(Couple days go by at the Manor. A big hard thump at the door inside the manor is heard. Everyone gets scared and thinks it's the templars or worse Roman Lahzar who found out where they're at. Leighton looks out the peephole then scoffs and opens the door. It's the architect workers from earlier who made fun of Harper

Architect: Where is he!?

Leighton: Sorry who?

Architect 2: You know who were talking about! That servant boy! I know he's here!

(And Harper walks downstairs like it's nothing drinking a champagne glass of bubbly and in one of those fancy bathrobes)

Harper: Problem, gentleman?

Architect: You took our job, servant!

(Then he goes ahead and comes inside and the other architect to easier fight with Harper and Leighton gets angry)

Leighton: Hey! You can't just barge into my house like that!

Harper: Wow? I'm well known already? Bloody shite.

(He smiles at them on purpose)

Architect 2: You think were gonna let you get away with that!?

Architect: You're gonna pay serving boy!

(And then Tristan and Harper come down with all the commotion)

Tristan: Everything alright, men?

(He refers to the men yelling at Harper)

Harper: You're just jealous because I'm making something of myself! Should've taken the deal when you did!

Architect 2: You better watch your mouth before we deal with it for you!

Hilda: Hey, men. That's enough.

Architect: You're hiding behind all these people huh? Come over here and fight your own battles!

(Harper hands Tristan his bubbly and comes on downstairs)

Harper: I'm here. Go on.

Architect: Are you being smart with us!? You're making a big mistake! We can take you out with one blow.

Harper: Oh so now you are threatening me. All I'm doing is making a thing of myself and that's how your jealousy gets the hang of you. Please.

Architect: Let's go outside then! Fight like a man! Or are you too scared?

Harper: You're the ones that are scared. You wanna hit me so bad, do it,now. I dare you. But I must warn you,they're very armed here at the manor.

(He gets in front of their face. Their personal space then they back up)

Architect: We'll see you around, servant.

(They both leave the manor and Leighton closes the door)

Tristan: Wow. Talk about pure jealousy.

Hilda: (she laughs) I didn't know it was possible to get this angry about stealing other people's jobs.

(Harper shrugs)

******

(Tristan and Hilda go into town for a few errands to do Tristan picks off fresh fruit from the brown wooden box from the Merchant's place)

Hilda: So tell me again, is it that hard to master the sword?

Tristan: Yeah. It is.

Hilda: And how long did it take you to do so?

(They talk while shopping)

Tristan: Let's put it this way I started training as a young boy. I don't know maybe ten or something. And that's when I started training with a sword and other weapons. My favorite is personally the sword.

(Then they hear a public announcement by Roman. A templar is standing by the side next to Roman and another man who doesn't seem like a templar. He's not wearing the uniform)

Roman: Starting now, all of your money will be going to me! Whatever you make, you're obligated to give it to me!

(The people murmur in the audience)

Silence! Or I'll have you sent to the scaffold!

Worker: You can't do that! That's our hard earned money!

Roman: I can't? As you command. But I can do this.

(The templar takes out his crossbow and aims it towards the opposed man and and shoots him with it. Making his body thud to the floor making Roman laugh)

Pathetic.

(Then Hilda sees the non Templar man standing side by side of Roman. She recognizes him for some reason. The man is standing with his arms crossed and has a familiar face. He stands over 6 feet tall, he has muscular muscles,and appears to be in his early 40's. Hilda steps back when she figures out the horrors of the man.

Tristan: What's wrong?

Hilda: I have to go.

(She runs and Tristan follows)

Tristan: Hilda!

Hilda: Sorry I have to go.

(She runs back to the manor in fear. Who is that man)

Roman: Anybody else have anything to say? (Pause,silence) No? Then get back to work! And don't forget, whatever you have, it belongs to me now! Don't let me catch you being sneaky! You're in for a dire treat!

(After it's over, a lot of townspeople go into the merchant stores getting their groceries and theres a long long line)

Tristan: Great. Just what I need.

