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In the spring of 486 our knights found themselves following a crow into the stone circle close to [[Tisbury]]. While entering the stone circle visions came pouring into the minds of the young knights. Tunnels with and without lights, memories from the night when their fathers had died were such visions. A [[lady]] with dark hair and dark eyes greeted them in the stone circle. The favor she asked them seemed simple. [[Cadry]], [[Gamond]], [[Maelgwyn]] and [[Melkin]] had to [[travel]] into the north of [[Salisbury]] and help a man who had lost his goat. She asked them to give their blood to her, which she gathered in a chalice. They then left, a bit perplexed, with their new mission before them. Before setting out on their quest the four knights were gathered at count Roderick’s court, and found that, surprisingly enough, [[prince]] [[Madoc]] was present at this meeting. They were informed that duke [[Lucius]] and his bodyguard Maris de Revel had been killed by a [[saxon]] ambush. [[Prince]] [[Madoc]] was currently gathering able knights for raiding into [[Caercolun]]. [[Prince]] [[Madoc]] also claimed that the [[franks]] would soon conquer Soissons. Being already bound by an oath and a promise [[Cadry]], [[Maelgwyn]], [[Gamond]] and [[Melkin]] declined from following [[prince]] [[Madoc]] into battle. Especially [[Melkin]] had a hard time choosing the oath of crows over his count’s wishes feeling that his oath to his lord was weighing as heavily. Instead of following the [[prince]] into glorious battle the four knights set off to find the man with the goat. They encountered him close to the border of [[Summerland]] sitting below a great oak complaining about the fact that his goat had run of. The knights followed the goat into the [[forest]] and was just about to capture it when a small, [[Three-Eyed Giant|three-eyed giant]] stepped out in front of them and grabbed the goat. A hefty battle then took place. [[Gamond]] was holding his distance to the giant only throwing javelins when having a clear sight of the ogre-like man. [[Maelgwyn]] managed to avoid being struck, but [[Melkin]] was thrown out of his saddle as the giant struck him with a small tree. [[Cadry]] would have been thrown as well hadn’t [[Maelgwyn]] finished off the tall creature just in time. The old man then reappeared, chuckling to himself and then dropped his glamour. Of course it was the wily old wizard [[Merlin]]. He congratulated the knights and then told them to follow him on a quest deeper into the [[forest]]. After having travelled a short while, [[Merlin]] told the knights to leave both [[horses]] and squires behind. The landscape turned foggy and the knights lost track of how far they had travelled. After a while the company arrived at a lake in the middle of the [[forest]]. [[Merlin]] proceeded towards a small skiff by the shore and shouted to the knights that they should protect him. Having just uttered these words a [[nuckelavee]] came charging out of the water and as the knights interposed themselves between the monster and [[Merlin]], the monster grew an additional set of arms and attacked the knights. After a tough fight the [[nuckelavee]] was finally defeated but it turned out that both [[Maelgwyn]] and [[Gamond]] had been poisoned by its blades. Meanwhile [[Merlin]] had traveled to the middle of the lake and had intoned a spell in some strange language and when he finished a woman’s arm holding a magnificent [[sword]] rose out of the water. It felt like the sun had suddenly appeared above lake and hope filled the young men’s hearts. The [[lady]] then gave the [[sword]] to [[Merlin]] and withdrew back into the waters below. [[Merlin]] returned to the shore and told the knights that they must leave. Walking away, [[Cadry]] looked back and saw the strange [[lady]] from the stone circle arrive at the shore where the monster had been slain. She seemed to pick up something from the slimy remains and revel in it. Having left the lake behind, [[Merlin]] told of an antidote that could save the life of [[Maelgwyn]] and [[Gamond]]. The archdruid then brought forth a ring made of jade and broke it into four pieces and gave one to each knight and told them that once they could call upon his aid and he would come. ==Back home== Back in Saurum [[lady]] [[Ellen]] treated [[Gamond]] and [[Maelgwyn]] and eventually they regained their strength. Once they had recovered the four knights told count [[Roderick]] about the adventure. [[Roderick]] was delighted and a feast was held in honour of our four knights. During [[The Feast|the feast]] a course strangely turned black on our heroes’ plates. An omen that they did not understand. Suddenly [[Rhodri]], Gamond’s older brother, stumbled into the hall. He was bleeding from his eyes and whispered the following words to [[Gamond]]: “She promised vengeance. She came”. ''As chronicled by Sister [[Elaine]] and Brother Phillipos of [[Ambrius]] Abbey''

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