Literature
CO: CotS S7E45: Shadows in the Green World
[SCENE 1 – CASTLE OF THE COUNTS, ECHTERNARION, LUCIVARIA PRIME]
Inside the crystalline dining hall, Count Armandus-Percival-Celestior-Florianus-Lux-Magnificat-Aurélius-Silvanius-Leontar-Valentinian-Vocem-Stellaris-Arcadius-Dominique-Théodore-Isidore-Godefroi-Lambertus-Octavianus-Regentus de Lucivaria reclines elegantly at the table. Across from him sits Alexander-Philip Gregory "Alex" Scapirelli, helmet placed on the chair beside him, finishing the last morsels of a lavish green stew.
ALEX (content, Swiss-accented):
“Mon dieu… Count, that meal! One of ze best in ze entire Solar Nation. Tell me… vhat is ze secret?”
COUNT ARMANDUS (smiling, cultured):
“Ah, Commander Scapirelli, it is the pride of Xorbukulororgore. A planet rich in green herbs, swamps, and culture. The spice comes from the marshes of Mount Xinar. Without it, the dish would be ordinary.”
ALEX (curious, leaning forward):
“Tell me of zis place. I have only read fragments.”
COUNT ARMANDUS (gesturing to a
