Brainstorm

• Threads

  • Li realising being a warrior is not all it’s cracked up to be

  • Francois reconciling his feelings about his partner who died

  • Li dreams of cannon fire because of his home village being destroyed, and Li discovers what happened to his village

  • Trying not to get caught with Li by Fennec or another soldier

  • Li is caught after defending Francois and used as evidence that the Republicans are planning an attack

• The army is on the move?

Characters

• Li

• Francois

• Fennec

• Lucky

Plot points

• Francois drinking with friend Lucky

• First lesson

• Demonstration of spirit connection

• Tea and spirit

• Li is attacked by his own spirit

  • The tree has withered after Li’s foray into the spirit world

• Lucky finds out and strongly suggest he ditch the kid

• Attempted assassination at Undergrowth

  • Francois and Lucky incapacitated, Li has to save them

• Francois furiously yells at Li after he finds the shrine

• Li runs, he just runs, Francois feeling guilty without Li there anymore

• Francois tracks Li down and sees how he lives

• Undergrowth on fire

  • Reports of where the denizens of Undergrowth went and how many died

• Li runs into a lot of scouts being sent from the camp, that shouldn’t be happening

• Li can’t find Francois, soldiers looking for Li

• Army camp abandoned

• Giant battle, Li is trying to find Francois

• Picking through the battlefield

  • Much is made of Li making it to the battlefield, until he arrives and a hard dose of reality: The battle’s over.

• Francois dies on the battlefield, no last words for you

• Li visits the spirit world, visits Francois

  • Francois’ spirit is meditating

  • Francois’ spirit doesn’t seem to know him

  • Does something which is reminiscent of something he did

  • Is with Bomi again in spirit