بخش 03

to live with some strange woman and her strange child.

We have to discuss this now.

Hey, Con!

There’s the little man.

Where did you say you got these?

From a very nice old people’s home.

They’re clearing it out to make flats, and I’ll be the agent.

Your mother needs a cup of tea.

Green, no sugar. I take mine black.

What do you think, Con?

He loves it.

Go on. Okay.

Go on, try something else.

You and I need to have a talk.

I’m making tea.

Conor!

I said, I’m making.

We have to.

I’m not the enemy.

I’m here to help your mother.

I know why you’re here.

I’m here because 12-year-old boys shouldn’t be wiping down counters without being asked to first.

You wanna do it?

Less of your cheek.

She’s always sick after the treatments.

She’ll be better tomorrow.

And then you can go home.

She’ll seem better tomorrow.

She needs to talk about this with you.

Talk to me about what?

About you coming to live with me.

I’m never coming to live.

Listen to me If your mother.

There’s no if!

She’ll be better and then you can go.

Lizzy?

Lizzy!

Oh, my God!

Hold on, hold on.

Where’s the medicine?

Conor!

Conor!

I’m here, darling. Deep breath.

Conor, please!

Please give me the medicine.

Hurry, hurry.

It’s coming.

Here we go.

Deep breath.

Deep breath.

Deep breath.

Deep breath.

It’s okay.

Just don’t touch anything.

Trust me, I’ll be doing my very best not to.

Our conversation isn’t over, young man.

Oh, yes, it is.

Mum!

What took you so long?

It is time for me to tell you the first tale.

I don’t need a tale.

I need a bus ticket for my grandma.

It is time for me to tell you the.

Where do you think you’re going?

I will be listened to!

I am as old as this land and.

What do you know about anything?

I know everything about you, Conor O’Malley.

No, you don’t!

If you did, you’d know

I don’t have time to listen to stupid stories from a stupid tree that is just a dream.

A dream?

What is a dream, Conor O’Malley?

And who is to say that it is not everything else that is a dream?

Never mind.

I came to see you because I thought.

You thought I might have come to topple your enemies.

Slay your dragons.

Or at least help me with my grandmother.

But all you want to do is tell me stories.

Stories of how I toppled my enemies.

Stories of how I slew dragons.

Let me tell you a tale of when I came walking.

Let me tell you of the end of a wicked queen and how I made sure she was never seen again.

Go on, then.

Good.