Kingdom Lost

In summertime, the ivy climbs, and hides the castle wall. The king dreams of late, that the sea is so great, and yet - his boat is so small. As swift as a fox and dark as a raven on wing, seven hundred soldiers march into the valley of the king. Long overdue, a battle ensues flanking the powers that be. Children cry, and good men die, the monarch is now on his knee… Soon the horsemen alone try to maintain the throne. But the long way around is the shortest way home. The evening is filled with chaos and smoke, and the kingdom is stunned by it all… Soon the sun will go down, and in spite of his crown, the king will undoubtedly fall… His rival’s strength was mistaken, by a king overtaken, his life is now but a pawn. His authority lifted, the power has shifted – an era of glory is gone…