[i]The king patiently waited for the arrival of the rest of his guests. One by one they were each escorted to the meeting room. The last to enter, a young girl claiming herself to be a princess. The King waited 15 minutes after her entrance to begin his meeting. With a simple wave of his hand, the attendants, servers, and violinists all left the room. Gunthrum was the only one to remain, standing silently on the Kings left side waiting for an order. The mood of the room suddenly changed to a more deathly-serious tone. The King showed a welcoming smile before he began to speak. [color=9e0b0f]"Oi oi. Seems like this is everyone. Well, thank you all for joining us here in the castle. For those I haven't met yet, I am the King of Meteora Kingdom, L'eonard Aldvin. I assume that all of you have chosen to come here for whatever reasons, the goal will be the same."[/color] The King snapped his fingers never taking his eyes off his guests. Gunthrum placed a mat on the table. The map had been altered by some form of magic and thusly a more detailed map projected from the paper into the air itself. [color=9e0b0f]"This is a map of the area outside the city. About a week ago, a dark cloud appeared here shooting a bolt into the ground."[/color] The king pointed to the map and it instantly was marked with an X. [color=9e0b0f]"I figured that it must have been some sort of dungeon. So I sent my Champion to investigate."[/color][/i]

[i]Up until now the Kings voice was happy and cheerful. Now it began to change into a more worrisome tone. [color=9e0b0f]"He has yet to return. I fear that something has happened inside the dungeon. Even worse, Meteora's enemies linger on the border. If they were to find out about the Champions absence they will surely attack the capital."[/color] The King stood walking over to a bag in the corner. This was the first time the King looked away from his guests. He returned, dropping the bag on the table. The sound of thousands of coins smacking together could be heard. [color=9e0b0f]I have 20,000 gold here for anyone that returns alive with my champion.
 The treasure you find inside is yours to keep.[/color] The knight Sampson began to speak. [color=aba000]"My King, why have you summoned me here? Their adventures look skilled enough to take on this mission."[/color] [color=9e0b0f]True, however, I have a different mission for you and Jack. Jack is from the college of knowledge and will be a great help while moving through the dungeon. However hes just a boy. You will protect him Sampson.
 If you happen to reach the end and extract the artifact, there will be a bonus for bringing it back."[/color][/i]

[i]The King moved to the door opening it up. [color=9e0b0f]Now if there are any questions please follow me and id be happy to answer them on the way out. Im afraid time is of the essence."[/color] The King exited the room first, followed by Gunthrum, Jack and lastly Sampson. The King was heading towards the Castle entrance where another platoon of Apostle Knights waited to escort the group across the plain and to the dungeon itself.[/i]