Collection: Sage Eyes
The main series of Sage Eyes, the story of Simon and Tiffani.
Tournament of Honor
Held in honor of King Jorj Blade on Asimus 11, 4998 at the Royal Stadium.
Competition open to anyone chosen during the preliminary rounds held on Asimus 7 at the stadium, or to those with a sponsor. The winner will earn 10,000 gold coins.
Following the tournament, the new ruling house, and thus king and queen, will be announced by the High Judge.
Simon: WHO ARE YOU REALLY, HORUS? WHAT WAS YOUR PLAN DOWN IN THE VAULT, AND WHY AM I STILL ALIVE?
Horus: I AM WHOEVER I NEED TO BE. NOBLE, THIEF, MAGICIAN. AND MUCH LIKE YOU, MY WORLD WAS DESTROYED. I LOST MY PEOPLE, MY FRIENDS, MY PURPOSE. I COULDN'T REBUILD. BUT I CAN MAKE THOSE WHO TOOK AWAY MY PAST SUFFER. I KNOW YOU, SIMON, BETTER THAN YOU KNOW YOURSELF. AND YOU WANT WHAT I WANT.
Simon: HA! HOW COULD YOU KNOW ME BETTER?
Horus: OH, YOU KNOW EXACTLY HOW THAT'S POSSIBLE. NOW, I NEED YOU AGAIN. THINGS DIDN'T GO ACCORDING TO PLAN DOWN IN THE VAULT. I HAVE NEED OF SOMETHING DOWN THERE. I NEED YOU TO GET IT FOR ME. AND GETTING IT WILL HELP YOU GET BACK WHAT YOU LOST.
Simon: WHY SHOULD I HELP YOU AFTER WHAT HAPPENED? MY FRIENDS DIED! HOW COULD I EVER TRUST YOU?
Horus: DESPITE WHAT YOU THINK, I'M NOT THE ONE WHO KILLED THEM.
Simon: THEN WHO DID?
Horus: ASK THE PRINCESS.
Horus: BESIDES, WERE THEY REALLY YOUR FRIENDS? DO YOU EVEN HAVE ANY?
I WON'T PRETEND TO BE YOURS, BUT WE COULD WORK TOGETHER. I KNOW YOU'RE WITH THE PRINCESS, AND YOU WANT TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF HER.
FIRST GET HER TO OPEN THE VAULT AGAIN, THEN HELP ME AND I CAN GIVE YOU RICHES, PURPOSE, IDENTITY. THE ANSWERS YOU SO DESPERATELY WANT. YOU'RE A MASTER THIEF, RIGHT?
THINK ABOUT IT. I KNOW YOU'RE CURIOUS. I WILL BE ATTENDING THE TOURNAMENT WHERE THE NEW KING WILL BE ANNOUNCED. I EXPECT IT TO BE VERY INTERESTING.
OPEN THE VAULT FOR ME BEFORE THEN AND THEN WE CAN GO GET WHAT WE NEED.
Hart: HELLO, SIMON. I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.
Simon: EARL HART? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD.
Hart: SO ARE YOU. A THANK YOU WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
AND I'M SURE YOU KNOW I'M NO EARL. CALL ME HORUS
Jorj: HOW COULD YOU EVER TELL ANYONE WHAT YOU DID?
Marta: SHE'LL KNOW YOU AS THE MONSTER YOU ARE.
Jorj: NOW THAT YOU'RE NOT A PRINCESS, YOU'RE NOTHING.
Marta: PUSH HER AWAY. YOU DESERVE TO BE ALONE AND HUNGRY.
Woman: EXCUSE ME? WHAT ARE YOU TWO THINGS DOING OUT IN THE RAIN? COME IN. I'LL MAKE YOU SOME SOUP.
Tiffani: THANK YOU.
Tiffani: HOW... I THOUGHT FAELYN DIDN'T FIGHT.
Shiara: WE DON'T FIGHT EACH OTHER OFTEN. NOR USE WEAPONS FORGED BY MEN.
BUT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD TO DEFEND MYSELF. ALTHOUGH I ADMIT, I MAY HAVE RUSHED TO VIOLENCE.
Tiffani: YOU HAVE MY THANKS.
Shiara: WHILE I RUSHED TO THE OFFENSIVE, YOU RUSHED TO THE DEFENSIVE WHEN ASKED ABOUT YOUR PARENTS. WHY?
Tiffani: I... DON'T THINK I'M READY TO TALK ABOUT THAT. TO RELIVE IT.
Shiara: THEN YOU ARE NOT READY TO HEAL FROM IT. NOR READY TO BRING THE KILLER TO JUSTICE.
Tiffani: WHAT IF THERE WAS NO KILLER? WHAT IF IT WAS ALL A TRAGIC ACCIDENT?
Shiara: SO YOU NEED TO FIND EVIDENCE OF THAT TO PROVE YOUR INNOCENCE, IF YOU WANT TO LIVE AMONG THE NOBILITY AGAIN. BUT I CANNOT HELP UNTIL I HAVE THE FULL STORY.
Shiara: NO
Man: Ha ha ha
BAD IDEA.
Tiffani: WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS? HE SHOULD BE SO LUCKY TO EMPLOY AN EDUCATED PRINCESS.
Shiara: MAYBE YOU SHOULD NOT SPEAK SO LOUD...
