PANEL 1
A young person with light hair raises their hand excitedly.
YOUTH: "Wait! There may be a way!"
YOUTH: "The Gryphon! We could ask for its help!"
PANEL 2
An older figure with long light hair responds, while a smaller figure (younger sibling) looks up.
OLDER SIBLING: "No, my little brother is right. Better to seek our deaths in hope of bringing a chance victory than to die in vain on a Gothic sword."
YOUNGER FIGURE: "Its too dangerous, William!"
PANEL 3
A council elder, shown partially, gives approval.
ELDER: "With the council elders blessing, we shall take offerings to the Gryphon and beg it for assistance."
PANEL 4
The elder speaks to the two youths (William and Thomas).
ELDER: "You have my blessing."
WILLIAM: "We have no choice. The Goths are far too powerful to defeat alone."
PANEL 5
The woman with the feathered hat writes in her minutes.
WOMAN: ""Two brave youths to seek deaths in hopeless quest to save us all.""
WOMAN: "Did I get everything?"
PANEL 6
A scenic illustration of a dark, foreboding forest with mountains in the background.
NARRATION: "So the brothers William and Thomas traveled to the Foreboding Dark Forest in search of the great Gryphons abode..."