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Week 358d: The Tale of Marianna, part 4
(real tale: Marianna)
"The next morning Marianna was once again led before the king." Brock begins as he arrives onstage.
“Welcome, welcome, lovely maiden." he sneers in a mimic of Ghestis for Garabin. "I have long hoped that you would return here, for my poor dear nephew, Prince Brian, the only son of the late king, has been sick for some time of a malady no healer can cure. Perhaps you can cure him with the Water of Life.”
As himself, he continues "Marianna replied that she would do her best to help Prince Brian; so the lord high chamberlain gave her his arm, and escorted her to the prince’s room. The king and many courtiers followed after him."
Concerned murmurs fill the air as Brock continues "Brian lay in a great old-fashioned bed, his face flushed with fever. So weak was the prince, that he could hardly lift his head to look at his visitors. A great pity swept over Marianna’s heart the moment she saw him; as for Brian, he fell madly in love with Marianna at first sight."
He then adds a twist to the tale. "But just as Marianna bent over Prince Brian to touch his forehead with what she thought was the Water of Life, the shining Fletchling screamed as if he were caught in a net. Marianna looked at the crystal flask. Nothing seemed changed; the water within seemed as pure and diamond-like as ever. But she knew that if the Fletchling was making such a racket, something wasn't right. So she instead poured it out on one of the plants in the room, causing all to panic when it wilted."
Gasps fill the room at this, but Brock isn't done yet. "The king still ordered Marianna arrested and thrown in the dungeon--he made the best of the setback to his plot, and figured merely attempting to kill the prince was a good reason enough for her to die. He next caught the Fletchling, and delivered it to the kitchen to be roasted."
He smiles to assure the audience all hope isn't lost. "By sheer coincidence--an act of Arceus, if you will--the cook’s apprentice was none other than Lila, the peasant girl whom Marianna had saved. Lila recognized the shining Fletchling, and instead of killing it, let it fly out the window."
Cheers fill the air at this. "The shining Fletchling flew to the window of the wizard’s room. The wizard was present, stirring the giant cauldron. The Fletchling flew to the window of Prince Brian’s room, and saw that he was still lost in a feverish dream." Brock intones as a sound effect of bells starts to play. "An hour later the castle bells began to toll, and a dismal procession was seen walking from the castle towards the cliff where witches, sorcerers, and others that practiced evil magic met their doom. First came a regiment of soldiers, then Marianna, weighed down with chains, and last of all came Garabin, the wizard, and some of Garabin’s cronies."
"Boo"s interweave with the bells as Brock continues "The bells kept on sadly tolling and tolling, heralding the impending doom of the innocent girl who had saved Prince Brian's life and exposed Garabin's plot. The sound also woke Prince Brian from his sleep, and with his last ounce of strength, poor Brian dragged himself to the window. The procession was at this point passing directly underneath the window, and Brian’s eyes met Marianna's."
As the bell sound fades away, he intones "But he had no strength left to order the proceedings to stop, and fell to the floor. And so the procession went on."
He quickly assures his audience "But Marianna would in fact be rescued, and Garabin punished as he deserved. I will tell you how that happened next week!"
Week 358d: The Tale of Marianna, part 4
(real tale: Marianna)
"The next morning Marianna was once again led before the king." Brock begins as he arrives onstage.
“Welcome, welcome, lovely maiden." he sneers in a mimic of Ghestis for Garabin. "I have long hoped that you would return here, for my poor dear nephew, Prince Brian, the only son of the late king, has been sick for some time of a malady no healer can cure. Perhaps you can cure him with the Water of Life.”
As himself, he continues "Marianna replied that she would do her best to help Prince Brian; so the lord high chamberlain gave her his arm, and escorted her to the prince’s room. The king and many courtiers followed after him."
Concerned murmurs fill the air as Brock continues "Brian lay in a great old-fashioned bed, his face flushed with fever. So weak was the prince, that he could hardly lift his head to look at his visitors. A great pity swept over Marianna’s heart the moment she saw him; as for Brian, he fell madly in love with Marianna at first sight."
He then adds a twist to the tale. "But just as Marianna bent over Prince Brian to touch his forehead with what she thought was the Water of Life, the shining Fletchling screamed as if he were caught in a net. Marianna looked at the crystal flask. Nothing seemed changed; the water within seemed as pure and diamond-like as ever. But she knew that if the Fletchling was making such a racket, something wasn't right. So she instead poured it out on one of the plants in the room, causing all to panic when it wilted."
Gasps fill the room at this, but Brock isn't done yet. "The king still ordered Marianna arrested and thrown in the dungeon--he made the best of the setback to his plot, and figured merely attempting to kill the prince was a good reason enough for her to die. He next caught the Fletchling, and delivered it to the kitchen to be roasted."
He smiles to assure the audience all hope isn't lost. "By sheer coincidence--an act of Arceus, if you will--the cook’s apprentice was none other than Lila, the peasant girl whom Marianna had saved. Lila recognized the shining Fletchling, and instead of killing it, let it fly out the window."
Cheers fill the air at this. "The shining Fletchling flew to the window of the wizard’s room. The wizard was present, stirring the giant cauldron. The Fletchling flew to the window of Prince Brian’s room, and saw that he was still lost in a feverish dream." Brock intones as a sound effect of bells starts to play. "An hour later the castle bells began to toll, and a dismal procession was seen walking from the castle towards the cliff where witches, sorcerers, and others that practiced evil magic met their doom. First came a regiment of soldiers, then Marianna, weighed down with chains, and last of all came Garabin, the wizard, and some of Garabin’s cronies."
"Boo"s interweave with the bells as Brock continues "The bells kept on sadly tolling and tolling, heralding the impending doom of the innocent girl who had saved Prince Brian's life and exposed Garabin's plot. The sound also woke Prince Brian from his sleep, and with his last ounce of strength, poor Brian dragged himself to the window. The procession was at this point passing directly underneath the window, and Brian’s eyes met Marianna's."
As the bell sound fades away, he intones "But he had no strength left to order the proceedings to stop, and fell to the floor. And so the procession went on."
He quickly assures his audience "But Marianna would in fact be rescued, and Garabin punished as he deserved. I will tell you how that happened next week!"