[Wynn just looks vaguely entertained by the talk of unicorns, but says nothing as he pauses in front of the gigantic painting taking up a large space on the right hand wall, depicting warring angels and demons. There's a small card in his hand abruptly, that seems to have appeared out of nowhere, and he swipes it through a narrow groove on the glass case hanging on the wall beside the artwork. The case opens, and he turns the unusual bright red canister inside as if it were a handle, prompting a loud clanking sound that seems to resound from the panels within. As he closes the case again, the painting swings slowly away to reveal a stone hallway, with high ceilings but narrow in width, lit by only torches.
The painting closes behind them, sealing them in with the strange series of paintings tapestries, rugs, artifacts, carvings, and more hang over every inch of either wall, weaving an unusual story. There is imagery that seems to evoke scenes from Camelot: Arthur himself, a wizened wizard with a long white beard accompanying him, a beautiful fair queen, knights in battle, the Round Table, Excalibur, the Holy Grail. But these make up only a small part of the mosaic, the rest seeming to detail the history of the Knighthood itself. Knights throughout time do battle against all kinds of those 'evil magical creatures' Arthur was just talking about in scenes of bloodshed, battle, triumph.
One image repeats itself in various locations: a gigantic silver dragon battling alone against armies of dark skinned pointy-eared warriors, or, in some cases, just fighting one of these warriors in particular, a larger than life wicked looking caricature in spiked armor.
But amid the battle scenes are others as well: knights bending knee in front of what looks like a goddess, planting a tree in what appears to be a garden, reclaiming artifacts, helping the sick and weak. The only text that appears in the hallway hangs above the pair of wide sealed doors at far end, where the creed of the Knighthood is written in bold lettering:
Thou Shalt Defend the Knighthood. Thou Shalt respect all Weaknesses, and Shalt constitute thyself the Defender of them. Thou Shalt not recoil before thine Enemy. Thou Shalt make War against Injustice, without Cessation and without Mercy. Thou Shalt never lie, and shall remain Faithful to thy pledged Word. Thou Shalt be Generous, and listen to and Respect All. Thou Shalt be Everywhere and Always the Champion of the Right and the Good against Injustice and Evil.
Wynn walks past these images in quiet contemplation, eyes raking over the long history flanking them on either side. He speaks quietly, thoughtfully.]
I imagine there is much that you will find difficult to believe. But that does not lessen the reality of any of it.
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The painting closes behind them, sealing them in with the strange series of paintings tapestries, rugs, artifacts, carvings, and more hang over every inch of either wall, weaving an unusual story. There is imagery that seems to evoke scenes from Camelot: Arthur himself, a wizened wizard with a long white beard accompanying him, a beautiful fair queen, knights in battle, the Round Table, Excalibur, the Holy Grail. But these make up only a small part of the mosaic, the rest seeming to detail the history of the Knighthood itself. Knights throughout time do battle against all kinds of those 'evil magical creatures' Arthur was just talking about in scenes of bloodshed, battle, triumph.
One image repeats itself in various locations: a gigantic silver dragon battling alone against armies of dark skinned pointy-eared warriors, or, in some cases, just fighting one of these warriors in particular, a larger than life wicked looking caricature in spiked armor.
But amid the battle scenes are others as well: knights bending knee in front of what looks like a goddess, planting a tree in what appears to be a garden, reclaiming artifacts, helping the sick and weak. The only text that appears in the hallway hangs above the pair of wide sealed doors at far end, where the creed of the Knighthood is written in bold lettering:
Thou Shalt Defend the Knighthood.
Thou Shalt respect all Weaknesses, and Shalt constitute thyself the Defender of them.
Thou Shalt not recoil before thine Enemy.
Thou Shalt make War against Injustice, without Cessation and without Mercy.
Thou Shalt never lie, and shall remain Faithful to thy pledged Word.
Thou Shalt be Generous, and listen to and Respect All.
Thou Shalt be Everywhere and Always the Champion of the Right and the Good against Injustice and Evil.
Wynn walks past these images in quiet contemplation, eyes raking over the long history flanking them on either side. He speaks quietly, thoughtfully.]
I imagine there is much that you will find difficult to believe. But that does not lessen the reality of any of it.