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KingArthurscript

By300AD,theRomanEmpireextendedfromArabiatoBritain.

Buttheywantedmore.

Moreland.

MorepeoplesloyalandsubservienttoRome.

ButnopeoplesoimportantasthepowerfulSamarianstotheeast.

Thousandsdiedonthatfield.

Andwhenthesmokeclearedonthefourthday,theonlySarmatiansoldiersleftalive

weremembersofthedecimatedbutlegendarycavalry.

TheRomans,impressedbytheirbraveryandhorsemanship,sparedtheirlives.

452AD

Inexchange,thesewarriorswereincorporatedintotheRomanmilitary.

Bettertheyhaddiedthatday.

（neighing）

Father.

Theyarehere.

Forthesecondpartofthebargaintheystruckindebtednotonlythemselves...

Thedayhascome.

..butalsotheirsons,andtheirsons,andsoon,

toservetheempireasknights.

Iwassuchason.

Thereisalegendthatfallenknightsreturnasgreathorses.

Hehasseenwhatawaitsyou,andhewillprotectyou.

Lancelot!

Lancelot!

Lancelot.

Don'tbeafraid.Iwillreturn.

-Howlongshallwebegone?

-15years,

notincludingthemonthsit'lltaketogettoyourpost.

Lancelot!

（allshoutout""Rus!

""）

（Lancelot）OurpostwasBritain-oratleastthesouthernhalf,

forthelandwasdividedbya73-milewallbuiltthreecenturiesbeforeus

toprotecttheempirefromthenativefightersofthenorth.

So,asourforefathershaddone,

wemadeourwayandreportedtoourRomancommanderinBritain,

ancestrallynamedforthefirstArtorius,

orArthur.

15YEARSLATER

Ah,aspromised,thebishop'scarriage.

-Ourfreedom,Bors.-Mm.Icanalmosttasteit.

AndyourpassagetoRome,Arthur.

（horsewhinnies）

Argh!

（warcries）

Woads!

（uproar,swordsclinking）

Yaa-rgh!

Yah!

Argh!

Argh!

（triumphantcry）

Rus!

Aagh!

Rus!

Rus.

Gratiaplena,Dominustecum.BenedictatuinmulieribusetDominustecum.

Benedictatuinmulieribus.Benedictusfructusventristui,Iesus.

Benedictatuinmulieribus...

Saveyourprayers,boy.Yourgoddoesn'tlivehere.

WhydidMerlinsendyousouthofthewall?

SpillmybloodwithExcaliburand...

makethisgroundholy.

Pickitup.

Pickitup.

-Bors.-Whatabloodymess.

That'snotthebishop.

Godhelpus.

-Whatarethey?

-BluedemonsthateatChristiansalive.

You'renotaChristian,areyou?

Doesthisreallywork?

（muttersgibberish）

Nothing.

MaybeI'mnotdoin'itright.

（manchuckling）Arthur!

ArthurCastus.Yourfather'simage.

Ihaven'tseenyousincechildhood.

BishopGermanius.WelcometoBritain.

Iseeyourmilitaryskillsarestillofusetoyou.

Yourdeviceworked.

Ancienttricksofanancientdog.

AndthesearethegreatSarmatianknightswehaveheardsomuchofinRome.

IthoughttheWoadscontrolthenorthofHadrian'sWall.

Theydo,buttheyoccasionallyventuresouth.

Rome'santicipatedwithdrawalfromBritainhasonlyincreasedtheirdaring.

-（man）Woads?

-BritishrebelswhohateRome.

Menwhowanttheircountryback.

-Wholeadsthem?

-He'scalledMerlin.

Adarkmagician,somesay.

Tristan,rideaheadandmakesuretheroadisclear.

Pleasedonotworry,Bishop.Wewillprotectyou.

Oh.

I'venodoubt,Commander.

Nodoubt.

Dozensdon'tworrymenearlysomuchasthousands.

Thousands?

Well,nowthatwe'refreemen,I'mgonnadrinktillIcan'tpissstraight.

-Youdothateverynight.-Inevercouldpissstraight.

Toomuchofmyselftohandle...downthere.

Well,it'saproblem.

No,really,itis.It'saproblem.

-It'slikeababy'sarmholdinganapple.-（all）..baby'sarmholdinganapple.

（laughter）

Idon'tlikehim,thatRoman.

Ifhe'sheretodischargeus,whydoesn'thejustgiveusourpapers?

-Isthisyourhappyface?

-（Borslaughs）

Galahad,doyoustillnotknowtheRomans?

Theywon'tscratchtheirasseswithoutholdingaceremony.

Whydon'tyoujustkillhim,andthendischargeyourselfafter?

Idon'tkillforpleasure,unlikesome.

Well,youshouldtryitsomeday.Youmightgetatasteforit.

-It'sapartofyou.It'sinyourblood.-No,no,no.No.

Asoftomorrowthiswasalljustabadmemory.

Ohh.

I'veoftenthoughtaboutwhatgoinghomewouldmeanafterallthis.WhatwillIdo?

It'sdifferentforGalahad.

I'vebeeninthislifelongerthantheother.

Somuchforhome.It'snotsoclearinmymemory.

Youspeakforyourself.It'scoldbackthereandeveryoneIknowisdeadandburied.

Besides,Ihave,Ithink,adozenchildren.

Eleven.

Youlisten.WhentheRomansleavehere,we'llhavetherunofallthisplace.

I'llbegovernorinmyownvillageandDagonetwillbemypersonalguard

androyalass-kisser.Won'tyou,Dag?

FirstthingIwilldowhenIgethomeisfindabeautifulSarmatianwomantowed.

AbeautifulSarmatianwoman?

Whydoyouthinkweleftinthefirstplace?

