An Unlikely Alliance
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Chapter Three- Beautiful Encounters
Later that evening Sebastina arrives near their camp. We know how tremendously long monopoly games can last so as players dropped out Sebastina would isolate each one.
GB- You all ganged up on me! I’m out
SP- All part of my plan….he he he
DB- I still have all four of the dungeon cards
CC- The daily mage has been surprisingly good to me
SP- All a matter of time and FT will be mine!
GB- You all are a bunch of idiots! (wanders off)
As GB cools off he notices a figure near a small grove of trees, he begins to beckon unto his companions but notices Sebastina’s raven black hair and alluring beauty so instead approaches her.
GB- Pretty lady how is it you are out in this night alone in such a place?
SB- Oh I am here looking for you such a brave strong dwarf! (as she speaks she tosses her hair, flashes her eyes, and smiles appealingly and the charm spell is cast!)
GB- You are most welcome here my lady (as he says this he feels acutely she is HIS lady)
SB- What is it you most desire love?
GB- Oh to have bags and bags of gold!
SB- I will give this to you and more! I ask but one thing
GB- Anything oh my raven beauty!
SB- Where is Ascania your mistress and what kind of army does she possess?
GB- Oh love I know not where she dwells but I understand her servants all quiver and shake in fear and have abandoned hope.
SB- Well look into my eyes love…yes…you will have your gold I will return to you. Tell no one of our meeting.
GB- Anything my beauty..
SB- Now return to your camp
A word about this charm spell. It does not work on all but always works on those who think they are something, appealing to their pride and over inflated view of self. The charm spell will last indefinitely if she promises to meet whatever their inclination is. For GB it was his desire for gold. So even if he did not have all the answers she required he is ever aligned with her now and under her power!
GB wanders back to the fire much altered in his demeanor staring into the fire with a contented smile.
SP- Ha ha…that completes ownership of all three maps! No one can pass me now!
DB- I’m sure gonna try! (rolls dice) Ahhh!!!!
SP- I told you! Pay up!
DB- That does me in, I can’t pay…here are my maps…(gets up and wanders off)
CC- You won’t find me so easy to conquer
SP- We shall see..
As before Sebastina appears and beckons to DB.
SB- (to herself) This one is going to be easy! He is already falling all over himself and I haven’t even used the charm spell! This war party is pathetic.
DB- I….uh…wow…I mean….(gulp)…good eve lovely lady!
SB- Good eve brave and strong swordsman, why look at those bulging muscles! (toss, wink, smile)
DB- Uh…ahh
SB- Good we can dispense with the flowery words, tell me where is Ascania your mistress hiding?
DB- Uh…my love….my precious…
SB- The answer?
DB- Alas I do not know, but I would know where you dwell oh fair one?
SB- Oh I will tell you and we will go off together you and I, only tell no one you saw me. I will return. (whispering to herself) and all you fools will die! Muhahaha Muhahaha!
DB- You have the most lovely laugh!
SB- Oh really!!! Go back to camp, this is getting ridiculous.
DB- Yes my love
DB returns to the fire. GB’s smile was one of contentment DB’s is too broad to describe.
CC- (looking up at DB) DB are you feeling alright?
DB- Never better…
CC- Ogre food will do that! Back to the game
SP- Just one more turn around the board and I will have dominion!
CC- Just look at your dice roll! Ha ha
SP- No, not that! 50% taxation or die and lose the game….ok…have to sell some maps
CC- You had doubles, go again
SP- No, not your highest map! You ruined my plan….it was flawless…I can’t….I quit….stupid game….who wants to have clan dominion anyhow….what’s a stupid ogre going to do with it anyway?....turn it all into a big fishing resort I bet….what a waste of time…
SP wanders off to cool down and CC leans back and grabs a big mug of coffee and smiles.
Sebastina lures SP to her place of concealment.
SP- I know who you are! I must call the others!
SB- Wait! (SB is out of her spell range)
SB- Wait so you can cast a spell on me? No thank you!
SB- Well if it’s spells you want I have plenty to teach an intelligent and superior mage like you!
SP- I might be interested (as his heart races at the prospect) how do I know this isn’t a trap?
SB- I am in earnest, to prove it I will toss my wand aside. (she does so several feet away) there it is done. Come closer now so we are not seen or heard, you are a most handsome mage as well.
SP- Ok….(moves closer) now what spells are you talking (toss, wink, smile) about?
SB- That one! Ha ha ha…now tell me where is Ascania hiding?
SP- Oh evil enchantress I do not know but I would tell you if I knew.
SB- Very well, now return to your camp and tell no one you have seen me.
SP- Yes my beauteous spell master!
SB- When I return I will teach you many spells and you will be a mighty mage!
SP- Oh my dream come true and your loveliness as well!
SB- Yah yah yah…ok now do as I told you
SP- To hear is to obey
SB- You got that right! (to herself) One more fool to go, oh wait, there was a fool also. I have not seen him. It is no matter, soon all four of these weak minded ones will be under my power and their quest is forfeit! If he is truly a fool my charm would not work on him anyway. But something I heard somewhere about a fool is tickling my memory but I cannot recall. Dad loves to go on and on about things I barely hear half he says!
GB, DB, and SP with the game over head to their bed rolls feeling quite content, ogre food, a rousing game, and something else they can’t quite recall has turned this quest on the potential eve of a battle to a misty thing off in some distant future.
Sebastina risks getting CC’s attention by throwing her voice towards where he reclines.
SB- Got any more coffee for a weary traveler?
