The Gem of Paran | An Original Screenplay By @WendyyWolfe

Scene 29

EXT. SHEEPCAMP - DAY

Arriving in the sheep camp, Micah, Ami-el, Kestor and
Temira's mother, CHASYA rush to meet them. Temira slides
from the donkey and falls into her arms. Everyone gathers
around to listen, leaving Tzefan outside the circle.

TEMIRA
Mother! Oh how did you know to
come?!

CHASYA
(laughingly)
Besides his explanation of the
strange disappearance of several
hundred donkeys, Micah sent for
me, but I couldn't leave until
young Anata had her baby. I would
have gone straight to the Palace
had I known!

TEMIRA
What else has he told you?

MICAH
I told her everything my pet. A
little arguing is one thing but
this was going too far.

TEMIRA
(narrowed eyes)
And my brothers?

CHASYA
(soothing)
Raveed is being detained. Japhet
and Nuri swear they know nothing,
but there shall be no more of
their dealings where you are
concerned. I thought I could
trust Raveed. None of them have
taken care of you as they should.
Which would have meant coming to
(MORE)

CHASYA (cont'd)
me if you weren't behaving.
(scolding tone)
Now, what is all this I have heard
about you, Temira?

The shepherdess' snicker from the sidelines. Tzefan gives
them a hard look. Am-iel and Kestor grab his arms in a mock
attempt to hold him at bay.

CHASYA
(raised brow)
Come and let us retire from this
heat. We will talk inside.

INT. WOMEN'S TENT - DAY

Temira, Chasya and even Micah, go into the tent. Tzefan is
seen slipping away but Ami-el grabs his arm again.

AMI-EL
Oh no ya don't...

TZEFAN
(pulling away)
Let...me...go...that's the women's
tent.

AMI-EL
(gritting teeth)
Your worse than a woman...get...
in...there!

He shoves Tzefan through the flap and he almost falls into
the tent, recovering his balance. He stays right in the
opening, grabbing his head covering from his tousled hair.
Tzefan stands there wringing the scarf with nervous hands.

MICAH
(waving him in
impatiently)
Come, come, young master. You are
fully involved.

TZEFAN
I was only trying to help, tell,
her Micah.

CHASYA
(holding up a hand
to silence Micah
while looking at
Tzefan)
(MORE)

CHASYA (cont'd)
Without your help there is no
telling what would have become of
my daughter. Come forth and sit
down. It takes much bravery to do
what you did Tzefan, and I hope you
know that your insistence to do
what is right has saved a lot of
pain, perhaps death, to this
family. You are no ordinary
shepherd and I have it on good
authority that you are much
more...
(giving him a
knowing stare)