（外文电子版资料）Newbold, Jane - Ern Queen.docVIP

Scanned by gojukai From Tales of Fantasy, Elsewhere Vol. II Edited by Terri Windling Mark Alan Arnold The Ern Queen Jane Newbold In the court of King Hugh of Kilavarock there were no children nor any kin of the queen. Few were the servants and men-at-arms for the kings wants were simple and the kingdom at peace. In the evening the court gathered for dinner In the great hall and stayed for whatever entertainment found its way to their northern rock. The hall was dark but for a glow from the hearth. The fire hissed faintly; it would not flame much longer. The people in the shadows stirred, pull