2.06: Second Citadel - Knight of the Crown, Lord of the Swamp (Part 1)

The Festival of the Three is the most important day of the year in the Second Citadel – or the most important three days, as the case may be. Battles and music and drink run free in Citadel’s square, and nearly every knight is in attendance… which leaves very few to guard from the monsters’ constant threat.

Luckily Sir Damien is on guard tonight, standing outside the Queen’s chambers with his trusty bow in hand. But Sir Damien is injured, and when a monstrous threat crawls in he may find that it’s a very different sort of challenge from what he’s used to.

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"Kind of Girl" by Jeris, featuring spinningmerkaba: http://ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/35657

“hang_drum_310513.WAV” by miastodzwiekow http://www.freesound.org/people/miastodzwiekow/sounds/194584/

“Ueno Shamisen – Japan” by RTB45 http://www.freesound.org/people/RTB45/sounds/195521/

“Bhutan – Festival folk song” by RTB45 http://www.freesound.org/people/RTB45/sounds/179389/

“Indian Ganpati Drums - Mumbai India - Track 1 – WAV” by loganbking http://www.freesound.org/people/loganbking/sounds/353143/

Ganpati Drums - Mumbai India - Track 3 - WAV by loganbking http://www.freesound.org/people/loganbking/sounds/353141/

“Javanese Angklung Music – Indonesia” by RTB45 http://www.freesound.org/people/RTB45/sounds/253962/

“Pakacaping Music 1 - Makassar, Indonesia” by RTB45 http://www.freesound.org/people/RTB45/sounds/253616/

Street_Hulusi_short.flac by Zabuhailo

http://www.freesound.org/people/Zabuhailo/sounds/194910/

“20140212 - Chiang Rai mountains at night 10.wav” by LG http://www.freesound.org/people/LG/sounds/345151/

“Regular Arrow Shot with Rattle” by brendan89 http://www.freesound.org/people/brendan89/sounds/321553/

“Regular Arrow Shot” by brendan89 http://www.freesound.org/people/brendan89/sounds/321552/

“Arrow Hit 02” by Yap_Audio_Production http://www.freesound.org/people/Yap_Audio_Production/sounds/218463/

“cape-swoosh” by CosmicEmbers http://www.freesound.org/people/CosmicEmbers/sounds/161415/

“Ambient battle noise: swords and shouting” by pfranzen http://www.freesound.org/people/pfranzen/sounds/192072/

“Earthquake” by hiriak http://www.freesound.org/people/hiriak/sounds/187857/

“Waves.wav” by juskiddink http://www.freesound.org/people/juskiddink/sounds/60507/

“dragon wings.wav” by vedas http://www.freesound.org/people/vedas/sounds/175381/

“Thunderclap.wav” by shaka9 http://www.freesound.org/people/shaka9/sounds/160514/

“panic” by Erdie http://www.freesound.org/people/Erdie/sounds/165613/

“CR Sharktopus Roar3” by cmusounddesign http://www.freesound.org/people/cmusounddesign/sounds/126312/

Trigger warnings:

Sudden loud noises

Depictions and descriptions of violence and death

Close, claustrophobic spaces

Depictions of illness (poison)

Gaslighting

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