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[somewhere out beyond the city there begins the shakiest video post ever. it's clear that whoever handles this device is not accustomed to using anything like it--but eventually, it rights itself, with some muttering and swearing, and then hello, there's Arthur, in his full armor, standing in the barren outlands. there's a smudge of dirt and blood on his forehead, but otherwise he's very clean and presentable and princely (all indignity of technological unfamiliarity aside).]

I am Prince Arthur of Camelot, recently brought to this place. I do not take kindly to being pressed into service, but as our captors have said, they have no choice in our being here. [yeah right. even with his princeface on, he sneers a little at that. but.]

If we take what we have been told as truth--that there is a force that threatens all of our kingdoms--then our way is clear. We are not united, but this threat gives us common cause. [though the way his mouth tightens when he says that indicates how very not pleased he is by that.] I am not content to wait to be told what to do when my kingdom is threatened. So it falls then to us, to organize ourselves. The training sessions that this Initiative provides--I have found them to be wanting, yet they can be used to our purposes, should we chose to.

But we must first know what strength is ours, and what weapons we have been given. No force can be organized without this information. And if this United Earth presumes to steal resources from our kingdoms, we must know what it is that they would look to steal, so we can better protect against these threats when the time comes. And it had best come soon.

I have set the task of collecting this information to my servant, Merlin, wherever the idiot's gotten off to. He will ask each of you in turn, or else you may come to him.

[and you will answer, that's the message here, and with an imperious nod, he reaches to--fumble around with the device again, and the rest of this is muttering.]

Damn-- thing--

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Of course not! You've no idea what they're like.

I've heard enough of them to last me my whole life. Even if Camelot were interested in conquest, we'd look elsewhere.

Preferably to lands actually in Albion, for starters.

It is easier to move an army short distances.

But that hasn't stopped this from happening.

I'm well aware that armies can be moved long distances as well as short. But whatever sorcery is used to bring us here--that is what I'm not interested in, so I suppose we'll have to do without your foreign lands. Though I'm sure they're lovely.

Eye of the beholder, your highness.

Then you think your kingdom ugly?

I know many that do.

Well, there's an easy test for that. Is it ugly?

Ha ha. Parts of it are. Parts of it are beautiful. Which would you have me count the more?

How much is parts, let's begin there.

I like the theater, and I haven't got much hope for the palace.

[he snorts.]

It sounds promising. But you know what, I think I'll leave you to your kingdom, and just go back to Camelot when the time comes. It has a very nice palace.

The kingdom has me, not the other way around.

But maybe that's true for Your Highness as well.

Well, no. Considering I'm a prince, not a prisoner.

"Heavy is the head that wears the crown." I'm sure you've heard them all.

[wwwwwait.]

Then you're a king as well?

Of course not. The Holy Kingdom doesn't have a king.

I'm merely frustrating.

What do you mean, it doesn't have a king?

We have a High Priest, not a king.

Well. That can't end well.

What countries do?