Well, I'll continue then with part 6.
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Part 6
Hestram: Lieutenant.
Lieutenant: Yes?
Hestram: This fortress has stairs. Do you want to try to go under rather than over?
Darus/Wolf: That's a good idea.
Lieutenant: I should stay with the men.
Hestram: You do that, Lieutenant; I'll go with Darus.
Hestram and the wolf start back through the crowd down the stairs and arrive at the side of the stairway; this takes 8 seconds
Darus/Wolf: Hestram, what's the Lieutenant's name? You always call him "Lieutenant."
Cuts to Hestram looking on the stairwall and seeing a spot of brown, then moves his torch downward and looks to see a whole blotch of brown, and dried drippings from that point; Hestram moves his torch around that point and sees other blotches of brown on the stairwall
Hestram: Blood.
Darus/Wolf: What?
Hestram: On the wall.
Darus/Wolf: (looks at wall) Oh. Probably from a battle, or someone was murdered here long ago. No matter.
Hestram: (mumbles) There could be a passage here...
Darus/Wolf: Hestram? What's the lieutenant's name? You said you'd reveal it soon.
Hestram: Do you need to know?
Darus/Wolf: Yes!
Hestram: He's my lieutenant! I'll tell his name later, when the time's right.
Hestram: I wonder if there's a passage somewhere, so we don't have to dig. Do you know of any?
Darus/Wolf: I was never told of any passages, but that doesn't mean there isn't one. I was almost certain I knew my castle, but I was to taken to a secret room I had never seen, where I drank that liquid.
Hestram looks at the stairwall closely and sees to small fingerprints of blood on a brick sticking a little more outward than the others; Hestram puts his finger on it
Darus/Wolf: What's that?
Hestram feels around the brick and pushes it to which a small hole opens up like a rock moving out of the way of a cave entrance; Hestram brings his torch down to that area quickly and looks inside with the wolf looking with him; Hestram sees a skeleton lying about a foot away from the entrance
Hestram looks closely at the skeleton's clothes
Hestram: Pirate.
Darus/Wolf: He must've gotten in with the lever but it closed in on him.
Hestram: No...
The wolf looks at Hestram in confusion
Hestram: He was forced in.
Darus/Wolf: How can you tell?
Hestram: Look at the blood marks all over the wall.
(moves his torch along the wall)
Hestram: My guess is we'll find more inside.
Hestram leans on the wall next to the opening which triggers another opening and a skeleton instantly falls out onto the wolf
The wolf moves out from under the skeleton as fast as possible and both look at it laying there
Darus/Wolf: This place is piled with corpses!
Hestram gets on his knees and inspects the skeleton
Hestram: Another pirate. We better get inside and search the area for any more.
Darus/Wolf: Why?!
Hestram: They're bound to lead us to something!
Cuts to the Hestram crawling in and the wolf coming after; Hestram lifts his torch and looks around; camera shows a long view of the wolf and Hestram in the room with the torch
Cuts to short view of Hestram and the wolf starting to walk slowly through the room
Camera shows the torch light moving onto a stone table with three scrolls and a skeleton sitting on a chair, head and arms on the table
Hestram and the wolf run over to the table and Hestram inspects the clothing while the wolf gets up on the table to try and unroll the scrolls by biting and clawing
Hestram: It looks like the only dead men here are pirates. You didn't do too well of a job guarding, did you Darus?
Darus/Wolf: Help me unroll these.
The wolf moves aside and Hestram removes the wooden cylinder that keeps the scroll rolled; Hestram opens it up and holds the torch light closer to show what's on it
Cuts to Hestram's face in wonder; cuts to the scroll again
Hestram: It's a map of a castle!
Camera moves across the map showing it to be a floor map
Darus/Wolf: My castle.
Hestram glimpses at the wolf and back at the map
Darus/Wolf: That must be the secret room I was taken into.
(points at the spot with his paw and camera shows it)
Hestram puts the map down, finds 2 rocks and puts them at the ends of the scroll to keep it open, and opens up another scroll
Hestram: Darus, what's this one?
Darus looks at it and squints his eyes
Darus/Wolf: I don't know; maybe the other abandoned fort.
Hestram puts the scroll down, puts rocks on each end, and is about to open the last one when--
Voice: Commander!
Hestram looks to his upper left in astonishment
The lieutenant comes running down some stairs from a passage with a big wooden door with 4 other soldiers
Lieutenant: Commander! What did you find? We're out of luck; it's empty up there.
Hestram: (begins to walk toward the lieutenant) We found 3 scrolls, one of them being a map to Darus' castle!
Lieutenant: Where is it?
Hestram point to the table with the skeleton and 2 opened scrolls with rocks keeping them open, and another closed scroll
The lieutenant runs over and starts looking at them with his torch
Hestram: (walks over) We were about to open this last one when you arrived.
