Previously on "The Outpost"...
All hail Queen Falista!
- Falista, stop. - Arrest him.
You're going to be a father. Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Talon doesn't like this new queen, huh?
Now I know how to pay my debt to Talon.
Why did you let her go, Tobin?
I'm coming back for you this time, Corven.
- You are not one of The Three. - I am the king.
Meaningless. Your kinj won't work on me.
It appears now that we are the Three.
You must learn to control the kinj you just received
if we are to rule together and serve the will of the gods.
We? We are not ruling. The queen and I are ruling.
You are advising.
Of course. You are king and queen,
but we who possess the powers are The Three.
Tobin, just think if you had this ability
when my life was being threatened.
- The assassin couldn't have escaped. - Exactly.
- Learn to use it for me. - I will. For you.
- Good. I will teach you. - No, no, no, no.
I don't need you breathing down my neck watching my every move.
I will learn how to use it myself, alone.
- It would be much faster... - Alone.
Come on, kinj, do it.
What are we looking at?
- Seems important. - Munt!
Come on.
Just work!
Eh, I could jump further.
Shut up, Munt.
If Three can do it, I can do it. Okay.
I give up.
Oh, branberry mead.
This would be so much easier with a little ale in my head.
- Aah! - It worked! It worked.
- How did you do that? - I have no idea.
- I have no clue. - Tobin?
I see you, Levare. Come to me.
Tobin?
Tobin, you all right?
Warlita, thank you so much.
This is certainly helping to put my mind at ease
after the chaos of the last few days.
Maybe Warlita can bathe me next.
Absolutely not. Get your own attendant.
Preferably a less attractive one.
Anyway, I don't know how I did it.
I just popped across the room. I wasn't even trying.
Well, I mean, I'm no expert,
but mine seems to work best when I sort of will it to
without really trying too hard.
My clumsy fingers are to blame.
Allow me to get Her Majesty a fresh plate of food.
Are you all right?
Do I look all right to you?
You've been on edge for days.
You can't keep doing this, Falista.
Do you really blame me?
My assassin is still out there.
Probably with accomplices.
For all we know, the food and drink could be poisoned.
How am I supposed to rule if my subjects just reject my very existence?
You show them the caring and intelligent person that you are.
Show them the girl I fell in love with.
That's sweet.
Now come here. Oh.
Am I... am I doing it right?
Just try not to drown me, Munt.
Tobin, I'm not sure I'm the right man for the job.
You're the only man for this job.
Me? Why me?
Because I trust...
And as my valet, not only way you bathe me and serve me.
You can advise me.
You want my advice?
And since you can't bring me a vat of ale,
that advice would have to do.
Unless... do you have any ale?
I thought you quit partaking of the drink.
I did, but I thought maybe the ale might help
loosen up my mind, you know? To help me use the kinj.
- Some drink? - Yeah.
To help... you know what?
I'll talk to the owner. Maybe I can put together a few things.
This is another reason why I hired you, Munt.
- You're well-connected. - Yeah.
- Right, here we go. - And now, I can figure out...
- There it is. - how to track down
the assassin who tried to kill Falista.
- It is my fault she got away. - Sounds like what you need
is an old-fashioned investigation.
There's only one man I can think of who can help with that.
I assume you've summoned me here to schedule my execution.
Quite the contrary. We have summoned you here to enlist your help.
Well, as long as you're working with her,
- that's not going to happen. - Garret, please. Listen.
My life was recently threatened.
Tobin's reminded me that your family have a history
of investigating these sorts of issues.
You want to make me Gate Marshal?
Yes.
Swear your allegiance and I will grant you your freedom
in exchange for finding this criminal.
Do you accept?
As I've already explained to your husband,
I shall never swear allegiance to you
so long as you align yourselves with The Three.
Enough. Take him away.
Oh. I see who's giving the orders.
Let me speak to him.
Guards, give us a minute.
You're wasting your time.
You should have left me to rot in jail like you promised.
Three is dead.
- What? - I killed him.
And I have his kinj.
- Can you control it? - I'm working on it.
