Royal’s true history
In 1886, a boy out hunting accidentally shot and killed his father. Horrified by what he’d done, and too guilty to tell his mother and sister, he decided he’d rather disappear instead. Enter the hole—and enter Royal Abbott into 1968, which is when he burst out of the ground (knocking over a young Wayne Tillerson, who was lurking by the edge). Royal made his way to the nearby ranch owned by Cecilia’s family, and they promptly took him in; presumably, that’s when Royal and Cecilia’s romance began.
Royal Abbott looks pretty damn good for being, like, 150 years old. This glimpse of the past also explains a bit more about why Wayne is so fixated on the hole, too.
