KQ5NES transcript

Graham
Oh!... My castle…

What?!

You did?! Well, then… what happened?!

Don’t stop now! Go on!

Why? Why would this wizard… Mordack… want my castle? What could he have against me and my family?

I don’t know. This doesn’t sound as if it would work.

What is that?

What is that stuff?

Okay… here I come!

Crispin, why would Mordack want to take my family or castle? What did WE ever do to him?

What is that?

Thank you, sir. I appreciate all you’ve done for me.

Please don’t call me Your Majesty, Cedric. It’s much too formal. I’d like it if you’d just call me Graham.

Cedric
I can tell you what happened.

I know what happened to your castle. I saw it all. Yes, I did.

It was the powerful and evil wizard Mordack who did it. I just happened to be visiting with an old friend when I saw him materialize out of thin air. Thank goodness he didn’t notice ME!

He caused a dark cloud to descend from the sky and to envelop the entire castle. And then he commanded the cloud to rise again and as it did it took the castle with him. Oh, it was a sight to see, alright!

That I don’t know. I only know that it was Mordack who took your castle… and your family.

Perhaps I can help you. My employer also happens to be a wizard, which is why I recognized Mordack. Unlike Mordack, though, my employer is a very good wizard. His name is Crispinophur… but we call him Crispin for short. The only problem is, you see…

Ahem! The only problem is that Crispin is getting on in years and tends to be a bit forgetful.

Oh, sure it would! Crispin is a very qualified wizard… one of the best. He just gets a little forgetful now and again, that’s all.

Now where is it? I know I brought it with me. Aha! Here it is!

Well? It is my opinion that you don’t stand a chance against the likes of Mordack. Excuse me for sayng, Your Magesty… but you don’t have a choice. You MUST come with me. I’m sure Crispin can help you!

Oh, just some old, left-over fairy dust I’ve been carrying around. It’ll help you to fly. You can follow me to the land of Serenia, where Crispin and I live. It’s MUCH too far to walk, you know. I think the fairy dust is still good.

Come on! Up here!

Follow meeeeee…!

There it is! Down here! Come on!

Aye, aye, Crispin.

I thought perhaps you could help His Majesty, Crispin. That’s why I brought him here.

A LITTLE rusty!

Yes, sir, Crispin… sir.

M-m-me?

I suggest we visit the town first. How about it, Your Majesty?

I’d be delighted to… Graham. Anyway… what was I talking about… Oh, yes! The town! You might be able to find some supplies there. It’s just over a little hill to the south; not too far.

Crispin
Cedric! Where have you been? I’ve been calling for you!

A bit clumsy, are you? Well, come on in the house and dry off. No sense sitting around like a wet dog.

Cedric, go on in the house and pour each of us a nice hot cup of tea.

I’m afraid I don’t know the answer to that. Mordack is a very unpredictable wizard. I’ve NEVER understood that evil mind of his.

.. The Society of Wizards has always taken a dim view of Mordack and his abuse of his power. Why, he’s even been put on suspension a few times. It never seems to do any good, though.

Well, let me see now…

I used to be a very powerful wizard at one time, you know… but I’ve gotten a little rusty lately. That’s quite enough from you, Cedric!

I don’t know what I have that would be of much use to you. Most of my wizard stuff is pretty old and worn out. But, let’s see what I can find.

No, that won’t do.

That’s all used up.

Aha!, Hmmmm. It might work.

Come here, my son.

Eat it up.

That’s an old piece of magical white snake I had left over from last year. With it, you’ll be able to communicate with the natural and animal world. You could find that quite helpful.

Here’s my old wand. I don’t even know if it works anymore. Most of its power may be gone. You should know that wands are like pets. They’ve got to get to know you before they’ll work for you. Just treat it with care and respect and hopefully it will do something for you.

You’d better get going, my boy. No telling WHAT that confounded Mordack could be up to.

You go with him, Cedric. Show him the way.

Yes, you! Don’t be such a coward.

Now, go on! You’d better get started! And don’t be wasting your time coming in here, I’m not going to be here for a little while. There’s an emergency I have to attend to in a neighboring land. I’ll try to keep an eye out for you… but… this is something you and Cedric are going to have to do yourselves. I wish you the best, King Graham.