Episode 31
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
DO YOU HAVE A PLACE TO GO?
...YES.
WHERE?
...FOLLOW ME.
NO, I--
HURRY.
WHERE... ARE WE HEADED?
...I SUPPOSE IT DOESN’T MATTER WHERE WE GO OR WHAT HAPPENS TO ME.
IF IT MAKES HER FEEL BETTER, THAT’S ENOUGH.
I RECENTLY MOVED TO SEINSHIRE.
THE CAPITAL IS TOO BUSY.
OH...
IT WAS BECAUSE OF ME.
WHATEVER THE CONTEXT...
...WORD WOULD HAVE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE TOWN.
AND WITH HER CHILD ON THE WAY...
THE ROOM IS A BIT SMALL, BUT THE HOUSE ITSELF ISN'T HUGE EITHER.
WHY ARE YOU OFFERING ME...
BECAUSE IT'S WHERE YOU'LL BE STAYING.
I...
I HAVE NO INTENTION OF STAYING HERE.
THEN WHERE WILL YOU GO?
...SOMEWHERE, JUST...
STILL TRYING TO END YOUR LIFE?
I'VE ALREADY CLEANED THE PLACE UP. AS FOR YOUR THINGS...
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT NEEDS MUCH ORGANIZING.
YOU CAN WEAR MY CLOTHES FOR NOW.
I CAN'T WEAR THEM ANYMORE WITH THE BABY ON THE WAY.
WE DINE ON THE FIRST FLOOR...
FROM THAT DAY ON, I STAYED AT CATHERINE GROTH’S HOUSE.
CATHERINE RAN A FRUIT SHOP HERE AS WELL.
HER HUSBAND, BRUNER, WAS A COACHMAN.
SHE DIDN’T REQUEST RENT OR LIVING EXPENSES.
BECAUSE I FELT INDEBTED...
...I WAS GLAD WHEN SHE’D ASK ME TO HELP WITH THE SHOP OR THE LEDGERS.
I TRIED TO HELP AROUND THE HOUSE, BUT I WASN’T CUT OUT FOR IT.
CATHERINE NEVER ASKED ME ANYTHING.
WHETHER I HAVE A PLACE TO GO, IF I HAVE ANY MONEY, OR MY PLANS FOR THE FUTURE...
...NOT EVEN ABOUT MY DEATH.
CONTRARY TO MY FIRST IMPRESSION OF HER, SHE WAS OUTGOING...
AND SHE LIKED TO TALK ABOUT EVERYDAY MATTERS.
WE DIDN'T SHARE ANY DEEP CONVERSATIONS.
THERE WAS STILL AN INVISIBLE WALL THAT EXISTED BETWEEN US.
WE DON'T TALK ABOUT HER BROTHER, OR MY MISCARRIAGE, OR MY RECKLESS ATTEMPT...
A LIFE OF CALM AND SERENITY.
ON THE SURFACE, IT WAS A NORMAL RELATIONSHIP...
...BUT EVEN TIME WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TEAR DOWN THIS WALL.
UGH, IT'S GETTING PRETTY CHILLY THESE DAYS.
GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE!
I TOLD YOU TO WEAR A JACKET.
WHY DON'T YOU EVER TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF?
IT'S STILL HOT IN THE MORNING!
BUT IT'S COLD AT NIGHT! TAKING YOUR COAT OFF DURING THE DAY WON'T KILL YOU!
OKAY, OKAY! GEEZ!
ANNETTE, IS SHE THIS NAGGY DURING THE DAY, TOO?
WHY WOULD I EVER HAVE TO NAG ANNETTE?
GO WASH YOUR HANDS AND GET READY TO EAT.
WHERE'S OLIVIA?
SLEEPING.
AWW, SHE'S A SLEEPY PRINCESS. WON'T LET HER DADDY SEE HER, HUH?
MAYBE SHE TAKES AFTER YOU.
