Trice Forgotten 1 - The First Blow

Shahan Hamza as Siva

James Makepeace as Dr. Elizabeth

Jon Chew as Zhu Ahnran

Additional Voices by Mark Nicolson, Nico Vettese, Pip Gladwin, & Rafaella Marcus

### Content Warnings

Drowning
Children in peril

Threats of violence & death

Food & malnutrition

Imperialism (inc. military)

Racism

Physical violence & injury

Emetophobia (spitting)

Discussions of: medical care

Mentions of: rats, blades, homelessness, guns, family death

SFX: wind & sea (inc. underwater), rain, gunfire & cannons, whistles, bells, loud vocalisations

### Transcript

Official transcript (PDF)Unofficial transcript (webpage)

## *Herring & Marnock Esq’s Dictionary of Nautical and Pyratical Terms, 1849:*

**first・blow:**

as in a war, the inciting act of violence, destruction, or general grievous harm

## Summary

In which a stowaway is discovered, barrels are kicked, and an execution is planned.

## Plot

The episode begins with a person called Ndiliswa being thrown overboard, with Zhu Anran screaming after them. They start to drown and revisit a precious memory of Zhu Anran telling a bedtime story and singing to them.

Baker finds Ndiliswa and brings them to Elizabeth. After he refuses to help Baker, Baker tells Elizabeth that Gabriel Grant, his husband, sent him to find Elizabeth should he ever need his help. It is revealed that Gabriel Grant works as a teacher in Nova Scotia and that Elizabeth raised him.

The scene fades into Alestes kicking barrels and being vocal about her frustration with having little money and nothing but empty barrels. As she kicks another barrel, it protests and Alestes finds Siva inside. After Siva is revealed to be a frightened little guy, Alestes stops threatening him and tries to get him off the ship as quickly as possible. Siva however tries to convince her to let him stay, saying he can work well and is a fine cartographer. Baker intervenes, noticing Siva's British officer's uniform and his distress. Baker tells Alestes that Siva is just a kid in distress, just like she was when he found her on the beach all those years ago, revealing her to be Ndiliswa.

Alestes makes Siva leave the ship anyways and commands Baker to buy and haggle stuff at the market. At the market Siva pesters Alestes once more, to which she doesn't take kindly and makes him leave. He wanders off into a forested area where he tries to think about his next steps and eventually runs into a group of British Soldiers who then arrest him. As Alestes is haggling Siva is brought to the market for his trial. He is charged with desertion, treason, conspiracy and contempt, as he allegedly conspired with a group called the "Fly Fishers", for which he would be executed. Siva notices Alestes, who just turned to leave and after a short while, thinking about what Baker would do and think of her and lots of pleading from Siva, she takes pity on him and rescues him. She shoots Lieutenant George in his side, shouting at Siva to run to the Netaoansom, her ship.

As they run, Siva sees the ship leaving. Baker knew they were in trouble and already caught the wind for them. They jump onto the ship and sail away. Baker reprimands Alestes for not keeping a low profile, especially so close to "his" (not Baker's) territory.