Scene 5 Flashcards
Hawk: Royal guardians. I caught them wandering up ahead
Excellent
Guard 1: the Emperor will stop you.
Stop me! He invited me. By building the Great Wall of China, all Chinese for generations have challenged my strength. Well, I’m here to play their game. Hi! Tell your emperor to send his strongest armies. I’m ready. How many men does it take to deliver a message?
Dragon: No! One! ONE, you fools!
It doesn’t matter. One extra man on Chinese side won’t make a difference. Let them enjoy what little time they have left to suffer in terror.
Dragon:Still, after that, I’m not sure out army is ready.
What do you mean! If anything, it proves that they are ready. You know how it goes. People can either be small and smart or big and dumb.
Dragon: … We just want you to fight
Save it for the battlefield dragon. These men know how to fight, and that’s all we need. No use wasting your energy on pointless rules.
Dragon: … Every time a soldier steps out of line or falls for a stupid trick…
That’s not going to happen to us. Even they could recognize a Chinese trick when they saw it. I told you, we trained them: they’ll show no weakness in battle, you can bet on that.
Hawk: we should keep going, sir. Don’t you think?
Move men! We’re wasting daylight.