[Jabbress]: 421.The Missing Peace Council.Chapter 5

Chapter 5
           The Capture
   
   “I know the way to Edlwen forest. I lived there when I was very young.” Said Wollmort
   “I know the land and the people too.” Said Fearathress and Bladen at the same time.
   “Well then we have our guides, let’s go then.” Rogan said impatiently.
   “It will be a five day walk or a day and a half ride there.” Said Fearathress.
   “Well we don’t have horses do we? So I guess we will have to walk all the way there.” Said Wollmort.
   “Let’s get going then!” Rogan said impatiently.
   The companions got halfway there when a group of thirty demons surrounded them and out of now where, when Bladen try to pull out his weapon, it was gone. The spell casters of the group could not even cast a spell to get them out and their weapons back.
   “What do you want with us? We did not do anything to you and we have nothing of yours. I demand you let us pass, give us our magic back, and our weapons!” said Fearathress
   “I can’t do that. My master wants me to bring you to him with no weapons and magic. Besides, who in the hell do you think you are? The queen of everything?” snapped the leader of the demons. 
   At this the rest of the demons laugh at the companions.
   “Just to let you know, I am Fearathress Evilest Crowned Princess of the Ancient Elves, seedier to the throne!” snapped Fearathress back
   “My master and I do not care who you are. You can all come peacefully or we can put you to sleep, in the case of the elf and drow we will knock you out. What is your choice?” said the leader.
   “We would rather die than come peacefully with you!” Rogan shouted back.
   “Suit yourself!”
   The next thing that happened, nobody really remembers. The leader cast a sleep spell, gave a signal to two other demons. Both of them, each came up behind the drow and the elf, and knocked them out hard.
   When they woke up, they were in a cell with none other than the head of the Peace Council Amastica herself. Amastica was a beautiful person. You could see why she was head of the council. She had a little bit of every race in the council in her features and blood, but she had been in this dungeon for a year and some of her features had disappeared in those months she was here. Her hair was matted with dried blood in it, her teeth were yellow, when once they were pure white, and she smelled like a decaying body... Nevertheless, what the companions did not know was she was royal.
   “Amastica” gasped the companions
   “Are you all right” asked Fearathress
   “Do you have any magic” asked Rogan
   “Where are we?” asked Bladen
   “Do you have any weapons” asked Wollmort
   “Hold on! Hold on! I can only answer one question at a time. First, I am all right Fearathress Evilest crowned princess of the ancient elves successor to the throne. Second, I have no magic. The demon lord Krest cast a spell on me and probably the people in your group who are spell casters to keep us from casting even simple spells. Third, I have no weapons or anything for you to make weapons out of, my young gnome Wollmort. Also Bladen Krest, we are in the middle of Edlwen Forest, in an old castle off the river called the River of Fire.” Answered Amastica
   “I know Lord Krest sounds familiar to you, this is because he is your mom’s cousin. Therefore, that makes you his second cousin. He was exiled from your land and your family after trying to kill your father, because your father was trying to make it so you would inherit his title, not your second cousin’s, because you are his only heir to his title. So he tried to kill him. I also just wanted to warn you that he might try to con you into killing us, so you can live and I am not asking you I am ordering you to say no.” finished Amastica
 “Who do you think you are to order Bladen and the rust of us around?” snapped Rogan
“I am sorry; I was under the impression you knew who I was. Oh well. I am as you know the head of the peace council but, I am also heir to the throne of Melizerg to the north of Khorvaire.
   “I humbly beg your pardon then, milady” said Rogan with a slight bow
   “Well, we need to find a way out of here. We can’t just get up and leave.” Bladen said.
   At that moment, a group of guards came in and ordered them to back away from the entrance and put their hands out so they can manacle them. When the group walked in, they were dressed in scale mail and each had a dagger in one hand and a spear and manacles in the other. Once the manacles were on, they were led down some narrow steps, down three regular looking corridors, and up two flights of marble stairs. Then they went down another two more corridors, but these looked more like a richly decorated royal corridors, and then finally through the throne room which looked like a marble that was made to look like a fire. That had statues down each side of the wall of the castles previous rulers.
   “Welcome my young, Lord Bladen Krest, Crowned Princess Fearathress Evilest, Rogan, and Wollmort to my castle. I hope you are enjoying yourselves. Queen Amastica, I hope you have improved your politeness since the last time we met…” said Lord Krest
   “My friends and I would like to know why I’m the heir to your title and the throne. We all would be more comfortable if we were not kept in an old dungeon.” Interrupted Bladen
   “Well I see Amastica has told you that you are my heir. Well this is because were the only one who was born out of my brother and sister, so rightfully you are the heir. You also know very well that I cannot just let you run around the castle with freedom, when I know from experience that you all could very well escape. Don’t you?” said Lord Krest
   “Why will you not let us go then” asked Fearathress
   “Why, I can’t have you run off and tell the whole world I have the head of the council now can I. No, you will stay here till you die.” Answered Lord Krest
   “I want out of here…” started Rogan
   “Guards take them away I am tired of this.” Lord Krest said after he interrupted Rogan in mid sentence.
   As soon as he said that, the group of guards came up and led them away, when a person who was in the shadows came up and whispered in one of the guard’s ear to leave Lord Bladen Krest here. Their master wanted to speak with him. Therefore, that very same guard led Bladen the other direction towards a door on the opposite side.