Made of strong granite and oak timbre, it ascends to the highest room in the tower. The granite glitters in the light from the torches that line the walls. The oak is sleek and coated in a glistening protectant.
A spiral staircase, Inside Tower
king
servant
I come from the lower class. I do what I am told without question. I can not read. I have not seen my family in a long time.
Aye, sire. This is my first season as a servant. I hope I will be able to serve you in... any way you desire. Jolly good.  I dare say that you will provide a very valuable service to myself and my lady queen.  Are you enjoying it here in the castle? Food good, lodgings adequate, that kind of thing? Quite sir! I used to live in a barn, so the cupboard below the dungeon staircase is roomy! Thank you, sire. Excellent,  Sorry about this but my wife ... the queen .. keeps telling me that I need to be more 'hands on', more of a 'man of the people' kind of thing.  She tells me it's a new, modern world.  This is the Century of the Fruitbat, she says ... can't just go around lopping people's heads off because you have a bit of a headache. ... Well... if you're asking for my advice about being a man of the people... I would suggest you assemble an army to eradicate the dragon infestation from the farm corner of the kingdom. Many people of the village blame you since, well, um, your lead wizard conjured it and all... I'm not quite sure that I'm up to taking advice from servants yet but I suppose that you may have a point.  In fact, I am pretty sure that I'm not up to taking advice from servants yet. Sire... do you not recognize me? You told me that you just started working here.  How would I recognize you? You don't recall the court you held a fortnight ago? You greeted peasants to hear their qualms? Do you remember that little girl whose family was slaughtered by that dragon? Ohhhh .. you're her? You look very different. I had to disguise myself to get a job as your servant... to exact my revenge. You wouldn't listen, dear king, when I told you of the destruction, of the mass graves. You shooed me away. And now, now I will avenge my family! I am pretty sure that getting rid of the dragons would be better revenge, don't you?  Now, I may not be up to taking advice from servants but I would certainly take advice from my new Chief Advisor on Peasantry Affairs.  Better for the kingdom all round, don't you think?  Worth thinking about, at least, especially when you consider that I have trained in warfare since the age of 5.  What do you think .. Chief Advisor?