Eleanor Queen of Hearts
Opening gate scene
Eleanor and Henry arrive to the gates of Hoggetowne and greet the mayor talking about all of the wonders they have heard about that Hoggetowne has to offer. The Mayor is delighted to host them and wants to impress them with a song. After the song, Louis arrives and declares that he is here to raze the faire to the ground. Of course everyone objects and the guards are told to bar them from the gates. However, Louis has purchased tickets for all of his retinue and they must be allowed to pass. Eleanor however decides to exploit his one weakness, a love of games, and challenges him to a chess match before he can sack the town. Everyone goes on their merry way. The mayor can’t stop them as they are technically patrons since they have tickets.
Scene 1
At some point before the first chess board Henry is captured by Louis, unbeknownst to Eleanor. Both parties arrive ready to play battle chess. As the pieces are being setup Louis asks where the king piece is and reveals that he has captured Henry. Eleanor is now not only playing to stop Louis from sacking Hoggetowne but is playing to win back her love. The Hoggetowne mayor officiates as best he can but cannot raise arms against Louis as they have bought tickets. Eventually Louis is placed into check and he decides to sack the town anyway in a fit of rage and launches a melee. Once the melee is done it is discovered that the tickets are actually counterfeit and Louis is promptly hauled away by the mayor’s henchmen. Henry and Eleanor are delighted to be reunited but Henry starts to complain that the rescue wasn’t fast enough and that he could have done it better. Eleanor points out that she wouldn’t have been captured in the first place and they start arguing intensely. The mayor steps in to cool people down and they decide to air their grievances in a tournament, where anyone may settle a dispute.
Scene 2
This is a tournament for the official airing of grievances between two parties. Anyone with a grudge can have it settled right now on the tournament field. There is no judge and no jury just a legally binding contest of champions. The small folk and nobles air whatever grievances they may have against each other (he’s taller than me, that guy owes me money, he stole my mule, etc. etc.) and they fight to settle the dispute and get reparations. Even Louis shows up on probation from the Mayor. All the while Henry and Eleanor make legitimate complaints to one another and start to get testy. In the end it is finally time for Eleanor and henry to settle their disputes and they fight. It ends with Eleanor getting a really nasty strike on Henry to knock him out of the fight. She is concerned. They forgive each other and recognize that they love each other but they both have flaws. Everyone is happy, except Louis.
Eleanor and Henry arrive to the gates of Hoggetowne and greet the mayor talking about all of the wonders they have heard about that Hoggetowne has to offer. The Mayor is delighted to host them and wants to impress them with a song. After the song, Louis arrives and declares that he is here to raze the faire to the ground. Of course everyone objects and the guards are told to bar them from the gates. However, Louis has purchased tickets for all of his retinue and they must be allowed to pass. Eleanor however decides to exploit his one weakness, a love of games, and challenges him to a chess match before he can sack the town. Everyone goes on their merry way. The mayor can’t stop them as they are technically patrons since they have tickets.
Scene 1
At some point before the first chess board Henry is captured by Louis, unbeknownst to Eleanor. Both parties arrive ready to play battle chess. As the pieces are being setup Louis asks where the king piece is and reveals that he has captured Henry. Eleanor is now not only playing to stop Louis from sacking Hoggetowne but is playing to win back her love. The Hoggetowne mayor officiates as best he can but cannot raise arms against Louis as they have bought tickets. Eventually Louis is placed into check and he decides to sack the town anyway in a fit of rage and launches a melee. Once the melee is done it is discovered that the tickets are actually counterfeit and Louis is promptly hauled away by the mayor’s henchmen. Henry and Eleanor are delighted to be reunited but Henry starts to complain that the rescue wasn’t fast enough and that he could have done it better. Eleanor points out that she wouldn’t have been captured in the first place and they start arguing intensely. The mayor steps in to cool people down and they decide to air their grievances in a tournament, where anyone may settle a dispute.
Scene 2
This is a tournament for the official airing of grievances between two parties. Anyone with a grudge can have it settled right now on the tournament field. There is no judge and no jury just a legally binding contest of champions. The small folk and nobles air whatever grievances they may have against each other (he’s taller than me, that guy owes me money, he stole my mule, etc. etc.) and they fight to settle the dispute and get reparations. Even Louis shows up on probation from the Mayor. All the while Henry and Eleanor make legitimate complaints to one another and start to get testy. In the end it is finally time for Eleanor and henry to settle their disputes and they fight. It ends with Eleanor getting a really nasty strike on Henry to knock him out of the fight. She is concerned. They forgive each other and recognize that they love each other but they both have flaws. Everyone is happy, except Louis.
