Sorry - the layout is not as it should be. But I've done my best. This is just some of a screenplay that I've been working on. It is very long so please hang in there
FADE IN:
INT – CAVERN - EVENING
All we see is very dim cave, surrounded by all kinds of fossil and rough rocks, for a few minutes this is all we see. A gentle small pool of water barely comes into view
A shadowy figure (AXEL) is seen fleeing and hiding. The figure emerges from the shadows to reveal a boy, possibly 15 or 16, in rags. Another figure appears (GRETEL), dressed also in rags. GRETEL sneaks up to AXEL and grabs him by the
shoulders
AXEL: Don’t do that to me Gretel! You scared me!
GRETEL: And so I should. Mother is waiting and she’s not one for being virtuous
AXEL: The guys say there’s a dragon stone in here
GRETEL: Old wives Axel. Come. Mother has made soup
AXEL: I’m not hungry
GRETEL: Why aren’t you listening to me?
AXEL: You always do this!
GRETEL: (Aside) And you this
AXEL: What?
GRETEL: What’s so great about this dragon stone then?
AXEL: It will put an end to these rags for starters, that’s for sure. It’s supposed to contain essence of a real dragon, only that much is believable
GRETEL: Then what isn’t!
AXEL: Everything! If you find the stone, you are able to summon a dragon from the never world. But of course we all know that dragons haven’t been around for hundreds of years or so
GRETEL: Right
AXEL: You don’t think so?
GRETEL: Axel, Mother will be cross
AXEL: How do you think tales start then? Had they no root!
GRETEL: I don’t know, but I do know soup will go cold
AXEL: Of course that’s how rumours start, Chinese whispers, all sorts
GRETEL: For goodness sake Axel! Let’s get out of this groggy cave now! I’m getting rather hungry having spent half the day looking for you!
AXEL: I think I am getting hungry actually
GRETEL: Then let us depart and keep our minds off dragons!
They both start walking toward an opening in the walls
AXEL: I can’t stop thinking about them!
GRETEL: I can hardly imagine what Mother will make of all this
AXEL: Brownlow says the Bible speaks of dragons
GRETEL: (Uninterested) I wouldn’t know, I don’t speak Latin. Nor can I read or write
They exit
EXT – HILLSIDE – CONTINUIOUS
The night sky sits beautifully on top of a row of hills, dimly lit by the stars. AXEL and GRETEL exit from the cave entrance in the rock
AXEL: Father can
GRETEL: Yes
AXEL: And yet he chose to marry Mother
GRETEL: Nether family was happy about it
AXEL: Why?
GRETEL: Father moved into the country with Mother, seems he gave up wealth to be with her. And of course being an only child brought shame to them
AXEL: He loves her
GRETEL: Yes and a simple life of wood chopping is sufficient for him. Now, let’s go, can’t keep Mother waiting
AXEL: Yes, the village will look forward to our return
GRETEL: And why’s that?
AXEL: It’s us, well, me anyway. You’re not that fun
GRETEL: Thanks(!)
AXEL: Let’s go, it’s not wise to keep Mother waiting
AXEL winks and leads the way as GRETEL sighs ironically before following him
AXEL (CONT'D): Come on slow poke
GRETEL: Shut up
FADE TO:
EXT – VILLAGE - LATER
We see a small village, with no more than about 10 stone huts on grassland. One of the women there is NADIA, Mother of AXEL and GRETEL. She is dressed in rags like AXEL and GRETEL but she has the beauty of an angel and a resemblance of AXEL
She spots AXEL and GRETEL coming over from the distance
NADIA: (Calling) Axel! Soup has been done for an hour now! Where have you been?
GRETEL and AXEL greet NADIA
GRETEL: I found him in the caves by the hills
NADIA: You went to the cave on your own?(!)
AXEL: Yeah, I’m not that little
NADIA: If you carry on like this then I shall stop these visits from your friends
AXEL: Its okay Mother, I’ll bring someone next time
The enter a hut
INT – VILLAGE – HUT - CONTINUIOUS
They enter the hut, which is short in size, but nicely decorated. There is a small table with three bowls of cold looking soup
NADIA: Not the answer I was looking for
AXEL: What soup is this?
NADIA: Vegetable, as usual
They all sit to eat
AXEL: (Tasting) Eugh! It’s cold
NADIA: I can put it back on the stove if you like
AXEL: Will you
NADIA takes her bowl and AXEL’s
NADIA: What about you Gretel?
