Gilboa is recovering from war. King Silas comes across a city burnt to ashes and has a vision of a new capital, Shiloh. God sends him a sign in the form of a swarm of monarch butterflies that then land on his head in the form of a crown.(MONARCH butterflies, get it?) Meanwhile, the northern enemy country, Gath invades. A country boy (David) and his brother Eli are on the front, when they get word that two Gilboan soldiers have been taken hostage. David takes on one of Gath's superior tanks called a Goliath and single handedly blows up the tank (David DEFEATS GOLIAT, GET IT?) and saves the hostages.
Turns out, one of the hostages is the drunkard playboy Prince Jack. King Silas promotes David to the capital as a military spokesman, and promises him any reward. He asks to date Princess Michelle, and the King has to keep his promise. The Kingdom of Gilboa is gaga over the new hero and the daring rescue, and the enemy Gath is demoralised and shamed, and proposes a peace treaty.
King Silas is eager to end the killing, but his evil brother in law William, who heads up the military industry Congrecion, insists the war continue since he bankrolled the building of the new capitol. The King owes him, and must keep the war going (CAN YOU SAY HALIBURTON?). So Gilboa launches a surprise offensive against Gath.
Prince Jack confronts his father when he is "promoted" to a safe post, which would hurt his chances of being a respected leader, and expresses his jealousy of the King's new favourite golden boy, David.
The King then chastises Prince Jack, his decadent lifestyle, and reveals he knows that Jack is gay, and that his chances to be King are in doubt. He is ashamed of the Prince, and wants him tucked away in a safe place where he can do no harm.
Upset by the exchange, the King sneaks out and visits his mistress. Then the bombshell is revealed that the King has a secret illegitimate child, who might also be a claimant for the throne.
David gets news of a masacre at the front, and his brother Eli is killed.
Suddenly, without persmission from the King or William the war minister, David approaches the enemy and pleads for peace. The King's hands are tied, he cannot contradict David since he is the public's hero. William is incensed, freezes funding to the government and has a secret meeting with Prince Jack, hoping to back HIM as Silas' successor, since he feels he can control Prince Jack who was more or less told by his father that he wasn't fit to be King.
David is once again hailed as a hero of the Kingdom, having secured peace with Gath. He stands in the garden, and although he thought the King's story of butterflies was allegorical, butterflies start to swarm, and form a crown up on his head...MONARCH butterflies....the King observes this from a palace window. Are his days numbered? (Will David become KING David? GET IT?)
Turns out, one of the hostages is the drunkard playboy Prince Jack. King Silas promotes David to the capital as a military spokesman, and promises him any reward. He asks to date Princess Michelle, and the King has to keep his promise. The Kingdom of Gilboa is gaga over the new hero and the daring rescue, and the enemy Gath is demoralised and shamed, and proposes a peace treaty.
King Silas is eager to end the killing, but his evil brother in law William, who heads up the military industry Congrecion, insists the war continue since he bankrolled the building of the new capitol. The King owes him, and must keep the war going (CAN YOU SAY HALIBURTON?). So Gilboa launches a surprise offensive against Gath.
Prince Jack confronts his father when he is "promoted" to a safe post, which would hurt his chances of being a respected leader, and expresses his jealousy of the King's new favourite golden boy, David.
The King then chastises Prince Jack, his decadent lifestyle, and reveals he knows that Jack is gay, and that his chances to be King are in doubt. He is ashamed of the Prince, and wants him tucked away in a safe place where he can do no harm.
Upset by the exchange, the King sneaks out and visits his mistress. Then the bombshell is revealed that the King has a secret illegitimate child, who might also be a claimant for the throne.
David gets news of a masacre at the front, and his brother Eli is killed.
Suddenly, without persmission from the King or William the war minister, David approaches the enemy and pleads for peace. The King's hands are tied, he cannot contradict David since he is the public's hero. William is incensed, freezes funding to the government and has a secret meeting with Prince Jack, hoping to back HIM as Silas' successor, since he feels he can control Prince Jack who was more or less told by his father that he wasn't fit to be King.
David is once again hailed as a hero of the Kingdom, having secured peace with Gath. He stands in the garden, and although he thought the King's story of butterflies was allegorical, butterflies start to swarm, and form a crown up on his head...MONARCH butterflies....the King observes this from a palace window. Are his days numbered? (Will David become KING David? GET IT?)