http://robin.thornvalley.com/node/176 Comments for "Part 11: Discoveries, Allies, and a Plan" en http://robin.thornvalley.com/node/176 <p> <p><b>Chapter Thirty-One</b></p> </p> <p> <p>Justin stood under the massive arch of the door in awed silence. The last<br /> rays of the late-Summer sun gleamed off of the gold of the family crest, still<br /> untarnished even after years of neglect. The manor-house was a massive and<br /> still beautiful, if somewhat dilapidated, testimony to the stonemason's art.<br /> Over the years many of the beautiful stained-glass windows had fallen victim to<br /> the stones of vandals and a portion of the rear wall had collapsed, leaving<br /> what looked to be the kitchen exposed to the elements.</p> </p> <p> <p>The Locksley Estate had not been difficult to find. He had asked various<br /> peasants for directions and they invariably told him to follow the gravel road<br /> that branched off to the left of the main road and paralleled a small brook.<br /> But the peasants had also warned him that the manor-house and its lands were<br /> cursed by the spirits and best left alone.</p> </p> <p><a href="http://robin.thornvalley.com/node/176">read more</a></p> http://robin.thornvalley.com/node/176#comment Sun, 16 Jan 2005 20:51:10 -0700 Simon 176 at http://robin.thornvalley.com