- So you're one of The Three now? - Absolutely not.
I'm trying to give Falista and myself a legacy to be proud of,
but I can't do that with Falista being stalked
by crazy criminals in the Outpost.
Now I trust you. I need you to do the same for me.
Oh, I trust you, Tobin.
But I don't trust Falista and I don't trust Two.
Did they tell you the cost of bringing you back?
The life of a Relman soldier.
I would have done the same for her,
as you have already done for Gwynn and myself once before.
I won't swear allegiance to The Three.
- I can't. - How many times do I have to tell you,
- I am not one of The Three. - All right.
All right. Will you release me if I swear my loyalty to you,
Tobin, and only you?
Will you find the girl who tried to kill Falista?
- I'll do my best. - I'll ask Falista.
Why ask Falista? Aren't you king?
Set him free.
- You redecorated. - Yes.
Warlita did a beautiful job, didn't you?
- It feels like home now. - I liked it the way it was.
Now I assume you didn't bring us here to drink tea and gossip.
You're my honored guests. I wanted you to feel at home.
So you won't be kicking the Blackbloods out of the Outpost?
No, of course not.
In fact, I invited you here
to see how I can make things better for your people.
I know us royals don't have the best track record
as treating Blackbloods as equals,
but I want to change that.
- How? - You tell me.
Why are you doing this?
I'm sure it's no surprise to you all, I need allies.
The people here don't seem particularly inclined to accept a new ruler.
Well, replacing Gwynn is no easy feat.
What can I offer the Blackbloods in exchange for loyalty?
I'm giving you all the olive branch
that Rosmund was never willing to give.
I'll give you land, autonomy, gold.
That actually sounds fairly reasonable.
So now our loyalty can be bought?
Well, we can't just reject an offer
that lifts our people out of oppression.
The Blackbloods belong here as much as anyone else.
And we don't need her permission.
Wren?
You're the High Priestess. It's your decision.
High Priestess?
I didn't know.
- Well, from one royal to another... - I'm not a royal.
Well, from a queen to the High Priestess then...
what can I offer you?
We plan on bringing our people through from the Plane of Ashes soon.
- We do? - Well, you said it yourself.
The Blackbloods belong here as much as everyone else.
We want our people to be treated as equal,
promised land of our own, and shelter.
Absolutely.
And in return, I'll have your support as Queen of the Realm.
How do we know that you'll keep your word?
I'll sign a formal decree. Will that do it?
We should talk about this.
- Is that a deal? - Yes. We have a deal.
Your Majesty.
So we're just going to give Falista exactly what she wants?
She's giving us exactly what we want.
I take it this means you're going to accept your fate?
You're going to be High Priestess?
My mother had a collection of ancient texts
that were passed down from one High Priestess to the next.
I'll need them to learn more,
and then I will make that decision.
Then we'll retrieve the texts and the rest of Blackbloods
at the same time.
- Yes. - Hold... hold on.
I'm not so sure it's a good idea to bring them through right now.
It's time, Talon. I can keep them in line like my mother did.
Hopefully, I can convince my brother to come home with me this time.
Well, if he won't come willingly, we'll have to force him.
We're not leaving anyone else behind.
Oh, she sure sounds like a High Priestess to me.
I hope she knows what she's doing.
"Everyone" means bringing the Blackfists through as well.
This is a terrible idea and I don't agree with it, not one bit.
Janzo, you do realize that I lived in the Plane of Ashes for years.
- And were you with child then? - Well, no, but I...
Why must it be you who goes, Wren?
Because my mother had thousands of texts.
I am the only one who can read the Yindrian,
therefore I'm the one who knows which ones are important.
Uh-huh. Well, I can read Yindrian, so I'll go instead.
And do you know which texts are important
to Blackblood culture and religion?
It's called the Plane of Ashes, Wren.
Ash can't be good for the baby.
Since when do you care so much about High Priestess responsibilities?
I...
No. I distinctly remember you refuting any belief
that bloodline should play any role in choosing this.
I merely feel a scientific responsibility
to protect our ancient texts and recorded histories.
Janzo, come on, aren't you even just
a little curious about what we might find?
