soldiers gold. He bribed them.
I managed to get hold of this coin.
This Rumata is really inscrutable.
- Letґs hang him.
- Letґs keep an eye on him.
I really wonder
what he likes so much about Arkanar.
Are you implying that our town
is not the greatest and the most splendid?
Of course it is
the greatest and the most splendid.
Mita gave these gold coins
to the weapons dealer Hauk.
- He was supposed to build him a machine.
- A war machine?
Brand-new gold coins.
The same ones as the ones Rumata uses.
- 20 blows from the stick.
- No, no!
Your job is to write.
- Write down the number of coins.
- You wished to see me?
I wasnґt able to come any earlier.
The kingґs knee was aching.
I hope you arenґt angry at Okana
because of this. Are you?
I hope you wonґt forget
to whom you owe your position.
Rumata is dishing out a lot of gold.
And what gold!
This coin alone
is enough to burn him at the stake.
Itґs the work of the devil.
Human hands could not produce
metal of such purity.
Find out where he got it from.
So he did it after all.
I should have known.
Anyone there?
- Welcome to you, noble Lord.
- Howґs business?
No point complaining.
How can I be of service, noble Lord?
I believe youґre building a machine, Hauk?
Yes, I am.
Can I see it?
I wouldnґt have thought a nobleman
would be interested in such a thing.
Just a pastime. Maybe I should do
something more useful.
- Mita told me about you.
- May God bless his soul.
I owe a great deal to him.
I can make a larger number of copies
with this machine,
so that the words of the poets
and the thoughts of our scholars
can be read by many.
The author of this book
heard of my machine.
He wishes me to make ten copies.
As I was saying, just a pastime.
Perhaps lґd be better off doing something
more useful.
ґґThe stars are beings like us.
They are born and they die.
ґґSixteen years ago
the moon gave birth to a child.ґґ
Scholar Budach found smooth,
transparent rocks
at the Square of the Heavy Swords.
He used them to construct a device
that strengthens the eyeґs vision.
He can even see the stars in the sky
close up with it.
I think what you have invented
is very useful.
Indeed, extremely useful.
It is the poets and scholars
who are inspired. I simply serve them.
You can clearly see the new star
with Budachґs device.
This is his book I was telling you about.
Budach is a doctor.
He studies the human body
and observes the stars.
He tells of the strange form
of these stars.
I bound the book as he requested.
The octagon!
Your lung is fine.
Give me your finger.
Have you still not found anyone
to replace me?
I feel pretty stupid
as one of Arkanarґs courtiers.
I think youґre doing very well.
Weґre all very happy with you.
- Do you take Segatron every morning?
- Pumping myself full of it.
Now the urine test.
Still I wouldnґt say
ґґSee Arkanar and die.ґґ
We have to bring back
some of our scouts again.
- Theyґre cracking up.
- I can understand why.
Up here theyґre talking
about a virus of barbarianism.
As if the past
was catching up with us again.
Itґs all right for you.
Are you getting clear pictures?
Your transmitter is working fine.
The noblewomen think Rumata
has beautiful eyes.
- What do you think, Anka?
- Your eye is fine.
Are you sleeping OK? No nightmares?
I only have those when lґm awake.
I found Cyrilґs papers.
He invited Budach to Arkanar.
The doctor from Irukan?
Heґs been trying to get us to renew contact
with him recently.
But now weґre responsible for Budach.
They arrest everyone here
who is halfway literate.
Gregor is dead. He tried to start
a revolt among the Moorish slaves.
How did he die?
He was buried alive.
Your protective treatment.
Yes.
So, do you find it exciting
watching me all the time?
Itґs my job.
And when lґm lying in the arms
of a beautiful woman?
I think the beautiful Okana
has her eye on me.
The kingґs mistress is of course
under observation. Be