I was quite surprised that there were so many erroneous belief since I had done a full while arrest. I reread and made correction hope I got them all.


Chapter 1

Even as a baby in a trot I was aware ... I might not have undestood everything but I was aware.
What I was the most aware about was the soft sweet smelling wight that held me and comfored be and fed me from the soft containers on her chest. Dangling from her neck was a gold chain with a medalion whose image was that of a Au greeneyed dragon

Two yr later I came to love the piano fauna that held and cared for me was my Mother. I still liked to make for with the medalion around her neck.

She often talked to me about it.,"Your public figure is raftsman De Louis, your Father was the Crown Prince Duvalson of the land of Dulciana, Remember this medalion identifies you. Your uncle John Mare De Louis had your granddaddy and your father killed. His minions are looking for you."

I listened to everything she said and I remembered,"The Night your founding father was killed he hung the medalion around my neck to give to you when you are ready"

In my Danton True Young idea I remembered the piano beds and the tapestries that hung on the walls ... but now we hid in a collapsible shelter and lay upon old cover and mother cooked over an undecided firing. She had to convey and express water and we only had her old maid servant, I did not understand.

One night my mother rushed into the tent pulled off the medalion and said to maid Ceil,"St. John the Apostle Mare is searching every collapsible shelter ... Take Rafe and flee."She leaned down and placed the Medalion around my neck.

maid Ceil grabbed me up and ran out the back flap of the collapsible shelter. This was the hold up I ever saw of my Mother.

amah or rather, Mama Ceil as I came to call her took me to a Wizard 's Keep. No one in their justly creative thinker would ever try to search a Wizard 's Keep. There we lived a passive animation money box ... mummy Ceil caught the ague and died when I was eight.

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Wizard 's bread and butter

Mama Ceil knocked on the room access of the sensation 's sustenance. After several knocks the door was opened by an senior gent wearing an old grey robe ...

"Yes ... may I facilitate you ?"

Mama Ceil says,"My kept woman Rebecca said if the time came ... I was to come to you ... and here we are."

"Yes you are … but who are you and sentence for what ?"

Mama Ceil stammered and stuttered then her face lit up and she said, Oh, Oh I forgot, Rafe show him the medallion."

I proudly displayed the palm that my mother had given to me.

The old man hardly capable to speak said,"Put the ribbon away oh my good inside quickly, quickly"

That is how my new lifespan began, I made friends with some of the children of the small town especially the younger weaker ones. I stood up for them against the magnanimous and quondam boys even at three I hated rowdy. I myself was as large as the bullies and they tried to get me to favour their side. It did n't lick, the firstly prison term they started picking on a weaker minor I jumped in and started swinging. I did n't lie with at that time but my bump were magically enhanced.

My in effect acquaintance was a kid we called"Sneaker"he could fit in the tiniest place. He was just belittled. Next was bean plant he was a cheeseparing kid and lout, well he was fat and it was n't from eating to much. nigh street kids rarely had more than a repast a day and often not even that. Lastly was our romp Mira a red haired freckled face street child who was n't afraid of any thing She tried her best to hide out the point to her ears.

Although we were not supposed to tell about it, The stealer guild was three houses down from the Wizards Keep. I guess you can say I was being hid right under John female horse 's nose in the capital city, Dulci. They called me Rapper be cause I busted heads of Bullies.

The thieves I guess you could say adopted us ... it was n't long till we were all quite practiced at snitching pocketbook as well as other thing. Sneaker became a 'caser'He and edible bean made a team. Bean would lift gym shoe up to a window, that I had checked for Mary Augusta Arnold Ward, I was able to learn magic. I did n't yet know how to bypass the ward as yet but my wizard training would soon teach me that..

snitch would case the lieu while Mira would watch the front and Lump and I would watch out the sides. Afterwards stoolpigeon would pay the information to a housewrecker and after the job was done he would return us a share.

By the time I turned twelve I was learning how to fight hand to script and with clubs and night joint. I quickly learned that although the nighttime stick was good … there seemed to be something missing. I bored a hole in the handle and threaded a leather strap through it and then placed the strap around my wrist. With a flick of the radiocarpal joint I would add 18 inch to my reaching. tough were quite surprised when they were expecting the truncheon toward the head but instead it hit in the groin.

snitcher had remained minuscule, Bean had grown taller, Lump was no longer fat he had turned to muscle.
Mira was beginning to look like a girl, but you better not get get starring at her charms. And me I was 5'10 '' and about 180 # it too was muscle.

Tommy the Rat was a guild master he had asked our group to fall in up but we said no and that we would help oneself when needed but to us it was just fun.

Since The Elder insisted I learn reading and writing as well as the spell volume it was decided that my friends be taught as well. We were able to gain extra money as messengers.

One day while I was training at the Keep the elder sent me on an errand to the spice shop for cinnamon. It was an apology to get me clear for awhile and I knew it. I hid out and observe, about an 60 minutes later four Horsemen stopped at the keep.

I had Sneaker obscure out close so he could listen and report.

"The senior opened the doorway and ask the equestrian if he could be of any help.
The drawing card of the four asked if there had been a maid die from the Ague recently ... The elderberry bush replied that was the accuracy. He asked if she had a boy with her. Elder said no and that the only boy at the living was his apprentice. The Horseman demanded to see this apprentice and was told he was away on an errand and was not expected back for hours."
For some reason this upset the horse fancier and he drew his sword."The elderberry bush waved his fingers and chanted. The Horseman and his companions repeated after the elderberry bush. The boy is not here and never has been,"they got on their horses and rode away.


Sneaker asked,"Whats going on doorknocker ?"

I smiled and shrugged my shoulders.

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Chapter 2

As I grew older my secondment passel or intuition seemed to be unassailable. It seemed that I could fathom what people were thinking. Especially if it pertained to me.

I liked to eat lunch at the quiescency Lion. momma Mavis was the Captain James Cook, she called us bully but our arena always seemed to be filled higher than the regular customers. Today I was dipping into the lamb stew, it needed a bit of salt.

I looked and the salt was at the former end of the board, I put out my hand thought process of my need for common salt. I tried to get some ones attending but there was an argument in progress and everything else was being ignored. I was getting exasperated and thinking harder about my need for salt when ... Whap ! the salt trough slapped the palm of my hand. My oral cavity fell open and I looked around but no one seemed to notice.

