LU:
Hello Aless. I didn’t know you did dishes.

 

ALESS:
I d-don’t mind it. B-besides, Ra-racolo was p-picking 

you up at the airport. Oh, hello …

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LU:
Aless this is my brother Quinn, he’s going to be staying 

with us for a while. Quinn meet Aless.

 

QUINN:
Hey.

 

LU:
I hope you don’t mind, but your brother suggested

that Quinn room with you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALESS:
N-no problem. Where’s Ra-Racolo?

 

LU:
He’s bringing in the luggage. 

 

ALESS:
M-maybe I should g-go help him?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LU:
That won’t be necessary. Instead, why don’t 

you show Quinn around while I make some tea. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALESS:
Sure. C-c’mon Quinn.

 

 

In the west wing …

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALESS:
… So you’re from England? I went t-to school there for a while.

 

QUINN:
Naw, Scotland. I was only there cause ma granddad took a fall an’ ma

mum’s takin’ care of him. She didnae want to leave me home alone. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUINN:

… Ma sis didnae tell me this place was so big.

 

ALESS:
I g-guess it is. There’s usually a lot more of us here b-but then, 

it’s n-not everyday that the fu-future One gets engaged.

 

QUINN:
Eh?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALESS:
Of sorry. Zyfan, he l-lives here b-but he’s also the future One, 

the ru-ruler of the United Elvin N-nation. He got engaged 

t-to Phae. She lives here too. Anyway, they all had to g-go 

b-back to the Elvin realm to ma-make it official.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUINN:
The elven realm? Like - where the elves live?

 

ALESS:
That’s right.  Zyfan’s whole family w-went, and so 

d-did Karanthir. Karanthir’s his c-consort.

 

QUINN:
Aye - right!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALESS:
I kn-know - it t-takes a little g-getting used to, but Phae 

said it’s OK for Zyfan to b-be with Karanthir, 

even after she and Zyfan g-get married.

 

QUINN:
And why wouldnae she?

 

ALESS:
Exactly. That’s j-j-just the way elves d-do things. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUINN:
So tell me, yer free to roam about as ya like, eh?

 

ALESS:
Well, y-yes, except when I’m at Ma-magick School.

 

QUINN:
Ya go ta Magick School do ya, like Harry Potter?  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALESS:
N-not exactly. Well, may-maybe a little. My br-brother Racolo, 

he’s a teacher there. Ma-magic runs in our family b-but 

you must know all about that, since it’s in yours too.

 

QUINN:
Mine? Aye, right! Mine.

ALESS:
Here we are. This is m-my room, I m-mean - our room.   

 

QUINN:
Gr-date.

 

 

Later in the kitchen …

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LU:
… And how are you and Aless getting along?

 

QUINN:
I gotta tell ya sis, he’s nice an’ all but - what an imagination 

he has! The lad’s a wee out of touch with reality.

 

LU:
What brought you to this conclusion?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUINN:
Ya had to hear the tales he was tellin’ me, all about these 

elves that live here but are on holiday in their own realm. 

Elves! Ya know, with the pointy ears. And there’s more! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUINN:

… He thinks magic is real. Been goin’ on and on about it.

 

LU:
Quinn, magic is real.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUINN:
Oh no, not you too!

 

LU:
Truly. And elves are real too, pointy ears and all.

 

QUINN:
Naw, yer pulling ma leg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LU:
Didn’t daddy ever tell you about us?

 

QUINN:
Tell me what? 

 

LU:
Oh dear. You better sit down Quinn, we need to have a long talk.