Tenkû no Esukafurône

[Repeated line]

Hitomi Kanzaki:
Was it all just a dream? Or maybe a vision? No, it was real...

Folken:
Van, you are my brother; we share the same blood. This world is difficult for a... gentle soul such as yours to bear. This world, where man fights against man - no, where every living thing fights to take the life of another! We kill beasts, we kill dragons, we even kill men! Fighting begets fighting, and the slaughter begins anew - such is the way of the world.

[Merle is looking at Hitomi's pendant after going through her duffel bag.]

Merle:
That's a pretty stone... I think I'll keep it!

[After Escaflowne transforms into its dragon mode]

Dilandau Albantau:
I haven't hunted dragons in a long time. This is going to be such fun!

[Hitomi is teaching Van how to dowse by searching for Merle.]

Hitomi Kanzaki:
Wait until you see her. Those long, pointy ears... the tail... that curly hair, those really big eyes... that obnoxious personality... that big mouth... and what's with that nose?

Merle:
That's it! I'm going to use her as a scratching post!

[After Van can't find Merle with Hitomi's dowsing technique, Hitomi finds Merle and points at the bush where she's hiding.]

Hitomi Kanzaki:
There!

Merle:
Yeah, like I'm gonna stand up!

Van Fanel:
Merle!

[Merle gasps and jumps up into sight]

Merle:
Here I am, Lord Van! You found me!

Allen Schezar:
What's the matter? It's all right, little princess, you can tell me. I am a knight of Asturia, Allen Schezar. And you're a guest in this castle. As its commander, I will protect you. It is my duty as a knight, no, as a man, to make sure you are safe.

Hitomi Kanzaki:
Allen, I -

Ort:
Man, how can he spout all that with a straight face?

Teo:
The boss has a knack for it.

The Mole Man:
What a magnificent guymelf! That's an Ispano design, isn't it?

The Mole Man:
I'm just a poor thief, really. I made the mistake a while back and ended up getting stuck under the castle. Not too smart, I must admit.

Allen Schezar:
So tell me, Van Fanel, are you ready to fight?

Van Fanel:
You bet!

Allen Schezar:
You're gonna regret this.

Pyle:
Hey, somebody oughta bet on the kid.

Reeden:
No way! I ain't that stupid!

Ort:
Rumor has it she's from the Mystic Moon and everybody knows that place is cursed.

The Mole Man:
For a kid, you got a lot of attitude.

Allen Schezar:
What worries me is the madness in Dilandau's eyes. His thirst for blood is reflected in them.

Merle:
Why the heck did I get stuck with the bench?

Reeden:
Holy moley! It's the curse of the Mystic Moon!

Gaddes:
It's Zaibach you idiot!

Allen Schezar:
There is nothing brave about rashly choosing to die. Van, you are Fanelia's king! As long as she has a king and a people, Fanelia has a future. Bearing indignity such as this is the mark of true courage. A samurai's life is meant to save others. Don't forget that.

Dilandau Albantau:
Burn . . . burn . . . burn!

Folken:
Never throw your life away so easily.

Merle:
That is one weird girl.

Dilandau Albantau:
My face!

Dilandau Albantau:
You'll pay! You damaged my beautiful face. . . .

Reeden:
I'm gonna live it up tonight!

Princess Milerna:
I can't ride a horse in a dress, now can I?

Hitomi Kanzaki:
A knight and a princess. The perfect couple.

Van Fanel:
She's not a handmaiden. She's with me.

Princess Milerna:
Oh?

Merle:
Ohhh! No! She's with Allen!

Princess Milerna:
She's with Allen?

Hitomi Kanzaki:
No! I'm not! I mean . . .

Princess Milerna:
Oh, dear! I saw you wearing those strange clothes and I just assumed that, well . . . you know.

Merle:
That's an insult to handmaidens.

Hitomi Kanzaki:
Bad kitty!

King Aston, Jajuka:
Chivalry alone cannot protect a country, Allen Schezar.

Princess Milerna:
That dress looks great!

Merle:
You look good enough to be a handmaiden.

Hitomi Kanzaki:
Are you trying to pick a fight?

Merle:
Fighting's not very lady like.

Princess Milerna:
Men! Why is it they can't ever manage to keep their word?

Dilandau Albantau:
Cheek, cheek, cheek, cheek . . .

Folken:
Folken of Fanelia is dead.

Van Fanel:
You mean fighting to bring an end to fighting? I think you'll find there's no such thing!

Folken:
I'm a man who destroyed his homeland.

Van Fanel:
I owe Hitomi. I've got to save her.

Hitomi Kanzaki:
Com down here, you cat burglar!

Van Fanel:
Yeah, well, she seems to have followed me home.

Hitomi Kanzaki:
Great, first a wolf man, now a little cat girl.

Hitomi Kanzaki:
Little cat burglar! I'll teach you not to mess with an athlete.

Balgus:
Your Majesty, take the Escaflowne and flee and one day return and rebuild our native home. My Lord, reunite the people of Fanelia.

Hitomi Kanzaki:
Yeah, it's my good luck charm. It used to be my grandma's. It's kind of neat, actually. When you swing it back and forth, it keeps perfect time, always completing one cycle a second, never slowing down.

Van Fanel:
Look, I don't need any woman to worry about me. I guess you want a reward then. Fine! Come to my castle, just don't get cocky. I apologize for involving you and your friends in my dragon slaying. Oh, and by the way, you didn't help me slay the dragon, you know.

Hitomi Kanzaki:
[speechless for a second before she slaps him hard across the face] What is your problem? Are you always this pig-headed? I didn't help you for a reward, I , uh, just, well, I thought you were going to die and I was scared, really scared! The *least* you could do is say "thank you." You know, I shouldn't have even saved you. I should have let that stupid dragon eat you!

Hitomi Kanzaki:
They're the wings of an angel.

Hitomi Kanzaki:
This feather. There's something very, very sad about this feather.

Allen Schezar:
Van, you're coming too, aren't you? We'll meet again in Freid.

Elysse Aston:
Royalty should use its position for the sake of the people. Don't you understand, Milerna? Such egotism is an insult to your people.

Hitomi Kanzaki:
And about your wings? Don't worry, Van, because honestly, I think they're beautiful.

Van Fanel:
You and Merle are about the only ones who'd say that.

Hitomi Kanzaki:
What? Do you're putting me and Merle on the same level? Very funny.

Reeden:
If the commander dies, you're a dead man, pond scum.

Van Fanel:
Prince Chid, Allen left his own country, but he also sacrificed his own honor to warn you. What your mother told you was no lie. He's a true knight.

Hitomi Kanzaki:
You are a murderer. You are a doppleganger. You have countless faces, but none of them are your own.

Allen Schezar:
Sometimes it takes more courage to believe in someone, than to fight and dismiss them so easily.

Van Fanel:
Those invisible morons again.

Emperor Dornkirk:
Ah, the planet earth. I remember it from so long ago.

Merle:
Mrow. I never get bored of watching you. You're crazy.

Reeden:
Now you're just being snarky, your majesty.

Kio:
That little lady will be like a goddess of victory.