I'm sorry, but I won't watch you risk your life or our baby's.
It is so sweet that you care.
It is so, so,
so sweet.
But you can't change my mind.
What was that?
Stay here.
All right, fine. Here we go.
- Aah! - Munt!
- What are you doing? - Nothing.
You're trying to steal the outlawed libations, aren't you?
- Lub... libet... lubub... - Drinks.
Ah, yeah. No. No, no. No.
Munt, you'll get arrested if you're caught, you know that.
Well, that's not very fair, is it?
The king himself asked me to do it.
King? Oh, right, yes. Tobin.
Um, right. The King asked you to steal for him?
Well, he didn't use the word "steal."
It was more like "fetch."
- Interesting. - It's what he said.
If the king still wants to drink, even with it outlawed,
well, that means certainly others will be willing to take the risk also,
which means... means maybe they'll be willing to pay a premium for it.
- Munt, you're a genius. - People keep telling...
You've had a key this whole time?
Just you wait and see, Munt.
This! This!
This is going to be the start of something fantastic.
Yeah.
Talon?
Tobin freed me and made me Gate Marshal.
Talon? Oh! Get off me!
If you're Gate Marshal, that means you're in charge of hunting me down
because you think I tried to kill the queen.
I just got the job. I don't want to hurt you.
Doesn't matter. I can't trust you now.
Suit yourself.
So much for not hurting me.
Luna, you can't run forever.
Luna, let's just talk.
Come on.
I found her just like that.
Barely able to speak.
She's barely moved.
I can't blame her.
It was a gruesome sight.
Maybe she wouldn't have stumbled upon a mass grave if it wasn't for you.
Hold on. Don't put this on me.
She ambushed me, not the other way around.
She's a child. All right? She was scared.
Yes, of getting caught for trying to assassinate the queen.
Which she could be executed for.
Why are you protecting her?
Why are you trying to expose her?
I came here looking for you,
not to expose Luna.
Although Tobin did appoint me Gate Marshal,
so I guess it is sort of my job.
So now you're working with The Three.
No, I'm working for Tobin.
He actually killed one of them, took his kinj.
Tobin has the orange kinj?
So he's one of them?
Why do you care so much about this kid?
You see yourself in her, is that it?
Well, don't you?
I have to go to the Plane of Ashes with Wren and Zed.
We're bringing through the rest of the Blackbloods.
- What? Why now? - Wren decided.
I guess she's High Priestess or something now.
But I agree with her. We might need them to fight The Three.
If you can control them.
Well, Wren thinks she can as High Priestess.
I need you to promise me you'll look after Luna when I'm gone.
You want me to protect the person I'm meant to be arresting?
Yes.
Promise me.
All right.
There you go. Come on.
Is this going to work?
I passed the message, just like you told me.
It is an entirely foolproof operation, Munt.
We need a way to make money
and people need a place to socialize and imbibe.
We're simply supplying the demand.
- Just like Mum. - Yes.
Wait, no.
Not like Mom.
But not not like Mom.
- Right, uh... - Our first guests.
- This goes here. - Welcome.
- What happened to all the tables? - Don't ask.
Let's keep going. There's no time to waste.
Slow down. All right, we need to talk about the Lu-Qiri.
We can't bring new ones through.
We don't know where they're running off to. It could be dangerous.
The Blackbloods won't be so easily convinced
to leave their Lu-Qiri behind.
So we bring them through and put them on a tight leash.
How? Keep them in the stables with the horses?
- Do you have a better idea? - We wait until we know more.
- No. I need those texts, Talon. - Our people have waited long enough.
Look, I know you're concerned about the Blackbloods
mistreating the humans again like last time...
No, I'm worried about the Blackfist.
They've already proven they can't be trusted.
They'll follow the High Priestess.
You sure you can handle them?
No, but what other choice do we have?
Good. We leave tomorrow. First thing.
It looks beautiful on you. You must keep it.
Please take this as a token of my deepest sympathy.
I know since the great battle things have been difficult,
and I want to help.
Tobin was right. I just had to get out amongst the people
and show them who I really am.
