- **The King**: A man in his late 50s, with a regal yet weary countenance. His gaunt cheeks are streaked with tears, and his head is freshly shaved, revealing a scar from a past battle. He wears tattered mourning robes of deep gray, symbolic of his despair.
- **Scene Action:**
The king sits cross-legged on the bare, cracked earth of Olungwe’s grand courtyard. Around him, the golden fields of the kingdom appear fa…
