Story Progression

Act I

1. Ordinary world

The narrator wakes up in the middle of a field. He gets up and tries to find food and a place to stay for the night. As he was following the river downstream, he met a monk who gave him these amenities alongside some books and maps for him to read.

2. Call to adventure

The narrator is shocked by the sudden death of the monk who appeared as a knight in shining armor dangling to his horse. It looks like there seems to be a war going on and the fair maiden is seeking his help with the coercion of her pitchfork.

3. Refusal of the call

The narrator is quite reluctant to help the fair maiden as he is rather suspicious of her. He is not sure if he can trust her because he feels like she does not really need his help knowing that she has powers to manipulate reality to her whim.

4. Meeting the mentor

The fair maiden acts as a mentor teaching the narrator her powers and how to harness them. Her aim is to restore peace and has no desire to return to the real world unlike the narrator who accepts her guidance and agrees to help on her quest, nonetheless.

Act II

5. Crossing the threshold

The couple (narrator and fair maiden) meet the duet (singer and instrumentalist) at the tavern. A fight occurred there which forced the couple to use their powers to help them all escape. They fled to the monastery, but it had been razed to the ground.

6. Tests, Allies, Enemies

As he lay dying, the abbot revealed to the instrumentalist that he had a claim to the kingdom while the singer was a princess to the neighboring realm. He implores them to seek the lair of a rebel group at a nearby cave.

7. Approach to the innermost cave

The group (the couple and the duet) were expected when they reached the cave. The rebels gave them the rundown on their plans which was to launch a siege and enter the castle. They were going to depose the king and replace him with the instrumentalist.

8. The ordeal

The group goes along with the plan and manages to get inside the castle. The king who was in a discussion with his advisors at the time was arrested and kept prisoner. The king was left speechless as he was led to the dungeons awaiting trial.

Act III

9. Reward

The couple stays to watch the coronation of the instrumentalist’s ascendancy to the throne and later the wedding ceremony of the marriage between the singer and the instrumentalist. This led to a peace treaty between the kingdom and its neighbor.

10. The road back

The narrator is confused as to why he is still not able to return back to the real world. The fair maiden also appears to be stumped so they both decide to interrogate the deposed king who reveals to the narrator the reality of his situation.

11. Resurrection

The narrator pays heed to the words of the deposed king and retrace his steps alongside the fair maiden. The narrator accuses her of treason and punishes her for the alleged transgressions. She is flogged multiple times before shouting out the safe word.

12. Return

The narrator drops the whip that he was holding then applies some ointment to the fair maiden. The narrator does some sweet little aftercare for the fair maiden. They both kiss before going to bed.

Ashraf Azli

Outline

Story Progression