Oberon and Elizabeth

Oberon and Elizabeth is a Miscellaneous Codex entry in the Guidebook. It can be found in parts by collecting Hope Echoes throughout the Realms.
==In-Game Text==
A Historic Tale of Romance, Mystery and Woe
Oberon and Elizabeth
Adapted for the stage by Mackenzie Reid
Act 1, Scene 2
Day. 1569, in the throne room of her majesty, Queen Elizabeth. Slight and graceful she sits, wearing a lightly powdered wig.
Enter Courtier.
Courtier. My liege, may I present John Dee, accompanied by the Prince of the Summer Court Fae, Oberon.
Enter John Dee, Oberon, and Oberon's page.
John Dee walks joyfully forward. Oberon follows, dressed vibrantly, spinning and gazing around with all the awe and decorum of a child. His page follows at a distance, head low.
Elizabeth. [smiling] You return.
Oberon turns to find the source of her voice. As his eyes settle on her tiny form, he pauses, before letting out a boisterous laugh. All in the room look away in horror. Elizabeth, stunned, cannot help but stare.
Act 1, Scene 6
Night. Fae music and human laughter echo through the palace. Elizabeth stands disinterested as Oberon, wearing a charming smile, approaches through the crowd. Behind him, his page lingers, observant.
Oberon. My lady, are you enjoying the festivities?
Elizabeth. [politely] It is a most lively event.
Oberon. And yet you have all the liveliness of a wilted flower. Have I offended you?
Elizabeth. Good prince, this is not the first time a man has attempted to win my favour.
Oberon. Then I take heart knowing I am indeed no man. If this does not please you, I shall find that which does.
By magick, Oberon produces a cornflower, handing it gently to Elizabeth, almost blushing.
Exeunt Oberon.
Elizabeth can't help but smile.
Act 2, Scene 1
Day. A grand cathedral, filled to bursting with humans and Fae alike. At the Altar, Oberon and Elizabeth stand before a priest.
Oberon. I vow to you, my Gloriana, that-
Elizabeth. [laughing] My Christian name, love. 
Oberon. [coyly] Elizabeth, that I shall give myself to no other. I will be by your side forever more.
Elizabeth. And I promise that you, Oberon, will be my only love. I will cherish you until my heart beats its last.
Priest. In this first historic union between human and Fae before God, I rponounce you wed, and may you, Oberon, be henceforth known as Prince Consort of England.
Oberon and Elizabeth turn toward the crowd, met with cheers and a shower of Realm flowers.
Act 3, Scene 4
Day. On a palace balcony, Oberon stands, conjuring a Portal into being. He takes a breath and one slow step through.
Enter Elizabeth.
Oberon stops as Elizabeth opens the balcony door. They lock eyes.
Elizabeth. Oberon, what are you...
Oberon. My Gloriana. I had hoped to be gone before you woke.
Elizabeth. Gone where, my love?
Oberon. Forgive me, darling.
Elizabeth. Please, wait!
Elizabeth reaches forward desperately. Faster than she, Oberon closes his eyes tight and leaps through the Portal.
Exeunt Oberon.
It seals with a flash, leaving only drifting ash in its wake. Elizabeth falls to the ground, weakened by more than mere emotion. She clutches her chest with a sob.
Act 3, Scene 8
Night. Elizabeth's chamber is dark. In the bed, she lies, frail and aged, mumbling fitfully.
Elizabeth. [weakly] Where is he...?
A physician and chambermaid step away from the bed.
Physician. To whither this way in mere months, it is no sickness I have ever known.
Chambermaid. Is there nothing to be done?
Physician. You may ease her pain some. It will not be long.
The physician waves over his assistant, Oberon's page in a subtle disguise, who takes the physician's tools. He watches Elizabeth intently as he leaves.
Exeunt Physician and Assistant.
The chambermaid returns to Elizabeth's side, dabbing her head with a wet cloth.
Elizabeth. My Oberon... Please return to me...
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