The king fell to his knees and tossed his sword and helmet on the sand. “I give up,” he said, exhausted, “you can have the kingdom.” He lowered his head, squeezed his eyes shut, prepared to meet his doom as the chill of the blade touch his neck.
“Not today, your highness.”
“And…cut!” Shouted the director off in the distance.
The actors helped each other up and went to their makeup stations, immediately snatching their phones and tapping away on their social media feeds.
“You two, that was great,” the director said, “let’s do it again, with more emotions, please?”
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