94 Storming the Castle
Daniel wakened with the thoughts that this was to be the day Elizabeth was planning on storming the castle. He smiled to himself. “She will not even get through the gates!” he mused. He rose and breakfasted alone … Silvia would rise shortly but would need an hour or so for her morning devotions. He was just finishing when he thought he heard some crowd noises … “Maybe they are here,” he said to himself. He made his way to the public balcony. From this vantage point, he saw his guards patrolling the inside walls above the gate. He looked beyond the wall to the street that led up to the castle … it was crowded with people. They all looked like citizens in street dress but, he had to admit, there were a lot of them. “No matter how many there are of them, they are only going to end up
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