hi I'm Lea and my name is Jasmine we're
on a quest to find the seven gems of the
belt of Deltora that were stolen by the
evil Shadow Lord we've already found the
Topaz the Ruby the opal and the lapis
lazuli and we've been fighting all kinds
of weird creatures but nothing we can
end just don't forget there are still
three more gems to find them who knows
what kind of monsters will be guarding
them
come on Barda stop being such a wet
blanket now we're on our way to a place
called dread Mountain where the fifth
gem is hidden
we cannot by carrying us on your backs
to the mountain you cut our travel time
by a week or more I beg you
give the matter more consideration if we
go back the dread gnomes will finish our
kind once and for all I cannot allow
that don't you want to go back it's your
home it's not fair that you were exiled
here forever
to tell you the truth it be an adventure
it's important that we get to
dreadnaught as quickly as we can we're
being chased because we're on a quest
that will return peace to all of Deltora
isn't he the coolest we could go home
with peace was returned to the entire
kingdom it would mean the gnomes would
have to stop attacking us
just imagine by taking them we'd be
fighting to get our Mountain back that's
right our quest is for all del torrents
to reclaim their land from the evil
Shadow Lord my fellow kin don't you
think it's worth it to at least try
besides don't we owe him he risked his
life to save little one I think we must
help him it's the right thing to do I
agree
don't be foolish it isn't as simple as
that no prin it's too dangerous
I won't allow it I've mourned enough
already for the loss of far too many kin
we are grateful to you but you must
understand why we cannot do this all day
spent arguing and he still won't budge
an inch I have to wonder if there's any
way we can convince him his reasons
aren't selfish though he's clearly
concerned about the safety of all the
kin that's exactly what makes him a good
leader I wonder if we should just go
there on our own yeah I think that'd be
best
I don't want to push the issue any more
we'll just walk like we originally
planned how long do you think it'll take
to get there roughly two weeks would be
my guess it's gonna take two weeks the
direct route takes us through several
difficult mountain passes
that's why I thought flying was such a
good idea it would have been so much
quicker oh well before we met the kin we
thought we were gonna have to walk
anyway so let's get some sleep we're
gonna want to head out early tomorrow
are you all right lief I'm fine
I'm just a bit thirsty I'm gonna go get
a drink at the spring here's to you mom
and dad
where am i father I miss you I wish you
were whittles hey father
it's me Lee your son don't you recognize
me you're not even moving your eyes
can't you hear me
please say something uh-huh that's right
kren told us that only our spirit is
present in the dream he can't see or
hear me
who's this how are you finding the
accommodations here Jared the humble
blacksmith oh brandine that's Brandi I
remember dad told me he with King end on
chief adviser who is secretly working
for the Shadow Lord the whole time you
can't be I'm seeing things there's no
need to look no one's there
unlikely story I saw you fall you can't
be real
oh you remember that but I assure you I
am NOT friendiy so tell me who are you
Who I am doesn't concern you all you
need to know is that I am a servant of
the master of this kingdom the
all-powerful Shadow Lord but you look
just like him when one passes there is
always another the master prefers this
face and for it's why he chose to give
it to me and why I resemble that
miserable fool now that introductions
are out of the way let's get down to
business
father are you going to make this easy
or are you going to make this fuck top
it there has always been only one copy
of this book in the palace library why
was it found in your house blacksmith
the builds of Deltora
I don't remember don't try to play games
with me the master knows that you helped
your fool of a friend end on escape
along with his witness bride and their
unborn brat
and none was a complete fool who wasn't
he he thought I was a traitor he would
never have asked me to help him escape
all the better cuz I wouldn't do a thing
to help that coward will that be all
your son where's your son likes me my
son that boy broke his mother's heart
and mine he left our house months ago
blacksmith worked for him so he ran off
with his friend we don't know where he
is to my mother
Oh see peasant we have reports of three
travelers who have destroyed certain
allies and stolen valued goods from my
master we know of your futile plan to
reclaim the kingdom the three are a
grown man a wild girl with a black bird
and a boy of about your son's age all
right
so blacksmith we already know everything
the young boy is your son and the grown
