THE RIND KING: ACT III, Scene 1

In this scene, the Northern kingdom stands on the edge of defeat. The last stronghold has fallen, the Rind King’s assassin approaches the castle, and even Queen Elara’s optimism is beginning to fail. Then a strange discovery offers one final defence: the King’s essence may be powerful—but it cannot survive contact with genuine human feeling.

In this Episode:

The Last Stronghold Falls: Poutini brings news that the Northern forces have scattered and the Ass-Man has breached the outer defences. Dr. Wiz declares the kingdom karmically doomed, while Jingo searches the birds’ reports for something more useful than premium prophecy.

The Lust-Dust Discovery: E-Men marching through the site of Marius and Lyra’s earlier romantic encounter begin laughi ...