/ i think i'll be writing for clancy during his trench and scaled and icy era to begin with.
this means he has escaped the city of dema a few times already. after escaping, he gets captured and taken back to dema.
people start noticing him, he becomes talk of the place and gossip of his escapes spread, so the leaders of the city use that to their advantage. against his will, they make him write songs and perform on their tv show to spread their ideas while entertaining viewers at the same time.