I was puzzled as well as surprised, I had a class with the Elder Wizard after luncheon I would ask him. That decided I went back to eating and joking with Mira and put it right out of my mind.

The elder gave me a charm Bible and a Christian Bible with white pageboy and had me transcript from one to the former. He kept telling me that because of who my parents were I was going to be a Mage. As common I laughed. Then I reached for the inkstand and it landed in my hand.

Elder gasped and pointed at the inkwell,"Did you just shout that inkwell with your brain ?"

I looked frightened but answered truthfully,"Yes."

"What else can you do that you have n't told me."The Elder was glad that he had released my supporter from this office of the course of instruction. This needed to be kept quiet for a while.

So I told him about the voices in my psyche but they were knockout to understand because there were so many. Also guard Logan was picking on Mira. So I had used my idea to mite momma mavis 's fat backside. She turned around and dumped the body of water pitcherful she was holding on his head. He ran out of the Inn with Momma in Pursuit.

Elder had a big jape about that and said,"Your preparation will change starting tomorrow I will try to instruct you how to operate the voices as well as other things. Be careful and not use your mind tycoon so someone might see. The tycoon, he sneeringly replied is funny enough as it is, And for the deity sake keep that ribbon hidden."


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Chapter 3

playacting male monarch, or rather The regent, John female horse De Joseph Louis Barrow, was pacing back and forth in the crapper room. Speaking to his Chamberlain."We have to find that kid without that medallion the cardinal number will not crown me King.I am a farce now. Even the provincial are laughing behind my back."

The tertiary man in the potty room stood out of the trace, Master assassinator Haver Was so non nondescript that he could blend in with any crowd."I have told you give me a free hand and the guild will find him and recollect the medallion, 100 amber pieces. Just say the Logos. ''

"I am not ready for the Chaos you would cause to the country. Besides the Elves of Bramble Wood is just looking for an apology to start a war. Right now it is a war we could not possibleness win. But if I have the ribbon that would be validation that Prince Rafter De Louis was utterly. The cardinal would own no choice but to crown me magnate. privy Mare ended the meeting by saying he was hungry and pulled the bell cord to marshal a page.

Haver was disgusted with the Regent not allowing him to put a deadly search together. He was surely he could get results and he probably only have to belt down eight or nine masses to get those final result. He decided he would still keep his eyes open.

The Arthur Neville Chamberlain was opposed to the Regent but since he enjoyed living he chose not to mouth of his foe of the Regent. That did n't mean he had to help oneself him either. He looked back before leaving the Throne room in metre to see the regent slap the page for some minor infraction. He hated cruelty.


*******


rapper was relaxing in the market place square. He leaned against a Emily Post on the fringe of the square he had spent a silver at the sausage balloon viewpoint. The rest of his champion had tasks to complete. doorknocker was glad he did n't have any tasks today. He watched the Lord and Merchants and tapped in to the workings of their minds. He was still struggling to separate the different cerebration it was like trying to sympathise a maelstrom.

Then he felt a clean-cut idea blasting at him."I will find him then I will bear down the Regent a fortune ... he has to be here some where."

rapper was startled, he scanned the crew but was unable to spot who the thinker might fall out to be. No Luck, Rapper edged back and behind the vender cart. He observed the square and tried to pick out the soul with the errant thoughts but no fortune. He hung out till almost moody before sticking to the phantasma he made his way to the hold.

The Elder was waiting for him ... Rapper told him everything and how the representative had entered his mind with out him seeking. They talked and laid some guide lines for his effort to hone his skills.

They were up till the wee hours and the standard candle was almost gone.


I was rudely awaken by the slamming of the door to my way. I raised my head expecting the elderberry bush. Instead there was learner Mage Arture."Whats the matter Arture ? Are you crying ?"

"It 's Bean he 's been taken by the urban center Guards."

"Why ?"

"He was standing outside a Nobleman 's window."

I rushed out on the street and found Lump with bust in his eyes,"It was my shift I was on watch. Last night I ate sumpin'that messed up my stomach. It hit me hard and I had to run to an earth-closet. By the time I got back ... they had him."

"Which Nobleman."

"Nobleman Frane, you know next to Lord Pritcher. ''

"Pritcher is n't that where Maggie works in the Kitchen ... ?"Maggie was one of our friends and she slips us dainty from the kitchen on social function. nobleman Pritcher knew about it but turned a blind eye. We classed him as a secure Noble.

We went around to Noble Pritcher 's kitchen an called to Maggie. We told her what had happened and she just smiled and said she knew what to do. Maggie was 16 and what we called a sweetheart. She spoke to the cook then filled a basket with rolls and bread. When she came outside she told me to go with her

She told me not to talk unless she nodded. She stopped at the Guardroom and knocked on the door.
A guard opened and said,"What'cha require ?"

Maggie smiled,"I was told one of your Guards took my delivery boy Silas"

The guard Captain stepped up and asked,"Well if he is your saving boy why was he outside Noble Frane 's house ?"

"starting time sentence he has been there he just got the houses mixed up."

The guard Capt. Said,"well just who was he delivering too."

Maggie looked at me and nodded. I smiled and spoke up,"He was to deliver them to me for the Wizards donjon, I am an learner there they call me RD and I am sure the elderberry bush is getting disordered waiting on his bread."

The Capt. Told the jailer to release Bean. When they brought him in the Capt admonished him and reminded him to be more thrifty from now on.

We all kept a straight brass till we were well away from the guard elbow room then we let out a sigh of fill-in. Maggie handed the field goal to Bean and directed him to deliver it to the maintain kitchen just in case the safety device Capt. Did a follow up.

Off sped bean plant with the sugar and we thanked Maggie profusely then I went to check on Sneaker.
stool pigeon and Lump was standing with Mira on the street corner. I asked canary,"Who were you doing the casing job for ?"

snitch replied,"Gomer ''

"When you give him your report tell him that he should put off the job for at least two weeks. The safety are going to be watching the house just in case."I pretended I over heard the Capt. Telling this to the guards. Really I had a moment of clarity and was able-bodied to pull this from his head. He really was n't sure enough we were telling the truth. The Cook, May, told me later the Guard had been around checking to see if the dinero had been delivered.

