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Creative => Story-Telling => Topic started by: Rhalius on August 15, 2012, 17:49:09
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There has been talk of late of an unknown knight plundering treasure wagons through the kingdoms.
The tale goes that it is a nobleman who pretends to be a good person to the public, but raids caravans at secluded places, even when they are well guarded by multible experienced knights.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/TheDreadBaron051.jpg)
Whoever could this mysterious and dangerous knight be?
The people have already given this menace a name though, they call him:
The Dread Baron.
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((The story will start soon, this is just a little prelude for things to come.
This time featuring Henry, Roderick and Frederick together since it kind of naturally developed that way.
Roderick will still get a story focusing on him at a later date though. ;) ))
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Sounds cool look forward to seeing more, I've had the fellow who is standing over them all since I was a kid always considered him to be an ordinary Knight thoughhe's missing his shield, sword proper helmet, spurs and his doggy oh yes and his beard's missing so it can't be him sneaking out at night ;D ;)
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Ah, this should be good! I think that's your best picture so far, Rhalius! Did you get a new camera?
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Same camera actually, its a good camera. I simply dont know that well how to use it yet. :( It's pretty much always the close ups that give trouble.
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This is really a great picture, Rhalius, very well arranged and I like the b&w effect. Looking forward to the story!
Same camera actually, its a good camera. I simply dont know that well how to use it yet. :( It's pretty much always the close ups that give trouble.
Taking pictures of playmobil is surprisingly difficult! Especially close-ups. If I must use the flash, which I usually need to because of poor lighting, I find it best to back off a bit and use the zoom (assuming you have an optical zoom and not digital, which will affect the quality) so that the flash isn't too bright. I still haven't figured out how to make red items turn out right, with or without the flash!
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That would depend on the camera itself, Bonnie. With mine, it's the PM blue that always looks faded.
Love the b&w too, can't wait to see who's this guy. Some kind of evil Robin Hood, perhaps?
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((zooming can sometimes be difficult due to me lowering the camera inside the courtyard or other tight places, but I will give that a try next time. :)
For now, let's get this story started. Enjoy. ))
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Growing concerned with this Dread Baron, King Phillip and Baron Blacktower have invited several knights of the kingdom to live at the castle, to help keep it safe.
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They arrive precisely on time, three knights, a squire and a herald, but it seems there is also a lady with them! who could this be?
Being expected, they received a royal welcome in the courtyard. King Phillip, Baron Blacktower and Cedric the swan knight where eager to greet the new arrivals personally.
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The soldiers looked in awe at the colorfull knights, but soon their attention went to the friendly lady who was waving kindly at them and everyone else with her hankerchief.
Frederick, Henry and Roderick (from left to right) weren't all too impressed with these additional knights. Although they where young they where sure of it that they could keep the castle safe from this baron. Their friend Charles the Templar Knight has also been around to help for a while now.
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Henry: "they don't look so tough to me, I faced tougher knights in the tournaments."
Frederick: "Who does this other tower knight think he is with his feathered helmet and barded horse? he's surely trying to steal my place!"
Roderick: "I am sure they just come here to help us, they are not our competition."
The knights stepped down from their horses and presented themselves to the king while their horses where led away from the crowd by the stable boy and the maid.
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King Phillip: "Welcome in my castle, I have summoned you all here to make sure we are well protected against the increasing dangers that threaten my kingdom."
Baron Blacktower added: "You have all been selected for your proven experience, not even a Dread Baron can hope to threaten us now!" He spoke boldly.
Sir Cedric just smiled at the new knights. He was fine with having more knights around, but was confident he could handle this Dread Baron on his own, and pretty much every other threat. He has proven himself both in tournaments and in war many times after all.
All three knights spoke together: "Hail king Phillip the third, we honour you as our king. Hail Baron Lambert Blacktower, we honour you as our lord. Hail Sir Cedric, we honour your bravery in battle. We hereby swear to protect your families, this castle and all its inhabitants."(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/TheDreadBaron005.jpg)
These knights sure seemed impressive, each of them was well known for their accomplishments.
Sir Jory, a blacktower knight.
He had proven to be a favorite in jousting matches, and once protected several humble farmers against armed bandits on his own.
Sir Stephan, a Fleur de lis knight.
Also a jousting favorite, he has fought bravely in several battles as well to protect the kingdom.
