Post by Makzimia on Nov 7, 2003 16:26:58 GMT
I am not sure where the young man came from, he looked thin and tired, and yet a glint existed in his eye. I introduced myself, " Hi, I am Merrick Wend". I must have shocked him, he obviously had heard the name somewhere... "Merrick Wend? the Merrick Wend, Lord of Castille?". "Yes". I said, "That is I, and who are you stranger?". He replied, "Nathaniel, my lord, I have heard of you, I arrived here and a kindly old hermit took care of me, I washed up on beach south of here... but my ship was nowhere nearby".
"You find no ship south of here Nathaniel", I replied, "south once was attached to a great land, a continent of shear wonder, we were torn from it many years ago, and here we find ourselves drifting in another part of skies unknown". The young Nathaniel looked stunned at me... "Sire I have written with a new quill the hermit gave me and some of what I have written came to life in Styne Castle?" I pondered on this, "Nathaniel, if what you say is true, it explains why my friend Wayne went crazy and has haunted fair Styne Castle in recent months... you must put this right if you have such powers... I would pray thee, as a concerned ruler, make it stop". Nathaniel looked sadly at me... " I am sorry my Lord, I truly don't know how this quill works... and when I do, I promise, I shall put right whatever it is I have done wrong, it seems everywhere I have gone, I have brought trouble on myself", he sighs, "but I do promise this to you my Lord". I looked him over carefully, "Well, I feel you are speaking truthfully, and if you ever wish to come to Castille Castle you would be welcome, I ask you work ernestly now on this however, I suggest speaking with the hermit again, if he can be found, if not Magnus, or even the great Salandra Nightingale in the Greater Fredian Forest, may be of some assistance to you". Nathaniel bowed to me and said, " I will start immediately, good day to you Sire, and safe travels". I replied, " And safe travels to you also Nathaniel, and remember stay clear of Styne Castle after dark if you value your life". and with that young Nathaniel left.
After Nathaniel left, I sat on a rock and pondered for a while... I was here when all this happened, I have read what the scholars wrote of the Islands appearing under these skies, I have even encountered Thrant, a foul seeming creature who has taken residence in the bowels of Styne Castle, he and I exchanged blows and vast magic, and he almost bested me, but at the last moment he relented and stood laughing over me, following which he reached down to me and plucked me off the ground, after healing me and tending to my thirst and hunger we spoke at some length about where we might be. I will not divulge to the casual listener all that took place as some is privvy, and some far to fantastic to even myself. It is surfice to say we are no longer near to our own world, by many spans of worlds. Maybe sometime I shall write more of this.
Merrick Wend
High King of Fredian Isles
"You find no ship south of here Nathaniel", I replied, "south once was attached to a great land, a continent of shear wonder, we were torn from it many years ago, and here we find ourselves drifting in another part of skies unknown". The young Nathaniel looked stunned at me... "Sire I have written with a new quill the hermit gave me and some of what I have written came to life in Styne Castle?" I pondered on this, "Nathaniel, if what you say is true, it explains why my friend Wayne went crazy and has haunted fair Styne Castle in recent months... you must put this right if you have such powers... I would pray thee, as a concerned ruler, make it stop". Nathaniel looked sadly at me... " I am sorry my Lord, I truly don't know how this quill works... and when I do, I promise, I shall put right whatever it is I have done wrong, it seems everywhere I have gone, I have brought trouble on myself", he sighs, "but I do promise this to you my Lord". I looked him over carefully, "Well, I feel you are speaking truthfully, and if you ever wish to come to Castille Castle you would be welcome, I ask you work ernestly now on this however, I suggest speaking with the hermit again, if he can be found, if not Magnus, or even the great Salandra Nightingale in the Greater Fredian Forest, may be of some assistance to you". Nathaniel bowed to me and said, " I will start immediately, good day to you Sire, and safe travels". I replied, " And safe travels to you also Nathaniel, and remember stay clear of Styne Castle after dark if you value your life". and with that young Nathaniel left.
After Nathaniel left, I sat on a rock and pondered for a while... I was here when all this happened, I have read what the scholars wrote of the Islands appearing under these skies, I have even encountered Thrant, a foul seeming creature who has taken residence in the bowels of Styne Castle, he and I exchanged blows and vast magic, and he almost bested me, but at the last moment he relented and stood laughing over me, following which he reached down to me and plucked me off the ground, after healing me and tending to my thirst and hunger we spoke at some length about where we might be. I will not divulge to the casual listener all that took place as some is privvy, and some far to fantastic to even myself. It is surfice to say we are no longer near to our own world, by many spans of worlds. Maybe sometime I shall write more of this.
Merrick Wend
High King of Fredian Isles