GRETEL: No, thanks Mother. I’ll have it cold
NADIA places the bowls of soup onto a stove which is in the room
GRETEL: (Sipping soup) What time is Father due back Mother?
NADIA: He’s gone hunting. I just hope that he doesn’t bring it in here again!
AXEL: I hope he brings back a trolls head!
NADIA: Well really!
GRETEL: The boy dreams on such things
NADIA: (Disapprovingly) Really?
GRETEL: Its monsters this, dragons that. Brownlow and Alexis have obviously had an influence on him
NADIA: Those two are troubled
AXEL: They are perfectly fine
NADIA: Brownlow’s a bit old for you to be playing with
AXEL: Not really, he’s only a couple of years older than me. Besides, Alexis is the same age as me
NADIA: Alexis is what to Brownlow?
AXEL: Sister
NADIA: What is she to you?
AXEL: (As if it obvious) A friend
GRETEL: (Teasing) Axel has a soft spot for Alexis
AXEL: What? No I don’t! Shut up. I’ve known her all my life!
NADIA: Most relationships form out of friendship dear
AXEL: (Protesting) Mother!
NADIA: Sorry Axel, didn’t mean to upset you
JOHN enters. A man with a joyful complexion and a strong composure. He is holding a dead rabbit. NADIA sees it and shrieks
NADIA: Get that thing out now!
JOHN: Come on Nadia, we all deserve better
NADIA: I don’t care, just get rid of it
JOHN: It just needs a good stewing
NADIA: Go away John
JOHN: Sorry children, it looks as though there’ll be no meat for supper
AXEL: (Disappointed) Oh
NADIA: Soup’s done!
JOHN: I’ll go and roast it up before I bring it back in
JOHN leaves
NADIA starts carrying the soup bowls very carefully
NADIA: What were you doing in the cave Axel?
AXEL: I was looking for a dragon stone
NADIA drops the bowls of soup, breaking the bowls and getting soup everywhere
GRETEL: Mother, are you alright?
NADIA: A dragon stone?
AXEL: Yes
NADIA: (Cleaning) You shouldn’t be going around looking for such things. It really is too much!
AXEL: Why?
NADIA: Better call your father
AXEL: What?
NADIA: Go!
AXEL abruptly leaves
GRETEL: What’s the matter Mother? You are at edge. I’ve never seen you drop bowls before. Not like you to have butter fingers
NADIA: The bowls were hot Gretel
GRETEL: Your hands were covered and protected
NADIA: Heat seeps through everything
GRETEL: Fire is quenchable when there is water
NADIA picks up the remaining pieces of broken bowl and places it onto a safe area on a side. She grabs a towel of some sort and continuous scrubbing the floor
NADIA: Not if it is fire unquenchable
GRETEL: All fire is quenchable Mother
NADIA: There are some out there. And when you face them as I have it will remain with you forever
GRETEL: (Concerned) Mother?
NADIA: (Regaining calm attitude) Don’t worry Gretel dear. Your father and I have been through a lot together
GRETEL: (Hugging NADIA) Oh Mother
NADIA: It’s okay dear
JOHN and AXEL enter; AXEL is now the one holding the dead rabbit
JOHN: You alright dear?
He goes over to embrace her
NADIA: Yes John
They embrace each other. He kisses her
JOHN: Are you sure?
He starts stroking her hands affectionately
NADIA: I am
JOHN: (Discerning) Nadia...
NADIA: Axels’ been out
JOHN: As boy are
AXEL: Yes Mother
AXEL places the rabbit on the table
NADIA: Looking in the cave over the hill for what he believes a dragon stone!
JOHN: (Suddenly serious) You shouldn’t be up in those caves Axel! Don’t you realise how dangerous it is up there?(!) Who told you about the dragon stone?
AXEL: Brownlow
JOHN: You are not to see him again
AXEL: (Outraged) What?
GRETEL: And Alexis
AXEL: That’s not fair father!
JOHN: Son, I forbid you from seeing Brownlow and Alexis. Those two are nothing but trouble
AXEL: I’ve always spent time with them
JOHN gets out a knife and starts to prepare the rabbit
JOHN: Things are going to change!
