King Eric became the first king who ever ruled Portsmouth and left the castle without guards. He was on a mission to find out the cause of his daughter’s ailment. None of those who lived in the castle was aware that their king was absent that night except his wife. Albert rode the chariot as fast as he could. On arriving there, the woman had not gone to bed and they did not take their chariot to the woman’s compound. They kept it afar and the king disguised himself again and by then, he had removed the veil he used to trick the Gatemen. His appearance gave him a different look. When they saw the woman still sitting under the oak tree, they both nodded, felt satisfied that they were progressing in their mission.
The oak tree was spooky at night. The trunk of the tree was twice
