Ch5: The Council

Mr. Walker: We have called this council to discuss the dead livestock found in front of the schoolhouse last Tuesday. The subject had its head twisted back, most of its fur- (falls asleep)

Mrs. Clack: (brandishing her blowgun) Mr. Walker! Wake up, Mr. Walker!

Mr. Walker: Removed, and a poor attempt of graffiti. Does anyone know what might have happed?

Ms. Hunt: I think it was a coyote.

Mrs. Clack: A coyote! What the heck kind of exciting plot is that?

Ms. Hunt: Well, what was your idea?

Mrs. Clack: Umm... Well... (shrinks back into her chair)

Ms. Hunt: That's right. Now, I think that we should –

The doors to the council office swing open and Lucius enters centerstage. I mean- the middle of the room. He takes out a small piece of paper and begins to read from it.

Lucius: My mother does not know why I am here today, and has not consulted me on my decision. This morning, at resting rock, Noah Percy handed Ivy Walker berries of the bad color. I have not seen these berries before, I suspect that he had, in his state of mind, gone into the woods. The creatures can sense emotion. Since they saw Noah was pure of heart, they let him pass. I entreat the council they let me-

Lucius screws up his face, as if he had forgotten all reason as to why he was here. He walked away, and burst purposefully through the doors about five minutes later.

Lucius: I entreat the council let me cross over the boundary line and travel through Covington Wood. (council gasps) I wish to retreive medicines for Noah Percy so he can sit still and learn. Those-we-don't-talk-about-very-much-because-their-actual-names-are-really-hard-to-pronounce, I beleive, will let me pass, seeing I am pure of intention. The End. (bows)

Mrs. Percy: Why did you say "The End"?

Mrs. Clack: Shuddup... (shoots darts into Mrs. Percy's neck with her blowgun)

Lucius's ADD kicks in and he walks away blindly. Scene fades.