Gabriel Knight 3 - Graphic Novel
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Next page... “Wow,You’v e been invited to Paris! By Prince James of Albany!” “Lemme see.” “Never heard of him” “Let me look him up on SIDNEY.” “ He ’s the current Stewart heir. You know–the Kings of Scotland. Now they’re in exile.” “How does she do it ladies and Gentlemen?” “So we’re going, right?” “Uh...no .” “Why not? This is a chance to meet real, European society.” “Hmm, they must have heard ther e was a new Ritter scion.” “I’m not a scion. ” “That’s exactly why not. Sa-nooze... ” “...besides , I don’t even know these people .”
Transcript of Gabriel Knight 3 - Graphic Novel
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“Wow,You’v ebeen invited to Paris!By Prince James of
Albany!”
“Lemmesee.”
“Neverheard of him”
“Letme look him upon SIDNEY.”
“ He ’sthe current Stewart
h e i r. You know–the Kings ofScotland. Now they’re
in exile.”
“Howdoes she do it
ladies andGentlemen?”
“Sowe’re going,
right?”
“Uh...no .”
“ W h ynot? This is a
chance to meetreal, Euro p e a n
s o c i e t y.” “Hmm,they must
have heard ther ewas a new Ritter
scion.”
“I’mnot a scion.”
“That’sexactly why
not. Sa-nooze... ”
“...besides ,I don’t evenknow these
people .”
“Grace!”
“Justa second. ”
“’Kay.Whatever. I’ll just call this
secretary guy—see if I can getmore inf o.”
“I’mnot royalty. And neitheris this guy if he’s in exile .
We’re not going. ”
“Andthey’d want to
meet you of course .This is really exciting.
You’re like royalty”
“Mr.Knight, so good
of you to accept ourhospitality .”
“Callme Gabriel.
And, uh, this isGracie.”
“Grace.Nakimura. ”
Charmed.”
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“No.Really. You all
go.”
The weekend proceeds less than smashingly....
”...Polois most enj oyable, I
assure you. The bestsport on earth! No one will
mind if you are not anexpert horseman. ”
“Really?You’d never see
that in America. ”
“AnEnglishman
being invitedbecause they ar e
amusing. ”“Never
see what, Mr .Knight?”
“It’sone of those
endearing quirks of theirs .”
“Alfred.You know Jamesand Pat find the
occasional Americanamusing. ”
“Thenhow do you
know someonelike...?”
“I’mafraid I haven’t
had the pleasure”
“Haveyou read any of Mr .
Knight’s work,James?”
“Novelist,is it? Would I know
you?”
“Um...Iseriously doub t
it.**”
**The Voodoo Murders and The Brutal Beast are probably not up Lord Edger’s alley.Next page...
“Youwere right. We shouldn’t
have come. None of themhave even heard of the
Ritters.”
“Heythis is a first edi -
tion of The Dubliners .Signed. Cool. ” “Oh,
now you don’twant to talk
about it. ”
“MissNakimura? Mr .
Knight? Might w espeak with you
alone?”
“We’rerelated to the
Wittelsbach dynasty. Thelost Wagner opera came
to our attention ...
“Youneed a
Schattenjäger?”
“Likethe Romanovs?”
“I’mafraid so. The
Stewarts are avery old family. Fora long time we hav ebeen plagued by a
kind of...anemia”
...andthe peculiar focus
of your family trade .Mesmi suggested I
contact you”
“Youcalled thefiddler. So
dance.”
“Uponexamination it is evident tha t
they are suffering from severe anemia.Gradually they recover but it happens again–
sometimes within months, sometimesnot for years .”
“Soundslike a medical
problem. ”“Does it?”
“Yesand no. Stewart heirs hav e
unusual ‘episodes’. They awake inthe morning exhausted and
pale.”
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“Oh,my God.”
“There’sno trace of an
assailant?”
“Notme. There is
someone I want youto meet. ”
“Youwant us to protect
you?”
“No.Over the centuries
we have tried ever ything.Guards. Dogs. Locked
rooms... ”
“...Guardsand dogs fall asleep .
Locks are broken.Nothing stops it. ”
“Isn’the beautiful?”
“Thankyou, Mesmi. This is myson, Charles. My first
child.”
“Idon’t expect you to
understand. But when it was myown suffering, I could accept the...
‘night visitors’, as we callthem... ”
“We’lldo our best.Absolutely .”
“Doyou really think
you could?”
“We’reto protect the
baby from these‘night visitors’?”
“...butnow that it’ s
Charlie. I simply cannotbear the thought... ”
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That night...
“Thething tha t
worries me is gettin’ ‘em to
show up .”
“Uh...G race?”
“Makethat ‘I’. I could be
stayin’ up nights formonths .”
“Wecould be sittin’ upnights for months .
Don’t ya thinkGrace?...Grace?
B efo re the Schattenjäger can even move the figure is gone– and so is the baby.
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But the chase ends at a train station, the car is empty!
A pursuit begins in the warm Paris night...
At times, when his headlights penetrate the car, he sees two figures– two men.
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“Number4.”
“Twomen...a bab y. Did
you...”
“Sir...”
“Didanyone... ”
“Howcute... mind if Ihave a look?”
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“...Ithink I le ft my bag in
here somewher e.”
“Sorry.”
“‘scuseme..”
“Oh,hey...uh.... ”
“Hi.I was just
checkin’ for a bag Ilost, but... ”
