Previously on The Shannara Chronicles...
Princess, are you sure you want to step on
thousands of years of Elvin tradition?
There a rule that says a girl can't run the Gauntlet?
Lose count of your steps, shortest half-mile of your life.
Open it. Belonged to your father.
- They're Elfstones. - No, Mom, don't leave me.
Father, who is this human?
This is Allanon, the last Druid of Paranor.
As King, I welcome you to the Order of the Chosen.
Grandpa still hasn't spoken to me.
The world outside is dangerous, Wil.
It's full of Gnomes, Trolls and Rovers.
I thought Elves were supposed to be smart.
- I'm half Elf. - Clearly the wrong half.
It's much worse than I thought.
Each leaf represents a single Demon.
Once they begin to fall, the creatures of darkness will be released one by one.
I need those back.
Why? Are they valuable?
Your Rover girl is long gone.
- Do you believe in magic, boy? - Of course not.
Let your eyes bear witness!
- The Chosen. They're all dead. - No, one still lives.
Next one goes straight through your heart.
What was your plan? Drug me and then rob me?
The Ellcrys is dying, and you're the only one who can save it.
Stay back!
Run, Amberle! Run!
We have to go! Now!
My aunt!
She's gone.
This can't be happening.
- Is that... - It's a Demon. A Fury.
There will be more coming. We need to leave.
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Tell me what's going on. How did that thing find us?
Honestly, I don't know.
No-one even knew we were headed here.
The Dagda Mor's agent in the palace will stop at nothing to finish off the Chosen.
Finish off?
What happened to the others?
Tell me!
They were murdered.
Two nights ago.
Lorin?
We must take you to the Ellcrys immediately,
otherwise many more will die.
Amberle, wait!
Way to go.
Leave me alone.
I can't.
Druid's orders.
I know how you feel.
I, uh...
I lost my mom last week.
I tried everything.
Every elixir
and potion I could get my hands on.
I thought I could fix it,
that I could save her,
but... I couldn't.
I never knew it was possible to miss someone so much.
Back at the cliff...
Thank you.
You're braver than you look.
Oh, don't mistake terror for bravery.
I'm sorry I didn't tell you about Lorin.
I'm afraid to go back to Arborlon.
Why?
Because of the Ellcrys?
Because of what I did.
I caused this.
Allanon!
The Druid cave. Take me here.
I can't stop the bleeding.
- I need to suture it, or... - Enough!
You must get her to the Ellcrys.
- No. I'm not leaving you behind. - Forget about me, boy.
You must keep her safe.
Hey. Hey. Allanon!
Alright, come on.
- Hey, where are you going? - The Silver River.
Its mud is famed for its healing properties.
- I should stay with Allanon. - No, you're coming with me.
I promised him I'd protect you.
OK.
Glad to see you're coping well, my son.
Had reports of attacks on Elvin farms and villages
in the Westland.
Demons.
Any word from Amberle?
I should never have trained her for the Gauntlet.
You indulge her.
Same way her father indulged you.
There was nothing that Aine would not do for his baby brother.
Including giving his life.
Now is not the time to dredge up painful memories.
If our sins are coming back to kill us, we might as well get them all on the table.
Son, Gnomes murdered your brother, not you.
You wish it was me that died that night, instead of Aine, don't you?
See, I wish the same thing, every day.
- Why you? - Excuse me?
Why did the Druid pick you to protect me?
No idea.
Did you know your ears turn red when you lie?
My last name's Ohmsford, but according to Allanon,
I'm part of the Shannara bloodline.
Wait, you're a Shannara?
That's incredible!
Every Elf knows the story of Jerle Shannara by heart -
the great warrior king who united the Four Lands with his magic.
Well, they didn't talk about that very much out in the Vale.
- Not a lot of Elf fans here. - I'm beginning to see that.
Look, I'm no warrior, and I can guarantee you
there's no magic running through these veins.
I'm heading to Storlock as soon as I get you and Allanon back to the palace.
What if I don't want to go back?
I'll help you save the Druid, but after that,
it's better for everyone if I just disappear.
No, it's not. Come on.
This is it! The Silver River.
I assume you can swim?
You get dunked as often as I did growing up, you learn pretty quick.
