The Princess & The Killer, An Edited Play

[Ariana LaShure]

Opening

Announcement: This is NOT an audience particpated play, future ones will be designed however.

Please hold your comments in party, talk very little and enjoy the show intently!

Now, Please Enjoy; "The Princess & the Killer"

ROLES

Nyssa: Ariana?

Amara: Charlie?

Mother: Charlie?

Xenos: (mother appoints him to be Nyssa's husband) : Kodoz?

Herades: (Nyssa & Amara's Brother): Kodoz or Thorax?

Two Armored Men: ?

Announcer: Desi?

Several Horses (4)

Gabert: ?

One Chicken (yes Alive)

THE SCRIPT

Nyssa: *kicks the bag ball around the dirt street barefooted*

Mother: *Yells out the castle window to Nyssa*

"You really aught to learn to be a young lady, You will never find a husband this way!"

*disapears from view of the window*

Nyssa: *continues to play with the other children, but suddenly looks up at a carriage making its way down the dirt road*

*travels stealthly throughout the palace and presses herself against the cold palace wall, listening*

Mother: *looks to Xenos*

"Yes, Nyssa will be very happy with you Xenos, and our kingdoms will greatly benefit from this merger."

Xenos: "I'm sure Nyssa will come to love me and I know that I can tame that wild creature to being a proper lady in no time."

Nyssa: *sneaks away from the wall and goes into her Brothers room. Quietly looks around, jabs her hands underneath the bed and pulls out

a hidden blue box. Takes out several pieces of leather armor and tucks them under my arm. Takes out a katana, sealths it out of its

case examining it, then seaths it back in and leaves the room. Goes into Armara's room and looks around, searching for a bag to tuck

away the armor still tuck under her arm. Fumbles around searching.

Amara: *sturs around in her bed, awaking some from her nap*

Nyssa: *very softly*

"Shh... Amara, sweetie, it's Nyssa..."

Amara: *rubs her eyes with her little fists*

"Where are you going?"

Nyssa: "Dear, I must leave. Mother's trying to make me marry that horrible man in the sitting room..."

Amara: "But Nyssa, if you go, she will betroth me to him! I can't have that... why... just look at my hands! Who would have a bride

with hands like this?! He will surely beat me!"

*shows the palm of her hands to her sister, which are dirty and calloused*

Nyssa: *ponders a moment, obviously thinking about it strongly, and realizes she's right, quickly packs away gold and bandages and says to

Amara*

"Pack your things, bring the warmest clothes you have, and another pack with whatever gold you have stashed

away."

Amara: *packs away several things and hurries to dress warmly*

BOTH: *rush out of the room and stealth through the palace to make a quick and quiet escape*

*runs out of the palace and into the woods, beginning a journey away from the palace*

Amara: *stops in her tracks and glances back at the palace only shortly after entering the woods*

BOTH: *stands silently and weeps as we watch the sun set on the castle*

*turns around to face the road ahead, wondering what's ahead*

ALL DEPART FROM STAGE (for a minute)

Announcer: *comes onto the stage*

"Several Days Later..."

(ALL RETURN TO STAGE)

BOTH: (Nyssa & Amara): *walks along the trail carrying the bags of armor and little food*

Nyssa: *looks over at her sister and frowns, noticing her pale fatigued body pacing next to her*

Amara: *in a begging manner*

"Let’s stop and rest here Nyssa.”

Nyssa: *stops and looks to her ten year old sister with sympathy, suddenly perks up at the sound of horse hooves*

"Quick Amara, hide here, and don't make a sound!"

*shoves Amara lightly into a bush and watches Amara tuck herself into hiding*

*quickly runs and hides behind a bush as well*

ENTER: Two men & Herades

Nyssa: *watches the men in her fathers colors from the bush*

Herades: *sneeks up quielty behind Nyssa and covers her mouth with his hand*

Nyssa: *struggles for the katana, breathing fiercely as the man hold her mouth shut*

*looks out of the corner of her eye and mutters quietly through his sweaty hands*

"Herades..."

Herades: *quietly*

"I've found you sister, where's Amara?"

Nyssa: *nods to the bush with Amara barely awake laying near it*

Herades: *nods and releases his hand from her mouth*

I'll be right back, are you hungry?

Nyssa: *nods and whispers so the men do not hear*

"Aye, we've not any more food as of this morning"

Herades: "And you've not used that katana either"

Nyssa: *looks a bit embarrassed*

"Nay..." *shakes her head watching the men still*

Herades: *walks around the woods some, and enters the dirt road, take a bag out of the carriage*

"I'll be a minute guys I've got business to take care of."

