Oft go awry...

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 1552

Though it was hard to get Lady Andrea to return to the keep, eventually they started back. Andrea went on horseback, and Astra on foot. However, as they neared Croix Keep, they noticed that not all was right. The portcullis was up, and the two night watchmen were unconscious. It looked as if they had been knocked out from behind.

"Tell me you didn't leave the portcullis open..." Astra whispered harshly.

"No, Princess, I did not. I left through a back passageway..." Andrea hissed back.

Cautiously, silently, they made their way through the keep, not knowing what to expect. Then, suddenly, several yards behind them, the portcullis slammed down. They could spy new, shadowy figures operating in the guard posts.

Concentrating even more on stealth, they continued to pass through the keep, wondering what new force seemed to operate about them. As they came to the base of the tower, though, they could see what it was that had taken Croix Keep.

The tower bore not the Croix coat of arms, but the sinister standards of the dragon...

  1. "No one could take Croix Keep unassisted," Andrea whispered, "There must be a traitor!"
  2. "Show me to the back passageway," Astra whispered, "We must take news of this to the other nobles."
  3. "Get a good look at it," a voice sounded from the shadows, "that'll be the standard ye'll follow from now on."

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