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Ext. Palace- Dungeon- Night

She is being beaten and tortured

Mike: Will you confess or continue to let your body scare? And here I thought girls cared so much about their skin. Otherwise how will you get married later

Ally: (breathing heavily) I already told you, I have no ideas what you are on about. She was just asking for left over food

Mike: Liar! You are protecting her

Ally: No, you want to pin this on me because you haven't made any progress in your investigation and I happen to be a great scapegoat

Dan: Stop, she has had enough. You were not supposed to torture her

Mike: She didn't leave me no choice. You have no idea how stubborn she is. Only violence will get to her

Ally: And yet still, here I am and you didn't get the answer you were looking for

Dan: Let her go, we don't have evidence

Ally: Someday I will settle this score

They untie her, Mercy comes in to get her

Mercy: You look very bad. You people abused her, I mean look at her! What can she possibly do. She looks harmless

Ally: You came for me

Mercy: Don't talk! Let's get out of here

Ext. Woods- Night

Still dizzy she walks by in search for some medicinal herbs. She sits by a tree, chews then spits out. After a while she wipes her sweat

Ella: Darn that Melanie! She dares to knock me out. Still, I am going to get my brother. If I don't die tonight I will surely get even with her

Ext. House- Night

She starts by firing arrows and the men stationed outside. She enters and finds the house empty. Goes outside and she is surround. Immediately she removes her two knives and there is a fight

Stella: Tell me, where is the boy who stays here

Soldier3: Please spare me, I have a pregnant wife and sisters

Stella: Then talk

Int. House- Night

In a far storage place. Dan hides junior there

Junior: Why did you bring me here? Did I do something wrong? It's so dark

Dan: Don't worry, you just wait in here until I come for you

Junior: Ok

Dan waits outside for Ella

Dan: I knew you'd come. But I don't think you look good judging from from your walk

Ella: All I want is the boy. And I will spare your life

Dan: I should be saying that to you. You don't look good. I can take you to a doctor

Ella: No thanks. I am no fool to trust my enemy. You might as well poison me

Dan: You surely are ruthless even to yourself. Then again you murdererd many people ruthlessly

Ella: Oh I see, having a taste of your own medicine surely hurts

Dan: Either way, you are coming with me

There is an intense battle between equally matched opponents. Ella stops as she starts coughing blood

Dan: You are poisoned. Let's go to the doctor

He lets his guard down. Ella immediately injects him with a needle and he falls to the ground paralyzed

Ella: I don't need your sympathies.

She takes his sword and is about to behead him when Junior calls out to him

Junior: Don't do it. Let's just get out of here. And look you are bleeding

Ella: Are you ok

Soldier3: There she is, get her

Ella: (throws a plant at him) Eat this, you are lucky because of my brother

They mount on a horse, she is hit on the back with an arrow

Soldier3: Your highness, is it safe to eat that. You could get poisoned

Dan: I am already poisoned. What could possibly happen. She really is something

Ext. Mountain - Night

The horse stops at the camp and Junior shouts

Junior: Help! My sister is hurt

Captain: When did she leave

Craig: Call Melanie (they get her in a tent)

Melanie: (tending to her) This is all my fault, I should not have poisoned her

Girlie: You did what?

Melanie: I didn't want her to go on a suicide mission

Girlie: Staying in the woods is making you crazy

Int. Max's Home- Monique's room- Day

Dan slowly opens his eyes. While she is intensely staring at him

Monique: Your highness, it's good to have you back

Dan: Where am I, what am I doing here

Monique: (helps him seat up) I saw you passed out on the street and took you home. Don't worry, nobody has seen you even my stupid brother

Dan: Thank you, I'd better leave

He tries to go but falls and she holds unto him. Immediately he removes her hands

Monique: Just rest a bit

Dan: No, it's not good for me to be here, it would ruin your reputation. I will be fine on my own

He goes away and bumps into Max

Max: Dude, where have you been. I went to your house and you weren't there. I can't believe you went out without me. Let me guess, you spent the night with the one who gave you that bracelet

Dan: Not now. I have to get home

Max: He just left like that, what is wrong with him (spots Monique)

Monique: Stop looking at me like that. I know nothing

Max: (follows her) Of course it you, you did something. What strange things did you tell him

Monique: I don't know what you are talking about you fool

Max: Don't tell me he spent the night here because you drugged him? Did you?

Monique: Such a huge accusation early in the morning

Max: You are forgetting that I know you too well. You are rotten to the core, spoilt and you think that everything belongs to you. You tend to get vicious if you can't have your way

Monique: Aren't you also spoiled. Surely we are related. It runs in the family. Now get out of my face your mouth stinks

Max: (checks his breathe) No it does not. You peace of shit