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Our Story prince valiant and Alfred
ENTER KINS DURWIN'S DINING HALL,
ALERT FOR ANV EVIDENCE THAT THE
KINS IS DEALING WITH THE EN E AAV.
ALERT TOO THAT THE KING DOES NOT
DISCOVER THEIR MISSION.
SEATED NEXT TO VAL IS THE ABBOT
WHO, BV HIS PERSISTENT QUESTIONS,
CONVINCES VAL THAT HE IS STILL
UNDER SUSPICION. . .
AS THE FEAST HEARS ITS ENO TH6 KTHG
REQUESTS VAL TO RESALE THEAA WITH
TALES OF HIS ADVENTURES IN THE .
HOLY LAND. HE ARISES CONFIOENTLy
AND TELLS THE TRUE STORy OF THE
TRIALS AND PERILS OF HIS PILGRIMAGE.
FROM HIS P03TI0N HE CAN SEE EVERY FACE IN THE HALL.
THERE ARE A SUSPICIOUS NUMBER OF WILD DANE, SAXON
AND VIKING ADVENTURERS PRESENT, BUT NOT ENOUGH
TOPROVE KINS D'JRWN IS DABBLING IN TREACHERY.-
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14PILY WITH THE OTHER SERVANTS. A SAAALL BRIBE TO
A WAITER ASSURES THEM A GENEROUS SERVING OF MEAD.
YqcDF is VRV LITTLE THE SERVANTS DO NOT KNOW OF
WHAT GOES ON AMONG THEIR MASTERS, AND THEY TALK
FREELY AMONG THEMSELVES.
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GAVB HIM EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO
TALK POLITICS, BUT H WOUL P
SPEAK ONLY OP HIS PILGRIMAGE
TO THE HOLY LAMP.
ALFRED PRETENDS TO-AASND VAL'STUNIC, THAT HE AAAV" COME CLOSE
ENOUGH TO WHISPER".- "THIS CASTLE IS A PLACE OP FEAR; SPIES ARE
EVERYWHERE. KING DURWIN IS A TRAITOR ONLY BECAUSE, TO THE WEST
THBREIS SOMETHING MORE TERRIBLE THAN THE WRATH OF KING ARTHUR!