If someone would be so kind as to fetch some cider...my throat, 'tis quite parched from the telling of so long a tale. (And pray, take my apologies if it has run over long...I am but a novice at this art, and my telling is without practice.) But fear not, the conclusion of my tale has come...
Lady Elinor sat in the chamber for a long time. Her brave front collapsed, and the fine lady sat and wept like a babe. She had crushed the heart of her one true love, and now sat in the chamber of her enemy, facing the prospect of being his toy until he was bored with her. And the powers only know what might happen to her then. Elinor contemplated her situation. She would never see her love again, and could not live in dishonor. The fair lady walked over to her window and climbed out of it, walking out onto the wide ledge. She stared out into the sky. But as she looked over the land, a change came over her. Elinor had something to do before her time on this earth could end.
Lady Elinor exited the room and quickly dodged the guards, heading for the stairs. She raced down them, and as she reached the great hall, she grabbed a sword from the wall. Elinor had no idea what strength came to her to do this deed, but come it did. She raised the mighty sword and struck down the drunken evil Lord Egbert before he could even turn about to face her.
At that moment, the guards caught up with her. She was captured quickly, and instantly killed. Elinor died knowing she had revenged herself. But she still had unfinished business. She believed her knight still thought her false.
The story of the brave Lady Elinor's deed spread far and wide, reaching all the way to Sir Ian. He was grief stricken when he realized that he had believed her words, knowing what type of woman she was. He built Castle Mudcat, the home they had planned to share, as her memorial. Those lovely music rooms off to the side of this one were built for her. But Ian could never bring himself to live in the house he had dreamed of sharing with the woman he believed he had betrayed.
Soon after Castle Mudcat's completion, people claimed to hear a beautiful, melancholy song down the halls of Castle Mudcat. Then a few servants said they saw Lady Elinor wandering the castle. She appeared to be looking for someone, they said. Elinor's also been spotted in the music rooms in more recent times, always singing her sad, sad, song, trying to find her Ian.