（mooslikeacow）

Whataboutyou,Lancelot?

Whatareyourplansforhome?

Well,ifthiswomanofGawain'sisasbeautifulasheclaims,

IexpecttobespendingalotoftimeatGawain'shouse.

-Hiswifewillwelcomethecompany.-Isee.AndwhatwillIbedoing?

Wonderingatyourgoodfortunethatallyourchildrenlooklikeme.

IsthatbeforeorafterIhityouwithmyax?

（whistles）

Whereyoubeen,now?

Whereyoubeen?

Andwhatwillyoudo,Arthur,whenyoureturntoyourbelovedRome?

GivethankstoGodthatIsurvivedtoseeit.

Youandyourgod!

Youdisturbme.

Iwantpeace,Lancelot.I'vehadenough.

-Youshouldvisitme.-Ah!

It'samagnificentplace,Rome.

Ordered,civilized,advanced.

Abreedinggroundofarrogantfools.

Thegreatestmindsinallthelandshavecometogetherinonesacredplace

tohelpmakemankindfree.

Andthewomen?

（guard）Openthegate!

-Welcomeback,Arthur.-Jols.

Lancelot.

Bishop,please,myquartershavebeenmadeavailabletoyou.

Oh,yes.Imustrest.

（Borschuckleslewdly）

-Wherehaveyoubeen?

-Oh...

-I'vebeenwaitingforyou.-Oh,mylittleflower.Such...passion!

Where'smyGilly?

Gilly.

-Youbeenfighting?

-Yes.

-Youbeenwinning?

-Yes.

That'smyboy.Comeon,allmyotherbastards!

（allcheer）

Pelagius.

VerykindofArthurtogiveuphisroom.

But,ofcourse,itistobeexpected.

（knocking）

Sir,I'mheretoescortyoutothefortresshall.

Whenmymastermeetswithyourknights,hemustbeseatedlast

andhemustbeseatedattheheadofthetable.

Yourmastercanplonkhisholyasswhereverhechooses.

（laughter）

HisEminence,BishopNaiusGermanius.

Aroundtable?

Whatsortofevilisthis?

Arthursaysformentobementheymustfirstallbeequal.

Iwasgiventounderstandtherewouldbemoreofyou.

Therewere.Wehavebeenfightingherefor15years,Bishop.

Oh,ofcourse.

Arthurandhisknightshaveservedwithcourage

tomaintainthehonorofRome'sempireonthislastoutpostofourglory.

Romeismostindebtedtoyounobleknights.

Toyourfinaldaysasservantstotheempire.

Day.Notdays.

ThePope'stakenapersonalinterestinyou.

Heinquiresaftereachofyou,

andiscurioustoknowifyourknightshaveconvertedtothewordofOurSavioror...?

Theyretainthereligionoftheirforefathers.Ihaveneverquestionedthat.

Ofcourse,ofcourse.

Theyarepagans.Hm?

Forourpart,theChurchhasdeemedsuchbeliefsinnocence,

butyou,Arthur,yourpathtoGodisthroughPelagius?

-Isawhisimageinyourroom.-Hetookmyfather'splaceforme.

Histeachingsonfreewillandequalityhavebeenagreatinfluence.

IlookforwardtoourreunioninRome.

Ah.

Romeawaitsyourarrivalwithgreatanticipation.

Youareahero.

InRome,youwillliveoutyourdaysinhonorandwealth.

Alas...

Alas,weareallbutplayersinanever-changingworld.

BarbariansfromeverycornerarealmostatRome'sdoor.

Becauseofthis,RomeandtheHolyFatherhavedecidedtoremoveourselves

fromindefensibleoutposts,suchasBritain.

WhatwillbecomeofBritainisnotourconcernanymore.

IsupposetheSaxonswillclaimitsoon.

-Saxons?

-Yes.

InthenorthamassiveSaxonincursionhasbegun.

-TheSaxonsonlyclaimwhattheykill.-Andonlykilleverything.

SoyouwouldjustleavethelandtotheWoads.

AndIriskedmylifefornothing.

Hm.

Gentlemen,

yourdischargepaperswithsafeconductthroughouttheRomanEmpire.

Butfirst,Imusthaveawordwithyourcommander.

-Inprivate.-Wehavenosecrets.

（slamstable）

Come.Let'sleaveRomanbusinesstoRomans.

Letitgo,Bors.

Romehasissuedafinalorderforyouandyourmen.

Finalorder?

YouaretotravelnorthtorescuethefamilyofMariusHonorius

andreturn,inparticular,withMarius'sson,Alecto.

AlectoisthePope'sfavoritegodchildandpupil.

Itishisdestinytobecomeabishop,perhapsevenpopeoneday.

Onthisdayyouaskthisofmymen.

Onthisday.

Theyhaveriskedtheirlivesfor15yearsforacausenotoftheirown.

Andnow,onthedaytheyaretobeliberated,yousendthemonamission

whichisfarmoredangerousthananyothertheyhaveundertaken.

Youtellme,Bishop,howdoIgotomymenandtellthem

thatinsteadoffreedomIofferdeath?

Ifyourmenaretrulytheknightsoflegend,perhapssomewillsurvive.

IfitisGod'swill.

Yourmenwanttogohome,

andtogethometheyneedtocrosstheentirebreadthoftheRomanEmpire.

Deserterswouldbehunteddownlikedogs.

WillyoudefythePope,Arthur?

Rome?

Godhimself?

EverythingI'vedonehasbeenfortheChurchandforRome.

Donotmistakealoyalsoldierforafool,Germanius.

WouldyouleaveadefenselessRomanboy,destinedtoleadourChurch,

atthehandsoftheSaxons?

Fulfillthismission,andyourmenwi