whooshing]
[MALE SOLDIER]
Princess Alisha.
Some men from the Black Wing
wish to speak with you.
We humbly beg you
to forgive Prince Yor.
He never had any intention
of cutting off your leg.
In truth, he cannot
stand the sight of blood.
He's just a bit short-tempered.
No!
He got carried away.
Wait!
I mean, he's just
very full of youthful vigor.
[NINA] These handsome gents
must really love him.
Seeing them kind of
makes it hard to hold a grudge.
Please give him a chance.
He wishes to become King.
[NINA]
They're so very sparkly.
This is the princes'
one chance to take the throne.
But it just
doesn't make any sense.
Why does my becoming queen
determine who inherits
the Galgadan throne?
What was the King thinking?
He won't even arrange
an audience with me.
Hm?
You're leaving?
To where?
I just need some fresh air.
[footsteps receding]
[NINA]
I don't understand any of this.
It's frustrating.
[TOAT]
Hello, Princess of Fortna.
[gasps]
[NINA]
I know you.
The fourth prince, right?
I'm Toat Yugah.
[NINA]
Is he after the throne as well?
There's no need to be
on your guard with me.
I have no desire
to take the throne.
[NINA]
Then what does he want?
You are truly
an incredible person.
I have never seen
Sett act like this before.
In what way?
[TOAT]
Well,
I have never known him
to do something
for the sake of another.
You must know him very well.
Yes.
That is why I'm worried
about you.
My brother is far from normal.
He has never been interested
in anything but conquest.
He fought his first battle
at age 12.
I hear he slaughtered
hundreds of his foes.
[NINA]
So young. That many?
[TOAT]
He led the vanguard
and fought without
fear of death.
At the time,
he still looked
like a mere child.
But they say his long hair
resembled the scythe
of a servant of the underworld.
Everyone is concerned,
he might become a king
who kills on a mere whim.
And there is also
the Temple of Blood.
He was cursed by it.
Bidoh and Yor most certainly
have their fair share
of shortcomings,
but either one
would be a better choice.
You mustn't align yourself
with Sett.
He will only sully you.
Sully me?
[NINA] The more I hear
others speak about him,
the less I believe
their stories are true.
Sett raised there
until he was nine, and--
That's quite all right.
Thank you for your concern.
It's just, I don't think
it's right to spread rumors
that you've heard
as though they're the truth.
Huh?
Pardon me.
Hm?
[chuckles softly]
[birds chirping]
[NINA]
That fourth prince.
I understand him least of all.
-[SETT] There you are.
-Huh?
[NINA]
Hello.
You didn't leave
the White Wing today, did you?
[NEENA]
Didn't leave!
Hey, Sett.
The Temple of Blood.
What's that?
[NINA]
Were you raised there?
[SETT]
Why do you wish to know?
If someone's already
told you once,
that's more than enough.
I'm aware certain people
would be happy to tell me
about it if I asked them.
But I wanna hear the truth,
and you're the only one
I can get it from.
[NINA]
It's about you,
so whatever you tell me
is your truth.
Of course, I can't force you
to talk about it.
But I want to learn about you
through your own words.
No one else's.
[Neena squawking]
[SETT]
Fine. Have it your way.
I will tell you of my past.
[NINA]
Looks like a ruined temple.
It's cold.
[SETT]
Ten years ago,
near this very spot
the temple's head priest
leapt to his death.
[Nina gasps]
It was a dreadful
sight to behold.
That is why it is now
called the Temple of Blood.
[SETT] I was raised
within this temple,
hidden from the royal family.
Why would that be?
A woman felt shame for having
an affair with the King.
She was a priestess
and wished
to end her pregnancy.
[SETT] They say her beauty
was truly unrivaled,
but I don't remember her,
so I can't say.
Was that head priest
you mentioned before
like a parent to you?
Parent?
Would you call it that?
He was blindly in love
with the woman
who gave birth to me,
so he took me in.
[SETT] Sometimes he treated me
like the child of his beloved.
Other times,
like the tainted offspring
of the King who tarnished her.
I feared the door opening
and finding out
which it would be.
I prayed every day
for forgiveness.
Once, I was left
for several days
and nearly died of hunger.
I thought I would perish
amid the stench of filth.
[SETT (YOUNG)]
It will all be over.
Soon.
