One day, seven years ago, four people who had, at one time, disliked each other very much, took a walk in the courtyard of a castle. This castle had been home to them for seven long, adventurous years, bringing them together, closer than ever.

They strolled, side-by-side, talking and laughing together, enjoying the peace that seemed new to them after six long years of conflict and a full year of total peril. This new pleasantness looked as though it would last forever. But would it?