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we shall use our power to serve ourselves. We shall take what we require. We shall remove those in our way. We shall drive fear into the hearts of those who defy us. Thou art knights, and thou art my knights.’
    The other knights murmured amongst themselves, unsure of what to say. They had lived lives of honour, of nobility, of selflessness, and now Sir Charge was asking them to go against all they had believed in.
    Sir Vyvor spoke up.
    â€˜Sir Charge, thou art wrong. This is not the reason we have been resurrected. We are here to do a great thing, to protect that which Motain created. We are not here to destroy people. We are here to serve them.’
    â€˜Yes, yes, yes,’ Sir Charge said wearily. ‘Honour, valour and all that. But canst thou feel it in thy bones? Canst thou feel the power we now possess? Strength no human has? We cannot be killed, for we are already dead. We must use this power, lest it go to waste. There is a chance to take control of the realm. Once we have the flower, that power will only increase. There is a chance that we, as knights, can be great once more. We must unite, and we must rule. Art thou with me?’
    Now as mentioned before, knights, while brave and noble and everything, were not always the smartest cattle in the herd. Not all of them, of course, but in general. In fact, many of them needed a leader; they needed to be told what to do. It was just lucky that in the early days that leader had good intentions, and so great knights were born.
    Now, with Sir Charge taking control, it seemed like they had that someone to lead them, instruct them, and help them with the mission. That mission may involve killing innocent people, eating their brains and maybe taking all their possessions and worldly goods, but after that things may change for the better. Maybe once they had power, Sir Charge would put that power to good use, to serve the people. After some more murmuring, the knights began to step forward.
    â€˜Yo, like whatever, you know? Verily, thou art a gnarly leader, Sir Charge. Counteth me in,’ Sir Fing said.
    â€˜As the cloud doth rise below the sun’s rays, truly thou convinceth an apple to be eaten,’ Sir Reel said dramatically.
    â€˜I shall interpret thy ramblings as a yes,’ Sir Charge said, although he wasn’t actually sure what Sir Reel had said at all.
    One by one they stepped forward, some accepting Sir Charge’s reasons while still staying seemingly noble. Sir Jiccal, for example, announced he would tend to any wounded humans. Unfortunately, his zombie side was taking over, and what he meant by tending to any wounded was that he would eat their flesh.
    Sir Kewlar was also keen to eat, although for some reason he had a craving for brains, which he had never liked eating when he was alive.
    Sir Pryse was a little shocked that he agreed to any of this, but he also stepped forward.
    Sir Plyer had already gathered up twelve swords and six gross-looking zombie undead horses.
    Sir Tification confirmed that there were now eight knights, including himself.
    Sir Kemspect wasn’t sure what to do, so asked Sir Myse. Sir Myse’s thoughts were that it might not be a bad idea to retrieve the flower as that was their mission. Sir Kemspect was still a bit wary, but he liked the way Sir Myse thought.
    Sir Lee grumbled that it was all just stupid and he wanted to have a nap and why did they have to dig him up, he was quite happy being dead, but he joined the others anyway.
    Last was Sir Vyvor. Sir Vyvor did not want to kill innocent people. Sir Vyvor did indeed have a craving for human brains and flesh, and maybe a side salad, but he knew that it was wrong. He also knew that it was his mission to retrieve the Wilderene Flower and then to replant and protect it. He realised that he could use the help of the other knights, as alone he would stick out like an undead zombie skeleton knight with rotting flesh hanging out of his armour. And so Sir