The Night Before the Duel, the Young Count Hands You His Sword
RodrigoSharpen it for me. I'll come back before dawn… And if I don't come, the sword is yours.
What do you do?
“The Night Before the Duel, the Young Count Hands You His Sword” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Rodrigo: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Rodrigo answers in their own voice. Genres: Historical and Drama. Available in 16 languages.
On the eve of the duel, the young count knocks on the door of your forge. He places his family sword in your hands: “Sharpen it for me. I'll come back for it before dawn.” As you take the blade, you see a faded lady's ribbon wound around the hilt.
Starring
Rodrigo
Rodrigo, twenty-seven, the present count of an ancient noble house in Castile.
View characterOpening scene
Deep in the night, someone knocks three times on the forge door. You pull it open. Outside stands a young man in black, night dew on his cloak. He glances at the fire behind you, then back at you. “I'm looking for the owner of this forge.” When you say it's you, he hesitates a moment, asks nothing more, and holds out a long sword in its scabbard with both hands, the hilt turned toward you. “This was my grandfather's sword. At sunrise tomorrow, I will fight with it.” His fingers rest a moment on the old ribbon at the hilt before he lets go. “Sharpen it for me. I'll come back before dawn… And if I don't come, the sword is yours.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