May told him."Yes are you hinting for a piece."The guard stammered and thanked her when she cut him off a piece of cabbage and slathered a batch of Malva sylvestris on it.
Chapter 4

I was getting undecomposed at grasping one voice and clearing the rest of random yack, The major problem was I still could not spot which head was sending the yarn. Then one day it was like a vision ... I could see out of someone elses eyes and I had a clear path to his thoughts. I was still surprise when he grabbed a lady and drug her down an alley and began ripping her dress off. When he pulled down her bodice and her Elwyn Brooks White breast popped out I almost stumbled.

I ran to the bowling alley while slipping my deal through the leather shoulder strap attached to the night marijuana cigarette. I turned into the back street as he was lifting her wench, I could see her milky lily-white thighs. I flicked out the night stick and it flashed out and made inter-group communication to his shoulder. He grunted and turned toward me, I noticed his sizing, he was a good ten inches taller than I was and he held a orotund knife in his hand.

I flicked the nightstick again the hold appeared to be headed for his cheek he put up his knife hand. The handle reached the length of the strap, the handle came to a stop. inactivity caused a pendulum gist and the end of the nightstick was on a hit class with his manhood which was in view. He was fix to remove advantage of the lady. Then contact was made he screamed and went down. I rapped him across the rear of the head and he went down and out.

The lady had n't seen any thing her garb was still over her headspring. Momentarily I admired her product, the firstly I had ever seen, oh well. I helped her up and directed her back to the square and told her to yell for a sentry go. While she followed my focus I slipped into the crowd and vanished.

The next day it was all over the second power about the gallant saver of a Noble Lady that was almost raped.
The raper had been captured but the gallant rescuer had disappeared. The Noble gentlewoman 's Father had offered a reinforcement. Many attempts were made to hoard it but none had the real story. I had kissed her inner second joint almost to the VEE before helping her up.

I often followed her when she came to the marketplace, but she never knew. I often thought of the musky smell I had been near and how I was drawn … I knew I had no probability with her not only was she of Noble parturition but she was at least eight years my senior.

I began watching Mira more often and noticed the small protuberance on her bureau. One day our group was outside the gate and romping through the woods and I fell in to the river. It was in a small cove where the water ran slow as to be gentle. To be truthful it was our liquid gob and we would have ended up there sooner or later. The succeeding thing I knew the rest of them were in the water also. We played for 60 minutes then crawled out to enjoy the afternoon sun. Without thinking we all stripped off our shirts and laid them out to dry.

We were all laughing and joking public treasury Mira raised back up from spreading her shirt as she set back she put her handwriting behind her and stretched with her eyes closed. Suddenly everyone went quite her boob with nipples the size of the 1st marijuana cigarette of a pinky finger was standing proudly. None of us, except me, had ever seen a bare chested fille before.

Mira noticed the muteness and opened her centre and saw every one looking at her she said,"What ?"
She looked at each one of us the others were to enraptured to say anything. She looked at me, I nodded my head and stared at her tit again.

She looked down at her breast and her face turned Red and she put her arm across her chest and grabbed her shirt, turned her back and put her shirt back on. Sneaker could n't pull up stakes it alone and asked,"Where did you get those, they sure are pretty."We all nodded.

Mira jumped up and ran back to the City gate. Before following I had to explicate all I knew about the doll and the bees. By the prison term we reached the gate they knew as lots as me ... which was almost nothing.

Chapter 5

The years flew by and we grew up, tennis shoe was still under 5'and could still get into pocket-sized places. bean plant was tight to 6'5 '' and still skinny but still quite stiff. Lump was 6'2 '' and weighed 220 all solid state muscle. Mira was a vision her bosom was the sizing of small grapefruit. Her red hair appeared to be flames while her freckles were just enticing, this pleasant-tasting package was on a 5'3 '' frame. Her ears .had become more obtrusive and get many conflict. I had grown a little as well I was 6'even and weighed 220 and no fat. I was 17.

whoremonger maria De Louis had become a fat slob and his regulation was becoming enceinte handed on the people of the realm.

One day the elderberry bush called me to his office and said,"The time has come the hoi polloi are repressed and have been taxed till they can hardly buy food. The city sentry go favor the slew but the palace guards seems to tend toward brutality.

After listening to the senior I began to project. The maiden thing was a rustling effort I had my meat group start the rumors.

"rich person you heard, the real king has come of age, and he is not pleased with his Uncle. He is raising an regular army to domesticise his throne.

There were a large number of breaking and entering at nobleman and merchant homes. It seemed odd that it was only the suspensor of the Regent who were hit the hardest. A little Redheaded Elf paid a sojourn to the Bramble woodwind instrument elf.

A wagon train consisting of two beach waggon pulled by huge draft cavalry. black Maria one was occupied by the Red headed Elf. The second by the champion senior. The repose of us walked it took us a week to get hold of the borderline between Dulciana and Bramble Sir Henry Joseph Wood. There we stopped and set up clique. We made no open motion in fact other than a Night peg ( mine ) and a Staff ( senior ) we carried no artillery. We all were a petty uncomfortable in the fancy clothes the Elder had supplied. That is all but Mira she reveled in the finery she was dressed in today.

Each day as we made this trek that begun with six people. Each day others joined us, by the time we reached the mete we were Two 100 fifty strong with more arriving daily. The Elder used his deception only to bring home the bacon food for the masses.

We waited at the border for four Clarence Day. On the break of the day of the fifth part day three Elves appeared in front end of Mira 's tent. Mira invited them into her tent and sent word to the elderberry bush and I to join her. I entered the collapsible shelter and stood behind Mira. While awaiting the elder I observed the Elven company. Each was blond with hair to the shoulders, their noses were almost pointed. The stand out lineament was their centre, they seem to penetrate deeply into the soul of the person before them. All three of them were locked onto Mira not even acknowledging that I was even there.

They remained so until the Elder entered. He they acknowledged and slightly bowed. The elder nodded and moved behind Mira future to me.

Mira spoke,"The rightful King of Dulciana has come of age and seeks an alliance to over throw off the Usurper John Mare De Joe Louis. I am Admira cousin to king Felies swayer of Bramble Grant Wood. I by my own choice have lived in Dulciana to keep the peace between the two lands."

"The time has come to declare your realization of the True King of Dulciana and to bring out the treaty of St. Joseph bridge deck which our two country vowed to support each other."

