Unravelled

On reaching the palace there was a terrible earthquake; the quake was so severe that no one was left standing,

As it ended, arson quickly got up and ran to the palace guard who was also affected by the quake,

After speaking with the guard for a while, he was allowed to proceed further into the palace; he then dashed in without a second thought.

On his arrival, he met the king in a rather foul mood as he was still in a meeting.

The king seeing him immediately instructed a guard to take him to the dungeon, to be punished for not seeking proper permission before coming in, but then, he cried out informing the king of his reason.

On hearing this, the king raised his hands signaling the guard to retreat, he then asked him to explain.

Arson at that moment began revealing the details of the prophecy to everyone sited there, on hearing this, a great silent swept through the palace, they were all left speechless.

But then, the king's advisor, madrick, pointed out the severity of the issue, and how great the problem will grow if nothing was done.

On that note, the all began suggesting counter measures to the king. It was a well drawn out issue, with a load of argument, but at the very end, the king sent out three sealed scrolls, containing detains of the prophecy to the other kings, and also inviting them for a banquet.

King Rolland sent out scrolls to the three kings, containing the details of the prophecy, and also an invite to his kingdom for a meeting, he disguised the meeting in the form of a banquet, to avoid any suspicions from the public.

Attending the banquet was strictly on invitation, so as to limit the number of people on attendance, but even at that, there was an enormous turn out.

The banquet lasted for three days, but on the third day, the three kings were led into a private room for the meeting,

As the meeting began, king Lancelot explained the entire situation to the other kings, but then, king Gaston interrupted him as he inquired on the authenticity of the information. King Rolland hesitated to reveal it, but he assured them, that it was of a credible source, he then continued his explanation.

After speaking, the whole room went silent, no one knew what other solution they had left, it was clear, the only way to stop the prophecy from coming to pass, was to find the king's scepter, and reseal the barrier before it even broke. But it wasn’t as easy as it sounded.

Before King Rolland died, he journeyed deep into the forest of torture, and there he created the cave of doom, of which trials and death lingers on every corner, all this was done, to prevent the scepter from falling into the hands of the unworthy.

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