(Then he waits in line and Roman comes to Tristan in the back in silent)

Roman: Nice of you to come.

Tristan: What do you want?

Roman: walk with me.

(They go to a secluded area)

Let's make a deal. I give you the contract, and you sign everything over to me. Your title the castle, the village everything. If you do, I'll let your people be set free.

Tristan: No fucking way. How do I know that's not the oldest trick in the book?

(Roman smiles)

Roman: You're right. You don't. But I guess you'll have to come and see for yourself.

Tristan: Never.

Roman: If you dont come, your people are gonna see it as a betrayal. You'll lose everything.

Tristan: I already have lost everything. Whatever else you take from me, I have nothing left to offer.

Roman: While that may be the truth, you do have some left.

Tristan: and what's that?

Roman: Sign the contract and you'll find out. Otherwise if not, the people of this city will lose their lives,the village will be gone soon and the country will be in great danger. And everything you had, it will wane.

Tristan: You're a sick man.

Roman: Do we have a deal?

(Tristan glares at him)

Very good. Oh and bring Myn with you too.

Tristan: Why do I have to bring Hilda?

Roman: That's for me to know and for you to find out.

(Tristan glares at him again and Roman comes up to him and pats him two times on the shoulder)

Roman: I'll see you again, soon.

(He smiles wickedly at Tristan; transition back to the manor as he tells Hilda about it)

Hilda: What do I have to do with it?

Tristan: He didn't say.

Hilda: I wouldn't go if I were you. They could kill you just like that.

(She snaps her fingers)

Tristan: Yeah, you're right. But the people of this kingdom are stuck inside forced to do hard labor because of me. I need to do something quick.

Hilda: If that's your decision then I'll accompany you.

(They're about to leave until Tristan stops her)

Tristan: No. Leave your musket here.

Hilda: Why?

Tristan: When we confront him, you're gonna pull out your musket and kill him. So no, you're not doing that. Leave it here. Give me it.

Hilda: No.

Tristan: That's not a request Hilda. Give me your musket now.

(She shakes her head and gives him her musket)

Tristan: I'm putting this somewhere where you wont find it.

(He goes and he does then he goes back to her)

Alright, let's go.

(Cue back to the old castle of Electus where the templars claimed it as their own. Roman comes over to them

Roman: Ah, Myn, Tristan, what brings you here?

Tristan: The contract.

Roman: My I have no idea what you're talking about.

Hilda: You know bloody well---

Roman: Ah,ah,ah. I wouldn't do that if I were you, Myn.

Tristan: Hilda, Let me handle this.

Roman: Afraid not. Let me ask you a question, Myn. When your father was murdered by the bandits, how did that make you feel?

Hilda: Don't speak ill of my father.

Roman: Why not? Your father got what he deserved. I mean after all, if it wasnt for him, my father would have been alive right now.

Hilda: What does that have to do with me?

Roman: You're the offspring. You're the closest thing to Asyan. Let me ask you another question, Myn. How did you react to his murder? Eh? I bet he was begging for mercy to have the bandits let you and him go. He lowered his guard and got slashed in the process. How sad, Myn. I bet you felt sadness that day,trauma for weeks and months.

(Hilda gets angry)

Tristan: Don't give in, Hilda.

Roman: Stay out of this, you're not the prince anymore. What did it feel like Myn? Did you have the same desire I felt for vengeance? When your precious Da layed there on the grass helpless and defenseless? When he left you,abandoned you to survive on your own in this dreary world? I bet it did hurt.

(He says in a cunning way getting to her)

Tristan: Hilda...

Roman: But let me ask you again, Myn. I'm sure you read about me in the history books about my search on Asyan. That I forgot he was even alive,killed mercilessly. Had it ever occurred to you that...it was me who ordered the death of your father? That it was I, that hired those mercenaries to kill him? I mean them kidnapping you that wasn't part of the plan but eh, things happen right?

(He says in a pitiless smile)

Tristan: Hilda, keep your cool.

Roman: And then when your father bled like a pig...I bet when he was dying, he couldn't mutter one last word for you. And then, heh heh heh, he left you behind. Aw.

