The Dragons of Krull

THE DRAGONS OF KRULL by Stanford Sherman 3rd Draft, November 1980 FADE IN: EXT. FOREST - JUST BEFORE DAWN Mail-clad HORSEMEN gallop headlong through the dark, bent low over their saddles. A bestial scream is heard, and suddenly a saddle is empty, the rider sprawled face down in a pool of blood. At the head of the band, COLWYN, a boy of twenty-two, raises his shield to ward off an unseen assailant. We hear a horrendous tearing sound, and Colwyn's father, TUROLD, riding beside him, looks over at the boy. Colwyn is unharmed - but his shield is deeply gouged, as if by a huge claw. EXT. PARAPET OF WHITE CASTLE - DAWN A GUARD sees the band of warriors emerge from the forest. GUARD (shouts) Open the gate! EXT. APPROACH TO WHITE CASTLE - DAWN The warriors gallop toward the main gate of the castle. Though their arms and armor are reminiscent of the Middle Ages on Earth, this is not Earth ... TWIN SUNRISE Behind the riders, TWO SUNS rise above the horizon. EXT. MAIN GATE OF WHITE CASTLE - DAWN Turold and Colwyn lead their men through the gate and dismount. Waiting for them are LORD ROWAN, a man of Turold's age, and an elderly COUNCILOR. Rowan notices the gouges in Colwyn's shield. ROWAN (to Turold) You were attacked in the forest? TUROLD Yes. We lost five. ROWAN You were lucky. I lost thirty there. INT. CORRIDOR IN WHITE CASTLE - DAY Turold and Rowan walk down the corridor, followed by Colwyn and the Councilor. ROWAN I tried to reach Ynyr, the old one.