EPISODE 19

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DINADAN :

Go and hide!
Percival, don’t just stand there!


MORDRED

Percival?!


TRISTAN

Percy, no!

PERCIVAL

Sir, I⎯


TRISTAN

Watch out!

[grabs percy then shoves him off]


DINADAN

Tristan!

TRISTAN :

(glowing) 

Huh, that wasn't worth the fuss.
Are you alright, Percival?

PERCIVAL

How…
How did you know it’d work?

TRISTAN :

(radiant) 

Oh!

I didn't!
Din, I’m gonna⎯

What⎯already?

DINADAN

The hilt was in plain sight, Breuse didn’t have time to choose a good spot.
Are you hurt?

TRISTAN

Oh? No, the shield’s still protecting me, it seems.

( Look, I’m all glowy! )
You can even hit me with your sword, I won’t feel a thing!

DINADAN

Percival, what were you thinking?

PERCIVAL

I… Sorry, I thought that…

TRISTAN

It was very brave!
But terribly dangerous! Why did you rush in head first like that?

DINADAN :

Tristan, you really have no leg to stand on…

PERCIVAL :

I thought I could get the dagger while you were fighting…
I’ve seen Galahad do it, so I…
I didn’t want to be dead weight for you

DINADAN :

Aww, Percy, squires are a weight, and it’s our job to make sure it’s not dead weight.

TRISTAN

He’s right.
It is up to us to protect you until you’re knighted.
Coming from Galahad, though, I'm not surprised, she’ll probably be knighted soon. She’s also more experienced than you are, Percy, so don’t force your pace.

PERCIVAL

(sigh)

Yes…

TRISTAN :

And that’s a wrap on our quest, shield in hand!
Time to head for Corbenic, everyone!
We should…

MORDRED

Watch out!

[wow cool sequence hello]

GAWAIN

So Breuse wasn't lying, for a change.
You are here.

TRISTAN

Gawain?

GAWAIN

Hello, boys, and…
My little hero. <3
( Did you miss your big sister? )

MORDRED

So this is where we're at.

You really are trying to humiliate me with witnesses around.

TRISTAN

Good thing you were here, Gawain.

We should’ve waited for the markings to disappear…

DINADAN

Wait, you ran into Breuse?

GAWAIN

Oh, I did more than run into him.
I caught him, gagged him, and got a squire to take him to Edinburgh. <3
He’s probably going to rot in jail for a good long while.

DINADAN

One of us knows her stuff, at least.
Isn’t that right, Tristan?


[ tristan falls into gawain’s arms. wouldn’t we all ]


TRISTAN

… Ah. Why am I on the ground?

GAWAIN

Did you use this artifact, Tristan?

TRISTAN

Guilty as charged. We need to bring it back to Corbenic.

GAWAIN

Oh, right. Corbenic, where you and my little brother are supposed to be.
Isn’t that right, Dinadan?

DINADAN

Yes…

GAWAIN

We’ll talk about it in Edinburgh. :) 


TRISTAN :

Edinburgh? But we don’t have time to⎯


GAWAIN

Magic’s backlash is nothing to sneeze at.
You need to rest, and have a mage take a look at you.

PERCIVAL

There’s a mage in Edinburgh?


GAWAIN

Well, yes, my little Welshman! ~
She’s my mother, and Mordred’s.
The regent of Lothian, and an accomplished mage,
Morgan le Fay.

PERCIVAL

( It’s very… red. )

MORDRED

( I know, I never got used to it. )


MORGAN

Ah, dear knights of the Round Table.
It has been quite some time since so many of you were gathered here.
What brings you to Edinburgh Castle?

TRISTAN :

 (bows

We humbly request your hospitality, my lady. For a few days, at most.

GAWAIN :

If I may, Mother, you'll need to look Tristan over. He’s been using a magical artifact.


MORGAN

Oh?

TRISTAN

No, I can assure you, everything’s fine, I don’t need⎯

… Ah.
I can’t move my right arm.

PERCIVAL

What?!

TRISTAN

( shakes his head no )

Percival, don’t worry, it’s normal, it’ll go away on its own!


MORGAN

It would be wise to let me keep you in observation for a few days, Sir Tristan.
Magic’s backlash can take a long time to manifest fully, even long after its use.
Believe me, you’ll be glad to suffer the consequences here, rather than on the road to Cornwall.

TRISTAN

… You’re right, my lady, I understand.

MORGAN

You’ll find beds ready in the infirmary, on the other side of the courtyard.
You’ll also find a convalescing knight there.
Having so many members of the Round Table around is unusual, but not unwelcome.
I could almost believe that my brother wishes to make sure I don’t hole myself up in here with my tomes.

… You, my boy.

PERCIVAL

Me?

MORGAN

You are an heir to Listenoise, are you not?

PERCIVAL

I… yes?

MORGAN

Hm. Last time so many of you were here…
… my husband lost his life.

Any quarrel between our clans is strictly forbidden within these halls.
Am I clear?

PERCIVAL

Yes, ma’am…

MORGAN

You may go.
Oh, and Mordred,
will you not come give your mother a kiss while our guests settle in?

MORDRED

… Yes, Mother.

DINADAN

( He’s all flustered. )

TRISTAN

( It’s adorable. )


TRISTAN

A spot to convalesce…
( Tristan : I’m not going to faint, Din, it’s fine.
Dinadan : Shut up and stand up straight. )
It’s very kind of her, but I don’t want to impose…
… or have anyone check me out.
Except for Iseult and her expert hands…

[ indifference. ]

TRISTAN

Well, aren’t you two quiet.
( No one’s even reacting to my innuendos anymore. )
If I’m boring you, you can just say so, Percival!


PERCIVAL :

Oh, no! But what Dame Morgan said is bothering me…
… and Sir Gawain mentioned another squire besides Mordred, I wonder why.

DINADAN

Yeah, I’ve been asking myself the same thing these past few days.
Mordred’s skills are fine, but Gawain’s taking another squire with her? Weird.

TRISTAN

Is that what’s bothering you too?

DINADAN

No, not just that.
I’ve been thinking about some details regarding Breuse, but I don't know anything for certain. I’d rather not talk about it right now, but…
… I’ll probably drop by the castle’s dungeons.

??

… Percy?

PERCY

Lamorak?

LAMORAK

What the hell are you doing here?
Aren’t you supposed to be in Corbenic?


ROUND TABLE TRIVIA : 

Loth of Orkney earned his place in history by conquering a region in Southern Scotland, which he named after himself, the kingdom of Lothian.

The House of Orkney, now the most powerful family in Scotland, is therefore responsible for both Orkney and Lothian.



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