“The end of the palace…”

Two men in ornate, historical costumes stand in a richly decorated room; one holds a long staff while the other, seated, reacts with a wide-open mouth, suggesting a moment of surprise or confrontation. The scene cuts to a close-up of a marble wall with a crack, then to a figure in a tunic holding a bundle of sticks, followed by a shirtless man with a large mace standing before a fire, and finally to a low-angle shot of a person's legs and feet moving across a wooden floor.