He was smiling ear to ear, and his eyes glistened with happiness. Obviously, whatever he was hauling was a treasure beyond belief. Something that brought joy to his heart, and made his heart sing.
Any further attempts to contact King Reginald or his floating castle should not be done without the ability to fly or survive rapid deceleration trauma from great heights.
“I sense an unnatural aura about you. What brings an aberrant creature like you into this sacred place? Speak your intentions quickly or begone from this holy place.”
But, the three goblins that ambushed him in a dark copse of trees had nearly cut short his new career. He had cut one of the deeply with his short sword, managed to stay on the back of his horse, and got free of them.
Once the forest fire died out, Frightal-lok searched through the rubble. Then he heard a voice...in his head, "I have need of your services. Repeat after me."
Frightal-lok repeated the necromancer's words and a crispy critter's body jolted...