Continuing to look through the cutscene scripts, this time the one with Ištván and Erik at Trosky Castle. It's titled "Nesnáším loučení", or "I hate farewells". Oh boy.
Translated with google translate+some gifs of mine:
Jindra walks carefully along the gallery overlooking the courtyard when he hears Pišta's voice.
Pišta (off-screen, matter-of-factly): …you can work the horse to death if needed. You'll ride through Senice, which belongs to the Rožmberks. They'll give you a new one there.
Jindra creeps closer to the railing and carefully looks over it. Only Erik and Pišta are standing in the courtyard. Erik is preparing his horse; Pišta is standing right beside him, holding a letter and talking to Erik.
Pišta (matter-of-factly): Here is the letter for Lord Bergov.
Pišta: I almost felt sorry for that Racek's bastard, but we got it out of them.
Pišta: Most importantly, find Jošt's spy, Lichtenstein!
Erik takes the letter from him without a word and puts it into his saddlebag.
Erik (holding back emotion, breathing): <…>
Pišta seems to have expected some kind of reaction and sighs loudly. Erik turns around. They are standing quite close to each other.
Erik (with a smile): What is it? Are you worried about me?
Pišta wordlessly caresses his cheek. He looks at him with affection in his eyes.
Erik: Don't worry. I can handle it.
Pišta (seriously): You've grown into a capable young man. But you still have to learn to fight for your place in the sun.
Pišta (with a sigh): Nobody gives people like us anything for free.
Erik only smiles and gently touches Pišta in return.
Erik (emotional, breathing): <…>
Then he turns back to the horse. Everything is ready. He swings up into the saddle.
Erik (mounting the horse, breathing): <…>
Erik: I'll remember this.
Erik: Farewell!
Pišta is clearly uneasy about Erik's departure.
Pišta: Farewell, my dear.
Erik pats the horse and rides out through the main gate. Pišta watches him for a moment. He sighs once more and walks off toward the stairs leading to Baba. The camera returns to Jindřich, crouched behind the railing.
It has probably been discussed at some point and I missed it, but…
I was going through the game files and decided to look at the script for the Suchdol scene (this is page 1):
I haven't seen it before and it prompted me to take a closer look at Hans's expression in the scene (because I'm blind and didn't notice that he was actually crying). The look on his face when Henry promises him to come back just sent me, Jesus. Translation (using google translate) and gifs I made from slightly different angles:
Jindra and Ptáček are sitting side by side on the bed in Ptáček's chamber at Suchdol. It is getting dark outside and the scene is lit by candles. Ptáček wipes tears from his cheeks. He almost breaks down in tears. He is afraid for Jindřich, and in the previous dialogue he has told him so. He doesn't want to lose him. He doesn't want to lose him because he loves him more than a friend. He loves him the way Galehaut loved Lancelot - in the story Ptáček has just told Jindřich.
Jindra takes Ptáček's hand in his own. Ptáček looks at Jindra's hand in surprise and lifts his tearful eyes to him.
Ptáček (breathing shakily): <…>
Henry (reassuringly): I'll be back.
Henry (takes his hand): I promise you that.
He gets out of bed, is about to leave. Ptáček looks up at him.
Henry: Everything will be fine.
Henry: I'll bring reinforcements…
He doesn't get to finish his sentence because Ptáček stands up, grabs his arm and holds him back. He turns Jindra towards him, body to body - and kisses him on the mouth. Quickly, timidly.
This pure, unmasked panic on Ištván's face. He doesn't bother pretending anymore; deep down, I think he knew he was already dead the second he heard those steps creak. But it looks like he didn't expect Henry to actually learn his lesson.
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