Knock   Knock   Knock

Knock   Knock   Knock

KARANTHIR:

Go away. 

KARANTHIR:

Orrie, you’re here again. Don’t you hear that racket?

ORRIE:

Yup.

KARANTHIR:

Then why don’t answer the door?

ORRIE:

Not my room.

KARANTHIR:

But it’s for you.

KNOCK   KNOCK   KNOCK

KARANTHIR:

… Come in already.

FIN:

Didn’t you hear me knocking?

KARANTHIR:

Everyone heard you knocking.

ORRIE:

Hehehe good one K’ranthir. Hi Fin.

FIN:

Orrie, why must we go through this every morning?

ORRIE:
I don’t know.

FIN:
You have school today. Now go get dressed. Cammeo has 

breakfast waiting for you. Move it or you’re going to be late. 

Orrie leaves.

FIN:

I can’t wait for Brynie to get back. I never realized how difficult 

it is to get him out the door on time. You could be more help.

KARANTHIR:

Moi? What would you like me to do? It’s not my fault 

he sneaks in here every night. 

FIN:

You could send him back to his room.

KARANTHIR:

Would that I could - but I’m asleep when he arrives. Besides, if 

that were to happen - I’d miss the joy of hearing 

you pound on my door every morning.

FIN:

Tomorrow I’ll just come in. I better go check on him. 

He probably got distracted along the way …

KARANTHIR:

Actually, as long as you’re here - we need to have 

a little chat about that little lad.

FIN:

What’s Orrie done now?

KARANTHIR:

He hasn’t done anything. It’s what he has, what he knows. 

He has a gift. I’m certain of it.

FIN:

What are you talking about?

KARANTHIR:

Have you ever noticed that he periodically says things

that may not necessarily make sense at the time 

- but later, you discover they’re true?

FIN:

Karanthir I don’t have time for riddles. Get to the point.

KARANTHIR:

Orrie saw Herita in Cammeo’s doll.

FIN:

He what?

KARANTHIR:

He knew when Herita was in that doll and when she wasn’t.

FIN:

But that’s impossible. Isn’t it?

KARANTHIR:

Oh come now dear brother, we elves all possess
some special gift - this must be his.

FIN:

He just has an over-active imagination.

KARANTHIR:

I thought so too but then …  Do you recall Phae’s Auntie Thyssa?

FIN:

Who could forget her?

KARANTHIR:

Well, Orrie told me she has horns. He said he saw them 

- in whatever way he sees these things. 

FIN:

Thyssa doesn’t have horns.

KARANTHIR:

On the contrary - she does.

KARANTHIR:
… I researched the Satyr and it’s true., hey have the ability to
hide them. Then I asked Phae about it, just for fun.
She confirmed Orrie’s description of them.

KARANTHIR:

… And there’s more. When Shichi and Zam lived here, 

Orrie told me he saw Zam’s tail.

FIN:

Oh no …

KARANTHIR:

Oh yes. Zam is one of the merfolk. He has the tail of a shark

 - when he’s not hiding it - according to his daughter, Wysh.

FIN:

This is … unbelievable 

KARANTHIR:

Says my brother who shares a bed with an empathic clairvoyant. 

Really Fin, has Daprima said nothing of this to you? 

FIN:

No, but you can be sure I’ll ask her about it. 

So he sees things that are hidden …?

KARANTHIR:

I believe he sees the exact truth. I also know that he
doesn’t realize no one else can see what he’s seeing.  

FIN:

What do we do about this?

KARANTHIR:

I was thinking of having him tested at Magick School.

FIN:

Good idea. Do you want me to make the arrangements?

KARANTHIR:

No, I’ll do it. After all, you deal with Brynie’s … issues,  

it’s only fair that I do my part with Orrie.

A little later …

KARANTHIR:
Orrie my boy, you’re back.

ORRIE:
Yup. Fin said to put my toys back in my room.

KARANTHIR:

And here I thought you were moving in with me.

ORRIE:
Nope. I needed Teddy. He’s the one with the big gun.
He goes where I go. He’s my guard. 

KARANTHIR:
He’s quite fierce. Listen Orrie,  how do you feel 

about going to Magick School?

ORRIE:
Will I get to do magic?

KARANTHIR:
If they’ll have you.

ORRIE:
Unbelievable!

KARANTHIR:

I’ll take that as a yes. 

ORRIE:
Yup.

KARANTHIR:
And Orrie, you do know that Brynie’s coming home soon.

ORRIE:
But I miss him. 

KARANTHIR:
And I miss my prince.