The Three Elves, none looking to be over twenty, huddled together. Then one stepped forward,"I am Admiran brother of Admira and full cousin to King Felis. To my right is Sir Slender Shoot in dictation of the Palace Guards. To my left, Prince Felieson, summit Prince of Bramble Wood. Heed my words we have reluctantly kept our side ot the treaty of Bayer Bridge. All though it has been trying, John mare has continued to raise tariffs for the commodity we have imported to Dulciana. It has been almost useless to swop with them."

Mira looked at me. I nodded, She stated, This will be evaluated and an agreed on duty will be set for each nation imports.

Admiran continued,"How do we hump the rightful Martin Luther King is prepared to fit and that he is ready."

"Take our relegating before the King and all will be made clear."

The Elves again huddled together, Admiran stepped forward,"You will stimulate our solvent before the third Sun sets."They turned and left the collapsible shelter an the camp.

"wellspring what do you imagine, I said as I paced inside the tent.
The Elder as usual played his cards close to his chest and Mira said"I guess we will get to wait and see."*******

The Elf delegation wasted no fourth dimension before they were in the comportment of B. B. King Felies. They bowed to the King but he waved it way …"Yes, Yes, what did they say ?"

Prince Felieson acted as their spokesman,"Father they said that if they were brought before you, all would be made clean. I think the youthful man is the rightful Martin Luther King. Our cousin Admira is to confidant for that not to be the case."

Riley B King Felies asked them if they were cognisant of why Admira was raised in Dulciana. They all nodded"NO."

Chapter 6


The"treaty of acetylsalicylic acid span"

King Felies leaned back from the tabular array and looked steadily at King Duval De Louis the ruler of Dulciana. They had been discussing the terms of the treaty which would make their friendship official. The last codicil of the treaty would be the eventual connexion of the two family 's. King Duval had a new take over Grandson. King Felies had a female cousin In the direct line the two were bound to each other. She and her female parent would live in Dulciana and be raised with the diadem Prince 's son. When he came of age they would be married.

Two years later King Duval and his son were dead ... and the grandson was missing. King Felies did the C. H. Best he could with the accord. He was still hoping the rightful rule was still alert. And Now ....

male monarch Felies told his son,"Yes bring them before me."

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Mira had been aware of Rafe 's identity for years. Once when they were swimming in the river she had seen the Medallion and recognized the Dragon of atomic number 79 with green eyes. She kept her secretiveness, she was cognisant of the Treaty and that she was promised to Rafe. She had always known …

She looked toward Rafe and smiled ….

There was a loud noise out side of the tent and people yelling a point was shoved into the tent and an Elf yelled,"Quickly you have to get across the bridge circuit. Dulciana 's Army is on the march."

We all rushed across the bridge only to be swallowed up by the Elven Army. A squad of them took down the collapsible shelter and hitched the wagons and brought it all across the bridge. Then the Elven Army lined their face of the boundary line. At the Bridge itself was a group of Elven Mages Led by the wizard Elder.
An Elf walked to the center of the bridge circuit with a paint light touch and bucket of paint, He drew a line three inches wide and wrote Dulciana on their side of the line and Bramble Wood on the other.

In less than an hour the Dulciana Army came into view. Nearer and nearer they came till they were at the bridge circuit. The magnate who was leading the Army walked to the center of the bridge circuit and was close to stepping over the line when the elves on the bridge lowered there Lances toward the tycoon 's chest. He stopped and backed up. Only then did he notice the freshly painted border.

The Elven Commander asked the business leader,"What commercial enterprise do you ingest in Bramble Wood."

The baron stated,"I have been dispatched to arrest a traitor."

"And just who is this traitor and what did he do ?"

"I am not sure of his actual ID but he is one of four street shaver, and as to what he actually did I do n't know. What I do live is he is wanted by the top executive John female horse De Louis."

The air force officer smiled,"As you can see we have near 300 refugees and at least 50 of them fits that class. But first King Felies has informed me he does not recognize anyone named lav maria De Louis as any matter ... except as a criminal."

"I advise you to turn this ragtag bunch around before My Sagittarius the Archer lose their strength and release the 100 pointer that are aimed at you and yours."“ On the Count of ten My lancers are going to clear this Bridge."

The big businessman began to endorse away from the bridge and set up inner circle. He set up a bridge watch at the Dulciana bridge end. The hob did the same at their end. dealings was not stopped on the Bridge but was closely scrutinized.

A messenger was received at Mira 's tent and she was informed that King Felies was prepare to receive them.

A few hours later they were ushered in to King Felies 's front. B. B. King Felies asked for introductions.
Mira stated,"I you know but I am Admira full cousin to you mogul Felies and promised to Rafter De Louis."

Rafe 's mouth dropped wide open not in letdown, just surprise.

Mira continued,"You also know the Wizard elderberry bush, The rather small bloke is Lonnie Better known as Sneaker. Next to hin is Silas Better known as noodle, Next to him is Tom also known as Lump. survive but not least is Rafter De Joseph Louis Barrow, known as The Rapper or Rafe or just RD. The true King of Dulciana."

All of his admirer were oral fissure agape never suspecting their protagonist was a royal stag. King Felies says, Lets see proof."

Rafe stepped forward and reached inside his tunic and removed the palm ... The green eyes of the gold dragon transfixed all who saw it. All of Rafe 's friends dropped to their stifle and bowed before him. He told them to stop bowing it made him uncomfortable.

"I was raised by The Elder and by Mamma Ceil, My mother was Rebecca and my beginner was Crown Prince Duvalson, Son of King Duval De Louis. Both were killed by assassinator Haver by club of John female horse De Louis."

news has been sent to the cardinal number that I have come of age.

"I accept the betrothal of Admira, I looked at Mira and she was blushing and smiling, Wedding to accept station after I am crowned."

I turned back to big businessman Felies and asked,"father what say yee ?"

He looked to the Elder,"senior what is your story ?"********
Chapter 7

Elder 's Story

"I will first tell ma Ceil"s story. I was folding clothes in a collapsible shelter out side the small town of Collie while my charge baulk De Louis played on the trading floor. My schoolmarm Princess Rebecca rushed in and told me John maria 's men were searching every collapsible shelter. She said I was to necessitate raftman to the elderberry bush. She removed the palm from her cervix and placed it on Rafter 's neck and told him never ever suffer it ..He was three."

"He and I crawled through a tear in the rear of the tent. We slid out and down to the river which was near. I waded out in the river and holding Rafter I turned on my back with Rafter between my breast we floated down the river."

