Fables Chapter 1 - The Persons of the Tale

In which two well-known mariners of fiction, Captain Smollett and Long John Silver, engage in a candid and contemplative discourse about their nature as characters, their roles within the tale, and the elusive presence of the Author who shapes their fate. Their conversation lingers on the balance of virtue and villainy, pondering the curious existence of themselves as mere puppets yet lively interlocutors, as the story prepares to continue its course.