Two armored men: *snickers and says*

"Hope everything comes out alright!*

*snickers again*

Herades: *walks back to where Nyssa is*

Nyssa: *gives him a look of disgust*

Herades: *throws her a bag*

"That should hold you over until tomorrow morning, it's almost night, so camp here tonight."

Nyssa: *nods to her brother*

Herades: "In the morning head east, I'll be training people at a nearby camp. Come across as lost travelers, headed to

Moonglow, and I'll take you in there."

Nyssa: *nods*

Herades: *hugs her tightly*

"See you tomorrow, be safe sister, and take care of the little one."

Nyssa: *nods and looks to Amara*

Herades: *heads back to the dirt road*

"Alright men, let's be on our way, it's getting dark!"

Nyssa: *watches the carriage leave and waits for them to be completely gone*

*looks around, finding the coast clear, and heads over to Amara*

*helps Amara up out of the bush*

"That was Herades, he gave us some food, we are to meet him tomorrow."

*shows Amara some cheese, a large loaf of bread, and a half drank bottle of cider*

Amara: *nods as her eyes brighten at the food*

"I'm very hungry, and that looks wonderful!"

Nyssa: *hands Amara some of the bread*

Amara: *chews some cheese and bread, while listening to her sister*

Nyssa: "We'll camp here tonight."

Announcer: The Following Day....

Amara: "Nyssa, wake up...wake up, it's sunrise!"

Nyssa: *jumps up and looks around appearing very startled and disturbed*

Amara: "Nyssa! Are you okay?"

Nyssa: *rubs her eyes*

"Yes....*looks around* But we must go!

*grabs the bag sitting next to her feet, then grabs Amara's hand and pulls her*

Amara: *follows her sister*

ALL LEAVE THE STAGE

Announcer: Nyssa and Amara traveled for several hours that day and finally came upon their brothers camp at night fall.

Nyssa, Amara & Herades Enter standing around a campfire (announcer exist)

Nyssa: *looks around at the several people leading there horses around the area*

*looks to Herades and whisper* "Are we going to be caught here?"

Herades: *looks around* "No, no one here knows you, they think you're travelers needed a place to camp."

Amara: *relaxes some and watches as the fire flickers and casts a great amount of light around the area*

Nyssa: *looks at the line of tents* "Who are these people?"

Herades: "They're called Gypsies." *chuckles*

Nyssa: *nods* "What do we do now brother?" *looks to Amara*

Amara: *meets her sisters gaze a moment then looks to Herades, as if for an answer*

Herades: "Camp here tonight, I'll be leaving early in the morning. Go North from here and you'll meet up with a friend of mine. He

lives beyond the woods just north of here, about ten miles from this here camp. Tell him I sent you, he'll let you live there.

It's a small village."

Nyssa: *Nods some, a little unsure* "What's his name?"

Herades: *looks to his sisters* "Ask for Gabert, someone will take you to his home. He's one of the most noble of the village."

Nyssa: *looks to Amara* "We should get some rest."

Herades: *nods*

(Herades Exists)

Announcer: "Shortly after morning sunrise, Herades leaves after saying goodbye to his sisters. The two pack their bags but while

doing so, they hear some awful comotion."

Amara: *peeks out of the tent*

Armored Man 1: *An armored man runs up to Amara's tent and the horse steps on her hand*

Amara: *shreechs in pain, scaring the horse, which becomes scared and tramples all over*

Nyssa: *grabs Amaras other hand and leads her out the back of the tent*

*drags her sister up a path and up a mountain side*

Amara: *cries in pain*

Nyssa: *covers her sisters mouth and lifts her up into her arms, runs as fast as she can up the side of the moutain breathing hard

in search for air and in fear.*

*runs for several minutes. Spots a small cave and dashes into it. Set her sister down on a rock, looks over her fingers and

notices they are broken. Covers her sisters mouth again and in a forcing manner shoves her fingers back into place*

Amara: *muffles a scream loudly under her sisters hand*

Nyssa: *dries Amara's tears* "We cannot stay here, they will find us."

Amara: *quiets some and nods*

Nyssa: *sits looking very impatient and thinking.....hears a horse*

*grabs Amaras good hand and drags her out toward the opening of the cave*

Amara: *peeks out of the opening along side Nyssa*

Nyssa: *looks around noticing two horses abandonded along side a river*

"we're going to steal those horses Amara"

Amara: "Both of them?"

