S3 E18

Summary
To Do

Appearances
In order of appearance
 * Prince
 * Breanne
 * Chester
 * Pabu
 * Henri
 * Brink
 * Chui
 * Birgitta

Locations
The Frigid North

Quote of the Week
TBD

Events
Prince notices blood in the snow, it’s a fresh trail

Blood trail goes to a door

Prince goes back into the tavern and leans on a window, waiting and watching

Pabu is asleep on top of Breanne

Breanne wakes up early, starts checking on the men

Prince notices nothing in the night

Morning hits, but it isn’t bright

Breanne’s crew start to stir

Breanne disappears behind the bar, reappears with a frown, goes upstairs

Henri wakes to some noise, raised voices

Gets up, heads downstairs

Henri says good morning to a crew member

he says it’s icy

Henri asks if they’ve seen snow before

Henri has never seen it before, she likes to think of it as millions of tiny dew drops, it’s kinda beautiful

The crew member chatters back in Frandellese

Breanne comes down with the bar keep

Henri, morning Breanne, morning you, how you all doing?

Breanne, morning to you

Henri, you all sleep okay?

Breanne, I’ll be better once I know I have safe passage for the crew

Bar keep, I’d prefer to be in bed

Breanne, well I’ll help with breakfast if need be, but the men have to have it

Henri, you know breakfast is the most important meal of the day, you have any live chickens?

Bar keep, no

Henri, what do ya’ll have to eat?

Bar keep, travel biscuit and whatever I can scrounge up

Henri, oh I’m sure that’s nice, maybe

Bar keep goes to the back, waves Breanne off, she goes to sit with the crew

Henri, morning Jack! Ya’ll sleep well

Prince, I don’t sleep (he’s looking outside)

Henri, oh you should sleep works wonders for your skin - I know you got that natural glow

Prince, never needed it

Henri, oh everyone says that’s you’re just being a grumpy toddler

Prince, haven’t slept in years

Henri, well don’t exaggerate, I weren’t born yesterday - I was born 30 years ago

Henri, you seen snow?

Prince, I’m keeping an eye on our investment, there is something else interesting outside, a trail of blood

Henri, a trail of blood? what kinda blood? like the kind you get from your nosebleed, or lady trouble, or from killing a man? I’ve seen plenty of all three

Prince, it seems like something was hunted and grabbed

Henri, oh Jack, you ain’t been hunting

Prince, it depends on what can hunt something so large

Henri, well I can hunt something that large, I fought bears, they are pretty big

Henri, you know what Jack, I think this lack of sleep is making you paranoid in your head

Prince raises an eyebrow, who’s worried?

Henri, you’ve been staring out this window at blood trails and not sleeping, that ain’t normal

Rest of the guys come downstairs, Chester will at some point

Henri, Hi Chester

Chester, good morning

Henri, you sleep okay? you know Jack didn’t sleep at all?

Chester, huh? you going be all right?

Prince, you don’t need to worry about me

Chester, well if a man say he dunt need worrying about

Henri, apparently they’re making breakfast but they aint got eggs

Henri, there’s some blood in the snow, Jack’s worried about it, but it’s probably nothing as people huntin

Chester, you see any footprints?

Henri, we can follow the prints if you like

Prince, I was going to wait for our guide

Henri, why are you standing here?

Prince, it’s warm in here

Henri, go to sleep Jack

Prince, I would if I could

Henri, a man only stares out the window if he’s worrying

Prince, a cornered animal can wait

A figure comes out of the door and goes to Chui’s establishment

Prince notices this from the tavern window

The figure is wearing armour made of iron and fur, big hood, sword and shield on the back

The figure goes up the stairs, knocks on Chui’s door

Chui coughs

Knocks again

The figure coughs

Chui, ah Brink, do come in?

Brink, what are you doing? today is the day we are leaving

Chui, we have to, er, today’s the day? I agreed today, not tomorrow?

