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[h1][color=ed145b]Sarah[/color][/h1][/center]

Up in the tower, Sarah was looking out at the landscape, letting her pink hair dance in the wind, brushing it out of her eyes to get a clear view, a bright smile on her face. To her left is Sir Gravy, doing little more than admiring the view himself.

[color=ed145b]"It's not as high up as it was on the sky-manta's back,"[/color] she tells Stephanie when the other girl joins her. [color=ed145b]"But here, I can see things better. I can see the people in the towns, the farmers in the field. It makes me wonder what they're thinking of, how they're living their lives. It's just... so strange, thinking about how these people spend their lives.

"To be honest... I envy them a bit,"[/color] she admits, a warm smile adorning her face.

Peter, by contrast, is rather green in the gills, leaning on the inner wall away from the battlements, and trying not to throw up. He's clearly not comfortable way up here.

"Begging your pardon, Sarah, but I don't think I'm cut out for heights," he admits. "I've never been this high off the ground, to be honest, and I'm finding it's making me sick."

[color=ed145b]"Oh don't be silly, Peter,"[/color] Sarah giggles. [color=ed145b]"You just don't look down. I mean, I've been 'alive' for the past week and I already guessed that bit."[/color]

"Easier said than done!" Peter says. "You told me not to look down and it got stuck in my head! You just don't tell someone that, especially if they're afraid of heights!"

[color=ed145b]"Well, maybe it's dangerous if you fell from a great height-"[/color]

"Exactly! And I'd rather not find out!"

[color=ed145b]"But as long as you're standing on something solid, you'll be fine."[/color] Sarah stamps the stone. [color=ed145b]"See? It's safe. Even if the heights look scary, you're safe."[/color]

She looks down to prove her point, but then something draws her attention. It's the scorch marks left by Bandersnatch, blasting the castle walls with fire and magic. The walls had weathered them well, but the scorched black contrasted against the majesty of the stonework, marring the appearance. The paladin notices her gaze.

"It's a shame what that brute has done to the walls," Sir Gravy admits. "Fret not, dear ladies, we'll have the painters and stonemasons clean that up as best as they can. This castle's survived worse, so no need to worry."

[color=ed145b]"That's nice,"[/color] Sarah muses. [color=ed145b]"But it's what he tried to do. He tried to destroy the castle..."[/color]

"As I said, this castle's survived worse. Trust me when I say this castle might stand for centuries more yet!"

[color=ed145b]"Certainly not for his lack of trying,"[/color] Sarah replies bitterly. [color=ed145b]"Why do Draygon's servants do this? They seem keen on destroying everything... why? What do they gain from this? It's bad enough the world's fallen from the days of the ancients, they're trying to destroy more of it..."[/color]