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Katt sits near the hearth, plucking her harp.
The notes drift hitting differently to everyone's hearts, the plucks intertwine like a beautiful theatric vibe through the halls like warm light.
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People enter and exit with bowls of stew and elk cuts, greeting each other, laughing, savoring the rare abundance.
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Katt has flashbacks of everyone — their struggles, their triumphs, their kindness.
Metro has them too, crouched, watching the camp breathe again.
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Blake sits at Katt’s feet, chin on his knees, listening like a child.
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She smiles down at him.
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MAIN HALL- AFTERNOON
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Inside the main halls tent, lanterns glow warm behind thick walls, casting gold halos onto everyone . The hall buzzes with quiet conversation — until the bead curtain parts. A cold draft swoops in. Every head turns toward the opening.
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Veronica walks in.
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Her brown winter cloak shimmers with frost, hood low, boots dusted white. For a heartbeat, no one breaths. Some gasp. Several men stand instantly, hands on weapons, ready to fight.
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Veronica remains still — and for the first time in her life, she looks unsure of herself. The beautiful thunder‑dome glow of the hall surrounds her, warm and bright, making her seem like a ghost stepping into a living world. She steps forward slowly. In her hands she lifts Metro’s staff, wrapped in winter cloth, the gem at the top is glowing faintly like a heartbeat under ice. The entire hall freezes. She reaches Metro, lowering her gaze, and sets the staff gently at his feet. Rose sits behind him, arms folded around her knees, eyes wide.
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VERONICA:(smiles softly)
“So this is where you’ve been…”
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(unsteady beat)
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VERONICA:
“I’ve been speaking to Archeus.”
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Archeus smiles — a little too brightly.
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Metro stares, stunned.
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Rose looks shocked with everyone else. Veronica lifts the staff off the floor, offering it.
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VERONICA:
“Here. This belongs to you…”
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Metro stands taking the gemed staff wrapped in white cloth.
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Rose stands.
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Paul stands.
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Everyone stands now, except for Archeus. But Veronica is already turning away.
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METRO:(holding a hand out)
Hey — at least stay and eat before you head back.
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(beat)
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‘I think we have some questions we’d like to ask…’
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‘if you don’t mind of course…”
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Veronica pauses.
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She looks at the entire hall — every face staring at her with intensity, suspicion, hope, fear. She exhales a nod.
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Agreed.
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Everyone moves outside.
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and then Add to home screen.