dramatispersonae

KNIGHTS

There is cauldron in the center over your area. The walls are tinged in your team's colors, but besides the cauldron, it's bare.

The water in the cauldron is glowing faintly.

Then, Nimue speaks, and as she speaks, the cauldron begins to reflect her vision.

"There lies a kingdom in ruin... Through no fault of its own. All of its inhabitants dead, or lost to the world. Though it lies in ruin, you can see the the faint remnants of the beauty it once contained."

A pause, her voice sounds fainter now.

"Heroes... you have choices that we do not. How... would you use them...?"

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"Our king is but a young boy-- barely able to lift a sword... and yet he now bears the weight of a mighty kingdom on his shoulders."

The image in the cauldron is of a young boy, awkward and gawky, yet he wears a crown upon his head, even as he seems a bit ill at ease.

"What... would you tell this young boy?"

...get some better muscles, first off, kid.

He's got our support!

[I'm sorry can I break down laughing first at JUST HOW IRONIC THIS STORY IS]

Ed?

[crouches down, doubled over laughing]

[j-just waves helplessly in an effort to go "give me a minute"]

[p...pats his back, kind of snickering himself]

[s-snrk, covers mouth with his hand in an effort to muffle it]

Hey— you even know what that's like! So what'd you tell him?

[rubs at his eyes to wipe away the laughter tears, coughing and sitting up, then looks off towards where Nimue's voice came from]

You've been given a difficult task, one you may never feel wholly prepared for. But you've been placed there for a reason, and many people not only depend on you now, but will support you through both difficult and good times. You are not alone.

There are those who would try to take advantage of your inexperience for their own selfish desires. You will need to learn who you can trust with yourself and the lives of your people, and who you must treat with caution. It's those who love you as you are beyond what you represent that you will hold dear. Trust them. But don't be surprised if it takes time for you to sort that out.

Learn from your elders, but keep your mind open and prepared to go beyond tradition to do what is right, no matter how unorthodox it may seem. Your position allows you to transcend old laws and write new ones for the betterment of all.

But most of all, you will learn to love your people because they are yours. And you are theirs.

Grow strong. Be wise. Learn compassion. Hold joy dear. You will do just fine if you hold to those.