(He smiles once again. She goes over in the front of Tristan and forcefully grabs his golden pistol out of his front pocket. It all happened so fast,Tristan didn't have time to overreact)

Tristan: Hilda!

(She gets his golden gun and points it at Roman who looks at her laughing his head off and laughing in a ruthless way)

Roman: I knew it! I knew it! Finally. I got you to break character! You're exactly like me.

Hilda: I am nothing like you.

(She says still pointing the gun at him)

Roman: Then why the gun Hmm? What were you gonna do?

Hilda: ....

Roman: I thought so.

(He laughs again)

like father like daughter, i see you don't approve.

Hilda: Stop jerking me around!

(She says still holding the gun)

Roman: Come on Myn, kill me. Avenge your dear old da's death. That's why you're here right? You don't give a bloody arse about that contract. You came to kill me didn't you?

Tristan: Hilda. He's not worth it. Put the gun down.

Roman: Do it, Myn. Then you'll become a stone cold murderer like your father was.

Tristan: Stop it, Hilda. Come on. Lower the gun.

Roman: Hesitant eh? You want to kill me but you can't but at the same time, ooh? You won't? Are you finally seeing things in my perspective?

Tristan: Don't let him corrupt your mind. Restrain Hilda! Restrain! Don't let what hes saying take over you. You're better than he is.

Roman: Come on, Myn. What do you say?

(Hilda thinks long and hard still holding the gun towards him, then she lowers it down)

Hilda: You will pay. But not like this...

(she gives the gun back to Tristan)

Roman: The contract, Tristan.

Tristan: No.

Roman: (Roman takes a sharp inhale breath in between in teeth) You really shouldn't have done that, prince.

Tristan: I don't care.

Roman: Oh but you will. In time...

                           ******
When Tristan and Hilda go walking back on their way to the Manor, they are stopped by yet another announcement by Roman and his templars

Templar: No one is going anywhere today, or ever.

Roman: You see,someone who is now of little importance has turned his back on you. And now... you officially belong to me.

Templar: The former prince has betrayed you!

Roman: And because of that, you're not leaving...ever. Guards, lock up the gates. Don't let them escape, kill them all!

Villager: You can't do that!

Roman: Oh? I can't? We'll see about that! If I'm going down, you're all going down with me!

(The crowd of screaming people are seen and all of the templars grab out their rifles and start shooting at everybody from the rooftops while everyone is running. Some shooting is shown while other templars shoot with their crossbows either killing the villagers or wounding them. Some screams are continue tone heard while the sounds of thuds of bodies to the ground can be heard and the people running for their lives and screaming are seen)

Hilda: That bastard!

Tristan: Come on!

They both follow and run as fast as they can. When Hilda slows down her running, she's quickly left behind and maintains. And to Tristan, he's seen running but stops when he sees Hilda disappeared from him

Tristan: Hilda! Hilda!

Before he knows it, he's struck on the leg with an arrow and he falls to the ground holding his leg and limping and a man comes up to him, Brad

Brad: Looks who's on the ground now.

(Then Hilda comes up to Brad and Tristan)

Hilda: Leave him!

(Brad turns around to Hilda holding the truncheon)

Brad: My if it isn't the servant. I know how to get rid of you.

(He counter attacks Hilda and Hilda ducks it they are seen pacing in a circle together while she quickly takes out her throwing knife)

Hilda: All of this is because of you and your team!

Brad: Hasn't it always been?

*when he counter attacks her with the truncheon, she puts one hand on his wrist struggling to have him let go of the truncheon then she side kicks him two times and he falls to the floor with Hilda pointing the truncheon towards him. He smiles and takes out his sword aiming it at her and when she dodges his attack, she grabs the truncheon and bashes him on the head with it making him pass out quickly. She goes over to Tristan who is moaning in pain and wounded)

Hilda: Let's get you to Doctor Harret. Quickly.

(She puts his arm over her shoulder and her hand under his to carry him and help him to the doctor)