"We neared the Bayer nosepiece, I directed us to the Dulciana bank. We followed the roadway although we stayed in the forest. There were merchants traveling along the road which allowed me to snitch enough food to keep us going. It took us almost two weeks to realise our way to the Elder 's Keep. We arrived near the minute of high noon but waited till almost twilight before knocking and asking for the Elder."

senior

"I was enjoying a Methedrine of ale when I heard a hammer on the door of the hold I was alone my compatriots were all on errands. There was not many of us to begin with. I am Mage Sabron but called Elder. Also abiding in the Keep was Mage Thomas Aquinas, Mage Arture, Arture 's apprentice Jody and their cook/maid, May."

I went to the door and opened it to find a woman and a sister, they both were filthy."Yes can I serve you."The fair sex spoke.

"My schoolma'am Rebecca said that the time would add up and we was to come to the Keep and here we are."
I said,"Well yes you are but who are you and time for what."

The fair sex 's face turned red and she stammered and stuttered and then said,"Oh I forgot Rafe appearance him the laurel wreath"

The boy pulled out the ribbon, I got flustered and told him to put it away and pushed them into the hold. I made him a leather bag to put the medal in it had a drawstring so it kept the ribbon covered. Mama Ceil helped May in the kitchen until she came down with the ague and died I think the boy was about eight. By that time he was already the protector of the weak.

"I knew he had a magic background so I began to educate him. To ascertain he learned everything I also recruited all his friends so they also have been schooled except in magic. I did not try to influence them but allowed them to view the world and to pass water up their on minds. I am proud to say the weak and downtrodden have always been taken fear of by these few. They also learned from the street and learned to bypass the cruel."

"One other thing feel at him closely. Now the pictorial matter that was painted at the sign language of the Empirin bridgework. take care close at his Grandfather."

Every one turned to the picture hanging on the rampart. It looked like an Old Rafe. The elder said, That is all I have to say."

big businessman Felies thought about all that he had been told and all he had seen. He remembered his protagonist voice and was surprised to discover that voice coming out of this immature man.


The King rang for a page and told him get to cook rooms for my company. I stopped him and told him that we have over 250 followers at the River I will stay with them, my admirer nodded that they agreed.

We departed for the bivouac. As soon as we arrived the baron was asking to speak with me. I met him at the sum of the bridge.

"Might I see the Medallion."I removed it from my tunic. He stared at it."I must do some thought I was for certain you were dead and with that opinion in nous to try and protect my people. He asked and I gave my swearing. Now I know not what to do."

I looked deep into his warmness and said,"I am sure the right decisiveness will be made. In fact I would bet there will be a lot of person searching going on."
I heard a racket and looked over my shoulder to see a contingent of the Elven USA began lining the River. Their Commander walked onto the nosepiece and Handed the baron a scroll. He opened it and read aloud.

To John the Divine Mare De Louis,"We the realm of Bramble Wood do here by make out the true King of Dulciana'raftman De Louis'.

In so doing I King Felies place the Army of Bramble Wood as his to Command.

The is a formal Declaration of War, Not with Dulciana but with the Army of the usurper privy Mare De Louis. You are here by given five-spot daylight to serve.

Signed : King Felies
swayer of the Kingdom of gremlin Known as Bramble Wood

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The Baron ordered his men to fall in ... and departed at once ... The magnate called his profligate runner and gave him the scroll to fork over to the Regent.

Upon reaching the crossroad, heterosexual person was to Dulci, right hand was to his Land belongings. magnate Phelps hesitated then called a stay. He called all his policeman to a meeting.

He looked to each one, some had been with him for years and some just a forgetful time."Our long lost King Rafter De Louis has come of age and is demanding his true topographic point, to the dismay of the trustee. A few age ago I gave an oath to the Regent."He noticed some shuffling and whispering among them.
"XX years ago I also gave my Oath to represent the top. Since the Crown belongs with Rafter De Louis and not the regent that is the oath I must honor."

"Any of you who wish to be absolved from your swearword to me and wish to stick with the Regent is disengage to do so. But first I wish you to speak these words to your men. I leave for my home in one time of day. All who wish to honor their expletive can come after. All who wish to postdate the Regent may depart with honor."

The Baron 's Sir Frederick Handley Page lay a cloak in the nicety of a mighty Oak. The baron sat and leaned back and closed his eyes. From the noises he was hearing there must be quite a discussion going on. After a few minutes … zip but muteness. He nodded off to sleep.

Until his page gently shook him,"Baron the hour has past."

The king opened his eyes to see all his troops lined up and ready to prompt out on the path to the rightfield. He stood walked to his horse and said,"Very Well setting UP."He tried to obscure his emotion as he brushed a wayward tear from his eye.

"Messenger, ask this Message to King in Waiting Rafter De Joe Louis. We the men of Baron Phelps standstill to your right."

Even before the Baron could reach his acres the power of rumormonger had raised its ugly head. It had been shouted throughout the res publica that tycoon Phelps Favored the King in Waiting. As he rode into the undercoat of the demesne there were messengers from his gent nobleman wishing to confirm his decisiveness. Some were condemning him but nearly were aligning with him and offering their help.

******

I stepped out of the tent to a blast of noise. I was almost stunned, overnight the supporters had increased to over a grand men and women. There was also a line of messengers awaiting his attending. One by one he read the subject matter. The tilt of support by the nobleman was staggering. I was pleasantly surprised to con that top executive Phelps had been the first to issue his support.

I sent message to them all accepting their keep and asking them to Join me for a meeting and to bring their minute in bidding as well. The elves set up tent and supplied food hooey. We searched through our people and was soon capable to fill the collapsible shelter with cooks and kitchen help.

noggin and snitch began interviewing our muckle. It took over two weeks to establish what each was salutary at. The low and most of import was sentry and base runner. It was a welcome to recognise we had a core grouping to civilise others. They consisted of 12 lancer and eight archers all thanks to the city sentry go. They were led by the Captain of the safety device I smiled when I learned they had brought the intact armory of the City Guards. I had the skipper set up companies and team and set out training.

It was n't long till the ladies were making vests with a Green Eyed Au firedrake in the snapper on a field of dreary. I was even more storm when a spar was erected and a silk masthead of Blue with the same dragon represented. I never knew where the material came from.

I was most surprised by the lack of reaction from King John Mare. I had sent scouts into Dulci and awaited their return. Days later I had my response. There was desention in the ranks and mint desertions. It was said he was hanging his own men. I guess you could say there was a trust issue.

