In ages ago, in dusty times of the past,
when the fortress was glistening and new.
When stones and walls were freshly spell-cast
and powerful magic gathered in the dew.
The castle shown like a white light.
She was proud of all she could survey.
A visit from elves or fairies of the night
became a party that lasted all night and day.
Times changed and like Sleeping Beauty of old,
She fell into the forgetfulness of a deep dark age.
Changes can be good or disastrous we are told,
as history shows us repeatedly on each page.
As good times existed in the distant past,
so too, a golden age could come again.
The time for our castle to awake is here at last.
She must usher the glory she once had back in.
There are strange images and visions in the sky. Blasts of sound and illusions of light.
War councils gather and secretly confer on high,
while their messengers come and go in top flight.
A new battle's begun, our realm is under attack.
There are worried looks and word of coming foes.
Her servants hurry, as soldiers prepare their tack.
Elf, Fairy, Witch and Wizard gather in allied rows.
Looks are exchanged and determination is set. Circes of protection and magical need are done. Tonight will be a night that none will forget.
Her enemy appears in the light of the fading sun.
Book Three of The Jade Owl Legacy Series: The China Hands a beset with new troubles and challenges as they search for the source of the Jade Owl's power.
The Rise of Lord Belmundus is the first book in the fifteen book series, The Adventures of Lord Belmundus, a remarkable tale of others worlds, strange customs, beauty and warfare; and, in its grips, lands a young celebrity, who has the chaps to play
The second book of the trilogy, The Chronicles of Henry Roach-Dairier, this volume will be enjoyed by astute 10 or 11 year olds as well as adults. A reader does not have to read To Build a Tunnel First to understand this volume.
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Neuschwanstein lives again