CC- (looks about seeing her just on the edge of the glow of the fire) Oh yes lady I have more, but why do you wander so in this horrid place?
SB- I saw but a glimmer of your fire and being lost I hoped to find friends not foes.
CC- Take your ease pretty lady (this ogre was not blind to other pleasures beyond food and drink!) we are friendly here.
SB- Thank you oh brave and mighty ogre! (toss, wink, smile)
CC- Why thank you…but I am not so brave nor very mighty
SB- Hmm…but you are wise and handsome (toss, wink, smile)
CC- My looks are tolerable even to another ogre and wisdom is for scholars not us lovers of good food and fishing.
SB- Hmm…perhaps you are a most helpful ogre, you made this coffee? It is delicious (toss, wink, smile)
CC- Yes helping is duty and coffee is a gift
SB- And dear ogre is their nothing you greatly desire? (toss, wink, smile)
CC- That is a personal question lady I do not share quickly with strangers, but in general having food and friends we ogres are content
Angered and frustrated Sebastina is ready to zap CC but Ash Can returns as it seems from a little journey of his own to see how much further it might be to Sebastius’ base. She retreats back into the trees content she can easily overpower this group as three are under her power. Even if CC gives her away the spell is cast and cannot be broken.
CC- Ho Ash Can! Let me introduce you to our visitor (looking around realizes she is gone)
AC- What’s that? A visitor?
CC- Yes a lovely lady with long raven hair
AC- Oh my! Did she talk to anyone else?
CC- I don’t think so, I gave her some coffee. She was a bit nosey and flattering.
AC- That confirms it, I must check on the others.
Ash Can is no stranger to the magic arts and is most skillful in discerning their influence
AC- (he approaches where the three rest playing the fool) Lost I was in yonder night, I fear alas not too bright!
All three lay with smiles on their faces
AC- Hmm…let’s try this. Oh noble warriors arise and fight, we are beset by werewolves in the night!
AC- Wow!....Oh smirking dullards in your beds, must I now club you on the heads?....Nothing…wait…
SP- Oh hello Ash Can….nice rhymes…
Ash Can knows one way to break most spells that control the will and that is to get them to look into a mirror. Their inner selves strive to come out when they see their face. Luckily once a jester always a jester and wisely Ash Can has brought one of his props his magic mirror. It is just lightly enchanted by Ascanius himself but will do well for this cause. To get them to look is the tricky thing as the spell on them is a kind of living thing and resists efforts to disrupt it.
AC- (to SP) Oh SP upon your face, a glob of pudding a disgrace!
SP- What?
AC- Here see with this my mirror, the glob grows large a mealtime terror!
SP- (grabbing the mirror to look) Why there isn’t any…oh…oh…Ash Can Sebastina was here!
AC- I know, I know, you were under her spell. Look at GB and DB
SP- They look ridiculous, did I look like that?
AC- Afraid so…now to GB. Oh GB I have a mirror magic, to not look in would be quite tragic! A dragon warrior found a hoard most bold, this mirror shows the piles of gold!
GB- (leaping to his feet) Let me see that…I don’t see any…wait! Wait! A beautiful lady was here and was asking where Ascania was…but I didn’t know…I didn’t tell..
AC- Good GB…now let us free DB
SP- Can’t we just leave him like that? He’s been so enthralled with Ascania he was nearly this bad without a spell!
AC- Haha, no we will need his blade, one of you may have to sharpen if for him though!
Oh DB this mirror will show, a vision of beauty who loves you so! One look and she will be your own, order a cake and a wedding gown!
DB- What? (grabbing mirror) Oh lovely one show yourself to me! Oh…oh…I saw a lovely lady but her hair was of the darkest black not fair like my sweet Ascania!
SP- See what I said? A hopeless romantic
AC- Now we are all free again. I will not leave our camp any more. Like a mother hen I must cover with wings, this band of four these ding-a-lings!
SP- Hey! I guess we deserve that!
Later that evening Sebastina arrives near their camp. We know how tremendously long monopoly games can last so as players dropped out Sebastina would isolate each one.
GB- You all ganged up on me! I’m out
SP- All part of my plan….he he he
DB- I still have all four of the dungeon cards
CC- The daily mage has been surprisingly good to me
SP- All a matter of time and FT will be mine!
GB- You all are a bunch of idiots! (wanders off)
As GB cools off he notices a figure near a small grove of trees, he begins to beckon unto his companions but notices Sebastina’s raven black hair and alluring beauty so instead approaches her.
GB- Pretty lady how is it you are out in this night alone in such a place?
SB- Oh I am here looking for you such a brave strong dwarf! (as she speaks she tosses her hair, flashes her eyes, and smiles appealingly and the charm spell is cast!)
GB- You are most welcome here my lady (as he says this he feels acutely she is HIS lady)
SB- What is it you most desire love?
GB- Oh to have bags and bags of gold!
SB- I will give this to you and more! I ask but one thing
GB- Anything oh my raven beauty!
SB- Where is Ascania your mistress and what kind of army does she possess?
GB- Oh love I know not where she dwells but I understand her servants all quiver and shake in fear and have abandoned hope.
SB- Well look into my eyes love…yes…you will have your gold I will return to you. Tell no one of our meeting.
GB- Anything my beauty..
SB- Now return to your camp
A word about this charm spell. It does not work on all but always works on those who think they are something, appealing to their pride and over inflated view of self. The charm spell will last indefinitely if she promises to meet whatever their inclination is. For GB it was his desire for gold. So even if he did not have all the answers she required he is ever aligned with her now and under her power!
