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?The Defender? has been summoned to meet the King. Allan answers the call of His Majesty. Allan?s wife Nancy, ?The Moon Spirit,? follows him to Crown?s Hold.Allan not only meets the King, but his daughter, Princess Elspeth. Elspeth reveals that her brother, Prince Alfred, is not a nice young man, and might not be a fit heir to the throne. Elspeth?s research into the past has uncovered that there was once an enchanted object, ?The Staff of the Throne,? which used magic to determine the best kings.Elspeth gives the Defender and the Moon Spirit a mission: find the Staff of the Throne, so it can be used to determine if Alfred should become King.Can the Staff of the Throne be found? Will it help or harm the future of the Kingdom? What might happen to the Defender and the Moon Spirit if it it?s found and used?