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In a world not unlike late medieval central Europe a hard and cold knight finds that their arch enemy has taken away that which was most precious to them. Can they break the curse? In order to do so they'll have to face the music.

I've been listening to a podcast about the 30 years war and I think that's where this came from lol.

Spoken word in plain text

[SFX]

(Context)

{Context that impacts the audio}

{The speaker is a grizzled battle weary knight. The Listener is a former knight in training who decided to live their life as a squire. The knight's arch enemy (an evil sorceress) kidnapped the listener and put them into an eternal sleep, locking them in an abandoned clock tower. The knight bursts into the top of the tower to find the listener chained to the wall, hunched onto the ground.}

Oh no no no

What did she do to you? That damn sorceress! I’ll chase her to the edge of the earth and kill her by inches for this.

{They grab the listener and hold them in their arms. Listener does not stir.}

I’m sorry I’m so sorry. When she said she’d take what was most precious to me I never

I never realized that

That she meant you

Even she could see it but I couldn't. I'm so sorry.

This is the ultimate curse. Eternal sleep. Trapped forever in your own nightmares.

It's ok, it's ok there's still time I can fix this. I can save you

If you can hear me, if any little part of you can hear me, there is hope. I can pull you out of this. I can fix this. You've saved me so many times, I can save you this once.

Listen to me. You have to focus on the light. Think about the people you love, about any good memories you have. I’m going to try and help.

I’m going to tell you about my favorite things about you. I don't know how much that will help, but it's all I can do. I’m not much of a sorcerer. I know the basics but it's never been my strong suit, you know that. I'm going to try though. Curses are powered by hate, anger, envy and all those small cruel little thoughts. And she has a lot of those. I can fight those with love. I'll weave a spell of my own, with a kiss.

{Desperate}

That's how you break a curse right? With a kiss?

(They begin telling a story)

I never wanted you to be my squire. I thought you were weak. We’d been in training for the same amount of time, but you’d never made that next step. When they assigned you to me I was angry. I felt like I was being insulted.

Do you remember that day we were scouting in the western marches and those tribesmen ambushed us? I thought we were goners. And do you remember what you did?

[Chuckles]

You told them a knock knock joke. I couldn't even believe it, but the chief laughed. They listened to your story and took us back to their camp to meet the elders.

I thought we were going to die, but thanks to you instead we gorged ourselves on lamb and black ale. That night around the fire, when you were enrapturing those old men with some made up story of yours I think I saw you for the first time. There was so much more to you. We were able to bring that tribe into the league. That came later but it started with you. You saved us so much bloodshed, just by being you. I don't think you even really understand that.

In the name of the western marches

Come to me

[Kiss]

Please, please wake up.

Do you remember the springtime? We’d been riding since before dawn. We came to that meadow. There had been a wildfire not long before, the remnants of some battle. The one where that fireweed had blasted out of the ground and created a sea of blue and violet?

I was so tired, but I refused to show it. You never had such a hangup. You seemed so drained but when we found those flowers you dropped down from the horse and you ran through them. Like you hadn't been riding for more than a day.

[Chuckle]

like a happy little child. I tried so hard not to smile. You didn't see it, but I failed. How can you remain so innocent?

In the name of the fields of fire

Come to me

[Kiss]

Do you remember after the battle of the broken woods? The sorceress ambushed us and we were pinned behind enemy lines. She'd almost destroyed me but you rescued me somehow, I don't even know how you did it.

She'd slashed me with her cursed blade and I was bleeding out. The curse prevented the wound from closing. I told you to leave me. I pleaded I begged it got ugly, I didn't want you to die. You refused to leave me. You bound my wounds in goldenrod and carried me to safety. We rode for three days straight until we reached the sacred river. I kept slipping in and out of consciousness and in my blurred vision you appeared to me as a hero.

You got there faster than I ever thought you could ever go.

You removed my armor and washed my wounds in the holy waters. I was so angry for a minute there, I didn't want you to see my scars, but you paid them no mind.

I’d never felt so vulnerable, and yet so secure. That was hard for me, to be vulnerable.

The river has been desecrated since the early days of the war. I thought its powers were long gone, but for you, for just one night it became holy again. My wounds began to heal. And I owe it to you.

In the name of the waters of life

Come to me

[Kiss]

Please just wake up! Please!

I don't care about anything else! You don't deserve this. You shouldn't have been dragged into my feud.

Please focus on my voice! Come back out of this slumber. Don't let the nightmares consume you. I’m here, I’m here to save you!

I-I cant live without you. All I can do is fight! All I know how to do is hurt people, to fight this stupid war! You can do so much. I can't sing or cook or tell stories or carve wood. I can't dance or arrange flowers or joke around or draw those stupid little stick figures you draw on the waystones. I never realized how much I relied on you. Please just wake up.

My scars, my old wounds. They hurt so much right now. Everything hurts. Ever since you’ve been gone.

The times I've been with you have been the only times there's ever been any light in my life. I won't leave this tower without you. I refuse! You have to wake up.

In my name

Come to me

[Kiss]

No, no. Why won't you wake up? Did I not do enough? Can you even hear me?

Please please just come to me

[Kiss]

I-I love you.

(Listener wakes up)

Are you..

Is that?

Are you stirring?

Your eyes! Your beautiful stupid eyes

It-it worked.

{Happy laughing/Crying}

You scared me so much you stupid bastard! Don't ever do that to me again!

Are you ok? Did she hurt you? If she hurt you I swear I'll-

[Kiss]

Heh- I didn't know you had that in you. You really heard all of that didn't you? You're a good listener.

What if we just stopped? Just ran away and lived a life? I'm so tired and everything hurts. Let's just go.

No I do want revenge for this and for so much more, but I don't want to do this anymore. I won't risk you again.

No. I won't risk you again.

[Sigh]

You're right, we gotta fight her. For everything she's done. After that though, we're done.

No more war, no more quests, just you and me holding eachother.

I want to go back to that meadow. We'll build a cottage and I'll grow flowers and paint and never carry a blade again. Hold me to that, promise me you'll hold me to that.

Let me hold you for a while, I need it. I really really need it.

I love you, you stupid little squire.