# Samara's Insight

<div id="bkmrk-sam-%E2%80%93-do-you-know-wh">Sam – do you know what it is like to feel pain, from the loss of love never gained? </div><div id="bkmrk-">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0muse-%E2%80%93-what-do-you-"> Muse – What do you mean? </div><div id="bkmrk--1">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0sam-%E2%80%93-it-must-be-ni"> Sam – It must be nice to live where others have framed your being. I was stricken and thrown from my people, and then yours, long ago. </div><div id="bkmrk--2">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0muse-%E2%80%93-and-why-were"> Muse – And why were you excommunicated from your people? </div><div id="bkmrk--3">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0sam-chuckles-and-mu"> Sam chuckles and Muse looks on in wonder and curiosity. </div><div id="bkmrk--4">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0sam-%28flippantly%29---"> Sam (flippantly) - because I loved someone, because I loved a woman, because of love. </div><div id="bkmrk--5">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0muse-%E2%80%93-you-loved%3F-t"> Muse – You loved? That seems preposterous… (unsure) What was this woman’s name? </div><div id="bkmrk--6">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0a-smile-stretches-a"> A smile stretches across Sam’s face and she almost dances merrily in place. </div><div id="bkmrk--7">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0sam-%28tenderly%29-%E2%80%93-ju"> Sam (tenderly) – Juniper, they called her Ezthra, but I called her Juniper. </div><div id="bkmrk--8">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0muse-%E2%80%93-juniper%2C-you"> Muse – Juniper, you loved her? You speak as if they call her nomore. </div><div id="bkmrk--9">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0sam-%28growing-angry-"> Sam (growing angry and then softens) - They killed her, they thought her tainted by me and drug her to the queen’s feet to be skewered like a rat. Gutted with her heart pulled to dangle like a necklace from her throat. I couldn’t do anything but watch from my knees. Then they changed me and forced me above to suffer with the memories. </div><div id="bkmrk--10">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0muse-%E2%80%93-and-how-did-"> Muse – And how did they change you? Did you at least get a memory to say goodbye to this love? </div><div id="bkmrk--11">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0sam-falls-into-a-st"> Sam falls into a state of uncontrollable laughter, almost keeled over, before straightening back into a gentle pose. </div><div id="bkmrk--12">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0sam-%28inwardly-hurt%29"> Sam (inwardly hurt)- no, she didn’t know my name and found me hideous faced. I wasn’t like this before, they forced me into this… sickness. </div><div id="bkmrk--13">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0muse-%28thoughtfully%29"> Muse (thoughtfully) – hmm, she didn’t know your name? What is it your implying? </div><div id="bkmrk--14">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0sam%E2%80%99s-visage-seems-"> Sam’s visage seems to shift a furrow into anger, her eyes darkening and her back hunching under the tense pose. Muse feels a different aura cast from the woman’s being as she interrupts him. </div><div id="bkmrk--15">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0sam-%28angry%29---i-wat"> Sam (angry) - I watched her from afar, we never spoke, SHE DIDN’T KNOW MY NAME! that is what I am implying your insolent fool, she was dead. has your wisdom been drug so far into the abyss…? </div><div id="bkmrk--16">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0a-breath-is-release"> A breath is released, and Sam stills and slackens back into a softer pose. </div><div id="bkmrk--17">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0muse-%28knowingly%29-%E2%80%93-"> Muse (knowingly) – Is that why you seek power? To bring her back. </div><div id="bkmrk--18">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0sam-fills-the-room-"> Sam fills the room with tinkling laughter. </div><div id="bkmrk--19">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0sam-%28softly%29-%E2%80%93-if-o"> Sam (softly) – if only it was that simple (darkly) I have done things I wish I hadn’t, more than a fool like you would understand. (tears up) I wish I hadn’t done it… </div><div id="bkmrk--20">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0muse-%28worried%29-%E2%80%93-wh"> Muse (worried) – What have you done, woman!? </div><div id="bkmrk--21">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0sam-%28tearfully%29-%E2%80%93-i"> Sam (tearfully) – I need power to fix her... to put her back… </div><div id="bkmrk--22">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0muse%E2%80%99s-worry-grows-"> Muse’s worry grows as Sam shifts in place to stand far away from the sage. </div><div id="bkmrk--23">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0muse-%28pointed%29-%E2%80%93-wh"> Muse (pointed) – Where is she? Where is this Juniper? </div><div id="bkmrk--24">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0sam%E2%80%99s-face-furrows-"> Sam’s face furrows and then stretches in a grin, her eyes darkening and muse notices with a wince the red bead of color staining her iris. </div><div id="bkmrk--25">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0sam-%28both-fearfully"> Sam (both fearfully and savagely, two voices speaking almost at once) – I am (she is) right here. </div><div id="bkmrk--26">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%C2%A0to-be-continued%E2%80%A6"> To Be Continued…</div>