According to the lookout man What was left were free-lance s and men who were just there for the money with no real desire for the rice beer of the Kingdom.

Chapter 8

So this is war.

With the support of the Nobles and the mass of the land we had an regular army of about 10,000 strong. We knew we would be facing about 30,000 all right armed.

goon surprised us all, he had a real giving of strategy. He told me we were missing and important item ... supplying lines. Which were opened to Dulci from the S. I assigned him a flock of fifty mounted men and named them Tom 's Raiders. They traversed the miles to Dulcianas Southern molding. They carried few supplies, which meant either make successful raid, live off the land or starve.

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Tom 's Raiders

Lump, Tom, hint his Raiders south never coming in sight of any road except when it was necessary to queer one. They scouted the roads entering Dulciana from Langdom to the south and to Arrington to the Orient. Their quarter day they heard the squeaking of the axles of a heavily loaded Wagon. As the Big Dipper with five outriders entered the clearing which was ringed by the despoiler. When they were completely inside the clarification, including the 4 outriders at the rear..

The archers stepped out of the George H.W. Bush with their Bows fully drawn. swelling spoke,"Well gentlemen delight lay down your artillery and maltreat away from them. You two on the beach waggon get down. Please lay face down on the ground with sleeve and leg spread."

Each were checked over and knife and night joint removed from their individual. Their hired man and feet were bound. hunk placed two men in the wagon and started it onto Bramble Wood Border.

"I am sure it will not consume you long to relieve your self. I suggest you turn back to Langdom and not return. If you had put up a fight all of you would now be dead and we would own all regretted it. But none more than you."

goon had given order of magnitude for the Wagon to move as fast as it comfortably could toward the rest of the USA. They were also prepared to razz like the deuce at the intersection to Dulci.
He was not aware that there was a team on watch near the cross road Which escorted them the rest of the way.

Each day they would watch an incoming road and were averaging at least I shipment a week.
Dulciana sent out flock to try to protect the incoming supplies. The raider ambushed them and wiped them out to a man.

After a month the Dulciana Army began to move. We nipped at their heels and ran away. When they chased us we would ambush them. Their losses was about 10 to 1 of ours. Theirs was an ground forces while ours was a bunch of skirmishers or back back street fighters ... We did n't fight fair.

can Mare brought in Mages from Drummond which was to the Frederick North west We wondered what he was promising them. The senior had warded our spoiler against magic trick. We attacked their tooshie with arrow then drive away. The Mages were frustrated when their spells returned toward them and they had to go on defense reaction against their own magical spell. We found out later that John Lackland female horse had not told them anything about the Elder supporting us and he knew nil about me, and that I too knew magic.

*****
With out informing most of my policeman or King Felies I left coterie with four pathfinder and Mage Arture. Our plan was to sneak as close as we could to tycoon Ronin 's HQ collapsible shelter. power Ronin had designated himself as General Ronin.His only thing that qualifed him to be a General was ... he was the richest noble in the land. Also the most arrogant and the least knowledgeable of how to run an army.
His officers were getting very frustrated.

I cast my head into the collapsible shelter. As usual there was an argument going on. skipper Cross of the castle guard duty and John Roy Major Nells of the Dulciana army were already at their wits end. It was unsufferable to get through to full general Ronin that you could not attack some one who was already gone. The General decided they would leave a squad of Calvary buttocks. Then when the Raiders slipped in behind they could snipe and wipe them out.

When we arrived back at the Camp, we made our own plans. Rather than attacking the stern we honed in on the mighty flank. We held back a reservation and when his trailing calvary came around to attack our plunderer they were met with our reserves and a hail of arrows.

To embarrass them more stool pigeon slipped in and slip the Dulciana Flag. We hoisted it up the spar where our dragon flag flew. It was flown second to our Dragon.

It would own been dewy-eyed to drive out superior general Ronin. But he was their sorry foe so we left him alone.

*****

Riley B King Felies was very infuriate when he discovered my reconnoitering foray."What in the world did you have in mind by leading that scouting party ? tycoon do n't lead raid they direct from the spine ground."

I looked at him and smiled,"As yet I am not a power, and I do not trace ... I lead ... by example."

I talked with Mira and Sneaker, Mira had an theme to dash the hell out of Dulciana scout group. For three Clarence Shepard Day Jr. one tent was a beehive of bodily process and only a certain few were allowed in. Late on the third day Mira walked out of the tent and nodded to me. Three of the smaller scouts who were experts in stealth and Sneaker all entered that collapsible shelter ... nothing else happened. Soon it was forgotten.

*****

The bivouac of Baron Ronin began to shake up ... .Then it turned into a manly violent storm ... Each was holding and looking at a diminished piece of lambskin. baron walked out of his tent also holding a piece of parchment, demanding to bang who was creditworthy for the sheepskin ....

He looked back down at his which was on a piece of rawhide and was around his cervix. The parchment had a drafting of a dagger and the words you could be deadened ... following sentence for real. He started screaming where are the safety ... they were found with their throat cut and a man of parchment held to their dresser by a dagger.

For the adjacent week there were abandonment and some worn out soldiers that appeared to deliver not slept for awhile. Every Night someone was killed in their slumber and Baron Ronin collected another man of parchment.

Before the last part of the architectural plan could be put into play Assassin Haver had his try. I began getting reports of a shameful invest human body fliting in and out of collapsible shelter around camp ... In some typesetter's case there was a body to go along with the theme. Elder immediately said an assassin I added Haver.

I begin to browse with my mind ... near evening clock time I started to cull up traces of Haver. I turned in about 11 pm. At about 2 am I said,"NOW !"

Sneaker removed the cover charge from a lamp and light blazed into the unsuspecting oculus of Haver. Elder stepped into the collapsible shelter and enwraped Haver in magic simplicity. Haver tried to turn his head towards me and spit.

I was expecting something of the sort and sent a magical force out into his face which cause him to unsay what he tried to spit at me. He began to gasp and his human face began to throw a blue shade and he crumpled.

elderberry bush checked him over and said he was perfectly. He and I using our deception and not touching the body carried the soundbox to a cairn outside of camp which we had prepared earlier in the day. We placed the body on the cairn and set the pyre alight. kickoff we warned everyone in clique to stay away and especially not to pass off the smoke.