- And then they'll love me... - Go away. We don't want you.
Royal or no.
You will come to find I don't tolerate unruliness in my kingdom.
Apologize to your queen.
There you are, just as I remember you.
We will be reunited soon enough.
The gods have spoken to me,
and I have heard them.
- Be careful. - We'll be fine.
All of us.
Promise me you won't leave Wren's side.
Not for one second.
Well, I can't if you're holding me.
Pinky promise?
I promise, Janzo.
- Thank you for meeting me. - Did you find the assassin?
You told me the price Falista paid to bring you back to life
was a single Relman soldier.
Yes, what of it?
You lied to me.
You lied to me about who died to save you.
- What makes you say that? - The 20 dead soldiers
that I cam upon in the sewers make me say that.
I know what a body looks like after Two siphoned the life out of it.
They signed up to give their lives to their ruler.
They died with honor.
Gwynn would never have murdered her troops
to save herself or someone she loved.
She would have died first. She did die first!
You declared your loyalty to me.
Because you said you weren't one of them.
I'm not.
Yet look what you've done.
Covered up murder at Two's hands on behalf of Falista,
- or should I call her One? - It wasn't murder.
They were soldiers dying to save their king.
Now do your job and find the woman who tried to kill my wife
or you'll find yourself back in a prison cell.
You did precisely what you had to.
The key to ruling is power,
and the key to power is fear.
I had hoped that love would win them over.
Love does not ensure submission.
Those who deny your power are a threat not just to you,
but to our gods.
I see that now.
You were right all along.
What are your orders, Your Majesty?
Orders?
To deal with the many dissidents in our midst
spreading their poisonous beliefs against you.
- What do I do? - We have to find them.
Guards?
Search the Outpost for any soul not loyal to the crown.
Hunt them all down and lock them all up.
What in the gods happened to those Lu-Qiri?
That's most of them remaining in the Plane of Ashes.
- Who would do such a thing? - I don't know.
- Perhaps Corven will be able to tell us. - Any idea where he might be?
Probably somewhere inside the cave complex.
I'll go and check.
- Something feels off. - Aside from the dead Lu-Qiri?
No. When we were living here,
there was always a Blackblood or two at this entrance.
You need to come and see this.
Zed, this looks like it's almost everyone.
No. What do you mean?
Our people. This is all of them.
Or at least most of them. All dead.
More bodies here, too.
- Corven. - He's not one of them.
- What happened here? - The Blackfist finally did it.
- They killed them all. - Not all.
- Issa, what have you done? - Wren. Zed.
- Issa, where's Corven? - That crazy fool? Who knows?
- Doesn't much matter now. - Doesn't much matter?
We came to take you home. All of you.
Too late. For all we knew, you stranded us here forever.
So your solution was to murder all our people?
Your people tried to murder us.
So we killed them first.
How many Blackfist survivors?
You killed them all. An entire civilization.
You're not surprised the Blackfists won the war, are you?
You see this as somehow winning?
Actually, not quite. We still have a few problems to resolve first.
One, two, three.
Actually, four.
We get two lives for one with you.
Get back.
You all right?
- Is that a child's doll? - Yes.
But there are no children here.
- We need to save the children. - You think they're still alive?
I hope so, otherwise we're all that's left of our entire civilization.
Well, those and us remaining at the Outpost.
Zed, you go and find Corven. Maybe he knows.
I'll head back towards the chamber where we left him.
Think I can remember the way.
All right. I'll go find my mother's ancient texts.
Do they even matter now?
Well, it seems to me they're more important than ever
if I'm to advise what's left of our people and preserve our history.
Well, I'll come with you. Meet us back here.
You're just as bad as Talon, do you know that?
With your perpetual sustaining of injuries.
You feeling better?
Just restoring her stitches before they get infected, no thanks to you.
Why aren't you handing me over?
I can't very well turn you in for something I plan to do myself.
That's very big of you, Garret.
You want to kill Falista?
- I thought you swore loyalty. - To Tobin, not Falista.
Garret, you know he will do anything he can to protect her.
