TC Ep 260 Script

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scra and dad walking through raven town centre, people are staring at scra.

S: (uneasy) I was expecting there’d be some attention, but this is just -

Daelen: You’ll get used to it. They’re just excited to have you back. Or you could just tell them to stop, they’ll listen to you. The Ravens here would take your thoughts into account regardless of being royalty. Here we respect each other’s wishes, a foreign concept for you, I’d wager.

S: it is…nice, that everyone is considerate. 

D: and considered equal.

S: and considered equal. Will you…tell me what happened? With my mother. I need to know.

D: …come.

(takes scra to his house, he notices it’s slightly bigger than other people’s. Comes out of back room holding an old box. Open to reveal a silver bracelet)

D: This…was your mother’s. It was given to her on her 16th birthday. She wore it every day. I found it, the night she left.

S: why did she leave, father?

D: (looks at scra’s eyes, whispers) I…don’t know. I can only guess. And I…can’t talk about her.

(takes out bracelet and offers it to scra, putting it on his wrist)

S: But i need -

D: but, I can take you to someone who can.

scra and daelen enter an older cabin, lots of textiles and low lighting.

OldMaid: I had wondered…when you would be brought to me.

(old maid turns, scra sees she’s a crow with red eyes.)

d: I’ll leave you. (leaves.)

s: Who…are you? You’re a Crow, right? What’re you doing here?

OM: I could ask you the same question. Why have you returned? after all the effort we went through to get you out.

S: “we”? what do you -

OM: (sits back, looking out window). …I have heard that you are familiar with the Weeping Song? 

S: I sing it in my sleep, apparently.

OM: that is probably because we used to sing it to you, before you hatched. As I sang it to your mother, before she hatched. I created it as a way for her to remember where she came from. And instructions, on how to get back.

S: y-you -

OM: I used to work at the palace, before the insurgence. I was a handmaid for the Queen. She tasked me with smuggling her last egg out, as the Redguard traitors were pounding on the doors. That egg was your mother.

S: you’re the maid. My friend said she found the account of a servant who’d got the egg out. That was you?

OM: I got a note to my family, before I made for the border to the Ravens. I’m surprised your friend found it.

S: she…has a knack for research, it seems. (looks around, voice lowered) you helped my mother escape here with me? Why? 

OM: oh, we liked this place well enough, at first. The Ravens took care of us well. they raised your mother to know her purpose in this world. Your mother and father were made for each other. It was idyllic. 

S: what happened?

OM: (looks at him in the eye) She had you. 

S: what do you -

Daelen: (enters) It’s almost dinner time, Scra. Gera has news for you, also.

S: (stands, looking at Maid) Thank you, for telling me. I’d like to speak again, sometime.

M: (avoiding looking at him and daelen) perhaps, Young King.

s frowns and leaves with d, the door shutting behind.

erias, ky, ree and farrah in the lab.

ree: (whispering, looking to make sure erias cant hear) how close are you to finishing those missile jammers?

Farrah: close. should have them done by tonight, then we can make a run for it. There’s some kind of event they’re gearing up for on Kooup, I have a bad feeling about it so we’ve gotta be there. 

K: (looking a hands) I’ve…been thinking.

r: don’t hurt yourself, buddy

K: Scra likes it here. He won’t say so, but I can see it. They treat him well, and there’s no danger of anyone hurting him once they find out who he is. …and his father’s here.

F: you think he should stay.

r: Ky you can’t be -

K: I’ll come back, once I find Keelee. I just think -

r: he’d never forgive you. if you left him like that. (farrah looks at her, then looks away ashamed). 

K: (frustrated) I just -

scra enters lab, all shut up

s: any news from cyras?

f: nothing. here, keep any eye on it for yourself (so you dont have to keep asking me every 5 seconds) [gives him phone]

r: whats that birdbrain playing at? surely he’d want to help the kid get home asap?

s: it doesn’t matter, we’re still going back and looking until we find keelee, right? 

K:...yeah. of course. 

S: we’re just gonna have to be extra careful we’re not spotted by Redguard on the way there, the Council will definitely pluck us if we’re caught again. No way we’re coming out of that alive a second time.

r: no kidding.

S: also i’ve been told to get you all for dinner, apparently Gera has some sort of announcement -

gera enters, daelen following: I do, in fact. and it could not wait until then. the Conspiracy have delegated, and have determined we will be traveling to the Capitol.

r: are you fucking -

f: they will literally kill us -

s: can’t be locked up again - (looking at ky)

K: no.

g: (raises hand, all angry) The Crow King, stepping forth to claim his birthright, escorted by a guard of Ravens. They will not dare touch any of you. They will not touch any of us again.

Hopefully getting back into this this week, it was good to have a lil break from drawing it though (I've prob forgotten how to draw everyone now whoops)