Sir Ranulf, another Fleur de lis knight.
A veteran who fought alongside King Phillip in the past, and saved his life once when he was still a prince. They where good friends in the past.
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((tomorrow or perhaps tonight the story will continue, and then the lady will be properly introduced. :) ))
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Great story so far, looking forward to more! Nice pics, too! :clap:
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Nice story, very intriguing...
I do have a hunch, however, that Sir Ranulf, despite being an old friend to the King, is not what he seems to be anymore...
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Great to see a knight story from you again :yup:
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Excellent sir and so nice to see the classic and the very bet by far medieval playmobil in action !!! :love: :love: :love:
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One more wonderful story with your knights. :love: Well done. I'm looking forward for the continuing. ;)
Friendly George. :)
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((sorry for the delay, things where a bit busy yesterday. and thanks for the replies, there are plans for many more knight stories. :) ))
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After all formal introductions where concluded, the new arrivals mingled with the people in the courtyard.
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King Phillip spoke with Ranulf, curious about what he has been up to in the past years. Sir Jory discussed with Lord Baron Blacktower how he could best serve him, and Roderick introduced Sir Stephen to the soldiers.
And the lady in yellow quickly walked to Henry and Cedric with open arms and a smile on her face. "Brothers!" She said cheerfully. "Elena!" responded Henry and Cedric cheerfully, welcomeing their younger sister with open arms to give her a hug.
Cedric: "Did you grow tired of living with mother?"
Elena: "Well yes.. lately she has been trying to marry me off to all kinds of wealthy men but I don't want to! They are much older than me and treat me like an object. Surely my brothers wouldnt allow that, right?"
Henry: "Of course not! Only the best is good enough for our little sister. We missed you, its great to have you with us again."
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Elena: "thanks, you mentioned two friends during your visits over the years.. will I get to meet them this time?"
Henry: "Well sure... just give me a moment to talk with them a moment first.. excuse me."
Cedric: "I will go and make sure there is a room ready for you Elena, I will get back to you in a moment, maybe you can introduce yourself to the other ladies of the court?"
In the meanwhile, two servants where putting their backs to the test as they unloaded Elena's wardrobe from the cart, under the watchfull eye of Sir Ranulf.
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Swan squirë: "What's in this chest?"
Tower squire: "Lady Elena's jewelry and dresses. Be glad she left her collection of fossils at home.!"
And so the two squires did their best to drag the heavy chest into the castle.
Henry walked up to Frederick as he was in discussion with sir Jory.
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Frederick: ".... So as you can see, I have everything under controll here. The Blacktower soldiers keep the castle perfectly safe under my watchfull guidance."
Sir Jory: "Impressive, just tell me what I can do to help, we can work together to make this job easier."
Frederick: "Oh I see what you are trying to do here! you come marching in here with your feathered helmet and propose to help me, and then you will try to replace me!"
Sir Jory: "Oh not at all, I am quite impressed with how you handled things so far. Do you like my helmet? I can get you one just like it."
Frederick: "No thanks, I am too good looking to hide my face behind a helmet."
Henry: "Ah I see you two are getting along just fine, Frederick, can I speak with you a moment?"
Frederick: "Well sure."
Henry: "You have seen the beautifull young lady who just entered the castle, yes?"
Frederick: "Well yes, she looks quite ni.."
Henry: "YOU CAN"T GO WOO HER WITH YOUR HORRID POETRY! I mean it, she is my sister and with my father gone, it's up to me and Cedric to weed out any undesirables that try to charm her."
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Frederick: "Hey now wait a minute! I will let you know that the ladies find me VERY desirable."
Henry: "Not now Frederick, I'll gladly put in a good word for you when it comes to other ladies, but stay away from my sister. That goes for Roderick too, have you seen him?"
Frederick glanced back a moment, going somewhat pale as he sees Roderick reading poetry to Elena. "Er.. I am sure you will see him soon enough."
Henry: "Very well, lets first go see how Charles is doing. I hope he doesnt feel unwelcome now that there are so many knights here."
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((The story will continue tomorrow. :) ))
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Bravo sir !!! Awesome !!! bravo !!!! :love: :love: :love: :love:
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Frederick: "Hey Charles, how are you holding up?"
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Charles: "Well I have done some thinking, with the castle so well protected now, I have decided to join the crusades once more."