AXEL: (Protesting) I don’t receive much in life Father! And now you’re taking what little I have from me
JOHN: Humility is a quality found not in many people Axel, and when you understand you’ll thank me
AXEL in a huff leaves
NADIA: Axel
JOHN: Leave him dear. He just needs to let off some steam
NADIA: I don’t understand why he won’t spend time with any of the others in our village
GRETEL: He’s quite fond of Brownlow and Alexis
NADIA: Goodness knows why
EXT – VILLAGE – CONTINUOUS
AXEL is storming out of the village in a angrily
AXEL: Father has no right to disdain me from my friends, no right at all
He retires to the nearby forest
EXT – FORREST – CONTINUOUS
AXEL enters into the thickness of the forest and spots a tree cut down. He sits on it
After a while horse prints are heard. AXEL looks round and sees BROWNLOW and ALEXIS on black horses
BROWNLOW is a young man, early 20s, with a Round head, unkempt jet black hair and a 12 o’clock shadow facial hair
ALEXIS is petite and shares BROWNLOW’s Jet black hair, which neatly goes down to her lower back. She is very pretty. She is 16
BROWNLOW: We were just on our way to meet you
AXEL: Father say’s we’re not allowed to continue our friendship
ALEXIS: That’s ridiculous Axel
BROWNLOW and ALEXIS get off their horses
AXEL: It is and I don’t know why
BROWNLOW: Did he not say why?
AXEL: Well, he kind of did, but over something so small. I think the difference in our upbringings don’t help either
ALEXIS: Our family don’t exactly want it either but they can’t keep us from making friends with whomever we choose
BROWNLOW: That’s right Axel, and you have to do the same. Now, what did your father say to you?
AXEL: He didn’t seem to have a problem until I mentioned the Dragon Stone
BROWNLOW: Your father was mad at you for that?(!) That’s harsh. Why are you out here now?
AXEL: I ran away
BROWNLOW: Your father hasn’t a problem with you being here with us then?
AXEL: He doesn’t know. I usually come to this log when I’m stressed. Father comes over after I’ve cooled down
BROWNLOW: Well, your father will be grateful when we get the Dragon Stone. It must be worth plenty a pound
AXEL: The Bible, you said the Bible talks of Dragons
BROWNLOW: I know, it does
AXEL: Well, do you have a Bible on you?
BROWNLOW: Yes, I snuck it out of Father’s room. It’s in Latin though
ALEXIS: So you won’t be able to read it
AXEL: But Brownlow can Alexis, he’s been trained in reading and writing
ALEXIS: If only girls had that privilege
BROWNLOW: What about the stone? Why do you care so much for fairytales Axel?
AXEL: I want to know what it says Brownlow!
BROWNLOW: Fine
He produces a small Bible from his pouch and turns to a couple of the last pages
BROWNLOW (CONT’D): This is just a rough translation (Reads) “And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born” (To AXEL) Revelations 12:4
AXEL: Wow. So, it is true!
BROWNLOW: But a lot of the Bible is shrouded in mystery. To uncover all of its secrets would take a multitude of lifetimes
AXEL: What is Revelations?
BROWNLOW: The last book in the Bible
AXEL: (Confused) I thought the Bible was a book?
BROWNLOW: Oh no, no, no. The Bible isn’t just a book; it’s a collection of about 66 books. Starting from Creation ending on Revelations. The word Bible comes from the Greek word biblia which means collection of books
ALEXIS: Enough with the lesson Brownlow
BROWNLOW: You’re right, what about the stone Axel. Have you found it?
AXEL: No, Gretel found me before I found it. Are you sure there’s one there?
BROWNLOW: Yes, I overheard father talk about it
AXEL: Your father knows where it is?
BROWNLOW: Of course he does. He wanted me to find it
AXEL: Why?
BROWNLOW: I don’t know. Probably to examine it and study it
ALEXIS: (Getting back on horse) Let’s go find it now
BROWNLOW: Good idea
He joins her
AXEL: What about me?
BROWNLOW: What about you?
AXEL: Am I supposed to walk behind you while you ride?
ALEXIS: You can ride with me
AXEL: Okay
ALEXIS: Get on
ALEXIS helps AXEL onto horse. He sits behind her
ALEXIS (CONT’D): Hold on tight
AXEL holds onto ALEXIS tightly around the waist
They ride off
AXEL: Okay!
EXT – HILLSIDE – CONTINUIOUS
They reach the caves that AXEL and GRETEL were first seen in at the start. They stop. AXEL jumps off. BROWNLOW and ALEXIS get off. BROWNLOW brings his horse to ALEXIS
BROWNLOW: You can look after the horses
ALEXIS: Why me?