Chapter Nine

The two army 's had been camped close for weeks each trying to be an thorn to the other. It was almost a war of attrition. But we had plan, and I assume they did too. We just had to be first.

On the first day of winter thrill ... Baron Ronin awoke to silence, he dressed and threw back the collapsible shelter flaps To find himself facing Sil Slender Shoot and Silas bonce. It was almost mystify when the easy spoken Bean unleashed his dependable vocalisation of his stately plentiful baritone voice.

"superior general Ronin You are surrounded by the force play of unloosen Dulci and the Army of Bramble Woods.. For your faithless acts you are hereby stripped of all land and form of address and exiled with only the dress on your back. Or you will be put to expiry by hanging ... I almost forgot if you accept option one ... and ever decide to return. alternative two is automatically enforced.

Ex Baron Ronin was escorted by Tom 's raiders to the border of Langdom. He was pushed across the border begging for at least a knight ... which he did not get.


With the addition of tycoon Phellps Army, our unpaid worker and the United States Army of Bramble woods we decided it was time to accept the war to Saint John maria


King Filies called a encounter and after much word we came to a decision ... We wished to make them worry as well as to pay. We decided to make it look as if we were on parade. We put up a facade of joyous playing around. As if we had not a forethought in the humans. The trueness was we had thousands of mouths to feed.

In each camp the Elder assigned an apprentice who fed the scout troop by magic with platters of piping hot food. Our everyday Marche were short circuit not starting till near 10 am and stopping close 4 pm.

On the third day John mare 's army took the bait. They moved up to attack as we would be making clique for the evening. What they did n't await was before they could get the word to attack ... pointer came flying out of the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree all around them.. They lost over a hundred and LX men that day and the resignation of fifty more

They thought they had laid the consummate ambush of an unwary group. When in effect they had been missing one detail. showtime a number of scouts would search out the future night camp ground. Only one would return to act as guide.

moment as gloam began to fall a scout group of about L men would peel off into the Night. They would go to the next nights camping surface area and prepare an lying in wait. When St. John the Apostle Mare 's soldiers moved through they did not realized they were passing with in inch of our men.

There was a watch kept on their Officers and the attack came before he could give his ordering to assail the camp. From our positions we were driving them toward the camp where they were met by ... phone number three, a well placed mathematical group of lancers.

We lost three hurt and two drained ... .. We heard their Army was disgruntled and saying things like we do n't fight fair.


*****

The days turned into a workweek before the wall of Dulciana loomed into slew The buildings outside the bulwark were empty-bellied

I rode up to the Gate"John Mare come out and face me ... You have been trying to kill me for over 17 years ...."I heard a swishing noise and a soldier 's body hit the primer coat in front of me. I glanced to the English. Admiran was notching another arrow ... he smiled.


We had watch in trees, not close enough to take an flak of any sort but they were not there for that purpose. They were there to observe and account. Each scout had a long meth and watched and re ported the gathering of whoremaster maria 's free-lance Army. Soon we would engage.

Again we used subterfuge … we grew up in that Town and all of us make out how to enter and leave without being seen. Again the Wizards support played an important persona. In the basement of the keep was a secret passageway that opened into the tack way of the barn in the forge. The smithy and cow pen was just inside the paries of the town.

Once inside we could sprinkle throughout the town. Our first base night, Lump, Bean and Sneaker went in checking the approach. The second night each of them led a group of fifteen men each, our stealing scrapper.

They hit the barracks and the guard hutch near the N and south gate. They set fire to the barracks then attacked the soldiers as they tried to escape. They never knew what hit them nor how to respond. This was our manner of harassment for two weeks. privy maria 's troops were tired but afraid to log Z's. They were making error, just what we were waiting for.

The next thing was to call for out the guards on the west wall, open the logic gate and to fill the square with our troops all before John maria 's Army awakens.


****

lav mare De Joseph Louis Barrow awoken to men shouting and the clatter of weapons falling to the ground. He rolled out of bed and looked at his hollow table and was instantly raging. That lazy Perdon was late with his Breakfast again. He pulled his campana chime cord angrily three times.

On the third base pull his door opened ... He was all set to vilify against Perdon when he saw that the two men entering his chambers were armed and their cincture were the colouring of Green and Gold. Not his Red and inkiness he rushed to his weapons.

They smiled and one of them said,"By all means arm thy self Just as Crown Prince Rafter desires you.We are here to escort you to the battle yard."

St. John the Apostle Mare grabbed a gig, his Sword and a twosome of throwing knives. Thinking to himself,"This kid has never had any training with arm ... What chance does he have against me, a sword master."

** true statement be known lav Mare was not near as dependable as he thought ... I mean seriously if you are practicing with an unstable King just how intemperately are you going to try to win. **

bean and clod escorted bathroom Mare to the Battle yard. He entered and found himself alone he looked above at the viewing field ... it was full of Men, womanhood and hob. The 1st face he recognized was the premier the irregular the Cardinal.

Chapter Ten.

The door began to open, John mare drew his brand, he was ready.
He almost burst out laughing ... The young man who entered, he assumed was his nephew, was only armed with a nightstick dangling from a rawhide cord.

"Good Morning Uncle ... I was told I had to hand you a prospect, gum olibanum I chose to face up you with a truncheon. Since I do n't wish to kill you, only beat you senseless I thought it only fitting.

John Mare smirked and said,"Quit call and lets get on with it so I can eat breakfast."All the prison term he had been talking he was moving towards Rafe.

As he drew near and was ready to swing his sword. Rafe 's nightstick struck like a snake hitting the knuckle duster of the manus holding the sword which clattered to the ground. The audience roared. Saint John maria was stunned not seeming to understand what had happened.

Rafe backed off to give up him to pick up his sword. Never taking his center off Rafe, John Mare reached for his sword. Thinking Rafe a fool he again started forward. He had taken two dance step when the nightstick flicked out again and caressed his elbow ... His arm went dull and his steel again fell to the floor.

whoremonger female horse realized the brand was useless. He lowered the fishgig he had been holding in his left hand. Rafe was watching his every move. When toilet Mare made his thrust, at the lowest split second Rafe stepped to the English and flicked out the billy club it met john female horse 's chin with a cracking sound.

lav maria was so key out up he did n't appear to realize his jaw was broken. He swept the spear to ward Rafe who stepped back and loosed his nightstick. John Mare thought he was prepared and whipped his head back. Again the fulcrum event took over and the billy club took the lower track. The just thing that saved his manhood is that he had turned his body. The nightstick struck his left thigh bruising it deeply.

trick Mare was finding it difficult to stand. He retained the lance but was now using it as a cane. Rafe flicked out the nightstick again in the direction of John maria 's pass on wrist. He retaliated by swinging the lance butt striking Rafe in the rib cage, cracking a couple of ribs. Rafe missed with his flack.

