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INT. CASTLE BED CHAMBER - NIGHT A BOY, about 8 years old, lies in bed.

A MAID works brings a tray with a glass of milk and a glass of water. MAID Here you are, my lord. BOY Thank you. He drinks the milk quickly and nurses the water. The maid turns and stops. MAID My lord, may I ask you a question? BOY What is it? She stands beside the bed. MAID Ive served all of your younger brothers and sisters and none of them have ever thanked me for my service. Why do you do this? BOY Because its right, I suppose. When I disappear during the day, I walk around the village and see how people act. MAID Curiosity. Its a lovely thing. Im glad to see you possess it. BOY Thank you. MAID Although your humility may wear thin on your father. BOY How is he? Is he still sick? CUT TO: INT. ROYAL CHAMBER - NIGHT KING RICHARD paces around the room, a slight notch in his gait from the nasty curvature of his back.

2. In the distance, a clock tower CHIMES midnight. Richard grabs a cane from its resting place beside the bed. He pulls the handle of it--a sword is hidden in the cane. He sheaths it and hobbles to the door. RICHARD Guards, I believe Id fancy a walk. CUT TO: INT. CASTLE BED CHAMBER - NIGHT The maid now sits at the bedside. MAID But hes very strong. Why, he still takes frequent strolls about the courtyard. CUT TO: EXT. KEEP - NIGHT Richard and two armored GUARDS in tow walk along the moat toward the side of the castle near the trees. He clutches his stomach and takes a knee. CUT TO: INT. CASTLE BED CHAMBER - NIGHT The boy takes a sip from another glass of milk. MAID And, for my own sake, please dont tell anyone I brought you more milk. Our stores are nearly empty. BOY Where are the dairy cows? MAID God only knows. Theyve been disappearing, left and right. BOY But whats making them disappear? MAID Im not to be telling you tall tales before you go to sleep.

3. BOY (sits forward) So it is of interest? MAID Much interest. CUT TO: EXT. KEEP - NIGHT The guards step forward to help the king up. Richard, still on a knee, quickly scans the surroundings-He unsheaths the sword and stabs one guard through the gut. The second guard reaches for his sword--Richard produces a dagger from his robe and jabs it into the guard's temple. He shoves both guards into the moat and tosses both the cane sheath and his robe after them. Richard's torso is warped and curved with a very fat belly. He holds it in pain and walks hurriedly for the woods. CUT TO: INT. CASTLE BED CHAMBER - NIGHT The boy drinks the milk with both hands, intently listening to the maid. MAID You mustn't be recalling this story at any point, my lord. BOY I swear. MAID Some villagers claim they've seen a monster taking the cows. A monster? BOY What does it look like?

MAID Nobody's seen it. Just mere bits of it as it flees, only ever leaving a few broken bellied cows. CUT TO:

4. EXT. WOODS - NIGHT Richard makes his way through the woods, occasionally holding his stomach or his back in pain. BOY (V.O.) What did they see? MAID (V.O.) Lots of people have said one thing or another, and rumors have spread considerably. A common theme is that it looked like many large serpents. A fisherman saw it, he claimed it looked like a sea creature. One farmer claims he saw a man alongside it one night. Richard comes to a clearing with a big, abandoned barn. CUT TO: INT. CASTLE BED CHAMBER - NIGHT The boy lunges forward. A man? land!? BOY And a sea creature!? I want to see it! On

The maid's expression drops. MAID You do not, and you will not, not as long as you're under my care. BOY What do you believe it is? MAID I've chosen not to participate in the mass panic. I merely know that it lives in the woods and seems to have a taste for cow meat. BOY But I have a taste for cow meat. it going to get me? MAID You're within the walls of the strongest castle in all Britain. Everyone will be safe. Beat. Is

5. BOY Will my father? CUT TO: EXT. ABANDONED BARN, WOODS - NIGHT Richard undoes a chain on the barn doors. again, slips the door open, and steps in. INT. ABANDONED BARN - NIGHT Richard turns and enters the barn--blood and mutilated cow scraps decorate the entire room. Richard takes a deep breath. holds both arms out-RICHARD (whispers) Feed. His stomach bursts outward, littering the ground with some kind of fluid. Massive tentacles jet out of his open stomach and adhere to random bloody spots all over the room. Richard closes his eyes with a slight smile as the tentacles pull him up off the ground toward the center of the room, suspended by a network of tentacles. CUT TO: INT. CASTLE BED CHAMBER - NIGHT The maid tucks the boy in. MAID Your father is a strong man, and I've seen him sicker than this. I have no doubts in his recovery. The boy takes a deep breath and closes his eyes. The maid grabs the tray and extinguishes the candle at bedside. MAID (CONT'D) Goodnight, my little king Richard. He removes his clothes and He glances around

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