BROWNLOW: You’re the woman
ALEXIS tuts disapprovingly
BROWNLOW and AXEL go to enter cave
BROWNLOW: Let’s see if we can find this stone for father
AXEL: For fortune!
BROWNLOW: And fame
They disappear into the cave
ALEXIS: Men!
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EXT – FORREST – LATER
JOHN walks towards the cut tree AXEL previously sat on. He is holding an axe
JOHN: Axel, I know I seemed harsh on you. I’m sorry, but… well; maybe you’re old enough for me to tell you the truth
He approaches the tree to see no AXEL by it
JOHN (CONT’D): Axel? Where are you?
He looks on the ground to see horse prints on the ground. He follows them with his eyes as they lead to the hills
JOHN (CONT’D): (In great panic) No!
He runs toward the hill with all his strength
CUT TO:
INT – CAVERN – LATER
BROWNLOW and AXEL are scoping around the cave. Looking in many directions
AXEL: What does your father know about it?
BROWNLOW: He says that it’s made of dragon skin, which is virtually indestructible
AXEL: Wow, how did he know it would be here?
BROWNLOW: I don’t know. I think he believed bandits used to come here
AXEL: Oh, what if they’ve buried it then?
BROWNLOW: There’s a point, keep searching. We’ll probably find it soon. Father said I’d know when I see it
AXEL: Okay
BROWNLOW spots a marker on the rock. Written in Latin: “Keep the dragon dead”
BROWNLOW: Keep…the, dragon dead. Here it is (Gets out knife) Use this to dig
He hands it to AXEL who starts digging
AXEL: (Bellowing) We’ve found where it is!
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EXT – HILLSIDE – CONTINUIOUS
ALEXIS is standing with the horses when she sees JOHN running up the hills. She is unsure to go into the caves or not. But she sees his expression is not one of anger but one of desperation. She looks worried
JOHN reaches her, he is panting heavily
JOHN: Where are the others?
ALEXIS: In the cave
JOHN runs into the cave
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INT – CAVERN – CONTINUOUS
AXEL is digging around. He pulls out a beautiful looking red stone
AXEL: I have it
BROWNLOW: Wow
It starts glowing
AXEL: It’s glowing!
JOHN enters. He looks at the stone and sees it
AXEL (CONT’D): Father?
JOHN: What have you done Axel?
He goes to hit the stone with his axe. But it breaks. AXEL and BROWNLOW are both shocked. The stone starts to transform. AXEL drops it
It slowly starts to transform into a dragon. AXEL is amazed. JOHN and BROWNLOW are terrified. The dragon is now fully grown
DRAGON: (Booming voice) I’m back!
Dragon roars
EXT – HILLSIDE – CONTINUIOUS
Roar is heard outside by ALEXIS who in shock turns toward the cave. The horses feel uneven about it
ALEXIS: What are you doing? Stay here
The horses resist her and run off forcing her to the ground. The gallop off into the distance
INT – CAVERN – CONTINUOUS
The dragon looks around at terrified AXEL, BROWNLOW and JOHN. Examining them
DRAGON: (Spotting JOHN) You!
BROWNLOW approaches it holding Bible out to defend himself
BROWNLOW: (Petrified) Stop in the name of the Lord
The dragon breathes fire on him. Burning the Bible and setting him alight. BROWNLOW is screaming
AXEL: Brownlow!
JOHN pushes BROWNLOW into the nearby lake soothing him. The dragon breathes fire toward JOHN who jumps in the water as well
It turns toward the entrance of the cave and flies there
EXT – HILLSIDE – CONTINUIOUS
ALEXIS goes to get up. The dragon bursts through the rock with great strength. ALEXIS falls back down. Very scared. She is too scared to scream. The dragon spots her. It goes toward her. She shivers
INT – CAVERN – SIMULTAINIOUS
JOHN and BROWNLOW get out of the lake. JOHN runs toward the entrance. BROWNLOW and AXEL follow
EXT – HILLSIDE – CONTINUIOUS
The dragon grabs ALEXIS. She screams. JOHN runs out the cave. The dragon turns back and breathes fire on him viscously. He jumps getting only hit by it a little. He pats out the flame
The dragon flies off. AXEL and BROWNLOW run out
ALEXIS: Brownlow help me!
BROWNLOW & AXEL: Alexis!
