DIVINE RIGHT

BY TONY DI FRANCO

MARGUERITE: I didn’t know I was funding an expedition for boy scouts. Do you do smoke signals too?

ROXTON: Only if I don’t have my drums handy.

MALONE: These mirrors ar going to be a lifesaver.

MARGUERITE: Absolutely.

MALONE: What’s the message say?

ROXTON: Uh, I haven’t got a clue. Ask them to repeat.

MALONE: A horse.

ROXTON: A horse?!

MARGUERITE: My kingdom for a horse.

MALONE: Where’s it’s rider?

MARGUERITE: Right here!

MARGUERITE: He wants you to get on.

ROXTON: Oh, you understand horse I suppose?

MARGUERITE: Well, it’s a fairly direct language.

CHALLENGER: He’s a one man horse.

MARGUERITE: How very old-fashioned of him.

BELAR: You are skilled with a quarterstaff?

ROXTON: Little rusty actually…since I left Sherwood forest.

CHALLENGER: A quarterstaff, Roxton?

MARGUERITE: How medieval. I always thought of you as a thoroughly modern warrior.

ROXTON: When in Rome…

MALONE: Now there’s a headline; ‘Horse Crowns King’.

MARGUERITE: Claire’s very sweet.

ROXTON: And still in love with the last king.

MARGUERITE: She probably always will be you know?

ROXTON: Fine by me.

MARGUERITE: Are you not attracted to her? At all?

ROXTON: Oh, she is beautiful. More beautiful than anybody I’ve seen…from this village.

MARGUERITE: It might not be so bad being king for while.

ROXTON: Oh, I thought you were the one that said king’s don’t last very long around here?

MARGUERITE: Ah, but if we got rid of Belar; I could be your new advisor.

ROXTON: Ah, now there’s your battle between good and evil.

MARGUERITE: Here comes the bride.

CLAIRE: My Lord, it would be my life long honour to serve as your Queen.

VERONICA: Just how are you going to get out of this one, Roxton?

CHALLENGER: You did more or less commit yourself.

ROXTON: Well, I was hoping you’d have a few words of wisdom to save me.

MARGUERITE: Yes, you make a lovely couple.

SEASON TWO

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