Old Scars, Chapter 5: Part 3.2

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Panel 1: Cut to a shot of T standing a few steps away from Grem moments later, barking out a little louder to their friend. You can see part of a map to their right that the young person happens to be pointing to as they speak.

T

(forceful, just above a whisper; to Grem) Grem!

Panel 2: We move to a shot of the map T was pointing to, showing the same level of red dots from a few pages ago.

T

(Cont.) You have any clue where we are? Whether this is the demigoddess or...

LOUHI

(Off-Panel)

You know the answer already, Humech.

Panel 3: Louhi glances over at the map, taking a few steps toward it with a nonchalant attitude on her face as well as her body language as she speaks.

LOUHI

This is my personal domicile, and laboratory. And that map is not something you should worry about.

GREM

The patterning on the dots: looks quite intentional, like pieces of would a magical spell. Or some type of sacrificial offering...

Panel 4: Same setting/layout as the previous panel. Moments later, just as Grem is about to turn and go for his bag, Louhi freezes him like a tree (along with T off-panel).

LOUHI

(knowing) I see your apprehension, rush to judgment. There is an innocent method to this and to everything I want for your world.

Panel 5: Slight close-up on Louhi's face a beat later, showing a touch of warmth mixed with sadness as she speaks.

LOUHI

(Cont.) See it for yourself...!

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Panel 1: A long, long time ago, in a birthing room, we see an exhausted Louhi in bed; hair disheveled, sweat pouring down her face. You can see the midwife coming in, holding baby Maarika wrapped in a beautiful light purple blanket.

Panel 2: Louhi takes the infant in her arms, flashing a loving smile at the newborn. You can see a trail of tears going down both her eyes.

Panel 3: We jump to seven years later to find the child walking out of school one day with tears in her eyes, holding what looked like a gorgeous sculpture that is now broken into multiple pieces. Louhi had a similar set of teary eyes as in Panel 1.

Panel 4: She bends down to Maarika's level for a conversation to explain what had happened. Through all this, you can see flickers of flames piercing the very top of her head.

Panel 5: Cut to a shot of their house days later, showing the two of them working together on another art piece along with her other daughters; the love between all of them more than evident at this point.

Panel 6: We jump to a similarly framed shot, albeit with only one of the older daughters. This time, they're focused on studying philosophical and scientific texts in front of them. You can see on the floor piles of sheet music from earlier.