"But I know who I am, really.... I think..."

"Halt!" said a voice from the gate. "Who goes th-- Oh, a little mining girl, come on in..." The guard held little respect for her, but after living with the miners she understood. They were nice people in one way, but grumpy was their middle name! She was glad that she didn't have to explain to the guard who she was, she wanted to save that for the fieflord.

Lord Damian Thatcher sat in his empty hall. He sat here often, and it was empty just as often. Then, something unexpected happened: he recieved a visitor! She was young and pretty, she looked like a coal miner's daughter but she said something quite to the contrary.

"You are King Emry's daughter??? And you claim to be called Frederica?"

"Yes!" she said defiantly, knowing that trying to prove her tale would not be easy. "I was abducted by the Dragon on my twelfth birthday, [15902] but have now been freed by the gallant Lord Fred of Suffex."

Lord Damian looked at her with wide eyes. "Abducted when you were twelve??? Now I know you're a nut! The King's daughter is called Cecilia and she disappeared when she was sixteen years old!" [8809]

"What? But that's not right... no, I am my father's daughter! I... but I remember that... oh no...."

What's this???? Is this Frederica? Is this Cecilia? Is she now 17 or 21? Was Belboz telling lies, or was he just confused on some of the details? What about our heroine's own memories? Why is she so confused? A side effect of being under a massive spell for five years? or is she still under some kind of machination by the dastardly Crucius???

1. Lord Damian, enjoying the visit even while thinking the young woman mad, sits a while with her and his advisors to figure what exactly was going on...
2. Meanwhile a strange note is delivered to the Duchy of Suffex by a red-winged crow...

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