sherlock60 | MUSG: An Ancient Error (Reply)

Canon Story: The Musgrave Ritual
Title: An Ancient Error
Author: smoothe1
Rating: G

My Sovereign,

Ere I goeth unto battle, knoweth thou thy bidding 'tis done. Thy treasure hideth in wait. Shouldst thou call ere my return, inquirest of my eldest. A keen riddle I've left him. He shall easily reckon and leadeth thou. The sharp Musgrave intellect shall preseveth my honor and thy trust.

Thy humblest servant,
Sir Ralph Musgrave of Hurlstone

A/N: The Musgrave Ritual intrigues me in an almost comical sense. What was originally intended to lead the holder of the note to hidden treasure turns into a mundane family ritual performed by rote for generations.

It seems to me that old Sir Ralph miscalculated the ability of his heirs to mentally cope with a riddle whose solution is rather ordinary. His overconfidence is seen in this, his last note to Charles the 2nd, before Sir Ralph is killed in battle.

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