EPISODE 19

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DINADAN :

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

MORDRED : 

Percival?!

DINADAN : 

Percy, no!

PERCIVAL : 

Sir, I⎯

TRISTAN : 

Watch out!

[grabs percy then shoves him away]

DINADAN : 

Tristan!

TRISTAN :

(glowing) 

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

PERCIVAL : 

How…
How did you know that would work?

TRISTAN :

(radiant) 

Oh!

I didn't!
Din, I’m gonna⎯

Wh⎯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, apparently.

( 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 on us, 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 skip through all the steps.

PERCIVAL : 

(sigh)

Alright…

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 in front of everyone.

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 the dungeons 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 a most accomplished mage,
Morgan le Fay.

PERCIVAL : 

( It’s very… red. )

[ is intimidated ]

MORDRED : 

( I know, I never did get 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 happy occasion 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 came into contact with a magical artifact.

MORGAN : 

Has he now?

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 while to fully manifest, even long after the fact.
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 for you 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 alone 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.
Have I made myself 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 place 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 over.
Except for Iseult and her skillful 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 took another squire with her? Weird.

TRISTAN : 

Is that what’s bothering you too?

DINADAN : 

No, not just that.
I’ve been thinking over some details about 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 : 

Back in the day, Loth of Orkney made a name for himself 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, therefore rules both Orkney and Lothian.

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