was burned.
She'd nowhere to go, so I took her in.
Look at her one more time,
and I'll throw her out!
Merith!
Oh, my sweet.
She doesn't hold a candle to you.
- She's not even pretty.
- Yeah?
Now, look, petal,
"faithful" is my middle name.
You must eat something.
I'm not hungry.
Please,
for me.
Thank you.
What troubles you?
You have chosen a paltry kingdom
on an insignificant planet.
And love.
Love is fleeting.
Power is eternal.
Such is my power.
It can be yours.
I don't want your power.
Do not let my form frighten you...
...Lyssa.
I can assume any form I wish.
Any form you wish.
There's no love in that form.
And you think there's love
in your boy king?
I've not held a man in my arms
since my lover left.
This is a lie!
I know how painful it is
to be far from your lover.
He will betray you.
Comfort me for one night.
He will not.
I can't betray my bride.
Then he will die.
Let me comfort you.
I can't accept comfort when she has none.
You will not then?
I cannot.
My master said:
"Make him betray her. If not, kill him."
Yes, he is my master. These talons
were a heartbeat away from your throat.
I could have killed you in an instant.
But, in the hour I knew you, I loved you.
It is you who are betrayed!
Power is fleeting. Love is eternal.
Remember me.
- This way, this way!
- What is it?
- Come on!
Consider this power:
If you consent to be my queen...
...I will halt the attacks of the Slayers.
It is in your power
to stop the killing and burning.
Each hour you delay,
more innocent people will be killed.
Think on it.
Hurry, Colwyn.
I seek the Widow!
Enter here and die.
Lyssa!
Lyssa!
Who speaks that name?
It is I, Ynyr!
I give you
this time.
Lyssa.
I was young when I last heard that name.
I was young when I last spoke it to you.
And my face
was as beautiful as my name.
And I loved you, Lyssa,
with all my heart.
But you would not stay with me.
- There were responsibilities, duty...
- Ambition.
You had a son.
We had a son.
But you said nothing.
Where is he?
I killed him when he was born.
And this is my punishment.
My son?
Since I could not kill you,
my rage needed a victim.
I know you can never forgive me.
I cannot forgive myself.
I have already forgiven you.
You can never forgive a woman
who has killed your son.
If I had not...
...could I see you now as I saw you then?
And allow me to see through your eyes.
How could I have left you?
Your vision is your gift to me.
And your vision could be your gift to me.
- What can I see for you?
- The Black Fortress, where does it rise?
Tomorrow...
...in the Iron Desert.
But the knowledge is useless to you,
for you cannot leave here.
No man has ever escaped the Web.
There is a young girl being held
in the Fortress.
A young girl with your name.
A young man seeks her.
A young man...
...the age I was when...
...you and I met.
When you and I loved.
What you ask is beyond my power.
It can be turned only once.
That is the Lure of the Web.
Then the second Lyssa will share your fate.
She will die, grown old and lonely.
She will die in a place of darkness.
This whole world will be a place of darkness!
These are the sands of my life.
Accept them and the spider
will have no power to harm you.
But your own life runs out with the sand.
What about your life?
I give it to the girl who bears my name.
I... cannot...
stop the sand.
You cannot stop time.
Go now.
Save the other Lyssa.
At sunrise...
At sunrise...
...the Black Fortress will appear...
...in the Iron Desert.
It will remain there until
sunrise of the following day.
You must...
You must reach it.
We'll reach it.
You'll be with us.
No.
No, my...
...race is run.
Use your power wisely.
Do not squander it.
I learned the power from you.
I won't forget.
We'll bury him here.
The Iron Desert's 1,000 leagues from here.
Fire mares.
Fire mares can travel
1,000 leagues in a day.
There's time,
if we move quickly.