FOUR
"My items would be of more use to a dungeonerr than yours." exclaimed Drassil to Ingard.
"What good is a blunt sword, a horn that makes no noise, and an egg timer where the sand can't even get down to the bottom?" protested Ingard. "As an apothecary, I could aid anyone in that dungeon with my superb cures and remedies?, as well as other rare potions that would be of great importance in a quest!"
"I'd like to see that happen!" replied Drassil sarcastically. " So are we going to Knightmare Castle then?"
"You're right - for once!" insisted Ingard. "Let's go!"
Meanwhile, two shady characters were lurking, both of whom were messengers. One of them immediately went to the bar, where his master Prince Isarion was sitting.
"Interesting." said Isarion. "At last a great opportunity to unleash my games, and to see how effective they work. As it would mean killing off any unlucky losers, I will have to find this Marblehead!" At that moment, Isarion left to go and find Lord Fear.
The other messenger crawld through some bushes when he was suddenly ambushed by a female elf! As her grip tightened round his neck, the messenger realised this was one lady not to be messed with.
"Tell me everything you know about this Knightmare!" demanded the female elf. At once the messenger told everything he knew, albeit rather hurriedly.
"This may be where Kully could be hiding - ha! Finally I may have found her!" laughed the female elf. She loosened her grip on the messenger, who immediately ran away as fast as he could.
The messenger soon arrived at a castle, and at once he pounded on the door, which immediately opened.
"Oh, it's you?" said a female tiger-like character upon the messenger's entry. "What do you want pretty Ruke to tell our master Lucifer now?" The messenger informed Ruke about all the plans to resurrect Knightmare.
"For once he might actually be pleased with you." sneered Ruke, before proceeding to Lucifer's chamber.
Lucifer was looking out of a window, muttering about the woeful lifeforms around him.
"Master!" said Ruke as she entered his room. "I have something to inform you about."
"Let me guess - Knightmare!" grinned Lucifer menacingly. "I have waited such a time for an opportunity like this, and now it's here! News travels fasr, Ruke my dear, don't be surprised that I already knows about those plans. I feel that I can use my powers to inflict misery on all that is good, and who knows, one day evil may finally triupmh.... HA! HA! HA!"