The Huntsman Winter's War

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are beneath you.

I have freed you from them.

And in exchange for

this precious gift,

I ask only one thing,

your loyalty.

You will train.

You will harden.

You will become my elite,

my Huntsmen.

And nothing will ever,

ever destroy you.

SOLDIER 1:
Take it!

SOLDIER 2:

One. Two. Three.

(GRUNTING)

(ALL CHEERING)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

SOLDIER 3:
Strike!

(ALL GRUNT)

(YELLS)

NARRATOR:
And so children

grew to be soldiers,

becoming one with

blade and arrow.

MAN:
Ready your bows!

Draw.

Release!

(EXHALES SOFTLY)

Guard?

The boy and the girl,

who are they?

What are their names?

Which?

The best ones.

Eric and Sara,

my queen.

(ERIC GRUNTING)

Did I scare you?

Do you not know?

I never miss.

MAN:
Wagons!

(HORSE WHINNYING)

The new children, sir.

It's about time.

You're home, kids.

Come on, hurry up.

Get out, come on.

That's it.

Come on.

Go, boy.

Out!

Come on.

Move, faster.

Psst.

What you doing in there?

I know who lives here.

She scares me.

Ah, right.

Yeah, she can be

a wee bit grumpy

from time to time.

Do you know what I do?

I just never let her

know what I'm thinking.

How do you do that?

Well, can you

make a mean face?

(GRUNTS SOFTLY)

That's not bad.

What about like this?

(GRUNTS)

(GRUNTS)

ERIC:
That's better.

Now that's your war face.

If you wear that always

when the queen is near,

she'll never know

what you're thinking either.

You do that,

and you'll be fine.

Come on.

(GRUNTS SOFTLY)

NARRATOR:
The queen sent

her army to wage war

against the great kings

of the north.

Battle after battle,

they returned victorious.

Those who were left alive.

You've done well,

my children.

Very well.

You forget to

walk in shadow.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

And you forget

your balance.

(MOANS SOFTLY)

What are you doing?

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