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// Throne Room 
// Story: Exploring the Castle 
// by Dragonfire2lm 
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Henry, case in hand, climbed into the empty sack, tied it up and flopped onto his side. He heard the door open and the sounds of guards moving about, the rattle of their armor a distinctive noise.

"No sign, must have missed them." one called out and they filed out of the room. As their hoofsteps grew faint, Henry rid himself of his disguise and cautiously crept out of the room and down the hall.

He stuck to winding passages and narrow spaces, avoiding patrolling guards and the occasional servant. He reached a side room, the plain white doors leading to a wide, open hallway with an archway to Henry's left and a stairwell further down. Seeing no sign of any movement, he adjusted his grip on the case and stayed close to the wall as he moved.

He reached the archway and peered around the corner. It was actuality a massive doorway, the doors opened inward to a throne room with a curved ceiling, red carpet along the floor and a raised platform, upon which the white mare from before sat in a gold throne, addressing a sharply dressed crowd of unicorns. Henry tiptoed past while they were distracted.

Unfortunately for him, the mare noticed. She stood up, furious. "The Elements! Guards! stop them!"

Armored unicorns and pegasi rushed to answer her call to arms, Henry had to act fast as the pounding of hooves rushed to meet him from both the throne room and behind him. He could try to dodge the oncoming assualt. There was also a window within jumping distance and he fumbled around in his pant pockets, pulling a pink plush toy of some sort of fantasy creature.



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