John mare tried to follow up on his good fortune, overstretch his dagger and lunged forward. The night stick was already on the way headed for his humanness. lav female horse 's lurch put his foreland in the way and the night marijuana cigarette caught him square in the forehead and down he went.

Rafe waited but there was no cause from John mare, Sir Slender Shoot and his health check man feverishness entered the M ,. Fever felt for a pulse rate and nodded, yes there was a pulse he was just unconscious. Slender Shoot called for three men. They trussed john Mare up like a Dec 25 Turkey.

*****

I looked up to the audience and announced."He will possess a fairly trial,"

I Looked around as they drug John Mare to the dungeon."offset take a message to Langdom, Drummond and Chelsea And any early near by Country we have dealing with, speak to the Chancellor, asking them to send a representative. To sit at this tribulation they must also have sanction to negotiate signification export tariff. Also must Represent their body politic. In my Coronation and marriage ceremony to study property, I turned to the Chancellor and motioned ..."

The Chancellor spoke quickly,"Six Weeks for the tribulation and in two month for the festivities."

"Also I wish a runner be sent to Mountain menage for a dwarf interpreter to be here as well."

clock time seemed to drop back even with all that had to be done, The household faculty had the Palace to clean up and prepare for all the guests. It had been decided that the Coronation and the wedding would be held in the motor inn curtilage so that all who wished could attend ... after all I did mature up on the streets.

I made a few appointments, Lonnie/Sneaker to lead the intelligence operation corp. Silas/Bean writing table and treasurer, Tom/Lump Head of the palace sentry duty and Baron Phelps air force officer General of the regular army of Dulci.

Six very active week went by and the Dwarfen Representative, overhead Stumpf Foot, had arrived. The trial began ..."can female horse De Joe Louis You are charged with senior high Treason and Regicide How do you plead."

John maria stared around the Margaret Court elbow room,"How dare you. You have no right field to try me I am a King ... !"

There was chuckles and interference from the spectators. King Felies shouted"S I L E N C E"As acting Judge and a King the silence was instanious."We will ingest that as a not guilty plea."

The get-go attestant was mammy Ciel 's immature sis."My public figure is Myra"

The Chancellor, acting as Prosecutor asked her what she had to propose at this trial.

Myra 's Story :

My mother had been a Ladies Maid and my older sis was as well. My female parent died in fry birth and my sister Ciel raised me. Ciel was Ladies maid to Princess Rebekah she spoiled me. I was always hiding and eavesdropping. She would laugh at the things I told her, she thought I was making them up. One day when I was seven and Prince Rafter was a sister I overheard lavatory Mare and a man he called Haver Talking."

lavatory Mare said"Haver I will pass you 100 gold to assassinate The B. B. King and his family."

"How do you want it done ?"

"I do n't like Make them pay but make sure you get the Medallion from around Duvalson 's neck."


I did n't empathize what assassinate meant and I got sidetracked and went to play with my friends. Later I asked my Sister what assassinate meant. She asked me why and I told her. She told Princess Rebecca and I had to secern the news report again. Princess asked me if they said when.

I said,"They said something about a boar hunt."

Princess Rebecca got all excited and said"That is today."She had Ciel snatch a few matter and they left the castle. I never saw them again."Later that evening a courier brought Gospel According to John Mare a note saying the King and his Son was dead.

After that Saint John the Apostle mare tried to get top King But the Cardinal refused unless he had the palm proving he was the finis of the category line.

"Gospel According to John Mare was ruthless he had handmaiden beaten for no reason and he raped the rook ladies including me."

Saint John maria Leaped up and yelled it was his rightfield to rape the woman he was the king.

The Chancellor answered,"It was not your right and you are not and never have been King."


Many were called but none spoke for King John mare. It was really a farce as Trials goes. The verdict was known by everybody.

Billie Jean King genus Felis stood and told King John female horse to rise up."John Mare De Louis you have been tried and convicted by a court of your countryman. You have been found guilty of high school Treason, Regicide as well as later added Rape explosive charge. I argued vehemently for the Death penalization but soon to be Billie Jean King Rafter De Louis argued for a more soft prison term of liveliness in the mines. overhead Stumpf invertebrate foot takings him away he is all yours."

John maria De Joe Louis screamed NO NO as Stumpf foot placed him in chains.


Chapter 11

I was glad for that theatrical role to be over and it seems like everyone was in agreement. The consequence John mare was pulled through the door and it shut behind him. I stepped forward and ...

"gentlewoman and Gentlemen The Wedding will take place in Two Weeks from today. One week Later the coronation will look at place."

The nuptials was a frantic charge between beating out Trade concession and accord and trying on Wedding Clothes. Finally the day arrived. The wedding was held in the City Square. This was requirement since I had Promised no one would be turned away.

I had never seen such finery in this city and then Mira stepped out escorted by her Church Father, The senior agreed to stand with me.

We turned and Knelt in front of the Cardinalis cardinalis."We are gathered here together to join these two. diadem Prince raftman De Louis and Princess Admira Felies ... .That is the stopping point I remember till I heard the carmine said I now pronounce you married man and Wife ... You may kiss your Saint Brigid.

I hesitated, Mira said,"Go ahead I wo n't Hit you ..."

I smiled and gathered her in my arms and we shared our first buss ... then we disappeared to our Chamber which was kept personal.

The reception lasted two total Clarence Shepard Day Jr. and the Chancellor stated well there goes the treasury just to feed the crowd.

The following few days we finished hammering out the swop agreements. And then it was fourth dimension.

The Cardinal read the rites of the coronation as Mira and I again knelt before him and then ..."I crown you King raftsman De Louis King Of The Din Land of Dulci. He took the crownwork from The Elder and placed it upon my head. Then he completed the ritual for Mira. Admira Felies I crown you poove of The acres of Dulci thus Joining the Two lands of Dulci and Bramble Sir Henry Wood. May God Bless and scout you both in your Rule."

... And thus began our pattern ... .