:02:41
It is the middle of the Dark Ages.
:02:45
Ages darker than anyone
had ever expected.
:02:49
An horrendous monster casts
a dreadful pall of fear...
:02:55
...over a once happy land.
:02:58
As towns and villages
are torn apart...
:03:01
...the helpless survivors
seek refuge...
:03:04
...behind the walls of the great city.
:03:08
But out in the forest...
:03:11
...in isolated pockets...
:03:13
...still untouched by the ravages
of the monster...
:03:18
...life and business goes on...
:03:22
...as usual.
:03:26
Thirteen, fourteen.
There's another little one.
:03:29
-Fifteen.
-What are you doing, Dennis?
:03:33
Stocktaking, Father.
:03:34
-You took stock this morning.
-I did.
:03:37
It never hurts
to keep an account.
:03:40
In business now, Father--
:03:42
Never mind that nonsense
and help with this cask.
:03:46
All right, Father.
I'll finish stocktaking later.
:03:52
You see, the secret of the craft
is to keep the stake....
:03:58
Take hold of the hoop.