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“The Tales of Sir Eamon and the Serpent” was a play written by David Soucy in 283 AC, shortly before the beginning of the [[Chrysant War]]. It was widely performed in both the streets of the Holy City of [[Regalia]] and the trading ports across the Empire. It was created to help inform the people of the “true evils” of the [[Allar]] | “The Tales of Sir Eamon and the Serpent” was a play written by David Soucy in 283 AC, shortly before the beginning of the [[Chrysant War]]. It was widely performed in both the streets of the Holy City of [[Regalia]] and the trading ports across the Empire. It was created to help inform the people of the “true evils” of the [[Allar]] and [[Slizzar]]. The play itself is rather short in nature, and features an amalgamation of goals created by the Iron Bulwark political faction to fuel national fervor against the [[Essa Empire]]. However, despite its popularity, the play was not well-received in [[Regalian Archipelago#Anglia|Anglia]] and several other areas. The play was taken and later adapted into a commonly available children’s story without many of the political overtones of the original play. | ||
==The Tale of Sir Eamon and the Serpent== | ==The Tale of Sir Eamon and the Serpent== | ||
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Sir Eamon: A-ha, a serpent you say...but surely it is just a serpent? Is it not a simple task for any farmer with trap and knife in hand to end the life of such a pest? | Sir Eamon: A-ha, a serpent you say...but surely it is just a serpent? Is it not a simple task for any farmer with trap and knife in hand to end the life of such a pest? | ||
Villager #2: Oh m’lord no, for you have yet to behold the creature. It sharest not a common serpent’s design! This, brave sir knight, is a Water Serpent, a monster of the sea, and, dare I even utter the name of | Villager #2: Oh m’lord no, for you have yet to behold the creature. It sharest not a common serpent’s design! This, brave sir knight, is a Water Serpent, a monster of the sea, and, dare I even utter the name of Demons but...practically a servant of- | ||
Sir Eamon: | Sir Eamon: Let us not tempt fate to raise their name here. But, there is little reason for such a being to so torment this quaint town with a monster as you so claim...unless there was a reason. Have you searched under every rock, in every cave, and beneath each tree to seek out evildoers? Have you cast out all the sinners, the irredeemables, and the disloyal? | ||
Villager #1: Yes, yes we have m’lord! We even had to cast out our mayor for his crimes | Villager #1: Yes, yes we have m’lord! We even had to cast out our mayor for his crimes but...the Serpent continues to plague our village! | ||
Villager #3: We have not been idle, O good sir knight, we have tried to defend ourselves, but the beast is too fast for us! It slithers and cracks like a whip across the land, as it would so easily swim in the sea, it continues to plunder our town. We have tried to give it tribute as well, for all the good it has done. Some days it takes the offering, other times it ignores it to attack us! | Villager #3: We have not been idle, O good sir knight, we have tried to defend ourselves, but the beast is too fast for us! It slithers and cracks like a whip across the land, as it would so easily swim in the sea, it continues to plunder our town. We have tried to give it tribute as well, for all the good it has done. Some days it takes the offering, other times it ignores it to attack us! | ||
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[All Villagers kneel to Sir Eamon, begging in several different ways] | [All Villagers kneel to Sir Eamon, begging in several different ways] | ||
Sir Eamon: Rise | Sir Eamon: Rise peasants, rise. This does not befit my eyes to see my fellow Ailor grovel in such fear. I shall ride out and slay your monster, and you may keep the gold to yourselves. For I do my duty, not for wealth, but for honor! Where doth this filthy leviathan of the sea claim its den? | ||
Villager #4: Oh good sir, thank you! It hides among the rocks of our river bank. There are hollows in these rocks you see, and the Serpent finds its home well protected. Please sir knight, thank you and the Everwatcher for your help! | Villager #4: Oh good sir, thank you! It hides among the rocks of our river bank. There are hollows in these rocks you see, and the Serpent finds its home well protected. Please sir knight, thank you and the Everwatcher for your help! | ||
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[Villagers exit stage right as Sir Eamon and Auf proceed to stage left. Both stop before exit.] | [Villagers exit stage right as Sir Eamon and Auf proceed to stage left. Both stop before exit.] | ||
Auf: Sir Eamon, this creature...as sure as Hero Jimena wove beautifully, it will surely be as deadly as they say. What am I to do if you fall in battle to this creature? | Auf: Sir Eamon, this creature...as sure as the Hero Jimena wove beautifully, it will surely be as deadly as they say. What am I to do if you fall in battle to this creature? | ||
[Sir Eamon places a hand on Auf’s shoulder and sighs] | [Sir Eamon places a hand on Auf’s shoulder and sighs] | ||
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Maiden: Of what monster do you speak, sir knight? I know of no such creature here among the rocks. All that lives here is me and my darling, sweet, tender beloved. Oh, how he makes me feel so happy… | Maiden: Of what monster do you speak, sir knight? I know of no such creature here among the rocks. All that lives here is me and my darling, sweet, tender beloved. Oh, how he makes me feel so happy… | ||
Auf: [Stage Whisper to Sir Eamon] Sir, she looks bewitched! Look at her state of undress, how fluttering her eyes, how vague her smiles, the Serpent must have | Auf: [Stage Whisper to Sir Eamon] Sir, she looks bewitched! Look at her state of undress, how fluttering her eyes, how vague her smiles, the Serpent must have ensnared her mind! | ||
Sir Eamon: [Stage Whisper to Auf] Keen observation Auf, stay back a bit. [Clears throat and approaches the Maiden] O maiden, your beloved certainly sounds like a most interesting man, yet where is he? I cannot see him anywhere near, and a woman of your virtue should not be left alone at the side of such a swift river. | Sir Eamon: [Stage Whisper to Auf] Keen observation Auf, stay back a bit. [Clears throat and approaches the Maiden] O maiden, your beloved certainly sounds like a most interesting man, yet where is he? I cannot see him anywhere near, and a woman of your virtue should not be left alone at the side of such a swift river. | ||
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[[category:Literature]] [[category:Drama]] | [[category:Literature]] [[category:Drama]] | ||