Oh, God!
I'm sorry!
But you're all right.
How deeply troubling.
I nearly saddened
my dearly-departed Mejeh!
[SETT (YOUNG)]
I wasn't forgiven.
[SETT]
I prayed
[SETT (YOUNG)]
It's hopeless.
[SETT]
for death.
Now all prayer feels hollow.
[birds chirping]
[wings flapping]
♪
I see you like birds.
Come along.
Fly with them!
[SETT] Before
winter arrived that year,
someone from the temple
told the palace
what had transpired.
They sent guards to fetch me.
[SETT (YOUNG)]
The nightmare is over.
[HEAD PRIEST]
Don't leave me!
My beloved Prince Sett!
[HEAD PRIEST]
A curse upon the King!
He took everything
I love from me!
Prince Sett.
Behold!
[SETT]
Love. Desire. Attachment.
All the trappings
of this ugly world.
The temple was abandoned.
[whimpers]
[SETT]
Humans cannot fly.
We're just lumps of flesh.
Everything is a lie.
Our thoughts and feelings
vanish like waves on the shore.
[NINA]
So he finally told me
the truth.
No need to make that face.
Or for those tears.
It is all meaningless
in the end.
It is not meaningless!
How can you talk about this
like it's nothing?
It must have been so painful!
[SETT]
I don't understand.
I haven't any use
for emotions like that.
They've left me.
This is the first time
I have returned here.
And yet, I feel nothing.
The stench is gone.
So is the blood.
As though it was a dream.
[NINA]
Sett's heart was buried here.
Feeling nothing
was his only salvation.
And he longed
for the relief of death.
It's not right!
Such utter tragedy is wrong!
[SETT]
Huh.
I cannot figure out
why I brought you here.
[footsteps approaching]
[NINA]
Let me help.
What can I do?
I'm not smart,
so I don't know what to say.
But can't you feel
my arms around you?
Doesn't it make you
feel warm inside?
That warmth
you feel isn't a lie.
And you can't feel it
if you're alone.
Don't you see that?
[NINA]
It doesn't matter
if you're born
a pauper or a royal.
This experience is gone
once you're dead.
Don't miss the joy.
Please listen.
Understand.
Believe me.
I can teach you
what happiness is!
I'll treasure you
the rest of your life!
Uh?
You what?
[exhales]
Hmm.
What's that?
There's white stuff
floating in the air.
[SETT]
Don't.
Don't touch me.
No, that.
Oh, I see.
It's just a minor flurry.
[NINA]
Of flowers?
[SETT]
Of snow.
It drifts on the wind
from snowy peaks.
We're near the mountains here.
[NINA]
Wow!
[wind gusting]
Do you see?
It's so pretty!
♪
This is a beautiful place.
[SETT]
Impossible.
This place shouldn't
be so beautiful.
♪
[gasps]
[SETT] That's what the world
looks like through her eyes.
♪
Whoa, there!
[SETT] It's enough to blot out
everything ugly.
Guess you already need
to warm up again?
♪
[breathes shakily]
[gasps]
[NINA]
I wonder
Will I have to lie to this man
about being Alisha
for the rest of my life?
I can't.
I would rather die.
[birds chirping]
[gasps]
You've returned!
-Prince Sett!
-What's the matter?
Has something happened?
[SHIGAN]
Messengers arrived from Fortna.
They have crowned a new King
and seek an audience
come springtime.
The is the first I've heard
of this new King of theirs.
When was he crowned?
It was six short weeks ago.
He has just been coronated.
[SETT]
How were our spies unaware?
Good question.
They were probably forced
to send us false reports.
[SETT]
By Fortna?
[NINA]
There's a new King?
What could have happened?
no more than a child.
Did that fool of a King die?
We don't know yet.
You'll have
to ask the messengers.
As for who took the throne
Is Az
[MALE GUARD 1]
It was the second prince,
Azure Seth Fortna.
[gasps]
[HIKAMI]
Are you all right?
Do you know, Hikami?
[HIKAMI]
I'm not sure.
Although, I wonder
[SHIGAN]
The messengers of Fortna
are passing through
the White Wing.
[gasps]
[panting]
[NINA]
Az became the King?
How could that be?
What's going on?
Who's that?
The messenger in the back.
Could he be
[NINA] "Night Nine.
The Window of Love."