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week 5!

 Write a scene on a page or two consisting only of dialogue between two characters. No idle chatter—something must be at stake. 

"I don't see why we can't just go to war, our army is much stronger than the south and we would win and establish order once again." My father, the king, shakes his head and tells me how I know nothing. I had been preparing since birth for my place as king, I know what I am doing.

"I don't understand the south will either secede or start a war with the north why not put an end to it now before any casualties," I try to reason with my father but he won't have it. He starts to explain the condition of the country like I don't already know myself.

"Is this about our resources? or how our allies might view us for going to war with our own people? Because father I cannot for the life of me figure out why you won't prevent our country from going into ashes," I exasperate. He then stands from his seat and shouts how I'm all wrong and it's not about the resources but the people. 

"I AM THE ONE THAT KNOWS THE PEOPLE NOT YOU. YOU SIT ON YOUR THROWN ALL DAY WHILE I'M OUT PROTECTING OUR PEOPLE TRYING TO STOP THIS WAR." He casts me out of the room and says I am foolish and will be no king. He cannot stop me from taking away my birthright when I'm trying to do what's best for our people. 

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