CATHERINE. ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP?
OH, IT'S FINE.
JUST THE APPLES FOR THE JUICE, PLEASE.
YOU'VE GOTTEN A LOT FASTER.
I REMEMBER IT USED TO TAKE YOU AN HOUR TO CUT ONE APPLE.
I'VE STILL GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.
BUT I SUPPOSE I AM GETTING BETTER...
THINGS ARE A BIT HECTIC THESE DAYS.
BECAUSE OF THE WAR?
DO YOU THINK WE'LL BE INVOLVED?
MAYBE? THAT'S WHAT IT SEEMS LIKE...
WAR...
I HEAR EVERYONE IS PUSHING FOR WAR...
IS IT TRUE? EVEN THE NEWSPAPERS SAY SO...
HOSTILITY TOWARD THE BELLIGERENTS IS THROUGH THE ROOF,
SO PUBLIC OPINION SEEMS TO BE LEANING THAT WAY.
it's pretty bad!
DO YOU THINK PADANIA WILL REALLY GO TO WAR?
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO ENLIST, ARE YOU?
I'M NOT LEAVING MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER. OLIVIA IS STILL SO YOUNG.
STILL. WHAT IF THEY FORCE YOU TO ENLIST?
IN THIS DAY AND AGE?
THEY CAN'T DO THAT.
WE EVEN OVERTHREW THE KING. IF THEY FORCEFULLY ENLIST PEOPLE, THEY'LL--
OH.
BRUNER IS RIGHT.
NOW THAT THE MONARCHY IS GONE, THEY CAN’T FORCE IT. DON’T WORRY, CATHERINE.
HA. HAHA. SEE? I TOLD YOU SO...
ANYWAY... I’M GOING FURNITURE SHOPPING TOMORROW. ANNETTE, DO YOU NEED ANYTHING?
SHE NEEDS A SMALL BOOKCASE. THE SIZE SHOULD BE ROUGHLY...
...I’M REALLY FINE.
THEY DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME LIKE THIS EVERY TIME...
I’LL BE GOING TO BED A LITTLE EARLY.
GOOD NIGHT, BRUNER. GOOD NIGHT, CATHERINE.
GOOD NIGHT, ANNETTE.
SWEET DREAMS, OLIVIA.
NIGHTY NIGHT, ANNETTE!
DO YOU THINK PADANIA WILL REALLY GO TO WAR?
WAR.
IF PADANIA GETS INVOLVED,
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THIS PLACE? TO ME?
I REALLY DON’T KNOW ANYTHING, DO I?
I RESIDED SEVERAL YEARS IN THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF’S RESIDENCE AS HIS WIFE...
...AND YET I'M STILL SO PATHETIC.
COMMANDER IN CHIEF...
HEINER WALDEMAR.
MY EX-HUSBAND.
IF PADANIA WERE TO PARTICIPATE, HE WOULD BE THE PRIMARY DECISION MAKER.
HE IS PROBABLY THE REASON I FELT ANXIOUS EARLIER.
...ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME NOW.
NO MATTER WHAT HE DOES, I WON’T BE INVOLVED IN ANY WAY.
I USED TO THINK OF HIM MORE THAN A HUNDRED TIMES A DAY...
...NOW, THAT COUNT IS DOWN TO TEN.
FORTUNATELY, JUST AS THE WORLD IS FORGETTING ABOUT ME...
...I’LL BE ABLE TO MOVE ON AND FORGET ABOUT HIM, TOO.
...I'M SURE OF IT.
With nowhere else to go, Annette follows Catherine Groth and takes refuge in her small home in Seinshire. Catherine, who is pregnant, and her coachman husband Bruner take her in and ask for no rent. Annette clings to a quiet life by helping at the fruit shop and with the ledgers. But the Padania war discussed at dinner reminds her of her ex-husband, Commander-in-Chief Heiner Waldemar, and makes her feel how fragile her peace is.
