The story of the retrieval of the Princess, her subsequent capture by enemy forces, the revelation that the enemy was the Earl of Yorma (apparently under the control of, or replaced by, the Vortex), and the eventual “rescue” and escape from Kar Urkonis will be forthcoming, when the chronicler has a spare hour or two.

In the meantime, look to Erol’s journal entry, under the “Private Lives” category, for one Kildoran, ex-gladiator, ex-pirate, hardened warrior’s take on the events…