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Thirty-seven тАФ QueenтАЩs Dining Hall

Thirty-eight тАФ KingтАЩs Study


One


Throne Room
Incarnadine, lord of the western pale, sat in state on the Siege Perilous.



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 Castle War

тАЬBring in the prisoner.тАЭ

High in the cavernous chamber, a bat screeched. Something small and furry skittered across the floor
and vanished into a shadowy corner.

Wrists manacled, the prisoner shuffled in, dragged by two Guardsmen. He was pushed to the floor in
front of the throne.

тАЬRise.тАЭ

Chuckling, the prisoner got up slowly. His frayed gray tunic was filthy, his black tights torn and ripped.

тАЬYour Majesty. How kind of you to grant me audience.тАЭ

тАЬWe welcome our faithful vassal, Sir Gene Ferraro.тАЭ

The irony fairly dripped.

тАЬHow does His Majesty fare?тАЭ

тАЬIt goes well with us.тАЭ His Serene and Transcendent Majesty smiled crookedly. тАЬYou, on the other hand,
look rather pale and haggard. ArenтАЩt my jailers treating you properly?тАЭ

тАЬNot a day goes by when I am not the beneficiary of their kind attentions.тАЭ

тАЬI am glad. Getting enough to eat?тАЭ

тАЬUnfortunately, sire, there is only so much rubbish one can consume at a sitting. So much slop, so much
swill.тАЭ

The King looked saddened. тАЬNo appetite? I will have your rations reduced so that this no longer presents
a problem.тАЭ