Hey.
What happened to "Eyes up here"?
Sorry.
Amberle!
Naked and wet again, I see.
Eretria!
You two know each other?
Your boyfriend and I spent a magical night together.
That night was far from magical.
She drugged me then robbed me blind.
I need those Elfstones back.
Be nice. If it wasn't for me, you'd be dead.
Alright, whatever your issue with me, let Amberle go.
Not happening-
I've got unfinished business with this Elf.
Our paths crossed in the woods.
Enough! Time to go.
Alright. Eretria, please, our friend is dying.
I need to apply this mud to his wound before it's too late.
- Your friend's out of luck. - Look.
There are Demons out there.
I know it sounds crazy, but you have to believe me.
They could pick up our trail any minute.
Demons? Do I look stupid?
Actually, yes.
But he's telling the truth.
You think you're better than me.
But out here, you're nothing.
Just two stray dogs.
A clueless mutt.
And a stuck-up bitch.
Collar them!
I really don't think glaring at her is gonna get us anywhere.
I just can't believe you fell for some half-baked Rover seduction.
She saved my life.
She also stripped you naked and robbed you.
That wouldn't have happened if she hadn't batted
her well-trained lashes at you.
What? Please. She's not my type.
Your ears are turning red again.
My uncle warned me Rovers can never be trusted.
No matter what they say, they always have an agenda.
When you've spent your life being judged for who you are,
you try to keep an open mind about people.
You two fight like a couple of old Gnomes.
Eretria, listen. You don't know what's at stake here.
Set us free and give me back the Elfstones.
A Demon attack is probably the best thing that could happen to you.
Don't make me get off this horse.
This is your plan? Insult her?
- Just follow my lead. - Alright.
You wanted a rematch. Let's do it.
I'll pass.
You intimidated by an Elvin girl? Is that it?
Have your man take off my collar.
And I'll need a sw...
- Oh, come on! - Thought she'd never shut up.
- Put her on the back of my horse. - That wasn't even close to a fair fight.
- Well, the world isn't fair. - Why are you doing this?
Like she said, I'm a Rover.
I think there's more to you than that.
You're wrong.
Hey! Get out of there.
Meet my father, Cephelo.
Why is he collared like a dog?
Untie him. This isn't how we treat a guest.
Forgive my daughter. Her brain is no match for her beauty.
- The Elvin girl I was with... - She's safe.
It would be better if Amberle and I left.
We need to get back. A friend needs our help.
- He thinks Demons are hunting them. - Demons?
You have quite an imagination, don't you?
Rest assured, you and your friend are well protected here.
Somehow, that doesn't make me feel safer.
There's nothing to be afraid of, Wil.
We're the same as you.
We all want the same thing - peace and prosperity.
We don't have much in the Vale, but we never resort to stealing.
The Elves left us no choice.
They're the real thieves.
Drove us from our homes.
You don't have to justify yourself to me.
I'm just your prisoner.
I know it's been hard for you, Wil.
Too human for the Elves, too Elvin for the humans.
But here, you would be accepted.
Are you asking me to become a Rover?
I'm offering you much more than that.
- We're a family. - Rovers!
I'm giving you the opportunity to join it.
I understand you want to be a Healer.
Your skills would be valued here.
- I appreciate the offer, but... - Don't answer now.
Walk around. Get to know everybody.
Give me your answer tonight at the feast.
- Is the Elf girl ready? - No.
- And why is that? - Look.
Sell her, make her a slave. Do whatever you want.
I don't care.
But?
I kill to survive, not for sport.
Amazing.
I teach you everything I know
and yet you still come up stupid every time.
Eretria, I need you to put on a convincing show.
Unless the half-breed thinks you're willing to gut her,
he won't tell me how to unlock those Stones.
And I really... really want those Stones.
And once you get what you want?
Then you'll do to her what I'll do to you if you continue to disobey me.
So I guess at that point, yeah,
I guess it will be killing for survival.
How's your head, Princess?
What do you care?
- Wait, where's Wil? - Safe.
Look, I wasn't lying before.
- I need to get back to... - Yeah. Yeah.
Back to Arborlon.
Save that for someone who cares.
