All I wanted was to get home, really.
Unfortunately, the screams forced my brother to play hero, and I followed on a fruitless exercise to save some soldiers from the Black Road. The net result was the loss of all our horses and one other man saved. To add insult to our defeat, the Road spit us out somewhere far from Amber, and desert wasteland. Wondering if I could force myself to eat human flesh, we walked and walked and walked.
Ending up at a great glass keep, we broke in seeking shelter to find a strange blonde woman. She said little. Ben said little. The soldier said little. I shrugged and said we just wanted to leave. The woman magicked her crystal ball and Ben's Trumps worked.
Back in Amber, turns out Bailey had done something stupid while I was gone. While I can't control her, I damn well have a say in what she's doing to our child. Gwyn has three jewels now, so it seems...
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