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EXT. THE OWL HOUSE - EARLY MORNING
[The sun has yet to rise over the Boiling Isles. All its inhabitants are still sound asleep. Eda is sprawled in her nest, clutching a ripped teddy bear. King is curled up atop his mountain of plush minions.]
INT. LUZ'S ROOM
Luz snoozes away, tucked snugly in her sleeping bag. Then, a series of heavy footfalls encroach toward her from the darkness, a dark shadow looming over her.
[Suddenly, a loud fanfare of trumpets erupts around the room.]
LUZ
AAAAGGHH!
[She leaps out of the sleeping bag, tripping and collapsing in a heap on the floor. She looks up to see a row of ethereal knights playing brass bugles. With their wake-up call concluded, they dissolve into mist, leaving Sir William standing over the disheveled Luz.]
WILLIAM
RISE AND SHINE, KNAVE! TRAINING BEGINS NOW!
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SEQUENCE:
INT. UPSTAIRS BATHROOM
[Luz hurriedly brushes her teeth and fixes her hair, having mixed results doing both simultaneously. She's startled by an impatient rapping on the door.]
WILLIAM O.S
What's the hold-up?!
LUZ
(flustered)
You know, when I said I wanted to start training "bright and early", I kind of meant it as an expression.
[William leans against the wall outside the door, idly tapping his sabatons.]
WILLIAM
There's no place for lyricism in this dojo! You must earn the right to dictate the rules of engagement!
Now, do you want to be a witch, or not?!
LUZ
(gargling)
Yessh!
WILLIAM
I can't hear you!
[Fed up, she spits into the sink and kicks open the bathroom door.]
LUZ
(triumphant)
I WANT TO BE A WITCH!
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EXT. FOREST - MORNING
[Luz pants with exhaustion as she jogs beside Sir William to the beat of the adrenaline-pumping score.]
LUZ
*groan* Why are we doing this? What does jogging have to do with being a witch?
WILLIAM
No excuses! A good witch is sound in mind and body! Now, I'd better see knees and elbows! Pick up the pace, knave!
INT. LIVING ROOM - MORNING
[Luz hurriedly scrawls a glyph on a piece of paper. She's almost done before William slaps down a fresh piece of paper over it, expectantly holding an empty hourglass in the other hand.]
WILLIAM
Time's up! You'll need to be faster than that!
LUZ
I'm drawing as fast as I--!
WILLIAM
--Too slow!
(turning hourglass)
YOU ARE READING
The Owl House: The Chronicles of Sir William
FanfictionFrustrated with the lack of published knowledge on magical glyphs, Luz seeks a primary source. Legends tell of a powerful wizard who once wielded these glyphs as a magical knight. They say he is kept in a magical slumber in a cavern deep beneath Dir...
