I WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH FALSE HOPES. ONCE AGAIN.
WHAT IS HE GETTING AT?
PROMISE OR NOT,
WE’RE NOTHING NOW. WE’RE OVER.
I DON’T NEED YOUR UNDERSTANDING FOR MY ACTIONS.
AND YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS DECIDING LIFE AND DEATH FOR ME.
THAT HAS NEVER CHANGED.
BESIDES, I’M NOT DEAD YET,
NOR HAVE I TRIED TO DIE HERE.
SO WHY ARE YOU SAYING THAT I DIDN'T KEEP YOUR PROMISE?
I HEARD...
YOU RAN RECKLESSLY INTO A HAIL OF GUNFIRE.
JUST HOW LONG... HAS HE KEPT TABS ON ME?
...IF ANYTHING,
I KNOW THAT STAYING ALIVE IS NOT YOUR PRIORITY.
WHY DO YOU NEED TO KNOW IF I'M DEAD OR ALIVE?
I AM MILITARY MANPOWER.
YOU CAN'T BLAME ME FOR MY WILLINGNESS TO DIE FOR MY COUNTRY.
THEN STEP DOWN FROM YOUR POSITION.
IF THERE ISN'T ANY OTHER REASON--
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND DEDICATION.
YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH, SO--
...DON'T INTERFERE WITH MY DUTY STATION.
A TRAIN LEAVES TOMORROW.
TAKE IT.
...COMMANDER.
YOU'VE DONE MORE THAN ENOUGH. GO BACK TO RONCHESTER.
SIR!
PLEASE!
I'M NOT TELLING YOU TO DO ANYTHING DANGEROUS...
I'M JUST ASKING THAT YOU GO SOMEWHERE SAFE...
PLEASE...
JUST LISTEN TO ME.
Episode 41
...I CAN'T SEEM TO INTERPRET...
YOUR ORDER AS THAT OF A COMMANDER-IN- CHIEF'S.
I DON'T CARE.
I DON'T WANT DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT.
IF YOU CONSIDER ME AN EQUAL HUMAN BEING,
YOU WOULD RESPECT MY WISHES.
AND YOU KEEP SPEAKING AS IF I CAME HERE TO DIE.
I HAVE NO SUCH THOUGHTS. IS THAT NOT ENOUGH?
...I HAVE SEEN WHAT YOU DID IN THE PAST.
THERE'S NO SAYING THAT YOU DON'T SEE THIS AS ANOTHER METHOD.
...THIS IS A MEANINGLESS DISCUSSION.
...MEANINGLESS? IS THAT WHAT THIS IS TO YOU?
IN FACT...
...HAVE I EVER MEANT ANYTHING TO YOU?
TO YOU, I WILL ALWAYS BE NOTHING.
EVEN DURING THE GOOD TIMES...
...EVEN WHEN I RUINED YOUR LIFE...
I WAS NOTHING.
YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY THAT TO ME.
IT'S NOT LIKE I MEANT ANYTHING TO YOU EITHER.
AT LEAST I RESENTED YOU!
SO...
AT THE VERY LEAST...
YOU SHOULD HATE ME FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE TOO.
HOW IS IT THAT I... ALWAYS...
...AM ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO YOU...
I SWALLOW ALL THE WORDS IN MY MOUTH.
NO MATTER WHAT THEY ARE...
...THEY ARE NOT MEANT TO BE SHARED WITH THIS MAN ANYMORE.
COMMANDER. I...
...I HOPE TO NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN ABOUT THIS MATTER.
I WILL TAKE MY LEAVE.
ANNETTE.
I...
...I DIDN'T MEAN TO GET ANGRY AT YOU.
IT'S JUST THAT YOU TOLD ME YOU WOULD LIVE...
IF I HAD KNOWN YOU'D THROW YOUR LIFE AWAY HERE, I WOULD NEVER HAVE DIVORCED YOU.
...ANNETTE.
