~The Quest~
Floating slowly along, you hear some water dripping and echoing. Footsteps pound above you, and you can catch snatches of conversation: "The maidens are gone!" "How could they have escaped?" "Oh no, we're going to be in trouble!" "Where could those minxes have gotten to?"
Now who in the heck are they talking about? Someone important, obviously, since the whole castle's in an uproar. The errant daughters of the lord of the castle? Lazy servants? You decide to ask the Soligar. BLEEP-blak! it says as you open it. "Soligar, what do you know about what's going on upstairs?"
Two girls have escaped, can't you tell?
"Soligar, stop being difficult. Any idea who they are?"
Hang on, traveler, I'm trying to find out.
You tap your fingers impatiently on the screen while Soligar works.
Two sisters have been imprisoned in
this
castle. They've managed to escape. They
are not from this area. They're princesses
from a neighboring land. Their names are
Ophelia and Esmerelda Blossom, sixteen
years old, twin sisters. The evil lord of this
castle, Lord Ravenworth, captured them and
planned to ransom them, but they have figured
out a way to escape. Ophelia is the one you're
looking for. Are you happy now, or do I have
to dig more to please you?
"Yes, I'm happy now." You close Soligar and look around. Still the same tunnel of water. You wish it would end already! The activity above you is getting more frantic. Suddenly a pinpoint of light appears, and grows, and grows, and grows...