“Charmed, I'm sure.”
“Do you know where you are?”
“Sure do. Right in it.”
“This is the first task on your quest for the Cup of All Souls. Each of you in turn will face a challenge, and it is on completion of said challenge that a portion of the Cup will be awarded. Do you wish to continue?”
“What if I say no?” Stitches asked.
“Then you will be allowed on your way, but none of you will have any recollection of this encounter.”
“And if I fail?”
“Best not to, really, if I'm honest.”
Stitches turned his head as far as he could and looked at his companions.
“Well,” he asked, “what's it going to be?”
Ollie glanced at the others but the only answer he got was the very loud shrugging of shoulders.
“It's your call, mate,” he called to the zombie. “You're the one in the chair. If you say
