THE RIND KING: ACT II, Scene 1 (Revised)

In this scene, the facade of the Rind King’s command tent in the Forest of Despair begins to crack. While the King remains entranced by his own reflection, the Muskrat Wizard frantically tries to manage the "E-Men"—an army of soldiers infused with the King's own narcissism. As the King dismisses logistical disasters as mere "sub-optimal" noise, the true horror of his vanity starts to set in.

In this Episode:

• The Narcissist’s Den: The Rind King is sequestered in his tent, ignoring the campaign maps strewn around him to focus entirely on the "cut of his jib" in his magic looking glass.
• The E-Men’s Rebellion: The Muskrat Wizard discovers that the soldiers are not just "proactive"—they are unhinged, making comman ...