GB wanders back to the fire much altered in his demeanor staring into the fire with a contented smile.
SP- Ha ha…that completes ownership of all three maps! No one can pass me now!
DB- I’m sure gonna try! (rolls dice) Ahhh!!!!
SP- I told you! Pay up!
DB- That does me in, I can’t pay…here are my maps…(gets up and wanders off)
CC- You won’t find me so easy to conquer
SP- We shall see..
As before Sebastina appears and beckons to DB.
SB- (to herself) This one is going to be easy! He is already falling all over himself and I haven’t even used the charm spell! This war party is pathetic.
DB- I….uh…wow…I mean….(gulp)…good eve lovely lady!
SB- Good eve brave and strong swordsman, why look at those bulging muscles! (toss, wink, smile)
DB- Uh…ahh
SB- Good we can dispense with the flowery words, tell me where is Ascania your mistress hiding?
DB- Uh…my love….my precious…
SB- The answer?
DB- Alas I do not know, but I would know where you dwell oh fair one?
SB- Oh I will tell you and we will go off together you and I, only tell no one you saw me. I will return. (whispering to herself) and all you fools will die! Muhahaha Muhahaha!
DB- You have the most lovely laugh!
SB- Oh really!!! Go back to camp, this is getting ridiculous.
DB- Yes my love
DB returns to the fire. GB’s smile was one of contentment DB’s is too broad to describe.
CC- (looking up at DB) DB are you feeling alright?
DB- Never better…
CC- Ogre food will do that! Back to the game
SP- Just one more turn around the board and I will have dominion!
CC- Just look at your dice roll! Ha ha
SP- No, not that! 50% taxation or die and lose the game….ok…have to sell some maps
CC- You had doubles, go again
SP- No, not your highest map! You ruined my plan….it was flawless…I can’t….I quit….stupid game….who wants to have clan dominion anyhow….what’s a stupid ogre going to do with it anyway?....turn it all into a big fishing resort I bet….what a waste of time…
SP wanders off to cool down and CC leans back and grabs a big mug of coffee and smiles.
Sebastina lures SP to her place of concealment.
SP- I know who you are! I must call the others!
SB- Wait! (SB is out of her spell range)
SB- Wait so you can cast a spell on me? No thank you!
SB- Well if it’s spells you want I have plenty to teach an intelligent and superior mage like you!
SP- I might be interested (as his heart races at the prospect) how do I know this isn’t a trap?
SB- I am in earnest, to prove it I will toss my wand aside. (she does so several feet away) there it is done. Come closer now so we are not seen or heard, you are a most handsome mage as well.
SP- Ok….(moves closer) now what spells are you talking (toss, wink, smile) about?
SB- That one! Ha ha ha…now tell me where is Ascania hiding?
SP- Oh evil enchantress I do not know but I would tell you if I knew.
SB- Very well, now return to your camp and tell no one you have seen me.
SP- Yes my beauteous spell master!
SB- When I return I will teach you many spells and you will be a mighty mage!
SP- Oh my dream come true and your loveliness as well!
SB- Yah yah yah…ok now do as I told you
SP- To hear is to obey
SB- You got that right! (to herself) One more fool to go, oh wait, there was a fool also. I have not seen him. It is no matter, soon all four of these weak minded ones will be under my power and their quest is forfeit! If he is truly a fool my charm would not work on him anyway. But something I heard somewhere about a fool is tickling my memory but I cannot recall. Dad loves to go on and on about things I barely hear half he says!
GB, DB, and SP with the game over head to their bed rolls feeling quite content, ogre food, a rousing game, and something else they can’t quite recall has turned this quest on the potential eve of a battle to a misty thing off in some distant future.
Sebastina risks getting CC’s attention by throwing her voice towards where he reclines.
SB- Got any more coffee for a weary traveler?
CC- (looks about seeing her just on the edge of the glow of the fire) Oh yes lady I have more, but why do you wander so in this horrid place?
SB- I saw but a glimmer of your fire and being lost I hoped to find friends not foes.
CC- Take your ease pretty lady (this ogre was not blind to other pleasures beyond food and drink!) we are friendly here.
SB- Thank you oh brave and mighty ogre! (toss, wink, smile)
CC- Why thank you…but I am not so brave nor very mighty
SB- Hmm…but you are wise and handsome (toss, wink, smile)
CC- My looks are tolerable even to another ogre and wisdom is for scholars not us lovers of good food and fishing.
SB- Hmm…perhaps you are a most helpful ogre, you made this coffee? It is delicious (toss, wink, smile)
CC- Yes helping is duty and coffee is a gift
SB- And dear ogre is their nothing you greatly desire? (toss, wink, smile)
CC- That is a personal question lady I do not share quickly with strangers, but in general having food and friends we ogres are content
Angered and frustrated Sebastina is ready to zap CC but Ash Can returns as it seems from a little journey of his own to see how much further it might be to Sebastius’ base. She retreats back into the trees content she can easily overpower this group as three are under her power. Even if CC gives her away the spell is cast and cannot be broken.
CC- Ho Ash Can! Let me introduce you to our visitor (looking around realizes she is gone)
AC- What’s that? A visitor?
CC- Yes a lovely lady with long raven hair
AC- Oh my! Did she talk to anyone else?
CC- I don’t think so, I gave her some coffee. She was a bit nosey and flattering.
AC- That confirms it, I must check on the others.
Ash Can is no stranger to the magic arts and is most skillful in discerning their influence
AC- (he approaches where the three rest playing the fool) Lost I was in yonder night, I fear alas not too bright!
