Hold Your Tongue

Storyline: Date Night

Characters: Kayra, Singing Cricket, dwarf, Bill

I had tossed around a few ideas of how Kayra might punish this person for her role in the baby's abandonment.

Karya sprinkles something into a teacup, casting a spell over the liquid. Behind her, Amanita stands hypnotized. In the background, Singing Cricket retrieves the dwarf from the barrel, which as crashed into a tree. The bartender watches, worried.

Kayra: "Loosen, tongue, and have your druthers. Speak of your mistress as she speaks of others!"

Amanita: "Thank you, you're too kind. Now, about the smith's boy..."

Amanita: "Well, it seems that he and the baker --"

Amanita, interrupting herself: "I bought this necklace with money I stole from the church!"

Amanita looks around wondering who said this. One of the partygoers turns to listen in.

Amanita: "Who said that?!"

Kayra: "You did!"

Amanita: "Nonsense! I would NEVER--"

Amanita, interrupting herself: "My husband is not my son's father!"

Close-up on Amanita. She stares in horror at her own tongue, which has developed eyes and a mouth of its own.

Tongue: "I gossip about others because I'm terrified people will find out about ME!"

A crowd gathers round, looking angrily at Amanita. Kayra rummages around in her purse.

Tongue: "The butcher's son wasn't a thief -- I accused him because my daughter liked him. He's still in prison and I have no remorse at all!"

Amanita: "Help me!"

Kayra: "I think I may have some scissors..."