ALEXIS: Help me!
BROWNLOW: Don’t worry little sister I’ll get you!
He starts running after the dragon but is stopped by JOHN
The dragon starts to get far away
BROWNLOW: Get out of my way John! My sister’s been kidnapped by that beast!
JOHN: You can’t help her now you fool! He will burn you alive!
BROWNLOW: Then what do we do? It will eat her!
JOHN: No, that’s not how he works. He is different from other dragons
AXEL: It acted like it knew you father
JOHN: (Shouting) I told you specifically not to find the dragon stone. And you didn’t listen to me. Now I have to get rid of it again!
AXEL: (Crying) I’m sorry, I didn’t know it was going to turn into a real dragon did I?
BROWNLOW: You fought it before?
JOHN is speechless for awhile
The dragon turns toward the village and flies toward it
JOHN: Nadia!
AXEL: Gretel!
The three of them start running toward the village
EXT – VILLAGE – SIMLULTAINIOUS
NADIA is showing GRETEL how to hang up dirty washing to dry in the sun
GRETEL: (Trying) Like this mother?
NADIA: Not quite dear. If you stretch it (Shows her) Then it leaves little creases. And no one likes creases
GRETEL: No mother
GRETEL tries again. NADIA watches and smiles
NADIA: Well done dear. You really are getting the hang of this
GRETEL: Thanks mother!
Screaming is heard. They look back to see several people running away from something
GRETEL (CONT’D): What’s up with them?
NADIA is puzzled. The dragon is slowly revealed coming over the hill towards them. Her face drops in disbelief
GRETEL (CONT’D): A dragon!?
NADIA: (Calmly and urgently) Where is your father?
GRETEL: He went to see Axel
NADIA: We need to get out of here NOW!
They go to run. The dragon arrives and starts burning the village. People are running in different directions screaming
ALEXIS is in the grip of the dragon
ALEXIS: Will somebody please help me!
GRETEL: It has Alexis!
NADIA: Alexis?
The dragon spots NADIA
DRAGON: (To NADIA) I have been imprisoned for 18 years. Now I am FREE!
It roars loudly. GRETEL and NADIA scream
The dragon grabs NADIA
GRETEL: Mother!
NADIA: Get your father! He’s the only one who can stop it
GRETEL: Mother!
The dragon starts to fly off
NADIA: Get your father
Dragon flies off into distance
NADIA (CONT’D): (Fading off) He’s the only one who can stop it
GRETEL runs off toward the forest
EXT – GRASSLAND – CONTINUOUS
GRETEL is running desperately. She eventually bumps into JOHN
GRETEL: Father! The dragon has mother! The dragon has mother!!
AXEL: Mother!
JOHN: He would grab your mother, pure revenge. Seems he has chosen his sacrifices
BROWNLOW: Sacrifices?
JOHN: He must sacrifice two pure women to raise more from the dead. His army
BROWNLOW: I’m not going to let him sacrifice Alexis
JOHN: There is only one way to stop it. Kill him. Imprisoning him in the stone didn’t help; he’s back, all because I was too weak to stop him
AXEL: Is there something you need to tell us father?
JOHN stops to sit. The others sit as well
JOHN: I think it’s time I’m honest with you two
EXT – HOUSE HOLD – BALLROOM – DAY
JOHN is in the ballroom. He is talking with an elder couple, there are his parents. The rest of the rooms are filled with many different people, all upper-class
JOHN (V.O): You know that I came from a rich family. But I hated it. My mother and father had wanted me to marry Grace, but I didn’t want to marry her, I was in love with your mother
MOTHER OF JOHN: Come on dear, Grace really is one of a kind. Beautiful, smart and we know her parents. Her mother and I enjoy a spot of the country together
JOHN: Mother, why isn’t Nadia here?
MOTHER OF JOHN: Oh dear. Her! What could you possibly want with that tramp?
JOHN: I invited her. Why isn't she here?
FATHER: Maybe she just doesn’t like you son
JOHN: That doesn’t make sense. All the time we spent together
FATHER: Best to move on
JOHN (V.O): In truth they told her if she came within ten feet of our house they’d shoot her
INT – TRAINING ROOM – EVENING
JOHN is there training with a personal trainer. He is fighting with him
JOHN (V.O): I dealt with the betrayal by learning the Mystical Arts. I trained until I could fight bare fisted
JOHN starts talking with his trainer
JOHN (V.O): My trainer suggested I looked into being a dragon slayer. Naturally I was in disbelief
JOHN: You have got to be joking
TRAINER: No, it’s true. Dragon slaying has been around for centuries. It is because of us that dragons aren’t over running our country
JOHN: Then why are people chasing witches not dragons?