All three lay with smiles on their faces
AC- Hmm…let’s try this. Oh noble warriors arise and fight, we are beset by werewolves in the night!
AC- Wow!....Oh smirking dullards in your beds, must I now club you on the heads?....Nothing…wait…
SP- Oh hello Ash Can….nice rhymes…
Ash Can knows one way to break most spells that control the will and that is to get them to look into a mirror. Their inner selves strive to come out when they see their face. Luckily once a jester always a jester and wisely Ash Can has brought one of his props his magic mirror. It is just lightly enchanted by Ascanius himself but will do well for this cause. To get them to look is the tricky thing as the spell on them is a kind of living thing and resists efforts to disrupt it.
AC- (to SP) Oh SP upon your face, a glob of pudding a disgrace!
SP- What?
AC- Here see with this my mirror, the glob grows large a mealtime terror!
SP- (grabbing the mirror to look) Why there isn’t any…oh…oh…Ash Can Sebastina was here!
AC- I know, I know, you were under her spell. Look at GB and DB
SP- They look ridiculous, did I look like that?
AC- Afraid so…now to GB. Oh GB I have a mirror magic, to not look in would be quite tragic! A dragon warrior found a hoard most bold, this mirror shows the piles of gold!
GB- (leaping to his feet) Let me see that…I don’t see any…wait! Wait! A beautiful lady was here and was asking where Ascania was…but I didn’t know…I didn’t tell..
AC- Good GB…now let us free DB
SP- Can’t we just leave him like that? He’s been so enthralled with Ascania he was nearly this bad without a spell!
AC- Haha, no we will need his blade, one of you may have to sharpen if for him though!
Oh DB this mirror will show, a vision of beauty who loves you so! One look and she will be your own, order a cake and a wedding gown!
DB- What? (grabbing mirror) Oh lovely one show yourself to me! Oh…oh…I saw a lovely lady but her hair was of the darkest black not fair like my sweet Ascania!
SP- See what I said? A hopeless romantic
AC- Now we are all free again. I will not leave our camp any more. Like a mother hen I must cover with wings, this band of four these ding-a-lings!
SP- Hey! I guess we deserve that!
Retired
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Re: An Unlikely Alliance
Chapter Four- The Skirmish
At Sebastina’s (her fathers) Base
EH- Yes my lady you rang for me?
SB- I want you to take a band of 10 of your fellows and kill them, but if you can bring the ogre or the fool to me alive they may aid in capturing Ascania.
EH- Your desire is my command evil temptress
The band of henchmen return shocked and surprised how well the enemy fought and that the fool had some kind of mirror that reflected the spells cast some back upon them. Resorting to arms they were no match for even these ill matched warriors.
SB- What? Those three should have been as docile as lambs. I have underestimated this band of fools. It will not happen again!
EH- I am sorry my lady
SB- Never mind that, ready the soldiers I will lead them myself. Fifty should be sufficient. I would rather not kill them all. A show of force will make them surrender.
EH- Yes your majesty, right away
Later that day Sebastina leads her army towards the last reported location of the enemy by her evil scouts. Coming upon them, DB is the first to sound the alarm.
DB- To arms men we are besieged!
Quickly with just some minor fighting back and forth our band is surrounded. Even Ash Can brave and wise has no tricks up his sleeve to get out of this. His mirror is useless against these warriors.
AC- A hoard of men all around, will put you 6 foot underground! Put down weapons!
DB- Never!
GB- I will go out swinging!
SP- More men than my spells can handle, an overspawn multiplied!
CC- Yes my friends, if they intended on killing us they would have descended on us without warning.
SB- Your ogre speaks wisely, do as he says. Even your fool has more sense, Put down your weapons.
(reluctantly they do so)
SB- Now, kill those three but keep alive the ogre and the fool!
CC- Oh Sebastina one day monarch over all FT I have a proposal.
SB- Hold that order, for now. This ogre amuses me
CC- You suggested before that I might be wise, but wisdom is pragmatic. May we talk privately?
SB- Very well ogre, but be warned I could very easily zap you to dust.
CC- You know you could not charm me, but facts are hard to ignore. Fact, Ascanius’ base is in shambles, fact, you and your father hold sway over this whole realm, it seems prudent that I should help you and not fight you.
SB- Go on, there are few that can resist my charm spell, so I am not sure I can trust you.
CC- I will make a deal with you. You know because the charm spell didn’t work I have no hidden desire for myself.
SB- I suppose that is true
CC- So here is what I ask, I join you as your servant and my fool friend who I am responsible for and discover unto you the location of Ascania. That is if you promise not to kill her just take her captive as her father. Also to let go these would be but not warriors.
SB- Ha ha ha, you are a bold ogre! But anyone who can make such a delicious cup of coffee out in the middle of a jungle swamp would be a worthy addition to my retinue. Very well, but be warned any treachery will be your death and the torture and death of your fool.
CC- Then we have a deal, and to show your good will release my friends now, you know that they don’t know where Ascania is and can’t warn her.
SB- Very well, Captain release those three but keep the fool. (to the three) I suggest you leave before I change my mind! Now ogre the location of Ascania?
CC- Yes, what should I call you now?
SB- Your captor now will do
CC- Yes, sorry, you know the dungeons of the ogres where Ascanius often is found?
SB- Yes, yes…
CC- In times of danger they travel through the ogre dungeon to the other entrance half a map over.
SB- Yes continue…
CC- Exiting they head up north past the mountains and enter the small tower there and there is a locked room. That is where Ascania will be hiding.
SB- Excellent! And any army?
