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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scotley" data-source="post: 5881717" data-attributes="member: 11520">Henry's mouth is dry and he finds it hard to focus. It has occurred to him that the reason he doesn't remember seeing the 5 new men is that they could have been hiding evidence of their deeds when he and the others were examining the box. He is very wary of the placement of the king and the newcomers and keeps his eyes open for a weapon of some sort should this turn out to be nothing but a complex plot to reach the king. "I can add but little to what the others said. I enjoyed the music, drinking and theatrical performances last night very much. I had already had a good bit to drink when the toasting started. For this reason I slept very soundly. I awoke to a scene out of nightmare. Blood and bodies everywhere. Those who were not dead were completely unmarked and had no blood upon them. We began to work together looking for any left alive or any clues. Finding but a few of us alive and no obvious threats we turned our attention to the box." Henry takes a sip of brandy before continuing. "I have some very minor knowledge of magic and began to examine it finding a complex weave of spells well beyond my understanding. The symbol on the box was identified as belonging to an older dynasty the Deloran family by one of our number. That seemed to bring as many questions as answers. Perhaps you will have some sense of what that might mean." Henry watches the king closely for some reaction to this."Curse me for a fool, but as the troops began to approach and we reached our limits in terms of understanding from studying the outside of the box, I flipped it open. My thought was that we had no explanation for the events of the morning and no reason why would should be spared. I thought that perhaps our dreams of service to the crown and a bright future were coming to an end. I foolishly hoped the answers would be within the box. But alas all I found were more questions."He looks down for a moment before continuing. "I do not know if what I saw after that might be real or dream. Indeed now I cannot help but wonder if anything that has happened in the last 24 hours was real of if I have slipped over into madness. I will tell you what I saw, but I cannot say for certain any of it was real." "A figure surrounded in silver light was struggling to hold back the darkness and I sensed hope or safety in that light and tried to move toward it, but it began to fail with the arrival of the dragon. That is when new figures now in golden light and the old woman with the cane joined the struggle.""The darkness seemed to continue on for an eternity when I began to hear s song. One that spoke of duty, honor and potential. I tried to join in to reach out to it, but there was a chill on my heart and I felt death was upon me. It was at this point when all seemed lost that I awoke in the embrace of a young man, who I presume I owe my life."  </blockquote>

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