The Chosen One
The enormous old stone castle was more mausoleum than residing territory.
An old rusty copper knocker chimed cannon-shots in the darkness, and almost shortly, the massive archaic door creaked open. A woman, brushing back a wandering, silver long curl. The modest and fairest he had ever seen, skin so smooth and white and eyes of gleaming ebony. Little light beamed briefly through a burst in the gray mist and was devoured again. She smiled. "Hello. A terrible day? …Hmp! Can you not speak?" she uttered. Norman yanked down his scarf, took off his cover, and crouched. In an instant, he was drenched. "Quite a day, yes? Forgive me, Madam. I seek Countess Matilda. Is she your mistress...?" The woman
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