CC- No your majesty, just a few servants, no soldiers.
SB- You have done well ogre! Captain we return to our base, take these two as our guests. (and to Clumsy) Oh and one last thing my practical ogre friend, how is it your fool has a magic mirror?
CC- You will have to ask him, it did not come from me.
SB- Of that I am quite sure. Never fear the fool shall wag his tongue one way or the other! (a very evil smile erupts upon her face)
While walking to Sebastius’ base the soldiers, who had looked for an opportunity to spill blood and were thwarted, are finding ways to amuse themselves on the way back to relieve their boredom from this very uneventful mission. In the general disarray our heroes find a window of opportunity to talk to each other without being overheard.
AC- This is very dangerous, but it was quick thinking on your part
CC- No reason for our friends to die, I already beat them at FT Monopoly!
AC- Good, keep your good humor you may need it.
CC- Sebastina asked about your mirror, I said I didn’t know which is the truth, but she will certainly ask you.
AC- Don’t worry I have much experience with these royal pains, but Sebastius will surely recognize me!
CC- We must move quickly. I didn’t quite tell her exactly right about where Ascania is. The tower and the locked room are true, but she will not find her there. That room has a secret passage down to a basement below the tower.
AC- Wow! You are more knowledgeable than others expect. I sensed this.
CC- Yes an old ogre friend knew about its construction. I never thought I’d ever use this information. But as soon as they see no Ascania they will kill us, but at least she will be safe.
AC- Ok, we will find our opportunity, keep eyes and ears open.
Captain- Be Quiet!!! Or I will GAG you!!
At Sebastina’s (her fathers) Base
EH- Yes my lady you rang for me?
SB- I want you to take a band of 10 of your fellows and kill them, but if you can bring the ogre or the fool to me alive they may aid in capturing Ascania.
EH- Your desire is my command evil temptress
The band of henchmen return shocked and surprised how well the enemy fought and that the fool had some kind of mirror that reflected the spells cast some back upon them. Resorting to arms they were no match for even these ill matched warriors.
SB- What? Those three should have been as docile as lambs. I have underestimated this band of fools. It will not happen again!
EH- I am sorry my lady
SB- Never mind that, ready the soldiers I will lead them myself. Fifty should be sufficient. I would rather not kill them all. A show of force will make them surrender.
EH- Yes your majesty, right away
Later that day Sebastina leads her army towards the last reported location of the enemy by her evil scouts. Coming upon them, DB is the first to sound the alarm.
DB- To arms men we are besieged!
Quickly with just some minor fighting back and forth our band is surrounded. Even Ash Can brave and wise has no tricks up his sleeve to get out of this. His mirror is useless against these warriors.
AC- A hoard of men all around, will put you 6 foot underground! Put down weapons!
DB- Never!
GB- I will go out swinging!
SP- More men than my spells can handle, an overspawn multiplied!
CC- Yes my friends, if they intended on killing us they would have descended on us without warning.
SB- Your ogre speaks wisely, do as he says. Even your fool has more sense, Put down your weapons.
(reluctantly they do so)
SB- Now, kill those three but keep alive the ogre and the fool!
CC- Oh Sebastina one day monarch over all FT I have a proposal.
SB- Hold that order, for now. This ogre amuses me
CC- You suggested before that I might be wise, but wisdom is pragmatic. May we talk privately?
SB- Very well ogre, but be warned I could very easily zap you to dust.
CC- You know you could not charm me, but facts are hard to ignore. Fact, Ascanius’ base is in shambles, fact, you and your father hold sway over this whole realm, it seems prudent that I should help you and not fight you.
SB- Go on, there are few that can resist my charm spell, so I am not sure I can trust you.
CC- I will make a deal with you. You know because the charm spell didn’t work I have no hidden desire for myself.
SB- I suppose that is true
CC- So here is what I ask, I join you as your servant and my fool friend who I am responsible for and discover unto you the location of Ascania. That is if you promise not to kill her just take her captive as her father. Also to let go these would be but not warriors.
SB- Ha ha ha, you are a bold ogre! But anyone who can make such a delicious cup of coffee out in the middle of a jungle swamp would be a worthy addition to my retinue. Very well, but be warned any treachery will be your death and the torture and death of your fool.
CC- Then we have a deal, and to show your good will release my friends now, you know that they don’t know where Ascania is and can’t warn her.
SB- Very well, Captain release those three but keep the fool. (to the three) I suggest you leave before I change my mind! Now ogre the location of Ascania?
CC- Yes, what should I call you now?
SB- Your captor now will do
CC- Yes, sorry, you know the dungeons of the ogres where Ascanius often is found?
SB- Yes, yes…
CC- In times of danger they travel through the ogre dungeon to the other entrance half a map over.
SB- Yes continue…
CC- Exiting they head up north past the mountains and enter the small tower there and there is a locked room. That is where Ascania will be hiding.
SB- Excellent! And any army?
CC- No your majesty, just a few servants, no soldiers.
SB- You have done well ogre! Captain we return to our base, take these two as our guests. (and to Clumsy) Oh and one last thing my practical ogre friend, how is it your fool has a magic mirror?
CC- You will have to ask him, it did not come from me.
SB- Of that I am quite sure. Never fear the fool shall wag his tongue one way or the other! (a very evil smile erupts upon her face)
While walking to Sebastius’ base the soldiers, who had looked for an opportunity to spill blood and were thwarted, are finding ways to amuse themselves on the way back to relieve their boredom from this very uneventful mission. In the general disarray our heroes find a window of opportunity to talk to each other without being overheard.
