🎥 Scene: Training with Kaelen and the twins
Director: "Scene 9, take 5—Kaelen spars with Liam."
Kaelen:(swinging slow-motion staff) "Remember, balance is—"
THWACK! Staff slips and whacks Kaelen in the shin
Liam: "Dad, are you balancing your pain now?"
Kaelen:hobbling dramatically "Leave me to die with dignity."
🎥 Scene: burning village
Director: "Scene 25, take 3—Kaelen during the burning village!"
Kaelen:runs in heroically, trips on cloak and falls flatEvan (off-screen): "Dad's down! We need a healer… for his ego."Aeris:laughing "I told you to hem that cloak!"
Cut!
🎥 Scene: Kaelen's Emotional Last Words
Kaelen: (choking up) "Please... live. And remember—I will always love—"
Phone rings loudly.
Kaelen: (breaking character) "Seriously? During my dying speech?"
Pearline: (grinning) "Maybe it's Mom. The baby kicked again."
🎥 Scene:
Villain (whispers): "I'll be back. Amira~"
Just then, a branch breaks under him and he falls flat on his back with a "OOF."
Villain (muffled): "...Not my most ominous exit."