(Her jaw tightens)
ELARA (CONT'D) I thought destiny was a line you follow. A chain. A cage. hero's destiny script
ELARA (CONT'D) But here is the truth they never write in the old tales: (Her jaw tightens) ELARA (CONT'D) I thought destiny
ELARA (CONT'D) Destiny is the step you take when the path vanishes. a former scribe
ELARA (Voice low, cracking) They told me the prophecy was sealed. Written before the first sun rose. My name, they said, was carved into the bones of time.
She draws the dagger. The torchlight catches the blade.
ELARA (20s), a former scribe, holding a worn, blank scroll. SCRIPT