Nyssa: "Yes, now what I want you to do is sneak up to the horse and mount it. Once your on it, go North and do not stop until you come to the

village."

Amara: "What about you Nyssa?"

Nyssa: "Don't worry about me, I'll be right behind you." *hugs Amara* "When I say three, you go" *waits several moments then

whispers* "1...2...3"

Amara: *runs out the opening of the cave, holding her arm in her hand, babying it. Reaches the horse and jumps up on its back. kicks its side

and it runs north*

Nyssa: *runs out toward the other horse, evaluating the area she sees two hunters running towards her with katanas. Puts her heels into the

horses side and it begins gallopping north, away from the river*

(Amara and Nyssa leave the stage)

Announcer: Amara and Nyssa rhode the horses to the village but just as they were about to arrive, something happened.

(Amara and Nyssa enter, announcer exists)

Amara: *the horse shes riding all over sudden collaspes to the ground. Is knocked uncouncious by the fall*

Armored Man: *rides up to Amara's unconcious body and sweeps her up*

Nyssa: "NO!! Amara!" *seaths the katana and rides faster towards the man. Cuts at the armored man and cuts through his boot at his foot*

Armored Man: *shreechs some and rides away*

(Exit the stage) ANNOUNCER: PART THREE, Will continue the NEXT DAY or A FEW LATER!

Gobert to Nyssa: "So let's review this one last time..."

Nyssa: "Amara--my sister--was kidnapped by my mother's guards, and I need to help her."

Herades: *knocks on the door*

Nyssa: *looks to Gobert then the door*

Gobert: "Come in please"

Herades Enters

Nyssa: *jumps up* "Herades!"

Herades: "Amara, she's..." *looks behind him at the door way*

Amara Enters

Herades: "She's okay."

Nyssa: *sighs in much relief and hugs her sister*

Herades: "The men brought her to me, I've killed one them in they're sleep,

which means I will be looked for, as my body is not there and the other one.. I don't know where he is."

Nyssa: *nods some still holding her sister* "What will we do Herades?"

Gobert: "I've got a small house outback you can all stay in."

Herades: *nods* "Be prepared for some kind of battle tomorrow."

Gobert: *nods*

ALL EXIT Announcer: "The Next day"

Herades: *shakes Nyssa* "Wake up, are you hungry?"

Nyssa: *awakes and nods to Herades, then climbs out of bed and goes to the kitchen*

Herades: "I didn't awake Amara because I need to speak with you about something."

Nyssa: *looks to her brother curiously*

Herades: *takes a bite of bread, chews and swallows* "They are coming, I've word of it from Gobert"

Nyssa: *takes a piece of bread and nods* "What can I do?"

Herades: *nods to the katana sitting on the table* "Just use it and whatever happens, save you and Amara."

Nyssa: *looks startled but nods*

Herades: "After you're done, go help Gobert with the chicken eggs."

Nyssa: *nods to Herades again and begins eating some bread*

ANNOUNCER: "LATER THAT AFTERNOON!"

Nyssa: *collects egg from the chicken and puts it in the bucket*

Gobert: *helps Nyssa collect the eggs*

ANNOUNCER: "Suddenly the two hear horses foot steps behind them"

Nyssa: *drops the bucket spilling the eggs and seaths her katana* "HERADES!"

Gobert: *seaths a katana and begins fighting one of the men*

Nyssa: *helps attack the one man, as the other rides away towards the house*

Herades: *exists the house with a katana in hand, fights Xenos*

Xenos: "She was to be my bride, and you ruined it!"

Herades: *fights with the man using his sword*

Xenos: "You will pay for what you've done!!" *draws his sword back, and pierces through Herades armor, through the shoulder, then removes it*

Herades: *falls to the ground and screams in horrific pain*

Xenos: *stabs at his chest, killing Herades*

Nyssa: *turns her head hearing her brother's cry* "YOU MURDERER! YOU KILLED MY BROTHER!" *charges at him and hits him with the katana knocking him off the horse*

Xenos: *stands up from the ground* "You are to be my bride!"

Nyssa: "You are to be dead!" *swipes her sword and cuts off Xenos' head* "Over my dead body, will I be your bride!!"

Gobert: *Stabs the man in the leg and knocks him from his horse then cuts his throat*

Nyssa: *rushes to Herades' side* "Herades! Herades! Please wake up!" *begins sobbing*

Amara and Gobert: *walks to Nyssa and the corpse of Herades*

All: *mourns over Herades' lifeless body sobbing and crying*

Nyssa: *wipes her eyes then whispers looking to the sky* "I will avenge you brother..."

THE END!