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Would you like

to hear my plan?

And he had

the sweetest smile.

Look, instead of

a public ceremony,

I go in with

a small platoon...

pretend we're

stopping for a drink.

We grab a pod,

bring it back to you.

It blooms, the life of

the forest continues.

We're in, we're out.

(LAUGHING)

It doesn't work

that way.

I can't choose

unless I'm there.

It's about the feeling.

I get it

from the pods...

I get it

from the forest...

I get it

from all of us.

There we are.

Don't you have

feelings, Ronin?

Yes, I feel this is

a bad idea.

The Boggans have never

been this aggressive.

I'm not completely

helpless, you know.

I am aware.

But you're

the life of the forest.

Looking after you

is my duty.

Is that the only

reason you do it?

Isn't that

reason enough?

If that's the only

reason there is.

Your Majesty.

Yes?

I'm not ticklish.

(LAUGHS) Oh!

You used to be! (SIGHS)

Very well.

I understand

your concern...

but this is the one day

in a hundred years

I can choose an heir.

If I don't

do this today...

there won't be

a future to protect.

(PANTING)

(CHUCKLES)

I don't think I saw

a salute, Boggan! (LAUGHS)

(GRUMBLES)

(LAUGHS)

(GASPS)

(GROWLS)

(YELPS)

We had a little

skirmish with some

Leafmen this morning.

A rat got caught

in the crossfire...

so I got a new coat.

(LAUGHS NERVOUSLY)

It's, uh, just like yours!

Did you find the location

of their ceremony?

Uh...

Yes, sir!

It's way outside

of our borders.

You mean their borders?

The Leafmen think they can

keep us contained...

surround our

beautiful island of rot...

with their

hideous green forest.

So arrogant!

All in the name

of balance.

I'm sick of balance.

No matter how

much of the forest

we destroy...

the queen regrows it

with one wave of her hand.

She needs to be cut down!

At the root!

Exactly.

Today we'll show them

you just can't stop the rot.

If the queen dies

without an heir...

the Leafmen can't

regrow anything.

The balance swings

in our favor forever.

Leaving you and me...

rulers of a desperate,

desiccated kingdom.

I won't let you down...

Dad.

I know you won't.

You look good in rat.

It's slimming.

(CHUCKLES)

ALL:
Yeah!

(CHILDREN GIGGLING)

NOD:
Look out,

look out!

Here comes

your star pupil.

Oh, oh, oh!

(SIGHS)

Where have you been?

Wait, you're mad?

You told me to

get back and I'm back.

On this!

(COUGHS)

And you want

credit for that?

You're late.

Find a real bird and

get back to your group.

You know what? No.

What did you say?

I'm not doing it.

I'm not a kid anymore

and I'm tired of you

treating me like one.

I'm trying to help you,

I'm trying to

look out for you.

I never asked you

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