Henry: "You don't need to leave, you are our friend. "
In the meanwhile, Roderick had finished reading his poem to Elena.
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Elena: "That was wonderfull Roderick, and very kind of you to read me a poem to make me feel welcome."
Roderick: "You are very welcome here Elena, you have such a lovely smile."
Frederick and Henry did their best to persuade Charles to stay, but his mind was set on joining the crusades. So they wished him the best and waved him goodbye.
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After saying goodbye to Charles, Henry wanted to introduce Frederick to his sister. Much to his surprise, Roderick was already talking with her.
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Elena: "Hello brother, is Roderick one of your friends? he's been very kind to me, he even read a poem to me!"
Roderick: "uh oh.. you didn't tell me Henry is your brother!"
The short tempered Henry quickly draws his sword. "You wen't behind my back to charm my sister?!"
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Roderick stepped back, Frederick did his best to restrain Henry and Elena panicked. "Don't hurt him Henry!" She said.
Frederick did his best to restrain henry. "Roderick is our friend, trust him!"
Henry lowered his sword. "Very well.. explain yourself Roderick, what where you doing here with my sister."
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Roderick: "I only read a welcomeing poem to her and introduced myself, I would never do anything to hurt your sister!"
Elena: "It's true, he was just being polite to a lady, is that not a requirement of all knights?"
Henry grumbled a bit but gave in. "That's true.. it is in our code of chivalry."
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((Still no sign of any Dread Baron, could he just be a fable? does he even exist? The answer to that will come tomorrow!))
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What's next? What's next? What's next? ;)
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:picsplz: Awesome story so far!!
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Well done, Rhalius! Laughed out loud about the fossile collection :lol:
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While Elena gets properly introduced to Roderick and Frederick, under the (very) watchfull eyes of Henry, King Phillip has called for the court to gather after Ranulf told him some rather troubling news.
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King Phillip: "Ranulf, you are sure it is either one of them?"
Ranulf: "Yes, they have been acting strangely on the way over here."
King Phillip: "Very well. Tell the guards to bring Sir Jory and Sir Stephan before me, unarmed."
A few minutes later, the two knights stand before the king, with the entire court gathered.
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King Phillip: "Sir Jory, Sir Stephan.. I have good reason to believe that either of you is the Dread Baron we have heard so much about lately."
They both seem quite surprised to hear this. "Dread Baron?" Sir Jory asked. "My lord, we came here to protect your castle from this dread baron." Stephen pleaded to the king.
Elena: "This is absurd! these two knights where perfect gentlemen on their way over here, they couldnt possibly be the Dread Baron!"
Ranulf: "The Dread Baron is a master of deception child, we have found evidence."
Cedric went inside the castle, and brought out the chest that was supposed to contain Lady Elena's dresses.
He opened the chest in front of everyone, and showed that the chest was filled with the distinctive dark armor and shield of the Dread baron!
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Everyone looked in shock at the content of the chest, including Jory and Stephan. and many grew affraid when they realised the Dread Baron was here!
King Phillip: "Ranulf told me he heard the clanking metal when he ordered two servants to unload the chest."
Queen Dominique added: "Tomorrow you two will stand trial, and we will determine which one of you is the Dread Baron. My apologies but both of you will have to be locked up untill tomorrow."
Cedric: "Guards, Ranolf, escort these two knights to the prison. Keep a close eye on them."
They where escorted to the prison, with guards all around them and Cedric right behind them. Without saying a word, but looking quite sad, the two knights walked up right into the prison to await their trial.
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Ranulf "Move it scum, into the prison!"
Cedric: "One is innocent sir Ranulf, and even an enemy deserves to be treated with respect. Make sure that both of them get enough food and drinks while they are in prison."
Ranulf: "My apologies Sir Cedric, may I offer to drink with you in honour of our victory here today?"
Cedric smiled: "That sound's like a good idea, it will lighten the rather grim mood that suddenly came over the castle."
In the meanwhile the three friends couldnt help but just silently watch as the two knights where escorted into prison. They weren't sure what to believe anymore. These knights seemed friendly enough. Elena still seemed quite certain of their innocence however, and kept trying to convince the king and queen of this but it was in vain.
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Frederick: "I bet it's Sir Jory, I told you he was up to no good."
Roderick: "He is not after your position Frederick, give it a rest. Something just isnt right about this.."
