The Samurai of Ayothaya Page #4

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in the selection trials

for the King's bodyguards.

But he is a foreigner.

Can he actually do it?

Luang, listen to me.

Love for one's country

doesn't necessarily belong

to only those

who were born on the same land.

Love for one's country

can be born in the heart of anyone

who wishes that the soil of the country

covers his face when he dies.

You three, believe me...

This Japanese will become

an important force of Ayothaya.

I give this to you.

It's your sword.

You hammered it so it must be yours.

I have my own sword.

Where is it?

Does it belong to the Japanese?

Yes.

Is it as sharp as our swords?

Muen, you don't know anything.

Japanese swords are famous

for being extremely sharp,

sharp and thin but strong.

Just like the Ayothaya people

who appear to be peaceful and weak,

but will never give in to any enemy.

Use it to kill your enemies.

Your sword is a masterpiece, Japanese.

The blade is Japanese

but the handle is Ayothaya,

just like you and me.

Some Japanese swords

take a lifetime to make.

lt is so thin and sharp

that you can cut the head of

your enemy without him feeling the pain...

The heart of a samurai

is as strong as a rock,

but must be as sharp

as the end of the sword.

You made me reaIise that

a friend in need

is a true friend indeed.

This memory will remain

with me until the day l die.

The loyalty shown by the people of Ayothaya to their

country and King Naresuan

is so great

that l feel honoured to be living on this land.

What is Tanai Luek?

A Tanai Luek is one

of the King's personal bodyguards.

He is at His Majesty's side at all times

without bearing arms.

Hence, a Tanai Luek must be

extremely skilled with his bare hands...

...and skilled in the discipline of boxing.

We must select fighters of Ayothaya

who are loyal to their country

and are prepared to die for their king.

Every drop of ink tattooed into your blood

represents the sacred aIphabet of

Buddhist vaIues.

l am not just piercing your skin

with a metal rod.

Each sacred letter will remind you

to do only good deeds.

Remember that the only eternal thing

in life is being virtuous,

so when you die, your name

and your good deeds will not die with you.

So that is eternaI

and from now onwards

the blood that flows in you is Ayothaya's.

You are not from Ayothaya.

Even though you weren't born in Ayothaya,

I ask that your spirit belongs to Ayothaya.

From now on

you are my personal bodyguard.

The heart of a fighter

has to be ready to die at any given moment.

Dare to die if your death is for a good deed

and for your country.

What brought you here, Sua Pa Maew Sao?

King Nandhabureng of Hongsawadee

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