Sir Ian rode through the woods (the same woods you all walked through to reach this place, though they were larger then), making his way toward the site where he would build his lady's house. Ian had grand plans for a castle that would be both protection and home, a beautiful and mighty fortress. He sang a merry song as he rode, knowing he would soon see his love.
Foul news reached Ian's ears when he arrived at the fair Elinor's manor. She had been kidnapped! No one seemed to know where she had gone; she had last been seen in the gardens, but none had seen her since. Ian searched the area surrounding the manor, praying to find some sign of her. All he found was one of her silver hair ribbons, clinging to a tree branch in the woods.
Meanwhile, Lady Elinor was being held captive by the evil Lord Egbert DeTraci. He was a hideous fiend, black to the core of his being. Lord Egbert was the most treacherous, disgusting, loathsome creature ever to walk the face of the earth. His finest claims to fame were the despoiling of innocents and cruelty to animals. Lord Egbert had kidnapped Lady Elinor purely from spite, for he hated to see anyone feel any measure of joy. However, he soon grew bored with merely having the fair maid held miserably in his manor. He decided it was time to taunt Sir Ian.