4.06 - Secret Garden

once for the old sultan allegory. He used it to drive his brother's chief wife insane, and it worked. She killed herself. And now m hm, now, my darling, you know this hurts my heart, don't you, my beautiful child, But I am doing this for you. But now, ah, when you didn't come yesterday, I feel and I help you with anything ground viz Here, I was looking for her, majesty, the Sultana. Oh yes, yes, is she her majesty? This will Tarna is indisposed, indisposed, indisposed, I can promise you, Vizier,

she would want to see me. You are a guest in our city, and if I may offer you some advice, I think you would do better to concentrate your efforts on assisting your master with his great painting. Well, he needs the Sultana for that, he needs access to her living visage. He has asked me to find out when she might be available. Then your master can put in a request with the head steward. Thank you for your visit. Oh are you used to here? It's an impressive collection.

The viewing devices, I mean, polished domes of glass, magnifying light, an extraordinary concept. Telescopes, yes, that's what they call them. Yes, the old Sultana Algory was a great collector of such things. He had a particular interest in the skies, watching the stars, looking for the signs in the heavens. I'm more down to earth for my part. I trust you can find your own way out. Yes, thank you, Oh and signor don't come back into this part of the palace again.

It's not for guests. Good day to you, Panel Vanilla Vanelle. Are you in there? Yes? It worries me to but less Fatima's or does what? Very specific branelanell I speaking to it's angel, Oh my, what's happened to you? My darling? What do you want? It's me Mannell. It's Angel nurse. I'm Angel Mannell. What I'm lost? I just got lost, got lost in the Sultanas game. I'm leaving. I'm leaving. I just got lost. God, what have they done to her? To? Monday,

Season four, Episode six, Secret Garden by Mac Rogers. It's barely dawn and I'm already at work. If Heaven is right, if the Herfeez has made his home in the supposed garden, I need to know, Gregor Wait? Does this man never sleep? Must to take him everywhere? This isn't a good time a killer. Look at you rising before dawn, that purposeful gait. Where are we going? What? Just a bit higher? Look at it? Knew that vista'd the Tower of the Adulterers.

This is the sort of thing I wanted to see when I came to Tommy, because I think you get the drift. It's high, very very high, and when you're a sky rat, that's all that matters. Are you ready wait to frog the strap? Here? For us? Careless means dead. I think we've got some What happened to Spider? Are you too ready? We're ready to fly, but it would help to know what we're looking for. Yes, I don't know much. I know it's a garden, and I know

it should be roughly here. See. I don't recognize half of this well, it's a horridly sketched copy from an ancient scroll. It's a wonder you recognize any of it. And right now, sad to say, it's my best lead if heaven can be trusted. But when you can still see, are the five hills are there? Then they're there. Now use them to fix your position. Fly out towards the golden spire there, and then turn left and follow the passage of the aqueduct. You're looking for any kind of

disruption to the buildings, trees, grass. I don't know. It may be hidden behind walls, under arches. The main thing is it won't be visible from street level. We've got it ready, frog, We'll land down there in the square. Careful, careful, if you watch, watch this remarkable, isn't it. I've never seen anything like it in my life. They're flying through the air like great birds. Used to be dozens of sky rats here in the time of the Old Sultan.

Every morning, as the sun rose and the winds came off the desert, you would see them, flocks of them over the city no longer, only these two. Careful Commander, you're slipping. Get your hands off me. Of course, of course I just thought you were gonna Your concern is touching. Look, commander, I'll give you my word the other day. If I meant you any ill, you would have been over the edge by now. Or maybe you thought I might take you with me. Do you think they'll find it? This

garden of yours? I don't know. Maybe it's a myth. Maybe it was built over centuries ago. That's our signal. Well, the thing just slums houses, nothing like you said, no glass, no water, and no concealing trees. Well, at least I got to see the famous sky rats in flight. I wonder could you could you show me how to do it? You're too heavy. I wish I could dispute that, But alas I envy you truly. What are you packing up? We have to go again, trying to different directions. We

have to go to work offended. I'm paying you. This is your work. The other work isn't about the money. Forgive my curiosity, but what is your other work? We build gallows, My goodness, we're carpenters, helping prepare for the Festival of Fires. Come on duty. By the way, Commander, my mother told me to tell you she has a message for you. I'm going back to the lodging now so I will butcher her son. He wants to see you, all right, at the same time tomorrow morning. Then as

many times as you can pay. Of course, may I walk with you? Don't? Why do you want to find this garden so much? Anyway, It doesn't matter it's something hidden there or you want to hide something there. It's a safe place of some kind, isn't it. We have to find it. Before I could answer that question, listen, Gregor, my girls in that prison. They're going to hang her at the stupid Festival of the Fires. If you can

