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[Rowan]
Are you still at the riverbank?
[Elion]
Where else would I be?
The sun’s just starting to dip behind the hills. The light on the water is incredible right now.
[Rowan]
Wait for me. I’m sneaking past my father’s guards.
[Elion]
Rowan, if Mr. Velmort catches you slipping out of the estate again, he’s going to double the guards.
[Rowan]
Let him. A hundred guards couldn't keep me in that cold house.
I need to see you dance tonight, Elion.
[Elion]
Then run fast. My father just picked up his acoustic. The music is starting.
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[Elion]
Did you get back inside safely last night?
[Rowan]
Barely. My dad was waiting in the study.
He spent an hour talking about "family legacy" and "business acquisitions."
[Elion]
He knows you were with me, doesn't he?
[Rowan]
He suspects. He thinks Nightfall is a distraction. He doesn't understand this town. He doesn't understand you.
[Elion]
It’s okay, Rowan. We live in two completely different worlds.
A village dancer and the heir to Sedan Land’s largest corporation? It sounds like a fairy tale.
[Rowan]
It’s not a fairy tale. It’s real.
I don't care about Sedan Land or my father's empire. I only care about you.
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[Elion]
Rowan... my dad saw us holding hands near the square today.
[Rowan]
What did Mr. Beckham say?
[Elion]
He didn't yell. He just looked worried.
He told me that people like the Velmorts don't build bridges with people like us—they build walls.
[Rowan]
He’s wrong. I’m going to prove it to him.
We’re packing up to return to Sedan Land tomorrow morning.
[Elion]
Tomorrow? So soon?
[Rowan]
Don't be sad. Come to the city. Bring your father.
Let him meet my family formally. Once they see how much you mean to me, everything will change.
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[Elion]
We’re in Sedan Land, Rowan.
My father put on his best suit. He’s nervous, but he wants to do this for us. We’re heading to Velmort Manor now.
[Rowan]
I’m waiting in the main hall.
Everything is set up. I spoke to my father.
[Elion]
How did he take it?
[Rowan]
He was quiet. That usually means he’s thinking.
Just get here. I can't wait to hold your hand in front of the whole world.
[Elion]
We’re at the gates. Wish us luck.
PAGE 5
[Elion]
Rowan?
Why did your father laugh when my dad proposed the alliance?
[Rowan]
Elion, please...
[Elion]
Why did he call my father a "singing beggar"?
Why did you just stand there, Rowan?
[Rowan]
You don't understand how my dad is! If I spoke up right then, he would have destroyed your family's livelihood! I had to stay quiet!
[Elion]
You didn't just stay quiet. When your father asked if this was a joke, you looked at the floor and nodded.
You chose them.
PAGE 6
[Rowan]
Elion, answer your phone!
Please let me explain! I was terrified of what my father would do to you!
[Elion]
My father spent his whole life singing with dignity.
Today, he was escorted out of your house by armed security while your family threw money on the floor for his "trouble."
[Rowan]
I will leave my family! I’ll give up the money! Just talk to me!
[Elion]
Don't text me again, Rowan.
You broke my father's heart. And you broke mine. We are completely done.
PAGE 7
[Elion]
Media File Attached: Audio_Demo_01.mp3
[Victor Hugo]
Who gave you this number?
[Elion]
A street musician in downtown Sedan Land. He said you were looking for raw talent, Mr. Hugo.
[Victor Hugo]
I get a hundred demos a day, kid.
...Wait.
Is that your voice on the track? And you choreography-designed the video link attached?
[Elion]
Yes, sir. That's me.
[Victor Hugo]
Meet me at Hugo Studios in twenty minutes. Don't be late. I'm going to make you a star.
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[Rowan]
I saw the billboards downtown today.
"ELION - THE NEW VOICE OF SEDAN LAND."
You look incredible, Elion. I’m so proud of you.
[Elion]
Rowan, I told you months ago to stop messaging me.
[Rowan]
I come to every single one of your shows. I sit in the back row where you can't see me.
I was wrong. I was a coward that day. I've regretted it every second of my life since.
[Elion]
It doesn't matter anymore. That boy from Nightfall is gone.
I have a new life now.
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[Victor Hugo]
You destroyed the stage tonight, Elion. The crowd was chanting your name for twenty minutes after the encore.
[Elion]
Thank you, Victor. I couldn't have done any of this without you believing in me.
[Victor Hugo]
You did the work. I just gave you the spotlight.
...Hey, can I ask you something personal?
[Elion]
Of course.
[Victor Hugo]
I saw that guy—Rowan Velmort—standing outside your dressing room earlier. Security turned him away. Is he still bothering you?
[Elion]
He’s just a ghost from my past.
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[Victor Hugo]
Have dinner with me tonight. Not as your producer. As Victor.
[Elion]
Victor... are you asking me out?
[Victor Hugo]
I’ve loved you since the day you walked into my studio with raw fire in your eyes, Elion.
I know you’ve been hurt. But I want to protect you. I want to build a life with you.
[Elion]
You’ve been so good to me and my father, Victor. You gave us respect when no one else would.
[Victor Hugo]
So... what do you say?
[Elion]
Yes. Let’s do it.
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[Rowan]
I heard the news.
The radio just announced your engagement to Victor Hugo.
Tell me it isn't true. Please.
[Elion]
It’s true. We’re getting married at the end of the month.
[Rowan]
You don't love him, Elion! You're doing this to run away from what we had!
[Elion]
What we had died the day you let your father humiliate mine.
Victor respects me. He respects my family. Goodbye, Rowan.
PAGE 12
[Rowan]
I spoke to my father today.
I told him I’m stepping down as heir to the Velmort estate. I signed over all my rights.
I don't want his money. I don't want his title.
[Elion]
Why are you telling me this now? My wedding is tomorrow!
[Rowan]
Because I wanted you to know that I finally grew up.
I don't expect you to take me back. But I couldn't let you marry another man thinking I ever stopped loving you.
I’m sorry for failing you when it mattered.
PAGE 13
(Wedding Day - backstage log)
[Victor Hugo]
Elion? Can I talk to you for a second before the ceremony starts?
[Elion]
Victor! You aren't supposed to see me before I walk down the aisle!
[Victor Hugo]
Look at me, Elion.
Look me in the eye and tell me you’re marrying me because you love me.
[Elion]
Victor... of course I...
[Victor Hugo]
Don't lie to me. Not today.
Every time you dance on stage, every time you sing a love song... you aren't thinking of me. You're thinking of him.
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[Elion]
Victor, you’ve done everything for me. I promised to give you my life...
[Victor Hugo]
I don't want a promise out of obligation, Elion. I want a partner whose whole heart belongs to me.
And yours is still in Nightfall.
[Elion]
I'm so sorry...
[Victor Hugo]
Don't be sorry. Be happy.
Now take off that formal coat, run out the side doors, and go find him. He’s standing outside the chapel.
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[Elion]
Rowan?
[Rowan]
Elion?! Why are you outside? What happened to the wedding?
[Elion]
Victor let me go.
He told me to stop running from the truth.
[Rowan]
What truth?
[Elion]
That I never stopped loving you. Not for a single day.
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[Rowan]
Look behind you.
[Elion]
Is that... my father?
And your dad?
[Rowan]
When I gave up my inheritance, my father finally understood what he was losing. He came here today to apologize to your dad in person.
[Elion]
They’re... shaking hands?
[Rowan]
No more class walls. No more secrets.
Just us.
[Elion]
Then come here, Rowan.
Take my hand, and let’s finally go home to Nightfall.
I don't know.