Brink, yeah, not today, tomorrow

Chui, this is a problem

Brink, you’re a problem, this is why I like you

Chui, it appears I have a scheduling problem, I, er, hoping to leave you behind

She laughs

Brink, I afraid you’re out of luck

Chui, well no time like the present, I guess

Chui whips off the covers, and rolls, he’s naked

He turns over, arse first and bends over and pulls on his clothes and packs his bags

She sits in a chair in the corner and waits

Chui, I think I’ve found us some travelling companions, they have paid for my services

Chui is wearing a furry hat, big sling bag, some kind of gord on a string

Once he’s bundled up

Chui, shall we?

Brink, I think so

Prince leaves the tavern

Henri stands in the doorway

Henri, Jack, it’s nothing to worry about

Henri follows Prince

Brink, who are these people you’ve met?

Prince leans against a wall inside Chui’s building to see them arrive

Henri is fanning herself and stands next to Jack

Henri, Jack what are ya’ll doing?

Prince is shh’ing her

Chui walks back out of the building

Brink is following

When they get out of the building, they go back towards the tavern

The conversation continues

Chui, some fellows seeking guidance, protection, to Gearheim

Brink, you’re sure?

Chui, I know these hands, like…

Brink, you’re wearing gloves

Chui, very common saying

Brink, wouldn’t call it common, that’s why I like you

Chui, Oh I need to just fetch my things, thye are just inside, you can’t miss them, a big orc inside, a silver skinned individual and a lovely girl with a southern something, I;ll be with you shortly and we can prepare, and we can set off as soon as you’d like

Brink goes into the tavern

Chui goes straight for the main gate, whistling a tune as he does

Brink looks for the people Chui described

Brink, excuse me, you are the traveling seeking guidance?

Breanne, it sort of stops being travel when the boat goes down

brink, but you’re ready to leave?

Breanne, well I wouldn’t say so for my men, but if I’m needed with ambassador prince then

Brink, a Prince, and an ambassador?

Breanne, I think it might be both

Brink, he had strange parents

Brink, Chui is waiting to leave

Breanne, I don’t know who that is

Brink, he might have had head in wine

Breanne, oh, him, had no dealings, but I think I know

Brink, he told me you’ve paid him

Breanne, ah that wasn’t me

Brink, ah the dirty fucker

Brink bumps into Prince

Brink, eh, you’re the silver man

Prince, I’ve been called worse

Brink has piercing pale eyes, pale skin human woman, early mid-forties, deepening laugh lines - heavy black eye-shadow - she’s tall, 5’10”, long pale blonde hair down to her waist

she’s wearing armour with fur and hard angles, fitting

Scottish-esque claymore on her back, big round shield

Brink, have you seen our guide?

Prince, our guide?

Brink, I think he was trying to leave us in the snow

Brink, ah hello

Henri, hi there

Brink, um, you have hired our neutral acquaintance, Chui

Henri, ah, Chui, we drank with him last night

Brink, I think he’s waiting for us at the gate

Brink, who is the Prince and who is the ambassador?

Prince, I am Prince

Henri, Jack Prince

Brink, my name is Brink

Prince sees Chui going off into the distance

Chester arrives on the scene

Henri, oh look at Jack running after…

Chester, is there trouble?

Henri, Hi Brink, my name is Henri Mainprize

Chester, you going to let Jack run off by himself?

Henri, Jack gets scared

Brink, where are your supplies?

Henri, you coming with us?

Brink notices that Chui is beyond the gate

Prince has pegged it, into a fly, taking some snow with him as he goes

Henri and Brink talk about family, etc.

Brink, bear with me I need to get supplies

She goes back and collects her sled, with supplies and tents

Back pack slung over one shoulder

Chui in front, Prince caught up

Chester and Henri follow on, Brink catches up

Henri, you want me to help pull the sleigh?

