| Prince |
(wiping brow as he sits on ) Thank goodness they haven’t made it here yet! The Orb is still safe, isn’t it? |
| Astrologer |
(looking in the tree!) Yes, O prince it’s still here where we hid it when we were ambushed! (The Astrologer takes it down and hands it to the Prince who take it out of the box. Epithrates and Astrologer look greedily on). |
| Prince |
As long as we have the Orb of Power, we have hope! For centuries my family, born in the purple have ruled in peace and prosperity and normalcy thanks to its power, given us by the Archangel… if it were to ever fall into the wrong hands, if the Arch enemy of humanity ever found out that it was entrusted to us, it would be the end of the world… (Behind him we get a glimpse of the Imp, putting hand to ear and grinning fiendishly as he climbs the tree, watching).. |
| Knight |
But oh prince I don’t know for how much longer…Just now I overheard the enemies! They know we were taking it to your daughter’s castle. |
| Prince: |
Oh no! We must have been betrayed. Astrologer, what say you? |
| Astrologer |
I shall cast the magic Scrabbala, O Prince, and commune with the font of all wisdom… (The astrologer shakes out the letters – BEWARE, RUN and BETRAYAL) Look! (Exchanges significant glance with Knight, as both are part of the plot to get the Orb) |
| Prince |
Alas! It’s true! Let’s run for it… |
| Knight |
(looking over the wall, cannon ball just missing him): But O prince we’ll never get through now! We’re surrounded! And they’ll recognize you- I’m fleet of foot and my sword is strong! There’s a chance, a small chance I could get through to your daughter’s castle-decide now! |
| Prince |
O Epithrates, you’ve been right hand man all these years.. yes, take the Orb to my daughter and tell her to keep it in a safe place . The family’s destiny-the world’s destiny depends on it!! |
| Epithrates |
I hear and obey! Farewell O prince! |
| Prince |
Make haste and good luck Epithrates! (Epithrates runs off- with the imp hot on his tail- the next moment a cannon ball hits the prince in the head and he falls down dead…) |
| Astrologer |
Ah!! The very moment he lost control of the orb, too.. (The astrologer is killed from behind at that moment, and the soldiers picks up the scrabble bag and pockets it with a nasty laugh |