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<CENTER><FONT face=3DChicago color=3D#a2ff67>The Floating=20
Castle</FONT></CENTER></H1>
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<CENTER><FONT face=3DChicago color=3D#a2ff67>by Craig =
Mills</FONT></CENTER></H1>
<P><FONT face=3DChicago color=3D#a2ff67>Alexander encounters a storm on =
his way home=20
to Castle Daventry. For a moment he seems to see a castle in the dark =
clouds but=20
soon dismisses the thought to be his imagination. He goes home and =
retires for=20
the night. He wakes up and learns about what's going on. A castle has =
landed=20
near Daventry and knights coming from it are disrupting peace and order =
in the=20
kingdom. His father,King Graham, has already called for a meeting with =
his=20
knights. This meeting however comes to a stop when three men barge in. =
One of=20
them introduces himself as Telgrin, the wizard who owns the castle,. He =
has come=20
to claim Daventry for his own. When King Graham refuses to =
surrender,Telgrin=20
raises his staff and King Graham falls to the floor. Valanice and =
Alexander are=20
speechless and no one in the room was able to stop the evil wizard and =
his 2=20
minions from getting away. The castle physician tries to cure King =
Graham but=20
says that the case is beyond his power for it is the work of magic. =
Valanice=20
sends Alexander to go to the wizard Morowyn for he's the only one they =
know who=20
can do anything about the situation. Alexander quickly sets off. He gets =
to=20
Morrowyn's residence only to find out that Morowyn can't help for he =
turned=20
himself to a tree so that he can live eternally. What he does however is =
to=20
introduce Alex to his apprentice,Cyril, whom he assigns to help Alex. =
They=20
return to Castle Daventry. After checking on King Graham,Cyril concludes =
that=20
Telgrin took King Graham's soul and that the only way to cure him is to =
return=20
his soul. Alex and Cyril leave for Telgrin's castle. As night arrives =
they set=20
camp. Cyril falls asleep while Alex on the other hand is kept awake by =
strange=20
music. The music leads him to fairies who present him with a gift that =
will aid=20
him in his quest. Their gift is a bag that is always filled with bread =
no matter=20
what. Morning comes and the 2 continue their journey. On the way to the =
castle=20
they encounter a troll who is guarding a wagon for the black nights. =
After=20
giving him the bag from the fairies,Alex is able to convince him to =
leave his=20
post. Alex and Cyril hide in the wagon and wait for the knights. Sure =
enough the=20
knights arrive and the 2 are able to leave the wagon already inside =
Telgrin's=20
Castle. All they were able to do was look around a little bit before =
they got=20
captured. Not knowing their reason for coming Telgrin slips by assuming =
they're=20
there on an amorous attempt at the Princess Lydia. Alex corrects him and =
they=20
are sent to the dungeons in order to be fed to a hideous beast. Cyril is =
able to=20
conjure magic that destroys the beast. Finding this taxing Cyril falls =
asleep.=20
Alex ventures to a corridor opened by the fireball. Here he meets a =
headless man=20
who is called King Owen. He reveals that he once owned the castle until =
he was=20
betrayed by his apprentice named Telgrin. Fortunately for him he knew =
enough=20
magic to keep him alive even with his head separated from his body. He =
agrees to=20
help Alex provided that he returns a magical staff to Owen. Alex agrees. =
He=20
tells Alex about three magical mirrors in the castle and that if you =
enter one=20
you can go out the other in a different place. After informing Alex =
where they=20
can be found,he tells him the way out the dungeon. Alex and Cyril head =
for the=20
mirror located in the keep. Alex is able to see the room where his =
father's soul=20
is kept just before they are once again found. Being cornered Cyril =
flies them=20
to safety and becomes unconscious. Realizing that they are once again =
out of the=20
castle,Alex tries to find away to get back in. He meets a witch named =
Sinofas=20
who turns him into a frog to make it easier to enter the castle. To =
return to=20
normal,all he has to do is get a kiss from a princess. Cyril brings him =
near the=20
castle and then he sets forth on his own. He makes his way to Lydia's =
place and=20
is lucky enough to be able to get a kiss from her. He explains to her =
what his=20
purpose is and she agrees to help him. She distracts her caretaker and =
brings=20
Alex to one of the mirrors. Alex is now able to take the sphere =
containing=20
Graham's soul and Telgrin's staff. He and Lydia go to the dungeon. Alex=20
instructs Lydia to stay behind. He then gives Owen his staff back while =
Owen=20
tells him to take Lydia away from the castle. He tells Alex that before =
they=20
leave he must remove a golden pin in order that the castle can never =
land again.=20
On their way out Alex and Lydia are confronted by Telgrin. Owen fights =
Telgrin=20
and Alex is able to remove the pin. They witness Owner's victory in =
turning=20
Telgrin back into an 11-year old as the castle starts floating once =
again.=20
Through Cyril's help they are able to depart the castle. They take =
horses back=20
to Castle Daventry and there Cyril returns Graham's soul to his body. =
One summer=20
morning Alex visits Morowyn and sees Cyril and Lydia enjoying =
themselves. All is=20
well and Alex is joyful that he was successful in his task.</FONT></P>
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