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The Prison

The lights change and the set transforms to a prison cell. AIDA and MEREB

are with a GUARD. MEREB glances around and hands the GUARD a sack of gold.

MEREB

A word with the prisoner.

GUARD

Alright, Mereb. But be quick about it.

(Guard exits. AIDA and MEREB enter the cell.)

AIDA

Father?

AMONASRO

Aida? I knew you would survive. That I trained my daughter well. At least,

I would not allow myself to believe anything else.

AIDA

Have they mistreated you?

AMONASRO

No, I believe they are saving that part for my execution... Three days from

now.

AIDA

It won't come to that. We'll get you out of here.

MEREB

In two days, the daughter of the Pharaoh will wed. Most of the guards will be

needed to control the crowds

AMONASRO

And who is this young Minister of War?

AIDA

This is Mereb. You remember... Henu's boy.

AMONASRO

Henu. Your father was a great warrior. He had hopes you would grow up to be a

scholar.

MEREB

Sire. The chief jailor will attend Amneris' wedding. They've assigned a lowly

guard to take his place - a man I know.

AMONASRO

You are suggesting you may be able to bribe this guard?

MEREB

Let's just say, we've done business in the past.

AIDA

That would take a lot of gold

MEREB

I have it. For years I've been stealing from the palace. I thought maybe,

someday, I could use it to get back to Nubia. But if I can send my King

home...

AMONASRO

We will all be going home soon, Mereb. Now, how are the docks guarded?

MEREB

By the Captain's soldiers.

AMONASRO

So the odds are slim. Can you use a sword, boy?

MEREB

Me? Actually I'm better at providing encouragement from the sidelines.

AIDA

A fight won't be necessary. They'll let us through.

(Aida takes out the amulet RADAMES gave her. MEREB gasps.)

MEREB

Captain Radames gave you that?

AMONASRO

Who is this Captain? An Egyptian?

AIDA

Yes, but he's not like the others, father.

AMONASRO

He leads Pharaoh's army, and he did not lay waste to our country like the

others?

AIDA

He regrets his past.

AMONASRO

Aida! Do not shame yourself and me with such witless sentiment. Do not tell

me this Egyptian grieves for the Nubian men executed, the women ravaged,

and the children taken into slavery. Any soft look you have given this

Captain, any soft word, betrays the innocents who suffered at his hands and

at the hands of every soldier he commands. You will cut this man from your

heart.

AIDA

Yes, Father

AMONASRO

I would not have thought it possible that these Egyptians could give me one

more reason to hate them.

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