The sun had finally slipped behind the towering mountains in the west, and stars were just beginning to fill the sky when a luxurious carriage clattered down the cobblestone road leading to the Broken Blade Tavern.
In the driver's seat, a young squire handled the reins with nervous caution as he guided the carriage from the ferry dock to the place where he would soon encounter a Great Witch, who Sir Ollie promised had been waiting for them in Maeril for several hours already.
Cadeyrn had been disappointed when he wasn't allowed to ride in the carriage with his sister and Sir Ollie, but his father had given him an opportunity to be one of the first members of the Dunn Court to meet with Lady Ashlynn, though he had to promise to remember his station as a squire.
