INT. GOAT MAN'S HOUSE - NIGHT

VANESSA kicks down the door. DARCY's arms are wrapped around NANCY and Vanessa's shoulders. He is unresponsive to the girl's panic. MIN snaps their head towards the commotion, and they drop the book they were reading. LUCY enters the room with food and is shocked to see the commotion.

MIN CONT'D: What the fuck happened?

VANESSA: An accident happened.

LUCY: Oh my god. Is he alright?

MIN: What accident?

NANCY: Can we talk later? He's hurt and needs medical attention right now!

MIN: I'll see what I can do. Lay him down on the ground. I might have some extra herbs in my satchel. Also cushion his head.

Min goes to the desk to retrieve their satchel. Vanessa helps Nancy lay Darcy down. Nancy takes a nearby cloth and uses it as cushioning for Darcy's head. Vanessa drops the key onto the table quietly and walks to leave. Min notices and they turn their attention to her. Lucy watches the scene in worry, unsure on what to do next.

MIN CONT'D: Where are you going now?

VANESSA: I quit.

LUCY: Quit what?

VANESSA: This. I can't do this anymore.

MIN: Vanessa, Are you sure you want to do this?

NANCY: You're just leaving?

VANESSA (to Nancy): I don't see why you're so concerned. You were destroying public property not too long ago.

Nancy stays silent. Lucy carefully pats Nancy's back.

MIN CONT'D (to Nancy and Lucy): Take these herbs and crush them into that mortar and pestle from the desk. When you're done, transfer it into a bowl, add water and waft it under his nose. If he wakes up, make him drink it.

Nancy and Lucy follow Min's instructions. Vanessa is almost out the door at this point and Min stops her.

MIN CONT'D: Why are you quitting?

VANESSA: Apparently all I can do is just fuck things up for the group. I got someone hurt for god's sake!

MIN: It was only one incident.

VANESSA: You told me to talk to you if I wanted to help with the codex.

MIN: Yeah, it would be more eff-

VANESSA: And you guys renamed the club! I don't even feel like I'm leader anymore.

MIN: We never agreed on who was leader. We're all working together as a team.

VANESSA: Well, I want out of that team.

Min sighs. The two gives each other long stares and Min turns their back towards her to go aid Darcy.

MIN: Do whatever. I don't care.

VANESSA: Alright.

Vanessa leaves the room. Lucy looks at Darcy sadly and Nancy is holding the bowl close to Darcy's face. Min walks up to the girls and places a hand on Nancy's shoulder. They take the bowl from her and they set it down.

NANCY CONT'D: He's not waking up.

MIN: He might have a concussion. I don't see any bleeding but there could be a lot of internal damage.

LUCY: Can't we take him to a hospital?

MIN: I am the hospital.

LUCY: Oh, uh. Do you know how to treat concussions?

MIN: Alchemy can do a lot of things, but the human body is very complex. I can try lots of things, but we haven't found a cure yet.

Lucy pauses and closes her eyes. She takes shaky breaths and has a hand on her chest.

LUCY CONT'D: I... I'm going to go for a walk. I need fresh air.

MIN: Go do that.

Lucy leaves. Min and Nancy still watch over Darcy.

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EXT. ELGIN'S RIVER - NIGHT

LUCY sits at the dock. Lucy is staring into the river and dejectedly sighs. ERLE's reflection appears in the water and Lucy is startled.

ERLE CONT'D: Are you okay?

LUCY (flustered): Yeah... I'm just a bit nervous. I heard there was going to be a curfew and I didn't want to get into trouble.

Erle sits beside her.

ERLE CONT'D: Laws can't be made over night. We got at least a few days before the new mayor makes a legislation.

LUCY: Oh. Yeah...

ERLE: So, what's really bothering you?

LUCY: I'm really easy to read, aren't I?

ERLE: You got spooked at the riots so I would say so.

LUCY: Ah, that was nothing.

ERLE (doubt): Was it?

LUCY: Yeah.

ERLE: Hm, so what happened tonight?

LUCY: Ah... Darcy has a serious concussion, I think.

ERLE: What do you mean "I think?"

LUCY: It's not certain.

ERLE: Do you think he'll make it?

LUCY: I don't know... Someone being injured during this search... I don't even know if it's even a good idea to try and go home.

ERLE: Lucy, accidents happen. People get hurt. It would be unrealistic if we expected everything to come easy for us. Like all of this following a Goat Man is really scary honestly. I don't even know if we can trust him.

LUCY: We're chasing after these people we barely know and following them so blindly... I just don't want more people to get hurt.

ERLE: I know. I don't either.

Erle checks his pocket watch and he stands up.

ERLE CONT'D: I have to go now. My dad expects me to be home for dinner. I'll see you around?

LUCY: Sure.

Erle leaves and Lucy sighs loudly. Her eyes drift to the night sky and she sits in silence for a few moments.

LUCY CONT'D: I really hope there's a way for Darcy to get better...

Lucy looks back into the water and her breath stops.  QUIET MYSTIC can be seen in the reflection, her bright red lips a sharp contrast to the darkness.

QUIET MYSTIC CONT'D: Is something the matter, young child?

LUCY (uneasy): What are you doing here?

QUIET MYSTIC: I was following the goats on their midnight walk. It happened that they led me here.

Quiet Mystic directs Lucy's gaze with an open hand to the other side of the river. Goats bleat and mill about, eating the grass near the river. Lucy looks back to Lilith.

LUCY CONT'D: What a coincidence...

QUIET MYSTIC: What happened to your friend? Tell me. I always have an extra ear for the troubled.

LUCY (slowly): Well, he's injured.

QUIET MYSTIC: What kind of injury?

LUCY: Just a bump on the head, no big deal...

QUIET MYSTIC: You wouldn't be out so late with such a worried expression if it wasn't a "big deal."

Lucy is silent and Quiet Mystic tilts her head.

QUIET MYSTIC CONT'D: A head injury is very serious. Especially if it renders a person unconscious. Now, not many people in Elgin know how to treat such an injury but they do exist.

LUCY: Like who?

QUIET MYSTIC: I am one of those few.

LUCY: I don't trust that.

QUIET MYSTIC: There's nothing to lose honestly. If someone had an injury like that, they would die in a few days' time. If my remedies were not to work, then they just wouldn't work. It's akin to putting a rose on a wound. It does not help, but it does not injure.

LUCY: What if that rose has thorns?

QUIET MYSTIC: If I were to ever hurt your friend, I promise you that I will give you all that I own.

LUCY: And what do you own?

QUIET MYSTIC: My freedom.

Quiet Mystic takes a rose from beneath her cloak and presents it to Lucy. Lucy's face hovers over the rose and her eyes are filled with uncertainty. After a few moments, Lucy's eyebrows furrow together, and her expression turns into a determined one.

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