man is your friend and Don will you
continue to play innocent with me I hope
so
I'm so enjoying our conversation I'm
really enjoying it too how dare you your
story makes me lie if
end-on was that intelligent or brave he
never would have lost his kingdom or my
friendship and if my son was really so
dedicated he never would have left his
parents alone at the fort unfortunately
the truth is different and Don is a
foolish coward and my son is lazy and
only thinks of himself no how dare you
do that yeah the next time I see you I
expect to hear answers not lies
it would not be wise of you to try my
patience blacksmith your life is not the
only one it's mine to play with we also
have your wife you leave her out of this
lief barda it's good to hear that you're
alive
not only that but you're actually
succeeding in getting the gems right
father we are we've already got four and
they're on the belt
we're on our way to dread mountain right
now to get the fifth and we're moving as
fast as our feet will take us so hang in
there we're gonna be back before you
know it don't give up if I could talk to
you I'd tell you never give up and that
I'm fighting my fight as best I can
you must always remember that what you
were doing is for the freedom of all of
Deltora I will father
you're awake what did you dream about so
they think I'm end on my mother would
have been so proud but I don't think
she'd ever have believed it this is
really good news though it means they
still haven't realized the beggar who
used to ask for change outside the forge
has also disappeared morning jasmine
nothing happened I drank the water but I
didn't dream of anything I tried to
think of my dad's face but I was so
young when he was taken it's just a blur
to me
I'm so sorry don't be it's probably
better this way he was taken prisoner by
great guards and most likely suffered a
great deal I just hope he's with my mom
now besides there's nothing I can do
about it anyway so let's just drop it we
should get going you're right let's go
good you're all still here
we've been thinking it over and we've
decided that we want to help you get to
dread Mountain are you sure I mean
that'd be really great thank you
does that mean elder kren changed his
mind mm-hmm
and I don't think it's a good idea oh
don't worry no one listens to the old
man anyway we've decided we're going and
that's that I don't think anybody could
change our minds about this yeah yeah
he's a wise man but he can be very
stubborn at times he's always like that
it's useless to try and convince him but
it wouldn't feel right you don't have to
worry we'll take care of anything
all right all aboard
should I just hop on you do and I'll bop
you 100 where do I go you snuggly wuggly
me about you lo Qi stop laughing at me
you should be proud meirin looks like
you got the biggest baby look how cute
her big baby looks in her pouch quit
teasing the poor human we don't want to
make him cry now okay this is a bit
embarrassing you think I think it's kind
of cozy so ready for takeoff weights
right B what do you think you're doing I
already said that I was against any of
you taking them to dread Mountain we
know please don't try to stop us you
need to understand that we're doing this
for the future of our tribe what do you
mean we already discussed this yesterday
your actions will accomplish nothing and
we will lose three more kin you know
he's right please don't be foolish
I can't stand the thought of mourning
for the three of you foolish you already
have little one but we have no young we
need to eat the boolong cones this is
something we should have done a long
long time ago it's true we're safe here
and happy to be together but we're all
getting older and soon there won't be
any of us left if we'd want our kind to
continue we've got to take a chance
can't you just go to our mountain in
your dreams
I'm tired of dreams for the mountain Oh
prim I'm coming too no prin no little
one it's too dangerous we need to keep
you safe coz you're the only one we've
got
I don't care I'm not a kid anymore I
don't care what you say I'm going with
me to the other humans for the mountain
trim get over here right now be a good
girl and do as you're told
stop bothering the adults this is not
for you to decide
you see what you have done
we were peaceful and happy here before
you three arrived we were content to
visit our mountain in our dreams now for
the first time there is anger between us
and little one is unhappy now wait a
minute
it's not fair for you to blame the
strangers kren Marin Elsa and I have
agreed to go to the mountain of our own
free will
that's right think about it do you want
the kid to disappear forever without
putting up some sort of fight of course
not Elsa you know that there is nothing
more important to me than protecting our
tribe we know that but you don't seem to
