ZYFAN:
… Karan, you never told me why Shichi is here.

KARANTHIR: 

I distinctly remember you asking me not to.

ZYFAN:
That is because I had other things on my mind,
but you can tell me now.

KARANTHIR:

I think it would be best, if we waited till the morning.

ZYFAN:

Now I am very curious. You must tell me
or I will not be able to sleep.

KARANTHIR:
Sleep isn’t high on my agenda.

ZYFAN:
You will tell me now or sleep is all you shall get tonight. 

KARANTHIR:

Very well. Shichi is here, acting as advisor and guide to a certain young lady whom he escorted here, for the sole purpose of becoming your bride. 

ZYFAN:
My what?

KARANTHIR:
Bride, wife, whichever you prefer. She wants to be
presented to you, or something,

ZYFAN:

 That cannot be. Have the Councilors gone mad? 

I only received the List and now they send a candidate?

Are more coming? Will they be arriving at intervening moments 

during the next few weeks? Oh this cannot be ...

KARANTHIR:
Easy Zyfan …

ZYFAN:
Karanthir, am I to be bombarded by women I do not want to meet? I can just see them all invading my home. I will not have it. I must leave, I must leave at once.

KARANTHIR:
Calm down my prince …

ZYFAN:

You will come with me, will you not? We must get away!

KARANTHIR:

Hush my prince and take a nice deep breath. We are not going anywhere. I haven’t finished telling you everything.

Zyfan:

 There is more? Oh that cannot be …

KARANTHIR:

 In through the nose and out through the mouth - that's better. 

Just listen - this girl, her name isn't on the List. The Councilors
have nothing to do with her arrival. She took it upon herself
to come here and expects you to add her name to the List.

ZYFAN:
Me! That is not how it is done. She cannot just … 

We must notify the Councillors.

KARANTHIR:
I’m sure Syrrah has already done so.

ZYFAN: 

Oh yes - you are right, Syrrah will see to it. This is awful.

Why did you have to tell me this?  I will never sleep now.

KARANTHIR:
You’re right, I should have waited till morning.

ZYFAN: 

I still do not understand why she would just barge into my home.
Who does she think she is? What does this mean? 

KARANTHIR: 

Apparently Phae’s too young to be on the List
- oh that's her name, Phae of Beren. 

ZYFAN:

Her name means nothing to me. Perhaps I do not need 

to worry - if what Orrie told me is true.

KARANTHIR: 

Orrie? What’s he got to do with this?

ZYFAN: 

He said I am not to be the next One, my niece, Pica, is.
Why would he say such a thing?

KARANTHIR:

 I wasn’t even aware he knew anything of the One.
I’ll be sure to have a chat with the little munchkin
in the morning and find out.

KARANTHIR:

 ... And now my prince, you will rest your head,

clear your mind, relax your body and sleep.

ZYFAN:

 Shall we climb onto the bed? 

KARANTHIR: 

All the way up there? No, this will do for me.