The howl in the distance wasn't the first thing that told him that someone was in the forest around his castle. The first alert had come from the ringing bell that told the exterior forest perimeter had been crossed. His full wolf pack had "smelled" the intruder after the second perimeter was crossed and given their cries to warn him and scare off the intruder. Frowning, he reached out to the pack and gave the silent command to hunt.<br/><br/>Silently padding out into the courtyard, William listened as the wolves hunted. He didn't hear anything unusual, so he ran and leaped from crumbling boulder to boulder until he was able to make that last jump onto his observation balcony. The balcony was one of the parts of the castle he had kept in repair as it had the best vantage point for watching those who thought they could come to his castle and solve the reason why no one ever returned.<span style="font-style: italic">Hmmmph! Lunch, the whole lot of them!</span>He thought as he settled in to watch.<br/><br/>Not long after he settled in, a witch flew to the front gate and dropped to the earth.<span style="font-style: italic">Witches and their brooms.</span>He watched as the young woman pushed the gate open and then closed it behind her.<span style="font-style: italic">What would she do next?</span>