Lieutenant: This is indeed Darus' castle. I cannot tell what this one is; maybe the other abandonded fort.
Hestram: That's what Darus said it might be.
Darus/Wolf: What are all these pirates here for?
Lieutenant: Prisoners. I left charge of this castle, since they were trapped inside. We couldn't let them out for fear they'd hunt us down and kill us.
Darus/Wolf: Why couldn't you just shoot them if you opened the doorway?
Lieutenant: They kept a guard up all night and day. Other pirates were apt to rescue their partners, so we killed them when they got close to the passage on the stairwall, and threw them inside.
Hestram: Why didn't you tell me there was a passage there before I left?
Lieutenant: You left too quickly. I figured you'd be smart enough to find it.
Hestram: A dead pirate fell on Darus, gave us a small scare.
Lieutenant: You'll live.
Hestram: Anyway, about the pirates you threw into the passage, how did you kill them?
Lieutenant: (looks at Hestram seriously) We banged them against the wall with clubs.
Darus/Wolf: That's why there was blood on the wall...
Cuts to one of the soldiers that was with the lieutenant
Soldier: That must be why this is here!
Soldier points his torch to his right, showing about 25 skeletons lined up on the ground
Hestram: (walks forward a bit) What is this?!
Lieutenant: The pirates in here must've...lined them up like this after they were thrown in.
Darus/Wolf: And starved over time.
Hestram: (looks disgusted) Lieutenant, you take a look at that map I was about to open, I'm going back to my horse outside. Darus, would you like to come back with me?
Darus/Wolf: I'll come in a while.
Hestram waves, runs to the opening, and crawls through
Cuts to the wolf walking over to the lieutenant who has started to inspect the maps again
Lieutenant: What's your reason to stay?
Darus/Wolf: I want to know your name. Hestram never calls you by name, just "Lieutenant." He said he'd tell me later, but I want to know now.
Lieutenant: (looks back at the wolf, then looks at the map again) Ecglaf.
Darus/Wolf: (looks at the lieutenant for 4 seconds in astonishment) You!
Cuts to lieutenant's face having an uncomfortable expression, then cuts back to Darus' face
Darus/Wolf: You're that traitor who sold information to Hestram!
Lieutenant: Please... It's over and we're going to be allies soon--
Wolf interrupts
Darus/Wolf: You layed the building blocks for Hestram's campaign!
Lieutenant: What's it to you anymore?! I'm your friend now.
Darus/Wolf: It helps to know why Hestram never told me your name.
Lieutenant: Because you would reject me.
Darus/Wolf: I don't reject you, I just know more about you now.
Lieutenant: Darus, you did reject me then, and the thought of it will remain with you. It doesn't matter if I'm an ally that helps you in your battles or your wars, but your personal view of my past crimes will never be forgotten! It is best that you do not speak to me again.
Wolf looks at the lieutenant with surprise
Lieutenant: Just go.
Darus/Wolf: Bu--
Lieutenant interrupts
Lieutenant: GO!
Wolf backs away a bit, still looking sorrowful at the lieutenant who never took his eyes off the map when talking
Wolf turns and walks out of the room to the outside
Cuts to Hestram sitting by his horse with his coat off, and then noticing the wolf come out of the opening
Hestram: Darus! Come, sit with me!
Wolf quickly runs toward Hestram and slows down when close, then sits on Hestram's right
Hestram: Darus? Darus, what's wrong?
Darus/Wolf: I was told who your lieutenant was.
Hestram: Oh yeah, Ecglaf. Yeah, he was a traitor, but he's on your side again so cheer up.
Darus/Wolf: He wishes not to speak with me again.
Hestram: He gets a bit moody at times; he'll change.
Darus/Wolf: Perhaps...
Cuts to view of Hestram and Darus sitting together 8 feet away from the camera
Camera slowly changes from that shot to the lieutenant walking over to Hestram; still nighttime
Lieutenant: Commander, the map you had me look over is a map of the Gildur castle. There is a secret passage at the western part of the wall, but most likely guarded by at least 20 men, which would be up here.
(points to section on map showing a large turret tower next to the passage)
Hestram: Our archers can handle that. Any other challenges?
Hestram and the lieutenant laugh for 3 seconds
Lieutenant: Nothing else. It'll take some time to take it.
Hestram: Do I look worried?
Lieutenant smiles and looks down
Hestram: Let's attack now.
Lieutenant: Now commander?? The men are--
Hestram: Tonight we have a great chance! If there was a single soul who saw us pass their fort, they'd expect us to rest until morning!
Lieutenant: Commander, the men are tired and too weak to fight.
Hestram: Do we have water?
Lieutenant: Yes, why?
Hestram: Tell every man that he must wash his face so that they'll be active enough to fight.
Lieutenant: I can't do that, commander.
Hestram: What did you call me?
Lieutenant: Commander.
