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"The 'Muse' is a woman who sees right through every curtain you pull shut. And you’re hurting her, Tern."
On the Fool’s Elysium, the show must always go on. Tern Brant, the legendary 'Flaming Returned' turned flamboyant Captain of the Troupe of Fools, has spent years perfecting the art of the mask. To the world, he is a vibrant, fire-wielding performer; to himself, he is a man running from a past that incinerates everything it touches.
But when the Rover enters his orbit, the script begins to fail. What started as a drunken confession is now a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse played through 'rehearsals' and discarded scripts. As Rover dismantles his defence with a surgeon’s precision, Brant finds himself trapped between the safety of the Fool and the vulnerability of the Man.
With the sea turning treacherous and the weight of his real name pulling him under, Brant must decide: will he keep playing to a crowded house, or finally become a man worth sailing with?
A slow burn study of masks, trauma, and the terror of being truly seen.