COLD OPEN – A NEW HOME
[FOREST ENCAMPMENT – MORNING]
The rebel camp is buzzing with activity. Veer, the tiger cub, playfully pounces on a bucket, knocking it over.
GORAV (grumbling)
That's the fourth one this week!
AASHA (laughing)
He's royalty. Let the prince's beast train as he pleases.
Aryan smiles, watching Veer chase a chicken while a group of children laugh.
SCENE 1 – A SECRET MEETING
[TENT – STRATEGY ROOM]
Aasha, Devika, Bhairav, and Aryan gather around a hand-drawn map. A spy from Kaligarh whispers news.
SPY
The people believe Prince Aryaveer is dead… but some whisper of a boy leading rebels in the forest.
ARYAN
Good. Let them keep whispering—for now.
DEVIKA
We strike when they least expect.
SCENE 2 – LAUGHTER AROUND THE FIRE
[CAMPFIRE – NIGHT]
The group gathers for dinner. Veer curls around Aryan's feet. Aasha tells an exaggerated story of Aryan facing off against ten wolves with only a spoon.
AASHA (dramatically)
And he said, "Back off, beasts—or face the wrath of my mighty ladle!"
GROUP (laughs)
ARYAN (chuckling)
For the record—I only had a stick.
BHARAV (smiling dryly)
Still impressive... for a city boy.
A sense of camaraderie and bonding grows.
SCENE 3 – THE SHADOW RETURNS
[KALIGARH PALACE – NIGHT]
Raja Varundev receives word that Aryaveer may still be alive.
VARUNDEV (snarling)
If the cub lives… we'll burn the forest.
SCENE 4 – THE BANNER IS RAISED
[CLIFFSIDE ABOVE CAMP – SUNRISE]
Aryan stands with Aasha, Bhairav, and Gorav. A newly sewn banner is hoisted: a sunburst behind a tiger.
ARYAN
It's time the people of Kaligarh remember who I am. And who we are.
AASHA
To the prince who came from the stars.
GORAV
And to the tiger who chases destiny.
ALL CHEER
"For Kaligarh!"
ENDING SCENE – THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
[MONTAGE]
Aryan practicing swordplay with Bhairav
Devika teaching Aryan the old dialects
Veer growing stronger, playfully knocking over sparring partners
Loyalists painting Aryan's new sigil on shields
Villagers secretly passing messages under bread loaves and water jars
The rebellion is growing—and so is Aryan.
[NEXT TIME PREVIEW]
"Next: A traitor in the camp. Aryan must choose who to trust… and face his first betrayal."