EPISODE 18

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BREUSE : 

Sorry, big boy, you’ll get some oats in Edinburgh.
Well,
if I have money left to buy ‘em, that is.
“Aw, why are you broke, Sir Breuse?”
Thanks for asking!
I blew it all on betting games.
…
That said, if we get paid in Edinburgh, it should cover the cost of⎯

Wh⎯

TRISTAN :

I see…
… that you still talk to your horses, Breuse.

BREUSE : 

And? You talk to Dinadan.
At least my horse doesn’t enjoy taking me for an idiot.

DINADAN : 

True, if you liked being contradicted,
word would’ve gotten around.

BREUSE : 

… Oh?
Is this a trap? Is that what’s going on here?

DINADAN : 

Don’t play dumb, it’s one of the few flaws you don’t have.
You knew we’d come here.

BREUSE : 

True, I was waiting for you.
Good job stealing the hound off me, kid.

[ percy glares at him ]

TRISTAN : 

Time to make a choice, Breuse.
You can give us that shield without a fuss and be on your way…
… or we can do this the hard way.

BREUSE : 

…
Come on, Tristan, we both know I won’t fight you.
And you’re too honest, too noble to force me into it.
So what, is it gonna be Dinadan? You want payback for last time?

DINADAN : 

Oh, you don't know shit about me, Breuse.
I don’t do revenge.
But you’ve been something of an arse to our Welsh friend here.

BREUSE : 

Oh, shrimpy wants a rematch?
He can⎯

DINADAN : 

Along with Mordred.

BREUSE : 

…

DINADAN : 

What, not feeling up to the task after all?
Or is it something else?

BREUSE : 

… No. (heh)

But if I give 'em a thrashing, Tristan’ll be up next, no?
There’s nothing in it for me.

TRISTAN : 

If you bet the shield on it, no, I won’t intervene.
You have my word as a knight.

BREUSE : 

… If that’s all it takes to make you happy.

TRISTAN : 

Don’t be scared.
You’ve trained for this,
and you’re stronger than you know.

You've got this. (Go!)

BREUSE : 

… Come on, get in here,
and let’s finish this.
[ making a come-hither motion ]

[ mordred and percy exchange a glance + nod ]

BREUSE : 

Ah!

MORDRED : 

PERCIVAL!

BREUSE : 

You’ve resourceful, I’ll give you that.
But you’re only squires, in the end.

PERCIVAL : 

Shut up, cont gwirion!

TRISTAN : 

Oh, Percival, don’t hit him!

PERCIVAL :

Huh?

TRISTAN : 

Knights don’t use their bare fists in combat! And watch your mouth.

( I’ve heard Lamorak say it often enough to know that was a bad, bad word. )

MORDRED : 

Don’t let your guard down, it’s not over yet.
The two of us can⎯

BREUSE : 

Time out!
…I'm out.

PERCIVAL : 

How do you⎯

BREUSE : 

I’ve had enough of this.
I’m hungry, and I’ve got too much on my plate not to slip up and get hurt. So I'm out.
It was enlightening, but I have better things to do, like selling off this shield.

PERCIVAL : 

Wait, you… you bet out the shield, you can’t just take it.

BREUSE : 

You just don’t learn, huh?
My name's not “Breuse Goodman”, is it? 

PERCIVAL :

I’m going to⎯

BREUSE : 

You're gonna attack me?
While I’m weaponless and defenseless?
That’s not very knightly of you, you know.

TRISTAN : 

… He’s right.
Attacking a weaponless knight goes against the chivalric code.

PERCIVAL : 

But then…
What are we going to do?

BREUSE : 

Aah, I’ve got to admit, I do love that code. 

It relies on the assumption that every knight has a noble soul, so…
…finding loopholes in it is way too easy.

TRISTAN : 

Din⎯

DINADAN :

I’m sick and tired of watching him prance around without any fear of retribution.

So leave it to me.

BREUSE : 

Aw, Din…
Sometimes I really do feel sorry that we ended up on such bad terms. Our common roots should help us bond, no?

DINADAN :

I don’t use my status as a knight to my own advantage.
[ rubs his fist ]
So quit it, I have no sympathy to spare for you.

BREUSE : 

… Having a war hero for a father does change a lot of things, huh?

DINADAN : 

And yours being a sore loser is way too good of an excuse.

BREUSE : 

You’re not going to let me go, are you?

DINADAN : 

You cause too much trouble to be allowed to go free, Breuse.

BREUSE : 

I see. That’s a real shame.
See, I was starting to like this horse.

TRISTAN : 

Din, get back!
Get the kids to safety, I’ll handle this!

DINADAN : 

On your own?!
You’re nuts!

TRISTAN : 

Do as I tell you!

DINADAN : 

Tristan, wait!
You two, get behind the treeline!
Come on!

?? : 

Look who’s there.
In a hurry, are we?

BREUSE :

Well, shit.
If I told you I missed you, would you believe me?
… My dear Gawain.

GAWAIN : 

What were you going to do with my horse?

BREUSE : 

Sorry, I thought it was Tristan’s.

GAWAIN : 

Oh?
Tristan’s here, is he?

ROUND TABLE TRIVIA 

Tristan patched up Percival’s sleeve.

PERCIVAL : 

Oh, that’s really nice work, sir, do you sew often?

TRISTAN : 

Oh, yes! I learned by sewing up my own wounds! :) 

Dinadan also knows how to sew.

DINADAN : 

I learned by keeping Tristan from sewing up his own wounds.

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