Ilya Muromets leaves his parents’ home at last, armed with a warrior’s strength and a solemn oath, but the road to Kiev quickly tests both his promise and his mettle. When a great city lies under siege and the deadly Nightingale the Outlaw rules the forest roads with a whistle that can topple armies, Ilya must decide when a vow must bend for the sake of the innocent sufferers.
A powerful tale from the Russian epic tradition, this episode follows the making of Rus’s greatest defender, whose true strength is measured not by might alone, but by courage, mercy, and the will to stand for those who cannot.
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