12. Assist the King! (50 points, by Amante)

Beginning at Tantallon's crossroads proceed thusly:
23n, 5w, north to the sw corner of Burnham Woods (look for the messenger and guard but dont rely on them), 7e, 6n, break branch, get branch, enter castle, w, search, open the door you find, s, u, search, move block, 2u, kill the wizard (careful: he's tough), back to ground floor in tower, n, e, n, say 'help king', n, n, give crown to king, s, e, say 'help king', u, u, s, s, w, w, search, get bedwarmer, pull rope (cord?), give bedwarmer to attendant, e, e, pull rope (cord?), say 'warm the bed', you'll get the quest message.

We have it on high authority that there is a way to solve this quest which requires no killing. We'll leave that solution for you to find...

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