Day 1:
       I enter Dworkin's lab, a  dusty and  messy room 
high up  in one of  Castle Amber's towers. There are
piles of  papers  and other  flotsam  piled all over the
various  tables and  workbenches, and even  a  num-
ber of  piles on  the  floor.  A  couple of  easels  with
unfinished artwork stand  in the room, and  I can see
Dworkin's  hunched  back  behind one of  the work 
benches. I hear him muttering to himself ."Blood and
bones,  blood  and bones.  By the  hair on my chin."
Suddenly, he seems to notice my presence, and with
a grunt and a cloud of dust  stands up. His wild gray
hair unkempt and he wears a stained smock. "What!
Oh, oh, Markus, is it? What do you  want?" his blue
eyes peer at me sharply. "It's Thomas," I say, "What
are  you  doing?"  I  casually  walk behind  the work  
bench  glancing down  at the papers he was mussing 
with.  "What am I doing, the boy asks.  Hee hee hee 
hee."The giggle incongruous coming from the twisted
old man's lips.The papers appear to be  mathematic-
al  diagrams of  some kind, but of  a  complexity that
baffles me.  What could it be? I have never seen any
thing like it. What could I use it for?

     "They appear to be mathematical models," I say.
"Models indeed!" Dworkin practically shrieks,"The
keys to the kingdom! Ha,ha,yes,kingdom.Empire!"
Hummm That could be useful!Taken aback, I ask, 
"The kingdom of Amber?"Dworkin suddenly grows
calm, "My boy, if knew what I knew... "He turns to
his work,and nothing you say will elicit a further re-
sponse.  I  look  at  the  papers.  They are vaguely 
disturbing,almost as if they twist  and change while 
you watch, but you cannot consciously detect any 
difference.Dworkin is muttering again as you leave,
"Yes,yes.You have to expect some fragmentation 
to occur.  Even Shadows of  it!  The danger could
be great..."Humm must watch him he maybe work-
ing on something that would endanger my plans. A 
shudder passes through my body as I  remember 
why I don't like talking to the old coot.Descending
the  long  staircase  from Dworkin's tower room, I 
turn and follow a long narrow hallway to the  serv-
ant's annex. Standing and briefing a staff member is
Laurent,the castle's chief of staff.He turns as I come
up.

    "Ah, greetings, Highness. Allow me to introduce  
Colin. He  is to  be  your  new personal  servant. I 
regret  to inform  you that the man who previously
held the post left our employ while you were away"
Colin, a small  man of  average stature,bows deep-
ly. "It  will  be my pleasure to serve you,Highness."
Looking  pleased, Laurent  takes  his leave. "Your  
quarters are as you  left  them,  Highness. Is there 
anything you require?"  "Walk with me," I  say, and
begin  the trip to  my  rooms. Colin  quickly falls in 
step. "Tell  me, what  have my siblings  been about
while I was away?" "Most of  them were out of the
Castle as well, Highness. I  believe Reyna  was the 
only one present  for the majority of your absence.
She put on the usual balls and salons,as you know 
she is fond.  " We arrive at your rooms,  and enter. 
They are indeed just as  I Left them. I tell Colin "I 
want no one in here with out my say so. I do some
experiments  from  time to time and  they could be 
destroyed or hurt some one if they were interrupt-
ed." he bows and replies, "As you wish, Highness.
I shall ensure  that  your  rooms are  not disturbed 
even by cleaning staff  unless you instruct me other
wise."I then tell him "I would like something to eat."
He  returns soon thereafter  with a  cold  meal, ex-
plaining  that  the kitchen was closed. "I shall retire
for  the evening  unless  you  have further  need of 
my services,Highness.""That is fine. "Colin leaves 
and I then go in search of my brothers and sisters.
As I pass the library, I recognize the voices emerg-
ing from within.It sounds as if three of your siblings
are there: Alden, Markus, and Luther.

     I head  towards the door. The door suddenly 
opens and Luther emerges,walking quickly down
the hall. Inside,I can see Alden and Markus watch-
ing  Luther  leave  from  inside  the  library. As the 
door closes,Luther looks up and sees me standing
at the end of the short hall.  I say   "Hello brother" 
Smiling "Having Troubles?"Luther Said "And if I 
was,  it wouldn't  be anything you could  handle,"
Luther  replies with an  icy stare, "Now is there 
anything  I could  help you with or  can I finally  
find just  a bit of solitude. You'd think we live in a 
one room cottage." I reply "As you wish brother."
A ghost of a smile crosses  my face... I  bow and
turn and continue on my way.  I head back to my
 room to check  on something and find  a note on
 the door  from Reyna about a Ball she is putting 
on with a theme of "Garden of Amber Delight". I 
send her a  note telling  her  I would  be delighted 
to attend.