You really don't like Elves, do you?
No.
And the fact that it's a shock to you makes me hate them even more.
Here are your choices.
Put these on and we fight to the death.
Or punch me in the face and make a run for it.
Why would I do either of those things?
One because you want to live and the other because you want to die?
What, I'm supposed to trust that you're helping me
out of, what, the goodness of your heart?
When and if I kill you, I want it to be my choice, not his.
This is not gonna be my life.
Well, I can't leave Wil. We have to get back to our friend.
You don't really get it, do you?
If you want to survive in this world, you need to start taking care of yourself,
because no-one's gonna do that for you.
Maybe you're right.
But I have a better idea.
Relax, Wil.
Your friend's in good hands, I promise.
She'll be joining us shortly.
Now, about my offer.
Have you considered it?
I have.
And I'm afraid I can't accept.
Like I said, I need to get back to my friend.
Pity.
But this life isn't for everyone.
Wil, it's a trap!
Let him go!
- You didn't think this through. - Shut up!
It appears I've underestimated you, young lady.
Or overestimated YOU.
Let him go or your daughter dies.
Please.
Don't.
I'm begging you.
Please. Please, don't.
I...
Stop, stop! Please!
Just tell me what you want and I'll do it.
Open your hand.
What?
I've heard the stories about your father, Shannara,
but unlike most folks, I actually believe them.
Now, you show me how to use these Stones and I won't kill her.
Listen to me. These Stones are just stones.
Does she live or does she die, Wil?
I swear to you, even if they were magic,
- I don't know how to use... - Wrong answer!
I have no idea how to use...
Fury! Run!
Amberle!
Arggh!
Is he breathing?
You worry about your own people. I'll take care of Wil.
What are you gonna do, girl?
Kill us both?
I think you've already proven you aren't up to that task.
Actually, I think I'll just kill you.
Fine.
Just give me the Stones.
And I'll let you both walk away.
Allanon?
You two are supposed to be in Arborlon.
Well, Wil insisted on trying to save you.
He used the Elfstones.
He almost died saving me.
Blaming yourself is worthless.
The Stones are his burden to bear.
This is only the beginning. More will come.
What makes you think Wil and I can do anything to stop them?
Because you share a destiny. A greater purpose.
Yeah, and if you're wrong?
The events leading us to this moment have been unfurling for centuries.
Wil lies here because he has yet to reconcile who he is
with who the Stones already know him to be.
You ran the Gauntlet trying to find your place in life,
and yet destiny had already found it for you.
Everything, all of this, is not happening because of you.
It is happening to you.
And the sooner you accept that, the better.
- Ugh! - Calm down!
Calm down. It's OK.
The Fury.
You used the Elfstones to destroy it.
My instructions were to take the princess to Arborlon.
Come. We've wasted enough time.
I'm feeling fine, thanks.
Did Demons do this?
- Are you OK? - Shh, shh, shh!
What are you doing?
There could be a Demon in there.
Or there could be someone who needs our help.
Please!
Tell us your name.
Bandon.
Who locked you in the cellar, Bandon?
My parents.
Why would they do that?
It doesn't matter now. They're dead.
Aren't they?
Yes.
I heard the Demons first.
Then my parents' screams.
Couldn't help them.
I couldn't save them.
It's not your fault.
It's not!
He's coming with us to Arborlon. He'll be safe there.
I think that's a bad idea.
And what's a good one?
Leaving him here, chained up with his dead parents?
I cannot read this boy's thoughts.
Either he's hiding magic or he doesn't know he has magic.
Without reading him, I cannot guarantee your safety.
He's coming with us, and that's final.
Come on. You're coming with me.
Where are you off to?
I delivered you Wil, and that was our deal. OK?
Now I'm getting as far from here as possible.
- I have neither Stones nor boy. - That's not my problem.
What's this?
You got this from that Elvin girl, didn't you?
And if she was wearing this, she just wasn't any girl.
So beautiful yet so disappointing!
- You're never gonna let me go. - Listen.
Elfstones... equal... freedom.
Lie to me again and I'll kill you.
- Where's she been? - The princess.
Don't worry. You're safe here.
I'm... I'm sorry. Are you OK?
I'm fine.
