h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

an old dark mannor house, above the door is a crest of a sheild a bell and a sword, this is the family signet, there is a large wall around the house and a locked gate, no one has been hear in many years

*rides upto the gate and a circle of magic forms round the pegasus's feet, Alicia's sword glows as do the bells she keeps, and the gate swings open*

*rides through and hands the rains of the pegaus to a waiting sendling footman who takes it to the mannors stables with a smart bow*

*walks up the path to the mannor*

*a large white wolf stops on the outside of the gates*

*a sendling steps to the gates and looks at the wolf questioningly*

s: I was expecting his lordship....

*the wolf curls up and then a man stands where the wolf was*

*the man rests using his staff* and which Lord would that be?

why the lord of the household,
her ladyship said to expect you sire

then you better show me the way, to her ladyship

she went upto the house sire,
but you can only enter if you have the right

and what is the right to enter the house?

her ladyship must have given you a key sir,
unless of course your not the lord of the house,
in which case i should ask you to leave
we dont want.... pilgrims here the monastry is just up the road

I dont remember any key

*thiks about it for a minute*

hmmm....

*pulls a signet ring from his pocket*

you mean something like this?

very disrespectful it is to keep such things in your pockets,
your not a necromancer are you?
the others will be disapointed

I did not have anywhere else too keep it,

*places the ring on his finger*

no I am not a necromanacer, I am a caretaker, Lord High Caretaker at Imardin

No what do I do now to open the way?

*sendling rolls eyes*

a caretaker... well she could have found a smarter one at least
just walk upto the gate sir

*bows politely and approaches the aget hessitantly*

*a circle of magic forms around lycan and it glows brightly then the gate swings open*

*silently he walks along the drive towards the house*

*several things watch him as he walks towards the house, some of them look vagely like animals*

*as he reaches the door he knocks loudly with his staff*

*the door opens slowly with a loud creak and another sendling stands waiting*

what took you so long sire?