Which is why we need to gather as many people loyal to Talon as we can
and find somewhere safe to meet.
- Do you know a place? - No. Yes. Maybe.
- Where? - First I have to ask you,
are you still the Gate Marshal?
- I suppose. - Sorry, I can't help you.
What are you up to, Janzo? Something illegal?
No. Maybe. Depends when you're asking.
If you were asking before the Prime Order
shuts down the Nightshade, then no.
- Nothing illegal at all. - If you're asking after...
You're still selling libations.
Garret, how dare you accuse me of such a crime?
I'm not going to arrest you.
Yes, I opened up a secret underground pub.
Perfect. Do you know when Talon and the others will get back?
Soon, I hope. I'll feel much better once Wren's back safe.
Right. We need to organize as many like-minded people as we can find
before the Blackbloods return.
This is my mother's cave.
- They took everything. - And why would they,
if they were just going to wipe everything out anyway?
Good point.
What did that Blackfist mean when she said she'd be killing two for one?
Uh...
Have the tips of your ears always been that color?
I remember everyone fussing over a woman with white tipped ears
in my village when I was younger.
- You're with child. - Mm-hmm.
Wren, you could have died in there.
And why wouldn't Janzo tell me?
I told him not to tell anyone.
No wonder why he was such a wreck.
He's being a little bit overprotective.
I just wish that my mother...
I just wish that I had some family here to help me through this.
And now with all of our people gone,
I have no idea how I'm going to...
You have Janzo. And you have me.
And Zed when he's not being a complete ass.
Levare, you have come to us.
Stay away! Stay away!
It is time to wake you, Levare.
If there was ever a time you were going to work, now would be a good time.
I will you to work.
I am begging you to work.
I'm begging you!
I need to talk to you now. Alone.
Tobin?
My kinj, it took me to this place.
There was a cave and there was a tomb.
There was this being there. It was nothing like us.
It was ancient and white.
- You visited the gods. - The gods?
I've only seen them in my visions,
but to be granted the honor of visiting them in person...
No, no, no, no. This was no god, Falista.
- This was a monster. - You've been blessed.
This is just a sign that I'm on the right path.
- That we're on the right path. - No, no, no.
Yes, yes. The gods of The Three are real.
And we will be honored unlike any other royals before
because we have been chosen.
This is our divine right. Can't you see it?
This is our destiny.
- I don't know. - Yes.
Corven?
Corven!
I came back for you like I promised.
Your promise means nothing to me.
You should never have returned.
We fixed things in the other world.
I returned to take you and the Blackbloods there.
There are no more Blackbloods.
I'm alive, and so are you.
And Wren. Wren is alive, too.
It's a trick. A lie.
Why would I lie to my own family?
Wren would come to find me herself if she were really here.
She had to find her mother's texts, Corven.
Yavalla is dead.
Wren is the High Priestess now.
Wren will fail without me.
Take me to Wren.
- Beautiful Wren! - Corven.
- Oh. - Did you find what you were looking for?
No. No, consider this trip a failure on all fronts.
Blackfists destroyed everything.
The whole place was ransacked.
Wren will fail without me.
- Don't ask me. - Wren will fail without me.
My mother's texts. You saved them.
For you, dear Wren.
No!
They found us.
Corven, wait!
We need to leave now.
I'm not going anywhere without my brother.
We need Corven and we need those texts.
If anyone has any brilliant ideas,
now's the time to share.
Zed.
You and your brother always did need me
to get you out of trouble.
- Even as kids. - Nedra.
Long time, Zed.
It's been a long time.
How did you survive?
We had to.
- You saved the children. - Yes. Yes, I did.
- He had a little help. - We've come to take you home.
- Away from this place. - Well, you're a little late.
- I'm sorry, Nedra. - Let's not wait another moment.
Come on. Come on.
No!
Corven! Corven!
Thank you for keeping your promise, dear brother.
Leave us.
You have been imprisoned because of your disloyalty to the queen.
But now your disloyalty will be your salvation,
for there is no higher honor than to give your life
for the power greater than us all.
The gods thank you.
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