get her out, I'll fly for you for nothing. I'm sorry, please, Gregor what I was frog, I can't open doors like I used to, especially not doors guarded by the ballarack. None of my old tricks work. They can't be bribed and can't be cultivated. I had to ask. I understand, me and Dumpy are going to try something else to get her out, but then we'll need somewhere to go. The hard part is not the theft. It's the getaway. It's more than that. We'll need a refuge, a real

refuge from what's going to happen that day. What do you mean by that? Hi lied to you before he was still having the dreams, the visions I saw the city, only there was no city, just howling and ruins, and those unlucky few who are still alive. Their hunger oppressed them so much that they were eating rocks, the corpses of the dead, even each other's filth, and towering over their scavenging bodies. The wheel, what wheel, the wheel of life and death, the wheel that heralds end of all things.

I have to go. Oh, one more thing, Gregor. You remember the dream I had years ago, the one where I died, and not like to forget, there was something I left out. The dream was in a great garden where all manner of beasts walked side by side with the insane, fascinating fellow that don't do what an extraordinary life held? So after the butcher, then a sand g go give up my message, And those days that's just a friend, friend, experiencing the delights of your fine city.

A killer, how fun I wanted to see me? What do you have there was an old man. I heard this from my cousin. He's the baker in Bossuva. Many old men in this city, yes, But this one, according to my cousin, seemed lost, unfamiliar with how to buy things. He offered my cousin a ring. M he said, the old man's hands were adorned with dreams, all with precious stones. And do you have this ring? That's the thing. Just as he was trying to take it off, a small

fat fellow rustin and grabbed him away. They left without paying. My cousin just them down the street, and the fat man stopped and apologized and gave him a Goin made him double. In fact, said he would appreciate it if they could keep it between themselves. That's really is intriguing, killer. This is where we must part company. My errand is urgent, and you can't follow me everywhere. There's time. It's for your benefits, not fattons. What are you talking about, your

elusive quarry. He suddenly makes suspectacle of himself in a public place, in front of witnesses and telling me there's no part of you that suspects a trap. Who's trap? The ballarag I'm working for them. I was thinking more of our friends with the lizard tattoos. No doubt heard you ballowing at them in the streets and chasing them into stores. It may well have concluded you're more trouble than you're worth. You need security, trained security for you.

If I'm bound to follow you around, might as well be interesting. I suggest we stopped by the lodging house, get whatever we need from our rooms, and set off together. Yeah, gentlemen, leaders of the Council of tuman Bit, heads of the trade guilds and provincial don't worry. My dear daughters ready for doctor. Dear mistress, have another dose first. I think she's h doctor. I feel sure. I just gave you an instruction, darling. Can you be a brave girl and

drink it all up? No, slaves, come with us. We have a chair for you just over there. Sultana, how are you feeling, Majest? Do you she's very confused this morning. No, No, of course, of course. Now sit slowly, dear, I don't want you hurting yourself. Counselors, merchants and guildheads of tuman Bay, I thank you for your patients, and I ask your forgiveness that I was not here when you arrived. The only excuse I can offer you is I did not

wish to leave our suffering Sultana's side. Now, I believe tradition and law dictate that the assembled dignitaries have full opportunity to assess the Sultana's fitness before the eyes of all. Quite correct, Mistress, I was thinking we'd begin with offender Ergan, a council leader in the Northwest Quarter. Me. Perhaps you

would like to examine the Sultana first. Offend, Well, certainly I know physician, but I think I know when someone is of sound mind, and we're all very lucky you're here, offendy, majesty, Sultana Ah, please proceed if can, Perhaps, Majesty, perhaps you could tell us something of your symptoms. The poor, poor dear, so stricken with this ailment that she cannot even express her experience of it. Who's next? Yes, I was thinking we should move on to one of the stone merchant.

I'm not quite done yet, Thank you. What do you mean you're not sure? Of course? If d please continue, majesty, can you really tell me nothing? Can you not even describe how you feel at this moment, hot, cold, oppressed by good, oppressed by what Mistress you said, oppressed by and then you trailed off. I'm simply asking you to complete your sentence. Oppressed by the heat, Mistress, it is an oppressively hot day, at least to my to my mind,

