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iffani: “HOW DO YOU KEEP THAT BANDANA ON YOUR HEAD?"
Esma’s Family: SO, ARE YOU LIKE A ROGUE MAGE? OR DO YOU HAVE A LICENSE?
CAN I BE A THIEF?
DIDN'T YOU STEAL A KISS FROM THE PRINCESS?
WHY ARE YOU HERE WITH US?
Simon: I’M NOT THAT GOOD AT MAGIC. I MOSTLY JUST TAKE IT.
Fey: SO, MR. SIMON, WHAT'S YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH LADY ISABEL KORIGON?
BECAUSE THE ONLY REASON SHE'S NOT MINE YET IS THAT SHE'S SMITTEN BY THE LIGHT THIEF.
WAIT, BACK UP. WHO ARE YOU? WHY ARE YOU HERE AMONG THE MAGI, IF YOU'RE A NOBLE? ISN'T MAGIC-
Fey: LET ME STOP YOU THERE. I'M NO NOBLE.
I'M HERE BECAUSE THIS IS MY FAMILY.
...I'M ADOPTED.
Simon: SO THERE'S NO REASON SHE WOULD CHOOSE YOU OVER ME. AND I'M THE
FAMOUS ONE.
Fey: THERE'S NO REASON WHY YOU SHOULD BE FAMOUS IN THE FIRST PLACE. ANY MAGE CAN DO WHAT YOU DO. ONCE SHE REALIZES THAT, SHE'LL LEAVE YOU.
Simon: IF SHE THINKS I DON'T CARE ABOUT BEING HER
BOYFRIEND, SHE WON'T SPONSOR ME.
Simon: TELL ISABEL HER REAL BOYFRIEND WILL SEE HER SOON. SHE KNOWS WHERE.

Simon: “…”
Mero: EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
Tiffani: MERO, HAVE YOU FOUND ANYTHING, ANYTHING AT ALL, THAT PROVES OR EVEN HINTS AT MY INNOCENCE?
Mero: NOT YET. WHY?
Tiffani: THE NEW KING WILL BE CHOSEN IN TWO DAYS, AND THEN MY CHANCE AT BEING A PRINCESS AGAIN WILL LIKELY BE GONE. I'LL BE A PEASANT FOREVER.
Mero: YOU SEEM HAPPY HERE.
Tiffani: I WAS. BUT I WONDER IF I MADE A MISTAKE IN JUDGMENT.
Mero: WILL YOU BE HAPPIER AS A PRINCESS?
Tiffani: IT'S WHO I'M SUPPOSED TO BE, RIGHT?
Mero: I THINK IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO BE HAPPY WITH WHO YOU ARE.
Tiffani: THEN WHO AM I?
Mero: YOU'RE TIFFANI. YOUR PARENTS DECIDED YOUR NAME AND GUIDED YOU DOWN THE PATH THEY THOUGHT WAS BEST, BUT YOU'RE AN ADULT, SO YOU GET TO DECIDE YOUR OWN PATH NOW.
IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD WAGE WAR ON MY ENEMIES AND NOT REST UNTIL I DRANK THEIR BLOOD.
Tiffani: MERO, SHUT UP.
AND THANKS.