Chapter Four
Since the revelation that Yolande was the captive of Prince Igor, there had been developments at the court of Parvania. Queen Ingeborg had come to her senses somewhat, and decided that a rescue mission was to be organised. To that end, she would summon to the castle not Yolande’s sister, Thalyssa, for whom the queen had nothing but contempt, but another close relative.
Queen Ingeborg had a brother, Lord Orfeo. He was a scholarly man, a reclusive who spent most of his days, and much of his nights, in the library, writing a history of the kingdom, from the beginnings. Some parts of it had already been copied by a team of scribes and was available to be read, though few had done so. But no matter; he wrote for posterity, not for the multitude. Lord Orfeo’s wife had died giving