LET'S RETURN TO RONCHESTER.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE MANSION, YOU CAN BUY ANOTHER HOUSE.
I FEEL SUFFOCATED.
I CAN'T PROMISE...
TO GIVE YOU THE SAME LIFESTYLE AS BEFORE.
BUT I CAN TRY TO PROVIDE--
NO.
WE'RE ALREADY DONE.
WHY IS HE ACTING LIKE A CLINGY EX-LOVER?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU WANT FROM ME, BUT I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO OFFER YOU.
I HOPE TO NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN.
WE'LL ONLY HURT EACH OTHER.
BUT I WILL NOT ASK HIM A SINGLE THING.
I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO FOLLOW YOUR ORDERS.
SO WHY ARE YOU ASKING ME ABOUT MY INTENTIONS?
IT’S NOT LIKE I HAVE ANY SAY.
I DON’T WANT TO GIVE ANY LEEWAY...
TO THAT MAN WHO LOOKS LIKE HE HAS SO MUCH TO SAY.
PLEASE DO NOT CALL ME FOR PERSONAL MATTERS ANYMORE.
ANNETTE.
I'VE REALIZED THAT I ONLY SEE YOU IN DREAMS NOWADAYS.
I CAN'T TELL IF THIS IS REALITY.
SHE'S JUST ONE PERSON. JUST ERASE HER FROM YOUR LIFE.
NO NEED TO FLOUNDER IN THIS AGONIZING SENSE OF EMPTINESS.
...WHY DO I FEEL LIKE A BIG PART OF ME HAS BEEN RIPPED AWAY?
MY HEAD TELLS ME I SHOULDN'T SEE YOU...
...BUT SEEING HOW I ENDED UP HERE ANYWAY...
IF YOU CONSIDER ME AN EQUAL HUMAN BEING,
YOU WOULD RESPECT MY WISHES.
...OR AT THE VERY LEAST RESPECT HER AS A FELLOW HUMAN...
PLEASE RESPECT HER DECISION.
NONSENSE.
YOU'RE THE TYPE OF PERSON...
...WHO IS WILLING TO LET LIFE SLIP FROM YOUR GRASP AT ANY TIME.
...I HOPE TO NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN ABOUT THIS MATTER.
THE BATTLEFIELD IS TOUGH FOR EVEN COMMONERS.
IT'S NO PLACE FOR A WOMAN OF NOBLE BLOOD.
NO.
WE’RE ALREADY DONE.
I THOUGHT SHE WOULD BE EXHAUSTED.
I THOUGHT SHE WOULD GIVE IN AND RETURN HOME.
PLEASE DO NOT CALL ME FOR PERSONAL MATTERS.
WHY DID THINGS END UP THIS WAY?
I HOPE TO NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN.
WE'LL ONLY HURT EACH OTHER.
I DON'T KNOW... ANYMORE.
AND YET, THE REASON I CAN'T LET YOU GO...
IS BECAUSE I AM AN UTTERLY BROKEN PERSON.
WHY HAVE I STILL NOT THROWN THIS AWAY?
HAA.
..."ONLY HURT EACH OTHER?"
THAT MEANS NOTHING TO ME.
ALL I'VE EVER KNOWN IN LIFE IS PAIN ANYWAY.
IF MISFORTUNE WILL ACCOMPANY ME TO THE END OF MY DAYS...
...MAY I BE UNHAPPY BY HER SIDE.
LIKE A DOG WAITING FOR ITS MASTER.
UNTIL THE DAY I NO LONGER DESIRE YOUR PRESENCE...
Annette and Heiner have a harsh confrontation at the front. Heiner says he heard Annette threw herself into a hail of bullets and begs her to return to Ronchester on the train leaving tomorrow. Annette says she is a soldier, denies breaking her promise, wants no discrimination, and reiterates that their relationship is over. The argument turns to past accusations and hurt, and Annette leaves, saying she does not want to be summoned again for personal matters.
