the kingdom of Deltora is shrouded
darkness
there once was a time when the belt of
Deltora protected the kingdom from such
evil
it was odd in the first king who forged
the belt and affixed the seven tribal
gems toward each gem had a unique in
magical power and United they made
Deltora unconquerable however the gems
were stolen and scattered to seven of
the most dangerous places in the land
this was the doing of the evil Shadow
Lord who then conquered and ruled the
land by terror it is in dark hours that
true hope and courage are born out of
this despair a boy would step forward to
defy the Shadow Lord and search for the
seven gems these are the adventures of
lief Barda and jasmine
outside the city of the rats our three
heroes hide while an ak-baba flies over
them to pass the time Jasmine asks lief
to tell her about his father Jared one
end on became king
Jared learned that the kingdom had
secretly come under the rule of dark
forces he tried to warn him dawn urging
him to wear the belt of Deltora as their
first King had but before he could
explain Jared was forced to flee the
palace but he left a coded note firend
on asking him to send a signal if he
ever needed his help at last
Jared sought a golden arrow shining at
the top of the tallest tree
my father filled with hope ran to the
palace thinking everything was about to
change he didn't know that during the
night a woman had lost her life
that nursemaids name was Minh she raised
my father and King end-on she was
barda's mother
the time has come
and none needs my help could that toy
arrow be from him too that's odd
wake the bear do not fear scurry scurry
little mouse into your small cozy house
now you must lift the lid you'll be glad
that you did this is how n dawn used to
write when we were kids
yes I'm sure of it n done drew the
picture too it must be some sort of code
wake the bear do not fear that's it but
how am I gonna lift this thing what's
this
the next line was scurry scurry little
mouse
this sure is a cozy house dead-end ah
wait the message said lift the lid this
must be it
it leads to the chap who goes there huh
don't move my name is Jared I'm a
blacksmith by trade did you just say
your name is Jared it really is you you
found my nose
you've come is that you end on can you
ever forgive me I never should have
questioned your loyalty to me back then
you were right all along Jared I've come
to realize that you were the only one I
could ever really trust I'm begging you
please help us a king should never kneel
before anyone end on now get up so I can
see your face better
you may be wearing that crown on your
head but I can see it's still you I
didn't even recognize you with that
beard King Brandon created that passage
it's a secret known only to the royal
family even the chief advisors know
nothing of it
you wrote this when you fled the palace
didn't you have you waited for me all
this time I knew that one day you'd find
that note and learn the truth
what's wrong don't tell me that's our
dear old men it happened last night it
was quite late in the evening she came
to my chambers trembling with fear she
said she heard something horrible when
she was working in the sewing room what
could have scared her that badly she
said I had enemies in the palace a
handful of people but she heard them
making plans for a big attack a great
evil is to strike a daybreak at first I
didn't believe her tried to reassure her
told her to go back to bed and get some
rest when morning came we found her at
the bottom of a flight of stairs they
said she had an accident and fell but I
don't believe that's really what
happened and that's why you signaled me
to come
I saw the seven acababa earlier today
what you saw them here in Dell they're
probably flying over the palace as we
speak
hmm zoom in wasn't mistaken
once again I've ignored a friend end on
listen to me you must go to the tower
right now and put on the belt of Deltora
move if the acababa are already here
it's too late are you all right end on
yes Shawn I am it's all right this is
Jared Oh Jared I'm so pleased you've
come to help us Your Majesty I am here
to do what I can to fight whatever this
evil is that plagues Deltora but we must
act quickly we must go to the tower so
that end on can reclaim the belt and
it's powells but the rule doesn't allow
me to do that forget the rule end on how
long are you going to live your life by
that nonsense
you don't understand there are no
excuses you are the king and Don I
believe that means that your duty to
protect Deltora is far greater than any
need to obey the rule we must get the
belt now let's hurry to the tower
it's enough bubble
back down here Barda captain don't be
reckless I heard about your mother why
don't you go and see her her body lies
in the Royal Chapel it said the king
himself requested she be placed there
when he found out last night she came by
the guardhouse in a panic she told me I
needed to leave the palace immediately
why would she say that I have a feeling
that she knew something about this
attack I told her I would never leave
the palace that my duty as a guard keeps
me here no matter what I still believe
that and I know my mother would
understand if she were still with us if
we're able to fend off these evil beasts