AC- This is very dangerous, but it was quick thinking on your part
CC- No reason for our friends to die, I already beat them at FT Monopoly!
AC- Good, keep your good humor you may need it.
CC- Sebastina asked about your mirror, I said I didn’t know which is the truth, but she will certainly ask you.
AC- Don’t worry I have much experience with these royal pains, but Sebastius will surely recognize me!
CC- We must move quickly. I didn’t quite tell her exactly right about where Ascania is. The tower and the locked room are true, but she will not find her there. That room has a secret passage down to a basement below the tower.
AC- Wow! You are more knowledgeable than others expect. I sensed this.
CC- Yes an old ogre friend knew about its construction. I never thought I’d ever use this information. But as soon as they see no Ascania they will kill us, but at least she will be safe.
AC- Ok, we will find our opportunity, keep eyes and ears open.
Captain- Be Quiet!!! Or I will GAG you!!
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4 ??? I missed chapters 2 and 3 entirely!
Time to read and catch up
back later
Time to read and catch up
back later
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As am I. A terrific read.
Thank you master story teller Gullander.....
Chapter 5 anxiously awaited
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Chapter Five Trapped in Sebastina’s Base
The captain escorts them to a cell locking them in.
Captain- Welcome to your new home, enjoy the accomodations! Ha ha ha losers! My guess is you’ll never see the light of day again!
AC- He wasn’t too smart, he tells us to stop talking then puts us in the same cell! And….
CC- Yes?
AC- Somehow they missed the magic mirror! Ha ha
CC- Oh does is do something else?
AC- Watch…show me the best path to Ascanius
CC- Wow, a map of sorts forms on it
AC- Yes it is a geographic place selector or something like that. Ascanius called it a GPS for short.
CC- Amazing, you are quite the resourceful fool
AC- If you only knew….
CC- Any ideas how to get out?
AC- It is a fallacy of these magic types really…
CC- What do you mean?
AC- They love their showy spells but when it comes to such things as jails they go basic without any magic involved.
CC- You mean…
AC- Yes, these doors will be a snap! See in the base of the mirror handle….a skeleton key!
CC- and…
AC- It can open any door! Once you have been through a door it learns how to open it so all you ever need is one key to do everything. Makes storage so much easier.
CC- Wow, great idea and good for us, let’s get out of here! But wait, that means this key has seen these doors before.
AC- Sadly yes, but that is another story from another time. Sebastius hasn’t upgraded anything since then. Let’s go!
Since this was so short please see the next ...two in one day!
The captain escorts them to a cell locking them in.
Captain- Welcome to your new home, enjoy the accomodations! Ha ha ha losers! My guess is you’ll never see the light of day again!
AC- He wasn’t too smart, he tells us to stop talking then puts us in the same cell! And….
CC- Yes?
AC- Somehow they missed the magic mirror! Ha ha
CC- Oh does is do something else?
AC- Watch…show me the best path to Ascanius
CC- Wow, a map of sorts forms on it
AC- Yes it is a geographic place selector or something like that. Ascanius called it a GPS for short.
CC- Amazing, you are quite the resourceful fool
AC- If you only knew….
CC- Any ideas how to get out?
AC- It is a fallacy of these magic types really…
CC- What do you mean?
AC- They love their showy spells but when it comes to such things as jails they go basic without any magic involved.
CC- You mean…
AC- Yes, these doors will be a snap! See in the base of the mirror handle….a skeleton key!
CC- and…
AC- It can open any door! Once you have been through a door it learns how to open it so all you ever need is one key to do everything. Makes storage so much easier.
CC- Wow, great idea and good for us, let’s get out of here! But wait, that means this key has seen these doors before.
AC- Sadly yes, but that is another story from another time. Sebastius hasn’t upgraded anything since then. Let’s go!
Since this was so short please see the next ...two in one day!
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Chapter Six The Escape!
Our two rescuers stealthily follow the image on Ash Can’s mirror until they near the cell of Ascanius. Surprisingly their captors must be awfully trusting of these cells as no guards were seen until Ascanius’ cell which had just one guard. But our heroes may not find this so easy as this guard is well armed and is most likely high ranking having care of such an important prisoner.
AC- I don’t think we can overcome this fellow without any weapons.
CC- I have an idea…are you ready to play the fool?
AC- Always! Ha ha…
CC- Ok, just follow my lead and follow me as if you are like my little pet.
AC- Will do…woof…woof…he he
The two approach the guard and look quite an amusing sight, CC is walking ridiculously like a big dancing bear and Ash Can is dutifully tagging behind.
Guard- Stop! How did you get here and who are you?
(The distance between their cell and here was a long one and this guard had never seen the new prisoner arrivals only heard that they were jailed. It is quite ridiculous the confidence these guards had in the permanence of these cells. It didn’t even occur to him that these might be escaped prisoners! But they were out of bounds and he certainly thought so.)
CC- We be but lowly entertainers! I am Clumsy the ogre and this is my pet! He is tricky and tells rhymes, but don’t worry he does not bite!
Guard- I don’t need entertaining here, this here is off limits to visitors so move along!
AC- Along, along, the guard doth say, but lo he standeth in the way!
Guard- Very funny, now move on I said!
AC- Move on, move on this guard said, methinks he should go now on to bed!
CC- Now, now don’t talk that way to our rather smelly guard he doesn’t look tired at all.
Guard- Are you two looking for a beating?!!!
AC- Beating, bleating like a smelly sheep, methinks it better he does not peep!
CC- Now, now! Please Mr. Guard, may I call you Mr. Guard? Please excuse my pet. I know how to quiet him.
