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You follow the centuar's advise,and are out in a moment.
Calliope and Shery meet you outside.The girl looks worried,and takes your arm
"We need to get you out of here."
"What do you mean?I like it.I'm not ready to leave yet."
"Fimer's troops are attacking.We shall be battling them in a matter of minutes.
No safe place for a visitor."
Suddenly,an arrow flys over the parapet and almost hits Calliope.She bends down to pick
it up,and sees a piece of paper on the point.
It's over this time,girl-queen.I'm tired of waiting for you to change your
mind.If you don't surrender your precious kingdom,I'll kill.Starting with this.Look over the wall,
girl.Look.
She does,and gasps.You look also,and see a flash of gold....a dragon hatchling!
Calliope screams,and writes something on the back of the paper,and shoots it back over.
Don't.You do,and all the surrounding realms will be on your tail like hounds
on a bloody steak.I have a deal.You make a riddle for us to solve.We get it,
you leave for good and stop terrorizing us.You win,and we surrender Allusia to you.
Another arrow comes over the parapet.
As you wish,girl.Decide,and quickly.
We are holding three banners up.You choose which one I have picked
How do we know you shan't change your mind,so I am wrong whatever banner?
I will put a cloth of the same color I choose in a barrel,which I
will put next to your drawbridge,in full view of both parties.You cannot cheat,
and neither can I.
Agreed.
A barrel is placed by a runner near the drawbridge,and three banners wave out
in the hills.Blue,white and gold.Calliope and Shery look at each other in dismay.*
"Blue,gold.My crest."Calliope looks angry.
"Gold,white.Allusia colors."Shery looks scared.*They both look at you.
Blue...white....gold....blue,white,gold....
Suddenly,you decide....*
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