TC Ep 271 Script

the group stands in front of the councilors in lord e’s house, lord e off to the side, arms crossed. it’s tense. scra sees ky struggling a bit from Trauma and takes his hand. ky’s mom narrows her eyes at it. gera steps forwards.

G: how welcoming of The Council to be here to personally greet the rightful King of Avarie. 

councilor: Rightful - 

reamer dad: we are attending to put rumors to rest, the mere whisper from citizens believing a descendant of the extinct royal line exists could be grounds for a resurgence of a political movement the Council has worked for years to keep in check as a matter of national security. Moreover, said king in question being an avian The Council itself recently put on trial could lead to disaster. Avarie does not need a martyr figure to further any more detrimental agendas.

G: he need not be a martyr if his birthright is honored. 

ky mom: Ravens, crawling from your hole with a so-called miracle King in tow is not the ticket to freedom and power you wish it to be. Return to your prison, or you will be made to.

G: oh, i would say it’s late for that, Cardinal. News of King Scra’s return has already spread throughout the kingdom. There are loyal Avians who will not let Redguard repeat history. 

(ree bros enter)

philo: i am afraid the Raven is right, Councilors. Crowds are gathering outside already, wanting a glimpse of the King.

RD: this is a closed meeting -

P: (points to pin) I am Councilor ___’s undercouncil and am therefor permitted in meetings.

Councilor__: to observe meetings, not speak at them, or bring minions.

p: my brothers will not be an issue, and you have more pressing matters to attend to i am certain. what will you do about the mob?

KM: if it is a mob, redguard will disperse it

P: and remind them of similar repression from the not-so-distant past? 

KM: if that is what it takes -

RD: we will not take any hasty actions. besides, there is no actual proof of this Crow’s lineage besides the word of a Raven, the lack of credibility will let this nonsense play itself out.

scradad: My mate is the missing Crow Princess, rescued and hidden away on Mt. Harafen after her family’s slaughter. This is my son, and her heir.

councilor2: crow princess??

c1: there is no record of -

farrah: there is a record of it. i told you last time  how I discovered the account of a maid who smuggled the Queen’s last egg out. 

KM: a pretty story I am sure -

RD: this is an unnecessarily elaborate and misguided plot to return Ravens to society and you four your freedom after fleeing while serving sentences for your crimes. I am sorry to say your attempt has failed and you will all be imprisoned for the foreseeable future -

crowmaid enters: there is proof. I was the maid who rescued the egg. 

RD: what -

CM: I raised the Princess amongst the Ravens. where I knew she would be safe from those who wished her harm. (shows eyes) i watched her grow. I helped her leave, also.

C2: red eyed Crow -

C3: that’s -

RD: a member of the Fraxigra flock? your word is believable, no doubt, but in the absence of tangible proof -

farrah: I can get scientific proof. It was another project of my mentors - i have her research notes on rudimentary DNA testing. If we can get ahold of a sequencer from Kooup, we can test Scra’s blood against a confirmed sample of Royal DNA to see if it matches, unless Scra’s mom can be found in the meantime.

KM: and where has she gone, then? This lost Princess.

Scradad: Kooup, we believe. The one place I cannot reach her.

RD: and what makes you so sure? perhaps you’re just not very good at looking.

SD (angry): you -

scra: because I’m from Kooup. 

KM: you - 

gera: and in the Queen’s absence, Scra will rule in her stead.

RD: there will be no “ruling”, The Council are firmly established and will not concede their power to some barely-fledged Crow with no experience from an enemy territory. 

philo: they wouldn’t have to.

RD: what?

P: the people are unhappy, the crowd outside attests to that. Perhaps this new development could be used as a way to pacify both sides. 

C1: and how do you propose we do that?

P: use King Scra as a figurehead, a morale-boost.. It would show the people The Council are not opposed to reconciliatory efforts between their supporters and dissenters. Taking the moral high ground, if you will. 

C2:...an interesting notion

C3: there has been much unrest as of late, with those Feldpassers too -

RD: i assume you have an idea for how to go about this, also.

P: (pretends to think)…The Winter Solstice Ball seems to be the perfect place to properly introduce him to his subjects, don’t you think?

(councilors think)

RD: We will deliberate and reconvene at a later date. (to farrah) The Council is not opposed to scientific progress, we look forward to your results. In the meantime, you are all on house arrest. There will be Redguard monitoring you around the clock, I strongly encourage you not to attempt another escape, King or not you will face punishment. 

S: All of Kooup knows about Avarie now. Surely there can be some kind of effort to find my mother if she’s there by working together?

RD: A rebellion faction has reached out to call for aid in their confrontation with the government there. Avarie decided 50 years ago to remain impartial to the island and will continue to do so.

S: you can’t just abandon them -

RD: they chose to isolate themselves, we are only honoring their wishes. Dismissed.

(people start leaving)

philo walks by farrah: i can get ahold of a sequencer

f: really? that would be (philo walks off) …great. thanks.

scra to scra dad: it’s ridiculous to keep the same mindset for 50 years. 

SD: you don’t agree with them?

S: if people need help, I think they should be helped.

SD: would you do all in your power to help, then?

S: yeah, I would.

SD: that’s my son.

ky mom to ky as she leaves: i see you’ve staked your claim on the heir apparent. another noteworthy future addition to the family tree. 

K: This isn’t for you or the family. I will never do anything for you again. 

KM: Well done, Son. (walks off. Ky clenches fist) 

scra enters portrait room, Lord E is stood looking up at them. 

S: …I never thanked you, for lying to The Council for me. Pretending to be my uncle. 

LE: Crows look out for their own.

S: So you’ve said.

LE: (gestures to painting) my brother, who’s son I told them you were.

S: He’s…

LE: dead, in all ways besides physical.I assume. He left for Kooup twenty-something years ago with his wife and young son. He’d heard a rumor, whispered amongst Crows here, about a lost princess. Others went too, none seen again. All caught up in those Murders over there, I’m sure.

S: you think my mother might actually be on Kooup, then? 

LE: who’s to say? I hope so, or my family will have been decimated for nothing. 

S:...I don’t want to rule, or fake-rule, or whatever. I just want to find Ky’s sister, and maybe my mom if she’s out there. 

LE: that is good to hear, although it wouldn’t be the worst thing, if someone like you were in power. I caution you though, allowing The Council to use you only benefits them, in the end. 

S: how’d you figure?

LE: There is civil unrest brewing, and it is fundamentally known that the population will despise whoever’s perceived to be in charge and blame them for their plights, even when they’re just trying to remedy what the previous rulers left them with. Do not let them use you as their scapegoat, or your undesired king-dom may be short-lived after all. 

eps with a lot of talking/important plot set up always take it outta me so i hope you like thissss