The Promotion

Dinner thrown in Stephanio's honor, Stephanio is promoted to a secret bodyguard.   Chapter 10 The streets of Skygarde were full and loud. The king was throwing a festival for Stephanio. No one in the kingdom knew why a party was being thrown in celebration of the court jester. The day previous, Stephanio was cast out of the thrown room by the king and today he was being treated like a war hero. Even though the sky was darkening, the entire commonwealth of the great city continued partying and eating together. Yacobius Hrothgar sat at the long dinner table with all the thanes and stewards of the castle. He had not seen a ceremony this large since Yacobius Hrothgar himself returned from the great battle of Snowpeak. After the festivities were over, Stephanio and Arch King Skytracer sat alone in the great hall. The king spoke to his jester.   "My friend, your potential is much greater than I had expected, the mishap must not have been an utter failure." The king the mumbled the last part of his words to himself. The clown was confused.   "What mishap?" Stephanio questioned. The king was quick to cut the question off.   "Never mind that. It almost as though your memories remain locked in the dark but your skills are shining through." The king was wistfully thinking out loud.   "My lord. Please. Do you know why I cannot remember my life before I was your servant? Please sire, I must know." Stephanio was desperate, he always wondered how he came to this castle but the king was always very tight lipped. He was told that an assassin tried to take the clown's life, causing a cave-in at the mine. Stephanio apparently lost his memories when the rocks hit his head.