It was precisely five minutes past two in the night when a threat slithered up the walls of the royal castle. It was not the average small sized non poisonous snakes that had been found in various parts of the city--this was a giant snake, Anita, the eighty foot-long snake queen, blessed with deadly venom, pupils that could control the minds of men and a thirst for blood.
She had already enchanted all the knights that guarded the royal castle. They seemed blind--none noticing the giant snake slithering past them. Her single hiss had sent many of them into a faint.
Watching her make her entry into the castle through an open kitchen window, the mages that were determined to taken her down stood in the shadows, under a tree outside.
Sigrid, as usual was leading the team. Mauve, Christie, Elowin, John Nathaniel, Alistair and the Lord mage had joined her. This time, they were accompanied by a new addition, the queen consort.
