Harken back to an earlier Xanth novel...

"Where's the three challenges?" Scott mutters to himself. "That open doorway almost.....reminds md of something I read about in an earlier Xanthian novel.....What was that about now?"

Scott and company waklk through the doorway. Scott shakes his head at where the doorhinges seemed to have been ripped away from the doorframe. For the life of him, it looks like...

"The door hinges have been ripped away, but the way it happens looks like.....the door pulled it's hinges off by itself by the stress marks!" Che exclaims.

"You know, your right!" Jenny says, holding up a warped hing. "Where is is the door, though?"

Scott sees a patch of dirt in the lawn that looks new. He shakes his head.

"I think we will have no problem getting in here, folks." Scott sighs. "Irene seems to have cleared a path for us."

"Something you want to share with us, Scott?" Chex asks.

"I'm afraid their is more storyline fracturing than we even expected before!" Scott sighs. "Now, if I don't miss my guess.....Queen Irene is looking for her young daughter, Ivy!"

There is a pregant pause, Scott and friends enter into the castle. As feared, nothing challenges them.

Scott walks in on two women who are discussing something. One has no face, and.....snakes for hair. The other has greenish tinged hair. A small gnomish baby is chewing on a toy in a crib in the corner

The ladies stop and stare at the unusual group that has entered the castle.

"Sorry to interrupt." Scott murmers. "But I think.....I can help."

1. Lets get down to business, shall we?" Scott continues.

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