(looks confused) Wha--
Hestram interrupts
Hestram: You're commander has given you a command! Why do you not obey?
Lieutenant: The men are expecting to rest until morning. Telling them to fight now would cause trouble.
Hestram: Nevermind. I'll give the order myself.
Hestram walks away toward the soldiers who have started to make their tents
Hestram: (yells) Men!
Everyone stops what they're doing and looks at Hestram
Hestram: (yells) Your orders are to cease you tent-making, and to get ready for battle! Wash your faces, so that you'll be more active to fight!
Men start to take their tents down and wash their faces
Lieutenant runs up to Hestram from behind and watches the men do what Hestram said
Lieutenant: How--
Hestram interrupts
Hestram: I told them before that this would be the order, and threw in an extra 50 gold pieces just for preventing trouble.
Lieutenant: I was never informed of this order! And besides how could you announce this to everyone without me hearing?
Hestram: You were busy sleeping in your tent.
Darus/Wolf: I saw you enter your tent when Hestram ran off to tell the men something.
Both look at the wolf, surprised to see he's listening next to them
Hestram: Where've you been?
Darus/Wolf: Sitting next to your horse. When do we leave?
Hestram: Now.
Lieutenant: The men are still busy packing their tents.
Hestram: They'll be ready soon. I'll go get my coat.
Lieutenant: I'll be getting my sword on now.
Darus/Wolf: I'll--
Hestram and lieutenant walk away
Darus/Wolf: (looks at self) ....... I'll.... watch the men make their tents.
Wolf looks toward the army; cuts to the army finishing packing their tents and camera slowly changes from the shot of the army to Hestram riding with the army behind him; shows wolf walking along side Hestram
Army begins to approach Gildur
Hestram raises his hand for the army to halt when about half a mile away from the fort
Hestram: (yells) I want 200 to follow me to the fort! The rest, stay close, but not within range of any archers! I want 40 archers on that hill there, and when I show a flame signal, fire!
Cuts to lieutenant hearing this and repeating to the soldiers farther away
Cuts back to Hestram, who takes a glimpse of the fort, and looks back at the soldiers
Hestram: All of you in front, line up!
About 240 soldiers line up; Hestram walks up to the right end of the line
Hestram: (points at soldiers) You, you, you, you...
Cuts to wolf turning head slightly at each person Hestram points to
Camera slowly changes from the wolf to Hestram running through the dark with the wolf; cuts to 4 men running, holding shields around a man with a torch inside with a shield roof, the edges glowing a bit
Cuts to the man inside running as well while sweating from the closed space he's in with the torch, then wiping his forehead with his sleeve
Cuts to Hestram running with some men beside him; cuts to running vision of coming very close to the fort wall
Cuts to Hestram and his 200 men arriving at the wall, unseen
Cuts to a guard walking around slowly at the turret tower above the place where Hestram and his men are
Guard stops, notices something from below
Cuts to Hestram who looks up
Cuts back to guard who peers over the ledge
Cuts to Hestram; Hestram fires at the guard with his crossbow; guard is hit in the stomach and cries softly, then falls over the ledge
Cuts to another guard who looks over to where the other guard used to stand
Guard: Turgon? Turgon where are you?
Hestram: (looks back) NOW!
Guards take their shields away from the torch and reveals a flash of light
Cuts to Lieutenant who sees the torch
Lieutenant: (calls to his right) The signal is up; fire at will!!
Cuts to archers who fire first at the guard who noticed the other guard was gone
Cuts to soldiers firing in the dark
Cuts to Hestram looking up, then at the wolf, then at the wall
Hestram: (talking to himself) Where's the passage?!
Looks furiously at the wall and presses against it, trying to find the passage
Soldier: Commander, more soldiers are approaching the tower! What do we do now?!
Hestram: (talking to self) Where is it??!!
Cuts to the wall; cuts to Hestram and the wall from a side view; Hestram puts his hands on the wall and moves them across, pushing every second
Soldier: Commander we don't have much time!!
Hestram: Wait!
Cuts to Hestram's hands on the wall; Hestram pushes the wall from a different angle and it starts to slide in
Soldier: Commander the--
Hestram interrupts
Hestram: The wall is moving!
Wall slowly creaks open wide after about 4 seconds
Hestram: Let's go!
Soldiers yell triumphantly and charge into the passage
Cuts to inside of fort to soldier in uniform like Lieutenant Ecglaf's
Soldier: Commander, the men have broken through the secret passage and are heading toward your quarters! We must call in the troops or evacuate!
Cuts to the commander who stands up, but camera only shows from his chest down, not revealing his face
Commander: We must undergo both options! I must evacuate! You call in the troops!!
Soldier: Yes commander!
Soldier runs out the door; camera stays at the door and a scream and bump on the floor is heard; in walks Hestram with the wolf
Cuts to Hestram's face who looks in surprise at the commander, realizing who it is...
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--Truman