Guard- Then do it before I hurt you!
CC- (he takes out the mirror, which by the way is rather a stout thing) Now look in this mirror my little pet!
AC- (looking in) I see I see in the mirror a thing! Pull it away, and do now swing!
At this ClumsyClub who in reality was not very aptly called catches the guard under his jaw, and then a second hit quickly following on the back of his neck and down he goes!
AC- Done well, done well a bash on the nose, our guard is knocked out from head to toes!
With the guard unconscious they get his keys and open the door to Ascanius’ cell!
AS- Aha! Aha! I thought I heard my trusted friend’s voice! Thank you! And you noble ogre much thanks!
AC- Now we must with all haste leave this place.
CC- Use your mirror to show our exit
AS- No my friends, we cannot yet leave, we must locate my wand first. I have had it so long it is united with my being, Sebastina can never use it but I must use it.
AC- We didn’t think of that.
CC- Use your mirror, and if we happen to pass a kitchen on the way may we please eat something!
AS- Ha ha, brave but starving ogre if we get my wand I can make you whatever you wish!
AC- My friend if we get out of this we must have Clumsy join us he has his own magic with food and coffee!
CC- Oh for a nice bowl of eel stew!
AC- (lifting up the mirror) Show me Ascanius’ wand!
An image shows a lavish looking room with the wand upon a table.
AS- Good she does not have it with her, excellent!
CC- Why so?
AS- (Here even in this time pressed situation Ascanius cannot resist putting on his teaching hat and goes on this long explanation. Ash Can appears a bit impatient tapping the mirror with his fingers.)
It is not known to most mages but there is a binding spell that unites mage and wand. Most mages are always looking for the next best wand they can find, but there comes a point where, if I can put it this way, the wand and the mage become inseparable. This is why I must have this my wand. It becomes only useful to me. It bears my name in a way. But if we become separated all I need do is get near to it, the range of my casting, and it signals to me that it is near, and if I raise up my hand it will come flying into it.
CC- Oh I see, so we need not invade that room just be near it
AS- Correct, lead on Ash
The three follow the map on the mirror and find the room which being part of an underground building system has barred windows for circulation. As Ascanius drew near to the window he acted as if he heard something though neither Ash nor CC heard anything. In a moment he raised up his hand and a second later a swoosh and his wand was firmly again in his hand.
CC- Can you now zap us out of here?
AS- No…but it will aid us in leaving. This is a center of magic and it has a neutralizing effect upon my wand for long distance spells, but up close it will do what we need.
AC- Here is the map out!
The three move quickly using the wand to freeze guards and to open doors until they are free under the FT sky again.
CC- Can we now be zapped out of here?
AS- No, the magic of Sebastius is still too strong here, but I have an idea. To the north.
CC- But that is the opposite of where we need to go!
AC- Trust Ascanius as I do, all will be well. (he whispers to Ascanius) I think our Clumsy friend could use a snack.
AS- Here noble ogre! (he presents him with some eel jerky)
CC- Delicious! Oh absolutely delicious!
AS- Come now let us hurry
They travel a bit of distance but Ascanius knows every inch of this land, every rock outcrop, every place of water, every way to anywhere one wants to go.
CC- Oh that beast doesn’t look safe to me!
AC- It seems to be able to speak “you have found a beast, he seems to be friendly, you do not know how to ride him”
AS- This is one of the mysterious runes of FT. At various places from various means travelers find these messages. They are to be trusted always and what they say to do, do it, what they warn not to do obey it, follow these instructions.
CC- This one seems useless to us
AS- I have learned a secret (he goes up to the beast and says something to it that the others could not hear and with a bound leaps upon its back!) Come my noble rescuers, on to my home. Those there need us!
AC- Oh, I fear all is in disarray
CC- Yes, Ascania has gone into hiding and at this moment Sebastina’s henchmen seek to capture her!
AS- Then we must away at once, do not fear I sense all is not yet lost.
AC- (he mounts the beast too) Come on Clumsy just enough room for you
CC- This little adventure has certainly gotten big!
AC- Or you can wait to be recaptured…(in the not too distance is heard the sound of pursuers hot on their trail)
CC- (Giving the beast a piece of his eel jerky) nice beast, nice….whoa….
In a flash the beast has transported them to Ascanius’ base. Ascanius dismounts and casts a spell that provides a shield of sorts around the whole enclosure securing it. Ash and CC go throughout telling those who remained that their master was safe but that the forces of Sebastina were on the march and that they should remain behind the safety of the shield spell.
AS- Now to regain my daughter! Come my heroes, you have yet one last great deed to do!
Tomorrow the final chapter!
Our two rescuers stealthily follow the image on Ash Can’s mirror until they near the cell of Ascanius. Surprisingly their captors must be awfully trusting of these cells as no guards were seen until Ascanius’ cell which had just one guard. But our heroes may not find this so easy as this guard is well armed and is most likely high ranking having care of such an important prisoner.
AC- I don’t think we can overcome this fellow without any weapons.
CC- I have an idea…are you ready to play the fool?
AC- Always! Ha ha…
CC- Ok, just follow my lead and follow me as if you are like my little pet.
AC- Will do…woof…woof…he he
The two approach the guard and look quite an amusing sight, CC is walking ridiculously like a big dancing bear and Ash Can is dutifully tagging behind.
Guard- Stop! How did you get here and who are you?
(The distance between their cell and here was a long one and this guard had never seen the new prisoner arrivals only heard that they were jailed. It is quite ridiculous the confidence these guards had in the permanence of these cells. It didn’t even occur to him that these might be escaped prisoners! But they were out of bounds and he certainly thought so.)
