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TRISTAN :
Breuse?
What are you doing here?
BREUSE :
Mark hired me.
TRISTAN :
Mark? Don’t make me laugh. He's always hated you.
BREUSE :
Seems like he’s in need of allies, then.
I was specifically tasked with making sure you stayed in the dungeons.
So, we can do this the nice way…
… or the hard way.
[ cut to mark’s office ]
MARK :
I am much better prepared than you think I am, Dinadan.
And I am sorry to tell you you are now a hostage.
DINADAN :
A hostage?
[ he gets up. ]
Come on, Mark, you can’t be serious⎯
Huh?!
( What…
My arm, my legs…
… I can't move them anymore? )
What did you…?
MARK :
Do you know what mandrakes are?
They’re medicinal plants.
Used topically, they ease pain. I use them for my leg.
When ingested at high doses, they’re poisonous.
When mixed with other plants, as an infusion, for instance…
They make for quite the strong sedative, as well as a hallucinogen.
[ din attempts to crawl to the door ; mark gets up. ]
MARK :
You thought you were buying yourself time by being as unbearable as usual, but
I was the one counting down every second until the brew would take effect.
Don’t worry, you won’t suffer any long-term consequences from this low a dose.
You’ll just go into a deep sleep and hallucinate for an hour or two.
You bet on my underestimating you to go unnoticed, but
I know the likes of you are willing to do anything to get what they want.
DINADAN :
W-why… risk… a conflict… w-with…
… Arthur…
[ he passes out. ]
MARK :
Arthur, hm?
So he’s the one behind all this?
No matter.
Fuck Arthur.
Fuck his Round Table.
And fuck his vision of Britain.
[ diary entries begin. ]
PELLINORE :
February 27. It’s Percival’s birthday.
He’s been taking his first steps.
I still get teary-eyed thinking about him running towards me.
This said, I’ve noticed a lack of reaction to his surroundings, save for sounds.
He doesn’t make much noise, he’s a very quiet child.
He never looks anyone in the eye. He does not react to our movements, or try to imitate them.
Nothing worrying as of right now, but his elder siblings did not show these behaviors.
Also, Kay made the dates of the Logres and Listenoise tourneys overlap.
KAY :
What’s your problem?
PELLINORE :
I’m certain he did it on purpose, the son of a bitch.
March 15, meeting with the emissaries from South Wales, checking over our trade agreements. Boring.
More interestingly, Lamorak took down her first quarries.
Two fat hares⎯she was very proud, and I even prouder!
She takes after me a lot, it must be said : my first quarry was also hares.
I let Lamorak run around in her dress, Briane won’t be happy with the state of it.
I’ll have to make up for it.
May 6, Aglovale was knighted.
I was right to let Arthur do it ; I was shaking so much, I couldn’t have pulled it off.
Lamorak was a bit jealous, but I comforted her.
It’ll be her turn soon, but this day belongs to Aglovale…
…and he cuts a fine figure.
Until then, I could have sworn my greatest pride
was to have seen my children be born.
I look forward to seeing each of them take up arms in turn.
[ aglovale sniffles, then wipes his eyes. ]
AGLOVALE :
( How far does this go…?
Ah…
July 27, 52nd cycle.
Fifteen years ago.
The month he died.
I wonder what was going through his head then⎯
…Gawain?
Why was she mentioned? )
PELLINORE :
July 2, we leave for Orkney tomorrow.
I could not look Gawain in the eye. She ought to be kept in the dark, for her own salvation.
She must be protected. She’s already on thin ice because of the help she provided us last year.
Arthur, I hope you know what you’re doing.
AGLOVALE :
( Protect her…? For her help last year…?
The year before his death, at this time…
…he was fighting against Loth…wasn’t he?
What was he doing in Orkney the month he died? I thought he was in Logres.
What could my father have possibly been hiding? )
ROUND TABLE TRIVIA
Time is measured in nights, not days.
( lunar cycles )
Every month starts with a full moon, and holds a specific meaning.
For example, the February-March period is called the “icy” period. The year starts in November, on Samhain.
It is most common to keep track of time not in centuries (100 years), but in 30-year cycles, which then repeat.
Arthur :
It’s traditional to throw a party when one reaches the third cycle of their life. There’s usually a lot of wine involved.
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