May I speak, Mistress, you will have your opportunity. Offendi Boks just like everyone else. But first, Mistress Fatima would like to hear offending Ergan's conclusion. It is my assessment that, yes, the Sultanas suffers from a sickness of the mind, making her temporarily unfit to lead Tuman Bay a keen diagnosis, iffend Ergan, you may sit down now. Thank you for your help. So let us now turn to the stone merchants. You said I could speak mixed must be here from

many more well tradition and law only. I think we can all tell that her Majesty is finding this whole ordeal quite distressing. May I suggest we get through these proceedings as quickly as we can. I don't want to cause her any further discomfort. We hope you will return to good health soon, Majesty. Have we have a good diagnosis, why should we talk about her very astute, My friend, I feel the same, and I'm sure the Sultana would

as well. And I'm even more certain that was she not so afflicted by diseases of the mind, the Sultana would add that these are very difficult times we face and that we must all work together for the good of tuman Bay. That's what the Sultana would say. Yes, now, I'll tell you what I say. I do not want this. I do not want to be here under these terrible circumstances.

I only in this room now offering to take on the unwanted burden of leadership because of my devotion to duty, duty to the Sultana Manel, the daughter of my heart, and my duty to tuman Bay. Well, unless anyone has anything to add, perhaps we should move on to signing the order of Regidency. Why you don't mean to say you already have the document prepared, do you, Cadi? I have something to add? Yes, Yes, you've been quite vocal tonight,

haven't you. Offendi Effendi ba Sulk Mistress, chairman of the Council of Leather Curates, Leather Curus. Well, clearly he is well qualified to assess an illness of the spirit and at least as qualified as a provincial wife. My friend, I think the general consensus in the room. It's your right to make an assessment. Would you like to examine, to examine her to know what I think? We are

acting too quickly. We need more physicians to examine her, real qualified physicians from outside to Monday, with no allegiances to anyone in this room. Thank you, Offendi Bizzalk. Your thoughts will be recorded. I don't want them recorded, I want them implemented. We need another diagnosis. I saw her, Majesty not three days ago, and she was perfectly well at the time. Well, that is the nature of such illnesses. They come on quickly. Then perhaps they also received just

as quickly. But if we signed the order of regency and invest the Sultana's power in the mistress, we will never know that. Man, God, what are you doing to talk to this I'm a member of the council. Get your ears off me. I do you believe he is part of the plot? Take him, gag him, take the traitor out. Does anyone else have anything to add? Remember you're all well within your rights to speak, so please feel free. Well, in that case, I think all that remains is that we proceed to the signing of the

Order of Region Report period of prosperity only. I thought that went well, wonderfully handled Mistress Fatima. Sir, the Sultana. You need to get her out of the city. Certain seditious elements could use her as a figurehead. I did very much that the grand Master would allow the Sultana of all people to leave. The Grandmaster has nothing to do with this, yes, but his measure at every gate. This city is a closed city until the Ballarak leaves.

You know everything about this place. Cadi take her out through the secret passages and take the doctor to No mistress, I cannot I have my work here. So's so many people. Enough? Yes, now, now, my dear dear go I would love nothing more than to accompany you on this journey. Mhmm. Let me hold you one last time. I will miss you so much. M I don't understand where are we going? Relax, my friend, Relax, It's just this way, majesty. H h right, I think

I have a bath, Run my bath. M hm. Your coffee and cakes offendia killer my goodness preferred so quickly, Commander Rose adamant quick meal and then you're off to some way and say he's joining me, isn't He's not leaving me to eat alone. I am not. I trust you got everything you needed from your room. I think I'm sufficiently equipped. I'll leave you, gentlemen, let me know if you need anything else. I will mhmm. Come out

at your coffee, please drink. Thank you think of it finding the lost Hafees and put you in tremendous favor with the Grandmaster. We'll see. Is he really so grand though? Someone wants to tell me he just looks like some old soldier who mislaid his eyes. It's like this Hafez you're after, supposedly great spiritual leader, the direct descendant of the teacher. Yet these days people say he's nothing but an old drunk. You know, a cousin of mine used to drink, and he was a barber of all things.

Can you credit it? A man approaches you with a razor first thing in the morning, smelling of drink, and yet he held that razor as steady as a rock. So I suppose one can become inured to anything. You're right, command, Are you seem a bit I'm fine talking of barber's do you know the riddle of the barber? And I'm not a move for I feel I feel very It goes like this, A town has only one barber. The barber shaves all those and only those who do not

shave themselves. So who shaves the barber? Are you sure you're a right commander? H Oh, it's too bad, you know, I would have enjoyed it. It enjoyed helping you find her fees, guarding your back as you plunged into the mystery. Well last, now I've grown to like you. It's a shame, but in my profession, you have to be consistent if you want the next job and then the one after that. You're not the first friend I've lost this way. M h, what do you mean? If it's any consolation, it won't

