A fascinating interview with the beloved princess of Daventry about the return to her homeland and its new hero Connor MacLyrr.
By Black Widow
Black Widow: (descending from a parapet) Excuse me, handsome. I'm here to see the princess.
Guard: Ah! Spider! (swings his sword at her, which she evades)
BW: Woah there, cowboy! Calm down, or I may have to put you down like I did my first through third husbands.
G: Excuse me?
BW: The name’s Black Widow, and I’m here to interview Princess Rosella. (sighs) The good-looking are just so rarely intelligent.
G: Oh—uh, right. Someone did tell me that. I just thought the name was a joke. Sorry, uh, ma’am.
BW: That’s better, cupcake. Now, the princess?
G: I’ll take you to her. (Black Widow settles onto his helmet and he takes her inside to a sitting room where the Princess sits at a table, puzzling over a chessboard by herself. He bows.)
G: Your Highness, your interviewer from The Four Winds is here.
Rosella: Excellent! Please show them in.
G: I am, Highness. She’s right here
R: Whatever do you—eek! A spider!
G: Exactly, Your Highness.
BW: Princess Rosella, it is wonderful to finally meet you. I’m Black Widow.
R: You…work for a newspaper?
BW: I’m the best gossip columnist they’ve ever had.
R: I see. You may leave us, guard, thank you. (The guard bows and exits.)
BW: So, Your Highness, now that it’s us girls, let’s get down to the juicy details.
R: Of course. I’m sure you want to know all about the Mask of Eternity and Connor—
BW: (laughs) Yes, yes, in good time, but I mean the real juicy stuff. What’s going on with you and Prince Edgar of Etheria exactly? Our readers are dying to know.
R: What? That’s—that’s none of your business, Ms. Widow. ….or is it Mrs?
