:09:07
It's heavy
for such a thin piece of metal!
:09:10
The handle is heavy.
And the blade is no ordinary metal.
:09:14
Still, the sword
is the lightest of weapons.
:09:17
You're just not used
to handling it.
:09:20
But, I have had much practice.
:09:23
As a child in the West,
a platoon lived with us.
:09:25
They'd let me play
with their weapons.
:09:28
The scabbard is so beautiful.
:09:32
Beautiful but dangerous.
:09:34
Once you see it tainted with blood,
its beauty is hard to admire.
:09:39
It's 40000 years old.
:09:42
Exquisite!
:09:45
You said it belongs to...
:09:48
My friend Li Mu Bai.
He's given it to Sir Te as a gift.
:09:52
Li Mu Bai!
:09:53
The famous warrior?
:09:57
Why would he give his sword
to Sir Te?
:10:00
You're too young to understand.
:10:04
You're a sword fighter too?
:10:05
Yes, I am.
:10:06
But I prefer the machete.
:10:08
Certain moves, however,
call for a sword.
:10:14
Really?
:10:18
It must be exciting to be
a fighter, to be totally free!
:10:21
Fighters have rules too:
friendship, trust...
:10:25
integrity.
Without rules...
:10:28
we wouldn't survive for long.
:10:31
I've read
all about people like you.
:10:33
Roaming wild, beating up anyone
who gets in your way!
:10:36
Writers wouldn't sell many books
if they told how it really is.
:10:39
But you're just like
the characters in the stories.
:10:42
Sure. No place to bathe for days,
sleeping in flea-infested beds...
:10:46
They tell you all about that
in those books?
:10:49
You know what I mean.
:10:51
I'm getting married soon, but
I haven't lived the life I want.
:10:56
So I heard.
Congratulations.