Eyes in the Shadows

The king regards you strangely, and suddenly you hear crazed laughter above you. Looking up, you see a colourfully garbed jester sitting on one of the pillars.

"Such politeness from the Princess?" the Jester laughs. "Has the world turned on its head?"

He leaps down and lands on his hands, walking around with his legs in the air to demonstrate his point. "Why, they should make me the General then, the General a stable boy, and the stable boy... a Princess? Or perhaps the Princess Annabeline tripped and bumped her head while climbing down to the Dungeon just now? Hee hee hee!"

"Is this true, Annabeline?" the King asks. "Is that why you were so late?"

"Y-yes," you say, at a loss. Has that hateful jester been spying on you?

"This is the last straw, Annabeline!" the King snaps. "I've had it with your bizarre night-time forays. One more, and I'm placing you under armed guard day and night, and have you watched even while using the privy. Do you understand me, you little c---?!"

"Yes!" you gasp, blushing bright red.

"Get out of my sight."

Heart racing, you hurry back to Annabeline's room. It is still empty - neither the Princess nor Maggie are back yet. Just as well. You're starting to get tired of this demented castle and its dysfunctional royal family.

1. Nuts to this! You've got what you came here for - after a fashion. Time to make a daring ninja-style escape.
2. You can't leave like this! After all, you're not a homer-sexual. Instead, you decide to relax and... get to know Annabeline a little better.
3. You're not gonna run away, but neither are you staying put. There are mysteries upon mysteries here, and you intend to solve them.

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