Roland spent what felt like an eternity staring at the note in his dirt-stained grasp, pondering the confluence of events that must have transpired to place it in his hands, at that moment. He could scarcely imagine how it might have happened. Yet it had. A plaintive call for assistance from the castle above. A castle which for decades had neither sent nor asked for an emissary. No one he knew below could say for sure whether its cold corridors were traversed by gentlemen or ghosts. Whether the haunting, celestial music sometimes heard at dusk was generated by people or poltergeists. And most certainly, no one from the town below had ever managed to ascend to the palace in the sky. Until now. For as plain as he knew the back of his own hand, Roland was certain of one inescapable fact. The handwriting on the note was that of his best friend Jacque. 2008-06-26T00:21:12Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/30524 <p>I didn&#8217;t see that coming at all! Blindsided by Jacque, or rather his handwriting. This series is full of endings that leave you begging for more.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/30524?basename=73895 2008-06-26T00:21:12Z thebetweenspace http://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspace <p>Holy cow&#8230;is every one of these ficlets going to end so perfectly?</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/30524?basename=63960 2008-05-21T22:29:53Z Stovohobo http://ficlets.com/authors/stovohobo <p>Perfect. Is the dungeon just a summer home for Jacque? Was he abducted? Did he escape from the castle only to be caught and brought back up? The possibilities are virtually endless.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/30524?basename=62429 2008-05-15T05:13:17Z John Perkins http://ficlets.com/authors/johnperkins21 <p>Love the twist. Sequeled!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/30524?basename=62363 2008-05-14T23:49:32Z [pens&feathers] http://ficlets.com/authors/rhapsodyyinblu <p>Ack! Nice twist of events!!! I guess Jacque got tired of living in the dungeon&#8230;</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/30524?basename=62344 2008-05-14T22:32:05Z Sailor Emo http://ficlets.com/authors/live_2_love <p>Good tie-in to both prequels AND a great twist at the end. Was not expecting the note to be from his friend.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/30524?basename=62323 2008-05-14T21:10:46Z BMGelinas http://ficlets.com/authors/bmgelinas