Henry: "Perhaps its Sir Stephen.. he didnt really talk with anyone ever since he arrived. He's too silent."
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((tomorrow the story will continue :) ))
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Could it be a plot???? ;)
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Beautiful Story! Please go on!
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Could it be a plot???? ;)
I am sue it is... Sir Ranulf knows what he is doing ;)
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With Jory and Stephan locked up, Ranulf and Cedric enjoy a cup of fine wine. Baron Blacktower and the captain of the guard join them to celibrate the safety of the castle and a job well done.
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While King Phillip is taking a walk around the courtyard, thinking about how to handle the upcoming trial, Frederick, Henry and Roderick approach him.
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Roderick: "Excuse me sire, how do you plan to handle the trial tomorrow? We know them by reputation.. they are honest men and they always showed great honour in jousting matches as far as I have heard."
King Phillip: "If the armor truly belongs to either of them it would be a perfect fit. Such elaborate full plate armors are made to fit their owner perfectly."
Frederick: "Do you plan to make them try on the armor tomorrow sire?"
King Phillip: "Yes, but that is only part of the trial. We need to be absolutely certain that we keep the right man locked up."
Henry: "What will happen to the one that is the Dread Baron?"
King Phillip: "I will keep him in the prison, and he will be questioned about what he did with the gold he has stolen. It should be returned to the rightfull owner."
In the meanwhile, it seems that Cedric, Baron Blacktower and the guard captain could not handle their drinks, they appear to be sleeping.
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Ranulf grins: "That should stop Cedric for quite a while.. With him out of the way and the two other experienced knights in jail.. there will be no one left thats able to stop me!"
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Ranulf moved upstairs, one of the soldiers was guarding the dark armor.
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Soldier: "Sir Ranulf, why are you here?"
Ranulf: "The prisoners are escaping!"
The soldier moved to look out of the window. "I don't see anything going on down there.."
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Ranulf knocked the guard unconcious with the hilt of his sword when he was distracted.
He then proceeded to change into the armor of the Dread Baron, and it seemed to fit him perfectly.
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Ranulf let out a low and boisterous laughter: "Muhahahaha, now it is time to get my revenge.. None of them ever suspected me to be.. the Dread Baron!"
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((with the Dread Knight revealed, what is he up to? That will be answered tomorrow! ))
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i knew it!!! >:D
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Excellent stuff !!!!! Actually i do hope the dread baron wins the day >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D
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Unaware of the Dread Baron, the ladies of the court and Pierre where having a light discussion to help brighten the mood.
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Queen Dominique: "I am sorry that your luggage has been misplaced Elena, perhaps Lady Blacktower can lend you a dress if needed?"
Lady Blacktower: "All my dresses are pink though.. and I am not really comfortable with other women around me wearing pink as well, I like to stand out."
Pierre: "Well I think the yellow dress looks fabulous on her, I can't pull off yellow with my blonde curls and its such a lovely color."
Lady Blacktower: "Well it is no pink though, yellow is more a color for commoners.. the same color as the grain that they harvest."
Elena sighed wearily and was hoping not all talks with the ladies of the court (and Pierre) would be like this.
Suddenly, the door slammed wide open and the menacing Dread Baron rushed out of the door!
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Completely surprised and terrified by this man who let out a boisterous laugh, the ladies squeek with fear, Pierre feints from this sudden terror, and the guard grasps his spear firmly and steps forward, ready to protect the queen and the other ladies.
Seeing the commotion on the balcony, the king yells out: "Protect the queen!"
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Wasting no time, Roderick, Henry and Frederick quickly draw their swords as they look up at the Dread Knight as he beats down the poor guard with ease.
With all guards on alarm, they quickly abandon their posts and gather to try and stop the Dread Baron. An archer quickly runs down from the tower, but is to late to stop the Dread Baron from capturing the queen.
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Ranulf: "Everybody will keep their distance if they want their queen to live."
He aimed his sword at Queen Dominique's back, forcing her to move down the stairs.
Everyone couldnt do much else than watch helplessly as the Dread Baron walked down with the Queen. Doing their best to keep the king and the children safe, the three friends moved infront of them with their swords still drawn, waiting for an opportunity.
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Much to everyone's surprise, a black knight riding a prisoner wagon back up into the castle.
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With all guards away from their posts and the drawbridge down, there was nothing to stop him as he stepped from the cart to open the cage.
