Marcel was the son I chose, yet he was the one who whispered the invitation to our father. And Rebekah... you, my own blood, provided the map. You invited the monster into our home because you wanted a 'happily ever after' that doesn't exist for creatures like us.
An original monologue inspired by The Originals Season 1, Episode 15, " Le Grand Guignol ," capturing the tension as the Mikaelsons' 1919 secrets are unearthed. The Theater of Blood [S1E15] Le Grand Guignol
(The scene is set in a dimly lit, decaying theater in the French Quarter. KLAUS stands center stage, his voice a low, dangerous rumble.) Marcel was the son I chose, yet he
In 1919, we thought we had built a kingdom. We danced in the streets of New Orleans, drunk on jazz and the scent of magnolias, convinced the ghosts of our past were buried beneath the swamp. We were the masters of the revelry. But while we were playing at kings and queens, a knife was being sharpened in the dark. You invited the monster into our home because