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Valyrian Swords.

Shivam Agarwal 2017B5A20969P, Ishan Mangotra 2017B5A80903P, Swadesh Vaibhav
2017A7PS0030P and Narendra Maheshwari 2017D2PS1239P

CHARACTERS

Mediator: Calm, monotonous voice, no accent

Salim: Dressed in a royal dress. He has a deep rough voice, eastern accent.

Sgt. Malcom: Dressed in a formal suit. Has a shrill voice. Speaks English in a somewhat
Russian accent.

SETTING

A medium size hall size 12 feet by 20 feet, somewhere in an Eastern country. Late night.
Attached to the largest wall is a stage with two podiums on its either side behind which Salim
and Malcom are standing on the left and the right respectively. The mediator sits on a chair
close to the middle of the opposite large wall, in front of him there is a smart desk with
documents, and there are three glasses of water 1 for each member in the room. A sound
recorder sits behind the mediator. Summer, 17 July.

BEGIN.

Mediator: We are present here tonight to discuss the terms of peace between the state of
Belarus and Iraq. On my left is King Salim Khan, the royal chair of Iraq. On my right is Sgt.
Malcolm represented the state of Belarus. On the 7 of April, 1952, Sgt. Malcolm marched th
his troops into Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, and lay siege upon the Baghdad Fort. The
Sergeant managed to capture the fort and lay claim to the oil reserves of Iraq. Yesterday, on
the 15 of July, Iraqi troops marched in from the city of Basrah to seize control back from th
Sgt. Malcolm. It was then when the Sgt. Called in for a peace treaty, and… (interrupted by
Salim)
Salim: (Shouting) Not a peace treaty!! This is a criminal hearing. The warmonger is on trial
for his crying upon the throne of Iraq.

Mediator: (Unaffected) and the king will lay down the terms for him.

Salim: Can you not hear me? I never agreed for any peace treaty.

Malcolm: I can hear you perfectly fine. And no, I am not under any kind of trial. You do
realise that I could have held the Fort for much longer, had I not given in to avoid slaughter.

Salim: Lying Shaitaan!! Your frail guns are no match against our Valyrian swords.

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