Ranulf: "If anyone of you attacks my associate, that will mean the end for your queen."
While everyone can do nothing but watch while the Queen is forced into the cage at swordpoint by the Dread Baron, the other black knight readies his axe. He stands ready to strike at anyone why might attack the Baron.
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King Phillip: "Ranulf? why are you doing this? we have so much history, we have fought side by side."
Ranulf: "You always where too weak to be a ruler Phillip. Your taxes are too low, you let your enemies live and you spend way too much gold on improving the lives of the common people. It is time someone steps up and exposes you as the weakling you are."
King Phillip: "My people deserve better than a Tyrant, what are you planning to do with my wife?"
Ranulf: "She will be taken somewhere safe, from there we will let you know what the price of her freedom will cost you."
With the queen locked up, the black knight moves back to his seat on the cart.
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Roderick: "We will hunt you down and capture you, you won't get away."
Ranulf: "I don't need to get away, only my associate and your queen have to. And you will have to get past me to get to her."
Wasting no time, the soldiers bravely charge forward from both sides, trying to get past the knight and get to their queen, but the Dread Baron's reputation seems to be justified: He easily defeats several guards at once, they can't get past him.
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Henry: "Withdraw and protect the others, me, Roderick and Frederick will handle this!"
And so it begins.. the three friends approach the Dread Knight, who seems ready to take them all on at once.
Ranulf lets out another boisterous laugh, feeling very confident about himself: "Muhahaha, three young upstarts can't hope to defeat a veteran like me!"
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((or can they? find out this and more tomorrow. :) ))
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Fantastic story, Rhalius! I am anxious to find out what will happen next! :)
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Wonderful story so far and your pictures are very nice, well done my friend.
George. :)
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While the soldiers drag the wounded to safety, the three friends attack the Dread Baron all at once. Against someone who would kidnap their queen, they where not worried about a fair fight.
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The baron however seems more than capable to fight them all at once! He could predict their attacks and could block them before they could hit him.
His sword locked with Frederick's, and he pushed him to the ground while he bashed Henry down with his shield.
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Elena couldn't stand to see all this violence and approached the Dread Baron. "Please, stop fighting!"
The soldiers tried to stop her from passing through, but she got through anyways.
Using the distraction, Roderick managed to hit Ranulf's helm off his head, but was beaten down in retaliation right away.
Ranulf then turned his attention to Elena, and pointed his sword at her.
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He let out another boisterous laugh: "Muhahaha, it looks like I have another hostage! Silly woman, you should know better than to interfere in the battles of men."
Everyone looked in shock at Elena, not sure if she was being brave or foolish to approach the Dread Baron like that.
King Phillip: "Please Ranulf, let her go. You already have my queen hostage."
Ranulf turned his head to look at the king: "There is always room for more hostages, yet another helpless lady to hold for ransom! Muhahaha-*KLONK!*
While Ranulf had his eyes off Elena for a moment, she swinged the mace she was holding behind her back right against his head, knocking him out cold!
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Elena: "Silly man, he should have known that no Swan lady is helpless."
For a moment, everyone looked in silent awe at Elena, when they realised what just happened the soldiers cheered for her!
Everyone got back on their feet, still standing a bit shaky, they quickly surrounded the knocked out Ranulf to ensure he wont cause any more harm.
Roderick: "Elena... that was incredible.."
Henry: "Well done my sister."
Frederick: "Henry, remind me to never upset your sister.."
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King Phillip: "Well done Elena, I am in your debt. Knights, saddle the horses and bring my queen back to me!"
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((Will Queen Dominique be returned to the castle? Tomorrow there will be an answer to that!))
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Haha, well done, Elena! :lol:
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As everyone was about to go to the stables, a rider entered the castle. It was prince Edward the lion! What was he doing here?
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The Lion Kingdom has been conquered years ago, and the prince has been known to wander around with a small group of loyal followers ever since, refusing to give up his title despite not having any land.
Prince Edward: "Greetings king Phillip, I am here to return Queen Dominique to you. We freed her when we ran into a man who had her captured on his prison wagon."
When they looked through the gates, they saw it was true, a small army of Lion soldiers and knights was standing there.
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One of the soldiers helped queen Dominique off the wagon, and it seemed that the black knight was locked into the cage.
When entering the castle, the king and his son little Phillip where quick to embrace their wife and mother. They couldnt be happier to see her return.
