:08:05
I'm your guest today.
:08:07
I am Governor Yu's daughter.
:08:10
This is Sir Te's study.
You are here to...?
:08:13
I was just looking
for a quiet corner.
:08:18
I am Sir Te's head servant.
:08:20
And this is another of our guests.
:08:34
It's heavy
for such a thin piece of metal!
:08:37
The handle is heavy.
And the blade is no ordinary metal.
:08:41
Still, the sword
is the lightest of weapons.
:08:44
You're just not used
to handling it.
:08:46
But, I have had much practice.
:08:49
As a child in the West,
a platoon lived with us.
:08:51
They'd let me play
with their weapons.
:08:55
The scabbard is so beautiful.
:08:58
Beautiful but dangerous.
:09:00
Once you see it tainted with blood,
its beauty is hard to admire.
:09:05
It's 400 years old.
:09:08
Exquisite!
:09:10
You said it belongs to...
:09:13
My friend Li Mu Bai.
He's given it to Sir Te as a gift.
:09:17
Li Mu Bai!
:09:18
The famous warrior?
:09:22
Why would he give his sword
to Sir Te?
:09:25
You're too young to understand.
:09:28
You're a sword fighter too?
:09:30
Yes, I am.
:09:31
But I prefer the machete.
:09:33
Certain moves, however,
call for a sword.
:09:38
Really?
:09:42
It must be exciting to be
a fighter, to be totally free!
:09:45
Fighters have rules too:
Friendship, trust,
:09:49
integrity... Without rules,
:09:51
we wouldn't survive for long.
:09:54
I've read
all about people like you.
:09:56
Roaming wild, beating up anyone
who gets in your way!
:09:59
Writers wouldn't sell many books
if they told how it really is.