Brink, you don’t have to

Chui sees a shadow over him

Chui goes down and slide back on his own face as Prince lands in front

Chui, ah morning

Prince, you seem to be earlier

Chui, I am surveying ahead, to make sure the way ahead of us is clear, I sent Brink to find you, and then I checked ahead, travel light but not light, supplies, calories and wearing the physical. anyway checking the terrain about to head back? you know much?

Prince thinks this is a bit fishy

Chester, they’ve gone awful far

Henri, I imagine they’re keen to start the day

Brink, further north you go the colder it gets

Chui says loudly, it’s fine, we can go soon, it’s clear

Prince, interesting to hear the conversation between you and your friend

Prince, let us return and find out

They both gesture and say together, after you!

Brink, Chui said you were heading to Gearberg

Henri, well then I guess that’s where I am going, we should warn them about the dragon

Brink, you know?

Henri, that is why I am here

Brink, that is why I am here

Henri, reckon you can take it?

Brink, I haven’t seen it, but I won’t take it without going to the peak

Chester, a mighty sword on the peak

Henri says she just wants to tell people about the dragon

Chester, that’s true

Henri, so many crops, so many horses, I observed that thing for at least one minute and I tell you one thing, we’re fucked

Brink, this is why I am visiting the North

Henri, to get the sword

Brink, I don’t know if it’s a sword

The group meet in the middle

Brink, Chui got bought back I see

Chui, I am leading this group, the employee

Brink, I know what you’re up to

Brink, you paid him?

Chui, there’s lots to do

Brink, I am ready, I will wait by the gate, the only way out

Chui, then I will see you shortly

Prince, where do you think you’re going?

Chester, where do you get something warm here?

Henri, where do you buy furs?

Chui, there is the colour of the mountain walls, colour of the mountain bears, colour of the mountain stags .. .

Brink, grey. brown. black. don’t let him out of your sight

Prince, maybe I re-evaluate the fee

Brink, you did not gamble on his breath trick did you?

Prince, Miss Mainprize, would you be find in watching our guide?

Henri, why Chui is a good man

Brink, he likes to compete and be the first

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Chui has gone

Brink points out that Prince will need more furs

Brink, we may have to make the trip without him, that’s okay

Brink will sell he recently hunted meat, as she can’t cure it right now

Brink decides to dress the group, furs and clothes

Henri and Chester need to get food (food for the group for a couple of days)

Chui has two sleds and bedrolls

Brink, how many days travel?

Chui, well it’s (makes excuses), on my own.. .

Brink, ah so you don’t know

They discuss how long it would take

Everyone is battered with cold

A snow storm approaches

There is a sign, rammed between a trio of rocks, very intentional

Brink, be on your guard, we might have company

Henri, friends?

Chester is not looking well

Brink, don’t be a hero, sit down

Chester rolls onto the sled and is wrapped up warm

Brink draws her claymore, holds it in one hand and walks to the sign

Prince heals with light and warmth those near

it is a harshly drawn rune, it’s cautionary

Chui, I’ve seen similar

Brink, indicating what?

Chui, I thought it was I was not welcome

Brink, this is understandable, because it’s you

Chui, whoever left this sign left a message

Chui suggests they find the folk

Chester is dying

Prince goes to his side, kneels down and grasps at the symbol, saying some hushed words “in her love”

Pink in colours, the visual turns some of the snow to blossoms

Henri, I didn’t know you were a priest!

