Royal Hearts Page #8

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to convince me

to reconsider marrying you,

you're not doing

a very good job.

No, I'm trying to convince you

that you're making

the biggest mistake

of your life.

And I am glad

it's mine to make.

[horse neighs]

Nikolas is leaving now.

Yeah, I heard.

Things didn't end well

between us.

Didn't much expect they would.

Hey, sorry to interrupt.

I've just spoken to an

old friend of mine from Oxford.

He's told me something I think

you're gonna find very useful.

KELLY:
Excuse me!

Aren't you gonna say goodbye?

I think that everything

that needs to be said

has already been said.

Oh, now, don't be

so sure of that.

You leaving so soon?

I have a meeting to get to.

I really have to go.

I think you should tell us

the real reason

you were in such a rush

to get engaged.

I thought I was in love,

but apparently it takes two.

That's not the real reason.

Believe what you want.

Can I tell you what I believe?

I believe that your country

is about near bankrupt.

That's outrageous.

Where'd you hear such a thing?

I got my sources.

My sources are telling me

that landing those contracts

you're bidding on

are real important to you.

You need factories and jobs

if you're not gonna go

belly up.

But the problem is

those contracts you been

bidding on and losing

are because you don't have

the raw materials,

like I do back in these

mountains here.

And that's why

you're in such a rush

to waltz my daughter

down the aisle.

Look, Kelly, the truth is

you're a perfectly lovely lady.

But I don't need you.

Once your father

tires of playing king,

all this, everything,

will belong to me anyway.

But by then,

it'll be too late.

You'll already have

lost the contracts.

HANK:
Now the way I see it,

you're sitting between a rock

and a hard place right now,

unless you and I

do some real horse trading.

Horse trading?

- Mm-hmm.

- What His Majesty is proposing

is if you guarantee Merania's

independence from Angosia

once and for all,

then he'll grant you the lease

to the mineral rights

on those mountains.

HANK:
Or I could get

coronated today,

just so you won't get nothing

for a very long time.

You're bluffing.

Oh, yeah?

Then call my bluff.

Now that's

good horse trading.

I have to think about it.

Well, thinking about it just

cost you 15% of the profits

from the contracts.

You really are your father's

daughter, aren't you?

You bet I am.

Come on, Nicky boy.

Let's just do this

and be done with it, hmm?

And I'll buy you a nice,

new pair of boots.

How's that?

So we got ourselves

a deal or not?

Deal.

[Hank chuckles]

Deal.

It's an unusual proposal.

It guarantees Merania's

independence from Angosia

once and for all.

And that means you won't be

needing a king anymore.

Are you suggesting

we dissolve the monarchy?

You do catch on quick.

The castle and the land

would still belong

to the royal family,

of course.

But the power

would be transferred

to the Privy Council.

And you're all invited

out to my place

for a big barbecue celebration.

Uh...

Deal or not?

As delightful as that sounds,

Merania's never been

without a king.

History has proven

that self-government

is a preferable alternative

to the monarchy.

What Oxford here is saying is

you boys would be able to handle

the country on your own,

unless you want me to stick

around and call the shots.

Well, I suppose we can

muddle on through

without you, Your Grace,

though we would like you to

serve in an advisory capacity.

Well, I have to

get back to you on that.

But I got one more question.

What are you waiting for?

Well, all in favor of

the King's proposal, say aye.

ALL:
Aye.

The motion to dissolve

the monarchy has carried.

Now, if you will excuse me,

I got some fences to fix.

Well, I suppose my son's

rather expensive education

has finally paid off.

Son? You didn't tell me

that old buzzard

was your father.

Guilty as charged, I guess.

No! Why didn't you tell me?

Didn't want you

to hold it against me.

As you say, don't go

looking for trouble

as you'll get your fair

share in life as it is.

Mm-hmm.

That's for sure.

Swing your partner

There she goes

Swing her high

and swing her low

Now promenade

around the floor

That's all there is

There ain't no more

- Hey!

- [country music continues]

I love happy endings.

Even though you didn't wind up

with your handsome prince?

Apparently the handsome prince

wasn't exactly

who I thought he was.

Yeah, I'm sorry about that.

I'm not.

Alex, remember the other day

when you asked me

if I was happy?

The truth is I was happy

watching that foal

come into the world,

and I'm happy studying

and teaching and reading.

I don't want to give up

who I am to be something else.

And you shouldn't.

I would never let you.

That's what I admire

most about you.

You're always true to yourself.

Even though your dad

is the chancellor?

Yeah, I should've told you.

I'm glad you didn't.

So what would Jane Austen say?

I think she not only

would approve,

but she'd write about us.

WOMAN:
Over here! Over here!

I gotta take care of something.

Be right back.

Okay.

[country music continues]

So now that you're gonna

gonna be royalty anymore,

I suppose you could be

headed home.

I don't know. They want me

to stick around a bit

as their advisor, but--

But the more I get

to know people,

the more I miss my dog?

Yeah, something like that.

You know, the best therapist

has fur and four legs.

- [laughs]

- It's true.

I know, I know.

Thank you.

Nice party.

Wait till you try

one of these steaks.

Mmm! Smells great.

Dad, I...

I know I don't always listen

to your cowboy wisdom,

but the truth is

sometimes I just need it.

Thanks for always

being there for me.

You know, somebody very wise

once said,

"You don't turn your back

on family."

No, you don't.

Come here, princess.

[horn honks]

Ah, and speaking of family.

[barks]

- Bear?

- [barking continues]

- No!

- Mm-hmm.

No! Really?

[barking]

[laughing]

Oh, yeah.

Good job, partner.

Bosworth was having some trouble

with the red tape,

so I pulled a few strings.

You really might be a prince.

I think you are.

More of a cowpuncher.

Okay, that works.

So you think you could be happy

hanging out with a cowpuncher?

Well, I was raised by one.

You wanna go

muck out some stalls?

That sounds very romantic.

Oh, you want romantic?

How's this?

[country music continues]

KELLY:
Well, Dad, Joan,

and Bear

went back home

to Big Sky Country,

while Alex and I stayed on

to raise Nellie's foal.

Then in the springtime,

they all returned to Merania

for our royal cowboy wedding.

[cow moos]

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