said, “Eir, we came here to stop
you. However, I believe it is too
late. What I have seen here so far,
has convinced me that our presence
has stirred up the ghosts. I think the
only way to avert a war between the
King’s army and our own people is
to get the sword and sever the king’s
head to release the ghost army from
his bond. According to the Priory,
if Kholer doesn’t have it, the king
has it and we have to fight his three
champions to get at him. Nente
the master ranger and his pets are
difficult, but I believe this group
is more than able to defeat him.
Kasha the necromancer has some
skills that could be problematic,
but Mellen here has fought her kind
before and I know he will outsmart
her. The Lovers, Ralena and
Vassar are only hard when they’re
together. We’ll have to come up with
something to separate them. And
then there’s the king. He will be the
most difficult fight of all. None have
ever defeated him. Even when he
lived he could only be vanquished
by overwhelming odds.”
Maggie jumped in, “We are
overwhelming odds. None have
stood up to us yet, and none will
going forward. This is a group of the
most courageous people I know. I
am honored to be included. We will
decide on a plan to defeat the king,
if and when we meet him.”
Everyone’s heart swelled with
pride at her words. No one doubted
they would succeed. Especially
Terri. Her heart nearly burst at
the words her love had spoken. At
that, they turned their attention to
the Lieutenant. Putting their heads
together, they formed a plan to
draw him from his post and force
him into a corner where Terri and
Mellen could bombard him with
fire and poison.
Maggi, drawing her bow, ran
up the stairs and fired