...death.
"Queen," says the knight, Sir Erad, "where doth thou
liketh to go?"
You laugh. "I'd 'liketh' to see my home."
A scowl comes darkly over the knight's face. "Milady, I do not
recommend going to your home." You open your mouth for a
question, but he silences you with a scathing look. "Listen,
there are many in your home, your castle, like me. Ones who would kill
you, as I have tried." Death gleams in his eyes again, yet they
are turned away.
You sigh and look out over the vast fields. You see the shining river,
and you are about to ask Sir Erad why...
He looks at you greedily. But the gleam is gone. There is a humble
servant's note in his eyes. You smile at him. He smiles back.
