[Establishing shot: Exterior, Day. the sound of quiet footsteps in a thick forest.]
[VO: The Winter Prince is Speaking] All the Ways into the Feywild are closed, save one, The "main gate" if you will.
[CUT TO: Tam and November are riding Windskiffs at night, under a full moon. They pull up onto a beach and the 'skiffs disappear back into their bracelets, then November casts invisibility on them both. There is no music or dialog during this part]
[CUT TO: A small, comfy house. Two older women, seemingly in their late 70s, are working at a long bench, passing flasks and tools back and forth with an ease born of long familiarity]
[CUT TO: Exterior, Night. Tamara, November, Winter Moon, and Osmorn standing in front of a stone circle. Suddenly the circle flares to life and there is light and color inside of it. But when Tam steps forward to enter the circle an energy barrier prevents her.]
[VO: Diphalos is speaking, during the previous scene] The location of the Gate moves a little on the 'Wild side, but it's generally somewhere central to both Summer and Winter. You are meant to be guests of Winter and you have a stated goal in Summer. You should _technically_ be treated well.
[SMASH CUT: Winter Moon fighting in moonlight, a snarl comes from off-camera, then a dagger flies in from off-camera, the other direction. Winter Moon looks up and sees Tam, with November behind her. Winter Moon blinks slowly]
[FADE TO BLACK]
[VO: Kore speaking.] But the thing about the Fey, of course, is that they break treaties.
[MONTAGE:]
- Winter Prince standing in a throne room of ice. Behind him are two thrones, one of which is shattered and crumbled.
- Summer Lady laying in a green gown on a small hummock next to a stream, her eyes flash green and she reaches out her hand. The camera pans to show that she's holding hands with Nezzara. She smiles back at Summer.
- Winter Moon dancing with Osmorn in what appears to be a summer ballroom. Winter's dress flares....
- Tam and November are dancing in what appears to be a winter ballroom. The camera closes in on November's back....
- Nezzara and Autumn are dancing in a collapsed, tumbled down ball room with leaves on the floor and spiders on the walls
[FADE TO BLACK]
[NO VISUAL, VO: Kore screaming "BROTHER"]
[FADE UP TO A CLOSE OF EPHIALTES, PAN CAMERA TO REVEAL: He is talking to Iggy in his study in Dunhammer Manor]
[VO: IGGY] So she'll have to fight dirty. [Ephialtes simply nods.] She'll be happy about that.
[FADE BACK TO BLACK]
[TITLE] The HAWTHORNE CHRONICLES: MOONSHAE ISLES