Escape from the Clutches of Gilder
The Never Ending Quest - Episode 24823
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Gilder never had a chance. The icy touch of steel forced against his neck was the first sensation that greeted the hapless governor upon his awakening. Instinctively, he reached for his scimitar...but it was gone. Astra spat in Gilder's ear, then whispered, "You are the most ignorant man I have ever met in all my years! How could you not recognize me! It is I, Princess Astra of Aqualaria, proud firstborn daughter of Queen Heliastra!" She put a hand over his mouth. "Don't even think about calling the guards," she hissed menacingly, seething with open hatred. "I'll slit your throat so fast you won't have time to gasp!" Astra noticed the man's pulse increasing steadily, and snickered at the wet spot in his pantaloons. "Now listen up..." Five guards were posted outside Astra's chamber set high in that ominous tower, garbed in their traditional turbans and leiderhosen. Each of them wielded razor edged scimitars, and stood alert and ready for any possible threats. These were the elite personal guardsmen of the governor. BAM! The calm of night was violently disturbed by the heavy, iron shod door to Astra's chamber shattering into peices. Mere moments later two figures lept through the rubble. The guardsmen charged at the figure but halted suddenly. Their hearts sank."Nobody make another move!" Astra's voice boomed through the narrow hall. "I will cut down this swine you call a governor without thinking twice! Drop your weapons...NOW!" The governor nodded his head with much enthusiastic agreement. The lead guardsman hesitated, but the look the impressive woman gave him sent chills dancing down his spine. He dropped his sword to the ground, where it landed noisely. He motioned for the others to do the same."On the ground! All of you!" Astra then demanded, drawing the faintest amount of blood from Gilder's neck. All of them swiftly obeyed. What Astra did next might seem to some cruel, but the Princess lived in a harsh and violent age, frought with travesties and sorrow. She spotted some rope and decided to bind up the governor, then carefully crept pass the groveling guardsmen with Gilder still at sword point. She then fastened him to a pillar. With the speed she was known for, Astra withdrew her flint and kicked over a barrel located against a wall. A torrent of black liquid gushed from the barrel and showered the guardsmen. She sparked a flame near the ooze, and it spread across the entire surface of the stuff. The guardsmen were enveloped before they had a chance to react. Their horrific cries echoed through the night as Astra sped away from the scene with the wailing governor in tow. She must escape this tower! And then the palace! And then this city! And then finally this damn haven of infidels altogether!
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