be unpleasant. I'm very experienced. You just feel like falling asleep, like a lovely afternoon snoon's in a garden, perhaps with the wind in the trees, the leaves, the smell of flowers, perhaps a bee buzzing by you, And then the world will begin to fade and m and then and then and then a killer. What's the next bit? The world phades? My childhood appears before my eyes. A lute plays, and

then what talked me through it? It was poison painted into my room somewhere, Yeah, the desk, perhaps the door on the inside. It's the one thing you would have had to touch. But you must have. How else could you have left the room? I didn't what I didn't leave it because I never entered it. I saw you when we arrived. The Landlady gave you. You assumed a killer. It's like the trick with the coins. Because I opened

the door. Your mind told you that I entered, but I did not, And that's why I am alive and you, my friend, no otherwise, How is it possible? But I have killed you, a nonentity like me. Once again, the same principle as the coins in the door. You saw me bring the cup to my lips, so your brain filled in the rest. I drank no coffee, but you did. The landlady did it. Never give you pause for a

moment that she still calls me, commander stupid of me. Yes, for someone like you, you must have trained for years to do what you do, and yet you haven't answered my riddle. Gregor, who shaves the barber? Does he shave? Himself. Oh I remember, he can only shave those who do not shave themselves. Then there's no answer exactly exactly. The question is meaningless. The barber can't exist. It's all just noise. It means nothing. Mm hmm. That's the difference between you

and me, a killer. I don't believe that. I haven't fallen quite that far yet. But what is clear from your attempt on my life is that Fatima has no further use for me, which raises the question who else does she want out of the way? Sorry, I just came up to see if you want any more? Oh dear, should like called for a physician or a mortician, the lass I should cover it. I'm off to Vasuva. I can leave this with you always, Commander, thank you. Where have you been to? Angel? I need more humber, more

ishmahan blue, and more gold, always more gold. There's something going on in the palace that's not our concern. Angel. The quicker, you can get me my pains. The quicker, we get this done, get our feet and get out of here. M hmm. Wait, I don't understand this. On the canvas, Oh yeah, I've been told to paint out the Sultan move her to the corner down there, Mrs Fatima is to have the battlements to herself. I told you something was going on. This is a cool How

does the work proceed? The mistress requires pardon me, I have misspoken. The reasons requires an update on the great work, Regent Piero, What am I to tell? Well? Once I've moved the Sultana from here to here, were almost done. Of course, the finishing touches to be added at the festival the fires. But but we're still as angeles. So perhaps you can help us book our passage back for the morning after the morning after you don't wish to stay and enjoy the many pleasures human may has to offer,

especially after working so hard. I'm sure Regent Fatima would want to reward you. We will be happy to take our reward in the form of the agreed upon payment from our contract and demediate assage back home. Well, it's up to you, ah, I must say. It's a magnificent portrait, doesn't reason Fatima look wonderful? It is interesting how this

painting has changed, isn't it. It started as a great panorama celebrating many, and now it mostly seems to be a portrait of one, and in the process has exceeded all expectations. Piero, you are indeed the greatest artist in the world. When you're commander of the Palace guard and the whole city is filled with your eyes and ears. You're not used to waiting. You deploy others to do that for you. When you lose all that, you have to do your own waiting in an alley across from

the bakery of Hassan's cousin. A man like Bellow is not fool enough to use the main thoroughfares. He'll take the back alleys, the side streets. I see you there, my friend. Will I have to chase you for my money today? Oh no, my dear man, of course not no, No, an unfortunate mistake. I'll take two loads, and perhaps two of those. I hope your father's feeling back, my friend. There is no feeling better when you're that older and a friend. No, his mind is going. I can't apologize

enough for the other day. He used to be a brilliant man, a shrewde merchant of carpets. But now life life, Yes, yes, anyway, thank you so much. Ill I see you tomorrow. Come what do you do? I mean, what did you I've just come from killing someone, bellow, someone who was trying to kill me. My patience for lies is pretty well snapped. So do you know what you're going to do? I

have to my my father. Look into my eyes and tell me what you think will happen if you don't take me to their fees right now, just down here through this alley. If you're leading me a stray bellow, whoa You're going to love this, gregor You'll never believe where we're going? Is there a garden by any shad? How did you know? Just keep going? But not just any garden. It's also old, so ancient they say it was here even before the city. It sits right beneath

a mighty sister. How did you find him? The Offistle ready knew about it when he and I came to too Manday. He showed me in the scrolls. He's forgotten now, of course, but I remembered. I'm very good at remembering things, Commander, but not very good at being honest, at least of me. He made me promise not to tell you, He said, they'll try to make him part of it. The Ballarak and he can't be part of it, part of what