consider what it's like for little one
hmm what are you talking about Hey what
kind of life is it for a child to grow
up with no companions and eventually
she'll be all alone
I must admit I hadn't considered that
before you're right you three drank from
the Dreaming spring twice now and
nothing has happened to you therefore I
cannot doubt that you are people with
good arts which means that your journey
to our Mountain is as you say for the
peace of all Deltora including us kin
Thank You elder alright girls let's get
the show on the road take care of
yourselves and return to us with the
greatest of speed alright feel that
that's quite a tailwind let's get going
hey why are you running we're a lot
heavier with you so we've got to get
more speed but we're heading right
Oh
let down the trees look so tiny from way
up here
it's so beautiful I never thought I'd
get to see this Hey
please don't fly so high what if I
accidentally fell out would be a lot
quieter around here what do you think
isn't this the coolest yeah no don't
listen to her
how long will it take to reach the
mountain we'll have to stop when the Sun
Goes Down but if we continue to have
good weather like right now we should
get there tomorrow no kidding so
tomorrow we'll find out if the dread
gnomes still keep a lookout for the kin
cuz if they do we're going down with
them
no everything's gonna go as planned the
four gems that we've already got will
protect us I can feel it
each gem has its own magic but the seven
gems together are far more powerful only
the belt of Deltora complete as it was
first fashion by Auden and worn by
Odin's true heir has the power to defeat
the enemy we've got to get the other
gems as soon as possible so we can start
looking for the king's son without him
it's useless
we should start heading down right
really but where are we gonna land you
don't have to worry we've done this many
times this is where we sleep whenever we
make the trip between the mountain and
the spring that's why we call it kin
rest
oh I never thought that I'd be this
happy to feel firm ground below me I
can't believe what a big fussy were
making Barda I'm heavier than you guys
so I was constantly thinking that maybe
her pouch was gonna break on me I kept
telling him he'd be alright but he just
wouldn't listen oh come on
kin children much larger than you can
ride in our pouches no problem you
really are quite safe in there but if
you fuss again tomorrow I'm leaving you
here I'm sorry about that I promise I
won't complain anymore probably it's
really amazing how much these trees have
grown since I was a child you can barely
see the stream from above because of how
thick they are hey Elsa isn't that the
cave we used to plane when we were kids
it is it's so different though it seems
everything here has changed in some way
we always go to the mountain every night
in our dreams but we never think to come
here hey Jasmine what are the trees
saying are they happy they're excited to
see kin again it's been a while since
they've stopped here but then I also
sense sadness and even fear in hee
something bad happened someone they
cared for came to an untimely end here
did they tell you when it happened
some of these trees are hundreds of
years old their sense of time is
completely different than ours so it's
hard to say I don't get it what do you
mean
well the sadness that remembering could
have happened a year ago or twenty years
ago they don't count like we do so it's
hard for me to figure out when a thing
took place hmm
it's getting a bit cold do you think
it'd be all right if we lit a fire the
trees are so grown over they'll hide the
light I kind of need something to cheer
me up a bit right now sure let's do that
would you three come over here we've got
something we want to show you when we
were young we always used to play in
this cave whenever we stopped here we
were exploring it and reminiscing when
we came across some strange things look
at that
apparently someone lived here and it was
a while ago yes but it has to be after
we fled our mountain and stopped
visiting this place
we never saw anybody but other kin when
we came here there's something else too
it looks like there's writing scratched
on this stone
you
what do you suppose this means here lies
doom of the hills who sheltered a
friendless stranger and so met his end
he will be avenged that means this has
to be dooms grave you really think this
is about him hmm
it can't be I mean think about it this
headstone is old it's hard to tell but
I'd say it's been here for at least 10
years maybe more Hey look at that
it's the symbol of the resistance maybe
the man we know is someone else entirely
the real doom is actually buried here
under this stone you're saying he stole
his identity the real question is why
does he feel the need to conceal who he
is
for all we know he could be a spy for
the shadow lord