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Alaric leads you into one of the outbuildings on the left, which
turns out to be the stables.
Alaric provides you with a stall for your horse and permits you time
to tend to it properly.
When you are ready, he leads you through another set of doors, and another, and finally down a staircase. This, he explains, is an underground passage between the outer walls and Keep. "Very useful when it's raining," he notes. Though of course today the weather is pleasant. In the underground passage, a boy of about 10, with shockingly red hair and mischievous green eyes, tries to duck past without attracting attention. But Alaric snags him by the collar. "Son, I'd like you to take our guest up to see Lady Andrea. I have some other things I must tend to." The boy groans good-naturedly, and smiles at you. "Come on," he says. He asks your name, and tells you that his is Errin. "Hey," he says. "Would you rather:
Look around the Keep first? |