Overheard!¢----------¢¢Written by John E. (TEBSF)¢¢You've had a few hours to think about¢it and still you can't believe it! The¢King is to be assassinated at his next¢public appearance, and the man behind¢his death will be his personal adviser¢and most trusted friend, Alodect.¢You were going around the palace doing¢your duties as slave to the King, when¢you saw Alodect rushing down a passage¢and entering the banquet hall, this was¢very strange as this hall was only¢used when the King was entertaining¢quests for a ball and at other times¢would be completely empty.¢Mystified, you forgot your chores and¢followed Alodect, not daring to open¢the banquet hall door you looked¢through the keyhole and saw Alodect¢talking to a man who you had never¢seen before. Placing your ear against¢the keyhole you could hear snatches of¢conversation and what you heard chilled¢you to the bones!¢The man started talking about people¢who would support Alodect if he ruled¢the land, he spoke of a scroll which¢contaned a complete list of all these¢people. Alodect said this scroll would¢be to dangerous to bring to the palace¢so he would come to collect it at some¢time.¢That was all you needed to know! You¢must get to the King and warn him!¢Unfortunately in your haste to get away¢you knocked over a small table, it made¢a loud crash and before you knew it¢you were dragged into the banquet hall¢by Alodect and his friend.¢"Take him away", said Alodect. "And¢make sure he is locked away until the¢King is dead."¢And so you were blindfolded and¢smuggled out of the castle and put into¢a prison cell, far away from the¢castle.¢If only you could escape and get some¢proof to the King that Alodect is¢plotting against him. If only...¢*¢And so your adventure starts!¢¢I wouldn't say this is an exceptionally¢tough adventure to complete, although¢it does have a few puzzles in it.¢It was written in Atari BASIC and¢compiled using the Turbo BASIC Compiler¢by Frank Ostrowski.¢If you'd like the BASIC file of this¢adventure then send me a SAE and I'll¢send it to you.¢
