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Rose bolts past Traeven on the staircase, eyes wet, breath broken, running like she's escaping a fire. Traeven stops mid step. His eyes narrow. Time seems to slow, almost freezing, as he climbs the last steps. At the top, Veronica walks toward him with her head down, aura dimmed, moving with purpose. He turns his neck sharply, staring at her with a cold menacing curiosity. She doesn't look up. Traeven watches her pass, then turn towards Metro's chamber door. He opens it.
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Metro tenses instantly.
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Traeven steps inside with a bright unsettling smile.
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Traeven:
"I hope I didn't disrupt anything."
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He looks around the room, hands behind his back, smiling up at the ceiling like he's admiring architecture.
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Then his expression shifts, subtly.
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Traeven:
"Your chamber feels like a wagon just ran through it."
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Metro doesn't blink. He's seeing tunnel vision. Feeling dead inside.
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Traeven paces gently.
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Traeven:
“King Theron is out of commission currently. He's gone to the Whispering Village, and has left me in charge of his operations here.”
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He tilts his head, then grabs a chair and sets it down in front of Metro.
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He gestures politely.
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Traeven:
"May I?"
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Metro keeps staring.
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Traeven sits anyway — comfortably, elegantly — legs crossed, hands folded on his knees, smiling like he owns the room.
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Traeven:
"Here's the deal…"
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"You have one week, maybe less, to come up with forty thousand quarter blooms of magic leaf."
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(Beat)
"If you don't pay, they will jail you. And then the military will come down hard on our whole village."
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His smile fades into something hardened, honest.
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Traeven:
"We're in debt to the head of The Provinces, not by a little."
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He leans forward, trying to sound sentimental.
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"I have a chance to do something extremely special."
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And that's where you come in."
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Metro drops his head. Traeven watches him carefully.
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Traeven:
"I see the bodies, I understand what you're going through."
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'I respect the choices you've made. It's ok to grieve, but you can't stay in the dumps too long. You need to pick yourself up. Remain Strong."
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Metro's shoulders slump slightly.
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Traeven: (voice softer)
"I'm telling you this because I don't want you dragged out of here in chains."
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He sees Metro breaking — so he slips in his trump card.
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Traeven:
"… you look like you've been through the mill. The good news is… that I'm in charge now. Bad news is, you owe a lot, Hasan wants his tax payment.
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He leans in.
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Traeven:
"I'll give you room to breathe. Let you gather what you need. Speak to whoever you need to speak to
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(beat)
… if you tell me what's been happening here."
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Silence fills the chamber room for a moment.
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Metro shifts gears.
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Metro:
"Well, I'll need to see Ana. She knows how to work the staff. We can teach the formula.
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Traeven's face goes expressionless. Then he looks deeper, almost vulnerable.
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Traeven:
"I saved you, you know."
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Metro finally looks up.
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Traeven:
"I called for the troops. Your back up.
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'Veronica was gone —"
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He scoffs, waving his hand dismissively.
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"Jumped out. I hadn't noticed her absence until I reached the village gate alone."
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He laughs, hoping Metro will be entertained.
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Metro looks dead, but confused. Traeven stands, adjusting his suit.
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Traeven:
"I'm just curious… on what would possess her to bail from a flying carriage."
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He waits hoping for any reaction.
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Metro gives him nothing.
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Cold.
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Unimpressed..
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Then–
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Metro:(voice soft)
"So you ran..."
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Traven looks a little distraught, but sharpens into a cold glare.
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"I'm a lover, not a fighter, I guess, I wasn't cut out to be the hero."
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Metro looks away at the window, face empty.
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Metro:
"You know how to talk."
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Traeven nods half heartedly, thinking about it.
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Traeven:
"Yes."
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He steps toward the door.
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Traeven:
"Rest well. I'm rooting for you."
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Traeven exits.
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The chamber door creaks shut.
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— Switch scene —
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and then Add to home screen.