TRAINER: Lies! Invented by the dragons to keep people off the real evil in the land
JOHN goes to leave
JOHN: That’s not true
TRAINER: But I can prove it
JOHN stops and turns around. He approaches trainer who pulls out a mysterious cloak. He puts it on
JOHN (V.O): He put on a mysterious red cloak which had apparently been made out of dragon skin. Then he gestured me to piece him with this sword he had
TRAINER gestures for him to grab the sword and stab him with it
JOHN: Are you insane? I’ll kill you
TRAINER: Do you trust me?
JOHN: Of course I do, but this! This is just crazy
TRAINER: I ask you again. Do you trust me?
JOHN: I do
TRAINER: Good, then do it
JOHN reluctantly picks up the sword to stab TRAINER with it. To his amazement it snaps in half as soon as it touches him
TRAINER (CONT’D): This was the hide of a dragon that I have killed myself. It is indestructible
JOHN: I can’t believe it
TRAINER: (Placing arm on JOHN) Then don’t
JOHN (V.O): From that point in time, we became closer. And I learnt in the ways of slaying
EXT – TRAINING GROUNDS – DAY
TRAINER is working JOHN very hard. TRAINER is making JOHN run tracks, shoot arrows, climb cliff edges, etc…
JOHN (V.O): My love with your mother grew stronger
NADIA is hiding behind some rocks. JOHN spots her. He goes over to her and starts talking, mimed of course. The pair kiss
JOHN (V.O): But then the dragon came
EXT – WASTELAND – DAY
The dragon is there. He is burning many people alive. The dragon goes to attack JOHN, who starts casting a spell from an ancient book of some kind
He is greeted by NADIA at this point as he gestures her to help him. She holds the book while JOHN starts sprinkling a red liquid all over the dragon. The dragon reacts badly and knocks TRAINER into a near by tree with his tail. The dragon turns into the dragon stone
JOHN (V.O): I imprisoned the dragon into a dragon stone but it cost the life of my trainer
JOHN: (Running over) Oh no
TRAINER: You’ve done well Jonathon, you’ve done well. I am proud
TRAINER collapses as JOHN looks on sad joined by NADIA. He picks up the dragon stone. His hand gets stood on. He looks up to see CHRISTOPHER, a tall man. Jet black hair resembling BROWNLOW
CHRISTOPHER: John, what are you planning on doing with the stone?
JOHN: Well Christopher, I was going to drown it in the depths of the sea
CHRISTOPHER: I see. Well, if you give it to me I will have it taken care of
JOHN (V.O): I was approached by my old friend, Christopher your father Brownlow. He wanted the stone to study. But I told him it needed to be destroyed
CHRISTOPHER: No!
NADIA: According to this book you can’t destroy it. If a virgin touches the stone the dragon will be freed
JOHN: Then we hide it. Somewhere nobody would go. To remain hidden forever
CHRISTOPHER: Don’t do this to me John! I want that stone!
JOHN: No, we can’t risk freeing him
CHRISTOPHER: Think of all the discoveries we could learn from it
JOHN (V.O): I wouldn't relent. So when he threatened to kill me I decided to leave without his consent
EXT – FOREST – NIGHT
JOHN is riding on a horse with NADIA. He has a determined look on him as if sent by a mission from God
JOHN (V.O): So me and your mother hid where we live now
INT – VILLAGE – HUT – LATER
NADIA is lying on the ground having just given birth. She is holding a baby really beaming with a natural motherly glow
JOHN (V.O): Shortly afterward you were born Gretel. And what a beautiful baby you were
INT – VILLAGE – HUT – LATER
NADIA is lying on the ground having just given birth again. She is holding a baby, again beaming. JOHN is holding a two year old GRETEL
JOHN (V.O): You were a beautiful baby too Axel
EXT – VILLAGE – DAY
JOHN is kissing NADIA in a village. AXEL is about 5 at this point and gets approached by BROWNLOW who meets with him. They greet for the first time
Swing round to view CHRISTOPHER hidden in the forest watching them
JOHN (V.O): I was always weary of your friendship because in truth I knew that your father had sent you to befriend Axel to get closer to the stone
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