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SOUTH EAST MOUNTAIN RANGE

BONFIRE AT CAT’S MOUNTAIN CAMP —

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Night presses down on the mountain like a heavy cloak. Outside Cat’s cave, a bonfire roars — tall, hungry flames licking the sky, sparks drifting like fireflies fleeing the heat.

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Bandits move around the camp sharpening blades, stirring pots, laughing too loudly to hide their nerves.

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The truce has brought powerful people together, and everyone feels it.

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Cat stands closest to the flames, head tilted, grin lazy and dangerous. TT clings beside him, posture relaxed but eyes always scanning. Yellow and Blue Hood Council leaders stand near the fire, arguing about something petty. Ruby leans, arms crossed, watching everyone with quietness. Jezebel arrives last — gliding into the circle like a shadow wearing perfume. The truce holds, but barely.

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Blue (smirking):

“So, Cat… I heard you’ve got a new recruit.”

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Cat raises an eyebrow, amused.

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Cat:

“And who told you that?”

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Blue:

“We did. And he’s very special too.”

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TT leans forward, interested.

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TT:

“When can we meet him?”

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Blue:(grins)

“His name is Traeven.”

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Cat’s grin widens.

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He turns slowly toward TT, eyes gleaming.

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Cat:

“That’s a name that travels.”

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TT smiles softly — Jezebel steps closer, voice dripping honey and venom.

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Jezebel:

“Speaking of names that travel… Metro.

Where is he?”

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The fire pops.

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Everyone looks at Cat.

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Cat doesn’t blink.

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Cat:

“No idea. Haven’t tracked him down yet.”

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Jezebel studies him — she knows he’s lying, but she can't do much about it.

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Jezebel:

“Pity. I’d like to meet him.”

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‘Before I kill Hasan.”

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Yellow chokes on his drink.

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Blue laughs.

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Yellow:

“You’re dating him.”

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Jezebel:

“And?

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Blue shifts the topic, greedy as always.

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Blue:

“Listen, once Hasan wipes out Rabbit’s Village, I want my cut.

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The crops, the trade routes, the little shops — all of it.”

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Red rolls her eyes.

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Cat bursts out laughing, slapping TT on the backside.. He leans forward towards the group.

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Cat:(voice low, playful, dangerous)

“So let me get this straight.’

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Hasan wants Metro dead.

Jezebel wants Hasan dead.

Blue wants the village.

Yellow wants to survive it all

Reds in love with Traeven…

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And TT…”He glances at TT.

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TT (quietly):“I just want to know if your brother’s alive.”

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Cat’s smile fades — just a flicker.

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Cat:

“He’s alive.”

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‘And your not to be concerned with him.”

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TT nods, accepting it.

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Jezebel:

“Cat… if Metro is alive, he’s a threat to all of us.

Hasan will burn every village until he finds him.”

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Cat:

Hasan can burn whatever he wants. But if I find him him first, you better believe im gonna let the burner hit him.

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Cat taps his shotgun on the dirt ground a couple times. Eyes shadowed.

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(A brief silence)

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…I don’t answer to kings.”

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Jezebel:

“You answer to survival?”

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Cat smirks.

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Cat:

“I survive just fine.”

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Blue raises his cup.

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Blue:

“To the truce. To profits. And to Traeven — may he not kill us all.”

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Ladybug smiles proudly.

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Ladybug:

“He won’t. I'll make sure of it.”

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Blue lowers his cup.

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Blue:

“…Sure.”

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Cat laughs sadistically.

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The night deepens with the stars being seen by the multitude under a burning bonfire. The truce holds — but only because every person here needs something from the others.

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Cat leans tilts his head up, then down staring into the flames.

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Cat:

“Traeven, Hasan, Metro, the villages…

Everyone’s playing their game.’

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‘But me?”

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He grins:

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“I just want to have fun.”

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TT giggles and winces a cheerful squint. Gripping on to Cats bicep like it squeezes life into her.

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The others exchange looks — because they know: When Cat has fun, cities burn.

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