Dragon Castle (2011)
Dragon Castle
“I’m back under the oak tree, again released from Pavols’s quest—perhaps because it is too dark now to read. No moon or stars shine in the sky. All round, nature seems to sleep. Not even the hunting call of an owl comes from the fair forest far below. I am wide awake. I stand and so do Ucta and Odvaha. After their refreshing slumber, they are ready.
Fortunately, someone has left a light burning in the highest room of the castle. It shines down brightly, illuminating the very tree I’d been sitting beneath. The way that beam strikes, it seems that it might have been aligned for just such a purpose. Who climbed up to that high room while I slept? Who lit that lantern and left it there?
A smile crosses my lips. Georgi, of course. Who else but our family’s most faithful retainer would be so aware of my need? How, though? How much does he really know about not just the present, but also the past? Well, when things quiet down a bit—if they ever do and if I am still breathing when such calm fi...nally arrives—I must have a talk with our omniscient majordomo.MoreLess
Fortunately, someone has left a light burning in the highest room of the castle. It shines down brightly, illuminating the very tree I’d been sitting beneath. The way that beam strikes, it seems that it might have been aligned for just such a purpose. Who climbed up to that high room while I slept? Who lit that lantern and left it there?
A smile crosses my lips. Georgi, of course. Who else but our family’s most faithful retainer would be so aware of my need? How, though? How much does he really know about not just the present, but also the past? Well, when things quiet down a bit—if they ever do and if I am still breathing when such calm fi...nally arrives—I must have a talk with our omniscient majordomo.MoreLess
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