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The night has settled thick and heavy over the camp—Small fires burn in scattered circles across the clearing, each one with its own cluster of villagers huddled close, murmuring, laughing softly, or simply staring into the flames as exhaustion pulls at their eyes.
Snow drifts lazily from the dark sky, catching the orange glow of the fire pits.
Horses shift in their stalls, snorting clouds of steam, hooves crunching against the frosted ground.
Metro and Blake stand near the stable, where the lanterns hang low and warm, casting long shadows across the wooden beams.
Sally flickers her ears, brushing her nose against Metro’s shoulder.
Steve nudges Blake’s elbow, sensing somethings unsettled him.
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The camp is winding down — children usher into tents, men stomp out the last embers of their fires, women wrap blankets tighter around their shoulders.
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Blake stands stiffly, hands buried in his pockets, eyes fixed on the snow at his feet. His breath comes out in uneven puffs. Metro notices— the tension in his shoulders, the way he keeps swallowing like he's trying to force something down.
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Metro steps closer, boots crunching softly.
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Blake doesn't look up.
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BLAKE:(abrubt)
“…we need to talk, man.”
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The words hang there, fragile and heavy, carried in the cold night air.
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Metro:
“What's up?”
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Blake walks further away from the fire so it's personal.
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He looks down at the ground eyes shadowed.
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Blake:
“I gotta get something off my chest…”
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Metro stares.
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(beat)
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Metro:
“sure…”
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Blake:(makes eye contact)
The moment we went into battle... You went to get your staff... I ran upstairs with the bow, confident... It's just thats when, I saw the bodies drop, I froze... I panicked.
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Metro stares on, expression unreadable.
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Blake can't sense Metros thoughts so he continues.
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Blake:
"Chad died right in front of me, because of me...
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Metros gaze intensifies, but not harshly.
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Blake:
“I distracted him, and he was shot down. Gregory was yelling at me to move, but I was paralyzed. I hid behind a barrel the whole fight…”
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Beat.
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“I feel like a coward…”
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His head falls.
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“There you were on the front lines no military experience. Making a name for yourself, and then me…”
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( points at himself)
( looks up)
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“The guy that no girls like or even look at. The nerd…’
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(His eyes swell)
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‘...I can't live like that man.”
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Blake:(cracking)
“I just want to be special... I feel like I got it in me, I just can't seem to harness it…”
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Blake tears up.
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Blake:
“It's not easy for me to open up like this…
Im trying my hardest to be like you guys, to amount up…”
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Metro stares on into Blake's tears, astounded.
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Blake continues.
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“but half the time all I can think about is my mom's pie...I can't stand being like this, I'm so sorry, I don't know if I'll ever be able to make it up to you guys…”
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Metro smiles, then laughs.
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Blake:(shocked)
what's funny!?
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Metro stares on expression unreadable, the softly smiles.
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Metro:(smiling confidently, lovingly)
“I love you bro.”
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Heavy beat.
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Metro:
“Your the best bud a friend could have…”
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Blake breaks, tears streaming.
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Metro laughs, smiling and crying as well.
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Metro comes in for a hug, and let's Blake's darkness expell itself.
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Blake:
“I don't deserve to be here man…”
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Metro:(whispers)
“Yes you do Blake... It's destiny bro... It's destiny.”
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Blake laughs and cries as Metro holds his head and smiles radiantly. He backs a pace and grabs both of his shoulders emulating Ana’s eyes.
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Ana walks closely behind him like an angel watching...
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Metro lets go and keeps one hand on Blake's shoulder guiding him back to the fire.
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Metro:
“You’re not the only one who feels guilt. I’ve made decisions that have hurt my family. My ambitions, they’ve led to death. And to new life. Heartbreak. But also strength and resilience. I carry the same weight as you.”
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Blake stares at him, stunned.
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Metro squeezes his shoulder.
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Metro’s words hang in the cold air like something sacred.
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METRO:
“We’re brothers. Always. Remember it.”
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Blake wipes his face with the back of his sleeve, breathing out a shaky laugh that turns to fog in the air. Metro claps a hand on his shoulder — firm, grounding — and Blake leans into it for a moment, letting the last of the darkness drain out of him.
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Metro gives Blake a small nod toward the tents.They walk side by side through the snow, boots crunching softly, the night settles around them like a blanket. The fires dim behind them, flickering gold against the white drifts.
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Blake ducks into his tent first, exhaling as if he’d been holding his breath for hours.
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Metro pauses outside, listening to the quiet — the wind, the horses, the faint murmur of sleeping villagers. He let the peace wash over him. Then he slips into the main halls tent, pulling the flap closed.
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The cold stays outside.
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The warmth stays in.
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The night holds two brothers gently.
The fire crackles low beside them, its last embers glowing like tired eyes. The wind moans through the trees — long, hollow, almost mournful — brushing snow across the stable roof in soft, whispering sheets. Around the camp, people sleep in uneven clusters. Some curl near dying fires. Some tuck into tents. Some simply lay still.
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