A Royal Escort

"Yes indeed. It does seem odd that so many do know of my departure, especially as I have not quite determined where it is I plan to go. Go with dispatch and gather six or eight of my guard to come with me. Fetch me also a horse that I may ride if I tire of this carriage." The coachman turned to fulfill his orders. "And," spoke Andrea after him, "bring also another wagon of provisions and a chef, as we may be gone a week or more in the wilderness."

It was after noon by the time all was prepared and Lady Andrea ready to leave. By thenshe had lunched on a sumptuous fare. The crowd, dissipated by time, all at once grew again when she neared the step of the carriage. Again she blew a kiss to the crowd, which was received with many cheers. She was a popular princess for her kindness to all and for their pride in her beauty. It was a popularity of which Lady Andrea sometimes tired, though she knew her role and that she had to keep it to safeguard the future of her nation. Yet, she had to escape these chains that shackled her to the palace and the dull life of reading, wit and random princely romance. As soon as her party had left the boundary of the town she instructed the lead horseman to:

1. Travel north so that she could meet the great witch Agatha.
2. Go south through the mysterious swamplands.
3. Proceed due west along the main highway to the neighboring friendly land of the Mancini.

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