Lucius Orlock spurred his horse on. He needed to meet the countess and her friends before they left.
It had been a shock to him when Princess Theanore had said they were going to the Dungeon of Illusions.
Lady Esmer had been furious!
Her fury was a silent one and thus even more dangerous than most. She had berated her daughter for sending her court wizard and his friends there, but the Princess had said something about a lost Naga and an elf.
Now, Lucius had not stuck around. But he had ridden quickly with only a note sent to his father instead.
He had claimed he would be going into the Forest of Plenty to retrieve the Orlock's lost sword: Bright Flame.
What he wanted was to protect the countess!
Diana Raskovic had saved him when he thought that he would remain as a frog his entire life. She had asked for nothing in return. And so, Lucius wanted to protect her from the ogresand giants of No Man's Land.
