You see the castle loom ahead of you as you approach
it.
You cross the moat over the drawbridge and you look
all around.
You see sentries and guards all about.
You wonder if you shall be welcomed at this
magnificent fortress.
As you ride in through the outer gate and into the
bailey,
you see a large figure standing there at the castle
doors.
You look upwards to the many floors of the castle with
its many wings.
You see two overly large towers on either side of the
bailey where guards or sentries
can stand watch over the castle. But you see another
set of towers that are
connected to the main structure itself. You assume
these smaller towers are for
some of the inhabitants of the castle. As you look up
in the darkness,
you squint your eyes thinking you see a winged figure
fly into one of the tower
windows where a lone candle cast a soft glow into the
interior of the tower room.
You just blink your eyes, knowing you must certainly
be tired... that, or you are
going crazy. You like to think it's the first
thought.
You just smile to yourself as you look to the man on
the steps.
The man waves to you in a friendly manner. You pull
your tired and
lathered horse up to the steps and castle entryway to
where the man stands.
A stable boy quickly comes to take your horse, and out
of surprise
all you can say is, "Thank you."
You dismount your horse tired from your days of
travel,
and you slowly walk towards the noble looking
man as he stands there on the steps motioning you to
come inside.
You approach the large figure, and you look a little
wary at this unusually large
being. You simply say, "Kind sir, I am in need of a
night's rest. Could you put me
up here in your great home? I will be gone with the
morning's light."
The man simply smiles a friendly smile and places his
gloved hand upon your shoulder,
"I am Vengence, King of these lands where you have
found yourself.
My friend, you are more than welcome here for the
night.
Come in and make yourself at home. Find food and
drink in our well
provisioned kitchen. Stay and meet some of our clan
and family.
I am certain that my wife, Queen
Emerald, would be more than
happy to greet a new face. Come in you shall meet the
others and mayhap
learn more about our humble home and its interesting
residents."
King Vengence turns you toward the doors and guides
you to the interior of the castle.
Smiling to you as you both enter, he says,
"Welcome to Hv-Castle. This is the House of
Vengence...."
