The Elf Queen's Second Choice

EXT. BEAST KING’S PALACE - THRONE HALL - DAY Tall stone pillars covered in ivy. Speckled sunlight through the dome. Five beast totems on a raised platform: lion, serpent, fox, phoenix, wolf. Gemstone eyes. Behind each totem, a portrait of a young prince with beast-glow in their eyes. MAGNUS (50s, silver mane-like hair) sits on the throne, looking down at LIORA (18, green eyes). MAGNUS Liora. Give me your answer. Of my five sons, which one will you choose as your destined husband? Liora slowly sc