There at Last

The Black Void - Episode 3538

Now that we have been travelling by day rather than at night, I haven't suffered too much from the cold. Luckily my flimsy outfit hasn't followed my sandals in disintegrating, as I had feared it might. It was never intended for doing anything as strenuous as riding a horse. I've grown used enough to riding by now for much of my stiffness and soreness to have worn off. All these things make me feel more cheerful. And naturally my spirits have risen as we approach our destination. Surely Don, Sara and myself will be able to work something out that will satisfy all of us?

The last few miles seem to pass very slowly, but eventually we arrive at the outer gate. [3410] We dismount, and I tug on the bell-pull. We hear the bell tinkle.

  1. The gatekeeper emerges from his lodge, just inside the gate, and lets us in.
  2. The gatekeeper opens the gate for us. He has bad news. The Marquess is in residence, but Don and Sara are currently visiting Don's father, a long distance beyond Theras. John isn't at home either.
  3. But nobody comes to answer the bell's summons. What we can see of the castle grounds from here look surprisingly unkempt, as if they have been untended for some time. Could the family have abandoned the place? Why would they do that?
  4. The gate opens to reveal, not the gatekeeper, but two men with drawn swords.

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