Prince, I am not

Chester, thank you Jack

They decide to go forward into the camp and find help

Brink, I think we should move quickly

The storm seems to abate

Looking over at the deep north, you can see that way lies death

In this moment it is almost calm

Looks like a drift in the snow, prominent mound, a shelter

Brink can see the cave mouth, it’s a deep dwelling

There are lines of fish hanging up

Brink, I think it would be wise to take rest here

Chui, they will return and find a troop descend upon them

owlbear, can’t you read?

every one is on edge, Henri draws fans,

Chui is staring at the owl

Owlbear yells at Chester (and heals him)

She tells them to get in, or their catch their death

Henri asks for owlbear’s name, but she won’t give it

Chui says the locals call them “owlbears”

It is a particularly harsh storm

The storm feels intentional

they talk of where Gearberg is, and where the Trial of the Peak is

Chui wants to be the first to get up

Brink wants to be the first

Owlbear says she thinks none of them will make it

Chester says he can do the trail

Owlbear, we’re not going anywhere soon - the storm is bad

Henri talks some facts about herself

My name is Brink Bletsian

Chester introduces himself, here to kill a dragon

Henri says we all have the same dream

Brink, you have no weapons

Chester is in the undergarments of plate mail with furs on top

Chester, well no, they sent me to court in Frandelle, took my weapons

Brink hands over an axe

Owlbear, you may call me owlbear, or Birgitta

Chui, Chui is not my real name, I mean these aren’t tattoos

Prince, You want to know the truth? I was not born, I just existed. My kind …

Brink, you were created some how

Prince, as are all celestials that are born by god

Henri, the voice from above, the god

Brink, you are a child of deity?

Prince, as a Diva of the Radiant, I just was

Brink, you were born of the Radiant, a god from Hygard

Prince, there was no knowing of being born, there just was, there was observation, there was watching

Chester, how long you said you’ve been awake

Prince, for as long as there has been time

Brink, I find this very hard to believe, you have fallen from the heavens to find this dragon?

Chester, God sent you to kill the dragon?

Prince, I was on the mortal plane before there were dragons

Brink, in the South you have one God?

Henri, yeah

Brink, you should visit Hygard some time, it’s a mess, many Gods

Brink, one God for everything?

Chester, goodness, togetherness

Brink, what about the bad in your world?

Chester, why would God represent something bad, if it didn’t come from god then it’s not holy

Brink, you believe that your god created everything

Chester, yes

Henri, I think it’s more like, God created something and we all create things ourselves, and things can go wrong

Chester, God made like the first stuff

Brink, my family follow the old God, Gods of the Wilds and Sexuality and the Underworld

Chester, that doesn’t sound pleasant

Henri, makes it easier for me to understand, having one God

Henri, maybe each place does have a voice

It is widely accepted in the Free Kingdoms that God is in the capital and you can meet them freely

Henri and Chester say they haven’t had the need to go to see God

Brink, Jack, is there anything else you want to share?

Prince, I have been here for hundreds of years

Brink, fairly good for your age

Prince, this is just a mortal vessel

Brink, this is very interesting, are you mortal, are you immortal?

Prince, I don’t know

Brink touches Jack’s wings, his leg, his skin is colder than her

Prince, is only here on a matter of personal vengeance against the person who let the dragon loose

Henri, are you saying someone let that dragon loose?

Prince, the dragon had been sealed away by the kings of hygard, and whatever these four elements were - the person that unleashed the dragon was formerly a mortal, a pure unholy bitch

Henri, strong words to call a lady, hope she deserves it

Chester, she let out a dragon

Prince, she met my sharp vengeance twice, second time there was nothing left of her

Brink, she is finished, but her handiwork is still at large

Chui falls asleep

Prince, Igneon referred himself to an immortal god, he might not be killable, although we have slain gods before

Henri laughs

Brink, everything is killable

Henri takes off her wig before she goes to bed, her hair underneath is short and black, tucked behind her ears - the wig is southern belle, all curls, Henri takes the tiny knives out of the wig

When everyone else is asleep Prince asks if Birgitta is a healer

She frowns at him, laughs and says, I just told him to deal with it

Prince, I think Chester would take well to that

After Credits
Cutting back to the steps at Le Palace, Divine Ephiny still stood at the top

She is looking up now

A shadow quickly and wholly obscured the steps and the palace

A small shake of the head

“you again”.