CC- We be but lowly entertainers! I am Clumsy the ogre and this is my pet! He is tricky and tells rhymes, but don’t worry he does not bite!
Guard- I don’t need entertaining here, this here is off limits to visitors so move along!
AC- Along, along, the guard doth say, but lo he standeth in the way!
Guard- Very funny, now move on I said!
AC- Move on, move on this guard said, methinks he should go now on to bed!
CC- Now, now don’t talk that way to our rather smelly guard he doesn’t look tired at all.
Guard- Are you two looking for a beating?!!!
AC- Beating, bleating like a smelly sheep, methinks it better he does not peep!
CC- Now, now! Please Mr. Guard, may I call you Mr. Guard? Please excuse my pet. I know how to quiet him.
Guard- Then do it before I hurt you!
CC- (he takes out the mirror, which by the way is rather a stout thing) Now look in this mirror my little pet!
AC- (looking in) I see I see in the mirror a thing! Pull it away, and do now swing!
At this ClumsyClub who in reality was not very aptly called catches the guard under his jaw, and then a second hit quickly following on the back of his neck and down he goes!
AC- Done well, done well a bash on the nose, our guard is knocked out from head to toes!
With the guard unconscious they get his keys and open the door to Ascanius’ cell!
AS- Aha! Aha! I thought I heard my trusted friend’s voice! Thank you! And you noble ogre much thanks!
AC- Now we must with all haste leave this place.
CC- Use your mirror to show our exit
AS- No my friends, we cannot yet leave, we must locate my wand first. I have had it so long it is united with my being, Sebastina can never use it but I must use it.
AC- We didn’t think of that.
CC- Use your mirror, and if we happen to pass a kitchen on the way may we please eat something!
AS- Ha ha, brave but starving ogre if we get my wand I can make you whatever you wish!
AC- My friend if we get out of this we must have Clumsy join us he has his own magic with food and coffee!
CC- Oh for a nice bowl of eel stew!
AC- (lifting up the mirror) Show me Ascanius’ wand!
An image shows a lavish looking room with the wand upon a table.
AS- Good she does not have it with her, excellent!
CC- Why so?
AS- (Here even in this time pressed situation Ascanius cannot resist putting on his teaching hat and goes on this long explanation. Ash Can appears a bit impatient tapping the mirror with his fingers.)
It is not known to most mages but there is a binding spell that unites mage and wand. Most mages are always looking for the next best wand they can find, but there comes a point where, if I can put it this way, the wand and the mage become inseparable. This is why I must have this my wand. It becomes only useful to me. It bears my name in a way. But if we become separated all I need do is get near to it, the range of my casting, and it signals to me that it is near, and if I raise up my hand it will come flying into it.
CC- Oh I see, so we need not invade that room just be near it
AS- Correct, lead on Ash
The three follow the map on the mirror and find the room which being part of an underground building system has barred windows for circulation. As Ascanius drew near to the window he acted as if he heard something though neither Ash nor CC heard anything. In a moment he raised up his hand and a second later a swoosh and his wand was firmly again in his hand.
CC- Can you now zap us out of here?
AS- No…but it will aid us in leaving. This is a center of magic and it has a neutralizing effect upon my wand for long distance spells, but up close it will do what we need.
AC- Here is the map out!
The three move quickly using the wand to freeze guards and to open doors until they are free under the FT sky again.
CC- Can we now be zapped out of here?
AS- No, the magic of Sebastius is still too strong here, but I have an idea. To the north.
CC- But that is the opposite of where we need to go!
AC- Trust Ascanius as I do, all will be well. (he whispers to Ascanius) I think our Clumsy friend could use a snack.
AS- Here noble ogre! (he presents him with some eel jerky)
CC- Delicious! Oh absolutely delicious!
AS- Come now let us hurry
They travel a bit of distance but Ascanius knows every inch of this land, every rock outcrop, every place of water, every way to anywhere one wants to go.
CC- Oh that beast doesn’t look safe to me!
AC- It seems to be able to speak “you have found a beast, he seems to be friendly, you do not know how to ride him”
AS- This is one of the mysterious runes of FT. At various places from various means travelers find these messages. They are to be trusted always and what they say to do, do it, what they warn not to do obey it, follow these instructions.
CC- This one seems useless to us
AS- I have learned a secret (he goes up to the beast and says something to it that the others could not hear and with a bound leaps upon its back!) Come my noble rescuers, on to my home. Those there need us!
AC- Oh, I fear all is in disarray
CC- Yes, Ascania has gone into hiding and at this moment Sebastina’s henchmen seek to capture her!
AS- Then we must away at once, do not fear I sense all is not yet lost.
AC- (he mounts the beast too) Come on Clumsy just enough room for you
CC- This little adventure has certainly gotten big!
AC- Or you can wait to be recaptured…(in the not too distance is heard the sound of pursuers hot on their trail)
CC- (Giving the beast a piece of his eel jerky) nice beast, nice….whoa….
In a flash the beast has transported them to Ascanius’ base. Ascanius dismounts and casts a spell that provides a shield of sorts around the whole enclosure securing it. Ash and CC go throughout telling those who remained that their master was safe but that the forces of Sebastina were on the march and that they should remain behind the safety of the shield spell.
AS- Now to regain my daughter! Come my heroes, you have yet one last great deed to do!
Tomorrow the final chapter!
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Re: An Unlikely Alliance
A double today! Great! Can't wait for the final chapter!