Yup, the title is right. The story is returning.

Now, there are a few caveats to this. My plan is to release the next part every Monday in October, starting on the 1st. The one posted on October 29 will be the last one until December, then. November is NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month. I will be writing all of November, and I’ll try to get the next part done then as well. But, it won’t get posted until Dec.

Sorry about the long hiatus. This summer has been really odd for my family, and it’s been hard to find any time for writing. Other than November, I’m not planning any long breaks. Thanks for being patient!

Thanks too all of you who voted! And to everyone else who read through this large entry. I want to have more bite sized (and regular) entries from now on. But first, where are we going?

A) Search for the blacksmith that Lord Belmont mentioned – 2 Votes
B) Ask about any recent visitors who were injured – 3 Votes

If you happen to follow me on Twitter, you saw that I did a call for more votes early yesterday. I was close to closing the comments when the votes became tied. Thanks to Amber for breaking it. So, we are going to try to track down our mysterious attacker.

Now, while you wait, I have a request. Amber West (yes, the same one who broke the tie) is running a similar style story on her blog. It is a bit different from mine, in that she is taking the idea she likes the best. Not just the most requested. The series, called Tell Me A Story, is a great read. She’s doing some fun stuff with it, and I’m interested in where the story is going. Lots of mysteries to solve yet. Go check it out.

Now, I need to go figure out what trouble poor Bardulf will be getting into.

Voting is now closed. Thanks everyone!

This is the sixth part of a Vote Your Adventure story. More information is here. If you need to catch up, check out the Vote Your Adventure link at the top of the page. I have links to all the previous entries setup there. Because I’ve taken so long to get this written, and because of its gigantic size, I’m going to let the voting go a little longer. Voting will close early Monday, April 30, 2012. Enjoy the tale!

Bardulf gazed at the fire, thinking about the trap. A strange stone was perched atop the wood. The dark smoke that had emanated from it was now gone. The flames and heat had burned off the crimson coloring, revealing a marbled blue and orange pattern.

He cursed the snake who did this. Bardulf suspected that this was the same one that he fought in Lord Belmont’s manor. There was too much coincidence.

The fire suddenly blazed, bringing Bardulf out of his thoughts.

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