6. The Dagger

Tus:
My loyal subjects, the whole world grieves at the death of our beloved King.

We are all stricken by his loss.

But the murder came at Prince Dastan's hand, only makes our pain worse.

Dastan:

I didn't murder my father. That robe was given to me by my brother. Tus did this.

Tamina:

And now he stands to be crowned king.

Dastan:

I didn't kill my father.

Tamina:

I believe you.

Dastan:

You shouldn't be here, I shouldn't have let you come.

Tamina:

But you did.

Dastan:

I promised my brother I'll kill you, if he couldn't have you.

Tamina:

Well, the solution would be to kiss me, and then kill me. But I have a better solution.

I kill you, and your problems are solved!

Dastan:

Perhaps we could find another solution.

Tamina:

Well, the solution would be to kiss me, and then kill me.

But I have a better solution. I kill you!

Give back what you stole, Persian!

No!

Dastan:

Did you see that?

Tamina:

See what?

Dastan:

Go for that sword again, and I swear I'll break your arm.

Tamina:

Again?

You've used up all the sand!

Dastan:

What? What is this?

Incredible.

Releasing the sand, turns back time. And only the holder of the Dagger is aware of what's happened.

He could go back and alter events, change time. And no one knows, but him.

How much can it unliken? Answer me, Princess.

Tamina:

You destroyed my city.

Dastan:

Our invasion wasn't about weapons forges, it was about this Dagger.

After the battle, Tus asked for this Dagger as tribute, I didn't think anything of it, but now I see.

With it, he could change anything. He could change the course of a critical moment in battle; he could foresee the blade of a rival.

He wouldn't just be the king, he'd be the most powerful ruler Persia ever seen, greater even than my father. It was all about this dagger!

Tus:

My treacherous brother must be brought to justice.

And as such, I have doubled the reward for his capture.

Meanwhile, I shall strive to protect our Empire, as my father would've demanded.

A new reign has begun.