"'Dracon has taken the castle,' Sir Addison said, almost falling off his horse. He was seriously injured, having been stabbed in the chest with a sword. He had lost a lot of blood.

"'Here, let's get you inside,' I told him. But he was adamant.

'No, I have to tell you this before it's too late,' he continued, trying desperately to stay on his horse. 'Dracon killed King Oreck himself, and then fought his way into the castle tower where Queen Cassandra had been hiding. ...