Ornate and luxurious, the throne room gleams with gold and precious jewels. Priceless paintings of past kings line the sides. Underneath a vaulted ceiling, a regal red carpet connects the throne room's entrance to the golden throne itself.
Throne Room, Inside Tower
craftsman
king
I am the king. I rule this kingdom alongside my wife, the queen. It is my divine right to be the king because my father was the king before me.
You speak to your King like this? You should kneel when you address me, knave! Yes, you are correct my king, take this sword as an apology. The court accepts your gift. Now speak more of this boat This will be a very large boat, a towering thing, big enough to hold the entire village, so that we may escape if ever there was a reason to, or just to travel to new lands if we wish. Ha! Behold the gold and jewels that surround you! I could build a hundred such boats if I wished! But what benefit is it to me, your divine ruler? Why yes you could, but none that you would build could stand up to mine, for I am a master craftsmen, I am good at what I do, the best even, you will find no other that can build something as well as me. You boast highly of yourself Craftsman. I have no reason to take you at your word. What proof can you offer to back up this bluster? This hammer was forged from the strongest metals on earth, it is useless in any others hands but mine own, with this hammer I could craft a boat to please even the gods themselves. This throne itself was forged by a master craftsman. But I never heard any tales of a magic hammer. If what you say is true, then you could forge something made of these royal jewels. Do you dare to accept this task? I could build whatever you please your majesty, you name, I build it. These are precious. Look at them, feel them. All the paintings you see around you are of kings who possessed these. If any of these are damaged, you will forfeit your very life. Are you still so confident in your skills? Look! see how it broke into pieces on the floor? This piece was a fake! Are you sure they are so precious?!