and protect the palace then I'll go pay
my respects I'm going Barda
yo pay for that
Oh
broken into the treasure team No
let's go
this is terrible
where's the belt gone
file creature
the belt is broken and all the gems have
been taken we were too late to mate
prandine so Jared you have risen from
the dead and come to interfere once
again
but you were too late soon very soon
Deltora will bow beneath my master's
shadow you lied to me my whole life
nobody move
this dagger is covered with a deadly
poison one tiny scratch in the end will
come very quickly indeed as it did for
your mother and father and also your
precious nursemaid King and Dawn you
betrayed your king and your land you
think this is my land
Oh No like all the chief advisors before
me my loyalty is to another place and a
far greater master how amusing that you
still believe I care for this pathetic
Kingdom King and Dawn you are the last
and a line of royal buffoons you all
thought you were in control that little
by little we robbed your family of power
you were puppets moving as we pull the
strings and at last the time has come to
take the only thing left protecting you
finally the blacksmith Auden's a curse
at work has been undone the belt of
Deltora is no more but you'll never be
able to destroy the seven gems they are
to be scattered far and wide hidden
where no one will ever be able to find
them and I'm sorry but when your queen
and her unborn brat are no more the gems
will become mere pebbles no don't
my master
the mighty Shadow Lord
you
what do you up to it's nothing I thought
I saw something but it's nothing at all
you believe you can still be saved
I wouldn't dare who could save us now
mm-hmm so you say you to stay where you
are you move I'll destroy your painted
doll of a queen huh there's no need to
look no one's there unlikely story
you're doing
how did you think to do that I knew he
wouldn't be able to resist having a look
hmm
I mean I'm just a painted doll hmm end
on I must say you are very fortunate to
be married to such a courageous woman
we've lost the protection of the belt
there's nothing to stop the Shadow Lord
from gaining complete control over
Deltora we must hurry to the tunnel and
leave the palace
come on you two we shouldn't stay here
too long I can't go I've led the kingdom
to this fate I can't just abandon the
palace I can't abandon my people you
have no choice and on you have to go
into hiding for a while right now your
only concern should be keeping yourself
safe if anything should happen to you
there'll be no hope Deltora will be lost
to the Shadow Lord forever he's right
and Don we must flee the city and find a
place to hide but I can't just run away
from this I've got to find the gems and
return them to the belt why don't we go
to my Forge for now I can fix the belt
there and you can rest of it it's much
too dangerous for us to stay and talk
here
please take this your majesty
you'll catch a cold how generous I see
you're with child do you know when it's
an early autumn I hope both our babies
are healthy and strong I do as well your
majesty
please you can call me Shawn and what is
your name
that's very kind of you my name is Anna
one day all seven gems will be found but
what if I'm no longer here when that day
comes it will only recognize a
descendent of Aden end on what is it I
hate to tell you this but you've already
lost the trust of your people what only
someone who holds the trust of the
citizens of Deltora can wield the
protective powers of the belt hmm it
seems the Shadow Lord realized this
early on his plan took many generations
but he waited patiently if only I had
been a stronger King if only I had
listened to you
My dear you mustn't blame yourself for
this
besides all is not lost our child will
also be a direct descendant of Adam if
the shadow Lord can be patient so can we
we will hide but not for ourselves we
will do it to protect our child and to
prepare for the future
in time we may go to the grave but our
child will live to lift the evil from
our land
and so King Endon and Queen Sharn fled
the city of Dell to protect their unborn
child the last hope for Deltora
Jarrid state and repaired the belt in
secret he pledged his life to the quest
to finding the lost gym
but my father got injured so my parents
decided that when I turned 16 they'd ask
me to go instead of him Wow Leif
until now I didn't know why you two were
doing all this hey creep did you find a
safe place ah what'd he see there's a
large tree a short distance from here
it'd be perfect for us to hide under
great hey Barda you guys go ahead what's
going on
buhbuh I'm not the same as I was back
then
why not Baba doesn't scare me what are
you talking about Lorna
what on earth were you thinking sure you
could take on one but we need you alive
yeah look you've got to save your
strength for the fights that matter
what got into me sorry about that
it's just that listening to your story
brought back all kinds of memories that
I sometimes wish I didn't have still
it's no excuse okay we'll be right there
well we should be pretty safe don't you
think
even I can tell this tree is a good tree
I think I'd have to agree
what's that mr. tree you think we should
get some rest well if you say so
sweet dreams