Make sure he's fed and clothed.
Anything he needs.
There is an enemy within these walls.
That is how the Demon knew to find Amberle at Pyria's.
You must double your security.
The princess must never be left alone.
Understood.
Amberle!
- Uncle Ander! - Thank God!
Oh!
You scared the hell out of me.
I scared the hell out of myself.
The Elvin Council is gathered in the King's chamber,
and most of them still blame you for what's happening to the Ellcrys.
So I'm afraid the warm welcome ends with me.
Wait. Why isn't Amberle going straight to the Ellcrys?
Because she abandoned her sacred duty as a member of the Chosen.
Only the Elvin Council can grant her permission to re-enter the Sanctuary.
That's crazy.
We have to address the Council, tell them what we saw.
Uh, look...
...I told you I'd get you home safely,
but that was it.
Yes, you did. You...
You kept your promise.
Goodbye, Wil Ohmsford.
Goodbye, Amberle Elessedil.
Let me guess.
You're gonna tell me I'm making a terrible mistake,
that I'm letting down Amberle and abandoning my duty to the Four Lands.
That pretty much covers it.
I won't let those Elfstones turn me into my father.
Then I shall hold onto these until our paths cross again.
It's been interesting.
Actually, it hasn't.
It's been a total nightmare from start to finish.
This is where my journey ends.
Wil. Wait!
- You can't leave Amberle. - Did Allanon put you up to this?
- Don't worry. She'll be fine. - No, she won't!
Bandon, I'm done here, OK?
She's home, safe and sound.
I did what I said I'd do. Now I'm done.
I can't let you do that.
If you don't go with Amberle to Safehold, something terrible will happen.
How do you know about Safehold?
Please, Wil...
You have to trust me.
The Elvin Council is called to discuss the crisis of the Ellcrys.
Allanon.
The Ellcrys is dying.
As it sheds its leaves, a Demon army forms,
preparing to unleash its evil upon our world.
Let me assure you, these Demons are real.
Not only did they kill the Chosen but also my aunt...
...Pyria.
The Ellcrys will bear a seed.
That seed must be carried by one of the Chosen to a place called Safehold.
There, it will be immersed in the Bloodfire.
Only then can it be returned
and the Ellcrys can be reborn.
As the only remaining member of the Chosen,
the burden of this quest falls upon your princess,
Amberle.
My father taught me that magic died years ago.
I was wrong.
Yet now he asks us to believe in fairytales.
For all we know, this is nothing but a plot by the other races
to bring us to our knees.
The Dagda Mor is the only one plotting here.
Demons are your enemies.
And she is your only hope.
We cannot put the fate of the Four Lands and the Elvin people
in the hands of this Druid and my niece, whom I love dearly,
but who has run away from her duties once already.
Amberle didn't run away.
She was trying to protect you.
Commander Tilton, escort him out now.
By Elvin law, you are not to lay a hand upon a member of the royal family.
I guarantee that this half-breed is not a member of this family.
No, he is not.
He is the last son of Shannara.
Let him speak!
Thank you.
Look.
I know what you're all thinking -
that the things you're hearing are too incredible to be true.
But magic and Demons are real.
I have seen them with my own eyes.
Quite frankly, all I want to do is run away.
Then I met Amberle.
She might have been frightened, but she's also incredibly brave.
She didn't have to come back,
but she did,
for all of you, the people she loves.
If I had to put my faith in anyone to save the Four Lands, it would be her.
Hmm.
Don't even say it.
I think these belong to you.
Now...
I put the question to you, esteemed members of the Council.
Will you allow Amberle to return to the Sanctuary and fulfil her sacred duty?
Aye.
Amberle Elessedil,
you turned your back on the Chosen and your duties to the Ellcrys.
I did.
And now you wish to carry its seed to the Bloodfire.
I do.
According to the Codex, the Ellcrys must be satisfied
of your commitment to this quest.
If you pass the test, it will give you the seed.
If you fail, you will die.
Are you willing to enter the tree?
I am.
I wish I could go in there with you.
I know.
Thanks for coming back.
I figured Allanon would get lonely.
And it turns out I enjoy staring death in the face at least once a day.
Your ears are turning red again.
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