Sir Edwyn was your standard heroic type. Dark hair, an athletic build though not overly muscular. A traveling knight wandering the roads and forests of the kingdom in search of glory and gold. He had fought his share of bandits, monster, and magic users, and always managed to come out on top. That is, until he crossed paths with a certain evil Queen.
Queen Malice had recently come to power in the neighboring kingdom of Alclaire. Her late father had been a wise and kind ruler, but rumors had spread far and wide that the new monarch was anything but. Stories spread that she cared little for her people, and that she inspired fear instead of hope across her land. Subjects of the Queen would allegedly go missing, often seen dragged off by her royal guards. Screams could sometimes be heard from her castle at night, the rumors said.
Sir Shanicus had wandered into Alclaire's borders while hunting. As he readied his bow to take down a buck, he was interrupted by a group of riders.
"You there! You would dare trespass in the Queen's wood?" the head of the riders called out to him, causing the buck to flee.
The knight turned and sighed at the rider. "There goes dinner, thanks a lot."
The rider came closer, Edwyn could see now that this rider was a beautiful woman. Shoulder length blonde hair framed her near perfect face, and body fit as a warriors would be. Her companions were all women as well, and equally beautiful. They wore leather armor, with the royal sigil of Alclaire on the breast.
"I won't ask again, why do you trespass on the land of Queen Malice?"
Sir Edwyn bowed politely, "My apologies, my lady. I did not realize, I must have wandered too far from my own kingdom. It's easy to become lost in these woods, almost as easy as it is to become lost in those eyes of yours..."
He stared deeply into the woman's blue eyes as he approached her, smiling. His advance was met with her boot to his face...
Edwyn awoke several hours later, his face sore from the woman's boot heel. As he tried to touch his face to assess the damage, he found that he could not move. His arms and ankles were securely strapped down to corners of a table. He also realized that his clothes had been removed. He struggled against his bonds, but made no progress.
"Hello? Blonde girl? Are you there?" He called out into the dark room, lit only by flickering candlelight.