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King Phillip: "God bless you prince Edward, how can I ever repay you?"
Prince Edward: "I was merely doing what is right honored king. Although I would like to take the Dread Baron off your hands, it is suspected he had a hand in the downfall of the Lion Kingdom."
King Phillip: "You are free to take him with you, be carefull though. He is very dangerous."
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Prince Edward smiled as he got back on his horse and waved everyone goodbye. His troops took the Dread Baron with them, who just regained conciousness. Still feeling rather dizzy, they quickly put him in the cage with the black knight.
And so Prince Edward the Lion left as quickly as he arrived, taking the Dread Baron with him.
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Ranulf: "Do you think they suspect anything?"
Prince Edward: "Be silent, or I will leave you locked up."
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Hmm, well that doesn't sound good at all! :lol:
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In the meanwhile, the prison was opened to let the wrongfully accused knights free.
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King Phillip: "My apologies Sir Jory and Sir Stephan, I should not have put so much trust in someone who used to be my friend a long time ago."
Queen Dominique added: "We welcome you both back into our court, will you accept?"
Jory and Stephen looked at each other a moment, then smiled at the royal family. "Of course we accept, we have sworn to protect this castle and everyone in it."
Suddenly they hear noise at the balcony when the door to the castle is thrown open once more!
Cedric: "Where is that traitor? let me at him!"
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Fortunatly, it was Sir Cedric this time! he and the others have woken up from their slumber.
Still, it terrified the ladies of the court for a moment, and Pierre fainted once more when he saw someone swinging a sword come through the door once more.
While Lady Blacktower helped Pierre back to his feet, Queen Dominique and Elena told Cedric about what happened.
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Pierre: "this is too much exitement for one day.."
Cedric: "So my little sister knocked out the infamous Dread Baron? Hah! that should teach him to try and kidnap ladies." He smiled proudly to Elena.
And so another story comes to its conclusion, Elena was honoured for her bravery while all the knights couldnt help but think why it was not one of them standing there.
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Still, they where all very happy with Elena and agreed that she deserved to be honoured by the royal family.
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((and that concludes this story, there will always be more stories to tell though. :) ))
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A nice ending to a great story, Rhalius! We must find out what happens to that dastardly prince though.
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thanks, the prince will certainly be part of future stories though. :)
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Excellent story telling!Lots of turns and excitement!! Looking forward to more stories, and anxious to see what the prince and the baron are up to...
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What an interesting and action packed story great photos and plot :) well at least I know my little guys aren't plotting anything like that, they're to silly and busy trying to defend against the curious giant men ;)
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Great story, Rhalius! I loved when Elena hit the Dread Baron with the mace! :lol:
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thanks, even back in those days ladies used their mace when men gave them trouble. :lol:
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thanks, even back in those days ladies used their mace when men gave them trouble. :lol:
Nice one. :lol: Though her flail probably hurt more than that sort.
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Excellent story, Rhalius! Keep them coming! :)
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The next one will probably be something with a village, to put my new bakery and yellow house to use. :)
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Really like the story though i would have loved to see the baron winning the day , great use of all these classic medieval playmos, the 3666 is the perfect set for so so many possible stories :love: :love: :love: :love:
bravo sir ! a great homage to the very best of playmobil ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Heh, the Dread Baron's tale is far from over. It does appear that he will be free soon enough after all. ;)
At least he did better than the three cousins and Lord Silvermane, he defeated Roderick, Frederick and Henry single handedly, before being beaten down by a girl. :)
He will be around to act as a more battle hardened enemy, someone that simply is too strong for the three friends to defeat in battle so they will need to find other solutions. It wouldnt be very exiting if they could simply defeat every enemy with their sword.
I really like to make it a setting where the three friends need to deal with different enemies, where each enemy can give them a hard time in a different way, and there is also a rolemodel for them to admire, Cedric.
Although in all stories I might have conveniently kept Cedric from stealing the show, perhaps I should show it in a story sometimes what hes capable of?
On a related note, I opted this time to add a bit more dialogue to the story to help flesh out the characters a bit better. Was it easy to read? was it clear enough to which clicky the dialogue belonged to?
I'd love to hear feedback about such things so I can take that with me and focus on improving the storytelling further. :)
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I thought it was quite clear, and the dialogue worked out very well. ;)