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With two of my brothers slain?
And Leonidas still in the pass?
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I've sworn to destroy him.
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This is Hydarnes' fault!
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When the Immortals failed,
all others lost heart.
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Heart.
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Yes.
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I'll have his heart for this.
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I'll have it cut out
and brought to me on a platter!
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No! Then you would admit defeat.
There's a better way.
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- What is it?
- Even the greatest king cannot defy the gods.
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Tell your men you've had a message
from heaven to return to Persia.
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By this you would save your honour,
reaffirm your divine origins,
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and rob Leonidas of victory.
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Yes.
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Yes.
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It was a dark day
when the first woman came into this world.
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Mardonius.
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My lord.
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I have had a vision in which
my father's shade appeared to me.
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He told me to destroy
the rebellious foreign troops,
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go back to Persia, and collect a new army.
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I dare not disobey him.
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We march at sunrise.
Go and see that all is made ready.
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Very good, my lord.
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Now I know why they call you "great king".
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They tell me your mother was a Greek,
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and that you're a secret enemy
trying to destroy me with your advice.
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If I could prove it, I'd have your throat cut.