![]() “A handsome reward indeed,” Sir Godfrey replies, “but not an overgenerous one, for the old monk prophesied that if the king conquered the Forbidden Castle, he would rule all of Europe!” What a reward King Henry has offered-half the kingdom of Wales!” “In truth, Sir Godfrey, I have tried, and so has everyone else in England. Have you solved the riddle of the Forbidden Castle?” ![]() “It has been a long ride, Sir Rupert,” says the taller one, “and you’ve had a long time to think. They tie their horses to a tree by the stream. They must be knights! You watch as they rein in their horses and dismount just a few yards away. One of them carries a white shield with a golden lion on it. Two men on horseback come over the rise, riding toward you. You hear hoofbeats and a strange clanking sound. Across the road is a fast-flowing stream. Nearby is a narrow dirt road, which disappears over a rise a few hundred yards away. Your head hits something, but what matters is that here you are, lying in a field, rubbing your scalp and looking up at the branches of an oak tree and the bright blue sky without any idea of where you are.Īround you is mixed pasture and woodland. The cave seems darker than you remember it, but you step inside, take a second step, and a third, and you slip and are falling down a chute. It’s late in the day when you find the opening behind a boulder in Snake Canyon. ![]()
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