the festival of the fires. He keeps saying, if he's part of it, terrible things will follow if he can't be found. M hmm, maybe it won't be so bad. I don't know if I truly believed in it until this moment. An oasis and the old heart of the city, and there near the center is my objective of so many days now. The hafees himself drinking from a spring. I bring him bread, a little meat, but mostly it's like he lives off the water from that spring. He

desires nothing else, and the Arak he never asks for it. Look, some days he's rational, other days he's confused. And you never know until I understand, Holiness. You have a guest sit at his feet. He like it. He'll think you're a pilgrim. H h Holiness, have you come for a blessing? This man is fragile as blown glass. I I've come to learn. What have you come to learn? I need your wisdom to explain a marvel of he's I've seen a dead woman Alkin walking the streets of the city. Alkin.

I know it wasn't a dream. Did she speak to you? She did, but I'm having trouble remembering what she said. It had something to do with things being out of balance, balance needing to be restored. I've seen her too, you Huffice. There are people in the city who are not of the city. They come, they look, they leave the watch us. But how the Ballara controlled the city gates. No one can enter or leave without their permission. They don't use

the gates. These people are like the tail of the lizard that you only clips as it vanishes through a crack of the war. But sometimes they don't just what what does that mean? So times they interfere, how they change things, and then the balance is lost. This dead woman i've seen Alkin, is she one of them? One of these gods? There is only one god above even them, and the governant was made between this god and man.

I don't know if I'm receiving ancient wisdom or listening to a deranged old man making it up as he goes along a covenant. There was a camera and it was shown to these seven blind sages, men of great wisdom, and each of them felt the part of the camera. I've lost him, And one said, this is a rope I had him for a moment I had something. This is a molehill, and now he slipped away. The are the one said, this is my brother in law's face.

Forgive me Hafy's does any of this? My friend? The mind brings to every object what the mind has means of seeing in reality? It's a maintree, old camel. Hay I will go to sleep now, No, have his please, there's more I need. It's all you will get from him today. It's not enough. Fellow, is there a calamity coming? This is my city? Are you going to betray him? What to the Ballarak? I know they need him for

their ritual? Why these Hafis is the direct descendant of the very first Hayes who made that covenant he spoke of with the One God. He was there at the beginning, so he must be there at the end. The wheel turns, the snake consumes its tail. That's what the Ballarak want. So I ask you again, are you going to give him to them? Yeah? All right, stop here? What's happening? Trying to relax? My stick? Beg if you man go down random? We are here, Yes, got them? Where are we?

Why have we stopped? We have to wait here for a little bit. What you're here? I need to give you another door, Sultana, No, please, Mrs Fatima's orders. Please No, I can't stand it. Sta Sty just pretend what so to sing? Stink. I'm not going to do it. But they need to see h h well, what's happening? I had to yell at them to open the gates? They said the gates. Soldiers were preparing a wall at the back. They weren't expecting visitors. Are they ready for her? Yes?

They are ready? Doctor. Yes, captain are you ready? Have you done what you needed to? Yes? Captain, she's had her loose. You can't take her very well. What I was here before? Is that? So? I came to see someone? Ah, my memory, I I'm not clear who. Yes, it may be a little time before the medicine leaves your system and your memory returns properly. And forget memory. That me. What's happening now? They are handing you over to the cares.

Listen closely. We only have a moment. Fatima wanted me to use something stronger, something that could leave you list it forever, but I couldn't. She thinks you'll be incapacitated forever and therefore not he that will protect you until those of us who serve you can find a way. Would you like to come with us? Hi? I recognize you. I am here to make your stay as comfortable as possible. Do you want to go with the order list? Come? Because my dad's right, your new home awaits farewell, majesty

doctor captain. Time to go, m M. I want to hand getting onto your horse, doctor? Yes, very kind? You are, you captain, but you didn't really think Mrs Fatim was going to let you come back to you throw his body in the ditch. Let's go. H. So, how was your journey man here? I can't recall, no, of course not. But you do recognize me, don't you? Yes? But I don't know from your last visit when you came to see your uncle. Was it Commander Gregor? I'm sorry, I

don't Salve that's my name? Will put you indus? Room here? Discust Sarved? That's right, I'm the governor here, the new one. We're doing on the bed? Good? You can go down? Did I tell you you remind me of someone? What my sister? Actually? I'll leave you to rest. M Season four, episode six of Tuman Bay Secret Garden featuring Rufus Wright, Asha Heart, Rob Jarvis and Kirsty Bushell, was written by Mac Rogers, with music by Sasha Putnam and editing and

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