Tiffani: SHIARA, WHAT DO YOU THINK I SHOULD DO? I DON'T BELONG HERE, AMONG PEASANTS SQUABBLING OVER THE LITTLE POWER THEY HAVE.
Shiara: SHOW THE NOBILITY EVIDENCE OF YOUR INNOCENCE, THEN.
Tiffani: I DON'T HAVE ANY EVIDENCE.
Shiara: LET'S GO OVER WHAT HAPPENED. IF YOU DIDN'T KILL YOUR PARENTS, WHO DID?
Tiffani: OF COURSE I DIDN'T KILL THEM! HOW COULD YOU THINK THAT?
Shiara: I WAS JUST...
Man: EXCUSE ME, DID I HEAR RIGHT? ONE OF YOU IS A PRINCESS? LIKE THE ONE WHO RAN? WAIT, A FAELYS?
WELL, THIS IS STRANGE.
BUT WHY DON'T YOU COME WITH ME AND WE'LL SORT THIS OUT?
AND HAVE A FUN TIME DOING SO, HEH.
Man: THIS IS WELL DONE. ALTHOUGH IT IS UNCOMMON TO EMPLOY A FAELYS, FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, WE FEEL WE COULD MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR YOU, AS LONG AS WE CAN COUNT ON YOU TO SHOW UP.
Shiara: THANK YOU, BUT I DID NOT CONDUCT THE ASSESSMENT. MY FRIEND, ROSE, DID.
Man: OH.
ARE YOU SURE?
IN THAT CASE,
I WISH YOU THE BEST ON YOUR JOB HUNT.
Tiffani: WHAT?! YOU JUST SAID IT WAS WELL DONE.
Man: YES, BUT... YOU WOULD NOT FIT IN HERE, NOT WITH THAT ATTITUDE.
I'M SURE YOU UNDERSTAND.
TIffani: I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WANTED TO GET AWAY WITH HIRING SOMEONE WHO YOU COULD PAY NEXT TO NOTHING.
Man: MISS, I DO NOT LIKE THE TONE OF YOUR VOICE.
LEAVE BEFORE I FORCE YOU OUT.
TIffani: YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT. I WOULDN'T FIT IN WITH SUCH A MISOGYNIST.
Guard: LADY ISABEL? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
Isabel: I NEED TO SEE SOMEONE HERE IN THE PRISON.
Guard: YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT OFTEN WE GET VISITORS DOWN HERE. NOT THAT I BLAME PEOPLE, BUT IT'S KIND OF NICE TO SEE A FRIENDLY FACE. HERE THEY ARE.
Tenci: WHAT DO YOU WANT?
Isabel: YOU'RE ONE OF SIMON'S FRIENDS, RIGHT?
Tenci: AH, THE GIRLFRIEND. COME TO ASK HOW HE DIED?
Isabel: HE'S NOT DEAD! I SAW HIM... WITH THE PRINCESS.
Tenci: SIMON SURVIVED? AND ESCAPED? HOW?
Isabel: THAT'S WHAT I CAME HERE TO FIND OUT. DON'T YOU KNOW? YOU WERE THERE.
AND WHY IS HE WITH TIFFANI?
Tenci: WHY INDEED? DID HE PLAN THE WHOLE THING WITH HER? BETRAY US BOTH?
Isabel: NO, I DON'T BELIEVE YOU, THIEF.
Tenci: FACE IT, HE WAS JUST USING YOU.
Isabel: I'LL FIND HIM AND PROVE YOU WRONG.
Tenci: BRING HIM HERE, THEN, M'LADY. HE'S GOT SOME EXPLAINING TO DO.
Woman: WHEN WILL WE BE BE ABLE TO WEAR COLOR AGAIN?
Woman:WHEN WE HAVE A NEW KING, OBVIOUSLY.
Woman: DO YOU THINK THAT WILL BE YOUR BROTHER, ISABEL?
Woman: HAVEN'T YOU HEARD? TIFFANI IS ACCUSED OF MURDER AND SHE RAN AWAY. DO YOU THINK THAT MAKES HER GUILTY?
Isabel: I DON'T THINK SO. NOR DO I THINK SHE WANTS MY BROTHER AFTER WHAT HAPPENED.
Woman: YOU! SERVING GIRL.YOU'VE SERVED THE PRINCESS BEFORE. WHAT WAS SHE LIKE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. COULD SHE MURDER HER PARENTS?
Servant: WELL, SHE WAS NICE BUT KIND OF DISTANT. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT SHE WAS THINKING.
Woman: SHE WAS ALWAYS AN ODD ONE. BUT IF SHE PROVES TO BE INNOCENT, SHE CAN CHOOSE THE NEXT KING.
Woman: THAT'S A LOT OF POWER FOR ONE LITTLE GIRL TO HAVE. KIND OF PUTS THE SUSPICION ON HER.
Woman: SHE CAN'T CHOOSE IF SHE CAN'T PROVE HER INNOCENCE.
Woman: WITHOUT ANY EVIDENCE, SHE'S PROBABLY BEEN FORCED TO SELL HER BODY TO STAY ALIVE.
Woman: IF THAT'S THE CASE, I BET LORD GREIN WILL BE THE ONE TO FIND HER.
Woman: HEE HEE HEE! YOU'RE SO SCANDALOUS!
Woman: ISABEL, DEAR, SHE WAS YOUR FRIEND, RIGHT? DO YOU KNOW WHO COULD HAVE HELPED FREE HER?
Isabel: I HAVE TO GO.
